高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 173.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day173

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day173

Passage1

　SinceIgraduatedfromhighschool,I'veworkedinthefactoriessurroundingmyhometowneverysummer.However,makingthetransition（转变）betweenschoolandfull-timeblue-collarworkduringthebreaknevergetsanyeasier.Forastudentlikemewhoconsidersanyclassbeforenoontobeuncivilized,gettingtoafactorybysixo'clockeachmorningisatorture.

　　Therearefewpeopleasself-confidentasacollegestudentwhohasneverbeenoutintherealworld.Peopleofmyagealwaysseemtooverestimatethevalueoftheirtimeandknowledge.Infact,alltheclassesdidnotpreparemeformybattleswiththemachineIranintheplant,whichwouldjamwheneverIabsent-mindedlyputinapartbackwardorupsidedown.

　　Themoststressfulthingaboutblue-collarlifeisknowingyourjobcoulddisappearovernight.Issueslikedownsizing（裁员）andoverseasrelocationhadalwaysseemeddistanttomeuntilmyco-workerstoldmethattheunitIwasworkinginwouldshutdownwithinsixmonthsandmovetoMexico,wherepeoplewouldworkfor60centshour.

　　Afterworking12-hourshiftsinafactory,theotherchoiceshavebecomeonlytooclear.WhenI'mbackattheuniversity,skippingclassesandturninginlazyrewritesseemtooirresponsibleafterseeingwhatIwouldbedoingwithoutschool.Alltheadviceandpublic-serviceannouncementsaboutthevalueofaneducationthatusedtosoundstale（没有新意）nowringtrue.

　　TheselessonsI'mlearning,howeverprecious,arealwaystinged（强烈地感觉到）withasenseofguilt.ManypeoplepasstheirlivesintheplacesIbrieflywork,spending30yearswhereIspendonlytwomonthsatatime."Thisjobpayswell,butit'shellonthebody,"saidoneco-worker."Studyhardandkeepreading,"sheadded.

　　MyexperiencesinthefactorieshaveinspiredmetomakethemostofmycollegeyearsbeforeIentertherealworldforgood.

1.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttotheunderlinedword"torture"?

________

A.Misery

B.Fortune

C.Anxiety

D.Acceptance

2.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcollegestudents?

________

A.Theyexpectedtoomuchfromtherealworld.

B.Theythinktoohighlyofthemselves.

C.Theyhavelittleinterestinblue-collarlife.

D.Theyareconfidentoftheirfuture.

3.What,accordingtotheauthor,ismostfrustratingforblue-collarworkers?

________

A.Theydon'tgetgoodpay.

B.Theyhavetowork12-hourshifts.

C.Theydon'thavejobsecurity.

D.Theyhavetomovefromplacetoplace

Passage2

　　Areyouasocialmediaaddict?

Areyoualwayscheckingyoursmartphonetoseehowmany"likes"you'vereceivedforyourlatestpost?

Maybeyoufeelcomfortedbythesoundthatsomeonehassentyouamessage?

　　Don'tworry,you'renotalone.Wecheckourphonesanaverageof150timesaday,andaround30%ofthetotaltimespentonlineisdevotedtosocialmedia.Someexpertsnowfearthishabitcouldbedamagingourmentalhealth.

　　Thisissomethingparticularlybotheringyoungadults,accordingtoastudyfromtheUniversityofPittsburgh.Itfoundthemoretheyusedsocialmedia,themorelikelytheyweretobedepressed.Intests,thosepeoplewhocheckedsocialmediafrequentlywere2.7timesmorelikelytobedepressedcomparedtothosewhospentmostoftheirtimegenerallysurfingtheInternet,whohadjust1.7timestherisk.

　　Someofuscertainlyfeelsadwhenwe'reignoredonsocialmediasites,orwhenweseesomeoneelsehavingabettertimethanus.Butdepressionisamoreseriousconditionandclinicalpsychologist,AbigaelSan,recentlytoldtheBBCthat,"It'sarealissue,andit'sbeengettingsignificantlyworseoverthelast5-6years.Youcangetsohookedthatittakesyouawayfromyourrealrelationships."However,Abigaeldoesadmitthatsocialmediaismorelikelytoworsenpre-existingissuesthandirectlycausethem.

　　OtherresearchbytheUniversityofGlasgowfoundthatteenagersareaffectedbythe24-hourdemandsoftheirsocialmediaaccounts.Itfoundthatthosewithhigherlevelsofemotionalinvestmentinsocialmedia,andwhouseitatnight,weremorelikelytofeeldepressedandanxious.

　　Despitethesewarningsigns,whydosomeofuscontinuetokeepclicking?

Well,Isupposeweallwanttobelikedandwedon'twanttomissoutonaconversationthat'stakingplaceonline.Butweneedtoknowwhentoswitchoffourvirtualonlineworldandconnectwiththerealworldinstead.

1.Whoismorelikelytobedepressedaccordingtothestudy?

________

A.Peoplecheckingsocialmediafrequently.

B.PeoplesurfingtheInternetregularly.

C.Peoplereceivingafew"likes"fortheirposts.

D.Peoplelongingformoremessages.

2.WhydoestheauthorgiveaquotefromAbigaelSaninPara.4?

________

A.Tointroducethecomingtopic.

B.Togiveamoresupportingexample.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofsocialmedia.

D.Toexplainthecauseofasocialmediaaddict.

3.Whydopeoplegetaddictedtosocialmediaaccordingtotheauthor?

________

A.Becausetheyhavemoretimeandmoney.

B.Becausethevirtualworldismuchmoreattractive.

C.Becausetheywanttoattractmoreattention.

D.Becauseemotionalinvestmentinsocialmediabenefitsthem.

4.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

________

A.It'scommonforteenagerstobeasocialaddict.

B.Usingsmartphonesdoesharmtopeople'shealth.

C.It'sbettertostayawayfromvirtualonlineworld.

D.Socialmediaaddictioncontributestodepression.

Passage3

　　Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers’desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.

　　Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.

　　Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.

　　HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive（主管）oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:

"Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand."

　　Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions（排放）.Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.

　　TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing."Whencompaniesaregranted（授予）thestandard,theycanusealogo（标识）inalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions."Mr.Morrisonsaid.

1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

________

A.Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.

B.Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.

C.Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.

D.Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers’environmentalawareness.

2.AccordingtoHarryMorrison,businesses________.

A.willbenefitfromcuttingcarbonemissions

B.shouldbuycarbonallowancesforshoppers

C.arerequiredtomakeupfortheircarbonemissions

D.haveencouragedshopperstotaketheircustomelsewhere

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbusinesseswill________.

A.haveastrongdesiretoreducecosts

B.usethesamelogointheirmarketing

C.gainadvantagesbytakingearlyaction

D.attractmoreshoppersbystoringgoods

Passage4

　　Youwenttothebutcher’sformeat,thepharmacyforaspirin,andthegrocerystoreforfood.ButwhenIspentthesummerwithmyGrandmotherinWarwick,N.Y.,shesentmedowntothegeneralstorewithalist.HowcouldIhopetofindanythingonthepacked,messyshelvesaroundme？

　　Iwalkeduptothecounter.BehinditwasaladylikenooneI’deverseen.Fake-jewel-encrustedglassesteetered（摇摇欲坠）onthetipofhernose,grayhairwaspiledonherhead.

　　“Excuseme,”Isaid.Shelookedup.

　　“You’rethatClementskid,”shesaid.“I’mMissBee.Comecloserandletmegetalookatyou.”Shepushedherglassesuphernose.“Iwanttobeabletodescribeyoutothesheriff（警长）ifsomethinggoesmissingfromthestore.”

　　“I’mnotathief!

”Iwasshocked.Iwassevenyearsold,tooyoungtobeathief!

　　“FromwhatIcanseeyou’renotmuchofanything.ButIcantellyou’vegotpotential.”Shewentbacktoreadinghernewspaper.

　　“Ineedtogetthese.”Isaid,holdingupmylist.

　　“So？

Gogetthem.”MissBeepointedtoasignonthescreendoor.“There’snoonehereexceptyouandmeandI’mnotyourservant,soIsuggestyougetyourselfabasketfromthatpileoverthereandstartfilling.Ifyou’reluckyyou’llbehomebysundown.”

　　Sundownwasfivehoursaway.Iwasn’tsureIwouldmakeit.

　　Iscannedthenearestshelfforthefirstitemonmylist:

porkandbeans.Ittookmethreewall-to-wallsearchesbeforeIfoundacannestledbetweenboxesofcerealandbread.Nextup