高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 14.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day14
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day14
Passage1
You’velikelynoticedthembynow.Schoolbusesarebackonthestreetpackedwithstudents.Manyofthosekidsstepoffthebuseswithapotentialhealthdangerovertheirshoulder—abackpackfilledwithhomework.
Backpackscomeinallshapes,sizesandcolors.Itisafunwayforanygirlorboytoexpresstheirstyles.Somearesimple,somecoveredwithcartooncharacters,manyequippedwithspecialcompartmentsforeverytoolastudentneeds,likepencils,notebooksandbooks.
Yes,theyarepractical,butaheavybackpackcaninjuremusclesandjoints.Wearingabackpackincorrectlycanleadtosevereback,neckandshoulderpain,aswellaspostureproblems.Whenabackpackfilledwithbooksisplacedonaboyorgirl’sshouldersincorrectly,theforceoftheweightcanpullthechildbackward,sothechildmaybendtheirhipsforwardorarchtheirback.
Payattentiontodetailwhenselectingabackpack;chooseonethatisequippedwithacomfortableback,waistandwideshoulderstraps.Narrowstrapscandigintoachild’sshouldersandaffectcirculationandnerves.Theheavyloaddangerisnotjustforkids12andunder.Middleandhighschoolareatrisk,too.Theyarecarryingheavierbookshomedaily.
Luckily,backpaincreatedbybackpacksispreventable.Parentsshouldtalktotheirkidsaboutlighteningtheload.Youcanevenuseabathroomscale.Thebackpackshouldnotweighmorethan10percentto15percentofyourchild’sweight.Ifyourchildweighs80pounds,thepackshouldnotweighmorethan8to12pounds.Ifyourchildweighs140pounds,thepackshouldnotbeheavierthan21pounds.Mostimportantly,ifyourchildtalksaboutnumbnessorweaknessinthearmsorlegs,contactaphysician.
1.Whatdostudents’backpacksreflectaccordingtoparagraph2?
A.Theirhobbies.B.Theirstyles.
C.Theircharacters.D.Theirneeds.
2.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Students’heavyloads.B.Wearingbackpacksincorrectly.
C.Dangersofheavybackpacks.D.Weightofheavybackpacks.
3.Whichbackpackismoresuitableforachildweighing100pounds?
A.Withwideshoulderstrapsweighingabout10pounds.
B.Withnarrowshoulderstrapsweighing16pounds.
C.Withwideshoulderstrapsweighing20pounds.
D.Withnarrowshoulderstrapsweighing15pounds.
4.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?
A.Children.B.Doctors.
C.Teachers.D.Parents.
Passage2
AutismSpectrumDisorder(ASD)(孤独症)isadisabilitythatcancauseserioussocial,communicationandbehavioralproblems.ThereisoftennothingabouthowpeoplewithASDlookthatmakesthemdifferentfromotherpeople,butpeoplewithASDmaycommunicate,interact,behave,andlearninwaysthataredifferentfrommostotherpeople.Thelearning,thinking,andproblem-solvingabilitiesofpeoplewithASDcanrangefromprettygoodtoextremelybad.SomepeoplewithASDneedalotofhelpintheirdailylives;othersneedless.
PeoplewithASDoftenhaveproblemswithsocial,emotional,andcommunicationskills.Theymightrepeatcertainbehaviorsandmightnotwantchangeintheirdailyactivities.ManypeoplewithASDmayalsohavedifficultieslearning,payingattention,orreactingtothings.SignsofASDbeginduringearlychildhoodandprobablylastthroughoutaperson’slife.
Diagnosing(诊断)ASDcanbedifficultsincethereisnomedicaltest,likeabloodtest,toassessthedisorders.Doctorslookatthechild’sbehavioranddevelopmenttomakeajudgement.ASDcansometimesbediagnosedat18monthsoryounger.Byage2,anexperienceddoctorcanbeconsideredveryreliableindiagnosingASD.However,manychildrenmaynotseeadoctoruntilmucholder.
ThereiscurrentlynocureforASD.However,researchshowsthatearlytreatmentservicescanimproveachild’sdevelopment.Earlyserviceshelpchildrenfrombirthto3yearsold(36months)learnimportantskills.Therefore,itisimportanttotalktoyourchild’sdoctorassoonaspossibleifyouthinkyourchildhasASDorotherdevelopmentalproblem.
WedonotknowallofthecausesofASD.However,MostscientistsagreethatgenesareoneofthehighestriskfactorsthatcanmakeapersonmorelikelytodevelopASD.
IfyouthinkyourchildmighthaveASDoryouthinktherecouldbeaproblemwiththewayyourchildplays,learns,speaks,oracts,contactyourchild’sdoctor,andshareyourconcerns.Ifyou’renotsurewhotocontact,calltheEarlyChildhoodTechnicalAssistanceCenter(ECTA)at919-962-2001.OrvisittheECTAwebsite:
https:
//etcacenter.org.
1.WhichofthefollowingbehaviorsmayNotbelongstothechildrenoradultswithASD?
A.Repeatingactionsoverandoveragain.
B.Havingtroubleexpressingtheirneeds.
C.Avoidingeyecontactandwanttobealone.
D.Beinghappytomakechanges.
2.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?
A.TheearlieranASDkidisdiagnosed,thebetteritisforhis(her)treatment.
B.DoctorssimplyhavenowaytodiagnoseanASDkidatall
C.DoctorscandiagnoseASDbybloodtesting
D.DoctorscandiagnoseASDwiththehelpofmachines.
3.WhoismostlikelytobeanASDpatientofthefollowingpeople?
A.Someonewhopreferstotalkalotindailylife.
B.SomeonewhohasgotanASDbrother.
C.Someonewhowantstohugyouinpublic.
D.Someonewhosingsinastrangevoice.
4.Whereisthisarticlepossiblyfrom?
A.Aguidebookfornewparents.
B.Educationsectionofanewspaper.
C.Amedicaljournal.
D.Ascientificmagazine.
Passage3
ItwouldbealltooeasytosaythatFacebook'smarketmeltdowniscomingtoanend.Afterall,MarkZuckerberg'ssocialnetworkburnedasmuchas
50billionofshareholders'wealthinjustacouplemonths.Toputthatincontext,sinceitsdebut(初次登台)onNASDAQinMay,FacebookhaslostvaluenearlyequaltoYahoo,AOL,Zynga,Yelp,Pandora,OpenTable,Groupon,LinkedIn,andAngie'sListcombined,plusthatofthebulkofthepubliclytradednewspaperindustry:
Asshockingasthisutterfailuremaybetothenearly1billionfaithfulFacebookusersaroundtheworld,it'snosurprisetoanyonewhoreadtheinitialpublicoffering(IPO)prospectus(首次公开募股说明书).Worsestill,allthecrisesthatemergedwhenthecompanydebuted-overpricedshares,poorcorporategovernance,hugechallengestothecorebusiness,andadamagedbrand-remaintoday.FacebooklookslikeaprimeexampleofwhatWallStreetcallsafallingknife-thatis,onethatcancostinvestorstheirfingersiftheytrytocatchit.
Startwiththevaluation(估值).TojustifyastockpriceclosetothelowerendoftheprojectedrangeintheIPO,say
28ashare,Facebook'sfuturegrowthwouldhaveneededtomatchthatofGooglesevenyearsearlier.Thatwouldhaverequiredincreasingrevenue(profit)bysome80percentannuallyandmaintaininghighprofitmarginsallthewhile.
That'snothappening.Inthefirsthalfof2012,Facebookreportedrevenueof$2.24billion,up38percentfromthesameperiodin2011.Atthesametime,thecompany'scostssurgedto$2.6billioninthesix-monthperiod.
Thisso-soperformancereflectstheAchilles'heelofFacebook'sbusinessmodel,whichthecompanyclearlystatedinalistofriskfactorsassociatedwithitsIPO:
ithasn'tyetfiguredouthowtoadvertiseeffectivelyonmobiledevices,ThenumberofFacebookusersaccessingthesiteontheirphonessurgedby67percentto543millioninthelastquarter,ormorethanhalfitscustomerbase.
Numbersareonlypartoftheproblem.ThemountingpileoffailurecreatesanegativefeedbackloopthatthreatensFacebook'sfutureinotherways.Indeed,themoreFacebook'sdisappointmentinthemarketiscatalogued,theworseFacebook'simagebecomes.Notonlydoesthatthreatentoruboffonusers,it'sbadforrecruitment(吸收新成员)andretention(保留)oftalentedhackers,whoarethelifebloodofZuckerberg'screation.
YetthebrilliantCEOcanignorethesadnessandcomplaintsofhisshareholdersthankstothesuper-votingstockheholds.Thisarrangementalsowasfullydisclosedatthetimeoftheoffering.It'sapitysofewinvestorsapparentlybotheredtodotheirhomework.
1.WhatcanbeinferredaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?
________
A.Itsmarketmeltdownhasbeeneasilyhalted.
B.Ithasincreasedtradewiththenewspaperindustry.
C.Itsshareholdershaveinvested50billioninasocialnetwork.
D.Ithasencounteredutterfailuresinceitsstockdebut.
2.ThecrisesFacebookisfacing________.
A.havebeendisclosedintheIPOprospectus
B.haveexistedforalongtime
C.aretheuniversalrisksWallStreetconfronts
D.disappointitsfaithfulusers
3.Tomakeitsstockpricereasonable,Facebookhasto________.
A.narrowtheIPOpricerange
B.keepenormouslyprofitableC.cooperatewithGoogle
D.investadditional
4.Itcanbeinferredfromthecontextthatthe"Achilles'heel"(Line1,Para.5)refersto________.
A.potentialrisk
B.problemunsolved
C.indisputablefact
D.deadlyweakness
5.WhateffectwillFacebook'sfailureinthemarkethave?
________
A.Thecompany'sinnovationstrengthwillbedamaged.
B.Talentedhackerswilltakedownthewebsite.
C.TheCEOwillholdthesuper-votingstock.
D.Itsusers'benefitswillbethreatened.
Passage4
Socalled"sintaxes"onsugarydrinks,alcoholandtobacconotonlywork,butwillhelpratherthanimproperlypunishthepoor,accordingtoamajornewinternationalanalysis.
JustadaybeforetheUKbringsinataxonsugarydrinks,expertsareurgingeverycountryintheworldtousetaxestokeeppeoplefromtheeating,drinkingandsmokinghabitsthatwilldamagetheirhealth.Theexpertsanalyzedtheeffectsoftaxesonsugarydrinks,tobaccoandalcoholincountriesthathaveintroducedthemandfoundthatthecriticismthat
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