正贤英语高一、高二阅读理解100天集中强化训练

正贤英语高一、高二阅读理解100天集中强化训练
2012年01月15日
　　第1天                          A
　　Learning English is one of the few things I have been doing consistently over the past 16 years. Like most Chinese students, I started learning English because it was a compulsory (必修的) course in my middle school. More importantly, English was a central subject for the college entrance exam.
　　At that time, studying English was not a pleasant experience for me. There was no fun in the process of learning . The focus of our English education was getting a good mark in exams . And nobody told me that the real meaning of studying mother language was communication.
　　When I became a university student , I spent nearly half of my time on English . In fact , more than 90 percent of the job offer ads in Shanghai list “ proficiency (精通) as a main requirement.
　　How did I improve my English ? People told me that TOEFL was very helpful and useful. As a result, I took a TOEFL training course and studied like mad. After six months’ preparation, I took part in the exam and got a high score . Later on , I had a chance to further my study in Britain . I soon discovered that all of my past English learning had been futile (没用的) . When I first went shopping in a local supermarket , I really could not understand what the cashier was saying at all.
　　It was then that I realized I had totally missed the point . Instead of just passing exams , the main function of learning English or any other language is communication . What is more , lanuage does not exist independent of culture. Hence , mechanical memorization helps very little in communication. That’s why I was still unable to freely express myself after learning English for many years . By no means am I talented in any foreign language . I am still learing English . Why ?
　　First and foremost , my job requires me to use English everyday . Secondly , English helps me to have access to more information . Thirdly , as a bookworm , English gives me a chance to dive into the huge pool of inspiring English books . Last but not least , it is such a great experience to write in another language . Indeed , English has become part of my life .
　　1.       How did the writer find English when he was a student?
　　A.       He was interested in it .
　　B.        He studied it because it was compulsory course.
　　C.        He thought it funny to study English.
　　D.       He often recited something when he studied English.
　　2.       What is the purpose of studying English according to the writer’s idea ?
　　A.     To get high marks in exams.
　　B.      To prove that Englsih is very important.
　　C.      Studying Eglish well can ehlp you get a good job.
　　D.     To use English for communication with others.
　　3.       According to the text , how is my English ?
　　A.     I am good at English.
　　B.      I can speak Englsih like natives.
　　C.      I can master it but I can’t use it correctly.
　　D.     I continued to study Englsih.
　　4.       How can we master Englsih well ？[/b]
　　A.     We need more mechanical memorization.
　　B.      We should read and recite more books.
　　C.      We should study Englsih as well as its culture and use it more .
　　D.     We can study hard in classrooms and houses and get high marks in exams .
　　B.
　　TYPING
　　This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.
　　Course fee: $ 125   Materials: $25
　　Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.
　　This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.
　　UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS
　　This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.
　　Course fee: $75    Equipment fee: $ 10
　　Jan. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, Wed. & Sat. 9―11:30 a.m.
　　Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.
　　STOP SMOKING
　　Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.
　　Course fee: $30
　　Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 Mon. 2―5 p. m.
　　Dr John Good is a practicing psychologist who had helped hundreds of people stop smoking.
　　[b]5. If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes _______.
　　A. from Monday to Sunday                   
　　B. from Monday to Friday
　　C. on Wednesday and Saturday                     
　　D. on Saturday and Sunday
　　6. The STOP SMOKING course will last ______.
　　A. for half a day                               
　　B. for three hours            
　　C. for a week                                   
　　D. for four weeks
　　7. Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. The most probable course he will attend is ______.
　　A. typing                                              B. understanding computers  
　　C. stop smoking                                  D. all the courses
　　8. If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay _______.
　　A. $ 75                            B. $ 15                  C. $ 115                       D. $ 235
　　9. The typical difference of “Typing” from the other two is ______.
　　A. people with different skill levels may learn at different speed
　　B. you will take a test after the course
　　C. you will pay the fee before practicing
　　D. you will pay less money
　　第2天                         A
　　To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian. But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand what was said to them. These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study. So the spoken language is becoming more and more important.
　　Speaking, of course, can't go without listening. If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly. The sounds of the Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same. If you don't listen carefully, you'll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.
　　Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it's to exchange ideas. People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing. The important thing is to make your idea clear in your head and then to write it in clear lively language.
　　Chinese students read far too slowly. If you read fast, you understand better. If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about. When you meet with new words, don't look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning from the context(上下文). You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word, you'll never finish a book.
　　Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying. They should study these subjects in the
　　foreign language, not only in translation. In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.
　　1. In the first paragraph, the writer mainly told us _________.
　　A. how to speak English well
　　B. how to read and write English
　　C. why spoken English is very important
　　D. why English people couldn't understand Lenin
　　2. In order to study a foreign language, the writer thinks the best way is ______.
　　A. to kill two birds with one stone
　　B. to learn two languages at a time
　　C. to study all the subjects in a foreign language
　　D. to get some knowledge of the foreign country as well as learn the language
　　3. In the fourth paragraph the writer gave some advice on ____.
　　A. how to imporve reading faster
　　B. how to guess the meaning from the context
　　C. how to look up new words in the dictionary
　　D. how to grasp the general meaning of a passage
　　4. "To kill two birds with one stone" means ____.
　　A. to get some particular knowledge
　　B. to get more than what one pays
　　C. the stone is too big
　　D. the birds are blind enough
　　B
　　Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need．It has been demonstrated（证明）that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles．When a fragrant（香的）flavor（作料）was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it ,even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water．In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were．
　　In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助） feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them．They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in．We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet．
　　So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them．Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”,  which humans soon lose．Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could．Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits．Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs．So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them．
　　5．In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rats’ drinking water to _____________ .
　　A. encourage rats to drink vitamins-enriched water
　　B. find out rats’ preference in flavor
　　C. test whether rats know which drink is good for them
　　D. demonstrate the vitamins are tasteless
　　6．According to the passage ,adults eating habits differ from those of babies because_________．
　　A．adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their health
　　B．adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods
　　C．adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs
　　D．adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns
　　7．The author implied in the passage that most of us_________．
　　A．eat a balanced diet                      
　　B．choose the food that is of nutrition
　　C．have the habits influenced by the surroundings 
　　D．like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor．
　　8．As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that_________．
　　A．both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet
　　B．both prefer flavored food and drink
　　C．both have the same eating patterns
　　D．both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors