高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 73.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day73

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day73

Passage1

Friendsandfellowcitizens:

Istandbeforeyoutonightunderaccusationoftheunprovencrimeofhavingvotedatthelastpresidentialelection,withouthavingalawfulrighttovote.Itshallbemyworkthiseveningtoprovetoyouthatinthusdoing,Inotonlycommittednocrime,but,instead,simplyexercisedmycitizen’srights,guaranteedtomeandallUnitedStatescitizensbytheNationalConstitution（宪法）,beyondthepowerofanyStatetodeny.

　　Ourdemocratic-republicangovernmentisbasedontheideaofthenaturalrightofeveryindividualmembertoavoiceandavoteinmakingandexecutingthelaws.Wedeclarethedutyofgovernmenttobetosecurethepeopleintheenjoymentoftheirunchallengeableright.Wethrowtothewindsthebeliefthatgovernmentcangiverights.

　　"Allmenarecreatedequal,andgiftedbytheirCreatorwithcertainundeniablerights.Amongthesearelife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.Tosecurethese,governmentsareestablishedamongmen,gainingtheirjustpowersfromtheagreementofthegoverned."

　　Hereisnoshadowofgovernmentauthorityoverrights,orexclusionofanyclassfromtheirfullandequalenjoyment.Hereispronouncedtherightofallmen,and"therefore,"astheQuakerministersaid,"ofallwomen,"toavoiceinthegovernment.Andhere,inthisfirstparagraphoftheDeclaration,isthedeclarationofthenaturalrightofalltothevote;forhowcan"theagreementofthegoverned"begiven,iftherighttovotebedenied?

　　TheintroductionoftheFederal（联邦的）Constitutionsays:

"We,thepeopleoftheUnitedStates,inordertoformamoreperfectunion,establishjustice,insuredomesticpeacefulness,provideforthecommondefense,promotethegeneralwelfare,andsecuretheblessingsoflibertyourselvesandourposterity（子嗣）,doestablishthisConstitutionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica."

　　Itwaswe,thepeople;notwe,thewhitemalecitizens;norwe,themalecitizens;butwe,thewholepeople,whoformedtheUnion.Andweformedit,nottogivetheblessingsofliberty,buttosecurethem;nottothehalfofourselvesandthehalfofourposterity,buttothewholepeople—womenaswellasmen.Anditisabsoluteridiculetotalktowomenoftheirenjoymentoftheblessingsoflibertywhiletheyaredeniedtheuseoftheonlymeansofsecuringthemprovidedbythisdemocratic-republicangovernment—thevote.

1.Thespeakerwasstandinginfrontoftheaudienceto________.

A.accusethegovernmentofhavingdeniedtreatingherunfairly

B.fightforthelegalrighttovoteintheUnitedStatesasawoman

C.sharearecentvictoryonvotingforthepresidentoftheStates

D.guaranteethattheycouldbetterunderstandtheNationalConstitution

2.Theexpression“throwtothewinds”（Paragraph2）isclosestinmeaningto“________”.

A.abandonB.emphasize

C.shakeD.spread

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothespeech?

________

A.TheQuakerministerholdsconflictingopinionsonwomen’srighttovote.

B.Governmentauthorityhastherighttobarsomeofthegovernedoutofliberty.

C.ThepolicyisundeniablyadoptedthatallthegovernedinAmericahavetheequalrights.

D.There’snowaytotherealagreementofthegovernedifwomen’svoterightisrobbed.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthespeechthat________.

A.it’smoreimportanttohavelibertythanhavegoodwishesofit.

B.theFederalConstitutioncomesfromtheNationalConstitution.

C.it’sridiculousthatwomenenjoylibertywhiletheirrightsarenotsecured.

D.racialandgenderissuesareamongthemajorsocialproblemsoftheUSA.

5.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthespeech?

________

A.FortheSakeofLibertyandHappiness

B.VoteontheWomen’sRights

C.IntheNameofEqualRighttoVote

D.PowerofAmericanConstitution

Passage2

　　Achild'smapoftenprovidesamuch-neededrestforparentstoo.Timeforanuninterruptedphonecall,orarestonthesofa.Andnapshavetobeagoodthingforpreschools,surely,sincetheyneedtotakearestandgetenoughsleepfortheirbrainstodevelop.Shortnapshavealsobeenshowntobegoodforadults---improvingalertnessandreactiontimes.

Soitfeelscounterintuitiveforareviewof26studiestoconcludethatnappinginchildrenovertwoyearsofagemaynotbeagoodideaatall.Thereviewsaysthataftertwoyearsofage,nappingisassociatedwithgoingtosleeplateatnight,poorerqualitysleepandwakingearlier.Soshouldwediscouragenapsinpreschoolchildren-eveniftheyreallyseemtoneedone?

Althoughthereviewtalksabouttheeffectsofnappingontwo-year-olds,mostoftheevidenceinreviewactuallycomesfromstudiesonthree-year-olds.Also,theauthorsoftheviewarticleareclearthattheresearchonchildren’snapsisofpoorquality;somestudiesrelyonparents’rememberinghowmuchtheirchildrenslept,orareforveryshortperiods.

　　AstudypublishedinthejournalofattentiondisordersinFebruarysuffersfromsomemethodologicalshortcomings（forinstancesmallnumbers--only28childrenbetweentheagesofthreeandfour,andonlyforfivedays）,butisatleastarandomized（任意的）controlledtrial,usingactigraphs（活动记录仪）wornonthewristtoobjectivelymeasuresleep.Itfoundthatchildrenwhomissedtheirnapssleptbetteratnightandscoredhigherinstudiesofmemoryandattention.

DrMarkMahone,oneoftheauthors,saysthatsleepatnightmaybeofabetterqualitythanduringdaytimenapping.Havingasoundsleepatnight,hesays,providesagreaterproportionoftheslow-wave,restorativesleepthatpromotesbraindevelopmentandreinforceswhathasbeenlearnedthedaybefore.Thestudyalsofoundthatthechildrenwhowentwithoutnapsdidnotsleepmoreatweekends.

Icouldnevergetmychildrentonap,butforparentswhocan,thereisnoreasontostop.Mahonesaysthatmoreresearchisneededbeforeanyonestartsmakingrecommendation,andchildren’ssleeprequirementsareknowntobevariable.

1.Theword‘’counterintuitive’’inpara.2mostprobablymeans________.

A.difficult

B.unreasonable

C.revolutionary

D.meaningless

2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthestudypublishedinAttentionDisoders？

________

A.Itsobjectsaretooyoungtotakethetest

B.Itsfindingsarereliableduetotheactigraphs

C.Ithasenoughobjectstoproducetheresults

D.Itprovidesvariouswaystohelpadultstotakenaps

3.AccordingtoDrMarkMahone,abetter-qualitynightsleepwillresultin________.

A.frequentrestsonthesofa

B.higherefficiencyoflearning

C.moreseriousattentiondisorder

D.fewerdaytimenapsatweekends

4.Theauthortalksmainlyabouthisorher________.

A.opinionsonwhetherchildrenneedsnaps

B.varioussystemicstudiesonchildren’snaps

C.commentsonsomestudiesonchildren’snaps

D.understandingofthefunctionsofchildren’snaps

Passage3

GOINGTOUNIVERSITY issupposedtobeamind-broadeningexperience.Thatstatementisprobablymadeincomparisontotrainingforworkstraightafterschool,whichmightnotbesoencouraging.Butisitactuallytrue?

JessikaGolleoftheUniversityofTübingen,inGermany,thoughtshewouldtrytofindout.Herresult,however,isnotquitewhatmightbeexpected.Asshereportsin PsychologicalScience thisweek,shefoundthatthosewhohavebeentouniversitydoindeedseemtoleavewithbroaderandmoreinquiringmindsthanthosewhohavespenttheirimmediatepost-schoolyearsinvocational（职业的）trainingforwork.However,itwasnotthecasethatuniversitybroadenedminds.Rather,workseemedtonarrowthem.

Dr.Gollecametothisconclusionaftersheandateamofcolleaguesstudiedtheearlycareersof2,095Germanyoungsters.Theteamusedtwostandardizedteststoassesstheirvolunteers.Onewasofpersonalitytraits,includingopenness,conscientiousness（认真）andsoon.Theotherwasofattitudes,suchasrealistic,investigativeandenterprising.Theyadministeredbothteststwice—oncetowardstheendofeachvolunteer’stimeatschool,andthenagainsixyearslater.Oftheoriginalgroup,382wereontheintermediatetrack,fromwhichtherewasachoicebetweentheacademicandvocationalroutes,anditwasonthesethattheresearchersfocused.Universitybeckonedfor212ofthem.Theremaining170chosevocationaltrainingandajob.

Whenitcametothesecondroundoftests,Dr.Gollefoundthatthepersonalitiesofthosewhohadgonetouniversityhadnotchangedsignificantly.Thosewhohadundergonevocationaltrainingandthengotjobswerenotthatmuchchangedinpersonality,either—exceptinonecrucialrespect.Theyhadbecomemoreconscientious.

Thatsoundslikeagoodthing,certainlycomparedwiththecommonpublicimageofundergraduatesasabunchoflazybones.Butchangesinattitudethattheresearchersrecordedwereratherworrying.Intheuniversitygroup,again,noneweredetectable.Butthosewhohadchosenthevocationalrouteshowedmarkeddropsininterestintasksthatareinvestigativeandenterprisinginnature.Andthatmightrestricttheirchoiceofcareers.

Someinvestigativeandenterprisingjobs,suchasscientificresearch,are,indeedbeyondthedegreeless.Butmany,particularlyinGermany,withitstraditionofvocationaltraining,arenot.Theresearchersmention,forexample,computerprogrammersandfinance-sectorworkersascareersrequiringthesetraits.IfDr.Golleiscorrect,andchangesinattitudebroughtaboutbytheverytrainingGermanypridesitselfonarenarrowingpeople’schoices,thatisindeedamatterworthyofseriousconsideration.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“beckonedfor”inParagraph2?

A.Examined.B.Attra