高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 41.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day41
高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day41
Passage1
Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?
Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio--technology(生物技术).Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today’sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.
Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?
Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cells(细胞)arethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans(器官).Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcells,andsoon—inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.
Itisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.
1.Accordingtothepassage,humandeathisnowmainlycausedby_______.
A.diseasesandagingB.accidentsandwar
C.accidentsandagingD.heartdiseaseandwar
2.Intheauthor’sopinion,today’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin_______.
A.medicineB.theInternet
C.braincellsD.humanorgans
3.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause_______.
A.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromus
B.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeath
C.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforever
D.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine
4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.
A.humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefuture
B.humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnow
C.muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlife
D.wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcells
Passage2
My17-year-olddaughterwentofftocollegeandhavingherawayfromhomebroughtbackmemoriesofwatchingPeterPanwhenshewaslittle.IntheclassicTVproduction,onesceneinparticularimpressedme:
whenMrs.Darlingputsherchildrenintobed.Assheturnsoffthelastofthenightlight,shetakesonelastlookatthebedroomandsays,“Dearnightlightsprotectmysleepingchildren.”Asamother,Iknowhowmuchshelovesherchildren.
Ithasbeenseveralweekssincewetookourdaughtertocollegeandsheseemstobeadjustingwellafterashortperiodofhomesickness.Forus,though,it’sanotherstory.Likemostparents,Ilovecheckinginonmychildrenatnight.Butnowshe’sgone,andIfindnighttimesthehardest.Imisshermostatnight.
Inmyneighborhood,mostoftheparentswhosekidsareofftocollegearedealingwithsimilarmelancholy.Myhusbandisfilledwithanxiety.Onefriendtalkedaboutgettingthissickfeelinginherstomachasshepreparedforthecollegedrop-off.Wecomplainedthatmanyofusweretoobusytotrulyenjoybeingwithourchildrenwhilewehadthem.
Forusmoms,seeingToyStory3onlymadethesadnessworseaswewatchedthecharacterAndy,whoisthesameageasourkids,saygoodbyetohischildhoodashepreparestoleaveforcollege.Andit’snotjust“first-time”parentslikeme.Twomomswhohavekidsalreadywellintocollegesaidtheseparationdidn’tgetanyeasier.“Youfeellikesomethinghasbeentakenawayfrominsideyou,”saidoneofthem.
Iimaginethingswillgeteasierwithtime,especiallyasIseemydaughteradjusttocollegelife.Meanwhile,asIkeepmycellphoneclosetomeinbedandtextmydaughtergoodnightandsweetdreamseverynight,Iliketothinkatmessagesserveasanightlightthatkeepshersafe.
1.ThewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbythesceneinPeterPanbecause________.
A.shewatchedthescenewithherdaughter
B.thescenewasveryexcitingandinteresting
C.thescenetaughtherandherdaughteragoodlesson
D.asamother,sheunderstoodhowmuchamotherlovedherchildren
2.Afterherdaughterwenttocollege,thewriter________.
A.didn’tgetusedtothechangeforalongtime
B.oftencriedasshemissedherdaughtersomuch
C.realizedshehadn’tdoneenoughforherdaughter
D.failedtohaveagoodsleepeverynight
3.Whatistheunderlinedword“melancholy”inParagraph3similarinmeaningto?
A.Happiness.B.Anger.
C.Sadness.D.Excitement.
4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydidthewriterkeephercellphoneclosetoherinbed?
A.Tocallherdaughteranytime.B.Towaitforherdaughter’scalls.
C.Tosaygoodnighttoherdaughter.D.Towaitforherdaughter’smessages.
Passage3
Iwatchedthetwoofthem,bothayearold,onthefloor,surroundedbycandy.Hecrawledonhishandsandkneeswhileshesattherelookingatherbirthdaydress.Thecolorfulpiñata(彩罐)hadjustbeenbrokenandthecandylitteredtheground.Bothoftheirkidsweretooyoungtorealizethattheyweresitting,andcrawlingaroundinacollectionofwrappedsugargoodies.Theyweresurroundedwithedible(可食用的)goodiesbuthadnoclue!
SuddenlyIsawthelifemetaphor.Ifwearethe“babies”andthecandyis“opportunity”,oftenwedon’trecognizeitbecausetheopportunitycomeswrappedashardwork.Wemaynotgivethewrapperthetimeofday,unlesswerealizethatinsidethere’sapieceofdeliciouscandy.
Everytreestartsasaseed.Everypersonwhobecomeswell-knownwasoncesomeonenobodyknew.Sowhatchangedforthesepeople?
Didtheworldsuddenlywakeupandfindtheyhavethepotentialtosucceed?
Ofcoursenot.Thesepeopleworkedforlongperiodsoftimebeforetheysawanypayoff.
Itcanbedishearteningwhenyou’restartingout.There’sahugelearningcurve(曲线)foralmosteverything.Justwhenyoufeellikeyou’remakingrapidprogress,yourealizethere’smoretolearn.Everynewdooropenstoabrandnewroom,withanotherdoorattheend.
WhenIwasinrecoveryfrommyeatingdisorder,thereweremanyopportunitiesthatIdidn’trecognizeascandy.Atfirst,Ididn’tseetherapy(治疗)leadinganywhere.ItwasonlybygoingtotherapyeveryweekforayearthatIwasfinallyabletorealizetheopportunities.Ihadtheopportunitiestoexamineandadjustmythinking,andtochallengethenegativemindsetsIhadaboutmylife.
WhenIlookback,Ifindthatmanyoftheopportunitiesthatallowedpositivegrowthdidn’talwaysappeareasyorfun.Theyoftenappearedassomethingthatlookedlikehardwork.Butwhenwefocus,continuouslyshowup,andputinhardwork,itwillresultincandy.
1.Whydomanypeoplemisstheiropportunitiesaccordingtotheauthor?
________
A.Theirhardworkfailstopayoff.
B.Theydon’tworkhardcontinuously.
C.Theyhaven’trealizedtheirpotential.
D.Theydon’tvaluetheiropportunities.
2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthelearningprocessaccordingtoParagraph4?
________
A.Itisofteninterestingformostpeople.
B.Itisoftenlongandhardformostpeople.
C.Youcanspeeditupwiththehelpofothers.
D.Youcanpredictyourprogressfromitsstart.
3.Howdidtheauthor’seatingdisorderaffectheremotionally?
________
A.Shelackedhopeforherlifesometimes.
B.Shewasunwillingtodotherapyatfirst.
C.Sherefusedtochangehereatinghabits.
D.Shelikedeatingcandyverymuch.
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
________
A.PowerofPositiveThinking
B.CandyandAchievements
C.HardWorkLeadstoSuccess
D.OpportunitiesComeCandy-Wrapped.
Passage4
Thisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudents,butspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflife.It’sformal,seriousstylecloselymatchesitscontent,aschool-masterlybookonschooling.
Theauthor,W.H.Armstrong,startswiththebasics:
readingandwriting.Inhisopinion,readingdoesn'tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformation,digestingitandcombiningitwithoneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolife,notjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infact,theaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegot
fromthetext.
Onlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussion,whichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguages,math,scienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughlyandequally,exceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion(激情)regardinghistorytohisstudents,thatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointment,inthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.Asamatteroffact,theydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedo,thoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkind.Althoughit'scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquired,actually,learningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.
Myothercommentisthatthetextaged.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s.Asaresult,thediscussionmissestheentirecomputerage.
Thesearesmallpoints,though,anddon'taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacher,i
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