2024高考英語二輪閱讀理解訓練七十集之連載（66）

　　【閱讀理解】科普知識類

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions (使命) often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day’s work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station (ISS) . ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off tomimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email, internet phone and through private video conferences.

　　While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mission, the family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters. And as from early 2010, the internet became available on the ISS, giving astronauts the chance to do some“web surfing (沖浪) ” in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.

　　Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth. Both the shuttle and the ISS circle the planet several times each day, and every moment offers a new view of the Earth’s vast land mass and oceans.

　　1. What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

　　A. Find.B. Copy.　C. Change.　 D. Lose.

　　2. Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS?

　　A. They are caring and thoughtful.

　　B. They are worried and upset.

　　C. They are impatient and annoyed.

　　D. They are excited and curious.

　　3. In the final paragraph, the author shows that astronauts　.　

　　A. get more pleasure in space than on the Earth

　　B. find living in space a bit boring and tiring

　　C. regard space life as common

　　D. love to see the Earth from space

　　4. The passage mainly discusses how astronauts　.　

　　A. work for longer missions in space

　　B. connect with people on the Earth

　　C. observe the Earth from space

　　D. spend their free time in space

　　【參考答案】1—4、BADD

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Parents should ban electronic media during mealtimes and after bedtime as part of a comprehensive “family media use plan”, according to new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Excessive media use is associated with obesity, poor school performance, aggression and lack of sleep”, said Marjorie Hogan, co-author of the new policy.

　　Families should have a no-device rule during meals and after bedtime, the guidelines say. Parents should also set family rules covering the use of the Internet, cellphones, including, perhaps, which sites can be visited, and who can be called. The policy also restated the existing recommendations: Kids should limit the amount of screen time for entertainment to less than two hours per day; children younger than 2 shouldn’t have any TV or Internet exposure. Also, televisions and Internet-accessible devices should be kept out of kids’ bedrooms.

　　Doctors say parents need to obey the family rules, too, to model healthy behavior. That, some say, may be the toughest part. “If you go to any restaurant, Family 3.0 is Mom and Dad on their devices and the kids on theirs”, says Donald, a pediatrician(小兒科醫師) and an AAP spokesman. “Who is talking to each other?”

　　Children aged from 8 to 18 spent an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes a day consuming media for fun, including TV, music, video games and other content in 2009, according to a 2010 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report was based on a survey of 2002 third through twelfth graders, 702 of whom completed a seven-day media use diary. That was up about an hour and 17 minutes a day from five years earlier. About two-thirds of 8 to 18-year-olds said they had no rules on the amount of time they spent watching TV, playing video games or using the computer, the Kaiser report found.

　　Use of mobile devices by young kids has soared. A new report from Common Sense Media, a child-advocacy group based in San Francisco, found that 17% of children 8 and younger use mobile devices daily, up from 8% in 2011.

　　1. Which statement is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

　　A. Parents are advised to ban electronic media after mealtimes.

　　B. A “Family media use plan” is being carried out throughout America.

　　C. Electronic media are evil in the eyes of parents and educators.

　　D. The overuse of electronic media has caused many severe problems.

　　2. Why should parents themselves obey the family rules?

　　A. It’s beneficial to their health.

　　B. It’s essential to parenting their kids.

　　C. It’s beneficial to their work.

　　D. It’s essential to develop good relationship with their kids.

　　3. What can be inferred according to the report from the Kaiser Family Foundation?

　　A. The majority of the surveyed kids can use electronic devices as they like in their homes.

　　B. The report was based on the statistics in 2002.

　　C. 702 of the surveyed kids completed a seven-day media use diary.

　　D. Kids are spending less and less time using media for fun.

　　4. What can be the best title of the passage?

　　A. Consuming media for fun is a nature of kids

　　B. No use, no worry

　　C. Measures should be taken to stop children’s overuse of electronic media

　　D. Electronic devices threaten the relationship of many families

　　參考答案1—4、DBAC

　　【閱讀理解】科普知識類

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　A new argument has been put forward as to whether penguins are disturbed by the presence of tourists in Antarctica.

　　Previous research by scientists from Keil University in Germany monitored Adelie penguins and noted that the birds’ heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters away. But new research using an artificial egg, which is equipped to measure heart rates, disputes this. Scientists from the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge say that a slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat by penguins.

　　The earlier findings have been used to partly explain the 20 per cent drop in populations of certain types of penguins near tourist sites. However, tour operators have continued to insist that their activities do not adversely affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying they encourage non-disruptive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin numbers is caused by other factors.

　　Amanda Nimon of the Scott Polar Research Institute spent three southern hemisphere summers at Cuverville Island in Antarctica studying penguin behavior towards humans. “A nesting penguin will react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,” says Nimon. “First they exhibit large and prolonged heart rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it open for predators (掠奪者) to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.”　The artificial egg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had been ‘disturbed’ when the egg was placed in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.

　　However, Boris Culik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, believes that Nimon’s findings do not invalidate his own research. He points out that species behave differently – and Nimon’s work was with Gentoo penguins. Nimon and her colleagues believe that Culik’s research was methodologically flawed because the monitoring of penguins’ responses needed capturing and restraining the birds and fitting them with beart-rate transmitters. Therefore, argues Nimon, it would not be surprising if they became stressed on seeing a human subsequently.

　　1.　 According to the passage, what overall message is presented?

　　A. No firm conclusions are drawn.

　　B. Neither Culik’s nor Nimon’s findings are of much value.

　　C. Penguin reduction is closed related to tourist behavior.

　　D. Tourists are not responsible for the fall in penguin numbers.

　　2.　 Which ONE argument of the following is stated in the passage?

　　A. Penguins are harder to research when they have young.

　　B. Tour operators should encourage tourists to avoid Antarctica.

　　C. Not all penguins behave in the same way.

　　D. Penguins need better protection from tourists.

　　3.　 What do you notice about the views presented in the passage?

　　A. They are groundless.

　　B. They are factual.

　　C. They are descriptive.

　　D. They are conflicting.

　　69.　 What does the underlined word (final line) probably mean?

　　A. later on

　　B. carmly

　　C. separately

　　D. in the same place

　　【參考答案】1—4、ACDA

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。On occasion, a memory came to my mind. My mother had a nice table with a single vase standing on it. The table, as I remember, was always in my family and I had to clean it as a child as my weekly housework. It was such a beautiful table that my mother was proud to have it in her living room.

　　Our family moved around a lot because my father, a Spanish and Hawaiian guitar teacher, needed to find new students as the old learned and left. We were never without food, fancy clothes or a house to live in. but, as I grew older, I knew why.

　　My father would usually make enough money to buy us food and clothing, and deal with the doctor bills by paying out of his own pocket for a family of six. He was self-employed and had no medical coverage(醫療保險).

　　Through so many moves, my mother was the organizer of everything that needed to be done. Dad was away at around one o’clock each evening, so the major kid rearing(撫養), cooking and cleaning were all her work. I can also remember her sewing almost every night.

　　My mom didn’t take vacations. She didn’t go out to buy fancy clothes for herself, and what she did buy was for her four children. As children, we cared about almost nothing. We didn’t care about when the next money would come in. and, all through the years there sat a table with a vase on top.

　　I sat back now and then and stared at that table. It was a reminder of what love was shown by my mother, what she suffered over the years, and what she gave to us, so we could have what we needed. And, her only valuable possession was the table with the vase on top.

　　1. What did the author sometimes recall?

　　A. Having to clean the table weekly.

　　B. Putting a vase on the table weekly.

　　C. His mother’s vase lying on the table.

　　D. His mother’s table with a vase on it.

　　2. What can we learn about the author’s family?

　　A. He supported his family by teaching the guitar.

　　B. He hated his father always being out and too busy.

　　C. His family had no fixed home when he was young.

　　D. His family didn’t have enough food when he was young.

　　3. Which word can best describe the author’s mother?

　　A. Economical

　　B. Mean

　　C. Unusual

　　D. Generous

　　4. Which of the following questions is NOT discussed in the passage?

　　A. Who supported the author’s family

　　B. What does the author do at present?

　　C. What housework did the author’s mother do?

　　D. Why did the author’s family move so often?

　　參考答案1—4、DCAB

　　【閱讀理解】科普知識類

　　閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Like distance runners on measured course, all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.

　　In the first stage of our lives, we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality (energy).

　　After we grow up, however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.

　　A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality, yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.

　　Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body. The lungs become less able to take in oxygen. Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength. The heart loses power and pumps less blood. Bones grow easier to break.

　　Finally, we meet a stress, a stress that is greater than our physical resistance. Often, it is only a minor accident or chance infection (a disease caused by virus), but this time, it brings life to an end.

　　In 1932, a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats, simply by cutting back the calories (unit for measuring the energy value of food)in their diet. The reason for the effect was then unknown.

　　Today, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr. Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats. The result was achieved through a special protein (蛋白質)limited diet, which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain. Seagle showed that within the brain, specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging. By changing that chemical balance, the clock of aging can be reset.

　　For the first time, the mystery (something that is difficult to understand or to explain)of why we age is being seriously challenged. Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.

　　An average lifetime lasts 75 years, yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life. If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at twenty, we would live for 800 years.

　　1. What does the underlined word “it”refer to?

　　A. Physical vitality.B. Stress.C. Aging.D. Physical resistance.

　　2. The author believes the following EXCEPT that ______.　

　　A. human’s life pattern is predictable

　　B. physical fitness can’t stop the force of aging

　　C. human’s lifetime will last longer than 75 years

　　D. all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body

　　3. How did Dr Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?

　　A. By limiting the protein in their diet.

　　B. By cutting the calories in their diet.

　　C. By resetting their clock of aging.

　　D. By keeping their physical fitness.

　　4. What is probably the best title for the article?

　　A. Two Great Experiments.

　　B. The Mystery of Human Life.

　　C. Ways to Lengthen Human Life.

　　D. The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging.

　　【參考答案】1—4、BDAD