高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 95.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 95高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 95Passage 1Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that its painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work you m

2、ay say that youre “hot”. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the morning. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such fami

3、liar monologues(自言自语)as: “Get up, John! Youll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of

4、 the family has. You cant change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe youre sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract(对抗)your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want

5、to. If our energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This wont change your cycle, but youll get up steam (鼓起干劲)and work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and st

6、retch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours. 1. If a pe

7、rson finds getting up early a problem, most probably _. A. he is a lazy personB. he is at his peak in the afternoon or eveningC. he is not sure when his energy is lowD. he refuses to follow his own energy cycle2. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?A. A change

8、 in a family members energy cycle. B. Familiar monologues. C. Not understanding energy cycles. D. Trying to control the energy cycle of other family members. 3. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _. A. keep your energy cycle under control all dayB. help you to control yo

9、ur temper early in the dayC. enable you to concentrate on your routine workD. help to keep your energy for the days workPassage 2Anne sat with her feet up on the couch, drinking a soda. She heard footsteps by the front door. Brenda was right one time, as usual. Never a minute early or latefor her, e

10、verything was exact. Anne placed her feet on the floor, reaching for the remote, and turned off the television. She knew Brenda would demand her complete attention. She knew Brenda would hand up her coat in the closet by the door (third hanger from the left) and then head to the kitchen for her dail

11、y inspection (exact seven steps). She knew this because they had been roommates for six months. Taking a deep breath, she thought about what she would say to Brenda. She waited and watched from her spot on the couch. A moment later, Brenda stepped into the kitchen and surveyed the scene. Anne watche

12、d her expression, watched her eyes focus on the sink, and watched her face harden when she saw the dishes piled high. Pointing to the dishes, Brenda said disappointedly, I dont believe what Im seeing. I thought we agreed to share the responsibilities. I thought it was your turn to clean the kitchen

13、this week. I havent got to them yet, Anne replied. Ive been really busy. Relax. Ive got all night. She walked into the kitchen and added her empty glass to the top of the pile. Brenda fumed. You know Im having company tonight! Somehow I thought you would have done your share in the kitchen. If we wa

14、nt to remain roommates, things have to change. The phone rang, and Anne started to answer it. Brenda said in the background, Tell them to call back; we need to settle this now. I told you Im having company soon. Anne ignored Brendas comment and continued to engage in conversation with a good friend

15、of hers. Did I ever tell you about the time when1. Why did Brenda get angry?A. Because Anne was unfriendly. B. Because she had a bad day at work. C. Because Anne didnt do her share. D. Because Anne was very lazy. 2. Why didnt Anne do the dishes?A. She had just arrived home. B. She wanted to start a

16、fight. C. She was too busy to do the dishes. D. She wanted Brenda to do the dishes. 3. Which of the following suggests that Anne doesnt intend to shoulder her share of the responsibilities?A. She turns off the television. B. She watches Brenda coming. C. She says shes been really busy. D. She talks

17、on the phone with a good friend. 4. The writer implies in the passage that _A. Anne purposely decided not to do the dishes in an act of rebellion. B. Anne would sit down and settle the issue with Brenda after Brenda after the call. C. Brenda would have to do the dishes herself. D. Brenda would move

18、out. Passage 3John once told me a story about his friend Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family

19、 and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped however that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write. When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them however he had asked them to put up a signal (信号)

20、 for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didnt want him back they were to do nothing and he would stay on the train and go far away. As the train neared his hometown h

21、is suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute Michael put his hand on the young convicts shoulder There it is His eyes was filled with sudden tears. Its all right. The whole tree is white wi

22、th ribbons. 1. According to the passage the white ribbon in the big apple tree means _. A. pleasure B. forgiveness(原谅)C. happiness D. education2. The word suspense underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by_. A. anger B. interest C. worry D. happiness3. Why was Michael asked to watch f

23、or the apple tree? _A. The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family. B. The young mans seat was far from the window. C. The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree. D. The young man was sure that his family would accept him. 4. Why did Michael cry at the end of the

24、 story? _A. The young man couldnt live with his family. B. There were many white ribbons on the apple tree. C. He was afraid. D. The young man was very sad. 5. For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried? _A. His family might not want him to go home. B. His family would not rem

25、ember him. C. His family hadnt written to him frequently. D. His family hadnt visited him for a long time. Passage 4 How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. Theyll say, This is my fate, my destiny(命运). I cannot change it. Of course not! You do

26、nt have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other outer factors. I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, rela

27、xes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same thing cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls doing her best? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change

28、if God wills it. Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting(运用) the effort to live the life of our dreams. Remember that you reap(收获) what you sow. You just dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have

29、 to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Dont expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, dont just regard it as a temporary(临时的) setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation,

30、 and do something to solve the problem. Its not enough to think positively(积极地); you also have to act positively. If someones life is in the trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own lif

31、e. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, dont just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life. 1. According to the woman mentioned in Para. 3, her life_ . A. doesnt need improving B. couldnt be improvedC. will be better some day D. will be

32、worse in the future2. What does the author think of the womans life? _A. positive B. satisfying C. colorful D. passive3. Which of the following statements is the authors opinion? _ . A. Your temporary problem is not discouragingB. Your luck can be changed by your effortsC. You can only achieve success when God wills itD. You should treat yourself in the