1、高二英語閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練附解析Day 80Passage 1A campaign is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minutes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoors.The newly formed Wild Network a collaboration of nearly 400 organizations-attempting to attract youngsters away from televisionand computer scr

2、eens to fields, woods and parks. Members of the network include the National Trust, RSPB, Play England and the NHS. Organizers say it is the UK ' s biggest ever campaign to reconnect children with nature and outdoor play, and claim it could help improve fitness, mental alertness and general well

3、-being.A documentary film, Project Wild Thing, will forecast the launch at more than 50 cinemas across the UK from Friday. It looks at the increasing link between children and nature.Andy Simpson, chairman of the Wild Network, said,“ The tragic truthis that kids have lost touch with nature and the o

4、utdoors in just one generation. Time spent outdoors is decreasing, roaming） ranges have fallen largely, activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been lost. ”Suggestions on how to get more time in nature include collecting conkers （七葉樹果）,camping, snail racing, and

5、observing autumn colour on trees.iFrom January, the network will aim to make suggestions on how the government can do more to get children muddy and bright-eyed.This is not the first time the message of less screen time, more play has been brought up. Children in the 1980s were requested to do the s

6、ame by the BBC TV series Why Don t You, which somewhat confusingly called on its viewers to “ switch off the TV set and go to do something less boring instead ”.1. What does the underlined word “ surrenderin ” Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Get around.B. Give up.C. Take up.D. Run away.2. For what purp

7、ose is the Wild Network organized?A. To make children read more books.B. To help children distinguish （辨別） the natural world.C. To get children out of too much homework from school.D. To encourage children to participate in outdoor activities.3. Which of the following shows that kids have lost touch

8、 with nature and the outdoors?A. Time spent on study is decreasing.B. Chances of traveling abroad are fewer and fewer.C. Time spent outdoors is less and activity levels are down.D. The ability to identify common species has been improved.Passage 2It s a common belief that the roles actors play might

9、 somehow reflect their true personalities. It ussually not true, but British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 34, is an exception.In September, 2019 Waller-Bridge took home three Emmy awards forher work on Fleabag best writing in a comedy series, best lead actress, and best comedy series.Her success is

10、 partly because of her family. Descended （遺傳） fromBritish nobility, Waller-Bridge was brought up in a free environment. Her mother always told her, “ You can be whatever you want if you imagine it. So Waller-Bridge broke all the rules about what a“ good” girl should“ Ourlaws and moral codes don atpp

11、ly she lives . without fear of consequence, ” The Sun noted.That fearlessness extends to being authentic （真實(shí)的） in her writingand acting. Unlike the can-do heroines and strong, successful women in many TV dramas, Waller-Bridge shows an imperfect but real character. Just like the character Fleabag, wh

12、o always found a way to say or do the wrong thing, Waller-Bridge feels her life is a mess.共鳴“） It resonated （with the lives of stressed-out women everywhere in reality doingbest to find balance in their lives,” a viewer wrote on US movie websiteIMDb. Variety magazine even calls her an“ all-around ic

13、on ”.Villanelle in Killing Eve, another hit TV series developed by Waller-Bridge, was a little bit violent but showed no interest for the rules otherscreated, which made many people see themselves in her.“ People have been scared to write characters like these. But I think,now, women are so relieved

14、 to have this new template板,人設(shè)）.And,aren t we all a bit of everything?” Waller-Bridge said in an interview withIndian Express.With such courage and sincerity, Waller-Bridge is, without a doubt, a“ goldengirl ”in Hollywood, Australian news website The New Daily commented.1. What is Waller-Bridge good

15、 at?A. designingC. directing filmsB. writing reportsD. performing92. Who definitely interviewed Waller-Bridge according to the passage?A. The SunB. Variety magazineC. Indian ExpressD. The New Daily3. Which is the most impressive characteristic of Waller-Bridge accordingto the media?A. Staying trueB.

16、 Being talentedC. Being hardworkingD. Being bravePassage 3Learning any language is hard, but learning English can be especially challenging. Why? Because native speakers use the language in ways that textbooks could never describe. In particular, words that British people use cause many language stu

17、dents to scratch (JT) their heads.Here's an example: You happen to hear a Briton calling someone a "wazzock". But what exactly is a wazzock? This word, in fact, means a foolish person, although there's nothing about it that would help you guess that. There are many strange terms li

18、ke this in British English tEnglish Dictionary would be much smaller without these strange usages filling its pages.How can these odd words be explained? Part of the answer is the British sense of humor. Britons don't like to take things too seriously, and this is evident through many British wo

19、rds and phrases. For example, to spend a penny means to use the bathroom. It refers to the days when people had to pay a penny to use a public toilet.In an interview for the BBC's website, British linguist David Crystal suggestedthere may be historical reasonsfor the sheer number of odd words an

20、d. phrases in British English. He thinks that they began in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. This was a great age for the theatre, when Shakespeare and other writers worked hard to keep up with the demand for new plays. The theatre's popularity also created an incentive (刺激) toinvent new

21、words.With this in mind, perhaps Shakespeare and his peers are to blame for whichunusual British words such as "codswallop" and "balderdash" ironically, mean nonsense.While these strange words may be confusing to non-native speakers, they certainly make studying English a lot mor

22、e interesting.1. According to the text, why may non-native speakers find it hard to learn English?.A. A great many strange words make no sense to themB. Dictionaries don't explain odd usages of many wordsC. The English textbooks they study are usual out of dateD. The English vocabulary is too la

23、rge for them to learn2. With the example of "spend a penny" the author intends to .A. explain the meaning and background of the phraseB. explain how some strange phases were createdC. show what typical British sense of humour isD. show British people's attitude toward strange words3. A

24、ccording to David Crystal, .A. many of the words that Shakespeare invented were nonsenseB. Shakespeare's works are boring because of he odd words involvedC. the theatre's success in the 17th century inspired the birth of many odd wordsD. he odd words in Shakespeare's plays contributed a

25、lot to the theatre's popularity4. What is the text mainly about?.A. The development of the British EnglishB. Shakespeare's influence on British EnglishC. The origin and meanings of British humorD. Some reasons for the large number of odd words in British EnglishPassage 4For twenty years, I s

26、aved all my college course notes and textbooks: that's a lot of paper.Worse, it's not easy to carry them around and trust me, they aren't light on at least seven moves. Yet I never once looked at them. They sat in our basement, covered in a thick layer of dust. If books and papers could

27、wonder, they'd wonder why they were still under our stairs after all those years. When would the Big Day come?Well, the Big Day eventually did arrive; only it was different than expected. My wife, always more accepting changes than I am, finally talked me into clearing out the entire mess.The pa

28、in I experienced was also unexpected. What hurt me was to come across those terrible papers I'd written, which reminded me of my poor study habits, and an embarrassing lack of comprehension. It was great to get rid of them. But it was also a clearing of personal history.At first, I struggled wit

29、h this. The truth was in the record that mybooks, my notes, and my papers were primary source materials, documenting an important time in my life. To clear them out was to clear out the truth.What I've 1earned since taking this leap is that the process is more important than the truth. I feel as

30、 if much of my real education during my college year isn't in the documents but now in me.So I am glad to free myself of this physical burden. And what's better is that I don't need to look back to those painful moments. They belong to the past.You might want to consider doing something

31、similar, either under the stairs of your basement or in your mind.What is the personal rubbish piling in your life? CleaUt out and make your life awesome.1. Why was the author finally determined to desert all the college materials?A. Because they were of no use at all.B. Because his wife persuaded h

32、im to.C. Because they were heavy on the moves.D. Because they occupied space too long.2. The author struggled at the very beginning for.A. a sense of painB. a sense of embarrassmentC. a sense of losing part of his historyD. a sense of regret for the past3. What does the underlined word it in the las

33、t paragraph refer to?A. The past experiences.B. The wasted college related materials.C. The rubbish in the basement.D. Physical and psychological mess.4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Forget the HistoryB. Sort It OutC. Give up the PastD. Let It GoPassage 5A couple of months ago, I

34、went into Best Buy. com looking for a fridge. We knew what we wanted, but online, we couldn't get a feel for something that big.So my wife and I went to the bricks and mortar （灰漿） homeelectronic giant, only to stand there puzzled looking at exactly one fridge. The clerk cheerily told us, "W

35、e don't have any for you to actually look at, but you can look through a huge selection right here on this computer. "We were preparing for our first child, so we'd been doing lots of shopping. But as the weeks went by, I walked into many a store to get the same response: "No, it&#

36、39;s not at the store, but we'll happily mail it to you.No, we don't carry it, but you can order it online.Shopping online is of great convenience. But not too long ago online stores were not used to buy everyday products. I want to look at the side of a fridge and notice that. It's blac

37、k. Most of all, I want instant satisfaction. When I buy something, I want it now, not in the 7-14 days it takes to order, get it out of the warehouse and ship it to my house.Online stores make sense. Bricks and mortar are expensive, so keeping everything in stock in every store is impractical. The I

38、nternet is about making life easy and fast. That's the way it is when you buy an ebook or a mobile application. But as the Internet begins to have an effect on other products, I'm backing down 打退堂鼓）.It turns out that I don't want the Internet to replace stores. In fact, I want bricks and

39、 mortar stores with lots of boxes. Right now, there's nothing I want more than to be able to fill a big box in the back of my car, take it home, open it up and enjoy what's in it the same day I buy it.1. What did the writer do when he was in Best Buy?A. He came to buy a fridge online willing

40、ly.B. He came across all kinds of fridges in stocks.C. He was quite pleased with the clerk's service.D. He felt disappointed not to see the fridge he wanted.2. What do the underlined part "bricks and mortar stores" refer to in the last paragraph?A. Online stores.B. Traditional stores.C

41、. Cheap product stores.D. Expensive product stores.3. Which of the following may the author buy online?A. A washing machine.B. An e-dictionary.C. A fridge.D. A brick.4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The writer likes the feeling of buying and carrying goods.B. The writer hopes that all

42、 online stores will be soon closed.C. The writer prefers online stores to bricks and mortar stores.D. The writer thinks highly of the benefits of online shopping.15參考答案Passage 11. B詞義猜測(cè)題。結(jié)合第一段“head for the great outdoorS'和第二段 “away from television and computer screen.可知，這午活動(dòng)是為 了讓大家多去戶外，遠(yuǎn)離電腦電視。第一

43、段第一句 "Acampaign is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minutes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoor蹴述了這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)'的目的。由止匕 可知，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目就是鼓勵(lì)孩子們放棄看電視或電腦的30分鐘去戶外活動(dòng)。由此可知,“surrender為放棄(give up),故選B。2. C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段 a .reconnect children with nature and outdoor play可知這個(gè)組織的目的是為了使

44、孩子們與大自然和戶外活 動(dòng)重新聯(lián)系起來，鼓勵(lì)孩子多多參加戶外活動(dòng)。因此選 Do3. C細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“The tragic truth is that .Time spentoutdoors is down”，可知花在戶外活動(dòng)上的時(shí)間變少了，表明了孩子們與大自然和戶外失去了聯(lián)系。因此選 CoPassage 21. D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Britishactress第二段中“InSeptember, best lead actress, and best comedy seriWaller-Bridge憑借Fleabag斬獲三項(xiàng)艾美獎(jiǎng)一一喜劇類最佳編劇、最佳女主角和 最佳喜劇類劇集

45、)”可推知，Waller-Bridge是演員，擅長(zhǎng)的是表演。故 選D項(xiàng)。2. C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中“ Waller-Bridge said in an interview with Indian Express可知：'印度快報(bào)采訪了 Waller-Bridge。故選C 項(xiàng)。3. A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“ That fearlessness extends to beingauthentic （真實(shí)的）in her writing and acting Waller-Bridgshows an imperfect but real character（這種無畏延伸到在她的寫

46、作和表演中也是 真實(shí)的。Waller-Bridge 在許多電視劇中表現(xiàn)出一種不完美但真實(shí)的性格 ） ”和最后一段中 “ With such courage and sincerity, Waller-Bridge is, without a doubt , a "golden girl ” in HloBywoO弱氣和真誠， Waller-Bridge 無疑是好萊塢的“黃金女郎”） ”可以推斷, Waller-Bridge的表演給人印象最深的特點(diǎn)是保持真實(shí)。故選A 項(xiàng)。Passage 31. A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“ Because native speakers use thelanguage in ways that .to scratch （JT） their heads,非英語為母 語的人之所以會(huì)覺得學(xué)習(xí)英語很難是因?yàn)樵S多奇怪的詞對(duì)他們來說毫無意義。故選A。2. B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“ Howcan these odd words beexplained? .and phrases.這些奇怪的詞怎么解釋呢？部分原因在 于英國(guó)人的幽默感。英國(guó)人不喜歡把事情看得太嚴(yán)肅, 這一點(diǎn)在很多英國(guó)單詞和短語中都能看出來。”可知，以“spend a penn的例，作者 打算解釋一些奇怪的詞組是如何產(chǎn)生