高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 61.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day61

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day61

Passage1

Youknowtheoldphrase,“Practicemakesperfect.”Thatmaynotalwaysbetrue.AccordingtoarecentstudypublishedinRoyalSocietyOpenScience,thereareotherfactorsforreachingelite（最优秀的）levelsofability.

Theresearcherssetouttoreplicate（复制）theprocessofanow-famous1993studyoftop-levelviolinistsandpianists.Onaverage,theearlierstudyfoundthattop-rankedmusicianshadclockedover10,000hoursofpracticebytheageof20.Itbelievedtheirsuccesswasduetothehoursspentpracticing,notbecauseofnaturaltalent,learningskillsandotherfactors.

AuthorMalcolmGladwellcalled10,000hours“themagicnumberofgreatness”.

Questioningthisconclusion,BrookeMacnamaraandMeghaMaitra,fromCaseWesternReserveUniversityinOhio,US,soughtvolunteerstoputthe10,000-hourruletothetest.

Thepairorganizedviolinistsintothreegroups,basedonwhethertheirtutorsratedthemasthebestplayers,goodplayers,oraverageplayers.Theywerethentoldtorecordhowlongtheypracticedeveryweek.

Theyfoundthatthe“average”playershadaround6,000hoursofpractice.However,therewaslittleseparatingthegoodfromthebestmusicians.Bothgroupshadapproximately11,000hoursofpracticebytheageof20.

“Onceyougettothehighlyskilledgroups,practicestopsaccountingforthedifference,”MacnamaratoldtheGuardian.“Smallerfactorsthendeterminewhogoesontothatsuper-elitelevel.”

“Thefactorsdependontheskillbeinglearned:

inchessitcouldbeintelligenceorworkingmemory,insportitmaybehowefficientlyapersonusesoxygen,”shesaid.Shealsopointedoutthefactorofmotivationandtheinteractionsofdifferentfactors.

Itshouldbesaidthatneithersidediscountsthevalueofmakinganeffort.Evenifyouaren’tdestined（命中注定的）tobetheworld’sgreatestviolinist,practicewillmakeyoualittlebitbetterthanyouwereyesterday.

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthe1993study?

A.The10,000-hourruleappliestoeverything.

B.Practiceisthekeytomasteringaskill.

C.Naturaltalentisparticularlyimportantformusicians.

D.It’sbettertolearnaninstrumentatayoungage.

2.WhatdidthestudybyMacnamaraandMaitrafind?

A.Thethreegroupsofviolinistsvariedalotintheirpracticetimes.

B.Themasteringofdifferentskillsrequireddifferenthoursofpractice.

C.Motivationandtalentdeterminedwhetheronecouldbecomeaneliteviolinist.

D.Practicetimedidn’tmakemuchdifferencebetween“thebest”and“good”violinists.

3.Theunderlinedword“discounts”probablymeans______.

A.ignoresB.proves

C.recognizesD.considers

Passage2

Withtheinternetandsmartphones,peoplehaveimmediateaccesstonewsfromallovertheworld.Itsoundslikeagoodthing,butcanthereeverbetoomuchofit?

Whileaccesstonewsisimportant,thenewsitselfisusuallybad.Thismakessomesense.Notmanypeoplewouldbuyanewspaperwithheadlineslike,“Everythingisgreat!

”or,“Theskyismorebluetodaythanyesterday.”

Yetthereisaproblemthatcomesfromtheamountofnewswe’retakingin.Peoplefeelincreasedanxietybecausetheygetsomuchnegativeinformation.

Whyisthishappening?

Associalanimals,humansareempathetic（感同身受的）towardeachother.Thisisgreatforourcommunities,butwhenwereadaboutpeoplesufferinginafarawayplace,wefeelheartbroken.Thiswonderfulthingabouthumansinsteadbecomespartoftheproblem.

“There’sactually,formanypeople,physicalpaininwantingtohelp–--ourheartgoesouttothem,”USProfessorCharlesFigley,amentalhealthspecialist,toldNationalPublicRadio.Hecallsit“bad-newsburnout（倦怠）.”Otherscallit“thehopegap”,whichreferstothephenomenonthatwefeelsurroundedbyproblems.

Beforethisnewsstressesyouout,takeadeepbreath,becauseyoucantakecontrolofthesituationrightnow.ThefirststepistotakeFigley’sadviceandturnoffthenews.“Wecan’tobviouslyrunawayandhideforever,butyes,wedoneedtotakebreaks,”hesaid.

Next,changethescenery.Leavetheroomwhereyougetnewsandnegativeinformation.Betteryet,goforawalk.Don’tletnewsintothepartsofyourlifethataremeantforsocializingorrelaxing.“Lightenup,justenjoylife,smilemore,laughmore,anddon’tgetsoworkedupaboutthings,”IrishactorKennethCharlesBranaghtoldUS-basedInterviewMagazine.

Lifeisshortandyourtimeisvaluable.Makemoretimeforfriends,familyandhobbies.Youdon’tneedtospenditworryingaboutthingsyoucan’tcontrol.Instead,directyourenergytowardthethingsyoucanchange.

1.Whatdoestheword“problem”inParagraph3referto?

A.Peoplearefacedwithtoomuchinformation.

B.Thereistoolittlegoodnewsinnewspapers.

C.Fakenewsishavinganimpactonpeople’slives.

D.Peoplegetanxiouswithsomuchnegativenews.

2.TheauthorquotesFigley’swordsinParagraph5mainlyto______.

A.explainthebenefitsofhumancompassion

B.showthatit’simpossibletosolveallproblems

C.explainhowpeopleareaffectedbybadnews

D.provethatbadnewscancauseillnesses

3.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledowiththestresscausedbynegativeinformation?

A.Avoidreadinganybadnews.

B.Talktoaclosefriend.

C.Findarelaxingenvironment.

D.Findsomegoodnewstoread.

4.Theunderlinedphrase“workedup”inthesecondtolastparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.confusedB.upset

C.optimisticD.surprised

Passage3

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn'tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn'tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,"Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish",Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,"I'mnotafish!

"Ididn'tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes？

AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold﹣bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon'thaveanyeyelids（眼皮）andthesunhutstheireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem.

WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,"Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople."Butitdidn'tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,"Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman."Whathesaidwas,"Youneedtothinklikeafish."Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong﹣termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.

1.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine？

________

A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.

B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.

C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.

D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.

2.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherreallymean？

________

A.Toreadaboutfish.

B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.

C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.

D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound________.

A.indeepwateronsunnydays

B.indeepwateroncloudydays

C.inshallowwaterundersunlight

D.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees

4.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound________.

A.iteasytothinklikeacustomer

B.hisfather'sfishingadviceinspiring

C.hisfirstboss'ssalesideasreasonable

D.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople

5.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom________.

A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbook

C.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire'sbiography

Passage4

　　AlinaAdams'12-year-oldson,Gregoryisexceptionallygoodatcomputerprogramming,withtalentsbeyondhisyoungage.Whenhewas10,hewasacceptedintoawell﹣knownprogrammingcourseatauniversity,butthentoldhewastooyoungtoattend."Sohegotmadandbuilthisownwebsitewhereeveryonecanlearnhowtocode,whateveragetheyare."saidAdams,46,wholivesinNewYork.AsGregoryhasgottenolder,fundinghisinteresthasgottenmoreexpensive."Someofthethingshewantstodevelopnowrequirehardware,"Adamssaid,"andthatcostsmoney."Thenthere'sthepriceoftravelandevents.TwoyearsagoGregoryattendedYoungRewiredState,aconferenceintheUKforyoung"digitalmakers".Heappliedforandreceivedagrant（补助金）thatcoveredtravelexpensesforbothhimselfandhisfathertoattend.Butthecostforbadhimtoreturn."Iexplainedtohim:

Nogrant,notriptoEurope."Adamssaid.Meanwhile,Adamskeepsherownprinciples."Ifmoneywereunlimited,Iwouldallowhimtotakealltheclasseshewanted,"Adamssaid,"however,there'sareasonableamountthatisputintohisinterest,butwe'renotgoingtogooverboard."shesaid.TheUSNationalAssociationofGiftedChildrenplacesthenumberofacademicallygiftedstudentsat6%to10%ofthetotalAmericanstudentpopulation.Thatdoesn'taccountforkidswhoshineinmusic,sports,oraspecificsubjectarea,likecomputerprogramming.Ofcourse,manyparentsthinktheirchildrenareexceptional.Aquarterofparentsofhighschoolathleteshopetheirchildrenwillgoontoplayprofessionalsports.（Realitycheck:

Only1%do.）Butforparentsoft