高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 29.docx
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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day29
高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day29
Passage1
DoyouwanttodosomevolunteerworkwhileexploringAfrica?
Thenjoininour21-DayFlagshipProgram.Stepontotheflat,sandylandofGhana,andyou’llimmediatelyhearthelaughterofchildreneverywhere.ThislaughterwillbetheconstantofyourtripandasteadysourceofenergywhileyouvolunteeramongoneofAfricaskindcommunities.
CommunityService
Volunteerinprimaryschools,workingwithchildrenofdifferentagestohelpimprovetheirEnglishskills,tutorthosewhomightbefallingbehindandcontributetoeachschool’sneeds,includingmakingimprovementstothefacilities.Splityourtimebetweenteachingandcampusrefurbishment(翻修)projectstoserveeveryaspectoftheschool,andlearnallabouteducationinGhana.
Hands-onLearning
Participateinworkshopssuchasbatikclothdyeing(蜡染),drumming,dancingandcrashcoursesinthenativelanguage,EweorKrobo.You'llbegivenaGhanaiannamebythelocalchiefofyourvillage,andvisitaseamstress(女裁缝)tohavecustomclothingmadeoutofcolorfulfabricsyoupurchase.Onthe21-DayFlagshipProgram,you’llhearaboutthenation’shistoryasacenteroftheslavetrade,andvisitFortPrinzensteintotrulyunderstandtheweightofthistopic.
Adventure
You’llalsoexperiencethenaturalsurroundingsofGhanawithabeautifulwaterfallhike:
Onyour21-DayFlagshipProgram,goonatwo-nighttripwhereyou’llgettovisitamonkeyshelter.
Lodging
GlobalLeadershipAdventures(GLA)operatestwoHomeBasesforthe21-dayprogram.BotharelocatedoutsideofthecapitalcityofAccrainruralvillagesettings.Accommodationsarebasic,butcleanandsafe.Studentssleepinroomswithroommates,andhaveaccesstosharedbathroomswithcold-watershowers.
Dates
June26-July16,2019
July9-July29,2019
July20-August9,2019
Duration:
21days
Tuition:
$5,399
CommunityServiceHours:
60
Formoreinformation,pleasecall1-858-771-0645orsendanemailtoinfo@.
1.Whichofthefollowingisarequirementforparticipants?
A.BeingabletospeakEnglishwell.
B.Beingstrongandover18yearsold.
C.KnowingalotabouteducationinGhana.
D.Havingdonesimilarvolunteerworkbefore.
2.WhatcanbedoneatFortPrinzenstein?
A.Learningtoplaydrums.
B.Visitingacustomclothingfactory.
C.Learningaboutthenation’spasthistory.
D.ChoosingaGhanaiannameforyourself.
3.Whatwouldparticipantshavetodowhenjoiningintheprogram?
A.StayinGhanaforthreeweeks.
B.Accompanymonkeysfortwonights.
C.Pay5,399dollarsforthewaterfallhike.
D.Dovolunteerworkforatmost40hours.
Passage2
BabiesmadefromthreepeopleapprovedinUK
BabiesmadefromtwowomenandonemanhavebeenapprovedbytheUK’sfertilityregulator.Thehistoricandcontroversialmoveistopreventchildrenfrombeingbornwithdeadlygeneticdiseases.
DoctorsinNewcastle—whodevelopedtheadvancedformofInVitroFertilizationorIVF(人工授精)—areexpectedtobethefirsttooffertheprocedureandhavealreadyappealedfordonoreggs.Thefirstsuchchildcouldbeborn,attheearliest,bytheendof2017.
Somefamilieshavelostmultiplechildrentoincurablemitochondrial(线粒体的)diseases,whichcanleavepeoplewithinsufficientenergytokeeptheirheartbeating.
Thediseasesarepasseddownfromonlythemother,soatechniqueusingadonoreggaswellasthemother’seggandfather’sspermhasbeendeveloped.
TheresultingchildhasatinyamountoftheirDNAfromthedonor,buttheprocedureislegalandreviewssayitisethical(伦理的)andscientificallyready.
“Itisadecisionofhistoricimportance,”saidSallyCheshire,chairwomanoftheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAuthority(HFEA).“I’msurepatientswillbereallypleasedbywhatwe’vedecidedtoday.”
Butsomescientistshavequestionedtheethicsofthetechnique,sayingitcouldopenthedoortogenetically-modified(转基因)‘designer’babies.
TheHFEAmustapproveeveryclinicandeverypatientbeforetheprocedurecantakeplace.Three-personbabieshavebeenallowedonlyincaseswheretheriskofachilddevelopingmitochondrialdiseaseisveryhigh.
ProfMaryHerbert,fromtheNewcastleFertilityCentre,said,“Itisenormouslypleasingthatourmanyyearsofresearchinthisareacanfinallybeappliedtohelpfamiliesaffectedbythesedevastatingdiseases”.
“Nowthatwearemovingforwardtowardsclinicaltreatments,wewillalsoneeddonorstodonateeggsforuseintreatmenttopreventaffectedwomentransmittingdiseasetotheirchildren.”
ProfSirDougTurnbull,thedirectoroftheWelcomeCentreforMitochondrialResearchatNewcastleUniversity,said,“Wearedelightedbytoday’sdecision.Wewillalsoprovidelong-termfollowupofanychildrenborn.”
NHSEnglandhasagreedtofundthetreatmentcostsofthefirsttrialofthree-personIVFforthosewomenwhomeettheHFEAcriteria,aslongastheyagreetolong-termfollowupoftheirchildrenaftertheyareborn.
1.Whyisithistoricallyimportanttoapprovebabiesmadefromthreepeople?
A.Ithelpscoupleswholosetheabilitytogivebirthtoababy.
B.Itmarksafoundationstonetochangebabies’appearancesbeforebirth.
C.Itstopsdeadlygeneticdiseasespassingdowntonewly-bornbabies.
D.ItturnsouttobeanadvancedformofInVitroFertilization.
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmitochondrialdiseases?
A.Theypassdownontobabiesfromtheirparents.
B.Theypreventpeople’sheartfromfunctioningnormally.
C.Somechildreninfectedcanbecuredwithpropertreatment.
D.Babiescanbeinfectedwiththemthroughadonor’segg.
3.Howcanaclinicorapatientbeapprovedofapplyingthethree-personbabytechnique?
A.Onlywhenthebabytobebornneedsittosurvive.
B.Onlywhenthepatientgetsfinanciallyprepared.
C.Onlywhentheclinicgetsscientificallyready.
D.Onlywhenthetechniqueisethnicallyaccepted.
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapprovalofbabiesmadefromthreepeople?
A.SupportiveB.IndifferentC.WorriedD.Objective
Passage3
Youralarmgoesoffonyourphone,andinsteadofturningitoffandgoingonsleeping,youpickitupandstupidlysay,"Hello?
"
Youare,tousethetechnicalterm,sufferingsleepdrunkenness(迷糊),thosefirstfewconfusedminutespeoplesometimesexperienceafterwaking,accordingtoajust-publishedpaperinNeurology(神经学).Forthefirsttime,thephenomenonhasbeenstudiedinageneraladultpopulation.
Intelephoneinterviewstheresearchersconductedwithmorethan19,000healthyindividuals,about25percentreportedexperiencingsomesortofsleep-drunkepisode(插曲)inthelastyear,and12percentsaidthishappenstothematleastonceaweek.
Mostoftheirstorieswereactuallyprettyfunny,saidStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinepsychiatrist(精神病学家)MauriceOhayon.Onemanpickeduphisalarmclockandmistookitforhisphone,holdingatwo-minuteconversationonit.Anotherparticipantwokeinthemiddleofthenightandcouldn'tfindthebathroominherownhome.OthercommonexamplesarethatfoggyfeelingyougetwhenyoufirstwakeupwithastartonaSaturdaybeforerealizingit'stheweekend,orwhenyouwakeupinahotelroomandcan'timmediatelyfigureoutwhereyouare.
Ohayonexplainsthatanabruptawakening,toourpoor,half-asleepbrains,signalsanemergency—atimeforaction,notreason.
"Formostpeople,andespeciallyifthisonlyhappenstoyoueveryonceinawhile,it'snothingtoworryabout.Butforpeoplewhoexperiencesleepdrunkennessonceaweekormore,youmightaswellrefertoprofessionalhelptohaveasoundsleep."
1.Theintendedreadersofthepassageareprobably.
A.adultswhodon'tsleepwell
B.teenagerswhodon'thaveenoughsleep
C.peoplewhosuffersleepdrunkenness
D.researcherswhoarefondofsleepdisorder
2.Wecanknowfromthefirst3paragraphsthat.
A.it'sstupidtoleavethealarmonwhensleep
B.afterwakingallpeoplestruggledforawareness
C.therearemanystudiesonadults'sleeppatterns
D.it'scommonforadultstosuffersleepdrunkenness
3.Thefourthparagraphtellsusthatsleepdrunkenness.
A.occursindifferentoccasions
B.comeswithoutanyreason
C.hitswhenpeoplearesleeping
D.attacksthosewhoareclouded
4.Whatwillbetalkedaboutafterthelastparagraph?
A.Somethingtoexpandyoursleeptime.
B.Waystoimproveyoursleeppattern.
C.Methodsofcuringsleepdrunkenness.
D.Tipsonhowtohelpyoutosleepbetter.
Passage4
Hello,
TheInternationalStudentCenterhasheardofseveralfrauds(诈骗)thataretargetinginternationalstudents.Someonemaycallandsaythattheyarefrom:
·ImmigrationCanada
·Homecountry'sEmbassy
·CanadaRevenueAgency
·PoliceDepartment
Inmostsituations,thecallerwillrequestthatyoumakeapaymentoryouwillfaceseriousconsequenceswhenreturningtoyourhomecountry.Theymaytalkorthreatenuntilyoumakeapayment.
Whilethereisnowaythatthesefraudsterscanknowyouareaninternationalstudent(theycallCanadianstoo),herearesomethingsthatyoushouldknowinordertobetterprotectyourself:
·USTCprovidesyouwithFREEImmigrationadvisingandapplicationhelp(forStudy&WorkPermits,Visas,PermanentResidence,andCitizenship).
·CanadaRevenueAgency(CRA),Immigration,RefugeesandCitizenshipCanada(IRCC),andCanadianBorderServicesAgency(CBSA)willnotcallyou,andwillnotaskformoneyorpersonalinformationbyphone.Ifyoucallthem,youwillhavetoidentifyyourself.
·Embassieswillnotthreatenyoutomakeapaymentorrequestaninvestigationfeeduetoafake(伪造的)passport.
·Neverfeellikeyouneedtopayanyo
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