高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 117.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day117

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day117

Passage1

Iwas16whenmyfatherfinallydecidedhewouldsendmetowildernesscampforseveralmonths.Hehadthreatenedtodoitmanytimesbefore,butmymotherhadalwaysmanagedtopreventhimfromdoingso.Thistimeheinsistedondoingit.

Thelatestincidentwasthelaststraw.Impulsively（（冲动地）,IhadpushedMr.Ford,mymathteacher,downaflightofstepsatschool.Hebrokehisarmintwoplaces.Anyway,hehadagreednottoaccusemeasafavortomydad,whowasinthemiddleofatightraceforsheriff（执法官）inourtown.Butmyrecklessbehaviorhadmydad'sclosestadvisortalking."John?

he'syoursonandhe'sakid,butheisdraggingyoudown."hisadvisorsaid."Ifyoucan'tmakeyoursonobeytherules,howcanyoumakethelawobeyedinthistown?

"

So,offtoPisgahNationalForestIwent.Iimaginedhoursofuntoldabuseatthehandsofsomestrongofficer.Iwasdeterminednottobebroken.IwaswhoIwas.

Nearlyeverydayforsixmonths,asmallgroupofothertroubledteensandIcarriedour30-poundbackpacksonadifficultjourneycoveringabout10miles.

Oursergeantswerefirmbutkind9notfrighteningasIhadimagined.Welearnedhowtomakeafirewithoutmatches.Welearnedwhichplantsweresafetoeatoutinthewild.Ifeltmyselfchange.Iwascalmandoftenreflective.Myold,impulsiveselfwasgone.

Onemorning,sixmonthslater,mydadcametopickmeup.Irantohughimandsawhappinessandloveinhiseyes.

"Sowhat'sitlikebeingsheriff?

"Iaskedontheridehome.

"Ilosttherace,Danny,”hesaid.

"I'msorry,Dad.”Iknewmybehaviorprobablyhadalottodowiththedefeat.

Dadsqueezedmyshoulderandbroughtmeclose.“AslongasIdon'teverloseyou,I'mokay.”

1.Theauthorwasfinallysenttowildernessbecause.

A.hecouldlearnhowtosurviveinthewild

B.histeacherinsistedongivinghimalesson

C.hepushedhismathteacherdownthestairs

D.hismotherfearedthathewouldbeaccused

2.Theunderlinedword“reckless"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.proudB.rude

C.carelessD.reasonable

3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?

A.Hechangedalotafterthecamp.

B.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhislifeinthecamp.

C.Hewasabusedbytheofficer.

D.Hemadeenemieswithothertroubledteensatthecamp.

4.Howdidtheauthorfatherfeelattheendofthestory?

A.Anxious.B.Astonished.

C.Disappointed.D.Relieved.

Passage2

Lightningisapowerfulforceofnature.Infact,alightningstrikecarriesmillionsofvolts（伏特）ofelectricity.ScientistssayaboltoflightningstrikessomewhereonEartheverysecond.Thatisalotofenergy!

Thinkhowwonderfulitwouldbeifwecouldcapturelightningandsellitinabottle.Sadly,thatisnotsomethingyouorIcando,atleastnotyet.

Thephrase"tocatchlightinginabottle”meanscapturingsomethingpowerfulordifficult.Thenyouareabletocontrolitandperhapsshowittotheworld.Thisiswherethe"bottle”partisimportant.

Wecanalsouse"tocatchlightninginabottle"todescribeanextremelydifficultorunlikelysuccess.Intheworldofsports,playersandteamshavealsobeenknownforcatchinglightninginabottle.Anythingphysicalthatis"lightninginabottle"canbedescribedasarareachievement.ClimbingthetopofMountEverestisconsideredarareachievementofendurance（忍耐力）.

Languageexpertsdonotknowexactlywherethisexpressioncomesfrom.SomesayitmayhavestartedwithBenjaminFranklin---theAmericandiplomat,businessmanandinventor.BenjaminFranklinisknownforascientificexperimentinvolvingelectricityandlightning.Asthestorygoes,Franklinonceflewakiteinalightningstorm.Hehadhopedthatlightningwouldstrikethekiteasitflewhighinthesky.Hethoughttheelectricitywouldtraveldownthestringtoametalkeyatthebottom.Thentheplanwastocatchtheelectricityinaglassjar,butthatdidn'thappen.However,itdidleadtotheinventionofthelightningrodandtheunderstandingofpositiveandnegativecharges.

So,youcan’tcatchreallightninginabottle.Buthopefully,duringyourlifetimeyou'llhavetheexperienceofcatchingalittleofyourownlightninginabottle・

1.Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?

A.Bycomparingdifferentviews.

B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Bypresentingsomefacts.

D.Bystatinghisownexperience.

2.ThereasonwhyBenjaminFranklindidthescientificexperimentwasthatheaimedto

A.catchtheelectricity

B.flyakiteinalightningstorm

C.inventthelightningrod

D.understandpositiveandnegativecharges

3.Whichkindofmagazineisthispassageprobablyfrom?

A.Entertainment.B.Language.

C.Science.D.Sports.

Passage3

JeriSolomonisamorningpersonbutJim,herhusbandof11years,isnot.Earlyintheirlife,itcausedaproblem."Whenwewereplanningourwedding,Iwantedtohavethesebigdiscussionsat8a.m.,whenIhadbeenupfortwohoursandwasfresh,butJimwouldjustbegettingoutofbed,"saysthe46-year-olddesignerfromMelrose,Mass."WeendedupgettingintomanyargumentsbecauseIthoughthehadnointerest,whenreallyhewasjuststillhalf-asleep."

　　Thecouplelearnedtoworkaroundtheirdifferencesovertheyears,buttheirsituationisn'tuncommon,saysKatherineSharkey,professoratBrownUniversity."Morewomentendtobelarks,whilemenarelikenightowls（猫头鹰）,"shesays.

　　Thequestionis:

Why?

Theanswerliesineachperson'sbodyclock."Thebodyclockisabout24hours,thankstoEarth's24-hourlight-darkcycle,"Sharkeysays."Butsomepeoplehavealongernaturalcycle,andsomeareshorter."Ifyoursisonthelongside,you'remorelikelytobeanightowl.Ifitrunsshort,you'reprobablyanearlyriser.Butyourbodyclockcanchangeoveryourlifetime.There'sadevelopmentalpiece-school-agechildrenaregenerallyearlybirds,whileteenagerstendtobenightowls,andthenastheyage,adultsgraduallyturnbackintomorningpeople,"Sharkeysays.

　　Besidestheclearproblemswithbeinganightowlifyouhavefldayjob,"nightowlstendtobemorelow-spirited,andhaveahigherdependenceoncoffee,"Sharkeysays.Butthenewsisn'tallbad.ArecentstudyinBelgiumfoundthatnightowlscanstaymorefocusedasthedaygoeson,comparedwithearlyrisers.

　　Morningpeople,however,alsohaveadvantages."Larksgenerallysleepbetter,havemoreregularsleep,andhavemoreflexiblecharacters,"Sharkeysays.Theyalsotendtobehappierandfeelhealthierthannightowls,accordingtoarecentstudyfromtheUniversityofToronto.

1.JeriSolomonandherhusband________.

A.triedtochangeeachother'ssleepinghabits

B.oftenarguedaboutsmallthings

C.couldnotunderstandeachother

D.gotupatdifferenttimes

2.Theunderlinedword"larks"inParagraph2referstobirdswhich________.

A.aresleepyatnoon

B.stayawakeallnight

C.searchforfoodatnight

D.areactiveinthemorning

3.Comparedwithmorningpeople,nightowls________.

A.workmoreflexibly

B.feelhappymoreeasily

C.sleepmoresoundlyatnight

D.getmoreandmorefocusedduringtheday

4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

________

A.Toexplainwhywegetupearlyorlate.

B.Toadviseeveryoneofustogetupearly.

C.Totellushowtochangeourbodyclock.

D.Topointoutmorningpeople'sadvantages.

Passage4

　　Doyoureallyknowwhoyouare?

Thisisnotatrickquestionbutratheranhonestunderstandingintotheinnerworkingsofeachoneofus.Weusuallysharewithourfriendsapieceofwhoweare,thepiecethatwewantthemtolikeorconnectwith.However,thereisasecret,ahiddenpiecethatdoesn'twanttobenoticedbyothers.

　　Ourpersonalinnerbeliefsplayavitalroleinthewaywethink,actandlive.Theysetusuptoacceptabeliefandthenitisthebeliefthatseparatesourpersonalstory.Therearenumerouspeoplewhohavetakenonthepainandsufferingoftheirparents.Somehavedevotedtheirlivestolivingwithlack;thatislackoflovebecausetheysawwhattheythoughtwaslovewhileinthecrib（婴儿床）anditfrightenedthem.Subconsciously（潜意识地）theymadegreateffortsintheirlivestoavoidasimilarexperience.

　　Eachoneofuscarriesaroundwithusourinnerbeliefs.Ifoneofyourbeliefsisonethatcausesyoutoholdbackfromgettingtheperfectjoborblockinglovetocometoyou,thatbeliefisanegativebeliefandonethatneedstobedealtwithifyouareseekingalifeofjoy,contentmentandpersonalsuccess,whetheritisemotional,spiritual,financialorphysical.

　　Don'tletyourblockedorfrozenemotionsguidethewayyouwanttoleadyourlife.Nowitisyourtimetofinallybecomevictoriousoverthosepastsituationsthathaveupsetyouduringyourentirelifeandbecomethewinneryouwereborntobe.

1.Whatistheauthor'spurposewithaquestionatthebeginning?

________

A.Toexplainwhowearereally.

B.Tointroducethemaintopic.

C.Toshowtheauthor'sopinion.

D.Topersuadepeopletoshareinnerbeliefs.

2.Wecaninferthattheauthorbelievesinnerbeliefs________.

A.shapeus

B.blocklovetocome

C.shouldn'tbehidden

D.makeussadandpainful

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthethirdparagraphreferto?

________

A.Thelovetocome.

B.Thenegativebelief.

C.Thepastpainfulexperience.

D.Thelifeofjoy,contentmentandpersonalsuccess.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestionoftheauthor?

________

A.Sharingourinnerbeliefswithothers.

B.Ignoringblockedorfrozenemotions.

C.Dealingwithournegativeinnerbeliefswisely.

D.Havingadeepunderstandingofourinnerbeliefs.

Passage5

　　AncientChinesefolkpaintingsand