2024屆新高考英語高頻考點專項練習(xí)：專題十二 閱讀理解綜合訓(xùn)練

2024屆新高考英語高頻考點專項練習(xí)：專題十二閱讀理解綜合訓(xùn)練

1.Teenagersreporthigherlevelsofstressthanadults,andrefertoschoolasthehighest

contributingfactor,accordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sannualreport.In

response,recentlysomeschoolshaveturnedtomindfulness-basedprogramsasawayto

relievestressamongtheirstudents.

InastudyledbytheUniversityofWashington,researchersexploredart-basedmindfulness

activitiesthatschoolscouldusetoreduceheadaches,acommonsideeffectofstressin

adolescentgirls.Afterthreeweeksoftwice-weeklymindfulnessandarttherapy（療7去）

sessions,thegirlsreportedexperiencingsignificantlyfewerheadaches.

Theteamselectedeightgirlsbetweentheagesof14to17fromahighschoolinSeattle.

Alloftheparticipantsreportedexperiencingthreeormoreheadachesnotrelatedtoaninjury

withinatwo-weekperiod,andfiveoftheeightmentionedtensionorstressasthemain

reasonforheadaches.Duringtheprogram,thestudentsmettwiceaweekfora50-minute

sessionwiththeresearchteam.Eachsessionbeganwithanactivityinwhichstudentswould

mapwheretheywerefeelingstressedonadrawingofabody.Thentheteenswould

participateinmindfulnessandartactivitiesbeforeclosingthesessionwithanotherbodymap.

Whiletheteensexperiencedfewerheadachesafterthestudy,theiroverallstresslevels

didn'tchangemuch.Buttheyreportedfeelingbetter,sayingthattheyfeltliketheycould

handlewhateverhappenedfortherestoftheday.

"Ifsnotjustaboutthisstudy,'1Bjorlingsaid."Thisproblemofteenmentalhealthand

headachesissobigthatPmworriedaboutwhathappensifwedon'ttakeiton.Teenswill

wantnothingtodowithartmindfulness.Soweneedtocomeatthisinlotsofdifferentways.

We'regoingtoneedagroupofpeopleandavarietyofoptions."

1.Whatdidthestudentsneedtodoatthebeginningofeachsessionduringtheprogram?

A.Drawamapofastressedbody.

B.Explaintheirstressbydrawing.

C.Reporttheirhealthproblemresultingfromstress.

D.Locatethepositionofstressonadrawingofabody.

2.WhatdoesBjorlingintendtodo?

A.Consultmoreexpertsinthefield.

B.Domorerelatedresearchonmorepeople.

C.Focusmoreonteenagers1mentalproblem.

D.Promotetheresearchfindingsaroundtheworld

3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.teensfeelconfidentabouttheirabilitytohandletheday

B.teenscanhandlewhateverhappensintheirlives

C.teenscangetridoftheirheadachecompletely

D.teensfeelmorepuzzledafterthestudy

4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Teenagers*MentalHealthProblem

B.LessStress,MoreHappiness

C.ArtTherapyReduceTeens1Headache

D.WhatIsMindfulness-basedProgram

2."Alexa,what's5minus3?”A6-year-oldboyrecentlyaskedthatquestioninavideo,

whichwaspopularonTwitter.Alexa,Amazon'svoice-startedassistant,deliveredaquick

answer:2.

It'scute,butitraisesaquestionthat'sbeenonthemindsofmanyparentsandeducators

lately:HowdovirtualassistantslikeAlexaaffectchildren'slearningexperiences?

ClintHill,anEnglishteacher,saysinhisclassroomsheoftensees"childrenquietlytalking

intotheirphonesandaskingGoogleorotherservicestospellsomecomplicatedwordsthat

theydon'tknow."ButHillsayshedoesn'tmind.nIstrugglewithspelling,andspellcheckon

mywordprocessinghasbeenalifesaverforme.'*hesays."Ithinkbeingabletousethose

technologicalaidsisnothurtinganybody/1Hilladds.

Butsomeexpertssayit'snotjustaboutlearningbasicmathorspelling."Oneofthebest

giftswecangiveourchildrenisdoingthatkindofproblem-solvingtogether/1saysDiane

Levin,aprofessorofappliedhumandevelopment.Levinsaysit'simportantforchildrento

learntostruggle-evenjustalittle-withchallenges."Theywillusethoseskillsthatthey're

learningforallkindsofthingsthatcomealong/Levinsays.

HowmuchconcernshouldparentshaveoverAlexaandtheirchildren?Everynewwaveof

technology,fromcalculatorstoTVsets,causesapanicaboutitseffectonchildren,and

nostalgia^懷I日）forthepast,saysDimitriChristakis,anexpertinchildhealth,behaviorand

development.

Buthesaysthatachildwatchingtelevisionishavingacompletelypassiveexperience.

Becausenewtechnologyisinteractive,nithelpsunderstandhowtheworldworks/1Christakis

says."Butwhilewatchingtelevision,youplaynoroleinthecontent,"Christakissays.

Still,heagreesthatthisdebateisaboutmuchmorethanknowingwhat5minus3is.It*s

alsoaboutdevelopingthepatiencetosolveproblems."Thatabilitytostayfocused,"hesays,

"isoneofthemostimportantdevelopmentalskillsthatchildrenacquire."

1.WhatcanbeinferredfromHill'swords?

A.Technologicalaidsarehelpful.B.Hisstudentsdon'tusetheirbrains.

C.Hisstudentsaren*tfocusedinclass.D.Spellingisreallydifficultforsmallchildren.

2.WhatcanwelearnabouttechnologicalaidsinLevin'sopinion?

A.Theyfailtosolveproblems.

B.Theygivechildrenchallenges.

C.Theypresentathreattoteachersatschool.

D.Theyareharmfultochildren'sdevelopment.

3.WhichofthefollowingwouldChristakisagreewith?

A.Newtechnologyaffectschildrenmost.B.Newtechnologytendstocauseworries.

C.Televisionhasbeenathingofthepast.D.Today'sparentsaretooconcerned.

4.WhatdoesChristakisstressaboutchildreninthelastparagraph?

A.Theirabilitytointeractwithothers.B.Theirabilitytolearnfromthepast.

C.Theirabilitytostudytechnology.D.Theirabilitytopayattention.

3.Overthecourseofthepandemic,thelandscapeofeducationhasgreatlychanged,but

thathasn'tkeptonebrilliantgirlwhosedreamshaveneverbeenearthboundfromreachingfor

thestars.

Whilemostpre-teensarefacingthechallengesofmiddleschool,atage12,Alena

AnaleighhasalreadyearnedherhighschooldiplomaandissettoattendArizonaState

Universityviaremotelearning.

Withaplanneddoublemajorinastronomicalscienceandchemistry,Alena'sgoalisto

becomeaNASAengineerbythetimeshe's16,whereshehopestoemployherextraordinary

skillstobuildrovers（火星車）liketheonessenttoMarsonmissions.

”FHbedrivingoneofthosefuturespacemobilesbythetimeIgraduatefromcollege,'1

shetoldABCNews.Adistantgoal,perhaps.ButaccordingtoAlena'smother,Daphne,her

daughterhadalreadysethersightsonacareerwiththespaceagencywhenshewasalittle

girl.nShewouldalwayssay,'Mom,PmgoingtoworkforNASAJ'DaphnetoldABCNews.

叮henshewouldstartsaying,Tmgoingtobetheyoungestblackgirltoeverworkfor

NASA/"

Alena'sspacejourneybeganwithherearlyinterestinLegobuildingtoys,fromwhich

shebuiltcomplexmodelsofeverythingfromtheTajMahalandtheDisneycastletothe

ApolloIIroverandaNASArocket.WhilebuildingLegotoys,shelearnedtobringher

imaginationstocompletion.Thatismainlywhatenablesthistalenttogetcloserandcloserto

herlifegoal,andhersmartscientificmindhasledAlenatobeasharpobserverinotherfields

oflifeaswell.

AlenaseesdifferentopportunitiesinSTEM(shortforscience,technology,engineering

andmath)fbrwomenandpeopleofcolor.Shehopestoserveasanexampletoothergirls一

theyshouldn*tlettheopinionsofotherskeepthemfromgoingaftertheirowndreams.nIt

doesn'tmatterwhatyourageisorwhatyou'replanningtodo,”shetoldABCNews."Gofbr

it;dreamandthenachieveit."

1.HowisAlenadifferentfrommostpre-teens?

A.Sheattendshighschoolviaremotelearning.

B.Sheisalreadyqualifiedfbrhighereducation.

C.ShehasgotthechancetosetfootonMars.

D.Sheteachesherfriendstobuildrovermodels.

2.WhatdoesAlena'smothersayaboutAlena'scareergoal?

A.Ittookrootveryearly.B.Itsoundsunrealistic.

C.Itwasoncedestroyed.D.Itproveschallenging.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlenafromparagraph5?

A.Shehasdesignedbest-sellingtoys.B.HerenthusiasmforLegotoysfades.

C.Shelikestravelingaroundtheworld.D.Herinterestpreparesherforherlifegoal.

4.Whatmessagedoesthestoryseemtoconvey?

A.Fameisagreatthirstoftheyoung.B.Successmeansseizingopportunities.

C.Interestandambitionurgeoneforward.D.Experiencehelpstopromoteexcellence.

4.Giveyourselfatest.Whichwayisthewindblowing?Howmanykindsofwildflowers

canbeseenfromyourfrontdoor?Ifyourawarenessisassharpasitcouldbe,you'llhaveno

troubleansweringthesequestions.

Mostofusobservedmuchmoreaschildrenthanwedoasadults.Achild'sdayisfilled

withfascination,newnessandwonder.Curiositygaveusallanaturalawareness.But

distinctionsthatweresharptousaschildrenbecomeunclear;wearenumb（麻木）tonew

stimulation,newideas.Relearningtheartofseeingtheworldaroundusisquitesimple,

althoughittakespracticeandrequiresbreakingsomebadhabits.

Thefirststepinawakeningsensesistostoppredictingwhatwearegoingtoseeandfeel

beforeitoccurs.Thisblocksawareness.OnechillynightwhenIwashikingintheRocky

Mountainswithsomestudents,Imentionedthatweweregoingtocrossamountainstream.

Thestudentsbegancomplainingabouthowcolditwouldbe.Wereachedthestream,and

theyunwillinglywalkedahead.Theywerealmostknee-deepwhentheyrealizeditwasahot

spring.Latertheyalladmittedthey'dfeltcoldwateratfirst.

Anotherblocktoawarenessistheobsession（癡迷）manyofushavewithnamingthings.I

sawbirdwatcherswhospottedabird,immediatelylookeditupinfieldguides,andsaid,a

"ruby-crownedkinglet'*andcheckeditoff.Theynolongerpaidattentiontothebirdand

neverlearnedwhatitwasdoing.

Thepressuresof“time”and"destination"arefurtherblockstoawareness.Iencountered

manyhikerswhowereheadedtoadistantcamp-groundwithjustenoughtimetogetthere

beforedark.Itseldomoccurredtothemtowanderabit,totakeamomenttoseewhat's

aroundthem.Iaskedthemwhatthey'dseen."Oh,afewbirds/'theysaid.Theyseemedbent

ontheirdestinations.

Natureseemstounfoldtopeoplewhowatchandwait.Nexttimeyoutakeawalk,no

matterwhereitis,takeinallthesights,soundsandsensations.Wanderinthisframeofmind

andyouwillopenanewdimensiontoyourlife.

1.AccordingtoParagraph2,comparedwithadults,childrenaremore.

A.anxioustodowonders

B.sensitivetoothers1feelings

C.likelytodevelopunpleasanthabits

D.eagertoexploretheworldaroundthem

2.WhatideadoestheauthorconveyinParagraph3?

A.Toavoidjumpingtoconclusions.

B.Tostopcomplainingallthetime.

C.Tofollowtheteacher'sadvice.

D.Toadmitmistakeshonestly.

3.Whydothehikerstakenonoticeofthesurroundingsduringthejourney?

A.Thenaturalbeautyisn'tattractivetothem.

B.Theyfocusonarrivingatthecampintime.

C.Theforestinthedarkisdangerousforthem.

D.Theyarekeentoseerarebirdsatthedestination.

4.1nthepassage,theauthorintendstotellusweshould.

A.filloursensestofeelthewondersoftheworld

B.getridofsomebadhabitsinourdailylife

C.openourmindtonewthingsandideas

D.tryourbesttoprotectnature

5.Agoodeducationisanexcellentwaytolandasuccessfulcareeranddevelopyour

personality.Butcaneducationalsohaveapositiveeffectonourbrainsaswegetolder?A

teamofresearchersundertheUniversityResearchPriorityProgram"DynamicsofHealthy

Aging"ledbyLutzJancke,professorofneuropsychologyattheUniversityofZurich,has

nowexploredthisquestioninalong-termstudy.

Theresearchersfollowedmorethan200seniorcitizensforoversevenyears.Thestudy

participantsarenotaffectedbydementia（癡呆）,haveaveragetoabove-averageintelligence

andleadhighlyactivesociallives.Basedoncomplexstatisticalanalyses,theresearchers

wereabletoshowthatacademiceducationhadapositiveeffectonage-relatedbrain

degeneration（衰退）.

Thefindingsrevealedthatoverthecourseofsevenyears,seniorcitizenswithanacademic

backgroundshowedasignificantlylowerincreaseintypicalsignsofbraindegeneration."In

addition,academicsalsoprocessedinformationfasterandmoreaccurately一forexample,

whenmatchinglettersandnumbersofpatterns.Thedeclineintheirmentalprocessing

performancewasloweroverall,^summarizesLutzJiincke.

Thefindingsaddtoinitialfindingsofotherresearchgroups,whohavefoundthat

educationhasapositiveeffectonbrainaging.Previousstudiesalsosuggestthatmental

processingspeeddependsontheintegrity(完整性)ofneuralnetworksinthebrain.Ithese

networksareaffected,mentalprocessingspeeddecreases.

"Eventhoughnoonecanexplainthecausallinkbetweeneducationandreducednatural

braindegenerationsofar,thefollowingatleastseemslikely:Wesuspectthatahighlevelof

educationleadstoanincreaseinneuralandcognitivenetworksoverthecourseofpeople's

lives,andthattheybuildupreserves,sotospeak.Inoldage,theirbrainsarethenbetterable

tomakeupforanyinjuiythatoccurs,usaysLutzJancke.

1.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowagoodeducation.

A.contributestoone'scareersuccessB.changesone'sappearance

C.canensureone*sphysicalhealthD.helpsonegetwhateverheneeds

2.Howdidresearchersdrawtheirconclusion?

A.Byreferringtootherresearch.B.Byreasonableprediction.

C.Throughdoingexperiments.D.Throughdatastudies.

3.Whichofthefollowingmayresearchersagreewith?

A.Academicsarenotgoodatmatchingletters.

B.Highacademiclevelslowsbraindegeneration.

C.Academicsexperiencefastbraindegeneration.

D.Braindegenerationhasnoconnectionwitheducation.

4.Whatisunclearaboutthefindings?

A.Howagoodeducationaffectsourbrains.

B.Whateffectseducationhasonourbrains.

C.Whyeducationpositivelyaffectsourbrains.

D.Whethereducationhasapositiveeffectonourbrains.

6.Ajointresearchteamrecentlyhavedevelopedanewelectronicskinthatissimilarto

humanskininstrength,durabilityandsensitivity.Theskinore-skinmayplayanimportant

roleinnext-generationpersonalizedmedicine,softroboticsandartificialintelligence(AI).

"Theideale-skinwillmimic（模仿）themanynaturalfunctionsofhumanskin,suchas

sensingtemperatureandthetouch,accuratelyandinrealtimeJsaysleadingresearcher

YichenCai.However,makingsuitablyflexibleelectronicsthatcanperformsuchdelicate

taskswhilealsousedrepeatedlyischallenging,andeachmaterialinvolvedmustbecarefully

engineered.

Moste-skinsaremadebyputtinganactivesensoronthesurfacethatisattachedtohuman

skin.However,theconnectionbetweenthemisoftentooweak,whichreducesthedurability

andsensitivityofthematerial;otherwise,ifitistoostrong,itwon'tbeflexibleenough,

makingitmorelikelytobreakthecircuit.

"Thelandscapeofskinelectronicskeepsshiftingataremarkablepace,"saysCai."The

discoveryof2-Dsensorshasacceleratedeffortstoturnthesequitethinbutstrongmaterials

intofunctional,durableandartificialskins.n

"Thenewman-madeskinbuiltbytheresearcherscouldsenseobjectsfrom20centimeters

away.Itcouldfurthermakeaquickresponsewhentouchedinlessthanonetenthofasecond.

"Itisastrikingachievementforane-skintomaintaintoughnessafterrepeateduse,"said

Shen,anotherresearcher,nwhichmimicsthesoftnessandrapidrecoveryofhumanskin."

Thistypeofe-skincouldmonitorarangeofbiologicalinformation,suchaschangesin

bloodpressure,whichcanbedetectedfrommovementsofarmsandlegs.Thisdatacanthen

hesharedandstoredinthecloudviaWi-Fi.

"Oneremainingproblemofthewidespreaduseofe-skinsliesinmassproductionofhigh-

resolution-sensors,"addsgroupleaderVincentTung,"however,thelatesttechnologyoffers

newpromise/

1.What'sthefeatureofthenewe-skin?

A.Ifsflexibleandsensitive.B.Itisalmostthesameashumanskin.

C.Ithasfragileelectronics.D.IthasprovedimportantinareaslikeAL

2.Whatcanthenewe-skindo?

A.Itcanrapidlyreacttothetouch.

B.Itcanchangehumans,bloodpressure.

C.Itcanhealthewoundedskinquickly.

D.Itcanadjusthumans,temperature.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"striking"inparagraph5probablymean?

A.Slight.B.Noticeable.C.Well-known.D.Insignificant.

4.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.ABreakthroughinHighTechnologyB.Man-madeSkinImproved

C.TheTypesofE-skinD.TheWidespreadUseofE-skin

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