高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 97.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day97

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day97

Passage1

TwoEuropeanSummerMust“Seas”

Whenyouthinkofsummer,thebeach,clearwater,sunnyskies,andrelaxingdaysareafewthingsthatcometomind,andtwoofthebestplacestoexperiencethesesummerfeelsaretwogorgeousEuropeanbodiesofwater:

theMediterraneanSeaandtheAdriaticSea!

ThesetwoincredibleSeasholdsomeofmyfavoritetravelmemories,andIwouldrevisiteachoneinaheartbeat!

TheMediterraneanSea

TheMediterraneanSeacanbeaccessedfromvariousEuropeancountriesaswellasafewNorthAfricancountries.AndwhilemanythinkofvisitingIbiza,Malta,ortheGreekislandstoexperiencetheMediterranean,myMediterraneanbeachdayscamewhilevisitingtheseasidecityofMarseilleintheSouthofFrance!

MarseillewasalovelycitywitheasyaccesstotheSea,alsowithprettysandybeaches.ThegorgeouscrystalclearbluewatermadeitunlikeanybeachdayinAmerica!

Notonlywerethebeachesamazing,butthecityofMarseillewasadorableandfilledwithnumerouscuteshopsandseasiderestaurants.AndtheMediterraneanstylefoodwasdelicious!

TheAdriaticSea

TheAdriaticSeaisequallyasstunningandsurelyworthavisit!

TheCroatiancoasthasnumerousbeachclubs,someprivateandsomepublic,thattouristsareabletovisitandyoucanexperiencethebeautyoftheAdriaticSeathere!

ZrceNovalja,aCroatianseasidetownIvisited,wasimpressivelyfeaturedbytheratherrockybeachinplaceofsand.Therocksweresmallandsmooth,makingswimmingintheseaandwadinginthewaterjustaseasyassandybeaches!

Plus,thelocalsinCroatiaarealsoextremelyfriendly,makingtheexperienceevenmorememorable.

1.Thewriter'striptothetwoseaswasfullof________.

A.unbearablehardshipsB.variousadventures

C.wonderfulexperiencesD.funnyevents

2.FromwhichplacedidthewritergettotheMediterraneanSea?

A.Ibiza.B.Malta.

C.TheGreekislands.D.Marseille.

3.WhatmakesZrceNovaljasospecial?

A.Itsbeachclubs.B.Itsbeautifulsea.

C.Itsrockybeach.D.Itsfriendlylocals.

Passage2

MyloveforlibrariesblossomedwhenIjoinedthepubliclibrary.Fromtheageof8Iwasallowedtowalkfrommyhometothedowntownlibrary,housedabovethepolicestation.Oncethelibrariangavememyfirstmembershipcard,Icouldenjoyarangeofbooks,whichstartedwithLittleHouseintheBigWoods.Iwasaddictedinstantly,andthisloveoflibrariesandreadingwouldchangemylife,allowingmetoonedaycreateasafespaceforhigh-schoolkids,too.

BythetimeIwasinhighschool,Icouldreadtheauthorsthatwewerestudyinginclass,includingCharlesDickens,MarkTwainandEmilyBronte.Duringthesummermonths,IgotcaughtupinGonewiththeWind.

WhenIstudiedEnglishliteratureatuniversity,Ithoughtitwastimetobuildmyownlibrary.Forthenext40years,Icontinuedtocollectbooks.Untiloneday,Irealizedthatallmybookshadbecomeapartofthehouse,likewallpaper.

Towardtheendofmyteachingcareer,Ibecameateacher-librarianatmyoldhighschool,whereIhadfirstlearnedEnglishliterature.Thispositionenabledmetoregainmyloveandappreciationforlibraries.Ihadagenerousbudgetformyclasses,soIsearchedfornovelsthatwouldinterestmyteenageaudienceandhopefullysparkaloveofbooks.Fantasy,science-fiction,graphicnovels-Iboughtalmostanytypeofbooksthatmystudentswantedtoread.Iboughtsofasandcomfortablechairs,turningthelibraryintoasafepublicspace,foreveryone.

Indoingso,Irealizedthatthelibraryisn’tjustaplacetodoresearch.Theyare,infact,placesthatofferanopportunitytoconnectwiththepast,presentandfuture.Allthatisrequiredisatinybitofcuriosity.Librariesareplacesthatshouldbefulloflife.Theyhelpusadjusttotheworld,andtheirdoorsmustbekeptopentoeveryoneforfree!

1.Whatinspiredtheauthortosetupalibraryforstudents?

A.Somewell-knownclassics.

B.Hisearlyexperienceofreading.

C.Thesuggestionofalibrarian.

D.Thebook:

LittleHouseintheBigWoods.

2.Whendidtheauthorbegintobuildhisownlibrary?

A.Inprimaryschool.B.Inhighschool.

C.Duringuniversityyears.D.Afterleavingcollege.

3.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph4?

A.Whathiscareerwaslike.

B.Wherehestoredhisbooks.

C.Whyschoolkidslovedreading.

D.Howheimprovedtheschoollibrary.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AprivatelibraryB.Readwithcuriosity

C.Alibrarian’slifeD.Morethanjustbooks

Passage3

Thestorieswesharewithoneanotherareimportant.Theyshowwisdomandprovideinspiration.Theyareimportanttoourdevelopment.Butsometimespeoplechoosenottotell.

Considerthenegativeeffectsofnotsharingastoryinthenews:

PeoplearewonderingifpublichealthofficialsareholdingbacktoomuchinformationabouttherecentoutbreakofEbola.

Thereisadangerinholdingbackstoriesthatoughttobetold.BobetteBustersaiditlikethis,“Thefactis,historyhasshownusthatstoriesnottoldcanbecomelikeadangerousgenie（妖怪）leftinabottle.Whentheyarefinallyuncorked,theirpowertodestroyissetfree.”

Thereareanumberofreasonswhywehidepartsofourstory:

theyoftenshowourweaknessesorexposeourdisadvantages;theyrequirecourageandstrengthtoshare;andofcourse,therearesomestoriesthatshouldbekeptsecret—especiallythosethatembarrasssomeoneelse.

Mostofushavetwoselves:

theonewedisplayontheoutsideandtheoneweactuallyareontheinside.Andthebetterwegetathidingthestoriesthatshowourtrueselves,themoredamagewemaybecausingtoourselvesandtoothers.

Honestyandopennessisimportant:

itproveswearetrustworthy.Itdisplayswearehuman.Wearenotperfectorbetter.Ithighlightstheimportanceofhardworkandpersonaldevelopment.Hardworkmaynotallowustoovercomeourdisadvantagescompletely.Butwithhardwork,wedonothavetoberestrictedtoourmistakes.

Doesthismeanweadmiteveryweakness,everydisadvantage,andeverysecretregrettoeverybodywemeet?

No,ofcoursenot.Thereisatimeandaplaceandacertainlevelofrelationshipnecessaryforsomestoriestobetoldinanappropriatemanner.

1.What’sthefunctionoftheexampleinParagraph2?

A.ItreflectsthatpeopleareconcerningaboutthespreadofEbola.

B.Itshowsthebadeffectcausedbysharingastory.

C.Itprovesnotsharingastorycancausetrouble.

D.Itconcludesthatoneshouldshareastoryatapropertime.

2.Whichiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“uncorked”inParagraph3?

A.freedB.broken

C.unfoldedD.untouched

3.Oneofthereasonswhypeopleareunwillingtoshareexperiencesisthat_______.

A.story-sharinghighlightstheimportanceofhardwork

B.peopleareusedtoexposingtheirweaknesses

C.peoplesometimeshavenocouragetosharetheirstories

D.somestoriesmakethemselvesfeelsad

4.Thewriteraimstoconvinceusto_______.

A.beopentopeopleclosetoyoubysharingsomesecrets

B.sharestoriesappropriatelyforthegoodofothersandourselves

C.removethedangersthatcanbecausedbyuntoldstories

D.realizetheimportanceofbeinghonestwhenmakingfriends

Passage4

Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.

　　AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthissues.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?

Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.

　　Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis（麻痹）ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat"pinsandneedles"sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.

　　Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?

________

A.Itisaverybadsocialhabit.

B.Itisusuallypracticeddeliberately

C.Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth

D.Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.

2.Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan________.

A.affectyourbloodpressure

B.resistgravityeffectively

C.leadtoheartattackseasily

D.improvethefunctionoflegs

3.Inthethirdparagraph"pinsandneedles"probablymeans________.

A.slightsharppains

B.beingalittlenervous

C.seriousmuscleinjuries

D.beinghighlyflexible

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

________

A.Tocomparecommonhabits

B.Togivereaderssomeadvice

C.Toevaluateeffectofanexperiment

D.Tointroduceresearchmethods

Passage5

　　Beesplayavitalroleint