高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 218.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day218

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day218

Passage1

NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase（抹去）,theeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.

Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

"Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,"saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool."Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering."

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity（特质）.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.

"Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,"saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.

A.anewmedicalinvention

B.anewresearchonthepill

C.awayoferasingpainfulmemories

D.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill

2.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan___________.

A.causethebraintofixmemories

B.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiences

C.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicals

D.Wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat___________.

A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills

B.thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiences

C.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealth

D.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica

4.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?

A.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.

B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.

C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.

D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.

Passage2

Ihavetwokids,aboyandagirl.Idon’tworryaboutmygirl;I’msureshe’llbewelltrainedinmixedmartialarts.Iworryaboutmyson.I’mprettysurehe’sgoingtobefeminine（女性化的）.Sorrytosaythat,butlet’sfaceit.Nodadwantshissontogofeminine.

Attheratewe’removinginacoupleofyearsyouwon’tbeabletotellthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Soundextreme?

Thinkaboutthis.Ineverymoviewhereadvancedtime-travelingbeingscometoourplanetthere’soneconstant:

Youcan’ttellthemalealiensfromthefemalealiens!

Butthat’sthefuture.Kidstodayaresoftandfat.Peopleaskwhy.Isitjunkfood?

No.Junkfoodhasbeenaroundforfiftyyears.Isitvideogames?

No.Videogameshavebeenaroundforthirtyyears.Noneofthekidsplayingthembackinthedaywereterriblyobese.We’reallscratchingourheadstryingtofigureoutwhatwe’veintroducedtosocietytoruinourkids.Butit’snotanythingwe’veaddedthathasruinedourkids.It’sstuffwe’vegottenridof.

Takethegymropeforexample.Rememberthatthingthatstretchedfromthefloortotheceilinginyourgymclassthatyoucouldneverclimb?

Mostofthekidscouldn’tmakeittothetop.Butthatwasn’tthepoint;thepointwasyouhadtotrywhilesomemiddle-agedguywhocouldn’tmakeitupaflightofstairsshoutedatyou.Weshouldhaveputoursononthatrope,andgivenhimaheadstart,butwedidn’twanttoshametheboy,sowetookitdown.

Takingdowntheropewouldbeagoodideaiftherewerenoropesinlife.Butthey’reeverywhere.Youjustcan’tseethem.They’reineverygoalunrealizedandexpectationnotmet.Thepointeveryonemissedabouttheropeisyouweren’tsupposedtomakeittothetop.Itwastheretocreateafirethatburnedintheoversizedbellyofeverykid.

1.Whatistheexampleofaliensusedtoshow?

A.Girlsaregrowinglikeboys.

B.Boysaregoingfeminine.

C.Therearereallytime-travelingbeings.

D.Alienmoviesarepopularwithchildren.

2.Whatcauseskidstodaytobesoftandfat?

A.Junkfood.B.Videogames.

C.Stuffintroducedtosociety.D.Thingsremovedfromsociety.

3.Howdoestheauthorfindteenagerstoday?

A.Theyhavetoomuchdignity.B.Theyareoverprotected.

C.Theyarelessindependent.D.Theyarethoughttoohighlyof.

4.Whatdoestheropeprobablysymbolize?

A.Goals.B.Expectations.

C.Competition.D.Assistance.

Passage3

Onemothertookmanylovelyphotosofhersleepingson.Afterthelittlebaby,Wengenn,fellasleep,hismotherwouldcreateanimaginaryfairytalescenebehindhimandthentakethoselovelyphotos.

Whenthebabywasasleep,hewasphotographedtravelingtocastlesintheclouds,cookingeggsinthekitchenorswingingontheswingwithanelephanttocatchhim.Thephotoshaveattractedpeoplearoundtheworldbecauseofthecutecreativity.

Mrs.LiaodrewinspirationfromafamouschildphotographerAnneGeddesandamotherAdeleEnersenwhopublishedabookofsimilarphotos,soshedecidedtoturnherhobbyofphotographingtowardherson.Shesaid,"EverydayjustbeforeWengenn'snap,Iwouldimaginehimbeingthemaincharacterinoneofmyfavoritescenesandpaintabackgroundsettingwithplainclothes,lovelyanimalsandothercommonhouseholdmaterials,justlikehowanartistwoulddealwiththepaintbrush.Afterhefellasleep,IwouldplacehimatthecenterofthethemeIhadcreatesandstarttakingphotos."

WithacollectionofmorethanonehundredphotosofWengenn,Mrs.LiaopublishedabookinChineseinTaiwan.AndthereareplansforanEnglishversiontobepublished.Shetoldherfans,"I'mtrulytouchedbyyoursupport."

1.Becauseof________,thephotosattractsomanypeoplearoundtheworld.

A.herlovelyson

B.hercutecreativity

C.herskillofphotographing

D.hertalentedpainting

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

________

A.Thephotoswereusuallytakenduringherson'snap

B.Inthescenesshecreated,therewerefashionable

clothes,lovelyanimalsandhouseholdmaterials

C.Hersonwasalwaysatthecenterofthetheme,andhewasthemaincharacter

D.Thelovelyphotosseemedtotellpeoplesomeimaginaryfairytales

3.WilltherebeabookwithlotsofphotosofWengenninEnglishoneday?

________

A.ProbablyB.Impossible

C.NotatallD.Wedon'tknow

Passage4

Afive-year-olddognamedKelseyhasbeenpraisedasaheroforhelpingtosavethelifeofherownerwhoslippedinthesnowandbrokehisneck.

Theman,Bob,wasalonewhenhelefthisMichiganfarmhouseonNewYear'sEvetocollectfirewood.Expectingajourneyofonlyseveralmeters,Bobwaswearingjustlongjohns（秋裤）,ashirtandslipperswhenhewentoutside,althoughthetemperaturewasaround-4℃.

Aftertheaccident,hewasunabletomoveinthesnow.Fortunately,Kelseycametohisassistance.

"Iwasshoutingforhelp,butmynearestneighborisabout400metersaway,anditwas10:

30p.m,"Bobexplained."ButmyKelseycame.Bythenextmorning,myvoicewasgoneandIcouldn'tyellforhelp,butKelseydidn'tstopbarking"

Bob'scompanionkepthimwarmbylyingontopofhim.Shelickedhisfaceandhandstokeephimawake."Kelseykeptbarkingbutneverleftmyside,"Bobrecalled."Shekeptmewarm.IknewIcouldn'tgiveupandthatitwasmychoicetostayalive."

Bobspent19hoursinthefreezingcold.Whenhefinallylostconsciousness,hisdogkeptbarking.Finally,hearingthebarking,Bob'sneighbordiscoveredhimat6:

30p.m.onNewYear'sDayandcalledtheemergencyservicesatonce.WhenBobarrivedinhospital,hisbodytemperaturewasbelow21C.However,doctorsweresurprisedtofindthathedidn'thaveanyfrostbite（冻疮）.TheybelieveditwasbecauseofKelsey'sdeterminationtokeephimwarm.Dr.ChaimColen,thedoctorwhotreatedBob,said,"Animalscanhelpandhisdogreallysavedhim…hewasveryfortunate."

Bobsaidhewas"enormously"gratefulforbothDr.ColenandhisKelsey."Theysavedmylife.Theyaretrueheroes!

"

1.WhathappenedtoBobonNewYear'sEve?

________

A.Hebrokehisneckandcouldn'tmove

B.Hewaspraisedforsavingadogowner

C.Helefthisdogaloneinhisfarmhouse

D.Heheardhisneighbor'sshoutingforhelp

2.WhydidKelseykeepbarking?

________

A.Tokeepwarm

B.Tostayalive

C.TokeepBobawake

D.Toseekhelpfromothers

3.HowdoesDr.ChaimColenfeelaboutKelsey?

________

A.FortunateB.HelpfulC.ThankfulD.Friendly

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

________

A.Neck-breakingAccident

B.TheMagicNight

C.WarmthOnaWinterNight

D.DeterminationtoKeepAlive

Passage5

ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway,Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaper,andwrotethefollowingwordsonit:

"Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat."Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently,"Takethistothebutcher（屠夫）andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday."

Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutcher's.