高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 42.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day42
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day42
Passage1
TheadventofwarmweatherhereinMainecallsforaseasonalritualthat,forme,putsanendtowinter—fetchingthewoodenscreendoor.
NotethatIwrote“wooden”.Thealuminummodelsjustwon’tdoit—theyclosetooneatlyandkeeptheirperfectformfordecades.Inthe1960s,atimeofimperfection,therewasnoperfecthouse,noperfectcar,noperfectkidsorparents.Whyshouldascreendoorbeanexception?
Igrewupwithmysiblingsinaworking-classneighborhoodinNewJersey.Whenthewarmweatherarrived,mydadwouldpulloutthewoodenscreendoorandinstallitoverthebackdoor,whichcouldthenbeleftwideopen,admittingarefreshingbreeze(wehadnoairconditioning).
MyfatherwasaMr.Fix-it,sokeepingthescreendoorserviceablewasoneofhishobbies.Everyfewyearshegaveitafreshcoatofpaintandfixeditabit.Idistinctlyrememberhimputtingthelastscrewinthelasthinge(铰链),andswingingthedoorshutwitha“crack!
”
Agood,woodenscreendoor,unsightlyasitwas,hadaninvaluablefunctionintheageofthestay-at-homemom:
Italertedhertothecomingandgoingofthekids.Mysiblings,andmyfriendsraninandoutofthehouse,tearingthescreendooropenandlettingitslapshutbehindus.Ahundredtimesaday.Itwasallgood,andmymomnevercomplainedaboutthenoise,becausethatwasthepurposeofawoodenscreendoor—toslamshutandtherebyannouncethatherchildrenwerewithinearshot.
Severalyearsago,inafitofnostalgia(怀旧),Iwentshoppingforawoodenscreendoor.Iwasdisappointedinthechoicesavailable.Theylookedabittoosolid,toowellmade.ButIfoundoneonline,andwithinaweekitwasdeliveredtomydoorstep.
Thefirmhadsentmeonewiththewrongdimensions,soIaskedmycarpentertomakethenecessaryadjustments.Ozzieworkedawayatitforacoupleofhoursuntilhegotittositneatlyinitsframe.Igaveitatest:
Ipulleditopenandletgo.Itclosedinalazyfashion.“Notgood,”Ipronounced.“Pleaseremovetheautomaticdoorcloserandadjustthedoorsoitswingsshutwithagoodcrack.”
Ozziewentabouthisworkandashortwhilelaterthetaskwasdone.Thedoorwasuneveninitsframe,andthescreennolongerlayflat.ButwhenIpulledopenthedoorandreleasedit,thethingclappedshutlikearifleshot.“Whatdoyouthink?
”Iasked.“Itlookslikehell,”saidOzzie.“Butitsoundslikeheaven,”Isaid.AndI,beingtheownerofthedoor—andthememory—hadthefinalword.
1.Whatparticularfunctiondidthewoodenscreendoorperforminthewriter’schildhood?
A.Itfunctionedasanairconditionerinsummer.
B.Ithelpedsharpenhisfather’srepairingskills.
C.Itwasmorelikeatoythatkidsoftenplayedwith.
D.ItmadeMomawarethatthekidswerecloseby.
2.Thereasonwhythewriteraskedthecarpentertocontinuetoadjustthedooristhat________.
A.thedoorwasnottherightsizefortheframe
B.thedoorwaspoorlymadethatitdidn’tsuithim
C.hewantedtoseehowthedoorwassupposedtoshut
D.hewasdeterminedtoseizetheownershipofthedoor
3.Whatdoesthewoodenscreendoormeantothewriternow?
A.Itisareminderoftheimperfectthings.
B.Itisasymbolofhismemoryofsummer.
C.Itisacontributortothebetterlifeheleads.
D.Itisanantiqueworthcherishinginthemuseum.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Thegoodolddaysaregone
B.Neverjudgeadoorbyitsappearance
C.Summerannouncesitselfwithacrack
D.Everysingleimperfectionaddstobeauty
Passage2
Followingtheoutbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(NCP),alsonamedCOVID-19byWHO,thereisageneralfearoftheunknownvirusasitsfulleffectsremaintobeseen.Fever,coughing,sorethroat,difficultybreathing—theNCP’ssymptomsaresimilartothecommoncoldortheflu,butit’spotentiallymoredangerous.
Virusescouldbedeadly,likeHIVandEbola.Butwhatareviruses?
Howcantheycausesomuchtrouble?
Virusesarenon-livingorganisms(有机体)approximatelyone-millionthofaninchlong.Unlikehumancellsorbacteria,theycan’treproduceontheirown.Instead,theyinvadethecellsoflivingorganismstoreproduce,spreadandtakeover.
Virusescaninfecteverylivingthing–fromplantsandanimalsdowntothesmallestbacteria.Forthisreason,theyalwayshavethepotentialtobedangeroustohumanlife.Sometimesaviruscancauseadiseasesoseriousthatitisfatal.Otherviralinfectionstriggernonoticeablereaction.
Virusesliearoundourenvironmentallofthetime,waitingforahostcelltocomealong.Theycanenterourbodiesbythenose,mouth,eyesorbreaksintheskin.Onceinside,theytrytofindahostcelltoinfect.Forexample,HIV,whichcausesAIDS,attackstheT-cellsoftheimmunesystem.
Butthebasicquestionis,wheredidvirusesfirstcomefrom?
Untilnow,noclearexplanationfortheiroriginexists.“Tracingtheoriginsofvirusesisdifficult”,EdRybicki,avirologist(病毒学家)attheUniversityofCapeTowninSouthAfrica,toldScientificAmerican,“becausevirusesdon’tleavefossilsandbecauseofthetrickstheyusetomakecopiesofthemselveswithinthecellsthey’veinvaded”.
However,therearethreemainhypotheses(假说)toexplaintheoriginofviruses.First,virusesstartedasindependentorganisms,thenbecameparasites(寄生者).Second,virusesevolvedfrompiecesofDNAorRNAthat“escaped”fromlargerorganisms.Third,virusesco-evolvedwiththeirhostcells,whichmeanstheyexistedalongsidethesecells.
Forthetimebeing,theseareonlytheories.Thetechnologyandevidencewehavetodaycannotbeusedtotestthesetheoriesandidentifythemostplausibleexplanation.Continuingstudiesmayprovideuswithcleareranswers.Orfuturestudiesmayrevealthattheanswerisevenmurkier(含糊不清的)thanitnowappears.
1.Whatcanwelearnaboutvirusesfromthetext?
A.Viruseshavenothingtodowiththecommoncold.
B.Virusesarereallysmalllivingorganisms.
C.Virusescan’treproduceunlesstheyfindahostcell.
D.Virusesenterourbodiesmainlythroughthemouth,noseandhair.
2.Whichofthefollowingmightexplaintheoriginofviruses?
A.Theyevolvedfromthefossilsoflargeorganisms.
B.Theyevolvedfromparasitesintoindependentorganisms.
C.TheyevolvedfromtheT-cellsinanimals.
D.Theyevolvedalongwiththeirhostcells.
3.Theunderlinedword“plausible”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.reasonableB.common
C.creativeD.unbelievable
4.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?
A.Viruseslivelongerinhumanhostcellsthaninanimals’.
B.Viruseswillbecomemorelikebacteriaastheyevolve.
C.Itmaytakealongtimetounderstandtheoriginofviruses.
D.Theauthorisoptimisticaboutfuturevirusresearch.
Passage3
Everynewparentknowsthatrockingcancalmthatuneasybabywhenit’stimetotakeanap.Butthebenefitsofgentlemovementmaygobeyondthebabystage.Becausetwonewstudiesshowthatrockingalsohelpsgrown-ups,bothhumanandmouse,getagoodnight’ssleep.
Whatshouldbenosurpriseisthatmovementcancalmsomeone.Thinkofhowmanytimesyou’vefallenasleeponatrain.Butcanmotionreallycauseanap,andmakeforadeepersleep?
Tofindout,researchersinvited18healthyvolunteersforasleepover.“Sotheycametothelabandsleptonetimeonthemotionless,normalbed.Andonenightwheretheygotrocked.”saidAurorePerrault,asleepresearcherattheUniversityofGenevainSwitzerland.“Andwhatwefindisthatwhencomparedtoamotionlessnight,awholenightofrockingsleephasabeneficialeffectnotonlyonsleepbeginningbutalsoonsleepcontinuity.“Subjectswhowererockedalsodidbetteronamemorytestthenextmorningthanthestillersleepers.
Inthesecondstudy,Kompotis,astudentattheUniversityofLausanne,rockedagroupofmice.“Whetherrockingaffectssleepinotherspecieswasneverbeforediscussed.Sothemainquestionsforourstudywerewhetherrockingaffectssleepinmiceandwhatisthepossiblesystem?
”
Kompotisplacedthemousecagesonaplatformthatmovedfromsidetoside.Thoughmicewererockedfourtimesfasterthantheirhumancounterparts—afrequencyofoneback-and-forthpersecond,or1Hertz,workedbest—theresultswerestrikinglysimilar.“Duringrockingat1Hertz,timespentasleepincreased,andmicefellasleeptwiceasfastasatstillcondition.”However,additionalstudiescouldallowtheresearcherstoidentifyanewaimfortreatingsleepdisorders,includinginsomnia(失眠).
Ifyouwantagoodnight’ssleep,youmightthinkaboutaddingalittleswingtoyournight-timeroutine.
1.What’sthepurposeofthesecondstudyinthepassage?
A.Todoresearchonthesleepsystemofotherspecies.
B.Toseewhetherrockingaffectssleepofotherspecies.
C.Todiscussinwhichcaserockingaffectsbaby’ssleep.
D.Tostudytheinfluenceofrockingonsleepdisorders.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutthemiceinParagraph5?
A.Theirsleepingtimewentupwhenrockedat1Hertz.
B.Theirsleepdisorderincludinginsomniawastreated.
C.Whenrocked,theyfellasleepfourtimesfasterthanatstillcondition.
D.Whenrocked,theysleptfasterthantheirhumancounterparts.
3.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.RockingHelpsGrown-upsSleepToo.
B.DeepSleepNeedstheConstantSwing.
C.RockingGreatlyAffectsDeepSleep.
D.RockingCanTreatSleepDisorders.
Passage4
Elderlywomenwhoeatfoodshigherinpotassium(钾)arelesslikelytohavestrokesanddiethanwomenwhoeatlesspotassium-richfoods,accordingtonewresearchintheAmericanHeartAssociation."Previousstudieshaveshownthatpotassiumconsumptionmaylowerbloodpressure.Butwheth
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