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卷蜴合练习:阅ii+阅读七选五+书达
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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AshokGadgethasspentthepastthreedecadeshelpingpeoplein
need—andhehasnoplanstostop.OnMay2,Gadgetwonthe$100,000
Emerson-MITAwardforGlobalInnovation.Eachyear,thehonorisgivento
aninventorwhohasimprovedthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountries.
Gadgetsinventionshavehelpedmorethan100millionpeoplearoundthe
world.
GadgetisaprofessorandphysicistattheUniversityofCalifornia.When
he'snotteaching,heworkstofindsolutionstoglobalproblemssuchas
energyefficiencyandwatersafety.Hechoosestofocusonproblemswhere
hisknowledgeofsciencecanhelp.
Inthe1980s,hecameupwithaprogramtomakeenergy-efficientlight
bulbsmoreaffordableforpeopleindevelopingcountries.Theninthe1990s,
Gadgetdesignedhisfirstlife-savinginvention,UVWaterworks.Thedevice
killsdeadlydisease——carryinggerms(病菌)fromdrinkingwater.Itcostsjust
onecenttocleanfivelitersofwater.Gadgetwasinspiredtofindan
inexpensivesolutiontothecleanwatercrisisaftermorethan10,000people
inhishomecountryofIndiadiedfromanoutbreakofBengalcholera,in1993.
Thediseaseisspreadthroughcontaminatedfoodanddrinkingwater.Sofar,
theinventionhasprovidedsafedrinkingwatertomorethanfivemillionpeople
inpoorareas.
Asaprofessor,Gadgetencourageshisstudentstostaypositiveabout
findingsolutionstohardproblems."Beoptimisticwhenyoutryahard
problem,“hesays.ulfswhenyousolvealargeproblemthatyoucanhavea
bigimpactontheworld."
4.GadgetwasgivenEmerson-MITAwardfor.
A.histeachingexperienceB.hisnewphysicalresearch
C.hisvastknowledgeD.hishelpfulinventions
5.WhatcanwelearnaboutUVWaterworks?
A.ItsGadgetsfirstinvention.
B.It'susedtocleanwater.
C.ItwasdesignedforGadgetshomecountry.
D.Itsaved10,000peopleintotal.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"contaminated"inParagraph3probably
mean?
A.Wasted.B.Consumed.
C.Polluted.D.Packed.
7.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Gadgetencourageshisstudents.
A.tolearnlessonsfromfailures
B.tofindproblemsinpeacefullife
C.tomakeinventionstohelppoorpeople
D.tobeconfidentwhenfacingdifficulties
TheSpanishsculptorIsaacCordialseesthecityashisplayground.He
specializesinminiature,astreetartoftenrepresentingasocialcommentary
asacriticalobservationoncapitalism,powerandsoon.
Cordialfirstmodelsthesculpturesinclaythenreproducesthemincement
(水泥)about15cminheight.
"Asamaterial,cementseemsverysymbolicbecauseitisoneofourmost
recognizablefootprintsagainstnature,"hesays."Todaywehavebeentoo
usedtocementcityhabitat."
Forseveralyearshe'sbeenworkingontheproject,CementEclipses,
referringtothestatewhenabuildingcoversthesun:"It'sacriticalreflection
ontheideaofprogress."
ThesetinycementfigureshaveappearedincitiesacrossEurope,found
sittingontopofbussheltersordrowninginthegrasslandofthebigcity."The
streetbecameaperfectsettinginwhichIcouldfindenoughlandscapesfor
them.Duetotheirsmallsizeandcolor,theygoreallywellintotheurban
environment.Theyevennormallygounseenbypassersby.I'mvery
interestedinthatmomentofsurprisewhensomeoneaccidentallydiscovers
them,"hesays.
"Nowadaysthereisafearofnotbeingseeninthepublicarea,so
everythingisalwaysbigandbold.Webecomeaproductofthisanddonot
focusonasmuch.Ithinkitisgoodtopayattentiontosmalldetails.Myworkis
arewardforthosewhodoitandallowsustounderstandandchangethe
worldwehavecreatedinadifferentangle,"Cordialsays.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordi,miniature^^inParagraph1referto?
A.Tinysculpture.B.Smallplayground.
C.Socialcomments.D.Criticalobservation.
9.WhatisCordialsattitudetowardcementcityhabitat?
A.Cautious.B.Critical.
C.Ambiguous.D.Supportive.
10.WhatdoesCordialintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Bigthingsinpublicareattractive.
B.Weneedtofocusonthedetailsofworks.
C.Beingsmallmaybeafearinpublic.
D.Hisworkhelpsustoseetheworlddifferently.
11.Whatdoesthetextmainlyabout?
A.Waystobeasculptor.
B.Cordialandhisstreetart.
C.Materialsusedforsculptures.
D.Reflectionsoncityprogress.
UniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaythatforthefirsttimetheyhave
linkedsocialmediausetoincreasesindepressionandloneliness.Theidea
thatsocialmediaisanythingbutsocialwhenitcomestomentalhealthhas
beentalkedaboutforyears,butnotmanystudieshavemanagedtoactually
linkthetwo.Todothat,Pennresearchers,ledbypsychologistMelissaHunt,
designedastudythatfocusedonWeChat,SnapchatandIntegra.
Thestudywasconductedwith143participants,whobeforetheybegan,
completedamoodsurveyandsentalongphotosoftheirbatteryscreens,
showinghowoftentheywereusingtheirphonestoaccesssocialmedia.l,We
setouttodoamuchmorecompletestudywhichattemptstoimitatereallife,“
Huntsaid.
Thestudydividedtheparticipantsintotwogroups:Thefirstgroupwas
allowedtomaintaintheirnormalsocialmediahabits.Theother,thecontrol
group,wasrestrictedto10minutesperdayonsocialmedia.Therestrictions
wereputinplaceforthreeweeksandthentheparticipantsreturnedandwere
testedforoutcomessuchasfearofmissingout,anxiety,depressionand
loneliness.
Theresultsshowedaveryclearlinkbetweensocialmediauseand
increasedlevelsofdepressionandloneliness."Usinglesssocialmediathan
younormallydowouldleadtosignificantdecreasesinbothdepressionand
loneliness,"Huntsaid.
SocialmediainviteswhatHuntcalls"downwardsocialcomparison".
"Whenyou'reonline,itcansometimesseemthateveryoneelseiscoolerand
havingmorefunandincludedinmorethingsandyou'releftout,“Huntsaid.
Andthat'sjustgenerallydiscouraging."Everyminuteyouspendonlineisa
minuteyouarenotdoingyourworkornotmeetingafriendfordinneror
havingadeepconversationwithyourroommate.Andthesereallifeactivities
aretheonesthatcanencourageself-esteemandself-worth,"Huntadded.
"Peopleareontheirdevices,andthat'snotgoingtochange,"shesaid.
Butasinlife,abitofcontrolgoesalongway.
12.Beforethestudywasconducted,theparticipantscompletedasurvey
to.
A.imitatepeoplesreallife
B.linklonelinesstodepression
C.showtheiruseofsocialmedia
D.provesocialmediaisimportant
13.Theresultsofthestudyshowedusinglesssocialmediawouldresultin
A.peoplesfearofmissingout
B.higherlevelsofdepression
C.obviousreliefinloneliness
D.lowerlevelsofhappiness
14.InHuntsopinion,whichactivitybenefitsmoretomentalhealth?
A.Hikingoutwithfriends.
B.Takingashortholidayalone.
C.Playingcomputergamesinsparetime.
D.Usingsocialmediaandhavingfun.
15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.AStudyonSocialMedia
B.HowtoImproveMentalHealth
C.PeopleAddictedtoSocialMedia
D.SocialMediaInfluencesMentalHealth
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有
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