高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 12.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day12

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day12

Passage1

Acaraccidentparalyzed（使瘫痪）ChelsieHillfromthewaistdown,butthatdidn’tstopherfromfulfillingherdreamofdancing.

Sincetheageofthree,ChelsieHillhaddreamedofbecomingadancer.“TheonlythingthatIlovedwasdance.”shetoldCBSNews.Thatambitionnearlyendedonenightin2010.Hill,thena17-year-oldhighschoolseniorinPacificGrove,California,wasinacaraccidentthatputherinthehospitalfor51daysandleftherparalyzedfromthewaistdown.Formostpeople,thatwouldhavedestroyedanyhopeofadancingcareer.ForHill,itwasthebeginning.Farfrombeinganobstacle,herwheelchairencouragedher.“Iwantedtoprovetomycommunity-andtomyself-thatIwasstill‘normal,’”shetoldTeenVogue.

“Whatevernormalmeant.”

Normalforhermeantdancing,soHilldiditinherwheelchairrightalongsidehernon-disabledhighschooldanceteam,whichdefinitelytookheralotoflearningandpatience.”

Aftergraduation,Hillwantedtoexpandherdancenetworktoincludewomenlikeher.Shemetthesepeopleonlineandinvitedthemtodancewithher.“Itwassuchanamazingexperience.”

Hopingtoreachmorepeopleinalargercity,HillmovedtoLosAngelesin2014andformedateamofdancerswithdisabilitiesshecallstheRollettes.“Iwanttobreakdownthestereotypeofwheelchairusersandshowthatdanceisdance,whetheryou’rewalkingoryou’rerolling.”shetoldCBSNews.

Hillhasrealizedwhatmanyofusneverwill:

herchildhooddream.She’sadancer.ButtheRolletteshavehelpedherfindsomethingelsejustasmeaningful.Everyyearsheholdsadancecampforwheelchairusersofallagesandabilitieswithaneyetohelpingthemfindtheirconfidence.ShecallsittheRollettesExperience,andin2019,173participantsfromtencountriesattended.

EdnaSerranosaysthatbeingpartoftheRollettesteamhasgivenherthecouragetocarryonherlife.“Ididn’tknowIcoulddosomanythingsthatthesegirlshavetaughtme,”shesays.“It’ssopowerfultohavemyteammatesinmylife,becausethey’remyteachers.Ihavemorestrength.”

1.WhydoyouthinkChelsieHillformedateamcalledtheRollettesin2014?

A.Toimprovethelivingconditionsofthepoor.

B.Tolivebetterinabigcity.

C.Tochangepeople’sattitudetowardswheelchairusers.

D.Totellthepublic”rollingisbetterthanwalking”

2.Whoisprobablytheunderlinedperson“EdnaSerrano”inthelastparagraph？

A.OneofChelsieHill’sformerclassmates

B.Oneofthe173participantsfromtencountriesin2019.

C.AreporterfromtheCBSNews

D.OneofChelsieHill’sformerteachers.

3.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.ChelsieHill-AbravegirlB.TheRollettesExperience

C.RolltodanceD.Liveforthoseyoulove

Passage2

PangHuiplacedafewmorepairsofchopsticksonthetableforafamilydinner,thoughshedidnotexpectherbigfamilyofsevenwouldusethemasservingchopsticks.

Surprisingly,her75-year-oldfather,whousedtoshrugofftheideaofservingchopsticks,becameafirmsupporterthistime,saidPang,40,fromBeihai,acoastalcityofSouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.

Chinesepeopleoftensharedishes,anddinersusetheirownchopstickstoservethemselvesfoodfromtheshareddishes,atraditionnowbeingchallengedbytheoutbreakofCOVID-19.

"Wefeelasenseofcrisisaswellastheurgetodesertouroldhabitswhenweseereportsoffamilyinfections,"Pangsaid,pointingtothereportsofthevirusspreadingviadropletsandclosecontact.

Localgovernmentsarehelpingtoencourageashift,too.OnFeb.13,2020,localauthoritiesofBeihaistartedacampaignpromotingservingchopsticksandspoons,whichwillavoidcrossinfectioncausedbytheuseofpersonalchopsticks.

SimilarmeasureswerealsoadoptedinothercitieslikeBeijing,ShanghaiandHangzhou.TaizhoucityinEastChina'sJiangsuProvinceevenstandardizedthecoloursofservingchopsticksandspoonstohelpdinersdifferentiate（区分）themfrompersonalones.

Thepracticeofeatingwildanimalshasbeentargetedbythegovernment,whichremainspresentincertainareas.

Chinastoppedtheillegaltradingandtransportationofwildanimalsshortlyaftertheoutbreak.ThemovebecameapermanentbanonFeb.24,2020,whenthecountrymadeadecisiononthoroughlyprohibiting（禁止）theillegaltradingofwildlifeandtheconsumptionofwildanimals.

LiBo,withtheHainanInternationalCenterforwildlifeProtection,saidwildanimalconsumptioncouldleadtothefasterextinctionofparticularspecies,damagetheecologicalbalanceandharmpeople'shealth.

"Theepidemic（流行病）couldbecomeaturningpointtoeliminatethebadhabit,"Lisaid.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutPangHui'sfamilyfromthetext?

A.Thereareusuallymorethansevenpeoplediningtogether.

B.Theyhavestartedtouseservingchopsticksattable.

C.PangHui'sfatheropposesusingservingchopsticks.

D.Theydon'tknowhowtoavoidbeinginfectedbythevirus.

2.Accordingtothetext,whathasbeendonebythegovernment?

A.Sharingdisheshasbeenabandoned.

B.Cross-infectionhasbeenprevented.

C.Eatingwildanimalshasbeenforbidden.

D.Standardpersonalchopstickshavebeenadopted.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eliminate"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Explain.B.Discover.

C.Form.D.Remove.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ServingChopsticksPromoted.

B.WaystoHelpPeopleStayHealthy.

C.TheOutbreakofCOVID-19LeadstoChange

D.ChinaBansTradingofWildlife

Passage3

CarmenAraceMiddleSchoolissituatedinthetownofBloomfield,butfouryearsagoitfacedmanyofthesamechallengesasinner—cityschoolsnearby:

lowscoresinstandardizedtestsanddroppingenrollment（入学率）ofstudents.Thenthehard-drivingheadmaster,DeloreBolton,persuadedherschooltoshakeuptheplacebybuyingalaptopcomputerforeachstudentandteachertouseinschoolandathome.Forgoodmeasure,theboardprovidedwirelessInternetaccessatschool.Totalcost:

\5million.

　　Nowanhourbeforeclassesstart,everyseatinthelibraryistakenbystudentseagertogetonline.Theteachertalksaboutrocksasstudentsviewthematacolorfulwebsite,afterschoolstudentsonbusespulllaptopsfrombackpackstogetstartedonhomework.Sincethecomputersarrived,scoresinstatetestsareup35%andtheenrollmentincreasesby20％.

　　Indeed,schoolsystemsinruralareasareeagertofollowCarmenAraceMiddleSchool'sexample.AngusKing,thestategovernor,hasproposedusing\50millionfromanunexpectedbudgettosupplycomputersforstudents.

　　However,theschoolisseekingfederalgrantmoneytoexpandthelaptopprogram.Inthemeantime,mostoftheproblemshavebeenworkedout.Somestudentsusecomputerstovisitunauthorizedwebsites,butteachershavetheabilitytotrackwherestudentshavebeenandrestrictthem."Thatistheworstwhentheydisableyou"saysaboy.Thehabitisrubbingoffonparents."Itaughtmymomtousee-mail."saysthehonorablegirl."Andnowsheistakingcomputerclasses.I'msoproudofher!

"

1.Byintroducingthelaptopprogram,DeloreBoltonhas________..

A.shakenthebeliefofbothteachersandstudents

B.witnessedaremarkableimprovementinstudents'testscoresandenrollment

C.spentmoretimevisitingunauthorizedwebsiteswiththelaptopprogram

D.changedclass-roomteachinginpublicschools

2.Studentsarelimitedwhentheygetonlinebecause________.

A.theyviewlessonsatacolorfulwebsite.

B.theywillwasteanawfullotofmoney.

C.theyvisitunauthorizedwebsitesometimes.

D.theyaredisabledstudents.

3.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.

A.thelaptopprogramalsohasapositiveinfluenceonparents.

B.thelaptopprograminurbanschoolsisforbiddenbyparents.

C.studentsonlyvisittheschoolwebsiteinCarmenAraceMiddleSchool.

D.studentsgenerallyliketheideaofhavingtheironlineactivitiestracked.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

________

A.Middleschoolsarefacedwithchallengestoday.

B.Aschoolwithhighenrollmentcandowell.

C.Computersareofimportanceinmoderneducation.

D.Laptopscanhelpimprovestudents'schoolperformance.

Passage4

　　WhentheresidentsofBuenosAireswanttochangethepesostheydonottrustintothedollarstheydo,theygotoanofficethatactsasafrontforthrivingillegalexchangemarket.

　　AsthecourierscarrytheirbundlesofpesosaroundBuenosAires,theypassgrandbuildingsliketheTeatroColon,anoperahousethatopenedin1908,andtheRetirorailwaystation,completedin1915.Inthe43yearsleadingupto1914,GDPhadgrownatanannualrateof6

thefastestrecordedintheworld.In1914halfofBuenosAires'spopulationwasforeign-born.Itsincomeperheadwas92

oftheaverageof16richeconomies.

　　Itnevergotbetterthanthis.Itsincomeperheadisnow43

ofthosesame16richeconomies;ittrailsChileandUruguayinitsownbackyard.

　　Thecountry'sdramaticdeclinehaslongpuzzledeconomists."Ifaguyhasbeenhit700,000shotsit'shardtoworkoutwhichoneofthemkilledhim,"saysRafaelDiTella.Butthreedeep-lyingexplanationshelptothrowlightonthecountry'sdecline.Firstly,Argentinamayhavebeenrich100yearsagobutitwasnotmodern.Thesecondtheorystressestheroleoftradepolicy.Thirdly,whenitneededtochange,Argentinalackedtheinstitutionstocreatesuccessfulpolicies.

　　Argentinawasrichin1914becauseofcommodities;itsindustrialbasewasonlyweaklydeveloped.ThelandownerswhomadeArgentinarichwerenotsobotheredabouteducatingit:

cheaplaborwaswhatcounted.

　　Withoutagoodeducations