高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 53.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day53

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day53

Passage1

MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas＂notathletic＂.

TheideathatIwas＂notathletic＂stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:

＂GOFORIT,RUNNERS!

＂

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!

AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.zxxk

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标签）,Icannowcallmyselfa＂marathonwinner＂.

1.A month before the marathon, the author____________.

A.was well trainedB.felt scared

C.made up his mind to runD.lost hope

2.Why did the author mention the P.E.class in his 7th year?

A.To acknowledge the support of his teacher.

B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.

C.To show he was not talented in sports.

D.To share a precious memory.

3.How was the author’s first marathon?

A.He made it.B.He quit halfway.

C.He got the first prize.D.He walked to the end.

4.What does the story mainly tell us?

A.A man owes his success to his family support.

B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.

C.Failure is the mother of success.

D.One is never too old to learn.

Passage2

Onemightexpectthattheever-growingdemandsofthetouristtradewouldbringnothingbutgoodforthecountriesthatreceivetheholiday–makers.Indeed,arosypictureispaintedforthelong-termfutureoftheholidayindustry.Everymonthseesthebuildingofanewhotelsomewhere.Andeverymonthanotherrock-boundPacificislandisadvertisedasthe"lastparadise（天堂）onearth".

However,thescaleandspeedofthisgrowthseemsettodestroytheverythingstouristswanttoenjoy.Inthosecountrieswheretherewasarushtomakequickmoneyoutofsea-sideholidays,over-crowdedbeachesandtheconcretejunglesofendlesshotelshavebeguntolosetheirappeal.

Thosecountrieswithlittleexperienceoftourismcansuffermost.Inrecentyears,Nepalsetouttoattractforeignvisitorstofunddevelopmentsinhealthandeducation.Itsforests,fullofwildlifeandrareflowers,wereofferedtotouristsasonemoreuntouchedparadise.Infact,thenaturealltoosoonfelttheeffectsofthousandsofholiday-makerstravelingthroughtheforestland.Ancienttracksbecamemajorroutesforthewalkers,withtheconsequentexploitationofprecioustreesandplants.

Notonlycantheenvironmentofacountrysufferfromthesuddengrowthoftourism.Thepeopleaswellrapidlyfeelitseffects.Farmlandmakeswayforhotels,roadsandairports;theoldwayoflifegoes.Theone-timefarmerisnowtheservantofsomemulti-nationalorganization;heisnolongerhisownmaster.Onceitwashisbackthatborethepain;nowitishissmilethatisexploited.Nodoubthewonderswhetherhewasn'thappierinhisvillageworkinghisownland.

Thankfully,thetouristindustryiswakinguptotheresponsibilitiesithastowardsthosecountriesthatreceiveitscustomers.Theprotectionofwildlifeandthecreationofnationalparksgohandinhandwithtouristdevelopmentandinfactobtainfinancialsupportfromtouristcompanies.Atthesametime,touristsarebeingencouragedtorespectnotonlythecountrysidetheyvisitbutalsoitspeople.

Thewaytourismishandledinthenexttenyearswilldecideitsfateandthatofthecountriesweallwanttovisit.Theirneedsandproblemsaremoreimportantthanthoseofthetouristcompanies.Increasedunderstandinginplanningworld-widetourismcanpreservethemarketforthesecompanies.Ifnot,inafewyears'timetheverythingsthatattracttouristsnowmaywellhavebeendestroyed.

1.WhatdoestheauthorindicateinthelastsentenceofParagraph1?

________

A.ThePacificislandisaparadise.

B.ThePacificislandisworthvisiting.

C.Theadvertisementisnotconvincing.

D.Theadvertisementisnotimpressive.

2.TheexampleofNepalisusedtosuggest________.

A.itsnaturalresourcesareuntouched

B.itsforestsareexploitedforfarmland

C.itdevelopswellinhealthandeducation

D.itsuffersfromtheheavyflowoftourists

3.Whichofthefollowingdeterminesthefutureoftourism?

________

A.Thenumberoftourists.

B.Theimprovementofservices.

C.Thepromotionofnewproducts.

D.Themanagementoftourism.

4.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofthetouristindustryis________.

A.optimisticB.doubtfulC.objectiveD.negative

Passage3

"Bettertoremainsilentandbethoughtafoolthantospeakandremovealldoubt."

—MarkTwain

Jokescomeinallshapesandsizes.Thisarticlelooksatjustafewoftheseshapesandsizesandgivesafewtipstothoseofyouwholiketellingjokes.

Accordingtothedictionary,ajokeissomethingthatmakesyoulaugh.Thisisaveryshortdefinitionforsomethingthatcanmakeyoulaugh,cry,feelangry,orsad,screamorshout.Jokescanbeaboutanythingintheuniverse,fromjobstorelationships,fromnationalitiestoanimals.Theycanalsomakeyouthinkveryhardorlaughimmediately.

Fromtheone-liner,e.g.Thedifferencebetweenstupidityandgeniusisthatgeniushasitslimits（byEinstein）,tojokesaboutcomputers:

Iusemycat'snameasmycomputerpassword.Unfortunately,Ihavetochangethepasswordeverymonthsonowmycat'scalledcac-x9ig-pol9!

Humorissomethingthatconnectsallcountriesandnationalities.

AverycommontypeofjokeinEnglishisapun—aplayonwords.Thiscanbebasedarounddifferentmeaningsforthesamespelling:

He'stheseniorteacher.He'sover70!

（Howmanydifferentmeaningsofseniorarethere?

）

Itcanalsobebasedarounddifferentmeaningsforthesamesound:

Whydidn'ttheperfume（香水）arrive?

Becauseitwas'tscent（[sent]香气）.

Apuncanalsobeusedinashaggydogstory,whichisaverylongjokethatusuallyfinisheswithapunchline（包袱、梗）thatusesaplayonwords.Somepeoplearguethatashaggydogstoryisjustalongjoke:

AgiantpandaescapedfromthezooinLondon.Eventually,hebecamehungryandwalkedintoarestaurant,wherehefoundaseatatanemptytable.Thewaitertookthepanda'sorder.Induecoursethepanda'smealarrivesandheeats.

Afterhefinisheshisdinnerhestandsup,calmlypullsoutagunfromwherehehadithidden,andfiresintotheair.Thenheturnsaroundandwalkstowardthedoor.

Naturally,thewaiterishorrified.Hestopsthepandaanddemandsanexplanation,attheverylast.

Thepandasaystohim:

"WhatdoIlookliketoyou?

"

Thewaiteranswers:

"Well,agiantpanda,ofcourse.""That'sright,"saysthepanda,"Lookitup."Andhewalksout.

Thewaitercallsthepolice.Whentheyarrivethewaiterrelatesthewholestorytothem,includingthepanda'scommentaboutlookingitup.Sotheofficersendsayoungmantogetanencyclopedia（百科全书）.

HeeventuallyreturnswiththeEncyclopediaBritannica,volumeP.Thedetectivelooksup"panda",andthere'stheanswer:

Giantpanda,livesinChina,eatsshoots（竹笋）andleaves.

Howtotellagoodjoke:

Thereareafewthingstorememberwhenyoutellajoke.

First,rememberwhoyou'retellingthejoketo.Chooseasubjectthatyouraudiencecanappreciate.Youngpeoplewon'tfindjokesabouteconomicsfunny;however,economicsstudentsmay.Becarefulnottooffendpeoplebymistake.Ajokeaboutdoctorsorsickpeoplemaybefunny,butperhapsnottoadoctororasickperson.___①___

Doctor:

I'mafraidI'vegotsomebadnewsandsomeverybadnewsforyou.

Patient:

What'sthebadnews?

Doctor:

Youhave24hourstolive.

Patient:

Andtheverybadnews?

Doctor:

Ishouldhavetoldyouyesterday.

___②___Neverannounceajoke—"Iknowaveryfunnyjoke"—ortellanyoneyouknowastorythatwillmakethemlaugh.Itwillneverbeasfunnyasyouwantittobe.Tellthejokewithoutintroductions.

___③___Don'trushtowardsthepunchline;thejokeshouldbuildupalittletension…andalittlemore…andthenapause…andthenastrongpunchline.Yourpunchlinecouldalsobesomethingthatsurprises;somethingyouraudiencedoesn'texpect.Inthesameway,ifyouraudiencehavetothinkalittlebeforetheyunderstandthejoke,theymayappreciateitmore.

Finally,topicaljokesarefunnierthanjokesabouteventsinthepast.HowmanypeoplewouldlaughnowataMargaretThatcherofDonaldTrumpjokesorfunnyInternetsitesaboutcurrentevents.___④___

Intheend,it'suptoyouwhatyoufindfunny.Andevenyoucan'ttelljokesverywell,youcanstillenjoythem.

1.ApunisusedinthefollowingjokesEXPECT________.

A.theperf