高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 135.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day135

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day135

Passage1

Childrenwhospendmoretimeoutdoorsmayhavealowerriskofbecomingnearsighted,newresearchsuggests.

　　Inthestudy,researcherslookedatabout1,900schoolchildren.Thescientistsfoundthatthekidswhohadbeeninstructedtospendmoretimeoutdoorsoverthreeyearswere23percentlesslikelytodevelopnearsightednessduringthistimethanthosewhohadnotbeeninstructedtospendmoretimeoutdoors.Moreover,amongthekidswhodidbecomenearsightedduringthestudy,thedegreetowhichtheireyesightworsenedwasslightlysmalleramongthosewhospentmoretimeoutdoors.

　　Theresearchersselectedsixschoolsandrequiredthechildren,whoseaverageagewas7atthestartofthestudy,toattendoneadditional60-minuteclassofoutdooractivitiesduringeachschooldayforthreeyear.Theparentsofthesechildrenwerealsoencouragedtoengagetheirchildreninoutdooractivitiesafterschool,especiallyduringweekendsandholidays.Theotherhalfofthechildren,fromanothersixschools,continuedtheirusualactivitypatterns.Afterthreeyear,30.4percentofthekidsintheintervention（干预）grouphadbecomenearsighted,comparedwith38.5percentofthekidsintheothergroup.

　　Itisnotclearexactlywhyspendingmoretimeoutsidewouldbenefitchildren'seyesight,theresearcherssaid.However,someresearcheshavesuggestedthatthehigherlevelsoflightintensityfoundoutdoorsmayincreasethereleaseofthechemicaldopamine（多巴胺）oftheeye.Inturn,dopamineisknowntorestrain（抑制）thetypeofgrowthintheeyethatisassociatedwithnearsightedness.

　　Basedonthenewresults,theresearchersrecommendthatchildrenspendmoretimeoutdoorsbecauseofthepotentialbenefitstotheireyesight.However,it'simportanttoprotectkids'skinandeyesfromUVlight,whichcanbedamaging.

1.Whatdidthechildrenintheinterventiongroupdoduringeachschoolday?

________

A.Attendanextraclassofoutdooractivities.

B.Continuetodotheirusualactivities.

C.Spendonehourindoingeyeexercises.

D.Participateinoutdooractivitieswithparents.

2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthechemicaldopamine?

________

A.Itcancontributetopoorsight.

B.Itcandamagepeople'sbrain.

C.Itisbeneficialtoeyesight.

D.Itmeanslowlevelsoflightintensity.

3.Whatmaybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?

________

A.Howtodesignoutdooractivitiesforkids.

B.Howtopreventkidsbecomingnearsighted.

C.Howtoprotectkids'skinandeyesfromUVlight.

D.Howtoencourageadultstojoininoutdooractivities.

4.Whichcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?

________

A.TheMoreTimeOutdoors,theBetter

B.KidsMaySeeBetterifTheyPlayOutside

C.AllKidsSchoolJoininOutdoorActivities

D.ResearchersFoundaCureforNearsightedness

Passage2

　　ManyofAmerica'syoungadultsappeartobeinnohurrytomoveoutoftheiroldbedrooms.Forthefirsttimeonrecord,livingwithparentsisnowthemostcommonchoiceformillennials（bornfromtheearly1980stolate1990s）,astudybythePewResearchCenterhasfound.Andthepercentageofoldermillennialsthoseaged25to34whoarelivingathomehasreacheditshighestpoint（19percent）onrecord,Pewanalystssaid.

　　Nearlyone-thirdofallmillennialslivewiththeirparents,slightlymorethantheproportionwholivewithaspouse（配偶）.It'sthefirsttimethatlivingathomehasoutpacedlivingwithaspouseforthisagegroupsincesuchrecord-keepingbeganin1880.Theremainingyoungadultsarelivingalone,withotherrelatives,incollegedorms,asroommatesorunderothercircumstances.

　　JenniferPost,26,hasbeenlivingwithherparentsinVillas,NewJersey,sincedroppingoutoflawschooltwoyearsago.Alawcareerwasn'tagoodfitforher,Postdecided,andnowshe'sseekingajobindigitalmediaormarketing.Postspendsherdaysonhercomputer,sendingresumes（简历）andrefreshingLinkedInandotherjobsites.Toherparents,itlooksasthoughshe'sslackingoff."It'sdefinitelyagenerationgapthing,"shesaid."IthinktheyliterallythinkIjustsitdownandwatchmoviesallday."

　　Decliningemploymentisafactor（因素）keepingmany18-to34-year-oldsathome.Theshareofyoungpeoplewithjobsfellto71percentin2014from84percentin1960theyearwhenthepercentageofyoungadultslivingoutsidethehomereachedthehighestpoint.Otherfactorscontributingtomoremillennialslivingwithparentsrangefromrisingapartmentrentstoheavystudent-debtloadstolongerperiodsincollege.

　　CaseyMarshellamovedbackinwithherparentsinFairfield,Connecticut,aftergraduatingfromBostonUniversitylastyear.Justthisweek,shemovedintoanapartmentwithhersister.Withinweeks,sheandafriend—whoalsoliveswithherparents—expecttofindtheirownplace.Becausemanypeopleheragesharethesamecircumstances,mostsympathizewithher.Marshella,22,says.Stilltheirfirstquestionisusually,"Sowhenareyouplanningonmovingout?

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1.WhathasPewfoundoutaboutyoungpeopleintheUS?

________

A.Thepercentageofthosemaxingoutisthehighestsince1880

B.Livingathomehasbecometheirpreferredchoice

C.Aboutone-thirdofthemarelivingalone

D.19%ofthemarelivingwithaspouse

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutPost'sparents?

________

A.Theywanthertoliveathome.

B.Theyarehelpingherfindajob.

C.Theycanhardlyunderstandher.

D.Theydisagreeonherlawcareer.

3.WhydoestheauthorusethenumbersinParagraph4?

________

A.Toprovethelinkbetweenjobsandmovingout.

B.Toexplainthereasonofdecliningemployment.

C.Tocomparedifferentreasonsforlivingathome.

D.Toshowthedifficultiesoflivingoutsidethehome.

4.Whichcanbethemainideaforthetext?

________

A.Millennialsstaylongerwithparents.

B.Millennialsleadamorecolorfullife.

C.Youngadultsincreasinglyvaluefamily.

D.Youngadultstryhardtoseekjobs.

Passage3

Justunderadecadeago,facedwithadecliningeconomyandrisingoilprices,driverswereturningawayfromgas-poweredvehiclesandtowardhybrid-electriccars（油电混合动力汽车）thatpromised,overtime,tosavethemmillions.

　　Thatwasthen,Inrecentyears,astheeconomyrecoveredandgaspricesdropped,sohasdemandformore-fuel-efficientcars.Electriccarsandhybridsnowmakeuplessthan3%ofnew-carpurchases,downfromyearspast.Roughly75%ofAmericaswhotradedinahybridoranelectriccarthisyeartookhomeanall-gascar,an11-pointincreasefrom2015.

Atthesametime,it'sunreasonabletoexpectdriverstochangetheirhabitspurelybecauseofasenseofdutytobuildabetterworld.BuyingaToyotaCamry,forexample,wouldsaveitsownerabout$400yearlyingasspending（vs.asimilar-sizeall-gasvehicle）.Butitwouldalsocostanextra$3000inadvance.ForAmericans,thatpayoffisn'tworththeinvestment.

Automakersfacethisstalemate（僵局）?

Thegovernment.Thankstoasetofregulations,automakersarerequiredtokeepimprovingtheiraveragefuelefficiencytoacertaindegree,nomatterhowoilpricesmightchange.

　　Butstartingatruegreen-carrevolutionwillrequiremorethanfuel-efficiencystandards.Onesolution,favoredbysomeeconomistsandenvironmentalactivists,isanincreaseinthegastax,Whichhasn'tbeenraisedsince1993.Othershavesuggestedtaxingcarbonemission（排放）,sopeoplewillrethinkhowtheydrive.InNorway,wheredriverspaybothfees,theelectriccarsfromTeslaMotorshaveenjoyedabriefperiodasthecountry'stop-sellingvehicle.

　　Indeed,thebestapproachmaywellbetocreatetheimpossible:

anelectriccarthatactuallyoffersmorevaluethanitsgas-poweredcompetitor.Manyaretrying,fromTeslatoGM,whichisreleasinganinexpensiveall-electriccarthisyear.Thefutureofdrivingis"notgoingtobedeterminedbygasprices,"sayseconomistJeffSachs."It'sgoingtobedeterminedbytechnology."

1.WhatchangehastakenplaceintheUScarmarket?

________

A.Carpurchaseshavedroppedsharply

B.Peoplearebeginningtofavorall-gascars

C.Electriccarshavebecomethemostpopular

D.Hybrid-electriccarshavebecomemoreexpensive

2.WhatdoAmericansthinkoftheToyotaCamryhybrid?

________

A.Itisagoodinvestment.

B.Itisperfectlycomfortable.C.Ithasapricedisadvantage.

D.Itwillchangebaddrivinghabits.

3.WhatcanweinferaboutgreencarsinNorway?

________

A.Theywillslowtheycountry'seconomy.

B.Theymaybeabigpotentialmarket.

C.Theywillcauseanincreaseinthegastax.

D.Theyrequirehigherfuel-efficiencystandards.

4.WhichofthefollowingwillJeffSachsprobablyagreewith?

________

A.Therewillbemoreelectriccars.

B.All-gascarswillbethegeneraltrend.

C.Gas-poweredcarswillcostmuchmore.

D.Technologywillaffectdrivingnegatively.

Passage4

　　Liketoolmaking,teachingwasoncethoughttobeancapacityofthehumanmind.Itisnotactually."Teaching"requiresthis:

oneindividualmusttaketimefromtheirowntasktodemonstrateandinstructwitheffortandthestudentmustlearnanewskill.That'satallorder.

　　Whenayoungchimpanzeewatchesaskilledadultandthenimitates,that'slearning.Buttheadulthasnottakentimespecificallytoinstruct,soitisnotteaching.Inthehoneybees'amazingdance,thedancertakestimetoindicateinformationaboutasourceoffood,butobserverslearnnonewskill.Theydotaketimetoshow,buttheydonotpassonnewskillstolearners.

　　Dolphinsteach.Atlanticspotteddolphinmotherssometimesfreeacaughtfishinthepresenceoftheiryoungstersandlettheiryoungsterschaseit,catchingitagainif