高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 152.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day152

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day152

Passage1

Collegestudentsconstantlyhearthepraisesofeducation.Wehaveallbecomeusedtobelievingthatacollegeeducationisalwaysaguaranteeofaneasierlife.Iwasnineyearsoldwhenmyfourth-gradeteacherpresentedmewithatask,towritedownallofthethingsIwantedinmylife.Ifilledmypaperwiththingslike:

ownabighouseandhaveservants;berichandhaveagoodjob.Thenextdaymyteacherhandedbackmypaperandinredinkshewrote:

“GOTOCOLLEGE.”Foralongtime,IwasconvincedthatonceIobtainedaneducation,BAM!

Lifewouldbeeasier.

However,educationcannotpromiseallwishes,dreams,anddesires.Societymustrejectthefoolishideathatacollegeeducation’smainpurposeistosatisfyourdesiresandsecuresuccess.Likemostchallengingthings,educationisagamble（赌博）inwhichresultsdependentirelyonpeople’sabilitytolookpasttheirwantstoseetherealismandreasonbehindtheirwants.

Forinstance,myfirstyearofcollege,Itookasociologyclass.Inclass,weweretaughtthatThirdWorldcountrieswerepoor.Welearnedthatourqualityoflifewouldbealmostimpossibleforanaveragepersoninthosecountries.Ibegantoexaminemyowndesiretoberich.Toalwaysgoaftermoneyfeltselfishwhenknowingothershadnoneatall.Learningaboutothersociety’sfinancialsituationsforcedmetolookbeyondwhatIwanted.

Throughtheprocessofeducation,everythingoncedesiredistested.Wantingsomethingnolongerisenough;it’smoreimportanttoexaminewhywewantitandwhetherwereallywantit.Whenmydesireformoneychanged,everythingchanged.Istoppedlongingformoney-drivencareersandstoppedvaluingthepeoplewhohadthem.IbegantoexaminethethingsIpurchasedandmyreasonforwantingthem.

Educationisatooltobeusedtodevelopandadvanceourdesires,sowecandiscoverthethingsthataretrulysignificantinlife.Educationisasourcetoexpandoursocietytoseebeyondthesuperficial（表面的）appealsandthe“quickfixes”,leavingthebeliefofaneffortlesslifebehindinordertodesireameaningfulone.

1.Theauthor’sfourth-gradeteacherprobablyagreedthat______.

A.theauthorwasanambitiousstudent

B.theauthorshouldsetmorerealisticgoals

C.acollegestudentwouldleadaneasierlife

D.acollegedegreewasthekeytotheauthor’sdreams

2.Whydoestheauthormentionhersociologyclass?

A.Toshareherlearningexperienceswithreaders.

B.Tosupporthernewunderstandingabouteducation.

C.ToexpresshersympathyforpeopleinThirdWorld.

D.Tostresstheimportanceoftakingasociologycourse.

3.Withacollegeeducation,theauthor______.

A.enviedrichpeople

B.lostinterestincareer

C.desiredmorematerialthings

D.stoppedalwaysseekingmorewealth

4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Collegeeducationpromisesaneffortlesslife.

B.Collegeeducationtestsandguidesourlifedesires.

C.Collegeeducationofferssolutionstosocialproblems.

D.Collegeeducationturnsyoungpeopleintogamblers.

Passage2

RunningonEmpty

Foralmostacentury,scientistshaveassumed,tiredness—orexhaustion—inathletesoriginates（起源于）inthemuscles.Preciseexplanationshavevaried,butallhavebeenbasedonthe“LimitationsTheory”.Inotherwords,musclestirebecausetheyhitaphysicallimit:

theyeitherrunoutoffueloroxygenortheydrowninharmfulby-products（副产品）.

Inthepastfewyears,however,TimothyNoakesfromtheUniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica,hasexaminedthisstandardtheory.Tiredness,heargues,iscausednotbysignalsspringingfromovertaxedmuscles,butisanemotionalresponsewhichbeginsinthebrain.Thefundamentalnatureofhisnewtheoryisthatthebrainpacesthemusclestokeepthemwellbackfromtheedgeofexhaustion.Whenthebraindecidesit’stimetoquit,itcreatesunbearablemuscletiredness.This“CentralGovernor”theoryremainscontroversial,butitdoesexplainmanypuzzlingaspectsofathleticperformance.

ArecentdiscoverythatNoakescallsthe“lacticacidparadox”madehimstartresearchingthisareaseriously.Lacticacidisaby-productofexercise,andtheincreaseofitisoftenmentionedasacauseoftiredness.Butwhenresearchsubjectsexerciseincertainconditionscreatedartificially,theybecometiredeventhoughlacticacidlevelsremainlow.Norhastheoxygencontentoftheirbloodfallentoolowforthemtokeepgoing.Obviously,somethingelsewasmakingthemtirebeforetheyhiteitherofthesephysiologicallimits.

Noakesconductedanexperimentwithsevencyclists.Ithaslongbeenknownthatduringexercise,thebodyneveruses100%oftheavailablemusclefibres（纤维）.Theamountusedvaries,butinsometaskssuchasthiscyclingtestthebodycallsonabout30%.Histeamfoundthatastirednesssetin,theelectricalactivityincyclist’slegsdeclined—evenwhentheyweremakingagreatefforttocycleasfastastheycould.

ToNoakes,thiswasstrongevidencethattheoldtheorywaswrong.“Thecyclistsmayhavefeltcompletelyexhausted,”hesays,“buttheirbodiesactuallyhadconsiderablereservesthattheycouldtheoreticallytapbyusingagreateramountoftherestingfibres.”This,hebelieves,istheproofthatthebrainisregulatingthepaceoftheworkouttoholdthecyclistswellbackfromthepointofextremetiredness.

1.Whichofthefollowingissupportedby“theLimitationsTheory”?

A.Tirednessiscausedbysignalsfrombrain.

B.Athletesfeeltiredwhentheyuseupalltheirenergy.

C.Thebodyuses100%ofthemusclefibresinexercise.

D.Athletesbecometiredthoughlacticacidlevelsremainlow.

2.Noakeshasfoundoutthat___________.

A.musclefibrescontrolathletes’movements

B.Lacticacidlevelsremainhighincyclingtest

C.mentalprocessescontrolthesymptomsoftiredness

D.differentexercisesusedifferentamountofmusclefibres

3.Itislikelythatboththeoriesacceptthat___________.

A.lacticacidisproducedinmusclesduringexercise

B.theoxygencontentinbloodmayriseaftersports

C.tirednessisaharmfulby-productofexercise

D.theenergyinhumanbodiescanbebalanced

4.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thedescriptionofanewtest.

B.Theexplanationofthetheory.

C.Thepuzzlingevidenceofastudy.

D.Thewholeprocessoftheresearch.

Passage3

Forthebraveinthearmedforces,beingsentawayfromhomeformonthsatatimeisjustpartoftheduty.However,it’sneveraneasyonetoperformespeciallyforthosewithchildren.So,whenIfoundoutIwasgoingtostayinSouthKoreaforayear,Iwasnervousabouthowmyfivechildren,particularlymyeldestdaughterAbigail,wouldtakethenewssinceitmeantIwouldn’tbehometoseehergraduatefromhighschool.Tomysurprise,Abigailtoldmenottoworryandevensuggestedwemakethenewsknownamongfamilymembers.“We’vebeenluckyyouhaven’thadtobesentabroadyet.Anyway,wecangetconnectedthroughtheInternet.Seemeonyourphoneonmyspot.”Abigailsaid.ShesteppedintomanyofmyroleswhenIwasgone.IwantedtofindawaytothankherandshowherhowproudIwasofher.IstartedplanningthespecialsurprisewhenmyrequesttoreturnhomeafewweeksearliertoattendAbigail’sgraduationceremonywasapproved.WhenmytimeinSouthKoreafinallycametoanend,Iflewhome,rentedacar,andstayedinahotel.AndonAbigail’sgraduationday,IhidinanofficebehindthestagewaitinguntilIheardmydaughter’snamecalled.Ijustkeptthinking“Don’tcry.Don’ttripinyourheels.Don’tfallover.”Atlast!

Abigailwasuponstage.Islippedupbehindher,whisperedinherear,andaroundsheturned!

“Iwasjustthinking,like,‘Youaren’tsupposedtobehere.What?

What?

How?

’Itwasthebiggestshock...I’mprettysuremydadmadepeoplehedidn’tevenknowcry.Emotionalforeveryone.”Abigailcried.Youknowwhatfollowed:

embraces,kisses,tears,laughs,flowers,wishes...;aren’ttheywhatafamilyhaveinstore?

1.Whatworriedtheauthormost?

________

A.HisdutyinSouthKoreaB.HisFivechildren’ssafetyC.Hiseldestdaughter’sstudyD.Hisabsencefromabigevent

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutAbigailfromthestory?

________

A.Shereactedangrilytoherfatherleavinghome.B.Shetookgoodcareoftheotherfourkidswhenherfatherwasawayfromhome.C.Shewasthesmartestkidinherfamily.D.Shegaveaspeechtoexpresshergratitudetoherfatherongraduationday.

3.HowdidAbigailfeelwhenmeetingherfather?

________

A.EmbarrassedB.OverjoyedC.NervousD.Satisfied

4.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtoexpressbytellingthestory?

________

A.Asoldier’spersonalsacrificeB.Afather’scontributiontoafamilyC.ThemeaningoffamilytieD.Thewaytoplanabigsurprise

Passage4

ThatChinawillnotplayintheFootballWorldCuphasnotpreventedChinesesoccerfansfromtakingpartintheexhilarationofthesportsgalainRussia.ReportssayChinesefanshaveboughtover40,000tickets,morethanSpanishandEnglishfans.Theyhavealsobooked16percentofthehotelroomsinthehostcitiesinRussia.Exceptforactuallyplaying,ChinawilltakepartinalmosteveryotheraspectoftheWorldCup.ChinesecompanieshavemadetheballstobeusedintheWorldCupandtheofficialmascotZabivaka.Andtheair-conditioningsysteminthenewlybuiltMordoviaStadiuminSaranskhasbeenprovidedbyChinesecompaniesaswell.FanscanalsogetWorldCupspecialcoinsthataremadeinNanjing.“ItisnosecretthatChinahasakeyroleinourplantodevelopfootballaroundtheglobe.Itmustplay.”saidFIFAsecretary-generalFatmaSamouraduringhervisittoBeijinglastyear.F