高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 36.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day36

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day36

Passage1

UseyourAmericanExpressCardtoenjoyone-dayprivilegesatfourofAmerica'sgreatestmuseums.Notetheparticipatingmuseums,andtheirexcitingspecialexhibitionsthatyouwillnotwanttomiss,listedbelow.

Boston

IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum

Chairs

February11—May8,2005

ItalianfurnitureexpertFaustoCalderaiandIndianphotographerDayanitaSinghpresentanexhibitionofchairsfromthemuseum'scollectionand“chairphotographs”fromaroundtheworldpresentedinaVenetisan-stylehallhousingworld-famousmasterpieces.

Formoreinformation:

www.gardnermuseum.org

NewYork

TheNoguchiMuseum

NoguchiandGraham

December1,2004—May1,2005

Noguchi'slong-termcollaborationwithdancerMarthaGrahamisregardedbymanyasahighpointinthehistoryofbothmoderndanceandart.Theexhibitionhighlightsnineofthesetscreatedthroughthiscollaboration.

Formoreinformation:

www.noguchi.org

Philadephia

PennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts

InFullview:

AmericanPainting（1720—2005）

January11—April10,2005

Foundedin1805,thePennsylvaniaAcademyhasbeenhometoAmerica'sartistsfor200years.TheAcademycollectsandexhibitstheworksoffamousAmericanartists,andiswell-knownfortrainingfineartists.2005attheAcademybeginswiththelargestexhibitionoftheAcademy'sdistinguishedAmericancollectionintheinstitution'shistory.

Formoreinformation:

www.pafa.org

Seattle

SeattleMuseumofGlass

Murano:

glassfromtheOlnickSpanuCollection

ThroughNovember7,2004

Thisexhibitionincludesover200piecesofbeautifulglassfromMurano,theislandofglassblowersnearVenice,Italy.Watchliveglass-blowingshowsintheHotShopandseeothermodernglassexhibitions.

Formoreinformation:

www.museumofglass.org

1.Whichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersinformationaboutthefurnitureshow?

A.www.pafa.orgB.www.museumofglass.org

C.www.noguchi.orgD.www.gardnermuseum.org

2.WelearnfromthetextthatMarthaGrahamis______.

A.adancerB.aglassblowerC.apainterD.aphotographer

3.IfyouwanttoknowthehistoryofAmericanpainting,youmayvisit______.

A.TheNoguchiMuseumB.SeattleMuseumofGlass

C.IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseumD.PennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts

Passage2

I'velovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtositabovethetopofit.Mothersatwritingletters.

　　Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbeamostwonderfulthingintheworld.

　　Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,Motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother."Butthedesk,"shesaidagain"isforElizabeth."

　　Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshowedinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedtohaveheart’to’hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

　　Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas"tooemotional".Butshelived"onthesurface".

　　AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.

　　Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peace—itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn'tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

　　Butthepresentofherdesktoldme,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone’paperletter,foldedandrefoldedmanytimes.Itwasmyletter.

　　"Inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords."

1.Thepassageshowsthat________.

A.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.Motherwastooseriousaboutherdaughterinwords

C.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords

D.Mothereventuallyadoptedherdaughter'swayofcommunication

2.Theunderlinedword"gulf"inthepassagemeans________.

A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung

B.differentideasbetweenmotheranddaughter

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter

D.partoftheseagoingfarinland

3.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter'sletteraskingforforgiveness?

________

A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.

B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shedidn'tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.

D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.

4.What'sbesttitleofthepassage?

________

A.MylettertoMother

B.Motherandchildren

C.Mymother'sDesk

D.TalksbetweenMotherandme

Passage3

"Experiencemaypossiblybethebestteacher,butitisnotaparticularlygoodteacher."YoumightthinkthatWinstonChurchillorperhapsMarkTwainspokethosewords,buttheyactuallycomefromJamesMarch,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityandapioneerinthefieldoforganizationaldecisionmaking.ForyearsMarch（possiblybewisestphilosopherofmanagement）hasstudiedhowhumansthinkandact,andhecontinuestodosoinhisnewbookTheAmbiguitiesofExperience.

　　Hebeginsbyremindingusofjusthowfirmlywehavebeenstickingtotheideaofexperientallearning:

"Experienceisrespected;experienceissought;experienceisexplained."Theproblemisthatlearningfromexperienceinvolvesseriouscomplications,onesthatarepartofthenatureofexperienceitselfandwhichMarchdiscussesinthebodyofthisbook.

　　Inoneinterestingpartofthebook,forexample,heturnsadoubtfuleyetowardtheuseofstoriesasthemosteffectivewayofexperientiallearning.Inoureffortstomakestoriesinteresting,heargues,welosepartofthecomplicatedtruthofthings.Hesays"Themoreaccuratelyrealityispresented,thelessunderstandablethestory,andthemoreunderstandablethestory,thelessrealisticitis."

　　Besidesbeingabroadlyknowledgeableresearcher,Marchisalsoapoet,andhisgiftshinesthroughinthedepthofviewsheoffersandthesimplelanguageheuses.Thoughthebookisshort,itisdemanding:

don'tpickituplookingforquick,easylessons.Rather,bereadytothinkdeeplyaboutlearningfromexperienceinworkandlife.

1.Accordingtothetext,JamesMarchis________.

A.apoetwhousesexperienceinhiswriting

B.ateacherwhoteachesstorywritinginuniversity

C.aresearcherwhostudiesthewayhumansthinkandact

D.aprofessorwhohelpsorganizationsmakeimportantdecisions

2.AccordingtoJamesMarch,experience________.

A.isovervalued

B.iseasytoexplain

C.shouldbeactivelysought

D.shouldbehighlyrespected

3.WhatcanwelearnformParagraph3?

________

A.Experiencemakesstoriesmoreaccurate.

B.Storiesmadeinterestingfailtofullypresentthetruth.

C.Theuseofstoriesisthebestwayofexperientiallearning.

D.Storiesareeasiertounderstandwhenrealityismoreaccuratelydescribed.

4.What'sthepurposeofthistext?

________

A.Tointroduceabook.

B.Todescribearesearcher.

C.Toexplainexperientiallearning.

D.Todiscussorganizationaldecisionmaking.

Passage4

Residentialgreenspaceinchildhoodisassociatedwithlowerriskofpsychiatricdisorders（精神疾病）fromadolescencetoadulthood,asisshowninaninvestigationabouttheassociationbetweengreenspaceandmentalhealthintheDanishpopulation.

　　Thisnation’widestudycovering>900,000peopleborninDenmarkfrom1985to2003andlivinginDenmarkontheir10thbirthday.Theirdataonmentaloutcomes,socialstatusandplaceofresidencehasbeencompletelycollected.InsomeDanishsocieties,urbanresidentsespeciallychildrenwhogrewupwiththelowestlevelsofgreenspacehavealmost50%higherriskofdevelopingpsychiatricdisorderssuchasanxiety,depressionandmooddisorderscomparedwithpeopleintheruralareas.

　　Accordingtothestudy,thenumberofpeoplelivingincitiesisincreasing,andglobally,morethan50%ofthehumanpopulationisnowcitydwellers,withnosignofthistrendslowingdown.Forurbancitizens,higherpaceoflifeandsocialstressinthemosturbanizedareascouldcreateastrongerneedforhealthierenvironmentssuchasurbangreenspace.Exposuretogreenspacemayinfluencementalhealththroughbothpsychologicalandphysicalaspects.Itcanpromotementalhealthbysupportingpsychologicalrecovery,encouragingexercise,improvingsocialconnection,decreasingnoiseandairpollution,affectingbraindevelopmentandsoon.

　　Inconclusion,thedatashowaconsistentassociationbetweenhigherlevelsofgreenspaceduringchildhoodandalowerriskofdevelopingpsychiatricdisorderslaterinlife.Thesefindingscontributetotheunderstandingoftheurbanenvironmentasanimportantenvironmentriskfactorformentalhealthandcanguidethedesignofhealthyenvironment,aswellasinstitutionsandprogramsaffectingchildhoodlife.

1.Whatcanbeknownaboutthestudy?

________

A.Itisastudyaboutgreenspaceandmentalhealthofglobalpopulation.

B.Childrenwhogrewupwithlessgreenspacehavelowerriskofmentaldiseases.

C.PeopleinvolvedinthestudyincludeallthoseborninDenmarkfrom1985to2003.

D.Itshowsthelinkbetweengreenspaceinchildhoodandtheriskofpsychiatricdisorders.

2.Whatcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraph?

________

A.Denmarkhasalargepopulationof900,00.

B.Thestudyonlyhasdataonmentalhealthoutcomes.

C.Peoplegrowingupwithoutenoughgreenspacemustsufferfrompsychiatricdisorders.

D.UrbancitizensinsomeDanishsocietieshavealmost50%higherriskofdevelopingpsychiat