高中英语阅读专项-练习四

高中英语阅读专项练习四

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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?

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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