高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 23.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day23
高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day23
Passage1
In1997,Marygaveapresentof$500,000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.Shewantedtohelppoorstudents.Itwasaverygenerousthingtodo.Butherfriendsandneighborsweresurprised.Marywasagoodwoman.Shewenttochurch.Shewasalwaysfriendlyandhelpful.ButeveryoneinhertownknewthatMarywasnotrich.Infact,shewaspoor.
Howdidapoor89--year--oldwomanhavesomuchmoney?
Marywasbornin1908inHattiesburg,Mississippi.Shehadtoleaveschoolwhenshewaseightyearsoldtohelpherfamily.Shetookajobwashingclothes.Sheearnedonlyafewdollarsaday.Shewashedtheclothesbyhand.Thenshehungtheclothestodry.Shedidthisfornearly80years.Inthe1960s,sheboughtanautomaticwasheranddryer.Butshegavethemaway.Shedidnotthinktheygottheclothescleanenough!
Atthattime,manypeoplestartedtobuytheirownwashersanddryers.Marydidnothavemuchwork,soshestartedtoironclothesinstead.
Marynevermarriednorhadchildren.Herlifewasverysimple.Shewenttoworkandtochurch.ShereadherBible.Shehadablack--and--whitetelevision.Butshedidnotwatchitverymuch.Ithadonlyonechannel.
Marysavedmoneyallherlifeandeventuallyhadabout$800,000.Whenshewas89,alawyerhelpedhermakeawill.Sheleftthemoneytothechurch,herrelativesandtheuniversity.Marywantedtohelpothers.Shedidnotthinkshewasaspecialperson.Butthenpeoplefoundoutaboutherpresenttotheuniversity.Shereceivedmanyhonors.Sheevenflewinanairplaneforthefirsttime!
Marydiedin1999.Shewasashyandordinarywomanwhobecamefamous.
1.Marygave$500,000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi___________.
A.tosurpriseherfriendsandneighborsB.toproveshewasarichwoman
C.tohelpthepoorstudentsD.toshowhergenerosity
2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat___________,
A.Maryleftschoolyoungtohelpsupportherfamily
B.Mary’sparentsaskedhertowashclothesforothers
C.anautomaticwasheranddryerweretooexpensiveforher
D.Marystartedtoironclothesbecauseshedidn’tgetotherskills
3.WhichofthefollowingtellsusMarylivedaverysimplelife?
A.Shedidn’thavemuchworktodo.
B.Sheonlyhadablack--and--whitetelevisionwithonechannel.
C.Shewenttothechurcheverydaywithfriends.
D.Shedidn’tlikeotherstobuyanautomaticwasher..
4.WhatkindofpersonisMaryaccordingtothepassage?
A.Richandfriendly.B.Poorandsilly.
C.Well--educatedandspecial.D.Hard--workingandhelpful.
Passage2
Therearehundredsoftypesofbirthdaycakeintheworld.Youarelikelytoenjoyoneduringatleastoneofyourbirthdayparties.Buthaveyoueverstoppedandwondered,“WhyamIeatingthis?
Whatmakesthisdessertfittocelebratethedayofmybirth?
”
It’sbecauseyouareasimportantandbelovedasthegods.
TheancientEgyptiansarethoughttohave“invented”thecelebrationofbirthdays.Theybelievedwhenpharaohs(法老)werecrowned,theybecamegods,sotheircoronation(加冕)daywastheir“birth”asagod.
AncientGreeksborrowedthetradition,butrealizedthatadessertwouldmakethecelebrationmoremeaningful.Sotheybakedmoon--shapedcakestoofferuptothegoddessofthemoon.Theydecoratedthemwithlightedcandlestomakethecakesshinelikethemoon.Itisthereasonwhywelightourbirthdaycakesonfire.
Modernbirthdaypartiesaresaidtogettheirrootsfroman18thcenturyGermancelebration.Onthemorningofachild’sbirthday,heorshewouldreceiveacakewithlightedcandlesthataddeduptothekid’sage,plusone.Thisextracandlewascalledthe“lightoflife,”representingthehopeofanotherfullyearlived.
Andthen,torture--becausenoonecouldeatthecakeuntilafterdinner.Thefamilyreplacedthecandlesastheyburnedoutthroughouttheday.Finally,whenthemomentcame,thebirthdaychildwouldmakeawish,trytoblowoutallthecandlesinonebreath,anddigin.
Sincetheingredients(原料)tomakecakeswereprettyexpensive,thisbirthdaycustomdidn’tbecomepopularuntiltheIndustrialRevolution.Moreingredientswereavailable,whichmadethemcheaper,andbakeriesevenstartedsellingpre--bakedcakes.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Theoriginofbirthdaycakes.
B.Thesignificanceofbirthdaycakes.
C.Thehistoryofbirthdayparties.
D.Theintroductionofcakeproduction.
2.Whoestablishedthetraditionofcelebratingbirthdayswithcakesaccordingtothepassage?
A.Germans.B.Pharaohs.
C.AncientGreeks.D.AncientEgyptians.
3.Theunderlinedword“torture”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.pleasureB.replacement
C.sharingD.suffering
4.WhywasthebirthdaycakecustomunpopularbeforetheIndustrialRevolution?
A.Thetransportwasinconvenient.
B.Theingredientsofcakeswereexpensive.
C.Thecakecouldnotbeeatenbeforedinner.
D.Thebakerieswouldnotsellpre--bakedcakes.
Passage3
DearReaders,
IamdisabledwithMultipleSclerosis(多发性硬化病)anddecidedtostartanewslettertopeoplelikemyselfthatdonothavemuchtododuringtheday.Thenewsletterseemedlikeagoodidea,asitwillallowmetogetmymessage/chats/moans(呻吟),orwhateveryouwouldliketocallit,acrosstoasmanypeopleaspossible.Iwouldlovetobeabletobeintouchwithpeoplewithdisabilitiesallaroundtheworld.
MymainpurposeistobeabletosaywhatIwanttoasmanypeopleaspossible.InmynewsletterIwillbetalkingaboutstuffingeneral,newsfrommyendoftheworldthatcouldbeofinteresttootherpeopleallover.Wecanthenwithyourcontributionstothenewsletterhelpeachotherwithhints(提示)andtipsongettingabiteasier.Ialsoplantohaveane-ticle(asinarticle)onceamonthfocusedononediseaseorformofdisability.Iwillhaveinterviewswithexcellentdoctorstobeabletoprovideonlythefacts.
Toreceivethisnewsletter,sendmeanemailconfirmingyouremailaddressandIwillgiveoutthenewsletterweekly.Youcanbesurethatyouremailaddresswillnotbegivenout,andonceyoudecidethatyouaretiredofmymoansandgroans(呻吟),youcanjustsendmeamessageandtellmethatyouhavehadenough.Ihopewecanstartsomethingspecial.
Myemailaddress:
judylouw@xsinet.co.za.
Regards,
JudyLouw
1.Whatisthepurposeofthemail?
________
A.Toswapideas.B.Toexpressopinions.
C.Tosharenews.D.Tofindreaders.
2.Paragraph2ismainlyabout________.
A.howthewritergottheideatostartthenewsletter.
B.whatwillbeincludedinthenewsletter.
C.whythewriterneedsreaders'supportandhelp.
D.whetheritispropertostartsuchanewsletter.
3.Fromtheabovepassage,wecaninferthat________.
A.thewriterisseriousaboutthemedicalcontentinthenewsletter
B.bothonlineandprintednewsletterswillbegivenoutweekly
C.thewriterwillconfirmemailaddressestomakesureofsafety
D.thenewsletterisexpectedtohelpfindcuresforsomediseases
Passage4
Bendover,takeadeepbreathanddrinksomewater!
Thisisjustoneofhundredsoftipsyoumightgetifyouhavethehiccups(打嗝).Hiccupsaresomysterious.Wereallydon’tknowwhytheystartandwhytheystop.
Everyonehasafavoritecureforacaseofthehiccups.Somepeoplethinkthatagoodscareisnecessarytogetwell.Otherseatateaspoonofsugar.Stillothersdrinkaglassofwaterwithaknifeinit.
AnAmericanmannamedJackO'Learysaidheoncehadhiccupped160milliontimesoveraperiodofeightyears.Hetried60,000cures,butnoneofthemworked.FinallyheprayedtoSaintJude,thesaintofHopelesscases,andhishiccuppingstoppedimmediately.
IttookaBritishplumber(水管工)eightmonthstocurehishiccups.Peoplefromallovertheworldwrotehimletterswithsuggestionsforgettingwell.Hetriedthemall,butthehiccupscontinued.Finally,hedranka"secret"mixturesomeonehadsenthim.Bythateveninghishiccupsweregone.
Whydidthesecuresworkforthesetwomen?
Noonereallyknows.Butpeoplewhohavestudiedmanycasesofhiccupshaveanidea.Hiccupsusuallygoawayifyoubelieveinthecure.
1.________mightbethebestcureforhiccups.
A.SpecialpillsB.Aspoonfulofsalt
C.ColdwaterD.Aknife
2.Theplumberspent________instoppinghishiccups.
A.4hoursB.2days
C.8monthsD.8years
3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
________
A.Weknowwhythehiccupsstart,butwedon'tknowhowtostopthem.
B.SaintJudeisanexpertincuringthehiccups.
C.TheBritishplumberdrankasecretmixturegivenbyanexperienceddoctorandthenbecamewell.
D.Somepeoplethinkthatagoodscareisacureforhiccups.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
________
A.Differentwaystostophiccups
B.Whatmakeshiccupshappen
C.Howtogethiccups
D.JackO'Leary'shiccups.
Passage5
YoumayknowtheEnglishlettersA,BandC.ButdoyouknowtherearepeoplecalledABC?
Youmaylikeeatingbananas.Butdidyouknowthereisa“bananaperson”?
Howstrange!
Arethesepeoplefrom“anotherearth”?
No.TheyarejustChinesepeoplelikeyouandme.
ABCmeansAmerican-BornChinese.AnABCisaChinese,butwasbornintheUnitedStates.Sometimes,peoplecallanABCa“bananaperson”.Abananaisyellowoutsideandwhiteinside.So,whenapersonisabanana,heorsheiswhiteinside—thinkinglikeaWesternerandyellowoutside—lookinglikeaChinese.
Doyouknowwhy?
Usually,ABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguage.Someofthemdon’tspeakChinese.
ButifABCscannotspeakChinese,canwestillcallthemChinesepeople?
Yes,ofcourse.Th
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