高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day One.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayOne

高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayOne

Passage1

UnbelievableStoriesofAnimalsActingJustLikeHumans

◆Horsesarepickyeaters

Horseshaveanevenbettersenseofsmellthanhumansdo.Whenhorsesraisetheirnosesandopentheirnostrils（鼻孔）,theirnervoussystemallowsthemtosensesmellswecan’tsense.Thismightexplainwhytheyrefusedirtywaterandcarefullymovearoundmeadows,eatingonlythetastiestgrasses,expertssay.

◆Whalesaysthanks

In2011,awhaleexpertspottedahumpbackwhaletrappedinafishingnetandspentanhourfreeingit.Afterward,inanhour-longdisplayofthanks,thewhaleswamneartheirboatandleapedintotheairabout40times.

◆Pandasliketobenaughty

Isthereanythingmorelovelythanababypanda,exceptmaybeahumanbaby?

Infact,babypandassometimesbehavelikehumanbabies.Theysleepinthesamepositionsandvaluetheirthumbs.Pandasareshybynatureforitsshybehaviorssuchascoveringitsfacewithapawofduckingitsheadwhenconfrontedbyastranger.

◆Acathonorsitsowner

Papertowels,andaplasticcuparejustafewofthegiftsthatToldo,adevotedthree-year-oldgray-and-whitecat,hasplacedonhisformerownerIozzelliRenzo’sgraveeverydaysincethemandiedinSeptember2011.RenzoadoptedToldofromashelterwhenthecatwasthreemonthsold,andthetwoformedaninseparablebond.AfterRenzopassedaway,Toldofollowedthecoffintothecemetery,andnow"standsguard"atthegraveforhoursatatime.

1.Whatcanhorsesdotopickdeliciousgrasses?

A.Feelthem.B.Tastethem.C.Smellthem.D.Observethem.

2.Whatdothewhaleandthecathaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyareclever.

B.Theyhaveagratefulheart.

C.Theyareactiveandlovely.

D.Theyhaveagoodsenseofsmell.

3.Whichofthefollowingactslikeahumanbabyaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewhale.B.Thecat.C.Thehorse.D.Thepanda.

Passage2

Lastyearmarkedthe100thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarI.Therewereeventsaroundtheworldinmemoryofthosewhodiedintheconflict.WehavepickedoutthreeoftheminEuropeancountries.Let'stakealook.

Belgium

Inapark,thefamousBelgianartistKoenVanmechelenhadanexhibitioncalledComingWorld,RememberMe.Theworkconsistedof600,000individual（个别的）claysculptures,oneforeachpersonkilledduringtheWorldWar.Inthecenteroftheexhibitionwasabigeggmadeofclay,symbolizinganewworld.

UK

InasmalltowncalledAldridge,almost100housesinonestreetwerecoveredwith24,000poppiesandstatuesofsoldiers.Theystoodforthemenfromtheareawhohadbeenkilledinthewar.TheflowerswerechosenbecauseofapoemwrittenbytheCanadiandoctorJohnMcCreain1915.Theymadepeoplethinkoffieldsofblood.

France

TheBritishartistGuyDenningarrivedinLaFeuille,asmalltowninthenorthwestofFrance,tosticklife-sizedrawingsofsoldierswhonevercamebackhome.Armedwithglueandabrush,Denningstuckhisdrawingscarefullyonwalls.Beforelong112men,mainlyyoungadults,werebroughtbacktomind,ifnottolife.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutComingWorld,RememberMe?

A.It'sthenameofanexhibition.B.It'safilmaboutWorldWarI.

C.It'saworkstandingforpeace.D.It'sasculpturemadeofclay.

2.Whywerepoppieschosentosymbolizethedeadsoldiers?

A.TheBritishpeoplepreferredthem.B.Theyshowedthecrueltyofwar.

C.ACanadiandoctorsuggestedthem.D.Thefieldswerefilledwiththem.

3.HowwastheendofWorldWarImarkedinFrance?

A.Amemorialtothedeadsoldierswasbuilt.

B.112woundedsoldiersinthewarwerehelped.

C.Drawingsofsomedeadsoldierswereputup.

D.Youngadultswereencouragedtojointhearmy.

Passage3

　　TheBritishMedicalJournalrecentlyfeaturedastrongresponsetowhatwasjudgedaninappropriatelymercifulreactionbyamedicalschooltoastudentcheatinginanexamination.Althoughwehaveinsufficientreliabledataabouttheextentofthisphenomenon,itsprevention,oritseffectivemanagement,muchcanbeconcludedandactedupononthebasisofcommonsense.

　　Thereisgeneralagreementthatthereshouldbezerotoleranceofcheatinginaprofessionbasedontrustandoneonwhichhumanlivesdepend.Itisreasonabletoassumethatcheatersinmedicalschoolwillbemorelikelythanotherstocontinuetoactdishonestlywithpatients,colleagues,andgovernment.

　　Thebehaviorsunderquestionaremultifactorialinorigin.Therearefamilial（家庭的）,religious,andculturalvaluesthatareacquiredlongbeforemedicalschool.Forexample,countries,cultures,andsubculturesexistwherebribesanddishonestbehaviourareverynormal.Therearesecondaryschoolsinwhichneitherstaffnorstudentstoleratecheatingandotherswherecheatingiscommon；therearehomeswhichcultivateyoungpeoplewithhighstandardsofmoralbehaviourandotherswhichleavemoraltrainingtotheharmfulinfluenceoftelevisionandthemarketplace.

　　Medicalschoolsreflectsocietyandcannotbeexpectedtoremedyalltheillsofasociety.Theselectionprocessofmedicalstudentsmightbeexpectedtofavourapplicantswithpositivemoralbehaviour.Medicalschoolsshouldbethemajorfocusofattentionforcultivatingfuturedoctorswithmoralsensitivity.Unfortunatelytherearetroublingdatathatsuggestthatduringmedicalschoolthemoralbehaviourofmedicalstudentsdoesnotnecessarilyimprove；indeed,moraldevelopmentmayactuallystoporevenregress（倒退）.

　　Itiscriticalthattheacademicandclinicalleadersoftheinstitutionsetapersonalexampleonmoralbehaviour.Medicalschoolsmustdosomethingtomakesurethattheirstudentsareexpectedtobeclearfromdayone.Thedevelopmentofaschool'scultureofmoralbehaviourrequirescooperationwiththestudentsinwhichtheyplayanactiveroleinitscreationanddeveloping.Moreover,theschool'sexaminationsystemandgeneraltreatmentofstudentsmustbefair.Finally,thetreatmentofinfractionsmustbefirm,fair,transparent（透明的）.

1.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcheatinginmedicalschools?

A.Extensiveresearchhasbeendoneaboutthisphenomenon.

B.Wehavesufficientdatatoprovethatpreventionispossible.

C.Weknowthatthisphenomenonexistsineverymedicalschool.

D.Westillneedmorereliabledatatoknowhowseriousitis.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,itisimportanttopreventcheatinginmedicalschoolsbecause.

A.themedicalprofessionisbasedontrust

B.thereiszerotoleranceofcheatinginmedicine

C.themedicalprofessiondependsonthegovernment

D.cheatingexistsextensivelyinmedicalschools

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Medicalschoolsshouldmakealesscompetitiveenvironmentforstudents.

B.Outstandingpeopleshouldcreateasetofmoralstandardstobefollowed.

C.Medicalstudentsshouldbepositiveincreatingandpreservingmoralbehavior.

D.Weshouldfocusonthecauseandeffectofthecheatinginexamsinmedicalschools.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeimpliedfromthepassage?

A.Itmakeslittlesensetotalkaboutmedicalschoolstudentcheatinginexams.

B.Medicalschoolshaven'tbeendoingwelltohelpstudentsdevelopmorally.

C.Cheatinginexamsistolerableoutrideofmedicalschoolcircle.

D.Eliminationofexamshelpscultivatehealthiercharactersofmedicalschoolstudents.

Passage4

Bookablestudyrooms

　　TheLibraryprovidesavarietyofbookablegroupstudyrooms,somewithpresentationareas,forgroupsofbetween6and12studentstouseforteamwork.

Groupstudyrooms

　　Thereare10GroupStudyRoomsonLevel30fNorthamptonSquareLibrary.

　　•Rooms3A,3F,3G,3H,3Jand3Kareequippedwithpresentationareatohelppreparegrouppresentations.

　　•Rooms3B,3C,3Dand3Eareintendedforgroupdiscussionandseminarwork.Theseroomsareequippedwithwhiteboards.WhiteboardpenscanbeborrowedfromtheservicedeskonLevel2.Pleasedonotuseanyotherwritingtoolsonthewhiteboards.

　　Maximumbookingperiodof2hoursatonetime.

Presentationareasprovide：

　　•LEDscreentopracticepresentationwithgroupcolleagues

　　•NetworkaccessonPCwithwiderangeofsoftware

　　USBporttoplugin（插入）yourowndeviceorlaptop

Assistive（为残疾人设计的）TechnologyRooms

　　AssistivetechnologyroomsareavailableforstudentsbyusingIDcardstogetaccesspermissionandcanbebookedforamaximumof4hoursperpersonperday.

　　Roomsareequippedwiththefollowingsoftware：

Dragon,JAWS,ZoomText,Kurzweil,Supernova,TextHelpandInspiration.Ascannerisprovidedforusewiththeassistivesoftwarepackages.ForfurtherinformationclickGuidetoLibraryServicesforAdditionalNeeds.

1.lfyouandyourfiveteammembersneedtobookaroomtopresentaproject,whichroomshouldyougoto?

A.Room3B.B.Room3C.C.Room3E.D.Room3G.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutGroupStudyRooms?

A.TheyareonLevel2.

B.Theyareequippedwithwhiteboards.

C.TheyhavenoInternetaccess.

D.TheyprovideUSBdisks.

3.Whichofthefollowingisspeciallyprovidedforstudentswithdisability?

A.2hoursperpersonperday.

B.Whiteboardpens.

C.LEDscreen.

D.Ascannerwithassistivesoftwarepackages.

4.Wemayreadthisarticleona.

A.websiteB.magazineC.bookletD.storybook

Passage5

Intoystores,whatisoldisnewagain.

Someofthelatesttoystohitstoreshelvesincludeseveralnamesthatwerepopularinthe1980's.Amongthem:

He-man,MyLittlePony,TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles,andTransformers.TheirappearanceissurprisinginanindustrywhereallbutclassictoyslikeBarbiedollstendtostayinthemarketforonlyafewyearsbeforetheyleavekidcultureforgood.

Thereturnoftoy