高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day246

1、高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 246Passage 1I have my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in theworld.Years

2、later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. "But the desk, " she said again, "is for Elizabeth."I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl, I wanted to have heart-to-heart t

3、alks between mother and daughter.They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happyfamily. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to

4、let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace - it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her

5、 into someone she was not.But the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one paper letter, folded and refolded many 1times. It was mylette

6、r."In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. "1. The passage shows that .A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterB. Mother was too serious about her daughter in wordsC. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

7、D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words2. The underlined word "gulf" in the passage means .A. deep understanding between the old and the youngB. different ideas between mother and daughterC. free talks between mother and daughterD. part of the sea going far in land3. What did Mot

8、her do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter.B. For years, she often talked about the letter.C. She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.D. She read the letter again and again till she died.4. What's best title of the passag

9、e? A. My letter to Mother.B. Mother and children.C. My Mother's Desk.D. Talks between Mother and me.Passage 2"Do you have any idea how hard it is to be a kid? " My 7-year-old daughter once asked me. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to be a kid? !" My 7-year-old once asked

10、 me. My initial reaction to her complaint （抱怨 ） was eye-rolling, along with thinking, "Being a kid is hard? Are you kidding me? " as I mentally counted all the hard things that her grown-up mama did.However, as I thought about it a bit more, I realized how silly my reaction had been. Yes,

11、as we adults look back on our childhood, being a kid seems carefree and easy and full of fun. Coloring at school! Playing games! Riding bikes! How could that be hard? So I asked my daughter why being a kid was so hard."Well, because you don't have your own phone, and you can't eat in th

12、e living room, " she said.I asked if anything else was hard about being a kid. "Someone else is the boss of you, " she replied.I thought some more. What else is hard about being a kid? Well, sometimes, we don't really take kids seriously.There are times when I've responded to

13、my children's tears with "It's not bad, " or "You don't need to be upset about that. " Because I believe that a cancelled playdate or a lost toy is no big deal. But for my little ones, it is.We don't intentionally ignore these opportunities for connection, but som

14、etimes, in busy moments of parenting, we respond unskillfully. We don't put ourselves in our children's shoes, and we miss an opportunity to practice compassion.Compassion means "to feel with" or "to suffer with" another person. It means seeing something the way they do,

15、and experiencing it with them.Here's what I've learned about being a more compassionate parent, and I hope other parents can do the same thing.1. What was the author's attitude toward "being a kid is hard" in the first place?A. Ignore.B. Disagree.C. Agree.D. Worry.2. The author

16、 seems to .A. have a happy childhoodB. love drawing at schoolC. feel bored in childhoodD. do hard things at school3. The author's daughter complained about .A. terrible mealsB. attending schoolC. boring toysD. lacking freedom4. According to the author, parents should always .A. do the same thing

17、s as their childrenB. put themselves in their children's shoesC. share their life stories with their childrenD. balance time spent on work and with the family4Passage 3When US teenager Jake Olson isn't playing football or golf for his high school, he's often offering inspiration through

18、his new book about his own life.These activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possible play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father's guidance.It seems obvious that his early e

19、xperience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory-repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature-have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.Jake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was a small baby and

20、eventually his right eye, in 2000 when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation 动力()."If I was going to sit on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself, I wasn't going to do anything. I decided r

21、ight then and there that I wasn't going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere坚持不懈),"he said.It was with that mindset that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a H

22、appier Life. "It's about opening the readers' eyes to their true potential! 力 ) in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have. " Jake said.Jake's father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing pe

23、ople that they can get through hardships. "Your darkest6hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there's a setup, " Jake said. "In every one of us, there's more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice."1. We can learn from the art

24、icle that Jake Olson.A. was born a blind childB. gave upon himself for a whileC. has great muscle memoryD. is trying to find the cure for his disease2. According to the article, Jake's family members.A. pity him deeplyB. once gave up hope on himC. encouraged him to write the bookD. admire his ef

25、forts and determination3. The book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life, is to.A. introduce good ways to get along with disabled peopleB. inspire （激励）people to discover and use their hidden abilitiesC. help people come up with better life goalsD. explain different meanings

26、 of "a happier life"4. The underlined word in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to.A. fightB. failureD. successC. opportunity7Passage 4Chinese people are, quite rightly, proud of their food. However, when foreigners like Britons and Americans think of Chinese food, their impression

27、of it is different to what you might think.Growing up in the UK, the Chinese food I was used to eating was food I nowrecognize as being from Guangdong. For example, a typical dish I would order would be pork in sweet and sour sauce, probably with some rice and spring rolls on the side. This is the t

28、ype of food we generally eat because most Chinese immigrants 移民() tothe UK have come from Guangdong. You can tell, because when most British people try to copy the sound of Chinese, they actually copy the sound of Guangdong people hearing the real Putonghua is sometimes a shock to British people who

29、 have grown up thinking it sounds completely different!British attitudes to Chinese food may be changing, though. Chinese-Americanchef Ken Hom has been on British TV for 30 years, and he told BBC Food:“ Chinesfood at the beginning of the 80s (in the UK) was sweet and sour pork, mainly. Most Brits ha

30、d the unchangeableview of Chinese food. Now you are seeing more local Chinese food from Sichuan, Hunan and other areas of China. It is no longer justGuangdong food. ” Similarly, to most Americans, Chinese food doesn t go too far pasorange chicken and fortune cookies, but more Chinese local dishes ar

31、e becoming successful, especially in big cities like New York.HavAttitudes have not quite changed completely, though. Many foreigners who live in China will be familiar with this question from a relative back at home:914given you dog yet?Yes, perhaps because people still know too little about Chines

32、eculture, many people believe that Chinese people love to eat dog meat. And of course,some people do eat dogs, which to Americans is like“ eating a member of one s faccording to Vision Times. Also, Chinese people eat many other things people in theWest do not chicken claws, duck heads and some anima

33、ls organs.But what do foreigners think when they come to China and taste real Chinese food?You ll be glad to know that in my experience, the impressions have been very good.1. Why are some British people surprised when they hear the real Putonghua? A. Because it sounds too funny to believe.B. Becaus

34、e they all find it hard to learn.C. Because it s different from what they hear.D. Because nobody has been to China before.2. What does chef Ken Hom think of the present Chinese food? A. PopularB. RicherC. TastierD. Best3. How does Paragraph 3 develop? A. By giving examples.B. By making inferences.C.

35、 By analyzing.D. By reasoning.4. What can we infer from “ Have they given you dog yet ” ? A. Foreigners don t like eating dog meat at all.B. Chinese hate dogs so they often eat them.C. Chinese eat everything including dog meat.D. There are differences between cultures.参考答案Passage 11. A推理判断题。由第二段“But

36、 she lived "on the suface"®全文内容可知，作者的母亲表面上很冷漠，但心里充满了对作者的爱，所以选A。2. B 词义猜测题。从第三段“ Iwas "too emotional". But she lived "on thesurface". 可知此词是指两人之间的不同， ”我太情绪化，而母亲生活在表面上。故选 B。3. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 “ Cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my fath

37、er and a one page letter, folded and refolded many times. 可知，作者发现母亲在去世之前一遍一遍的读这封信。故选 ”D。4. C 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，作者从小就喜欢母亲的书桌，但两人之间不常沟通，成年后作者写了一封道歉信，也未收到母亲的答复。在母亲去世后，在母亲的书桌上看到了那封作者写的道歉信被折了一遍又一遍。由此可知，本文最终通过母亲的书桌，睹物思人，来表达作者对母亲的怀念之情。故选CPassage 21. B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的"'Being a kid is hard? Are you kidding

38、 me?'asI mentally counted all the hard things that her grown-up mama did. 可知当"7 岁孩子说做个小孩不容易时，我认为孩子在开玩笑并不同意孩子的说法，故选B 项。2. A推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Yes, as we adults look back on our childhood,being a kid seems carefree and easy and full of fun. 可知作者回忆自己的童年时自"己是无忧无虑的，原文中的fun和选项中的happy是同义词，故选A

39、项。3. D 推理判断题。根据第四段内容，I asked if anything else was hard about being a kid. "Someone else is the boss of you, "she replied. 可知作者的女儿抱怨家 "长就像是自己的老板，管教自己太多，自己缺少自由，故选D 项。 A、 B、 C 项均不符合原文表达。4. B 推理判断题。根据第五段中的"I thought some more. What else is hard aboutbeing a kid? Well, sometimes, we d

40、on't really take kids serious可知多数情况家长 们没有把孩子的情感当回事，可以推断出作者建议家长要多关注孩子，B 选项put themselves in their children's shoes为"设身处地为孩子着想",符合作者意图， 故选 B 项。Passage 31. C 推理判断题。定位到第三段， “It seems obvious that .become secondnature-have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.。因此答案为 C。”2. D 细节理解题。定位到最后一段“ the family is impressed with what he hasdone with his life, including showing people that they can get thro