高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 46.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day46

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day46

Passage1

Theworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.Atthetime,thegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromwork,theywouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease（减轻）thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.Fromtheseproblems,theideaoftheLondonUnderground,thefirstsubwaysystem,wasborn.

TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays,butthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.Asteamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers（3.7miles）long.About30,000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseats（standingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowed）,andpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.However,thesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnels（隧道）withashandsoot（煤灰）,aswellaschemicalgases.Fanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathe.Evenwithitsproblems,ridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.

1.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground？

A.Trafficjamsandpollution.

B.Populationandpollution.

C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams（堵塞）.

D.Thepovertyandsubwayproblems.

2.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblem？

A.Itmadethetunnelslarger.

B.Itputfansinthetunnels.

C.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.

D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？

A.Torelocatetheworkers’homesoutsideLondon,thegovernmentbuiltthesubway.

B.Thereweresomanyproblemsanddelaysthatin18thcenturythefirstsubwayopened.

C.Thesubwaygreatlyeasedthepressureoftraffic.

D.Therewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopened.4

4.Itseemsthatthewriterisgoingtotalkabout_________.

A.moreproblemswithsubways

B.subwaysaroundtheworldlateron

C.thehistoryandcultureofLondon

D.theBeijingsubway

Passage2

Exploityourparkingspace

Anunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto£200or£300aweek.Putanadvertisement（广告）forfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.

Rentaroom

Spareroom?

Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst£4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.

Makemoneyduringspecialevents

Don’twantafull-timelodger?

Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.

Liveonset

Rentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.

Useyourroof

Youneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment（around￡14,000）,andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.

1.Ifyouearn￡5000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon______.

A.￡800B.￡4500C.￡500D.5000

2.Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_____.

A.signanagreementwiththegovernment

B.keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25years

C.selltherooftosomeenergycompanies

D.payaround￡14,000fortheequipment

3.Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?

A.Lodgers.B.Advertisers.

C.OnlinecompaniesD.Houseowners.

Passage3

Anewgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworld.Weboholism,atwentiethcenturydisease,affectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenet,usee-mailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputer,anditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstop,anditaffectstheirlives.

Tenyearsago,noonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomecompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessionalbehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.

Theybecomeaddictedtocomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomework,sothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschool.Becausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsites,theyhangoutthere.Moreover,thisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallife.

Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.

Thevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallife.Theyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsociety.

Becauseofthechangeintheirbehavior,theybegintoisolatethemselvesfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.Theysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlife.

Althoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputer,theyarenotconfidentwithreallivefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlife.Itisaproblemforthefuture.Thisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectalltheworld.

1.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.

A.thecauseofweboholism

B.theadvantageofweboholism

C.thepopularityofweboholism

D.theinfluenceofweboholism

2.Theunderlinedword"obsessional"inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans"________".

A.attractiveB.professional

C.addictiveD.potential

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.weboholismhasthegreatesteffectonteenagers

B.virtuallifeismorevividandattractiveanyway

C.peopleareaddictedtogamesontheInternet

D.studentscanhardlybalancerealandvirtuallife

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofweboholism?

________

A.Peopleaddictedtotheweboftenbecomeinactiveinreallife.

B.Thechatroomlanguagemaychangesocialculture.

C.Theproblemwillbegettingmoreandmoreseriouslater.

D.Itcontributestothedevelopmentoftheweb.

Passage4

Awomanshowsusthatit’snevertoolatetogetyourdegree.Johnson,a79-year-oldgrandmother,isgraduatingfromtheUniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege（UMUC）withabachelor’sdegreeinHumanResourceManagement.

Herjourneytowardshercollegedegreeactuallybeganbackin1962whensheattendedMorganStateUniversityinBaltimore.Shewenttherefor2years,butputherstudiesonholdtostartafamilywithherhusbandJames.Theyendeduphavingthreesonstogether–allofthemcollegegraduates.“Aftertheygraduatedfromcollege,myoldestsondecidedtogivemeacomputer,”Johnsonsaid.“Well,it'stimeformetogobackandgetmydegree.”

Afterfinishingherjobinthegovernmentin2009,shewasadmittedtotheUniversityofMarylandUniversityCollegeintheironlineprogram.HerthoughttoreturntoschoolcameafterseeingherfriendsandoldclassmatesatMorganState.“Theystayedthereandcompletedtheircoursethereandthatencouragedme,”Johnsonsaid.“IsaidIwanttogobackanddothesamething.”

ThereweresomeproblemsJohnsonhadtodealwithinhernewpathinlife.Shewouldnotbeabletotransferthecredits（转学分）sheearnedfromMorganStateovertoUMUC.Eventhoughshewasgivenacomputer,shewasnotgoodatit.Butthatdidnotstopherfromreachinghergoal.

Foranyoneelsewhowantedtogobacktocollegeafterlongabsence,Johnsonwouldencourageit.“Youmightneedateacherattimes,”shesaid.“Ithinkit’saverygoodidea.That’swhatyouwanttodo.That’swhatIwantedtodo.”What’snextforthisgrandmother?

She’snotquitesure.However,UMUChasadvisedhertogethermaster’sdegree.

1.Johnsongothercollegedegree________

A.in1962B.inUMUC

C.in2009D.inMorganState

2.WhatencouragedJohnsontogobacktoschool?

________

A.Hersongaveheracomputer

B.UMUCadvisedhertogetherdegree

C.Shefinishedherjobinthegovernment

D.Heroldclassmatesfinishedtheircourse

3.Johnsoncanbedescribedas________

A.determinedB.honest

C.reliableD.generous

Passage5

Oneday.awomancametoSocratesShetoldhimthatshehadsomethingtotellhimaboutoneofSocrates'friends.ButSocrateswasawiseman.Hecouldunderstandfromthefacialexpressionsofthewomanthatshehadnothingnicetotellabouthisfriend.

Soheaskedthewomantotakethe"TripleFilterTest."

"WhatisaTripleFilterTest?

"askedthecuriouswoman.

SocratesrepliedthattheTripleFilterTestwasatestoftruth.Hesaidthattopassthistest,thewomanhadtoansweronlythreequestions.

"Andwhatarethey?

"askedthewoman.

"Firstly,youshouldtellmethattheinformationyouhaveaboutmyfriendisthetruth."saidSocrates.

Thewomanansweredthatshewasnotsureifitwasthetruth.