高二英語閱讀理解專項訓練一

學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精高二英語閱讀理解專項訓練(一）AShakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare’sWorldWelcometotheworld—famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehegrewupTheproperty(房產(chǎn))remainedintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworld,forover250years◆EnterthroughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWorld,alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod◆Enjoythetraditional(傳統(tǒng)的)Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet’sworksTheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;nearestisWindsorStreet(3minutes'Walk）TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors'Centre，itsexhibition．a(chǎn)ndthegardenareaccessible（可進入的)towheelchairusers⊙TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse（oppositetheBirthplace）56．Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown—upsandtwochildren？A．￡9.80．B．￡12.00．C．￡14.20．D．￡16。40．57．WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace?A．Behindtheexhibitionhall． B．OppositetheVisiturs’Centre．C．AtWindsorStreet． D．NeartheCoffeeHouse．58．Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter．A．theHouseB．thegardenC．theVisitors’CentneD．theexhibitionhallBEDGEWOOD-EverymorningatDixieHeightsHighSchool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:thedistrict’sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattes，CappuccinosandHotChocolates.Then，duringthefirstperiod,teacherscallinordersontheirroomphones，andstudentsmakedeliveries。Byclosingtimeat9.20a。m。，theshopusuallysells90drinks。"Whoevermadethechitea，Ms.Schatzmansaysitwasgood,"ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher.TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition。Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled，manyare，andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool。Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs.Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia。Notthatitwaseasy.Chevalier'sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct—related。Shouldschoolsbesellingcoffee？Whataboutsugarcontent?KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped。Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenon-fatmilk，fellwithinnutrition(營養(yǎng))guidelines.Thewholeschoolhasjoinedintohelp.Teachersagreedtogiveuptheirlounge(休息室）inthemornings。Artstudentspaintedthenameoftheshoponthewall。Businessstudentsdesignedthepaychecks.Thebasketballteamhelpedpayforcups.59．Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A．Abest-sellingcoffee.B．Aspecialeducationalprogram.C．Governmentsupportforschools.D．Anewtypeofteacher-studentrelationship。60．TheDixiePITprogramwasintroducedinorderto__．A．raisemoneyforschoolaffairsB．dosomeresearchonnutritionC．developstudents'practicalskillsD．supplyteacherswithdrinks61．HowdidChristyMcKinleyknowMs。Schatzman’sopinionofthechitea？A．Shemetherintheshop。B．Sheheardhertellingothers.C．Shetalkedtoheronthephone。D．Shewenttoherofficetodeliverthetea.62．WeknowfromthetextthatGingerGray．A．managestheDixieP1TprograminKentonCountyB．seesthatthedrinksmeethealthstandardsC．teachesatDixieHeightsHighSchoolD．ownstheschool’scoffeeshopCAlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanfly，flieslikeafatchicken，eatsgreenleaves,hasthestomachofacowandhasclaws(爪)onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriver，animportantfeature(特征)forthesafetyoftheyoung。Itiscalledthehoatzin.Inappearance，thebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheunderside.Theheadissmall，withalargesetoffeathersonthetop,brightredeyes，andblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbirds,cuckoos。Itsmoststrikingfeature，though,isonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak(喙），theycanclimbaboutinthebushes，lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedone。Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtofly，theylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birds，butinApril，whentherainyseasonbegins,theycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes。63．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.B．Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins。C．PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.D．Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.64．Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat．A．theylooklikeyoungcuckoosB．theyhaveclawsonthewingsC．theyeatalotlikeacowD．theyliveonriverbanks65．Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext？A．Theyhadclawstohelpthemclimb.B．Theycouldflylongdistances.C．Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins。D．Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop。66．Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes？A．Tofindmorefood。B．Toprotectthemselvesbetter。C．Tokeepthemselveswarm。D．Toproducetheiryoung。DSciencecan’texplainthepowerofpets，butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure（血壓）andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack，reducelonelinessandspreadall—roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltallyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome，ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress(緊張）levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic(算術(shù)）orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife，aclosefriendorwithapet。Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions。Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxed(放松)aroundpets，saysAllen，whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudge.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits。ResearchersatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandtheirequallyfatdogsondiet—and—exerciseprograms；aseparategroupof56peoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram。Onaverage，peoplelostaboutI1pounds,or5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetter，losinganaverageof12pounds，morethan15％oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut，sayresearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall—mostlywiththeirdogs-andfounditworthdoing.67．Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A．Whatpetsbringtotheirowners。B．Howpetshelppeoplecalmdown。C．People’sopinionsofkeepingpets.D．Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch.68．WelearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellifA．hehasapetcompanionB．hehaslessstressofworkC．heoftendoesmentalarithmeticD．heistakencareofbyhisfamily69．AccordingtoAllen,whydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenl～cingstressfultasks？A．Theyhavelowerbloodpressure.B．Theybecomemorepatient.C．Theyarelessnervous。D．Theyareinhigherspirits.70．TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA．peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB．dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC．dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD．peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpfulEThereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Charilytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway，wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang。Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives。ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMaiaysia.Iwasmoved.IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar，sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain。Ididnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazihestoreadandreread.Ilookedaboutthetrain。Therewasnotonefamiliarface。IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia。JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast。Aswewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen。Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight,ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowavehack.Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting。IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm。SoonthetrainpulledupatButt