高中英語專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練《閱讀理解》(七)

高中英語專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練《閱讀理解》（七）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上

將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

KQEDisaPublicBroadcastingServicestationinCalifornia,US.Thestationisownedby

NorthernCaliforniaPublicBroadcasting.Someofitsradioprogramsareasfollows:

?TheCooler

Asoneofthemostpopularprogramsamongyounglisteners,theCoolerisapodcast（博客）about

popculturestoriesandmusic,presentedinasmart,funandpersonalway.Comeandjoinusonour

journey.

Time:MON-THU,8pm—9pm.

?Here&Now

Aliveproduction,incooperationwithstationsacrossthecountry,Here&Nowreflectstheworld

ofnewsasit*shappeninginthemiddleoftheday,withtimely,in-depthnews,interviewsand

conversation.HostedbyRobinYoung

Time:MON-THU,11am—1pm

?MindShift

TheMindShiftpodcastexplorestheinnovations（倉U新）ineducationthatareshapinghowkids

learn.HostsKiSungandKatrinaSchwartzintroducelistenerstoeducators,researchers,parents

andstudentswhoaredevelopingeffectivewaystoimprovehowkidslearn.Theycovertopicslike

howteachersaredevelopingsurprisingmethodstodealwithclassroomdisruptions;howlistening

topodcastsishelpingkidsdevelopreadingskills.

Time:THU-SUN,7pm-9pm

?LivingonEarth

LivingonEarthisaweeklynewsandinformationprogramabouttheworld1schanging

environment,ecology,andhumanhealth.Ifthere'ssomethingnewaboutclimatechange,

environmentalpoliticsorenvironmentalqualityandhumanhealth,youcancountonHostSteve

CurwoodandtheLOEpublicradionewsteamtokeepyouuptodate.

Time:WED,9am-10am

1.Atwhattimecantheaudienceenjoypopculturestories?

A.Tuesday,8pm—9Pm.B.Wednesday,9am—10am.

C.Friday,8pm—9pm.D.Sunday,7pm—9pm.

2.Fromwhichradioprogramcanlistenerspickupnewsatnoon?

A.TheCooler.B.Here&Now.

C.MindShift.D.LivingonEarth.

3.WhichofthesetopicsmightbecoveredinLivingonEarth?

A.Educationpolicies.B.Economicproblems.

C.Humanpopulation.D.Globalwarming.

【答案】LA2.B3.D

B

Dressedinadarkbluewaterproof（防水）jacket,outdoorshoesandasmallbackpack,25-year-old

YeTiantriestogetinanabandonedcokingplantinBeijing.

Anintern（實(shí)習(xí)生）foraGermancompanyinBeijing,Yeisamongthousandsofyouthinterested

incityadventures,whichtheycallurbanexploration-4urbex*forshort.

Theaimofthistrending（流行）hobbyistoexplorestructures-usuallyabandonedruinsor

hiddenareasofthemanmadeenvironment.Urbanexplorersareinterestedinthesesitesbecause

theycanunderstandcitiesfromadifferentangle.Ye,forexample,saidheenjoyedthecontrast

betweenBeijing'stwosides.

Widelyknownscenicspotsandhistoricalsitescanonlyreflectthebrightsideofthecity,orwhat

thecitywantsyoutosee,Yesaid.44Butabandonedplacesshowyouthepast（thatis）hiddendeep

inpeople'smemories.*'

IntheeyesofPanRan,whoisinherearly30sandworksinCanada,anabandonedbuildingcan

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alsoevoke（弓I起，喚起）thespiritsofthosewholivedandworkedthere.

“Therearediariesandlettersrecordingtheowner'slives,“shesaid.44Andonetime,Ifounda

wholeboxof8-millimetervideotapesofafamily?

Pancouldn'twatchthetapesatthesite,asthepowersupplyhadbeencut.Shedidn'ttakethem

awaywithhereither,asthereisaveryimportantruleofurbexthatyoucan'tremoveanysouvenirs

fromasite",Pansaid.

Whileurbanexplorationcangetpeopletoextraordinaryplacesthatfewhavevisited,it's

sometimesdangerous.Climbinguptallbuildingsandtip-toeingthroughabandonedstructurescan

sometimesbealife-threateningaffair.

Injuriesandevendeatharenotunheardofwithintheurbexcommunity.

nInthebeginning,Iwasprettyaudaciousandbelievedtheriskiertheplacesyougo,thebetter

photosyouget,"saidDuTianyu,22."Butthatisnotnecessarilythecase.Afterdoingmy

calculations,IlearnedtostopwhenIreachthelimit."

4.Accordingtothetext,whydourbanexplorersliketovisitabandonedplaces?

A.Toescapethecrowdednessofcities.

B.Totakebreathtakingpictures.

C.Toappreciatedifferentaspectsofacity.

D.Toknowaboutthelivesofthepeoplewholeft.

5.WhatdoesPansayisanimportantruleofurbanexploration?

A.Don'ttakethingsfromasite.

B.Don'tbuysouvenirswhenexploringstructures.

C.Onlyexploreabandonedsiteswithlonghistories.

D.Sharetraveldiariesorjournalswithintheurbexcommunity.

6.Theunderlinedword“audacious“inthelastparagraphprobablymeans____.

A.cautiousB.adventurous

C.passionateD.curious

7.What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TravelinBigCitiesB.VisitaCity'sHistoricalSites

C.ExperienceaCity'sLifeD.SeeaCily'sSecrets

C

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ResearchpublishedinthejournalHighTemperaturefoundthatanhour-longsoakinhotwater

producedsimilarbloodsugarresponsesto60minutesofmoderatephysicalactivity.

Soundtoogoodtobetrue?Whiletheresearchontheseeffectsisstillinitial（初步），thereisa

plausibleexplanationforthis.

uItseemsthatactivitiesthatincreaseheatshockproteins（熱體克蛋）mayhelptoimproveblood

sugarcontrolandofferanalternativetoexercise,"theleadstudyauthorSteveFaulkner

wrote.44Theseactivities—suchassoakinginahottubortakingasauna（桑拿）一mayhavehealth

benefitstopeoplewhoareunabletoexerciseregularly.toanhour-longsessionofcyclingoran

hour-longsessionina40℃bath.

Thescientistsdiscoveredthatbothgroupswerebetterabletocontroltheirbloodsugarlevelsin

the24hoursfollowingtheirsoakwereapproximately10percentlowerthanthoseofthe

participantswhoexercised.

Researcherssaythisimpliesthat“passiveheating"（ameansofrisingyourbodytemperature）

couldassistinloweringbloodsugarlevels.Passiveheatingcanaffectproteinsinthebodycalled

heatshockproteins,whichhelpsregulatebloodsugar.Peoplewithdiabetes（糖尿?。﹖endtohave

lowerlevelsofheatshockproteins.Passiveheatingcanraisetheselevels.

Ifscriticaltopointoutafewlimitationsofthestudy.Forstarters,theexperimentonlymonitored

men,soit*sdifficulttosayifthesameeffectwouldhappeninwomen.Italsoonlyincluded14

volunteers,whichwasanextremelysmallsamplesize.Moreresearchneedstobeconducted

beforescientistscancometoanyofficialconclusion.And,ofcourse,youshouldstillcontinue

exercisingregularly.

Thatbeingsaid,thestudydoesoffersomemorepromisinginsights（見解）intothehealingeffects

ofhotwater.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plausible"inParagraph2referto?

A.Strange.B.Ridiculous.

C.Reasonable.D.Confusing.

9.WhatcanweknowabouttheresearchbytheU.K.'steam?

A.Cyclingmadenodifferencetobloodsugarlevels.

B.Peoplewithdiabetesusuallyhavehigherlevelsofheatshockproteins.

C.14leanand14overweightmenwereinvolvedintheresearch.

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D.A24-hourtrackingandmonitoringwascarriedoutaftertheone-houractivities.

10.Howshouldscientistsimprovethisstudy?

A.Byextendingthestudyperiod.

B.Bychangingtheresearchmethod.

C.Byincludingwomenintheresearch.

D.Byaddingmorescientistsinvolvedintheinvestigation.

11.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressestheauthor'smainpointofview?

A.Whenyourunafeveryougetpassiveheating.

B.Passiveheatingcanraiselevelsofheatshockproteins.

C.Theresearchisofsignificanceinspiteofsomeimperfection.

D.Youneedeitherahotbathorregularexercisetokeephealthy.

D

ThenewgarbagesortingregulationhastakeneffectinShanghaistartingJulyI.Manycitizensare

stillconfusedabouttheclassificationofthefourdifferenttypesoftrash.Thankfully,authorities

havereleasedanofficialguidelinetoexplainthenewrules.

Theguideline,publishedbytheShanghaiGreeneryandPublicSanitationBureau,providesa

rathercleardefinitiononthefourkindsifwaste:recyclablewaste,harmfulwaste,householdfood

wasteandresidual函余）waste.

AteamfromtheU.K.'sNationalCentreforSportandExerciseMedicineexaminedI4leanand

overweightmenandanalyzedtheirmetabolic（新陳代謝）health.Theparticipantswereeither

assigned

Harmfulwaste,asthenamesuggests,includesvariouspoisonousmaterialslikeusedbatteries,

lightbulbs,out-of-datemedicines,paintandpesticides.

Householdfoodwaste—whichistranslatedtoHwettrash“inChinese一referstofoodleftovers,

rottenfood,petfood,fruitpeels,remainsofTCMherbs（中藥）andflowers.

Paper,plastic,glass,metalandtextiles（紡織品）arecountedasrecyclablewaste.

Thedefinitionofresidualwasteisalittleconfusing.Anythingthatisnotlistedabovebelongsto

thiscategory.

Asspecificasthenewguidelineisresidentsstillhaveahardtimesortingtrashcorrectlyandare

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findingitchallengingtomemorizethemall.Forinstance,bothplasticbottlesandbubbleteaor

coffeecupsareplasticmaterials.However,theformerfallstothecategoryofrecyclablewasteand

thelatterbelongstoresidualwaste.Tosavethehassle,somenetizenshavecomeupwiththeirown

waytosorttrash.

uWeshoulddothisfromapig'sangle,"commentedonenetizen.uThoseedible（可食用）forpigs

arehouseholdfoodwaste.Thoseevenpigsdon'twanttoeatareresidualwaste.Ifapigconsumes

somethinganddiesofit,thensomethingmustbeharmfulwaste.Thosethatcanbesoldandthe

moneywegaincanbeusedtopurchasepigsarerecyclablewaste.u

ThenewregulationcameintoeffectonJulyI.Thosewhodonotsortt