高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 99.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day99

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day99

Passage1

Althoughonionstastedelicious,wateringeyescomewiththeprocesswhenyoucutthemup.Thankfully,GoodHousekeepinghassuggestedsometipstopreventyourselffromcryingwhiletryingtocutupanonion.

　　AccordingtothefindingsfromtheInstitute,puttingonionsinafridge30minutesbeforecuttingcanpreventtheannoyinghurt,asthecoldstopstear-jerking（催泪的）gasfrombeingproduced.

　　Anotherwaytoreducethegasreleasedbytheonionistoputitinwaterforawhile.GoodHousekeepingrecommends:

"Cuttheendofftheonionandthenputitstraightintoabowlofwater.Thewaterwilldrawouttheacidmakingyoutearuplesswhenyoucutit."

　　Whenanoniongrows,itmixeswithsulfur（硫）inthesoiltocreateaspecialmineralacid.Whentheonioniscutintopieces,itreactsandcreatesagas.Asitreachesyourface,thisannoyinggascausestheeyestoproducetears.

　　Therootiswherethegassesaremostconcentrated,soitisrecommendedthatthispartoftheonionbeleftonasyoucutittoavoiduncomfortableeyes.Dothisbycuttingthevegetableinhalfdownthemiddle,thencutoffpartofonesidetocreateaflatsurface.Then,placetheonionwithitsflatsurfacedownandcutittowardstheroot.

　　Also,toreducethegas'seffectonyoureyes,cutitnexttoawindowornearafansothegasisblownawayfromyourface.Andtakecaretouseasharpknife;thiswillmakeiteasiertomovethroughthevegetable,causingfewercellstobebrokenandlessgastobereleasedasaresult.

1.Refrigeratingtheonionbeforecuttingcan________.

A.changeitstaste

B.makeiteasiertocutup

C.avoidgenerationofthegas

D.helpthegasesmixmorequickly

2.Fromthefourthparagraph,whathappenswhentheonioniscutup?

________

A.Someacidmineralislost.

B.Thetearmixtureiscreated.

C.Thesulfurinsideitpoursout.

D.Achemicalreactionproducesagas.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph5referto?

________

A.Producingmoretears.

B.Leavingtherootuncutfirst.

C.Promotingconcentration.

D.Makingtheonionmoretasty.

4.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.

A.adviseandexplainB.examineandanalyze

C.argueanddiscussD.presentandcompare

Passage2

　　Youhavejustwonfivemillionyuaninalottery（彩票）-howwouldyouspendit？

Beforeyouknowit,tenminuteshadgoneondaydreaming.Thereisatimeandaplacefordaydreaming,butwedon'thavemuchcontroloverthat.Isn'titworryingthatanestimated30to50percentofourwakingtimeisspentdaydreaming？

Whatifyourdentistishavingthatlotterydaydreamwhileremovingyourrottentooth？

　　Somestudiessuggestdaydreamingmakesusunhappybecausewearenotfocusingonwhatisaroundusbutareinsteadthinkingaboutthepastorfuture.However,arecentstudypublishedinthejournalNeuropsychologicafindsthatmind-wanderingcanbeofbenefittous.Theresearchersmeasuredthebrainpatternsofmorethan100peopleusinganMRI（核磁共振成像）scanner.Thisdatawascomparedwithtestsoncreativeabilityandaquestionnaireonhowmuchtheirmindsusuallywandered.ThosewhosemindswanderedthemostscoredhigherincreativeabilitytestsandhadmoreefficientbrainsystemsmeasuredintheMRImachine.

　　Beingefficientatmind-wanderingmeansyoucanzoneoutandthennaturallytunebackinwithoutmissinganyimportantpointorstep.ChristineGodwin,theleadauthorofthelateststudyfromtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,saysthatifyouarefocusingondifficulttasks,yourperformancewilldropifyourmindwanders,"Butwhentasksareeasy,peoplewhohavehighcognitiveabilitycanlettheirmindswanderbecauseitdoesnotaffecttheirperformance.Youmaybethinkingaboutupcominggoalsorproblem-solving.Thesearesomeofthepositivesidestomind-wandering."

　　Mind-wanderingcanvarybetweenbeingmorepracticalormoreemotional.Whatmind-wanderingseemstobebestat,researcherssay,iscomingupwithnewsolutionstooldproblems.So,it'snotalwaysawasteoftime!

1.Thefirstparagraphservesasa（n）________.

A.explanationB.introduction

C.commentD.background

2.ThestudypublishedinNeuropsychologicashowsthat________.

A.daydreamingmakesusunhappy

B.wearefocusingonthepastorfuture

C.mind-wanderingisrelatedtocreativeability

D.MRIscannerishelpfulinmeasuringthebrainpatterns

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedparagraph3mean？

________

A.GetdistractedB.Focuson

C.BeaffectedD.Havecontrol

4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？

________

A.Mind-wanderingmightbedangerous

B.Daydreamingmightbringbenefits

C.Mind-wanderingisnotawasteoftime

D.Daydreamingishardtobecontrolled

D.TheApplicationofPaper

Passage3

　　Ifyouarenotreadingthisonascreen,thenyouholdinyourhandsoneofhumanity'smostworld-changinginventions.Yetthatpowerhasnotbeenmatchedbyfame;paperdelightsinself-modesty,pointingyoutothewordsonitssurface,andsoactingonlyasastageforideasandargumentsthathavechangedhistory.

　　Withoutthatstage,thewrittenandprintedwordwouldhaveattractedonlyasmallaudience.Allthealternativestopapercommonlyusedthroughoutourpre-digitalhistoryhavebeentoorare,tooheavy,tooexpensiveortooinconvenienttodeliverwordstoawidenumberofpeople,letaloneamassreadership.

　　Paperhasenabledwriterstoreachunprecedented（前所未有）numbersthroughouthistory.AmongthemweretheBuddhistmissionarytranslatorsfromSouthandCentralAsiawhobroughttheirreligiontoChinaalmosttwothousandyearsago.Thepaperagehasitsoutstandingpersonalities:

LevNikolayevichTolstoyandJohannWolfgangvonGoethe,whosecollectedworkswhencombinedfillmorethan200volumes.

　　Formanyofus,ithasonlybeentheriseofdigitalmediathathasfinallyopenedoureyestopaper'sstrikingexistenceeverywhere.Ofcourse,paperhasfoundthousandsofrolesforitself,writingaside.Yourbedsidelampglowsthroughapapercoverandthecupsintheofficecoffeemachinearemadefrompaper.Itcanbeascommonandpracticalasabusticketoritcanbetreasuredandexpensiveasthecarrieroftheworld'sbest-lovedpainting.

　　Itisclearthatmanypredictionsofpaper'sextinctionhavebeenpremature—andgreatlyoverstated.Muchofthe400milliontonsofpaperproducedannuallyisabsolutelynecessarytoourwayoflife.Thebiggerquestion,ofcourse,concernstheonerolepaperhashadthathasbeentransformativefortheworld,namelyasthecarrierofwrittenorprintedtext.Already,itisleavingmuchofthedifficultworkofwordstodigitalmedia,andmanyofitscenturies-oldroleshavealreadybeenlargelytransferredtothescreen.Thereisalsoasenseinwhichpaperhasitselfbecomeasubject,ratherthansimplyamedium.Thisbegantobecomeclearinartseveraldecadesago,aspaperbecamenotsimplythebackdrop（背景）foranbut,inafewcases,thestuffoftheartitself.

　　Thisdoesn'tmeanthatpaper'susesasavehicleforwordswillend,butitdoessignalaslowingdown.Morethanthat,itsignalsthatpaper'sgreatestvirtuesarenolongergoodenough.Thosevirtuesenabledunprecedentedperiodsofculturalexpansiveness,justastheyencouragedknowledge,beliefsandideastomovefurtherdownthesocio-economicladder.Yetsuchtransformativequalitiesaresharedbypaper'sdigitalopponent（对手）,andpapercannolongercompeteonspeedofdelivery,scaleofinformationimmediatelyavailable,oreaseofaccess.

　　Paper'shistoricdynamism（活力）hasreceiveditsfirstgreatchallengeand,inmanyaspects,itappearstobelosing.Nostalgia（怀旧）simplydismissespapertoamuseumpiece.Buttherearereasonstothinkthatthedynamismthatpaperhasexhibitedoversome20centurieswillnotbetransferredtotallytodigitalmedia.Thereareafewpracticalreasons.Electricpowerisalwaysneededfordigitalmedia,ofcourse.Moreimportantly,anythingonlinecan,potentially,behackedinto.Yourownreadingchoicescanbeviewedfromtheothersideoftheworld.Evenwhatyouwritecanbeviewedandchangedordeleted.Butitistheownershipofknowledgethatmattersmost.AsAmazonrecentlyremindedaKindlereaderwhohadlostthetextofabookhewasreading,youdonot"own"yourbooksonKindle,asyouownaphysicalbook.Yousimplyhavetherighttoaccessthem.

　　Thedigitalrevolutioncertainlyprovidesunprecedentedaccesstoknowledge.Butitisaccessonly.Textthatyoucanhold,shelveandown,duetopaper,willalwayshaveamagicallitsown.

1.Whydoespapernothavewell-deservedfame?

________

A.Muchinformationisavailableonascreen.

B.Ittakesgreatdelightinbeingmodest.

C.Onlyasmallcrowdenjoysthebenefitsofit.

D.Italwaysguidesreaderstofocusmoreonitself.

2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph4impliesthatthedigitalmedia________.

A.ignorestheexistenceofpaper

B.promotesthewideuseofpaper

C.replacesthefunctionsofpaper

D.helpsusrealizetherolesofpaper

3.Onereasonwhypaperwon'tcometoanendisthat________.

A.itisbeingmass-produced

B.itismorethanamedium

C.ithasacenturies-oldrole

D.itisawell-knowninvention

4.What'sthepurposeofmentioningthebestvirtuesofpaperinParagraph6?

________

A.Toshowitsfastdevelopment.

B.Toproveitsunchangedstrength.

C.Toindicateitslossofcompetitiveness.

D.Tobringbackitspastbrilliance.

5.Whatisthebiggestproblemthedigitalmediaface?

________

A.Itdependsonelectricpower.

B.Personalprivacyiseasytoleak.

C.Usersonlyhavetherighttouse.

D.Thejoyofreadingishardtofeel.

6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

________