高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 275文档格式.docx

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YoucantellusaboutmiceorrubbishinyourareabyphoningourPublicHealthUnitat01943874146.Droppingrubbishcanbeexpensive.Didyouknowthatyoucangeta$5finefordroppingwubbishonthestreets?

OurcouncilofficersareonthestreetsofBradfordlookingforpeoplewhodroprubbish.Theywillfinepeoplewhodroplitter.Thisispartofour“Don’tDropIt;

StopIt!

”campaign.

Don’tfillyourbin—recycle.

Justthinkhowfullyourbingetsovertheholidays.Toreduceyourwaste:

◆Say“no”tounwantedbags.Takeyourownbagstothesupermarketorreuseoldones.GetyourfreeshoppingbagfromourAdviceCentre.

◆Recycleyourwaste.Takebottlestoyourlocalrecyclingcentre.

◆Buyrecycledthings.Cardsandpaperaregoodexamples.

Ourcompetitionwinners

Aspartofour“Don’tDropIt;

”campaign,communitygroupsfromthenorth,south,eastandwestofthecity—500volunteers—enteredourcompetitiontocleanuptheirarea.Thegoalwastomakethecitycleanerforthosewholive,work,shoporplaythere.Thefourwinnerswere:

HighTreesParentsGroup,SouthBradfordCommunityProject,TheBridgeCommunityAssociationandForestYouthGroup.

1.Ifyouhaveaproblemwithmiceinyourarea,youcancall________.

A.01943874122B.01941824146

C.01943874146D.01941824122

2.FromtheAdviceCentre,youcanget_______.

A.twowheeliebinsB.afreeyoungtree

C.afreeshoppingbagD.somerecycledpaper

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthecompetition?

A.Therewerefivewinners.B.Itwasheldinthespring.

C.Itfailedtoreachitsgoal.D.500volunteerstookpartinit.

4.Wheremightyouseethismaterial?

A.Inalocalnewspaper.B.Inahealthreport.

C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inastorybook.

Passage2

“Color,color,color!

”arethewordsofartistEricCarle.Ericislikethekingintheworldofchildren’sbooks.Hehaswrittenover70children’sbooks.Hismostfamousbook,TheVeryHungryCaterpillar,iscommononchildren’sbookshelvesallovertheworld.Whatmostpeopledon’tknowisthatEricalsomakesartforadults,whichiscalled“ArtArt”.Peopledidn’tknowaboutit,becausehedidn’tshowittothepublicuntilhewas84yearsold!

LikeEric’schildren’sbooks,his“ArtArt”isfullofbrightandclearcolor.HesayshelovescolorssomuchbecausehemisseditduringthewarinGermany.EricwasborninNewYorkin1929,butmovedtoGermanywithhisfamilywhenhewas6.Whenhewas10,WorldWarIIbegan.Henoticedthatallthehousesandbuildingsinhistownwerepaintedgray,brownordarkgreen.Itwasasadtime,anditseemedliketherewasnocoloranywhere.

Attheendofthewar,“whencolorcameback”,Ericexplains,“Ijustloveditsomuch.IkeepsayingthatIwishoureyescouldseemorecolor.Colorisaveryimportantpartofmywork.”

That’strue.Ericpaintsbrightcolorsonpaper,cutsoutshapes,andthengluesthemontoanotherpieceofpaper.Thismethodiscalledcollage（拼贴艺术）.Infact,itiswhatledErictohis“ArtArt”.

Eric’s“ArtArt”includeslargecollagesaswellaspaintings,photographsandevencostumes.Inalltheseworks,heusesallkindsofcolors-everythingfrompurpletolightgreentoorange.Nowthat’salotofcolor!

1.WhendidEricshow“ArtArt”tothepublic?

A.In1929.B.In1939.

C.In1997.D.In2013.

2.WhydidEricfeelsadduringWorldWarII?

A.Becausehecouldhardlyseebrightcolor.

B.Becausehehadtojointhearmytofight.

C.Becausehecouldn’tdrawverygoodpaintings.

D.Becausehelivedaverypoorlifewithhisparents.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.CollageplaysanimportantpartinEric’sbook“ArtArt”.

B.ChildrenknowlittleaboutTheVeryHungryCaterpillar.

C.Erichascreatedmorebooksforadultsthanforchildren.

D.EricmovedtoGermanywithhisfamilywhenhewas10.

Passage3

In2012,aniPhonefellintomyhands.Thissmarttechnologyseemedliketheentrancetoonlyfunandpositivethingslikechattingwithfriendsandblogging.

However,sevenyearslater,Ihadbecomehorriblylimitedtoit.RecentreportsshowthatI’mnotalone.Accordingtoastudy,theaverageAmericanspendsfivehoursadayonsmartdevices（装置）andabout2.5ofthosehoursarespentonsocial,messaging,mediaandentertainmentapps.

It’shardtoexplainwhentheloveandjoyIfeltformyiPhoneturnedintoadependency.Ifellasleeptomyphoneeverynightandwoketoiteachmorning.IcheckedtheweatherappeverymorningbeforeIchosehowtodressfortheday.IusedittohelpmefindmywaythroughacityIshouldknowwellenoughonmyown.IupdatedmyemailboxeverytimeIpickedmyphoneup.

Justlikewithanyaddiction,myphonedependencybegantoinfluencemylife.Whilespendingtimewithfamily,I’dstareintoasmallscreenonmylapinsteadofbeinginvolvedincommunicatingwithmylovedones.Atwork,myproductivitylevelsdropped.Andthen,myfour-yearrelationshipcametoanend.Eventually,Iwasleftwithyearsofmemoriesandamobilephonethatcouldn’tprovideenjoyablecompanyacrossadinnertable,shareinthejoysofexperiencingaconcertorkissmegoodnightbeforebed.

Now,Imovethroughlifewithmorepurposeandintention.I’vecutbackoncarelesslygivingawaymylimitedtimeandattentiontomyphone.Instead,Ifocusmyeffortsonbeingaspresentaspossible.Trulytrainingthemindtostaypresentisalongandchallengingroad,butit’simportanttostartsomewhere.

Ihopeyou’lltakeadeeplookatyourownphonehabitsandreevaluatehowimportantaroleyouarelettingitplayinyourlife.Whetherornotyou’vereachedaplaceinyourlifewhereyourscreentimefeelsproblematic,there’snoharminmindfullygivingyourcurrentpracticessomethought.

1.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“I’mnotalone”underlinedinParagraph2?

A.HetakeshisiPhoneforcompany.

B.Hehasmanyfriendsaroundhim.

C.There’remanyAmericanslikehim.

D.Bloggingbringshimgreatpleasure.

2.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor_________.

A.wasquiteconfusedaboutsomeapps

B.becamehopelesslyaddictedtohisiPhone

C.wasafraidofspendingmoretimeonhisiPhone

D.neverdressedhimselfbycheckingtheweatherapp

3.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlyfocuson?

A.Whytheauthor’sproductivitylevelsdropped.

B.Whytheauthorfinallyhadphonedependency.

C.Howtheauthorbravelycorrectedhismistakes.

D.Howtheauthor’slifewasnegativelyaffected.

4.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?

A.Persuadepeopletoliveano-phonelife.

B.Advisepeopletousetheirphonesreasonably.

C.Inspirepeopletoconsidertheirrolesinlifeagain.

D.Urgepeopletodevotetheirsparetimetoscreens.

Passage4

Inanationalsurvey,just1in3studentsthoughtthatsmokingonsomedays,butnotothers,cancausealotofharm.Thissmokingpatterniscommon.Itisalsodangerous.Infact,itshealthrisksareaboutthesameassmokingheavily,reportStephenAmrockandMichaelWeitzman.Theirnewstudy’sfindingsshowthatmostkidsdonotseerisksinsmokingtheoccasional（偶尔的）cigarette.

Fortheirstudy,AmrockandWeitzmananalyzeddatafromthe2012NationalYouthTobaccoSurvey.Ithadprobed（探究）tobacco-relatedknowledge,attitudesandbehaviorsin24,658students.Allwereingrades6through12andlivedthroughoutthe50U.S.statesandthedistrictofColumbia.

Mostteensknewthatheavysmokingcanbeharmful.About2inevery3studentsrecognizedthatsmokingevenjustafewcigaretteseachdaycanbeharmful（有危害的）.Only1in3students,however,recognizedthatoccasional—non-daily—smokingisharmful.Amongteenswhosmokethisway—intermittently—just1outofevery7understoodtheirhabitwasdangerous.

Occasionalsmokingisnotsafe,so“wereallyneedtohaveaconversation”withwhoeverthinksotherwise,notesDaveDobbins.HeheadsresearchandpubliceducationatLegacy,agroupbasedinWashington,D.C.Itencouragesteenstorejecttobacco.“Intermittentsmokingcarrieslotsofrisks,”Dobbinsexplains.Theseincludethechancethatlightusewillprogresstoheaviersmoking.“Weexplaintokidsthatlightsmokingissmoking,”saysDobbins,whowasnotconnectedwiththestudy.And,headds,hisgrouppointsoutthat“thedangersbeginrightaway”.

Adultswhoarelightorintermittentsmokersarethosemostwillingandabletoquit.AmrockandWeitzmannote.Mostsmokersstartbyage18.That’swhytheNYUSchoolofMedicineresearcherssuggestanti-smokingeffortsshouldtargetyouthwhotodayarelightoroccasionalsmokers.

1.What’sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Occasionalsmoking.B.Healthandsmoking.

C.Thenumberofsmokers.D.Anti-smokingefforts.

2.Wherecanyoufindthedatashowingstudents’viewsondifferentsmokingpatterns?

A.InParagraph1.B.InParagraph3.

C.InParagraph2.D.InParagraph4.

3.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlined“intermittently”inParagraph3?

A.Heavily.B.Continuously.

C.Occasionally.D.Purposefully.

4.DaveDobbinsagreesthat________.

A.dangersofkids’lightsmokingappearinnotime

B.lightsmokingissuretoresultinheavysmoking

C.mostteenshaverealizedtherisksoflightsmoking

D.lightsmokersarelikelytoquitsmokingnaturally

Passage5

ConstantinLevaditiwasborninGalati,Romaniain1