高中英語練習：閱讀原創(chuàng)

第二部分閱讀理解（共15個小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ATheCool2022TravelDestinationsNationalGeographic^newlistofthemostamazingplacestovisitin2022,“BestofWorld2022"isaninvitingmixtureofglobaldestinationsthatwillinspireyourappetitefortravelintheNewYear.NatureOurglobaleditorspickedtheplanets25mostexcitingdestinationsfor2022!Thereisreallysomethingtoappealtoeveryone.ThebestplacestoenjoynatureincludeNorthernMinnesota,whichoffersskiesfilledwiththousandsofshiningstarsasithaslittleornolightpollution.AdventureOneoftheinspiringadventureideasisaninvitationtocycleanewbiketrail.TherouteoftheParistotheseaLaSeineaVelotrailpassesthehouseandfamouswaterliliesofImpressionistpainterClaudeMonetinGiverny.CultureandHistoryThisbrandnew2022listalsocelebratesseveraldestinationsrecommendedbyUNESCOinhonorofhowUNESCOhasbeenhelpingprotectculturalandnationaltreasuresfor50years.ThisselectionofculturalcenterstakesinProcida,anislandcitylocated40minutessouthwestofNaplesbyboat.Thiscity,famousforitscolorfulbuildings,planstouseitsyeartobringpeopleasenseofcommunity.Itsyear-longfestivalaimstoencourageresponsibletravelthroughouttheyear,andtoavoidacrowdofvisitorsduringthesummerashappenedinthepast.FamilyThebestplacesforfamiliesincludeastonishingsettingsintheUSandfurtheraway.OneoftheseisGranadainSpain.Atthispalace,kidsofallagesandtheirparentscanappreciatetheuniquepatternsanddesignsthatpromise“Acolorfulclassroomforage-appropriateexplorationofmathconceptssuchasshapes,proportion（比例）,andmeasurement”.WhydoesNationalGeographicofferthe“BestofWorld2022”?Toattractpeopletoenjoydeliciousfood.Toinvitepeopletofindamazingplaces.Toexplorethemostexcitingdestinations.Toincreasepeople'sinterestintraveling.Whatistheproblemofvisitingtheculturalcentersinthepast?A.It'sinconvenientlylocated..B?TravelerswerenotresponsibleC.Thereweretoomanypeople.D.Itscolorfulbuildingsfadedaway.Whatkindofdestinationbestsuitschildrenwhoareinterestedinmaths?A.Family.B?Adventure.C.CultureandHistory.D.Nature.BI'vebeentakingtimethisweektosmelltheroses.Literally,Ibendoverinmyneighbors*frontyard,checkthatnobodyiswatching,andthenburymyheadintheflowers.I'vealsobeenwalkingintobakeriesandwalkingaroundwithoutbuyinganything.Afterhavingsurgeryonmybrokennose18monthsago,Ihaven'tbeenabletosmellortastethings.Thisweek,however,mynoseisbackinbusiness.Fvebeenoverwhelmedbysmells,anditsgivenmeanewwayofthinking.Scentisjustoneofthelittlebitsandpiecesthatmakelifeenjoyable,butwhichweoftenignore.Trememberonce,whenmysonwasfivemonthsold,Twascarryinghimdownthestreet.Windsweptthroughandalmosttippedusover.Hethrewhislittleheadbackandgiggled.He'dneverfeltthewindonhisface.WhenisthelasttimeIlaughedattheweather?ThefirsttimeIatebacon,Irushedhometomyparents,determinedthatweatethisdeliciousnessateverymeal.Myfathersmiledandagreed.DoyourecallwhenyoulearnedthatthevoiceactorsofMickeyandMinnieMouseweremarriedinreallife?Doyouenjoysleepinginnewcleanbedsheets?Istheresomeoneontheradiowhosevoiceisassmoothasvelvet?Wedon*twritepostcardsaboutthesmallthings.Wedon*tframetheminphoto-graphs.Theyaren*tthatgreatorgrand,butwithoutthem,lifeisaltogethertooloud.Thesequietexperiencesgiveusachancetoenjoythesimplefactofbeingalive.Asmysenseofsmellreturnstome,it'slikeI'msmellingthingsforthefirsttime.They'refullofmemoriesandmagic.Foodtastesbetter,andtheairisindeedsweet.Iknowwhatthepoetsmeannow.Italmostmakesmybrokennoseworthwhile.Now,Iamwaitingforthisbandagetocomeoff.There'sanitchIcan*treach!Accordingtothewriter,whatdoes"anewwayofthinking“inthesecondparagraphmean?A.theabilitytodiscoverthejoyofsmallthingsB,thehabitofovercomingignoranceC.theabilitytofullyuseourlimitedattentionD.thehabitofmakingpersonalreflectionsWhatdoesthewriterrecall?Herecallsthatherfatherenjoyedsleepinginnewcleanbedsheets.Herecallsthathersonwasfrightenedwhenfeelingthewindonhisface.Herecallsthatshecouldn'tresisttemptationwheneatingbaconforthefirsttime.Herecallsthatshealwaysignoredthegreatthingsinlife.Howistheauthor'sattitudetohissenseofsmellreturningA.Negative B.IgnoranceC.Positive D.IndifferenceWhatmessagedoesthetextintendtoimply?Itneverrainsbutitpours.Happinessiswhatyoupossess.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Cherishsmallthingsandmakeadifference.CParentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.'Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,'Hey,thenewMaroon5albumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?'"saysBallmer.'Therewasjustacompletegapintaste."Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingofmutualtrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents."There'sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening/saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.HInthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.'1Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocratic（民主的）processthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe'before'sideofthatchange,buttoday'sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe'after'side.*'explainsMr.Ballmer."It'snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmo】efuntobeaparentnow.”.Whichofthefollowingindicatesthatthegenerationgapisbridged?A.Parentsandchildrenhaveseparateorbitsinhairstyles.B.Parentssharemoreinterestswiththeirchildren.C.Parentsbelieveintheirchildren'sabilitiesmorethanbefore.D.Parentsandchildrentalkmoreaboutsexanddrugs..Whatisthechangeintoday'sparent-childrelationship?A.Lessgratitudetoparentsfromchildren.B.Moreconfusionamongparentsandchildren.C.Morestrictnessandexpectationsofparents.D.Newequalitybetweenparentsandchildren..Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeanaccordingtotheauthor?A.Today'sparentsdon'ttakethechangeseriously.B.Today'sparentswilleasilyadjusttothechange.C.Today'sparentscandonothingtothechange.D.Today'sparentswillfollowthetrendofthechange..Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Adescriptionofdifficultiesparentswillmeetwithinthefuture.B.Proposalsonhowtodealwiththeparent-childrelationship.C.Adiscussiononthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationship.D.Predictionsoftheparent-childrelationshipinthefuture.DWhilethoseineducationunderstandthecurrentstateofthenation'sliteracy（讀寫能力）crisis,mosteverydayAmericansaredangerouslyunaware.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,nearly130millionAmericanadultsreadbelowasixth-gradelevel.Now,considerhowthatnumberrepresentsmorethanhalftheadultU.S.population.That'snotsurprising,accordingtothemostrecent“Nation'sReportCardnbytheNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgress（NAEP）.TheNAEPreportsthatroughlyjustone-thirdofstudentsinfourth,eighthand12thgradesareproficient（精通）inreadingandhave“solidacademicperformanceanddemonstratedcompetencyoverchallengingsubjectmatter.1'Infact,thisU.S.readingcrisishasbeen20yearsinthemaking.Whileone-thirdofstudentsareconsideredproficient,thestatisticsareevenmorealarmingforlow-incomestudents,studentsofcolorandstudentswithdisabilities.Meanwhile,theCOVID-19pandemic（流行?。﹉asexposedagrowing"digitaldivide^^inwhichthosewithoutaccesstosupportivelearningprogramsandteacherswillcontinuetoslidethroughthecracks.Thisistroublingformanyreasons.Literacycanbeagreatequalizer,levelingtheplayingfieldacrosssystemicsocialissues,likeraceandgenderinequality.Itplaysanenormousroleinincreasingaccesstoeconomicopportunity.ItisestimatedthatincreasingliteracyproficiencyhasthepotentialtogeneratealotmoreinannualincomefortheUnitedStates.Andontheindividuallevel,illiteracycanimpactaperson'slifetimeearningpotentialby30-42%.Still,thebenefitsofliteracygofarbeyondsomeone'searningability.Literacysupportssocial,physicalandemotionalwell-being,anditaffectseverythingfromcrimeratestohospi