高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 120Word文件下载.docx
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“Weknowthatsomethingfunnyhappenswhenyou’reateenager,inthatyouseemtobeoutofsyncwiththeworld,”saidprofessorColinEpsie,whoisleadingthestudy.“Yourparentsthinkit’sbecauseyouarelazyandopinionated(固执己见的)andthateverythingwillbeOKifyoucouldgotosleepearlier.Butscienceistellingusthatteenagersneedtosleepmoreinthemorning.”
Everyonefollowsanaturalcycleofsleep.Biologyhasdecidedthatteenagersgotosleeparoundmidnightanddon’tfeelfullyawakeuntil9-10am,accordingtoscientists.That’stwohourslaterthanadults.Andtheirbodyclocksstaylikethisuntiltheageofaround21formales,and19forfemales.
“Societyprovidesschoolsforlearning,butthebrainprovidessleep.Soweareexploringthepossibilitythatifyoudelaytheschoolstarttimeuntil10am,thatwillimprovelearningperformance,”saidEpsie.
Theresultscouldbepositive,basedonpreviousstudies.
AnearlystudyattheUK’sMonkseatonHighSchoolin2009foundthatstartinganhourlaterimprovedgradesinmajorsubjectsby19percent.
TheOxfordUniversityprojectisexpectingtopublishtheresultslaterthisyear.It’stimetowaitandseewhetherscientistswillgiveusanexcusetogetuplate.
1.Accordingtothepassage,studentswhotakepartintheOxfordUniversityproject_______.
A.willstartschoolonehourearlier
B.willnolongerhavetotakeGCSEexams
C.willperformbetteracademicallythanthosewhodon’tparticipate
D.willbeguaranteedmoresleepingtimeinthemorning
2.Theunderlinedphrase“outofsync”Paragraph5probablymeans______.
A.breakingthehabitofdoingsomething
B.gettingusedtodoingsomething
C.havingnoideaofsomething
D.havingtroublekeepingupwithsomething
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.
A.theOxfordUniversityprojectisaimedatallBritishhighschools
B.gettinguplateisasignoflazinessintheeyesofmostBritishparents
C.childrenandadultshavedifferentnaturalcyclesofsleepandwakefulness
D.thereisstillnoscientificevidencethatsupportsalateschoolstarttime
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheOxfordUniversityproject?
A.Critical.B.Optimistic.
C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.
Passage2
AloudsoundwokeDanat8:
15inthemorning.Lookingoutofhisbedroomwindow,hespiedatreeinsmokeabout500yardsaway.Acarwasstuckaroundthetree’sbase,itsengineonfire.
“Igrabbedbucketsofwater.”Dantoldthereporter.Thenheandhisgirlfriendrantothecrashsite.Thecarwasdividednearlyintwo,andthetreewaswherethedriver’sseatoughttohavebeen,asifplantedthere.Therewas16-year-oldThompson,histerrifiedfacepressedagainstthedriver’ssidewindow,ingreatpain.Dantriedputtingoutthefirewithhisbucketsofwaterwithnosuccess.“Whentheflamesgotintothefrontseats,IrealizedIhadtogethimoutofthere.”hetoldWAGM-TV.
“IfeellikeIjustdidwhathadtobedone.”saidDan.Regardlessofhisownsafety,Danopenedthecar’sbackdoorandcrawledin.Thompsonwasstrugglingtogetfree.Dansaid,“That’swhenInoticedhowbadhislegswere.”Usingapocketknife,hecutoffThompson’sseatbelt.Danpulledhimoutofthewindowofthevehicle,andthendraggedhimtosafetybeforetheentirecarwasengulfedinflames.AlthoughThompsonsufferedseriousinjuriesinhislegs,helookedgreat,smiling.Danthoughtaboutthatdayoften.“Therewasavoicedeepdowntellingmetoactatonce.”Hesaid.
1.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?
A.Danputoutthefirewithwateratonce.
B.DansavedThompsonfromthecaraccident.
C.Thompsonandhisgirlfriendweretrappedinthecar.
D.Thompsongotfreefromtheseatwithaknifebyhimself.
2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“engulf”underlinedinthelastparagraph?
A.Swallowed.B.Exposed.
C.Affected.D.Polluted.
3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDan?
A.Enthusiasticandtalented.
B.Courageousandcalm.
C.Cooperativeandgenerous.
D.Ambitiousandprofessional.
Passage3
EventhoughalotofartgalleriesandmuseumsarefreeintheUK,manypeopleseldomvisitthemforfearthattheywon’tunderstandtheartondisplay.Theyareafraidthatothervisitorsmaybemoreknowledgeableandthateveryoneelsethereunderstandswhattheartworksmean.Butthissimplyisn’ttrue.Everyoneisequalinfrontofanartworkandtherearenowronganswers.
Modernartcanbeparticularlydifficulttounderstandandappreciatebutenjoyinganartworkisanaturalgift.Doyoulikeitornot?
Doyouwanttofindoutmoreornot?
Itreallyisthatsimple.
Averywell-respectedarthistorian,ErnstGombrichbelievedthataviewercompletedtheartwork,andthatpartofanartwork’smeaningcamefromthepersonviewingit.So,yousee—evenifyoudon’thaveanarthistorydegree,therereallyarenowronganswers,asthevieweriscompletingtheartwork.
Buttherearethingsyoucandotounderstandandappreciateartalittlebitmore.WhenIlookatanartwork,Iundertakeavisualanalysis.Ilookattheformalelements—color,texture,size.Imaginewe’reviewingapainting.Ilookatthecolor;
Ilookatthebrushstrokes;
Ilookatwhatisbeingdescribed.Ifyou’relookingatartworksinagallery,readthewalltextatthesideoftheartwork.Ifstaffarepresent,askquestions.Askyourfellowvisitorswhattheythink.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingmore.Butaboveall,haveconfidenceinfrontofanartwork.Ifyouareappreciatinganartwork,thenyouaretheintendedviewerandwhatyouthinkmatters.Youaretheonlycriticthatcounts.
1.Accordingtothetext,whydopeopleseldomvisitmuseums?
A.ManyartmuseumsarefreeintheUK.
B.Theyaren’tconfidentinfrontofartworks.
C.Theartworkstherearenotcompleted.
D.Theyarenotinterestedinartworks.
2.WhatisErnstGombrich’sopinionaboutartworks?
A.Theirmeaningsvaryfrompersontoperson.
B.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingthem.
C.Ittakesanarthistorydegreetoappreciatethem.
D.Theyneedananalysisofcolor,textureandsize.
3.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?
A.Adiary.B.Anartmagazine.
C.Anovel.D.Asciencereport.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowtounderstandartB.Thepowerofartworks
C.TheroadtomodernartD.Howtoopenanartgallery
Passage4
“Selfie”,takingapictureofyourselftopostonsocialmedia,becameanofficialwordintheOxforddictionaryin2013.Theideaseemssimple,justposeandsnapaphotoofyourselfwithyourcellphonecamera.Howdifficultcouldthatbe?
Butin2014areported15peoplediedwhiletakingselfies.Thatnumberhasriseneach.yearsincethen.Thirty-ninedeathsconnectedtoselfieswerereportedin2015.And,thisyearhasseenmorethan70suchdeaths.
ResearchersfromuniversitiesintheUSandIndiahavereleasedfindingsfromthefirststudyofdeathsduetoselfies.Theinvestigatorsexaminedthecausesandcharacteristicsofthedeaths.
Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhotakeselfiesforsharingonsocialmediaoftenhaveanarcissistictendency.Thereportsaysthesepeople“useselfiesasaform‘ofself-identificationandexpression”.Theymaytakeselfiesinmoredangeroussettingsbecausetheyseekgreaterattention.Thesedangeroussituationscanleadtoinjury,andevendeath.Theresearchersdefineaselfiedeathas“deathofanindividualoragroupofpeoplethatcouldhavebeenavoidedhadtheindividual(s)notbeentakingaselfie.”
Oneexampleofadangerousselfieinthestudyinvolvedbicycleraces.Peoplesometimesgetonthetracktotakeapictureofthemselveswiththeracingbicyclesbehindthem.Crashesandinjurieshaveresulted.Anotherexampledescribedpeoplestandingontraintrackstryingtogetaselfie’asatrainmovestowardthemfrombehind.Themostcommoncauseofselfiedeathwasfallingfromhighplaces.Itcaused32ofthe172deathsduringthelasttwoandahalfyears.Drowningwasanothercommoncauseofdeath.
Anditmightbemoredangeroustobeamanwithasmartphone.Althoughwomentakemoreselfies,maleswerefarmorelikelytodieduringselfies.75.5%ofthereporteddeathswereofmien.Aboutone-thirdofthe172reportedselfiedeathshadasingledeathwhile24incidentsinvolvedthedeathsofgroups.Twooftheincidentskilledsevenpeopleeach.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.
A.selfiedeathsontheriseB.thedangeroftakingselfies
C.whataselfiedeathisD.thecausesofselfiedeaths
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anarcissistictendency”inParagraph4probablyreferto?
A.Aphysicalstate.B.Apsychologicalstate.
C.Adifficulty.D.Acamera.
3.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofselfiedeaths?
A.Amanaddictedtotakingse
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