高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 113.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day113

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day113

Passage1

ADAYOUTINBRITAIN

AreyouplanningtovisitBritain?

Hereareafewsuggestionsforabeautifulweekendaway.

Bournemouth

Thisfamoustouristtownhas11kmofbeautifulbeaches.Lastyear,10,000touristsvisitedthisbeautifultown.It'stheperfectplacetogoswimmingorsailing.Therearelotsoflovelyparksandgardenstovisitandit'sagreatplacetoeatout.Youcanalsogotoaclassicalconcertorgodancinginoneofthenightclubs.

Stratford-upon-Avon

ThiswasWilliamShakespeare'shometown.Hespentmostofhislifeinthistownandwrotehisplayshere.YoucanvisithishouseorseehisplaysatoneoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany'stheatres.Therearesomeinterestingmuseumsandlotsofbeautiful500-year-oldhouse.YoucanalsogoonboattripsandvisittraditionalEnglishvillages.

Alford

DeepintheLincolnshirecountrysideisthepleasantmarkettownofAlford.Itisknownforitsfive-sailedwindmill（风车）.Haveawalkroundthislovelyoldplaceandyou'llseemanypleasanthousesfromasfarbackasthe17thcentury.CaptainJamesSmith,whowasoneofthefoundersofJamestowninVirginia,USA,waseducatedinAlford.

Bath

Mostpeoplecomeheretoseethe2'000-year-oldRomanBaths.Butthiscityisalsofamousforitsbeautiful18thcenturybuildingsandwasthehomeofthewriterJaneAusten.YoucanlearnaboutherlifeattheJaneAustenCentrenearQueen'sSquare.Inthepast,BathwasalsopopularwiththeroyalfamilyandQueenElizabethIspentoneortwoweekseveryyearhere.

1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinBournemouth?

A.Doseasports.B.Enjoyplays

C.Gotomuseums.D.Visitoldbaths.

2.WhatisAlfordfamousfor?

A.Itsconcert.B.Itsnightclubs.

C.Itswindmill.D.Itssquare.

3.WhichplacedidaqueenofEnglandusetovisitregularly?

A.Bournemouth.B.Stratford-upon-Avon.

C.Alford.D.Bath.

Passage2

Iwasintheseventhgrade,andwehadmovedtoNewJerseyinNovember.Bythen,everyonealreadyhadhadtheirownfriends,andnoonewantedtotalktoanewgirl.Tomakethingsworse,theyputmein''SectionL''.IfoundoutlaterthateveryonecalledSectionL''Loserville''.Itwassortofanopensecretthatitwasthesectionfortroublemakersandnot-so-smartkids.WhenIfoundout,Iwantedtoscream.Ihadalwaysbeenagoodstudentandhadamazingfriends,andnoweveryonethoughtIwasaloser!

IdidtextmyfriendsinIllinoisalmosteverynight,especiallymybestfriend,Ana.Atfirstmyfriendswantedtohearallaboutit.ButthensomestoppedtextingbackonceIsaidsomethingabouthowmiserableIwas.OnenightwhenIwastextingwithAna,Icomplainedaboutanotherfriendwhohadjustdonethat.Anastextscamereallyfastforthenextfewminutesandtheysurprisedme.ShesaidthatshewastiredofhearingabouthowbadeverythingwasinNewJersey,too.ShesaidshedidnotwanttohurtmyfeelingsbutthatIneededtostopfeelingsosorryformyselfallthetime,andIhadtotrytomakethingsbetter.

Thenextday,IthoughtalotaboutwhatAnahadsaid.Shewasright!

IwishIcouldsaythateverythingchangedovernightafterthat,butitdidn't,Iwasstillstuckin''Loserville'',andsomepeoplewerestillmean（苛刻）tome,eventhoughItriedtojuststayoutoftheirway.

Butwhatdidchangewasme—Istoppedfeelingsosorryformyselfanddidsomethingaboutmakingfriends.Isigneduptomakesetsfortheschoolplay.Imetalotofnewpeoplethere,andsuddenlyIhadfriendstosayhitointhehalls!

IstillmissIllinoissometimes,butlifeinNewJerseyisn'tsohardanymore.EventhoughIcouldn'tchangemysituation,Icouldchangemyattitude—andthatmadeallthedifference.

1.''Loserville''isasectionfor________.

A.smartstudentsB.lowachievers

C.classleadersD.newcomers

2.Thewritercomplainedallthetimeinthenewenvironmentbecause________.

A.Anadidn’ttextbacktoherB.shewasagoodstudent

C.herfriendshurtherfeelingsD.shewasunfairlytreated

3.Whatmadeadifferenceinchangingthesituation?

A.ShemanagedtogobacktoIllinois.

B.SheendedthefriendshipwithAna.

C.Shebegantomakefriendswithothers.

D.Shefoughtbackwithherclassmates.

4.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________.

A.EverlastingFriendshipB.SayGoodbyeto''Loserville''

C.AnIncidentatSchoolD.Unhappinessin''Loserville''

Passage3

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn'tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.FinallyIgotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMIAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there'sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou'reneitheronethingnortheother.You'reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou'retooashamedtosay,"Well,I'mwritinganovel,butI'mnotquitesureifI'mgoingtogetthere."Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal-thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck-offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher-tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablerewarding（有回报的）.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

________

A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.

B.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.C.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.

D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.

2.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.

A.tofinishthewritingcourse

B.tosatisfyreaders'wish

C.torealizeherowndream

D.toearnmoremoney

3.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?

________

A.DisturbedB.AshamedC.ConfidentD.Uncertain

4.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?

________

A.Itpaystosticktoone'sgoal.

B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.

C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.

D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

Passage4

CREATIVEKIDS

FILMMAKING

◆Becomeadirector,scriptwriter（编剧）,editor（编辑）andmore...allinaweek?

◆Sixhalfdaysoffilmmaking+sixhalfdaysoffunactivities.

What'sitallabout?

ImagineyourselfasthenewStevenSpielbergorRidleyScott?

Lovethecinema,butthinkyoucoulddobetter?

OrdoyoudreamofbeingthenextKeiraKnightleyorJohnnyDepp?

Ifso,thenthisisyourholiday!

Youandyourgroupwillchoosethetypeoffilmtomake—adventure,fantasy,thrillerorcomedy.Thenyou'llcreateyourownfilmtoshowattheendoftheweek.What'smore,you'llalsotakeyourfilmhomeonDVDtoo!

CanIdootheractivitiesaswell?

Yes—everydaythere'salsohalfadayofactivitiesfromourgreatactivityprogramme,anddifferententertainmenteveryevening.Soyoucanpackinlotsofothernewexperiencestoo!

WhatdoIlearn?

You'lllearnthebasicsoffilmandsoundrecording,performing,andscript-writing;andhowtousesoundeffects,visualeffectsandmusic.

You'llalsolearnabouttheworkofadirector,beforeeditingyourownfilm.

DoIneedanyexperience?

No,ourfantastictrainedinstructorsandfilmindustryexpertswillguideyouthroughthewholeprocess,andgiveyoutipsfromtheprofessionals.

DoIneedanyspecialistequipment?

No,we'llprovidealltheequipment,fromtopspecdigitalvideocamerasandeditingequipment,tocostumesandmake-up.Justbringyourimagination!

Only￡695perchild!

1.Whyarethebignamesmentioned?

________

A.Tomakethecourseattractive.

B.Toshowtheyarereallygreat.

C.Toshowthepopularityoffilms.

D.Tointroducethecourse'steachers.

2.Whatwillthekidsdointheevening?

________

A.Showtheirfilms.

B.Enjoythemselves.

C.Learnhowtomakefilms.

D.Takepartinoutdooractivities.

3.Thekidswhowanttohavethecourseareexpectedto________.

A.wearmake-upB.bringcameras

C.befilm-loversD.beexperienced

Passage5

In1971,UNscholarPaoloLugaristartedaneco-socialexperimentinGaviotas,Colombia.Locatedinoneofthemostextremeclimates,Gaviotaswasdescribedasasustainable,self-sufficientvillageinanareathatLugaricalled'justabig,wetdesert'.

'Theyalwaysputsocialexperimentsintheeasiestplaces,'Lugarisaid.'Wewantedthehardestplace.Wefiguredifwecoulddoithere,wecoulddoitanywhere.'

'Lugarijustthoughtthatsomedaytheworldwouldbecomesocrowdedthathumanswouldhavetolearntoliveintheplanet'sleastdesirableareas,'wroteAlanWeisman,authorofGaviotas:

AVillagetoReinventtheWorld.

Today,Gaviotasisaneco-villagewithabout200people.Theyfarmorganically.Theyusewindandsolarpower.Since2004,Gaviotashasbeen100

fossilfuelindependent.Theresidentsalsoenjoyfreehousing,schooling,andcommunit