杭州外国语学校高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练03

杭州外国语学校高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练03

杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练03‎ ‎ 倒数第十周星期三 A Q ‎ My daughter is a junior in high school and has been on an individualized education program since fourth grade．She plans to go to college and intends to finish with a master’s degree．Her performance is fairly good, but test scores are very low．She has held many leadership and volunteer positions．We have been advised to have her write an essay about how her learning disability is a barrier that she has overcome．Will that help or hurt her chances for admission?‎ A ‎ ‎—Deborah First let me answer the question on low standardized test scores （ACT/ SAT）．There are hundreds of colleges that are “test optional” which means students can choose not to release their test scores in the application process．Admission decisions at these colleges for students who do not submit their test scores are made based on other factors．A list of test optional colleges can be found at fairtest．org．It is important, however, to make sure that the college is the right fit academically regardless of the test optional policy．‎ You also asked if your daughter should write about her disability and if this would hurt her chances of being admitted．Please know that colleges do not deny admission based on disability．“Disclosing” a learning disability in a personal statement within the college application can certainly help．By writing a personal statement, students can potentially demonstrate, for example, their understanding of the challenge they face．They might also demonstrate an improved grade trend in that subject area, and show interest in more complex courses in spite of this disability．More importantly, a student disclosure can show self-confidence, motivation and an understanding of the disability．‎ Q ‎ ‎—Ms．Kravis My son is still very young but he has an expressive language disorder．It took more than two years of speech therapy for him to be able to learn to speak at the same level as his 2 years old brother．He is very smart, but he struggles with language．Unfortunately, many schools require four semesters of foreign language to get in or to graduate．Can these requirements ever be waived for someone like my son?‎ A ‎ ‎—Karla The answer is yes．There are many colleges that do not require foreign language skills to enter or graduate．In the K&W Guide we provide information about college entrance requirements, course substitution or waiver policies, and college graduation requirements．The operative words in your post were “my son is still very young．” Learning is a process and is developmental and there are a number of years for your son between age 8 and age 18．Teach your son to find his passion, focus on his strengths and continue to remind him that he is “very smart,” and there will be options for us without foreign language．‎ ‎—Ms．Kravis ‎1．What do we know about Deborah’s daughter?‎ ‎ A．She is applying for a master’s degree．‎ ‎ B．She is very active in her high school．‎ ‎ C．Her disability prevents her studying well．‎ ‎ D．She has difficulty overcoming her learning disability．‎ ‎2．According to Ms．Kravis, what can Deborah do about her daughter’s low test scores?‎ ‎ A．Keep them secret B．Explain the reasons ‎ C．Stress other aspects D．Work hard to improve ‎3．What is Ms．Kravis’ attitude toward one’s declaring his/ her learning disability?‎ ‎ A．Supportive B．Opposed C．Doubtful D．Indifferent ‎4．The underlined word “waived” in the passage probably means “_________”．‎ ‎ A．replaced B．obtained C．abandoned D．performed ‎5．According to the text, Ms．Kravis is probably _________．‎ ‎ A．an editor B．a school leader ‎ C．a psychological doctor D．an educational expert B You can tell a lot about a person from the clothes they wear, but you can also tell a lot about a person simply from the handbags they carry．It's hard to believe, but you can find out a number of things about a woman's personality just by looking at the type of handbag she sports．Below you will find a number of handbag styles and colors as well as what each specific type of handbag says about the owner．‎ Styles:‎ Under the Shoulder – Handbags which are smaller and fit tightly underneath the shoulder indicate class and sophistication．A women working in an upscale office or someone of high stature would choose this form of handbag．‎ Big and Bulky – Big, bulky and oversized bags are casual and are often associated with younger individuals．These are used for individuals who carry a number of things （binders, books etc） and require a lot of space．Down-to-earth, lower-maintenance women would carry this type of handbag．‎ Designer – Designer handbags often cost an arm and a leg and therefore are usually associated with high-maintenance females．Females who are confident and require top of the line accessories will settle for nothing less than a name-brand designer purse．Guys – watch out for these girls, they tend to be a handful．‎ Cigar Box Purses – A women who carries a cigar box purse likes to be unique and stand out from the crowd．These women have minds of their own and cannot be told what to do．They are comfortable in their own skin and tend to be very independent．‎ Leather with Buckles and Zippers – Women who choose leather purses with lots of buckles and zippers are leashing out their wild sides．These women tend to act before they think and are always ready for a good time．The extra buckles and zippers tend to signify a "bad girl" image．‎ Colors:‎ Bright Colors – Bright colored handbags like pink, purple, bright blue and green indicate that the woman is fun, friendly and approachable．Women who are out-going and sociable will tend to choose these colors．This is the type of woman who will strike up a conversation with a complete stranger．‎ Black and Brown – Women who choose black or brown handbags tend to be more formal in manners and are often mistaken as being snobby or restricted．These types of handbags are often associated with down-to-earth women, who are shy at first, but open up after a while．They tend to exude a shy confidence, which is sometimes mistaken as someone who thinks she's better than others．‎ The style and color of your handbag says a lot about you．Choose your handbag very carefully and remember you can choose more than one style．You may feel like being reserved one day and the center of attention another…it's natural to want different things in life．‎ ‎6．Who is likely to start a conversation with a complete stranger according to the passage?‎ ‎ A．A woman with her handbag carried under the shoulder．‎ ‎ B．A woman carrying an oversized handbag．‎ ‎ C．A woman carrying a bright colored handbag．‎ ‎ D．A woman who chooses a black or brown handbag．‎ ‎7．Women who choose leather purses with lots of buckles and zippers probably ______．‎ ‎ A．make careful decisions B．enjoy having fun ‎ C．act in bad manners D．become bad girls ‎8．Which of the following can best describe women who choose black or brown handbag?‎ ‎ A．Reserved B．Friendly C．Wild D．Unique ‎9．A woman who carries a cigar box purse likes to ______．‎ ‎ A．follow others’ steps B．live a simple life ‎ C．act to their own mind D．work with others C SAN FRANCISCO—A phone app（应用程序）in San Francisco gives information about open parking spots．City officials in San Francisco introduced the app to try to reduce traffic jams in the city, but some say it raises safety concerns．‎ In this city, drivers searching for parking spots lead to 30 percent of all downtown jams, city officials think．Now San Francisco has found a solution — a phone app for spot-seekers that displays information about areas with available spaces．The system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensors（感应器）fixed in streets and city garages that can tell within seconds if a spot has opened up．‎ Monique Soltani, a TV reporter, said she and her sister spent 25 minutes on Friday trying to park．“We were praying to the parking god that we’d find a spot,” she said．“If we had the app, we would not have to pray to the parking god．” But the system could come with serious consequences．‎ Some people say that drivers searching for parking could end up focusing on their phones, not the road．“It could be really distracting（使分心的）,” said Daniel Simons, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois．‎ City officials acknowledge the potential problem．They are urging drivers to pull over before they use the city’s iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home．Nathaniel Ford, executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said safety could actually improve if drivers quickly found a spot instead of circling and getting frustrated．‎ San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages．If spaces in an area open up, the sensors communicate wirelessly with computers that in turn make the information available to app users within a minute, said Mr．Ford, of the transportation ‎ agency．On the app, a map shows which blocks have lots of places （blue） and which are full （red）．‎ More than 12,000 people have downloaded San Francisco’s app, which is available now only for the iPhone but which city officials say they hope to bring to all similar devices．‎ When it is started up, the city’s parking app warns drivers not to use the system while in motion．But safety advocates said that might not be sufficient．After all, they say, texting while driving is illegal in California and in many states, but a number of surveys, including one by the Pew Research Center, show that many Americans do it anyway．‎ Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco, a pedestrian advocacy group, said she hoped the new parking app would lead to fewer accidents．‎ ‎“It’s an innovative idea,” she said．“The safe way for people to use the device is for them to pull over, which they know they should do．The question is whether they will．”‎ But Ms．Soltani, the TV reporter, said using the app would probably join the group of activities already performed by drivers．‎ ‎“We’re already looking at Google Maps and Facebook on the phone while we drive,” she said．“Aren’t we always looking at something on our phone, or changing the radio, or drinking coffee? You’re always slightly distracted when you’re driving．”‎ ‎10．What is the phone app mentioned in the text mainly aimed at?‎ ‎ A．Making full use of the parking spots．‎ ‎ B．Making the traffic flow smoothly．‎ ‎ C．Preventing traffic accidents．‎ ‎ D．Benefiting iPhone users．‎ ‎11．According to the text, San Francisco city officials __________．‎ ‎ A．don’t consider the app distracting ‎ B．advise drivers to park cars slowly ‎ C．are aware of the app’s disadvantages ‎ D．believe more parking spots are needed ‎12．How do drivers locate the parking spots?‎ ‎ A．Sensors"computers"app．‎ ‎ B．App"computers"sensors．‎ ‎ C．Sensors"app"computers．‎ ‎ D．Computers"app"sensors．‎ ‎13．The phone app mentioned in the text ________．‎ ‎ A．is a bit slow in reacting ‎ B．hasn’t been put into service ‎ C．was introduced several years ago ‎ D．can’t be downloaded to all phones ‎14．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?‎ ‎ A．Daniel Simons thinks the app convenient．‎ ‎ B．San Francisco will put more sensors into use．‎ ‎ C．Most drivers open the app once they start their cars．‎ ‎ D．Nathaniel Ford doesn’t doubt the practical use of the app．‎ ‎15．What’s the main idea of the passage?‎ ‎ A．Safety concerns are voiced about a phone app aimed at helping drivers find parking spots．‎ ‎ B．A phone app has been introduced to relieve the pressure on traffic in the city．‎ ‎ C．Looking for parking spots contributes greatly to downtown traffic jams．‎ ‎ D．Drivers’ attention is distracted in one way or another when they are driving．‎ D THE GOLDEN WINDOWS Retold by Laura E．Richards All day long the little boy had worked hard, in the field and barn（谷仓）and shed, for his parents were poor farmers, and could not pay a workman．But at sunset there came an hour that was all his own, for his father had given it to him．Then the boy would go up to the top of a hill and look across at another hill that rose some miles away．On that far hill stood a house with windows of clear gold and diamonds．They shone so brightly that it made the boy squint at them, but after a while the people in the house put up shutters, as it seemed, and then it looked like any common farmhouse．The boy supposed they did this because it was suppertime; and then he would go into the house and have his supper of bread and milk, and go to bed．‎ One day the boy's father called him and said: "You have been a good boy, and have earned a holiday．Take this day for your own, and try to learn some good things．" The boy thanked his father and kissed his mother．Then he put a piece of bread in his pocket, and started off to find the house with the golden windows．‎ It was a pleasant walk．His bare feet made marks in the white dust, and when he looked back, the footprints seemed to be following him, and keeping him company．His shadow, too, kept beside him, and would dance or run with him as he pleased; so it was very cheerful． By and by he felt hungry, and he sat down by a brown stream that ran through the alder hedge（桤木丛）by the roadside, ate his bread, and drank the clear water．Then he scattered the small pieces of bread for the birds as his mother had taught him to do, and went on his way．‎ After a long time he came to a high green hill, and when he had climbed the hill, there was the house on the top．But it seemed that the shutters were up, for he could not see the golden windows．He came up to the house, and then he could well have wept, for the windows were of clear glass, like any others, and there was no gold anywhere about them．‎ ‎ A woman came to the door, looked kindly at the boy, and asked him what he wanted．‎ ‎"I saw the golden windows from our hilltop," he said, "and I came to see them, but now they are only of clear glass．"‎ ‎ The woman shook her head and laughed．‎ ‎"We are poor farmers," she said, "and are not likely to have gold about our windows．But glass is better to see through．"‎ ‎ She let the boy sit down on the broad stone step at the door, and brought him a cup of milk and a cake, and asked him to take a break．Then she called her daughter, a child of his own age, nodded kindly at the two, and went back to her work．‎ ‎ The little girl was barefooted like him, and wore a brown cotton dress, but her hair was golden like the windows he had seen, and her eyes were blue like the sky at noon．She showed the boy about the farm, and showed him her black calf with a white star on its forehead, and he told her about his own at home, which was red like a chestnut with four white feet．They became friends after they ate an apple together．However, when the boy asked her about the golden windows, the little girl nodded, and said she knew all about them; only he had mistaken the house．‎ ‎ "You have come quite the wrong way!" she said．"Come with me, and I will show you the house with the golden windows, and then you will see for yourself．"‎ They went to a knoll（圆丘）that rose behind the farmhouse, and the little girl told him that the golden windows could only be seen at a certain hour, about sunset．‎ ‎ "Yes, I know that!" said the boy．‎ ‎ When they reached the top of the knoll, the girl turned and pointed；there on a hill far away stood a house with windows of clear gold and diamond, just as he had seen them．And when they looked again, the boy saw that it was his own home．‎ ‎ Then he told the little girl that he must go．He gave her his best pebble（鹅软石）, the white one with the red band, that he had carried for a year in his pocket, and she gave him three horse-chestnuts, one red like satin, one spotted, and one white like milk．He promised to come again, but he did not tell her what he had learned．He went back down the hill, and the little girl stood in the sunset light and watched him away．‎ ‎ The way home was long, and it was dark before the boy reached his house, but the lamplight and firelight shone through the windows, making them almost as bright as he had seen them from the hilltop．When he opened the door, his mother came to kiss him, and his little sister ran to throw her arms about his neck, and his father looked up and smiled from his seat by the fire．‎ ‎"Have you had a good day?" asked his mother．‎ Yes, the boy had had a very good day．‎ ‎"And have you learned anything?" asked his father．‎ ‎"Yes!" said the boy．"I have learned that our house has windows of gold and diamond．"‎ ‎16．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?‎ ‎ A．The boy had an hour in which to complete his tasks．‎ ‎ B．The boy spent only an hour with his father each day．‎ ‎ C．The boy was paid for only an hour of labor each day．‎ ‎ D．The boy had an hour in which to rest from his work．‎ ‎17．The third paragraph mainly tells us that________．‎ ‎ A．the boy had hard experiences to find the golden windows ‎ B．the boy left different marks on the way in order not to be lost ‎ C．the boy was optimistic about his decision though it was not easy ‎ D．the boy was cheerful for so many people accompanied him on the trip ‎18．Which of the following words can best describe the boy?‎ ‎ A．Faithful and brave ‎ B．Diligent and adventurous ‎ C．Polite but naughty ‎ D．Imaginative but proud ‎19．The author’s main purpose in including the character of the girl in this story is ________．‎ ‎ A．to offer the boy someone to talk with ‎ B．to present the boy with a different view of his own house ‎ C．to contrast the boy with someone who was satisfied with her life ‎ D．to provide the boy with a reason to visit the neighboring hilltop ‎20．What can we learn from the passage?‎ ‎ A．East or west, home is best．‎ ‎ B．To see the trees but not the forest．‎ ‎ C．Beauty is right here waiting for you．‎ ‎ D．Where there is a will, there is a way．‎ ‎ ‎ 参考答案 ‎1-5 BAACD 6-9 CBAC 10-15 BCADDB 16-20 DCBBC ‎ ‎