高一下學(xué)期英語周練6

第二學(xué)期高一英語周練5（限時40分鐘）班級座號姓名閱讀理解AMichaelMcGuiregotoffworkatthecoalmineandrushedtoRuppArenaattheUniversityofKentucky.Hewascoveredindirtfromwork.havingnothadtimetoshower,buthehadsomethingimportanttodo:watchabasketballgamewithhisson.AsMcGuireandhissonenjovedthegametogether.afantookaphoto—anditquicklywentviral.ItevenmadeittoUniversityofKentuckyMen'sBasketballCoachJohnCalipari,whowasmovedbytheimage.Caliparisaidwhenhewassentthephoto.ithithim“rightbetweentheeyes.'"Myfamily'sAmericandreamstartedinaClarksburg.WestVirginiacoalmine,sothispicturehitshome,"hewroteinapost.HesaidhewantedtogivethefamilyVIPticketsandafteraskingaround,hewasabletogetincontactwithMcGuire'swife,Mollie.MollietoldCalipariherhusbandwashumbleandhard-working.“Heisagreatfather.He'sdonethismanytimes,'Molliesaid.WhenCaliparigotonthephonewithMcGuire,thedadtoldthecoachthatwhenhewascalledintotheofficeatwork,hethoughthehaddonesomethingwrong.Butwhenhewalkedin,everyonewascheeringforhim.CaliparisaidMcGuirewantedtobeatthegamesobadly."Hewaswillingtoleavewithoutshowering,withoutchanging,justgetinhiscarandgobecausehegotoutoftheminelate.Hewantedtobetherewithhisson.That'swhyhedidit."Thecoachsaidwithinfiveminutesoffirstseeingthephoto,hedecided"I'mtakingcareofthisguyandhisfamily.”Sincethephotowentviral,hotelsstartedcalling,offeringrooms.Restaurantswerecalling,offeringdinners.EvenacarshopofferedMcGuireacar.1.WhydidCaliparifeelmoved?A.Thephotowasfinallypostedonline.B.McGuireworkedhardinacoalmine.C.Thephotoremindedhimofhisownpast.D.McGuirewastoobusytotakecareofhimself.2.HowdidMcGuirefeelwhenhewascalledintotheofficeatwork?A.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Alittledoubtful.D.Alittlenervous.3.WhatmadeMcGuirerushtoRuppArenaaccordingtoCalipari?AA.Keepinghissoncompany.B.Takingaphotowithhisson.C.Arrivingatthearenaontime.D.Enjoyingthebasketballgame4.WhatcanwelearnaboutMcGuirefromthetext?A.Hedoesn'thaveahappyfamily.B.HehasbecomeInternetfamous.C.HeoftenplaysbasketballafterworkD.HewillwatchallbasketballgamesforfreeBMymemory--alreadypoor--hasreachednewdepths.Thelostthingisalwaysmykeys,whichhavenowbecomearunningjoke.They'vegonemissingsooftenthatyou'dthinkIshouldbemorecareful,oratleastcreateasafeplace.Ifnotkeys,thendinnerreservationsoremailsorthenameofaneighborwithwhichIneverusedtohavetrouble.I'mnottheonlyonewhoisforgettingthingseither.Iguessyouaretoo.Theproblemistheinternet.Myfavoriteshoppingsitesholdmycarddetails,soIdon'tevenneedtoremembermysecuritypasswordGoogle'spasswordmanageralwayshelpsme.Historically,thewayinformationwasstoredandsharedincommunitieswasdifferent.BeforetheInternet,memorywasasocietalaffair.Ifyouwantedtoknoweverygrandslam(大滿貫)championsince1980youmightaskyouruncleDavid.Thatischangingandnowthedigitalworldisbabysittingthebrain.Thesedaysthere'snoneedtodependonourmemorynetwork.ResearchshowsthathumanshavecometothinkoftheInternetasanextensionofourmemorytoolbox.HaryardprofessorDanielL.SchacterfoundoutthatusersofsatellitenavigationsystemshavepoorermemoryforthesameroadthandriverswhodidnotuseGPS.Inotherwords,whenyoudependonsomethingelsetofindtheway,yourbraincannotrememberthedirections.DoesthisexplainwhyIforgetmykeys?Well,sortof.Really,though,Iknowwhatitis.Mybrainisrunningwithamilliontabsopen,lackinginsleep,andexposedtohighlevelsofinformation—muchofitworrying,allofitnew.Withoutmyphonetheotherthingsarenowheretobefound.AlllostwithoutthenorthernstarofBluetoothtoguidethemhome.5.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbysharinghisstory?A.Wehavelessprivacy.B.Wehaveworsememory.C.Wehavemoresociallife.D.Weshoponlinemorethanbefore.6.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheInternet?A.Ithelpsushaveasharperbrain.B.Itbringsususefuldigitaltools.C.Itcausesustodependonitmore.D.Itpreventsface-to-facecommunication7.WhatwasSchacter'sexperimentabout?A.HowGPSworksbydigitalmaps.B.WhatGPS'technicalfeaturesare.C.WhatfunctionsGPSwillhave,D.HowGPSinfluencesourbrain.8.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A.Hegetshisproblemsolved.B.Heiswornoutbyinformation.C.Hedoesn'tagreewithSchacter.D.Hedoesn'tusehisphoneasmuch.CAfteraheartattack,bloodtotheheartisreduced,resultinginalackofoxygentotheheartmuscle.Thelackofoxygencausesthecellenvironmenttobecomebad,sendingamessageforheartcellstodie.Despiteyearsofresearch,noonehasbeenabletodevelopamedicinethatstopsthis"deathsignal”inheartcells,whichisoneofthereasonswhyheartdiseasecontinuestobetheleadingcauseofdeathintheworld.Recently,AustralianresearchersfromtheUniversityofQueensland(UQ)foundthatadrugcandidatedevelopedfromthevenomofthefunnel-webspider(漏斗網(wǎng)蜘蛛的毒液)canpreventdamagecausedbyaheartattack,aswellasextendthelifeofdonorheartsfororgantransplants.Dr.PalpantfromUQtestedthedrugcandidate,aprotein(蛋白質(zhì))calledHila,usingbeatinghumanheartcellsexposedtoheartattackstressestoseeifthedrugimprovedtheirsurvival.“TheHilaproteinfromspidervenombiocksthe‘deathsignal'sentfromtheheartinthewakeofanattack,andweseeimprovedheartcellsurvival.”"Thesurvivalofheartcellsisveryimportantinhearttransplants—treatingheartswithHilaandreducingcelldeathwillincreasehowfartheheartcanbetransportedandimprovethelikelihoodofasuccessfultransplant,"saidPalpant.“Usually,ifthedonorhearthasstoppedbeatingformorethan30minutes,theheartcan'tbeused-evenifwecanbuyanextra10minutes,thatcouldmakethedifferencebetweensomeonehavingaheartandsomeonemissingout.Forpeoplewhoareliterallyondeath'sdoor,thiscouldbelife-changing.Thiswouldbereallyimportantinruralandremoteareaswherepatientsarefarfromhospitals—whereeverysecondcounts.Thiscouldalsoallowdonorheartstobetransportedoverlongerdistances,thereforeincreasingthenetworkofdonorsandrecipients.Theproteinhasbeentestedinhumanheartcells,andtheteamisaimingforhumanclinicaltrialstobeginwithintwotothreeyears,possiblyleadingtoanewwayofreducingthedamagefromheartattacks.9.WhathasbeendiscoveredbytheAustralianstudy?A.Anewtypeofvenomfromspiders.B.Anincreasingnumberofheartdonors.C.Apossiblemedicinetotreatheartdisease.D.Anewapproachtotransplantinghumanhearts.10.WhatisaresultofusingHila?A.Reducingthedeathofheartcells.B.Protectinghumansfromaheartattack.C.PreventingthevenombreakingdowncellsD.Speedingupthedeliveryofmessagesinorgans.11.Howcouldthedrugcandidatebenefitorgantransplants?A.Itcouldkeepdonorheartsaliveforanextra30minutes.B.Itcouldincreasethequalityofdonorhearts.C.Itcouldrestartadonorheartafteritstopsbeatingfor10minutes.D.Itcouldsupporttherecipient'sheartwhilewaitingforadonorheart.12.Whatisthenextplanfortheresearchteam?A.Studyingmorespidervenom.B.Popularizingtheuseofthevenom.C.TestingtheHilaproteinonpatients.D.Gettingpermissiontomarketthedrug.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Haveyoueverrollerskated?Thisactivityrequirespeopletowearspecialwheeledshoes.RollerskatingwashugelypopularinAmericainthe1970sand1980s,especiallyamongchildrenandyoungadults.Butastimewentby,rollerskatingbecamealostart.13InWaltham,Massachusetts,recently,peoplemovedaroundanoutdoorbasketballcourtonacoolautumnnight.14_Thecourtisnowaplacetoskate."Ihadmyeyeonskatesforawhile.Manypeopleenjoyitnow,includingme.IfallallthetimebutI'mhappy,"saidTammyDonroeInman,alocalpersonofWaltham.COV1D-19mayhavehelpedleadtoincreasinginterestinskating.DuetoCOVID-19,peopleareunabletogotogymstoexerciseorstayactive,sotheyhavetakenmanymeasurestogetmoving.15Itcanhelpthembothstaysociallydistancedandkeepfit.Now,youcanfindrollerskatingrinks(溜冰場)setupinparksandonroadwaysNewYorkCity'sRockefellerCenterevenheldaskatingeventthissummerforthefirsttime