高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 27.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day27

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day27

Passage1

Stillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?

Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.

King'sArtCentre

AdayattheCentrecouldmeanavisittoanexhibitionoftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendseestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.

Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto‘learnfromthemasters’orgetmorecreativewithpaint—freeofcharge.

TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.

TheBotanicGarden

TheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.

Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersaboveblue-greenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.

GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.

TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlife-enthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesinthelake.Asnakecalled‘HissingSid’isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.

Byron'sPool

ManystoriessurroundLordByron'stimeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity.Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatiswasaplaceof“messanddrunkenness”.However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I'mnotjusttalkingaboutthepetbearhekeptinhisrooms.Hespentagreatdealoftimewalkinginthevillage.

ItisalsosaidthatonoccasionByronswamnakedbymoonlightinthelake,whichisnowknownasByron'sPool.AcoupleofmilespastGrantchesterinthesouthCambridgeshirecountryside,thepoolissurroundedbybeautifulcircularpathsaroundthefields.Thecriesofinvisiblebirdsmakethetripalovelyexperienceandonthewayhomeyoucandropintothevillageforafternoontea.Ifyoudon'ttrustme,thenperhapsyou'lltakeitfromVirginiaWoolf—overacenturyafterByron,shereportedlytookatriptoswiminthesamepool.

1.Asmentionedinthepassage,thereisasmallchargefor______.

A.attendingthemasters'classB.workingwithlocalartists

C.learninglifedrawingD.seeinganexhibition

2.“TorchAloe”and“VenusFlytrap”are______.

A.commoninsectsB.impressiveplants

C.rarely-seensnakesD.wildlife-enthusiasts

3.WecaninferfromthepassagethatByronseemed______.

A.tofearpetbearsB.tolikewalking

C.tobeaheavydrinkerD.tofinishuniversityin1805

4.InthepassageByron'sPoolisdescribedasalake______.

A.surroundedbyfieldsB.ownedbyLordByron

C.locatedinGrantchesterD.discoveredbyVirginiaWoolf

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Someplacesforweekendbreak.

B.Awaytobecomecreativeinart.

C.Thecolourfullifeinthecountryside.

D.UnknownstoriesofCambridgeUniversity.

Passage2

Everyonefanciesabargain;ifitisfree,everyonelovesitevenmore!

ThosewhodonotbelieveinafreelunchcannoweattheirwordsbecauseitispossibletogetthingsforfreeinSingaporewithoutanyconditionsattached.Letmeintroduceyoutosometipsonwhereandhowtogainsomefreepresents,allwithouteventouchingyourwallet.

　　Food

　　Gosearchforfoodfestivalsandfairs.Thesefoodsellersusuallyputoutalotofsmallsamplesforalltotry.FamousonesincludetheSingaporeFoodFestivalheldannuallyinthemonthofJulyatvariouslocationsincludingtheTakashimayaSquareandPlazaSingapura.

　　Haircuts

　　Therearewell-knownhairsalonseverymonththatrequirehairmodelsforapprentices（学徒）toexercisetheirskillsorfortheirhairstylists（发型师）toexperimentwithnewstyles.Unbelievableasitmightsound,mostpeoplecomeoutofthisexperiencesatisfiedandaddictedtomoreofsuchdeals.

　　FreeInternet

　　MosthotelsofferfreeWIFI.TherearealsomanycafesinSingaporethatofferfreewirelesssurfing.However,orderacoffeetoavoidunfriendlystaresfromthestaff.PopularspotsincludetheMcDonald's,StarbucksandCafeGalileeoutletsthroughoutourisland.

　　FreeCityTour

　　IfyouareatravelerinSingapore,theSingaporeTourismBoardhasarrangedforyoutoenjoyafreetwo-hourcitytourthatoffersyouachoicetoenjoyaSentosaIslandtourorasmall-boatexperience.

　　LivingandtravelinginSingaporeisexpensive,butsometimesallittakesisacloserlookatallthelittleshelteredcomersofthisislandtoappreciatetheoccasionaltreasuresthataregiventothosewhoseek.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpart"allwithouteventouchingyourwallet"?

A.Freeofcharge.B.Freeofworry.

C.Freeofpain.D.Freeoftax.

2.Fromwhichwaydoesfree"Haircuts"benefithairsalons?

A.Advertisingtheirproducts.

B.Attractingmorecustomers.

C.Developingtheirstaff'sskills.

D.Buildingtheirreputation.

3.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthistext?

A.HealthB.EconomyC.EducationD.Travel

Passage3

Riskissomethingwefacedaily.However,somepeopleareobviouslymorewillingtotakerisksthanothers.

Biologistsappeartohavediscoveredaphysicalreasonthatexplainswhysomepeoplearerisk-takers.Dopamineisaneurotransmitter,achemicalthatspreadssignalsbetweennervecells.Itislinkedtothebrainsrewardsystemandisthechemicalthatmakesusfeelgood,andscientistsbelieveittobelinkedtorisk-taking.Ournervecellshavedopaminereceptors（接收器）whichcontroltheamountofdopaminethateachcellreceives.Butnotallreceptorsmaybeactive.Whenapersonhasfewactivereceptorstocontroltheamountofdopaminethatisreceived,acellcanbecomefloodedresultinginanextremefeelingofhappiness.

ResearchersatVanderbiltUniversityandAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineasked34menandwomentocompleteaquestionnaireabouttheirrisktakingtoassesswhethertheyseeknewopportunitiesorarecautiousinlife.Theresultsoftheresearchwereconsistentwithsimilarstudiescarriedoutwithrats,andhadthesameoutcome.Itconcludedthatpeoplewhoarerisk-takershavefewerdopaminereceptorsthanpeoplewhoarenot.Thissuggeststhattherushofpleasurearisktakerreceiveswhenacellbecomesfloodedwithdopaminecanbecomeaddictiveforsomepeople.Theythereforepursuenewandexcitingactivitiesinordertotrytorepeatthisfeeling,andasaresulttheirconcernforriskbecomesconsiderablyreduced.

Dopaminegivesusabiologicalreasonforrisk-taking,butscientistsbelievetheremaybepsychologicalreasonstoo.Sensation-seekingisapersonalitycharacteristicthatdescribesthedesiretofindactivitiesthatbringuspleasure.In1964,psychologistMarvinZuckermancreatedthesensation-seekingscale.His40-itemquestionnaire,stillusedtoday,wasgiventopeoplewhowereactiveinseekingnewactivities,andtopeoplewhoweremoresatisfiedwithaquietlife.Whilerisk-takingisnotacharacteristicinitself,itisverymuchassociatedwithsensation-seeking,asahighsensation-seekerdoesnotevaluateriskinthesamewaythatalowsensation-seekerdoes.Adesiretoachievepleasuremeansthatthereisagreaterwillingnesstotakemorerisks.

Therearebothbiologicalandpsychologicalexplanationsastowhysomepeoplemaychoosetotakemorerisksthanothers.However,noneoftheseexplanationsaredefinitive.

1.Ifapersonhasfeweractivedopaminereceptors,.

A.heislesslikelytofeelhappy

B.heismorewillingtotakerisks

C.hewilleventuallybecomedopamine-addictive

D.heispooreratcontrollingtheamountofdopamine

2.Theunderlinedphrase"consistentwith"isclosestto""inmeaning.

A.contraryto

B.inagreementwith

C.atthecostof

D.persistentin

3.Whatcanbeconcludedfromparagraph4?

A.Thelongingforpleasuremayleadtorisktaking.

B.Awillingnesstotakemoreriskscanbecultivated.

C.Thesensation-seekingscalecanhelptoevaluaterisk.

D.Highsensation-seekersaremorecommonthanlowones.

4.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whenwelearntotakerisks

B.howrisk-takingbenefitsus

C.whatmakesrisk-takers

D.whyweshouldtakerisks

Passage4

RayTokuda,a54-year-oldJapaneseAmerican,isproudofthetitlehisschoolhasgivenhim.HeisaShifu,aChinesewordliterallymeaningamaster,mentororseniorpractionerofmartialarts.

Tokudahasreasontobeproud.HehasbeeninvolvedwithChinesemartialartsforalmostfourdecades.AfterlearningthematthemartialartsschoolinNewMexicoState,todayheisamongthemostexperiencedkungfuteachersoftheschool.

PracticingmartialartstwotothreehoursandhelpingstudentsimprovetheirskillshavebecomeTokuda’sdailyroutine.Heexpectstopracticeandteachmartialartsfortherestofhislife.“I’mstilllearning.It’sworthmorethanalifetimetolearnChinesemartialarts,”hesaid.“OnceIstarted,Ijustcouldn’tstop.Ithinkit’salsothemagicofChineseculture.”

Tokudawassenttothemartialartsschoolwhenhewas10.Hestillremembershowunwillinghewaswhenstartingout.“MyfatherhadalwayswantedtolearnChinesemartialartsbutnevergotthechance,soheputhiskidin,”hesaid.“IwassoafraidatthattimebecauseIthoughtkungfuwasallaboutfighting.”

Butthingschangedafterhelearnedthatmartialartsweremorethanpunchingandkicking.

“Oneofthethingsmartialartsteachmeisovercomingadversity,”Tokudasaid.“Asalittlekid,myfirstlessonwaslike,oh,look,thisisathingthatIcangetthroughbydiligence,perseverance（毅力）anddedication,andthatwaspricelessformylife.”

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