高考英語閱讀理解強化訓(xùn)練DayTwelve

高考英語閱讀理解強化訓(xùn)練DayTwelvePassage1MusicOperaatMusicHall:1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:241-2742..ChamberOrchestra:TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation..SymphonyOrchestra:AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call3813300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallandinsummeratRiverbend./home.asp.CollegeConservatoryofMusic(CCM):Performancesareonthemaincampus(校園)oftheuniversity,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM'sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183./events/calendar.RiverbendMusicTheater:6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercover(pricedifference).Bignameshowsallsummerlong!Phone:232-6220..Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?A.241-2742. B. 723-1182.C.381-3300. D. 232-6220.WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra?A.February. B. May. C.August. D. November.WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?A.MusicHall. B.MemorialHall.1C.PatriciaCobbettTheater. D.RiverbendMusicTheater.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?A.Ithasseatsintheopenair.B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.C.ItoffersmembershipdiscountsD.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.Passage2Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations（語調(diào)）ofthedriver'saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That'showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglintedatmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup—theproductofhissacrifice.Andthencamethefatefulquestion:"Whatdoyoustudy?"Ianswered"historyandliterature"andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn'tevengettoadd"andAfrican-Americanstudies"beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment,"AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?"HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors（orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous）—tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerations,whichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative（故事）ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I'mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I'vepromisedmyselfIwon'tgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon'tdefensivelyrespondwith"butIplantogotolawschool!"whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I'lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.Whatdisappointedthedriver?Theauthor'sattitudetowardshim.Theschoolthattheauthorisattending.Theauthor'smajorsinhistoryandliterature.Theauthor'sinterestsinAfricanAmericanstudies.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordsquanderinginParagraph4?A.wasting B.creating C.valuing D.seizingWhyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyers?Theyhavemoreopportunities.Theyareverysmartingeneral.Theirparentsarehighachievingaswell.Theirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety.4.Howdidtheauthorreacttothedriver'squestioning?Gettingupset.Feelingsatisfied.Defendingherself.Appreciatinghisconcern.Passage3Traditionally,fashionretailers供售商）hadfourcollectionsperyear,oneforeachseasonbutnowadayscompaniescandesignandmanufacture（大量生產(chǎn)）clothesinaslittleasfourweeks.FastfashionmeansthatthelatestdesignsthatappearatthefashionshowsinParis,London,etc.canbecopiedandshownwithinamonth.Theadvantagesofrapidlychangingfashionsareclear.Shorteningtheproductlifecyclemeansifadesigndoesn'tsellwellwithinaweek,itistakenoutoftheshopsandanewdesignischosen.Thisisgoodforthemanufacturerasitmeansvastersales,andgoodforthecustomerastheycankeepupwithfast-movingtrendscheaply-andeverytimetheyvisitthestore,thereissomethingnew.However,therearealsoanumberofdisadvantagestothisapproach.Oneofthemisthetheftofideas.Fashionhousesspendalotoftimeandmoneyonnewideas,onlytoseetheseideascopiedforfreebyfast-fashioncompanies.Perhapsthegreatestconcernistheinfluenceontheenvironmentofwastedclothes.Buyingtwelvenewsetsofclothesratherthanfourmeansthatmoreclotheswillbethrownaway.Inaddition,withfashionschangingsoquickly,cottongrowersneedtoproducemorecottonmorecheaply,andthatmeansusingmorechemicals.Attheotherendofthefashionindustryisdesignerclothing.AtthesametimeasfastfashionistakingoffintheWest,Asianconsumersarebuyingmoreandmoerexpensive,luxurybrands.Manybuybrandedclothesjusttoshowthattheycanaffordthembutotherschoosethemforquality.What'syourchoice?We'dliketohearyourcommentsaboutthefashionindustrytoday.Accordingtotheattractionoffast-fashionclothesforpeople?Thelowprice.Thehighquality.Thefamousbrand.Themassproduction.Whoareagainstfastfashion?A.Fashiondesigners. B.Clothesproducers.C.Customers. D.Retailers.Whatispeople'sbiggestworryaboutfastfashion?Itisharmfultotheenvironment.Itleadstobadconsumptionhabits.Itdecreasesfashionshows'popularity.Itgreatlyinfluencestheplantingofothercrops.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsfastfashion?A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Surprised.D.Objective.Passage4Weallhavesomepeoplewhomwerespectverymuch,likeourfamilymembers,ourfriendsorourteachers.Respectoftenmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Thereareseveralaspectsthatmanypeoplecanagreeon,though.Forexample,atitsmostbasiclevel,respectmeansbeingkindandconsideratetoothers.Respectcantakemanyforms.Don,tmakefunofothers.Putyourselfinotherpeople,sshoesandthinkabouthowtheyfeel.RemembertheGoldenRule:treatothersthesamewayyou,dwanttobetreated.Respectisimportantbecauseitsetstheproperstageforallourhumaninteractions.Friendship,love,andevenbasiccommunicationmustallstartwithrespect.Everyonewantstoberespected.Togetrespect,though,youmustalsoshowrespectforothers.It,salwaysatwo-waystreet.Youcan,tbeimpolitetoothersandexpectrespectinreturn.It'seasytoshowrespect.Bepolite.Lookforthebestinpeopleratherthanconcentratingontheirmistakes.Showcompassiontoothersandtrytoputtheirinterestsbeforeyourown.Makeotherscomfortablewhenthey,reuneasy.Helpoutwheneveryoucan.Whenyoupayitforward,amazingthingscanhappen.Andberespectfultoeveryone.Theworldisanunbelievablyhugeplacefilledwithbillionsofpeople,eachoneofwhomisuniqueandspecial.Andtheyalldeserveyourrespect!Becareful,though.Noteveryonewillshowyourespectallthetime.Infact,you,llprobablyseeexamplesofimpolitebehavioureachandeveryday.Howyourespondtoimpolitebehaviour,though,canmakeahugedifference.Ifyouchoosetorespondtoimpolitebehaviourbyactingrudelyyourself,you,vegainednothing.You,veonlycontinuedthepatternofimpolitebehaviourandsetabadexample.Instead,actrespectfullyandsetagoodexample.Consistentlyactingrespectfullymightjusthelpotherslearnfromyourexample!AccordingtotheGoldenRule,.you,dbetterwalkinothers,shoesyoucan,tplayjokesonotherpeopleyoushouldpayattentiontoyourfeelingsthewayyouaretreateddependsonyourselfBysaying“It,salwaysatwo-waystreet”inParagraph4,thewriterprobablywantstotellus“”.A.Peopleshouldrespecteachother B.ItisalwayssafetowalkinthestreetC.Someleaveandotherscomeback D.ThereisonlyonestreettogothroughThefifthparagraphismainlywrittentotellus.A.wheretofindrespect B.howtocorrectmistakesC.whentohelpothersintime D.howtoshowrespectforothersAccordingtothepassage,whatshouldwedoifsomeoneisimpolitetous?A.Showhim/hertruerespect. B.Leavehim/heralone.C.Bekindtohim/hersometimes. D.Setaspecialexampletoothers.Passage5Feedingbirdsisapopularwaytowatchwildlife.Butexpertssayitmightputwildbirdsatrisk.Feedingbirdsisnotnecessaryfortheirsurvivalexceptinextremeweatherconditions.Feeders（喂食器”@口definitelyhelpbirdsgetthroughthatkindofweather.Butmostbirdseatinsectsandshowlittleinterestinbirdfeeders.Forthosebirds,wecangrownativeplantsinanaturalenvironment.Birdswhicharefondofeatingseedswillbemorelikelytocometofeedersifthereissomecovernearby.Thisletsthemfeedandthenflytoprotectiveareas，suchasintrees.Themostcommonmistakepeoplemakewiththeirbirdfeedersisthattheyputfeedersinplaceswherebirdsareeasilyfrightenedbypassers-by，riskbeinghurtbycats，orriskflyingintowindows.Sosetupabirdfeederatleastonemeterawayfromawindow.Thatwayifabirdgetsfrightened,itwon,tgetkilledwhenithitstheglass.Ownersofcatsshouldkeeptheminsidehomesotheycan'thurtthebirds.Somebirdsaremoreaggressiveatfeeders.Theyeatalotanddonotleavemuchfoodforotherbirds.Asolutionistoputthefoodinmorethanoneplacebyusingdifferentkindsofseedsorfruits.Thiscanalsoincreasethenumberanddiversityofbirdsinyourneighborhood.Butdon,tfeedwildbirdsanythingsaltylikepotatochips,orfoodthatcouldchokethem,likebread.Payattentiontofoodqualityandfreshness.Unprotectedfoodlefttoolonginfeederswillturnmoldy（發(fā)霉），whichcankillwildlife.Anotherwordofadvice:Alwaysprovideasupplyofcleanwaterforbirdsbutusecarewhenlookingfortherightbirdbath.Ifthebirdbathsaretoodeepforbirdsputtingafewlargestonesinthewatercangivethebirdsaplacetosit.What,sthemostcommonmistakeaboutfeedingbirds?A.Puttingfeedersinimproperplaces.B.Providingfoodininappropriatetime.C.Leavingfeedersunprotected. D.Supplyingdirtyanddeepwater.Whichofthefollowingmaynotbesuitableforfeedingbirds?A.Seeds.B.Bread.C.Fruit.D.Insects.Theauthoradviseshelpingmorebirdsby.increasingthenumberoffeederscleaningthebirdswithcleanwaterputtingmorelargestonesinthefeederskeepingaggressivebirdsawayfromthefeedersWhatisthetextmainlyabout?Problemswithbirdfeeding.Wheretoplacebirdfeeders.Popularwaysofprotectingwildbirds.Howtofeedwildbirdssafelyandhealthily.參考答案Passage1A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過題干中的關(guān)鍵詞“opera”，答案線索定位到第一段，顯然，看音樂劇，需撥打241-2742訂票，故正確答案為A。B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過題干中的關(guān)鍵詞“ChamberOrchestra”，答案線索定位到第二段。第二段第一句提到室內(nèi)管弦樂隊會在3月到6月期間進行表演。四個選項中只有B符合。C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過題干中的關(guān)鍵詞“students、freeperformances和I.D.cards”，答案線索可以定位到第四段，該段倒數(shù)第三句提到，學(xué)生可以憑借身份證免費觀看CCM表演，又由該段第一句可知，CCM表演在PatriciaCobbett居U場舉行，從而選出正確答案C。A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過題干中的關(guān)鍵詞“RiverbendMusicTheater”，答案線索可定位到最后一段，該段第二句介紹“它是一個戶外的劇場”，從而選出正確選項A。選項B中的“allyearround'在文中沒有提到；選項C中的“membershipdiscounts”只在第一段提到，不選；選項D中的“musicalworks”在文中沒有明確的指向性，也不選。Passage2C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句Ianswered"historyandliterature"andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight和第三句中hisvoicethickwithdisappointment,"AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?"可知，當(dāng)作者回答所學(xué)專業(yè)是歷史和文學(xué)時，他聲音中的驕傲消失了，并用充滿失望的語氣問作者"所有的努力都是為了進入哈佛學(xué)習(xí)歷史？"可知，是作者所學(xué)的專業(yè)讓司機感到失望。故選CA猜詞題。根據(jù)上文司機的情緒變化，從自豪到失望，可知squandering的感情色彩為負(fù)向，故選A,即他是認(rèn)為作者浪費了一個人生中最大的機會。D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干關(guān)鍵詞為immigrantkids和doctorsorlawyers根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞定位在第四段“亞?aretobecomedoctors(orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous)一tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.”和“Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative(故事)ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.”根據(jù)關(guān)鍵句可知，做醫(yī)生或律師，可以賺錢并寄回家。以及因此本題答案為通過成為律師之類的職業(yè)向上層階級發(fā)展，這樣你的孩子也能有機會完成相同的事。故選DD推斷題之觀點態(tài)度。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句中Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning和最后一句I'lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.可知，作者曾經(jīng)因為質(zhì)疑而感到焦慮并躲到角落，而現(xiàn)在作者會微笑點頭，并享受這個場合的溫暖。由此可以推斷，由于有了被司機質(zhì)疑的這段經(jīng)歷，作者發(fā)生了改變，不再為這些質(zhì)疑而感到焦慮不安，反而會學(xué)會感謝他們的質(zhì)疑，這種質(zhì)疑是他們對作者的一種關(guān)心，學(xué)會享受這種質(zhì)疑中的溫暖。D項”感激他的關(guān)心”符合題意。故選DPassage3A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,goodforthecustomerastheycankeepupwithfast-movingtrendscheaply-andeverytimetheyvisitthestore,thereissomethingnew.對于顧客而言，花費低價就能跟隨潮流，而且每次去商店都有新發(fā)現(xiàn)，這是最吸引他們的，結(jié)合選項。故選AA細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，Oneofthemisthetheftofideas.Fashionhousesspendalotoftimeandmoneyonnewideas,onlytoseetheseideascopiedforfreebyfast-fashioncompanies.時尚工作室花費大量的時間和金錢做出來的衣服，卻眼見著這些創(chuàng)意被其它快速時尚公司剽竊，結(jié)合選項，時裝設(shè)計師是最不愿意看到這一現(xiàn)象的。故選AA細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，Perhapsthegreatestconcernistheinfluenceontheenvironmentofwastedclothes.Buyingtwelvenewsetsofclothesratherthanfourmeansthatmoreclotheswillbethrownaway.Inaddition,withfashionschangingsoquickly,cottongrowersneedtoproducemorecottonmorecheaply,andthatmeansusingmorechemicals.快速時尚意味著類似于衣服的東西會很快被淘汰，而生產(chǎn)更多新東西會需要用到更多的社會以及自然資源.會對環(huán)境帶來負(fù)擔(dān)，結(jié)合選項。故選AD結(jié)構(gòu)題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，根據(jù)最后一段，作者對不同人追求品牌進行了描述，并且最后問道：What'syourchoice？We'dliketohearyourcommentsaboutthefashionindustrytoday.想知道大眾是如何看待快速時尚行業(yè)的，由此推斷，作者是客觀的描述了這一社會現(xiàn)象而言，結(jié)合選項。故選DPassage4D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案定位在第三段RemembertheGoldenRule:treatothersthesamewayyou,dwanttobetreated.可知根據(jù)黃金法則，你被對待的方式取決于你自己，故選D。A推理判斷題。上文Everyonewantstoberespected.