高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 51.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day51

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day51

Passage1

Howtoimprovemylife?

Manypeoplethinkthattheyhavetoacceptwhateverlifethrowsatthem.They'llsay,"Thisismyfate,mydestiny.Icannotchangeit."Ofcoursenot!

Youdon'thavetosufferneedlessly.Yourdestinydependsonyou,notonanyotherexternalfactors.

Iknowsomeonewhosaysshejustacceptswhatlifegivesherbecauseshehasdoneeverythingshecantoimproveit.Guesswhatherlifestyleis?

Shewakesupinthemorning,goestowork,comesbackhome,relaxes,chatswithpeople,watchesTV,thengoestosleep.Nextday,thesameroutinecyclefollows.

Huh!

Isthiswhatshecalls"doingherbest"?

ShebelievesshehastriedherbestandjustacceptsitinherheartthatthisisthelifethatGodhasintendedforhertolive;thatherluckcanonlychangeifGodwillsit.OfcourseGodwantsustobehappyandliveourlifetothefullest,butwehavetodoourshareofexerting（运用）theefforttolivethelifeofourdreams.

Rememberthatyoureapwhatyousow.Youjustdon'tsitaroundandwaitforamilliondollarstofallfromthesky.Youhavetogetoffthecouch,getyoureyesofftheTVscreen,getyourhandsoffthephone.Don’texpectyourlucktochangeunlessyoudosomethingaboutit.Ifsomethinggoeswrong,don'tjustregarditasatemporarysetback;butuseitasfeedback.Learnyourlesson,makethemostofthesituation,anddosomethingtosolvetheproblem.It'snotenoughtothinkpositively;youalsohavetoactpositively.

Ifsomeone’slifeisinthetrouble,doyoujusthopeandpraythatthingswillturnoutfine?

Ofcoursenot!

Yougettodoanythingyoucantosavetheperson.Soitiswithyourownlife.Itisnotenoughtohopeforthebest,butyouhavetodoyourbest.Inotherwords,don’tjuststandorsitthere,dosomethingtoimproveyourlife.

1.Accordingtothewomanmentionedinparagraph3,herlife________.

A.doesn’tneedimproving

B.couldn’tbeimproved

C.willbebettersomeday

D.willbeworseinthefuture

2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewoman’slife?

________

A.positiveB.satisfyingC.colorfulD.passive

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor’sopinion?

________

A.Yourtemporaryproblemisnotdiscouraging.

B.Yourluckcanbechangedbyyourefforts

C.YoucanonlyachievesuccesswhenGodwillsit.

D.Youshouldtreatyourselfinthewayyoutreatfriends.

4.Thetextismainlywrittentoadviseyouto________.

A.understandyourselfB.improveyourlife

C.believeinyourselfD.changeyournormalway

Passage2

Whatshouldauniversityeducationbeintoday’sworldandwhatshoulditmean?

Andwhatindeedisauniversity?

Howdowethinkaboutitsdutiesandourduties?

First,universitiesareaboutknowledgeandthepursuit（追求）oftruth.Webelieveinfactsandinthepowerofthehumanmindtofindthemout.Weregardeducationandlearningasawaytohumanbettermentanddemocraticgovernment.Harvardisaresearch（研究）university,whichmeansthatpeopleworkingherearemakingeveryefforttopushthelimitsofknowledgeintheirfields.Andasyoulearn,youareinvitedtobepartofthisadventureofdiscovery—inandbeyondclassrooms,laboratories,libraries,andmuseums.Youmayfinallywriteanessaywhenyougraduate—about40percentoflastyear’sstudentsdid—aprojectinwhichyoudevelopaninterest,aproblemofyourownindependentresearch—orperhapsyouwillspendasummeraspartofourstudentsresearchvillage,livingoncampustogetherwithotherstudentresearcherswhileyouworkcloselywithprofessorsinordertogetnewknowledge.

Webelievethatthepursuitoftruthneedsaseriesoftesting,ofdiscussion,andofdebate.Weareneversocomplacentastobelievewehaveperfectlygainedthetruth.Weknowthereisalwaysmoretoknow,sowemustbeopentonewideas,tothepossibilityofbeingwrong.Thisneedsallofustoworkwithcourageandgenerosity—tobewillingtotakepartinthegreatdebate,opentoothers’ideasandwillingtochangeourviewsbasedonreason.Butthesearenotjustbrainskillsthatwehopetodevelopineachofyou.Thesearehumanabilitiesaswell,andthewillingnesstobeopentolearningandgrowthwhilenewtruthsgraduallyappearandbecomeknownandunderstoodtoall.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,aresearchuniversityisaplacewhere________.

A.progresscanbemadeforhumanbettermentanddemocraticgovernment

B.studentsmustwriteanessaywhentheygraduatefromtheuniversity

C.peopleworkhardtomakenewdiscoveriesinvariousfieldsofresearch

D.studentsliveoncampuswithprofessorsinordertogetnewknowledge

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3mean?

________

A.quitepleasedB.tooproud

C.prettysureD.veryimpatient

3.Whichofthefallowingistrueaccordingtoparagraph3?

________

A.Ittakesbothalongtimeandcarefulnesstocompletethepursuitoftruth.

B.Makingmistakesisacceptablebecausethereisnoendtoknowledgelearning.C.Humanabilitiesaremoreimportantthanbrainskillsinthepursuitoftruth.

D.Weshouldbewillingtochangeourviewsifotherspointouttheyarewrong.

4.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

________

A.Todescribewhataresearchuniversityislike.

B.Togivesuggestionstothosewhoaregraduating.

C.Toencouragethosewhatevejustenteredcollege.

D.Toexpresstheimportanceoflookingfortruth.

Passage3

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish”,Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,“I’mnotafish!

”Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?

AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’thaveanyeyelids（眼皮）andthesunhurtstheireyes.......ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem.

WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople.”Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Whathesaidwas,“Youneedtothinklikeafish.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.

1.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?

________

A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.

B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.

C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.

D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.

2.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?

________

A.Toreadaboutfish.

B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.

C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.

D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound________.

A.indeepwateronsunnydays

B.indeepwateroncloudydays

C.inshallowwaterundersunlight

D.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees

4.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound________.

A.iteasytothinklikeacustomer

B.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiring

C.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonable

D.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople

5.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom________.

A.afishingguide

B.apopularsalesbook

C.anovelonchildren

D.amillionaire’sbiography

Passage4

Weallknowwhatabrainis.Adoctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorganofthebodyinthehead.Itcontrolsourbody’sfunctions,movements,emotionsandthoughts.Butabraincanmeansomuchmore.

Abraincanalsosimplybeasmartperson.Ifapersoniscalledbrainy,heissmartandintelligent.Ifafamilyhasmanychildrenbutoneofthemissupersmart,youcouldsay,“He’sthebrainsinthefamily.”Andifyouarethebrainsbehindsomething,youareresponsiblefordevelopingororganizingsomething.Forexample,BillGatesisthebrainsbehindMicrosoft.

Braintrustisagroupofexpertswhogiveadvice.Wordexpertssaythephrase“braintrust”becamepopularwhenFranklinD.Rooseveltfirstranforpresidentin1932.Severalprofessorsgavehimadviceonsocialandpoliticalissues（问题）facingtheU.S.Theseprofessorswerecalledhis“braintrust”.

Thesewaysweusetheword“brain”allmakesense.Butotherwaysweusethewordarenotsoeasytounderstand.Forexample,tounderstandthenextbrainexpression,youfirstneedtoknowtheword“drain”.Asaverb,todrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflewaway.Soabraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsouttheears.But,braindrainiswhenacountry’smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountriestoliveinanother.Thebrainsare,sortof,drainingoutofthecountry.

However,ifpeopleareresponsibleforagreatidea,youcouldsaytheybrainstormedit.Here,brainstormisnotanactofweather.Itisaprocessofthinkingcreativelyaboutacomplextopic.Forexample,businessleadersmayusebrainstormingtocreatenewproducts,andgovernmentleadersmaybrains