高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 210.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day210

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day210

Passage1

Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforapanoramic（全景的）viewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.

Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatetheview.

PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwouldeventuallytake,Igrewfrustrated.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesoIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?

Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomethingpreventedmefromdoingso.Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.

Another15minutespassedandIgrewbored.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhatmakestheimageinteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathesbecausethiswomanisengagingwithit.

Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho“ruined”it,nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured（捕捉）andfrozenonsomestranger’sbedroomwall?

Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichsomewomanIdon’tevenknowhasbeenimmortalized（使……永存）.Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.

Perhapsweallliveineachothers’spaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:

toremindusthatweallappreciatebeauty,thatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure,forconnection,forsomethingthatisgreaterthanus.

Thatphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspokenconversationbetweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.

1.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttotakeaphoto?

A.Hercamerastoppedworking.

B.Awomanblockedherview.

C.Someoneaskedhertoleave.

D.Afriendapproachedfrombehind.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably___________.

A.enjoyingherself

B.losingherpatience

C.waitingforthesunset

D.thinkingaboutherpast

3.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive?

A.Therichcolorofthelandscape.

B.Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.

C.Thewoman’sexistenceinthephoto.

D.Thesoftsunlightthatsummerday.

4.Thephotoonthebedroomwallenablestheauthortobetterunderstand____________.

A.theneedtobeclosetonature

B.theimportanceofprivatespace

C.thejoyofthevacationinItaly

D.thesharedpassionforbeauty

Passage2

SmartKidsFestivalEvents

SmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide（PWYD）.Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.

WalkontheWildSide

Notticketed,Free

JoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged5-3.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

IntroductiontoWaves

Pre-book,PWYD

Subjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.

ScienceintheField

Notticketed,Free

Thisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.

FestivalDinner

Pre-book,£25perperson

Whetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?

FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.

1.Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?

A.WalkontheWildSide

B.IntroductiontoWaves

C.ScienceintheField

D.FestivalDinner

2.Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?

A.SarahLaw.

B.MikeGoldsmith.

C.MarkSamuels.

D.TomCrawford.

3.Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?

A.Family-based.

B.Science-themed.

C.Pickedbychildren.

D.Filledwithadventures.

Passage3

Likeanylanguage,Englishhasmanyvariations（变形）invocabulary,spellingandpronunciation.Thedifferencescanberegional（地区性的）orevenexistwithinthesamecity!

AsaCanadianwholivesinVancouver,Ihavealwaysknownaboutthesedifferences,butIdidn'tgettoexperiencethemfirsthanduntilIbeganattendinganAmericanuniversity.

IfoundthattherearesomeCanadianwordsthatpeopleintheUSjustdon'tunderstand,suchasa"tuque",whichisawarm,knitted（针织的）hat,and"runners",whicharesneakers.MyfriendsteasemeeverytimeIusethe"washroom,"asthewordisn'tusedintheUS-"bathroom","toilet"and"restroom"areoftenusedinstead.Similarly,whenIaskedmyfriendwhatmarkshegotonhistest,hegavemeaconfusedlook.PeopleintheUSonlysay"grades".

ThoughcertainCanadianexpressionssoundverydifferentfromourNorthAmericanneighbor,theysharethesameoriginallanguagebecausebothservedascolonies（殖民地）oftheformerBritishEmpire.Thisculturalheritage（遗产）survivesthroughspeechandlanguage.

UnlikeAmericanEnglish,mostCanadianspellingsaresimilartotheBritishwords.IntheUS,wordslike"harbour"and"colour"arespelledwithoutthe"u".Evenso,somewordschangedinCanada,like"aluminum（铝）".Britishpeoplespellandpronouncethiswordas"aluminium".

Asaresult,CanadianEnglishhasdevelopedanidentityofitsown.Forinstance,wecannotforgetthemostimportantwordinCanadianEnglish:

sorry.Whileitisn'treallythemostimportantword,Canadianshaveareputationforbeingpoliteandfriendly.I,forone,wanttouphold（维护）thatreputationandhonormyCanadianroots,evenwhileI'mintheUnitedStates.

"Languagebringswithitanidentityandaculture...,"wroteSouthAfricancomedianTrevorNoahinhisbook,BornaCrime:

StoriesFromaSouthAfricanChildhood."Alanguagebarrier（障碍）says"We'redifferent."Asharedlanguagesays"We'rethesame'."

1.Whichoneiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.AlltheCanadianwordsaren'tunderstoodbythepeopleintheUS

B.Englishvariesinvocabulary,spellingandpronunciation

C.Awordmaybepronounceddifferentlyinthesamecity

D.Theauthordidn'trealizethedifferencesuntilattendinganAmericanuniversity

2.Whytheword"sorry"issoimportantinCanada?

________

A.BecauseitiscommonlyusedinCanada

B.BecauseitshowsthepolitenessandfriendlinessofCanadians

C.Becausepeoplecanunderstanditmoreeasily

D.BecausethemeaningofitinCanadaisdifferentfromthatinothercountries

3.Whichoneisnotusedwhenthearticleisdeveloped?

________

A.ComparisonB.Examples

C.CauseandEffectD.Process

4.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

________

A.Languagedefinestheidentity

B.Themostimportantlanguage

C.ThedifferencesbetweenCanadianandAmericanEnglish

D."Sorry"meansalottoCanadians

Passage4

AroundA.D.1500EuropeantradersbeganarrivinginIndia.TheywantedtotakeIndia'sspices,rice,silkandsugarcanebacktoEurope.ThemostsuccessfultradingcompanywastheBritishEastIndiaCompany,whichwasfoundedin1600.WiththehelpoftheBritishgovernment,thiscompanygainedgreatcontroloverIndia.

BritishrulehadsomebenefitsforIndia.Importantcrops—includingtea,coffee,andindigo—wereintroducedintoIndiaandanationalrailroadsystemwasbuilttohelpexportgoods.EnglishwasusedacrossthemanyregionsofIndia,providingonecommonlanguageforthepeople.

ButtheBritishcausedhardshipstoo.Forexample,farmersintheBengalregionwereforcedtogrowtheexportcropofindigo（靛蓝）,usedtomakebluedye（染料）,insteadoffood.Asaresult,in1770about10millionpeoplediedoffamine.BritainalsocausedhardshipintheIndiaclothindustrybyputtinga30percentimporttaxonIndiancloth.ThismadeIndianclothtooexpensivetosellinBritain.WhentheIndianslosttheirBritishcustomers,theirclothindustrywasruined.ThenBritishclothfactoriesprofitedbysellingBritishclothtotheIndians.

TheIndianpeoplewerediscontentunderBritishrule.In1939MohandasGandhitookupthecauseofIndianindependence.HeencouragedIndianstoprotestinnonviolentways.HeencouragedthemnottopaytaxestotheBritishandadvocated（提倡）aboycottofBritish-madeproducts.Aftergreatstruggle,bothnonviolentandviolent,theBritishwithdrew（撤离）,andin1947Indiabecameaself-governing,independentcountry.

1.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

________

A.ThehistoryofIndia

B.BritainhelpedIndiagreatlyinitshistory

C.Theexportcropofindigo

D.India'sstruggleforindependence

2.WhichofthefollowingwasabenefitofBritishrule?

________

A.Famine

B.Decline（衰退）ofIndia'sclothindustry

C.AnindependentIndiangovernment

D.Anationalrailroadsystem

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"boycott"mean?

________

A.Tobuyagreatdealof

B.Toallowonlymenandboystouse

C.Torefusetobuy,sell,oruse

D.Toadvertise

Passage5

WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditissteamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyouhadbe