高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 77.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day77
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day77
Passage1
Oneofthestatementsthatmanyexpertsseemtoagreeonisthefactthatthegreatthingsstartstohappentheminuteyoustepoutsideofyourcomfortzones.Assoonasyoudecidethatyouarewillingtogobeyondwhatissafe,thepossibilitiesareendless.Forme,oneofthemostimportantthingsthatweshouldalwayskeepinmindisthefactthatgrowthandcomfortcan’tcoexist.
PersonaldevelopmentauthorNapoleonHilloncesaid:
“Whateverthemindcanunderstandandbelieve,themindcanachieve.Regardlessofhowmanytimesyoumayhavefailedinthepastorhowlofty(崇高的)youraimsandhopesmaybe.”Thisstatementisespeciallypowerfulbecauseitremindsusthatwearetheonlyoneswhocanberesponsibleforhowfarwewillgo.However,steppingoutsideofourcomfortzoneisprobablythemostimportantsteptoexperiencingrealchange.
Foralongtime,IknewthatIwantedtoliveinArgentina,sohalfwaythroughmybachelor’sdegree,Iboughtaone-wayticketthere.WhileinArgentina,Ifinishedthelasttwoyearsofmydegreeonlinebeforeflyingbackhomeforgraduation.IcurrentlystillliveinArgentina,andIcanproudlysaythattakingthenecessarystepstomakeitarealitywasoneofthemostimportantthingsIcouldhavedone.
This,ofcourse,bynomeansatallappliestoeveryone,andI’mnotimplyingweshouldallbuyone-wayticketstoforeigncountriesandseewhathappens.Butit’simportanttoknowthatweshouldrecognizewhatwedesireandtrytobringourdreamstolife.
Livinginacomfortzonecantrickusintobelievingthatwehaveanabundantamountoftimewhen,inreality,weallknowthatyearscanflybywithoutushavingaccomplishedmuchofwhatwereallywantedtodo.Sowhywait?
I’mthankfulthatIdidn’tputoffmymoveuntilalaterdatebecauseIwouldhavemissedoutonalotofamazinglifeexperiencesthathaveshapedmeasaperson.Ifwewanttoexperienceevenasmallamountofchange,wewillhavetostepoutsideofit.
1.Whydopeoplepreferstayingincomfortzone?
A.Itmakespeoplefeelsafe.
B.Itleadstogreatthings.
C.Itisimportantforgrowth.
D.Ithelpsmakewisedecisions.
2.WhatdoesNapoleonHill’sstatementmean?
A.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.
B.Thehigheryoufly,theharderyoufail.
C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.
3.Whichmattersmosttotheauthorinhis/herstory?
A.MovingtoArgentina.
B.Gettingthebachelor’sdegree.
C.Studyingonline.
D.Flyingbackforgraduation.
4.Theauthorusedhis/herstoryto________.
A.persuadeotherstofollowhis/herexample
B.encourageotherstotakeimmediateaction
C.informpeopleofdifferentforeignculture
D.remindpeopletobethankfulinlife
5.Whichonecouldbethebesttitle?
A.Identifyyourcomfortzone.
B.Valueyourprecioustime.
C.Alwaystrysomethingnew.
D.Makethebestdecisions.
Passage2
StudentphotographerMadelineMoraleshashadexperiencesmost15year-oldshavenot.Attheageof15,shedevelopedcancerandhadtogothroughchemotherapy(化疗).Buttodaywillbeauniquekindofexperience—somethingmostpeoplewillneverhave.“Itmakesmefeelexcited,alittlebitnervous,”saidMorales,whosephotoswereondisplayatagalleryshowinLosAngeles.Theseimagesreflectherjourneywhilebattlingcancer.
Shetriedtolookatthingswithalotoflight,alotofwhatdrawshertopositivityandsomethingthatmeansloveorhappiness.“Ithinkphotographyhasreallyhelpedmealottostaypositiveandbemotivatedtokeepfightingthisdisease.”
Moralesisoneof23studentssharingtheirexperienceswithcancerthroughphotosatthisgallery.TheyaregraduatesofthePABLOVEfoundation’sSHUTTERBUGSadvancedphotographyclass.Thefoundationaimstoimprovethelivesofchildrenlivingwiththediseasethroughitsphotographyprogram.Italsoprovidesmoneyforunderfundedcancerresearch.Incomesfromsalesoftheseprintswillgotowardcancerresearchprograms.
ThePABLOVEprogramoffersclassesineightcitiesacrosstheUnitedStates.“Beingintheseclasseswithotherpeoplewhounderstandtheirexperiencehasbeenreallybeneficial,andithasreallymadethemfeelalotmorecomfortableinwhatthey’vebeenthrough,”saidAshleyBlakeney,programmanagerofPABLOVESHUTTERBUBS.Shesaidthephotographyclassesgivestudentslivingwithcancerasenseofcommunityatatimewhentheyoftenfeelisolatedintheirexperience.
Withphotographymanyyoungstudentsgainanidentitythatisnotcontrolledbycancer.“There’smoretousthanjusthavingcancer.Wewantpeopletoseewhatweseeevenifit’sthroughthelens(镜头).”saysLuckmanwhowasdiagnosedwithcancerwhenhewas10yearsold.“Photographyhasgivenmeasmallchancetoactuallyassistintheworldabit.I’dlovetoexpressmystoryandallowittohopefullyreachotherkidssotheycanunderstandhowtodealwithithopefully.
1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMadelineMorals?
A.Shehassufferedfromcancerfor15years.
B.Shehashadafullrecoveryfromcancer.
C.Shehasapositiveattitudetowardslife.
D.Sheusesherphotostorecordhersuffering.
2.ThePABLOVEFoundationwascreatedspeciallyfor________.
A.homelesspeopleB.photography-lovers
C.researcheroncancerD.childrenwithcancer
3.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?
A.Thepopularityoftheprogram.
B.Thegreatsignificanceofthisprogram.
C.ThecontributionsofAshley.
D.Thefutureplanoftheprogram.
4.Theunderlinedword“isolated”canbebestreplacedby________.
A.lonelyB.painful
C.gratefulD.positive
5.AccordingtoLukman,howcanphotographyclassbenefitchildrenwithcancer?
A.Bygivingthemanidentitycard.
B.Byofferingachancetohelpothers.
C.Bygettingtheircancercured.
D.Byofferingawaytomakemoney.
Passage3
Whenyou’rechoosingacollege,alotoffactorsprobablymaybeconsidered:
theschool’sreputation,theclassesoffered,andtheprofessorsinyourmajor,tonameafew.However,consideringtheincreasingcompetitivenessofuniversitiestoattractmoreandmoreapplicants,manyschoolsnowofferextrabenefitstobeenjoyedbyalloftheirstudents.Herearesomeofthecoolest:
UniversityofMissouri
Whenyouthinkofacampusgym,youprobablypicturearoomequippedwitholdweightsandout-of-datemachines.However,attheUniversityofMissouri,youcanenjoyoneofthebestcampusfitnesscentersinthecountry.Itfeaturesan“indoorbeach”completewithawaterfallandalazyriver,aswellasafull-servicespa.Evenifyoudon’tnormallyenjoyworkingout,Missouri’sfitnesscenterwillgiveyouareasontogotothegym.
HighPointUniversity
Ifyouseeyourselfquicklytiredofdininghallfood—somethingthathappenstoalmostallofus—HighPointUniversityinNorthCarolinahasagreatoptionforyou:
aprivatesteakhouseforstudents.It’safirst-classrestaurant,and,bestofall,youdon’thavetopayforthemealoutofyourownpocket.Youcanuseyourdiningdollarsinstead.
SetonHallUniversity
Ifyou’restressingoutabouttheextracostoftechnologywhenyoustartcollege,SetonHallhasgreatnewsforyou:
allfreshmenaregivenfreelaptopsthroughtheuniversity’sMobileComputingProgram.Asafreshman,you’llreceivealaptopalreadysetupwithallofthesoftwarethatyou’llneedasastudent.Then,aftertwoyears,you’llreceiveanewandupdatedlaptopdesignedtocarrytothroughuntilafteryougraduate.
NewYorkUniversity
Ifyou’reafanofmuseums,NYU(NewYorkUniversity)istheperfectuniversityforyou:
notonlyareyoulocatedintheheartofacityfeaturingsomeofthebestmuseumsintheworld,buttheuniversitywillevenprovideyouwithfreeadmissiontomanyofthem.Youcantakeadvantageofvisitingfreemuseumsatanytimeyouwant—andyou’llneverbeboredontheweekends.
1.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?
A.Itishardtobeadmittedtoauniversity.
B.Auniversity’sfameisthetopconsideration.
C.Thecompetitiontoattractapplicantsisfierce.
D.Extrabenefitsmakesnodifferencetoapplicants.
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefitnesscenterintheUniversityofMissouri?
A.Itsequipmentisoutofdate.
B.Itisthebestoneintheworld.
C.Ithasarealbeachthere.
D.Itcanarousestudents’interestinworkout.
3.Whichuniversityoffersextrabenefitoffood?
A.UniversityofMissouri.B.HighPointUniversity.
C.SetonHallUniversity.D.NewYorkUniversity.
4.WhatcanbeguaranteedforstudentschoosingSetonHallUniversity?
A.Freetuition.B.Freeaccommodation.
C.FreecomputersD.Highgraduationrate.
5.WhichofthefollowingistrueofNewYorkUniversity?
A.Itislocatedinthecenterofthecity.
B.Ithousesthebestmuseumsintheworld.
C.Allthemuseumsareopentoitsstudentsforfree.
D.Museumsareusuallyclosedontheweekends.
Passage4
Mum,it'sme.Hopefully,thisMotheringSundayyouwillgettohearthosethreewords.Iwill,ofcourse,trytophoneyou.Ihopewewillbeabletospeakfortheallowed10minutes.ButIsuspectmanyinmateswillbeusingthephone,soifIdon'tcallandifwedon'tspeak,thenthisiswhatIwouldhavesaid:
It'snotyourfaultthatIamhere.Iknowthatdeepinyourheartyouhavequestionedwhethermycurrentcircumstanceissomehowyourfault,iftherecklessstupidityofmypastissomehowafailureonyourpart.Itisnot.Onlyonepersonistoblame,onlyonepersonshouldhurt——me.Youhavealwaystaughtmethatwhentheroomgoesdark,youcanwaitforthelightstobeswitchedbackonoryoucansearchinthedarkandturnthelightonyourself.Youaremylight.Youalwayshavebeenandalwayswillbe.Thereis
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