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必修二Module1高考拆组训练阅读理解组块专练一一练速度（限时:35分钟）I.阅读理解AStar PowerAlzheimersDisease（阿尔茨海默病）has apowerful influenceon Americanfamilies andourhealth.And womenare seriouslyinfluenced.Today nearlytwo-thirdsof thosewith Alzheimer，s arewomen and more than70percent ofAlzheimerscaregivers arewomen.In partnershipwith the Alzheimer，s Association,Ifounded the Wipe Out Alzheimer，s Challenge.Our mission（使命）is tohelpwomen ofall agesto raise awareness about the diseaseand raisemillionsof dollarsto fundserious researchinto women，s brains.—Maria Shriver,journalist,social activistAlzheimer，s hasdamaged myfamily.My dad,my auntand mostrecently my65-year-oldbrother allpassed awayafter yearsof livingwith thehorrific effectsof thedisease.Ihave madeit mymission toraiseawareness about Alzheimer，s anyway Ican.I wantpeopleto knowthey arenot alone,and thereare placesto turnto forassistance,like theAlzheimer,s Association.Together weneed toadvocate foradditional federal funding,which issurelylacking.—Meredith Vieira,journalist,talk showhostAfter mymom sufferedfrom Alzheimer，s,I feltvery alonebecause peoplemy agedidnot understandwhat Alzheimer,s was,or thetrue influenceof thedisease.Once Seth Rogenand Istarted toshare ourstory,it becameclear that we couldcreate awarenessand bringyoungervoices to the cause,so wecreated Hilarity for Charityin partnershipwith theAlzheimers Association.We reso proudto fundresearch and bring anew generationofadvocates to the cause.—Lauren MillerRogen,filmmaker andco-founder ofHilarity for Charity~语篇解读本文是一篇应用文阿尔茨海默病别名老年痴呆症影响了很多家庭，因此不少有社会影响力的人士纷纷站出来提出自己的观点，以提高民众对该疾病的认识
1.What dowe knowabout Meredith VieiraA.She lostboth herparents to Alzheimer,s.B.She foundedtheAlzheimer，sAssociation.C.She interviewedmany peoplewith Alzheimer，s.D.She calledfor morefederalfundingfor Alzheimer，s.解析选D细节理解题根据第二段最后一句Together weneed toadvocate foradditionalfederal funding,which issurely lacking.”可知，Meredith Vieira呼吁联邦政府给阿尔茨海默病拨更多的款
2.Why wasHilarity forCharity createdA.To raiseyoung peoplesawarenessabout Alzheimers.B.To preventthe new generation gettingAlzheimer,s.C.To collectmaterial fora filmaboutAlzheimers.D.To sharestories relatedtoAlzheimer,s.解析选A细节理解题根据最后一段中的“we couldcreate awarenessandbringyoungervoices to the cause,so wecreated HilarityforCharity...bring anewgenerationof advocatesto the cause”可知，HilarityforCharity是为了提高年轻一代对阿尔茨海默病的认识而创立的
3.Who startedthe WipeOut Alzheimer，s ChallengeA.SethRogen.B.MeredithVieira.C.Maria Shriver.D.Lauren MillerRogen.解析选C细节理解题根据第一段中的I foundedtheWipeOutAlzheimer，s Challenge”可知，Maria Shriver创立了该组织BSomethings happeningat thelowest pointon ourplanet.The Dead Sea,a saltlake borderedby Jordanto theeast andIsrael andPalestine tothewest,is shrinking（缩小）at analarming rate-about
3.3feet peryear,accordingto theenvironmentalist groupEcoPeace Middle East.And humanactions arelargely toblame.Its notjust likeone countryis punishingthe Dead Sea;its morelike thewholearea,“said photographerMoritz Ktlstner,who visitedthe areain Februaryto workon hisseries“The DyingDead Sea.”The DeadSea needswater fromthe othernatural sourcessurrounding it,such astheJordan Riverbasin.But around the1960s,some of the watersources it relied upon werediverted（使改道）.Israel,for instance,built apipeline duringthat timeso itcouldsupply waterthroughout thecountry.Mineral extraction（开采）industries areanother mainreason thewater levelsarefalling,experts say.The DeadSeas mineralshave beenused asmedicine andcan oftenbefound incosmetics（化妆品）and otherconsumer products.And then,of course,theres the MiddleEast，s hot,dry climate,which makesit difficultfor the laketo replenishitself.Last year,Israel andJordan signeda$900million dealin aneffort to keep the DeadSeas water levels stable.It includesbuilding acanal fromthe RedSea to the DeadSeawhich wouldbe ableto notonly supplewater toIsrael andJordan butalso topump waterintothe DeadSea.But fornow,KUstner showsus that the DeadSea remainsvery mucha placeof interest,with peoplefrom all over the world goingthere toswim inits saltywaters.The DeadSea,known asthe SaltSea in the languageof Hebrew,is oneof thesaltiestbodies ofwater in the world.And becauseof whathas beenhappening overthe years,thesalt isonly gettingsaltier.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，根据中东环境问题专家的观察，死海的面积正在以惊人的速度缩小，本文分析了导致这一问题的原因
4.How manyreasons forthe DeadSeas shrinkingdoes theauthor mentionin the textA.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.解析选C推理判断题根据第四段中的“The DeadSea needswater from.・・some of thewater sourcesitrelieduponwerediverted（使改道）.”第五段中的“Mineral extraction（开采）industries areanother mainreason thewaterlevelsare falling”及第六段中的“theMiddleEast，s hot,dry climate”可知，死海面积缩小有三个原因源头减少、矿物开采和中东炎热干燥的气候
5.What canwe learnabout the DeadSea，s mineralsA.They havepractical value.B.They arecontrolled byIsrael.C.They canbe extractedvery easily.D.They aremainly usedin heavyindustry.解析选A推理判断题根据第五段最后一句可知，死海中的矿物质可以用作药物，也可以用来制作化妆品和其他消费品，因此说这些矿物质具有实用价值
6.What doesthe underlinedword“replenish”in Paragraph6probably meanA.To cleansomething.B.To improvesomething.C.To fillsomething again.D.To findsomething again.解析选c词义猜测题根据第六段语境可知，中东炎热干燥的环境导致死海很难自行“恢复和补充”水分
7.What wouldbe thebest titleforthe textA.What weshould doto savetheDeadSeaB.More peopletravel totheDeadSeaC.Why theDeadSea is saltyD.The DeadSeaisdrying out解析选D标题归纳题通读全文可知，本文主要告诉我们死海面积正在以惊人的速度缩小，而且分析了导致这一问题的原因，故D项为本文最佳标题CKrubera Caveinthewestern CaucasusMountains isthe deepestknown caveintheworld.An internationalteam preparedto descendinto Krubera.The teammembers hopedto bethefirst caversto reacha depthof2,000meters,brought fivetons ofequipment andothernecessities withthem,and establishedcamps atkey locationsalong theroute.They workedforup to20hours eachday.In thethird week,progress wasblocked at1,775meters bya sump—a cavepassagefilled withwater thatgives caversfew options.There arebasically threetechniquesavailable:dive throughit,empty it,or goaround it.Gennadiy Samokhindove tothe bottombutwas disappointed.No chanceto getthrough,“he said.Searching fora way around thesump,Garcia Dilsrisked enteringa waterfallof nearfreezing waterand discoveredthathis drysuit hadholes init.The waterwas socold Ilost thefeeling inmy fingers,“hesaid later.He,too,was unsuccessful.Finally,two teammatesfound a way aroundthe sumpthrough atight passage they calledtheWay tothe Dream.The teamwas exhilarated.The passageled toyet anothersump at1,840meters.After ashort testdive,Samokhin emerged,smiling.There wasa promisingpassage,he reported.But itwould have to wait.After nearlyfour weeks,with suppliesrunning low,the teamhad runout oftime andwould haveto return tothe surface.Four weekslater,a teamof nineUkrainian caversled byYuri Kasjanwent backto Krubera.Following thepath openedby theprevious team,they reachedthe sump at1,840metersrelatively quickly.After muchsearching,a pit（坑），later namedthe MillenniumPit,was discoveredthat allowedthem topass the2,000meter depth.More pitsand passagesledthem to2,080meters,a spotthey namedGame Over.But thecaving gameis neverover.Deepercaves willprobably continueto bediscovered andcall outto beexplored.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文文章讲述了探察洞穴者对世界上最深的洞穴一一库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程
8.Why didthe teamreturntothesurfaceafter nearlyfour weeksA.They werelacking insupplies.B.They hadachieved theirgoal.C.They couldn51go throughthe sump.D.They gavetheir taskto YuriKasjanJ steam.解析选A细节理解题根据第三段中的After nearlyfour weeks,with suppliesrunninglow,the teamhad runout oftime andwould haveto returntothesurface.”可知，因为物资逐渐短缺，探察洞穴者才被迫返回地面
9.What doesthe underlinedword,exhilarated”probably meanA.Cheerful.B.Powerful.C.Confused.D.Exhausted.解析选A词义猜测题根据画线词前的“two teammatesfound away aroundthe sumpthrougha tight passagetheycalled theWay tothe Dream”可知，两名队员找到了通过水坑的通道，所以他们很高兴，故选A
10.Which ofthe followingis TRUEaccording tothetextA.Game Overwas discoveredat2,000meters.B.The WaytotheDream beginsat1,840meters.C.The MillenniumPit passedthe2,080meter depth.D.Samokhin found awayaround a sumpat1,775meters.解析选D细节理解题根据第二段中的aprogress wasblocked at1,775meters byasump”以及第三段中的“two teammatesfoundawayaroundthe sumpthrough atightpassage”可知，格纳迪夫•萨莫欣在1775米处找到了绕过水坑的通道
11.What isthetextmainly aboutA.The featuresof Krubera Cave.B.Famous cavesaroundtheworld.C.A journeyof exploringKrubera Cave.D.The importanceof exploringKruberaCave.解析选C主旨大意题本文讲述了探察洞穴者对世界上最深的洞穴——库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程，故选CDAccording toa recentstudy publishedin Journalof ConsumerResearch,many peoplebelieve that healthy food mustbe more expensive thanunhealthy food.In fact,the study,s researchersfound that a highprice tagwill evenconvince consumersthatacertain foodishealthful.According toRebecca Reczek,co-author ofthe study,the purposeofthestudy wastoexamine a_popular be1ief.Sometimes thebelief canbe true:Organic produceand wild-caughtseafood typically cost more money.But othertimes,the nutritional value of food ranks allthe same.In oneexperiment,Reczeks teamgave a group ofparticipants anew foodproduct calledagranola bites”.Some participants were told the productwas veryhealthy.Otherparticipants were told the bites hadlittle nutritional value.Participants who were toldthe granola biteswere goodfor themrated thesnack as more expensive than theparticipantswho thoughtthebiteswere unhealthy.In anotherexperiment,participantsweregiven ahealth foodbar labeledas“thehealthiest proteinbar onthe planetw・Some participantswere toldthe bar cost just$
0.99,others weretoldthebar was$
4.And here，s whathappened:The peoplewho weregiventhe“cheaper”bar neededto reada lotmore reviewsabout theproduct whenit waspricedat a lower pricepoint inorder totrust thatit washealthy.The ideathatweall believehealthy foodneeds tobe more expensive worksagainst us.All foodpanies needto dois pushup the price toconvince us.But Reczeksaid,“When weshop,we donthavetobe ledastray.We canpare nutritionlabels and we can doresearch beforewe gotothegrocery store.We canuse factsratherthan ourintuition（直觉）”.藉解读本文是一编说明文研究发现，人们认为越贵的食物营养价值就越高，这种想法很容易被商家利用
12.What does“a popularbelief”underlined inParagraph2refer toA.That peopleshould eathealthy food.B.That organicproduce isreally healthyfor us.C.That thenutritionalvalueof foodisn tthe same.D.That eatinghealthy foodmeans spendingmore money.解析选D推理判断题根据第一段中的many peoplebelievethathealthyfoodmust bemoreexpensivethanunhealthy food”以及第二段中的aSometimes thebelief canbe true:Organic produceand wild-caught seafoodtypicallycostmoremoney.But othertimes,thenutritional valueoffoodranksallthe same.”可知，这个很普遍的观点就是越贵的食物营养价值就越高
13.Why didsome participantsregard thegranolabitesasmoreexpensiveA.Because theyknew theyhad highnutritionalvalue.B.Because theyhad beentold aboutthepriceof them.C.Because theyknew theywere anew foodproduct.D.Because theyconsidered themorganic food.解析选A细节理解题根据第三段中的aParticipants whoweretoldthegranolabiteswere goodfor themrated thesnack asmoreexpensivethan theparticipants whothought thebiteswere unhealthy.”可知，他们认为这种食物价格更高是因为他们被告知这种食物对他们健康有益，即营养价值高
14.How didsome participantsreact whenhearing thebarcost$
0.99A.They consideredit healthy.B.They weredoubtful about it.C.They reallywanted tobuy it.D.They werevery happyaboutit.解析选B推理判断题根据第四段中的“The peoplewhoweregiven thecheaper barneededto reada lotmore reviewsabouttheproduct whenit waspriced atalowerprice pointinorder totrust thatit washealthy.“可知，他们对低的价格持怀疑态度
15.According toReczek,what shouldwe dowhen we go shoppingA.Buy foodthat ismoreexpensive.B.Consult otherpeople foradvice.C.Pay attentionto nutritionlabels.D.Avoid buyingunknown food.解析选C细节理解题根据最后一段中的“We canpare nutritionlabelsandwecandoresearch beforewegotothegrocery store.”可知选C项H.阅读七选五Need moreexcitement inyour lifeMaybe itstime totake upan extremesport!]Each yearthey arebeing moreandmorepopular.Some examplesof extremesportsinclude basejumping,ice climbing,cave diving,and•・・cheese rolling!No oneknows exactlyhow itstarted,but Cooper,s HillCheese-Rolling Raceis anannualevent thathas takenplace forover100years.The namees fromCooper1s Hillwhere the“sport”takes place,just outsidethe villageof Brockworth,England.2A wheelof cheeseis throwndown ahill whileagroupof peoplechase afterit,tryingto bethe firstto catchit orreach the bottom ofthe hill.The cheeseweighs justover3kg andpicks upa lotof speedtravelling downthe verysteep slope（斜坡）.3And ifyou e second or third youll receive£
10.Incredibly,the eventhas beeso popularthat peopletravel fromallovertheworldto takepart-even fromas faraway asCanada andAustralia.But whatmakes thesport soextreme,and whyhas thelocal governmenttried toban thetraditionInjuries—and lotsof them.The hillis sosteep thatits notactually possibletorun downit.4Ambulances arriveatthe event beforethe raceeven startsin preparationforall thosewho willneed atrip tothe hospital.Go toYouTube andsearch for^Gloucestershire CheeseRolling”to seethe eventin action.5Maybe youwill wantto haveatry someday.A.Its assilly asit sounds..B.If youwin,you gettokeepthe cheese.C.Is itwrong tolet childrendo extremesportsD.These popularactivities canbe extremelydangerous.E.Be preparedto bothlaugh andcover youreyes inshock.F.Instead,you fall,bounce androll yourway tothe bottom.G.Extreme sportsare activitiesthat involvea highamount ofdanger andexcitement.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章介绍了滚奶酪极限运动
1.选G G项中的Extreme sports与上交的an extremesport”相呼应；该空后的they即指代G项中的Extreme sportso2•选A下文的“A wheelof cheeseis throwndown ahill...thebottomofthehill.是对A项的具体说明，即这项运动看起来和听起来一样傻
3.选B B项与下文的And ifyouesecondorthirdyoullreceive£
10.都是对奖项的说明
4.选F F项是对上文的“The hillis sosteep thatits notactually possibleto rundownit.”的进一步说明，指出该项运动为什么危险5•选E E项与上文的“search for^Gloucestershire CheeseRolling,to seetheeventinaction”相呼应。
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