高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 217.docx

1、高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 217高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 217Passage 1If you make a list of the worlds top 10 most challenging jobs, chances are that being a teacher will not make the cut. But think about the discouraging task millions of educators face each day as they try to shape a group of often bad-tempered, wi

2、ld kids into intelligent, well-rounded individuals. That surely has to be the toughest job in the world, especially given that there is no promotion or bonus awaiting them even if they are wildly successful!What if these all-important individuals that we often take for granted disappear from our liv

3、es? That was what Project Ed and Participant Medias Teach campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to imagine in their recently-held contest. Entitled, A World Without Teachers, its intent was to inspire more young people to become teachers. However, the 62 amazing video submissions also serve as a rem

4、inder of how grim things would be if we didnt have these selfless individuals guiding us through life. What was interesting is that even the youngest contestants did not appear to rejoice at the idea of not having anybody telling them what to do. High-school student Savannah Wakefield considered if

5、art as we know it today would have been different without teachers. Would Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism? Los Angeles-based Miles Horst, who won the 1000 USD price for the best adult submission imagines a world where teachers are replaced by a brain box in his fun animated entry.

6、 Youth category winner Marina Barhams video depicts a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers dont just teach, they inspire something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do! So, the next time you think your teacher is being mean for trying to channel you in the right direction, i

7、magine a life without him/her. We have a feeling it will not appear as rosy!1. What is the text mainly about? _A. The significance of teachers. B. The campaign to promote teachers status. C. The survey of peoples view about teacher. D. A contest to win the prize for the best teacher. 2. From the pas

8、sage we can learn that _ . A. teaching naughty kids is a very discouraging taskB. being a teacher is one of the most challenging jobs in the worldC. a successful teacher has the greatest chance to be promotedD. teachers have little influence on kids individual development3. What is the purpose of th

9、e project A World Without Teachers? _A. To attract kids to submit more videos of the teachers. B. To encourage more people to go into teaching career. C. To expect teachers to devote themselves to their jobs. D. To remind students to appreciate teachers hard work. 4. What does the underlined sentenc

10、e in paragraph four suggest? _A. Teaching is quite different from other jobs. B. The future of teachers work appears inspiring. C. A world without teachers will be unimaginable. D. Many people attach more importance to teaching. Passage 2Dont have plenty of time for reading? If you are interested in

11、 non-fiction books, here are good choices for you. A Room of Ones OwnThis essay by English writer Virginia Woolf is based on several lectures given to two womens colleges at Cambridge University in 1928. In it, Woolf describes that its circumstance not talent alone that allows men to be more success

12、ful at writing. Women, in other words, spend so much time cooking, cleaning, and tending to their children that they have no time left for art. To write well, therefore, a woman must have a room of her own. While on its surface, this essay appears to be only about writing, it is actually about wealt

13、h and class, freedom and imprisonment, and the power struggle between sexes. The Art of WarWritten by ancient Chinese warrior（武士）Sun Zi, The Art of War is widely considered to be one of the best books about military strategy in human history. Consisting of 13 chapters, each dealing with a separate a

14、spect about how to fight a war, the book has been translated into every major language and has thousands of editions. For centuries, it has been used to train world leaders for its detailed study of military strategy（军事策略）and effective leadership. Letter to My DaughterThis book of essays and poems b

15、y Maya, a respectable American poet, is written for the daughter she never hadthe millions of women, both young and old, that she considers to be her family. From the viewpoint of a caring, older relative, this book contains lessons selected from her own life experiences, including the birth of her

16、only child, a son, as well as the development and loss of friendship. A Brief History of TimeIf youre short on time, then why not read about, well, the creation of time？This 1998 edition from brilliant scientist and mathematician Stephen Hawking explores mind-bending questions about the creation of

17、the universe, including if and when it will end, and if so, how. Despite its heavy subject matter, Hawking addresses these questions in a way thats easy to understand, even for those who know little about physics. 1. What can we learn about the four books？_A. A Brief History of Time mainly focuses o

18、n the matter of time. B. Letter to My Daughter is actually a common family letter. C. The Art of War gives advice on how to be world leaders. D. A Room of Ones Own is more than about writing. 2. What can be inferred from the passage？_A. As a physicist, Hawking is equally famous in writing. B. Maya d

19、evotes herself to fighting for womens rights. C. The book by Sun Zi is helpful in policy-making. D. Woolf looks down upon men in writing. 3. What is the purpose of the passage？_A. To make comparisons between the four books. B. To recommend the four books to readers. C. To make comments on the four b

20、ooks. D. To promote sales of the four bookPassage 3The horse Im riding is named Candy, which is appropriate, taking account of her love for eating. As we go our way down the mountain of Big Bend National Park, Texas, Im sweatinghalf due to the hot weather, half due to an effort to stay on the horse.

21、 Candy, however, is relaxed and stops to eat cactuses (仙人掌) as she passes. She is used to the dusty trails through hills and canyons(大峡谷) and ignores my attempts to guide her away from her delicious food. Our ride becomes a battle of will, which Candy wins easily. I comfort myself by admiring the vi

22、ews across Big Bends wide open spaces. Texas only national park, Big Bend, extends across 800, 000 acres of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the deep southwest of the state right along the border with Mexico. It is named after the U-turn that the Rio Grande River makes here. It has seen a lot of fights. Th

23、e Spanish, Anglo-American settles, Mexicans, and Apache and Comanche American Indians all fought to rule this place. Our group member, Mike, knows every corner of the park and describes it as sort of a secret place. Even some Texans dont know about Big Bend, he says. Other local people describe it a

24、s a forgotten national park. Compared with the almost five million travellers that descend on the Grand Canyon every year, only 30000 make it here. There are six of us in the riding group, all fairly inexperienced, led by tour guides, Linda and Janelle, who keep both us and the horses in line. We tr

25、ek along the top of an 800-foot mountain, with wide-winged eagles flying beside us. The air is noiseless. The park is fantastic for hikes and has a variety of marked walking paths. The walk is a five-mile round trip. While the final stretch is rather steep, the views over giant canyons and plains ar

26、e worth the effort. 1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?_A. The writer is relaxed while riding, B. The writer wants to punish Candy for not walking straight. C. The writer is good at riding a horse on the mountain. D. The writer can hardly guide Candy away from the cactuses. 2. We can lear

27、n all of the following about Big Bend National Park EXCEPT that_ . A. it is the only national park in TexasB. it is located right along the border with MexicoC. Texans fought to rule this place in the pastD. it is described as a forgotten national park3. In the third paragraph, the underlined words,

28、 descend on, can be replaced by_ . A. think highly of it B. pay a visit toC. make an attack on D. pass by4. Which word can best describe the authors feelings after the hard journey?_A. Worthwhile. B. Upset. C. Grateful. D. Tired. Passage 4Every morning. Claire Buckley was rushing to catch the bus. S

29、he left for Barrington High School in Illinois at 6 a. m. She would come home very tired. Kids like Claire Buckley are suffering from lack of sleep. Less sleep causes stress. Stress is when someone is under a lot of pressure. Not sleeping is just one reason experts say more students feel nervous at

30、school. Local schools in Illinois are trying new ways to fix it, wishing kids to feel healthy and happy. Some schools are changing their calendar (日历). They are giving tests before school breaks. This way students do not have to worry about studying when they are away from school. Some places change

31、d their after-school activities. Coaches can only organize one practice a day. Teachers now cannot give homework during certain holiday breaks. But some kids want very much to do well on tests. They think it will get them into good colleges, which causes them stress. A study showed different things

32、stress different students out. Students were not able to see their grades online. This stressed some students. Other students said seeing their grades made them more stressed. Some say parents are causing stress. They try to make sure their kids do not fail. They want their kids to not be disappointed. “Children need to fail. ” says Dr. Carol Weitzman, a doctor for children. When kids learn to fail, they learn to get back on their feet. This is an important will for life