高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 260.docx

1、高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 260高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 260Passage 1Winter plays a vital part in natures cycle teaching us through plants that “all good things must come to an end” over time. However, rebirth and restoration often brings a greater glory and appreciation for the natural beauty around us.Each day wh

2、en I take my bike for a spin around the city streets, I am reminded that technology also teaches us lessons, specifically when the bicycle chain unavoidably slips out of gear (齿轮), refusing to shift properly, the hand brake-lines keep reacting faulty and some man-made things need repair or replaceme

3、nt. “Winter is coming.” For many, this means a time to oil up, repair and adjust equipment. In the case of my two-wheel transportation, some people have suggested, “Why dont you just get a new bike for safetys sake?” My unwillingness, however, stems from loyalty, fond attachment. Also, I hold a beli

4、ef that I should be a bit patient and resourceful, simply replacing worn-out parts when required.However, as I try to swing my legs over the seat while getting on the bike, my legs and joint (关节) do not respond quickly and reliable like before. A few months ago, after hiking the Great Wall on an ove

5、rnight camping trip, I realized I needed more rest and restoration than ever. My heart rate beat violently, and every muscle in my tired body screamed for relief. Admittedly, these pains were nothing like having a broken limb, or surgery. Yet, the world suddenly seemed to be very unfriendly. I keep

6、telling myself “winter is coming.” and soon I can hibernate (冬眠) getting much needed rest.Actually, we all need to take a break from training routines, hard jobs, and frequently repeated tasks, to restore (修复) our bodies and minds. Nature shows us the way. Patience pays off when you attend to your g

7、ardens with faithful attention to each of natures jewels. Hopefully, as we grow, each of us learns the art of repair, restoration, and patience. Perhaps, you will discover the glory of rebirth after winter, being reborn and restored to even more powerful magnificent glory.1. Why does the writer refe

8、r to his shabby bike in the passage?A. To introduce the topic.B. To show he is so attached to it that he is unwilling to change it for a new one.C. To show he has learned a lesson from it.D. To inform he loves cycling it around the city.2. What is conveyed by the word “winter” in the passage?A. All

9、good things must come to an end.B. It is essential to keep a balance between work and life.C. Patience pays off and what doesnt kill you makes you stronger.D. We should learn the art of repair, restoration and patience from nature.3. How does the writer get his idea across to the readers?A. By makin

10、g comparisons. B. By giving examples.C. By analyzing and summarizing. D. By using metaphor (暗喻).4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. The Cycle of Nature B. The Vital Role of WinterC. The Art of Nature D. The Lessons from Nature and LifePassage 2Faces, like fingerprints,

11、 are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces. We all take this abil

12、ity for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someones personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someones pe

13、rsonality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friend

14、ly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Ports, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in peoples behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his persona

15、lity. Book worms, conservatives, military types people are described with such terms.People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains or the heros role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from

16、the Latin word “persona”, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. People may have differe

17、nt personalities.B. People differ from each other in appearance.C. People can learn to recognize human faces.D. People can describe all human features of others.2. The reason that it is easier to describe ones personality in words than ones face is that _.A. many words are available to describe pers

18、onalityB. a persons personality is easily distinguishedC. peoples personalities are very much alikeD. a persons face is more complex than his personality3. We learn from the passage that people are classified according to_.A. their way of wearing masksB. their way of speaking and playingC. their kno

19、wledge and behaviorD. their physical appearance and personalityPassage 3Dannis was waiting at the airline ticket counter when he first noticed the young woman with shiny black hair pulled tightly into a knot. She wore black boots of soft leather. Dannis struggled to see her face, she was ahead of hi

20、m in line, but it was not until she bought her ticket and turned to walk away that he realized her beauty, which was fair-skinned and big-eyed. She seemed aware that he was staring at her and lowered her gaze abruptly.When next he saw her, Dannis was buying a magazine and became aware someone was pu

21、shing him. At first, he was startled (受惊吓的) that anyone would be so close as to touch him, but when he saw who it was, he smiled.“Busy place,” Dannis said.She looked up at him and blushed. Wordlessly, she moved away and joined the crowds in the terminal.Dannis was at the counter with his magazine, b

22、ut when he reached into his pocket for his wallet, the pocket was empty. Where could I have left it? His mind was racing, the credit cards, the cash, the identification card. “The girl who was so near to me!” he said to himself. All at once he understood she had stolen his pocket. What shall he do?D

23、annis gritted his teeth. When glancing around for the police, suddenly, he spotted the black-haired girl, seated against a front window of the terminal. She seemed absorbed in a book.“Where is my wallet?” he yelled. The black-haired girl glanced up from her reading, with a confused look on her face.

24、 Dannis glared at her and shouted, “You stole my wallet!” The crowds began to gossip. The girl turned deadly pale, looking so restless that words failed her. A strange silence hung in the air. Abruptly, she leaped from the seat and tried to escape from the crowds.Dannis grabbed her by the arm. At ex

25、actly that moment, a policeman approached them and asked about what happened. Dannis hastened to explain it while the girl frowned with a shake of her head. After further enquiries, the policeman took out a wallet and handed it to Dannis, adding that someone had found it in the toilet.1. While waiti

26、ng at the airline ticket counter, why did Dannis stare at the black-haired girl?A. He suspected that she was a thief. B. He was attracted by her.C. He was wondering if he had met her before. D. He wanted her to help him to buy the ticket.2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.

27、The black-haired girl tried to escape from the crowd for fear of gossip.B. The black-haired girl admitted the fact that she had stolen the wallet.C. Dannis forgave the black-haired girl at last.D. Dannis found his wallet in the toilet.3. At the end of the story, Dannis may probably feel _towards the

28、 black-haired girl.A. sympathetic B. skeptical C. startled D. embarrassedPassage 4Ensley made me a poet.When I was one, my parents and I moved into a tiny apartment off 20th Street. I wrote my first poem sitting in the corner of my bedroom, surrounded by toys. I was 7 or 8 and the poem was for my be

29、st friend who had moved away. I was angry with him for being willing to leave me, and when I get angry, I get mean. I figured his leaving would be easier to face, if I pushed him away first. But as soon as the moving truck pulled away, I realized how foolish Id been.So I wrote him a poem to apologiz

30、e. The poem was terrible, of course, but with it, a lifelong love affair began - not with the boy who moved away, but with the written word. As an adult, Id write poems about playing kickball in the parking lot of those Ensley apartment blocks, and poems about trips to see the candy lady and to the

31、corner store.When people ask me where in Birmingham I grew up, I sometimes say “Everywhere”. We moved around a lot and the neighborhoods of Birmingham find their way into so much of what I write.I had to leave Birmingham to learn how to tell true stories in prose (散文). After college in Alabama and g

32、raduate school in Berkeley, California, I moved to Kentucky to be a newspaper reporter. My skill at writing personal essays landed me my own column(专栏) and the chance to be included in a collection of essays published by Seal Press.Then I came home.In her book Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg writes, “It is very important to go home if you want your work to be whole.you must claim where you come from and look deep into it. Come to honor and embrace it, or at the least, accept it.”Now in Bi