高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 63.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day63

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day63

Passage1

“Ididn'thearthemcallmyname,”explainedShelleyHennigtoActiveTeens（AT）asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2004.“Areyouready?

”iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid,“Ishookmyheadno,andthentheysaid‘yes’anditwasannouncedagain.”

Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehan,Louisiana—shewasstilloncloudnine.

“Iwassoshocked!

Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen.”Presentintheaudience（观众）thatdaywere:

hermotherandfather,olderbrother,herfriends,andherdanceteacher.

Understandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethere,ATaskedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete（比赛）.“She'salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I'vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She'sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I'velearnedtogetoverbadlife'sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher.”

Oneofthosebadlife'sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid,“Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealot,alot,alot...”

AsMissLouisianaTeen,shetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteens（青少年）aboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSA,Shelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedriving,inadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.

WhenATaskedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreaders,shesaid,“Don'tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatway,itiseasytobeyourself.”

1.Whatdothewords“oncloudnine”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.frightenedB.troubled

C.veryhappyD.veryangry

2.Shelleytakesherdanceteachersasarolemedelmainlybecausesheis______.

A.determinedB.friendlyC.strictD.experienced

3.HowmanychildrendidtheHennigshaveaccordingtothetext?

A.1B.2.C.3.D.4.

4.WhatdidShelleyoftendoaftershebecameMissLouisianaTeen?

A.Shevisiteddrunkendrivers.

B.Shegavedanceperformances.

C.Shemadespeechesonsafedriving.

D.Shehelpedotherteenswiththeirstudies.

5.WhatsuggestiondoesShelleygivetotheteens?

A.Beyourselfwiththesupportoffriends.

B.Meetfriendswheneverpossible.

C.Goeasyonyourselfandothers.

D.Haveagoodrolemodel.

Passage2

ConsideringtheclimatetemperatureinEngland,mosttouristsliketovisitLondonbetweenAprilandSeptember.TouristsalsoenjoywhatLondonhastoofferduringChristmas.

GettingaroundLondonTransportationinLondonisdividedintozones,whichmeansthefurtheryouintendtogo,themoreexpensiveitwillcostyou.You’llfindoneofthebestsubwayshere,withsingleridesstartingatabout2.5dollars.Youcanalsousetaxis（keepinmindthatblackcabsdonotacceptsmartcards）,boats,busesaswellascommutertrains.Toavoidanytrouble,youcangetyourselfasmartcardandperhapsloaditwith50dollarstocoveryourweeklytravelbudget.

WeatherinLondonToenjoywarmweatherinLondon,planyourvisitinJulyasitisthehottestmonth.JanuaryisthecoldestmonthinLondon.

WhatYouShouldKnowbeforeVisitingLondonUnlikemostcitiesinEurope,lifeinLondonisabitmoreexpensive.Also,makesureyouplanaheadsothatyouwon’tmissoutonthebesttickets,hotelsandoffers.

BestsofLondon

SEALIFELondonAquariumEnjoyaspectacularexperiencewithunderwatercreaturesatSEALIFELondonAquarium.Itisperfectforafamilyfunday.

TheLondonEyeAsamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline,theLondonEyeboastssomeofthebestcityviewsfromits32capsules.You’lldefinitelyenjoythebreathtakingexperience.

SherlockHolmesMuseumAperfectplacetovisitifyoulovethebooksorTVseriesSherlockHolmes.

1.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobethepeakmonthtovisitLondon?

A.January.B.March.C.May.D.October.

2.Whatisthebenefitofasmartcard?

A.Itcanbeusedtopayforanymeansoftransport.

B.Itisconvenient.

C.Itcancoveranyexpense.

D.Itisavailableonline.

3.Wherewillyougoifyourfamilywanttoseeavarietyoffish?

A.SEALIFELondonAquarium.B.TheLondonEye.

C.SherlockHolmesMuseum.D.LondonCanalMuseum.

Passage3

If62isthenumberinredonthetopofyourmathtest,formostofus,it'satotaldisaster.Yourentireweekisruined,and62iswhatracesthroughyourheadfortherestoftheday.If9isthenumberoflikesonthatcutephotoyoupostedtheotherday,manywillfeelratherdisappointed.

Ourliveshavebecomeaconstantsystemofranks,assessments,andnumbers.Thedaysofpassingjudgmentonothersbasedonpersonalityaregone,andnowwejudgebasedonhowgoodaperson'snumbersare.Wecompareourselvestothenumbersofothers,suchashowlowanotherperson'sweightishowhightheirpaycheck.Self-worthisnolongerbasedonqualityofcharacter,butquantityofnumbers.

Intoday'ssocialmediaconsumedsociety,ithasneverbeeneasierforpeopletobroadcasttheirnumberstotheworld.Asimpleclickofabuttoncantakeyoutoapagewhereyoucanobservethenumberoffriendsorfollowersapersonhas.Teenagershavetakenonthismentalitythatifyoudon'thaveacertainnumberoffollowers,thenyouaren't“cool”.Manyfeeltheyarenotimportantifveryfewpeoplearewitnessingtheirstatusupdates.Thisstateofmindisharmfulandnotatallaccurate.TwitterandFacebookcanlettheworldwitnessyourupdates,buttheywillneverletanyoneseewhoyoureallyare.Intheend.self-worthshouldbebasedonwhatyouthinkofyourself,notwhattheworldthinksofyou.

Sonexttimeyoureceiveafailinggradeoryouloseafollower,rememberthatthesethingscannotandshouldnotdefine（定义）you.Youarenotyournumbers.Youareaperson-a3-Dlivingandbreathingpersonwithideasandcreativityandlovethattherigidityofnumberscannotrepresent.Youarethethingsyouloveandthethingsyoulaughatandthewayyoutreatothers.

1.HowdoestheauthorsoundinParagraph2?

A.Regretful.B.Conservative.C.Doubtful.D.Friendly.

2.Accordingtothepassage,teenagersbelieveitcoolto.

A.displaytheirstatusupdatesB.posttheirdailydoingsonline

C.winrecognitiononsocialmediaD.definetheirself-worththemselves

3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.NumbersmakeWhatYouAreB.YouAreMoreThanaNumber

C.It'sYourNumberThatMattersD.Let'sStopSharingOurNumbers

Passage4

LastOctoberIwasonadivingholidayinthePhilippineswithsevenotheradvanceddivers.Idivedofftheboatslowlysinkingtoabout20m.

　　Afternearly45minutes,thesoundofmybreathingwasdrownedoutbyalowrumblelikeanengineandIfeltdeeppowerfulvibrations（震动）asifabigboatwithapropellerwaspassingoverhead.Thediveinstructor’seyeswerewidewithconfusiontoo.Webothswamnexttoeachotherstayingclosetothesideofthereef（礁石）.Thesituationfeltsinister.

　　Thenwewereenvelopedbycloudsofwhitesandthatmushroomeduparoundus.Coulditbeagiantturtle（海龟）racingpastus？

Theyarenormallyslowmoverssothiswasveryweirdbehavior.ThevibrationbecamesointensethatIcouldfeelitinmybonesandthenthesoundturnedintoadeafeningroar.Suddenly,afewmetersbelowus,breaksbeganformingandthesandwassuckeddown.That’swhenIgotwhatitwas.Thenoisewasthesoundoftheearthsplinteringopenandgrindingagainstitself.

　　TheinstructorandIheldhandsandlookedintoeachother’seyes.Ifeltcomfortedbyhispresence.Iwasnumb（麻木的）forterrorbutclear’headed.Mybodywentonhighalert,readytoreact.ButIhavenopoweroverwhateverthisis.Theonlyoptionistostayverystillandletitdowhateveritsgoingtodo.

　　Ittookenormouswillpowertoresisttheurgetoswimtothesurface,whichisnotsensibleassituationonthesurfaceatthattimewasambiguouswithpotentialthreatspending.Soonwesawotherdivers.

　　ThesoundandvibrationlastedonlytwoorthreeminutesandwhentheystoppedIheardtheswooshofsandfallingovertheseabed.Weallheldhandsbeforeresurfacingtoavoiddecompressionsickness,whichcanbefatal.Whenup,itwasahugerelieftoseeallthediversandweallsharedincredulouslooksbeforepullingoutourbreathingtoolsandshouting,”Whatwasthat？

”

　　Backontheboat,werushedtocheckthenewsanddiscoveredwehadwitnessedahugeearthquake,measuring7

2ontheRichterscale.Itreleasedmoreenergythan30Hiroshimabombs,thoughitseemedthatwewerenotattheepicenter（震中）.Iwashighandfeltluckysurprisinglynotbecauseofmyrecentsurvivalmiracle,buttohaveexperiencednatureatitsmoststunninganditsmostfrightening.

1.Howdidtheauthorrealizethattheymetwithanearthquake？

________

A.Byfeelingtheviolentshakeunderthesea.

B.Bywitnessinganormally﹣slowturtlequicklymovingby.

C.Byseeingtheseafloorcrack.

D.Bycheckingthenewsandbeinformedoftheevent.

2.Whydidn'ttheauthorrisetothesurfacebeforethevibrationstopped？

________

A.Becausetheinstructorgesturedhimnottorise.

B.Becausehewasnumbinbody.

C.Becausehecouldsensetheunclearwatersituation.

D.Becausehetriedtoavoidunexpecteddangerabove.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

________

A.Atthebeginningoftheevent,abigboatpassedbycausingbigvibration.

B.Allthediversusedthereefa