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1、2022高中英语阅读理解+七选五加强练十PART A(1)Tired of your summer break? Here comes a list of best sellers on ABorn a CrimeBy Noah TrevorBorn a Crime is the story of a naughty young boy in South Africa, who grows into a restless young man, the author of the book, as he struggles to find himself in a world where he
2、was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young mans relationship with his fearless and religious mother. “Don't cry, Trevor. Trevor, listen. Listen to me. Listen.” “My child, you must look on the bright side.” It was Mother's faith and positive attitude that shaped the young
3、 man.How It Feels to FloatBy Helaia FoxIf you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief (悲痛), and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.Two Can Keep
4、 a SecretBy Karen M. MeManusPut on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and clues pile up, youll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.DuneBy Frank HerbertIf the Star Wars movies have
5、made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you're going to read Frank Herbert's most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting about warring factions (派系) battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis is a classic and remains a wonderful intr
6、oduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogies.1. Which books are about growth?A. How It Feels to Float and Two Can Keep a Secret.B. Born a Crime and How It Feels to Float.C. Two Can Keep a Secret and Dune.D. How It Feels to Float and Dune.2. What i
7、s Two Can Keep a Secret mainly about?A. Challenges of growing up.B. A girl's space adventures.C. battling for control of another planet.D. The murders remaining to be settled.3. What kind of book is Dune?A. A love story.B. A science-fiction story.C. An autobiography.D. A fairy tale.(2)Steve Ster
8、ner's job as a pianist playing music for silent movies started on a fancy idea about four decades ago.He was at a friend's party and decided to make sound by beating the ivories(象牙)while a silent cartoon played. Impressed with the performance, his friend invited him to play along to a full-l
9、ength feature silent film at the theater.This fall, Mr. Sterner, 67 years old, is celebrating his 35th anniversary as a piano accompanist at Film Forum by playing 12 silent movies of his choice at the theater in Greenwich Village, He has picked movies starring Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton and ones
10、 directed by Frank Borzage. The series started in August and goes until early November.''All these films are wonderfulsaid Mr. Sterner, who is also an actor and a singer. '' People might not have heard of or seen them, but they are little gems(宝石)waiting to be discovered. "The s
11、ilent-film era peaked almost a century ago and fizzled out with the arrival of the talkies, or movies with synchronized(同步的)sound. But now, silent films are making a comeback in New York City, with increasing popularity among young people.Film Forum, a nonprofit, puts on two to three silent movies w
12、ith live accompanying music every quarter, including at least one silent comedy for its junior audience. These showings are always popular and often sold out, with at least 100 people typically attending each screening, according to its program director Bruce Goldstein.Over the past three decades, h
13、e said he has seen more people, especially younger audiences, coming to see silent films."For many years people didn't pay attention to silent films," Mr. Goldstein said. "But now people discover that silent films are the roots for movies,"“I feel like today because of smart
14、phones and social media, our left brain is filled with information. Silent films, more than other forms of cinema, engage your right brain and use your imagination, Mr. Model said.4. Why did Steve Sterner begin to accompany silent films?A. He was invited by his friends.B. He was a famous actor and s
15、inger.C. He was impressed with the cartoon.D. He liked beating ivories.5. What do we know about Film Forum?A. It was started by Steve Sterner.B. It makes money by giving shows.C. It's designed to show popular films.D. It contributed to the popularity of silent films.6. Which can replace the unde
16、rlined phrase "fizzled out" in Para. 4?A. Found its way.B. Became less popular.C. Took off.D. Died out.7. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To introduce silent films.B. To advertise the Film Forum.C. To praise Steve Sterner's job.D. To show the comeback of silent films.(3)My edito
17、r, Michelle, was at a birthday party for her sons friend recently, when the mom mentioned a company she liked called Joymode. Minutes later, an ad for Joymode appeared on Michelles Facebook news feed. When she told me about it, we both wondered: Does Facebook really listen to our conversations to se
18、rve us ads?“I swear I think you guys are listening.” Thats how CBS This Morning host Gayle King put it when she spoke with Adam Mosseri who heads up Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. “Can you help me understand how I can be having a private conversation with someone about something Im intereste
19、d in seeing or buying, and an ad for that will pop up on my Instagram feed,” King asked. “I havent searched for it. I havent talked to anybody about it.”The truth is, Facebook tracks us in ways many of us dont even realize and is so good at it, we think its monitoring our conversations. Instead, it
20、uses complicated demographic and location data to serve up ads. They put all sorts of indirect evidence together, and youre marketed to as if theyre listening to your conversations. Remember that Facebook can track what you do on other websites and apps that use Facebook plugins, login and apps.Most
21、 of us know that every time we like a post, leave a comment and tag a friend, that gives Facebook even more information to serve us ads. Every check-in, every comment is more grist for the mill.There are steps we can take to limit Facebooks tracking, but face it-if youre using the Facebook app and i
22、nteracting with people, Facebook can get most of everything they need. Even if you stop using it, Facebook will still keep tabs on you. Even when we clearly exercise all location controls, Facebook still learns the locations we visit and exploits it for ads.8. What is puzzling Michelle and Gayle?A.
23、Whether Facebook really listens to their conversations.B. Whether they always receive ads from Facebook.C. Whether they can have a private chat on Facebook.D. Whether Facebook provides dependable information.9. What does the underlined phrase “grist for the mill” mean?A. Sincere.B. Useful.C. Simple.
24、D. Convenient.10. How does Facebook target you with ads?A. By listening to your conversations.B. By predicting your favors.C. By collecting a lot of data.D. By reading your text messages.11. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. You wont be lost with your Facebook.B. Facebook affects a person
25、s private life.C. You have no secrets on Facebook.D. Its hard to stop Facebook tracing you.(4)In a recent series of experiments at the University of California, researchers studied toddlers thinking about winners and losers, bullies (欺凌) and victims.In the first experiment, toddlers (学步儿童) watched a
26、 scene in which two puppets (木偶) had conflicting goals: One was crossing a stage from right to left, and the other from left to right. The puppets met in the middle and stopped. Eventually one puppet bowed down and moved aside, letting the other one pass by. Then researchers asked the toddlers which
27、 puppet they liked. The result: 20 out of 23 toddlers picked the higher-status puppet the one that did not bow or move aside. It seems that individuals can gain status for being dominant (占优势的) and toddlers like winners better than losers.But then researchers had another question: Do toddlers like w
28、inners no matter how they win? So, researchers did another experiment very similar to the one described above. But this time, the conflict ended because one puppet knocked the other down and out of the way. Now when the toddlers were asked who they liked, the results were different: Only 4 out of 23
29、 children liked the winner.These data suggest that children already love a winner by the age of 21-31 months. This does not necessarily mean that the preference is inborn: 21 months is enough time to learn a lot of things. But if a preference for winners is something we learn, we appear to learn it
30、quite early.Even more interesting, the preference for winners is not absolute. Children in our study did not like a winner who knocked a competitor down. This suggests that already by the age of 21-31 months, childrens liking for winners is balanced with other social concerns, including perhaps a ge
31、neral preference for nice or helpful people over aggressive ones.In a time when the news is full of stories of public figures who celebrate winning at all costs, these results give us much confidence. Humans understand dominance, but we also expect strong individuals to guide, protect and help other
32、s. This feels like good news.12. One of the purposes of the experiments is to _.A. teach toddlers how to gain higher statusB. offer toddlers a chance to watch a sceneC. observe the process of toddlers solving a conflictD. find out toddlers attitude toward winners and losers13. The toddlers regarded
33、bowing and moving aside as a sign of _.A. obeying rulesB. gaining statusC. giving in to the otherD. showing good manners14. What does the second experiment tell us about toddlers?A. They are excellent learners.B. They are always changeable.C. They show mercy to the loser.D. They value kindness over
34、winning.15. What does the author think of the results of the series of experiments?A. Disappointing.B. Encouraging.C. Unexpected.D. Controversial.Part B根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The Art of Slow ReadingIf you are reading this article in print, chances are that you will only get through
35、 half of what I have written. And if you are reading this online, you may not even finish a fifth. _16_ They suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion.So are we getting stupider? Actually, our online habits are damaging the mental power we
36、need to process and understand textual information. Round-the-clock news makes us read from one article to the next without necessarily engaging fully with any of the content. Our reading is frequently interrupted by the noise of the latest email and we are now absorbing short bursts of words on Twi
37、tter and Facebook more regularly than longer texts. _17_ But we are gradually forgetting how to sit back, think carefully, and relate all the facts to each other._18_ A desperate bunch of academics want us to take our time while reading, and re-reading. They ask us to switch off our computers every
38、so often and rediscover both the joy of personal engagement with printed texts, and the ability to process them fully. What's to be done then? Most slow readers realize that total rejection of the web is extremely unrealistic. They feel that getaway from technology for a while is the answer. _19
39、_ Personally, I'm not sure whether I could ever go offline for long. Even while writing this article, I am switching constantly between sites, skimming too often, absorbing too little. Internet reading has become too rooted in my daily life for me to change. I read essays and articles not in har
40、d copy but as PDFs. I suspect that many readers are in a similar position. _20_ You can download a computer application called Freedom, which allows you to read in peace by cutting off your Internet connection. Or if you want to avoid being disturbed by the Internet, you could always download offlin
41、e reader Instapaper for your iPhone. If you're still reading my article, that is slow reading.A. The Internet is probably part of the problem.B. Now some campaigns are advocating slow reading.C. These are the two findings from the recent research projects.D. But if you just occasionally want to
42、read more slowly, help is at hand.E. Some of them have suggested turning their computers off for one day a week.F. Slow reading can help connect a reader to neighborhood and become popular.G. Because of the Internet, we have become very good at collecting information.【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. C 17. G 18. B 19. E 20. D