高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 9.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 9高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 9Passage 1Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded

2、 with a polite Why, thank you, but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect about your personal qualities? Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathythe ability to put yourself into someone elses hea

3、d and heart. Were all able to do this; in fact, were born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加强)by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isnt, were not able to understand other peoples feelings as sharply. This can show in th

4、e gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities. Think back to the presents youve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in m

5、ind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know. We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition wont make it go away. If you

6、really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time. 1. The underlined expression you had missed the mark means you had failed to _ . A. make her feel betterB. keep your friendshipC. receive a present in returnD. get the expected effect2. Which of the following is the main idea of the s

7、econd paragraph? _A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced. B. Emotional changes influence ones choice of gifts. C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with. D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers. 3. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that _ . A. att

8、ention should be paid to the receivers responsesB. one learns from what he did in the pastC. the choice of girls reflects ones emotional qualitiesD. one should spend more time choosing gifts4. The best possible title for this passage is_ . A. Ways of Choosing Gifts B. An Important TraditionC. Exchan

9、ging Presents D. Message in a GiftPassage 2 Chinese actor Jackie Chan, was presented with the Academy Honorary Awards o recognize his lifetime contributions to the film industry. Chan, as an actor, writer, director and producer, has been performing since the age of eight, acting in dozens of kung fu

10、 films in Hong Kong before becoming an international film star. Since the film Rumble in the Bronx in 1996, he has gone on to huge worldwide success with the Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, Around the World in 80 Days, The Karate Kid and the Kung Fu Panda. Chan said with his golden Oscar

11、 statuette, After 56 years in the film industry making more than 200 films, and broke so many bones, finally this is mine, he said, I want to thank Hong Kong, an incredible city, my hometown. (Thank) who made me, China, my country, I am proud to be Chinese. Tom Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, said C

12、hans movies had joined serious and comedic factors together. It is especially satisfying to be able to admit Jackies large creativity, his great gift for physical performance, and incredible contributions to his work. Hanks said. The Honorary Award, an Oscar statuette, is give to honor unusual excel

13、lence in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the film industry, or for outstanding service to the Academy. This award could date back to 1929 when the Academy honored Warner Bros and Charlie Chaplin. Since 2009, the Honorary Award has been presented at the annual Governors Awards rath

14、er than at the Academy Awards. 1. How many movies are mentioned in the passage? _A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight2. What did Tom Hanks think of Jackie Chan? _A. Devoted and creative. B. General and serious. C. Grateful and confident. D. Gifted and humorous. 3. What do you know about the Honorary Awa

15、rd from the passage? _A. It has a history of no more than 20 years. B. It is always presented at the Academy Awards. C. It is only given to honor those outstanding actors. D. It was first given to Warner Bros and Charlie Chaplin. 4. What dose the passage mainly talk about? _A. The working experience

16、 of Jackie Chan. B. The introduction to the Honorary Awards. C. Jackie Chans winning the Honorary Awards. D. Jackie Chans great gift for physical performance. 5. In which part of the newspaper can we find the article? _A. Sport B. Culture C. Finance D. TravelPassage 3 It seems that people are gradua

17、lly losing their smartness as smartphones become increasingly important assistants in their lives. As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities. The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers. Because phone numbers are store

18、d in smartphone contacts, theres now no need to dial a number or look at it again. This is fine until you need to call someone for help, only to find your phone in not around. And some people may also have lost their sense of direction because some apps(智能手机的第三方应用程序)can guide people anywhere they wa

19、nt. People get so dependent on them that when they cant use their smartphones, they get lost and anxious. But the worst lost skills may be social ones, meaning that some people are becoming socially inept(无能的). People often bury themselves in their smartphones. As were too absent-minded by whats hap

20、pening in the virtual (虚拟的)some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes cant even tell whether a person is happy or not. Last August, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 51students aged 11 and 12 who had over five hoursscreen time every day. Their task was t

21、o tell the emotions of 48pictures of faces that were happy, sad, angry or scared. The children made an average of 14. 02mistakes at the beginning. But after a five-day camp without electronic (电子的) products, they made only 9. 41mistakes on average. Luckily, people still have a chance to get these ab

22、ilities back. You should try to keep your parentsnumbers in mind for emergencies. You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores, which will help you to draw a mind map and stop you from getting lost. And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic pro

23、ducts. 1. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that_ . A. you are able to turn to others for helpB. others are able to call you anytime and anywhereC. others are unable to get in touch with you by smartphoneD. you are unable to contact others without your smartphone2. The experime

24、nt shows that without electronic products, one could_ . A. recognize more facial expressions correctlyB. lose the sense of direction frequentlyC. tell different emotions immediatelyD. tell more pictures of faces easily3. Overusing smartphones, people will probably_ . A. have no sense of numbersB. fa

25、il to find their destinationC. lose face-to-face communication skillsD. weaken their senses of hearing and sight4. Whats the writers attitude towards electronic products? _A. Objective B. Critical C. Supportive D. OptimisticPassage 4Spotify can tell if youre sad. Heres why that should scare you. Wan

26、t to figure out if someone is a patient with a mental disability? Ask them what their favorite song is. A New York University study last year found that people who loved Eminems Lose Yourself and Justin Biebers What Do You Mean? were more likely to have trouble with mental disabilities than people w

27、ho were into Dire Straits. Over the past few years, Spotify has been improving the ability to analyze information to help businessmen target consumers with advertisements made specially for their needs. They conclude this from the sort of music youre listening to, combined with where and when youre

28、listening to it, along with third-party data that might be available. Now, to be clear, theres nothing significantly illegal about what Spotify is doing with your information. I certainly dont think that they are working with consulting firms to serve you relevant ads while youre listening to music

29、that suggests you might be in a terrible situation. However, I find it disappointing that our private moments with music are increasingly being turned into information points and offered to advertisers. You can see where this could go, cant you? As ad targeting gets even more accurate, businessmen w

30、ill have the ability to target our feelings in potentially improper ways. According to one study, you are more likely to spend more on a product if youre feeling sad. You can imagine some companies might take advantage of that. And on that note, Im feeling a little down about all this. Head off to t

31、reat myself to something expensive. 1. Whats the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To introduce a new song. B. To draw readers attention. C. To help more patients. D. To promote a new medium. 2. Spotify improves its ability to analyze information to _. A. provide services for the government B. work

32、with consulting firmsC. get listeners personal information D. help businessmen attract consumers3. Who is the text probably designed for?A. Internet users. B. Officials. C. Researchers. D. Managers.Passage 5Many of us have read stories or seen films about space creatures(生物). They come to the Earth in spaceships that look like flying