高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 1.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day1

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day1

Passage1

Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenon（现象）iscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome”（空巢综合征）.

Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponse（回应）intimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.

Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon”,whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby______.

A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonely

B.theunfavorablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountries

C.thecommonworryabouttheirincome

D.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren

2.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheiragedparentsbehind,to______.

A.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoney

B.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparents

C.continuetheirstudiesabroad

D.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountries

3.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,______.

A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall

B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome

C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents

D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright

4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.

A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferent

B.“EmptyNestSyndrome”hasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursociety

C.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroad

D.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”

Passage2

Lackofparentwillpowermaycontributemoretojuvenileobesitythanunder-exercisingorovereating.

Researchsuggeststhathavingoverweightparentsisabiginfluence（影响）uponachild'sweight,withonestudyfindingthatchildrenwithoverweightparentswerefourtimesmorelikelytobeoverweightthemselves.

Thefindingsaddheattoanalreadyfiercepoliticaldebate（争论）overchildhoodobesity.ThePrimeMinister,JohnHoward,lastweekdecidedthat$116millionbeusedforprogramstodealwithobesity,whiletheOppositionLeader,MarkLatham,recentlyannouncedthathispartywouldmovetoprotectchildrenfromunhealthyfoodadvertisements.

ClareCollins,aseniorlecturerattheUniversityofNewcastle,believessuchprogramswilldefinitelyfailunlesstheyinfluencethewayoflifeofwholefamilies.“Ifwecan'tgetparentstotakeactionagainsttheirownweightproblems,thenwecan'texpecttoinfluencetheirkids.”shesaid.

However,ProfessorLouiseBaurfromtheChildren'sHospitalatWestmeaddoubtswhetheradulteducationprogramsofferanysolutiontoweightproblems.“Manyparentsknowtheyneedtoloseweightandtheyknowitinfluencestheirkids,buttheylackthewillpowertodoanythingaboutit.”

The10-yearstudyof150Americanchildrenfoundtwo-thirdsofchildrenwithoverweightparentsbecameoverweight.Onlyoneinsixchildrenwhoseparentswereofaverageweightbecameoverweight.

ThepresidentoftheAustralasianSocietyfortheStudyofObesity,AssociateProfessorGaryWittert,saidparentsneededhelpindoingtheirjobandtheOppositionParty'spolicy（政策）mightbeontherighttrack.

“Weknowthatdrivingwithoutaseatbeltisunsafe,sowemakelawagainstit,”hesaid.“Obesityisamajorpublichealthconcern,sowhyshouldn'twechangethelawregardingunhealthyfoodads?

”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“juvenileobesity”mean?

A.Adulteducation

B.Childhoodoverweight

C.Parents'influence

D.Growingpains

2.WhatisTRUEabouttheprogramssupportedbythePrimeMinister?

A.Debatesonthemwillbecomelessfierce.

B.Theywillbeeffectiveindealingwithobesity.

C.Alargesumofmoneywillbespentonthem.

D.Theywillinfluencepeople'swayoflife.

3.BothCollinsandBaurbelievethatoverweightparents______.

A.willcomeupwithbettersolutions

B.willhelpwiththeirchildren'seducation

C.shouldbemoreactiveinreducingweight

D.shouldcarryoutatleast10years'study

4.Accordingtosomeexperts,theOppositionParty'spolicy______.

A.canhelpfightagainstunemployment

B.mayprotectkidsfromunhealthyfoodads

C.shouldbebroughtbacktotherighttrack

D.willworkwelltopreventtrafficaccidents

Passage3

Recently,AmericanPresidentTrumpannouncedhisbudget.OneofthebudgetswouldcutallfundingtotheInstituteofMuseumandLibraryservicesandlibrariesacrosstheUnitedStates.However,asfarasI'mconcerned,weneedtosaveourlibraries.

　　Librariesprovidebooksandafter-schoolprogramsforchildren.Theyencourageliteracy（识字）withsummerprograms.Theyhelpinspirealife-timeloveoflearningandreadinginchildrenofallages.WithoutthemwherewillkidswithnoInternetathomedotheirhomework?

Wherewillkidshaveaplacetostudyorborrowbooksafterschool?

Therefore,weneedlibrariesforourkids.Weneedthemsothatkidscangrowupwithaplace,otherthanschool,wherelearningandexplorationisencouraged.

　　Foradults,librariesserveasaplacewheretheycanusetheInternettoapplyforjobs,getjobtraining,earlyvotingcentersaswellasbookclubstohelpmakenewfriends.Itcanalsoserveasaplacetopickupabookandlearnsomethingnew.What'smore,theycanalsorentabookandgetawayfromitall.

　　Librariessaveourinformationforthenextgeneration.Whenweliveinaneraofalternativefacts,wherescienceisignoredinfavorofpersonalfeelings,weneedlibrariesnowmorethanever.Weneedthemtoeducateourselvesonthefactsandholdthegovernmentaccountabletothem.Weneedthemtohavestrongcivicparticipation.

　　Ifyouagreewithme,youshouldn'tbesilentonthisissue.Youcanwriteorcalldirectlytotellthepresidenttosaveourlibraries.YoucanalsowritetobothyourstateSenatorsandyourdistrictrepresentative.Ifyoudonotknowwhotheyare,youcanfindouthere.Letthemknowthisisabeneficialissuebecauseallpeopleusepubliclibrariesintheirdailylife.

1.TheauthorthinksthatTrump'sdecisionabouthisbudgetis________.

A.difficultB.wrongC.practicalD.personal

2.Unlikekids,adultsuselibrariesto________.

A.dosocialactivitiesB.exploretheworld

C.surftheInternetD.borrowsomebooks

3.Whichstatementaboutlibrariesdoestheauthoragreewith?

________

A.Scienceshouldbelearnedinourlibraries.

B.Informationcanbestoredinlibrariesforever.

C.Governmentneedslibrariesmorethanbefore.

D.Librariesplayamoreimportantrolenowadays.

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?

________

A.Toencourageustotalkabouttheissue.

B.Topersuadeustoagreewithhisviewpoints.

C.TocallonustofightwiththeAmericanpresident.

D.Tocallonustodisagreewiththegovernment'sdecision.

Passage4

　　Oneofthemainchallengesfacingmanycountriesishowtomaintaintheiridentityinthefaceofglobalizationandthegrowingmulti-languagetrend.“OneofthemainreasonsforeconomicfailureinmanyAfricancountriesisthefactthat,withafewimportantexceptions,mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinanyoftheindependentAfricanstates.”saidNevilleAlexander,DirectoroftheProjectfortheStudyofAlternativeEducationinSouthAfricaattheUniversityofCapeTown.

　　InresponsetothespreadofEnglishandtheincreasedmulti-languagetrendsarisingfromimmigration,manycountrieshaveintroducedlanguagelawsinthelawsinthelastdecade.Insome,theuseoflanguagesotherthanthenationallanguageisbannedinpublicspacessuchasadvertisingposters.Oneofthefirstsuchlegalprovisionswasthe1994“Toubonlaw”inFrance,buttheideahasbeencopiedinmanycountriessincethen.Sucheffortstogovernlanguageuseareoftendismissedasfutilebylanguageexperts,whoarewellawareofthedifficultyincontrollingfashionsinspeechandknowfromresearchthatlanguageswitchingamongbilingualsisanaturalprocess.

　　ItisespeciallydifficultfornativespeakersofEnglishtounderstandthedesiretomaintainthe“purity”ofalanguagebylaw.SincethetimeofShakespeare,Englishhascontinuallyabsorbedforeignwordsintoitsownlanguage.Englishisoneofthemostmixedandrapidlychanginglanguagesintheworld,buttherehasnotbeenabarriertoacquiringprestigeandpower.AnotherreasonforthefailureofmanynativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandtheroleofstateregulationisthatithasneverbeentheAnglo-Saxonwayofdoingthings.Englishhasneverhadastate-controlledauthorityforthelanguage,similar,forexample,totheAcademicFrancaiseinFrance.

　　Theneedtoprotectnationallanguagesis,formostwesternEuropeans,arecentphenomenon—especially