高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 43

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 43

Passage 1

In recent years, Myanmar has opened its doors to western tourism. This once-closed state in Southeast Asia is a gold mine for those who enjoy the ancient Buddhist culture of the region. Compared to its neighbors, the landscape of Myanmar has been left largely undamaged. There are so many reasons why Myanmar is amazing and has been rated one of the top Asian tourist destinations for 2019. Here are some of its scenic spots：

Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

As far as pagodas are concerned, this is one of the most respected in Myanmar. This massive325-foot Buddhist pagoda is surrounded by smaller shiny-gold pagodas. It is believed that some of the hairs of Gautama Buddha are well-preserved in here. The Shwedagon Pagoda is a must-see destination on your traveling schedule.

Long Neck Tribe of the Hill Country

These women—who are identified by their long necks that are stretched by brass neck coils(项圈)from an early age—have become world-famous. You’ll find this tribe in the mountainous north of the country, especially in Chin state. This custom dates back to ancient times when tribesmen—who were always at war with

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neighboring tribes—put neck coils on their women to prevent them from being taken as prisoners of war. These days, the long-necked women are used to seeing foreigners, who make the long journey to this isolated region of Myanmar for the purpose of seeing them.

Mandalay City

This dusty, hot center of trading and commerce for Myanmar is both fascinating and exciting. You’11 never find a shortage of things to do here. Temples. Medieval-era castles. Buildings from the country’s colonial British past. There are over 600 monasteries and nunneries in the Holy Hills of Sagaing, which overlook Mandalay. The city also has an exciting nightlife which will be an attraction for many.

1. What does the writer intend to tell in the passage?

A. Life styles people in Myanmar have.

B. Activities tourists can attend in Myanmar.

C. Reasons why Myanmar is suddenly popular.

D. Information about some attractions in Myanmar.

2. For what purpose were the neck coils initially used?

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A. To protect women’s necks.

B. To frighten the enemies away.

C. To make women more attractive.

D. To stop women being victims of war.

3. What will impress travelers to Mandalay City most?

A. Promising commercial future.

B. Architecture of different styles.

C. Shiny-gold pagodas.

D. Abundance of goods in night markets.

Passage 2

“A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high. ” I’m sure T. J, Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school.

By high school, T, J. was the most celebrated troublemaker in his town. Teachers literally cringed when they saw his name posted on their classroom lists.

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I met T. J. for the first time when all the students at school were attending ACE training. At first, he showed no interest in the discussion. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in. T. J. had some brilliant thoughts on those situations, which were welcomed by his group. By the end of the activity, the other students on the team were impressed with his concern and ideas and elected T. J. co-chairman of the team.

When T. J. showed up at school on Monday morning, a group of teachers were expressing their disagreements to the school principal about his being elected co-chairman. The principal reminded them that the purpose of the program was to uncover any positive feeling and strengthen its practice until true change can take place. The teachers left the meeting, firmly convinced that failure was unavoidable.

Two weeks later, T. J. and his friends led a group of 70 students to collect food They collected a school record: 2,8 cans of food in just two hours. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. That newspaper story was posted on the main bulletin board at school, where everyone could see it.

T. J. ,s picture was up there for doing something great.

T. J. started showing up at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. The event he started now yields 9,000 cans of food in one day, taking care of 70 percent of the need for food for one year.

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T, J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it has healed, it can fly higher than the rest. T. J. got a job. He became productive. He is flying quite nicely these days.

1. What do we know about T.J. before he attended the training?

A. He was talkative in class.

B. He didn't have a good fame.

C. His ideas were quite impressive.

D. He showed up at school every day.

2. Why did the team members elect T.J. co-chairman?

A. He promised them a bright future.

B. They wanted to offer him a chance.

C. They thought the job was quite easy.

D. He was considered qualified for the job.

3. What do we know about people's attitude towards T. J. 's being elected?

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A. Uncaring. B. Favorable.

C. Controversial. D. Doubtful.

4. What does the author try to convey with this story?

A. No pain, no gain.

B. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

C. Don't judge a book by its cover.

D. Treat others as you want to be treated.

Passage 3

I’ve come back to check on a baby. Just after dusk I’m in a car down a muddy road in the rain, past rows of shackled (戴镣的) elephants, their trunks swinging. I was here five hours before, when the sun was high and hot and tourists were on elephants’ backs.

Walking now, I can hardly see the path with my phone’s flashlight. When the wooden fence post stops me short, I point my light down and follow a current of rainwater across the floor until it washes up against three large, gray feet. A fourth foot twisted above the surface, tied tightly by a short chain and choked by ring of metal spikes (尖刺). When the elephant gets tired and puts her foot down, the

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spikes press deeper into her ankle.

Meena is four years and two months old, still a child as elephants go. Khammon Kongkhaw, her caretaker, told me earlier that Meena wears the spiked chain because she tends to kick. Kongkhaw has been responsible for Meena here at Maetaman Elephant Adventure, near Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, since she was 11 months old. He said he keeps her on the spiked chain only during the day and takes it off at night. But it’ s night now.

I ask Jin Laoshen, the Maetaman worker, why her chain is still on. He says he doesn’t know.

Maetaman is one of many animal attractions in and around tourist-crowded Chiang Mai. Meena’s life is set to follow the same track as many of the roughly 3,800 captive (被捕获的) elephants in Thailand. When Meena is too old or sick to give rides—maybe at 55, maybe at 75, she’ll die. If she's lucky, she’ll get a few years of retirement. She'll spend most of her life on a chain.

1. Why does the author decide to come back?

A. To check the baby elephant Meena.

B. To feed those shackled elephants.

C. To release those shackled elephants.

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D. To help an injured worker in Maetaman.

2. What can we conclude from the second paragraph?

A. The author is scared walking in the path.

B. Meena is treated badly and very painful

C. Meena only has three healthy legs.

D. One of Meena’s leg is badly broken.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards those elephants?

A. Indifferent.

B. Critical.

C. Sympathetic.

D. Negative.

4. We can infer that the purpose of the author’s writing is______________.

A. to describe those elephants to attract tourists around the world

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B. to draw people’s attention to caring about the fate of those elephants

C. to tell readers the story of a baby elephant in Chiang Mai, Thailand

D. to tell the reason why the number of elephants is decreasing

Passage 4

No need to head to the movie theater or download the video game app: Angry Birds can be found right in your backyard this summer--if you live in the suburbs, that is. Virginia Tech researchers recently found that birds that live in suburban areas exhibit significantly higher levels of territorial aggression than their country counterparts. The results were recently published in Biology Letters.

\"A possible reason for this is that these birds have less space but better resources to defend, \" said Scott Davies, a postdoctoral associate in biological sciences in the College of Science. \"Living near humans provides better food and shelter, but it also means more competition for these limited resources. \"

Davies and co-author Kendra Sewall, an assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Science, measured territorial aggression in 35 urban and 38 rural male song sparrows at three rural and three urban sites in the New River Valley during the spring of 2015.

The Virginia Tech and Radford University campuses served as the（sub）urban

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sites due to their levels of human impact. Rural sites included Kentland Farm and Heritage Park. In these settings, the researchers played a recording of a male song sparrow and observed how the territory-holding birds responded to a simulated intrusion from a neighbor.

Campus birds showed a higher level of aggression: they approached and remained near the speaker, flapped their wings furiously, engaged in loud singing and then began to produce 'soft song'--a term that researchers use to describe the quiet, garbled noise that a bird makes, which is predictive of an impending attack.

Though rural birds still responded to a song intrusion, they did not respond as vigorously.

The researchers placed small leg bands on the birds to identify individuals, and recorded each individual's responses twice, several weeks apart. The suburban birds were more territorial on both occasions, showing that their increased aggression persists throughout a breeding season.

1. Why does the author mention“Angry Birds”in the first paragraph？________

A. To introduce a video game app.

B. To arouse the readers’ interest in the topic.

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C. To analyze the reason why this app is so popular.

D. To compare the realistic birds and the virtual birds.

2. What can we learn from the passage？________

A. Suburban birds act more aggressively than rural birds.

B. Urban birds must fight for the abundant food.

C. Birds’ producing ‘soft song’ means attacking is ready.

D. Rural birds didn’t react to the recording of the song at all.

3. What is the purpose of this passage？________

A. To stress the importance of protecting birds.

B. To inform us of the difficulties of an experiment.

C. To show urban birds enjoy a better life than rural ones.

D. To tell us birds’ territorial aggression in different areas.

4. Where can we read this passage？________

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A. In a biography textbook.

B. In an experiment report.

C. In a science magazine.

D. In an environmental journal.

Passage 5

Dear Readers,

I am disabled with Multiple Sclerosis(多发性硬化病) and decided to start a newsletter to people like myself that do not have much to do during the day. The newsletter seemed like a good idea, as it will allow me to get my message or chats or moans(呻吟), or whatever you would like to call it, across to as many people as possible. I would love to be able to be in touch with people with disabilities all around the world.

My main purpose is to be able to say what I want to as many people as possible. In my newsletter I will be talking about stuff in general, news from my end of the world that could be of interest to other people all over. We can then with your contributions to the newsletter help each other with hints(提示) and tips on getting a bit easier. I also plan to have an e-ticle(as in article) once a month focused on one disease or form of disability. I will have interviews with excellent doctors to be able

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to provide only the facts.

To receive this newsletter, send me an email confirming your email address and I will give out the newsletter weekly. You can be sure that your email address will not be given out, and once you decide that you are tired of my moans and groans(呻吟), you can just send me a message and tell me that you have had enough. I hope we can start something special.

My email address: judylouw@xsinet. co. za

Regards,

Judy Louw

1. What is the purpose of the email？________

A. To exchange ideas

B. To express opinion

C. To share news D. To find readers

2. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ________ .

A. how the writer got the idea to start the newsletter

B. what will be included in the newsletter

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C. why the writer needs readers’ support and help

D. whether it is proper to start such a newsletter

3. From the above passage, we can infer that ________ .

A. the writer is serious about the medical content in the newsletter

B. both online and printed newsletters will be given out weekly

C. the writer will confirm email addresses to make sure of safety

D. the newsletter is expected to help find cures for some diseases

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Passage 1

1. D主旨大意题。根据文章第一段There are so many reasons why ….Here are some of its scenic spots可 知, 缅甸之所以令人惊叹, 并被评为2019年亚洲最佳旅游目的地之一, 原因有很多。这里有一些风景点及下文内容可知, 文章作者主要介绍了缅甸的一些景点的信息。故选D。

2. D细节理解题。根据文章Long Neck Tribe of the Hill Country部分中的This custom dates back to ancient times when …..from being taken as prisoners of war.可知, 他的习俗可以追溯到古代, 当时部落里的人总是和邻近的部落打仗, 他们给女人戴

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上颈圈, 防止她们成为战俘。所以最初女人脖子上戴项圈是为了防止她们被当作战俘, 防止她们成为战争的受害者。故选D。

3. B推理判断题。根据文章Mandalay City部分中的Buildings from the country’s colonial British past. ….which overlook Mandalay.可知, 曼德勒市的建筑物都是英国殖民时期的, 圣山有上超过600座修道院和修女院, 从而推断出, 曼德勒市令游客印象最深刻是不同的建筑风格。故选B。

Passage 2

1. B细节理解题。由第二段 T, J. was the most celebrated troublemaker in his town.可知, T, J是镇上最出名的捣乱分子。他的名声不好。故B选项正确。

2. D推理判断题。由第三段 T. J. had some brilliant thoughts on those situations, ….and elected T. J. co-chairman of the team. 可知, T. J.对这些情况有一些极好的想法, 因此受到了团对的欢迎。到活动结束时, 其他同学对他的关心的事和想法印象深刻, 并选举T.J.为小组联合。这些表明他被认为胜任这项工作。故D选项正确。

3. C推理判断题。由第四段 a group of teachers were expressing their …..until true change can take place.可知, 人们对于T. J被选为联合有人同意,有人反对, 产生了争议。故C 选项正确。

4. C推理判断题。通读全文可知, T. J是镇上出了名的捣蛋鬼。老师对他都无可奈何, 通过参加王牌训练营, 博得了小组成员的认可。从此T. J发生了蜕变, 并最终向所有人证明了自己能做的很好。可以判断出作者想告诉读者, 不能仅仅从外表看待一个人。故C选项

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正确。

Passage 3

1. A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I’ve come back to check on a baby.”及第三段中的“Meena”可知, 作者决定回来是为了去查看小象米纳, 故A项正确。

2. C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“A fourth foot twisted above the surface,….the spikes press deeper into her ankle.”可知, 可知, 小象扭曲的脚上绑着铁链和尖刺, 当它累了把脚放下时, 这些尖刺就会更深地扎进脚踝里, 通过这个描写可知小象米纳受到了虐待, 非常痛苦, 故B项正确。

3. B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Meena’s life is set to follow the same track as …..She'll spend most of her life on a chain.”可知, 小象米纳将和其他被捕获的大象一样生活是非常悲惨的：小的时候受尽虐待, 被人骑, 等老了或病了的时候就会会死掉, 如果幸运的话, 可以退休几年, 它们会在铁链上度过一生, 由此可知作者对这些大象非常同情, 故C项正确。

4. C推理判断题。通读全文可知, 本文主要以小象米纳为例讲述了大象在泰国的悲惨生活, 由此可知作者写这篇文章的目的是吸引人们关注那些大象的悲惨命运, 故B项正确。

Passage 4

1. B推理判断题。根据题干中的Angry BIrds可定位到文章第一段内容, 后文主要讲述了科学实验得出的结论, 可知第一段内容是以有趣的方式引起读者对这

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个结论的关注, 所以选择B

2. B细节理解题。定位到原文第二段最后一句“\"Living near humans provides better food and shelter, but it also means more competition for these limited resources. \"可知越靠近人类食物越丰富, 但是越需要竞争, 故B正确。

3. D主旨大意题。整篇文章主要围绕针对不同区域的鸟儿对于领土侵犯的反应程度不同进行了研究论证, 所以选择D。

4. C推理判断题。整篇文章主要围绕针对不同区域的鸟儿对于领土侵犯的反应程度不同进行了研究论证, 所以肯定出现在科学杂志上。 Passage 5

1. D推理判断题。根据第三段“To receive this newsletter, send me an email confirming your email address and I will give out the newsletter weekly. ”可知作者发这封邮件的目的是让读者订阅他的周报, 所以是找读者, 故选D。

2. B主旨大意题。根据第二段“In my newsletter I will be talking about stuff in general, news from my end of the world that could be of interest to other people all over. ”可知他会在周报里面讲的内容是什么,

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故选B。

3. A推理判断题。从第二段结尾“I will have interviews with excellent doctors to be able to provide only the facts”可知作者对于医疗方面会先咨询医生, 非常谨慎, 故选A。

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