高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 239Word格式文档下载.docx

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sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle."

Pardon?

saidthesalesman.

MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowingin-sidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?

Wedon'

tsellamiraclehere,child.I'

msorry,"

thesalesmansaidwithasmile.

"

Listen,ifitisn'

tenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.Justtellmehowmuchitcosts."

Awell-dressedmanhearditandasked,"

Whatkindofamiracledoesyourbrotherneed?

Idon'

tknow,"

sheansweredwithhereyesfulloftears."

sreallysickandmumsaysheneedsanoperation.Butmydaddycan'

tpayforit,soIhavebroughtallmymoney."

Howmuchdoyouhave?

askedtheman."

1.11,butIcantryandgetsomemore,"

sheanswered.

Well,whatluck,"

smiledtheman."

1.11,thepriceofamiracleforlittlebrothers."

Hetookupthegirl'

shandandsaid,"

Takemetowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherandmeetyourparents.Let'

sseeifIhavethekindofmiracleyouneed."

Thatwell-dressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,afamousdoctor.Theoperationwassuccessfulanditwasn'

tlongbeforeAndrewwashomeagain.

Howmuchdidthemiraclecost?

1.Intheeyeofthegirl,amiraclemightbe________.

A.somethinginteresting

B.somethingbeautiful

C.somewonderfulmedicine

D.somegoodfood

2.2.Whatmadethemiraclehappen?

________

A.Thegirl'

sloveforherbrother.

B.Thegirl'

smoney

C.Themedicinefromthedrugstore.

D.Nobodycantell.

3.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推断）that________.

A.Thedoctordidn'

taskforanypay

B.Amiracleissuretohappenifyoukeepon

C.Thelittlegirlislovelybutnotsoclever

D.Andrewwasinfactnotsosickastheyhadthought.

Passage2

Duringtherosyyearsofelementaryschool（小学）,Ienjoyedsharingmydollsandjokes,whichallowedmetokeepmyhighsocialstatus.Iwasthequeenoftheplayground.Thencamemytweensandteens,andmeangirlsandcoolkids.Theyroseintheranksnotbybeingfriendlybutbysmokingcigarettes,breakingrulesandplayingjokesonothers,amongwhomIsoonfoundmyself.

Popularityisawell-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology.MitchPrinstein,aprofessorofclinicalpsychologysortsthepopularintotwocategories:

thelikableandthestatusseekers.Thelikables'

plays-well-with-othersqualitiesstrengthenschoolyardfriendships,jump-startinterpersonalskillsand,whentappedearly,areemployedeverafterinlifeandwork.Thenthere'

sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence:

statusbornofpowerandevendishonorablebehavior.

Enviableasthecoolkidsmayhaveseemed,Dr.Prinstein'

sstudiesshowunpleasantconsequences.Thosewhowerehighestinstatusinhighschool,aswellasthoseleastlikedinelementaryschool,are"

mostlikelytoengage（从事）indangerousandriskybehavior."

Inonestudy,Dr.Prinsteinexaminedthetwotypesofpopularityin235adolescents,scoringtheleastliked,themostlikedandthehighestinstatusbasedonstudentsurveys（调查研究）."

Wefoundthattheleastwell-likedteenshadbecomemoreaggressiveovertimetowardtheirclassmates.Butsohadthosewhowerehighinstatus.Itclearlyshowedthatwhilelikabilitycanleadtohealthyadjustment,highstatushasjusttheoppositeeffectonus."

Dr.Prinsteinhasalsofoundthatthequalitiesthatmadetheneighborswantyouonaplaydate—sharing,kindness,openness—carryovertolateryearsandmakeyoubetterabletorelateandconnectwithothers.

Inanalyzinghisandotherresearch,Dr.Prinsteincametoanotherconclusion:

Notonlyislikabilityrelatedtopositivelifeoutcomes,butitisalsoresponsibleforthoseoutcomes,too."

Beinglikedcreatesopportunitiesforlearningandfornewkindsoflifeexperiencesthathelpsomebodygainanadvantage,"

hesaid.

1.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theclassificationofthepopular.

B.Thecharacteristicsofadolescents.

C.Theimportanceofinterpersonalskills.

D.Thecausesofdishonorablebehavior.

2.WhatdidDr.Prinstein'

sstudyfindaboutthemostlikedkids?

A.Theyappearedtobeaggressive.

B.Theytendedtobemoreadaptable

C.Theyenjoyedthehigheststatus.

D.Theyperformedwellacademically.

3.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.BeNice—YouWon'

tFinishLast

B.TheHighertheStatus,theBetter

C.BetheBest—YouCanMakeIt

D.MoreSelf-Control,LessAggressiveness

Passage3

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'

spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:

helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.

Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit（追求）tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched（发起）the"

IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"

projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.

InChicago,themayor（市长）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"

OneBook,OneChicago"

program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.

TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity（一致）canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.

UltimatelyasNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.

1.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?

________

A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.

B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.

C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.

D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.

2.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?

A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.

B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.

C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.

D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.

3.Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?

A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.

B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.

C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.

D.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached.

4.AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby________.

A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbook

B.thegrowingpopularityofthewriters

C.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading

D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads

Passage4

Researcherssaytheyhavedevelopedtechnologythatcouldpredictheartattacksyearsbeforetheyhappen.TheyreportusingmathematicalsystemstoexamineCTimagesofapatient'

sheart.ACTscanusesX-raysandacomputertomakedetailedpicturesofbones,organsandothertissueinsidethebody.

ThenewmethodwasdevelopedbyresearchersattheUniversityofOxfordinEngland.AreportontheirstudywaspublishedinthemedicaljournalTheLancet.AlsotakingpartinthestudywereteamsfromGermanyandtheU.S.

Mostheartattacksresultfromabuild-upoffattytissueinsidearteries（动脉）thatcarrybloodfromthehearttootherareasofthebody,thusblockingthisflowofbloodandcausingaheartattack.

Currently,doctorsuseCTscanstolearnwhenastickysubstancecalledplaquehasalreadybuiltupinsideanartery.Thenewtechnologyisdesignedtopredictwhicharteriesareatriskforfuturebuildup.

TheresearchersreportedusingcomputerstoexamineCTscanstomeasurehowmuchfatispresentaroundheartarteries.Thatfatchangeswhenanarterybecomesaffected,servingasanearlywarningsystemforheartattacks.

Charalambos,aprofessorattheUniversityofOxford,saidhebelievestheresearchshowsthismethodcouldbeveryeffectiveingettingpatientstotakeearlystepstopreventfutureproblems,addingthatresearchershadyettoestimateexactlyhowmanyheartattackscouldbeprevented.Buthesaidhebelievesthetechniquecouldhelpidentifybetween20to30percentofpeopleatriskofhavingone.

HeaddedthatthenewtechnologywillmakesuchpredictionseasierbecauseitworkstogetherwithexistingCTtechnology.Theresearchwasbasedontwolarge,independentstudiesof4,000pat