高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 232.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day232

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day232

Passage1

ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishmanneedtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongested（拥挤）withcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollipops,thereisthelongslowdrivehomeonroadscrowdedwithreturningcars.

Brighton

Brightonisoneofthebest-knownsouthcoastresortsandisverypopularfordaytripexcursions.ItisonlyfiftymilesfromLondonandcanbereachedbyfasttraininanhour.Attheweekendthepebbledbeachesarethrongedwithpeoplesunbathingorpickingtheirwaytothewater’sedgeforadip.

Bournemouth

LocatedahundredmilesfromLondon,thebeachesarewideandsandy.Whitehouseslinetheclifftopsandnarrowvalleys,denselywoodedwithpinetrees,reachdowntotheshore.TheareaneartothetownofTorquayontheDevoncoastissometimescalledBritainsRivieraandtheclimateissomildthatpalmtreesgrowalongtheseafront.

Blackpool

Onthenorth-westcoast,apopularresortforthepeopleintheindustrialnorth,Blackpoolisagay,noisytown,famousforitsamusementfacilitiesandthemagicallights.Atnightpeopletravelfrommilesaroundtoseetheextravaganzaoflightsdecoratingtheseafront.

Southend

OntheeastcoastatthemouthoftheThames,Southendis,likeBrighton,oneofthefavoriteresortsofLondoners.ThepierhereisthelongestinBritainandoffersagreatvarietyofdifferingentertainments.

1.Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?

A.Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.

B.Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.

C.Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.

D.Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.

2.Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?

A.Bournemouth.B.Blackpool.

C.Brighton.D.Southend.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.

B.SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.

C.SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBrightonbyLondonlocals.

D.Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBrightonforaquickswim.

Passage2

Iordermostofmyfoodsandotherthingsonlineandthestoredeliversthemforaverysmallfee.ThefeeismuchlessthanwhatIusedtospendtravelingtoastoreandhomeandtryingtogeteverythingIboughtuptomyapartment.Mostimportantly,thegoodsarecheaper.

Forthepastcoupleofmonths,myreceipt（收据）hasincludedanotherreceipt.Thatreceiptcangivesomemoneyoffthepriceofgasatalocalgasstation.Thatistosay,withthereceipt,youcanpaylesswhenyoufillyourcarupwithgas.Throughthispastweekend,Ihavecollected12ofthesereceipts.Eachreceiptcanhelptosave6centsor7centseachliterifyoubuyupto75liters.Thisisprettysweet.

Idon'thaveacar.SotodayItookallthereceiptstomycompanyandgavethemtomyco-workers.Itwasfun.Weendeduptalkingaboutthekindsofcarstheyhadandhowmuchthiscouldsavethemonafull-up.TheyeventoldmetheycouldgivemearidetosomeplaceifIneededone.

IfeltrelievedthatIwasabletogivethemallaway.Thedeadline（截止日期）onthemisattheendofnextmonthandIwantedtomakesuretheywouldallbeused.

Thereare13happypeoplefromthisexchange—the12Igavereceiptsto,andme.

1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofshoppingonline?

________

A.Itsavesmuchmoney.

B.Itwastestoomucheffort.

C.Itwillreplaceshoppinginstores.

D.Itisverypopularwithyoungpeople.

2.Whatdidtheauthorreceivebesidestheorderedgoods?

________

A.Freegas.B.Onereceipt.

C.Tworeceipts.D.Somemoney.

3.Afterreceivingthereceipt,theco-workers________.

A.lenttheircarstotheauthor

B.gavetheauthorsomemoney

C.offeredtogivetheauthorlifts

D.showedtheircarstotheauthor

4.Howdidtheauthorfeelaftergivingawayreceipts?

________

A.Proud.B.Regretful.C.Worried.D.Pleased.

Passage3

LostHorizon

InFrankCapras-LostHorizon,thepassengersofaplaneattackedafterthetakeoffinChinaarethrowntogetheragainsttheirwillonlytobedepositedinShangri-La.Duringthelifethere,theyrealizethatafamilygatheringshouldbeaboutformingconnectionsandtakingtimetoconsiderone'splaceinthefamily,inthecommunityandevenintheworld.

TheHumanComedy

MaybeasthefinestfilmabouttheUS"homefront"duringWorldWarTwo,TheHumanComedyisaportraitofafamilydealingwithlifeaftertheoldestsonisdraftedintomilitaryservice（兵役）.MickeyRooneyplaystheyoungersonmissinghisolderbrotherbuttryingtogetonwithhislifeinhighschool.

Miracleon34thStreet

TheChristmasclassicwasreleasedin1947,butitessentiallysetthestageforthe1950s.It'saboutthebirthofthepost-warconsumerculture,andhowaffectionforfamilyandfriendscanbebestexpressedbytheactofspendingmoney.

MaryPoppins

SometimesafamilyneedstomakeachangebuttheBanksfamilyisdefinitelyinarut.Georgeseemstocaremoreabouthisbankingjobthanhiswifeandchildren.Heneedstolearnthatsometimesallyouneedisalaughforalaugh'ssake,tuppence（两便士）tofeedthebirdsandthetimetoflyakite,Intheend,hischangeisaspowerfulasEbenezerScrooge's.

StarWars:

EpisodeIV—ANewHope

StarWarsisaboutwhathappensafteryoumakethechoicetoleavehomeforgood.Ofcourse,forLukeSkywalker,thechoiceto"takethefirststepintoalargerworld"ismadeforhimwhenhisfamilyiskilled.Buthisprocessofgoingoutintotheuniverseanddiscoveringhimselfalsoinvolvesgatheringanewfamily.

1.Whoofthefollowingactedinoneoftheabovefilms?

________

A.MickeyRooney

B.FrankCapra.

C.LukeSkywalker.

D.EbenezerScrooge.

2.WhichfilmattractspeopleJovingChristmasmost?

________

A.LostHorizon.

B.MaryPoppins.

C.Miracleon34thStreet.

D.StarWars:

EpisodeIV—ANewHope.

3.Thepassageiswrittento________.

A.advertisesomenewfilms.

B.interestforeignfilmlovers.

C.presentsomefilmstandards.

D.recommendsomefamilyfilms.

Passage4

Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevokeanemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.

BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I'vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas"broken"English.Butfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan"broken",asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I'veheardothertermsused,"limitedEnglish,"forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople'sperceptions（认识）ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.

Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother's"limited"Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:

thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.

Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon'tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:

theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas"broken",andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternallanguage,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:

Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow;herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.

1.Bysaying"Languageisthetoolofmytrade",theauthormeansthat________.

A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntrade

B.sheisfascinatedbylanguages

C.sheworksasatranslator

D.sheisawriterbyprofession

2.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother'sEnglishas________.

A.impoliteB.amusing

C.imperfectD.practical

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?

________

A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.

B.Theauthor'smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.

C.Theauthor'motherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.

D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.

4.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother'sEnglishis________.

A.wellstructuredB.intheoldstyle

C.easytotranslateD.richinmeaning

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

________

A.Thechangesoftheauthor'sattitudetohermother'sEnglish.

B.Thelimitationoftheauthor'sperceptionofhermother.

C.Theauthor'smisunderstandingof"limited"English.

D.Theauthor'sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.

Passage5

"Ow,Ow!

"IscreamedasIstoppedmyrope-jump,"Somethingisbitingme."Mr.Steward,theP.E.teacher,hurriedover."Whereisit?

"HeaskedIpointedatmyrightfoot."Let'stakeoffyourshoe,"hesaid,reachingouthishands.

Then,Iremembertheholesinmysocks.Atthattimeholesinsockswerecommoninmyfami