高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 120Word文件下载.docx

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“Weknowthatsomethingfunnyhappenswhenyou’reateenager,inthatyouseemtobeoutofsyncwiththeworld,”saidprofessorColinEpsie,whoisleadingthestudy.“Yourparentsthinkit’sbecauseyouarelazyandopinionated（固执己见的）andthateverythingwillbeOKifyoucouldgotosleepearlier.Butscienceistellingusthatteenagersneedtosleepmoreinthemorning.”

Everyonefollowsanaturalcycleofsleep.Biologyhasdecidedthatteenagersgotosleeparoundmidnightanddon’tfeelfullyawakeuntil9-10am,accordingtoscientists.That’stwohourslaterthanadults.Andtheirbodyclocksstaylikethisuntiltheageofaround21formales,and19forfemales.

“Societyprovidesschoolsforlearning,butthebrainprovidessleep.Soweareexploringthepossibilitythatifyoudelaytheschoolstarttimeuntil10am,thatwillimprovelearningperformance,”saidEpsie.

Theresultscouldbepositive,basedonpreviousstudies.

AnearlystudyattheUK’sMonkseatonHighSchoolin2009foundthatstartinganhourlaterimprovedgradesinmajorsubjectsby19percent.

TheOxfordUniversityprojectisexpectingtopublishtheresultslaterthisyear.It’stimetowaitandseewhetherscientistswillgiveusanexcusetogetuplate.

1.Accordingtothepassage,studentswhotakepartintheOxfordUniversityproject_______.

A.willstartschoolonehourearlier

B.willnolongerhavetotakeGCSEexams

C.willperformbetteracademicallythanthosewhodon’tparticipate

D.willbeguaranteedmoresleepingtimeinthemorning

2.Theunderlinedphrase“outofsync”Paragraph5probablymeans______.

A.breakingthehabitofdoingsomething

B.gettingusedtodoingsomething

C.havingnoideaofsomething

D.havingtroublekeepingupwithsomething

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.theOxfordUniversityprojectisaimedatallBritishhighschools

B.gettinguplateisasignoflazinessintheeyesofmostBritishparents

C.childrenandadultshavedifferentnaturalcyclesofsleepandwakefulness

D.thereisstillnoscientificevidencethatsupportsalateschoolstarttime

4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheOxfordUniversityproject?

A.Critical.B.Optimistic.

C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

Passage2

AloudsoundwokeDanat8:

15inthemorning.Lookingoutofhisbedroomwindow,hespiedatreeinsmokeabout500yardsaway.Acarwasstuckaroundthetree’sbase,itsengineonfire.

“Igrabbedbucketsofwater.”Dantoldthereporter.Thenheandhisgirlfriendrantothecrashsite.Thecarwasdividednearlyintwo,andthetreewaswherethedriver’sseatoughttohavebeen,asifplantedthere.Therewas16-year-oldThompson,histerrifiedfacepressedagainstthedriver’ssidewindow,ingreatpain.Dantriedputtingoutthefirewithhisbucketsofwaterwithnosuccess.“Whentheflamesgotintothefrontseats,IrealizedIhadtogethimoutofthere.”hetoldWAGM-TV.

“IfeellikeIjustdidwhathadtobedone.”saidDan.Regardlessofhisownsafety,Danopenedthecar’sbackdoorandcrawledin.Thompsonwasstrugglingtogetfree.Dansaid,“That’swhenInoticedhowbadhislegswere.”Usingapocketknife,hecutoffThompson’sseatbelt.Danpulledhimoutofthewindowofthevehicle,andthendraggedhimtosafetybeforetheentirecarwasengulfedinflames.AlthoughThompsonsufferedseriousinjuriesinhislegs,helookedgreat,smiling.Danthoughtaboutthatdayoften.“Therewasavoicedeepdowntellingmetoactatonce.”Hesaid.

1.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?

A.Danputoutthefirewithwateratonce.

B.DansavedThompsonfromthecaraccident.

C.Thompsonandhisgirlfriendweretrappedinthecar.

D.Thompsongotfreefromtheseatwithaknifebyhimself.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“engulf”underlinedinthelastparagraph?

A.Swallowed.B.Exposed.

C.Affected.D.Polluted.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDan?

A.Enthusiasticandtalented.

B.Courageousandcalm.

C.Cooperativeandgenerous.

D.Ambitiousandprofessional.

Passage3

EventhoughalotofartgalleriesandmuseumsarefreeintheUK,manypeopleseldomvisitthemforfearthattheywon’tunderstandtheartondisplay.Theyareafraidthatothervisitorsmaybemoreknowledgeableandthateveryoneelsethereunderstandswhattheartworksmean.Butthissimplyisn’ttrue.Everyoneisequalinfrontofanartworkandtherearenowronganswers.

Modernartcanbeparticularlydifficulttounderstandandappreciatebutenjoyinganartworkisanaturalgift.Doyoulikeitornot?

Doyouwanttofindoutmoreornot?

Itreallyisthatsimple.

Averywell-respectedarthistorian,ErnstGombrichbelievedthataviewercompletedtheartwork,andthatpartofanartwork’smeaningcamefromthepersonviewingit.So,yousee—evenifyoudon’thaveanarthistorydegree,therereallyarenowronganswers,asthevieweriscompletingtheartwork.

Buttherearethingsyoucandotounderstandandappreciateartalittlebitmore.WhenIlookatanartwork,Iundertakeavisualanalysis.Ilookattheformalelements—color,texture,size.Imaginewe’reviewingapainting.Ilookatthecolor;

Ilookatthebrushstrokes;

Ilookatwhatisbeingdescribed.Ifyou’relookingatartworksinagallery,readthewalltextatthesideoftheartwork.Ifstaffarepresent,askquestions.Askyourfellowvisitorswhattheythink.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingmore.Butaboveall,haveconfidenceinfrontofanartwork.Ifyouareappreciatinganartwork,thenyouaretheintendedviewerandwhatyouthinkmatters.Youaretheonlycriticthatcounts.

1.Accordingtothetext,whydopeopleseldomvisitmuseums?

A.ManyartmuseumsarefreeintheUK.

B.Theyaren’tconfidentinfrontofartworks.

C.Theartworkstherearenotcompleted.

D.Theyarenotinterestedinartworks.

2.WhatisErnstGombrich’sopinionaboutartworks?

A.Theirmeaningsvaryfrompersontoperson.

B.Askingquestionsisthekeytounderstandingthem.

C.Ittakesanarthistorydegreetoappreciatethem.

D.Theyneedananalysisofcolor,textureandsize.

3.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Anartmagazine.

C.Anovel.D.Asciencereport.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtounderstandartB.Thepowerofartworks

C.TheroadtomodernartD.Howtoopenanartgallery

Passage4

“Selfie”,takingapictureofyourselftopostonsocialmedia,becameanofficialwordintheOxforddictionaryin2013.Theideaseemssimple,justposeandsnapaphotoofyourselfwithyourcellphonecamera.Howdifficultcouldthatbe?

Butin2014areported15peoplediedwhiletakingselfies.Thatnumberhasriseneach.yearsincethen.Thirty-ninedeathsconnectedtoselfieswerereportedin2015.And,thisyearhasseenmorethan70suchdeaths.

ResearchersfromuniversitiesintheUSandIndiahavereleasedfindingsfromthefirststudyofdeathsduetoselfies.Theinvestigatorsexaminedthecausesandcharacteristicsofthedeaths.

Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhotakeselfiesforsharingonsocialmediaoftenhaveanarcissistictendency.Thereportsaysthesepeople“useselfiesasaform‘ofself-identificationandexpression”.Theymaytakeselfiesinmoredangeroussettingsbecausetheyseekgreaterattention.Thesedangeroussituationscanleadtoinjury,andevendeath.Theresearchersdefineaselfiedeathas“deathofanindividualoragroupofpeoplethatcouldhavebeenavoidedhadtheindividual（s）notbeentakingaselfie.”

Oneexampleofadangerousselfieinthestudyinvolvedbicycleraces.Peoplesometimesgetonthetracktotakeapictureofthemselveswiththeracingbicyclesbehindthem.Crashesandinjurieshaveresulted.Anotherexampledescribedpeoplestandingontraintrackstryingtogetaselfie’asatrainmovestowardthemfrombehind.Themostcommoncauseofselfiedeathwasfallingfromhighplaces.Itcaused32ofthe172deathsduringthelasttwoandahalfyears.Drowningwasanothercommoncauseofdeath.

Anditmightbemoredangeroustobeamanwithasmartphone.Althoughwomentakemoreselfies,maleswerefarmorelikelytodieduringselfies.75.5%ofthereporteddeathswereofmien.Aboutone-thirdofthe172reportedselfiedeathshadasingledeathwhile24incidentsinvolvedthedeathsofgroups.Twooftheincidentskilledsevenpeopleeach.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.

A.selfiedeathsontheriseB.thedangeroftakingselfies

C.whataselfiedeathisD.thecausesofselfiedeaths

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anarcissistictendency”inParagraph4probablyreferto?

A.Aphysicalstate.B.Apsychologicalstate.

C.Adifficulty.D.Acamera.

3.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofselfiedeaths?

A.Amanaddictedtotakingse