高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 196.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day196

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day196

Passage1

Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpower,whatwoulditbe?

Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlife.

Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld.

Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:

thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.

We’renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomework,playingsports,makingfriends,seekingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore.Volunteeror,ifyoucan,contributealittlemoneytoacause.Whateveryoudo,don’tbeabystander.Getinvolved.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou’reolder.Butwhynotstartnow?

Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealth,development,andenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.Ithaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?

A.Yourlifestyle.B.Yourlifevalue.

C.Yourtroubleinlife.D.Yourlifeexperience.

2.Whydoestheauthorsaytheyareinspiredeveryday?

A.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpowers.

B.Theyhavegotthepowertochangetheworld.

C.Somepeoplearoundthemaremakingtheworldbetter.

D.Therearemanypowerfulpeopleintheirlifeandwork.

3.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph5?

A.Learningmoreandcontributingmoretoacause.

B.Risingaboveselfandactingtohelpothers.

C.Workinghardtogetabiggeropportunity.

D.Tryingyourbesttohelpthepoor.

Passage2

StevenSteinlikestofollowgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyouconsiderthathe’sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.WhatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneofStein’sjobsisdefendinganindustrybehindtheplasticshoppingbags.

Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintreebranchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts（收银台）.Thebagsareprohibitedinsome90citiesinCalifornia,includingLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds,plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientistslikeSteintomakethecasethattheirproductsarenotasbadfortheplanetasmostpeopleassume.

Amongthebagmakers’argument:

manycitieswithbansstillallowshopperstopurchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergytoproduceandtransport.Andwhileplasticbagsmaybeuglytolookat,theyrepresentasmallpercentageofallgarbageonthegroundtoday.

Theindustryhasalsotakenaimattheproductthathasappearedasitsreplacement:

reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthemoreplastic-baguseitcancelsout.However,longer-lastingreusablebagsoftenrequiremoreenergytomake.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast131timestobebetterfortheplanetthanplastic.

Environmentalistsdon’tdispute（质疑）thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbebannedsomedaytooandwantshopperstousethesamereusablebagsforyears.

1.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?

A.Helpincreasegrocerysales.

B.Recyclethewastematerial.

C.Stopthingsfallingofftrucks.

D.Arguefortheuseofplasticbags.

2.Whatdoestheword“headwinds”inparagraph2referto?

A.Bansonplasticbags.

B.Effectsofcitydevelopment.

C.Headachescausedbygarbage.

D.Plasticbagshungintrees.

3.Whatisadisadvantageofreusablebagsaccordingtoplastic-bagmakers?

A.Theyarequiteexpensive.

B.Replacingthemcanbedifficult.

C.Theyarelessstrongthanplasticbags.

D.Producingthemrequiresmoreenergy.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Plastic,PaperorNeither

B.Industry,PollutionandEnvironment

C.RecycleorThrowAway

D.GarbageCollectionandWasteControl

Passage3

Aboutoneintenvideogameplayersshowssignsofaddictivebehaviorthatcouldhavenegativeeffectsontheirfamily,friendsandschoolwork,accordingtoanewstudyconductedinNewYork.

ResearchersatIowaStateUniversity（ISU）andtheNationalInstituteonMediaandtheFamilyfoundthatsomegamersshowatleastsixsymptomsofgamblingaddictionsuchaslyingtofamilyandfriendsabouthowmuchtheyplaygames,usingthegamestoescapetheirproblemsandbecomingrestlesswhentheystopplaying.

Theymayalsoskiphomeworktoplayvideogamesorspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesanddopoorlyinschool.“Whilethemedicalcommunitycurrentlydoesnotrecognizevideogameaddictionasmentaldisorder,hopefullythisstudywillbeoneofmanythatallowustohaveaneducatedconversationonthepositiveandnegativeeffectsofvideogames,”saidDrDouglasGentile,anassistantprofessorofpsychologyatISU.

DrDavidWalsh,thepresidentoftheNationalInstituteonMediaandtheFamilywhichtriestoreducetheharmofmediaonthehealthanddevelopmentofchildrenandfamilies,saidthefindingsareawake-upcall.“Thisstudygiveseveryoneabetterideaoftheproblem,”heexplained.

Theresearchers,whostudied1,178Americanchildrenandteenagers,aged8to18,foundsomedisplayedatleast6of11symptomsofpathological（病态的）gamblingasstatedbytheAmericanPsychiatricAssociation.Addictedgamersplayedvideogames24hoursaweek,twiceasmuchascasualgamers.Someaddictedgamersevenstealtosupporttheirhabit,accordingtothefindingsthatwillbepublishedinthejournalPsychologicalScience.

Whilevideogamescanbefunandentertaining,somekidsaregettingtrouble.“Icontinuetohearfromfamilieswhoareconcernedabouttheirkids’gaminghabits.Notonlydoweneedtofocusonidentifyingtheproblem,butweneedtofindwaystohelpfamiliespreventandtreatgamingaddiction.

1.Theauthormainlytellsusabout________.

A.videogameaddictioninchildren

B.positiveeffectsofaddictions

C.families’concernabouttheirchildren’saddictiontovideogames

D.treatmentforvideogameaddiction

2.Whenaddictedvideogamerscan’tplaygames,theywillfeel_______.

A.disappointedB.sleepy

C.annoyedD.exhausted

3.Accordingtothepassage,addictedvideogamersbehaveinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT_______.

A.theyplaygamestoescapetheirproblems

B.theylieabouthowlongtheyspendgaming

C.theyperformbadlyintheirstudies

D.theyoftenstayawayfromschool

4.Afterhavingstudiedvideogameaddiction,scientistshopethat_______.

A.parentswillpreventtheirkidsfromplayinggames

B.themediawillarousepeople’sawarenessoftheproblem

C.parentswillstopbuyingvideogamesfortheirchildren

D.theywillfindwaystohelpfamiliesdealwiththisproblem

Passage4

Haveyoueverrunintoacarelesscellphoneuseronthestreet?

Perhapstheywerebusytalking,textingorcheckingupdatesonWeChatwithoutlookingatwhatwasgoingonaroundthem.Asthenumberofthisnew“species”ofhumanhaskeptrising,theyhavebeengivenanewname—phubbers（低头族）.

Recently,acartooncreatedbystudentsfromChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsputthisgroupofpeopleunderthespotlight.Intheshortfilm,phubberswithvarioussocialidentities（身份）burythemselvesintheirphones.Adoctorplayswithhiscellphonewhilelettinghispatientdie,aprettywomantakesselfieinfrontofacaraccidentsite,andafatherloseshischildwithoutknowingaboutitwhileusinghismobilephone.Achainofsimilareventseventuallyleadstothedestructionoftheworld.

Althoughtheendingsoundsoverstated,thedamagephubbingcanbringisreal.

Yourhealthisthefirsttobeartheeffectandresultofit.“Constantlybendingyourheadtocheckyourcellphonecoulddamageyourneck,”GuangmingDailyquoteddoctorsassaying.“theneckislikearopethatbreaksafterlong-termstretching.”Also,staringatcellphonesforlongperiodsoftimewilldamageyoureyesightgradually,accordingtothereport.

Butthat’snotall.Beingaphubbercouldalsodamageyoursocialskillsanddriveyouawayfromyourfriendsandfamily.Atreunionswithfamilyorfriends,manypeopletendtosticktotheircellphoneswhileothersarechattinghappilywitheachotherandthiscreatesastrangeatmosphere,QiluEveningNewsreported.

Itcanalsocostyouyourlife.Therehavebeenlotsofreportsonphubberswhofelltotheirdeath,sufferedaccidents,andwererobbedoftheircellphonesinbroaddaylight.

1.ForwhatpurposedoestheauthorgivetheexampleofacartooninParagragh2?

A.Toinformpeopleofthebadeffectsofphubbing.

B.Toadvertisethecartoonmadebystudents.

C.Toindicatetheworldwillfinallybedestroyedbyphubbers.

D.Towarndoctorsagainstusingcellphoneswhiletreatingpatients.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTariskaphubbermayhave?

A.Hissocialskillscouldbeaffected.

B.Hisneckandeyesightwillbegraduallyharmed.

C.Hewillcausethedestructionoftheworld.

D.Hemightgetseparatedfromhisfriendsandfamily.

3.Whichofthefollowingmaybetheauthor’sattitudetowardsphubbing?

A.Supportive.B.Opposed.

C.Optimistic.D.Objective.

4.Whatmaythepassagetalkaboutnext?

A.Adviceonhowtouseacellphone.

B.Peopleaddictedtophubbing.

C.Measurestoreduc