高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 24.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day24

高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day24

Passage1

HomestayinSydney,Australia

Linda:

OurbighomeisinSydney,about300metersfromSydneyUniversityand450metersfromthetrainstation.Thetrainrideisabout30minutestotheCBD.Nowweonlyhaveasmallbedroomforafemalestudent.

Thecostis260perweek,whichincludesallmealswhenathomeandlaundering（洗烫）ofclothes.

E-mail:

markalarms@optusnet.com.au

John:

Ihavealovelysingleroomforhomestay（male,non-smokersonly）.Theapartmentislocatedacrosstheroadfromabusstation.Asportsfieldisonlyatwo-minutewalkaway.

Theroomisforbothshortandlongstays,Thecostis\220perweek,includingbreakfastandlunchonweekdays.Thereisnowashingmachineathome.Doyourownlaundryintheapartmentblock’sfacilities.

E-mail:

ainsleygilkes@yahoo.com.au

Eric:

IliveinthenorthernsuburbsofSydney-quietforstudyingandrelaxing,yetclosetoSydneyUniversity&NCELTR&SJBT,Thesubwaystationisnearby.

AllfacilitiesofthehouseincludingalivingroomwithaTVcanbeused.Ownersareveryopenandfriendly,andtreatstudentsaspartofthefamily.

Thepricesincludeallmeals（breakfast,Lunchanddinner）andcleaning.Thefeeis\300perweek.

E-mail:

mineanny@hotmail.com

Rose:

Hi,everyone!

Ihaveoneroomforhomestay（girlstudentsonly）inahousewhichisveryclosetoSydneyUniversity（SIBT）&WSUinthenortherndistrictofSydney.Thereisabusstationacrosstheroad.Traveltimetothecentreofthecityis40minutesbytrain.Weonlyhaveonehomestayatatime.Therefore,ourfamilycantakegoodcareofyou.Thefeeis\230perweek.

Wearelookingforwardtohavingyouinourhome.

E-mail:

cliqi9239@hotmail.com

1.Fourpersonswrotethesepassagessoasto________.

A.lookforsuitableroommatesB.searchforhomestayinformation

C.bookasuitableroominSydneyD.advertiseroomsforhomestay

2.OnepersonwholivesinJohn’sapartment________.

A.cansmokeintheapartment

B.canuseJohn’swashingmachinetowashclothes

C.hastowalkalongwaytogettothesportsfield

D.isprovidedwithbreakfastandlunchonweekdays

3.IfPeterwantstofindahomestayroomnearSydneyUniversity,heshouldsendane-mailto________.

A.markalarms@optusnet.com.cn

B.mineanny@hotmail.com

C.cliqi9239@hotmail.com

D.ainslcy_gilkest@yahoo.com.cn

4.Agirlwhowantsaroomforbetween\

240perweekwouldmostprobablycontact________.

A.RoseB.JohnC.ErieD.Linda

Passage2

Asarecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepression（抑郁症）asyoungadults.

Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofadolescent（青少年的）healthytoinvestigate（调查）therelationshipbetweenmediauseanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandadolescentswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.

Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Modiausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.

Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwentyone.

Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindasuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesofradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.

Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.

LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndieatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,attendreligiousservicesandtovote.

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

________

A.MediaUseisHarmfultoAdolescents

B.MenDevelopDepressionEasierthanWomen

C.Teens,TelevisionandDepression

D.TakeGreatcareofTeenager’sdepression

2.Theresultoftheresearchseemstoindicate________.

A.teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionthanadults

B.othermediausesdonoharmtoadolescents

C.thosewhowatchnoTVwillnotdevelopdepression

D.TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.longeruseofmediaotherthanTVdoesn’tincreasethechanceofdepression

B.everyextrahourofmediauseincreasesthechoiceofdepression

C.depressionisrelatedtotheuseofothermodalotherthanTV

D.theinfluenceofmovies,videogamesandradioondepressionvaries

Passage3

Gallowshumor（黑色幽默）seemlikeamistake,oratleastinpoortaste.Butpsychologistssaythatgallowshumorcanbeanimportantwaytorelievestress."Humormakesyoufeelincontrolanditcangiveyouthatfeelingthateverythingisokayevenwhenit'snot,"saysJamesM.Jones,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofDelaware.

Psychologistssaythatjustbecauseyou'relaughingdoesn'tmeanyou'rewastingtime.Occasionalteasingamongcolleagues,particularlyifitrevolvesaroundthingsassociatedwiththejob,canboostcreativity,departmentalcohesiveness（凝聚力）andperformance.

"Therearealotofstressorsoutthere,"saysEdDunkelblau,apsychologistwiththeInstituteforEmotionallyIntelligentLearninginChicago."Butgallowshumorisawayofmakingdifficultthingsalittlelessdifficult."

Thisistrueaslongasthehumorisusedfortherightpurpose.Themainpointofitshouldbeinspiringpeople—notlaughingatthem."Anythingthatwouldliftmorale（士气）intermsofthecompanywouldbegoodhumor,"saysThierryGuedj,aprofessorofbusinessandpsychologyatBostonUniversity."Beforeyousayordoanything,thinkabout,'Howisthishelpingmyemployees'morale?

'"

Youwanttogiveyouremployeesandco-workersasenseofbelonging,sodon'tmakeobservationsthatareaggressive.Mostobviously,DrGuedjsays,don'tmakecommentsaboutpeople'sphysicalappearance,orfaith.Ifyouhaveanydoubt,it'sappropriate,don'tgothroughwithit.

Oryoucantakeaimattheonepersonyouknowwon'tbeoffended（冒犯）:

Yourself."Ifthere'sgoingtobeajokeorstory,itshouldbeyou,"Mr.Dunkelblausays.Forexample,ifyou'reamarketingmanagerreviewingafailedcampaignthatyouled,beginwithalinelike,"Theguywhogavepermissiontothisdealmightjustbelookingforworknextweek."

"Peoplewiththeabilitytolaughatthemselvescangiveotherpeoplepermissiontolaughatthemselvestoo,"Mr.Jonessays."Andifyoucanlaughatyourself,youfeelbetteraboutyourself."

1.Accordingtothetext,gallowshumorhasthefollowingfunctionsEXCEPT________.

A.reducingpressure

B.improvingperformance

C.makingpeoplemorecreative

D.leadingtoabigmistake

2.WhatisEdDunkelblau'sattitudetowardsgallowshumor?

________

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Uncertain.

3.WhichofthefollowingwouldDr.Guedjmostprobablyagreewith?

________

A.Gallowshumoristhebasicsourceofmorale.

B.Gallowshumorallowspeopletolaughatothers.

C.Gallowshumormaysometimesbeusedforthewrongpurpose.

D.Anythingthatmayliftmoralecanbecalledgallowshumor.

4.Whenpeopleusegallowshumor,theyshould________.

A.observewhoisaggressive

B.showasenseofbelonging

C.doubtabouttheresultofhumors

D.trytoavoidirritatingothers

5.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

________

A.Peopletendtolaughatothersratherthanthemselves.

B.Laughingatourselvescanhelprelievethestressofothers.

C.Peoplecan'tavoidoffendingotherswithgallowshumor.

D.Peoplewholaughatthemselvesarehardtobefriendswith.

Passage4

Mostchildrenhaveeverheardtheirparentsyell“situpstraight!

”or“don’thangyourhead!

”whentheyeatdinner.Nowadays,itisalsoheardaroundanotheractivity--videogames.Ten--year--oldOwaishadmitsittakeshimthreetofourhoursadaytoplaygamesonhistabletcomputer.Inaddition,heplaysforabouttwohoursonthesmartphoneeveryday.Asaresult,hestartedsufferingaseriouspainintheneckaroundJuneorJuly.What’sworsethepainhasspreadtothehandandbackgradually,whichmakeshismotherMehzabinbecomeconcerned.

Thedoctorsnotethenumberofyoungchildrenwiththechronicpain（慢性病）intheirnecks,armsandshouldersisontheincreasesharpinrecentyears.Theyarenotaging,theyhaven’thadanaccident,thebloodreportsarefine,theirX--raysarefine,andtheirMRIsarefine.Factshaveprovedthatthepainisfromthepoorposture（姿势）whiletheyareplayingvideogamesonsmartphonesorotherelectronicdevices.19--year–oldstudentNidafeelspaininthefingerwhichholdstheweightofhersmartphonemostoftheday.Nidaalmostuseshersmartphone24/7,whichmeans24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,orallthetime.

Healthexpertspredicttherewillbenotonlyphysical（身体的）butmental（精神的）problemsresultingfromtheoveruseofelectronicdevices.Theyencouragepeopletooftentakebreaksandexercisefromusingcomputers,smartphonesorotherdevices.Standup!

Stretch（伸展）thelegs,back,shouldersandarmsinallthepossibledirections