高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 112.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day112
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day112
Passage1
There’snothingmagicalaboutthenumber10,000.Infact,theideaofwalkingatleast10,000stepsadayforhealthgoesbackmanyyearstoamarketingcampaignstartedinJapanforthesaleofapedometer(计步器).And,intheyearsthatfollowed,itwasacceptedintheUSasagoaltobuildupgoodhealth.It’softenthedefaultsetting(默认设置)onfitnesstrackers,butwhat’sitreallybasedon?
“Theoriginalbasisofthenumberwasnotscientificallydetermined,”saysresearcherI-MinLeeofBrighamandWomen’sHospital.Shewascurioustoknowhowmanystepsyouneedtotakeadaytomaintaingoodhealthandlivealonglife,sosheandherworkmatesdesignedastudythatincludedabout17,000olderwomen.Theiraverageagewas72.Thewomenallagreedtoweardevicestotracktheirstepsastheywentabouttheirday-to-dayactivities.
Itturnsoutthatwomenwhotookabout4,000stepsperdaygotanincreaseinlongevity(长寿),comparedwithwomenwhotookfewersteps.Infact,womenwhotook4,400stepsperday,onaverage,wereabout40percentlesslikelytodieduringthefollow-upperiodofaboutfouryearscomparedwithwomenwhotook2,700steps.ThefindingswerepublishedWednesdayinJAMAInternalMedicine.
Anothersurprise:
Thebenefitsofwalkingmaxedoutatabout7,500steps.Inotherwords,womenwhowalkedmorethan7,500stepsperdaysawnoadditionalincreaseinlongevity.
Janz,whoreleasedthenewnationalexerciserecommendationslastNovember,saysthemessagethatcomesfromthisstudywasencouraging.“Ithinkit’sreallygoodnewsforwomenwhomaynotbeparticularlyactive.”saysJanz.“Alltheyhavetodoiswalk.Tome,thisstudysuggeststherearemorebenefitstolightactivitiesthanwewerepreviouslythinkingtheremightbe.”
1.Howdidtheideaofwalking10,000stepsadaycomeintobeing?
A.Itwasmadeupbyagroupofelderlyladies.
B.Itwasindeedtheresultofascientificresearch.
C.Itactuallycamefromabusinessadvertisement.
D.ItwasbasedonatestbybothJapanandtheUS.
2.Whichisanidealchoiceforwomenwalkersaccordingtothestudy?
A.2,700steps.B.4,400steps.
C.10,000steps.D.17,000steps.
3.WhichofthefollowingdoesJanzagreewith?
A.Lightactivitiesbenefitpeoplemost.
B.Thestudyisnotassatisfyingasexpected.
C.Womenshouldbemoreactivethanbefore.
D.Theresultofthestudyisalittlesurprising.
4.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadthepassage?
A.Health.B.Culture.
C.History.D.Tourism.
Passage2
TheColoradoRiveristhelifebloodoftheAmericanSouthwest.Itsupplieswatertomorethan36millionpeople,haschangedthedesertintofarmland,andallowscitieslikeLosAngeles,Phoenix,andLasVegastodevelop.Butsatisfyingtheregion’sneedforwaterhascomeataprice.
TheriveroncetraveledallthewayfromColorado’sRockyMountainstotheGulfofCalifornia.Now,dams(水坝)controltheriver’swaterforhumanuse.Asaresult,therivernolongerreachestheocean.Withoutwater,thedelta(三角洲)attheriver’smouthhasbecomedryandpoor.
Tobringthedeltabacktolife,engineersrecentlyopenedtheMorelosDamneartheUS-Mexicobordertofreeatemporaryburstofwater.ThispulseflowallowedtheColoradRivertoreachtheseaforthefirsttimein16years,helpingtheriver’sdeltacomealive.
ThedamsbuiltbytheUSgovernmentformasystemofman-madelakes.Theselakescanstorefourtimestheriver’syearlyflow.“Thelakesareliketheriverbasin’sbankaccounts,”saysTaylorHawes.“Theyprovideaplacetosaveupwaterfornot-so-rainydays—likerightnow”.
Inwettertimes,onandoffsincethe1960s,theColoradomanagedtocompleteitsjourneytothesea.Duringthoseraretimes,springfloodstemporarilybroughtlifebacktothedelta.Seeingthedifferencealittlewatercouldmakegavescientiststheideaforthisyear’spulseflow.
“Justaddwaterandyougetanamazingrecovery,”saysEloiseKendy.“Theprojectservesasamodelofhowtomanageriverssustainably(可持续)forbothpeopleandnature.AlotofriversintheWesthaveproblems.Weusedthemtomakethedesertsbloomandbuildcities.Wedidn’tthinkabouttheenvironment.Butit’spossibletorestorethem.IfwecandoitintheColoradoRiverDelta,wecandoitanywhere.”
1.Whatcanweleanfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.TheGulfofCaliforniaisflooding.
B.TheColoradoRiver’sdeltaisdying
C.TheAmericansouthwestisbecomingpoor.
D.ThewaterintheColoradoRiverisrunningout.
2.Taylormentionedthebankaccountstoshowthat________.
A.lakeshavestoredmuchoftheriverwater
B.manybanksprovidedmoneytobuilddams
C.themoneymadefromthelakesarekeptinbanks
D.peoplecanborrowmoneyfrombankstobuylakewater
3.WhatdoesKendywanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?
A.Restoringdesertsissustainablefornature.
B.ManycitiesarebuiltondesertsintheWest.
C.RiversintheWesthavebeenpollutedseriously.
D.Environmentalprotectionmustgowithdevelopment.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.AnefforttoprotecttheColoradoRiverfromdrying.
B.AnexperimenttomaketheColoradoRiverflowfreely.
C.AplantobringtheColoradoRiver’sdeltabacktolife.
D.AwaytomakefulluseofthewaterfromtheColoradoRiver.
Passage3
Alongsideairandwater,foodisanecessityforhumanbeingstosurviveandthrive.Butit'salotmorethanthat.AsMarietteDichristinaofScientificAmericanwrote:
"Themostintimate(亲爱的)relationshipwewilleverhaveisnotwithanyfellowhumanbeing.Instead,itisbetweenourbodiesandourfood."
Nowadays,formostpeopleintheworld'swealthiestcountries,foodisahobby,apassion,andevensomethingfashionable.TurnontheTVintheUS,UKorFrance,andyou'llfindatleastonechannelfeedingthispopularobsession(着迷).Andmostofusknowatleastonepersonwhothinksofthemselvesasa"foodie".It'salmostimpossiblenowadaystocheckoursocialmediaappswithoutatleasttwoorthreephotosofdeliciousmealsappearingonourscreen.Butbehindthefancyrecipesandsocialmediabragging(夸耀),manyofusforgethowmuchwetakefoodforgranted.ThisiswhyWorldFoodDayisheldeachyear.
TakeKenyaforexample.ThiseastAfricannationhasbeensufferingfromterriblehunger.Childreninparticulararesuffering,withsomeofthemevendying.Thismayseemshockingtoknow,especiallyasmanyculturesoutsideofAfricathinkoffoodinacompletelydifferentway.ButevenintheUK,familiesonlowincomesareforcedtousefoodbanks—Europeanorganizationsthathandoutdonatedfoodtothosewhocan'taffordtopayforitthemselves.
SowhatcanwedoonWorldFoodDay?
Onegoodwaytospenditwouldbetoappreciatewhatwehave.Afterall,foodisimportantforsurvival,butnoteveryoneisasluckyaswearewhenitcomestodinnertime.
1.AccordingtoMarietteDichristina,whathastheclosestrelationshipwithus?
________
A.AirB.Water.
C.Food.D.Humanbeings.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"foodie"inParagraph2probablymean?
________
A.Deliciousfood.
B.Apersonfondoffood.
C.Asocialmediaapp.
D.Aphotoofdeliciousmeals.
3.Whocangethelpfromfoodbanks?
________
A.PoorpeopleintheUK.
B.PoorpeopleinAfrica.
C.StarvingchildreninKenya.
D.Peopleinthedrought-stricken.
4.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
________
A.TreatFoodasaHobby
B.TimetoAppreciateFood
C.FoodShortageinSomeCountries
D.HowtoSpendWorldFoodDay
Passage4
Anotherperson'senthusiasm(热情)waswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.
IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinthecountrysideofVirginia.Myfatherintroducedmetoherwiththesewords:
"Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhoiswellknownforbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyounolaterthantomorrowmorning."
Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,raisedmyheadslightlyupward,andlookedatmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,"Youarewrong.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,butthesmartestonewhohasn'tyetfoundawaytogiveouthisenthusiasm."
Thatstatementbeganafriendshipbetweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmymindasabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.
Shechangedmanythings.Shepersuadedmyfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseat,wheremyfather'scareercouldbemoresuccessfulandmybrotherandIcouldbebettereducated.
WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhandtypewriterandtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedherbeliefandbegantowriteforlocalnewspapersandfinallyreachedthegoalshesetforme.Iwasn'ttheonlybeneficiary.
Myfatherbecamethewealthiestmanintown.Mybrotherandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.
1.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Iwasn'ttheonlybeneficiary"?
________
A.Hisstepmotherboughttypewritersforotherfamilymembers,too.
B.Notonlyhebutalsohisfamilygainedfromhisstepmother'senthusiasm.
C.Otherfamilymembers'enthusiasmhasgreateffectsonhisstepmother.
D.Therewereotherboyswhobehavedasbadlyashedid.
2.Accordingtotheauthor,________beforehisstepmothercameintohislife.
A.hisfatherhadbeenawayfromhomeforalongtime
B.peoplehadnoticedhisintelligence
C.heknewhowtoreleasehisenthusia
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