高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 97.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 97高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 97Passage 1Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability. The

2、re are four parts in the book: Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to wad information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages. Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between fr

3、iends. There is formal(正式的) English in biography(传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as welt as testing your reading. Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a hol

4、iday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint. Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer. You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do alt the tests with a formal or informal te

5、xt. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it. 1. We can find the introduction to a product in _ . A. Part 1 B. Part 2 C. Part 3 D. Part 42. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English? _ A. A letter of complaint. B. A computer handbook. C. A letter to a frien

6、d. D. A story of a president. 3. The passage is most probably written for _ . A. test designers B. students C. test-takers D. teachers4. What is the best title of the book? _ A. Test Your Reading B. Help with Your Writing C. Learn Different Kinds a/English D. Practise English in Different WaysPassag

7、e 2 Below are some entries from an English dictionary. 1. decode 1. To put a coded (加密码的) message into an understandable form. (2)To find the underlying meaning of. To decode is to take out of code and put into understandable language. (Its opposite is encode, to put into coded form.”) But dreams ma

8、y sometimes also be decoded; psychologists often try to decode the images of their patients dreams so as to understand the emotions behind them. 2. euphemism A polite word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or upsetting someone. The use of euphemism is an ancie

9、nt part of the English language, and perhaps of all languages, and of all languages, and all of us use them. Darn is a familiar euphemism for damn. Shoot and sugar are all euphemism substitutes (替换) for a well-known vulgar word. Pass away for die, misspeak for lie, senior citizens for old person the

10、 list goes on and on. 3. Hades The underground home of the dead in Greek mythology (神话). In Greek mythology, Hades the god (who the Greeks also called Pluto) is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, who rule the skies and the seas. The kingdom also called Hades, where he rules with his wife, is the regi

11、on under the earth, full of mineral wealth and home to dead souls. Hades today is sometimes used as a polite term for Hell. 4. extrovert A person mainly concerned with things outside himself or herself; a sociable and outgoing person. Extrovert was coined by the eminent psychologist C. G. Jung in th

12、e early 20th century. The opposite personality type, in Jungs view, was the introvert. Extroverts seem to be favored by societies such as ours, even though introverts seem to be on average more mentally gifted. 5. Dragons teeth Seeds of conflict (冲突). The Phoenician prince Cadmus once killed a drago

13、n, and was instructed by the goddess Athena to plant its teeth in the ground. From the many teeth, an army of fierce armed men immediately appeared. The goddess then directed him to throw a precious stone into their midst, and they proceeded to kill each other until only the five greatest warriors w

14、ere left; these became Cadmuss generals, with whom he constructed the greatest city-state of Thebes. 1. Which of the following words or expressions comes from mythology? _A. decode B. euphemismC. extrovert D. dragons teeth2. Which of the following sentences is FALSE according to the above dictionary

15、 entries? _A. Hades refers to the underground world or the ruler, Pluto. B. Extroverts tend to be more intelligent or talented than average. C. When we plant dragons teeth, were creating the conditions for future trouble. D. To decode the communicating done by babies means to try to understand the m

16、essage babies send. 3. The underlined word “coined” is closest in meaning to _ ? A. spoken B. earned C. praised D. inventedPassage 3 Yash Gupta has worn glasses for many years. When they broke one day and he was not able to wear them to school (Northwood High School in Irvine, CA), he had a big prob

17、lem. He could not see much of what was going on in his classroom and, at the end of the day, realized he had learned nothing that day! Yash quickly got his glasses fixed, but his experience changed his life. He realized that there were probably many kids around the world that did not have proper gla

18、sses to help them learn in school. So, he did some research. He found out that 13 million children around the world dont have proper glasses to help them see in class. And he learned that not having glasses can cause a 20% loss in learning!Instead of just shaking his head at this problem, he decided

19、 to do something about it. Yash started a small organization, Sight Learning, to help find glasses for other kids and teens that need them. He created Sight Learning in 2011 and since then he has impacted thousands of young students around the world! Sight Learnings mission is to provide eyeglasses

20、to students who need them but cannot afford them. They have collected and donated over 1, 000, 000 worth of eyeglasses. This has helped over 20, 000 young people in 5 countries to see better! Yash was honored as a CNN Hero. As Dr. Seuss once said, Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, not

21、hing is going to get better. Its not. Yash is a great example of a young person taking action to not only improve his own life, but those of others. 1. What inspired Yash to take action? _A. His desire to improve his own life. B. Many years of wearing eyeglasses. C. His failure to learn something at

22、 school. D. Millions of childrens lack of proper glasses. 2. What can we learn from the passage? _A. Yash could learn well without wearing his glasses. B. About 80% of information in class may be ignored due to poor eyesight. C. Yash created Sight Learning to help thousands of teenagers. D. Dr. Seus

23、s thought nothing was going to get better without Yash. 3. What would be the best title for the text? _A. Sight Learning helps young people see better. B. Teenager with a clear vision to help others see. C. A teenager hero devoted to helping others. D. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. Passag

24、e 4Many may remember the 1998 film Mulan, the story of a young Chinese girl Pretending to be a man to take her fathers place in the army. After this film was released, McDonalds began to serve a sauce called Mulan SzeChuan Sauce. Also in 2017, a cartoon show Rick and Morty, which featured a mad scie

25、ntist and his adventures with his grandson, mentioned the SzeChuan sauce. Many fans have queued up for hours to buy it Packets of the sauce have even appeared on eBay selling for up to $ 250 each. However, the sauce created by McDonalds lacks any original Sichuan flavor. As one of the eight great cu

26、isines of China, Sichuan cuisine is famous for its spicy dishes. But Dunlop says its a common misunderstanding that the cuisine focuses only on heat “Sichuan is about complex multilayered flavors,” she says. “The really interesting thing about Sichuan cuisine is its variety of flavors. A really good

27、 Sichuan meal is like a rollercoaster ride you have spicy notes, sweet and sour notes, numbing and gentle flavors,” she says. From the 1990s, Sichuan food took off. Currently, Sichuan hotpot is a hugely popular dish in China and the West, and dishes such as Mapo Tofu and Gong Bao Chicken are all fam

28、ous and express the techniques and flavors of Sichuan cooking. Chef Key Chan, 65, born in Hong Kong to a family of chefs originally from Sichuan, is keen on passing down how to cook Sichuan cuisine. “Sichuan cuisine allows your taste the tip of your tongue to feel a dancing sensation,” says Chan. Q.

29、 Why Mulan and Rick and Morty are mentioned in paragraph 1?A. To inform kids of wonderful films. B. To remind people of the cartoon characters. C. To show how popular the SzeChuan sauce was. D. To indicate how expensive the SzeChuan sauce was. 2. What can we know about Sichuan cuisine from paragraph

30、 2?A. It only focuses on heat. B. It involves various flavors. C. It is the greatest cuisine in China. D. It is best represented by Mulan SzeChuan Sause. 3. Which of the following best explains “took off” underlined in paragraph 3?A. Left in a hurry. B. Was quickly forgotten. C. Began to fly. D. Bec

31、ame popular quickly. 4. How does Chan feel about Sichuan cuisine?A. Amazing. B. Just so-so. C. Simple. D. Strange. Passage 5It was about 10:15 pm when Janice Esposito drove her minivan from Station Road onto Montauk Highway. And thenwham! Out of nowhere a car hit her minivan pushing her backward som

32、e 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She sat in it, slightly injured but mostly panicked by the impact. Meanwhile, Pete DiPinto,64, a volunteer firefighter, was getting ready for bed when he heard the sound of car crashing coming from not far outside his bedroom. He grabbed a flashlight and, still in his pajamas (睡衣）, ran out of the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did