高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 42.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day42

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day42

Passage1

Hi,everybody!

Welcometoournewly-openedRichardsCinemaBookstore!

Nowletmeintroducetoyousomeofthenewfilmbooksinourstore.

AreyouChinesefilmfans?

OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollectionof25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,ChinesefilmsareverypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero,andFlowersofShanghai.

DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?

Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthe1890stothebeginningofthe21stcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:

studentsandteachers,specialistsandfans,andsoon.

MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia（百科全书）ofIndianCinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthefamousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestintheworldafterourHollywood.

IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.Thisbookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.

Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms.

Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!

1.Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably______.

A.theauthorof25NewTakes

B.atouristinthecinemabookstore

C.themanagerofthecinemabookstore

D.areaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinema

2.HowmanyAsiancountriesdoesthespeakermentionwhenhetalksaboutthefilmbooks?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Nine.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.IndiancinemaissecondonlytoHollywood.

B.TheBritishCinemaBookincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.

C.CrouchingTigerandHiddenDragoniswellreceivedintheStates.

D.TheFrenchCinemaBookcoversoveracentury'sFrenchfilms.

4.Thepurposeofthespeakeris______.

A.tosatisfythecustomers'varioustastes

B.tokeeptheauthorsinthecinemabookstore

C.toofferthetouristschancestomeetthefilmstars

D.topersuadethereadersintofilmproducers

Passage2

AlmaDeutschercouldreadmusicbeforeshecouldreadwords.Shecomposedherfirstpianosonataatsix,herfirstshortoperaatseven,andherfirstfull-lengthoperaat10.

AlmaAlma,agiftedmusicianaswellasacomposer,thechildprodigy,or“LittleMozart",whosemusicisintheclassical-romantictradition,wasonstagethroughout,switchingbetweenthepianoandtheviolin.

Herparents,motherJanie,andfatherGuy,arequiteformal.Theythinkdeeplybeforetheyspeak,andappeartobequiet.TheymaintainAlmaisanadultwhenitcomestomusicandanormalgirlinotherways.

Shehasalwaysbeenhome-schooledandisreadingPhilipPullman'sHisDarkMaterialswhenwemeet.Janie,whohasgivenupheruniversityjob,isalsoahugesupport,home-schoolingbothgirls.AndtheybelieveAlmawouldn'thavedevelopedinmainstreameducationanyway.Becauseherneedsaredifferentandit'squitedifficultforanyschool.

Butperhapswhatmostsetsherapartistheintensity（强度）ofherimagination.SpendtimewithAlmaandyouarestruckbyhowoftenshetalksaboutTransylvanian,whichisunrelatedtotheregioninRomania."Imusthaveheardthenamesomewhere,becauseIdidn'tknowitwasarealplaceuntilmuchlater,"shesays.

Transylvanianis"myownlandwithitsownlanguageandtherearebeautifulcomposersthere,namedAntoninYellowsinkandAshyandShellandFlare”.Transylvanianisoutside,inside；everywhereandnowhere.

Shehaswrittenbiographiesaboutthecomposers,createdamagazine,ParisFlash,fortheinhabitants,andevencomposedaTransylvaniannationalanthem.Herfatherbelieveshermusicalabilityisasignofthisimagination."Itallpoursoutlikeavolcano,"hesays.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlmafromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Sheistooyoungtobeamusician.

B.Sheisawonderchildonmusic.

C.Sheisahard-workingchildonmusic.

D.Hermusicworksarewell-knownaroundtheworld.

2.WhydidAlmareceiveeducationathome?

A.Becauseshedidn'tlikeschool.

B.Becauseofherspecialneeds.

C.Becausehermotherlostherjob.

D.Becauseshewantedtostaywithhersister.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutTransylvanian?

A.TransylvanianisaplaceinAlma'scity.

B.TransylvanianisaplaceinthebookAlmaread.

C.TransylvanianisaplacethatAlmaimagined.

D.Transylvanianisagroupformusiciansandcomposers.

4.Accordingtoherfather,whatisthekeytoAlma'ssuccess?

A.Herrichimagination.B.Herparents'influence.

C.Herteachers'instruction.D.Herhardworkonmusic.

Passage3

Afewyearsago,whenIbeganwritingabouteducation,schoolleadersdidn'tworrymuchaboutteachers.Theybelievedalonglineofnewteacherswaited.Notanylonger,asdistrictsstruggletofillmath,science,worldlanguageandspecialeducationjobs.

A2017LearningPolicyInstitutestudyfound90percentofopenteachingpostsaretheresultofpeopleleavingtheprofession.Whileretirementsplayarole,thereportnotedtwo-thirdsofteachersdepartforotherreasons,mostsayingdissatisfactionswiththejob.

Howcandistrictssupportteachersandpersuadenewonestoenterthefield?

EducationprofessorPeterSmagorinskysaid,"ThebestwayIknowoftosupportteachersistolistentothem.Teachersknowbetterthananyonehowschoolswork,whatkidsneed,whatteachersneedtodotheirbestwork.Butkidsandteacherswon'talwaysagree,andyouwillgetoppositesuggestions.Butatleasttheyfeelrecognized,consulted,listenedto,andrespected."

HighschoolprincipalBetsyBockmansaid,"WhatItrytoinform:

Firstly,everyone'sjobistodoallwecaneverydaytosupportstudents.Secondly,fortheemployeeswhoarenotteachersatGrady,ourjobistoremoveeverysinglebarrierthatkeepsteachersfromteaching.

Makethejobofteachingeasier."

Vice-presidentGaryMcGiboneysaid,"Teachersdevelopwellinaschoolwithapositiveschoolclimatewheretheydon'tfeelalone,whichiswhatteachersdesperatelywantandneed."

Myownviewisthatmostwanttodotheirbestfortheirstudents,butoftenfeelattackedwhentoldtheyneedtoimprove.Togrow,developandkeepeffectiveteachers,Georgiaschoolsmustfirstcreateacultureinwhichteacherstrustthatleaderswantthemtosucceed.

1.Whydotoomanyteachersleavetheirprofession?

A.Theleadersdon'tcareaboutthem.

B.Therearetoomanytrainedteachers.

C.Mostaren'tsatisfiedwiththeirjobs.

D.Manyteachershavealreadyretired.

2.WhatdoesPrincipalBetsyBockmantrytotellus?

A.Theschool'swholeeffortistomaketeachingeasier.

B.Schoolsshouldlistentotheteachers'suggestions.

C.Whattheteacherswantshouldbeconcernedbyothers.

D.Schoolleadersmustshowrespectfortheteachers'thoughts.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?

A.Toshowtheauthor'sconcernfortheteachers.

B.TocriticizethestateofGeorgia'seducation.

C.Toasktheteacherstodotheirbestforthestudents.

D.Tocallontheschooltocreateaculturefortheteachers.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whytheschoolsareshortofgoodteachers.

B.Howtokeepenoughandeffectiveteachers.

C.Whatweshoulddototeachthestudentswell.

D.Howtodealwithteacher-studentrelationship.

Passage4

It’snotanurbanlegend:

crimeratesdoinfactinthesummerintheU.S.Astudyfoundthat,withtheexceptionofrobberyandautotheft,ratesofallviolentandpropertycrimesarehigherduringthesummerthanduringothermonths.Thestudyexamineddatacollectedduring8years,whichincludedviolentandpropertycrimesthatdidnotresultindeath,bothreportedandnotreportedtothepolice.

　　Thedatashowthat,thoughthenationalcrimeratedroppedby70percentduringrecentyears,seasonalspikesinsummerremain.Insomecases,thosespikesare12percenthigherthanratesduringseasonsinwhichthelowsoccur.Thephenomenonconfusesmanycriminologists,andtheywonderwhy.

　　Somereasonthatincreasedtemperatures,whichdrivemanyoutofdoorsandleavewindowsopenintheirhomes,raisetheamountoftimewhenhomesareleftempty.Otherspointtotheeffectofstudentsonsummervacationwhoareotherwiseoccupiedwithschoolingduringotherseason,whilesomearguethatsufferingheat’induceddiscomfortsimplymakespeoplemoreaggressiveandlikelytoactout.

　　Althoughtheseelementspossesscertainpersuasivepower,theirrationalityiscalledintoquestionwhencasesinwinterareputonthemap.Whyaren’ttheratesinwinterfallingifheatrelatedfactorsaretoblameforthesummerspike?

Contrarily,themattershouldbeviewedfromsocialandeconomicanglesratherthanonsolarterms.

　　Numerousstudieshaveshownthatratesofcriminalbehavioramongyoungadultsdropwhentheircommunitiesprovidethemwithotherwaystospendtheirtimeandearnmoney.ThiswasfoundtobetrueinLosAngeles,wheregangactivitywasreducedwhencommunitycentersforteenswerethrivingandactive.Andgenerallyspeaking,theconnectionbetweeneconomicinequalityandcrimeisrobustlydocumentedfortheU.S.Andwhysummerseesaworsesituation?

It’sprobablybecauseit’sevenharderforyoungstertolandjobsthatprovideforlifenecessities.

　　Soifofficialswanttoaddressthesummerspikeincrime,theymayactdifferentlyinsteadofaimingstraightatcrimes.Simplyupgradingsecurityandseverely