高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 178.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day178

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day178

Passage1

Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand39minutesaday—atourcomputers,smartphones,tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?

Itmightbe,mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.

Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit’struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances,there’snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis,whichiswhyblue—light—blockingglassesaresopopular.So,dotheglasseswork?

“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye,butthere’snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage,”Dr.RahulKhurana,aclinicalspokesman,toldBusinessInsider.

Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact,thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover,bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn’tharmful,thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?

Theansweriseyestrain（眼疲劳）.Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight,itseemsisn’tthecause.Instead,oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.So,ifeyestrainistherealissue,blue-light-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?

A.Ithastheshortestwavelength.

B.It’sakindofnuclearradiation.

C.Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.

D.Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.

2.Whatcausesthepopularityofblue-light-blockingglasses?

A.Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.

B.Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.

C.Beliefinbluelight’sharmfuleffect.

D.Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.

3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.

B.Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.

C.Bluelightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.

D.Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.

4.Accordingtothetext,wearingblue-light-blockingglassesmaybe_______.

A.uselessB.harmfulC.tiringD.beneficial

Passage2

Onesunnyafternoonintheautumnoftheyear1861,asoldierlayinbushesbythesideofaroadinwesternVirginia,America.Helayatfulllengthuponhisstomach,hisheaduponhisleftforearm.Hisrighthandlooselygraspedhisgun.Butfortheslightrhythmicmovementofhisback,hemighthavebeenthoughttobedead.Hewasasleepathispostofduty.Butiffound,hewouldbedeadshortlyafterward,deathbeingthelegalpunishmentforhiscrime.

ThesleepingsoldierwasayoungVirginiannamedCarterDruse.Hewasthesonofwealthyparents,anoldchild.Hishomewasbutafewmilesfromwherehenowlay.Onemorningherosefromthebreakfasttableandsaidseriously:

’Father,theUnionarmyhasarrivedatGraton.Iamgoingtojoinit.‘

Thefatherliftedhishead,lookedathissonamomentinsilence,andreplied,’GoCarter,andwhatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconsidertobeyourduty.Virginia,whichyoubetray,mustgetonwithoutyou.Ifwebothlivetotheendofthewar,wewillspeakfurtherofthematter.’

SoCarterDruse,bowedtohisfatherandleftthehomeofhischildhood.Hisbraverywonhimhisselectionforhispresentdutyattheextremepost.Nevertheless,hefellasleep,exhausted.Whatgoodorbadangelcameinadreamtoawakehimfromhisstateofcrime,whoshallsay?

Hequietlyraisedhisforeheadfromhisarmandlookedbetweenthebushes.

Hisfirstfeelingwasagreatartisticdelight.Onthecliff（悬崖）wasamansittingonahorse,straightandsoldierly.Thefaceoftheriderturnedslightlyaway;hewaslookingdownwardtothebottomofthevalley.

Fullyawakeandkeenlyalivenow,Drusecautiously（谨慎地）pushedthegunforwardthroughthebushesandcoveredaspotofhorseman’sbreast.Atouchuponthetrigger（扳机）andallwouldhavebenewellwithDruse.Atthatmoment,thehorsemanturnedandlookedinhisdirection—seemedtolookintohisveryface,intohiseyes,intohisbraveheart.

Drusegrewpale;hiswholebodyshook.Hishandfellawayfromhisweapon,andhisheadslowlydroppeduntilhisfacerestedontheleaves.

Thedutyofthesoldierwasclear—themanmustbeshotdead.Butno–thereisahope;hemayhavediscoverednothing—perhapsheisbutadmiringthebeautyofthelandscape.Druselookeddownward.Hesawsomefoolishsoldierswateringtheirhorsesintheopen!

Drusefixedhiseyesagainuponthegroupofmanandhorseinthesky,andagainitwasthroughthesightsofhisgun.Butthistimehisaimwasatthehorse.Inhismemoryrangthewordsofhisfather,’Whatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconsidertobeyourduty.’

Hefired.

TenminuteshadpassedwhenaFederalofficercametohimcautiously.

‘Didyoufire?

’theofficerwhispered.

‘Yes.’

‘Atwhat?

’

‘Ahorse.Itwasstandingontherock.Youseeitisnolongerthere.Itwentoverthecliff.’

‘Thesoldier’sfacewaswhite,butheshowednoothersignofemotion.Havinganswered,heturnedawayhiseyesandsaidnomore.Theofficerdidnotunderstand.

‘Seehere,Druse,’hesaid,‘Itisnousemakingamystery.Iorderyoutoreport.Wasthereanybodyonthehorse?

’

‘Yes.’

‘Well?

’

‘Myfather.’

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Thesoldierwasthoughttobedead.

B.Thesoldierwaswatchingattentively.

C.Thesoldierwaspunishedforhiscrime.

D.Thesoldierwassleepingonhisduty.

2.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraphs2and3?

A.Thefatherdiscouragedtheson.

B.Thesondecidedtofightforhisbelief.

C.Boththesonandthefathersurvivedthewar.

D.Thesonwassentabroadtofightforthecountry.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestruggleinthesoldier’smind?

A.Hisfirstfeelingwasagreatartisticdelight.

B.Hisheadslowlydroppeduntilhisfacerestedontheleaves.

C.Hesawsomefoolishsoldierswateringtheirhorsesintheopen!

D.Havinganswered,heturnedawayhiseyesandsaidnomore.

4.WhydidCarterDrusefireintheend?

A.Hedidhitduty.B.Hewascold-blooded.

C.Herecognizedthehorserider.D.Hepulledthetriggerbyaccident.

5.Thewriterwrotethisstorymainlytoshow____.

A.thegreatnessofafatherB.thegrowthofasoldier

C.thecrueltyofthewarD.thewisdomofanofficer

Passage3

TheUnitedStatesisfullofcars.Therearestillmanyfamilieswithoutcars,butsomefamilieshavetwoormore.However,carsareusedformorethanpleasure.Theyareanecessarypartoflife.Carsareusedforbusiness.Theyaredriventoofficesandfactoriesbyworkerswhohavenootherwaytogettotheirjobs.Whensalesmenaresenttodifferentpartsofthecity,theyhavetodriveinordertocarrytheirproducts.Farmershavetodriveintothecityinordertogetsupplies.Sometimessmallchildrenmustbedriventoschool.Insomecitiesschoolbusesareusedonlywhenchildrenlivemorethanamileawayfromtheschool.Whenthechildrenaretooyoungtowalktoofar,theirmotherstaketurnsdrivingthemtoschool.OnemotherdrivesonMondaystakingherownchildrenandtheneighbors'aswell.AnothermotherdrivesonTuesdays,anotheronWednesday,andsoon.Thisiscalledformingacarpool.Menalsoformcarpools,withthreeorfourmentakingturnsdrivingtotheplacewheretheyallwork.Morecarpoolsshouldbeformedinordertoputfewercarsontheroadanduselessgas.Toomanycarsarebeingdriven.Somethingwillhavetobedoneabouttheuseofcars.

1.TheUnitedStatesisfilledwithcars,but________.

A.noteveryfamilyhasacarB.fewfamilieshavetwocarsorevenmoreC.everyAmericanhasacarD.everyfamilyhasacar

2.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

________

A.Workersdrivecarstoofficesandfactories.B.Salesmendrivetocarrytheirproducts.C.Farmersdriveintocitiestogetsupplies.D.Carsarewidelyuse.

3.Mothersformcarpoolsinorderthat________.

A.theycandrivetoschoolB.theycantaketurnsdrivingtheirchildrentoschoolC.theyreachschoolquicklyD.theycandrivetheirchildrentoschoolintime

4.Thetrafficinandaroundcitiesisagreatproblembecause________.

A.toomanycarsarebeingdrivenB.therearetoomanycarpoolsC.peopleputfewercarsontheroadsD.thereislessgas

Passage4

Ineveryschoolthereisa"top"crowdthatsetsthepace,whiletheothersfollowtheirlead.Forexample,thetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttowearbrightredsweaters.Verysooneverybodyiswearingabrightredsweater.Thereisnothingwrongwiththat,exceptthefactthatbrightredisnotsuitableonsomepeopleatall.Thesituationcanevenbecomedangerous,ifthetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttodrinkortodrivecarsat70milesanhour.Thenthepeoplewhofollowtheleadarecausingdangertopeople'slives.Theyarelikesheepbeingledtotheslaughterhouse（屠宰场）.Perhapsyouhavecomeacrosssituationslikethesemorethanonceinyourlife.Infact,atonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobewrong.Youmayhaveexcusedyourselfbysaying,"Thecrowddoesit."Well,letthecrowddoit,butdon'tdoityourself.Learntosay,"No."Makeyourownjudge.Ifyouknowthecrowdisplanningsomethingwithwhichyoudisagree,pleasehavethecouragetoleavethempolitely.You'llhavethesatisfactionofstandingonyourownfeet.

1.Thewriterdisapprovesofwearingredsweatersif________.

A.thecrowdiswearingthemB.youcan'taffordthemC.youdon'tlookgoodinredD.yourparentsdisapprove

2.Thewriterurges