高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 42.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day42

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day42

Passage1

TheadventofwarmweatherhereinMainecallsforaseasonalritualthat,forme,putsanendtowinter—fetchingthewoodenscreendoor.

NotethatIwrote“wooden”.Thealuminummodelsjustwon’tdoit—theyclosetooneatlyandkeeptheirperfectformfordecades.Inthe1960s,atimeofimperfection,therewasnoperfecthouse,noperfectcar,noperfectkidsorparents.Whyshouldascreendoorbeanexception?

Igrewupwithmysiblingsinaworking-classneighborhoodinNewJersey.Whenthewarmweatherarrived,mydadwouldpulloutthewoodenscreendoorandinstallitoverthebackdoor,whichcouldthenbeleftwideopen,admittingarefreshingbreeze（wehadnoairconditioning）.

MyfatherwasaMr.Fix-it,sokeepingthescreendoorserviceablewasoneofhishobbies.Everyfewyearshegaveitafreshcoatofpaintandfixeditabit.Idistinctlyrememberhimputtingthelastscrewinthelasthinge（铰链）,andswingingthedoorshutwitha“crack!

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Agood,woodenscreendoor,unsightlyasitwas,hadaninvaluablefunctionintheageofthestay-at-homemom:

Italertedhertothecomingandgoingofthekids.Mysiblings,andmyfriendsraninandoutofthehouse,tearingthescreendooropenandlettingitslapshutbehindus.Ahundredtimesaday.Itwasallgood,andmymomnevercomplainedaboutthenoise,becausethatwasthepurposeofawoodenscreendoor—toslamshutandtherebyannouncethatherchildrenwerewithinearshot.

Severalyearsago,inafitofnostalgia（怀旧）,Iwentshoppingforawoodenscreendoor.Iwasdisappointedinthechoicesavailable.Theylookedabittoosolid,toowellmade.ButIfoundoneonline,andwithinaweekitwasdeliveredtomydoorstep.

Thefirmhadsentmeonewiththewrongdimensions,soIaskedmycarpentertomakethenecessaryadjustments.Ozzieworkedawayatitforacoupleofhoursuntilhegotittositneatlyinitsframe.Igaveitatest:

Ipulleditopenandletgo.Itclosedinalazyfashion.“Notgood,”Ipronounced.“Pleaseremovetheautomaticdoorcloserandadjustthedoorsoitswingsshutwithagoodcrack.”

Ozziewentabouthisworkandashortwhilelaterthetaskwasdone.Thedoorwasuneveninitsframe,andthescreennolongerlayflat.ButwhenIpulledopenthedoorandreleasedit,thethingclappedshutlikearifleshot.“Whatdoyouthink?

”Iasked.“Itlookslikehell,”saidOzzie.“Butitsoundslikeheaven,”Isaid.AndI,beingtheownerofthedoor—andthememory—hadthefinalword.

1.Whatparticularfunctiondidthewoodenscreendoorperforminthewriter’schildhood?

A.Itfunctionedasanairconditionerinsummer.

B.Ithelpedsharpenhisfather’srepairingskills.

C.Itwasmorelikeatoythatkidsoftenplayedwith.

D.ItmadeMomawarethatthekidswerecloseby.

2.Thereasonwhythewriteraskedthecarpentertocontinuetoadjustthedooristhat________.

A.thedoorwasnottherightsizefortheframe

B.thedoorwaspoorlymadethatitdidn’tsuithim

C.hewantedtoseehowthedoorwassupposedtoshut

D.hewasdeterminedtoseizetheownershipofthedoor

3.Whatdoesthewoodenscreendoormeantothewriternow?

A.Itisareminderoftheimperfectthings.

B.Itisasymbolofhismemoryofsummer.

C.Itisacontributortothebetterlifeheleads.

D.Itisanantiqueworthcherishinginthemuseum.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thegoodolddaysaregone

B.Neverjudgeadoorbyitsappearance

C.Summerannouncesitselfwithacrack

D.Everysingleimperfectionaddstobeauty

Passage2

Followingtheoutbreakofthenovelcoronaviruspneumonia（NCP）,alsonamedCOVID-19byWHO,thereisageneralfearoftheunknownvirusasitsfulleffectsremaintobeseen.Fever,coughing,sorethroat,difficultybreathing—theNCP’ssymptomsaresimilartothecommoncoldortheflu,butit’spotentiallymoredangerous.

Virusescouldbedeadly,likeHIVandEbola.Butwhatareviruses?

Howcantheycausesomuchtrouble?

Virusesarenon-livingorganisms（有机体）approximatelyone-millionthofaninchlong.Unlikehumancellsorbacteria,theycan’treproduceontheirown.Instead,theyinvadethecellsoflivingorganismstoreproduce,spreadandtakeover.

Virusescaninfecteverylivingthing–fromplantsandanimalsdowntothesmallestbacteria.Forthisreason,theyalwayshavethepotentialtobedangeroustohumanlife.Sometimesaviruscancauseadiseasesoseriousthatitisfatal.Otherviralinfectionstriggernonoticeablereaction.

Virusesliearoundourenvironmentallofthetime,waitingforahostcelltocomealong.Theycanenterourbodiesbythenose,mouth,eyesorbreaksintheskin.Onceinside,theytrytofindahostcelltoinfect.Forexample,HIV,whichcausesAIDS,attackstheT-cellsoftheimmunesystem.

Butthebasicquestionis,wheredidvirusesfirstcomefrom?

Untilnow,noclearexplanationfortheiroriginexists.“Tracingtheoriginsofvirusesisdifficult”,EdRybicki,avirologist（病毒学家）attheUniversityofCapeTowninSouthAfrica,toldScientificAmerican,“becausevirusesdon’tleavefossilsandbecauseofthetrickstheyusetomakecopiesofthemselveswithinthecellsthey’veinvaded”.

However,therearethreemainhypotheses（假说）toexplaintheoriginofviruses.First,virusesstartedasindependentorganisms,thenbecameparasites（寄生者）.Second,virusesevolvedfrompiecesofDNAorRNAthat“escaped”fromlargerorganisms.Third,virusesco-evolvedwiththeirhostcells,whichmeanstheyexistedalongsidethesecells.

Forthetimebeing,theseareonlytheories.Thetechnologyandevidencewehavetodaycannotbeusedtotestthesetheoriesandidentifythemostplausibleexplanation.Continuingstudiesmayprovideuswithcleareranswers.Orfuturestudiesmayrevealthattheanswerisevenmurkier（含糊不清的）thanitnowappears.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutvirusesfromthetext?

A.Viruseshavenothingtodowiththecommoncold.

B.Virusesarereallysmalllivingorganisms.

C.Virusescan’treproduceunlesstheyfindahostcell.

D.Virusesenterourbodiesmainlythroughthemouth,noseandhair.

2.Whichofthefollowingmightexplaintheoriginofviruses?

A.Theyevolvedfromthefossilsoflargeorganisms.

B.Theyevolvedfromparasitesintoindependentorganisms.

C.TheyevolvedfromtheT-cellsinanimals.

D.Theyevolvedalongwiththeirhostcells.

3.Theunderlinedword“plausible”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.reasonableB.common

C.creativeD.unbelievable

4.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

A.Viruseslivelongerinhumanhostcellsthaninanimals’.

B.Viruseswillbecomemorelikebacteriaastheyevolve.

C.Itmaytakealongtimetounderstandtheoriginofviruses.

D.Theauthorisoptimisticaboutfuturevirusresearch.

Passage3

Everynewparentknowsthatrockingcancalmthatuneasybabywhenit’stimetotakeanap.Butthebenefitsofgentlemovementmaygobeyondthebabystage.Becausetwonewstudiesshowthatrockingalsohelpsgrown-ups,bothhumanandmouse,getagoodnight’ssleep.

Whatshouldbenosurpriseisthatmovementcancalmsomeone.Thinkofhowmanytimesyou’vefallenasleeponatrain.Butcanmotionreallycauseanap,andmakeforadeepersleep?

Tofindout,researchersinvited18healthyvolunteersforasleepover.“Sotheycametothelabandsleptonetimeonthemotionless,normalbed.Andonenightwheretheygotrocked.”saidAurorePerrault,asleepresearcherattheUniversityofGenevainSwitzerland.“Andwhatwefindisthatwhencomparedtoamotionlessnight,awholenightofrockingsleephasabeneficialeffectnotonlyonsleepbeginningbutalsoonsleepcontinuity.“Subjectswhowererockedalsodidbetteronamemorytestthenextmorningthanthestillersleepers.

Inthesecondstudy,Kompotis,astudentattheUniversityofLausanne,rockedagroupofmice.“Whetherrockingaffectssleepinotherspecieswasneverbeforediscussed.Sothemainquestionsforourstudywerewhetherrockingaffectssleepinmiceandwhatisthepossiblesystem?

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Kompotisplacedthemousecagesonaplatformthatmovedfromsidetoside.Thoughmicewererockedfourtimesfasterthantheirhumancounterparts—afrequencyofoneback-and-forthpersecond,or1Hertz,workedbest—theresultswerestrikinglysimilar.“Duringrockingat1Hertz,timespentasleepincreased,andmicefellasleeptwiceasfastasatstillcondition.”However,additionalstudiescouldallowtheresearcherstoidentifyanewaimfortreatingsleepdisorders,includinginsomnia（失眠）.

Ifyouwantagoodnight’ssleep,youmightthinkaboutaddingalittleswingtoyournight-timeroutine.

1.What’sthepurposeofthesecondstudyinthepassage?

A.Todoresearchonthesleepsystemofotherspecies.

B.Toseewhetherrockingaffectssleepofotherspecies.

C.Todiscussinwhichcaserockingaffectsbaby’ssleep.

D.Tostudytheinfluenceofrockingonsleepdisorders.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutthemiceinParagraph5?

A.Theirsleepingtimewentupwhenrockedat1Hertz.

B.Theirsleepdisorderincludinginsomniawastreated.

C.Whenrocked,theyfellasleepfourtimesfasterthanatstillcondition.

D.Whenrocked,theysleptfasterthantheirhumancounterparts.

3.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RockingHelpsGrown-upsSleepToo.

B.DeepSleepNeedstheConstantSwing.

C.RockingGreatlyAffectsDeepSleep.

D.RockingCanTreatSleepDisorders.

Passage4

Elderlywomenwhoeatfoodshigherinpotassium（钾）arelesslikelytohavestrokesanddiethanwomenwhoeatlesspotassium-richfoods,accordingtonewresearchintheAmericanHeartAssociation."Previousstudieshaveshownthatpotassiumconsumptionmaylowerbloodpressure.Butwheth