高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 7.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day7

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day7

Passage1

Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.

About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:

Ihateit!

Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.

Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.

Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin—Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined（用松香擦）thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.

Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn（庄严的）tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.

Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer’sday?

1.Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor’sdislikeofviolin-playing?

A.Ordersfrommum.B.Boredomofpractice.

C.Lossofpassionforviolin.D.Disappointmentintheteacher’seyes.

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.

B.Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.

C.Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor’sheartunabletobeat.

D.Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.

3.Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?

A.Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.

B.Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.

C.Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.

D.HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DeeploveformusicB.Mydislikeandlikeofviolin

C.AninspiringstoryofviolinD.Musicalsoulmate—violin

Passage2

DanielAnderson,afamouspsychologist,believesit'simportanttodistinguishtelevision'sinfluencesonchildrenfromthoseofthefamily.WetendtoblameTV,hesays,forproblemsitdoesn'treallycause,overlookingourownrolesinshapingchildren'sminds.

Onetraditionalbeliefabouttelevisionisthatitreducesachild'sabilitytothinkandtounderstandtheworld.WhilewatchingTV,childrendonotmerelyabsorbwordsandimages（影像）.Instead,theylearnbothexplicitandhiddenmeaningsfromwhattheysee.Actually,childrenlearnearlythepsychologyofcharactersinTVshows.Furthermore,asmanyteachersagree,childrenunderstandfarmorewhenparentswatchTVwiththem,explainingnewwordsandideas.Yet,mostparentsuseaneducationalprogramasachancetoparktheirkidsinfrontofthesetanddosomethinginanotherroom.

Anotherargumentagainsttelevisionisthatitreplacesreadingasaformofentertainment.ButaccordingtoAnderson,theamountoftimespentwatchingtelevisionisnotrelatedtoreadingability.TVdoesn'ttaketheplaceofreadingformostchildren；ittakestheplaceofsimilarsortsofrecreation,suchaslisteningtotheradioandplayingsports.Thingslikeparents'educationalbackgroundhaveastrongerinfluenceonachild'sreading.“Achild'sreadingabilityisbestpredictedbyhowmuchaparentreads,”Andersonsays.

TraditionalwisdomalsohasitthatheavytelevisionwatchinglowersIQ（智商）scoresandaffectsschoolperformance.Buthere,too,Andersonnotesthatnostudieshaveprovedit.Infact,researchsuggeststhatit'stheotherwayaround.“Ifyou'resmartyoung,you'llwatchlessTVwhenyou'reolder,”Andersonsays.Yet,peopleoflowerIQtendtobelifelongtelevisionviewers.

Foryearsresearchershaveattemptedtoshowthattelevisionisdangeroustochildren.However,byshowingthattelevisionpromotesnoneofthedangerouseffectsasconventionallybelieved,Andersonsuggeststhattelevisioncannotbecondemnedwithoutconsideringotherinfluences.

1.BywatchingTV,childrenlearn________.

A.imagesthroughwords

B.morethanexplicitmeanings

C.moreaboutimagesthanwords

D.littleaboutpeople'spsychology

2.Aneducationalprogramisbestwatchedbyachild________.

A.onhisownB.withotherkids

C.withhisparentsD.withhisteachers

3.Whichofthefollowingismostrelatedtochildren'sreadingability?

A.Radiolistening.

B.Televisionwatching.

C.Parents'readinglist.

D.Parents'educationalbackground.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToadviseontheeducationaluseofTV.

B.TodescribeTV'sharmfuleffectsonchildren.

C.ToexplaintraditionalviewsonTVinfluences.

D.TopresentAnderson'sunconventionalideas.

Passage3

Dreamscanbefamiliarandstrange,fantasticalorboring,butsomedreamsmightbeconnectedtothementalprocessesthathelpuslearn.Inarecentstudy,scientistsfoundaconnectionbetweennaptimedreamsandbettermemoryinpeoplewhowerelearninganewskill.

　　Inthestudy,99collegestudentsbetweentheagesof18and30eachspentanhouronacomputer,tryingtogetthroughavirtualmaze（ikE）.Themazewasdifficult,andthestudyparticipantshadtostartinadifferentplaceeachtimetheytried,makingitevenmoredifficultTheywerealsotoldtofindaparticularpictureofatreeandrememberwhereitwas.

　　Forthefirst90minutesofafive-hourbreak,halfoftheparticipantsstayedawakeandhalfweretoldtotakeashortnap.Participantswhostayedawakewereaskedtodescribetheirthoughts.Participantswhotookanapwereaskedabouttheirdreamsaftersleepandtheywereawakenedwithinaminuteofsleeptodescribetheirdreams.

　　Stickgold,aneuroscientist,wantedtoknowwhatpeopleweredreamingaboutwhentheireyesweren'tmovingduringsleep.Fourofthe50peoplewhosleptsaidtheirdreamswereconnectedtothemaze.Somedreamedaboutthemusicthathadbeenplayingwhentheywereworking;otherssaidtheydreamedaboutseeingpeopleinthemaze.Whenthesefourpeopletriedthecomputermazeagain,theywereabletofindthetreefasterthanbeforetheirnaps.

　　Stickgoldsuggeststhedreamitselfdoesn'thelpapersonlearn,it'stheotherwayaround.Hesuspectsthatthedreamwascausedbythebrainprocessassociatedwithlearning.

　　Allfourofthepeoplewhodreamedaboutthetaskhaddonepoorlythefirsttime,whichmakesStickgoldwonderifthedreamsshowupwhenapersonfindsanewtaskparticularlydifficult.Peoplewhohadotherdreams,orpeoplewhodidn'ttakeanap,didn'tshowthesameimprovement.

1.Whatweretheparticipantsoftheexperimentaskedtodobeforehavingashortnap?

________

A.Tostayinadifferentplaceinthemaze.

B.TodesignacomplexVirtualmazetogetthrough.

C.Toexperiencetheexperimentandtrytoremembersomething.

D.Togetthroughavirtualmazeonacomputerfromthesameplace.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

________

A.Participantswhotookanapwererequiredtoexpresstheirthoughts.

B.Participantswhodreamedaboutfilmscouldfinishthetaskmoreeasily.

C.Participantswhosedreamslinkedwiththemazecouldfindthetreefaster.

D.Participantswhodreammayencouragethemselvestoinventsomethingnew.

3.WhatcanweinferfromStickgold?

________

A.everypersonmaydreamaboutwhattheylearned.

B.people'sbrainprocessesmaybeconnectedwiththeirlearningindreams.

C.oncepeople'seyesstopmoving,theyaresuretodreamaboutsomething.

D.nomatterhowfantasticalorboring,dreamsareconnectedwithpeople'slife.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

________

A.DreamingMakesSense

B.NotAllDreamsAreTrue

C.DreamsAreStrange

D.Stickgold,aDreamExpert

Passage4

　　Therearequiteafewadvantagesofwearingschooluniforms.Theideamayseemdisagreeableatfirst,butconsideringallthepositiveeffectscomingfromwearinguniformsyouwouldbemorelikelytoenjoythem.

　　Teachersloveschooluniformsbecauseithelpsprovideanorderlylearningenvironment.Havingstudentsdressedinuniformsmayteachthemhowtopresentthemselvesinaneatandprofessionalmanner.Itgivesstudentstheopportunitytolearnhowtodresslikeyoungladiesandgentleman.Andtheycanfocustheirattentiononacademicsratherthanstyle.

　　Purchasing（购买）schooluniformsiseasyandneedslesshesitationandconsideration.Nomatterwhattheschool'spolicyis,thereareonlyspecificessential（基本的）piecestothewardrobe（服装）thatarenecessary,soitwon'tbreakthebank.Afewwardrobeitemscanlastalongtime.Parentscouldalsoenjoyaneasymorning,asitwilltakelesstimetochooseasetofclothesfortheschoolday.

　　Studentswearinguniformswillfeellesspressureaboutwhattowearornottowearwhentheirclassmatesaredressedsimilarly.Gettingdressedbeforeschoolbecomeslessofachore（琐事）whenstudentsarelimitedintheirchoices,sothereshouldn'tbeanytroubleaboutchoosinganoutfitforthedayandgettingreadyquickly.Somestudentsmaynotlikethelackof