高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 196.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day196

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day196

Passage1

HowtosayhelloinJapanesedependson（取决于）whenyousayit.Thisisverymuchlikedifferentgreetings（问候语）usedinEnglishatdifferenttimesofthedayornight.InJapaneseculture,italsodependsonwhetheryouareonthephoneormeetingsomebodyorwhetheryouareclosetothepersonyouaregreeting.Wedon'tgetformalwithourclosefriends.Weseldomgreetthemwith"Goodmorning"or"Goodevening".A"Hi"isenough.Althoughthemostpopularandmostwell-knowntranslationfor"Hello"isstill"Konnichiwa",itisnotexactlyhowtosayhelloinJapanese.Itisnotthemostsuitablewordforit.Actually,thecorrectgreetinginEnglishfor"Konnichiwa"is"Goodday"or"Goodnoon,"andIamsureyouwouldn'tlikegreetingpeoplewitha"Goodday"atanytime,andneitherdoJapaneselikesaying"Konnichiwa"whentheywanttosay"Hello".Sowhattodo?

Let'sdoitthewaytheJapanesedo.Use"OhaiyoGozaimasu"for"Goodmorning","Konnichiwa"whenit'snoonand"Konbanwa"togreetsomebodyintheafternoon.Thingsdifferwhenyouareonthephone.Justsay"Moshi,Moshi",whichisactuallysimilartosaying"Hello"overthephone,becauseonehardlyeveruses"Goodmorning"or"Goodevening"rightafterpickingupthephone.Nexttime,I'lltellsomethingaboutmylifeinaJapan.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

________

A.HowtogreetclosefriendsinJapanese.B.HowtosayhelloinJapanese.C.SomedifferencebetweenEnglishandJapanese.D.HowtogreetpeopleinJapanese.

2.Japanesepeoplegreeteachotherbysaying"________"intheafternoon.

A.KonnichiwaB.OhaiyoGozaimasuC.KonbanwaD.A.Moshi,Moshi

3.Inthewriter'sopinion________.

A.JapanesecultureissimilartoAmericancultureB.peopledon'tneedtobepolicetotheirclosefriendsC.JapanesepeopleareveryfriendlytoeachotherD.Japanesepeopledon'tlikeusing"Konnichiwa"asagreetingforthewholeday

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriter________.

A.isfromBritainB.isworkinginaradiostationnowC.knowsbothJapaneseandChineseD.livedinJapanforsometime

Passage2

Anallowance（零花钱）isanimportanttoolforteachingkidshowtobudget（预算）saveandmaketheirdecisions.Childrenrememberandlearnfrommistakeswhentheirowndollarsarelostorspentfoolishly.Howlargeanallowanceisappropriate?

Expertssaythereisnotarightamount.Actualamountdiffersfromregiontoregion,andfromfamilytofamily.Tosetanappropriateallowanceforyourchild,workupaweeklybudget.Allowforentertainmentexpensessuchasmoviesandsnacks.Next,includeeverydayexpensessuchaslunchmoney,busfare,schoolsupplies."Ifyoumakethechildresponsibleforthesebills,"saysJosephineSwanson,aconsumerspecialist,"heorshewilllearntobudgetfornecessaryexpenditures."Finally,addsomeextramoneytomakesavingpossible.Ifyoucan,keepyourchild'sallowanceinlinewiththatofhisfriends.Achildwhosepurchasingpowerfallsawaybelowhispeers'canfeelleftout.Itcanbetoughbutavoidexcusingyourchildrenwhentheymakeamistakewiththeirallowance.WhenBrookeStephenswastenandgrowingupinJacksonville,hermothergaveher\1.75whichwasforbusfareandlunch."Ifyoulostyourmoney,"Brooke'smothertoldher,"youwalkhome."Oneweekthegirlspentallherallowanceinacandystore;thenshecalledhomeforaride."Mommademewalkhome,"recallsStephens,nowafinancialplannerinBrooklyn."AtfirstIwasangry.ButIfinallyrealizedthatshewastryingtoteachmeanimportantlesson."Expertsadvisethatanallowanceshouldnotbetieddirectlytodailychores.Kidsshouldhelparoundthehousesnotbecausetheygetpaidforitbutbecausetheyshareresponsibilitiesasmembersofafamily.Youmight,however,payachildfordoingextrajobsathome,whichcandevelophisorherinitiative.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthepossibletitleofthepassage?

________

A.Howtodevelopachild'sinitiative.B.Howtoworkupanamountofpocketmoney.C.Howtoteachachildtosavemoney.D.Howtoteachachildaboutmoney.

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatifchildisgivenanallowance,heorshemay________.

A.spendallthemoneyverysoonB.bespoiledandfinallyruinedC.feelresponsibleandcarefulaboutmoneyD.lostthemoneyandcannotreturnhome

3.InParagraph4,thewords"hispeers"referto________.

A.hisparentsB.histeachersC.hisfinancialexpertsD.hisfriends

4.Theauthorimpliesinthepassagethat________.

A.payingchildrenfortheirhouseworkisnogoodB.achild'sinitiativecanbedevelopedifheorsheispaidforallthehouseworkC.childrendon'tfeellostorlonelyiftheyhavenopocketmoneyD.childrenmaylearntoputasidesomemoneyiftheyaregivenagreatamountofpocketmoney

Passage3

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnasecondlanguage?

AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter（灰质）.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichdealswithinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMichelle,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof"earlybilinguals"whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity（密度）inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference."Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,"saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills."Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible（灵活的）."hesaid."Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas."ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter."Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,"explainedthescientists.

1.Theunderlinedword"bilingual"probablymeans________.

A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearner

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue,accordingtothepassage?

________

A.Bilingualshavegreatergreymatterdensitythanthosewhospeakonlyonelanguage.B.Theyoungeronestartstolearnasecondlanguage,themorestupidhewillbe.C.Theparticipants（参与者）ofDr.Andrea'steam'sstudyareallbilinguals.D.Greymatterisanareainpeople'sbrainonlyreceivinginformation.

3.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentionsexerciseinorderto________.

A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe/sheislearningalanguageC.toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell

4.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis________.

A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.languagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathstudy

Passage4

It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmumusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.

ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger”.Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone（激素）sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.

Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivatesbrainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.Becauseofthis,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger”.Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.

Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthatdietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcravings.So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fasting（禁食）isabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.

So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmayb