高考英語(yǔ)考前閱讀專練六

高考考前閱讀專練六A（2017全國(guó)II卷）Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirownlanguage,inourGlobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus.NationalTheatreofChinaBeijing|ChineseThisgreatoccasion(盛會(huì))willbetheNationalTheatreofChina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichardⅢwillbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.Date&Time:Saturday28April,2.30pm&Sunday29April,1.30pm&6.30pmMarjanishviliTheatreTbilisi|GeorgianOneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed(指導(dǎo))bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.Date&Time:Friday18May,2.30pm&Saturday19May,7.30pmDeafinitelyTheatreLondon|BritishSignLanguage(BSL)BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.Date&Time:Tuesday22May,2.30pm&Wednesday23May,7.30pmHabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv|HebrewTheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide.FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognisedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.Date&Time:Monday28May,7.30pm&Tuesday29May,7.30pm1.WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?A.RichardⅢ. B.Love’sLabour’sLost.C.AsYouLikeIt.D.TheMerchantofVenice.2.WhatisspecialaboutDeafinitelyTheatre? A.Ithastwogroupsofactors.B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon. C.ItperformsplaysinBSL.D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies.3.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew? A.OnSaturday28April.B.OnSunday29April. C.OnTuesday22May.D.OnTuesday29May.BAworld-famousCanadianauthor，MargaretAtwood，hascreatedtheworld'sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice（裝置），theLongPen.Aftermanytiringbook-signingtoursfromcitytocity，Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here'showitworks：Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet（手寫板）usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend，inanothercity，aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams（網(wǎng)絡(luò)攝像機(jī)）andcomputerscreens.WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood'sbasement（地下室）．Atfirst，theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe．Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions，includingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.Theinventingfinallycompleted，testrunsweremadeinOttawa，andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.Fromhere，AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications．Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince．ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.“It'sreallyfun，”saidtheowrrerofabookstore，whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns．“Obviouslyyoucan'tshakehandswiththeauthor，buttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon'tgetfromaregularbooksigning.”Theresponsetotheinventionhasn'tbeenallfavorable．Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinkshe'stryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid，“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn'taffordit.”4．WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen?A．Tosetupherowncompany.B．Towinherselfgreaterpopularity.C．Towriteherbooksinanewway.D．Tomakebooksigningslesstiring．5．HowdoestheLongPenwork?A．Itcopiestheauthor'ssignatureandprintsitonabook.B．Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor'ssignature.C．Thewebcamsendstheauthor'ssignaturetoanothercity.D．Thefanusesittocopytheauthor'ssignaturehimself.6．WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen?A．Ithasbeencompletedbutnotputintouse.B．Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.C．Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.D．Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty.7．HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture?A．Todraftlegaldocuments．B．Toimprovecreditcardsecurity.C．Tokeeparecordoftheauthor'sideas.D．Toallowauthorandfantoexchangevideos.CTikTokhasappearedasamajorstarteroffoodtrends—frommushroomcoffeeandpancakecerealtocloudbread.Butthere’sanothertrenddominatingTikTokthat’sbecomebiggerthananyoftheseviralrecipes.That’sthewhatieatinadaytrend,whichisnearing9billionviews.ThesevideofooddiariesarealsopopularonInstagram—typicallyfeaturingawellnessinfluencerorcelebrityshowingtheirfoodstheyatethatday—oftenwithafull-lengthyogaclothesmirrorselfie.Thebasicmessagethesepostssendisthatifyoueatlikethem,thenyoucaneventuallylooklikethem.Thepostsarepromotingtheideaofaperfectoridealdayofeating,alongwithaperfectbodysize.“Youngeraudience,especiallygirlsandyoungwomen,acceptthemessagethattheymusteatlikethesecreatorsinordertoachieveandmaintainnotonlyhealth,butalsosocialattraction,”saysCaraHarbstreet.“ThebiggestharmIseewiththistrendisthatitnormalizesdisorderedorrestrictiveeatingbehaviors.Thiscouldpreventsomeonestrugglingwithaneatingdisorderfromseekingandreceivingsupportortreatment.”Evenifthe#whatieatinadaypostsaredisplayingabalanceddayofeating,themessageof“eatlikeme,andyouwilllooklikeme”isharmfulbecausepeoplewouldnotnecessarilyachievethesamebodysizeastheInstagrammereveniftheycopiedtheirdayofeatingbiteforbite.Ratherthanaday’sworthoffood,manyexpertssuggestpostingasinglemealinstead.RachaelHartleysaidanindividualmealorrecipecouldserveasanideaorinspirationversusafulldayofeatingtocopy.“Ioccasionallyshare#whylateWednesdayposts,withtheaimofshowingawiderangeoffoods,includingfastfood,desserts,conveniencefoodsandotherfoodsthatdietculturemightdislike,aswellasshowinghowtoincludenutritioninagentleway,”shesaid.Rachaelsaysdietculturehaschangedoursenseofhowmuchis“normal”toeatatmealsorsnacks,soitcanbehelpfultoseeafullmealthatshowsavarietyoffoods.8.WhatisparagraphImainlyabout?A.ThepopularityofTikTokcookingclasses.B.Theoriginofthewhatieatinadaytrend.C.TheInternethitofpostingawhole-daydiet.D.Thedisagreementofselfiesinyogaclothes.9.WhyiswhatieatinadaytrendharmfulaccordingtoCaraHarbstreet?A.Itmakespeoplelessattractive. B.Itconfusesdietingwithhealthyeating.C.Itcontributestoemotionaldisorder. D.Itrestrictspeople’schoicetovegetables.10.Whichkindofpostingwouldprobablybepreferredbyexperts?A.AbigSundaysupperwithvariousdishes.B.Asinglemealwithonlyconvenientnoodles.C.Breakfast,lunchanddinneronaWednesday.D.Aday’smealswithmorevegetablesthanmeat.11.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tocomparedifferenteatinghabits.B.Toinformastandardpostingmethod.C.Toargueagainstwhatieatinadayposting.D.Todiscusstheprosandconsofdietculture.DThebenefitsofregularexercisearewelldocumentedbutthere’sanewbonustoaddtotheever-growinglist.Newresearchersfoundthatmiddle-agedwomenwhowerephysicallyfitcouldbenearly90percentlesslikelytodevelopdementiainlaterlifeandastheydid,itcameonadecadelaterthanlesssportywomen.LeadresearcherDr.HelenaHorder,oftheUniversityofGothenburginSweden,said:"Thesefindingsareexcitingbecauseit’spossiblethatimprovingpeople'scardiovascular（心血管的）fitnessinmiddleagecoulddelayorevenpreventthemfromdevelopingdementia."Forthestudy,191womenwithanaverageageof50tookabicycleexercisetestuntiltheywereexhaustedtomeasuretheirpeak（最大值的）cardiovascularcapacity.Theaveragepeakworkloadwasmeasuredat103watts.Atotalof40womenmetthecriteriaforahighfitnesslevel,or120wattsorhigher.Atotalof92womenwereinthemediumfitnesscategory;and59womenwereinthelowfitnesscategory,definedasapeakworkloadof80wattsorless,orhavingtheirexercisetestsstoppedbecauseofhighbloodpressure,chestpainorothercardiovascularproblems.Thesewomenwerethentestedfordementiasixtimesoverthefollowingfourdecades.Duringthattime,44ofthewomendevelopeddementia.Fivepercentofthehighlyfitwomendevelopeddementia,comparedto25percentofthewomenwithmediumfitnessand32percentofthewomenwithlowfitness."However,thisstudydoesnotshowcauseandeffectbetweencardiovascularfitnessanddementia,itonlyshowsanassociation.Moreresearchisneededtoseeifimprovedfitnesscouldhaveapositiveeffectontheriskofdementiaandalsotolookatwhenduringalifetimeahighfitnesslevelismostimportant."Shealsoadmittedth