高考英語(yǔ)閱讀強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練（包含答案）

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練

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A

It'sawhiteChristmasintheUnitedStatestoday,withsnowfallingfromSeattle

toMaine.

?Northeast

BitingwindswithsnowswepttheNortheast.

Earlier,upto15inchesofsnowfellduringasnowstorminMaine,whileupto

onefootfellinNewHampshire.Windsreached76mphonCapeCod,Massachusetts,

whileupto61mphwindstorethroughLongIsland,NewYork.Fallingsnowcollected

ontherunwaysatBoston'sLoganInternationalAirport,causingtemporaryflight

delays.

ThewindwassosevereinPennsylvaniaandNewJerseythattheannual（重演）

ofGeorgeWashingtonandhissoldiers'crossingtheDelawareRiverwascanceled,the

WashingtonCrossingHistoricParktoldABCNews.

?Midwest

HeavylakeeffectsnowfellinwesternMichigan.

TheNationalWeatherServicehasissuedawind-chillwarningandadvisory（公

告）fromMontanatoMichigan.BittercoldairintheMidwestproducedwindchills

Mondaymorningaslowasminus48degreesinNorthDakotaandminus47in

northernMinnesota.

Asthisbittercoldmadeitswayeastovernight,itwasexpectedtomoveover

relativelymildGreatLakes,producingintenselake-effectsnowbandscapableof

producing2to4inchesofsnowinanhour.

?WestCoast

ThatstormsystemmovedovernightthroughtheRockies,bringingmoresnow

andthethreatofavalanches（雪崩）.TheNationalWeatherServicehasissuedan

avalanchewarningfortheWasatchRangeMountainsoutsideSaltLakeCity.

1.WhywastheannualreenactmentofGeorgeWashingtonandhissoldiers'crossing

theDelawareRivercanceled?

A.Becausetheriverwasfrozen.B.Becausethewindwastoostrong.

C.Becausethesnowwastoothick.D.Becausethetemperaturewastoolow.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthebadweatherthathassetinaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Theavalanches.B.AwhiteChristmas.

C.Amessofpeople'slife.D.Heavysnow,bitingwindandchills.

3.Whatisthestyleofthepassage?

A.Weatherreport.

B.Newsabouttheeffectofbadweather.

C.Newsaboutbadweather.

D.Abad-weatherwarningandadvisory.

B

Throughoutthepastfewyears,Khavetriedtogivemyselftoothers.Ihave

bouncedaroundtofindwhereItrulyfitin.IfoundmyplacewhileIstayedin

Guatemala,anorphanage（孤兒院）,withthechildrenlivingthere.Throughhearing

manystoriesoftheirlives,Iwasmovedtotearsandstartedquestionmylivingways

andgaveupeverythingthatwasn'tessential:makeupandanyothersortof

luxury（奢侈品）.Ilivedliketheydid.Itwasthemostrelaxingfeelingintheworld.

WhenatNuestrosPequenosHermanos,weweregiventhetaskofcreatingapig

pen.Atfirst,Ithoughtitshouldbeeasy.Afterarrivingattheareawherethepigpen

shouldbe,wesawahill.Weweretoldtouproottheweedsaswellasleveltheentire

area.Lookingatit,wefelt'itwouldbeimpossible.Onmyownfaithjourney,Ihave

feltthistypeofdoubtbefore.The"hole",aswereferredto,isasymbolofmyfaith

journey.ItappearedtobeanobstacleIcouldnotovercome,butintheendI

completedi!withefforts.Ifeelthispigpenwasn'teasytocreatebutwasso

rewardingtogive.

I'vealwaysstruggledtobeonajourneyoffaith,butI'venevercompletely

steppedfootontothepathuntilGuatemala.I'vealwaystriedtoopenmyheartto

everyonearoundmeandgivethemmylove.IfeelasthoughIcutopenmyheartand

shareeverybitoflove'Ihadwiththeseorphans.ThereisoneorphannamedCeto

whowillalwaysremainveryclosetomyheart.InGuatemala,Isponsorwiththirty

dollarsamonth,butitdoesn/tseemenough.KIIreturntherenextsummerandgive

moreofmyloveforawholemonth.

Whenitwastimetoleave,Ilookedoutofthewindowandsawnotjustordinary

children.Overall,themostsignificantaccomplishmentImadeinGuatemalawas

steppingtowardsmyownfaithjourneyandnotlookingback.

4.Whatresultedintheauthor'sdecisiontoliveanewlife?

A.Desiretohelpothers.B.Decreaseinhisincome.

C.Aknowledgeoftheorphans'life.D.Awarenessofthedifficultyinhislife.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Removingthedoubt.B.Uprootingtheweed.

C.Startingthefaithjourney.D.Creatingthepigpen.

6.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofhisexperienceinGuatemala?

A.Itwasregretful.B.Itwasmeaningful.

C.Itwasinteresting.D.itwasfrightening.

7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AStepintoaNewWorldB.AnAwfulFaithJourney

C.AGreatSuccessinLifeD.AReturnofConfidence

C

Couldthedevice,smartphoneorPC,whichyoureusingaffectthemoral

decisionsyoumakewhenusingit?Totestit,researcherspresentedmultiple

dilemmastoasamplesetof1,010people.Theparticipantswereassignedadevice

atrandom.

Onecaseofthequestionsparticipantswereaskedistheclassic“trolley（有軌電

車）problem”:Arunawaytrolleyisheadedtowardsfivepeopletiedupona-setof

traintracks.Youcandonothing,resultinginthedeathsoffivepeople,orpushaman

offabridge,whichwillstopthetrolley.Thepracticalresponseistokillonemanto

savefivelives,which33.5percentofsmartphoneuserschose,comparedto22.3

percentofPCusers.

“Whatweroundinourstudyisthatwhenpeopleusedasmartphonetoview

classicmoralproblems,theyweremorelikelytomakemoreunemotional,

reasonabledecisionswhenpresentedwithahighlyemotionaldilemma,/zDrAlbert

Barque-Duran,theleadauthorofthestudy,toldCity,UniversityofLondon./zThis

couldbeduetotheincreasedtimepressureoftenpresentwithsmartphonesand

alsotheincreasedpsychologicaldistancewhichcanoccurwhenweusesuchdevices

comparedtoPCs.”

Asforwhytheresearchersstartedthisstudy,DrBarque-Durannoted,“Dueto

thefactthatoursociallives,workandevenshoppingtakeplaceonline,itis

importanttothinkabouthowthecontextswherewetypicallyfacemoraldecisions

andareaskedtoengageinmoralbehaviorhavechanged,andtheimpactthiscould

haveonthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhousesuchdevicesdaily,"it'sclear

thatweneedmoreresearchonhowourdevicesaffectourmoraldecisionmaking

becausewe'reusingscreensataneverincreasingrate.

8.Whydidtheauthormentionthetrolleyproblem?

A.Tointroduceadifficultproblemtoreaders.

B.Tointroducetheaimofcarryingoutthestudy.

C.Toshowanexampleofthequestionsinthestudy

D.Toshowthedifficultyindealingwithdilemmas.

9.Howdothesmartphoneusersofthestudybehaveindealingwithemotional

dilemmas?

A.Calmly.B.Cruelly.C.Hesitantly.D.Enthusiastically.

10.DrAlbertbelievesthatcomparedwithPCs,smartphones.

A.helppeoplebearmorepressureB.helppeoplemakedecisionsquick

C.makepeoplefeelmorementallydistant

D.makepeoplestayhappiertosolveproblems

11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Shoppingonlinehasagreateffectonmakingmoraldecisions.

B.ThepeopleusingsmartphonesaremorethanthoseusingPCs.

C.PeoplewhooftenusesmartphonesorPCsalwaysmeetwithdilemmas,

D.Itiscommonforpeopletobeinvolvedinmakingmoraldecisionsindailylife.

D

Astheweathercostsyoualossontrainsandflights,welookatyourrights.

?Cancelledtrains

Onasingleticket,apassengerwillusuallyreceive25%ofthefareifthetrainis

delayedby15minutes.Ifthedelayreaches30minutes,thecompensation（補(bǔ)償/補(bǔ)

償金）risesto50%,andifit'soveranhouryoushouldbeabletoreclaimthewhole

cost.Cleararrangementsvaryaccordingtotrainoperator（運(yùn)營(yíng)商）.

Ifyouwereduetotravel,tosayAberdeenfromLondon,yourtrainiscancelled

andyoudecidenottotravel,youcangetafullcompensation.Ifyouhada

non-cancelableticketwithoneoperator,andfailedtomakethattrainbecausethe

connectingtrainwasdelayed,youcantakethenextavailabletrain.

?Flights

Ifyourflightiscancelledbecauseofthesnowyouhavetherighttoafull

compensationoftheticket,ortobereroutedhomeonalaterflight.

ButyouwillhavenorighttogetadelayorcancellationcompensationunderEU

rules,becausethesnowisanextraordinarycircumstancebeyondtheairline'scontrol.

Ifyoudon'ttakethecompensationandchoosetobererouted,andItmeansyouare

stuckattheairportovernight,it'stheairline'sdutytopayforareasonablypriced

hotelroomandmeals.

Theairlinehastorerouteyouattheearliestopportunity,oratthepassenger's

freetime,youaresupposedtotaketheavailabilityofseats.

Ifyouchoosetobereroutedorifyourdepartureisdelayedbymorethantwo

hours,airlinesalsohavetoprovideassistancesuchasfood.Theairlineskeepthis

quietandgettingthemoneyoutofthelow-costoperatorscanbeahardjob.Keep

evidenceofcancellations,allreceipts,anduseyourmobiletovideoanyoffertopay

byairlinestaff.

12.Whatdoesthecompensationyoucangetrelyonwhenyourtrainsaredelayed

bybadweather?

A.Thepriceoftheticket.B.Thelengthofdelaytimeandtheoperator.

C.Thelengthofdelaytime.D.Theclassoftheserviceandthepriceofthe

ticket.

13.HowmanychoicesdoyouhaveifyouaretotravelAberdeenfromLondon,and

yourtrainiscancelled?

A.One.B.TwoC.Three.D.Four.

14.Whatisthecompensationifyouchoosetobereroutedandifyouarestuckat

theairportovernightintheEUcountries?

A.Theavailabilityofseats.B.Anyseatyou'dliketochoose.

C.Hotelroomsandmealsofanyprice.

D.Acceptablypricedhotelroomsandmeals.

15.Howcanyousavethetroubleingettingmoneyoutofthelow-costoperators?

A.Bykeepingtheevidenceandvideoinganyoffertopay.

B.Attheearliestopportunity,orthepassenger'sfreetime.

C.Bypreventingtheairlinesfromkeepingtheirdutyquiet.

D.Byarguingreasonablywiththestaffoftheairlinesofferingyoutheflight.

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A

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DurationTour

Thissmallgroupbiketourisafantasticwaytoseeaworld-famouscherrytrees

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Joinaguidedbiketourandviewsomeofthemostpopularmonumentsin

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MorningorAfternoon,thisbiketouristheperfecttourforD.C.newcomersand

localslookingtoexperienceWashington,D.C.inahealthywaywithminimumeffort.

Knowledgeableguideswillentertainyouwiththemostinterestingstoriesabout

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Joinasmallgroupbiketourforaneveningofexplorationintheheartof

Washington,D.C.Getupclosetothemonumentsandmemorialsasyourbikethe

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asyourguideoffersuniquefactsandhistory.Tourincludesbike,helmet,andbottled

water.Allridersareequippedwithreflectivevestsandsafetylights.

21.Whichtourdoyouneedtobookinadvance?

A.CherryBlossomlikeTourinWashington,D.C.

B.WashingtoncapitalMonumentsBicycleTour.

C.CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington,D.C.

D.WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour.

22.WhatwillyoudoontheCapitalCityBikeTour?

A.Meetfamouspeople.B.Gotoanationalpark.

C.Visitwell-knownmuseums.D.Enjoyinterestingstories.

23.Whichofthefollowingdoesthebicycletouratnightprovide?

A.Citymaps.B.Cameras.

C.MealsD.Safetylights

B

GoodMorningBritain'sSusannaReidisusedtogrillingguestsonthesofaevery

morning,butsheiscookingupastorminherlatestrole—showingfamilieshowto

preparedeliciousandnutritiousmealsonatightbudget.

InSaveMoney:GoodFood,shevisitsadifferenthomeeachweekandwiththe

helpofchefMattTebbuttofferstoptipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste,while

preparingrecipesforunder￡5perfamilyaday.AndtheGoodMorningBritain

presentersaysshe'sbeenabletoputalotofwhatshe'sleantintopracticeinher

ownhome,preparingmealsforsons,Sam,14,Finn,13,andJack,11.

"WeloveMexicanchurros,soIbuythemonmyphonefrommylocalMexican

takeawayrestaurant,"sheexplains."Ipay￡5foraportion（一份），butMattmakes

themfor26paportion,becausetheyareflour;water;sugarandoil.Everybodycan

buytakeawayfood,butsometimeswe'renotawarehowcheaplywecanmakethis

foodourselves."

Theeight-partseries（系歹ij節(jié)自）,SaveMoney:GoodFood,followsinthe

footstepsofITV'sSaveMoney:GoodHealth,whichgaveviewersadviceonhowto

getvaluefromthevastrangeofhealthproductsonthemarket.

Withfoodourbiggestweeklyhouseholdexpense,SusannaandMattspend

timewithadifferentfamilyeachweek.Intonight'sEasterspecialtheycometothe

aidofafamilyinneedofsomedeliciousinspirationonabudget.Theteam

transformsthefamily'slongweekendofcelebrationwithlessexpensivebutstill

tastyrecipes.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutSusannaReid?

A.Sheenjoysembarrassingherguests.

B.Shehasstartedanewprogramme.

C.Shedislikesworkingearlyinthemorning.

D.Shehashadalightbudgetforherfamily.

25.HowdoesMattTebbutthelpSusanna?

A.Hebuyscookingmaterialsforher.B.Hepreparesfoodforherkids.

C.Heassistsherincookingmatters.D.Heinvitesguestfamiliesforher.

26.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph4?

A.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.

B.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.

C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.

D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.KeepingFitbyEatingSmartB.BalancingOurDailyDiet

C.MakingyourselfaPerfectChefD.CookingWellforLess

C

Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecent

timestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whenthetheworldwasstill

populatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit（聯(lián)系）groupsdevelopedtheirown

patternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat

10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspoke

perhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.

Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecome

farmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.In

recentcentres,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthe

spreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation.Especiallyglbalisationandbetter

communicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanyLanguagesto

disappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish.SpanishandChineseare

increasinglytakingover.

Atpresent,theworldhasabout6800languages.Thedistributionofthese

languagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfew

languages.Oftenspokenbymanypeoplewhilehot.wetzoneshavelots,often

spokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200Languages:theAmericas

about1,000.Africa2400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapua

NewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位數(shù))of

speakersisamere6.000,whichmeansthathalftheworldslanguagesarespokenby

fewerpeoplethanthat.z.x.xk

Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof,6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消

亡)，withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eight

remainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150).LipanApacheintheUnited

States(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneof

theseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.

28.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhuntergatherertimes?

A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.

C.Theyhadsimilarpatters.D.Theywerecloselyconnected

29.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"dominant"underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Complex.B.Advanced.

C.Powerful.D.Modem.

30.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?

A.About6800B.About3400

C.About2.400D.About1-200

31.Whatistheminideaofthetext?

A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.

B.Peopleslifestylesarereflectedinlanguages

C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages

D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.

D

Wemaythinkwe'reaculturethatgetsridofourworntechnologyatthefirst

sightofsomethingshinyandnew,butanewstudyshowsthatwekeepusingourold

devices（裝置）wellaftertheygooutofstyle.That'sbadnewsfortheenvironment—

andourwallets—astheseoutdateddevicesconsumemuchmoreenergythanthe

neweronesthatdothesamethings.

Tofigureouthowmuchpowerthesedevicesareusing,CallieBabbittandher

colleaguesattheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyinNewYorktrackedthe

environmentalcostsforeachproductthroughoutitslife-fromwhenitsminerals

areminedtowhenwestopusingthedevice.Thismethodprovidedareadoutfor

howhomeenergyusehasevolvedsincetheearly1990s.Devicesweregroupedby

generation——Desktopcomputers,basicmobilephones,andbox-setTVsdefined

1992.Digitalcamerasarrivedonthescenein1997.AndMP3players,smartphones,

andLCDTVsenteredhomesin2002,beforetabletsande-readersshowedupin

2007.

Asweaccumulatedmoredevices,however,wedidn'tthrowoutouroldones.

"Theliving-roomtelevisionisreplacedandgetsplantedinthekids'room,and

suddenlyoneday,youhaveaTVineveryroomofthehouse,"saidoneresearcher.

Theaveragenumberofelectronicdevicesrosefromfourperhouseholdin1992to

13in2007.We'renotjustkeepingtheseolddevices—wecontinuetousethem.

AccordingtotheanalysisofBabbitt'steam,olddesktopmonitorsandboxTVswith

cathoderaytubesaretheworstdeviceswiththeirenergyconsumptionand

contributiontogreenhousegasemissions（排放）morethandoublingduringthe

1992to2007window.

Sowhat'sthesolution（解決方案）?Theteam'sdataonlywentupto2007,but

theresearchersalsoexploredwhatwouldhappenifconsumersreplacedold

productswithnewelectronicsthatservemorethanonefunction,suchasatablet

forwordprocessingandTVviewing.Theyfoundthatmoreon-demand

entertainmentviewingontabletsinsteadofTVsanddesktopcomputerscouldcut

energyconsumptionby44%.

32.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnewdevices?

A.Theyareenvironment-friendly.B.Theyarenobetterthantheold.

C.Theycostmoretouseathome.D.Theygooutofstylequickly.

33.WhydidBabbitt'steamconducttheresearch?

A.Toreducethecostofminerals.

B.Totestthelifecycleofaproduct.

C.Toupdateconsumersonnewtechnology.

D.Tofindoutelectricityconsumptionofthedevices.

34.Whichofthefollowingusestheleastenergy?

A.Thebox-setTV.B.Thetablet.

C.TheLCDTV.D.Thedesktopcomputer.

35.Whatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutoldelectronicdevices?

A.Stopusingthem.B.Takethemapart.

C.Upgradethem.D.Recyclethem.

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A

SummerActivities

Studentsshouldreadthelistwiththeirparents/careers,andselecttwo

activitiesthey

wouldliketodo.Formswillbeavailableinschoolandonlineforthemtoindicate

theirchoicesandreturntoschool.Beforechoicesarefinalised,parents/careerswill

beaskedto

signtoconfirmtheirchild'schoices.

Memberof

ActivityDescriptionCost

staff

Takeyourselfoutofyourcomfortzonefor

aweek,discovernewpersonalqualities,

andlearnnewskills.Youwillbeableto

Outdoor

takepartinanumberofactivitiesfrom

AdventureMr.Clemens￡140

canoeingtowildcampingonDartmoor.

(OUT)

Learnrockclimbingandworkasateam,

andenjoythegreatoutdoor

environment.

WWI

OnMondaywetraveltoLondon.After

Mrs.Milson￡425

Battlefields

stayingovernightinLondon,wetravelon

andParisDay2tonorthernFrancetovisitthe

WorldWar1battlefields.OnDay3we

(WBP)

crossintoBelgium.Thursdayseesus

maketheshortjourneytoPariswherewe

willvisitDisneylandParispark,staying

untillatetoseetheparadeandthe

fireworks.Ourfinalday,Friday,seesus

visitcentralParisandtourthemain

sights.

Fourdaysofproductdesigncentred

Craftyaroundtextiles.Makinglovelyobjects

usingrecycledandmadematerials.Bags,

FoxesMrs.Goode￡30

cushionsanddecorations...Learnskills

(CRF)andleavewithmodernandunusual

textiles.

VisitWarnerBrosStudio,shopstoptobuy

picnic,stayovernightinanapproved

YouthHostelinStreatley-on-Thames,

Pottyabout

guidedtourofOxfordtoseethefilm

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MissDrake￡150

locations,picniclunchoutsideOxford's

(POT)

Christchurch,boatingontheRiver

CherwellthroughtheUniversityParks,

beforeheadingbacktoExeter.

21.Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttogocamping?

A.OUT.B.WBP.C.CRF.D.POT.

22.WhatwillthestudentsdoonTuesdaywithMrs.Wilson?

A.TraveltoLondon.

B.Seeaparadeandfireworks.

C.TourcentralParis.

D.VisittheWWIbattlefields.

23.HowlongdoesPottyaboutPotterlast?

A.Twodays.B.Fourdays.

C.Fivedays.D.Oneweek.

B

ManyofusloveJulybecauseit'sthemonthwhennature'sberriesandstone

fruitsareinabundance.ThesecolourfulandsweetjewelsformBritishColumbia's

fieldsarelittlepowerhousesofnutritionalprotection.

Ofthecommonberries,strawberriesarehighestinvitaminC,although,

becauseoftheirseeds,raspberriescontainalittlemoreprotein(蛋白質(zhì))，ironand

zinc(notthatfruitshavemuchprotein).Blueberriesareparticularlyhighin

antioxidants（抗氧彳七物質(zhì)）.Theyellowandorangestonefruitssuchaspeachesare

highinthecarotenoidsweturnintovitaminAandwhichareantioxidants.Asfor

cherries（櫻桃），theyaresodeliciouswhocares?However,theyarerichinvitaminC.

Whencombinedwithberriesofslicesofotherfruits,frozenbananasmakean

excellentbaseforthick,coolingfruitshakesandlowfat“icecream”.Forthispurpose,

selectripebananasforfreezingastheyaremuchsweeter.Removetheskinand

placetheminplasticbagsorcontainersandfreeze.Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffresh

lemonjuiceonthebananaswillpreventthemturningbrown.Frozenbananaswill

lastseveralweeks,dependingontheirripenessandthetemperatureofthe

freezer.zx.x.k

Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesor

slicedfruit.Outcomesa”soft?serve〃creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.This

makesafunactivityforachildren'sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozen

bananasintothetopofthemachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.

24.Whatdoestheauthorseemtolikeaboutcherries?

A.Theycontainprotein.B.TheyarehighinvitaminA.

C.Theyhaveapleasanttaste.D.Theyarerichinantioxidants.

25.Whyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinfreezingbananas?

A.Tomakethemsmellbetter.B.Tokeeptheircolour.

C.Tospeeduptheirripening.D.Toimprovetheirnutrition.

26.Whatis〃ajuicer"inthelastparagraph?

A.Adessert.B.Adrink.

C.Acontainer.D.Amachine.

27.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Abiologytextbook.B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Aresearchpaper.D.Atravelbrochure.

Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoa

CommonSenseMediareportpublishedMonday.

Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatain

thereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren/slives,and

indicateshowparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.

Accordingtothereport/skeyfindings,z/theproportion（比例）whosaythey

"hardlyever'readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof

17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday."

Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages

2—8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsession

hasdeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourper

session.zxx.k

Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建

議）parentslookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.It

doespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlydueto

concernsaboutincreasedscreentime.

Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparents

servingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.

Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequ