高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 120.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day120
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day120
Passage1
Whenabigexamiscomingup,youprobablyfeelanxiousaboutanywastedtimeandwanttobeginschoolassoonasyouprobablycan.
ButtensofthousandsofBritishhighschoolstudentswillsoonbegettinguplater.They’retakingpartinanewexperimentbyOxfordUniversitytoseeiflaterclassescanimprovetheirexamresults.
Grade10studentsintheUKhavetotakethenationwideGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(GCSE)exams.Theyhavetopasstheseexamsinordertostudyhigherlevelcourses,andlaterapplytouniversities.
TheOxfordUniversityprojectmeansthatGCSEstudentsfrommorethan100schoolsacrossEnglandwillstartschoolat10am,morethanonehourlaterthanthecurrentstarttime(8:
50am).
Theprojectisbasedonscientificevidencethatteenagersare“outofsync”withtraditionalschoolhours,TheTelegraphreported.Andwhattheyneedismoresleepinthemorning.
“Weknowthatsomethingfunnyhappenswhenyou’reateenager,inthatyouseemtobeoutofsyncwiththeworld,”saidprofessorColinEpsie,whoisleadingthestudy.“Yourparentsthinkit’sbecauseyouarelazyandopinionated(固执己见的)andthateverythingwillbeOKifyoucouldgotosleepearlier.Butscienceistellingusthatteenagersneedtosleepmoreinthemorning.”
Everyonefollowsanaturalcycleofsleep.Biologyhasdecidedthatteenagersgotosleeparoundmidnightanddon’tfeelfullyawakeuntil9-10am,accordingtoscientists.That’stwohourslaterthanadults.Andtheirbodyclocksstaylikethisuntiltheageofaround21formales,and19forfemales.
“Societyprovidesschoolsforlearning,butthebrainprovidessleep.Soweareexploringthepossibilitythatifyoudelaytheschoolstarttimeuntil10am,thatwillimprovelearningperformance,”saidEpsie.
Theresultscouldbepositive,basedonpreviousstudies.
AnearlystudyattheUK’sMonkseatonHighSchoolin2009foundthatstartinganhourlaterimprovedgradesinmajorsubjectsby19percent.
TheOxfordUniversityprojectisexpectingtopublishtheresultslaterthisyear.It’stimetowaitandseewhetherscientistswillgiveusanexcusetogetuplate.
1.Accordingtothepassage,studentswhotakepartintheOxfordUniversityproject_______.
A.willstartschoolonehourearlier
B.willnolongerhavetotakeGCSEexams
C.willperformbetteracademicallythanthosewhodon’tparticipate
D.willbeguaranteedmoresleepingtimeinthemorning
2.Theunderlinedphrase“outofsync”Paragraph5probablymeans______.
A.breakingthehabitofdoingsomething
B.gettingusedtodoingsomething
C.havingnoideaofsomething
D.havingtroublekeepingupwithsomething
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.
A.theOxfordUniversityprojectisaimedatallBritishhighschools
B.gettinguplateisasignoflazinessintheeyesofmostBritishparents
C.childrenandadultshavedifferentnaturalcyclesofsleepandwakefulness
D.thereisstillnoscientificevidencethatsupportsalateschoolstarttime
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheOxfordUniversityproject?
A.Critical.B.Optimistic.
C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.
Passage2
France,whichpridesitselfastheglobalinnovatoroffashion,hasdecideditsfashionindustryhaslostanabsoluterighttodefinephysicalbeautyforwomen.Itslawmakersgaveapprovallastweektoalawthatwouldmakeitacrimetoemployultra(过分的)-thinmodelsonrunways.
Theparliamentalsoagreedtobanwebsitesthat“encourageunreasonablethinness”bypromotingextremedieting.
Suchmeasures;haveacoupleofupliftingmotives.Theysuggestbeautyshouldnotbedefinedbylooksthatendupimpingingonhealth.That’sastart.Andthebanonultrathinmodelsseemstogobeyondprotectingmodelsfromstarvingthemselvestodeath-assomehavedone.
Thebans,iffullycarriedout,wouldsuggesttowomen(andmanymen)thattheyshouldnotletothersbearbiters(仲裁人)oftheirbeauty.Andperhapsfaintly,theyhintthatpeopleshouldlooktoqualitieslikecharacterandintellectratherthandietingtheirwaytosizezero.
TheFrenchmeasures,however,relytoomuchonseverepunishmenttochangeaculturethatstillregardsbeautyasskin-deepandbone-showing.Underthelaw,usingafashionmodelthatdoesnotmeetagovernment-definedindexofbodymasscouldresultina$85,000fineandsixmonthsinprison.
IncontrasttoFrance’sactions,Denmark’sfashionindustryagreedlastmonthonrulesregardingtheage,health,and.othercharacteristicsofmodels.ThenewlyrevisedDanishFashionEthicalCharterclearlystates:
“Weareawareofandtakeresponsibilityfortheimpactthefashionindustryhasonbodyideals,especiallyonyoungpeople.”Thecharter’smaintoolofenforcement(执行)istodenyaccessfordesignersandmodelingagenciestoCopenhagenFashionWeek,whichisrunbytheDanishFashionInstitute.
Relyingonmoralpersuasionratherthanlawtoaddressthemisuseofbodyidealsmaybethebeststep.Evenbetterwouldbetohelpupliftnotions(观念)ofbeautybeyondthematerialstandardsofaparticularindustry.
1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwouldhappeninFrance?
A.Physicalbeautywouldberedefined.
B.Newrunwayswouldbeconstructed.
C.Websitesaboutdietingwoulddevelop.
D.Thefashionindustrywoulddecline.
2.Thephrase“impingingon"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.heighteningthevalueofB.indicatingthestateof
C.losingfaithinD.doingharmto
3.AdesignerismostlikelytoberejectedbyCFWfor________.
A.usingextravagantmaterial
B.caringtoomuchaboutmodels’character.
C.showinglittleconcernformodels’health
D.pursuingtheperfectphysicalconditionsofmodels
4.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthetext?
A.TheGreatThreatstotheFashionIndustry
B.BeautyIsSkin-deep
C.ACampaignforPromotingTrueBeautyinFrance
D.AChallengetotheFashionIndustry’sBodyIdeals
Passage3
I’mobsessedwithKateMiddleton’sstyle.AndIknowit’snotjustme.TheworldhasbeencrazyabouttheDuchessofCambridgeeversinceshejoinedBritain’sroyalfamily.Herhairstylehasbecomeoneofthemostasked-forinsalons.Andwhenyou’relookingforanoutfitshejustappearedin-sorry,it’salreadysoldout.
Butwhyareweinlove.withKate’sstyle?
Ofcourse,there’sthe“Cinderellasyndrome”.Forsingleyoungwomenlikeme,whohavebeendreamingofafairytaleendingsincechildhood,areal-lifeCinderellastoryhasstrongappeal.
SomesaythatKate’sstyleisabittoosafe.Sheoftenoptsforsimplewrapdressesandneutralpumpsthatfailtoshowcreativityoffashion.
Butsafeisnotreallyabadthing.Afterall,wecan’tallbeLadyGaga,who’shardlyhuman.
Kate’ssafeandrelatableapproachtostyleisexactlywhatmakeshersuchafashioniconofourtime.Sheignitedtrendsthataveragewomenlikeyouandmecanalladopt.
Sheisknownforwearingahighstreetlookeverynowandthen.Oneofherfavoritehighstreetfashionbrands-alsomine-isZara,accordingtofashionexpertsfromtheBritishVogue.Andherpracticeofincorporatinghighstreetclothinganddesignerlabelsintoonelooksetstheperfectexampleforthoseofuswhocan’taffordtop-to-toedesignerbrands.
Also,theDuchesshasbeencalleda“recessionista”forrecyclingheroutfits,whichmakesheramuchbetterrolemodelthanthosecelebritieswhoareseldomseeninthesameoutfitmorethanonce.
Withherfashionchoices,Kateprovesthatsheisayoungwomanjustlikeyouandme.Themaindifferenceisthatshemarriedarealprince.
1.Accordingtothepassage,theauthoriskeenonKate’sstyle,because________.
A.KateisaCinderellastoryloverandhasrealizedherchildhooddream
B.Kateisonlyinterestedinhighstreetfashionbrands
C.Kateherselfisexpertindesigningclothes
D.Katehasadoptedaapproachtostylethataveragewomencanfollow
2.Theunderlinedword“icon”probablymeans________.
A.modelB.followerC.advisorD.discoverer
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbeusedtodescribeKateaccordingtothepassage?
A.Extravagant.B.Smart.C.Humorous.D.Diligent.
Passage4
“Selfie”,takingapictureofyourselftopostonsocialmedia,becameanofficialwordintheOxforddictionaryin2013.Theideaseemssimple,justposeandsnapaphotoofyourselfwithyourcellphonecamera.Howdifficultcouldthatbe?
Butin2014areported15peoplediedwhiletakingselfies.Thatnumberhasriseneach.yearsincethen.Thirty-ninedeathsconnectedtoselfieswerereportedin2015.And,thisyearhasseenmorethan70suchdeaths.
ResearchersfromuniversitiesintheUSandIndiahavereleasedfindingsfromthefirststudyofdeathsduetoselfies.Theinvestigatorsexaminedthecausesandcharacteristicsofthedeaths.
Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhotakeselfiesforsharingonsocialmediaoftenhaveanarcissistictendency.Thereportsaysthesepeople“useselfiesasaform‘ofself-identificationandexpression”.Theymaytakeselfiesinmoredangeroussettingsbecausetheyseekgreaterattention.Thesedangeroussituationscanleadtoinjury,andevendeath.Theresearchersdefineaselfiedeathas“deathofanindividualoragroupofpeoplethatcouldhavebeenavoidedhadtheindividual(s)notbeentakingaselfie.”
Oneexampleofadangerousselfieinthestudyinvolvedbicycleraces.Peoplesometimesgetonthetracktotakeapictureofthemselveswiththeracingbicyclesbehindthem.Crashesandinjurieshaveresulted.Anotherexampledescribedpeoplestandingontraintrackstryingtogetaselfie’asatrainmovestowardthemfrombehind.Themostcommoncauseofselfiedeathwasfallingfrom
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