学年新人教版高中英语专题练习必修2 阅读理解五.docx

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学年新人教版高中英语专题练习必修2阅读理解五

阅读理解（五）

1、Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobethe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.

   Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService（UCAS）.

   Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.

   Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship—youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto£15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacatingperiods,”hesaid.

1.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.Itisflexibleinlength.

B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.

C.Itisincreasinglypopular.

D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.

2.AccordingtoTonyHiggins.studentstakingagapyear____.

A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejob

C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

3.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.He'spuzzled.

B.He'sworried.

C.He'ssurprised.

D.He'sannoyed.

4.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

A.Attendadditionalcourses.

B.Makeplansforthenewterm.

C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.

D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.

2、    Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpowerandyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renotthere.Allthesecanbecalled“alwayson”stresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.

    Forsomepeople,smartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomyintheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecomecruelmastersintheirpockets,neverallowingthemtoturnthemoffandrelax.

    Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavorofhisiPhone.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusage.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebroken.“Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,”hiswebsiteexplains.“Sometimeonyourphone,sometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.”

    Dr.ChristineGrant,anoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversity,said,“Theeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverresting,andyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou’realwaysstressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.”

    Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasing,soistheamountofdata.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis（瘫痪）andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanage.“Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheoffice,”saidDr.ChristineGrant.

1.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.

B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.

C.Thesignsof“alwayson”stress.

D.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.

2.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.

A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephones

B.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephones

C.makepeoplebetterusemobilephones

D.increasethefunofusingmobilephones

3.What’sDr.ChristineGrant’sattitudetowards“alwayson”culture?

A.Confused.

B.Positive.

C.Doubtful.

D.Critical.

4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,agreateramountofdatameans__________.

A.wewillbecomelessproductive

B.wecanmakeadecisionmorequickly

C