高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 264.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day264
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day264
Passage1
IhavelearnedsomethingaboutmyselfsinceImovedfromLongIslandtoFloridathreeyearsago.EventhoughIownahomeinPortSt,Luciejustminutesfromtheocean,anun-controllableurgewellsuptoreturntoLongIslandevenasothersmaketheirwaysouth.IguessIamasnowbirdstuckinreverse.InsteadofenjoyingFlorida’smildwinters,IwillinglyendurethesevereweatheronLongIsland,theplaceIcalledhomefor65years.
I’mlikeamigratorybird(候鸟)thathaslostitssenseoftiminganddirection,mywingsflappingagainstseason.
Sowhatmakesmeflyagainstthetideofsnowbirds?
TheanswerhasalottodowithmyreluctancetogiveupthethingsthatdefinewhoIam.OnceIhearthatthetemperatureonLongIslandhasdippedintotherangeof40to50degrees,Ibegintolongforthesightandcracklingsoundofawoodfire.Ialsolongforthebrightdisplayofcolors-firstinthefalltrees,andtheninthelightsaroundhomesandatRockefellerCenter.Floridiansdecoratetoo,butcan’tcreatethespecialfeelofaNewEnglandwinter.
IsupposethebiggestreasonwhyIreturnistocelebratetheholidayswithpeopleIhaven’tseeninmonths.WhatcouldbebetterthansittingwithfamilyandfriendsforaThanksgivingturkeydinner,orwatchingneighborschildrenexcitedlyopengiftsonChristmas?
Eventhefirstsnowfallseemsspecial.Iespeciallyenjoyseeingabrightredbirdsettlingonasnow-coveredbranch.(MywifeandIspendwintersataretirementcommunityinRidge,andI’mgratefulthatIdon’thavetoshovel.)
WhilethesesimplepleasuresarenotuniquetoLongIsland,theyaresomeofthereasonswhyIcomeback.Whosaysyoucan’tgohome?
1.What’sthedifferencebetweenFloridaandLongIsland?
A.WintersinFloridaaremilder.
B.ThesnowbirdsinFloridaarerarer.
C.WeatherinFloridaisseverer.
D.Floridaisnearertotheocean.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctance”inParagraph3mean?
A.Unwillingness.
B.Expectation.
C.Coincidence.
D.Motivation.
3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?
A.Imaginativeandoutspoken.
B.Hard-workingandserious.
C.Homesickandeasy-going
D.Anxiousandpainful.
4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Todescribehisdreamtobeafreebird.
B.Toexpresshisfeelingofmissinghishometown.
C.Topraisethebeautyandwarmthofhishometown.
D.Toexplainthereasonsformovingfromhishometown.
Passage2
Adrugusedtotreatseverebleedingcouldsavethousandsoflivesformothersgivingbirth.Aglobaltrialofthedrugfounditreducedtheriskofbleedingdeathsduringchildbirthbynearlyone-third.Thestudyinvolved20,000womenin21countries,mainlyinAfricaandAsia.ThetrialwascarriedoutbyLondon'sSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Thedrugiscalleddtranexamicacid(氨甲环酸).Itislow-costandresearcherssaiditdoesnotcauseserioussideeffectsformothersorbabies.
Thedrugisusedtotreatmothersforseverebleedingduringchildbirth,alsoknownaspostpartumhemorrhage(产后出血).Itistheleadingcauseofmother’sdeathworldwide,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.
HaleemaShakuristheprojectdirectorofthetrial.Shesaysdespitemedicaladvancesinmanycountries,severebleedingafterchildbirthremainsabigprobleminsomepartsoftheworld.“It'soneofthebiggestkillersofmothers.InAfricaandAsia.about10percentofwomenwillendupwithseverebleeding."Thedrugworksbystoppingbloodclots(血凝块)frombreakingdownafteramothergivesbirth.Thetreatmentcanpreventtheneedfordoctorstoperformsurgerytofindthesourceofbleeding.
Shakursaidthebestresultswerereportedwhenthedrugwasgiventowomenassoonaspossibleafterchildbirth,“Theearlieryougiveit-sowithinthefirstthreehoursofgivingbirth—thebettertheeffectis.”
Thenextstepwillbetogetthedrugwhereitisneededprovidetrainingfordoctorsandnursesonhowtouseit.Duringthetrial,womenweregiventhedruginahospital.Butresearchersarelookingforeasierwaystoadministerthedrugsoitcanbemorewidelyusedinsmallclinicsandruralareas.
1.Tranexamicacidisadrugthat________.
A.shouldbeusedforeverymother
B.helpsmothersbeforegivingbirth
C.ensuresmostnew-bornbabies’health
D.canhelpmothersgivingbirthstopbleeding
2.Whatisthereachers’nextplan?
A.Toknowhowmuchthedrugis.
B.Togetpermissiontousethedrug.
C.Toletmorepeopleknowthedrug.
D.Tomakemedicalstaffknowhowtousethedrug.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Themoremothersusethedrug,thebetteritseffectis.
B.AfricanandAsiancountriesmadegreatprogressinmedicine.
C.Thereisalongwaytogobeforethedrugcanbeusedmorewidely.
D.Postpartumhemorrhageistheleadingcauseofwomen’sdeath.
4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.CarefortheHealthofMothers
B.HowCanWeUseTranexamicAcidWell?
C.ChildbirthDrugGreatlyReducesBleedingDeaths
D.What'stheBiggestKillerofMothers?
Passage3
Truehappinessliesinrewardingrelationships,notmaterialwealth,accordingtonewresearch.Scientistshavesaidthataclosecircleoffriendsandfamilyismostimportantforhappiness,andthatowningthingssuchasiPhones,computers,beingwealthyandowningasportscardonotprovidethesamelevelofsatisfaction.
ThestudywasdonebypsychologistsattheSahlgrenskaAcademyandLundUniversity,inSweden.Theexpertsanalyzed(分析)articlesinSwedishnewspaperspublishedin2010andrecordedwhichwordsmostoftenoccurredinthesamearticlesastheSwedishwordforhappiness.Inthisway,theycouldknowourcommonhappiness.
Co-authorDrDaniloGarcia,aresearcherattheSahlgrenskaAcademy’sCentreforEthics,LawandMentalHealth,said,“It’srelationshipsthataremostimportant,notmaterialthingsthatwepossess,andthisisinlinewithotherfindingsinhappinessresearch.”
Thestudy,whichcontainedmorethan10millionwords,showedthattermssuchas“grandmother”andpersonalpronounssuchas“you”,“me”,“us”and“them”oftenemergeinthesamearticleastheSwedishwordforhappiness.Researchersfoundthatwordssuchas“iPhone”,“millions”and“Google”almostneverappearwiththeword“happiness”.
Thestudyisapartofalargerresearchprojectonhowpeopledescribebothpositiveandnegativeeventsintheirlives.Theresearchersbelievethatthewordanalysisreflectsacommonperceptionamongthemembersofoursocietyastowhatshouldmakeushappy.
DrDaniloGarciasaid,“JustastheBeatlessang,mostpeopleunderstandthatmoneycan’tbuyyouhappinessorlove.Butevenifwecanunderstandtheimportanceofcloseandwarmrelationshipsatasociallevel,itisn’tcertainthateveryoneisawarethatsuchrelationshipsareactuallynecessaryforourownpersonalhappiness.”
1.Newresearchmainlyshowsthat.
A.variousthingscanleadtohappinessinpeople
B.havingsomeclosefriendsisveryimportanttous
C.owningexpensivethingscanactuallymakeusunhappy
D.rewardingrelationshipsmakeushappyinsteadofmaterialwealth
2.WhatDrDaniloGarciasaidinParagraph3showsthatthenewfindings.
A.explainsomethingnew
B.areunbelievabletomanypeople
C.provematerialthingsareunimportant
D.confirmpreviousfindingsinhappinessresearch
3.DrDaniloGarciadoubtswhether.
A.moneyreallybuysushappinessorlove
B.rewardingrelationshipsreallyleadtopersonalhappiness
C.closeandwarmrelationshipsareimportantatasociallevel
D.allpeopleknowrewardingrelationshipsleadtopersonalhappiness
4.Howdidtheexpertsarriveattheirfindings?
A.Bydoingsurveys.
B.Bydoingexperiments.
C.Byanalyzingprintedarticles.
D.Byreferringtopreviousstudies.
Passage4
Listeningtomusicisconsideredagoodthingforadults.Indeeditis.Scientificstudieshaveprovedit.Musichassomanygoodeffectsonourbody,mindandmoodthatthisworldwillcertainlynotbeagoodplacewithoutmusic.Then,ismusicgoodforchildren?
Someparentsthinksoandlettheirchildrenlearnorlistentomusic.Butsomeparentsdon'tknowtheimportanceofmusictochildren.Herearesomereasonswhymusicisimportanttochildren.
First,musicisgoodforchildren’sintelligence.Studieshaveprovedthatchildrenwholearnmusicarelikelytohavehigherintelligencethanthosewhohavenointerestinordislikemusic.Thisisbecausethebraingetsstimulated(刺激)bytherhythmandtoneofmusic.
Musicalsohassoothing(抚慰的)effectonchildrenandhelpsremovetheirstress.Today’schildrenareunderalotofstressfromschoolwork.Beingundertoomuchstressimpairschildren’shealth.Luckily,listeningtomusiccanhelpthemfeelbetter.
Musiccanimprovechildren’smoods.Somechildrenaresadbynature.Theyseemtobelostintheirownthoughtsanddon’ttakeinterestintheirsurroundings.Insuchcases,amethodknownas“musictherapy”comestotheirrescue.Itchangestheirmoodsandplacesanewkindofspiritinthem.
Musicisalsoauniversallanguagethatchildrenoughttolearn.Ourworldhasbecomeaglobalvillage.Peoplearegettingmoreandmoreinterestedinotherculturesandcountries.Musiccanhelptheminunderstandingforeigncultures.
Nowwecansaythatmusicisveryimportantnotonlytoadultsbutalsotochildren.Sochildrenshouldbeencouragedtolearnmusicorlistentomusic.
1.BymentioningscientificstudiesinParagraph1,theauthorwantstoshow.
A.Childrenshouldlistentomusic
B.Whyadultsshouldlistentomusic
C.Listeningtomusicisonlygoodforadults
D.Whyscientistsareinterestedinmusic
2.Whatdoestheunderlined
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