高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day247

1、高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 247Passage 1Our math test started and I was sitting there and working away quite quickly. I looked around with 15 minutes left, because I had finished and was checking my test.I noticed something very special!Mr. Ward was staring right at one of the kids that seemed to be only hal

2、fway done with his test. Every test we took, there was always one guy scrambling at the last minute to finish his test. He would turn the pages and you saw blank spot after blank spot. Sometimes I even saw entire pages that were left blank. Mr. Ward did not take his eyes off this kid. It seemed stra

3、nge to me. For the rest of the test, Mr. Ward watched that kid as he struggled furiously, tapping papers back and forth and writing furiously and erasing even more furiously. He seemed to use his calculator a lot more than he needed.After the test was finished, Mr. Ward gave his end of the year spee

4、ch, basically along the lines of good luck and good job. Then I saw him go to the kid he was watching and tell the kid to go into the hall.Mr. Ward walked out of the room and went into the hall silently. He closed the door and from that moment on, I heard about 4minutes of Mr. Ward shouting at kid.

5、He got his test torn up and a zero for the end of the year exam and also failed for the term and had to take summer school.That was the first and the last time that I had seen Mr. Ward ever yell like that.Obviously the guy had written his answers inside the sleeve of the calculator and every time he

6、 was using his calculator he was really looking at the formulas and other information he had written inside of the sleeve, which was all in vain because Mr. Ward spotted it a mile away.1. From this passage we know that.A. Mr. Ward disliked his studentsB. the student Mr. Ward was staring at wasnt goo

7、d at mathematics at all C. the student Mr. Ward was noticing was working at his test quickly D. the author was trying to help the kid out2. The underlined word lines in paragraph 4 refers to.A. the math examsB. the summer schoolC. the math papersD. Mr. Wards speech3. The student used his calculator

8、again and again because heA. intended to attract Mr. Wards attentionB. needed to calculateC. wanted to glance at what he had hidden inside the sleeve of the calculatorD. felt too frightened to use it properly with Mr. Ward staring at him.4. We can infer from this passage that.A. Mr. Ward was working

9、 as a math teacher for a long timeB. the student was asking the author for help when caught cheating in the examC. Mr. Ward regretted not having let the student pass the exam D. the students were taking their final-term math examPassage 2Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior ag

10、ree that there is virtually an epidemic of sleepiness in the nation. I cant think of a single study that hasnt found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to, says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.The beginning of our sleep-

11、deficit crisis can be traced to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9. 5 hours a night. The best sleep habits once were

12、 forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark. By the 1950s and 1960s, that sleep schedule had been reduceddramatically, to between 7. 5 and eight hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. People cheat on their sleep, and they dont even realize

13、 theyre doing it, says Dr. David. They think theyre okey because they can get by on 6. 5 hours, when they really need 7. 5, eight or even more to feel ideally vigorous. Perhapsthe most merciless robber of sleep, researcherssay, is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, frie

14、nds and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. In our society, youre considered dynamic if you say you only need 5. 5 hours sleep. If youve got to get 8. 5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition. To determine the consequences of sleep deficit,

15、 researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance test requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. Weve found that if youre in sleep deficit, performance suffers, says Dr. David. short-term memory is weake

16、ned, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate. 1. People in the 18th and 19th centuries used to sleep about 9. 5 hours a night because they had .A. no electric lightingB. no drive and ambitionC. the best sleep habitsD. nothing to do in the evening2. According to Dr. David, Americans .A.

17、 are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of lifeB. can get by on 6. 5 hours of sleepC. do not know how to relax themselves properlyD. often neglect the consequences of sleep deficit3. Many Americans believe that .A. they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday lifeB. sleep is

18、the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busyC. to sleep is something one can do at any time of the dayD. enough sleep promotes peoples drive and ambition4. The word subjects (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to .A. the psychological consequences of sleep deficitB. special branches of knowledge tha

19、t are being studiedC. people whose behavior or reactions are being studiedD. the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficitPassage 3Health food is a general term applied to all kinds of food that is considered more healthy than the types of food sold in supermarkets. For example, whole gra

20、ins, dried beans, and corn oil are health food. A narrower classification of health food is natural food. This term is used to distinguish between types of the same food. Raw honey is a natural sweetener,while refined sugar is not. Fresh fruit is a natural food, but canned fruit, with sugars and oth

21、er additives (添加剂 ), is into. The most exact term of all and the narrowest classification within health food is organic food, used to describe food that has been grown on a particularkind of farm. Fruits and vegetables that are grown in gardens, that are treated only with organic fertilizers, that a

22、re not sprayed with poisonous insecticides （杀虫剂）, and that are not refined after harvest, are organicfood. Meat, fish, dairy and poultry products from animals that are fed only on organically-grown feed and that are not injected with hormones are organic food.In choosing the type of food you eat, th

23、en, you have basically two choices: inorganic, processed food, or organic, unprocessed food. A wise decision should include study of the reason why processed food contains chemicals, some of which are proved to be poisonous and that vitamin content is greatly reduced in processed food. Bread is typi

24、cally used by health food supporters as an example of a processed food. First, the seeds from which the grain is grown are treated with a chemical which is extremely harmful. Later. The grain is sprayed with a number of very deadly insecticides. After the grain has been made into flour, it is made w

25、hite with another chemical which is also poisonous. Next, a dough conditioner is added along with a softener. The conditioner and softener are poisons, and in fact, the softener has sickened and killed experimental animals.A very poisonous anti-fungal compound, is added to keep the bread from gettin

26、g moldy.Other food from the supermarket would show a similar pattern ofprocessing and preserving. You see, we buy our food on the basis of smell, color, and texture, instead of vitamin content, and manufacturers give us what we want, even if it is poisonous. The alternative? Eat health foods, prefer

27、ably the organic variety.1. What is the passage mainly about? A. Health food.B. The processing of breadC. Processed foodD. Poisons2. What do all of the additives in bread have in common? A. They are all used to keep the bread from getting moldy.B. They are all poisonous.C. They are all organic.D. Th

28、ey have all killed laboratory animals.3. What happens to food when it is processed? A. The basic content remains the same.B. Vitamin is not available after processing.C. The vitamin content increases a bit.D. The vitamin content is greatly reduced.4. We normally buy food on the basis of .A. organic

29、varietyB. beautyC. refined contentsD. color and texturePassage 4I have always considered fan mail my real souvenirs in life and the true benefits of being a writer.That day I was skimming through my mail when I saw a letter from a 21-year-old prisoner named Mike. It started out by explaining how, at

30、 the age of three, he was abandoned by his parents and raised by his grandma who treated Mike like her own son and was a constant comfort when he needed her support. She continued to be loyal to him in prison, writing to him every day to tell him how much she believed in him and how she knew he woul

31、d make it through this painful stage of his life. He ended his letter by saying that he didnt think he could tell his honorary mother how much she meant to him. But he wanted to tell someone, so he told me.I wrote back and mentioned how she deserved to hear the words thatI had read in his letter. Re

32、grettably, I never heard back from him.A few weeks ago, I came upon the letter. I wondered whether Mike ever followed through. I contacted this woman, who had to be in her eighties by now. After she confirmed that she did have a child named Mike in prison, I told her about the letter and asked her i

33、f shed like me to read what he had written, and she said, Yes, please! As I paused between paragraphs, I could hear her happy sighs. A few times she whispered, Isnt that wonderful?Before I hung up I asked her, Would you like me to send you hisletter along with my story that he read in prison?She sai

34、d yes, and I mailed her the present a few days later. I was so proud to share my trophy with its rightful owner. After all, what sense do souvenirs make without the stories that go with them?1. What do we know about Mike?A. He became an orphan at age 3.B. He was deserted to a stranger.C. He grew up

35、as a homeless child.D. He was brought up by his grandma.2. Why did Mike write to the writer?A. To ask her the meaning of Mom.B. To express his gratitude to his grandma.C. To describe his painful life in prison.D. To expect her to find his biological parents.3. What advice did the writer give to Mike

36、?A. To tell his grandma his mind.B. To continue to exchange letters.C. To take good care of his grandma.D. To believe in himself even in trouble.4. What do the words my trophy in the last paragraph refer to?A. Mikes letter.B. The fan mail.C. The writers story.D. The womans present.Passage 5Losing yo

37、ur ability to think and remember is pretty scary. We know the risk of dementia （痴呆症） increase with age. But if you have memoryslips, you probably neednt worry. There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-related memory loss.After age 50, its quite common to have trouble reme

38、mbering the names of people, places and things quickly, says Dr. Kirk Daffner of Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston.The brain ages just like the rest of the body. Certain parts shrink, especially areas in the brain that are important to learning, memory and planning. Changes in brain cells can af

39、fect communication between different regions of the brain. And blood flow can be reduced as blood vessels narrow.Forgetting the name of an actor in a favorite movie, for example, is nothing to worry about. But if you forget the plot of the movie or dont remember even seeing it, thats far more concer

40、ning. Daffner says.When you forget entire experiences, he says, thats a red flag that something more serious may be involved. Forgetting how to operate a familiar object like a microwave oven, or forgetting how to drive to the house of a friend youve visited many times before can also be signs of so

41、mething going wrong.But even then, Daffner says, people shouldnt panic. There are many things that can cause confusion and memory loss, including health problems like temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, high blood pressure, or depression, as well as medication物）like antidepressants.You don

42、t have to figure this out on your own. Daffner suggests going to your doctor to check on medications, health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory. And the best defense against memory loss is to try to prevent it by building up your brains cognitive （ 认知 ） reserve, Daffner says.Re

43、ad books, go to movies, take on new hobbies or activities that force one to think in novel ways, he says. In other words, keep your brain busy and working. And also get physically active, because exercise is a known brain booster （令人鼓舞的事情）.1. Why does the author say that one neednt be concerned abou

44、t memory slips? A. Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.B. They occur only among certain groups of people.C. Not all of them are related to ones age.D. They are quite common among fifty-year-olds.2. What happens as we become aged according to the passage? A. Our interaction skills worsen.B. Some

45、 parts of our brain stop functioning.C. Communication within our brain weakens.D. Our whole brain starts shrinking.3. Which memory-related symptom should people take seriously?A. Totally forgetting how to do ones daily routines.B. Inability to recall details of ones life experiences.C. Failure to re

46、member the names of movies or actors.D. Occasionally confusing the addresses of ones friends.4. Whats Dr. Daffners advice for fighting against memory loss? A. Having regular physical and mental checkups.B. Taking medicine that helps boost ones brain.C. Engaging in known memory repair activities.D. S

47、taying active both physically and mentally.17参考答案Passage 11. B细节理解题。定位到第三段“ Mr. Ward watched that morethan he needed.； 根据文章内容可知 ”, 被盯着的那个学生尝试作弊, 故可推测他不擅长数学。故选B。2. B 词义猜测题。根据上下文内容可知“ After the test was finished,Mr. Ward gave his end of the year speech, basically along the lines of good luck and good

48、job. 句意为测试结束后 ”, 沃德先生在今年年底发表演讲,基本上是在暑期学校祝你好运, 做得好。故选B。3. C 细节理解题。定位到最后一段“ Obviously the guy had writtenhis answers inside he had written inside of the sleeve.学生一 “次又一次地使用他的计算器, 因为他想看看他藏在计算器里面的东西。故选C。4. D 推理判断题。根据第一段“Ourmath test started and because I had finished and was checking my tesET知，学生们正在参力口

49、他们的期末数学考试。故选D。Passage 21. A 细节理解题。定位到第段“ Thebest sleep habits once wereforced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark. ；根据关键句可知 ”, 傍晚从农场回来, 因为天黑无事可做 , 只能睡觉, 可知是因为没有电。故选A。2. D 细节理解题。定位到第二段“ They think theyre okay becausethey can get by on 6.5 hours, when they

50、 really need 7.5, 8 or even more to feel ideally energetic.;根据关键句可知，美国人经常忽视睡眠不足的 后果。故选D。3. B 推理判断题。定位到第三段“ When ever pressures from work,family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme;根据关键句可才t测出，许多美国人 认为睡眠是人们忙碌时可以牺牲的第一件事, 故选 B。4. C 词 义 猜 测 题 根 据 上 下 文 内 容 可 知 “ Todetermine the consequences of sleep deficit,.them only minUtesearfeF确定睡眠不足的后果, 研究人员通过一系列心理和性能测试, 要求受试者 , 例如 , 添加数字列或回忆一段时间只读几分钟。故指的是正在研究其行为或反应的人。故选C。Passage 31. A 主旨大意题。定位到最后一段“ Eat health foods, prefera