高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 143.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析 Day 143 高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析 Day 143 Passage 1 To:The Manager of Mezzo Mash Restaurant Dear Sir,Last Tuesday evening I went with two friends to your restaurant for my 18th birthday.I d booked the table for eight o clock and we arrived about ten minutes late,but that was not

2、 a problem.The waiter,who was very polite,showed us to our table and we studied the menu.I ordered a fish pie and my friends ordered some salads.However,after about fifteen minutes,the waiter told us that there was no more fish pie.He apologized and suggested ordering something else.I looked at the

3、menu again and decided to have the same as my friendsa salad.When the food came,it was very good.After we finished,we decided to order some desserts（餐后甜点）.The waiter said that,unluckily,it was too late.There wasnt enough time for us to order desserts.He said he was very sorry but our table was booke

4、d by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave.We paid the bill and left feeling very unhappy.It ruined my birthday.Nobody told us when we arrived that there was a time limit(限制).It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that Well go to your restaurant again.Yours faithfully,Martin Cary 1

5、.Why did Martin and his friends fail to have any dessert?A.Someone had booked their table.B.They had to be home by 9:30.C.It was too expensive.D.There was none left.2.What is Martin Cary trying to do in the letter?A.Cancel a booking.B.Offer a suggestion.C.Ask for information.D.Express dissatisfactio

6、n.3.What does Martin think about their experience?A.The food took too long to arrive.B.They got to the restaurant too late.C.They won t visit the restaurant again.D.There was not much choice on the menu.Passage 2 According to Nielsen,the average number of mobile phone calls we make is dropping every

7、 year,after hitting a peak in 2001.And our calls are getting shorter:In 2005 they averaged three minutes in length;now theyre almost half that.We are moving,in other words,toward a fascinating cultural transition:the death of the telephone call.This shift is particularly plain among the young.Some c

8、ollege students I know go days without talking into their smartphones at all.This generation doesnt make phone calls,because everyone is in constant,lightweight contact in so many other ways:texting,chatting,and social-network messaging.And we dont just have more options than we used to.We have bett

9、er ones:These new forms of communication have exposed the fact that the voice call is badly designed.It deserves to die.Consider:If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up,I have no way of knowing whether youre busy,and you have no idea why Im calling.We have to open Schrodingers box every time,havi

10、ng a conversation to figure out whether its OK to have a conversation.Plus,voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth,which is why its so weirdly exhausting to be interrupted by one.(We apparently find voicemail even more torturous:Studies show that more than a fifth of all voice messages are never

11、listened to.)The telephone,in other words,doesnt provide any information about status,so we are constantly interrupting one another.The other tools at our disposal are more polite.Instant messaging lets us detect whether our friends are busy without our annoying them,and texting lets us ping one ano

12、ther but not at the same time.(Plus,we can spend more time thinking about what we want to say.)Despite the hue and cry about becoming an“always on”society,were actually moving away from the demand that everyone should be available immediately.Well still make fewer phone calls,as most of our former p

13、hone time will migrate to other media.But the calls we do make will be longer,reserved for the sort of deep discussion that the medium does best.As video chatting becomes more common,enabled by the new iPhone and other devices,we might see the growth of persistent telepresence,leaving video-chat ope

14、n all day so we can speak to a spouse or colleague spontaneously.Or,to put it another way,well call less but talk more.1.The writer of the text thinks that what is happening with mobile phone calls is _.A.an unexpected occurrence B.a strange but very predictable fact C.an interesting social phenomen

15、on D.negative for social interaction 2.In paragraph 3,the writers attitude towards phone voice calls is _.A.doubtful B.concerned C.positive D.negative 3.What does the writer think will happen to voice calls in the future?A.They will only be used in emergencies.B.They will continue to get more expens

16、ive.C.They will only be used between family members.D.They will be used mainly for intimate and detailed discussions.Passage 3 Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number

17、of human activities.It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions,ocean drilling,and ship engines.Such noises are added to natural sounds.These sounds include the breaking of ice field,underwater earthquakes,and sounds made by animals themselves.Decibels measured in water are different fro

18、m those measured on land.A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears.In water,a decibel level of one hundred and ninety-five would have the same effect.Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in oceans.They have observed

19、 that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales.A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals.The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing.This seriously affec

20、ted the whales ability to exchange information and find their way.Some of the whales even died.The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected.Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds are against a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels.They say such a limit would mean

21、 an end to important industrial and scientific research.Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals.However,many scientists suspect that noise is a greater danger than they believed.They want to prevent noises from farming creatures in the ocean.1.According

22、to the passage,which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures?_ A.The man-made noise.B.The noises made by themselves.C.The sound of earthquakes.D.The sound of the ice-breaking.2.Which of the following is discussed in the second paragraph?_ A.Different places with different types o

23、f noise.B.The very human ears sensitive to all types of noises.C.The same noise measure differently on land and in the ocean.D.The ocean animals reaction to noises.3.As to the influence of noises on whales,which of the following statements is true?_ A.They are deaf to noises.B.Noises at a certain le

24、vel may hurt them.C.They are easily confused by noises.D.Noises will limit their ability to reproduce.4.We can know from the passage that many scientists think that the noise limit of one hundred twenty decibels would_.A.prevent them from doing their research work B.benefit them a lot in their resea

25、rch work C.do good to their health D.increase the industrial output 5.According to the passage,what will scientists most probably do in the future?_ A.They will try their best to decrease noise.B.They will work hard to cut down noise pollution.C.They will study the effect of different noises.D.They

26、will protect animals from harmful noises.Passage 4 Do you really care who wins Oscars?On February 24 this year,the Academy Awards were presented to actors,actresses,directors,musicians and many other people.Usually they are the best and we,the audience,are persuaded that this is true.This year,the n

27、ominations(提名)for Best Picture include Black Panther,Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book.According to many people,these are great movies,as are the performers who bring the stories to life.Whoever wins the award for Best Actor or Best Actress will undoubtedly become a Hollywood star.However,Leonardo ha

28、d never won an Oscar before 2016,but that doesnt mean that his films arent amazing.I only need to mention Titanic and The Wolf of Wall Street and you can clearly see that he is an excellent actor.And of course,lets not forget Romeo and Juliet.Im afraid someone may wrongly apprehend my meaning.I am n

29、ot saying that those who win Academy Awards are not talented people.They most certainly are talented.What I mean is that I dont think we should judge films and actors by how many awards they have.After all,at this years Golden Globe Awards,Ricky Gervais compared the prizes to a doorstop and told the

30、 nominees to remember that no one cared about that award as much as they did.So lets not judge an actor or actress just based on what critics(评论家)say.If you want to know how good an actor or actress really is,go and watch the film he or she stars in.1.Why is Leonardo mentioned in the passage?_ A.He

31、is one of the writers favorite film actors.B.He is one of the actors who starred in many films.C.He is the leading actor in many award-winning films.D.He is a good actor who didnt win an Oscar until 2016.2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word apprehend in Paragraph 4?_ A.Express B.

32、Understand C.Change D.Show 3.In the authors opinion,what is the best way to judge an actor?_ A.To see if he has won an Oscar.B.To read what critics say.C.To judge him by watching his acting.D.To see how many awards he has won.Passage 5 You have probably heard of the Mozart effect.Its the idea that i

33、f children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart,they will become more intelligent.A quick Internet search reveals plenty of products to assist you in the task.Whatever your age there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozarts music,but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever,the picture is more mixed.The phrase“the Mozart effect”was made up