英语强化训练阅读理解

高二英语听力技巧强化训练阅读理解30题1<背景文章>Listening is an essential skill in learning English. Good listening skills not only help students understand what others are saying but also improve their overall language proficiency. English listening skills are particularly important for high school students as they prepare for various exams and communicate with others in different situations.There are several key listening techniques that can help students improve their listening ability. One of the most important techniques is to pay attention to the context. By understanding the context, students can better guess the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases. Another useful technique is to listen for key words. Key words can help students understand the main idea of a conversation or lecture. Additionally, taking notes while listening can also be very helpful. Notes can help students remember important information and review it later.In order to apply these listening techniques effectively, students need to practice regularly. They can listen to English podcasts, watch English movies or TV shows, and participate in English conversations. By doing so, they can improve their listening skills and become more confident in using English.1. The main idea of the passage is about ___.A. the importance of English reading skillsB. the importance of English listening skillsC. the importance of English writing skillsD. the importance of English speaking skills答案：B。

英语阅读理解强化训练附参考答案英语阅读理解强化训练1：When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk(冒…危险)being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.“Storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby(喜好), especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frepuent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and wits for it to develop.Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement . “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,”says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”56. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to .A. head straight for the center of the stormB. get into the car for safetyC. wait patiently for the storm to developD. collect information about a coming storm57. Beginners of storm chasing are advised .A. not to drive in a heavy rainB. to do it in an organized wayC. not to get too close to a stormD. to spend more time on it in summer58. By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that .A. storm chasing costs a lot of moneyB. storm chasing is worth hours of waitingC. efforts in storm chasing are well paidD. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth59. What can we learn from the text?A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointmentB. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world/D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people.英语阅读理解强化训练参考答案：56.D 57.B 58.C 59.A英语阅读理解强化训练2：It is common to have difficulties sleeping during the day. Humans are naturally wired to sleep best at night and be awake during the day. However, modern work schedules require some people to try to accommodate the unnatural schedule of shift(轮班)work — being awake at night and sleeping during the day.In order to make this adjustment, you need to pay special attention to your sleep environment and your preparation for sleep. If shift work is a necessary part of your work life, here are some suggestions that may help.Arrange to sleep uninterrupted in a quiet, dark room. This means you may have to turn off or unplug your phone, hang darkening curtains on the windows or wear a sleep eye mask, and train your family and friends to leave you alone while you sleep.Fit in a nap(小睡). When your daytime sleep period is too short, taking a short nap of less than 30 minutes just before work or on a break has been shown to improve alertness and enhance performance.Develop and follow a sleep routine. Its best if you go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Try not to vary this too much on weekends. Your body likes routine.Take extra care to make healthy choices. You may be tempted to reach for unhealthy foods or nicotine to stay awake or alcohol to try to sleep. But ultimately these choices are more harmful than helpful.If you have tried all these things and are still having problems getting enough quality sleep during the day, talk to your doctor or a sleep specialist. Sometimes medications(药物治疗)may be helpful and safe. In other cases, there may be an underlying sleep disorder that needs to be addressed.72.The purpose of the text is to .A.persuade workers to have a god sleep.B.advise night workers to keep healthyC.encourage workers to do day workD.help night workers to sleep well73.What does the author recomusend?A.A suitable account of alcohol to help sleep.B.A regular life on weekdays and weekends.C.A dark room without phoebes to sleep in.D.A break for sleeping anytime during the day.74.On which condition should a person turn to a sleep specialist for help?A.If he suffers from a sleep disorder for the first time.B.If a good sleep environment is greatly needed for him.C.If he falls to get quality sleep through his own efforts.D.If he has the problem of bailing to sleep in the daytime.75.We can learn from the test that .A.night workers need a long time to fall asleepB.constant breaks at work help to improve performanceC.it is difficult to create a good sleep environmentD.night work requires people to adjust their body clocks英语阅读理解强化训练参考答案：72—75 DBCD。

九年级英语中考强化阅读训练六(附答案)一、完形填空I still have two Western brand suits that I bought 30 years ago. I don't know whether my old suits will become fashionable again.And I hardly ever wear formal suits 1 keep track of trends (趋势) nowadays. But I have noticed, with surprise, the 2 popularity of Hanfu, or Han-style clothing, after being largely forgotten for centuries.Walking in downtown areas or scenic spots in China, one can't 3 the sight of girls or boys elegantly dressed in Han-style clothing.They 4 Han-style clothing posing(摆姿势)for photographs with either an oilpaper umbrella or a circular silk fan in hand. Wherever they go,they draw people's 5 .The clothing style of Han Chinese kept changing over the centuries because of the changes in people's taste and requirements, and the 6 of new clothing materials. The development of Han-style clothing came to a sudden stop, however, when the Manchus(满族人), after building the Qing Dynasty, 7 people from wearing Hanfu.For a long time, Hanfu was worn only by some newly-weds(新婚者)during weddings and a few other special occasions. A few 8 young people were attracted by the style and beauty of Hanfu worn by newly-weds and movie stars. They were dressed in Han-style clothes ten years ago to 9 photos in ancient cities like Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. They immediately drew the 10 of the public and the media, which in turn encouraged other people to try on Hanfu.Over the past ten years, thanks to the country's attention to 11 confidence, Han-style clothing has been developing into a trend. A city in Henan Province has 12 four Hanfu festivals.Chengdu, Sichuan Province, has hosted Hanfu fashion shows. A supermarket in Sanya, Hainan Province, announced that those wearing Hanfu will be allowed 13 entry to the market.Some people think that Han-style clothes are too 14 for them to buy. However, most people take no notice of such 15 .All they say that seeing people wholly or partly dressed in Han-style clothes while walking in a street is a “beautiful”experience.1.A.but B.and C.or D.so2.A.growing B. lowering C. dropping D. stopping3.A.see B. follow C.accept D.miss4. A. show B. wear C.bring D.throw5.A.taste B.sound C.smell D.attention6.A.chance B.activity C. difficulty D.availability(可获得的)7.A.learned B. stopped C.drew D.heard8.A. weak B.rich C.brave D.smart9.A.watch B. enjoy C.paint D.take10.A. vacation B.attention cation D.tradition11.A.cultural B. personal C.final D. natural12. A. left B. did C.held D.brought13.A. happy B.free C. lucky D. careful14. A. expensive B.alive C.active D.creative15. A. agreements B.developments C.experiments D.arguments(争吵)二、阅读理解AParis, FranceExhibition shows ancient treasuresA new exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris shows treasures from the Silk Road, a network of routes linking Europe to China. From about 130 BC until 1453 AD, the Silk Road wasused by traders to transport goods. The show displays pages from one of the oldest copies of books, dating from the 8th century.ThailandWorries over elephant tourismElephant tourism in Thailand is changing to prevent elephants from being treated badly.There are around 3,000 elephants working in tourism, such as giving rides and performing in shows.However, growing worries over how the animals are kept and trained has led people to ask whether elephant tourism should end.Siurana, SpainVillage stays out of the spotlightThe amazing mountain top village of Siurana, which has a population of 27 people, was selected to be on Spain’s “most beautiful” listbut the town has refused the honor. Mayor Salvador Salvadó worried that being on the list would encourage too much tourism in the tiny village. He told The Times of London,“I don't see what good it can bring us." The list makers said that they had never received such a firm rejection (拒绝) before.SingaporeGreen tower opensA new 919-foot-tall skyscraper containing80,000 plants has opened in Singapore. The office building is also a “green oasis"for people to visit and explore. On the top floor there is a4,500-square-foot farm, which produces herbs, flowers, fruit, and vegetables for three restaurants in the building. It is estimated(估计) that the farm, which visitors can also walk through, grows between 154 and 220 pounds of produce each month.1.When was the Silk Road used to transport goods?A. In about 130 BC.B.In 1453 AD.C. ln the 8th century.D.In the 18th century.2.What may happen in Thailand?A.There will be more elephants in zoos.B. Fewer elephants will perform in shows.C. Elephants will do more work for people.D. More elephants will give rides in shows.3.Mayor Salvador Salvadó felt worried that ____________.A. the village is too high on the mountainB.too many visitors would visit the villageC. fewer people would come to visit the villageD. the village can't be on Spain's "most beautiful” list4.Where can visitors enjoy the “green oasis"?A. In Spain.B.In France.C.In Thailand.D.In Singapore.5.Where can you probably find this passage?A.On a website.B. In a dictionary.C. In a school report.D. In a math book.BIn a miracle (奇迹) of survival, a man was injured in an earthquake and lived alone for 17 days in the wild, living on the wild fruit as he struggled with a broken leg and broken ribs(肋骨).Gan Yu was found existing on September 21, and was taken to Sichuan University’s West China Hospital.Gan, a 28-year-old hydropower station worker in Luding County, Sichuan Province, was missing after the terrible earthquake hit the county on September 5.During the 17 days, he lost about 20 kilograms.After the earthquake, Gan and 41-year-old co- worker Luo Yong had cleared away rubble (碎石)in the Wandong Hydropower Station to save another worker. Then they pulled open the floodgates in time to avoid a disaster that could have washed away farmland and houses.But things got worse for Gan: he lost his eyeglasses and couldn't see well. Guided by Luo, he walked 20 or 30 kilometers from the station. But he became too weak to go farther and decided tostay where he was and wait for Luo to return with rescuers. Luo was found on September 8, but rescuers were unable to find Gan.Gan feared that Luo had died, so he decided to head back to the station to wait for help. Without his glasses, he fell down and got up many times. He did not know the time, as he had also lost his cellphone and didn't have a watch. When darkness fell, he lay down on the ground and slept restlessly.For the first few days, he was able to find a stream to drink water. Later, he could only collect rainwater from moss. He ate wild fruit in the woods. When the wild fruit and moss were no longer available, he dug up roots to eat and drank his own urine in order to survive. Many times, Gan said, he could clearly hear the sound of a plane.His salvation came on September 21, when Ni Taigao, a 58-year-old ethnic Yi villager in Shimian County, heard his calls for help on a mountain slope. He was sent to hospital as soon as possible. And luckily, he could be discharged from the hospital (获准出院)soon.1.I The underlined word “existing”means“__________”.A.asleepB.aliveC. afraidD.awake2.How did Gan Yu and Luo Yong avoid a disaster in time?A. By asking rescuers for help.B. By saving some workmates.C. By pulling open the floodgates.D. By calling the villagers for help.3.Which is the right chronological order(时间顺序)of the story?①Gan and Luo saved a worker. ②Gan and Luo opened the floodgates.③Gan lived alone for 17 days in the wild. ④Gan and Luo cleared away the rubble.⑤Ni Taigao heard Gan's calls and saved him.A.②③①④⑤B.③④①②⑤C.④①②③⑤D.①②⑤③④4.What do Paragraphs 5 and 6 mainly talk about?A. The difficulty of drinking in the wild.B. The process of sending Gan to the hospital.C. Different ways for people to live in the wild.D. Gan's experience of staying in the wild alone.三、综合填空Today, doctors know a lot about how to stop germs (细菌) 1_____________(spread). They advise people to cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze. Washing hands also helps. Storing food 2__________(correct) can help prevent illness as well.However,people didn’t use to know a lot about germs. For many years, even doctors didn’t really understand 3____________ illnesses spread. They did many things to avoid sickness. Some doctors even tried dressing like birds.In 1619, Charles Lorme designed a special uniform 4____________ a long coat, gloves, boots and a wide-side hat for doctors treating plague (瘟疫) patients. The doctors also carried long, wooden sticks so that they wouldn’t have to touch the patients. The mask made the doctors 5__________(look) like birds. It had a long beak with about 15 cm from the face. There were also two eye holes covered in glass and two 6___________ (nose) holes.At that time, doctors believed the plague spread 7___________ bad air. So the doctors put medicine and flowers in the beaks of their masks. They believe this would remove the bad smell from air before 8_________(breathe) it, preventing them from being affected by the plague.Did it work? Well, not really. The germs which caused the plague did sometimes travel through the air, but good – smelling medicine was 9______________(able) to stop them. Many doctors still got sick by breathing through the nose holes in their masks. Some plague only spread through bites from fleas (跳蚤) and rodents (啮齿动物). The doctors’ uniforms did help protect them from this danger. However, 10___________ was largely the coat, gloves, boots and hat that did the job, not the bird mask.四、任务型阅读The twenty-first century is already turning out to be the century of modern technologies.Thetechnological revolution(革命)that started after World War ll is now developing more quickly. Computing and other technological development begin to reach into,influence and take over nearly every part of our lives.The two main influences modern computing has had on our lives are in the areas of economics (经济学)and communications.Technology has led to big changes in economic and business systems and operations (经营).Businesses now have to be using cloud services or machine learning.As a result, every big company bases its operations on computing.For example,Coca Cola and Huawei sell different products and services, yet they all share one basic feature—without modern computing services, their operations would break down.New technologies play an important role in economies.China and many other developing countries have large IT industries which drive their economies. What's more, developed countries, including Germany and the United States,are moving from an industrial-based economy to a computing and IT-based one.The other important influence of technological change is in the way of communication. For example,in the past,people wrote letters or talked on fixed phones.Now they send text messages or chat using mobile phones.Instead of waiting weeks for a letter,we can communicate right away easily. New forms of communication are cheaper or free.As a result,now people who live thousands of kilometres away from each other can communicate as much as they want at any time.In conclusion,computing and new technologies have had a great influence on our lives in many ways.And they have had the greatest influence in business and communication.In the future,if technology continues developing at such speed,our business practices and methods of答案：完形填空CADBD DBCDB ACBAD阅读理解ABBDA BCCD综合填空1-5 spreading; correctly; how; with; look6-10 noise; through; breathing; unable; It任务型阅读1-5. taken; difference; Example; on; help;6-10.into; faster; less; communicate; quickly。

高中英语阅读强化训练(一)Ⅰ阅读理解Mother Nat ure knows best. But she’s not always generous with her secrets. Sometimes she only tells them to the most careful observers.George de Mestral was a Swiss engineer who enjoyed walking with his dog in the woods. One day, after a walk, he looked down and saw some seeds(种子) stuck to his trousers. He was a little bit angry because the seeds were hard to remove. He pulled a few of the seeds off of his trousers and examined them under a microscope(显微镜). What he saw amazed him: tiny hooks(钩子) on the ends of the seeds. George de Mestral saw a new way to stick things together and keep them attached.He was inspired to turn his accidental discovery into a useful product. He borrowed money from a bank, gave up his job, and gave all of his time and energy to the__task. At first, people refused to take him, and the idea, seriously. He took his idea to a weaving center, where he did manage to get the help of one weaver, who made two products out of cotton that worked. However, the cotton wore out quickly. Finally, by using nylon instead of cotton, he made his invention work. It took ten years to develop it. He called it Velcro.Today, Velcro is used everywhere: in shoes, purses, and children’s toys. We can thank de Mestral for discovering and developing a wonderful way to attach things. But the real thanks should go to nature for making the secret known.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。

初中英语阅读理解强化训练及答案理解的主旨大意题，主要考查学生对文章主题或中心思想的领会和理解能力。

下面是的英语阅读理解题，欢送大家阅读!If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.If you don’t think that you will get help before night es, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to lookfor a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branchesand drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.1.If you lost in the forest, you should .A.stay where you are and give signals three timesB.walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear youC.try to find your friends as soon as possibleD.try to get out of the forest and shout for help2.If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun, you should .A. tell people that you are lostB. keep up shouting or whistlingC. shout at the top of your voiceD. shout or whistle three times3.When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, .A. you should shout more loudlyB. you can whistle three timesC. it is an answer to your call for helpD. you should try to run to them4.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should .A.just go to the riverB. find some glasses or bottles before you goC. make a fire so that you can have some teaD. leave marks so that you can find your way back5.This passage mainly tells you .A.when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for helpB.What you should do if you get lost in a forestC.any signal given twice means an answer to a call for helpD.how you can live longer in a forest如果一个人在森林中迷了路，他该怎么办呢?本文讲述了一个很重要的方法：原地不动，让别人来找你。

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day ElevenPassage 1A busy brain can mean a hungry body We often seek food after focused mental activity, like preparing for an exam. Researchers think that heavy bouts of thinking drain energy from the brain, whose capacity to store fuel is very limited.So the brain, sensing that it may soon require more calories（卡路里）to keep going, apparently stimulates bodily hunger, and even though there has been little in the way of physical movement bodily hunger, and even though there has been little in the way of physical movement or calorie consumption, we eat this process may partly account for the weight gain so commonly seen in college students.Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and another institution recently experimented with exercise to counter such immoderately post--study food consumption.Gary Hunter, an exercise physiologist at U. A. B, oversaw the study Hunter notes that tough activity both increases the amount of blood sugar and lactate（乳酸盐）-circulating in the blood and increases blood flow to the head. Because the brain uses sugar and lactate as fuel, researchers wondered if the increased flow of fuel-rich blood during exercise could feed an exhausted brain and reduce the urge to overeat.Thirty--eight healthy college students were invited to U. A. B 's exercise lab to report what their favorite pizza was. At a later date, the volunteers returned and spent 20 minutes dealing with selections from college and graduate--school entrance exams. Next, half the students sat quietly for 15 minutes, before being given pizza The rest of the volunteers spent those 15 minutes doing intervals on a treadmill：two minutes of hard running followed by about one minute of walking, repeated five times. Hunter says, that should stimulate the release of sugar and lactate into the bloodstream. These students were then allowed to gorge on pizza, too But by and large, they did not overeat. In fact, the non-exercisers, however, consumed about 100 calories more.The study has limitations, of course We only looked at lunch Hunter says；the researchers do not know if the runners consumed extra calories at dinner. They alsocannot tell whether other types of exercise would have the same effect as running, although Hunter says they suspect that if an activity causes someone to break into a sweat, it should also increase blood sugar and lactate, feeding the brain and weakening hunger's call.1. According to the passage, may cause many college students to overeat and gain weight.A. a lot of energy-consuming mental activitiesB. numerous physical movements or calorie burningC. failure to resist the temptation of delicious foodD. bodily hunger caused by physical growth2. The underlined word"counter"is closest in meaning to.A. stimulateB. maximizeC. balanceD. prevent3. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Running is more beneficial than walking.B. Sweating in exercise can make people hungrier.C. The amount of blood sugar and lactate can affect people's appetite.D. When the brain feels exhausted, people tend to do exercise for relaxation.4. Which of the following statements is FALSE?A. Mental activities can make people feel hungry.B. Physical exercise can make people refreshed and stay hungry.C. Sugar and lactate can help energize and restore people's brain.D. It's uncertain what types of exercise can effectively feed the brain.Passage 2During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the bestcontemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources. During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women's organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women's history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffé College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later generations of historians.Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth century, most of the writing about women conformed to the"great women"theory of history, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on"great men. "To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women's right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The role of literature in early American historiesB. The place of American women in written historiesC. The keen sense of history shown by American womenD. The"great women"approach to history used by American historians2. The word"they"in line 12 refers to.A. effortsB. sourcesC. writingsD. authors3. In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?A. They put too much emphasis on daily activities.B. They left out discussion of the influence on money or politics.C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.D. They were printed on poor quality paper.4. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women's history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?A. They were combined and published in a series of books about women.B. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.C. They provided valuable information for twentieth-century historical researchers.D. They were shared among women's colleges throughout the United States.Passage 3Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition & Tour is a unique international resource to explore Shakespeare’s work. Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about the most famous playwright(剧作家), Shakespeare, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him.Group Visits to the Exhibition & Tour* Opening HoursTheatre Tours:Monday - Sunday: 9:30 a. m. - 5:00 p. m.Exhibition:Monday - Sunday: 9:00 a. m. - 5:00 p. m.Groups of 15 people or more are required to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own guide for free. To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and return it to us via email.* Exhibition and Tour PricesAdult: $15. 00Senior (60+): $13. 50Student (with valid ID): $11. 50Child (5-15): $ 8. 00Complimentary: Every 16th person free* Getting hereShakespeare's Globe 21 New Globe Walk, London SEl9DT,UKWe have currently improved security, with all bags being checked. Please arrive in good time, and do not bring any large bags and check the calendar before your visit or call+44(0)20 7902 1500 to find out about our latest opening times.Visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi. There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge (open 24 hours, seven days a week). Cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge. It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the entrance hall on New Globe Walk.* Where to eatSwan at Shakespeare's Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors, available for pre- and post-theatre dining.Swan RestaurantMonday- Friday: 12 noon - 2:30 p. m. & 6:00 p. m. - 10:30 p. m.Saturday: 12 noon- 3:30 p. m. & 6:00 p. m.Sunday: 12 noon- 9: 00 p. m.1. When can you pay a visit to the exhibition?A. Friday at 12:00 p. m.B. Monday at 8: 00 a. m.C. Saturday at 5: 30 p. m.D. Sunday at 7: 00 p. m.2. If a group of 20 children visit the Exhibition & Tour, what is required for them to do?A. They need to hire a guide themselves.B. They must be accompanied by an adult.C. They have to pay $160 for tickets in total.D. They need to email for a reservation in advance.3. Which of the following applies to visitors?A. They’re able to get a taxi near Southwark Bridge.B. They can park on the south side of Southwark Bridge.C. They are required to deposit their bags before entering.D. It’s more convenient to drive there than taking public transport.4. What can we know about Swan Restaurant?A. Afternoon lea is not served on Sunday.B. It serves traditional seasonal food for diner.C. It is closed from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. on workdays.D. It serves three meals, drinks and afternoon tea.Passage 4One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school？Listen-Listen when they are talking. Don't say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it's not necessary for you to have anything to say；they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.Help them-If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don't do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.Be there for them-Be there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U. S. actor, once said, "I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control, but if you can't stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best. " Always remember this! If you don't want to stay with your friends when they're in hard times, then you don't deserve to be with them when they're having a good time!Make plans-Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream,have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you'll remember these things when you're all old!1. While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should.A. give him or her some adviceB. calm him or her downC. just listen unless askedD. share your feelings as well2. When we provide help for our friends, we should.A. put them before ourselvesB. try to do everything for themC. change their bad habits firstD. ignore their faults3. What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe's words？A. Life without a friend is death.B. A friend is easier lost than found.C. A man is known by his friends.D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.4. What is probably the best title for the test？A. How to find a good friend.B. How to be a good friend.C. How to help friends in trouble.D. How to make more friends.Passage 5Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.There are four parts in the book:Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to wad information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages.Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal （正式的）English in biography （传记）. There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.1. We can find the introduction to a product in ______.A. Part 1B. Part 2C. Part 3D. Part 42. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?A. A letter of complaint.B. A computer handbook.C. A letter to a friend.D. A story of a president.3. The passage is most probably written for ______.A. test designersB. studentsC. test-takersD. teachers4. What is the best title for the book?A. Test Your ReadingB. Help with Your WritingC. Learn Different Kinds of EnglishD. Practise English in Different Ways参考答案Passage 11. A细节理解题。

阅读理解专题强化训练——人教版八年级下册期末考前必备【练习1】It’s important for us to keep healthy. But in fact, many people have health problems. Many people fall ill and many children become heavier.As we grow older, we experience many life changes, such as job changes, children leaving home and physical (身体的) changes. How we grow from these changes is the key to staying healthy.These ways can help us keep our physical and emotional (情绪的) health. First, we must keep away from smoking and drinking. Second, we should do exercise every day. We can walk to school instead of taking a bus or a car. Third, we shouldn’t eat too much fast food. We can eat more fruit and vegetables.Many studies show that people always feel better when they’re with friends than when they’re alone. So be sure to make some friends.Staying healthy is important at any age and that doesn’t change just because we have a few more white hairs.1. The writer mainly tells us ______ has something to do with our health.A. what we likeB. what we experienceC. how we go to schoolD. how we look2. From the second paragraph, we can know if we want to keep healthy we must learn to face ______.A. life changesB. health problemsC. food problemsD. exercise problems3. The writer tells us ______ are the ways to stay healthy in the third paragraph.A. eating more fruit and doing exerciseB. stopping smoking and drinkingC. exercise and good eating habitsD. A, B and C4. If we want to feel better, we can______.A. see doctors oftenB. exercise more and drink lessC. keep our life fullD. make more friends5. The passage mainly tells us______.A. how to keep physical and emotional healthB. three ways to stay thinC. how to feel wellD. staying healthy is very important1-2 DBADD【练习2】Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more Americans need to take a nap—that is to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They give people advice to sleep lightly before continuing with other activities. The experts say naps might improve health by reducing pressure.Some European and Latin American companies have supported the idea of napping for many years. They ask people to leave work, go home and have a nap before returning. In the United States, some companies let workers rest simply in their offices. They believe this can help workers make fewer mistakes and also increase the amount of work that a person can do.Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important tasks when they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is all you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effects until the end of the day. But experts said that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult.1. This passage is probably taken from ___________.A. a story bookB. a posterC. a science fictionD. medical magazine2. What’s the best way to increase workers’ effects?A. Talking with friends.B. Doing relaxing exercises.C. Laughing, smiling and crying.D. Having a rest for twenty or thirty minutes.3. What will happen to the workers if they keep on working without any rest?A. They will get a lot of money.B. They will fail in their jobs and even cause a lot of trouble.C. They will live a happy life in the future.D. They will feel better after finishing everyday jobs.4. The meaning of the underlined word “reducing” in the first paragraph is “______A. 加大B. 缓解C. 产生D. 制造5. The passage mainly talks about____________.A. taking a nap during the dayB. the disadvantages of taking a napC. Americans who don’t have a nap during the weekendsD. the advantages of deep sleep1-5 ADDBB【练习3】Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes (基因) and aging (老化). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while.Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UVrays.Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight too. If a person exercises regularly (定期地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.1. ___________ is the most important way to protect our eyes.A. Taking medicineB. Natural eye careC. Seeing the doctorD. Being happy all the time2. What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?A. Having a rest after working for a while.B. Eat healthy foods.C. Clean the eyes by using cold water.D. Wear a pair of sunglasses.3. What do the underlined words “UV rays” mean?A. 闪电B. 沙尘C. 紫外线D. 超声波4. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Ways of Eye ExercisesB. Ways of Eye CareC. Ways of Being HappyD. Ways of Being Healthy1-4 BACB【练习4】Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!1. If we get up early and go to bed early, we’ll ______ .A. have enough exerciseB.be healthyC. think betterD. have strong blood2. If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep, maybe he _____ .A. becomes wiseB. won’t do well in his workC. goes to school in timeD. has enough sleep3. A person needs exercise because _______ .A. it makes him healthyB. he has a lot of homework to doC. he is strong enoughD. he does exercise4. Exercise makes the ______ move quickly and smoothly(流畅).A. BodyB. bloodC. childrenD. head5. Which of the following if Not TRUE?A. Exercise does good to a person’s headB. A student should have 10 hours’ sleepC. It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early.D. If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise.1-5 BBABD【练习5】Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for health. Doctors say many health problems come from these bad habits：eating and drinking too much, smoking and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat and drink less, don’t smoke, and exercise more.”Running is a good form of exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. “I love to eat,” she says. She runs to lose weight.Running is good for health in other ways, too. Many runners say running keeps colds and other small health problems away. “Running is my doctor,” says one man.Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.1. Many people enjoy running because they want to___________.A. eat muchB. keep healthyC. run fastD. waste time2. Doctors tell us _____________.A. not to smokeB. not to exerciseC. to drink muchD. to eat much3. The underlined word means “_______” in Chinese.A. 疾病B. 体重C. 速度D. 健康4. The third paragraph shows_____________.A. running helps people to relaxB. people who like running have many health problemsC. running helps build a strong heartD. people who like running have fewer health problems5. The writer mainly tells us ___________.A. how to runB. how to lose weightC. running is a good way to keep healthyD. running is better than doctors1-5 BABDC【练习6】Mary Jo Ray turned 113 in May, 2008. She was the twelfth oldest person in the world. Ray was one of the few people who lived to more than (多于) 110 years old. We often call them. “She often drinks milk. She hardly gets angry with others and is always happy. So she is in good health. I think her reason for long life is drinking milk every day and trying to be happy,” said her granddaughter (孙女).Her doctor, Dr. Perls, said another reason for Ray’s long life is her genes (基因). She got them from her parents. He said, “These genes can keep you in good health and let you live longer. People can usually live to about 80 years old. Those with the right genes can live to more than 100 years. They also pass those genes to their children. So if a person’s parents live long, he or she will probably live long, too.” Dr. Perls also said, “You may not have those genes. But if you don’t smoke, don’t drink too much, and do exercise or do other things to relax, you still can live long.”1. Mary Jo Ray was the ______ oldest person in the world in 2008.A.11thB.12thC.13thD.14th2. The underlined word “centenarian” means “_______” in Chinese.A. 健康的人B. 聪明的人C. 杰出的人D.百岁的人3. From the passage, we can learn that Mary Jo Ray ___________.A. hardly drinks milkB.is never happyC. has the genes for long lifeD. often gets angry with others4. Mary Jo Ray’s father probably lived a(n) _______ life.A. LongB. hardC. shortD. easy5. The passage is mainly about _______.A. the family of Mary Jo RayB. how people can live betterC. why Mary Jo Ray lives longD. Mary Jo Ray’s doctor1-5 BDCAC【练习7】Coffee has played an important role in people’s lives for thousands of years, and today coffee is grown and enjoyed worldwide; it is still one of the favorite drinks in the world. Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee. They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way.Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains (头脑) active? It is caffeine (咖啡因). Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities (精力和体力). For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe (呼吸) faster and augment body temperature. All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous.Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful. But too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless.1.“A cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way.” What does it mean?A. A cup of coffee helps them do the right job.B. A cup of coffee helps them act in the right way the whole morning.C. A cup of coffee makes their work more interesting.D. A cup of coffee makes them full of spirit for the work the whole day.2. The underlined word “augment” means __________.A. make moreB. drinkC. stopD. make less3. Caffeine is found in __________.A. tea and waterB. chocolate, meat and some other foodsC. coffee and creamD. coffee, tea, chocolate and some other foods4. From the passage, we may know drinking coffee late at night might _________.A. give you a headacheB. make you fall asleepC. keep you awakeD. may be dangerous5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. People have used coffee since thousands of years ago.B. Caffeine does no harm to our body.C. Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and increase body temperature.D. Caffeine may increase man’s mental and physical abilities.1-5 DADCB【练习8】“ Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy , wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. It means that when we go to bed early, we can get up early the next morning. Then we will become healthy. We will also become rich and clever.This is true. To keep healthy, we must have enough sleep. Experts (专家) say that adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Teenagers need nine to ten hours. And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep. Children who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They won’t be wise and they may not become wealthy！We also need exercise. Walking, running, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps us strong. It also helps the blood to move around the body. This is very important. Our blood takes the nutrition (营养) from food to all parts of our body.The head also needs blood. So exercise that moves the blood to our head helps us think better！1. If we get up early and go to bed early, we’ll .A. become weakB. have more timeC. be healthyD. have more work to do2. Who needs most hours of sleep to keep healthy？A. Adults.B. Teenagers.C. Experts.D. School-aged children.3. A child when he does not have enough sleep.A. can’t study wellB. will be wiseC. will be wealthyD. will be active in class4. A person needs exercise because .A. he is not strong enoughB. it helps make him healthyC. he has a lot of homework to doD. it can bring him much blood5. Which of the following is NOT true？A. Exercise helps the blood to move.B. Exercise is good for a person’s head.C. If we have enough blood, we’ll be wise.D. It’s good for us to get up early and go to bed early.1-5 C D A B C【练习9】Hobbies are very important to a person. Without having any hobby, life won’t be as colorful as it should be.I have a number of hobbies , such as collecting stamps, playing musical instruments (乐器), reading, and doing sport activities. When I am free,1 will spend time on my hobbies. When I am in a blue mood (情绪低落), I will also do my hobbies to cheer myself up.Hobbies can help us improve our moods. Many hobbies require you to put your heart in them. For example , when you play a musical instrument , you have to practice over and over in order to perform (表演) good music. After a period (一段时期) if you still enjoy it ,gradually (逐渐地) it will become a hobby of yours. But remember ,a hobby is like gold (金子) under the ground; no hobby will come to your unless (除非) you dig it out yourself. If you can treat study as one of your hobbies, learning will be more enjoyable. I hope all of you can find your own hobbies and also have fun from them.1. What makes our life colorful？A. Playing musical instruments.B. Collecting stamps.C. The blue mood.D. The hobbies.2. Hobbies sometimes can make a personA. in a blue moodB. find gold under the groundC. cheer himself/herself upD. perform good3. If we want to have a hobby, we mustA. practice over and over.B. put our heart in it.C. spend a lot of time on it.D. all the above.4. How can we make our study enjoyable？A. Practice over and over.B. Improve our moods.C. Treat our study as a hobby.D. We shouldn’t have hobbies5. Which of these is WRONG?A. Hobbies are important for a person.B. Playing musical instruments is a Kind of hobby.C. If we often do something and don’t enjoy doing it, it will be our hobbies someday.D. A hobby can be gold if we dig it.1-5 D C B C C【练习10】You may hear about earthquakes, but do you know, what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here is some advice for you:Before an earthquake. It’s necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and Know useful telephone numbers (doctor, hospital, police ,119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.During an earthquake. It’s important for each of you to stay calm( 冷静) . If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or a strong table, the purpose is to protect yourself from falling objects. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you are cooking, turn off the gas.If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall buildings Stay in your car.After an earthquake once the shaking has stopped, do not run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it is safe.Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken you should leave it. If you smell or hear a gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.1. Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph？A. People should know how to turn on gas.B. People should know how to save water.C. People shouldn’t put heavy boxes over beds.D. People shouldn’t forget the phone numbers of others.2. When an earthquake happens, can help you deal with it.A. standing stillB. staying calmC. looking outsideD. moving indoors3. During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should .A. speed up your car B stop your car and stay inC. slow down your carD. stop your car and run out4. When the earth stops shaking, you should .A. check around you firstB. run out of the building at onceC. break the windows and doorsD. write a report to your company5. You can learn after reading the passage.A. what an earthquake is likeB. what to do to avoid earthquakeC. how an earthquake happensD. how to protect yourself in an earthquake1-5 D B B A D【练习11】Do you know the story about Vince? It was a true story. Vince was an English boy and he was eight years old. He didn’t like soap or water. Three or four times a day his mother said to him, “Vince, your hands are very dirty again.” Go and wash them.” But Vince never washed them well. He only put his hands in the water for a few seconds and then took them out again.Vince’s uncle and aunt lived in another city. One day they came to stay with Vince’s parents, and they brought their small son, Toby, with them. Toby was seven years old and he didn’t like soap or water, either. The boys sat with their parents for a few minutes and then they went outside. When they were playing, Vince looked at Toby’s hands and then went back to Toby’s parents and said proudly (骄傲地), “Toby’s hands are dirtier than mine, ” “Of course they are,” Toby said angrily. “You are one year older than I am.”1. Vince’s mother asked him to______ three or four times a day.A. wash his handsB.do his homeworkC. clean his bedroomD. wash his teeth2. When Vince saw Toby’s hands, he felt ________.A. SorryB. proudC. sadD. terrible3. Vince’s hands were a little______ than Toby’s.A. DirtierB. cleanerC. biggerD. smaller4. From the story we know that_______ .A. Vince liked soap and water, but Toby didn’t.B. Toby liked soap and water, but Vince didn’t.C. Vince and Toby liked soap and water.D. Vince and Toby didn’t like soap or water.5. How many people are there in the story?A. Four.B. FiveC. Six.D. Seven.1-5 ABBD【练习12】One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat.Without asking for permission (允许), he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man and left.Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills (钞票) and coins. The blind man recognized (识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.The new sign read, “Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”1. What’s the blind man’s name?A. Tom.B. John.C. Tony.D. Sorry, I don’t know.2. Who wrote a new message?A. The blind man.B. The teacher.C. The publicist.D. The farmer.3. How did the blind man recognize the publicist?A. By his sign.B. By his footsteps.C. By his voice.D. By his coins.4. When did the story happen?A. In spring.B. In summer.C. In autumn.D. In winter.5. What can we learn from the passage?A. Publicists are always curious (好奇) about everything.B. We can get more money by changing a sign.C. The blind man is not clever, so he has little money.D. The power of language is great.1-5CBCBA。

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 90Passage 1The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society—a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.“My grandmothers didn't do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that.” said Emils Comette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers （生育高峰期出生的人）, and the same people who refused their parents' way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.If you take into consideration feminism （女权主义）, a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable （必然的）. In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple （紫色的）clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn't go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We're a ladies' play group. It couldn't be more simple,” added Cooper's assistant Joe Heywood.1. The underlined word “chapter” in Paragraph 2 means ______.A. one branch of an organizationB. a written agreement of a clubC. one part of a collection of poemsD. a period in a society's history2. From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who ______.A. have gradually become more noticeableB. are worried about getting old too quicklyC. are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spendD. tried living a different life from their parents when they were young3. It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are ______.A. interested in raising money for social workB. programmers who can plan well for their futureC. believers in equality between men and womenD. good at cooking big meals and taking care of others4. Who set up the Red Hat Society?A. Emils CometteB. Ellen CooperC. Jenny JosephD. Joe Heywood5. Women join the Red Hat Society because ______.A. they want to stay youngB. they would like to appear more attractiveC. they would like to have fun and live for themselvesD. they want to be more like their parentsPassage 2A five-year-old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life of her owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.The man, Bob, was alone when he left his Michigan farmhouse on New Year's Eve to collect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just long johns (秋裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around -4℃.After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey cameto his assistance."I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was 10：30 pm," Bob explained. But my Kelsey came. By the next morning, my voice was gone and I couldn't yell for help, but Kelsey didn't stop barking."Bob's companion kept him warm by laying on top of him. She licked his face and hands to keep him awake. "Kelsey kept barking but never left my side," Bob recalled. She kept me warm. I knew I couldn't give up and that it was my choice to stay alive."Bob spent 19 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog kept barking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob's neighbor discovered him at 6：30 pm. on New Year's Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his body temperature was below 21℃. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn't have any frostbite (冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey's determination to keep him warm. Dr. Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, Animals can help and his dog really saved him…he was very fortunate."Bob said he was "enormously" grateful for both Dr. Colen and his Kelsey. "They saved my life. They are truly heroes!"1. What happened to Bob on New Year's Eve？________A. He left his dog alone in his farmhouse.B. He was praised for saving a dog owner.C. He broke his neck and couldn't move.D. He heard his neighbor's shouting for help.2. Why did Kelsey keep barking？________A. To keep warmB. To stay aliveC. To keep Bob awakeD. To seek help from others3. How does Dr. Chaim Colen feel about Kelsey？________A. HelpfulB. FortunateC. GratefulD. Friendly4. What can be a suitable title for the text？________A. A Neck-breaking AccidentB. The Magic NightC. Warmth on a Winter's NightD. Determination to Keep AlivePassage 3My name is Matthew. I'm not someone who has many secrets because I' m a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that I kept for years—I failed my driving test.I had never failed a test before, and had never even come close. Driving made me anxious, but my parents told me I had to. They signed me up for driving lessons. I had gotten a perfect score for my written permit exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different story.But when October 30th rolled around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school, showing off the brand new license they'd gotten. Looking back on that special day, I can't remember if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test, pausing at a stop sign after a few seconds, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop.I wasn't upset that I was leaving without a license, but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn't want to take the test on my birthday.One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and passed. Later that night I drove for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I've never experienced—but still, I couldn't imagine ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college that I came clean. It turned out plenty of my college friends had failed too! And I gathered enough courage to speak the fact out. Yes, I had also failed.Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldn't make a true man.1. What can we learn about Matthew?________A. He relied heavily on his parents.B. He was bored with telling lies.C. He was a slow learner of driving.D. He was afraid of taking exams.2. Why did the instructor ask Matthew to pull over?________A. To put an end to his test.B. To check his parking skills.C. To give him a second chance.D. To show him a better way of driving.3. What made Matthew feel extremely worried after his first attempt?________A. Failing to get a driving license.B. Missing his birthday celebration.C. Making his parents disappointed.D. Losing face before his classmates.4. What did Matthew learn from his own experience?________A. Failure is a way to grow up.B. Honesty is the best policy.C. Truth stands the test of time.D. Imperfection is another form of perfection.Passage 4When he was young, Louis Armstrong was taking what was called “Creole jazz” , which was also called dance music, and combining it with trumpeter (小号手) Buddy Bolden, to create what would eventually become today’s jazz.Armstrong accomplished that with almost no formal training. He received little training before he was placed in the New Orleans Colored Waif’s Home at the age of 12, after a run-in (小争执) with the police. The punishment turned out to be a mixed blessing, for he also had the opportunity to play in a real band.While at the Waif’s, Armstrong also got the chance to hear some of the city’s finestmusicians. Cornetist Freddie Keppard performed in a nearby club. So did trumpeter and bandleader, King Joe Oliver, who took the boy under his wing and taught him how to read music and work on his playing technique.When Oliver left for Chicago, Armstrong chose to stay in New Orleans and work with some of the other top musicians of the day. In Chicago, King Oliver offered him a place in his band in 1922. It became Armstrong’s biggest challenge yet — the band had no parts written for trumpet, so he was forced to listen to King Oliver and improvise (即兴创作).Soon, Armstrong’s undeniable talent was getting notice. Even classically trained musicians would come to hear the incredible sounds this young man created.Lil Hardin, the bands piano player and the future Mrs. Armstrong, explains that Oliver kept Armstrong in the second trumpet-chair so that Oliver would still be “King”. Hardin convinced him to leave the band.Armstrong moved to New York City in 1924 to join Fletcher Henderson’s band and then flew solo. In 1925, Armstrong put together the Hot Five, expanding his popularity even more. Armstrong recorded his first composition, Cornet Chop Suey, one of the most copied jazz solos of all time. This monumental 1928 recording blends (混合) artistry, endurance and showmanship that has rarely, if ever, been matched in Jazz.1. What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the second paragraph?A. To play dance music.B. To work with Buddy Bolden.C. To create modem jazz music.D. To play a jazz instrument well.2. Who taught Louis Armstrong how to play music in the early time?A. Buddy Bolden.B. Lil Hardin.C. Cornetist Freddie Keppard.D. King Joe Oliver.3. Why did Louis Armstrong Leave King Oliver’s band?A. Because he wanted to get married in New York.B. Because the man forced him to leave the band.C. Because he got a better opportunity in New York.D. Because his talent could not develop completely.4. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. It asks readers to know more about modern jazz.B. It introduces one of the greatest jazz musicians.C. It introduces the development of jazz.D. It describes the importance of talent in playing jazz.Passage 5They’re in restaurants, hotels and homes all over the world. The saltwater aquarium, with its colour fish, bring a piece of the wild into your living room.But do you really know where those saltwater fish come from? A full 97 percent, yes, almost all kinds of saltwater fish can’t be bred in captivity (人工养殖). They must instead be taken from the ocean. And how is that done?Most of the time, with sodium cyanide, it is a harmful chemical compound that many fish collectors in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia use to catch fish. They mix it with water and use it on the fish. Stunned, the fish can then be easily caught.What does cyanide do to the fish? There is a scientific study on cyanide’s effects. When there is cyanide in water, fish lose their balance and have difficulty breathing. Some fish simply die then and there. Many, many more die on the way to captivity.Although cyanide fishing in the Philippines, Sir Lanka, and Indonesia is not allowed, it sill happens too often. According to the World wildlife Fund, up to 90 percent of the saltwater fish that enter the US each year are caught this way. The Center for Biological Diversity is calling on the US government to avoid these imports.“Compared to many environmental problems now facing the world’s oceans, this is one that can easily be solved,” said Nicholas Whipps of the Center. “Because the US is such a powerful market player in this industry, the responsibility to stop this practice falls largely on the United State’ shoulders.”In the Philippines, private planes bring in cyanide to the fisherman and then takeaway the live fish. Live fish give the fisherman a better life than dead ones, so more and more fishermen have turned from supplying the fish-for-food trade to the fish-for-aquariums trade.The Center for Biological Diversity hopes the government will use the law to turn away cyanide-caught fish and persuade people to buy those only raised in captivity.1. What can we lean about cyanide fishing?A. It is within the law.B. It is the main reason why fish die.C. It brings death to many fish.D. It causes health problems for fishermen.2. A fish collector can easily catch saltwater fish when ________.A. they become sickB. they are swimming in cyanide-filled waterC. they consider cyanide as foodD. they get out of breath while trying to escape3. The underline word “this” in Paragraph 6 refers to _________.A. importing fish from foreign countriesB. using private planes to carry fishC. overfishing in the oceanD. catching fish with cyanide4. What does the Center want Americans to do?A. Say no to cyanide-caught fish.B. Keep cyanide fishing.C. Stay away from the harmful cyanide.D. Raise more fish in captivity.参考答案Passage 11. A 词义猜测题。

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 86Passage 1Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed （无武器的）hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other's hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Let's shake （hands）on it” sometimes means agreement reached.Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding （误解）among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved （保守的）in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.1. In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.A. to make a dealB. to greet each otherC. to show friendlinessD. to reach an agreement2. The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.A. where handshaking was first practicedB. how handshaking came aboutC. about the relationship between handshaking and tradeD. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.C. We should make a judgement before shaking hands.D. We shouldn't shake hands with European women.4. The main purpose of the text is ______.A. to tell us some differences between the East and the WestB. to offer us some important facts about handshakingC. to introduce us to some different customs in the WestD. to give us some advice before we travel abroadPassage 2Most kids love breaks, but for Hannah Kristan, a break was her least favorite part of the school day. "I never got to do anything except sit there," she recalls.Hannah was born with a disease that kept the bones in her back from forming properly. She uses a wheelchair. Sadly, for kids like her, most playground equipment is off limits. In fact, Hannah is one of the 5 million kids in the United States who cannot use traditional playground equipment because of some type of disability.Then Hannah heard about Boundless Playground—playgrounds with limits for children with disabilities. The wonderful group behind Boundless Playground helps communities create special playgrounds for children of all abilities. There are swings and sandboxes specially designed for kids with physical disabilities. Kids with vision problems can enjoy the movement of swings and also use musical activities such as chime walls. Since her hometown in Connecticut had nothing like it, Hannah helped raise money for this new kind of playground.The inspiration for Boundless Playgrounds was a playground created by Amy Jaffe Barzach. It is named Jonathan's Dream in honor of her son. Jonathan's Dream and many Boundless Playgrounds around the country have a glider swing that can be used by kidswho use wheelchairs and their friends. The glider swing at Jonathan's Dream was designed by Matthew Cavedon, who wasn't even 10years old at the time. Matthew was motivated because he used a wheelchair himself and wanted to be able to have fun at playgrounds with other kids, regardless of their physical abilities or disabilities.The basic idea behind Boundless Playgrounds is that play is both part of the joy of childhood and an important way for children to learn about the world. Kids who are kept away from playgrounds are denied this enjoyment as well as the learning. Far from being a place of happy excitement, traditional playgrounds are often places of separation and loneliness for those who can't join the fun.Contrary to some strict ideas about what a playground for children with special needs should be like, a Boundless Playground is every bit as colorful and challenging as a traditional playground. That's why it is inviting and fun for all children. And for Hannah, Matthew, and other kids like them, a playground like this is also a dream that comes true.1. What did Hannah Kristan do?________A. She designed Boundless Playgrounds.B. She invented a swing for the disabled.C. She collected money for the playground.D. She donated equipment to her hometown.2. We can learn from the passage that Boundless Playgrounds ________ .A. provide training instructions for the disabledB. borrowed the idea from Jonathan's DreamC. were invented by Amy Jaffe BarzachD. are financed by communities3. What is Hanna and Matthew's dream?________A. To overcome their disabilities.B. To receive special physical training.C. To get equal chances of playing and learning.D. To acquire understanding from their fellow students.Passage 3Fei-Fei Li arrived in the U.S. from China at age 16 with many big dreams. And it took many unusual jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily, she was smart and extremely driven. And today, she's the director of Stanford University's artificial intelligence lab."As one of the leaders in the world for A.I., I feel much excitement and responsibility to create the most awesome and excellent technology for society and to educate the most awesome and excellent technologists—that's my calling, "Li said.She is also a loyal advocate for diversity in the tech industry."I see extremely talented Stanford PhD students struggling with their visas and I find it unthinkable that we create so many barriers for the talents of the world," Li said. While Li was in college at Princeton, she borrowed money from friends and even her high school math teacher to run a dry-cleaning business for her parents in order to help them get by. Li attended classes during the week and worked at the business on the weekends. Then, when Li was in graduate school, her mom developed cancer and had a stroke (中风). It was difficult to keep moving ahead while all of this was happening. "The real existential challenge is to live up to your fullest potential, live up to your sense of responsibility and to be honest to yourself about your dreams while doing it. "she said.Li was named a Great Immigrant of 2016 by the Carnegie Corporation, the nation's oldest grant making foundation which honors roughly 40 naturalized U.S. citizens each year. Her graduate studies were supported by the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.1. What do we know about Fei-Fei Li according to Paragraph 1? ________A. She was born in the United States of America.B. She has made many of her dreams come true.C. She worked very hard because she's not giftedD. she's now doing researches on A.I in China.2. What does the underlined word "calling" in Paragraph 2 refer to? ________A. Interest in technology.B. Desire to help.C. Creativity in science.D. Sense of duty.3. What was Fei-Fei Li's life like before she graduated from university? ________A. She had been struggling with her visa.B. Both her parents suffered from illness.C. Her family was faced with a tight budget.D. It was difficult for her to attend classes.4. Fei-Fei Li has achieved success because ________ .A. her awareness of her duty and goals made a differenceB. an American foundation gave her supportC. the Carnegie Corporation named her a Great ImmigrantD. she was lucky enough to borrow money from othersPassage 4The Gift of LifeMost couples demonstrate their love on February 14 with flowers or chocolates. But these four men and women have offered the ultimate loving gesture—the gift of life. Each sacrifice has enabled their loved ones to live full and active lives again after serious illness.I’D Do THE SAME FORHERMichele Johnson, 53, has been married to Gay, 57, for 26 years.With her husband suffering from a congenital(先天性的)kidney condition, in 2013 Michele gave him one of hem. Gay said: “I needed to be hooked up to a dialysis(透析)machine. I had no quality of life at all. However, I felt great as soon as I woke up after the operation. I told her I’d do the same for her.”I LOVE BRENDA TO BITSBrenda Green, 62, met her husband Keith, 63, when she was 24 and they marriedfive years later. When Brenda was told five years ago she needed a kidney transplant, she cried. IⅡgive you mine.” Keith said without hesitation. “Brenda is my wife and I love her to bits.”MY WIFE’S MY HEROStephen Heavyside, 61, and wife Patricia, 62, have been married for 40 years. Stephen said: “I was diagnosed with adult polycystic kidney disease five years ago. Patricia took good care of me and donated a kidney. This has brought us even closer.”He said “Patricia’s gift changed my life. She is my hero.”DECISION WAS EASYAnna Stevens, 48, and husband Gary, 53, of Watford, Herts, have been wed for 23 years. Anna donated a kidney to her husband. She said of the transplant: “It was the easiest decision I’ve ever made.” Gary said. “There’s only two words that I can use to describe her: My angel.”1. How was Michele Johnson’s husband before the operation?A. He suddenly suffered from kidney disease.B. He had to be on dialysis a long time.C. He didn’t want to live any longer.D. He felt great in spite of the sickness.2. Why did Stephen Heavyside say her wife was his hero?A. They had been married for a long time.B. They had got along well with each other.C. She took good care of him after he got ill.D. He recovered because of his wife’s gift.3. What can we know about the four couples?A. Four wives donated their kidneys to their husbands.B. They had all been married more than 20 years.C. The patients suffered from congenital kidney disease.D. They demonstrate their love with flowers or chocolates.Passage 5Does your school have any problems with discipline? What happens when students step out of line? Here are some examples of bad behaviour:◎Playing truant(missing school without permission from parents).◎Stealing, smoking, hitting, swearing(说脏话), running, kissing.◎Cheating in exams.◎Calling a teacher or another pupil bad names.◎Not doing homework.◎Not listening or not paying attention in lessons.◎Wearing unsuitable clothes.Here are some of the ways that UK school children can be punished:Exclusion: a pupil is asked to leave the school and not come back. The pupil has to find a new school or a different method of education.Suspension: a pupil cannot enter the building or attend lessons until the school has a meeting about their situation. Suspension can last from one to 45 days. The pupil is usually given work to do at home with a special teacher.Detention: a pupil is asked to stay after school and work for 30—60 minutes before they Can leave.Lines: a pupil has to write a sentence many times(e. g. 100 or more)on a sheet of paper, e, g, “I must not shout in class”.Freya MacDonald, a 15-year-old pupil from Scotland, made the news when she refused to accept her school’s punishment. Her family says that she was given 11 detentions for trivial things in class and coming into school through a fire door.Freya says that repeated detentions disrupted her fight to an education under Scottish law and made it difficult for her to learn. She refused to return until the school respected her civil rights. She wants the headmaster and her teachers to sign a letter to promise this. Hundreds of schools in Scotland were told not to use detention as a punishment because of her legal action.Many UK schools now give parents a home-school contract, explaining theirdiscipline and rules. Parents must sign this document to agree that they accept the school’s rules and discipline and that they are responsible for their child’s behaviour.1. What does the text mainly talk about?A. Some examples of bad behaviour in schoo1.B. Common discipline and rules in UK schools.C. How UK schools discipline and punish students.D. What UK parents think of school punishment.2. What do we know about suspension in UK schools?A. It is the most serious punishment for students.B. A pupil is not permitted to come back to schoo1.C. It forces students to write a critical self-review.D. A pupil can come back within one and half a month.3. What did Freya’s legal action result in?A. She didn’t want to study at a11.B. Many schools cancelled detention to punish students.C. She didn’t step out of line after that.D. Teachers signed a letter to respect her civil rights.4. Why do many UK schools sign a contract with parents?A. To make it easy for students to learn.B. To help parents know about school rules.C. To share responsibility for their child’s actions.D. To avoid their own responsibility for education.参考答案Passage 11. C 细节理解题。

高考英语阅读理解强化训练练习题高考英语阅读理解强化训练练习题高考英语阅读理解强化训练1In a time of low academic (学术的) achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan,a country of high academic achievement and economic success,for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction.In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者) listed “to give children a good start academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top threechoices.Toprepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond,Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group. The majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.In the recent parison of Japanese and Americanpre-school education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for asociety to have preschools. 62 percent of the more individually oriented (强调个性开展的) Americanslisted group experience as one of their top three choices. An em-phasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.Like in America, there is diversity (多样性) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential (潜力) development. Inlarge cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools.25. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.A. Japanese parents pay more attention to preschool education than American parentsB. Japan's economic success is a result of its scientific achievementsC. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic in-structionD. Japan's higher education is better than theirs26. Most American respondents believe that preschools should also attach importance to ________.A. problem solvingB. group experienceC. parental guidanceD. individually oriented development27. In Japan's preschool education, the focus is on ________.A. preparing children academicallyB. developing children's artistic interestsC. tapping children's potentialD. shaping children's characterA. They can do better in their future studies.B. They can gain more group experience there.C. They can be individually oriented when they grow up.D. They can have better chances of getting afirst-rate edu-cation.答案与详解：25. C 推断题。