高一英语阅读理解提高训练.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解提高训练高一英语阅读理解提高训练一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 I was born on the 17th of November 1828, in the village of Nam Ping, which is about four miles southwest of the Portuguese Colony (殖民地) of Macao, and is located on Pedro Island lying west of Macao, from which it is separated by a channel of half a mile wide. A

2、s early as 1834, an English lady, Mrs. Gutzlaff, wife of a missionary to China, came to Macao. Supported by the Ladies Association in London for the promotion of female education in India and the East, she immediately took up the work of starting a girls school for Chinese girls, which was soon foll

3、owed by the opening of a boys school. Mrs. Gutzlaffs comprador(买办) happened to come from my village and was actually my fathers friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaffs school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admit

4、ted into the school. It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed. Most certainly such a step would have been more suitable for Chinese public opinion, taste, and the wants of the cou

5、ntry, than to allow me to attend an English school. Moreover, a Chinese belief is the only avenue in China that leads to political promotion, influence, power and wealth. I can only guess that as foreign communication with China was just beginning to grow, my parents hoped that it might be worthwhil

6、e to put one of their sons to learning English. In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world. I am wondering if that influenced my parents to put me into Mrs. Gutzlaffs School. As to what other sequences it has eventually

7、 brought about in my later life, they were entirely left in the hands of God.（1）How was the author admitted to Mrs. Gutzlaffs school? A.Through his fathers friends help.B.Through his own efforts to exams.C.Through his fathers request.D.Through Mrs. Gutzlaffs influence.（2）Why did the authors parents

8、put him into an English school？ A.An English school was more influential.B.Foreign trade with China was developing fast.C.It met with Chinese public opinion.D.He could become a successful interpreter.（3）What did the author think of his parents decision to put him into an English school? A.It was ske

9、ptical.B.It was mysterious.C.It was thoughtful.D.It was wonderful.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，小时候父亲送作者去英语学校而不是中文学校，并分析了具体原因。（1）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Mrs. Gutzlaffs comprador(买办) happened to come from my village and was actually my fathers friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard

10、about Mrs. Gutzlaffs school”可知，作者是通过父亲朋友的帮助进入到Mrs. Gutzlaff学校的。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world.”可知父母认为我也许会成为一个很好的翻译，在做生意外交方面会有优势，所以他们才送我去英语学校。故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“It has always been a

11、mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed.”可知对于父母送我去英语学校而不是传统的中文学校，我感觉很困惑。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 One of the biggest problems when we ar

12、e talking is the awkward silence. Encountering this situation is so uncomfortable that you would avoid meeting new people in the first place. In the past, I struggled with this and I even thought it had to do with my DNA or something But later I learned that once you know how to keep those words flo

13、wing, you can meet and talk to anyone you like, which helps create great possibilities for friendship, fun and shared activities that you would otherwise have missed out on. After studying this in depth, I had different opinions and found that one of these common behaviors is the habit of filtering

14、(过滤)-holding back from saying something until youve checked to make sure that what youre about to say is cool, impressive and interesting. Another problem is not learning to get in the mood for conversation. If you dont know how to change from subjects, then it can take a lot of time to warm up. It

15、is the reflex (习惯性思维) that allows you to say whatever goes on in your mind. Its fun to realize that youre allowed to say whatever is on your mind. As long as you dont say anything that could land you in jail (监狱). All of the Oh! Thats interesting Hmm, Ive never heard of that Hmm, cool! expressions a

16、re reactionary (保守的) bits of conversation that prove to the other person that youre really listening. This works 99% of the time. So, if you show some interest, theyll hang around and want to talk to you even more. Everyone knows that stories juice-up conversations, but most people only talk about s

17、tories of their own lives. When someone mentions something related to any of them, just tell the story, even if its not from your life. The more interesting, stranger or more frightening they are, the harder they are to forget.（1）If people can deal with the awkward silence, they can . A.train their

18、working skillB.improve their life qualityC.enrich their social lifeD.establish their working relationship（2）When talking with others, we should . A.feel nervousB.think twiceC.be free to expressD.avoid breaking in（3）According to the passage, what do the speakers care much about? A.The attractive topi

19、cs of conversation.B.The atmosphere of the conversation.C.The listeners experiences and tastes.D.The listeners curiosity and concern.（4）What does the underlined part juice-up conversations mean? A.making conversations more boringB.making conversations livelierC.making conversations smootherD.making

20、conversations more relaxing【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文本文是一篇议论文，我们谈话时最大的问题之一是尴尬的沉默。遇到这种情况是很不舒服的。作者就这一论点表达了自己的观点。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“But later I learned that once you know how to keep those words flowing, you can meet and talk to anyone you like, which helps create great possibilities for friendship

21、, fun and shared activities”可知如果在谈话时能打破尴尬的沉默，知道说什么，怎么说，就能为友谊，乐趣和共享活动创造巨大的可能性，就能丰富社交生活。故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“It is the reflex (习惯性思维) that allows you to say whatever goes on in your mind. Its fun to realize that youre allowed to say whatever is on your mind.”可知习惯性思维让我们表达我们内心所想，意识到你可以说出你心里想说的话，是很有趣的。所

22、以在和别人交流时我们应该自由表达。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“All of the Oh! Thats interesting Hmm, Ive never heard of that Hmm, cool! expressions are reactionary (保守的) bits of conversation that prove to the other person that youre really listening.和if you show some interest, theyll hang around and want to talk to you eve

23、n more.”听者的赞美之词和他们有兴趣想了解更多的好奇心和关注，是说者最关心的。故选D。（4）考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中的“The more interesting, stranger or more frightening they are, the harder they are to forget.”可知故事越有趣或越惊险，就越吸引人，听者就越难忘记，这说明了故事在谈话中的重要性。划线词语所在的句子指每个人都知道故事会让对话变得生动有趣，“juice-up conversations”指让对话变得生动有趣，与B项同义。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及词义猜测和推理判断两个题型的考查，是

24、一篇生活类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 Forcing waiters and waitresses to survive on tips from customers rather than normal wages is a pointless, crude, and unique American custom that, in the past several years, a handful of progressive restaurant owners have attempted to do away with. Danny

25、Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is about to join their ranks and has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the companys 13 restaurants. What, exactly, is wrong with tipping? As Brian Palmer has explained, more or less its everything. To start, leaving a waiters pay in th

26、e hands of customers has a feeling of classism (阶级歧视). And in theory, handing restaurant customers the power to tip is at least supposed to motivate better service. This fails in practice because humans turn out to be pretty arbitrary (随意的) about their tipping behavior. Research has shown that the a

27、mount diners tip has very little to do with their level of satisfaction. All of this doesnt encourage waiters and waitresses to do anything but turn over as many tables as possible. Tipping is also very unfair to kitchen staff. The law allows restaurants to divide tips between front-of-the-house wor

28、kers like waiters, hosts, hostesses, and bartenders (调酒师), but not cooks. This creates a system in which the people serving the food in a restaurant can earn more than the people preparing it. One of the most fascinating parts of Meyers move is that, unlike some restaurant owners who have taken an a

29、nti-tipping stand, he wont simply add a standard extra charge to diners bills. Rather, Union Square Hospitality Group means to raise menu prices enough to fully cover the cost of a meal. If Meyer manages to move away from tipping at all without hurting his profits, it would almost certainly set the

30、stage for others to follow suit.（1）Whats Danny Meyers attitude towards stopping tipping? A.Negative.B.Supportive.C.Objective.D.Doubtful.（2）What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A.Tipping may disturb the restaurants management.B.Tipping will guarantee diners high quality service.C.Tipping can arouse

31、 the staffs enthusiasm for work.D.Tipping will bring customers a sense of satisfaction.（3）What can we know about Union Square Hospitality group? A.Brian Palmer is in charge of it now.B.Its cooks earn much more than its servers.C.Restaurant tipping has been totally banned there.D.Diners will be charge