高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 69.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day69

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day69

Passage1

Acampaignisbeinglaunchedtoencouragechildrentosurrender30minutesofscreentimeadaytoheadforthegreatoutdoors.

ThenewlyformedWildNetwork—acollaborationofnearly400organizations—isattemptingtoattractyoungstersawayfromtelevisionandcomputerscreenstofields,woodsandparks.MembersofthenetworkincludetheNationalTrust,RSPB,PlayEnglandandtheNHS.OrganizerssayitistheUK’sbiggestevercampaigntoreconnectchildrenwithnatureandoutdoorplay,andclaimitcouldhelpimprovefitness,mentalalertnessandgeneralwell-being.

Adocumentaryfilm,ProjectWildThing,willforecastthelaunchatmorethan50cinemasacrosstheUKfromFriday.Itlooksattheincreasinglinkbetweenchildrenandnature.

AndySimpson,chairmanoftheWildNetwork,said,“Thetragictruthisthatkidshavelosttouchwithnatureandtheoutdoorsinjustonegeneration.Timespentoutdoorsisdecreasing,roaming（漫步）rangeshavefallenlargely,activitylevelsaredecliningandtheabilitytoidentifycommonspecieshasbeenlost.”

Suggestionsonhowtogetmoretimeinnatureincludecollectingconkers（七叶树果）,camping,snailracing,andobservingautumncolourontrees.

FromJanuary,thenetworkwillaimtomakesuggestionsonhowthegovernmentcandomoretogetchildrenmuddyandbright-eyed.

Thisisnotthefirsttimethemessageoflessscreentime,moreplayhasbeenbroughtup.Childreninthe1980swererequestedtodothesamebytheBBCTVseriesWhyDon’tYou,whichsomewhatconfusinglycalledonitsviewersto“switchofftheTVsetandgotodosomethinglessboringinstead”.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surrender”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Getaround.B.Giveup.

C.Takeup.D.Runaway.

2.ForwhatpurposeistheWildNetworkorganized?

A.Tomakechildrenreadmorebooks.

B.Tohelpchildrendistinguish（辨别）thenaturalworld.

C.Togetchildrenoutoftoomuchhomeworkfromschool.

D.Toencouragechildrentoparticipateinoutdooractivities.

3.Whichofthefollowingshowsthatkidshavelosttouchwithnatureandtheoutdoors?

A.Timespentonstudyisdecreasing.

B.Chancesoftravelingabroadarefewerandfewer.

C.Timespentoutdoorsislessandactivitylevelsaredown.

D.Theabilitytoidentifycommonspecieshasbeenimproved.

Passage2

It’sacommonbeliefthattherolesactorsplaymightsomehowreflecttheirtruepersonalities.It’susuallynottrue,butBritishactressPhoebeWaller-Bridge,34,isanexception.

InSeptember,2019Waller-BridgetookhomethreeEmmyawardsforherworkonFleabag—bestwritinginacomedyseries,bestleadactress,andbestcomedyseries.

Hersuccessispartlybecauseofherfamily.Descended（遗传）fromBritishnobility,Waller-Bridgewasbroughtupinafreeenvironment.Hermotheralwaystoldher,“Youcanbewhateveryouwantifyouimagineit.”SoWaller-Bridgebrokealltherulesaboutwhata“good”girlshoulddo.“Ourlawsandmoralcodesdon’tapply—shelives...withoutfearofconsequence,”TheSunnoted.

Thatfearlessnessextendstobeingauthentic（真实的）inherwritingandacting.Unlikethecan-doheroinesandstrong,successfulwomeninmanyTVdramas,Waller-Bridgeshowsanimperfectbutrealcharacter.JustlikethecharacterFleabag,whoalwaysfoundawaytosayordothewrongthing,Waller-Bridgefeelsherlifeisamess.“Itresonated（共鸣）withthelivesofstressed-outwomeneverywhereinreality—doingtheirbesttofindbalanceintheirlives,”aviewerwroteonUSmoviewebsiteIMDb.Varietymagazineevencallsheran“all-aroundicon”.

VillanelleinKillingEve,anotherhitTVseriesdevelopedbyWaller-Bridge,wasalittlebitviolentbutshowednointerestfortherulesotherscreated,whichmademanypeopleseethemselvesinher.

“Peoplehavebeenscaredtowritecharacterslikethese.ButIthink,now,womenaresorelievedtohavethisnewtemplate（样板,人设）.And,aren’tweallabitofeverything?

”Waller-BridgesaidinaninterviewwithIndianExpress.

Withsuchcourageandsincerity,Waller-Bridgeis,withoutadoubt,a“goldengirl”inHollywood,AustraliannewswebsiteTheNewDailycommented.

1.WhatisWaller-Bridgegoodat?

A.designingB.writingreports

C.directingfilmsD.performing

2.WhodefinitelyinterviewedWaller-Bridgeaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheSunB.Varietymagazine

C.IndianExpressD.TheNewDaily

3.WhichisthemostimpressivecharacteristicofWaller-Bridgeaccordingtothemedia?

A.StayingtrueB.Beingtalented

C.BeinghardworkingD.Beingbrave

Passage3

Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling（叛逆）.Isuggestedtheyrecalltheirownteenageyears.Atthatagetheywouldliketobegrowingawayfromparents.Theypreferredtostandontheirowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.ItseemsThatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparentsInsteadofgoingoutfightingbravelyontheirown,mostofthemareclutching（紧握）atoneanother'shandsforreassurance.

　　Theydeclaretheywanttodressastheylike.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallendupgatheringaroundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginasimilarwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（蚕茧）intoalargercocoon.

　　Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Andmanyoftoday'sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthiscreateagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

　　Butthebarrierworthclimbingover.ThepathisworthfollowingYoumaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneeseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'tcaretoshareatonceyou'reyourclassmatesWell,goforit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome-withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallymatters.

1.Thispassageisaimedat________.

A.peoplewhotrytounderstandandrespecteachother

B.readerswhotrytobepopularwithpeoplearound

C.parentswhotrytocontrolandguidetheirchildren

D.teenagerswhotrytoseekfortheirrealselves

2.Theauthordoesn'tpreferrebellingteenagers________.

A.walkinganewwayontheirown

B.alwaysturningtofriendsforhelp

C.growingawayfromparents

D.followingothersblindly

3.Thephrase"largercocoon"attheendofthesecondparagraphrefersto________.

A.thecareandlovefromparents

B.thepopulartrendinthesociety

C.thepresentteenagemarket

D.thefantasticmusicworld

4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmighthappenwhenateenagerfollowshis/herownpad?

________

A.He/Shegetslargercollection.

B.He/Shegainsvaluablepopularity.

C.He/Shesharesfreshthoughtswithclassmates.

D.He/Shelosesgoodfriends.

Passage4

　　Theonlythoughtmostofusevergivetothisnoiseis"Ineedtogetridofthisinsectimmediately",butitturnsoutthatthemosquitoisactuallyquiteanimpressivecreature.

　　AteamofscientistsfromOxfordUniversityintheUK,inpartnershipwiththeRoyalVeterinaryCollegeinLondonandChibaUniversityinJapan,recentlypublishedastudythatfoundsomeinterestingfactsabouttheworld'smostunlovedinsect.

　　Byplacingeightcamerasinsideatinyfilmstudio,thescientistswereabletostudyseveralmosquitoesupclose.Thehigh-techcamerasfilmedtheinsectsat1,000framespersecond,meaningthescientistswereabletostudytheinsect'smovementsinnever-before-seendetail.However,itwasn'talwaysstraight-forward.

　　"Recordingmosquitoesduringfree-flightrepresentedahugetechnicalchallengeduetotheirsmallsize,extremewingbeatfrequency（振翅频率）,andthepresenceoflargeantennae（触角）andlegsthatcanmasktheviewoftheirwings,"SimonWalkerofOxfordUniversity,co-authorofthestudy,wrote.

　　PublishedinthejournalNature,thestudyfoundthatmosquitoesflaptheirwingsaround800timesasecond.Asacomparison,housefliesflaptheirwingsabout200timesasecondandhummingbirds50timesasecond.

　　RichardBomphreyoftheRoyalVeterinaryCollege,thestudy'sleader,believesthatmosquitoeshaveauniqueflyingmethodthatsetsthemapartfromotherflyinginsects.

　　"Wepredictedthattheymustmakeuseofclevertricks,asthewingsreverse（反转）theirdirectionattheendofeachhalf-stroke（半程动作）,"hewroteinthestudy.

　　It'shopedthatthediscoveryofthemosquito'sspecialabilitieswillbeofbenefittoengineersinthefuture.Thefindingscouldleadtobetteraircraft,orevenimprovementstotoolslikelensesorpumps.

　　Butthescientistshopetheirstudycanonedaybeusedtothefullest.

　　"Themoreweknowaboutmosquitoes,thebetterourchanceofunderstandingtheirflightbehavior,howtheycarrydiseaseandeventuallyhowtostopthemfromdoingso,"Walkerwrote.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?

________

A.directB.challenging

C.simpleD.practical

2.ThepurposeoftheresearchbyBritishandJapanesescientistswasto________.

A.studythemovementofmosquitoesindetail

B.explainwhymosquitoesmakebuzzingsounds

C.testpeople'sknowledgeaboutmosquitoes

D.findoutwhichdiseasesmosquitoescarry

3.Accordingtotheresearchers,mosquitoes________.

A.flyinasimilarwaytohouseflies

B.flaptheirwingsover1,0