高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 169Word格式.docx

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Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?

Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?

Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersarent?

Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox（非常规的）,andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereadersattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooksstoryisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooksattempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto_.A.illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB.demonstratethevalueofBrooksnewbookC.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?

A.Itsstrongbasis.B.Itsconvincingpoints.C.Itsclearwriting.D.Itsmemorablecharacters.3.Whatistheauthorsgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?

A.Contradictory.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.D.Critical.4.Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A.Problemswiththebook.B.Brooksslifeexperience.C.Deathofthecharacters.D.Brooksstranslationskills.Passage2BasketballStatisticianHelpWantedTheAthleticDepartmentislookingforstudentstohelpassiststaffduringtheFall2016,Winter2016-17andSpring2017semesters.Studentsinthispositionwillbekeepinglivestatisticsduringbasketballgames.Studentsmustmeetallofthefollowingrequirements:

GoodcomputerskillsAvailableeveningsandweekendsKnowingbasketballrulesandstatisticsStudentsinterestedinworkingfortheAthleticDepartmentshouldcontacttheAthleticCoordinatorattheirrespective（各自的）campuses.TP/SSAthleticCoordinator,MichaelSimone,240-567-1308RockvilleAthleticCoordinator,JorgeZuniga,240-567-7589SpringfieldAthleticCoordinator,GaryMiller,240-567-2273GermantownAthleticCoordinator,GauriChavan,240-567-69151.Whenwillthejobstart?

A.InMay2016.B.InMay2017.C.InSeptember2016.D.InSeptember2017.2.Whoismorelikelytogetthejob?

A.Sam,Englishmajor,memberofthecollegebasketballteam.B.Judy,ITstaffwithnightclasses,childrensbasketballteamcoach.C.Ted,computermajor,basketballfan,freeoneveningsandweekends.D.Molly,part-timeprogrammer,highschoolbasketballplayer,newmother.3.WhomshouldyoucontactifyouwanttoapplyforthejobinRockville?

A.Michael.B.Jorge.C.Gauri.D.Gary.Passage3Everyoneexperiencestirednessatworksometimes.Atsomepoint（usuallyaround2:

00pm）,youfindyourselfreadyforanap（打盹）.Yourenergychangesnaturallythroughouttheday.ProductivityexpertChrisBaileyexaminedthismotivation,focusandenergylevelsfor21daysandfoundthatallthreetendtospikebetween7:

00and8:

00am,11:

00and12:

00pm,and6:

00and7:

00pm.Inadditiontoallthosehighs,healsonoticedtimewhenfocus,energy,andmotivationwerenowheretobefound.Chriswastiredatwork.YourpeaktimeproductivitytimemaybedifferentfromMr.Baileys,buttheoverallshapeofyourenergeticgraphwouldstilllooklikeaseriesofzigzags（锯齿）.Theamountofsleepyouhave,thefoodyoueat,andhowyouexerciseareafewofthefactorsthatcauserisesandfallsinyourenergylevel.Wecanfilluponcoffeeandsugarasmuchaswewant,butwearefightinganaturaldownturninenergywhenwedothis.Yourtirednessmayseemlikeaninconvenience,butitsreallyyourbodytellyouthatitneedsrest.Ourbodiesoperateonanaturalclockcalledcircadianrhythm（生理节律）.Thissleep/wakecycleisperfectlyadaptedtogiveusenoughsleepoverthecourseofa24-hourperiod.Naturallightistheprimarymeansthatyourbodyusestoassesswhetherornotyoushouldbeasleep.Therefore,circadianrhythmsdonotagreewiththeaverage9-5job.Irregularsleepschedules,thelightfromelectronicdevices,andnaturallightexposureforalongtimecanalsoaffectthecycle.Thisiswhypeopleworkingthegraveyardshifthaveanincreasedriskfordevelopinghealthproblems.Theymustremainawakewhentheirbodytellsthemitstimeforbed,andtheirsleepconstantlydisrupted（干扰）whentheytrytostayawakeondaysoff.1.Whichofthefactorsdoesnotcontributetothedifferencesofthepeakofproductivitytimeaccordingtotheauthor?

_A.DietB.SleepC.ExerciseD.Character2.Whydopeoplefailtoworkenergeticallyforeighthoursaccordingtotheauthor?

_A.Becauseourbodyassessesourneedsforsleepaccordingtonaturallight.B.Becausethelightfromelectronicdevicesstopsthemfromconcentratingontheirjobs.C.Becausemostpeoplechoosetostayuplateatnightforrecreationalactivities.D.Becauseofthestressfromtheirjobsandbusyschedulethattheycannotcopewith.3.Whoislikelytodevelopsleepingproblemsaccordingtothepassage?

_A.Amanagerwhoneedstotravelalot.B.Anathletewhotrainshardforchampions.C.Aguardwhohastoworkinamuseumatnight.D.Abusdriverwhodrivesfrom6a.m.to1p.m.4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

_A.Thereasonsforsleepingproblems.B.Peoplehavedownturnswhentheyworkfornaturalcauses.C.Howpeoplecanfightagainstthelowenergylevelswhentheywork.D.Howtodevelophealthysleepinghabits.Passage4InthestateofMaryland,agirlwasbornintoslavery（奴隶制）in1820.HerparentsnamedherAramintaHarrietRoss.ShewastobecomeHarrietTubman.ShewasoneofaboutonemillionAfricansinslaveryintheUnitedStates.Fromtheageoffive,HarrietTubmansownersmadeherworkveryhard.First,shecaredforthechildofthefarmowner.Then,shedidhardworkonlargefarms.Althoughshecouldnotreadorwrite,Tubmanlearnedfromherparentstodowhatwasright.Throughherwholelife,Tubmanputherselfindangertohelpotherpeople.Onesuchactchangedherlifewhenshewas13yearsold.Becauseshehelpedanotherslave,herownerthrewapieceofmetalatherandithitheronthehead.Sheasbadlyhurt.Fortherestofherlife,Tubmansheadwoundcausedproblemsforher.Whenshewasabout25yearsold,HarrietmarriedafreeblackmannamedJohnTubman.Butshewasstillaslave.Herlifewassodifficultthatshedecidedtoescape.Shetravelledfor145kilometers,andfinallycrossedintotheNorth.Tubmanbecameafreewoman.ButTubmancouldnotleaveherfamilyenslavedintheSouth.Soshetravelledbacktohelpthemescapeaswell.Then,shemademanytripsandguidedabout300slavestofreedom.TubmanalsofoughtbravelyintheAmericanCivilWarandin1865slaverywasnotallowedintheUS.HarrietTubmandiedin1913.Hermemorybringshopetomanypeopleespeciallytothosewhofightforjustice（正义）.Sheencouragedpeopletonevergiveup.Ifyouwantatasteoffreedom,keepgoing.1.WhatdoweknowaboutHarrietTubman?

_A.Shewasbornaslave.B.ShewasborninAfrica.C.ShewastakentotheUSbyaslavetrader.D.Shewassoldtoafarmownerwhenshewasborn.2.Whenshewas13yearsold,Tubman_.A.plannedtorunawayB.helpedaslaveescapeC.foughtbravelyagainstherownerD.wasseriouslywoundedinherhead3.WecaninferfromthetextthatTubmanwas_.A.honestandfriendlyB.strongandhelpfulC.luckyandcarefulD.cleverandpolite4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

_A.AfricansFightforFreedomB.HarrietTubman:

FromSlavetoHeroC.TheHistoryofSlaveryintheUnitedStatesD.TheAmericanCivilWar:

TheNorthAgainsttheSouthPassage5Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,Well,itsso-and-sosfault.orIknowImlate,butitsnotmyfault;

thecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinnerskeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordontrelyonthispers