高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 55.docx
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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day55
高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day55
Passage1
Karen,grownupinaverytraditionalfamilyinthewesternUnitedStates,maintainedhighmoral(道德的)standardsthroughoutheryouth.In1984,attheageof23,shemarriedBill.Theywereblessedwithtwochildren,aboyandagirl.
By1991theirlovehaddeepened,andtheywerehappy.Laterthatyear,Billdevelopedawhitespotonhistongue.Hevisitedadoctor.
Onedayshortlyafterthat,BillcalledKarentositbesidehim.Hesaidwithtearsinhiseyesthathelovedherandwantedtoliveforeverwithher.ThedoctorsuspectedthathehadbeeninfectedwithHIV,thevirusthatleadstoAIDS.
Thefamilywastested.BillandKaren'sresultswerepositive.BillhadbecomeinfectedbeforehemetKaren;thenhepassedthevirusontoKaren.Thechildren'sresultswerenegative.Withinthreeyears,Billwasdead.“Idon'tknowhowtoexpresswhatitisliketowatchtheoncehandsomemanyouloveandintendtolivewithforeverdyingslowly.Icriedmanynights.Hediedthreemonthsshortoftenyearsofourmarriage,”saysKaren.ThoughadoctortoldKarenthatshewouldsoonfollowherhusbandintodeath,sheisstillalive.TheinfectionhasprogressedtotheearlystagesofAIDS.
Karenisbutoneofabout30millionpeoplenowlivingwithHIV/AIDS,afigurelargerthanthecombinedpopulationsofAustralia,IrelandandParaguay.AccordingtooneUNreport,Africahas21millionofthesevictims.Bytheturnofthecenturythatnumbercouldreach40millionandthediseasewillbringonthegreatestdisasterinhumanhistory.Oftheworld'ssexuallyactiveadultsaged15to49,1in100hasalreadybeeninfectedwithHIV.Ofthese,only1in10realizesthatheorsheisinfected.InsomepartsofAfrica,25percentoftheadultsareinfected.
SincethebeginningofthespreadofAIDSin1981,about11.7millionpeoplehavediedofit.Itisroughlycalculatedthatin1997alone,about2.3millionpeoplediedofit.Nevertheless,therearefreshreasonsforoptimisminthebattleagainstAIDS.Duringthepastfewyears,therehasbeenadropinnewAIDScasesinwealthynations.Inaddition,promisingdrugsholdouthopeofbetterhealthandlongerlife.
1.BytellingthestoryofKaren,theauthorintendsto______.
A.warnpeopleagainsthighriskbehaviors
B.stresstheimportanceofmedicaltests
C.expresssympathyforAIDSvictims
D.showtheconsequencesofAIDS
2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mostprobablymeans“______”.
A.wereluckyinhavingB.wereaskedtoadopt
C.regrettedhavingD.gavebirthto
3.BillwassuspectedofbeinginfectedwithHIVafter______.
A.hegotmarriedtoKaren
B.thefamilymembersweretested
C.Karenpersuadedhimtoseethedoctor
D.hefoundsomethingwrongwithhistongue
4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.
A.promisingdrugswillsoonstopAIDS
B.thespreadofAIDScouldbecontrolled
C.itishopelesstowinthebattleagainstAIDS
D.thedeathrateofAIDSpatientshasbeenreduced
Passage2
Overcomingextremecold,crueliceandpeopledismissinghimasmad,SlovenianDavoKamicarbecamethefirstpersontoskinon’stopdownMountEverest.Afteradramaticfalloveralmostsheercliffsofsnow,stonesandice,38’year’oldKamicaremergedinhisbasecampafterfivehoursofskiing.“Ifeelonlyabsolutehappinessandabsolutetiredness,”hesaid.Atonestagehehadtospeedoverstretchesoficethatcollapsedandbrokeunderneathhimandcouldhavesenthimfallingintothedeepcrevasses(裂缝)thatdotthemountain.Thedescent(下落)hadbeenbymanyasinsanelydangerous.TheDarwinAwardswebsite,whichdocumentsdeathswhichare foolhardy,urgedpeopletologontoInternetbroadcastsoftheattempt.“KeepyoureyespeeledforaliveDarwinAward,“itsaid.However,theonlybodytomakethenewswasthecorpse(尸体)ofanknownmountaineerwhichKamicarzippedpastashedescended,oneofanestimated120corpses,thoughttolittertheslopes.“Thismountainisalwaysfullofsurprise.Seeingadeadmanouttherewasareallyshockingexperience,”hesaid.
Thankstostrategicallyplacedcamerasonthemountainandoneattachedtohissafetyhelmet,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewitnessedhisdescentontheInternet,whichwasoneoftherecordhighsever.Duringtherunmorethan650,000hitswereregisteredonhisexpeditionwebsitejammingitforatimeasotherstriedtoaccessthesite.
WeatherconditionsweresoseverethatKamicarhadtoabandonplanstorestonthesummitbeforeattemptingtodescend.Instead,sufferingfromfatigue,assoonashereachedthetopheputonhisskisandflunghimselfbackdownthemountain.
DealingwiththemountainhadalreadycostKamicartwofingerswhenapreviousfailedattemptsawhimgetfrostbiteasafiercestormlashedthepeak.
KamicarcomesfromaskiingfamilyandtookpartinhisfirstHimalayanskiingexpeditionin1989.Sincethen,hehasbeentirelessinraisingfundsandsponsorshipformoreexpeditions,withEverestasthepermanentgoal.
1.DavoKamicarmadehistoryby________.
A.skiingdownMountEverestwithoutrest.
B.descendingMountEverestwithintheshortesttimeever
C.attractinglargestnumberofaudiencesonlineforhisdescent.
D.becomingthefirsttofilmhisdescentdownMountEverest
2.Theunderlinedwordfoolhardyinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto________.
A.suddenandhardtoaccept
B.takingunnecessaryrisks
C.attractingpublicattention
D.workinghardtofoolothers
3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
________
A.Kamicarsawabout120deadbodieslitteringtheslope.
B.Thebroadcastofhisdescentonlinewascancelledbecauseofthewebsitejam.
C.Kamicar’sfamilyhadatraditiontoconquerMountEverest.
D.ThiswasnotKamicar’sfirstattemptonMountEverest.
4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.MadmanskisdownEverest
B.DarwinAwardforDavoKamicar
C.Extremesportsheroslidestoarecord
D.BodyofmountaineerfoundonEverest
Passage3
Canexerciseduringchildhoodprotectyouagainstmemorylossmanydecadeslater?
Exerciseearlyinlifeseemstohavelifelongbenefitsforthebrain,inratsatleast.
"Thisisananimalstudy,/butitshows/thatphysicalactivityatayoungageisveryimportant/—notjustforphysicaldevelopment,/butforthewholelifelongtrackofcognitive(认知的)developmentduringageing,"/saysMartinWojtowiczoftheUniversityofToronto,Canada."Inhumans,itmaydelaytheappearanceofAlzheimer'ssymptoms(阿兹海默氏症),possiblytothepointofpreventingthem."
Wojtowicz'steamdivided80youngmalesratsintotwoequalgroups,andplacedrunningwheelsinthecagesofonegroupforaperiodofsixweeks.Aroundfourmonthslater—whentheratshadreachedmiddleage—theteamtaughtalltheratstoconnectanelectricshockwithbeinginaspecificbox.Whenplacedinthebox,theyfrozewithfear.
Twoweekslater,theteamtestedtheratsinthreesituations:
exactlythesameboxinthesameroom,thesameboxwiththeroomarrangeddifferently,andacompletelydifferentboxinadifferentroom.
Theratswithoutaccesstoarunningwheelwhentheywereyoungnowfrozethesamepercentageoftimesineachofthesesituations,suggestingtheycouldn'trememberwhichonewasdangerous.Butthosethathadbeenabletorunintheiryouthfroze40to50percentlessinbothchangedboxsettings.
"Theresultssuggesttheamountofphysicalactivitywhenwe'reyoung,atleastforrats,hasinfluenceonbrainandcognitivehealth—intheformofbettermemories—whenwe'reolder,"saysArthurKramerofNortheasternUniversityinBoston,whohasfoundthat,inhumans,exercisepromotesthegrowthofnewbraincells.
1.Thestudyshowsthat________.
A.physicalactivityisimportantforphysicalhealth
B.usingtherunningwheelsisofbenefittotherats'growth
C.physicalactivitycanpreventhuman'sAlzheimer'ssymptoms
D.themoreexercisearathaswhenyoung,thebettermemoryitwillpossesswhenolder
2.HowareParagraph3and4mainlydeveloped?
________
A.Byanalyzingcauses.
B.Bygivinganexample.
C.Bydescribingtheprocess.
D.Byshowingdifferences.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?
________
A.Exercise.B.Development.
C.Benefit.D.Study.
4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheanimalstudy?
________
A.Negative.B.Objective.C.Critical.D.Doubtful.
Passage4
ItwasrushhouronthemorningofJune1intheWestTexascityofSanAngelo.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivingherwhite2012MazdaonHouston、HarteFrontageRoadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,aredpickuptruckcutthemoff.Santellanoturnedthewheelhardtotheright,sendingtheMazdaskiddingofftheroadanddownanembankment(堤)thatendedinadrop-offafterabout50feet.Ifthecardidn'tstop,itwouldgoairborneandplungeontotheroadsome20feetbelow.
Thenabitofluck:
Asthecarracedtowardtheedge,itsundercarriagegotstuckonthecementlipoftheembankmentledge,stoppingitcold.Theoccupants,however,werefarfromsafe.Thecarhadcometorestontopofaretainingwall,literallyteetering(摇摇欲坠)ontheedgeofdisaster.Onesuddenmovebyanyoneinsidecouldsenditover.
JacobRodriguezwatchedthesceneunfoldfromthe'T'ruckRepairPlantwhereheworks.Thenheandfourothermenrantothecar.Theyleapedontothetrunktobalancetheweightastheterrifiedkidsinthebackseatwatched.
Meanwhile,JulioVasquezandhisnephew,MarcoVasquez,weredrivingtotheirjabsatnearbyPremierAutomotive.JuliojumpedoutofthecartohelpwhileMarcowenttothesh
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