高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 76.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day76

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day76

Passage1

Whenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlife,therearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence.

Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdo,buteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingself-confidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologistsandotherprofessionals.

Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbe,forinstance,toaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterall,ifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilities,howwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?

Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraise,havingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilities,chancesarethatthosearoundyou,whethertheyareyourcoworkers,yourcolleaguesoryoursuperiors（上级）,willseethatconfidence,andthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouarethebestatwhatyoudo.

Beingthoughtofasthepersontogoto,andbeingseenasanexpertinyourchosenfield,isnaturallyveryimportanttosuccessonthejob.Ifyoucanmakeyourselfthepersonpeoplegotoforguidanceandadvice,youwillhelptoprotectyourselffromtheeverpresentdangerofdownsizing.Afterall,ifyouarearecognizedexpertattheoffice,youwillberegardedasanindispensablememberoftheteam.

Havingahighlevelofconfidence,afterall,doesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprove.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone’slife.

B.Theimportanceofconfidencetosuccess.

C.Thedifferenceofpeople’sconfidence.

D.Thejudgmentonone’sconfidence.

2.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose_____.

A.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach

B.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothers

C.whowanttoaskthebossforaraise

D.whodreamtoberecognizedexperts

3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymean?

A.importantB.attractiveC.outgoingD.energetic

4.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey（传达）inthelastparagraph?

A.Tooverlookone’sdisadvantages.

B.Tomakefulluseofone’sadvantages.

C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone’sabilities.

D.Tomakeobjective（客观的）evaluationsofone’sabilities.

Passage2

VariouseventsaretobeheldinFebruaryinRidgeFieldLibrary.Checkyourscheduleandchoosetheoneyouprefer.

TeenSlamPoetryGroup

February8th,2020

Doyoulovewritingandperformingpoetry?

JointheTeenSlamPoetryGroup.Wemeeteachweektosharefreshnewworks.Allteenagersaged13-19arewelcome.RetiredEnglishteacherandpoetBarbJennesleadsthegroup.

MomLifeWritingWorkshop

February13th,2020

Areyouwonderingifthereismoretolifethancleaningupafterthebabyfallingasleep?

LooknofurtherthantheMomLifeWritingWorkshop,a6-weekexplorationformomswhoarelookingfortellingtheirstoriesandregainingtheirpowerinanopen,safecommunitythroughlimitlesspotentialofthewrittenwords.

BrendaKahnistheauthorofOdetoChores:

theGood.theBad,andtheLaundry（洗衣）.Heraimisto“addauniqueandpowerfulvoicetotheconversationaboutmotherhood.”

LunchandLanguage:

French

February9th,I6th,22nd,2020

HaveyoulearnedalittleFrenchinhighschoolandwouldyouliketoreviewitorareyouplanningtovisitFranceorotherFrench-speakingcountries?

ThenwhynotjoinAnetteRothatoneofournewLunchandLanguageworkshops?

Throughsimpletexts,poems,songsandvideos,you'lllearnmoreaboutthelanguageandculture,improveyourbasiclanguageskillsandmeetnewfriends.

Theworkshopsareaimedatthosewithanelementary（初级的）knowledgeofthelanguage,butpeoplewhohaveamoreadvancedabilityarewelcometojoininthefun.

ReadingisaFamilyAffair

February23rd,2020

Joinotherfamilieswithchildreningrades3-5foraspecialReadingisaFamilyAffair.SuzanneNelsonwillsharehermostrecentbook-aTaleMagnolious.

Familieswithchildreningrades3-5canapplyforafreecopyofthebooktoreadinadvance,andmakepreparationsforabookdiscussiononthatday.

1.ThepurposeoftheMomLifeWritingWorkshopisto________.

A.realizemoms’personalvalue.

B.helpmomstakecareofbabies.

C.improvemoms’housekeepingskills.

D.helpmomsbecomeprofessionalwriters.

2.WhowillgiveinstructionsinFrenchlearning?

A.BarbJennes.B.BrendaKahn

C.AnetteRothD.SuzanneNelson.

3.Whicheventfavorschildreningrades3-5?

A.TeenSlamPoetryGroup.B.ReadingisaFamilyAffair.

C.MomLifeWritingWorkshop.D.LunchandLanguage:

French.

Passage3

Startingthedayonaneggcouldkeepyourbloodpressure（血压）undercontrol,researchsuggests.Scientistshaveshownthateggsproduceproteinswithafunctionsimilartothatofpowerfulbloodpressureloweringdrugs.

Theresearch,fromtheUniversityofAlbertainCanada,showedthatwheneggscomeincontactwithstomachenzymes（酶）theyproduceaproteinthatactsinthesamewayasACEinhibitors,butmoreworkisneededtoshowtheeffectsoutsidealabandinthehumanbody.

Earlierthismonth,Britishresearchersdeclaredthat,contrarytopopularbeliefs,itishealthytogotoworkonanegg.Theyconcludedthatthetypeofcholesterol（胆固醇）foundineggshaslittleeffectonincreasingheartdiseaserisks.

ResearcherProfessorBruceGriffin,fromtheUniversityofSurrey,said,“Thewrongbeliefslinkingeggeatingtohighbloodcholesterolandheartdiseasemustbecorrected.Theamountoffatinourdiethasaneffectonbloodcholesterolthatisseveraltimesgreaterthantherelativelysmallamountsofcholesterolfoundineggs.TheUKpublicdonotneedtobelimitingthenumberofeggstheyeat.Theycanbeencouragedtoincludetheminahealthydietastheyareoneofnature'smostnutritiousfoods.”

TheBritishHeartFoundationdroppeditsthreeeggaweeklimitin2005.However,almosthalfofBritonsbelievethelimitstillapplies.

1.Fromthetextweknowthat“ACEinhibitors”are________.

A.akindofmedicineB.akindofprotein

C.akindofillnessD.akindoffood

2.AccordingtowhatProfessorBrucesaid,eggs________.

A.arethemostnutritiousfood

B.havenoeffectonbloodcholesterol

C.canbeincludedinahealthydiet

D.areforbiddentobeeatenintheUK

3.Thetextismeant________.

A.tointroducescientificfindingsabouteggs

B.tointroduceamedicinemadefromeggs

C.totellpeoplehowtolowertheirbloodpressure

D.toadvisepeopletoeatasmanyeggsaspossible

Passage4

Amanwhodinedregularlyinhisfavoriterestaurantcomplainedaboutthebread."Itwasn'tfair,"heemphasized,"thatotherrestaurantsservedlotsofbread."Butherehegotonlyonepiece.Sothenexttimehecamein,theyservedhimfourpieces.Hestillcomplaineditwasn'tenough.　　Onhisnextvisithisserverbroughthimadozenpiece.Themanstillcomplained,"Theotherrestaurantsgiveallthebreadyoucaneat."　　Therestaurantdecidedtobereadyforhimthenextday.Theyhadanenormousloafofbreadprepared.Itwassixfeetlongandtwofeetwide.Fourpeoplecarriedtheloaftohistable.Theyputitdowninfrontofhim.Ittookuphalfthetableandhungoverbothsides.Thechefstoodbacktoseehowthecustomerwouldreact.　　Helookedovertheloafandcommented,"So,we'rebacktoonepieceagain,aren'twe?

"　　Likethisman,wevolunteertobevictims,butinmoresuitableways.Webelievelifeisunfair,peopleareuntrustworthyandthatwearegettingabadshake.Wethinkeveryoneshouldknowjusthowterriblethingsareandwefeelresponsibletotellthem.Theproblemisthatlifesometimesisunfairandwecanbevictimized,butthegreatertruthisthatpeoplecandecidewhethertheyarevictimsorvictors.Theycanfeelhelplessandmiserable,ortheycantrytofeelstrong.Happypeoplehavelearnedthattheycannotalwayscontroltheircircumstances,buttheycanoftencontrolhowtheywillrespond.　　LewisDunningsaid,"Whatlifemeanstousisdeterminednotsomuchbywhatlifebringstousasbytheattitudewebringtolife;notsomuchbywhathappenstousasbyourreactiontowhathappens."

1.Whatdidthemancomplainaboutthefourpiecesbread?

________

A.Itwasstillnotenoughtoeat.B.Itreturnedtoonepieceagain.C.Itwasoverbakedbythechef.D.Itwastoolargetoeatatatime.

2.Whydidthemanalwayscomplainaboutthebread?

________

A.Hewantedtoplaytricks.B.Hehopedtogetmorebread.C.Hemighthaveamentaldisorder.D.Hetookanegativeattitudetolife.

3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthistext?

________

A.Tobeavictimoravictor?

B.Littleactions,bigimpactC.MakeyourchoicecountD.Whatisthemeaningoflife?

Passage5

　　Whenitcomestomedicalcare,manypatientsanddoctorsbelieve"moreisbetter."Butwhattheydonotrealizeisthatovertreatment—toomanyscans,toomanybloodtests,toomanyprocedures—maybringharm.Sometimesatestleadsyoudownapathtomoreandmoretesting,someofwhichmaybeinvasive,ortotreatmentforthingsthatshouldbeleftalone.　　TerrencePower,forexample,complainedthatafterhiswifelearnedshehadWegener'sdisease,anuncommondisorderoftheimmunesystem,theyfounditdifficulttorefusetestingrecommendedbyherdoctor