高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 55.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day55

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day55

Passage1

Karen,grownupinaverytraditionalfamilyinthewesternUnitedStates,maintainedhighmoral（道德的）standardsthroughoutheryouth.In1984,attheageof23,shemarriedBill.Theywereblessedwithtwochildren,aboyandagirl.

By1991theirlovehaddeepened,andtheywerehappy.Laterthatyear,Billdevelopedawhitespotonhistongue.Hevisitedadoctor.

Onedayshortlyafterthat,BillcalledKarentositbesidehim.Hesaidwithtearsinhiseyesthathelovedherandwantedtoliveforeverwithher.ThedoctorsuspectedthathehadbeeninfectedwithHIV,thevirusthatleadstoAIDS.

Thefamilywastested.BillandKaren'sresultswerepositive.BillhadbecomeinfectedbeforehemetKaren;thenhepassedthevirusontoKaren.Thechildren'sresultswerenegative.Withinthreeyears,Billwasdead.“Idon'tknowhowtoexpresswhatitisliketowatchtheoncehandsomemanyouloveandintendtolivewithforeverdyingslowly.Icriedmanynights.Hediedthreemonthsshortoftenyearsofourmarriage,”saysKaren.ThoughadoctortoldKarenthatshewouldsoonfollowherhusbandintodeath,sheisstillalive.TheinfectionhasprogressedtotheearlystagesofAIDS.

Karenisbutoneofabout30millionpeoplenowlivingwithHIV/AIDS,afigurelargerthanthecombinedpopulationsofAustralia,IrelandandParaguay.AccordingtooneUNreport,Africahas21millionofthesevictims.Bytheturnofthecenturythatnumbercouldreach40millionandthediseasewillbringonthegreatestdisasterinhumanhistory.Oftheworld'ssexuallyactiveadultsaged15to49,1in100hasalreadybeeninfectedwithHIV.Ofthese,only1in10realizesthatheorsheisinfected.InsomepartsofAfrica,25percentoftheadultsareinfected.

SincethebeginningofthespreadofAIDSin1981,about11.7millionpeoplehavediedofit.Itisroughlycalculatedthatin1997alone,about2.3millionpeoplediedofit.Nevertheless,therearefreshreasonsforoptimisminthebattleagainstAIDS.Duringthepastfewyears,therehasbeenadropinnewAIDScasesinwealthynations.Inaddition,promisingdrugsholdouthopeofbetterhealthandlongerlife.

1.BytellingthestoryofKaren,theauthorintendsto______.

A.warnpeopleagainsthighriskbehaviors

B.stresstheimportanceofmedicaltests

C.expresssympathyforAIDSvictims

D.showtheconsequencesofAIDS

2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mostprobablymeans“______”.

A.wereluckyinhavingB.wereaskedtoadopt

C.regrettedhavingD.gavebirthto

3.BillwassuspectedofbeinginfectedwithHIVafter______.

A.hegotmarriedtoKaren

B.thefamilymembersweretested

C.Karenpersuadedhimtoseethedoctor

D.hefoundsomethingwrongwithhistongue

4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

A.promisingdrugswillsoonstopAIDS

B.thespreadofAIDScouldbecontrolled

C.itishopelesstowinthebattleagainstAIDS

D.thedeathrateofAIDSpatientshasbeenreduced

Passage2

Overcomingextremecold,crueliceandpeopledismissinghimasmad,SlovenianDavoKamicarbecamethefirstpersontoskinon’stopdownMountEverest.Afteradramaticfalloveralmostsheercliffsofsnow,stonesandice,38’year’oldKamicaremergedinhisbasecampafterfivehoursofskiing.“Ifeelonlyabsolutehappinessandabsolutetiredness,”hesaid.Atonestagehehadtospeedoverstretchesoficethatcollapsedandbrokeunderneathhimandcouldhavesenthimfallingintothedeepcrevasses（裂缝）thatdotthemountain.Thedescent（下落）hadbeenbymanyasinsanelydangerous.TheDarwinAwardswebsite,whichdocumentsdeathswhichare　foolhardy,urgedpeopletologontoInternetbroadcastsoftheattempt.“KeepyoureyespeeledforaliveDarwinAward,“itsaid.However,theonlybodytomakethenewswasthecorpse（尸体）ofanknownmountaineerwhichKamicarzippedpastashedescended,oneofanestimated120corpses,thoughttolittertheslopes.“Thismountainisalwaysfullofsurprise.Seeingadeadmanouttherewasareallyshockingexperience,”hesaid.

　　Thankstostrategicallyplacedcamerasonthemountainandoneattachedtohissafetyhelmet,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewitnessedhisdescentontheInternet,whichwasoneoftherecordhighsever.Duringtherunmorethan650,000hitswereregisteredonhisexpeditionwebsitejammingitforatimeasotherstriedtoaccessthesite.

　　WeatherconditionsweresoseverethatKamicarhadtoabandonplanstorestonthesummitbeforeattemptingtodescend.Instead,sufferingfromfatigue,assoonashereachedthetopheputonhisskisandflunghimselfbackdownthemountain.

　　DealingwiththemountainhadalreadycostKamicartwofingerswhenapreviousfailedattemptsawhimgetfrostbiteasafiercestormlashedthepeak.

　　KamicarcomesfromaskiingfamilyandtookpartinhisfirstHimalayanskiingexpeditionin1989.Sincethen,hehasbeentirelessinraisingfundsandsponsorshipformoreexpeditions,withEverestasthepermanentgoal.

1.DavoKamicarmadehistoryby________.

A.skiingdownMountEverestwithoutrest.

B.descendingMountEverestwithintheshortesttimeever

C.attractinglargestnumberofaudiencesonlineforhisdescent.

D.becomingthefirsttofilmhisdescentdownMountEverest

2.Theunderlinedwordfoolhardyinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto________.

A.suddenandhardtoaccept

B.takingunnecessaryrisks

C.attractingpublicattention

D.workinghardtofoolothers

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

________

A.Kamicarsawabout120deadbodieslitteringtheslope.

B.Thebroadcastofhisdescentonlinewascancelledbecauseofthewebsitejam.

C.Kamicar’sfamilyhadatraditiontoconquerMountEverest.

D.ThiswasnotKamicar’sfirstattemptonMountEverest.

4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A.MadmanskisdownEverest

B.DarwinAwardforDavoKamicar

C.Extremesportsheroslidestoarecord

D.BodyofmountaineerfoundonEverest

Passage3

　　Canexerciseduringchildhoodprotectyouagainstmemorylossmanydecadeslater?

Exerciseearlyinlifeseemstohavelifelongbenefitsforthebrain,inratsatleast.

　　"Thisisananimalstudy,/butitshows/thatphysicalactivityatayoungageisveryimportant/—notjustforphysicaldevelopment,/butforthewholelifelongtrackofcognitive（认知的）developmentduringageing,"/saysMartinWojtowiczoftheUniversityofToronto,Canada."Inhumans,itmaydelaytheappearanceofAlzheimer'ssymptoms（阿兹海默氏症）,possiblytothepointofpreventingthem."

　　Wojtowicz'steamdivided80youngmalesratsintotwoequalgroups,andplacedrunningwheelsinthecagesofonegroupforaperiodofsixweeks.Aroundfourmonthslater—whentheratshadreachedmiddleage—theteamtaughtalltheratstoconnectanelectricshockwithbeinginaspecificbox.Whenplacedinthebox,theyfrozewithfear.

　　Twoweekslater,theteamtestedtheratsinthreesituations:

exactlythesameboxinthesameroom,thesameboxwiththeroomarrangeddifferently,andacompletelydifferentboxinadifferentroom.

　　Theratswithoutaccesstoarunningwheelwhentheywereyoungnowfrozethesamepercentageoftimesineachofthesesituations,suggestingtheycouldn'trememberwhichonewasdangerous.Butthosethathadbeenabletorunintheiryouthfroze40to50percentlessinbothchangedboxsettings.

　　"Theresultssuggesttheamountofphysicalactivitywhenwe'reyoung,atleastforrats,hasinfluenceonbrainandcognitivehealth—intheformofbettermemories—whenwe'reolder,"saysArthurKramerofNortheasternUniversityinBoston,whohasfoundthat,inhumans,exercisepromotesthegrowthofnewbraincells.

1.Thestudyshowsthat________.

A.physicalactivityisimportantforphysicalhealth

B.usingtherunningwheelsisofbenefittotherats'growth

C.physicalactivitycanpreventhuman'sAlzheimer'ssymptoms

D.themoreexercisearathaswhenyoung,thebettermemoryitwillpossesswhenolder

2.HowareParagraph3and4mainlydeveloped?

________

A.Byanalyzingcauses.

B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Bydescribingtheprocess.

D.Byshowingdifferences.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

________

A.Exercise.B.Development.

C.Benefit.D.Study.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheanimalstudy?

________

A.Negative.B.Objective.C.Critical.D.Doubtful.

Passage4

ItwasrushhouronthemorningofJune1intheWestTexascityofSanAngelo.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivingherwhite2012MazdaonHouston、HarteFrontageRoadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,aredpickuptruckcutthemoff.Santellanoturnedthewheelhardtotheright,sendingtheMazdaskiddingofftheroadanddownanembankment（堤）thatendedinadrop-offafterabout50feet.Ifthecardidn'tstop,itwouldgoairborneandplungeontotheroadsome20feetbelow.

Thenabitofluck:

Asthecarracedtowardtheedge,itsundercarriagegotstuckonthecementlipoftheembankmentledge,stoppingitcold.Theoccupants,however,werefarfromsafe.Thecarhadcometorestontopofaretainingwall,literallyteetering（摇摇欲坠）ontheedgeofdisaster.Onesuddenmovebyanyoneinsidecouldsenditover.

JacobRodriguezwatchedthesceneunfoldfromthe'T'ruckRepairPlantwhereheworks.Thenheandfourothermenrantothecar.Theyleapedontothetrunktobalancetheweightastheterrifiedkidsinthebackseatwatched.

Meanwhile,JulioVasquezandhisnephew,MarcoVasquez,weredrivingtotheirjabsatnearbyPremierAutomotive.JuliojumpedoutofthecartohelpwhileMarcowenttothesh