英语选修7外研版Module1阅读练习2及答案高考.docx

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英语选修7外研版Module1阅读练习2及答案高考

英语选修7外研版Module1阅读练习

（2）及答案

阅读理解。

Inthefallof1985.Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamlaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeantheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytorea

chthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:

buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic---andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

Youcani

maginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof81.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway.Thatmeanttalkingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,ButIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember；littlestepsaddupto

bigdreams.

（）1.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe

A.awriterB.ateacherC.ajudgeD.adoctor

（）2.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.

B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.

D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

（）3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?

A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.

B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.

C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.

D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

（）4.Whatdosetheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B、Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.D、Wellbegun,halfdone.

（）5.Whichofthefollowingcan

bestdescribetheauthor?

A.Caringanddetermine.B、Honestandresponsible.

C、Ambitiousandsensitive.D、Innocentandsingle-minded.

【文章大意】记叙文。

文章介绍了作者取得本科学位的过程中做的事情。

1.C细节理解题。

根据文章第一段的aimingatalegalcareeranddreaming

ofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.，可知答案为C。

2.D细节理解题。

根

据文章Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.可知答案。

3.A推理判断题，由YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.作者需要养育4个儿女，同时还要坚持学习的梦想，joyous可见作者在感

到家庭是忙碌而幸福的。

4.B推理判断题。

根据Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember；littlestepsadduptobigdreams.可以看出作者的学习是在循序渐进，千里之行始于足下，最终才取得学位的。

Littlebylittle,onegoesfa

r.与之符合。

5.A推理判断题。

通过全文作者照顾祖母和照顾家庭，可以看出作者Caring；通过作者坚持不懈的学习，最终拿到学位，可以看出作者的决心determine，选A。

PassageEleven

（TheAffectofElectricityonCancer）

 Canelectricitycausecancer?

Inasocietythatliterallyrunsonelectricpower,theveryideaseemspreposterous.Butformorethanadecade,agrowingbandofscientistsandjournalistshaspointedtostudiesthatseemtolinkexposuretoelectromagneticfieldswithincreasedriskofleukemiaandothermalignancies.Theimplicationsareunsettling,tosaytheleast,sinceeveryonecomesintocontactwithsuchfields,whicharegeneratedbyeverythingelectrical,frompowerlinesandantennastopersonalcomputersandmicro-waveovens.Becauseevidenceonthesubjectisinconclusiveandoftencontradictory,ithasbeenhardtodecidewhetherconcernaboutthehealtheffectsofelectricityislegitimate—ortheworstkindofparanoia.

  NowthealarmistshavegainedsomequalifiedsupportfromtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Intheexecutivesummaryofanewscientificreview,releasedindraftformlatelastweek,theEPAhasputforwardwhatamountstothemostseriousgovernmentwarningtodate.Theagencytentativelyconcludesthatscientificevidence“suggestsacasuallink”betweenextremelylow-frequencyelectromagneticfields—thosehavingverylongwave-lengths—andleukemia,lymphomaandbraincancer,WhilethereportfallsshortofclassifyingELFfieldsasprobablecarcinogens,itdoesidentifythecommon60-hertzmagneticfieldas“apossible,butnotproven,causeofcancerinhumans.”

  Thereportisnoreasontopanic—oreventolostsleep.Ifthereisacancerrisk,itisasmallone.TheevidenceisstillsocontroversialthatthedraftstirredagreatdealofdebatewithintheBushAdministration,andtheEPAreleaseditoverstrongobjectionsfromthePentagonandtheWhitHouse.Butnownoonecandenythattheissuemustbetakenseriouslyandthatmuchmoreresearchisneeded.

Attheheartofthedebateisasimpleandwell-understoodphysicalphenomenon:

Whenanelectriccurrentpassesthroughawire,titgeneratesanelectromagneticfieldthatexertsforcesonsurroundingobjects,Formanyyears,scientistsdismissedanysuggestionthatsuchforcesmightbeharmful,primarilybecausetheyaresoextraordinarilyweak.TheELFmagneticfieldgeneratedbyavideoterminalmeasuresonlyafewmilligauss,oraboutone-hundredththestrengthoftheearth’sownmagneticfield,Theelectricfieldssurroundingapowerlinecanbeashighas10kilovoltspermeter,butthecorrespondingfieldinducedinhumancellswillbeonlyabout1millivoltpermeter.Thisisfarlessthantheelectricfieldsthatthecellsthemselvesgenerate.

Howcouldsuchminusculeforcesposeahealthdanger?

Theconsensususedtobethattheycouldnot,andfordecadesscientistsconcentratedonmorepowerfulkindsofradiation,likeX-rays,thatpacksufficientwalloptoknockelectronsoutofthemoleculesthatmakeupthehumanbody.Such“ionizing”radiationshavebeenclearlylinkedtoincreasedcancerrisksandthereareregulationstocontrolemissions.

Butepidemiologicalstudies,whichfindstatisticalassociationsbetweensetsofdata,donotprovecauseandeffect.ThoughthereisabodyoflaboratoryworkshowingthatexposuretoELFfieldscanhavebiologicaleffectsonanimaltissues,amechanismbywhichthoseeffectscouldleadtocancerousgrowthshasneverbeenfound.

ThePentagonisforfrompersuaded.Inablistering33-pagecritiqueoftheEPAreport,AirForcescientistschargeitsauthorswithhaving“biasedtheentiredocument”towardprovingalink.“Ourreviewersareconvincedthatthereisnosuggestionthat（electromagneticfields）presentintheenvironmentinduceorpromotecancer,”theAirForceconcludes.“ItisastonishingthattheEPAwouldlenditsimprimaturonthisreport.”ThenPentagon’sconcernisunderstandable.Thereishardlyaunitofthemodernmilitarythatdoesnotdependontheheavyuseofsomekindofelectronicequipment,fromhugeground-basedradartowerstothedefensesystemsbuiltintoeverywarshipandplane.

1.Themainideaofthispassageis

[A].studiesonthecauseofcancer   

.controversialview-pointsinthecauseofcancer

[C].therelationshipbetweenelectricityandcancer.

[D].differentideasabouttheeffectofelectricityoncaner.

2.Theview-pointoftheEPAis

[A].thereiscasuallinkbetweenelectricityandcancer.

.electricityreallyaffectscancer.

[C].controversial.

[D].lowfrequencyelectromagneticfieldisapossiblecauseofcancer

3.WhydidthePentagonandWhitHouseobjecttothereleaseofthereport?

Because

[A].itmaystiragreatdealofdebateamongtheBushAdministration.

.everyunitofthemodernmilitaryhasdependedontheheavyuseofsomekindofelectronicequipment.

[C].thePentagon’sconcernwasunderstandable.

[D].theyhaddifferentarguments.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromphysicalphenomenon

[A].theforceoftheelectromagneticfieldistooweaktobeharmful.

.theforceoftheelectromagneticfieldisweakerthantheelectricfieldthatthecellsgenerate.

[C].electromagneticfieldmayaffecthealth.

[D].onlymorepowerfulradiationcanknockelectronoutofhumanbody.

5.Whatdoyouthinkordinarycitizensmaydoafterreadingthedifferentarguments?

[A].Theyareindifferent.      .Theyareworriedverymuch.

[C].Themayexerciseprudentavoidance.    [C].Theyareshocked.

Vocabulary

1. preposterous     反常的，十分荒谬的，乖戾的

2. leukemia       白血病

3. malignancy      恶性肿瘤

4. legitimate      合法的，合理的

5. paranoia       偏执狂，妄想狂。

这里指：

无根据的担心。

6. lymphoma      淋巴瘤

7. carcinogen      致癌物

8. minuscule       很小的，很不重要

9. consensus       舆论

10. wallop        乱窜，猛冲，冲击力

11. epidemiological    流行病学的

12. blistering       罗嗦的，胡扯的

13. critique        评论，批评

14. imprimatur      出版许可（官方审查后的），批准

难句译注

1.   Becauseevidenceonthesubjectisinconclusiveandoftencontradictory,ithasbeenhardtodecidewhetherconcernaboutthehealtheffectsofelectricityislegitimate—ortheworstkindofparanoia.

[参考译文] 由于这问题的证据还不是结论性的，而且常常是矛盾的，所以就难以断定有关电力对身体的影响的顾虑是合乎情理，还是毫无根据的怀疑。

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