备战届高考英语阅读之说明文练习十四文档格式.docx

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Suchawayofteachingisnotlikelytoencouragegirlstotakemanymathematicsandsciencecourses，norisitlikelytosupportgirlswhodo.Whenitcomestothesesubjects,itseemscertainthatschoolwidensthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.

1.Girlsarelikelytothinkthat________.

A.sciencecoursesareforbothboysandgirls

B.sciencecoursesmakethemmorepopular

C.sciencecoursesmakethemsuccessful

D.sciencecoursesaredifficultforthem

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feminine”inpara.2probablymean?

A.gentleB.femaleC.hungryD.charming

3.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutgreatmathematicians?

A.Theirteachersdidnotsupplyanswerstothem.

B.Theystartedlearningmathematicsatanearlierage.

C.Theyshowedmathematicalabilitiesintheirteenageyears.

D.Theirsuccessresultedfromtheirstronginterestinmathematics.

4.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat________.

A.boysandgirlslearninthesameway

B.boysandgirlsareequalingeneralintelligence

C.girlsaremoreconfidentinthemselvesthanbefore

D.girlsshouldtakefewersciencecoursesthanboys

（B）

“Don’tbeahelicopterparent.”Thismessagehasbeenrepeatedfrequentlyandotherstrytoencourageparentstobackofftheirkidsandgivethemgreaterspaceandfreedomtoexplore.Butitdoesn'

tactuallytellparentshowtheyshouldact.Whatkindofparentingstyleshouldbeadoptedinplaceoftheoverprotectivenessofhelicoptering?

Onepossibleansweris,“Bealifeguardparent.”Thatmeanssittingapartfromtheactionandkeepinganeyeoneverythingthat’sgoingon,readytojumpinifneeded.ThiswasbroughtupbyDr.MarianaBrussoni,adevelopmentalpsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandRichardMonette,editor-in-chiefofActiveforLife.Theythinklifeguardingshouldincludethreeparts.

Openattentionisthestageparentsshouldbeinmostofthetime,showingacaringinterestinwhatkidsaredoing,butkeepingtheirphysicaldistanceandremainingnon—intrusive（不介入的）.Focusedattentioniswhenaparentperceives（察觉）warningsignsandbecomesmorealert.Maybeit’stimetocheckinwiththechildtoseehowthey’redoing.Itmightbeagoodopportunitytohelpthechildthinkthroughtheiractions,ratherthandirectingthem.Mostofthetime,playgoesbacktobeingsafeandtheparentcanreturntoopenattention.Activeinterventioniswhenaparentneedstostepintoreduceimmediaterisk.Achildmightnotrealizethey’reclosetotheedgeofabusyroadordeepwater,sotheparenthastoensuretheirsafety.

Brussonisaysmostofaparent'

stimeshouldbespentinopenattention.Dayscouldpass，withouteverenteringfocusedattention.Activeinterventionshouldbeextremelyrare.It’scrucialtoavoidtellingkidstobecarefulallthetime.Thissendsamessagethatthechildcan’tdothingswithoutparentalassistance.

Noonesaidparentingwaseasy,butitcanbelessunbearableifyouletgoofsomecontrol,teachyourkidstodothingsindependently,andtrustthemtoself—regulate.Everyonecomesouthappierintheend.

1.Whyishelicopterparentmentionedinparagraph1?

A.Warnparentsnottooverprotectkids.

B.Introduceanotherparentingapproach.

C.Remindparentstogivekidsmorefreedom.

D.Makeacomparisonbetweentwoparentingstyles.

2.Whatwillalifeguardparentprobablydo?

A.Accompanykidsaslittleaspossible.

B.Tellkidstobeawarewhatevertheyaredoing.

C.Directkidswhentheyareclimbingathinbranch.

D.Urgekidstoleaveaheavytrafficroadimmediately.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Parentinghasbeenthetoughestjobsinceancienttimes.

B.Allowingparentstoself-regulatemaybeofgreatbenefit

C.Lesscontrolmayleadtoaharmoniousparent-childrelationship.

D.Childshouldbetaughttothingsallbythemselvestogrowup

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Don’tBeaHelicopterParent.B.TeachKidstoIdentifyRisks.

C.HowtoGuaranteeKids’Safety.D.StrivetoBeaLifeguardParent.

（C）

Ifyou'

reanythinglikemostworkingAmericans,youprobablymakeabeelineforthecoffeemachineassoonasyouwakeupinthemorning.Infact,over85percentofAmericansconsumecaffeine（咖啡因）regularly－andcoffeeisthepreferredmedium.AsfortheperfecttimeforyourJoe?

There'

sa“sweetspot”thatcouldmaximizeyourcaffeinekick,andsurprisinglyenough,it'

snotthefirstthinginthemorning.

Althoughhavingyourcoffeerightawaymaycauseyoutothinkquicklyinthemorning,thatfeelingquicklycrashesjustafewhourslater.“Definitelylimitcoffeewhenyoufirstwakeup”，LauraCipullo,registereddietitianandauthorofWomen'

sHealthBodyClockDiet,toldCNBC.

Togetthemostbenefit,expertsrecommenddrinkingyourcoffeeinthemidmorningorearlyafternoon,instead.Gettingcaffeineaboutthreetofourhoursafteryougetoutofbedwilldothetrick,too.Why?

Atthosetimesintheday,yourbodyislowoncortisol（皮质醇）－thestresshormonethatmakesyouthinkquickly－anddesperatelyneedsagoodpickmeup.

Ofcourse,ifyoucan'

tfunctionwithoutyourmorningcoffee,thenbyallmeans,continuedrinking!

Noteveryoneagreeswiththemidmorningtheory,anyway.RegistereddietitiannutritionistMelanieDellingesbelieveswhenyouconsumecaffeineisnotintheleastimportant;

it'

showmuchcaffeineyouconsumethatmattersthemost.Sherecommendslimitingyourintaketotwotofourcupsaday.

Regardlessofwhenyoudecidetodrinkyourcoffee,trytoavoiddrinkingcoffeeafter2or3intheafternoon.Researchshowsthatcaffeinecandisturbyoursleepuptosixhoursafteryouconsumeit.

1．Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlined“Joe”inparagraph1?

A．routineB．companyC．breakfastD．coffee

2．Whendoestheauthorsuggestdrinkingcoffee?

A．Lateintheevening.B．3to4hoursaftergettingup.

C．Earlyinthemorning.D．2or3hourslateraftergettingup.

3．WhatdoesMelanieDellingesregardasthemostimportant?

A．Theamountofcaffeineintake.B．Thetimetoconsumecaffeine.

C．Thewayonetakesincaffeine.D．Themidmorningtheoryoncoffee.

4．Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

A．HowmuchcoffeetodrinkB．Whyweoughttodrinkcoffee

C．Don'

tdrinkcoffeeinthemorningD．Thebesttimetodrinkcoffee

（D）

Climatechangeisperhapsthekeyissueofourtime.Often,however,itispresentedtousasbeingsoabstractthatitseemsimpossiblydistant.Forthoseofyoulookingforsomethingalittlemoreconcrete,anewreportsuggeststhattheeffectsofclimatechangemaysignificantlyaffectcoffee.

Thereport,putoutbyTheClimateInstitute,describestheeffectsofclimatechangeonvariouscoffeegrowingnationsandtheresultanteffectsontheplantsandthosewhogrowthem.

Coffeaarabicaplants,whichproduce70%ofallcommercialcoffee,canbeadverselyaffectedbyevenahalfdegreechangeintypicalweatherconditions.Thissensitivitytotemperatureputstheplantatincreasedriskoftheeffectsofclimatechange.

InCentralAmericatheaveragetemperaturehasrisenbyafulldegreeCelsiussince1960.InEthiopiatheaveragetemperaturehasincreasedby1.3degrees.Thisincreaseisenoughtohavenotableeffectsontheplants.InTanzaniatheproductivityperhectareofcoffeehasfallenbyhalfsincethe1960sduetochangesintemperature.

Indeed,studiesclaimthatby2050theareaoftheworldsuitableforgrowingcoffeewillbecutbyhalf.Coffeeproductionislikelytothenbepushedtohigherelevations（海拔）totakeadvantageoflowertemperatures,butthiswillnotbeenoughtomakeupforlostlowlandareas.

Coffeeisthesecondmosttradedgoodsbydevelopingnations,andtheinabilityofproducernationstoexportitcouldcausedramaticchainreactionsintheireconomies.Millionsofpeople