高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 35.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day35

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day35

Passage1

Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.

　　Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it'snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco–workers.

　　Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsay（传闻）andrumor.

　　DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?

Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn'tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.

　　That'swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.

　　Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:

Astatementofopinionbyonewritermayberestatedasfactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.

1.Accordingtothepassage,activelearningmayoccurin________.

A.readingscientificjournals

B.listeningtotheteacherinclass

C.doingachemicalexperiment

D.watchingnewsprogrammesonTV

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

________

A.classroomB.newspapers

C.activelearningD.passivelearning

3.ThegameRumorismentionedinParagraph2referto?

________

A.playinggamescanmakepeoplemoreactive

B.peopletendtoliketellinglieswhenplayinggames

C.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedon

D.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

________

A.Scholarsandauthorscan'tbetrusted.

B.Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.

C.Peoplelikespreadingrumorsindailylife.

D.ActivelearningismoreImportantthanpassivelearning.

Passage2

ThedramasurroundingtheUK’sdecisiontoleavetheEU-Brexitmaybehappeninghalfaworldaway,butitcanstillaffectyourlifehereinChina,inwaysthatyoumayhaveneverexpected,thankstoglobalization．Below,weexplorehowthereferendum（公投）maydisappointinglyruinyourfavoriteTVseries,orchangeyourplanstostudyintheUK,andbenefityourwalletwhenpurchasingBritishproducts．

It’samixedbagforChinesestudents．ChinesestudentsplanningtostudyintheUKmaygainsomeshort-termbenefitsasaresultofthecountryvotingtoleavetheEU,accordingtoeducationinsiders．Non-BritishEUnationalsrepresented6．4percentofallfull-timeundergraduateandpostgraduatestudentsatUKuniversitieslastyear．Brexit（脱欧）mayresultinfewerEUstudentsadmission,makingroomformorestudentsfromothercountries．

YangLixin,founderofthestudyingabroadagencyBonjour,saidstudentsmayalsofinditeasiertoworkintheUKaftertheBrexit．EUrulesenablestudentsfromonemembercountrytostudyinanothermembercountry．Andafterobtainingtheirdegree,theycanfindajobthere,beforebeingallowedtosettledownofficiallyafewyearslater．However,thankstoBrexit,EUstudentshopingtofindajobandsettleintheUKwillnowhavetheirplansupset．YangtoldTencent,“ThatmightprovideopportunitiesforChinesestudentsseekingwork,”headded．

HeChugang,generalmanageroftheSouthChinaregionatAmberEducation,anoverseasstudiesconsultingagency,alsosaidthecostofstudyingintheUKwillbelower．Internationalstudents,onaverage,spend300,000yuaneachyearintheUK．Consideringthe10to15percent

ofBritishpoundagainstyuansincethereferendum,studentswillsaveabout50,000yuanperyear．

DespitethepotentialbenefitsforChinesestudents,hewasnotpessimisticaboutBrexit’simpactonthefutureofBritishhighereducation．“LeavingtheEUisofnobenefittothecountry,”hesaid．“Furthereffectsoninternationaleducationremaintobeseen．”

1.WhichoneisNOTacorrectstatementaccordingtothepassage？

________

A.BrexitmighthaveyougetBritishproductsatalowerprice．

B.JobopportunitiesmightbeincreasedforChinesestudentsintheUK．

C.couldbebadnewstothosewhocannotaffordthecostofstudyingintheUK．

D.ChancesaregreaterthatstudentsfromothercountriesoutsideEUmaygetadmitted．

2.SpeakingofBrexit,what’stheattitudeofHeChugangtowardsinternationaleducation？

________

A.PessimisticB.Optimistic

C.CautiousD.Indifferent

3.Theunderlinedword“depreciation”probablymeans________．

A.crashB.recovery

C.breakdownD.decrease

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？

________

A.ThereferendumwillruintheBritishfuture．

B.TheBritishareoptimisticaboutthereferendum．

C.LeavingtheEUmusthaveaworldwideinfluenceoneducation．

D.BrexitmightbebeneficialtoChinesestudentsplanningtostudyintheUK．

Passage3

WhenFrankandIsteppedthroughthepostofficedoors,therewasacrowdgathered,gawkingatthenewfixtureonthewalllikeachorusofwide﹣mouthedfrogs．Ihadtogetcloser,andthatwaswherebeingagirlthat'sscrawnierthanawirefencecameinhandy．Fortunately,Frank,mytwinofelevenyears,wasjustthesame．

"Comeon."Isaid,grabbinghishand,andweslidthroughthecracksbetweenpeopleuntilwespilledoutinfront．

FinallyIgotagoodlook．Itwasfixedtotheplasternexttothepostmaster'swindow,theplaceofhonorusuallyreservedfortheWantedposters．Beady﹣eyedZedekiahSmith,thebankrobber,stillhungthere,butevenhehadbeenpushedasideforsomethingmoreimportant．

Atelephone．Thefirstoneintown．

"How'sitwork？

"NoahCrawfordcalledout．Noah'sthebestfix﹣itmanaround,andIcouldtellhewasitchingtogethisfingersonthoseshinyknobs．

Don'trightlyknow,"answeredthepostmaster,andhetuggedathisgoateeasifitmighttellhim．"Idoknowthesoundofyourvoicemovesalongwiresstrungonpoles．It'ssortoflikethetelegraph,onlyyouhearwordsinsteadofdotsanddashes．"

"Ah,"thecrowdmurmured,andIfeltmyownmouthmovealong．

Igazedatthatgleamingwoodboxandsomethinghappenedinsideme．Something-Icanonlyguess-thatmightbelikefallinginlove．Thethoughtoftalkingintothatbox-ofmakingmyvoicesailthroughwiresinthesky-ittookovermybrain．Icouldn'tgetitout．

"Frank,"Iwhisperedtomytwin．"Ihavetousethattelephone．"

Fiveminuteslater,FranktowedmeupMainStreet,towardhome．"Liza-"hebegan,butIcuthimoff．Wetwothoughtsomuchalike,IhadFrank'squestionsansweredbeforeheevenasked．

1.Peoplecrowdedinthepostofficebecause________

A.theywereattractedbyanewposter.

B.thepostmasterwasdeliveringaspeech.

C.theywerecuriousaboutthetelephone.

D.therewasawantedbankrobbercaptured.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage？

________

A.Manypeoplestaredatthenewdeviceinopen﹣mouthedamazement．

B.Theslight﹣figuredtwinsmanagedtopushtothefrontofthecrowd．

C.Eventhebestfix﹣itmaninthetowngotnoideaaboutthenewdevice．

D.Thepostmasterdidn'tknowanythingabouthowthetelephoneworked．

3.By"Ittookovermybrain．Icouldn'tgetitout.",wegetaclearpictureofthegirl's________

A.eagernesstousethetelephone.

B.fascinationforthewoodbox.

C.puzzlementoverthestrangesound.

D.determinationtoflyinthesky.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？

________

A.Thetwins'frustratingexperiencesinthetown．

B.Aspecialassemblycalledinthelocalpostoffice．

C.People'sreactiontothearrivalofthefirsttelephone．

D.Agreatcelebrationofthestartoftelephoneservice．

Passage4

LearningNewVocabularyduringDeepSleep

Sleepingtimeissometimesconsideredunproductivetime.Thisraisesthequestionwhetherthetimespentasleepcouldbeusedmoreproductively,e.g.forlearninganewlanguage?

Up-to-nowsleepresearchfocusedonthestabilizationandstrengtheningofmemoriesthathadbeenformedduringwakefulness.However,learningduringsleephasrarelybeenexamined.Thereisenoughevidenceforwake-learnedinformationundergoingarevisionbyreplayinthesleepingbrain.Thereplayduringsleepstrengthensthestillweakmemoryandleavesthenewlyacquiredinformationinthepre-existingstoreofknowledge.

Ifre-playduringsleepimprovesthestorageofwake-learnedinformation,thenfirst-play,i.e.theinitialprocessingofnewinformation,shouldalsobepossibleduringsleep.

TheresearchgroupofKatharinaHenkeexaminedwhetherasleepingpersonisabletoformnewsemantic（语义的）associationsbetweenplayedforeignwordsandtranslationwordsduringthebraincells’activestates,theso-called“Up-states.”Itturnedouttobethatwhattheythoughtwasreasonable.Whenwereachdeepsleepstages,ourbraincellsprogressivelycoordinatetheiractivity.Duringdeepsleep,thebraincellsarecommonlyactiveforabriefperiodoftimebeforetheyjointlyenterintoastateofbriefinactivity.Theactivestateiscalled“Up-state”and