高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 21.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day21
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day21
Passage1
Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpower,whatwoulditbe?
Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlife.
Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld.
Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:
thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.
We’renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomework,playingsports,makingfriends,seekingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore.Volunteeror,ifyoucan,contributealittlemoneytoacause.Whateveryoudo,don’tbeabystander.Getinvolved.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou’reolder.Butwhynotstartnow?
Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealth,development,andenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.Ithaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead.
1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?
A.Yourlifestyle.B.Yourlifevalue.
C.Yourtroubleinlife.D.Yourlifeexperience.
18.Whydoestheauthorsaytheyareinspiredeveryday?
A.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpowers.
B.Theyhavegotthepowertochangetheworld.
C.Somepeoplearoundthemaremakingtheworldbetter.
D.Therearemanypowerfulpeopleintheirlifeandwork.
3.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph5?
A.Learningmoreandcontributingmoretoacause.
B.Risingaboveselfandactingtohelpothers.
C.Workinghardtogetabiggeropportunity.
D.Tryingyourbesttohelpthepoor.
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theauthorbelievesthelivesofthepoorestwillgetbetter.
B.Muchmoreprogresswillbemadeinthenearfuture.
C.Theworkonhealthisthemostvaluableexperience.
D.People’seffortshavebeenmateriallyrewarded.
Passage2
Fromtalkingrobotstodriverlessvehicles,technologyhasbecomesoadvancedthatthepreviouslyimpossibleseemstooccuronadailybasis.Andyet-westillhavenocureforthecommoncold.
Whycan'twestopthecommoncold?
AccordingtoPeterBarlow,ascientistatEdinburghNapierUniversity,themainchallengeliesinthemanydifferenttypesofcoldvirusesthatbelongtotherhinoviruses(鼻病毒).Thereareatleast160types.Theymutate(突变)soeasilythattheyquicklybecomeresistanttodrugs,orlearntohidefromourimmunesystems.Inotherwords,asinglecureisn'tlikelytoworkoneverytypeofcold.
However,researchersfromStanfordUniversityandtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,havefoundapossibleanswer.Theydiscoveredaprotein(蛋白质)thatthevirusesneed.Alltheviruseswereunabletoreplicate(复制)insidecellswithoutagenethatproducesaspecificproteincalledSETD3.
Toidentifythegenewhichproducesthespecificprotein,researchersusedagene-editingtechniquetotestallgenesinthehumangenome(基因组).Namely,theyrandomlydisabledasinglegeneineachofthecells,sothatthecellslackedoneoranotherofeverygeneinourgenome.Thesegeneticallymodifiedcellswerethenexposedtotherhinoviruses,whichcausethecommoncold.Theteamthenlookedatwhichgenewasmissingincellsthatcontinuedtogrow.Asitturnedout,theonethatstoodoutwasSETD3,whichmakesaproteinofthesamename.
Carettesaidtheplanistofindadrugwhichcantemporarilydisabletheprotein,insteadofproducinggeneticallymodifiedhumans.“Wehaveidentifiedafantastictargetthatallrhinovirusesrequireanddependon.Takethatawayandthevirusreallyhasnochance,”saidCarette.
1.WhichdoesPeterBarlowthinkisaproblemforfightingthecommoncold?
A.Thepoorimmunityofpatients.B.Thelargevarietyofviruses.
C.Thelackofenoughcures.D.Thesideeffectsofdrugs.
2.Whatdoweknowaboutthegene-editingstudyinParagraph4?
A.Allgeneticallymodifiedcellssurvived
B.Somegenesinourgenomewereignored
C.ItlocatedthegeneresponsibleforSETD3
D.Itexposedtheharmoftherhinoviruses.
3.HowshouldwestayawayfromthecommoncoldaccordingtoCarette?
A.Applygene-editingtohumangenes
B.Avoidcontactswithcoldspatients
C.Preventcoldvirusesfrommutating
D.DevelopadrugtoswitchoffSETD3
4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Potentialdefensefoundforcoldviruses
B.Secretsbehindthehumangenes
C.Realcausesofthecommoncold
D.Puzzlesoverrhinovirusessolved
Passage3
Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours-about10hoursand39minutesaday-atourcomputers,smartphones,tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?
Itmightbemainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.
Bluelightisatypeofelectromagnetic(电磁的)radiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit’struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances,there’snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis,whichiswhyblue-light-blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?
“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye,butthere’snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage,”Dr.RahulKhurana,clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmology,toldBusinessInsider.
Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact,thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover,bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn’tharmful,thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?
Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲劳):
Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight,itseems,isn’tthecause.Instead,oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistheissue,blue-light-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.
1.Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?
A.Itisakindofnuclearradiation.
B.Ithastheshortestwavelength.
C.Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.
D.Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.
2.Whatcausesthepopularityofblue-light-blockingglasses?
A.Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.
B.Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.
C.Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.
D.Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.
3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?
A.Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.
B.Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.
C.Bluelightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.
D.Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.
4.Accordingtothetext,wearingblue-light-blockingglassesmaybe________.
A.tiringB.harmful
C.uselessD.beneficial
Passage4
TheNationalGallery
Description:
TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.
Layout:
ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.
ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitianandVeronese.
TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.
TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.
OpeningHours:
TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm(Fridays10amto9pm)andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.
GettingThere:
Nearestundergroundstations:
CharingCross(2-minutewalk).LeicesterSquare(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).
1.Inwhichcentury'scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?
________
A.The13th.B.The17th.C.The18th.D.The20th.
2.WhereareLeonardodaVinci'sworksshown?
________
A.IntheEastWing.
B.InthemainWestWing.
C.IntheSainsburyWing
D.IntheNorthWing.
3.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?
________
A.PiccadillyCircus.
B.LeicesterSquare.
C.Embankment.
D.CharingCross.
Passage5
WhenIthinkaboutthehorrormovieTheRing,Irememberoneofmyfriendsoncesaid,"Deathdoesn'tchoosethosewhoareyoungorold,sickorhealthy.Itjustchoosesrandomly."Itexplainedwhyshewass0afraidwhilewatchingthemovie.ThisiswhatIthinkofcancer.Ithasnopredeterminedplan.Itdoesnotmatterifyouareoldoryoung.
Ihadaperfectlife.Itwasaballofgasinliquidthatcouldnotbepiercedbyunhappiness.Noonedied,andnoonewassick.Wewereallhappyandlovedlife.
ThenIfoundoutmygrandfatherhadcancer.NomatterhowmuchItoldmyselfhewouldlive,somehowIstillfeltasifitwasadeathsentence.Hewassoyoung,only63.Hefoughtsohard.wheneverI
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