高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 19.docx

1、高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 19高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 19Passage 1A car accident paralyzed(使瘫痪 )Chelsie Hill from the waist down, but that didnt stop her from fulfilling her dream of dancing.Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The only thing that I loved was dance.” she told CBS

2、 News. That ambition nearly ended one night in 2010. Hill, then a 17-year-old high school senior in Pacific Grove, California, was in a car accident that put her in the hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing c

3、areer. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being an obstacle, her wheelchair encouraged her. “I wanted to prove to my community-and to myself-that I was stillnormal,” she told Teen Vogue. “Whatever normal meant.”Normal for her meant dancing, so Hill did it in her wheelchair right alongside her

4、non-disabled high school dance team,which definitely took her a lot of learning and patience.”After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to include women like her. She met these people online and invited them to dance with her. “It was such an amazing experience.”Hoping to reach more

5、people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes. “I want to break down the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether youre walking or youre rolling.” she told CBS News.Hill has realized what

6、many of us never will: her childhood dream. Shes a dancer. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as meaningful. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities with an eye to helping them find their confidence. She calls it the Rollettes Experien

7、ce, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the courage to carry on her life. “I didnt know I could do so many things that these girls have taught me,” she says. “ Its so powerful to have my teammates in my life,

8、 because theyre my teachers. I have more strength.”1. Why do you think Chelsie Hill formed a team called the Rollettes in 2014?A. To improve the living conditions of the poor.B. To live better in a big city.C. To change peoples attitude towards wheelchair users.D. To tell the public”rolling is bette

9、r than walking”2. Who is probably the underlined person “Edna Serrano” in the last paragraph？A. One of Chelsie Hills former classmatesB. One of the 173 participants from ten countries in 2019.C. A reporter from the CBS NewsD. One of Chelsie Hills former teachers.3. Which of the following can be the

10、best title of this passage?A. Chelsie Hill-A brave girl B. The Rollettes ExperienceC. Roll to dance D. Live for those you lovePassage 2Pang Hui placed a few more pairs of chopsticks on the table for a family dinner, though she did not expect her big family of seven would use them as serving chopstic

11、ks.Surprisingly, her 75-year-old father, who used to shrug off the idea of serving chopsticks, became a firm supporter this time, said Pang, 40, from Beihai, a coastal city of South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Chinese people often share dishes, and diners use their own chopsticks to serv

12、e themselves food from the shared dishes, a tradition now being challenged by the outbreak of COVID-19.We feel a sense of crisis as well as the urge to desert our old habits when we see reports of family infections, Pang said, pointing to the reports of the virus spreading via droplets and close con

13、tact.Local governments are helping to encourage a shift, too. On Feb. 13, 2020, local authorities of Beihai started a campaign promoting serving chopsticks and spoons, which will avoid cross infection caused by the use of personal chopsticks.Similar measures were also adopted in other cities like Be

14、ijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. Taizhou city in East Chinas Jiangsu Province even standardized the colours of serving chopsticks and spoons to help diners differentiate (区分) them from personal ones.The practice of eating wild animals has been targeted by the government, which remains present in certai

15、n areas.China stopped the illegal trading and transportation of wild animals shortly after the outbreak. The move became a permanent ban on Feb. 24, 2020, when the country made a decision on thoroughly prohibiting (禁止) the illegal trading of wildlife and the consumption of wild animals.Li Bo, with t

16、he Hainan International Center for wildlife Protection, said wild animal consumption could lead to the faster extinction of particular species, damage the ecological balance and harm peoples health. The epidemic(流行病) could become a turning point to eliminate the bad habit, Li said.1. What can we lea

17、rn about Pang Huis family from the text?A. There are usually more than seven people dining together.B. They have started to use serving chopsticks at table.C. Pang Huis father opposes using serving chopsticks.D. They dont know how to avoid being infected by the virus.2. According to the text, what h

18、as been done by the government?A. Sharing dishes has been abandoned.B. Cross-infection has been prevented.C. Eating wild animals has been forbidden.D. Standard personal chopsticks have been adopted.3. What does the underlined word eliminate in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Explain. B. Discover

19、.C. Form. D. Remove.4. What can be the best title for the text?A. Serving Chopsticks Promoted. B. Ways to Help People Stay Healthy.C. The Outbreak of COVID-19 Leads to Change D. China Bans Trading of WildlifePassage 3Blue light before bedtime can make it harder to sleep, and the screens on phones, c

20、omputers, and televisions send out plenty of blue light. This is all true. But if youre focused on blue light as a major problem affecting your sleep or your eye health, its time to look at it from another aspect.As Philip Yuhas, a professor of vision, writes at The Conversation, blue light isnt a u

21、niquely technological evil. Its part of sunlight, and your eyes are exposed to plenty of it all the time. You re fine. There are studies in mice that have found blue light can damage their eyes, but mice are nocturnal creatures (夜行动物) whose eyes are different from ours. The pigments (色素) and the len

22、ses (晶状体) of our eyes actually block blue light fairly well-so in a sense, we already have built-in blue blocking protectionAdding more protection isnt likely to help though. You can buy glasses and screen filters (滤光片) that block blue light, but Yuhas points out they are probably a waste of money:

23、these products do not block out much blue light. The leading blue-blocking anti-reflective coating, for example, blocks only about 15% of the blue light that screens send out. You could get the same reduction just by holding your phone another inch from your face.The American Academy of Ophthalmolog

24、y doesnt recommend blue-blocking products, either. Instead if youre concerned about your eye health or your ability to get to sleep on time, you already know what to do:Put the screens away at bedtime. Read a book or find something else to do. While youre using screens take a 20-second break every 2

25、0 minutes to look at something 20 feet away ( the 20-20-20 rule ). If you get dry eyes when you look at screens for a long time, use eyedrops labeled artificial tears.1. What do people think of blue light generally?A. It is a necessary part of sunlight. B. It is magical and rare.C. It is the major f

26、actor affecting sleep. D. All electronics send out blue light.2. What did the studies in mice find?A. Mice can see clearly in the dark. B. Our eyes actually block blue light well.C. Eyes can be long exposed to blue light. D. Blue light can damage mices eyesight.3. What can we know about blue-blockin

27、g products?A. They block only 15% of the blue light. B. Few have much effect on the blue light.C. They can prevent much harmful lights. D. They are thought highly of by experts.4. What could be the best title for the text?A. How can Blue Light Be Prevented? B. Why does Blue Light Make Sleeping Hard?

28、C. Are Blue-blocking Products Necessary? D. What will Blue Light Affect Actually?Passage 4Younger students experience school bullying (欺凌) more frequently than older ones, and male students are bullied more than their female peers, a survey found. It also found that nearly half of students had been

29、intentionally hit or knocked down by classmates. About 6 percent said they are targeted by bullies on campus every day. The survey also found that students from ordinary schools experienced more bullying than peers from key institutions, and children from poor families are more likely to be bullied

30、at school. Being bullied can have a negative impact on a childs personal development and academic performance, according to Zhou Jinyan, a researcher who led the study at Beijing Normal University. Children being bullied will find it hard to trust others, Zhou said. They may often feel anxiety, ange

31、r, resentment or depression. These emotions will further undermine their ability to control their own life. In recent years, bullying on Chinese campuses has been frequently reported and has attracted widespread attention and concern. The most recent incident to arouse heated discussions took place

32、in December at Beijings Zhongguancun No. 2 Primary School. A fourth-grade student was bullied and laughed at by classmates, causing him acute stress disorder. The Supreme Peoples Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) received about 1, 900 cases related to school bullying in 2016. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in bullying reports involving middle school students from 14 to 18 years old. Zhou came up with some ways to solve the problem, including boosting communication between