高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 247.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day247

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day247

Passage1

　　OurmathteststartedandIwassittingthereandworkingawayquitequickly.Ilookedaroundwith15minutesleft,becauseIhadfinishedandwascheckingmytest.

　　Inoticedsomethingveryspecial!

　　Mr.Wardwasstaringrightatoneofthekidsthatseemedtobeonlyhalfwaydonewithhistest.Everytestwetook,therewasalwaysoneguyscramblingatthelastminutetofinishhistest.Hewouldturnthepagesandyousawblankspotafterblankspot.SometimesIevensawentirepagesthatwereleftblank.Mr.Warddidnottakehiseyesoffthiskid.Itseemedstrangetome.Fortherestofthetest,Mr.Wardwatchedthatkidashestruggledfuriously,tappingpapersbackandforthandwritingfuriouslyanderasingevenmorefuriously.Heseemedtousehiscalculatoralotmorethanheneeded.

　　Afterthetestwasfinished,Mr.Wardgavehisendoftheyearspeech,basicallyalongthelinesofgoodluckandgoodjob.ThenIsawhimgotothekidhewaswatchingandtellthekidtogointothehall.

　　Mr.Wardwalkedoutoftheroomandwentintothehallsilently.Heclosedthedoorandfromthatmomenton,Iheardabout4minutesofMr.Wardshoutingatkid.Hegothistesttornupandazerofortheendoftheyearexamandalsofailedforthetermandhadtotakesummerschool.

　　ThatwasthefirstandthelasttimethatIhadseenMr.Wardeveryelllikethat.

　　Obviouslytheguyhadwrittenhisanswersinsidethesleeveofthecalculatorandeverytimehewas"usinghiscalculator"hewasreallylookingattheformulasandotherinformationhehadwritteninsideofthesleeve,whichwasallinvainbecauseMr.Wardspotteditamileaway.

1.Fromthispassageweknowthat________.

A.Mr.Warddislikedhisstudents

B.thestudentMr.Wardwasstaringatwasn'tgoodatmathematicsatall

C.thestudentMr.Wardwasnoticingwasworkingathistestquickly

D.theauthorwastryingtohelpthekidout

2.Theunderlinedword"lines"inparagraph4refersto________.

A.themathexamsB.thesummerschool

C.themathpapersD.Mr.Ward'sspeech

3.Thestudentusedhiscalculatoragainandagainbecausehe________.

A.intendedtoattractMr.Ward'sattention

B.neededtocalculate

C.wantedtoglanceatwhathehadhiddeninsidethesleeveofthecalculator

D.felttoofrightenedtouseitproperlywithMr.Wardstaringathim.

4.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat________.

A.Mr.Wardwasworkingasamathteacherforalongtime

B.thestudentwasaskingtheauthorforhelpwhencaughtcheatingintheexam

C.Mr.Wardregrettednothavingletthestudentpasstheexam

D.thestudentsweretakingtheirfinal-termmathexam

Passage2

　　Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragreethatthereisvirtuallyanepidemicofsleepinessinthenation."Ican'tthinkofasinglestudythathasn'tfoundAmericansgettinglesssleepthantheyoughtto,"saysDr.David.Evenpeoplewhothinktheyaresleepingenoughwouldprobablybebetteroffwithmorerest.

　　Thebeginningofoursleep-deficitcrisiscanbetracedtotheinventionofthelightbulbacenturyago.Fromdiaryentriesandotherpersonalaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientistshavereachedtheconclusionthattheaveragepersonusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanight."Thebestsleephabitsoncewereforcedonus,whenwehadnothingtodointheeveningdownonthefarm,anditwasdark."Bythe1950sand1960s,thatsleepschedulehadbeenreduceddramatically,tobetween7.5andeighthours,andmostpeoplehadtowaketoanalarmclock."Peoplecheatontheirsleep,andtheydon'tevenrealizethey'redoingit,"saysDr.David."Theythinkthey'reokeybecausetheycangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed7.5,eightorevenmoretofeelideallyvigorous."

　　Perhapsthemostmercilessrobberofsleep,researcherssay,isthecomplexityoftheday.Wheneverpressuresfromwork,family,friendsandcommunitymount,manypeopleconsidersleeptheleastexpensiveitemonhisprogramme."Inoursociety,you'reconsidereddynamicifyousayyouonlyneed5.5hours'sleep.Ifyou'vegottoget8.5hours,peoplethinkyoulackdriveandambition."

　　Todeterminetheconsequencesofsleepdeficit,researchershaveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalandperformancetestrequiringthem,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersorrecallapassagereadtothemonlyminutesearlier."We'vefoundthatifyou'reinsleepdeficit,performancesuffers,"saysDr.David."short-termmemoryisweakened,asareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate."

1.Peopleinthe18thand19thcenturiesusedtosleepabout9.5hoursanightbecausetheyhad________.

A.noelectriclighting

B.nodriveandambition

C.thebestsleephabits

D.nothingtodointheevening

2.AccordingtoDr.David,Americans________.

A.areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressureoflife

B.cangetbyon6.5hoursofsleep

C.donotknowhowtorelaxthemselvesproperly

D.oftenneglecttheconsequencesofsleepdeficit

3.ManyAmericansbelievethat________.

A.theyneedmoresleeptocopewiththecomplexitiesofeverydaylife

B.sleepisthefirstthingthatcanbesacrificedwhenoneisbusy

C.tosleepissomethingonecandoatanytimeoftheday

D.enoughsleeppromotespeople'sdriveandambition

4.Theword"subjects"（Line1,Para.4）refersto________.

A.thepsychologicalconsequencesofsleepdeficit

B.specialbranchesofknowledgethatarebeingstudied

C.peoplewhosebehaviororreactionsarebeingstudied

D.theperformancetestsusedinthestudyofsleepdeficit

Passage3

　　Healthfoodisageneraltermappliedtoallkindsoffoodthatisconsideredmorehealthythanthetypesoffoodsoldinsupermarkets.Forexample,wholegrains,driedbeans,andcornoilarehealthfood.Anarrowerclassificationofhealthfoodisnaturalfood.Thistermisusedtodistinguishbetweentypesofthesamefood.Rawhoneyisanaturalsweetener,whilerefinedsugarisnot.Freshfruitisanaturalfood,butcannedfruit,withsugarsandotheradditives（添加剂）,isinto.Themostexacttermofallandthenarrowestclassificationwithinhealthfoodisorganicfood,usedtodescribefoodthathasbeengrownonaparticularkindoffarm.Fruitsandvegetablesthataregrowningardens,thataretreatedonlywithorganicfertilizers,thatarenotsprayedwithpoisonousinsecticides（杀虫剂）,andthatarenotrefinedafterharvest,areorganicfood.Meat,fish,dairyandpoultryproductsfromanimalsthatarefedonlyonorganically-grownfeedandthatarenotinjectedwithhormonesareorganicfood.

　　Inchoosingthetypeoffoodyoueat,then,youhavebasicallytwochoices:

inorganic,processedfood,ororganic,unprocessedfood.Awisedecisionshouldincludestudyofthereasonwhyprocessedfoodcontainschemicals,someofwhichareprovedtobepoisonousandthatvitamincontentisgreatlyreducedinprocessedfood.Breadistypicallyusedbyhealthfoodsupportersasanexampleofaprocessedfood.First,theseedsfromwhichthegrainisgrownaretreatedwithachemicalwhichisextremelyharmful.Later.Thegrainissprayedwithanumberofverydeadlyinsecticides.Afterthegrainhasbeenmadeintoflour,itismadewhitewithanotherchemicalwhichisalsopoisonous.Next,adoughconditionerisaddedalongwithasoftener.Theconditionerandsoftenerarepoisons,andinfact,thesoftenerhassickenedandkilledexperimentalanimals.

　　Averypoisonousanti-fungalcompound,isaddedtokeepthebreadfromgettingmoldy.

　　Otherfoodfromthesupermarketwouldshowasimilarpatternofprocessingandpreserving.Yousee,webuyourfoodonthebasisofsmell,color,andtexture,insteadofvitamincontent,andmanufacturersgiveuswhatwewant,evenifitispoisonous.Thealternative?

Eathealthfoods,preferablytheorganicvariety.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

________

A.Healthfood.B.Theprocessingofbread

C.ProcessedfoodD.Poisons

2.Whatdoalloftheadditivesinbreadhaveincommon?

________

A.Theyareallusedtokeepthebreadfromgettingmoldy.

B.Theyareallpoisonous.

C.Theyareallorganic.

D.Theyhaveallkilledlaboratoryanimals.

3.Whathappenstofoodwhenitisprocessed?

________

A.Thebasiccontentremainsthesame.

B.Vitaminisnotavailableafterprocessing.

C.Thevitamincontentincreasesabit.

D.Thevitamincontentisgreatlyreduced.

4.Wenormallybuyfoodonthebasisof________.

A.organicvarietyB.beauty

C.refinedcontentsD.colorandtexture

Passage4

　　Ihavealwaysconsideredfanmailmyrealsouvenirsinlifeandthetruebenefitsofbeingawriter.

　　ThatdayIwasskimmingthroughmymailwhenIsawaletterfroma21-year-oldprisonernamedMike.Itstartedoutbyexplaininghow,attheageofthree,hewasabandonedbyhisparentsandraisedbyhisgrandmawhotreatedMikelikeherownsonandwasaconstantcomfortwhenheneededhersupport.Shecontinuedtobeloyaltohiminprison,writingtohimeverydaytotellhimhowmuchshebelievedinhimandhowsheknewhewouldmakeitthroughthispainfulstageofhislife.Heendedhisletterbysayingthathedidn'tthinkhecouldtellhishonorarymotherhowmuchshemeanttohim.Buthewantedtotellsomeone,sohetoldme.

　　IwrotebackandmentionedhowshedeservedtohearthewordsthatIhadreadinhisletter.Regrettably,Ineverheardbackfromhim.

　　Afewweeksago,Icameupontheletter.IwonderedwhetherMikeeverfollowedthrough.Icontactedthiswoman,whohadtobeinhereightiesbynow.AftersheconfirmedthatshedidhaveachildnamedMikeinprison,Itoldheraboutthelet