试卷第 1页 总 6页 高中英语阅读训练高中英语阅读训练 week1week1 一 阅读理解一 阅读理解 Monday Tim Ma s parents came to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s They opened a restaurant It was not a success They found success in America however in computers and engineering In part because of their own experiences Ma s parents hoped he would study to become an engineer or a doctor They wanted financial security for their child Growing up Ma considered many professions writer fireman even president Ma did well in math and science classes in high school And he ended up choosing to study electrical engineering in college Several engineering jobs later though Ma had a change of heart He wanted to leave the engineering world behind and enter the restaurant business It was in his blood After all his parents had owned a Chinese restaurant in Arkansas His parents could not understand why he would want to leave such a good job to open a restaurant He wanted to study the fundamentals of cooking so that he could work as a chef in his own restaurant Ma enrolled at the International Culinary Center in New York where he received training in French cooking I have never cooked through my entire life up until this point Ma soon learned that he enjoyed cooking and he discovered it was similar to engineering Professional cooking is consistency efficiency cleanliness and it s all about the process of things which you know my background in engineering was In 2009 Ma opened his first restaurant in Virginia His long hours paid off Ma opened his fourth restaurant last year in Washington D C He mixes his training in French cooking with his Chinese heritage to create new dishes I think in this country you can create your own success just by working hard Not because you re smarter than anybody just by working hard And that s why a lot of people end up coming to America 1 Why did Tim Ma s parents expect him to be an engineer or a doctor A Because he can have enough money to support himself B Because they wanted him to achieve their unfinished dream C Because he has a great interest in math and science D Because these two jobs both have high social statues 2 What was Ma s parents attitude towards his job changing A Supportive B Unfavorable C Neutral D Skeptical 3 What does Tim Ma think about cooking A It is something like engineering B Cooking is all about cleaning C You have to do the work consistently D Efficiency is important in cooking 4 Which of the following best describes Tim Ma A Humorous and athletic B Hard working and determined C Fashionable and aggressive D Stubborn and devoted Tuesday 试卷第 2页 总 6页 Blue Planet II s latest episode 情节 focuses on how plastic is having a destructive effect on the ocean and slowly poisoning our sea creatures Researchers recently also found that sea creatures living in the deepest place on Earth the Mariana Trench have plastic in their stomachs Indeed oceans are drowning in plastic Though it seems that the world couldn t possibly function without plastics plastics are a remarkably recent invention The first plastic bags were introduced in the 1950s the same decade that plastic packaging began gaining popularity in the United States This growth has happened so fast that science is still catching up with the change Plastics pollution research for instance is still a very early science We put all these plastics into the environment but we still don t really know what the outcomes are going to be What we do know though is disturbing Ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine animals every year Nearly 700 species including endangered ones are known to have been affected by it One in three leatherback turtles which often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish have been found with plastic in their bellies Ninety percent of seabirds are now eating plastics on a regular basis By 2050 that figure is expected to rise to 100 percent And it s not just wildlife that is threatened by the plastics in our seas Humans are consuming plastics through the seafood we eat I could understand why some people see ocean plastic as a disaster worth mentioning in the same breath as climate change But ocean plastic is not as complicated as climate change There are no ocean trash deniers 否认者 at least so far To do something about it we don t have to remake our planet energy system This is not a problem where we don t know what the solution is We know how to pick up garbage Anyone can do it We know how to deal with it We know how to recycle We can all start by thinking twice before we use single use plastic products Things that may seem ordinary like using a reusable bottle or a reusable bag when taken collectively these choices really do make a difference 5 Why is plastics pollution research still a very early science A The plastics pollution research is too difficult B Plastics have produced less pollution than coal C Plastics have gained popularity too fast for science to catch up D The world couldn t possibly function without plastics 6 How did the aut