高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 106.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day106

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day106

Passage1

IadoptedadoglastNovemberfromoneofthelocalanimalshelters.Loveyisoneofthosedogsthatyouimmediatelyfallinlovewithandaresogladyoudecidedtotakeintoyourfamily.Uponenteringmyhome,Lovey'saffectionshowednoboundsandtherewasneveramomentwhensheappearedafraidorintimidatedbytheotherpetsinmyfamily.Thiswonderfuldogjustfitrightinlikeshewasbornhere.

　　WhenIdescribeLovey'samazingbehaviortopeople,I'mtoldoverandoveragainthatLoveyistryingtotellmehowgratefulsheisthatItookherinandgaveherahome.IsthisreallywhatLoveyistellingme?

Doourpetsunderstandwhatbeinggratefulisallabout?

Andaretheyabletoexpresstheirgratitudetouswhenwe'vedonesomethingniceforthem?

Orareweonceagainprojectingourownideasandemotionsontoourpetsandallowingourimaginationstotellusthestorywewanttohear?

　　Actually,talkingwithpets,Ihearmanyexpressionsofgratitudeforthegoodtimesthey'vehadwiththeirpeople.Gratefulpetstellmeoftenabouttheirkind,lovinghumanswhotakecareofthem.Theseexpressionsofgratitudearenotmerelypassingthoughtsorbythewaymomentsintime.Theseexpressionsareheart-feltandsincere.Theyrevealanotherlayeroftheemotionallivesofourpetsthatwerelearningmoreandmoreabouteveryday.

　　SowhenLoveygreetsmeatthedoorwithhersweetcriesofjoyuponseeingmeagainandlooksatmewiththosebigbrowneyesthatcouldmeltastickofbutter,issheshowinghergratitudetomeforgivingherahomeandforlovingher?

AfterlivingwithLoveyfor6months,Ihavecometobelievethatshehashighlyexpressiveemotionsthatliejustbeneaththesurfaceofherthickfur.AndofalltheemotionsI'veobservedinthiswonderfuldog,gratitudeisatthetopofthelist.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordintimidatedinparagraphIprobablymean?

________

A.TerrifiedB.Inspired

C.SatisfiedD.Disappointed

2.Theauthor'squestionsinparagraph2showher________.

A.curiosityB.doubt

C.ignoranceD.anxiety

3.WhathastheauthorbeencertainaboutLovey?

________

A.Loveyhashighintelligence.

B.Loveyisaveryemotionaldog.

C.Loveylistsitsemotionsinsomeorder.

D.Loveyappreciatesitsowner'sloveandcare.

4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

________

A.ADog'sStoryB.PetsExpressions

C.LoveinReturnD.AnimalGratitude

Passage2

　　VioletteChilde,67,isadiningcompanionwhohelpsservepatientslunches.Therolewasintroducedtenyearsagobyadietitianconcerningthatsomepatientswerenoteatingtheirmeals.

　　"Manyofourpatientsareelderlyandcanbeconfusedbythenoisy,busyenvironmentofthehospitalandsowon'tfocusoneating"explainsYvonneDonglas-Morris,headofvolunteering,whooverseestheactivitiesofall528ofthetrustyvolunteers."Staffarebusywiththeclinicalsideofthings,sothediningcompanionswereintroduced.Theywillassistthepatientsandencouragethemtoeat."

　　Violette,aretiredlibrarymanager,hasbeenhelpingoutforsixyears."Itmakesmefeelabitmorecomplete,"shesayssimply."Helpingwiththemealsfreesupthenursestogetonwithotherthings,Ibelieveinbeingapartofthecommunityandthishospitalispartofmycommunity"

　　Anotherkeyroleisplayedbythedischargevolunteers,whooffersupporttotheelderly,especiallythoseaged70andover-leavinghospitaltoreturntoanemptyhome.Theteamhasbudgetof10perpersonandwillpoptotheshopsandbuymilk,breadandamealtotidethemoverforthefirstfewhours.Theythencallthepatientsregularly,foraslongastheyneed,tocheckhowtheyaregettingonandiftheyneedextrasupport.

　　ThevolunteersinKingstonworkfromadedicatedoffice-asmallroominoneofthebuildingsonthehospitalgrounds,whereaChristmastreedecoratedwithbaubles（小饰物）bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecomer."Allthevolunteerscomeandgatherhere,itgetsverybusyattimes,"smilesNicolaHutin,67,adischargesupportvolunteer.Amotheroftwo,andgrandmotheroffour,shewasamembershipcoordinator（协调员）foratradeassociationuntilsheretired,andhassincevolunteeredatthehospitalonemorningaweekfor18months.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutdiningcompanions?

________.

A.Theirworkingconditionsarenoisy

B.Theyaregreatassistantsfordoctors

C.Theyoftenmakepatientsmorenervous

D.Theoccupationexistedmorethantenyearsago

2.WhatdoesViolettethinkofherwork?

________.

A.Shefindsittiringandboring

B.Shefindsiteasytocompleteherwork

C.Shebelievesitgivesherasenseofbelonging

D.Shebelieveshelpingpatientswithmealsistofreeupthecommunity

3.Whatdoesadischargevolunteerdoforthepatients?

________.

A.Raisemoneyfortheelderly

B.Payavisittothemathome

C.Buydailynecessitiesforthem

D.Ringtochecktheirhealthcondition

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethethemeofthetext?

________.

A.Itisnevertoooldtolearn

B.Manyhandsmakelightwork

C.Healthisbetterthanwealth

D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves

Passage3

　　Themoreyearsyouspendinfull-timeeducation,themoreshort-sightedyouarelikelytobe,accordingtoalargeUKstudy.

　　Thelinkappearstobethatstudentshavetoolittleexposuretobrightnaturallightandthesolutionsuggestedbytheresearchersisforchildrentospendmoreofthedayoutdoors.Thestudy,carriedoutbyCardiffandBristoluniversityscientists,analyzedinformationonthegenetics,eyesightandeducationalbackgroundof68,000participantsintheUKBiobankdatabase.

　　Thefindings,publishedintheBMJ,implythatagraduatewhospent17yearsineducationisonaverageonediopter（屈光度）moreshort-sightedthansomeonewholeftschoolattheageof16afterspending12yearsineducation.Thatworsensituationisequaltothedifferencebetweenhavingperfectvisionandneedingglassestodrivesafely."Withtherapidriseintheglobaltrendofmyopia（近视）anditsvision-threateningcomplications,togetherwiththeeconomicburdenofvisualloss,thefindingsofthisstudyhaveimportantimplicationsforeducationalpractices,"saidJezGuggenheim,ofCardiffUniversity'sSchoolofOptometryandVisionSciences.

　　UsingBiobankdata,theBristolandCardiffscientistsanalyzed44geneticvariantsassociatedwithriskofmyopiaand69variants（基因变体）associatedwithtimespentineducation.Theyfoundthatwhilethenumberofyearsatschoolandcollegestronglyinfluencedeyesight,therewasnoeffectintheoppositedirection:

trendtomyopiadidnotleadpeopletoremainineducationforlonger.

　　Therearetwoexplanationsforthelink.Oneistheoldideathattoomuch"near"or"close"workburdenstheeyes,particularlyinchildren.

1.Whatisthesuggestionforchildrentopreventshort-sight?

________

A.Tochoosepart-timeeducation.

B.Tobeexposedlessinthenaturallight.

C.Tododaytimeexerciseintheopenair.

D.Todoeyeexerciseafterstudyinglong.

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromJezGuggenheim'swords?

________

A.Somediseasesmaycauseshort-sight.

B.Savingeyesightmeanssavingmoney.

C.Short-sightisnotpopularintheworld.

D.Educationpracticesshouldbefree.

3.Whomaydevelopshort-sightaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.TheBristolandCardiffscientists.

B.TheparticipantsintheUK.

C.Thepeopleinthecollege.

D.Thechildreninschool.

4.Whatmaythepassagecontinuetotalkabout?

________

A.Themeaningofthelatestfindings.

B.Thereasonforstudents'short-sight.

C.Howtopreventstudents'short-sight.

D.Theotherexplanationforthelink.

Passage4

OliviaRieswasjustsevenyearsoldwhensheandhereight-year-oldbrotherCarteradoptedacheetah（猎豹）inSouthAfrica.

''WhenmysisterandIfirstlearnedbackin2009thatspecieslikethecheetahmaybeextinctinthewildbythetimewehavekids,itscaredus.Weknewwehadtodosomethingtohelpthem,''saysCarter.''Therearesomanypeople（youngandoldalike）whojustdon’tknowwhatishappeningtosomanyspecies,justlikewedidn't.OliviaandIwanttomakesurewereachasmanypeoplearoundtheworldaspossibleandhelpthemtounderstandhowseriousthesituationreallyis.''

Todothat,thekidsstartedOneMoreGeneration（OMG）,anorganizationwiththemotto:

''Preservingendangeredspeciesforonemoregenerationandbeyond.''

Now,tenyearslater,OliviaandCarterhavetraveledallovertheworldspreadingtheirmessage.They'vebeeninterviewedonnationaltelevision,participatedinmarchesandfundraisersandwonawardsfortheirwork.In2015,theywereinvitedtoVietnambytheUnitedStatesEmbassytoparticipateinaprogramtosaverhinos.Allthatthey'veaccomplishedforanimalsandtheenvironmentismuchtoolongtolist!

''Ournumberonemessagetoeveryonewemeetis'Remember,anyonecanmakeadifference...ifwecan,youcantoo,''saysOlivia.''WewantallpeopletounderstandthatwhatCarterandIaredoingisnotnecessarilysomethingspecial;itissomethingthatweallshouldbedoing.Youcanstartsmallbysimplyadoptingananimal.Dosomeresearchonthespeciesyouareinterestedin,andfindagoodorganizationofferingadoptions.MybrotherandItakeourbirthdaymoneyandallowancemoneyandadoptanimalsallthetime.''

1.HowdidOliviaandCarterfeelwhenlearningcheetahsfacedextinction?

A.Angryandguilty.B.Shockedandconcerned.

C.Anxiousandhelpless.D.Hopefulanddetermined.

2.Whatdoestheunderlined''that''refertoinParagraph3?

A.Helpingendangeredspeciessurvive.

B.Tellingpeopleth