高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 101.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day101
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day101
Passage1
Giventhatmanypeople'smoods(areregulatedbythechemicalactionofchocolate,itwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethechocolateshopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicine.LookinglikeasettingfromthefilmCharlie&theChocolateFactory,Singapore'sChocolateResearchFacility(CRF)hasover100varietiesofchocolates.itsfounderisChrisLeewhogrewupathisparents'comerstorewithonehandalmostalwaysinthejarofsweets.
IftheCRFseemstobeasmartidea,that'sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasonedsalespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelationswithbignamessuchasLevi'sandSony.Thatideasurelyresultsintheimaginationatworkwhenitcomestomakingdifferentflavored(味道)chocolates.
TheCRF'sproduceis"green".madewithinthecountryanddividedinto10lines,withtheAlcoholSeriesbeingthemostpopular.TheExoticSeries—withSichuanpepper,redbean(豆).cheeseandotherflavors一alsodoeswellandisfuntotaste.Andforchocolatesnobs,whothinkthattheyhaveabetterknowledgeofchocolatethanothers,theConnoisseurSeriesusescocoabeansfromTogo,Cuba,Venezuela,andGhana,amongothers.
1.Whatisgoodaboutchocolate?
________
A.Itservesasasuitablegift.B.Itworksasaneffectivemedicine.
C.Ithelpsimprovethestateofmind.
D.Itstrengthensbusinessrelations.
2.WhyisChrisLeeabletodevelophisideaoftheCRF?
________
A.Heknowstheimportanceofresearch.
B.Helearnsformshopsofsimilartypes.
C.Hehasthesupportofmanybignames
D.Hehasalotofmarketingexperience.
3.WhichlineoftheCRFproducesellsbest?
________
A.TheConnoisseurSeries.
B.TheExoticSeries.
C.TheAlcoholSeries.
D.TheSichuanSeries.
4.Thewords"chocolatesnobs"inParagraph3probablyrefertopeoplewho________.
A.areparticularaboutchocolate
B.knowlittleaboutcocoabeans
C.lookdownuponothers
D.liketotrynewflavors
Passage2
Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.
Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe’scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversity,eliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.
Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themediaandthecivilservice,nationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.
Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswift,straightforwardandpractical.Languagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualismbecameanideal.
Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreatto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists”inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.
Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof“thefirstlanguage”.Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.
Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.Thedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossofthesecond.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople’scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.Alanguageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirimaginationandtheirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.
1.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?
________
A.ColonialconquestsofEurope.
B.Theboomofhumanpopulation.
C.Advancesinscienceandindustrialization.
D.Theriseofnation-states.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stifles”inParagraph7probablymean?
________
A.boostsB.fuels
C.imposesD.kills
3.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat________.
A.peoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginated.
B.languagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalization.C.monolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalism.
D.humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically.
4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?
________
A.Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.
B.Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.
C.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.
D.Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.
Passage3
Whateverholidayyoucelebrate,onething’sforsure—you’llfindeventsforchildrenonLongIslandthroughoutthemonthofDecember.Fromholidayperformancestocrafts,gingerbreadhouses,lightshows,Santabreakfastsandmore,herearesomeofourfavorites.
AnimatedstoryandSantaatHicksNurseries
SantawillbeatHicksNurseries(100JerichoTpke,Westbury)fromNov.23—Dec.23,sobringacameraforphotos(nofee).KidscanalsomailtheirletterstoSantaattheNorthPoleMailboxandSantawillanswerthem(lastdayforlettermailingisDec.17;aself-addressed,stampedenvelopemustbeincludedtoreceiveareply).Onweekends,(Nov.23—Dec.16)therewillbelivemusicwithabrassbandfromnoon—4p.m.Price:
Free.
Grinch-inspiredevents
The2018versionof"TheGrinch"hitthebigscreenthismonth,andthepopularDr.Seusscharacterisinspiringfamily-friendlyeventsacrossLongIsland.ClickheretoviewwhereTheGrinchwillbemakinganappearancethisseason,andmorefunholidayhappeningsinNassauandSuffolk.TheeventstakeplaceDec.15,16and22.
BayvilleWinterWonderland
Duringtheholidayseason,BayvilleAdventurePark(8BayvilleAve.)turnsintoaWinterWonderland.FamiliescanvisitSanta’sToyFactoryFunhouse,watchCaptainBay’s"Yo-Ho-Holiday"lightshow,ridetheHolidayExpresstrainandcheckouttheiceskatingrink,amongotherattractions.TheWinterWonderlandrunsfromNov.23throughJan.1onFriday—Sunday(alsoopenDec.26—27and31);kidscanmeetSantadaily.
LongIslandFestivalofTrees
The28thannualLongIslandFestivalofTreestakesplaceatCradleofAviationMuseum(CharlesLindberghBlvd,GardenCity)featuresdisplayofdesignerdecoratedtrees,gingerbreadcreations,cookiedecorating,costumedcharactersandvendorsfrom10a.m.—6p.m.Nov.24—25and10a.m.—5p.m.Nov.26.Price:
$15,$10childrenages2to12,freeages1andyounger.
1.Atwhicheventwillthevisitorsenjoythelivemusiconweekends?
A.TheGrinch.
B.BayvilleWinterWonderland.
C.LongIslandFestivalofTrees.
D.AnimatedstoryandSantaatHicksNurseries.
2.WhatcanvisitorsdoatBayvilleWinterWonderland?
A.Drivingatrain.B.Goingonrides.
C.Watchingatalkshow.D.Experiencingtraditionalcrafts.
3.Howmuchwillaparentwithtwo4-year-oldgirlspaytovisittheFestivalofTrees?
A.$50.B.$54.C.$35.D.$34.
Passage4
StanfordUniversityhasbegunaninvestigationfollowingclaimsthatsomeofitsstaffknewlongagoofChinesescientistHeJiankui’splanstocreatetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies.
AuniversityofficialsaidareviewwasunderwayofinteractionssomefacultymembershadwithHe.whowaseducatedatStanford.SeveralprofessorsincludingHe’sformerresearchadviserhavesaidthattheykneworstronglysuspectedthatHewantedtotrygeneeditingonembryos(胚胎).
TheChinesegeneticscientistpostedavideoonYouTubeinNovember2018.Heclaimedinthevideothathehadusedagene-editingtoolCrispr-Cas9tomodify(修改)aparticulargeneintwoembryosbeforetheywereplacedintheirmother’swomb(子宫).He,whoworksinalabinthesouthernChinesecityofShenzhen,saidthetwingirls,knownasLuluandNana,werebornusinganeggthatwasmodified.HefocusedonHIVinfectionpreventionbecausethefatherisHIVpositive.“Nowthefatherhasareasontolive,areasontowork,hehasapurpose,”Hesaid.
Editingthegenesofembryos,whichcanchangeothergenes,isbannedinmanycountriesbecauseDNAchangesarepassedtofuturegenerationsandcouldhaveunforeseeneffectsontheentiregenepool.
China’snationalhealthcommissionorderedofficialsto“seriouslyinvestigate”He’sclaims.Shenzhen’shealthandfamilyplanningcommissionsaiditwasinvestigatingthereviewprocessaroundHe’swork.
ResearchinstitutionsconnectedtoHehavedistancedthemselvesfromhim.“ThisresearchworkwascarriedoutbyProfessorHeJiankuioutsideoftheschool,”saidtheSouthernUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinShenzhen.Itcalledhisresearcha“seriousviolationofacademicethics(道德)”.
1.WhatdidHeJiankuiclaiminthevideopostedonYouTube?
A.Hewaswrongintryinggeneeditingonembryos.
B.Hepreventedthetwinsfromdevelopingcancer.
C.HemodifiedageneinLuluandNana’sembryos.
D.HewasinfluencedbyhisresearchadviserinStanford.
2.Whyi
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