高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 190.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day190

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day190

Passage1

Sitstill.It'stheruleofeveryclassroom.Butthatischangingasevidencebuildsthattakingbriefactivitybreaksduringthedayhelpschildrenlearnandbemoreattentiveinclass,andagrowingnumberofprogramsdesignedtopromotemovementarebeingadoptedinschools."Weneedtorecognizethatchildrenaremovement-based,"saidBrianGatens,thesuperintendentofschoolsinEmerson,N.J."Inschools,wesometimesarepushingagainsthumannatureinaskingthemtositstillandbequietallthetime.Wefallintothistrapthatifkidsareattheirdeskswiththeirheadsdownandaresilentandwriting,wethinktheyarelearning,"Mr.Gatensadded."Butwhatwehavefoundisthattheactivetimeusedtoenergizeyourbrainmakesallthosestillmomentsbetter,ormoreproductive."

A2013reportfromtheInstituteofMedicineconcludedthatchildrenwhoaremoreactiveshowgreaterattention,havefastercognitiveprocessingspeedandperformbetteronstandardizedacademicteststhanchildrenwhoarelessactive.AndastudyreleasedinJanuarybyLundUniversityinSwedenshowsthatstudents,especiallyboys,whohaddailyphysicaleducation,didbetterinschool.

＂Dailyphysicalactivityisanopportunityfortheaverageschooltobecomeahigh-performingschool,"saidJesperFritz,adoctoralstudentatLundUniversityandphysicianattheSkaneUniversityHospitalinMalmowhowasthestudy'sleadauthor.

“Activityhelpsthebraininsomanyways,”saidJamesF.Sallis,aprofessoroffamilymedicineandpublichealthattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,whohasdoneresearchontheassociationbetweenactivitybreaksandclassroombehavior.“Activitystimulatesmorebloodvesselsinthebraintosupportmorebraincells.Andthereisevidencethatactivekidsdobetteronstandardizedtestsandpayattentionmoreinschool.”“Plus,”headded,“itmakeskidswanttocometoschoolmore-it'sfuntodotheseactivities.”

Butnotalldistrictsareembracingthetrendofmovementbreaks."Thebottomlineisthatwithonlysixandahalfhoursduringtheday,ourpriorityisacademics,"saidTomHernandez,thedirectorofcommunityrelationsforthePlainfieldSchoolDistrictinIllinois,about40milessouthwestofChicago.Hesaidthatunderstatelaw,theschoolsprovidedailyphysicaleducationclassesandthatteachersinthedistrictfindwaystogivestudentstimeduringthedaytorefreshandrecharge.

＂Kidsaren'tmeanttositstillalldayandtakeininformation,"saidSteveBoyle,oneoftheco-foundersoftheNationalAssociationofPhysicalLiteracy,whichaimstobringmovementintoschools."Adultsaren'teither."

1.BrainGatensislikelytoagreethat

A.allofthestudentsshouldsitstill

B.sittingstilloftenmeansstudyingwell

C.beingquiteisactuallyhumannature

D.alwayssittingdoesn'thavegoodeffects

2.AccordingtoJesperFritz,wecaninferthat_____

A.activityhelpsthebraininonlyoneway

B.activitiescanmakechildrenphysicallyandmentallyhealthy

C.activitieshavenothingtodowithchildren'sacademicperformances

D.Dailyactivityisachancefortheaverageschooltobecomeahighone

3.AccordingtoJamesF.Sallis,thereasonswhyactivitiesmakestudentscleveristhat_____

A.theystimulatemorebloodvesselsinthebody

B.theyactivateallthebraincellsbutaretoughonbodies

C.theygivechildrenfunandmotivateallthebrainstowork

D.theygivestudentstimeduringthedaytorefreshandrecharge

4.Whichcolumnareyoulikelytoreadthepassageinthenewspaper?

A.DiscoveryB.SportsC.EducationD.Science

Passage2

Womenarefriendly.Butmenaremorecompetitive.Why?

Researchershavefoundit'salldowntothehormoneoxytocin（荷尔蒙催生素）.Althoughknownasthelovehormone,itaffectsthesexesdifferently.

"Womentendtobesocialintheirbehavior.Theyoftensharewithothers.Butmenlendtobecompetitive.Theyaretryingtoimprovetheirsocialstatus,"saidProfessorRyan.

Generally,peoplebelievethatthehormoneoxytocinisletoutinourbodyinvarioussocialsituationsandourbodycreatesalargeamountofitduringpositivesocialinteractions（互动）suchasfallinginloveorgivingbirth.

ButinapreviousexperimentProfessorRyanfoundthatthehormoneisalsoletoutinourbodyduringnegativesocialinteractionssuchasenvy.

Furtherresearchesshowedthatinmenthehormoneoxytocinimprovestheabilitytorecognizecompetitiverelationships,butinwomenitraisestheabilitytorecognizefriendship.

ProfessorRyan'srecentexperimentused62menandwomenaged20to37.Halfoftheparticipants（参与者）receivedoxytocin.Theotherhalfreceivedplacebo（安慰剂）.

Afteraweek,thetwogroupsswitchedwithparticipants.Theywentthroughthesameprocedurewiththeothermaterial.

Followingeachtreatment,theywereshownsomevideopictureswithdifferentsocialinteractions.Thentheywereaskedtoanalyzetherelationshipsbyansweringsomequestions.Thequestionswereabouttellingfriendshipfromcompetition.Andtheiranswersshouldbebasedongestures,bodylanguageandfacialexpressions.

Theresultsindicatedthat,aftertreatmentwithoxytocin,men'sabilitytocorrectlyrecognizecompetitiverelationshipsimproved,butinwomenitwastheabilitytocorrectlyrecognizefriendshipthatgotbetter.

ProfessorRyanthusconcluded:

"Ourexperimentprovesthatthehormoneoxytocincanraisepeople'sabilitiestobetterdistinguishdifferentsocialinteractions.Andthebehaviordifferencesbetweenmenandwomenarecausedbybiologicalfactors（因素）thataremainlyhormonal."

1.Whatcausesmenandwomentobehavedifferentlyaccordingtothetext?

A.Placebo.B.Oxytocin.

C.Thegesture.D.Thesocialstatus.

2.WhatcanwelearnfromProfessorRyan'spreviousexperiment?

A.Oxytocinaffectsourbehaviorinadifferentway.

B.Ourbodyletsoutoxytocinwhenwearedeepinlove.

C.Ourbodyproducesoxytocinwhenwefeelunhappyaboutothers'success.

D.Oxytocinimprovesourabilitiestounderstandpeople'sbehaviordifferences.

3.WhydidProfessorRyanconducttherecentexperiment?

A.Totesttheeffectofoxytocinontheabilitytorecognizesocialinteractions.

B.Toknowthedifferencesbetweenfriendshipandcompetition.

C.Toknowpeople'sdifferentabilitiestoanswerquestions.

D.Totestpeople'sunderstandingofbodylanguage.

4.Theauthordevelopsthetextby______.

A.explainingpeople'sbehaviors

B.describinghisownexperiences

C.distinguishingsexualdifferences

D.discussingresearchexperiments

Passage3

TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flyingChinesestudentswishingtojoinitsundergraduatecoursesin2019.Highschoolstudentswhocompletethe"NationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination",orGaokao,withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.

Gaokaoisusuallytakenbystudentsintheirlastyearofseniorhighschooland,everyyear,eachprovinceinChinasetsthegradesrequiredtogainadmissiontoitsuniversities.ItisusuallyheldacrossChinainearlyJune.StudentsaretestedinChinese,Mathematics,aForeignLanguageandsocialsciencesornaturalsciences.

UniversityofBirminghamVice-ChancellorProfessorSirDavidEastwoodsaid:

"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenchallenginganddevelopinggreatmindsformorethanacentury.WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity.WearefurtheropeningaccesstoBirmighamˈswealthofeducationopportunitiesforthebrightestandmostdedicatedChinesestudentsbyacceptingthisstrictandimportantqualification.Ilookforwardtowelcomingthesehigh-flyingstudentstotheUniversityofBirmingham."

GaokaoisincreasinglyacceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,CanadaandmainlandEurope.Birminghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswhoachieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglishlanguagerequirements.

ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirminghamˈsChinaInstitutesaid:

"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasalonghistoryofeducatingstudentsfromChinaandoneofourmostfamousgraduatesisLiSiguang-thefoundingfatherofChinesegeology.IamdelightedthattheUniversityisnowacceptingtheGaokao.ThisgivesthebrightestandbestChinesestudentsanopportunitytomovestraightintothefirstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingataglobalTop100university,suchasBirmingham."

1.WhatdoChinesestudentshavetodotoentertheUniversityofBirminghambefore2019?

A.Scoreover80%oftheuniversityˈsqualificationexamination.

B.PrepareBirminghamdegreeprogrammes.

C.Acquiretherighttopermanentresidency.

D.Gothroughafoundationyear.

2.Whoistheannouncementintendedfor?

A.Chinesestudents.

B.AllpeoplelivingintheUK.

C.ThestudentsoftheUK.

D.TheforeignstudentsinChina.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"integral"underlinedinparagraph3?

A.complete.B.indifferent.

C.necessary.D.unimportant.

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Theintroductiontothe"Gaokao"ofChina.

B.TheUniversityofBirminghamˈsadmissiontoGaokao.

C.Thehighqualitystudentsacceptedbytopuniversities.

D.ThehistoryoftheUniversityofBirmingham.

Passage4

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