阅读每天练.docx
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WhenIsettledinChicago,mynewcityseemedsobigandunfriendly,ThenIhada36problemandhadtogotohospitalfora37examination.
Itseemedasmall38comparedtotheoneIwasabouttoface,butthingsstartedtogo39rightfromthebeginning,Nothavingacaror40thecity,IwasdependingonacoupleofbusestogetmefromAtoB,41I’dleftmyselfplentyoftime,soonitwas42Iwasgoingtobelate,asIhadmistakenlyboardedabusthatwastakingmeinthe43direction.
I44thebusandstoodonthepavementnotknowingwhattodo,Ilookedintotheeyesofa45,whowastryingtogetpastme,46,insteadofmovingon,shestoppedtoaskifIwas47,AfterIexplainedmy48toher,shepointedtoabusstopacrossthestreet,whereabuswouldtakemebackintothecitytomy49.Sittingtherewaiting,Ifelt50thatsomeonehadbeenwillingtohelp.51,hearingahorn(喇叭)nearby,Ilookeduptoseeacarwithmynewfriend52atmetogetin,Shehadreturnedtooffermea53tothehospital.
Suchunexpected54fromapasser-bywasalovelygifttoreceive.AsIclimbedoutofthecaratthehospitalandturnedtothankher,shesmiledandtoldmenottolose55,forallthingsarepossible.
36.A.physicalB.travelingC.socialD.housing
37.A.scientificB.finalC.previousD.thorough
38.A.chanceB.challengeC.successD.error
39.A.wrongB.easyC.fastD.ahead
40.A.leavingB.visitingC.knowingD.appreciating
41.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.UnlessD.Once
42.A.strangeB.necessaryC.obviousD.important
43.A.sameB.rightC.generalD.opposite
44.A.lookedatB.waitedforC.gotoffD.raninto
45.A.driverB.friendC.strangerD.gentleman
46.A.EspeciallyB.SurprisinglyC.ProbablyD.Normally
47.A.nervousB.excitedC.OKD.dangerous
48.A.ideaB.motivationC.excuseD.situation
49.A.appointmentB.apartmentC.directionD.station
50.A.afraidB.gratefulC.certainD.disappointed
51.A.ThusB.ThenC.PerhapsD.Surely
52.A.staringB.laughingC.wavingD.shouting
53.A.liftB.suggestionC.bikeD.guidebook
54.A.resultsB.newsC.kindnessD.appearance
55.A.powerB.faithC.touchD.support
IlearnedearlyinlifethatIhadtobemorepatientandlittleaggressive.FromthetimeIwasaboutfouruntilIwasaboutsix,Idestroyedeachofmytoy.Iwashappywhenthetoysworked,butwhenthingsdidwrong,Igotangryandbrokeit.Forawhileparentsboughtmenewtoys.Butbeforelongtheybegantoseewhichwashappening.WhenItearapartmyfifthbirthdaytoytrain,myfathersaid,"That'sit.Nomoretoystoyou."Mypunishmentlastedayear.Meanwhile,IfoundoutthatwithmorepatienceImustmakemytoystolast.
Myattitudechangedfromthenon.
WhenFridaKahlo’spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedherpaintingsas“aribbon(丝带)aroundabomb”.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertime.
Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio(小儿麻痹症)attheageofseven.Herspine(脊柱)becomebentasshegrewolder.Then,in1925,herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlife,theartisthadmanyoperations,butnotingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.However,theaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.Whilelyinginherbedrecovering,Kahlotaughtherselftopaint.
In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera,anotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera’sstronginfluencesonKahlo’sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks,butherlaterworksfromthe1940s,knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluencefromherhusband.
Unfortunately,herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940s,eveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954,Kahlo’sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworld,butinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.
64.Whatdoesthephrase“amuchbiggername”inparagraph1mostnearlymean?
A.afarbetterartistB.aformoregiftedartistC.amuchstrongerpersonD.amuchmorefamousperson
65.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby.
A.polioB.herbentspineC.backinjuriesD.theoperationsshehad
66.Kahlo’sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe.
A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1970s
67.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardKahlo?
A.DevotionB.SympathyC.WorryD.Encouragement
InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure(结构),theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitionsustheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’(对手)kitesorcuttheirstrings(线).
Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkiteflyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!
Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.Theirkitesaremadeofnylon(尼龙).TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.
Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisaregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.
Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!
68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.B.Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.
C.Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.D.DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.
69.Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?
A.Ithastwostrings.B.ItissimpleindesignC.Ithasarainbowpattern.D.Itisshapedlikeadiamond.
70.AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?
A.Alargekite.BAnytypeofkite.C.Acomplexstructure.D.Akitethatimpressesothers.
71.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?
A.AkitefactoryB.Kite-flyinglessons.C.Specialcompetitions.D.Thekite-makingProcess.
“Mama,whenIgrowup,I’mgoingtobeoneofthose!
”IsaidthisafterseeingtheCapitalDancingCompanyperformwhenIwasthree.Itwasthefirsttimethatmy__36__tookonavividformandactedassomethingimportanttostartmytraining.AsIgrewolderandwas__37__tomore,myinterestsintheworldofdance__38__variedbutthatlittlegirl’sdreamofsomedaybecominga__39__inthecompanyneverleftme.Inthesummerof2005whenIwas18,Ireceivedthephonecallwhichmadethatdreama__40__;Ibecameamemberofthecompany__41__backto1925.
AsIlookbackonthatdaynow,itsurely__42__anysenseofreality.IbelieveIstayedinastateofpleasantdisbelief__43__Iwashalfwaythroughrehearsals(排练)onmyfirstday.Ineveractually__44__togetthejob.Afterbeingofferedtheposition,Iwascompletely__45__.Iremembershakingwithexcitement.
ThoughIwasabsolutelythrilledwiththechance,itdidnotcomewithoutitsfairshareof__46__.Throughthestrictrehearsalperiodofdancingsixdaysaweek,Ifounditvitalto__47__upthematerialfastwitheverylastbitofconcentration.Itisthatextreme__48__todetail(细节)andstressonpracticethatsetus__49__.Tothenfollowthosehigh-energyrehearsals__50__abusyshowscheduleofuptofiveperformancesaday,Idiscoveredanew__51__ofthewords“hardwork.”WhatIthoughtweremyphysical__52__werepushedmuchfurtherthanIthought__53__.Ilearnedtomakeeachperformancebetterthanthelast.
Today,whenIlookattheunbelievablecompanythatIhavethegreat__54__ofbeingapartof,notonlyasamember,butasadancecaptain,Iseea__55__thathasinspirednotonlygenerationsoflittlegirlsbutasplendidcompanythatcontinuestodevelopandgrow-andinspirespeopleeverydaytofollowtheirdreams.
36.A.hobbyB.planC.dreamD.word
37.AconnectedB.expandedC.exposedD.extended
38.A.rarelyB.certainlyC.probablyD.consistently
39.A.directorB.trainerC.leaderD.dancer
40.A.symbolB.memoryC.truthD.reality
41.A.bouncingB.datingC.turningD.tracking
42.A.lacksB.addsC.makesD.brings
43.A.whileB.sinceC.untilD.when
44.A.caredB.expectedC.askedD.decided
45.A.motivatedB.relaxedC.convincedD.astonished
46.A.challengesB.profitsC.advantagesD.adventures
47.A.putB.mixC.buildD.pick
48.A.attentionB.associationC.attractionD.adaptation
49.A.apartB.asideC.offD.back
50.A.overB.byC.withD.beyond
51.A.functionB.meaningC.expressionD.usage
52.A.boundariesB.problemsC.barriersD.efforts
53.A.necessaryB.perfectC.properD.possible
54.A.talentB.honorC.potentialD.responsibility
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