高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 156.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day156

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day156

Passage1

Alexknewcolorsandshapes.Helearnedabout150Englishwords.Withhislanguageabilityhemadehimselftobeknownasperhapstheworld'smostfamoustalkingbird.ButAlex,aparrot,diedtwoweeksagowhenhewas34.Irene,apsychologistatHarvardUniversity,studiedandworkedwiththeparrotformorethan30years.

　　In1977,Irene,thenanexcellentstudentinchemistryatHarvard,boughtAlexfromapetstore.Atthattime,scientistswerenotquitesurewhetherbirdscouldlearntospeakwithhumans.Butusingthewaysofteaching,IrenehelpedAlextocountsmallnumbers,andtolearnabout150words,aswellascolorsandshapes.Inthelab,IrenewouldgiveAlexsmallreward,likeagrape.AlexlearnedtoaskforthegrapebywatchingwhatIrenewasdoingtogetit.Irenethenworkedwiththebirdtohelphimwithpronunciation.

　　Alexlearntveryfast.Forexample,whenhewasshownabluepapercircle,hecouldtellwhatcolorthepaperwas,whatshapeitwas,andaftertouchingit,whatitwasmadeof.Likeotherparrots,healsopickedupsomewordswhenstayinginthelab,like"calmdown"or"goodmorning".What'smore,hecouldalsoshowhishappinessandsadness.Evenbeforetheweekhedied,AlexwasworkingwithIreneondifficultwords.AssheputhimintohiscageforthenightthatThursday,IrenesaidthatAlexlookedatherandsaid,"Youaregood.Seeyoutomorrow.Iloveyou."Hewasfounddeadinhiscagethenextmorning.

1.Alexisthenameof________.

A.anexcellentstudentB.acleverbird

C.anexperiencedteacherD.anoldpsychologist

2.HowdidIrenegettheparrot?

________

A.Afriendgaveittoher.

B.Shecaughtitinaforest.

C.Sheboughtitfromapetstore.

D.Wedon'tknow.

3.Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe"________".

A.Acleverparrot

B.Theownerofaparrot

C.Howtoteachaparrottospeak

D.Parrots,ourclosefriends

4.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom________.

A.ahistorytextbookB.anovel

C.anewspaperD.adictionary

Passage2

VolunteersarethebackboneofSAGEtooffermanyprogramsandservicesimportanttoenrichingthelivesofLGBTolderpeople.Nomatterwhattypeofvolunteeractivityyouchoose,volunteeringisagreatwaytogetinvolvedwithSAGE.HowDoIBecomeaSAGEVolunteer?

ThefirststeptobecomeaSAGEvolunteeristoattendaVolunteerOrientation.VolunteerOrientationsareheldonthesecondWednesdayofeverymonthat7:

00PMinRoom107attheLGBTCommunityCenter,208W.13thStreet.Advanceregistrationisnotrequired,justbringyourselfandapen.ClickheretoseewhenthenextVolunteerOrientationwilltakeplace.One-on-OneInterviewwithSAGEStaff.Afteryouattendthevolunteerorientation,youwillbecontactedforaninterviewwithaSAGECommunityServicesstaffmember.ItspurposeistofindtherightvolunteerplacementforyouatSAGE,andtoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.AttendaVolunteerTraining.

ThevolunteeropportunitiesatSAGErequireinitialtrainingandmayincludeothercommitmentsaswell.YoucanfindoutmoreaboutthisattheVolunteerOrientation.IfyouarenotabletoattendaVolunteerOrientation,pleasesendanemailwithyournameandcontactinformationto:

volunteer@sageusa.org.WhatKindofVolunteerOpportunitiesAreAvailableatSAGE？

SAGEoffersawidevarietyofvolunteeropportunities,suchasFriendlyVisiting,EventVolunteeringandparticipationinaSAGECommittee.Pleaseclickheretoviewadetailedlistofvolunteeropportunities.Ifyouwanttovolunteer?

butdon'tseesomethinginthelistthatinterestsyou,besuretoattendaVolunteerOrientationtofindoutwhatotheropportunitiesmightbeavailable.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutVolunteerOrientation？

________

A.It'sheldeveryWednesdayfornewvolunteers.

B.Itprefersitsvolunteerstobookachanceonline.

C.It'sheldmonthlytogiveinformationtovolunteers.

D.Itidentifiesthebestvolunteersforthetraining.

2.WhatworkchancesdoesSAGEprovideforvolunteers？

________

A.OfferhelptoenrichthelifeofseniorpeopleinLGBT.

B.HelporganizeVolunteerOrientationsatthecommunity.

C.Attendtooldpeoplesufferingbackinjuriesinhospital.

D.Provideonlinemedicalcareforpatientsinthecommunity.

3.HowcanonefinddetailedvolunteerinformationatSAGE？

________

A.Bymakinganappointment.

B.ByvisitingSAGEwebsite.

C.Byinterviewingone-on-one.

D.Byapplyingonlineinadvance.

Passage3

MuseumsinGermany

　　GermanyisoneofthemostimportantcountriesinEurope.YoucanvisitmanymuseumsinGermanyandlearnaboutthecountry,itscultureandpeople.

　　Ifyouareinterestedinlearningaboutthehistoryofthecountry,thenyoucanhavealookatthedisplaysinthewonderfulmuseumintheRomanOpenAirMuseuminHechingenStein.Thismuseum,withitslargenumbersofartifacts（手工艺品）likepaintings,piecesofpottery,tools,jewelryandotheritems,providesacompletepictureofRomanhistoryinGermany.ThemuseumisbuiltinsideanancientRomanhousecalled"VillaRustica".

　　Apartfromthis,anotherGermanmuseumthatisworthvisitingistheDBMuseum,ortheGermanRailwayMuseum.Itistheoldestrailwaymuseuminthecountry,anditoffersacomprehensiveinsightintothehistoryoftherailwaysinGermany.Here,youcanseemodelsoftrainsandenginesfromanancientera.Ifthisinterestsyou,youcanalsovisittheMuseumofCommunication,whereyoucanlearnalotaboutthetransportinGermany.Itisagreatplacetovisitwithyourfamily.

　　AnotherfamousmuseuminGermany,whereyoucanlearnalotabouttheculture,istheGutenbergMuseum.Thismuseumisfilledwithancientmemorabiliaandartifactsthatdealwiththehistoryofprinting,notonlyofGermany,butofthewholeworld.This,infact,istheoldestprintingmuseumintheworld.Amongstthemanydisplaysofinterestingobjects,themostfamousisthesecondGutenbergBible.Apartfromthemuseumsmentionedabove,othermuseumsthatareworthvisitingincludetheGermanLeatherMuseum,KingsporMuseum,OpticalMuseumJena,DeutschesMuseumsandothers.EachofthemuseumsinGermanydealswithadifferenttheme.

　　YoucanvisitthemuseumsinGermanywithyourfamilyandhaveagoodtimelookingatthedisplays.

1.WhichofthefollowingisnotdisplayedintheRomanOpenAirMuseum?

________

A.Piecesofpottery.B.Jewelry.

C.Modelsoftrains.D.Paintings.

2.WhatcanweinferfromtheGermanRailwayMuseum?

________

A.ItistheoldestrailwaymuseuminEurope.

B.ItisbuiltinsideanancientRomanhouse.

C.ItoffersinformationaboutthetransportinGermany.

D.ItcoversthehistoryoftherailwaysinGermany.

3.IfyouwanttolearnaboutthehistoryofGermany,youcangotothe________.

A.KingsporMuseumB.RomanOpenAirMuseum

C.OpticalMuseumJenaD.DeutschesMuseums

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

________

A.TomakeGermanymorepopular.

B.ToactasanintroductiontothehistoryofGermany.

C.Toattractmorevisitorstothemuseums.

D.Tocallonpeopletodosomethingforthemuseums.

Passage4

Intheprocessofmygrowingup,Dadwashardonme,whoalwaysmadesureImadebedanddidmyhomework.Hewouldcallinadvancetomakesuretherewasnoalcoholattheparty.Igotsoangrywithhimforlayingdownthelow.Iwouldscream,"Ihateyou!

"Dadwouldyellback."Good!

Idon'tcare!

"DeepdownIknewhedid.

　　Onetimeataparty,Idranktoomuchalcoholandgotsosick.Isaid."Callmydad."Nextthing,Dadwascarryingmetothecar.Iwokeupthenextmorning,thinkingIwoulddefinitelybecriticized.Asexpected,Igotaroasting,butInowunderstandwhyIneeddiscipline.

　　Dadwas29whenhegothisbigrolesinfilms.Ihadanearlystartattheageofninewitharoleina1900sTVseries,butitwasn'tuntilIfinishedfilmstudiesthatIpursuedmycareerasanactress.LikethoseearlydaysforDad,Ifacedlotsofrejections.Workinginsuchacompetitiveindustry,I'vesometimesthought,"Ican'tdothisanymore."

　　Once,afteratriptoHollywood,IreturnedtoAustraliasodepressedandspentmonthsinmybedroompainting,listeningtoEckhartTolle'smusicandtryingtofindmyselfagain.Dadsatmedownandsaid."Alice,Iknowit'shardbutit'sallaboutpersistence."

　　NowIgettoworkwithDadalot,whichIlove.Webothpassionateaboutacting,whichcomesfromusbeingsointerestedinpeople.Ifitweren'tforDad,Iwouldn'tbewhereIamtoday.He'smybiggestfan,andwhenyouhavethatinyourlifeyoucangoalongway.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"gotaroasting"inParagraph2mean?

________

A.gotscolded

B.gotdrunk

C.gotinjured

D.gotstimulated

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?

________

A.Itisherfatherwhohashelpedshapetheauthorwhosheis.

B.Theyarebothenthusiasticaboutactingandinterestedinpeople.

C.Asanactor,herfather'scareertookoffsmoothlyattheverybeginning.

D.Shewasbitteraboutherfatherasaschoolgirlashewastoostrictwithher.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheauthor'sfather?

________

A.talkativebutdiligent

B.strictbutcaring

C.persistentandhumorous

D.passionateandactive

Passage5

　Some70countries,mostlyintheAmericasandEurope,applyDaylightSavingsTimeduringthesummermonths.Europe'sclockswillmoveforwardonceagainthisweekend.YetlastweektheEuropeanUnionvotedtoendthislong-establishedpracticefrom2021.

　　Inthe18thcentury,BenjaminFranklincameupwiththeideaofmovingtheclocksforwardinthesummer.ButthepracticereallytookholdduringWorldWarIandsince