高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day Eighteen.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayEighteen

高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayEighteen

Passage1

LawrencePublicSchools——HighSchoolUniformStandards

　　Shirts:

Allstudentswillberequiredtowearapolooroxfordshirt.Eachshirtmustbeinthecolorchosenbytheirschoolandhavetheappropriateschoollogoasnotedbelow.Shirtsaretobepurchasedfromthestoresaslistedbelow.Noothershirtswillbeallowedaspartofthehighschooluniform.Allshirtsaretobeputintotrousersatalltimesandonlyonebuttonbelowthecollarmaybeopen.Tight,baggyoroversizedshirtsarenotpermitted.

　　Pants:

Allstudentswillberequiredtowearbrownbeltedpants.Allpantsmustbewornwithasmooth,flatblackorbrownbelt,whichmustbevisibleandfastenedatthewaist.Thelengthofthepantlegmustbelongenoughtocoversocks.Pantsmaynotbemadeofjeanmaterials,oranyotherform-fittingmaterial.Pantsaretofitproperly,sotheyarenotextremelytight,baggy,orwornbelowthewaist.

　　Skirts:

Girlsmaywearskirtsovertheiruniformskirt.Thelengthoftheskirtmaybenotshorterthanoneinchabovethemiddleofthekneecap.Jeanskirtsarenotpermitted.Girlsarenotallowedtoweardresses.

　　GymClothes:

TheuniformforgymwillconsistofbasketballstyleshortsorsweatpantsandaplaingrayT-shirt.Shortsandsweatpantsshouldbenavyblue.

　　Footwear:

Allstudentswillberequiredtowearsolidblack,lowcut,dressshoesorsneakers.Dressshoeswithlacesandsneakersmustbetiedandsocksmustbeworn.Platforms,andboot-typeorathleticfootweararenotpermitted.Black,brownbootsareallowedduringcoldweather,aslongastheyareworntiedorzippedwithpantlegsoverthemduringschooltime.

1.InLawrencePublicHighSchools,studentsareagainsttheruleswhen.

A.theywearanoxfordshirtwiththeschoollogo

B.thepoloshirtstheyweararetooloose

C.thepantlegsarelongenoughtocoversocks

D.theskirtsofthegirlscoverthekneecap

2.WhatwillthestudentswearwhentheyhavePElesson?

A.AplaingrayT-shirtandnavyblueshortsorsweatpants.

B.Gymuniformsofballgamesstyle.

C.WhitepoloT-shirtandbrownpantswithablackbelt.

D.Oversizedshirtandpantsofjeanmaterials.

3.Whatwillfollowthispassage?

A.Schoollogodesigners.

B.Schooldepartments.

C.Namesofshirtshops.

D.Namesofschoolauthorities.

4.Wherecanwefindthispassage?

A.ThenewspaperabouttheLawrencePublicSchools

B.ThetextbookoftheLawrencePublicSchools

C.TheguidancetothefreshmanoftheLawrencePublicSchools

D.AnadvertisementoftheclothesstoreintheLawrencePublicSchool

Passage2

　　Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.

　　Onenight,theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill."Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,"hesaid."Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie."

　　Theywereallverytired,sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,butthey,too,wereverytired,andonebyone,alsofellasleep.

　　TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore,thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle（蓟）.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment,theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.

　　Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.

1.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween.

A.RomanarmyandNorthEngland

B.RomanarmyandtheScots

C.EnglandandScots

D.abravepeopleandtheScots

2."Wemustwinorwewilldie."WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans.

A.theyweresuretowin

B.theycouldn'tescapefromdeath

C.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddie

D.theymusttryhardtowin,otherwisetheywouldbekilled

3.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause.

A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScots

B.theywantedtoreachthetop

C.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirst

D.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle

4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thethistleisabeautifulplant

B.ThepeopleofScotlandlikethethistle

C.TheRomansareabravepeople

D.ThethistlehelpedtheScotswinthebattle.

Passage3

Membersoftheworkingclasshaveblue-collarjobs.Theyareconstructionworkers,truckdrivers,mechanics,steelworkers,electricians,andthelike.Whatmakesthisclassdifferfromthelowerclassis,first,longerperiodsofemploymentandtherefore,morefixedincomes—and,second,employmentinskilledorsemiskilled（半熟练的）occupations,notunskilledones.AlthoughunemploymenthitsalllevelsoftheAmericaneconomy,includingthoseofskilledandsemiskilledworkers,itismostcommonatthebottomoftheclassstructureandincreasinglylesscommonateachlevelupward.Theyconsiderthemselvestoberespectableandhardworkingandtheylookdownuponmembersofthe“lower”class,whomtheyoftenconsidertobelazy,dishonest,andtooreadytoexploitpublicassistance.

Mostpeopleintheworkingclasshaveatleasthighschooleducation.Manyhavesomeexperienceofcollege（especiallycommunitycollege）,thoughfewarecollegegraduates.Unionizationhashelpedtheworkingclass,butarapidlychangingeconomyandfrequentperiodsofhighunemploymentmakeitdifficultformostofitsmemberstobeabletoincreasetheirsavingsgreatly.Purchasingahouseforpeopleinthisclassisextremelydifficult,althoughacertainpercentagemayreceivehousesfromtheirparents.（Home-owningriseswithsocialclass.）

Agreaternumberofthemembersoftheworkingclasstakerelativelylittlesatisfactionintheirjobs,becausemuchoftheirworkisordinaryandboring.Asaresult,manyseektheirmainsatisfactioninrecreational（娱乐的）activities.Manymembersofthisclasswouldliketoearnenoughmoneytoleavetheirjobsandstarttheirownbusinesses,thoughfewmakeit.Manyplacetheirexpectationsontheirchildren,hopingthattheyatleastwillriseintheladderofsuccess,Americanstyle.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheworkingclass?

A.Theyareoftenemployedasskilledandsemiskilledworkers.

B.Theyareoftenofferedjobswithhighincomes.

C.Theyareoftenconsideredlazyanddishonest.

D.Theyareoftenexploitedbythepublic.

2.Theunderlinedword“hit”（Paragraph1）roughlymeans______.

A.strikewithablowB.havebadeffectsonC.breakupD.beat

3.Mostpeopleintheworkingclass______.

A.havedifficultyincreasingtheirsavingsgreatly

B.haveatleastsomeexperienceofcollege

C.receivehousesfromtheirparents

D.buyhousesbythemselves

4.Manymembersfromtheworkingclassarenotsatisfiedwiththeirjobsbecause______.

A.theycouldnotriseintheladderofsuccess

B.theyarenotinterestedintheirjobs

C.theycouldnotearnmuchmoney

D.theyarenottheirownbosses

Passage4

Herearesomegreatpeopleandtheirachievements.

MaryAnderson—windscreenwiper

Backonafreezingwinter’sdayin1902,MaryAndersonwastravellingbytrainthroughNewYorkCity.Snowwasfalling,forcingthedrivertostoprepeatedlyandgetouttoclearit.Eachtimethedooropened,Marysufferedagustofsub-zeroair.Shehadanidea:

whynotmakesomekindofarubberbladethatcouldbeoperatedfrominsidethevehicle?

Andthat’sexactlywhatshedid.

JosephineCochrane—dishwasher

Thedishwasherdatesbackevenearliertothe19thcentury,andtothedinnerpartiesthrownbyaladycalledJosephineCochrane.Asafrequenthost,shewantedamachinethatcouldwashdishesfasterthanpeople.Herresponsewastodevelopwhatwastobecomethefirstcommerciallysuccessfuldishwasher.Interestingly,innovationwasinherblood:

hergrandfatherhadinventedthesteamboat.

StephanieKwolek—Kevlar

Kevlaristhelightweightfibreusedinbulletproofvests.Thematerialisusedbymillionseverydayandhassavedcountlesslives.Thesupertoughfabricisalsousedinobjectsrangingfromglovestoairplanes.Incredibly,itsstrength-to-weightratio（比强度）isfivetimeshigherthansteel.Again,itwasinventedbyawoman,theAmericanchemistStephanieKwolek,in1964.

GraceHopper—firstcompiler（编译程序）

Oneofthemostimportantinventionsofthe20thcenturymustsurelybethecomputerprogramme.Theworldofprogrammingisunbalancedintermsofgender.Menvastlyoutnumberwomen,andtakehomearound30%morepaythantheirfemalecounterpartsonaverage.Butbackinthe1940sand1950s,womenwereattheforefrontofthisnewfield.GraceHopperiscreditedwithinventingthefirstcompilerin1952,whichservesasthebridgebetweencodeandthebinary（二进制的）onesandzerosunderstoodbycomputers.

1.Whatdotheinventionsmentionedinthepassagehaveincommon?

A.Theirinventorsareallfemales.

B.Theywereallinventedinthe19thcentury.

C.Theywereinventedfortheconvenienceoftheinventors.

D.Theywerethemostimportantinventionsattheirtimes.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutJosephineCochrane?

A.Sheinventedthedishwasheraswellasthesteamboat.

B.Shewasgreatlyinspiredbyhergrandfather.

C.Ittrou