高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 13.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day13

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day13

Passage1

Myrealloveforpoetryasanadultcamewhen,asaparticipantinawriter'sworkshop,Iheardapoetreadherworkaloud.Iwastheretostudynonfiction,andeveryeveningparticipantsgatheredtoheartheirpeersandteachersreadworkfromtheirselectedgenres.AsIlistenedtoSolmazSharifreadherpoem,Iwasovercomebyit.ItwasjustlikeadanceandIwasinvitedtoparticipate.IlookedaroundtheroomtoseeifeveryoneelsewasasshockedasIwas.IwasinloveandIthinkitwasbecauseshewasinlove.

Afterthewriter'sworkshop,Ibegantotryondifferentpoets.IwasdesperatetofindanotherconnectiontoapoetliketheoneIhadexperiencedwithSharif.Iborrowedacollectionofpoemsfromourlocallibrary.

OneafternoonasIsatonthecouchbrowsingit,thefeelingreturned.AsIreachedthefinalline,my8-year-olddaughterwalkedintotheroomtoseemespitjoyandtearsandgriefalloverthelivingroomcarpet.

“What'sthematter,Mom?

”sheasked.

"Apoem,that'sall,"Isaid.Shesmiled,relievednothingwaswrong.“Wanttohearit?

”Isaid.

Wesattogether,onthecouch,andIreadKayRyanaloud.Whenwewerefinished,mydaughterranuptoherbedroomtograbanotebooksoshecouldcomposesomeofherownlines.ShefellinlovebecauseIwasinlove.Thosefifteenminutesspentonthecouchtogethertaughthermoreaboutpoetrythananyeight-weekcurriculumcouldhave.

Wedidn'tstudypoetrytoticktheboxesofanimaginedculturalsyllabus.Rather,weleanedclosetoeachotherandfellinlovewiththewords.

Partofteachingourchildrentolovepoetryisfallinginlovewithpoetryourselves.DoesthatmeanIdon'tworryaboutteachingthemthedifferentformsandskills?

Certainlynot.Imean,whileitistruethatgreatpoemscomeasaresultofamasteryofthecraft,hardwork,andpatience,inthebeginningIsimplyencouragemychildrentoenjoythewords,andIcheerthemonastheydaretowritedowntheirownlines.

1.Whatwasthewriter'spurposeofattendingawriter'sworkshop?

A.Tomakenewfriends.B.Tolearnnonfictionworks.

C.Tomeetmuch-lovedpoets.D.Toexchangereadingnotes.

2.Whydoesthewriterdescribethepoemasadance?

A.Sheloveddancing.B.Shewastoosurprised.

C.Shewastouchedbythereading.D.Sheneverheardthispoembefore.

3.Whyisthewriter'sdaughtermentioned?

A.Totellshewaseasytobemoved.

B.Toproveherdaughteralsolovedpoems.

C.Toshowherdaughterwastalented.

D.Tosupportherownopinion.

4.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentolovepoetryatfirst?

A.Teachthemwritingskills.

B.Askthemtowritetheirownpoems.

C.Actasrolemodelsforthem.

D.Buythemcollectionsofpoems.

Passage2

Nexttimeyouraiseaneyebrowattheviewsofyourfriend,brother,sisterorcolleague,remembertheycouldbehelpingtomakeyousmarter.Newresearchshowsthatintelligenceisnotfixedbutcanbeimprovedthroughoutadulthoodbyfamilymembers,brightmatesandintellectuallychallengingcareers.Thestudychallengesthecommonlyheldbeliefthatintelligenceisfixedbytheageofabout18.

Scientificconsensus（共识）suggestsintelligenceiscontrolledbygenes,withenvironmentalfactorssuchasschoolingandnutritionplayingapartuptothisage.Afterthispoint,IQscoresbecomesteady.ButJamesFlynn,professorattheUniversityofOtagoinNewZealand,arguesthatpeoplecan“upgrade”theirintelligencethroughouttheirlives.Hebelievesintellectualstimulation（刺激）fromotherpeopleisimportantasthe“brainseemstoberatherlikeamuscle—themoreyouuseit,thestrongeritgets”.However,theoppositeisalsotrue—sopeoplewhoshareahomeorworkplacewiththeintellectuallychallengedriskseeingtheirIQlevelsnosediveasaresult.

ProfessorFlynnanalyzedUSintelligencetestsfromthelast65yearsandcreatednewIQ“agetables”.Hefoundabrightten-year-oldwithbrothersandsistersofaverageintelligencewillsufferafivetotenpointIQdisadvantagecomparedtoasimilarchildwithequallybrightbrothersandsisters.However,childrenwithalowIQcouldgainsixtoeightpointsbyhavingbrighterbrothersandsistersandspecialeducationaltreatmenttohelppullthemup.

ProfessorFlynnconcludedthatalthoughgeneticsandearlylifeexperiencesdetermineabout80%ofintelligence,theremaining20%islinkedtolifestyle.ThismeanspeoplecanraisetheirIQ,orallowittofall,bytenpointsormore.HesuggeststhebestwaytoimproveIQlevelsistosocializewithbrightfriends,andfindanintellectuallychallengingjob.

1.Whatdopeoplecommonlybelieve?

A.People1sIQlevelsfallastheygetolderandolder.

B.It’swiseforpeopletosharefamilymembers’views.

C.Theintelligencechangesnomoreduringadulthood.

D.Doingchallengingdeedsisgoodforone’sintelligence.

2.Theunderlinedword“nosedive”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.

A.varyB.fallC.changeD.develop

3.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpimproveone’sintelligenceaccordingtoProfessorFlynn?

A.Stayingwithsmartpeople.B.Makingmanyfriends.

C.Doingexerciseeveryday.D.Learningfromparents.

Passage3

Eatingtoomuchfattyfood,exercisingtoolittleandsmokingcanraiseyourfutureriskofheartdisease.Butthereisanotherfactorthatcancauseyourheartproblemsmoreimmediately:

theairyoubreathe.

　　Previousstudieshavelinkedhighexposure（暴露）toenvironmentalpollutiontoanincreasedriskofheartproblem,buttwoanalysesnowshowthatpoorairqualitycanleadtoheartattackorstroke（中风）withinaslittleasafewhoursafterexposure.Inonereviewoftheresearch,scientistsfoundthatpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofpollutants（污染物）wereupto5%morelikelytosufferaheartattackwithindaysofexposurethanthosewithlowerexposure.AseparatestudyofstrokepatientsshowedthatevenairthattheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）considerstobeof“moderate”（良好）qualityandrelativelysafeforourhealthcanraisetheriskofstrokeasmuchas34%within12to14hoursofexposure.

　　Theauthorsofbothstudiesstressthattheserisksarerelativelysmallforhealthypeopleandcertainlymodestcomparedwithotherriskfactorssuchassmokingandhighbloodpressure.

　　However,itisimportanttobeawareofthesedangersbecauseeveryoneisexposedtoairpollutionregardlessoflifestylechoices.SostricterregulationbytheEPAofpollutantsmaynotonlyimproveenvironmentalairqualitybutcouldalsobecomenecessarytoprotectpublichealth.

1.Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween________.

A.heartproblemsandfattyfood

B.heartproblemsandexercising

C.heartproblemsandsmoking

D.heartproblemsandairquality

2.Theunderlinedword“modest”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans________.

A.relativelyhighB.extremelylow

C.relativelylowD.extremelyhigh

3.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.

A.persuadeB.inform

C.advertiseD.entertain

Passage4

　　Whydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers?

Youknowthestandardexplanations:

keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity（长寿）?

Dosomekindsofpersonalitiesleadtolongerlives?

AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.

　　Thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic（神经质的）thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.Thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:

thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.

　　Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,forinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.

　　Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.

　　Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother'spersonalitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkidsunhealthydiets.Patternsofchildhoodeatingcanbehardtobreakwhenwe'readults,whichmaymeanthatkidsofdepressedmomsendupdyingyounger.

　　Personalityisn'tdestiny,andeveryoneknowsthatindividualscanlearntochange.Butbothstudiesshowthatlonglifeisn'tjustamatterofyourphysicalhealthbutofyourmentalhealth.

1.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople？

________

A.Theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.

B.Theyarebetteratnegotiatinganagreement.

C.Theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.

D.Theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.

2.Whatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation？

________

A.Easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.

B.Personalitycharacteristicsthatproveadvantageousactuallyvarywithtimes.

C.Readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.

D.Suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-d