高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day42

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day42Passage1Hi,everybody!Welcometoournewly-openedRichardsCinemaBookstore!Nowletmeintroducetoyousomeofthenewfilmbooksinourstore.AreyouChinesefilmfans?OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollectionof25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,ChinesefilmsareverypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero,andFlowersofShanghai.DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthe1890stothebeginningofthe21stcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:studentsandteachers,specialistsandfans,andsoon.MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia（百科全书）ofIndianCinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthefamousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestintheworldafterourHollywood.IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.Thisbookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms.Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably.A.theauthorof25NewTakesatouristinthecinemabookstorethemanagerofthecinemabookstoreareaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinemaHowmanyAsiancountriesdoesthespeakermentionwhenhetalksaboutthefilmbooks?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Nine.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?IndiancinemaissecondonlytoHollywood.TheBritishCinemaBookincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.CrouchingTigerandHiddenDragoniswellreceivedintheStates.TheFrenchCinemaBookcoversoveracentury'sFrenchfilms.Thepurposeofthespeakeris.tosatisfythecustomers'varioustastestokeeptheauthorsinthecinemabookstoretoofferthetouristschancestomeetthefilmstarstopersuadethereadersintofilmproducersPassage2AlmaDeutschercouldreadmusicbeforeshecouldreadwords.Shecomposedherfirstpianosonataatsix,herfirstshortoperaatseven,andherfirstfull-lengthoperaat10.AlmaAlma,agiftedmusicianaswellasacomposer,thechildprodigy,or“LittleMozart",whosemusicisintheclassical-romantictradition,wasonstagethroughout,switchingbetweenthepianoandtheviolin.Herparents,motherJanie,andfatherGuy,arequiteformal.Theythinkdeeplybeforetheyspeak,andappeartobequiet.TheymaintainAlmaisanadultwhenitcomestomusicandanormalgirlinotherways.Shehasalwaysbeenhome-schooledandisreadingPhilipPullman'sHisDarkMaterialswhenwemeet.Janie,whohasgivenupheruniversityjob,isalsoahugesupport,home-schoolingbothgirls.AndtheybelieveAlmawouldn'thavedevelopedinmainstreameducationanyway.Becauseherneedsaredifferentandit'squitedifficultforanyschool.Butperhapswhatmostsetsherapartistheintensity（强度）ofherimagination.SpendtimewithAlmaandyouarestruckbyhowoftenshetalksaboutTransylvanian,whichisunrelatedtotheregioninRomania."Imusthaveheardthenamesomewhere,becauseIdidn'tknowitwasarealplaceuntilmuchlater,"shesays.Transylvanianis"myownlandwithitsownlanguageandtherearebeautifulcomposersthere,namedAntoninYellowsinkandAshyandShellandFlare”.Transylvanianisoutside,inside;everywhereandnowhere.Shehaswrittenbiographiesaboutthecomposers,createdamagazine,ParisFlash,fortheinhabitants,andevencomposedaTransylvaniannationalanthem.Herfatherbelieveshermusicalabilityisasignofthisimagination."Itallpoursoutlikeavolcano,"hesays.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlmafromthefirsttwoparagraphs?Sheistooyoungtobeamusician.Sheisawonderchildonmusic.Sheisahard-workingchildonmusic.Hermusicworksarewell-knownaroundtheworld.WhydidAlmareceiveeducationathome?Becauseshedidn'tlikeschool.Becauseofherspecialneeds.Becausehermotherlostherjob.Becauseshewantedtostaywithhersister.WhatdoweknowaboutTransylvanian?TransylvanianisaplaceinAlma'scity.TransylvanianisaplaceinthebookAlmaread.TransylvanianisaplacethatAlmaimagined.Transylvanianisagroupformusiciansandcomposers.Accordingtoherfather,whatisthekeytoAlma'ssuccess?A.Herrichimagination.B.Herparents'influence.C.Herteachers'instruction.D.Herhardworkonmusic.Passage3Afewyearsago,whenIbeganwritingabouteducation,schoolleadersdidn'tworrymuchaboutteachers.Theybelievedalonglineofnewteacherswaited.Notanylonger,asdistrictsstruggletofillmath,science,worldlanguageandspecialeducationjobs.A2017LearningPolicyInstitutestudyfound90percentofopenteachingpostsaretheresultofpeopleleavingtheprofession.Whileretirementsplayarole,thereportnotedtwo-thirdsofteachersdepartforotherreasons,mostsayingdissatisfactionswiththejob.Howcandistrictssupportteachersandpersuadenewonestoenterthefield?EducationprofessorPeterSmagorinskysaid,"ThebestwayIknowoftosupportteachersistolistentothem.Teachersknowbetterthananyonehowschoolswork,whatkidsneed,whatteachersneedtodotheirbestwork.Butkidsandteacherswon'talwaysagree,andyouwillgetoppositesuggestions.Butatleasttheyfeelrecognized,consulted,listenedto,andrespected."HighschoolprincipalBetsyBockmansaid,"WhatItrytoinform:Firstly,everyone'sjobistodoallwecaneverydaytosupportstudents.Secondly,fortheemployeeswhoarenotteachersatGrady,ourjobistoremoveeverysinglebarrierthatkeepsteachersfromteaching.Makethejobofteachingeasier."Vice-presidentGaryMcGiboneysaid,"Teachersdevelopwellinaschoolwithapositiveschoolclimatewheretheydon'tfeelalone,whichiswhatteachersdesperatelywantandneed."Myownviewisthatmostwanttodotheirbestfortheirstudents,butoftenfeelattackedwhentoldtheyneedtoimprove.Togrow,developandkeepeffectiveteachers,Georgiaschoolsmustfirstcreateacultureinwhichteacherstrustthatleaderswantthemtosucceed.Whydotoomanyteachersleavetheirprofession?Theleadersdon'tcareaboutthem.Therearetoomanytrainedteachers.Mostaren'tsatisfiedwiththeirjobs.Manyteachershavealreadyretired.WhatdoesPrincipalBetsyBockmantrytotellus?Theschool'swholeeffortistomaketeachingeasier.Schoolsshouldlistentotheteachers'suggestions.Whattheteacherswantshouldbeconcernedbyothers.Schoolleadersmustshowrespectfortheteachers'thoughts.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?Toshowtheauthor'sconcernfortheteachers.TocriticizethestateofGeorgia'seducation.Toasktheteacherstodotheirbestforthestudents.Tocallontheschooltocreateaculturefortheteachers.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Whytheschoolsareshortofgoodteachers.Howtokeepenoughandeffectiveteachers.Whatweshoulddototeachthestudentswell.Howtodealwithteacher-studentrelationship.Passage4It,snotanurbanlegend:crimeratesdoinfactinthesummerintheU.S.Astudyfoundthat,withtheexceptionofrobberyandautotheft,ratesofallviolentandpropertycrimesarehigherduringthesummerthanduringothermonths.Thestudyexamineddatacollectedduring8years,whichincludedviolentandpropertycrimesthatdidnotresultindeath,bothreportedandnotreportedtothepolice.Thedatashowthat,thoughthenationalcrimeratedroppedby70percentduringrecentyears,seasonalspikesinsummerremain.Insomecases,thosespikesare12percenthigherthanratesduringseasonsinwhichthelowsoccur.Thephenomenonconfusesmanycriminologists,andtheywonderwhy.Somereasonthatincreasedtemperatures,whichdrivemanyoutofdoorsandleavewindowsopenintheirhomes,raisetheamountoftimewhenhomesareleftempty.Otherspointtotheeffectofstudentsonsummervacationwhoareotherwiseoccupiedwithschoolingduringotherseason,whilesomearguethatsufferingheat,induceddiscomfortsimplymakespeoplemoreaggressiveandlikelytoactout.Althoughtheseelementspossesscertainpersuasivepower,theirrationalityiscalledintoquestionwhencasesinwinterareputonthemap.Whyaren,ttheratesinwinterfallingifheatrelatedfactorsaretoblameforthesummerspike?Contrarily,themattershouldbeviewedfromsocialandeconomicanglesratherthanonsolarterms.Numerousstudieshaveshownthatratesofcriminalbehavioramongyoungadultsdropwhentheircommunitiesprovidethemwithotherwaystospendtheirtimeandearnmoney.ThiswasfoundtobetrueinLosAngeles,wheregangactivitywasreducedwhencommunitycentersforteenswerethrivingandactive.Andgenerallyspeaking,theconnectionbetweeneconomicinequalityandcrimeisrobustlydocumentedfortheU.S.Andwhysummerseesaworsesituation?It,sprobablybecauseit,sevenharderforyoungstertolandjobsthatprovideforlifenecessities.Soifofficialswanttoaddressthesummerspikeincrime,theymayactdifferentlyinsteadofaimingstraightatcrimes.Simplyupgradingsecurityandseverelypunishingoffencesalmostproducevoideffects.Instead,beopentovariousoptionsandtheywillfindthatdevelopmentofjob,huntingagenciesorcommunityprofessionaltrainingcentersareaccompanyingthedropofcrimeratewithoutseasonalexceptions.Afterall,breadalwayscomesfirstforeveryone.Whatpuzzlesscholarsstudyingcrimes?Theratesofrobberyandautotheftarelowerthanotherviolentandpropertycrimesinsummer.Theratesofcrimesresultingindeathareaboutthesameinallseasons.Thecrimeratesnotreportedtothepolicearemuchhigherduringsummer.Crimeratesinsummerarehigherthanthoseofotherseasons.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeyreasonfortheseasonalspikeofcrimerates? Increasedtemperaturelefthouseseasierforattacks.Thehotenvironmentmakespeoplemorelikelytobeangered.Youngstersfindithardtoreleaseenergiesatschool.People,seconomicneedsarenotsatisfiedbythesociety.Whatcanbedonetofightseasonalriseofcrimes?Lengthentheschooltimetoholdstudentsinschoolduringsummer.Enhancethesafetymechanismduringthesummer.Takemeasuretoencourageyouthemployment.Frightenwould,becriminalsthroughharshpunishments.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Solartermsareresponsibleforthesummercrimespike.Crimeratesinsummerfallby58percentintheU.S.LAcriminalactivitiesfallbecauseofpositivecommunityprograms.Thecrimesratesinwinterarelowduetolowmobilityintheseason.Passage5AsensationalnewscientificdiscoveryintheoceannearAustraliamayexplainthemostmassiveextinctionoflivingthingsinEarth'shistory.Foryears,scholarshavebeenfrustratedintryingtoanalyzewhy90to95percentofsealifeand75percentofandlifevanishedabout250millionyearsago.TheextinctionsweresoenormousthattheyarecalledTheGreatDying.Todate,someauthoritiesonancientlifethoughtthatavolcaniceruptionorasuddenchangeintheenvironmentaffectedalllifeonEarth.Otherspecialistshavedoubtedthesetheories,maintainingthatitwasnotplausiblethatasolovolcanocouldbringaboutsuchchaos.Fromtheoutset,criticsbelievedtheseclaimswereexaggerated.Bycontrast,thereiswideacceptanceoftheideathatameteor（流星）whichhitMexico'sYucatanpeninsula65millionyearsagowastheprimarycauseofthedinosaurs'extinction.Nevertheless,untilnowtheyhadnoevidenceofanintensemeteorimpact185millonyearsearlier.Nowtheydo.Americangeologistshavebeenexaminingrocksamplesfromadeepseacrate（火山口)nearthenorthwestcoastofAustralia.Thesampleswereinitiallycollectedandpreservedbypetroleumtechniciansseekingoil.Nowthegeologistsandtheircolleaguesbelievethattheprecisesplitsintherock'sstructureshowatypicalpatternformeteors.Thereisacleardistinctionfromvolcanicpatterns.Infact,aspokespersonwentsofarastosaythattheserockscompletelyrevisethewayscientistsperceivethemassextinctionsfromtheancientera.Academicssaythatthemeteor'scratersthesizeofMountQomolangma,thehighestmountainonEarth!Literally,themeteormadeamarkonEarthasitdrownedinthesea.TheEarthcouldnotabsorbsuchaharshblowwithoutsustainingglobaldevastation.Thingsmusthavecometoastandstill.Evidently,theblowwasfatalformanyformsoflife.Bearinmindthatallthiswaslongbeforemammals includinghumans emergedinEarth'shistory.Still,wewouldbewisetopayattentiontothedamageameteorcancause.Fortunately,meteorstrikesonEartharefewandfarbetween.Theword"plausible"(paragraph1)isclosestinmeaningtoA.available B.incredibleC.reasonableD.ridiculousWhydidn'tthemeteoraffecthumanbeings?A.Becausetheywereveryresistant.Becausethereweren'tanythen.Becausetheylivedinisolatedareas.Becausetheyhidthemselvesinthecaves.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?ScholarsagreedthatasinglevolcanocausedTheGreatDying.75percentoflandlifecontinued250millionyearsago.Volcanicrocksandmeteorshavedifferentpatterns.WhenthemeteorhitlandMountQomolangmasprangup.WhatisthebesttitleforthepassageA.TheDinosaurs'End B.CrateronQomolangmaC.ContradictoryClaims D.AMeteor'sImpact参考答案Passage1C推理判断题。由文章第二段“Welcometoournewly-openedRichardsCinemaBookstore!”可知，介绍文章内容的这个人最有可能是个书店老板，因此C选项是正确答案。B细节理解题。文章分别提到了Chinesefilms、Indianfilms和Japanesefilms,可见共提到了三个亚洲国家，因此B选项为正确答案。B细节理解题。文章在提到印度电影书籍时称“EncyclopediaofIndianCinemaincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.”选项B张冠李戴，因此B选项是正确答案。A推理判断题。文章提到书店里有来自于不同国家的filmbooks，目的是为了迎合顾客的不同口味，因此选项A是正确答案。Passage2B根据第一和第二段的叙述可知，阿尔玛・多伊谢尔在会读单词之前就能读懂音乐。她在六岁时创作了第一首钢琴奏鸣曲，七岁时谱写了第一部短剧，在十岁创作了第一部长剧。她是一个天才的音乐家和作曲家，被称之为“小莫扎特”。由这些叙述可知，她是一个音乐神童。故B选项正确。B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“AndtheybelieveAlmawouldn'thavedevelopedinmainstreameducationanyway.Becauseherneedsaredifferentandit'squitedifficultforanyschool.”可知，阿尔玛的父母认为阿尔玛无论如何也不会在主流教育中得到发展。因为她的需求不同，对任何学校来说满足她的需求很难。因此，她才在家里接受教育。故B选项正确。C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的叙述可知，在阿尔玛看来,Transylvanian是她自己的土地，它有自己的语言，那里有美丽的作曲家"。Transylvanian既在外面又在内部；既无处不在又无处可在。由此可以推知，Transylvanian是一个实际上不存在的地方，它是阿尔玛想象出来的地方。故C选项正确。A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Herfatherbelieveshermusicalabilityisasignofthisimagination."Itallpoursoutlikeavolcano,"hesays.”可知，她父亲相信她的音乐能力是想象力的标志。他说：“这一切都像火山一样涌出。”故在她父亲看来，她成功地关键是想象力。A选项正确。Passage3C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Whileretirementsplayarole,thereportnotedtwo-thirdsofteachersdepartforotherreasons,mostsayingdissatisfactionswith出6^^可知，虽然退休起了一定的作用，但报告指出，三分之二的教师因为其他原因离职，大多数人表示对这份工作不满意。故可知，很多老师离开教育行业的原因是他们对该工作不满意。C选项正确。A推理判断题。根据第五段中的“WhatItrytoinform:Firstly,everyone'sjobistodoallwecaneverydaytosupportstudents.Secondly,fortheemployeeswhoarenotteachersatGrady,ourjobistoremoveeverysinglebarrierthatkeepsteachersfromteaching.”可知，首先，每个人的工作就是尽一切力量支持学生。其次，对于非Grady教师的员工来说，我们的工作是消除每个阻碍教师教学的单一障碍，使教学更容易。故A选项正确。D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Togrow,developandkeepeffectiveteachers,Georgiaschoolsmustfir