高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 21.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day21

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day21

Passage1

Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpower,whatwoulditbe?

Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlife.

Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld.

Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:

thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.

We’renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomework,playingsports,makingfriends,seekingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore.Volunteeror,ifyoucan,contributealittlemoneytoacause.Whateveryoudo,don’tbeabystander.Getinvolved.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou’reolder.Butwhynotstartnow?

Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealth,development,andenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.Ithaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?

A.Yourlifestyle.B.Yourlifevalue.

C.Yourtroubleinlife.D.Yourlifeexperience.

18.Whydoestheauthorsaytheyareinspiredeveryday?

A.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpowers.

B.Theyhavegotthepowertochangetheworld.

C.Somepeoplearoundthemaremakingtheworldbetter.

D.Therearemanypowerfulpeopleintheirlifeandwork.

3.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph5?

A.Learningmoreandcontributingmoretoacause.

B.Risingaboveselfandactingtohelpothers.

C.Workinghardtogetabiggeropportunity.

D.Tryingyourbesttohelpthepoor.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorbelievesthelivesofthepoorestwillgetbetter.

B.Muchmoreprogresswillbemadeinthenearfuture.

C.Theworkonhealthisthemostvaluableexperience.

D.People’seffortshavebeenmateriallyrewarded.

Passage2

Fromtalkingrobotstodriverlessvehicles,technologyhasbecomesoadvancedthatthepreviouslyimpossibleseemstooccuronadailybasis.Andyet-westillhavenocureforthecommoncold.

Whycan'twestopthecommoncold?

AccordingtoPeterBarlow,ascientistatEdinburghNapierUniversity,themainchallengeliesinthemanydifferenttypesofcoldvirusesthatbelongtotherhinoviruses（鼻病毒）.Thereareatleast160types.Theymutate（突变）soeasilythattheyquicklybecomeresistanttodrugs,orlearntohidefromourimmunesystems.Inotherwords,asinglecureisn'tlikelytoworkoneverytypeofcold.

However,researchersfromStanfordUniversityandtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,havefoundapossibleanswer.Theydiscoveredaprotein（蛋白质）thatthevirusesneed.Alltheviruseswereunabletoreplicate（复制）insidecellswithoutagenethatproducesaspecificproteincalledSETD3.

Toidentifythegenewhichproducesthespecificprotein,researchersusedagene-editingtechniquetotestallgenesinthehumangenome（基因组）.Namely,theyrandomlydisabledasinglegeneineachofthecells,sothatthecellslackedoneoranotherofeverygeneinourgenome.Thesegeneticallymodifiedcellswerethenexposedtotherhinoviruses,whichcausethecommoncold.Theteamthenlookedatwhichgenewasmissingincellsthatcontinuedtogrow.Asitturnedout,theonethatstoodoutwasSETD3,whichmakesaproteinofthesamename.

Carettesaidtheplanistofindadrugwhichcantemporarilydisabletheprotein,insteadofproducinggeneticallymodifiedhumans.“Wehaveidentifiedafantastictargetthatallrhinovirusesrequireanddependon.Takethatawayandthevirusreallyhasnochance,”saidCarette.

1.WhichdoesPeterBarlowthinkisaproblemforfightingthecommoncold?

A.Thepoorimmunityofpatients.B.Thelargevarietyofviruses.

C.Thelackofenoughcures.D.Thesideeffectsofdrugs.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutthegene-editingstudyinParagraph4?

A.Allgeneticallymodifiedcellssurvived

B.Somegenesinourgenomewereignored

C.ItlocatedthegeneresponsibleforSETD3

D.Itexposedtheharmoftherhinoviruses.

3.HowshouldwestayawayfromthecommoncoldaccordingtoCarette?

A.Applygene-editingtohumangenes

B.Avoidcontactswithcoldspatients

C.Preventcoldvirusesfrommutating

D.DevelopadrugtoswitchoffSETD3

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Potentialdefensefoundforcoldviruses

B.Secretsbehindthehumangenes

C.Realcausesofthecommoncold

D.Puzzlesoverrhinovirusessolved

Passage3

Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours-about10hoursand39minutesaday-atourcomputers,smartphones,tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?

Itmightbemainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.

Bluelightisatypeofelectromagnetic（电磁的）radiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit’struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances,there’snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis,whichiswhyblue-light-blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?

“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye,butthere’snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage,”Dr.RahulKhurana,clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmology,toldBusinessInsider.

Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact,thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover,bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn’tharmful,thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?

Theansweriseyestrain（眼疲劳）:

Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight,itseems,isn’tthecause.Instead,oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistheissue,blue-light-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?

A.Itisakindofnuclearradiation.

B.Ithastheshortestwavelength.

C.Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.

D.Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.

2.Whatcausesthepopularityofblue-light-blockingglasses?

A.Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.

B.Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.

C.Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.

D.Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.

3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.

B.Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.

C.Bluelightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.

D.Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.

4.Accordingtothetext,wearingblue-light-blockingglassesmaybe________.

A.tiringB.harmful

C.uselessD.beneficial

Passage4

TheNationalGallery

　　Description:

　　TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.

　　Layout:

　　ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.

　　ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitianandVeronese.

　　TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.

　　TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.

　　OpeningHours:

　　TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm（Fridays10amto9pm）andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.

　　GettingThere:

　　Nearestundergroundstations:

CharingCross（2-minutewalk）.LeicesterSquare（3-minutewalk）,Embankment（7-minutewalk）,andPiccadillyCircus（8-minutewalk）.

1.Inwhichcentury'scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?

________

A.The13th.B.The17th.C.The18th.D.The20th.

2.WhereareLeonardodaVinci'sworksshown?

________

A.IntheEastWing.

B.InthemainWestWing.

C.IntheSainsburyWing

D.IntheNorthWing.

3.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?

________

A.PiccadillyCircus.

B.LeicesterSquare.

C.Embankment.

D.CharingCross.

Passage5

　　WhenIthinkaboutthehorrormovieTheRing,Irememberoneofmyfriendsoncesaid,"Deathdoesn'tchoosethosewhoareyoungorold,sickorhealthy.Itjustchoosesrandomly."Itexplainedwhyshewass0afraidwhilewatchingthemovie.ThisiswhatIthinkofcancer.Ithasnopredeterminedplan.Itdoesnotmatterifyouareoldoryoung.

　　Ihadaperfectlife.Itwasaballofgasinliquidthatcouldnotbepiercedbyunhappiness.Noonedied,andnoonewassick.Wewereallhappyandlovedlife.

　　ThenIfoundoutmygrandfatherhadcancer.NomatterhowmuchItoldmyselfhewouldlive,somehowIstillfeltasifitwasadeathsentence.Hewassoyoung,only63.Hefoughtsohard.wheneverI