高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 60Word下载.docx

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1.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.

A.theworld'

sfoodproblem

B.thedevelopmentinbiotech

C.thegeneticallymodifiedfoods

D.thewaytosolvefoodshortages

2.Accordingtothepassage,GMfoods________.

A.willreplacenaturallygrownfoods

B.arefarbetterthannaturallygrownfoods

C.mayhelptosolvetheproblemofpoornutrition

D.cancauseserioustroubleindevelopingcountries

3.Theunderlinedsentence“Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.”inParagraph2probablymeansthat________.

A.GMfoodsareavailableeverywhere

B.thetechnologyinproducingGMfoodsisadvanced

C.genetictechnologymayhaveuncontrollablepowers

D.genetictechnologyhascomeoutoflaboratoriesintomarkets

4.What'

sthewriter'

sattitudetowardsGMfoods?

A.Enthusiastic.B.Cautious.

C.Disapproving.D.Unbelievable.

Passage2

Foodexpertssaywashingcouldspreadthegermsonyourturkeyinthekitchensinkornearbyfood.Butit'

sbeenachallengetryingtoconvincecookstostoprinsing（冲洗）offrawpoultry.Germsthatcanmakepeoplesickarecommoninthegutsofhealthypoultryandarelegallyallowedtobeonrawturkeyandchicken.Theassumptionisthatnobodyeatstheirpoultryraw,andthatthoroughcookingwillkillthebacteria.

Thedo-not-washrawpoultryadvicefromtheUSDAisrelativelynewandperhapshasn'

tcaughtonbecauseitgoesagainstthecommonbeliefthatwashingmakesthingsclean,saidChapman.BenjaminChapman,astudyauthorandfoodsafetyexpertatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,saidtheinstincttowashrawpoultrygoesbackatleastdecadeswhenpeoplereliedmoreonvisualcluestospotproblemswithpoultry.Meanwhile,washinghandsandsurfacesarealsoimportant.

Butfoodpreparationisacomplicatedact,andgermsfrompoultrycanbespreadevenifit'

snotwashed,especiallywhenbirdsareremovedfrompackaging.

TheUSDA-fundedstudystressesthatpoint.ResearcherssprayedrawchickenwithaharmlessstrainofE.coli（大肠杆菌）andwatchedvolunteercooksattestkitchens.Amongthosewhowashedtheirrawchicken,aboutaquarterendedupspreadingthebacteriatotheirlettuce.Butevensomeofthosewhodidnotrinsethechickengotgermsonthelettuce.Andthereareotheropportunitiesforgermstosurviveonturkeys:

meltingandcooking.

Toensureabirdisthoroughlycooked,theysaytouseathermometertocheckthatthedeepestandthickestpartsofithavereached165degrees.Evenafterthemealiscooked,youaren'

toutofthedangerzone.Tokeepturkeysandotherleftoverssafe,expertssaytheyshouldberefrigeratedaftertwohours.

1.Peopledon'

tacceptUSDA'

sadvicebecause_______.

A.theadviceisrelativelynew.

B.cookscleantheturkeybeforecookingit.

C.cleaningseemsmoretrustworthy.

D.heatcankillmostgermsandnooneeatsrawfood.

2.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?

A.Foodpackagescarrygerms.

B.Germsfromaturkeycanbespreadwhetheritiswashedornot.

C.HandsandsurfacesareeasytogetEcoli.

D.Multiplemethodsshouldbeappliedtofoodtogetridofgerms.

3.Whichwaymayhelptocookaturkeysafely?

A.Rinseofftheturkeybeforeitisheated.

B.Keeptheturkeyawayfromthelettuceandrefrigerator.

C.Washhandsandpackagesbeforetakingouttheturkey.

D.Useathermometertocheckthetemperatureoftheturkey.

4.Fromwhichsectionofamagazineisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Cooking.

B.Technology.

C.Science.

D.Medicine.

Passage3

Youhavejustwonfivemillionyuaninalottery（彩票）—howwouldyouspendit?

Beforeyouknowit,tenminuteshadgoneondaydreaming.Thereisatimeandaplacefordaydreaming,butwedon'

thavemuchcontroloverthat.Isn'

titworryingthatanestimated30to50percentofourwakingtimeisspentdaydreaming?

Whatifyourdentistishavingthatlotterydaydreamwhileremovingyourrottentooth?

　　Somestudiessuggestdaydreamingmakesusunhappybecausewearenotfocusingonwhatisaroundusbutareinsteadthinkingaboutthepastorfuture.However,arecentstudypublishedinthejournalNeuropsychologicafindsthatmind-wanderingcanbeofbenefittous.Theresearchersmeasuredthebrainpatternsofmorethan100peopleusinganMRI（核磁共振成像）scanner.Thisdatawascomparedwithtestsoncreativeabilityandaquestionnaireonhowmuchtheirmindsusuallywandered.ThosewhosemindswanderedthemostscoredhigherincreativeabilitytestsandhadmoreefficientbrainsystemsmeasuredintheMRImachine.

　　Beingefficientatmind-wanderingmeansyoucanzoneoutandthennaturallytunebackinwithoutmissinganyimportantpointorstep.ChristineGodwin,theleadauthorofthelateststudyfromtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,saysthatifyouarefocusingondifficulttasks,yourperformancewilldropifyourmindwanders,"

Butwhentasksareeasy,peoplewhohavehighcognitiveabilitycanlettheirmindswanderbecauseitdoesnotaffecttheirperformance.Youmaybethinkingaboutupcominggoalsorproblem-solving.Thesearesomeofthepositivesidestomind-wandering."

　　Mind-wanderingcanvarybetweenbeingmorepracticalormoreemotional.Whatmind-wanderingseemstobebestat,researcherssay,iscomingupwithnewsolutionstooldproblems.So,it'

snotalwaysawasteoftime!

1.Thefirstparagraphservesasa（n）________.

A.explanationB.introduction

C.commentD.background

2.ThestudypublishedinNeuropsychologicashowsthat________.

A.daydreamingmakesusunhappy

B.wearefocusingonthepastorfuture

C.mind-wanderingisrelatedtocreativeability

D.MRIscannerishelpfulinmeasuringthebrainpatterns

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedparagraph3mean?

________

A.GetdistractedB.Focuson

C.BeaffectedD.Havecontrol

4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Mind-wanderingmightbedangerous

B.Daydreamingmightbringbenefits

C.Mind-wanderingisnotawasteoftime

D.Daydreamingishardtobecontrolled

Passage4

　　AaronFotheringhamhasbeenanamazingpersonwithbackflips（后空翻）andotherskateboardingtricksthroughouthisteens.AndhisfamousbackfliphaswonworldwidenoticeintheformofRecord.Whydidhisparticularbackflipearnsuchareputation?

Aaronwasthefirstpersontosuccessfullyperformabackflipinawheelchair.

　　AaronwasbornillHehasbeeninawheelchairsincetheageof8.Sincethen,hehasevendevelopedanewextremesportinwhichwheelchair-bound

athletesusetheirchairslikeskateboardsorbikestodotricks.NowAaron'

sfriendscallhim"

Wheelz"

:

andhesaysit'

shugepraise.

　　ThoughAaronmakeshisstunts（特技表演）lookeasy,doingtricksinawheelchairisverydifferentfromusingaskateboardorbike.It'

sacompletelydifferentskillset.

　　IfaskateboardergoesintoabackfliplikeAaronsanddoesn'

tstartoutwithenoughrotation（旋转）.heorshecanbendhisorherbodytospeedup.Thisallowsaskateboardertomakecompleterotationintimeforasuccessfullanding.ButAaroncan'

tbendhisbodyanymorethanitisalready.

　　ThatmeansAaronhastohaveeverythingperfectbeforegoingintoabackflip.Heneedstolaunchhimselftojusttherightheight.Ifhedoesn'

t,hecouldfallonthegroundcompletely."

MyrotationissoquickthatIdon'

thavemuchtimetothink,"

saysAaron.

　　Aaron'

sstuntstakealotofpractice.Hetriestomakeittotheskateparkeverydaytoworkonhisbackflipandtryoutnewtricks.Eventhoughhe'

sanexcellentathlete,Aarondoesn'

talwayslandhisstuntsperfectly.ButAaronsayshedoesn'

tletbad