高一下阅读理解专项训练(一)

1、高一（下）阅读理解专项训练（一）even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. once i came out of the kitchen, complaining, "mom, i can't peel potatoes. i have only one hand： mom never looked up from sewing. uyou get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes

2、/9 she told me. "and donl ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”in the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. when it was my turn, i shook my head some kids behind me la

3、ughed, and i went home cryingthat night i told mom about it. she hugged me, and i saw her “we'll see about that" look. the next afternoon, she took me back to school. at the deserted playground, mom looked carefully at the bars. "now, pull up with your right arm," she advised she

4、stood by as i struggled to lift myself with my right hand until i could hook the bar with my other elbow. day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung（梯级）1 reached11 never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, i looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths openone

5、 night, after a dance at my new junior high, i lay in bed sobbing i could hear mom come into my room. “mom厂 i said, weeping, "none of the boys would dance with metfor a long time, i didn't hear anything. then she said, "oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat

6、】 her voice was faint and cracking. i peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks then i knew how much she suffered on my behalf. she had never let me see her tears1 which of the following expression can be used most suitably to describe morn's attitude when she made the child

7、 to peel potatoes?a. cruel b. serious c. strict d. cold2. from the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child traina. the skill to throw and catch things b the speed of one's hand movementc the strength and skill to hang and sway d the bodily skill to rotate round a bar3. what does the underl

8、ined sentence imply?a. mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.b. the race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.c. mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teache匚d. what the child had said brought mom great attraction and curiosit

9、y.4. when the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because.a. they felt sorry for what they had done beforeb. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurtc they wanted to see what the author would do on the barsd. they were astonished to find the author

10、 progress5. the most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is.a the last in cident was sad eno ugh to make mom sweepb. the chilcts experience reminded mom of that of her ownc mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraphd. in fact mom suffered more in the proce

11、ss of the child's growtha different sort of generation gap is developing in the workplace. someone specifically the father-daughter team of larry and meagan johnson - has figured out that on some american job sites, five generations are working side by side.in their new book about generations in

12、 the workplace the pair argue that while such an age difference adds a lot of texture and a variety of life experiences, it can also bring tensions （紧张）and conflicts （冲突）.the johnsons are humanresource trainers and public speakers dad larry is a former health-care executive; daughter meagan is a one

13、time high-level sales manager.here are the oldest and youngest of the five generations they identify:they call the oldest group traditionals, born before 1945 they were heavily influenced by the lessons of the great depression and world wartwo. they respect authority, set a high standard of workmans

14、hip, and communicate easily and confidently. but they9re also stubbornly independent. they want their opinions heardat the other extreme are what the johnsons call linksters, born after 1995 into todays more complicated, multi-media world. they live and breathe technology and are often social activi

15、stsyou worf t find many 15-year olds in the offices of large companies, except as volunteers of course, but quite old and quite young workers do come together in sales environments like bike shops and ice-cream stores.the johnsons, larry and meagan, represent a generation gap themselves in their wor

16、k with jobsite issues the johnsons' point is that as the average lifespan continues to rise and retirement dates get delayed because of the tight economy, people of different generations are working side by side, more often bringing with them very different ideas about company loyalty and work v

17、aluesthe five generations are heavily influenced by quite different events, social trends, and the cultural phenomena of their times. their experiences shape their behavior and make it difficult, sometimes, for managers to achieve a strong and efficient workplacelarry and meagan johnson discuss all

18、this in greater detail in a new book, "generations, inc.: from boomers to linksters 一 managing the friction between generations at work/9 published by amacom press, which is available in all good bookstore from this friday.1 the type of generation gap in paragraph 1 refers to the difference in

19、beliefs .a. between managers and workersb. among family membersc among employeesd. between older and newer companies2. which of the following statements is not true about traditionals?a. they9ve learned much from war and economic disaste匚b. they9re difficult to work with as they are stubbornc they r

20、espect their boss and hope to be respectedd. they're independent workers with great confidence.3. according to the passage, t he linksters are usuallya. found working in the offices of large companiesb. influenced by media and technologyc. enthusiastic multi-media activistsd. ice-cream sellers4.

21、 according to the passage, modern workforces are more diverse because .a. people want to increase their average lifespanb. many young people are entering the workforcec employees with different values can benefit their companiesd. retirement dates are being delayed for economic reasons5. what's

22、the main purpose of the passage?a. to promote a new book by larry and meagan johnson.b. to describe the five different workplace generations.c. to introduce the johnsons，research about diverse workforces.d. to identify a major problem in modern workforces.(3)gabby logan was a gymnast when she was yo

23、ung. she is now the 39-year-old mother of seven-year-old twins, reuben and lois. the other day on tv she was dressed in a new swimsuit, which was designed to show off her nice figure, which was admired by a great number of television viewers.gabby, who won high praise for her television show of the

24、olympics, has asked the woman of the whole nation to go to the swimming pool, saying the secret of her figure is regular swimming. she is also making advertisements for the new sculpture swimwear of speedo, an international swimsuit company, to help women find the perfect swimsuit.gabby said, "

25、we all felt uneasy about getting into our swimwear at first. but we should be excited by the sporting achievements we have seen at the olympics this summer. to get ourselves a little healthier, have a try and go to the swimming pool. 'then she said/1 swimming is the perfect exercise if you want

26、to feel healthy or simply relax. i find that going for a swim always clears my mind and also gives me some valuable 6 my time1. i like the calm of swimming which i can't experience when i am not in the pool. ma study by speedo, an international company, which sells swimsuits, reported the bigges

27、t reason why women were put off going to the pool was the way they looked in swimwear. more than half of the 1,000 women surveyed have been reduced to tears when trying on swimwear. and 48 percent said they felt too self-conscious to go swimming with their children. sally polak, from speedo, said, n

28、we,re hoping to give women the courage and confidence to get back into the wate匚” 1 what can we learn about gabby logan?a. she has two children of the same age.b. she appeared on tv to show off her nice figurec she was a swimmer when she was young.d. she took part in the olympic games when she was y

29、oung.2 what is the main reason why gabby has a nice figure?a. she is a gymnast.b she often swims.c. she has a peaceful mindd. she wears sculpture swimwear.3. the biggest reason why most women were stopped from swimming is.a. their shy mind of wearing the swimsuitb. their being too busy with their ho

30、useworkc. their not being comfortable in the swimsuitd. their being afraid of their child seeing them wear less4. what is the author's purpose of writing the text?a. to introduce a famous woman.b. to discuss a tv show of the olympics.c to report a way of keeping a good figure.d. to encourage wom

31、en to go swimming.(4)taking exams in a large group setting can be stressful for students and for the staff members who are watching over them.when classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be temptingone university in thailand came up with an anti-cheating hat that makes it

32、 almost impossible for students to see other students5 papers. a photo of the students wearing the anti-cheating hats made its way to the internet, and the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. the hats were made by stapling pieces of paper onto a

33、 headband, one to each side of the head.after being criticized, senior academic staff at kasetsart university in bangkok, thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students. they said that in a bid to prevent cheating they asked the students for ideas on how to prevent cheat

34、ing in the upcoming exam, which was being taken by almost one hundred students. students came up with different ideas, then the paper hat idea was selected by them as the most suitablethe university claimed that no one was forced to use the hat, but they all chose to do so. "when wearing the hat during the exam, students felt more relaxed, nattadon rungruangkitkrai, a lecturer at the university said. "it was not meant to indicate that kasetsart students often cheat on exa