【阅读】高一英语时文悦读第三期答案附后

英语时文悦读第三期 ReadingForFun高一英语组Passage1Afriendofminerecentlysaidsomethingnicetome."Thosesunglassesjustdon,tsuityou,”shetoldme.Whatwasnicewasn,ttheinsightintomysunglasses,butmyfriend,shonesty.Shewasn'tbeingcritical.Shewasn,ttryingtohurtme.Shereallywantedwhatwasbestforme,andsosheriskedcausingoffense（冒犯）totellmewhatIneededtohear.Itisrare,thiskindofhonesty.Andit,sgettingrarer.Weliveinanagewhensocialmediaischangingourinterpersonalcommunications.WeposthighlyconsideredstatusupdatesonFacebook.We“like”thepicturesofpeoplewemaynotlikeatall,andleavecommentsonotherpeople'spoststhatareinsincereandmeaningless.Weareforgettinghowtoberealwitheachother.Wechatwithanacquaintancewhohaslipstickonherteethandwepretendnottonotice.Weseeourfriendwearinganawfuloutfitandreassureherit,sfine.Weignorephonecalls,orpretendtobebusy,ratherthantellingsomeonewedon,twanttoseethem.Andwhenwegetourfeelingshurt,weswallowitdown,becauseit,sfarlessdifficultthanfacingthepersonwhohurtsus.Andwedon,tjustrefrain（避免）frombeinghonestwithourfriends;werefrainfrombeinghonestwithourselveswhenwearewiththem.Sure,wemightwriteaboutouremotionalproblems,butthafsinretrospect（回想），oncethecrisis（危机）isover.Wedon,ttalkabouttheseproblemswhilewe,redeepinthem,becausethey,rescaryandmakeusweak.Wekeepthefacade（假象）upandthesmileswideandtheInstagramphotosnice.Andthenwhenthingsfallapart—whenweendupinhospital,ordivorced,orunemployed—ourfriendsareshocked,becausetheydidn,tseeitcoming.Wedidn,tletthemseeitcoming.Honestyisdifficult,butwithoutit,wecan,tconnectwitheachother.Startsmall.Letsomeoneknowiftheyhavelipstickontheirteeth.Tellyourfriendthatno,theoutfitisn,tthebest,maybeconsidersomethingelse.Tellyouracquaintancethatregretfully,youwon,tbeatherparty,butyou1wishherallthebest.Letyourlovedonesknowwhenthey,vehurtyou,andbepreparedtohearthesamefromthem.Bealittlemorerealonsocialmedia,foryoursakeasmuchasforeveryoneelse,s.Whenherfriendsaidthathersunglassesdidn,tsuither,theauthorA.wasoffendedbyherhonesty. B.wasstruckbyhersincerity.C.gottoknowmoreaboutsunglasses. D.believeitwasnoneofherbusiness.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingshowswearebeingdishonestaboutothers?A.Pretendingtobehappyonsocialmedia.B.Nottalkingaboutouremotionalproblems.C.Notstandinguptothosewhohurtus.D.Leavingpositivecommentsonothers,posts.Werefrainfrombeinghonestpartlybecause.itsavesustrouble.itisforthesakeofeveryone.itistheruleonsocialmedia.itcanwinusgreatpopularity.Theauthorwrotethisarticlemainlytogiveadviceonhowtobehonestaboutothers.showtheimportanceofconnectingwithothers.analyzehowsocialmediachangesourcommunications.encouragereaderstobesuretoothersandthemselves.Passage2Everytimewegetonaplane,we,reaskedtoeitherturnoffourphonesorchangethemtoflightmode—it'sfor“securityreasons”.ButaccordingtoTheConversationwebsite,havingtoturnourphonesoffonaplaneis“aserviceissue,notasafetyone”.Whenwespeakonourphonesintheair,theycancauseinterference（ 干扰）totheaircraffsradios.Pilotscanhearthisinterferenceintheirheadphones.“Ifsthesamenoiseyou,llbefamiliarwith,ifyouputyourmobiletooclosetoaspeaker,”theMirrornoted.“Itisnotsafetycritical（紧要2的）,butisannoyingforsure.”Thoughspeakingonaphoneduringaflightisn,tdangerous,fromtheviewpointofservice,itisn,tstillagoodidea.Whenwemakeorreceiveacallontheground,weconnecttoacelltower（手机信号塔）thatdealswithallcallswithinan80-kilometerradius（半径）.Aswemovefromplacetoplaceweare“handedon”todifferentcelltowers.AsUSscientistSvenBilenexplains,forthissystemtowork,thereare“built-in”expectations:Thereshouldn,tbetoomany“handoffs”;peopleshouldn,tbetravelingfasterthancarspeedsandphoneusersshouldbeclosetotheground.Ifweweretomakephonecallswhileweflew,however,noneoftheseexpectationswouldbemet.Andevenworse,ourcellphoneswouldstopworking.Butnowthingsarebeginningtochange.Ifwestillcan,tspeakduringaflight,wecanuseotherphonefunctions（功能）.Forexample,AirbusA330ofEmiratesAirlines（阿联酋航空）hasinflightwifitomakepassengerssendandreceiveshortmessagesintheair.Inthefuture,asBilenpointsout,itmaybepossibleforairtravelerstomakeandreceivecallsfreely.Thebreakthroughcouldbe“picocells”,whicharesmallcelltowersontheplaneitself.Therewouldnolongerbeconnectionsmadebetweenphonesandthegroundandthereforetherewouldbenodangerofdisruption（破坏）tophoneservice.Oneday,perhaps,wewillbechattingintheairasmuchaswechatontheground.Whydopeoplehavetoturntheirphonesoffonaplane,accordingtoTheConversation?A.Tohelpthemhaveasafetrip. B.Toprotectthemfromphysicalharm.C.Tocausenotroubletotheplane'sradios.D.Tobepolitetootherpassengers.Whatconditionsdophoneusershavetomeetwhentheyneedtomakeorreceiveacall?Theyshouldbewithinadistanceof160km.Theyshouldnotmovefasterthancarspeeds.Theyshouldbeclosetotheground.Theyshouldavoidthesituationofhavingtoomanypeoplespeakonthephoneatthesametime.A.①②B.②③C.③④D.①④Whatdoweknowabout“picocells”?Theymayhelpairtravelersusephonesinflightmode.Theymayhelpairtravelersmakecallsfreelyontheplane.Theymayprovideaspeciallineforpilotsontheplane.Theyare“celltowers”thataremorepowerfulthanthoseontheground.Passage3Iam,notforthefirsttime,writingabook.ThedifferencewiththisbookisthatIwillactuallyfinishwritingitwithoutbeinginterrupted.LastweekIleftMelbourneforamonthtostayatahousenexttothebeach;justme,mydogandmylaptop.It,sanunspeakableluxuryhavingwhatVirginiaWoolfdescribed90yearsagoasthetwothingsawomanneedstowrite:enoughmoneytosupportherselfandaroomofone,sown.Myroomissmallandthereisnothingdistracting（使分心）me.NoiPadgames,nobarnextdoor,nokids,nounpaidbills,nostrugglingtomaketherent;justsilenceandabeachtowalkonwhenIneedtoclearmyhead.Somepeoplecan,andhave,writtenbooksinroomsfullofallthosethings.Icouldnot.SinceIarrived,I,veturnedoffmyphoneandintheabsenceofalarmsIwakeupearly,makebreakfastandgoforawalkonthebeachtosortoutmythoughtsonthewritingIdidthedaybeforeandhowittiesintowhatIwanttowritetoday.WhenIcomeback,Iwrite,uninterrupted,forhours.Whenit,stimetostop,Icaneat,nap（小睡）,readorlieonthegroundandstareatthesky.ThenIdohoursofeditingandresearchingforthenextday.Thesearemydaysintheroomofmyown.Mycolleaguewroteabouttheguiltandfreedomofleavingallyourresponsibilitiesbehindandhowsurprisingitistodiscoverhowmuchyoucandowhenyouhavearoomofyourown.It,snotsomethingI'vedoneforyears.Beingasingleparentisexhausting,rewardingandirritating（恼人的）allatonceanditleavesverylittleroomforcreativityorpondering（沉思）.Peoplerarelyhavefreedomtopursuecreativedreams.I,veworkedhard,andgettingheregavemetheopportunity.Writingisajoyandincrediblyhardwork.Idon,tknowifthebookwillbeasuccess,butIdoknowhowsuccessfulIwillfeelwhenI,vefinisheditandhowluckyIamthatIwillbeableto,hereinthisroomofmyown.Whatwastheauthor,slifelikeinthepast?A.Sheneverwroteabookbefore. B. Shehadlittletimeforherself.C.Shehadasuccessfulwritingcareer. D. Shehadabadrelationshipwithherchildren.Whatdoesthephrase“anunspeakableluxury”inParagraph2referto?A.Spendingtimewithadog. B. Spendingqualitytimewithchildren.C.Havingaroomforwriting. D. Havingahousenearthebeach.Whatdidtheauthorfeelaboutherlifeintheroom?Shethoughtitwassimplebutsatisfying.Shefounditwaspeacefulbutboring.Shemissedherchildrenverymuch.Shefeltguiltyforleavingallherresponsibilitiesbehind.Whatistheauthors,mainpurposeinwritingthearticle?Toshowhowshesucceededinwriting.Togiveadviceonhowtoholdontoone'sdreams.Toshareherexperienceandreflectionsonlivingalone.ToexplainhowVirginiaWoolfhasinfluencedherlife.Passage4Youhaveabackache,andyourlegshurtafterabasketballmatch—whatbettersolutionthantogetamassage（按摩）？Scientistsnowsaythattheyhavefiguredoutthereasonwhyamassagebringscomfort.Theysayamassagechangeshowsomeofourproteins（蛋白质）act.Amassagereducesmuscleinflammation（发炎）,accordingtotheLosAngelesTimes.Theleaderofthestudy,ProfessorMarkTarnopolskyofMcMasterUniversity,Canada,choseseveralhealthyyoungmenforanexperiment.Heaskedthemtodoverytiringexercise.Thenhelookedathowthecells（细胞）intheirlegshadchanged.Afterthis,themenweregivenamassage,butononlyoneoftheirlegs.Tarnopolskyagainlookedatthecellchanges.TarnopolskyandhisteamfoundthatmassagingreducedtheinflammationcausedbyexercisebecauseitweakenedtheactivityofaproteincalledNF-kB.Thiskindofproteincanstimulate（刺激）thegrowthofatinypartofacellcalledthemitochondria（线粒体）.Thescientistsalsonoticedthatamassagehelpedcellstorecoverfromexercisedamage.Whenmuscleswerebeingmassaged,theamountofanotherproteincalledPGC-1alphaincreased.Peopleusedtothinkthatamassageeasespainbyclearingawaythelacticacid（乳酸）thatbuildsupafterexercise.However,Tarnopolskyandhisteamdidn,tseeanychangestolacticacid.ThomasBirkisanassociateprofessoratWayneStateUniversityintheUS.Hesaidthatitwasthefirstresearchthathehadseentostudymassageinsuchdepth.Hesaidthattheywantedtostarttheirresearch10yearsago,butthetechnologywasn,tgoodenoughatthattime.Oneday,massagescouldbeusedtotreatinjuries（受伤）andmuscledisease,saidBirk.Theymayevenbeabletoreplacesomeanti-inflammatory（抗炎的）medicines,headded.But,hesaid,moreresearchisneededtofigureoutthebestmassagesfordifferentdiseases.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Anewwaytodomassage. B.Theadvantagesofmassage.C.TheusageofPGC-lalpha. D.Thebestwaytorelaxafterdoingsports.Howcanamassagebringcomfortaftertiringexercise,accordingtotheresearch?Itcanpreventinflammationinmuscles.ItweakenstheactivityoftheproteinNF-kB.Ithelpsproteinrecoverfromexercisedamage.Itclearsawaythemitochondriainmuscles.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordeasesinParagraph4probablymean?A.reducesB.stopsC.makeseasierD.putsupwithWhatdowelearnaboutmassagesfromthearticle?MassagesreducetheamountofproteinPGC-lalpha.Massageschangethelacticacidbuildingupafterexercise.Massagewasusedtotreatmuscleinjuries10yearsago.Massagesmightreplacesomemedicinestotreatdiseases.Passage5根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。OnMarch17thecolorgreenwillspreadallaroundtheworldincelebrationofStPatrick,sDay.TheIrish（爱尔兰人）traditionallywearsomethinggreenonthisday,asthecolorisassociatedwithIreland.16UsuallythesejokeswillbeaboutIrishstupidity,theirfamousthirst（渴求）foralcohol,ortheirreputationfortellingtall（untrue）tales.ThesecharacteristicsareallbasedonthemostcommonIrishstereotypes（成见）：thattheIrisharehot-tempered（脾气暴躁的）drinkerswholovetofightandwilldoanythingtoavoidaday,swork..Thesestereotypesmayhaverungtruebackinthe19thcenturywhentheystarted,butthey,refarfromtruetoday,withtheexception,perhaps,ofthedrinking.Today,theIrishareadmiredfortheirstorytellingability,musicaltalentandstrongeducation.18.Orthatmanyofthemostfamousmusicactsofalltime,suchassingerEnyaandrockbandU2,wereIrishbornandbred.AndinDecember,Ireland,seducationsystemwasranked11thintheworldinanewglobaltop50ranking,websiteindependent.iereported..Theycanbetraced（追溯）backtothe19thcentury,whichwasaverybadtimetobeIrish.Atthattime,Irelandwaspoverty-strickenandstarving.ManyIrishmovedtotheUStoescapefamine,buttheretheyhadtocompete-occasionallywiththeirfists（拳头）-forjobsandhousingwithotherimmigrant（移民）groups.ItwasontheUS,streetsthattheIrishearnedtheirreputationforstreetfighting..DrinkinginIrelandisapredilection（偏好），butit,snotnecessarilysomethingtocriticize.ItwastheIrishafterallwhocreatedoneoftheworld,sbest-lovedbeersGuinness.WhydoIrishpeoplelovetodrinksomuch?SowheredidthenegativeIrishstereotypescomefrom?Today,fewIrishareinterestedinthistradition.However,onebitoftheIrishstereotypeisstilltrue,theirloveofdrink.Therealjoke,however,isthatthesenegativeIrishstereotypesstillexist.It,snoaccidentthatseveralofthegreatestwritersofthe20thcenturywereIrish.AnotherStPatrick,sDaytraditionisforthenon-IrishtomakejokesabouttheIrish.Passage6Peoplealwayswouldaskme:“Isheatrickoratreat?”Yousee,forme,HalloweenwasnotjustadaywhenIgot21.ItturnedouttobethedaythatIgotmylittlebrother.ItwasOctober1984.Imademymothersew（缝制）meapig22withacurlytailonthebackandmyfatherboughtmeapigsnout（猪嘴）towear.OnOctober31,mydadtookmearoundour23trick-or-treating.Iwasalittle24thatmymotherwasn'tcomingsinceshealwayshad25usinthepast,butoverthepastfew26mymotherhadbeenactingvery27.Shehadstartedtoget28,whichwasoddsincemymomhadalwaysbeensoskinny.Inthelastfewweeks,shehadgottensofatthatshehadto29inbed.Mydadseemedvery30thatshewasgettingfat,andevenmygrandparentscametoseehowfatshewas.Theyalsosaid:“It,sjust31.”ButIdidn,tfeelgreataboutmymombeingtoofattogotrick-or-treating.Aftergoingtojustafewhouses,mydadsaidwehadtogotothe32.Ididn,treallyunderstandwhy,butI33anyway.Wearrivedatthehospitalandallthe34cameuptocomplimentmypigcostume.Someofthem35gavemesomecandy.Mydadwas36ahospitalroomwithmymom.Soonhecameoutwithabig37.Ithoughtmaybethenurseshadgivenhimcandy,too.“Jonathan,”hesaid,“youhaveanewbabybrother.”Igottogoinandseemybrother.Hewastinyandhiseyeswereclosed,butIthoughthemustbe38sinceeveryonearoundhimcouldn,thelpsmiling.“Ababyon39,”oneofthenurseslaughedtome.“Doyouthinkheisatrickoratreat?”“40,he,satreat,”Ireplied.21.A.candyB.praiseC.partiesD.pumpkins22.A.bagB.costumeC.hatD.toy23.A.houseB.marketC.neighborhoodD.suburb24.A.worriedB.disappointedC.excitedD.cautious25.A.accompaniedB.directedC.droveD.served26.A.daysB.weeksC.monthsD.years27.A.calmlyB.weaklyC.impatientlyD.strangely28.A.strongerB.fatterC.prouderD.younger29.A.relaxB.readC.stayD.wait30.A.anxiousB.sorryC.happyD.surprised31.A.naturalB.funnyC.acceptableD.wonderful32.A.parkB.hospitalC.schoolD.factory33.A.wentalongB.lookedawayC.turnedbackD.movedaside34.A.teachersB.patientsC.guardsD.nurses35.A.justB.evenC.stillD.only36.A.insideB.aroundC.acrossD.outside37.A.cryB.boxC.smileD.camera9

A.comfortableB.magicalC.confusedD.trickyA.EasterB.ChristmasC.HalloweenD.ValentineA.AfterallAsusualInshortOfcoursePassage7A.comfortableB.magicalC.confusedD.trickyA.EasterB.ChristmasC.HalloweenD.ValentineA.AfterallAsusualInshortOfcourseReadyforexchange留学韩国，身临其境感受文化的碰撞。词数329建议阅读时间6分钟Studyinginaforeigncountryisaninterestingandunusualexperience,aslongasyouprepareaheadoftime.IwenttoSouthKoreafiveyearsagoasacollegeexchangestudent.Beforeleaving,Ididalotofresearchaboutthecountry.IfoundthatSouthKoreaisknownforthingssuchasmovies,educationandclothing.AlargenumberofpeopletravelstoSouthKoreatoo.Afterarrivingthere,Iinitially（最初）wenttoadormitory,whichwasmorelikeanapartment.Eachroomhaditsownbathroomandkitchen,andthereweresimplefoodsinsidethefridgelikeyogurtandbananas.Thedormitorywasonlytenminutes,walkfromthemainbuilding,whichmeantIcouldgetuplate.Butinfact,Ihadtowakeupandgotothecanteenforbreakfastat6:30sincetheclassbeganat7:30inthemorning.Breakfastformewasfixed—asandwich,aboiledegg,aboxofyogurtandsomewatermelon.That,sright,watermelon.FruitinSouthKoreaismainlyimported（进口），andthepriceisfarhigherthanthatofpork.Awatermelonisabout165yuan.Thereforeitwasaluxury（奢侈品）tohavewatermelonforbreakfasteveryday.10Atthebeginning,Itooklanguagecourseseveryday.Welearnedsimplewords,dialoguesandpronunciationrules.Theteacherwasveryresponsible,patientlyexplainingeachwordusingbodylanguageandsimpleEnglish.Likeindomestic（国内的）universities,aclasslastedfortwohourswithaten-minutebreak.Therewerevendingmachines（自动售货机）mainlysellingcoffeeinthecorridor.Koreancultureattaches（附力口）greatimportancetoetiquette（礼仪）.Itisstrictlyforbiddentousemobilephonesinclass.Andnomatterwhereyoumeetateacher,youmustbow（鞠躬）togreethimorher.Duringmystay,Ialsovisitedalotofscenicspots.Ifyouhaveachancetovisitaforeigncountry,makeapointofpreparingforitsothatyou,llknowwhattoexpect.Passage8Morethanjustadoll60岁的芭比娃娃见证对女性认知的变迁。词数348建议阅读时间7分钟Alotoftoyshavecomeandgoneoverthepast60years,butBarbie—shortforBarbara—hasalwayshadahomeontoystoreshelves.AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,however,“she”ismorethanjustatoy.Barbieisa“barometer（气压表）“ofsociety,schangingattitudestowardwomen.WhenBarbiewasfirstintroducedbyRuthHandler（1916—2002）,co-founderofUStoycompanyMattel,shehadgoodintentions.“Barbiehasalwaysrepresentedthefactthatawomanhaschoices,”accordingtoherautobiography（自传）,DreamDoll:TheRuthHandlerStory.Buttheearliestversions（版本）ofBarbiedidn,toffermuchchoiceatall.Barbiecamedressedeitherinasexyswimsuitorahousewife,soutfit（装束）.Fortunately,thefollowingdecadesshowedsomepositiveprogress,asMattelintroducedBarbiedollswithdifferentskincolorsandclothingforvariouscareersandhobbies.AnewhighpointcameonInternationalWomen,sDayof2018,whenthecompanylaunched（开发）alineof“Inspiring11Women”.Thedollsportray（描绘）famouswomenfromhistory,includinglegendary（传奇的）USpilotAmeliaEarhartandUKboxerNicolaAdams.ButeventhoughMattelseemedtohavegoodintentions,thisnewlineofdollswasn,tsafefromcriticism.UnliketherealNicolaAdams,forexample,thedollrepresentingherhasnomuscles.Instead,it,sdesignedwithaslimbody,justlikeeveryotherBarbie.AccordingtoIndependentreporterBibaKang,thisexactlyreflectstheworld,scurrentattitudetowardwomen.“We’reallowedtobefit,butwe,renotsupposedtobetoomuscular（肌肉发达的）.We,reallowedtobeclever,butsmartwomenaremeanttolooklikemodelswithglasseson.We'reallowedtobecreativeandartistic,butquicklybecome‘crazy5ifwestarttolooktooindividualisticorunkempt（邋遢的）,"shewrote.No,Barbieisn,tperfect.Butshe,sspentherlifeslowlychangingthenorm（固有规范）.Maybethat,sonethingrealwomencanrelateto.Passage9Anannualbasketballtradition大学生篮球联赛为什么在美国如此火爆？词数326建议阅读时间5分钟12AthleticAssociation（NCAA）holdsitschampionshiptournament（联赛）.Thisyear,itbeganonMarch17,featuringteamsfrom64schools.It,snosecretthatAmericanslovethespectacle（宏大场面）ofsports.Thisbasketballbonanza（幸运之事）issospectacularthatevencasual（普通的）fanscangetexcited.Itbeginswith350schoolsin32regionalgroups,called“conferences”.StartinginthefirstweekofMarch,theconferencesholdtheirowntournamentsandthewinnersgetinvitedtotheNCAAtournament.Theother32teams,whoplayedwellduringtheseason,areinvitedbyacommittee（委员会）.Next,thecommitteeputstheteamsintofourgroupsof16.Theteamsarerankedintheirgroups.No1-rankedteamsalwaysplayagainstNo16,No2againstNo15,No3againstNo14—yougettheidea!Withthematch-upsset,madnesstakesover.Inthetournament,sbiggesttradition,peopleofallagestrytoguessthewinnersofeverytournamentgame.Somepeoplemakebetswiththeirclassmatesorco-workers,whileothersjustdoitforfun.Eachcorrectpickearnspoints,andthepersonwiththemostpointswinsthecontest.Becauseofthis,peoplewanttowatchandcheereverygame.Withsomanytea