高一英語閱讀理解強化訓練附解析 Day210Passage1Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforapanoramic（全景的）viewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatetheview.PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwouldeventuallytake,Igrewfrustrated.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesoIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomethingpreventedmefromdoingso.Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.Another15minutespassedandIgrewbored.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhatmakestheimageinteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathesbecausethiswomanisengagingwithit.Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho“ruined”it,nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured（f甫捉）andfrozenonsomestrangerbedroomwall?Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichsomewomanIdon ’tevenknohasbeenimmortalized使 永存）.Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.Perhapsweallliveineachothers ’spaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:toremindusthatweallappreciatebeauty,thatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure,forconnection,forsomethingthatisgreaterthanus.Thatphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspokenconversationbetweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttotakeaphoto?Hercamerastoppedworking.Awomanblockedherview.Someoneaskedhertoleave.Afriendapproachedfrombehind.Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably .enjoyingherselflosingherpatiencewaitingforthesunsetthinkingaboutherpastIntheauthor’sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive?Therichcolorofthelandscape.Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.Thewoman’sexistenceinthephoto.Thesoftsunlightthatsummerday.ThephotoonthebedroomwallenablestheauthortobetterunderstandtheneedtobeclosetonaturetheimportanceofprivatespacethejoyofthevacationinItalythesharedpassionforbeautyPassage2SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector ’sWalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged5-3.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist ’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,￡25perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?WalkontheWildSideIntroductiontoWavesScienceintheFieldFestivalDinnerWhowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?SarahLaw.MikeGoldsmith.MarkSamuels.TomCrawford.Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A.Family-based.B.Science-themed.Pickedbychildren.Filledwithadventures.Passage3Likeanylanguage,Englishhasmanyvariation軟形）invocabulary,spellingandpronunciation.Thedifferencescanberegional（地區性的 ）orevenexistwithinthesamecity!AsaCanadianwholivesinVancouver,Ihavealwaysknownaboutthesedifferences,butIdidn'tgettoexperiencethemfirsthanduntilIbeganattendinganAmericanuniversity.IfoundthattherearesomeCanadianwordsthatpeopleintheUSjustdon'tunderstand,suchasa"tuque",whichisawarm,knitted（針織的）hat,and"runners",whicharesneakers.MyfriendsteasemeeverytimeIusethe"washroom,"asthewordisn'tusedintheUS-"bathroom","toilet"and"restroom"areoftenusedinstead.Similarly,whenIaskedmyfriendwhatmarkshegotonhistest,hegavemeaconfusedlook.PeopleintheUSonlysay"grades".ThoughcertainCanadianexpressionssoundverydifferentfromourNorthAmericanneighbor,theysharethesameoriginallanguagebecausebothservedascolonies（殖民地 ）oftheformerBritishEmpire.Thisculturalheritage（遺產 ）survivesthroughspeechandlanguage.UnlikeAmericanEnglish,mostCanadianspellingsaresimilartotheBritishwords.IntheUS,wordslike"harbour"and"colour"arespelledwithoutthe"u".Evenso,somewordschangedinCanada,like"aluminum（鋁）".Britishpeoplespellandpronouncethiswordas"aluminium".Asaresult,CanadianEnglishhasdevelopedanidentityofitsown.Forinstance,wecannotforgetthemostimportantwordinCanadianEnglish:sorry.Whileitisn'treallythemostimportantword,Canadianshaveareputationforbeingpoliteandfriendly.I,forone,wanttouphold（維護 ）thatreputationandhonormyCanadianroots,evenwhileI'mintheUnitedStates."Languagebringswithitanidentityandaculture...,"wroteSouthAfricancomedianTrevorNoahinhisbook,BornaCrime:StoriesFromaSouthAfricanChildhood."Alanguagebarrier（障礙 ）says"We'redifferent."Asharedlanguagesays"We'rethesame'."Whichoneiswrongaccordingtothepassage? AlltheCanadianwordsaren'tunderstoodbythepeopleintheUSEnglishvariesinvocabulary,spellingandpronunciationAwordmaybepronounceddifferentlyinthesamecityTheauthordidn'trealizethedifferencesuntilattendinganAmericanuniversityWhytheword"sorry"issoimportantinCanada? BecauseitiscommonlyusedinCanadaBecauseitshowsthepolitenessandfriendlinessofCanadiansBecausepeoplecanunderstanditmoreeasilyBecausethemeaningofitinCanadaisdifferentfromthatinothercountriesWhichoneisnotusedwhenthearticleisdeveloped? A.Comparison B.ExamplesC.CauseandEffect D.ProcessWhichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage? LanguagedefinestheidentityThemostimportantlanguageThedifferencesbetweenCanadianandAmericanEnglish"Sorry"meansalottoCanadiansPassage4AroundA.D.1500EuropeantradersbeganarrivinginIndia.TheywantedtotakeIndia'sspices,rice,silkandsugarcanebacktoEurope.ThemostsuccessfultradingcompanywastheBritishEastIndiaCompany,whichwasfoundedin1600.WiththehelpoftheBritishgovernment,thiscompanygainedgreatcontroloverIndia.BritishrulehadsomebenefitsforIndia.Importantcrops —includingtea,coffee,andindigo—wereintroducedintoIndiaandanationalrailroadsystemwasbuilttohelpexportgoods.EnglishwasusedacrossthemanyregionsofIndia,providingonecommonlanguageforthepeople.ButtheBritishcausedhardshipstoo.Forexample,farmersintheBengalregionwereforcedtogrowtheexportcropofindigo（靛藍）,usedtomakebluedye（染料 ）,insteadoffood.Asaresult,in1770about10millionpeoplediedoffamine.BritainalsocausedhardshipintheIndiaclothindustrybyputtinga30percentimporttaxonIndiancloth.ThismadeIndianclothtooexpensivetosellinBritain.WhentheIndianslosttheirBritishcustomers,theirclothindustrywasruined.ThenBritishclothfactoriesprofitedbysellingBritishclothtotheIndians.TheIndianpeoplewerediscontentunderBritishrule.In1939MohandasGandhitookupthecauseofIndianindependence.HeencouragedIndianstoprotestinnonviolentways.HeencouragedthemnottopaytaxestotheBritishandadvocated（倡）aboycottofBritish-madeproducts.Aftergreatstruggle,bothnonviolentandviolent,theBritishwithdrew（撤離），andin1947Indiabecameaself-governing,independentcountry.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?ThehistoryofIndiaBritainhelpedIndiagreatlyinitshistoryTheexportcropofindigoIndia'sstruggleforindependenceWhichofthefollowingwasabenefitofBritishrule?FamineDecline（衰退）ofIndia'sclothindustryAnindependentIndiangovernmentAnationalrailroadsystemWhatdoestheunderlinedword"boycott"mean?A.TobuyagreatdealofToallowonlymenandboystouseTorefusetobuy,sell,oruseD.ToadvertisePassage5WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditissteamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyouhadbeenaround15,000yearsago,duringthelasticeage,wouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30years,scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsliketheAmazonmighthavereacted（反應）tothecold,dryclimatesoftheiceages,butuntilnow,noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoslowglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear;equaltothetotalamountofCQgivingoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttofutureclimatechange?Ifitgetsdrier,willitstillsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.Unfortunately,gettingintotheAmazonrainforestandcollectinginformationareverydifficult.Tostudypastclimate,scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen,keptinlakemuds.Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdeepdownintolakesediments（沉淀物）,whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpaths,orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforest,butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled（未取樣 ）.Sofar,onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonrainforestreactstoclimatechange.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"moppingup"inparagraph2mean? A.givingoff B.takinginC.takingout D.puttingoutWhatisthekeydifficultyinstudyingtheAmazon? Howtosetfootdeeponit.Howtogobacktotheiceage.Howtocollectequipment.Whattousetodoresearch.Howdothescientistsstudythepastrainforests? Byguessingthefutureoftherainforests.Bystudyingthepastclimateanditsfuture.Bylearningthehistoryoftherainforest.Bydoingresearchonthelakesediments.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage? StudiesontheRainforestsClimatesoftheAmazonSecretsoftheIceAgeChangesoftheRainforests參考答案Passage1B推理判斷題。 根據第二段第一句 Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview可知作者正準備拍照時 ,一位女士擋住了她的視野 ,選B。A細節理解題。根據第三段的句子 Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.可知這位女士可能玩兒的很開心 ,選A。C細節理解題。根據第四段的句子AndnowwhenIlookatit, becausethiswomanisengagingwithit.可知照片兒中這位女士的存在 ,使得這張照片兒更有生氣。選 C。D推理判斷題。根據第五段的句子 Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho“ruinedit”,nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.可知臥室墻上的照片兒能夠讓作者更好地明白分享的美好 ,選D。Passage2B細節理解題。根據第一段第二句 Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford可知PWYD中你可以決定付款 ,而四項活動中只有 IntroductiontoWaves有PWYD,故選 B。C細節理解題。根據 ScienceintheField活動中的 Thisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.可知MarkSamuels會分享他最喜歡的收集各種實地考察第一C。B主旨大意題。根據第二段第一句 JoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.（和講故事的薩拉勞一起來聽關于動物的科學故事。）；第三段第一句 Subjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.（實驗對象范圍從聲波到重力波 ,從光波到撞擊海洋的波浪。 ）；第四段第一句 Thisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.（這位科學家會分享他最喜歡的收集各種實地考察第一手數據的記憶。 ）與最后一段第一句Whetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.（無論你是想探索更多關于食物的知識，還是只是想邊吃邊聊 ,加入我們來紀念倫敦首屆科學節吧。 ）可知這四項活動的共同點都是以科學為主題的 ,故選 B。Passage3D細節理解題。根據第二段 “IfoundthattherearesomeCanadianwordsthatpeopleintheUSjustdon'tunderstand^除A選項；根據第——段“Likeanylanguage,Englishhasmanyvariations變形（ ）invocabulary,spellingandpronunciation.排除B選項；根據第一段“Thedifferencescanberegiona地區性的）orevenexistwithinthesamecity!排除”C選項；根據第一段 “AsaCanadianwholivesinVancouver,Ihavealwaysknownaboutthesedifferenc