高考英语阅读理解训练二十五.docx
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高考英语阅读理解训练二十五
高考英语阅读理解训练二十五
Passage1
ThemorningsheleftforCampKanawa,Mariaawokewithanacheinherstomach.Shehadgoneonplentyofparties.She'devenspentawholeweekendatAuntJolieandUncleEd's.Sowhathappenedtoher?
Nobreakfasttoday,shethought,imaginingtheacheturningintothrowingupandahorribleroadtripafterafullmeal.Asusual,MariafelthungryassoonastheroomsmelledofFrenchtoast.Ontheotherhand,maybeagoodbreakfastwasexactlywhatsheneeded.
"There'smybigcamper!
''saidhermom.Then,shewalkedtothestove,placedtwopiecesofFrenchtoastonaplateandpowderedsugarsnowingdown."Justlikeyoulikeit.''Atthemeanwhile,Mariawasalreadyinposition,armedwithknife,fork,napkinandfullglassofmilk.
"Getstartedwhileit'shot.Yourfather'scomingdowninaminute.Itoldhimtoshave.Don'twantthebear-Imean,thebushyblackbeard."
"Okay,okay,"Maria'sdadsaidwithasmile."Cleanasawhistle.Justlikeyouordered."
"Really?
"Maria'smomshrugged(耸肩).
"Ithinkit'sfashionable,"Mariasaid,dippingabiteinsomesyrup(糖楽).
"Well,youroldmanisfashionable,"herdadsaid,movinghisheadthewayhedidwhenhewantedtolooklikeacoolsurfermanbutlookedmorelikeanEgyptianrobot."Infact,Iwasthemostpopularkidatmycamp."
"Fortherecord,itwasasciencecamp,'Maria'smotherremindedher,lookingherstraightintheeyes."Inallseriousness,Maria,popularityisnotimportantandfindingthepeoplewholikeyouforyou-that'swhatmatters."
"Yourmomspeaksthetruth,Sugar,"saidMaria'sdad,wipinghisthickbeardwithanapkin."Justbeyourself.You'lldefinitelyenjoyit."
1.WhatprobablyledtoMaria'shesitationtoeatbreakfast?
A.Thelackofadequatenutrition.
B.Theconcernaboutfeelingsick.
C.TheinvitingsmellofFrenchtoast.
D.Theworryaboutgettingoverweight.
2.WhatisMaria'sattitudetowardsherfather'sbeard?
A.Favorable.B.Disapproving.
C.Concerned.D.Uncaring.
3.WhydidMaria'smotherremindherthatherfatherwenttoasciencecamp?
A.ToadviseMarianottofocusonpopularity.
B.TosharehersimilarexperiencewithMaria.
C.ToemphasizetheimportanceofsciencetoMaria.
D.TopersuadeMarianottodiscusssubjectsexceptscience.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Father'sbeard.
B.Awonderfulbreakfast.
C.Familytalkaboutacamp.
D.Maria'sdreamtobeabigcamper.
Passage2
AlarmingheadlinessuggestoneinfourteenagegirlsintheUKareself-harming,motivatedbysexdiscriminationandpressurestolookgoodinaselfie(自拍)society.ThesestoriescomefromareportbyUKcharityTheChildren'Society,basedonanongoingsurveyof11,000childrenaged14.Amongthegirls,22percentsaidtheyhadself-harmedwhileboys9percent.
Butwhilethetermself-harmimprovesimagesofteenagerscuttingthemselves,thatmay,thankfully,beonlythemostextremeendofabroaderrange.Inthissurvey,participantsweremerelyaskediftheyhad"hurtthemselvesonpurposeinanyway".
Somecouldhaveansweredyesforthingslikepunching(击拳)awallindissatisfactionordeliberatelygettingfalling-downdrunk.Otherscouldhavethoughtthequestionincludedmentalhurt.Suchself-destructivebehaviourwouldnaturallybeofconcerntoparents,butwouldn'tbethatunusualforteenagers.MaxDavie,ahealthpromotionofficer,doesbelievethatself-harmamongteensissomewhatontherise—butthinksthequestioninthissurveywasnotspecificenoughtorevealitsrealuniversality.
Thelatestheadlinesjoinanongoingaccountaboutamentalhealthcrisisintoday'syouth.Someblamecutbacksinsocialservices,whileotherspointtoalooseningofsexualstandardsputtingteensatrisk.Forthosecautiousofnewtechnologies,itissocialmediaorthelatestpopularcomputergames.
Butsuchreportsalsodeservesomeskepticism.Claimsofhighratesofdepressionareusuallybasedonsurveyswithveryloose,non-medicalcriteria.Thankfully,clinicaldepressionisstillrareinthisagegroup.
Infact,adifferentandregularlyrepeatedsurveyhasfoundnochangein11-to-15-year-olds'happinesswithlifeasawholebetween1995and2016.Nordidtheirsatisfactionwiththeirappearancechange,whichmakesitstrangetoblametheselfieculturefortheapparentself-harmincrease.Thissurvey,calledUnderstandingSociety,evenfoundimprovementinhappinesswithfamilyandschoolworkoverthatperiod.ThesemoreoptimisticfindingswerealsointhelatestChildren'sSocietyreportbutwereburiedatthebottomoftheirpressrelease.
Daviethinkstheriseinself-harmmaynotbeduetoariseinunhappiness,butsimplythatthisagegroupnowseesself-harmasamoreculturallyacceptablewaytoexpressextremesufferings."Itmaybethatpreviouslypeopledidn'tknowthatthiswassomethingyoucoulddo.Ifpeoplearetalkingaboutsomethingandnormalizingit,it'sprobablymorelikelythattheirpeerswilldoit".
Ifthatisthecase,itisallthemorereasonnottomakeself-harmseemmorecommonthanitreallyis.
1.InresponsetothesurveyreportedbyTheChildren'sSociety,theauthorbelieves.
A.thesurveyisunscientificasitaskedveryspecificquestions
B.theself-destructivebehaviorforteensisworryingtoparents
C.thenumberofself-harmingteensisalarmingbecauseofselfies
D.theimagesofteens'self-harmarebecomingmorespecific
2.WhatdoesMaxDaviethinkofself-harmamongteenagers?
A.Thesituationistooworrying.
B.Theriseissomewhatbeneficial.
C.Theproblemisactuallywidespread.
D.Thephenomenonisnotsouniversal.
3.WhatcanweknowfromthesurveycalledUnderstandingSociety?
A.Teenagersinthepastlivedahappierlife.
B.Selfiecultureisresponsiblefortheincreaseofself-harm.
C.Thereisnoconnectionbetweenself-harmandselfie.
D.Withselfieteenagersaremoresatisfiedwiththeirappearance.
4.Thelasttwoparagraphsmainlyimplythat.
A.self-harmresultsfromtoomuchpressure
B.self-harmistheresultofsocialdevelopment
C.teensneedcorrectguidancefromtheoutside
D.teensshouldavoidfollowingpeers'examples
Passage3
Ifwelookaroundusatthethingswehavepurchasedatsomepointinourlives,wewouldnodoubtnoticethatnoteverythingweownisbeingputtogooduse:
thethickwoolencoatwhichwethoughtlookedtrendydespitethefactthatweliveinatropicalcountry.thesmartphonethatgotputawaywhenweboughtourselvesthenewestmodel,oreventheguestroominourhousethatsomehowgotturnedintoastoreroom.
Thoseunderutilized(未充分使用的)itemsmayseemuselesstosome,butcouldbeofvaluetoothers.WiththeoccurrenceoftheInternet,onlinecommunitieshavefiguredoutawaytogenerateprofitfromthesharingofthoseunderusedproperty,Usingwebsitesandsocialmediagroupsthatfacilitatethebuyingandsellingofsecond-handgoodsitisnoweasierthaneverforpeer-to-peersharingactivitiestotakeplace.Andthisisknownasthesharingeconomy.
Thesepopularonlineplatformsareprovidingachanceforpeopletomakeaquickfortune.Togiveanexample,busyparentspreviouslymightnothavebotheredwithsettingupastallatthelocalmarkettoselltheirchildren’soldequipment,butwithonlinemarketplaces,parentsarenowabletosellonthosehardlywornbabyclothesthattheirchildrenhaveoutgrownsoastoputsomecashbackintotheirpockets.
Businesseshavealsocaughtontotheprofitabilityofthesharingeconomyandareseekingtogainfrommakinguseofthoseunderutilizedresources.CompanieslikeAirbnbactasamiddlemanforpeopletocashinontheirunusedroomsandhousesandletthemoutasprofitableaccommodation.AnotherexampleisUber,whichencouragespeopletousetheirownpersonalcarsastaxistomakesomeextracashintheirfreetime.
Thismovetowardsasharingeconomyisnotwithoutcriticisms.Unlikebusinesses,unregulatedindividualsdonothavetofollowcertainregulationsandthiscanleadtopoorerandinconsistentqualityofgoodsandservicesandahigherriskoffraud.Nevertheless,intheconsumeristsocietyweliveintoday,theincreasedopportunitiestosellonourunwantedandunderusedgoodscanleadtoalesserimpactonourenvironment.
1.Whycanpeoplenowsellthingsmoreeasily?
A.Peoplenowadaysbuymorethings.
B.Businesseswanttobuythethingstheydontuse.
C.Therearenowmoremarketstalls.
D.Therearenowonlineplatformstodobusiness.
2.Whichoftheseissomethingthatwemightunderutilize?
A.Thickcoatinacoldcountry.
B.Clothesourbabiesdon'torcan'twearanymore.
C.Thelatestsmartphone.
D.Thestoreroominourhouse.
3.Itmightbeaproblemforunregulatedindividualstoselltoothersbecause_____.
A.whattheysellmightbeofalowerquality.
B.theyhavetofollowcertainregulations.
C.theydon'thaveabusinesslicense.
D.theyliketocriticizetheirbuyers.
4.Whatmightbeagoodtitleforthisarticle?
A.TheconsumeristsocietyB.Parentswhoneedmoney
C.TheriseofthesharingeconomyD.Whywebuythingswedon'tneed
Passage4
Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld’sfirstkidstobe“taught”byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustanavatarthatappearsonthestudent’sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,whenorderedtocome.
Theautonomousanimationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,allowingittoshowhuman-likebehavior.ThedigitalteacherisassignedtoteachVector’s“Besusta
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