高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 2

高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 1Passage 1Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.Successful and happy people have a vision of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them reach their vision. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It's like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which is laid out for his on a map. He can drive straight there surely without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. He starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but he drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be?Winners in life set foals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set, and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals, ideas and visions really are. You are the one who must decide what to pursue and in what direction to aim your life.Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget.Also when you write your goals in a particular fashion, you are able tostimulate yourself to be continuously alert to the situations that will further your goals.1. The example of the two drivers was given to show ________ .A. the importance of having a map and right directionB. the foolishness of the second driverC. the importance of setting goalsD. the foolishness of the first driver2. According to this passage, the most important thing in realizing one's ideal is to ________ .A. have a clear understanding of what he or she wants in lifeB. let others help him or her to make his or her dream come trueC. try to be realistic about one's abilityD. let others understand him or her first, then work together with them3. What is the main idea of this passage? ________A. Failure always accompanies the people who give up easily.B. Whenever you set goals, you will succeed.C. Winners never stop their efforts for success.D. Success is possible only when a person has clearly set his or her goal.Passage 2In the United States, some people mark ballots (选票) that bear the printed names of candidates. Others pull levers in voting machines. Americans are proud of their long history of holding free elections, but they did not invent the process.Free elections were held in Athens, Greece, 2400 years ago. Some Europeans tookpart in local free elections during the Middle Ages. The secret ballot was first used in 1858 in Australia.Today, voting is a new experience for many of the world's peoples. Since World II, many who never had a voice in their government now take part in free elections.When India held its first national elections in 1951 and 1952, the process was so complicated that it took four months. Few people could read, so the ballots bore pictures that stood for the different parties. People who wanted to vote for Gandhi's Congress party, for example, put an X under the picture of yoked oxen.In our hemisphere, there are also voters who cannot read. The Dominican Republic held its first free national election in 1962 with rainbow﹣coloured ballots. The different colors identified the parties for people who could not read the candidates'names.Today, computers are changing the way people vote. In 1974, Mexico set up a computerized voting system. In the future, people all over the world may be able to vote by touching computer screens. These screens could show candidates' names, pictures, or party symbols.Any change that encourages people to vote helps government work. Orgeon lets people vote by mail. Texas has voting in convenient spots such as malls. As long as people want to have a voice in the government, they will try new ways of voting.1. Why did ballots in India bear pictures? ________A. Because pictures could stand for different parties.B. Because many voters couldn't read candidates'names.C. Because Gandi's Congress Party liked the pictures of oxen.D. Because the process of election was very complicated.2. We can infer from the passage that ________ .A. People all over the world have been voting for 2, 400 yearsB. Americans invented the process of free electionsC. The first secret ballot was invented in AthensD. Many people didn't have the right to vote until World War Ⅱ3. On the whole, the passage tells about________ .A. complicated elections in America and EuropeB. the right way to carry out the free electionC. how people vote in many parts of the worldD. how free election developed in the western countryPassage 3The Internet has become part of teenage life. There’s report on 3375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities. It says that 38 percent of them believe they use the Internet often. While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit Web sites they should not look at. Bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet.In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. It uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. It gives useful advice such as itsgood to read news or find helpful information to study. Some students also make online friends.Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. It will teach students how to be a good person in the online world. It will be a guide for teens to use the Internet and keep students away from bad sites.1. The report shows that ________ of the 3 375 students are playing online games too much.A. 38％B. mostC. manyD. a few2. How does the textbook teach students________?A. With real examples.B. With pictures.C. With music.D. With tapes.3. Which of the following useful advice is NOT mentioned in the passage________ ?A. Read news.B. Find information.C. Make friends.D. Watch films.4. What is the best title of the passage________ ?A. Use the internet in a good wayB. A book guiding students to use the Internet wellC. Stop using the InternetD. A report on students using the InternetPassage 4Visitor Code of ConductPlease help us maintain a healing environment for our patients. Visiting hours andpolicies vary throughout the hospital. Please ask a staff member about the policy on the unit you wish to visit. We ask that you obey the following visitor rules:◆Do not visit if you are sick (fever, cough, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting) or have been exposed to chicken pox (水痘) or other contagious (传染的) illnesses within the past three weeks.◆Clean your hands each time you enter and leave the patient’s room.◆Follow isolation precautions (隔离预防措施) that are posted on the patient’s door.◆Do not touch patient equipment, patient wounds, or bandages while visiting.◆You must wear shoes and shirts at all times. Clothing must be clean and neat.◆Visitors are limited to two per patient each time.◆Do not use waiting rooms on a unit if you are not visiting a patient in that unit.◆Waiting rooms are not for overnight stays.◆Children must have adult supervision (监护) at all times and must be respectful of the hospital’s healing environment. Some units do not allow children’s visiting.You will be asked to leave for violating (违反) any of the above rules or for the following:◆Your behavior creates a risk to patients, families or staff.◆You appear to be ill.◆You refuse to follow isolation precautions.◆You are not respectful or considerate of others.◆You fail to supervise children.If you believe someone is violating these rules, or you need assistance, please notify security by dialing 7363 on the hospital phones or 813--844--7363 on your mobile phone. Security is available at all times. Waiting areas are monitored at all times by a security video camera.1. Before you visit a unit in the hospital, you should ______.A. make an appointmentB. ask permission from the doctorC. check the visiting policyD. have your clothes disinfected2. According to the code, visitors are allowed to ______.A. touch patient equipmentB. visit patients in groups of twoC. stay overnight in the waiting roomD. change into slippers in the patient room3. What can be concluded from the text?A. Children can go to any unit if they are supervised.B. If you seem to be ill, you can still visit unless it is contagious.C. Visitors who violate the rules will not be allowed to visit again.D. You can ask for security’s help at any time.Passage 5In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell you the meaning of their town or city, but most people who live in Manchester, Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.Two thousand years ago, most people living in Britain were Celts. Even the word “Britain” is Celtic. Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra”. This is why there are so many place names in England which end in “--chester” or “--caster” – Manchester, for example.The Romans never reached Wales or Scotland, and many place names there are Celtic (凯尔特语的). For example, Welsh place names that begin with “Llan” come from the Celtic word for church.After the Romans left Britain, it was attacked by tribes (部落) called the Anglo--Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is now Germany and Holland. Without the Roman army, it was impossible to protect the country from these people. The names of their villages often ended in “--ham” or “--ton”. Some got their name from the leader of the village, so Birmingham, for example, means “Beormund’s village”.The Anglo--Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (“village on a hill” – a good place to build a village) and Moreton (“village by a lake”, where floods could make life tough). Place names that end in “--ford” (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo--Saxon villages.Twelve hundred years ago, the Vikings came to England from Scandinavia. They traded with the Anglo--Saxons but lived in their own villages. These often ended in “--by” or “--thorpe”. The name “Kirkby” means “a village with a church” and Scunthorpe was the village of a man called Skuma.Finally, in 1066, England became Norman – the Normans gave us the place name“grange”, which means farm.And how about London? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants (居民). People once believed that the United Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle (城堡) of a King called Lud, but this is very unlikely. Our best guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fastflowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.1. The origin of British place names is unfamiliar to many local people because of ______.A. the death of ancient languagesB. their lack of interest in the namesC. the long lost history of the namesD. the frequent changes to the names2. According to the article, Stratford--upon--Avon is most likely a town built______.A. beside a riverB. near a castleC. on a hillD. with a church3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants in Britain?A. The Celts--The Romans--The Vikings--The Normans--The Anglo SaxonsB. The Celts--The Romans--The Anglo Saxons--The Vikings--The NormansC. The Romans--The Celts--The Vikings--The Anglo Saxons--The NormansD. The Romans--The Anglo Saxons--The Celts--The Normans--The Vikings4. According to the text, where did the name for London come from?A. It is short for Londinium.B. It’s from the term for a river.C. It is puzzling and hard to confirm.D. It comes from the castle of a King.参考答案Passage 11. C推理判断题。