高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 101.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day101

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day101

Passage1

Myfather'sfamilyisnotamusicalfamily.Theyareafamilyofwords.Mybrotherhasmyfather'sdarkhair,hisloveofagoodargument.Itakeaftermymother.FromherIgotacuriousnature,asenseofadventure,brightredhair.Ididnot,however,haveatalentforthepiano.Thatfactwasseenbeyonddoubtafterunsuccessfulattemptstodrawmusicfromme.

ThepianolessonsbeganwhenIwasfour.MymotherwasconvincedthatIwouldbeachildMozart.Shefoundtheidealteacher—MadameOblenka,astrictRussianwoman,whosepursedlipswereenoughtofrightenawildhorseintosubmission（服从）.MadameOblenka,whoexpectedalittleMozart,wasnotveryhappytofindalittlegirlbangingherfists（拳头）onthekeys.

Itriedtopleaseher."Feelthemusic,"sheurged.I"felt"itandclosedmyear—forwhatismoreunpleasantthanaseriesofwrongnotesplayedcontinuously?

She"felt"mymusic,too,becauseshealwaysleftwithanangrierexpressionthanwhenshecame.

Once,whenIwasten,Imanagedtorecordoneofmyownrehearsals（练习）.Inordertoescapemypracticesessions,Iwouldclosemyselfbehindthedoorofthepianoroom,putonthetaperecording,andreaduntilthetapehadfinished.Thatmethodworkedforaweek,untilmymotherbegantowonderwhyIalwaysmissedthesameB-sharp.Sheknockedonthedoor,and,receivingnoanswer,cameintocheckonmeandfoundthatIhadfallenasleepwhilethetapeofmyperformanceplayedonandon.

Iwastwelvewhenmyparentsfinallyrealizedthatmyhiddentalentwasnotabouttoemergeanytimesoon.Mymother,refusingtoadmitdefeat,toldmetopickanotherinstrument."Chooseanythingyouwant,Honey,"shesaid,thinkingthatfreedomofchoicewouldbringdevotion.Ithoughtlongandhardandchosethedrums.Myparents,sensitivetonoise,wouldbelessthanoverjoyedbyadailybombardment（轰炸）ofplaying.Iimaginedmyfatherinhisstudy,cottonwads（团）inhisears.

Iworkedmywaythroughseveralotherinstrumentsbeforemymotherhitonanotheridea.MaybeIwasn'tmeanttobeamusician.Realizingthatdramamightbemoresuitedtomytalents,Momtookmetoadramateacher.However,heputmebackstage,paintingscenery.OnceIrecoveredfrommysenseofinjury,Irealizedthewisdomofhischoice.Ilovedtheactive,practicalbackstageworld,andIdiscoveredthatIhadaloveforbuildingandpainting.Ilovedthechallengeoftakingourlimitedsuppliesandusingthemtomakesomethingbeautiful.Imaginingasceneandthenseeingitemergebeforeme—this,tome,wasclosetomagic.

I'masculptor（雕刻家）now,andeverydayIexperienceafreshthejoyofbeingfullyabsorbedintheactofartisticcreation.It'sawonderful,cheerfulfeeling.Irealizethatmyparents,intheirmisguidedattemptstointerestmeinmusic,weretryingtogivemethisfeeling.AndnowIfeelgrateful.Perhapstheywentaboutitinthewrongway,buttheirheartswereintherightplace.

1.Theunderlinedword"emerge"inthefifthparagraphcanbereplacedby________.

A.disappearB.fail

C.turnD.show

2.Themusicteacheralwaysleftwhentheplayingbecause________.

A.shedidn'tlikethemusicbeingplayed

B.shewasalreadyangrywhenshecame

C.thewriterplayedtoomanywrongnotes

D.thewriter"felt"herownmusic

3.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheauthor'sattitudetowardspianopractice?

________

A.Shetriedtomakethepianoteacherpleased.

B.Sherepeatedthesamemistakeinpracticing.

C.Sheplayedtherecordinginsteadofpracticing.

D.Sherecordedherperformanceforimprovement.

4.Theauthor'smothercanbebestdescribedas________.

A.devotedandstubborn

B.encouragingandindependent

C.helpfulandthoughtful

D.hardworkingandgenerous

5.Wecanlearnfromthepassage________.

A.artshouldbetreatedasajoyratherthanaburden

B.theordinarybackstageworkcanhelponesucceed

C.youcanonlygetbetteratsomethingifyoupractice

D.parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentocreateart

Passage2

Liverpool,myhometown,isauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecomeaWorldHeritage（遗产）Site.

IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist,Victorianarchitecture（建筑）rosefromthebanksoftheriver,respondedtothesoundsofsea-birds,andappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecenter,IfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.Itisnothardtoimaginewhy,onfirstseeingthecity,mostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildings,whicharesolidsignsofLiverpool'shistory.

Asiftostressitsculturalrole,LiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleriesthanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGallery,IwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworld,andisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.However,cultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain'sNo.1musiccity,ithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEurope,anditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.Everyyear,theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors,makingthecityaplaceofwonder.

Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacity,therearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworld.Whenmytripwasabouttocomplete,IchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool'sfamousPhilharmonicpub.Itisamonument（丰碑）toperfection,andaheritageattractionitself.

BeingaWorldHeritageSite,myhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof"outstandinguniversalvalue".Itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.

1.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________.

A.itscharmingbanks

B.itsfamousmuseums

C.itswonderfulpalaces

D.itsattractivebuildings

2.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby________.

A.providingdifferentexamples

B.followingtheorderofspace

C.makingcomparisons

D.analyzingcauses

3.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat________.

A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurants

B.Liverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattraction

C.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselves

D.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

________

A.TheunusualartisticbeautyinLiverpool

B.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpool

C.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpool

D.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool

Passage3

Athemeparkmanagerhasthejobofwatchingoverandcontrollingthedailyoperationsofthethemepark.Oneoftheirmostimportantjobsistomanagethevisitors'experience.Thiscanincludeeverythingfromtheappearanceoftheparktothehoursofoperation.Athemeparkmanageralsomakesplansanddevelopsstrategies（策略）toensurethehealthandsafetyofvisitors.Tohelpkeepvisitorssatisfied,heusuallysetscustomerservicepolices（政策）thatshowhowemployeesshouldtreatvisitorsandrespondtotheirneeds.

Often,themeparkmanagersmakedecisionsregardingthemeparkpolicies.Forexample,themanagerofathemeparkmayhavetodecidewhentheparkopensandclosesdaily.Hemayalsochoosewhentheparkwillopenandclosefortheseason.Iftheweatherturnsterrible,themanageroftenhastodecidewhetherornottoopentheparkfortheday.Apersoninthispositionmayalsoberesponsibleformakingpoliciesonwhenavisitorcangetarefund（退款）ordiscountonhisadmissionfee.

Theamusementsinathemeparkhavetobemaintained（保养）inordertoensuretheystayingoodworkingordertoensuretheystayingoodworkingorder.Athemeparkmanagertypicallycarriesoutaroutineinspection.Theindividualwhoholdsthispositionalsocreatesplansandstrategiesfordealingwithemergencies.Hemayalsowatchoversecurityworkerswhohelpkeeptheparksafeforvisitors.

Somethemeparkmanagersalsohavethejobofstayingabreastofchangesinthethemeparkindustryandknowingwhatthepark'scompetitorsaredoing.Theinformationthemanagergetsthroughtheseeffortsoftenhelpshimdecidewhentomakeimprovementsandhowtokeeptheparkcompetitive.

Theextent（范围）ofathemeparkmanager'sjobmaydependonthesizeofthepark.Inasmallpark,hemaycloselywithhisemployees.Inalargepark,hemayworktosetpolicesandthendependonothermanagersordepartmentheadstocarrythemout.Whatheneedstodoiswatchoverthesemanagers.

1.Whatmightbeathemeparkmanager'smostimportantjob?

________

A.Tomakesuretheparkgetsregularimprovements.

B.Tomaketheparkworkersperformtheirjobswell.

C.Toensurethevisitorshaveasatisfyingexperience.

D.Toensurethecustomersservicepoliciesworkwell.

2.Thedecisionsmadebythemeparkmanagersusuallydependon________.

A.customers'needs.

B.themeparkpolicies.

C.thesizeofthepark.

D.weatherconditions.

3.Theunderlinedphrase"stayingabreastof"inParagraph4probablymean"________".

A.knowingabout

B.bringingabout

C.callingfor

D.gettingusedto

4.Thewriterdevelopsthepassageby________.

A.tellingstories

B.givingexamples

C.makingcomments

D.makingcomparison

Passage4

Itbeganasagame:

Highschoolandcollegestudentsstudyingcomputertechnologyfiguredouttheycouldusepersonalcomputerstobreakintotelephonecompanycomputersandmakefree,long-distancetelephonecalls.Theseyoungcomputertalentssoongainedthename"hackers".

Policearrestedafewhackers,butmanywentontoeve