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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day12
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day12
Passage1
Acaraccidentparalyzed(使瘫痪)ChelsieHillfromthewaistdown,butthatdidn’tstopherfromfulfillingherdreamofdancing.
Sincetheageofthree,ChelsieHillhaddreamedofbecomingadancer.“TheonlythingthatIlovedwasdance.”shetoldCBSNews.Thatambitionnearlyendedonenightin2010.Hill,thena17-year-oldhighschoolseniorinPacificGrove,California,wasinacaraccidentthatputherinthehospitalfor51daysandleftherparalyzedfromthewaistdown.Formostpeople,thatwouldhavedestroyedanyhopeofadancingcareer.ForHill,itwasthebeginning.Farfrombeinganobstacle,herwheelchairencouragedher.“Iwantedtoprovetomycommunity-andtomyself-thatIwasstill‘normal,’”shetoldTeenVogue.
“Whatevernormalmeant.”
Normalforhermeantdancing,soHilldiditinherwheelchairrightalongsidehernon-disabledhighschooldanceteam,whichdefinitelytookheralotoflearningandpatience.”
Aftergraduation,Hillwantedtoexpandherdancenetworktoincludewomenlikeher.Shemetthesepeopleonlineandinvitedthemtodancewithher.“Itwassuchanamazingexperience.”
Hopingtoreachmorepeopleinalargercity,HillmovedtoLosAngelesin2014andformedateamofdancerswithdisabilitiesshecallstheRollettes.“Iwanttobreakdownthestereotypeofwheelchairusersandshowthatdanceisdance,whetheryou’rewalkingoryou’rerolling.”shetoldCBSNews.
Hillhasrealizedwhatmanyofusneverwill:
herchildhooddream.She’sadancer.ButtheRolletteshavehelpedherfindsomethingelsejustasmeaningful.Everyyearsheholdsadancecampforwheelchairusersofallagesandabilitieswithaneyetohelpingthemfindtheirconfidence.ShecallsittheRollettesExperience,andin2019,173participantsfromtencountriesattended.
EdnaSerranosaysthatbeingpartoftheRollettesteamhasgivenherthecouragetocarryonherlife.“Ididn’tknowIcoulddosomanythingsthatthesegirlshavetaughtme,”shesays.“It’ssopowerfultohavemyteammatesinmylife,becausethey’remyteachers.Ihavemorestrength.”
1.WhydoyouthinkChelsieHillformedateamcalledtheRollettesin2014?
A.Toimprovethelivingconditionsofthepoor.
B.Tolivebetterinabigcity.
C.Tochangepeople’sattitudetowardswheelchairusers.
D.Totellthepublic”rollingisbetterthanwalking”
2.Whoisprobablytheunderlinedperson“EdnaSerrano”inthelastparagraph?
A.OneofChelsieHill’sformerclassmates
B.Oneofthe173participantsfromtencountriesin2019.
C.AreporterfromtheCBSNews
D.OneofChelsieHill’sformerteachers.
3.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?
A.ChelsieHill-AbravegirlB.TheRollettesExperience
C.RolltodanceD.Liveforthoseyoulove
Passage2
PangHuiplacedafewmorepairsofchopsticksonthetableforafamilydinner,thoughshedidnotexpectherbigfamilyofsevenwouldusethemasservingchopsticks.
Surprisingly,her75-year-oldfather,whousedtoshrugofftheideaofservingchopsticks,becameafirmsupporterthistime,saidPang,40,fromBeihai,acoastalcityofSouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.
Chinesepeopleoftensharedishes,anddinersusetheirownchopstickstoservethemselvesfoodfromtheshareddishes,atraditionnowbeingchallengedbytheoutbreakofCOVID-19.
"Wefeelasenseofcrisisaswellastheurgetodesertouroldhabitswhenweseereportsoffamilyinfections,"Pangsaid,pointingtothereportsofthevirusspreadingviadropletsandclosecontact.
Localgovernmentsarehelpingtoencourageashift,too.OnFeb.13,2020,localauthoritiesofBeihaistartedacampaignpromotingservingchopsticksandspoons,whichwillavoidcrossinfectioncausedbytheuseofpersonalchopsticks.
SimilarmeasureswerealsoadoptedinothercitieslikeBeijing,ShanghaiandHangzhou.TaizhoucityinEastChina'sJiangsuProvinceevenstandardizedthecoloursofservingchopsticksandspoonstohelpdinersdifferentiate(区分)themfrompersonalones.
Thepracticeofeatingwildanimalshasbeentargetedbythegovernment,whichremainspresentincertainareas.
Chinastoppedtheillegaltradingandtransportationofwildanimalsshortlyaftertheoutbreak.ThemovebecameapermanentbanonFeb.24,2020,whenthecountrymadeadecisiononthoroughlyprohibiting(禁止)theillegaltradingofwildlifeandtheconsumptionofwildanimals.
LiBo,withtheHainanInternationalCenterforwildlifeProtection,saidwildanimalconsumptioncouldleadtothefasterextinctionofparticularspecies,damagetheecologicalbalanceandharmpeople'shealth.
"Theepidemic(流行病)couldbecomeaturningpointtoeliminatethebadhabit,"Lisaid.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutPangHui'sfamilyfromthetext?
A.Thereareusuallymorethansevenpeoplediningtogether.
B.Theyhavestartedtouseservingchopsticksattable.
C.PangHui'sfatheropposesusingservingchopsticks.
D.Theydon'tknowhowtoavoidbeinginfectedbythevirus.
2.Accordingtothetext,whathasbeendonebythegovernment?
A.Sharingdisheshasbeenabandoned.
B.Cross-infectionhasbeenprevented.
C.Eatingwildanimalshasbeenforbidden.
D.Standardpersonalchopstickshavebeenadopted.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eliminate"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Explain.B.Discover.
C.Form.D.Remove.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ServingChopsticksPromoted.
B.WaystoHelpPeopleStayHealthy.
C.TheOutbreakofCOVID-19LeadstoChange
D.ChinaBansTradingofWildlife
Passage3
CarmenAraceMiddleSchoolissituatedinthetownofBloomfield,butfouryearsagoitfacedmanyofthesamechallengesasinner—cityschoolsnearby:
lowscoresinstandardizedtestsanddroppingenrollment(入学率)ofstudents.Thenthehard-drivingheadmaster,DeloreBolton,persuadedherschooltoshakeuptheplacebybuyingalaptopcomputerforeachstudentandteachertouseinschoolandathome.Forgoodmeasure,theboardprovidedwirelessInternetaccessatschool.Totalcost:
\5million.
Nowanhourbeforeclassesstart,everyseatinthelibraryistakenbystudentseagertogetonline.Theteachertalksaboutrocksasstudentsviewthematacolorfulwebsite,afterschoolstudentsonbusespulllaptopsfrombackpackstogetstartedonhomework.Sincethecomputersarrived,scoresinstatetestsareup35%andtheenrollmentincreasesby20%.
Indeed,schoolsystemsinruralareasareeagertofollowCarmenAraceMiddleSchool'sexample.AngusKing,thestategovernor,hasproposedusing\50millionfromanunexpectedbudgettosupplycomputersforstudents.
However,theschoolisseekingfederalgrantmoneytoexpandthelaptopprogram.Inthemeantime,mostoftheproblemshavebeenworkedout.Somestudentsusecomputerstovisitunauthorizedwebsites,butteachershavetheabilitytotrackwherestudentshavebeenandrestrictthem."Thatistheworstwhentheydisableyou"saysaboy.Thehabitisrubbingoffonparents."Itaughtmymomtousee-mail."saysthehonorablegirl."Andnowsheistakingcomputerclasses.I'msoproudofher!
"
1.Byintroducingthelaptopprogram,DeloreBoltonhas________..
A.shakenthebeliefofbothteachersandstudents
B.witnessedaremarkableimprovementinstudents'testscoresandenrollment
C.spentmoretimevisitingunauthorizedwebsiteswiththelaptopprogram
D.changedclass-roomteachinginpublicschools
2.Studentsarelimitedwhentheygetonlinebecause________.
A.theyviewlessonsatacolorfulwebsite.
B.theywillwasteanawfullotofmoney.
C.theyvisitunauthorizedwebsitesometimes.
D.theyaredisabledstudents.
3.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.
A.thelaptopprogramalsohasapositiveinfluenceonparents.
B.thelaptopprograminurbanschoolsisforbiddenbyparents.
C.studentsonlyvisittheschoolwebsiteinCarmenAraceMiddleSchool.
D.studentsgenerallyliketheideaofhavingtheironlineactivitiestracked.
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
________
A.Middleschoolsarefacedwithchallengestoday.
B.Aschoolwithhighenrollmentcandowell.
C.Computersareofimportanceinmoderneducation.
D.Laptopscanhelpimprovestudents'schoolperformance.
Passage4
WhentheresidentsofBuenosAireswanttochangethepesostheydonottrustintothedollarstheydo,theygotoanofficethatactsasafrontforthrivingillegalexchangemarket.
AsthecourierscarrytheirbundlesofpesosaroundBuenosAires,theypassgrandbuildingsliketheTeatroColon,anoperahousethatopenedin1908,andtheRetirorailwaystation,completedin1915.Inthe43yearsleadingupto1914,GDPhadgrownatanannualrateof6
thefastestrecordedintheworld.In1914halfofBuenosAires'spopulationwasforeign-born.Itsincomeperheadwas92
oftheaverageof16richeconomies.
Itnevergotbetterthanthis.Itsincomeperheadisnow43
ofthosesame16richeconomies;ittrailsChileandUruguayinitsownbackyard.
Thecountry'sdramaticdeclinehaslongpuzzledeconomists."Ifaguyhasbeenhit700,000shotsit'shardtoworkoutwhichoneofthemkilledhim,"saysRafaelDiTella.Butthreedeep-lyingexplanationshelptothrowlightonthecountry'sdecline.Firstly,Argentinamayhavebeenrich100yearsagobutitwasnotmodern.Thesecondtheorystressestheroleoftradepolicy.Thirdly,whenitneededtochange,Argentinalackedtheinstitutionstocreatesuccessfulpolicies.
Argentinawasrichin1914becauseofcommodities;itsindustrialbasewasonlyweaklydeveloped.ThelandownerswhomadeArgentinarichwerenotsobotheredabouteducatingit:
cheaplaborwaswhatcounted.
Withoutagoodeducations