課下天天練(十二)

課下天天練(十二)40分閱讀提分練姓名________班級(jí)________考號(hào)________時(shí)間：40分鐘閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A[2023·普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試模擬]Non-CreditCoursesThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege'sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback(反饋)ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofpletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcourseslastfrom9：00a．m.to11：30a．m.dailyandmayhaveadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience?June11－July2?LeahRoeschUsingstudent-centered,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.COURSE:PsychologyofCreativity?June15－June28?MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic(遺傳的),oraresultofchildhoodexperience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.COURSE:CreativeStorytelling?June21－July3?EdithFreniThiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.COURSE:SportsEconomics?July19－August1?ChristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApolicies,tonamebutafew.1．Whoisthetextintendedfor?A．Thegeneralpublic.B．Collegefreshmen.C．Educationalexperts.D．Highschoolstudents.2．WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?A．SportsEconomics.B．CreativeStorytelling.C．PsychologyofCreativity.D．CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.3．Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?A．LeahRoesch's.B．EdithFreni's.C．MarshallDuke's.D．ChristinaDePasquale's.B[2023·?？谑懈呖颊{(diào)研考試]Iwas16yearsoldandonafortnight-longtriptovisitacollegeinIowa.OnthewayourgroupstoppedinChicagoforaday.Wewerestayinginabuildingonthesouthsideofthecityandwerewarnednottogooutalone.Itwasn'tlong,though,beforeIfeltboredandIdecidedtogoforashortwalk.IwasgoingdownastreetwhenIsawsomepeoplemakingawidecirclearoundamansittingonthesidewalk.HisclotheswerewornoutandIcouldsmellhimfromseveralfeetaway.Istoppedinmytracks.MymindflashedbackandIrealizedIhadseenahomelesspersononcebefore:Me.Itwasasummernightinmy11thyearwhenthehouseIgrewupincaughtfireinthemiddleofthenight.Icanstillrememberthefiredestroyedeverythingweowned.Thankfully,oursmalltownmunityshowereduswithloveandcare.Theyfedus,broughtusclothes,andwithinafewdayshelpedustorentatemporaryhouse.Afewmonthslatertheyhelpedustofinanceanewhome.Icouldrememberthefeelingofbeinglovedevenafterlosingsomuch.Thehomelessmansittinginfrontofme,however,hadnoonetohelphim.Icouldseethesadnessanddesperationinhiseyes.Ionlyhadafewdollarsleftinmywallet,butIwenttohimdirectly,bentdownandhandedthemtohim,talkingwithhim,touchinghishandsandwishinghimwellbeforeIleft.Heisn'tthefirstonetogetmyhelptheseyears.Seeingthejoyontheirfaces,Ifeelmorethanhappy.Iwon'tstopandsaynotothosewhoareinneed.EventhoughwhatIcandoisreallylimited,Ibelievethattheworldwillchangeifeachofusgivesalittle.4．Whathappenedwhentheauthorwentoutforawalk?A．Hegothisclothestorn.B．Helosthiswalletcarelessly.C．Somestrangersstoppedhim.D．Amanremindedhimofhispast.5．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthefire?A．Ithurtsomepeople.B．Ithappenedduringtheday.C．Itmadehimhomeless.D．Itdidn'tdomuchdamage.6．Howdidtheauthorreacttothehomelessman?A.Heturnedablindeyetohim.B．Heraisedmoneyforhim.C．Hesharedhisexperiencewithhim.D．Hehelpedandfortedhim.7．Whatdoestheauthorconveyinthelastparagraph?A.Caremakestheworldwarmer.B．Man'snatureatbirthisgood.C．Youwillneverknowtillyouhavetried.D．Everythingestohimwhowaits.C[2023·濟(jì)南市高三學(xué)情診斷考試]Wealreadyknowthateatingtoomuchsaltcanleadtoheartdisease.Butcoulditalsoaffectourmind?Scientistsfoundthatahigh-saltdietcouldcausecognitiveimpairments(認(rèn)知損傷)inmice,anditcouldproducethesameeffectonhumans.DrCostantinoIadecola,directoroftheFeilFamilyBrainandMindResearchInstitute,saidtheyfedthemiceeighttosixteentimestheirnormalsaltintakeandthentestedthemice.Afteraboutthreemonths,themicehadabigchangeintheirbehaviour.Miceareverycurious,andtheyliketolookfornewthings.However,thetestedmicelosttheabilitytoidentifyanormalobject.Whenthemicewereputintheircageandaskedtofindaquietspot,theydidnotrememberwherethequietspotwas.Thenwhenthemicewerebuildinganest,whichissomethingthemicedodaily,theywereunabletodoso.Theresearchsuggestedhumanswouldexperienceasimilarresponse.StudieshaveshownAustralianseatarounddoubletheremendedamountofsalteachday,mostofitingfromprocessedfood.DrIadecolasaidtheestimatedtwoteaspoonsofsalttheaverageAustralianeatseachdaycouldaffectthebrainfunctioninthelongterm.However,thedeclinemightnotbeasobviousasinthemice,whoweregivenextremelyhighlevelsofsalt.“Butprobablyoveryearsandperhapsdecades—asopposedtoafewmonthsforthemice—evenlowerlevelsofsaltmayhaveaterribleeffect，”DrIadecolasaid.“Highlevelsofsaltcauseseriousimmune(免疫的)changesintheorgansinandaroundthestomach,resultinginanalmostautoimmuneeffectonthebrain.Itispartofagrowingbodyofevidencethatwereallyarewhatweeat，”BryceVissel,directoroftheCentreforNeuroscienceattheUniversityofTechnologySydney,said.“Thosechangesinturncauseallsortsofresponsesinthebody,whichovertimecertainlycontributetocognitiveimpairments.”8．Whichcandescribethetestedmice?A．Theyremainedquietallday.B．Theybecamesmarterthanever.C．Theyforgotsomeroutinethings.D．Theywerequickatfindingobjects.9．WhatdoweknowaboutAustralians?A．Theyignorehealthadvice.B．Theyhaveahigher-saltdiet.C．Theydislikeprocessedfood.D．Theyvaluetheirbrainhealth.10．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson?A．StudiescarriedoutbyBryceVissel.B．Immunechangesbroughtaboutbysalt.C．Effectsofdailydietsonhumanbehaviour.D．Linksbetweensaltintakeandbraindamage.11．Whatdoesthetextsuggest?A．Brainhealthcountsmuch.B．Thebodynevertellsalie.C．Alow-saltdietistobeadvocated.D．Heartdiseasecanbeprevented.D[2023·南昌市一模]CeciliaChiang,whoseSanFranciscorestaurant,TheMandarin,introducedAmericandinersinthe1960stotherichnessandvarietyofauthenticChinesecuisine,diedonWednesdayatherhomeinSanFrancisco.Ms.Chiangwasnotachef,norwasshealikelycandidatetorunarestaurant.ShewasbornnearShanghaiin1920astheseventhdaughterinawealthyfamily.Afterherparentsdied,Ceciliamanagedthebusinesses'financeswhilestillinherteens.Ms.ChiangcametotheUnitedStatesfromChinatofleetheJapaneseduringWorldWarⅡ，travelingnearly700milesonfoot.OnceinSanFrancisco,shemettwoChineseacquaintanceswhowantedtoopenarestaurant.Ms.Chiangagreedtoputuplargefunds.Butwhenthetwowomenquit,Ms.Chiangfoundtoherhorrorthatthefundswerenotrefundable(可退還的).Shetookadeepbreathanddecidedtoopentherestaurantherself.“IbegantothinkthatifIcouldcreatearestaurantwithWestern-styleserviceandthedishesthatIwasmostfamiliarwith—thedeliciousfoodofChina—maybemylittlerestaurantwouldsucceed，”shewroteinherbook.TheMandarin,whichwasopenedin1962asa65-seatrestaurant,introducedcustomerstomainlySichuan,ShanghaiandCantondishes.Theearlydaysweredifficult.Butlittlebylittle,Chinesediners,andafewAmericans,cameregularly.Overnightthetableswerefilledandtherestaurantbecameahugesuccess.Ms.Chiangcontinuedtoworkasarestaurantconsultantintoher90s.“IthinkIchangedwhataveragepeopleknowaboutChinesefood，”Ms.Chiangwrote.“Theydidn'tknowChinawassuchabigcountry.”12．WhendidMs.Chiangstarttomanagethebusinesses'finances?A．Inthe1920s.B．Inthe1930s.C．Inthe1950s.D．Inthe1960s.13．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．WhenMs.ChiangcametotheUS.B．HowMs.Chiangearnedherdeposit.C．WhatMs.Chiangwroteinherbook.D．WhyMs.Chiangopenedherrestaurant.14．WhatdoweknowaboutTheMandarin?A．Itsurvivedtheearlyhardships.B．ItprovidedallkindsofChinesedishes.C．Itcouldseatlessthan60peopleatfirst.D.ItattractedmanyAmericansonceopened.15．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMs.Chiang?A．Smartbutstubborn.B．Devotedandbrave.C．Adventurousbutcareless.D．Enthusiasticandambitious.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。[2023·南昌市模擬]HowtoStartaHabitofMakingArtMakingartcanreducestressandanxietyandimproveyourmood.Butyoudon'thavetobeafull-timeartisttogetthosehealthbenefits.__1__Andthemoreyoudoit,thebetter.Herearethethingsyouneedtoknowtokick-startyourcreativearthabit.__2__Infact,therearenodifferencesinhealthoutesbetweenthosewhoidentifythemselvesasexperiencedartistsandthosewhodon't.Sonomatterwhatyourskilllevelis,you'llbeabletofeelallthegoodthingsingwithmakingart.It'sgoodtofigureoutyourwayofcreativeexpression.Startwithwhatyouenjoy.Anythingthatengages(吸引住)yourcreativemindisgoodforyou.Youcandothat