高一英语阅读训练

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2014学年高一下学期英语阅读训练（5）班别：高一（ ）班 姓名:_ 学号:_AMost people who travel from China to the US find that, despite having studied English for years, they have to "relearn" it upon arriving. Words that we learned in English classes are not_1_the same way here. To be part of the "melti

2、ng pot", _2_in English is not enough. You need an accent to stand out.When I first came to the US for graduate school, I was a_3_foreigner. I felt so out of place that I wanted to hide everything about me that was "_4_". To talk like an American became one of my goals. During my first

3、 term as a teaching assistant(TA), my students_5_they could not understand me. I learned later from a study that this complaint was_6_among the US students with an international TA. It is called the "Oh, no！"syndrome:"Oh, no! Not another international TA, and not that_7_again！"So

4、 I imitated the way_8_speakers talk and, over time, I made such good progress that American friends started to_9_my English as having "almost no accent". I took this as a sign of my success. Ever since, people have often mistaken me for someone from many_10_: the Midwest, the West Coast, C

5、hina, Japan. Most frequently, people think I am from California. But then suddenly, conformity(一致) was no longer a praise:If I talk like an American, am I still Chinese? If I lose my Chinese accent, do I also lose my cultural identity? Am I denying my past by being_11_into a new culture? Now I_12_th

6、at a person's accent is a permanent record of their past cultural experience and it is a_13_of one's exposure to diverse cultures.As a fourth­year student in the US, I am no longer a nervous foreigner. My nervousness has been_14_by a desire to hold on to my cultural origins. Now I consc

7、iously add some Chinese "accent" when I speak. I do not wish to speak "_15_" English because I am proud of who I am.1AputBpronouncedCused Dunderstood2Afluency BsenseCquality Dinterest3Anervous BstupidCstrange Dcurious4Avaluable BdifferentCdangerous Dfoolish5Acomplained Bwhispered

8、Ctold Dinformed6Ainteresting BrareCcommon Dspecial7Aaccent BtroubleCChinese DEnglish8Aother BnativeCpopular Dfamous9Apraise BencourageCcriticize Dteach10Acountries BcitiesCstates Dplaces11Amelted BjoinedCabsorbed Dconnected12Adoubt BregretCnotice Drealize13Amark BwayCfact Dmatter14Achanged BdroppedC

9、replaced Dtaken15Apoor BChineseCperfect DBritishBThe Canadian red and white maple leaf flag is officially called the National Flag of Canada. The Canadian flag shows a stylized red maple leaf with 11 points on a white background, with red borders down each side. The Canadian flag is twice as long as

10、 it is wide. The white square containing the red maple leaf is the same width as the flag.The red and the white used in the National Flag of Canada were proclaimed the official colors of Canada in 1921 by King George. Although the maple leaf did not have its official status as a symbol of Canada unt

11、il the announcement of the national flag in 1965, it had historically been used as a Canadian symbol, and was used in 1860 in decorations for the visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada. The 11 points on the maple leaf have no special significance.In the early days, the Royal Union Flag, or the Union

12、 Jack, was still flown in British North America. In 1925 and again in 1946, the Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King tried to get a national flag of Canada adopted, but failed. In 1964, Prime Minister Lester Pearson appointed a 15-member, all-party committee to come up with a design for a new flag

13、. The committee was given six weeks to complete its task.The committee studied 2,000 submitted designs as well as 3,900 that had been gathered as a result of the 1946 committee's study. Those designs with a chance of being accepted were given to the full committee for further study. The suggesti

14、on of a red and white single maple leaf design for the Canadian flag came from George Stanley, a professor at the Royal Military College. After a heated discussion, they finally decided on his suggestion.16How many colors are there in the National Flag of Canada?AOneBTwoCThreeDFour17When did Canada

15、have its own national flag?AIn 1921. BIn 1860.CIn 1964. DIn 1965.18According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT right?AThe maple leaf has always been used as an official symbol of Canada.BThe eleven points on the maple leaf don't have deep meanings.CThe committee in 1964 wa

16、s given forty­two days to decide on a design for a new flag.DThe committee in 1964 looked through 5,900 designs in all.19What does the underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refer to?AThe officials of the government.BThe professors from the Royal Military College.CThe members of

17、 the 1946 committee.DThe members of the 1964 committee.20The passage is mainly about_.Athe designer of the National Flag of CanadaBthe history of the National Flag of CanadaCthe meaning of the National Flag of CanadaDwhy the red and white single maple leaf was chosen as the design for the National F

18、lag of CanadaCOnly a few people in Toronto have the luck to live within walking distance from their workplace. For the rest of us, commuting is a rather unpleasant daily necessity.So how do you avoid a traffic jam in Toronto? You can do it in the old way and listen to one of the radio stations that

19、give regular updates about the traffic situation in Toronto's streets. Seeing the big picture of Toronto's traffic and knowing when and where heavy traffic occurs is a must. From my own experience, there are situations where a quick decision can help you make it in time for an event or a mee

20、ting. That's why we prepared three short videos showing the overall traffic situation in Toronto from dawn to night. You can click them and watch.With the help of "Google Maps", where you can watch the live traffic density all over the world and average traffic data based on past condi

21、tions, we were able to provide you with traffic maps for a typical Friday. Friday traffic in Toronto is quite fast in the early morning, with only a few hot spots showing up at the major junctions(交叉点) at 7:00 a.m. The morning traffic jam starts light at 7:30 and the traffic gradually slows down to

22、reach a breaking point at 8:30. The roads are quite free afterwards, only Allen Road is likely to be jammed around lunchtime from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. It comes as no surprise that Friday afternoon brings heavy traffic as early as 1:00 p.m., mainly on the Don Valley Parkway. You won't have a

23、 good time getting away from the city from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., as there is a good chance to get caught in a traffic jam. The traffic in Toronto is quite heavy on a Friday night. I hope you will have a nice Friday night in the city and a safe journey home this Friday!21By saying "commuting i

24、s a rather unpleasant daily necessity", the writer refers to the fact that_.Abuses are usually very crowdedBthey are often stuck in traffic jamsCthey have to travel a long way to workDthey usually cannot do anything on the way to work22According to Paragraph 2, when you are in a traffic jam，you

25、 should_.Ado nothing but to wait patientlyBreport your situation to a radio stationCrelax and enjoy some good radio programsDmake a quick decision and find another way to go23What is the last paragraph mainly about?AWhat the traffic in Toronto is like for a typical Friday.BHow to avoid heavy traffic

26、 on Friday.CWhy the traffic is terrible on Friday.DWhat "Google Maps" can do for us.24In Toronto, on Friday you are most likely to suffer heavy traffic_.Afrom 6：30 am. to 7：00 am.Bfrom 8：30 am. to 9：30 am.Cfrom 10：30 am. to 11：00 am.Dfrom4：00 pm. to 6：30 pm.25Where is this passage taken fr

27、om?AA TV program. BA radio program.CA website. DA travel booklet.常用单词短语积累（五）英文中文英文中文despitemelting potaccentstand outteaching assistantcomplaintsyndromeimitateconformityidentitypermanentexposure todiversepronouncefluencywhispercriticizemaple leafproclaimofficial statusannouncementcommitteecommutetra

28、ffic jamoveralltraffic densityhot spotjunction1B本段最后一句中的accent(这里指当地人的口音)说明是发音问题，所以选B。2A同样根据下文的accent可以断定，这里是说"要成为美国这个大熔炉里的一分子，仅仅说一口流利的英语还不够"。3A根据最后一段第一句中的"I am no longer a nervous foreigner"可以知道答案是nervous。4B根据out of place和后文的"To talk like an American became one of my goals&

29、quot;可知，这里的意思是：作者想融入美国的社会，认为要掩饰自己与美国人的不同。5A根据下文的complaint可知，这里是说学生们经常抱怨他们听不懂我的话。6C这里显然是说这种对international TA的抱怨很普遍。7A根据上文这种对international TA的抱怨很普遍可知，这里是说发音。8B模仿当地人讲话的方式。9A上文中说到made such good progress，可知美国朋友因为我的英语发音有进步而表扬我。10D由下文列举可知选D项。11Cabsorb英文解释是：become part of.而melt表达become liquid之意。12D由上下文语境可知，此处表示我对一个人的口音的重新认识，realize意识到，符合句意。13A现在我才意识到一个人的口音是他接触了多