高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 148.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 148高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 148Passage 1It may seem as if Mothers Day was invented by a company named Hallmark, but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals although their celebrations did

2、nt involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. A more recent tradition wasMothering Sunday, which developed in the British Isles during the 16th century. On the fourth Sunday in April, young men and women who were living and working apart from their families were advised

3、 to return to their mothers houses. Mothers Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers Work Days” to promote health and hygiene(卫生) at home and in the workplace. During the Civil War, Jarvis organized women to improve sani

4、tary conditions for soldiers on both sides, and after the war she became a peacemaker, furthering the cause by bringing together mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers and promoting a Mothers Day holiday. Jarviss work inspired another 19th-century woman, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe published he

5、r “Mothers Day Proclamation”, which envisioned the day not as appreciation of mothers by their children but as an opportunity for women to exercise their collective power for peace. Howe started holding annual Mothers Day celebrations in Boston, her hometown, but after about a decade she stopped foo

6、ting the bill and the tradition faded away. It was Jarviss daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mothers Day recognized as a national holiday. After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremony on the anniversary and conducting a tireless PR campaign to have the day made a hol

7、iday. In 1908 she succeeded in enlisting the support of John W anamaker, the Philadelphia department store magnate and advertising pioneer, and by 1912 West Virginia and a few other states had adopted Mothers Day. Two years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution declaring the second Sun

8、day in May a national holiday. It wasnt long, though, before whatever ideals the day was supposed to celebrate were buried under an amount of greeting cards and candy. By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating. “I wanted it to be a day of emot

9、ionalism, not profit,” she said. 1. The first paragraph suggests that . A. mothers didnt get enough appreciationB. Mothers Day was invented by HallmarkC. young people returned to their mothers housesD. Greeks and Romans were the first to celebrate Mothers Day2. Who plays the most important role in c

10、reating Mothers Day?A. Ann Jarvis. B. Julia Ward Howe. C. Woodrow Wilson. D. Anna Jarvis. 3. Why did Anna Jarvis object to Mothers Day at last?A. Because it was an emotional day. B. Because the festival was not profitable. C. Because the celebrations went against the original spirit. D. Because the

11、day was buried under greeting cards and candy. 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. The Objection to Mothers DayB. The Argument on Celebrating Mothers DayC. The Story Behind the Creation of Mothers DayD. Different Form of Celebrations on Mothers DayPassage 2If youre a

12、 junk food lover, you will know this：No matter where you shop or what brand you buy, when you tear（open a bag of potato chips, its almost always half filled. This can be quite disappointing. I always hope those bags are quite full. But theres actually a god reason for this-and no, the food companies

13、 are not pulling a fast one on you. In the manufacturing industry. “slack fill” is the empty space thats placed around a product on purpose. The idea is that the extra room can protect your Lays or Tostitos（brands of chips）. The trip from the production machine to the market can be grille long and h

14、ard！If it werent for slack fill, your chips would probably look more like breadcrumbs（面包屑）. But wait, theres more, Think that the bag of potato chips was filled up with air？It actually is nitrogen gas(氮气). Chips manufacturers fill bags with this gas to help kelp chips fresh If it were filled with re

15、gular air, the chips would likely turn wet and soft in 1994, scientists found that exposing chips to nitrogen not only heaped to prolong the shelf life（保质期）, but also made them stay crisp（脆的）Whats more, nitrogen is a natural gas and completely harmless. Still feel you are tricked by the empty bag？Th

16、eres a way to tell the amount of potato chips in your snick bug before you break it open. In 1966, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act was passed. which requires manufacturers to show the net weight of their products contents. When shopping for your next bag of potato chips, pay attention to the net

17、 weight thats printed on the bag. This way youll be able to know if it is worth your money. 1. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Doing a test. B. Playing a trick. C. Changing its focus. D. Reaching an agreement. 2. What do we know about “slack fill”?A. It makes the chips bag loo

18、k empty. B. It can shorten the products trip. C. It is only used or Lays or Tostitos. D. It can prevent damage to the chips3. Why do chips manufacturers choose nitrogen to fill up the bag?A. To keep chips tasting good. B. To make chips look good. C. To reduce the products cost. D. To avoid causing h

19、arm to humans. 4. What are we advised to do in the last paragraph?A. Value a product by its net weight. B. Work out the products net weight. C. Notice the products shelf life. D. Pay more attention to the empty bag. Passage 3Todays world puts a lot of pressure on teenagers to work. By working, they

20、gain more independence from their families, and they also get the spending money needed to keep up with their peers(同龄人). Many people argue that working can be a valuable experience for the young. However, schoolwork and the benefits of extracurricular(课外的) activities tend to go by the wayside when

21、adolescents work more than fifteen hours a week. Teachers are then faced with the problems of keeping the attention of tired pupils and of giving homework to students which simply dont have the time to do it. In addition, educators have noticed less involvement in the extracurricular events many con

22、sider healthy influences on young people. School bands and athletic teams are losing players to work, and sports events are poorly attended by working students. Those teenagers who try to do it allhomework, extracurricular activities, and workmay find themselves exhausted and prone to(易于) illness. A

23、nother shortcoming of too much work is that it may promote materialism and an unrealistic lifestyle. Some parents say that work teaches adolescents the value of a dollar. Undoubtedly, it can, and its true that some teenagers work to help out with the family budget or save for college. But surveys ha

24、ve shown that the majority of working teens use their earnings to buy luxuriesfancy mobile phone, clothing, even cars. These young people, some of whom earn 300 and more a month, dont worry about spending wiselythey can just about have it all. In many cases, experts point out, they are becoming used

25、 to a lifestyle they wont be able to afford several years down the road, when they no longer have parents to pay for car insurance, food, house, and so on. At that point, theyll be hard pressed to pay for necessities as well as luxuries. Teens can benefit from both work and schooland avoid the probl

26、em of materialismsimply by working no more than fifteen hours a week. As is often the case, a moderate(适度的) approach is likely to be the most healthy and rewarding one. 1. The underlined phrase go by the wayside in paragraph 2 most probably means _ . A. go to extremes B. be set aside C. be paid back

27、 D. make progress2. According to the text, the author probably agrees with the saying that _ . A. beauty will buy no beef B. Rome was not built in one dayC. do as you would be done by others D. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy3. According to the text, which of the following statement is TR

28、UE? _A. Teenagers nowadays prefer money to knowledge. B. Its impossible to strike a balance between work and school. C. Its advisable to limit the working hour to fifteen hours a week. D. Many students are drooping out of school because of their work. 4. Which of the following can be the best title

29、of the text? _A. Teenagers and Jobs B. Pressure on Teenagers to WorkC. Benefits of WorkD. Schoolwork and Extracurricular ActivitiesPassage 4 This fall, Apple will roll out its newest update. It will offer parents greater control over content their kid views. Additionally, it will track the amount of

30、 time they spend using an iOS device. Following Googles lead to deal with smartphone addiction(上瘾), new tools will include increased monitoring, usage time and activity reports. Currently, Apples parental controls only allow for limiting usage of adult apps, music and video. There is growing public

31、concern over unlimited exposure to social media for young people. Smartphone addiction combined with increased rates of distraction, suicide, and depression in teens led Apple to respond. It has developed better tools for monitoring content and control over iOS device usage for parents. For moms and

32、 dads looking to more effectively manage how their teen accesses iOS devices, the Screen Time, App Limits, and Down Time features will be of particular help. Screen Time will generate daily and weekly reports detailing how many times users pick up their devices, the categories of apps and websites they use most often and the amount of time they spend interacting with each app. According to public statements, Apple intends these reports to help