高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 12.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day12
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day12
Passage1
EATYOURVEGETABLES.Washyourhands.Alwayssay“please”and“thankyou”.Wearefullofadviceforourchildren,butwhenitcomestomoney,weoftenhavelittletosay.Asaresult,ourchildrenmaygrowupwithcleanhandsandgoodmanners,butwithoutanyideahowtomanagetheirmoney.
Herearesomebasicsthatwillhelpguidethemtheirentirelives:
Showthemthefuture.Ifyour13-year-oldgirlweretosave$1,000,invest(投资)itat8%andadd$100everymonth,bythetimeshe's65,shewouldhave$980,983!
Becarefulofcredit(信用).Creditcardscanhelpyoubuynecessarythingsandbuildacredithistory,buttheymustbeusedresponsibly,whichmeanspayingoffyourdebtintime.Explaintoyourchildrenthatwhenyoubuysomethingusingacreditcard,youcaneasilyenduppayingtwoorthreetimeswhatyouwouldhavepaidifyouusedcash.
Teachpatience.Supposeyourchildwantsanewbicyclethatcosts$150.Ratherthanpayingthecash,givehimsomeregularpocketmoneyandexplainthatbyputtingaside,say,$15eachweek,hewillbeabletobuyitforhimselfinonlytenweeks.
Provideincentive.Tellyourchildrentheimportanceofsaving.“Foreverydollarheorsheagreestosaveandinvestratherthanspend,youagreetoaddanotherdollartothepot,”saysCathyPareto,expertinmoneyplanning.
Explainyourvalues.Valuesandmoneyaredeeplyintertwined,saysEilleenGallo,co-authorofTheFinanciallyIntelligentParent.Whenyourchilddemandsthatyoubuysomething,explainwhyyoureallydon'twanttobuyit.“Youmightsay,‘I'drathersavethatmoneyforyoureducation,’”advisesGallo.Everytimeyouspendordon'tspendmoney,youhaveachancetoshareyourvalues.
1.Thewritergivessomebasicstohelp______inaproperway.
A.parentsteachtheirchildrenhowtodealwithmoney
B.childrenfollowtheirparents'instructions
C.childrenmanagetheirmoney
D.parentssavetheirmoney
2.Thewriterthinksthat,ifachildwantstobuysomething,hisparentsshould______.
A.givehimsomeregularpocketmoney
B.encouragehimtoputmoneyawayforit
C.explaintohimtheimportanceofinvestment
D.tellhimtosavesomemoneybyusingacreditcard
3.Theunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraph6means______.
A.honorB.praiseC.excitementD.encouragement
4.Whatleadsthewritertowritethisarticle?
A.Parentswanttoknowhowtoeducatetheirchildren.
B.Hewantstosharehisgoodideasaboutmoneymatters.
C.Hethinksmoneymanagementthemostimportantforchildren.
D.Parentscarelittleabouttheirchildren'smanagementofmoney.
Passage2
HowtoMakeaBudget(预算)?
Mostlikely,youaren'tthefamilybreadwinner.Butdoingasmalljoborgettingaweeklyallowance(零花钱)wouldputsomemoneyinyourpocket.Forkidsandgrown-upsalikemoneyiseasytospend.Ifyouaren'tcareful,itcanbegoneinnotime.
Beingresponsiblewithyourmoneyisanimportantskilltolearn—andthesooneryoustartthebetter.Whetheryouspendingofsavingforsomethingspecial,creatingabudgetcanhelpyoudealwithexpensesandplanforthefuture.Allyouneedarepaperandapencil—andsomeself-control.
First,takealookatoursamplemonthlybudget.Then,useaseparatesheetofpapertoplanyourown.Inthefirsttwocolumns(栏),listyoursources(来源)ofincomeandhowmuchyouexpecttoearnfromthem.Inthethirdandfourthcolumns,listwhatyouexpecttospendyourmoneyonandtheamount.
Theleft-handtotalshouldbemorethanorequaltotheright-handtotal.Ifitis,youhaveaneffectivebudget.
Budgetsarenotcomplex,butstickingtothemcanbetough.Whenplanningyourbudget,berealisticaboutyourexpenses.Ifyouknowthatyoudrop18atamovie,don'twrite12inthatspacesimplybecauseyouwishyouwerespendingless.
Ifyouareeyeingabigpurchase,suchasa150skateboard,spendlessandsavemoreuntilyouhavethetotalamount.Nomatterhowattractiveitmaybe,avoidspendingyoursaving.Oneday,youwillthankyourself!
1.Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?
A.Children.B.Parents.
C.Breadwinners.D.Bankmanagers.
2.Thepurposeofmakingabudgetistohelppeople______.
A.learntoberealisticB.increasetheirsavings
C.managetheirmoneywellD.testtheirpowerofself-control
3.Whatshouldpeopledowhenplanningabudget?
A.Fillintheexpensesastheyreallyare.
B.Avoidspendingmoneyonexpensivethings.
C.Setinsideafixedamountofmoneyassavings.
D.Listincomeandexpensesontwopiecesofpaper
Passage3
Foralotofpeople,gettingafullnight'ssleepisnothingmorethanjustadream.Someofusclimbintobedintheearlyevening,andthenextthingweknow,it's2inthemorningandwe'restillstaringattheceiling.It'scommonknowledgethatsleepproblemscanbecausedbythingssuchasstress,anxiety,orevenusingasmartphonebeforebedtime.Butrecently,ateamofresearchersdiscoveredthatgenescouldalsobeacauseofsleeplessnights.
Thescientists,fromRockefellerUniversityinNewYork,US,foundthatdelayedsleepphasedisorder(DSPD,睡眠时相延迟障碍),aconditionthataffectsone'ssleepingpatterns,ispasseddownviaamutated(突变的)gene.DSPDsuffererswakeuplaterandgotobedlaterthantheaverageperson.Tocometotheirconclusion,theteamstudieda46-year-oldwomanwhoisonlyusuallyabletofallasleepat2or3inthemorning.Itwasdiscoveredthatthewoman'sbodyproducesthehormonethathelpsussleepatnightuptosevenhourslaterthanregularsleepers.Thescientistsfoundthiswascausedbyamutationinoneofthewoman'sgene,onethathelpsregulatethe"bodyclock".
Someofthewoman'sfamilymemberswerealsofoundtosharethesamemutation—andthesamesleepingproblems—leadingthescientiststobelievethatsleeptroublesarepasseddownthroughthegenerations.
However,havingthismutationdoesn'tmeanyouautomaticallyhavesleepproblems.Theteamalsofoundtwopeoplewhohadthemutationbutreportednoproblemswiththeirsleep.
Butwhilethisisallinterestingdiscovery,itoffersnohelptothosewhocan'tfallasleepatnight—althoughthereareafewthingsyoucouldtrytohelpyousleepearlier.
BBCjournalistMichaelMosleyproducedaTVdocumentaryinMayinwhichhetalkedabouthisbattlewithinsomnia(失眠)andthetechniquesheused."Iavoidsocialmediaforatleastanhourbeforebed,Idomindfulnessexercises,andifIwakeupinthemiddleofthenight,Ireadabookforallhourorso,"hewroteinanarticlefortheRadioTimes.
1.Whathavescientistsrecentlydiscoveredaboutsleepproblems?
________
A.Sleepproblemscanbearesultofgenetics.
B.Stressandanxietycancausesleepproblems.
C.Smartphonesarethemaincauseofsleepproblemsnowadays.
D.Sleepproblemsaremorecommonamongyoungerpeople.
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemutationofthegenerelatedtosleep?
________
A.Itwilldelaysleepforsevenhours.
B.Itdoesn'tnecessarilycausesleepproblems.
C.Itwillbepasseddowntoeveryfuturegeneration.
D.Itcanbemodifiedtohelpsolvesleepproblems.
3.WhatdoesMichaelMosleysuggestdoingbeforesleeptofightagainstinsomnia?
________
A.Listeningtolightmusic.
B.Readinginterestingbooks.
C.Keepingawayfromsocialmedia.
D.Doingsomeoutdoorexercises.
4.Whatisthemeanpurposeofthearticle?
________
A.Togiveadviceonhowtocureinsomnia.
B.Toexplaindifferentreasonsforsleepproblems.
C.Towarnreadersofthebadinfluenceofsleepinglate.
D.Toreportthediscoveryofageneticcauseforsleepproblems.
Passage4
AnewkindofproductionwasunderwayonthesetoftheNBCcomedySuperstore.Socialmediastarswerecrafting30﹣secondvideostopostontheirsocialmediachannelsaheadofthecomedy'ssecond﹣seasonreturn.EachmadesuretomentionSuperstoreanditsfirstpublicshow.
Asnetworksandstudiosstruggletoreachyoungaudiencesinanincreasinglyfragmented(碎片化的)mediamarketplace,manyhaveturnedtoso﹣calledinfluencers﹣onlinestarswhoseismeasuredbythesizeoftheirInternetfollowings﹣asameansofgeneratingawareness.Advertisersareseizingonthestrategyinanageofcommercial﹣skippingandad﹣blockers.Wordofmouthinthedigitalagemeansmessagestravelfasterbywayofsocialmedia.Themajorityofconsumersworldwidetrustonlinerecommendationsfromstars.AndwhenSuperstoregaveitsfirstpublicshow,itdidsotohigherratingsthanthelastshowofSeason1.
Studioandnetworkexecutivessaytheyworkwithinfluencerstobuildbrandawarenessandreputationinamorefriendlywaythroughthefriend﹣likeconnectionsconsumersfeeltowardtheonlinepersonalitiestheyfollow.Attheupperlevel,influencerstypicallyhavethousandsoffollowersonsocialmediaandonlinecontentplatformsandcountmanymillionsofpeoplewhotuneindailytowatchthem.Somedosomethingthatmakesthemselveslookstupidintheirdailyroutine,sharingvideosoftheirtripstothegrocerystoreordinnerdates.Othershavebuiltcareersonperformances﹣makingcomedyvideos,reviewingvideogames,performingmagictricksandteachingcookinglessons,amongotherpursuits.
Whenintheemployofstudios,theireffortscanbeassimpleaspublicizingafilmormoreinvolvedattemptslikethemarketingpushforSuperstore.Entertainmentcompaniesdeclinedtodiscusshowmuchtheypayinfluencers.Butseveralexpertssaidtheirpayrangesfromafewthousanddollarstoseveralmillion.Somesimplyreceivegiftbasketsinsteadofpay.
Overthelastyearorso,someentertainmentcompanieshavebeguntocastinfluencersintheirTVandfilmprojects.Thestra
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