高中英语专项训练《阅读理解》(八)

高中英语专项训练《阅读理解》（八）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选

项涂黑。

A

Thismaterialistakenfromabrochureofayouthhostel(青年旅社)atOxford,UK.

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featuring...fire

Tea,coffee,fruityciders,finewine,softevacuationnoticeinsideyourroom.

drinks,beesmuchmore!Pleasenotesmokingisnotpermitted

Foodmenuanywhereinthebuilding.

DeliciousmealsareserveddailyuntilLEAVINGTODAY?

8:30pm,justplaceyourorderatourOurcheckouttimeis10:00am

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1.Onwhichdaydoesthishostelstillservebreakfastat10:30?

A.MondayB.Thursday

C.WednesdayD.Saturday.

2.Whatcantravelersdointhishostel?

A.Throwingapartyatmidnight

B.Smokinginthetoilet.

C.Havingbreakfastforfree

D.ConnectingWIFIonthegroundfloor.

3.Whattimearetravelersnormallyexpectedtocheckout?

A.10:00am.B.7:00am.

C.9:30am.D.11:00am.

B

Ialwayswantedtobeextraordinarilygoodatsomething.Notjustasin,46Greatjob,Jimbo!"No,I

wantedtobebest-in-class,awe-inspiring,tiptop:aworld-famousgenius,likeMichaelPhelps,or

MarkZuckerberg.

Unfortunately,myversionofrealitydidnotquitelineupwiththisdelusionalvision.Iwasagood

swimmer,butIpeakedatthecollegiateStateChampionshipslevel.Myacademicrecordwaspretty

solid,butIneverwouldhavemadeitintooneofthoseivy-leagueschools.

ThoughIrosetoabove-averagestatusinacoupleofareas,thedisappointingtruthwasthatI

wouldneveramounttoanythingmorethanamid-sizedfishinasmallpond.Godapparentlyhad

otherplans.

Whatdrovemecrazy,though,wasthesuperstartalentthrowninmyfaceateveryturn.Somefolks

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justseemedtogetanunfairintensivedose（齐ll量）ofit.Whycouldn'tIbelikeBernieWilliams,the

famedNewYorkYankeesplayerwhoalsohappenstobeaworld-classjazzguitarvirtuoso（艺术

大师）?

Somesaygreatnessissimplyafunctionofputtinginthepracticetime.Aroundtenthousandhours,

tobeprecise,accordingtoauthorMalcolmGladwell.Idon'tquestionthetheoryofdevoting

extraordinaryeffortstodevelopingone'sexpertise,butitseemsthatrawtalentisequally

important.Youeitherhaveitoryoudon't.

rveheardthataspeopleapproachmiddleage,theirlifesatisfactionincreasesbecausetheybegin

toacceptthegapbetweentheexpectationsforthemselvesandthereality.Afterafewdecadesof

frustrationwithoutthedesiredresults,weeventuallycometotermswithhowourlivesturnedout,

evenifitfallsfarshortofouridealizedyouthfulexpectations.

Hopebends,itseems.

4.Whatdoestheword“delusional“inPara.2mostprobablymean?

A.Imaginary.B.Realistic.

C.Disappointing.D.Material.

5.Inthepassage,thewriterthinksofhimselfas

A.aworld-famousgeniusB.amid-sizedfishinasmallpond

C.aworld-classvirtuosoD.astudentinanivy-leagueschool

6.Accordingtothewriter,whatmakes“greatness”?

A.Extraordinaryefforts.B.Tenthousandhoursofpractice.

C.Rawtalent.D.Talentandtime.

7.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?

A.HopeBendsB.FrustratingDecades

C.PracticeWorksD.YouthfulExpectations

C

Legoisconsideringabrick（积木）rentalplaninanattempttocutdownonplasticwaste.The

Danishtoymakerhaspromisedtomakeallitsbricksfromsustainable（可持续的）sourcesby2030

andisinvestingsignificantresourcesintofindingalternatives.

TimBrooks,vice-presidentresponsibleforsustainability,saidthecompanywas44totallyopen”to

theideaofaproductrentalplanbutadmittedthatlostpiecescouldproduceasignificant

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problem.4"Whatarethechancesofgivingthemtoaneight-year-oldchildandgettingthemallback

again?Mr.Brooksadded.

“Thereisalotoftechnicalthinkingthatneedstobedone.Wearerightatbeginningofthat.”

Mr.BrookssaidLegowasexploringseveralideaswithaviewtoproducingthehighestvaluefrom

productswhileconsumingtheleastamountofresources.Hesaidmanywouldprobablyneversee

thelightofday“andtherewasnocurrentplantotryoutarentalplan.

Legohascomeunderincreasingpressuretoreduceitscarbonfootprintamonggrowing

internationalalarmabouttheimpactofplasticwasteontheenvironment.Itproduces19billion

piecesperyear-36,000aminute-thataremadeentirelyofplasticwhilemuchoftheinside

packagingisalsoplastic.

Sofar,theonlybreakthroughhasbeenthedevelopmentofalineofbricksmadefromplant-based

plasticsourcedfromsugarcane.Thegreentrees,plantsandflowerswerefirstincludedinLegosets

latelastyearbutmakeuponly1%-2%ofthetotalamountofplasticelementsproduced.Henrik

Nielson,aproductionsupervisor（主管）inLego5sfactory,saidlastyear:"Weneedtolearnagain

howtodothis.”

Legoreportedlyreleasesaroundamilliontonsofcarbondioxideeachyear,withabout75%

comingfromrawmaterialsthatgointofactories.Thecompanyhasinvestedmorethan100,

000,000eurosandhired100peopletoresearchnon-plasticaltematives.ltisaimingtokeepallof

itspackagingoutoflandfillby2025.

8.Legoismakinggreateffortsto.

A.promoteitsbrickrentalplanB.raiseitsproductionefficiency

C.explorewaystoreduceplasticwasteD.developnewproducts

9.AccordingtoMr.Brooks,Lego'sbrickrentalplan.

A.iswellunderwayB.hasalongwaytogo

C.istotallyuselessD.goesagainstLego'sinterest

10.ThewritertellsofLego'sstressofreducingplasticwastebymeansof.

A.figuresB.examples

C.comparisonD.classification

11.WhatisLego'sattitudetowardsdevelopingnon-plasticalternatives?

A.Defensive.B.Determined.

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C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.

D

IarrivedinmyChineseclassroom,readytosharemyvastknowledgeandexperiencewiththe75

studentswhowouldbemyEnglishLiteratureclass.HavingtaughtintheUSAfor17years,Ihad

noworryatallaboutmyabilitytoplantinmystudentsenthusiasmfortheliteratureofmymother

tongue.

Iwasreallyshockedwhenthemonitorshouted“Standup“andtheentireclassroseasIentered

theroom,andIwassomewhatconfusedandanxiousabouthowtogetthemtositdownagain,but

oncethatembarrassmentwasover,IquicklycalmeddownandlaunchedintowhatIthoughtwasa

fact-packedlecture,suretogaintheirrespect-perhapseventheiradmiration.Iwentbacktomy

roomradiatingthatrosyglow（光泽）thatcomesfromasenseofsignificantaccomplishment.

Mystudentskeptjournals,however,andasIreadthem,therosyglowwasgraduallyreplacedby

anoverwhelmingsenseoffrustration.Thefirstjournalsaid,"Ourliteratureteacherdidn'tteachus

anythingtoday.Perhapshernextlecturewillbebetter."Heartbroken,Ireadjournalafterjournal,

eachexpressingasimilartheme.Didn,tteachthemanything?Isketchedtheentirephilosophical

frameworkofthoughtANDlaidthehistoricalbackgroundforalltheworkswe'llstudyinclass.I

complained,“HowcantheysayIdidn*tteachthemanything?

Determinedtoclearmyself,Idugoutallmyreferencebooks,addingbackgroundmaterialtomy

nextlecture,researchingintothesociologicalsettingandeventhepsychologicalstateofthe

author.Afterthesecondclass,Ieagerlyopenedthejournals,expectingenthusiasticreviewsat

last.Again,IwascrushedbytheircontinuingcommentsthatIwasgoingtooslowlywithoutgiving

meaningfuldetails.

Moredeterminedthanever.Idivedintosourcesofcriticism,decidingtodevotemoretimetothe

textsbyprovidingsummariesofalltheinterpretationsIcouldfindofeachwork.Thismaterial

wouldgivemystudentsampleinformationfordrawingtheirownconclusionsaboutthework's

meaning,44Ourteacherseemsconfusedabouttherealmeaningoftheworks,“thejournals

said.uOneminuteshegivesoneinterpretation;thenextminuteshegivesanother.Thensheasksfor

ouropinions.We?rethestudents.She5stheteacher.Sheshouldtelluswhattheworksmean.”

Itwasalongsemester,anditgraduallybecamecleartomethatmyideasabouteducationwere

purelyWestern,andthatChineseideasdifferedsignificantly.Ithoughtateacher,sjobwastoraise

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interestingquestionsandprovideenoughbackgroundsothatstudentscoulddrawtheirown

conclusions.Mystudentsthoughtateacher5sjobwastoprovideaccurateinformationasdirectly

andconciselyaspossible.Americanswantedtointerpretandexperience.TheChinesewantedto

masterandmemorize.

12.HowdidthewriterfeelbeforehebeganhisteachinginChina?

A.Worried.B.Confident.

C.Disappointed.D.Confused.

13.Whatmightbethereasonwhythewriterwasshockedwh