高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 40.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day40
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day40
Passage1
Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise-andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.
ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.Contractionoffrontandsideparts-ascellsdieoff-wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-old.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytothecontractionnormallyconnectedwithage-usingthehead.
Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetown.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinking(萎缩)brainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.
Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed."Thebestwaytomaintain,goodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain."hesays."Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators."
1.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout________.
A.thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains
B.howtomakepeoplelivelonger
C.whichpeoplearemostintelligent
D.whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers
2.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?
________
A.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.
B.Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.
C.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.
D.Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.
3.Thedoctors'testsshowthat________.
A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder
B.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink
C.sixty-year-oldhavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-old
D.somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?
________
A.LawyersB.Farmers
C.ClerksD.Shopassistants
Passage2
AcontestorganizedbyAirbnbisofferingthreeluckywinnersthechancetospendanightinthecompanyofsharks.Thewinnersandtheirguestswillgetaccesstoatransparent(透明的)glassbedroominthe33-footdeepParisAquariumwhere35sharksareliving.
Interestedapplicants,whomustbe18yearsorolderandingoodhealth,canapplyforthecontestthroughtheAirbnbwebsite."Onthe11th,12th,and13thofApril,theParisAquariumwillopenitsdoorsforanightinaroomfullofsharks,"thewebsitestates."Andnotjustanyroom:
youwillsleepinaroundbed,withabreathtakingviewoftheworldofsharks."
Theunusualeventwillbehostedbyafreediver,photographer,andsharkenthusiastFredBuyle,andabiologistwillprovidethewinnerswithaspecialcourseonsharks-theirmysteriouslivesandtheirroleintheocean'secosystem,withwhichthewinnerscanbetterunderstandthesharksandthusavoiddisturbingtheirlifeintheaquariumwhentheystaythere.
Uponarrival,thewinnerswillfirstbetakentotheirroomforpresentations,followedbydinneratthesharktunnelandanightstayamongthesharks.Atwinbed,soap,toiletpaper,andshampooareallincludedinthepackage,aswellasbreakfastthenextmorning.Thestayiscompletelyfree,andsoisthetravelarrangementtoandfromParis.
Applicationsmustalsoincludeamessageaddressedtothejudges.In50to500characters,applicantsmustexplainwhythey'retheperfectcandidatefortheevent.ThechoicesoflanguagesincludeEnglish,German,Spanish,French,ItalianandPortuguese.IncaseofChinese,Japanese,andKorean,thewordlimitisbetween50and300.Rememberthatotherlanguagesarenotallowed.Ofcourse,,anAirbnbaccountisamustrequirementforeveryapplicant.
Ifselected,thewinnerswillbeforbiddenfromdivingorswimmingintheaquarium,andwillberequiredtokeeptheirhandsandfeetindoorsatalltimes.Photographingisnotallowedbecausesharksaresensitivetolight.Besides,theorganizersadviseagainstwatchingmovieslikeJawsbeforecheckingin.
1.Whatwillthethreewinnersofthecontestbeallowedtodo?
________
A.Swimalongwithsomesharks.
B.Playwithsharksfortwodays.
C.Viewhowsharkssleepatnight.
D.Sleepinaroomsurroundedbysharks.
2.What'sthepurposeofthespecialcourseinParagraph3?
________
A.Tohelpthewinnersdevelopaninterestinsharks.
B.Toguidethewinnershowtoliveintheaquarium.
C.Totellthewinnersabouttheecosystemintheocean.
D.Tohelpthewinnerslearnhownottodisturbthesharks.
3.Whenpeopleapplyforthecontest,theydon'tneedto________
A.openanaccountontheAirbnbwebsite
B.applyforthecontestthroughtheAirbnbwebsite
C.writeamessageinoneoftherequiredlanguages
D.paytheapplicationfeealongwiththeapplyingletter
4.30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphaboutthewinners?
________
A.Theycandiveintheaquarium.B.Theycantakephotosofthesharks.
C.Theymuststayindoorsatalltimes.
D.Theymustwatchmoviesaboutsharksbeforecheckingin.
Passage3
TylerwasborninfectedwithHIVandhismotherwasalsoinfected.Fromtheverybeginningofhislife,hewasdependentonmedications(药物)toenablehimtosurvive.Whenhewasfive,hehadatubesurgically(外科手术上)insertedinavein(静脉)inhischest.Thistubewasconnectedtoapump,whichhecarriedinasmallbackpackonhisback.Medicationswereconnectedtothispumpandwerecontinuouslysuppliedthroughthistubetohisbloodstream.Attimes,healsoneededsupplementedoxygentosupporthisbreathing.
Tylerwasn'twillingtogiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydisease.Itwasnotunusualtofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyard,wearinghisbackpackanddragginghistankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon(小推车).AllofuswhoknewTylerwereamazedathispurejoyinbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler'smomoftenmadejokesonhimbytellinghimthathemovedsofastsheneededtodresshiminred.Thatway,whenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyard,shecouldquicklyspothim.
Thisterriblediseaseeventuallyworehimdown.Hegrewquiteilland,unfortunately,sodidhisHIV-infectedmother.Whenitbecameclearthathewasn'tgoingtosurvive,Tyler'smomtalkedtohimaboutdeath.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtoo,andthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.
Afewdaysbeforehisdeath,Tylerbeckoned(召唤)meovertohishospitalbedandwhispered,"Imightdiesoon.I'mnotscared.WhenIdie,pleasedressmeinred.Mompromisedshe'scomingtoheaven,too.I'llbeplayingwhenshegetsthere,andIwanttomakesureshecanfindme."
1.WhydidTylerwearabackpackonhisbackwhenhewasyoung?
________
A.Becausehismothergaveittohimasagift.
B.Becausehehadnorighttochoosebuttowearit.
C.Becausehewantedtobedifferentfromtheotherkids.
D.Becausetherewasapumpinit,whichcouldhelpwithhisdisease.
2.Tyleraskedthewritertodresshiminredwhenhediedinorderto________.
A.showredishisfavoritecolor.
B.seethewriteragaininthehospital.
C.makehismotherrecognizehimeasily.
D.persuadehismothertokeepherpromise.
3.What'sTyler'sattitudetowardsdeath?
________
A.ExcitedB.Fearful
C.DoubtfulD.Optimistic
4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?
________
A.Evenachildcanteachusalot.
B.Patientsshouldbetreatedwithrespect.
C.Peopleshouldhavegreatcouragetofacetheproblems.
D.WeshouldtryourbesttohelpthosewhoareinfectedwithHIV.
Passage4
Lastmonth,votersinthesecondCongressionalDistrictinNewOrleans,Louisiana,madeahistoricchoice.TheyelectedAnh“Joseph”CaoaVietnamese-AmericanRepublicanpartymember,astheirrepresentative.ItisthefirsttimeinoveronehundredyearsthatvotersinthisareaofNewOrleanselectedanon-democraticPartylawmaker.And,AnhCaoisthefirstVietnamese-AmericantobeelectedtotheUnitedStatesCongress(议会).
AnhCaowentthroughdifficulttimestogettowhereheisnow.HewasborninSaigoninnineteensixty-sevenduringthewarinVietnam.Innineteenseventy-five,NorthVietnamesetroopstookcontrolofSaigon.Hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyformanyyears.AnhCaolivedwithhisuncleinIndian,thenlatermovedtoHouston,Texas.
Hedecidedtoworkforsocialjusticeinanon-religiousway.So,heworkedasalawyerinNewOrleans.
HejoinedtheRepublicanPartyandbecameactiveonlocalandstatepoliticalcommittees.HedecidedtocompeteagainsthislocalrepresentativeinCongress,WilliamJefferson,whohadbeeninofficesincenineteenninety-one.MinisterJefferson'sreelectioncampaignwasnothelpedbyfederalcorruptionchargesagainsthim.
MisterCaowontheelection.Thatnighthesaidthatneverinhislifedidhethinkhecouldb
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