江西省2020届高三英语二轮专项训练 阅读理解（74）

江西省2020届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（74）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWENZHOU(Xinhua) - The train collision in east Chinas Zhejiang Province has killed 39 people and left 192 others injured as of Sunday night, said a spokesman with the Ministry of Railways.A total of 132 people are still being treated in hospitals, said Wang Yongping, spokesman with the ministry at a press conference. Eleven people remain in critical condition, said Cheng Jinguo, head of the health bureau in the city of Wenzhou, where the collision happened Saturday night. Cheng said at the press conference that 52 people who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from hospital. Wang expressed condolences(哀悼) to the concerning families and sincere apology to all the passengers.The trains black box has been discovered and the ministry is investigating the cause of the crash, Wang said. Wang said the ministry will make public the cause of the accident as soon as the investigation is done and publish the names of the killed and injured.He said the crash has caused large number of casualties and great property losses. The ministry will find out the cause through thorough investigation and take effective measures to prevent similar accidents.Despite the accident, the spokesman said the ministry is still confident in the high-speed train. Chinas high-speed train is advanced and qualified. We have confidence in it, he said.The damaged rails have been repaired and were ready to restart operation but the reopening was delayed by the stormy weather, according to Wang. Wang did not provide the exact time when the line would start operating again.The accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on a bridge near Wenzhou when bullet train D301 rear-ended D3115, which reportedly lost power after lightning strike.1. According to Cheng Jianguo, _ people who had been slightly injured had been recovered and left hospital.A. 39 B. 139 C. 52 D. 112. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The operation was restarted the next day.B. Similar accidents would be avoided in later operations.C. The cause of the collision was made clear.D. There was a thunderstorm when the trains crashed.3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Bullet train D3115 was forced to stop as a result of human interference.B. Bullet train D301 hit the train D3115 that stopped ahead of it due to lack of power.C. The Railway Ministry is investigating the cause with the help of the black box.D. The operation of the line would be restarted with the stormy weather over.4. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Investigations upon Trains Collision.B. Terrible Weather Leading to Trains Collision.C. Trains Crashed Causing Deaths and Damage.D. Confidence in Development of High-speed Trains.5. In which column of newspaper can you read this article?A. Science and technology B. Special coverage and hot issuesC. Life and entertainment D. Politics and economyBAn online post listing office peoples four most-hated modern inventions is gaining popularity. Read on to discover what modern professionals dislike.Number one: The punch（打卡） machine32-year-old Mr. Zhang works for an IT company. He lists the punchmachine as his number one workday enemy after a number of unavoidableincidents made him late to punch in for work. Zhang says most of hiscolleagues are hard-working people, but they feel like the boss doesnt trustthem when he uses a machine to evaluate their performance. Zhang plans tofind another job at a company that does not use a punch machine.Number two: Instant noodlesMore and more people today realize that instant noodles do not make ahealthy meal, but lack of time forces many white-collar workers to eat theminstead of a regular dinner. 27-year-old Mr. Zhu is a salesperson who is sobusy at work that he doesnt even have time to wash his socks. He regularlyeats fast food takeaways or instant noodles for dinner.Number three: MattressesSome elder employees tell newcomers that having a mattress at workis just like having a home at the company. To encourage their employees towork overtime, a number of companies have issued their employees withmattresses so that they can take a rest under their desks at any time of a day.People have started refusing the mattress and taking better care of theirhealth after the media reported on a number of people who died due to overwork last year.And last, but not least, the mobile phoneA surgeon from a Beijing hospital says more and more white-collarworkers are turning up with a strange disease which they call mobilephone elbow ”. The patients elbows are painful, and sometimes theycant even raise their hands. The doctor says the disease occurs whenpatients spend more than 4 hours on their mobiles6. Why do some employees want to find a job in a company without punch machines?A. They often meet with unavoidable incidents on his way to workB. They feel less trusted when evaluated with the punch machineC. It is unnecessary for them to punch in for work every dayD. They can work less hard in companies without punch7. White-collar workers have to eat instant noodles because they _A. cant make a healthy meal B. are always so busy at workC. dont have time to wash their socks D. cant afford a regular dinner8. In the eyes of the boss, the mattresses can _A. take care of the employees healthB. make the new comers love the companyC. make employees have a good rest at any timeD. make employees work more time9. According to the doctor, _A. long time of using mobile phones possibly causes the painful elbowB. only white-collar workers turn up with the painful elbowC. the painful elbow caused by mobile phone cant be curedD. if your elbows are painful, or you cant raise your hands, you catch the disease10. What is the best title of this passage?A. Modern Inventions bring us inconvenienceB. Modern inventions are gaining attention onlineC. Most-hated modern inventionsD. Modern inventions and overworkCDirty language, curse words, swearing. These are all ways of describing words people consider socially unacceptable. But such words are commonly said after a painful injury. So, do they serve a purpose in reducing physical pain? That is what researchers in Britain set out to discover.Psychologist Richard Stephens wondered if using curse words truly helped people reduce physical pain. To test the theory, he asked more than 60 college students to take part in an experiment.The students were asked to write down five words they might say after injuring their finger. One of the words was chosen as their swear word. The students were also asked to choose five words they might use to describe another object: a table. These words were their control words.The students were then asked to hold their hand in freezing water for as long as they could. While holding their hand underwater, they were asked to repeat a swear word. Then they repeated the experiment using their control word instead.The researchers found a link between swearing and an increased ability to deal with pain. When students repeated a swear word, they were able to hold their hand longer in the cold water. They said they experienced less pain when using swear words.The experiment showed that swearing caused peoples heart rate to increase, which permits the body to experience or ignore pain better. It also found interesting differences between men and women. The heart rate of both men and women increased. Yet swearing had a greater effect on women.It is unclear to scientists exactly how swearing affects physical reactions to pain. Professor Stephens believes that swearing activates a different part of the brain than normal language. He says more experiments on different kinds of pain are needed to better understand the effect of swearing.The researchers note that swear words have existed for hundreds of years. Their findings offer one reason why the custom of cursing may have continued for so long. Swear words are said with emotion. For that reason, the more someone swears, the less of an effect the words have.11Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?AUsing Curse Words Can Reduce Physical PainBPeople Consider Curse Words Socially UnacceptableCDirty Language Is Commonly Said after a Painful InjuryDCurse Words are Spoken by Inexperienced Psychologists12How did Richard Stephens carry out the experiment?AWith a questionnaire BBy comparisonCThrough some examples DWith the help of the Internet13How many experiments should each college student take part in at least?AOne BFour C. ThreeD. Two14What does the underlined word activates mean?ADiscovers something new BChanges something totallyCStops something from happening DMakes something active15Which of the following is one of the findings from the experiment?AWomen use more swearing words than menBThe more someone swears the greater effect the words haveCUsing swearing words helps women deal with pain better than menDMens heart beats faster than womens when using dirty languageDDo American children still learn handwriting in school?In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 to 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day which really for handwriting is pretty much.Many adults remember learning that way by copying letters over and over again. Today s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involves two skills. One islegibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess