高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 60.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day60

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day60

Passage1

Whenyou’rechoosingacollege,alotoffactorsprobablymaybeconsidered:

theschool’sreputation,theclassesoffered,andtheprofessorsinyourmajor,tonameafew.However,consideringtheincreasingcompetitivenessofuniversitiestoattractmoreandmoreapplicants,manyschoolsnowofferextrabenefitstobeenjoyedbyalloftheirstudents.Herearesomeofthecoolest:

UniversityofMissouri

Whenyouthinkofacampusgym,youprobablypicturearoomequippedwitholdweightsandout-of-datemachines.However,attheUniversityofMissouri,youcanenjoyoneofthebestcampusfitnesscentersinthecountry.Itfeaturesan“indoorbeach”completewithawaterfallandalazyriver,aswellasafull-servicespa.Evenifyoudon’tnormallyenjoyworkingout,Missouri’sfitnesscenterwillgiveyouareasontogotothegym.

HighPointUniversity

Ifyouseeyourselfquicklytiredofdininghallfood—somethingthathappenstoalmostallofus—HighPointUniversityinNorthCarolinahasagreatoptionforyou:

aprivatesteakhouseforstudents.It’safirst-classrestaurant,and,bestofall,youdon’thavetopayforthemealoutofyourownpocket.Youcanuseyourdiningdollarsinstead.

SetonHallUniversity

Ifyou’restressingoutabouttheextracostoftechnologywhenyoustartcollege,SetonHallhasgreatnewsforyou:

allfreshmenaregivenfreelaptopsthroughtheuniversity’sMobileComputingProgram.Asafreshman,you’llreceivealaptopalreadysetupwithallofthesoftwarethatyou’llneedasastudent.Then,aftertwoyears,you’llreceiveanewandupdatedlaptopdesignedtocarrytothroughuntilafteryougraduate.

NewYorkUniversity

Ifyou’reafanofmuseums,NYU（NewYorkUniversity）istheperfectuniversityforyou:

notonlyareyoulocatedintheheartofacityfeaturingsomeofthebestmuseumsintheworld,buttheuniversitywillevenprovideyouwithfreeadmissiontomanyofthem.Youcantakeadvantageofvisitingfreemuseumsatanytimeyouwant—andyou’llneverbeboredontheweekends.

1.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.Itishardtobeadmittedtoauniversity.

B.Auniversity’sfameisthetopconsideration.

C.Thecompetitiontoattractapplicantsisfierce.

D.Extrabenefitsmakesnodifferencetoapplicants.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefitnesscenterintheUniversityofMissouri?

A.Itsequipmentisoutofdate.

B.Itisthebestoneintheworld.

C.Ithasarealbeachthere.

D.Itcanarousestudents’interestinworkout.

3.Whichuniversityoffersextrabenefitoffood?

A.UniversityofMissouri.B.HighPointUniversity.

C.SetonHallUniversity.D.NewYorkUniversity.

4.WhatcanbeguaranteedforstudentschoosingSetonHallUniversity?

A.Freetuition.B.Freeaccommodation.

C.FreecomputersD.Highgraduationrate.

5.WhichofthefollowingistrueofNewYorkUniversity?

A.Itislocatedinthecenterofthecity.

B.Ithousesthebestmuseumsintheworld.

C.Allthemuseumsareopentoitsstudentsforfree.

D.Museumsareusuallyclosedontheweekends.

Passage2

NASAhasanewjoblisting,andit’snojoke.TheUSspaceagencyislookingfora“joker”tojointheirplannedmissiontoMars.

AmissiontoMarsisnolaughingmatter.Onaverage,theredplanetis140millionmiles（225millionkilometers）awayfromEarth.Atriptherewouldtakearoundeightmonthsinasmallspacecraft.AndMarshasacommunicationsdelayof20minutes.Thismeansthatastronautswillhavetowait20minutesforareply,whenanemergencyhappens.

“Whenyou’relivingwithothersinaconfinedspaceforalongperiodoftime,suchasonamissiontoMars,problemsarelikelytooccur,”JeffreyJohnson,ascientistattheUniversityofflorida,toldtheGuardian.

ThisisprobablywhyNASAwantsanastronautwithasenseofhumor.“Thesearepeoplethathavetheabilitytopulleveryonetogether,”Johnsonsaid.

Instressfulsituations,perhapshumorisawaytoknowwearen’talone.Bylaughingtogether,weshareourstress.Thenwecanfocusonourjobsinsteadofjustworrying.

Thereareotherexamplesofteam“clowns”.OneexampleisthejourneytotheSouthPoleledbyNorwegianexplorerRoaldAmundsen.Itwasadifficultjourney,fullofdanger.AdolfLindstrom,acookatAmundsen’steam,wasa“clown”.Hemadepeoplelaughthroughthewholejourney.AmundsenlaterwrotethatLindstromwasthemostvaluablememberoftheteam.

Butifyou’rehopingthatyourfavoriteTVcomedianwillflytoMars,thatprobablywon’thappen.

“Beingfunnywon’tbeenoughtolandsomebodythejob,”Johnsonsaid.“Theyalsoneedtobeanexcellentscientistandengineer.”

Besides,theymustbeintopphysicalcondition.

1.WhatisNASA’snewjoblisting?

A.Afunnyengineer.B.Atalentedclown.

C.Agoodcook.D.Apopularcomedian.

2.Whatdoes“aconfinedspace”inParagraph3referto?

A.Acrowdedspace.B.Anemptyspace.

C.Anopenspace.D.Asmallspace.

3.Howdoestheauthorthinkhumorcanhelpastronauts?

A.Itcanstopthemfromfeelingworried.

B.Itcanencourageteamworkonamission.

C.Itcanhelpthemfeellesshomesick.

D.Itcanhelpthemknowthemselvesbetter.

4.Whatpointdoestheauthorwanttomakewiththeexampleofthecook?

A.Whatexplorerseatontheirjourneyisveryimportant.

B.Anamateurcanplayamoreimportantrolethanaprofessional.

C.Humorouspeoplecancheerpeopleupindifficultsituations.

D.AmissiontoMarsismoredifficultthanajourneytotheSouthPole.

5.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.KeepingtheSpiritsUp

B.AMissiontoMars

C.ANewJobListingofNASA

D.HumorousAstronautsinNASA

Passage3

Coffeeloversandgreenteaenthusiasts,unite!

AnewstudyoutofJapanshowsthatpeoplewhodrinkbothbeverageseverydayhavealowerriskofstrokethanthosewhodrinkjustoneoftheother（orneither）.

　　Researcherhavebeentouting（宣称）theantioxidant（抗氧化剂）propertiesofgreenteaforyears,andrecentstudiesshowthatyourdailycoffeefixboostsmorethanjustenergylevels.Butpittingthetwodrinks

together——notinthesamecup,ofcourse——mayhelpyoureapthehealthbenefitsofboth.

　　Researcherslookedatthecoffeeandteaconsumptionhabitsofalmost82,369Japaneseadultsover13yearsandfoundthatpeoplewhohadacupofcoffeeeverydaywere20percentlesslikelytohaveastroke（comparedtothosewhodidn'tdrinkcoffeeatall）.Butthat'snottosaythatcoffeeisbetterforyouthantea.Infact,thestudynotedthatpeoplewhodrankfourormorecupsofgreenteaadaywerealsoabout20percentlesslikelytohaveastroke.Sincethetwodrinkshelppreventstrokesindifferentways,drinkingbothcanloweryourriskofstrokemorethanjustdrinkingoneortheother,thestudyauthorsexplained.

　　"Thisisthefirstlarge-scalestudytoexaminethecombinedeffectsofbothgreenteaandcoffeeonstrokerisks,"thestudy'sleadauthor,Dr.YoshihiroKokuboofJapan'sNationalCerebralandCardiovascularCenter,saidinastatement."Youmaymakeasmallbutpositivelifestylechangetohelplowertheriskofstrokebyaddingdailygreenteatoyourdiet."

　　ThestudywaspublishedthisweekintheAmericanHeartAssociation'sjournal,Stroke.Theresultstookintoaccountdifferencesinparticipants'age,gender,smoking,alcohol,weight,diet,andexercisehabits.

　　AccordingtotheNationalStrokeAssociation,astrokeoccurswhenabloodclot（血块）blocksanarteryinthebrain,orwhenabloodvesselbreaks,causingandinterruptionofbloodflowtothebrain.Braincellsbegintodie,damagingthebrainandaffectingtheactions——usuallyspeech,movement,andmemory——controlledbythepartofthebrainwherethestrokehasoccurred.

　　"Theregularactionofdrinkingteaandcoffeelargelybenefitscardiovascular（心血管的）healthbecauseitpartlykeepsbloodclotsfromforming,"Kokuboexplained.

　　Greenteacanhaveananti-inflammatoryeffectonthebody.Italsocontainscompoundsknownascatechins,whichcanhelpregulatebloodpressureandimprovebloodflow,KokobotoldNationalPublicRadio.Andcoffeehasmoretoitthanjustcaffeine——italsocontainsquinides,compoundsthatcanhelpcontrolbloodsugar,whichcutsyourriskofstrokebyreducingyourriskofType2diabetes.Theresearcherswrotethatthe"combinationofhighergreenteaandcoffeeconsumptionscontributedtothereducedriskofstrokeasaninteractioneffectforeachother,"TheDailyMailreported.

　　Giventhatteaandcoffeeareconsumedregularlyinmanycounties,theresultsofthestudycouldapplytopeoplearoundtheworld,theresearcherswrote.Americansmayalreadybedrinkingenoughcoffeeandteatogetthebenefits:

AtypicalcupofcoffeeorteainJapanisjust6ounces,whileagrandcoffeeatStarbucksis16ounces.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.Ifyoulikeyoumaymixgreenteaandcoffeetogetheranddrinkit.

B.Coffeeisbetterthangreenteainreducingtheriskofhavingastroke.

C.Greenteaandcoffeeareprobablythebesttreatmentforstroke.

D.Drinkingteaandcoffeeregularlycandogoodtocardiovascularhealth.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthenewfindingoftherecentresearch?

________

A.TeaandCoffeefunctiondifferentlyforpeople'shealth.

B.AmericansdrinkmorecoffeeandteadailythanJapanese.

C.Greenteacontainsantioxidantwhichisgoodforpreventingstrokes.

D.Coffeecontainscaffeineandcatechinswhichcanhelpcontrolbloodsugar.

3.Theunderlinedword"boosts"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.keepsB.changesC.improvesD.influences

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

________

A.Coffeeandteacan