高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day-71

1高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day71Passage1Washingtonishometolotsoftrees,fireplacesandwood-burningstoves(炉子)too.Butwhatifyoulivedthereandcouldn’tcutwoodorcouldn’taffordtopaysomeonetodoit?Luckily,ShaneMcDanielandhistwinsons,HarrisonandHenryMcDaniel,21,arehappytogiveahand.Thethreemencuttruckloadsofwood(数货车木头)andthengiveittothoseinneed.ItwastoomuchfortheMcDanielstousethemselves,andwhentheweatherturnedcoldthatNovember,Shanestartedthinkingofothers.Heposted(发帖子)onFacebook:“Ifyouareinneedoffirewoodandcannotaffordit,pleasemessagemepersonally!Ifyouknowsomeonewhoburnswood,andthey’relivinginacoldhousethisholidayseason,pleasehelpmeandmyboysmakesurenoonegoescoldinourneighbourhood.”Theresponse(反响)wasquick.Onemanofferedtogiveawood-burningstove.OthersracedovertoaddwoodfortheMcDaniels.SinglemomKatelynTicer,29,andherfour-year-olddaughterdependonawood-burningstoveastheironlywayofheat,soitwasagreathelptoreceiveatruckloadoffirewoodfromtheMcDanielsbeforetheholidays.“Togetthatmuchwoodbroughtmetotears,”shetoldmsn.com.“Somuchpressureandworryisoffmyshoulders.Icouldn’tbemorethankful.”1.WhydoestheMcDanielscutwood?A.Tosellitformoney.B.Tobuilduptheirbodies.C.Tohelpthoseinneed.D.TopostonFacebook.22.WhatcanwelearnfromShane’spostonFacebook?A.Hewantstospreadhishelp.B.WoodisexpensiveinWashington.C.Headvertiseshiswoodforsale.D.Woodisnecessaryinaholidayseason.3.WhatdoesTicerthinkofthefirewoodfromtheMcDaniels?A.Ithasmuchsmoke.B.Itbringsherpressure.C.Itmakesherworried.D.Itmakesherthankful.Passage2Moneycanbuyyoualotofthings,butnothingcanmakeyoufeelasrichinknowledgeasagreatbook.Self-madesuccessfulbusinessmenaregenerallywell-readpeople.SteveJobsSteveJobs,whodiedin2011,isoneofthemostimportantAmericanmindsofourtime.Hewasinfluencedbymanybooks,butBeHereNowbyRamDasswasoneofthegreatest.Jobsreportedlysaidofthebook,“Itchangedmeandmanyofmyfriendsforabetterlife.”JeffBezosAmazonCEOJeffBezossayshelearnsmorefromTheRemainsoftheDaybyKazuoIshiguro.“IfyoureadTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisoneofmyfavoritebooks,youcan’thelpbutthink.Ilearnedsomethingaboutlifeandaboutregret,”3BezostoldNewsweek.MarkZuckerbergThisself-madesuccessfulbusinessmanseesHenryKissinger’sWorldOrderasmosthelpfulinhowhedealswithbusiness,life,andevenparenting.“It’saboutforeignrelationsandhowwecanbuildpeacefulrelationshipsthroughouttheworld,”Zuckerbergwroteforhisbookclub,AYearofBooks,onFacebook.“Thisisimportantforcreatingtheworldweallwantforourchildren,andthat’swhatI’mthinkingaboutthesedays.”BillGatesNotonlyisFactfulnessbyHansRoslingoneofBillGates’favoritebooks,buthealsosaysit’soneofthemostimportanthehaseverread.“ItexplainsmoreclearlythanalmostanythingelseI’vereadwhyit’ssodifficultforpeopletounderstandprogress,”GatessaidinaninterviewwithTime.1.WhoisgreatlyinfluencedbyTheRemainsoftheDay?A.SteveJobs.B.JeffBezos.C.MarkZuckerberg.D.BillGates.2.WhatisZuckerberg’sfavoritebookmainlyabout?A.Foreignrelations.B.Facebook’ssystem.C.People’sprogress.D.Liferegret.3.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BestSellingBooksThisYearB.WaystoBecomeSuccessfulC.BooksFavouredbySelf-madeD.AdvicefromtheSelf-made4Passage3Youknowthesound﹣thathigh﹣pitchednoiseinyourearthattellsyouamosquito（蚊子）islookingformeal.Ratherthandonatingbloodtohercause,youwavetheinsectaway.Butthatrarelyworks.Yourbodyusuallyendsupwithoneormoreitchy（痒的）redweltssomewhere.Aretherebetterwaystodrivetheannoyinginsectsaway?Yes,indeed!Preventingmosquitobitescanalsostopinfectionswithdangerousillness.Mosquito﹣bornediseasesuchastheZikavirusormalariahaveterribleresults.Severalmillionpeopleworldwidediefromdiseasecarriedbymosquitoeseachyear,addingurgencytothebattle.Studieshaveshownthatcertaingroupsofpeopleareeasytobebittenbymosquitoes.Theseincludethosewhoarepregnant,haveahigher﹣than﹣normalboytemperatureorhavetypeOblood.Thesegroupsshouldbeawaretheyaremoreattractivetomosquitoesandstayinsidewheneverpossible,especiallyatdawnanddusk.Manybreedsofmosquitoesaremorelikelytobiteatthesetimes.Peopleshouldalsowearlight,brightcolorsasdarkcolorsattracttheinsects.Rubbingmosquitorepellents（驱蚊剂）onexposedskinkeepstheinsectsawayforatime.StudiesshowthatthosecontainingDEETaremosteffective.Dependingonthebrandofrepellent,thechemicalkeepsmosquitoesawayfor5to13hours.SomeplantoilscanbeusedinsteadofDEET,buttheyrequiremorefrequentapplication﹣everytwohours﹣andingreaterconcentrations.Oilssuchaslemon5eucalyptusorcitronellaaretwopossibilities.Anotherchemical,permethrin,canbeappliedtoclothingtowardoffmosquitoes.Thechemicalstickstothefabricandwilllastthroughafewwashings.Clothingthathasbeenfactory﹣treatedwiththechemicalisalsoavailable.Themanufacturessaythatitwillremainthepermethrinforabout70washings.Mosquitocoil（圈,卷）alsokeepmosquitoesaway.However,thesmokefromthempollutesandcandamagethelungs,sotheyshouldbeusedwithcare.Whenyou'reinside,simplyplugginginsomefanswillkeepmosquitoesawayastheyareweakfliers.Everyonewantstoavoidmosquitobites,sotryseveralmethodstoseewhatworksforyou.1.whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?________A.Mosquitoesusuallydon'tlikedarkcolors.B.Mosquitoesdon'tlikepeoplewithtypeOblood.C.It'snoteasytoremovesome