高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 14.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day14

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day14

Passage1

You’velikelynoticedthembynow.Schoolbusesarebackonthestreetpackedwithstudents.Manyofthosekidsstepoffthebuseswithapotentialhealthdangerovertheirshoulder—abackpackfilledwithhomework.

Backpackscomeinallshapes,sizesandcolors.Itisafunwayforanygirlorboytoexpresstheirstyles.Somearesimple,somecoveredwithcartooncharacters,manyequippedwithspecialcompartmentsforeverytoolastudentneeds,likepencils,notebooksandbooks.

Yes,theyarepractical,butaheavybackpackcaninjuremusclesandjoints.Wearingabackpackincorrectlycanleadtosevereback,neckandshoulderpain,aswellaspostureproblems.Whenabackpackfilledwithbooksisplacedonaboyorgirl’sshouldersincorrectly,theforceoftheweightcanpullthechildbackward,sothechildmaybendtheirhipsforwardorarchtheirback.

Payattentiontodetailwhenselectingabackpack;chooseonethatisequippedwithacomfortableback,waistandwideshoulderstraps.Narrowstrapscandigintoachild’sshouldersandaffectcirculationandnerves.Theheavyloaddangerisnotjustforkids12andunder.Middleandhighschoolareatrisk,too.Theyarecarryingheavierbookshomedaily.

Luckily,backpaincreatedbybackpacksispreventable.Parentsshouldtalktotheirkidsaboutlighteningtheload.Youcanevenuseabathroomscale.Thebackpackshouldnotweighmorethan10percentto15percentofyourchild’sweight.Ifyourchildweighs80pounds,thepackshouldnotweighmorethan8to12pounds.Ifyourchildweighs140pounds,thepackshouldnotbeheavierthan21pounds.Mostimportantly,ifyourchildtalksaboutnumbnessorweaknessinthearmsorlegs,contactaphysician.

1.Whatdostudents’backpacksreflectaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.Theirhobbies.B.Theirstyles.

C.Theircharacters.D.Theirneeds.

2.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Students’heavyloads.B.Wearingbackpacksincorrectly.

C.Dangersofheavybackpacks.D.Weightofheavybackpacks.

3.Whichbackpackismoresuitableforachildweighing100pounds?

A.Withwideshoulderstrapsweighingabout10pounds.

B.Withnarrowshoulderstrapsweighing16pounds.

C.Withwideshoulderstrapsweighing20pounds.

D.Withnarrowshoulderstrapsweighing15pounds.

4.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?

A.Children.B.Doctors.

C.Teachers.D.Parents.

Passage2

AutismSpectrumDisorder（ASD）（孤独症）isadisabilitythatcancauseserioussocial,communicationandbehavioralproblems.ThereisoftennothingabouthowpeoplewithASDlookthatmakesthemdifferentfromotherpeople,butpeoplewithASDmaycommunicate,interact,behave,andlearninwaysthataredifferentfrommostotherpeople.Thelearning,thinking,andproblem-solvingabilitiesofpeoplewithASDcanrangefromprettygoodtoextremelybad.SomepeoplewithASDneedalotofhelpintheirdailylives;othersneedless.

PeoplewithASDoftenhaveproblemswithsocial,emotional,andcommunicationskills.Theymightrepeatcertainbehaviorsandmightnotwantchangeintheirdailyactivities.ManypeoplewithASDmayalsohavedifficultieslearning,payingattention,orreactingtothings.SignsofASDbeginduringearlychildhoodandprobablylastthroughoutaperson’slife.

Diagnosing（诊断）ASDcanbedifficultsincethereisnomedicaltest,likeabloodtest,toassessthedisorders.Doctorslookatthechild’sbehavioranddevelopmenttomakeajudgement.ASDcansometimesbediagnosedat18monthsoryounger.Byage2,anexperienceddoctorcanbeconsideredveryreliableindiagnosingASD.However,manychildrenmaynotseeadoctoruntilmucholder.

ThereiscurrentlynocureforASD.However,researchshowsthatearlytreatmentservicescanimproveachild’sdevelopment.Earlyserviceshelpchildrenfrombirthto3yearsold（36months）learnimportantskills.Therefore,itisimportanttotalktoyourchild’sdoctorassoonaspossibleifyouthinkyourchildhasASDorotherdevelopmentalproblem.

WedonotknowallofthecausesofASD.However,MostscientistsagreethatgenesareoneofthehighestriskfactorsthatcanmakeapersonmorelikelytodevelopASD.

IfyouthinkyourchildmighthaveASDoryouthinktherecouldbeaproblemwiththewayyourchildplays,learns,speaks,oracts,contactyourchild’sdoctor,andshareyourconcerns.Ifyou’renotsurewhotocontact,calltheEarlyChildhoodTechnicalAssistanceCenter（ECTA）at919-962-2001.OrvisittheECTAwebsite:

https:

//etcacenter.org.

1.WhichofthefollowingbehaviorsmayNotbelongstothechildrenoradultswithASD?

A.Repeatingactionsoverandoveragain.

B.Havingtroubleexpressingtheirneeds.

C.Avoidingeyecontactandwanttobealone.

D.Beinghappytomakechanges.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?

A.TheearlieranASDkidisdiagnosed,thebetteritisforhis（her）treatment.

B.DoctorssimplyhavenowaytodiagnoseanASDkidatall

C.DoctorscandiagnoseASDbybloodtesting

D.DoctorscandiagnoseASDwiththehelpofmachines.

3.WhoismostlikelytobeanASDpatientofthefollowingpeople?

A.Someonewhopreferstotalkalotindailylife.

B.SomeonewhohasgotanASDbrother.

C.Someonewhowantstohugyouinpublic.

D.Someonewhosingsinastrangevoice.

4.Whereisthisarticlepossiblyfrom?

A.Aguidebookfornewparents.

B.Educationsectionofanewspaper.

C.Amedicaljournal.

D.Ascientificmagazine.

Passage3

ItwouldbealltooeasytosaythatFacebook'smarketmeltdowniscomingtoanend.Afterall,MarkZuckerberg'ssocialnetworkburnedasmuchas

50billionofshareholders'wealthinjustacouplemonths.Toputthatincontext,sinceitsdebut（初次登台）onNASDAQinMay,FacebookhaslostvaluenearlyequaltoYahoo,AOL,Zynga,Yelp,Pandora,OpenTable,Groupon,LinkedIn,andAngie'sListcombined,plusthatofthebulkofthepubliclytradednewspaperindustry:

Asshockingasthisutterfailuremaybetothenearly1billionfaithfulFacebookusersaroundtheworld,it'snosurprisetoanyonewhoreadtheinitialpublicoffering（IPO）prospectus（首次公开募股说明书）.Worsestill,allthecrisesthatemergedwhenthecompanydebuted-overpricedshares,poorcorporategovernance,hugechallengestothecorebusiness,andadamagedbrand-remaintoday.FacebooklookslikeaprimeexampleofwhatWallStreetcallsafallingknife-thatis,onethatcancostinvestorstheirfingersiftheytrytocatchit.

Startwiththevaluation（估值）.TojustifyastockpriceclosetothelowerendoftheprojectedrangeintheIPO,say

28ashare,Facebook'sfuturegrowthwouldhaveneededtomatchthatofGooglesevenyearsearlier.Thatwouldhaverequiredincreasingrevenue（profit）bysome80percentannuallyandmaintaininghighprofitmarginsallthewhile.

That'snothappening.Inthefirsthalfof2012,Facebookreportedrevenueof$2.24billion,up38percentfromthesameperiodin2011.Atthesametime,thecompany'scostssurgedto$2.6billioninthesix-monthperiod.

Thisso-soperformancereflectstheAchilles'heelofFacebook'sbusinessmodel,whichthecompanyclearlystatedinalistofriskfactorsassociatedwithitsIPO:

ithasn'tyetfiguredouthowtoadvertiseeffectivelyonmobiledevices,ThenumberofFacebookusersaccessingthesiteontheirphonessurgedby67percentto543millioninthelastquarter,ormorethanhalfitscustomerbase.

Numbersareonlypartoftheproblem.ThemountingpileoffailurecreatesanegativefeedbackloopthatthreatensFacebook'sfutureinotherways.Indeed,themoreFacebook'sdisappointmentinthemarketiscatalogued,theworseFacebook'simagebecomes.Notonlydoesthatthreatentoruboffonusers,it'sbadforrecruitment（吸收新成员）andretention（保留）oftalentedhackers,whoarethelifebloodofZuckerberg'screation.

YetthebrilliantCEOcanignorethesadnessandcomplaintsofhisshareholdersthankstothesuper-votingstockheholds.Thisarrangementalsowasfullydisclosedatthetimeoftheoffering.It'sapitysofewinvestorsapparentlybotheredtodotheirhomework.

1.WhatcanbeinferredaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph？

________

A.Itsmarketmeltdownhasbeeneasilyhalted.

B.Ithasincreasedtradewiththenewspaperindustry.

C.Itsshareholdershaveinvested50billioninasocialnetwork.

D.Ithasencounteredutterfailuresinceitsstockdebut.

2.ThecrisesFacebookisfacing________.

A.havebeendisclosedintheIPOprospectus

B.haveexistedforalongtime

C.aretheuniversalrisksWallStreetconfronts

D.disappointitsfaithfulusers

3.Tomakeitsstockpricereasonable,Facebookhasto________.

A.narrowtheIPOpricerange

B.keepenormouslyprofitableC.cooperatewithGoogle

D.investadditional

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthecontextthatthe"Achilles'heel"（Line1,Para.5）refersto________.

A.potentialrisk

B.problemunsolved

C.indisputablefact

D.deadlyweakness

5.WhateffectwillFacebook'sfailureinthemarkethave？

________

A.Thecompany'sinnovationstrengthwillbedamaged.

B.Talentedhackerswilltakedownthewebsite.

C.TheCEOwillholdthesuper-votingstock.

D.Itsusers'benefitswillbethreatened.

Passage4

　　Socalled"sintaxes"onsugarydrinks,alcoholandtobacconotonlywork,butwillhelpratherthanimproperlypunishthepoor,accordingtoamajornewinternationalanalysis.

　　JustadaybeforetheUKbringsinataxonsugarydrinks,expertsareurgingeverycountryintheworldtousetaxestokeeppeoplefromtheeating,drinkingandsmokinghabitsthatwilldamagetheirhealth.Theexpertsanalyzedtheeffectsoftaxesonsugarydrinks,tobaccoandalcoholincountriesthathaveintroducedthemandfoundthatthecriticismthat