高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 81.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day81
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day81
Passage1
AwomanfromtheUnitedArabEmirateshasregainedconsciousnessafterspending27yearsinavegetativestate(植物人状态).MuniraAbdullawasaged32whenshesufferedabraininjuryafterthecarshewasridinginwashitbyabusin1991.HersonOmarrevealedherfantasticrecoveryinaninterviewwithTheNational.
Hedescribedhowtheaccidentoccurredwhenhewasfouryearsoldandneededtobebroughthomefromkindergarten.MsAbdulla'sbrother-in-lawdrovehertoschooltocollectOmarandthefamilyweredrivinghome,withmotherandchildinthebackseat,whentheywerehitbythebus.Asthebushit,MsAbdullathrewherselfaroundhersontoprotecthimfromtheimpact.Whileshesufferedasevereheadinjury,heescapedwithjustabruise.Omardescribedhowhismotherwasleftuntreatedforhoursbecausethefamilywereunabletocallforhelpandtherewaslittletraffic,beforeshewastransferredtoaclinicinLondon.
There,doctorsdiagnosedavegetativestate,meaningshewascompletelyunresponsivebutabletofeelpain.ShewastransferredbacktotheUAEandputonabreathingmachineandafeedingtubetokeepheralive,spendingthenextfewdecadeshookeduptomachines.ButinApril2017,SheikhMohamedbinZayed,theCrownPrinceofAbuDhabi,heardofhercaseandgaveherfamilyafundfortreatment.MsAbdulawasflowntoGermanywheresheunderwentsurgeriestorepairhermuscleswhilebeinggivenmedicationtoimprovehersleeppatterns.
Aroundayearlatershebeganmakingstrangesounds,andwithinthreedaysshecalledouttoOmarusinghisname,"Itwasher!
Shewascallingmyname,Iwasflyingwithjoy;foryearsIhavedreamedofthismoment,andmynamewasthefirstwordshesaid,"hesaid.
1.HowoldwasMsAbdullawhenshecametolife?
A.27.B.28
C.32.D.59.
2.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?
A.Peopletherelackedskillsoffirstaid.
B.Omar’sunclesufferedaslightinjury.
C.Thetrafficaccidenthappenedataquietplace.
D.MsAbdullaforgottheemergencyphonenumber.
3.WhywasMsAbdullasenttoGermany?
A.Toreceivefreetreatment.
B.Torecognizeherson'svoice.
C.TomeetSheikhMohamedbinZayed.
D.Tohaveoperationsandimprovehercondition.
4.What'sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Everymother'schildisanangel.
B.Childrenarewhatthemothersare.
C.Amotherwakesupfromunconsciousness.
D.Anaccidentmakesamotherinavegetativestatespeak.
Passage2
Inatimewhentoomuchemphasishasbeenattachedtoutilitarianism(功力主义),itdoesn’tcomeasasurprisetomethatwepeoplenolongerbelieveinpoetry.Utilityisnowoftenthestandardofwhatoneshoulddevotehisorhertimeandenergytoandwhatheorsheshouldn’t,butdon’tgetmewrong.Iamnotsayingorstatingthatoneshouldnotconsiderutilityatallwhenmakingcrucialdecisions.Onthecontrary,everyoneshouldtakeitintoaccount.Medicine,law,businessandengineering,thesearenoblepursuitsandnecessarytosustainlife.Butpoetry,beauty,romanceandlove,thesearewhatwestayalivefor.
Mydadoncetoldmethat“lifeissuffering,”,whichnowIthinkisprobablyaunanimous(无异议的)opinionamongmostpeople.Withatoughlifeinevitablycomesatoughlanguage---andthatiswhatpoetryisandwhypoetryisneeded.Itofferspeopleawaytotalkaboutthedifficult-to-describethingsinlife,likedeath,suffering,profoundjoyandtransformation.SowheneverIhearsomeonesaythatpoetryisnotamust,orit’sanoption,orit’sonlyfortheeducatedmiddleclassed,Isuspectthatheorshemusthavehadthingsprettyeasy.
Buthowcanpeoplelivewithoutpoetrywhenpoetryisnothingbutaceaselessflowofgenuinehumanemotions?
Unlikewhattheacademicsmaytellyou,mysuggestionaboutbringpoetryintoyourlivesisthatdon’tanalyzeitanddon’taskotherstoanalyzeit.Don’tdeconstructitortrytomakemeaningofit.Justfindthepoemsthatwakeyouup,thatmakeyoufeelasifyou’vesubmerged(沉浸)yourselfinamineralhotspringoranicebath.Findthepoemsthatmakeyoufeelalmostirrationaljoyorsadness.Findthepoemsthatmakeyouwanttorollaroundinthemorpainttheircolorsalloveryourbedroomceiling.Thosearethepoemsyouwanttoplaywith.Findthepoemsthatcommunicatewiththedeepestpartsyourbeingandwelcomethemin.
Iffindingothers’poemsnolongersatisfiesyou,composeyourown!
Youdon’thaveyobeapoettocomposepoetry.Afterall,poetryisnotaluxuryonlyformembersdesireorgenuinewillingnesstoventfeelings.It’saboutsearchingfortherealmeaningoflifeandalsoaboutgivingmeaningtolife.JustlikeWaltWhitman’s“OMe!
OLife!
”,apoemthatendsbyspeakingdirectlytoitsreaders:
“thepowerfulplaygoesonandyoumaycontributeaverse,”poetryisabouteveryone.AndnowIwanttoaskyouthemotherofallinspirationalquestions;“Whatwillyourversebe?
”
InspiredbyJeanetteWinterson’sbook:
WhyBeHappyWhenYouCouldbenormal?
1.Theauthorthinksthatpoetryisveryimportantforhumanbeingsbecauseit________.
A.hasnothingtodowiththesharedbeliefinutility
B.symbolizesastatusasaneducatedmiddleclass
C.offersamediumfordescribinghardexperiences
D.revealsafundamentaltruththatlifeisn’tallroses
2.Toappreciatepoetrybyacademicstandards,oneshouldfirst________.
A.deconstructandmakingmeaningofit
B.enjoyamineralhotspringoranicebath
C.paintitoverhisorherbedroomceiling
D.getconsumedbyirrationaljoyorsadness
3.TheauthorquotedWaltWhitman’spoem“OMe!
OLife!
”toemphasizethat________.
A.onlyatruepoetcanwritepoems
B.nopoemcanappealtoeveryone
C.lifefeelsjustlikeapowerfulplay
D.everyhumanisentitledtopoetry
4.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe________.
A.ComposingPoetryB.PoetryforLife
C.TheArtofpoetryD.Analyzingpoetry
Passage3
Evendoctorsagreethatlaughingmakesyourbodyandmindfeelbetter.Itseemsthattheactofsmilingorlaughingsendschemicalmessagestothebrainandaffectsaperson'smood.Becausetheyfeelhappier,theyfeelbetter.Stressisreducedandangerandtensionbegintodisappear.Yourmindisatpeaceandsoyoufeelhappierandmoreabletocopewithlife'sproblems. Laughingandsmilingalsohavethesameeffectonthebody.Theyimprovethebody'sabilitytostayfitandhealthybecausetheperson'simmunesystemisactivated.Thismeansthatanygerms(病菌)inthebodyareattackedandkilledbytheseimmunesystemcells.Somedoctorseventhinkthatskinconditions,suchasskinrashes(疹)whichmaybeduetopsychologicalfactors,willimproveifthepersonhasagoodlaugheveryday.Seriouspeoplemaynotliveaslongaspeoplewhotakelifelessseriously.Whenyoulaughyourmuscles"contract"(收缩)andrelax.Thisisnotthecasewithveryseriouspeople.Soasenseofhumourisimportantforagoodandhealthylifeandtoremainafitandstrongpersonyouneedtolaughandsmileforatleasttenminuteseveryday!
1.Howcanlaughtermakeyoufeellesspain?
________
A.Byexercisingyourmuscles.B.Byimprovingyourimmunesystem.C.Byproducingcertainchemicalsinyourbody.D.Byproducingnewcells.
2.Whenyoulaugh,________.
A.yourmusclestightenandthenrelaxB.youcan'tthinkwellandreactquicklyC.youcanhardlybreatheforawhileD.yourskinreactsmoresensitively
3.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?
________
A.Laughtercanhelpyoulivelonger.B.Funnymoviescanhelpyouwithbetterbreathing.C.Jokesandhumourcanmakeyoumoredecisive.D.Peoplewithagoodsenseofhumourdon'tgetheartdisease.
Passage4
Findingtruelovecanbepreytoughforalotofpeople,butaladyfromafairlywell-knownSanFranciscoadvertisingagencyseemstothinkmoneyhelps.Sheisoffering10,000toanyofherfriendswhocanintroducehertoherMr.Right.Shewantstofindherfuturehusbandthroughthisway. Theunnamedhusbandseekerwhosentouttheemailhadjustfinishedreadingthebest-sellingbooknamedLeanIn.Itwas11p.m.onaSundaynightandsherealizedthiswasthesecondself-helpbookshehadreadinthemonth.Shewasstillsingle.Thingswerenotlookingfine,buttherewashopeforherstill.Ifthebookhadtaughtheranything,itwasthatsheneededtotakeamorepositiveroleinfindinglove.Afterall,ifshewantedtogetabetterjob,shewouldn'tjustsitoutsideanemployer'sbuildingandwaitforsomeonetoofferittoher,sowhyshouldfindingahusbandbeanydifferent?
Butinsteadofgoingoutandmeetingnewpeopleshedecidedtowriteanemailtoallherfriends,offeringtogivethem10,000onherweddingdayifanyofthemmanagedtointroducehertoherfuturehusband. "IamwritingyoutodaybecauseI'vedecidedtomakeanaggressiveactionplanonfindingthemanthatIgettohangoutwithforever,"thewomanwritesinheremail."Introducingmetomyhusbandisjustnothighonyourto-dolist.ButIthinkIhaveanideathatmightchangethat…"Youguessedit,andthisiswheresheofferstorewardher"closestfriends"withcoldhardcash. "Iwillpersonallygivetenthousanddollarstothefriendwhointroducesmetomyhusband." Hereishowtheprogramworks:
Step1:
Yousetmeuponadatewithaman. Step2:
Imarrythatman. Step3:
Igiveyou10,000onmyweddingday. Iknowyou'rethinkingthatthisisnuts.Justplaincrazy.'Youcanfindahusbandwithoutgiving10,000.'Wellforstarters,thankyou!
I'mhappy."
1.Whatdoestheladyoffer10,000toanyofherfriendsfor?
________
A.Celebratingthefactthatshehasmadeadecisiontofindahusband.B.Checkingthepowerofmoneyamonghercircleoffriends.
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