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高中英语阅读专项练习四
A
Jacob'sPillowDanceFestival
Where:Becket,Massachusetts
When:Jun.15Aug.24
Eachsummer,thisinfluentialdancecenterpresentsanumberofclassesandperformancesbymorethan50companies
fromaroundtheworld.Highlights(最精彩的部分)inthisseasonincludetheDanceTheaterofHarlem'sproductionof
AlvinAiley's"TheLarkAscending",whichopensthefestival.
Manyeventsarefree.Ticketedperformancesstartat$22.J.
MoabMusicFestival
Where:Moab,Utah
When:Aug.29—Sept.9
Thisareaisbetterknownformountainbikingthanformusic.Butsince1992,ithashostedaprivatefestivalthat
bringsclassical,jazz,Latinandothertypesofmusictotheland.Thisyeartherewillbe16concerts,includingthree"Grotto
Concerts",wheregueststakea45-minuteboatridedowntheColoradoRivertoperformances.
Eventsstartat$25..
CheyenneFrontierDays
Where:Cheyenne,Wyoming
When:July1928
Thereissomethingforeveryoneatthis117-year-oldfestival,froman"IndianvillageandOldWestmuseum"to
countryconcerts.Butthecompetitionisstillthemainattraction,withcowboysandcowgirlscompetingformajormoneyin
theworld'slargestoutdoorstage.
Competitionticketsstartat$18,andconcertticketsat$23..
TheGlimmerglassFestival
Where:Cooperstown,NewYork
When:July6---Aug.24
Eachsummer,operaloversfromaroundthecountrytraveltoupstateNewYorktowatchproductionsthatinclude
starslikeNathanGunnandGingerCosta-Jackson.Thisyear'sperformancesincludeWagnefs"TheFlyingDutchman'1and
Verdi's"KingforaDay",inhonorofthe200thbirthdaysofbothcomposers(作曲家).
Ticketsstartat$26..
21.Ifyouareinterestedindanceperformance,whichdatesuitsyoubest?
A.June6.B.June28.C.August29.D.September9.
22.Wherecanyouwatchacompetitionandenjoyconcerts?
A.BecketMassachusetts.B.Moab,Utah.
C.Cheyenne,Wyoming.D.Cooperstown,NewYork.
23.IfyouareabigfanofWagner,whichoneshouldyouchoose?
A.Jacob'sPillowDanceFestivalB.TheGlimmerglassFestival
C.CheyenneFrontierDaysD.MoabMusicFestival
B
Atthirteen,Iwasdiagnosed(诊断)withakindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschooldifficultforme.Wheneveryone
elseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.
Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmy
handrightawayandsaid,"Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit."
Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,"Youarenotdifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman.HItried,butI
didn'tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.Ihadtotakeithome.
Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LousBraile.
Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn'tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn'tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareading
systemofraiseddots(点),whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.
Wasn*tIthe"blind"inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe"sighted"students?Mythoughts,spilledoutandmypen
startedtodance.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnotdifferentfromothers;Ijustneededaquieter
place.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblem,whyshouldIevergiveup?
Ididn'texpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktome
thenextday-withan"A"onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords,"Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?
n
24.Whydidn'ttheauthorfinishthereadinginclass?
A.Becausehedidn'tliketheteacher.
B.Becausehewasnotfondofliterature.
C.Becausetheclassroomwastoonoisy.
D.Becausehegotakindofattentiondisorder.
25.WhatcanwelearnaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage?
A.Hecouldn'tseeandreadforthewholelife.
B.Hegotagoodeducationatschool.
C.Hemadeaninventionwhichhelpstheblind.
DHemanagedtocurehisblindness.
26.What*sMrs.Smith'sattitudetotheauthorintheclassroom?
A.Sheencouragedhim.B.Shelookeddownonhim.
C.Shesympathized(同情)him.D.Shewasangrywithhim.
27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Keeptrying,andyoucandoit.
B.Waystoovercomeattentiondisorder.
C.Howtobeagreatteacher.
D.Whatshouldyoudoasablind.
c
Whatisanaccent(口音)?Anaccentisaflavoringtoyouthatinfluencesthesoundsofwordsandsentences.In
Birminghamyoumighthear"lake"soundingcloseto"like",andinIrelandyoumighthear"this"soundingcloseto"diss',.
Accentsarerelatedtosocialgroup.Everyonehasanaccent,andforeveryaccenttherearegroupsofpeoplewhoreact
badlytoit.Thesereactionsaretheresultofprejudice(偏见)-anunreasonedjumpingtoconclusions.
Everybodyhasprejudicesaboutaccents.Icertainlydo.Ihaveheldprejudicesaboutotherpeople'saccents.Butover
theyears,myexperienceofworkingwithpeoplefromallkindsofbackgroundshasledmetogiveuptheseprejudices.
However,IstillhaveprejudicesthatIfinddifficulttocontrol.
Studiestellusthatnoaccentisbetterthananyother.Buttherealityisthatmanypeoplejudgeothersaccordingto
accents.
Jacob,MemberofParliament(议会),rememberswhenhefirststoodunsuccessfullyforelectioninFife,Scotland,"I
graduallyrealizedthatwhateverIhappenedtobespeakingabout,thenumberofvotersinmyfavordroppedassoonasI
openedmymouth.n
Andsomepeoplechangetheiraccentstosoundmorerefined(文雅的)whentalkingtopeopleoutsidetheircircleof
familyandfriends.
SkyNewsranareportrecentlyinwhichan18-year-oldwomanwastryingtosoundlessposh(上等人的),thatis
speakingnon-standardEnglish,becauseshedidn'tlikethestrangerstellingherthatshemustberichandfromafamous
family.
Lastly,it'sworthbeingremindedthatpeoplecanhaveaaaccentandstillberecognized.
28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofaccentprejudice?
A.Itisreasonable.B.Itshouldbebanned(禁止).
C.Itishardtoavoid.D.Itcausesserioussocialissues.
29.WhydidJacobfailintheelection?
A.Whathesaidwasunwise.
B.Hespokewithanaccent.
C.Hebroketheelectionrules.
D.Hewasunabletomakehimselfunderstood.
30.Whatdidthe18-year-oldwomantrytodoaccordingtoSkyNews?
A.Tokeepherwaysofspeaking.
B.Tochangeheraccent.
C.Topretendtobeawell-educatedperson.
D.Tolearntheupper-classBritishaccent.
31.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassagemean?
A.Theaccenttellswhatkindofpeopleyouare.
B.Itiseasytorecognizepeoplewithaccent.
C.Peoplewithaccentcanalsobesuccessful.
D.Itisimportanttorecognizeone'saccent.
D
Afewyearsago,mysister-in-lawstartedtofeelconcernedaboutherteenagedaughter.Whatwasshedoingafter
school?Wherewasshespendinghertime?Myniecewasanexcellentstudent,andtookpartinallkindsofafter-class
activities.Evenso,hermomdecidedtoputatrackingapp(星艮踪应用程序)onthekid'sphone.
Atfirst,thismademysister-in-law"feelbetter".Thenthegoodsituationsuddenlyended.Sherecalled,"Ifoundout
thatshewassomeplacethatshesaidshewasn't.Iwentoutinthemiddleofthenightandfoundherwalkingwithoutshoes
inthemiddleofthestreetwithsomefriends."Thingswentquicklydownhillforthemotherandthedaughterafterthat.
With73%ofteenshavingtheirownsmartphonesnow,accordingtoa2015Pewstudy,moreandmoreoftheirparents
arefacingthequestion:Towatchornot?
AnaHomayoun,founderofGreenIvyEducationalConsulting,hasadvisedmanyparentsandtheirkidsaboutthis.
"I'vefoundteensaremoreacceptabletotrackingappswhenitisincludedaspartofafamilyagreementtoimprovesafety
thanwhenitisplacedasasecrettooltowatchthem,"shesaid.
MarkBell,afatherofateenagegirl,said,"Wedon'thavetrackingapps,butwehavesetsomegroundrulesthatmy
daughtermustfollowinexchangeforusprovidingasmartphone,nhesaid.Forexample,hisdaughtermust"friend"himon
socialmediasothathecanreadposts,andmustshareallpasswords.
Whenyou'retryingtobuildtrust,youneedtocreateanenvironmentthatencouragesit.So,towintheirtrust,you
alwaysneedtobestraightwithyourchildren."Parentsmustletchildrenknowhowandwhentheyllbewatchingthem,"
saidDoctorPaulehWeigle.Ifthey'renotopenaboutit,hewarns,itcan"greatlydamagetheparentandchildrelationship".
32.Whafsresultoftheauthor'ssister-in-lawusingtheapp?
A.Shefeltgoodwithknowingherdaughter'safterschoolactivities.
B.Shewasn'tworriedaboutherdaughteranymore.
C.Shehadmorecommunicationwithherdaughter.
D.Shehadmoreconflictswithherdaughter.
33.Whatcanwelearnabouttoday*steensfromHomayoun?
A.Theydoubtfamilyagreements.
B.Theyareworriedaboutonlinesafety.
C.Theydislikebeingwatchedsecretlywithtrackingapps.
D.Theywelcometheuseoftrackingapps.
34.WhyareMarkBellandhisdaughtermentionedinParagraph5?
A.Toshowhowtousesmartphonesafely.
B.Togiveanexampleofbeingstraightwithchildren.
C.Toteachhowtoputtrackingapponphones.
D.Totelltheimportanceofbeingchildren'sfriend.
35.WhatshouldbedonebeforeusingatrackingappaccordingtoWeigle?
A.Teachthekidhowtouseit.B.Checkthekid'sphone.
C.Tellthekidaboutit.D.Advisethekidtousehisphoneless.
七选五
Fromoldtimes,crows(乌鸦)havebeenfamousfortheircleverness.Theyusetools,workoutproblems,andeven
enjoyplaying.36
Tomaketools,crowscutoffleaveswiththeir"mouths",shapethem,andusethemtolookforbugsinwoodorplants.
37Whentheleafisn'tneededforthemoment,thebirdstoresthetoolatitsfeetorsomewhereelse.
Totestwildcrows*abilitiestoworkoutproblems,scientistsplacedfoodoutdoorsincoveredbowls.Theywatched
withinterestasthebirdssmartlyopenedthebowlstogetthefood.Scientistsalsofoundoutthatcrowscanmakeuseofthe
traffic.38
39Youngcrowswillcarryastickornutintotheair,dropit,andflytocatchtheobjectasitfalls.
Sojusthowsmartarecrows?Perhapsacrowwillneverdotricksasadogwill.40
A.Manypeopledon*tlikecrows.
B.Justasacarpenter(木匠)carrieshistoolswithhim,acrowwillcarryitstoolaround.
C.Crowsareclevererthanmanyotherbirds.
D.Forexample,crowswoulddropanutontheroadandwaitforacartorunoverthenuttobreakit.
E.Besides,crowsseemtoenjoyplaying.
F.Scientistshavestudiedcarefullyhowcrowsgoabouttheseactivities.
G.Butscientistsagreethatthere'salotgoingoninthebrainofaclevercrow.
完形填空
IalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTVeventhoughIknewthatitwasimpossible.Iworriedaboutmy
41andtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline.Itriedno-fat,low-fat,onlybananas,nobananas-Ialmostwent
bananas,too.
ThenIreadanarticlethatsaid42asking"AmIfat?"Ishouldbeasking"AmI43?"Ihadno44
alettercouldmakesucha45!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight,thingsbeganto46.
Insteadofsaying"Iwanttolosethreekilos",Iwouldsay"Iwantto47twokilometersineightminutes"or"Iwant
todo30push-ups',.Ratherthan48thefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icould49have
aburgernowandthen,butIwould50asaladoranapple.
Finally,Istopped51myselfwithactressesandmodelsand52thingsthatwerewrongwithmy
faceorbody.Instead,ImadealistofthethingsI53aboutmyself.Bybeing54aboutmyselfandmy
body,Ibecamebothhappierand55.
41.A.face
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