高三二轮阅读理解

高三第二轮复习

阅读理解及答案

（1）

Ourbodyclock,ornaturalbodyrhythm,influencesourenergyandalertness.Paying

attentiontoitcanhelpuschoosethesuitabletimeofdaywhenwebestperformspecific

tasks.

Thereality,however,isthatmostofusorganizetheirtimearoundworkdemands,

schooldeadlines»commutingorsocialevents.Doingwhateveryourbodyfeelslikedoingisa

luxuryintoday'sfast-pacedmodernsociety.

Butthatdoesn*tmeanitisn*tworthtrying.Obeyingourbodyclockhassignificant

healthbenefits.Disruptingournaturalbodyrhythm,ontheotherhand9hasbeenlinkedto

problemssuchasdepressionyobesity,orheadache9saysSteveKey,abiologyprofessor.

Whenthebodyclockcansynchronize（使...同步）therhythmsofitsnaturalprocesses,

it“givesusanadvantageindailylife"，saysKey.

Accordingtohim,whenitcomestocognitive（认知的）work,mostadultsperformbest

inthelatemorning.Asourbodytemperaturestartstorisejustbeforeawakeninginthe

morningandcontinuestoincreaseuntilmidday,ourmemory,alertnessandconcentration

graduallyimprove.

However,headds>ourabilitytoconcentratetypicallystartstodecreasesoon

thereafter.Mostofusaremoreeasilydistracted（分心）betweennoonand4pm.

Alertnessalsotendstofallaftereatingamealandsleepinesstendstopeakaround2pm,

makingthatagoodtimeforanap.

Surprisingly,tirednessmayincreaseourcreativepowers.Formostadultsyproblems

thatrequireopenendedthinkingareoftenbestdealtwithintheeveningwhentheyaretired,

accordingtoastudyinthejournalThinking&Reasoning.

Whenchoosingatimeofdaytoexercise,payingattentiontoyourbodyclockcan

improveresults.Physicalperformanceisusuallybestfromabout3to6pm,saysMichael

Smolensky>aprofessorofbiomedicalengineering.

Ofcourse,noteveryone*sbodyclockisthesame,makingitevenhardertosynchronize

naturalrhythmswithdailyplans.

51.Ifweknowournaturalbodyrhythmwell,wecan,

A.findoutthesuitabletimetodospecifictasks

B.organizeourtimearoundworkdemands

C.dowhateverourbodyfeelslikedoing

D.besuretobehealthy

52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Ouralertnessisinfluencedbyournaturalbodyrhythm

B.Doingwhateveryourbodyfeelslikeisverydifficultinourmodernsociety.

C.Obeyingourbodyclockisgoodforourhealth.

D・Disruptingournaturalbodyrhythmcanleadtoobesity.

53.AccordingtoSteveKey,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Whenourbodydocksynchronizestherhythmsofitsnaturalprocesses,wecando

better.

B.Whenitcomestocognitive（认知的）work,mostpeopleperformbestinthelate

morning.

C.Asbodytemperaturerisesbeforeawakeninginthemorning,ourconcentration

graduallyimproves.

D.Weconcentratebetterinthelatemorningthanbetweennoonand4pm.

54.Inspiration（灵感）tosolveadifficultproblemwillmostprobablycometous.

A.whenwegetupinthemorning

B・whenwearetiredintheevening

C.whenwearefullofenergyinthelatemorning

D.whenweareasleepatnight

55.Whichofthefollowingcanbethesuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Whatisnaturalbodyrhythm?

B.Naturalbodyrhythmisgoodforus.

C.Somethingaboutnaturalbodyrhythm.

D.Thelatestresearchaboutnaturalbodyrhythm.

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SwissInternationalAirlines(SWISS)willintroducedailynon-stopflightsbetween

BeijingandZurich.

ThenewservicetothefinancialcenterofSwitzerlandisexpectedtostarton

Dec.12,2012,whichmarksanexpansionofservicesfortheChinesemarket.InMay2008,

SWISSalreadystarteddirectflightstoShanghai.

ThefirstflighttoEuropehasaspecialpriceof2,680yuan,whichdoesnotincludetaxes

andfuelsurcharges.

“IamdelightedtheairlinesofSwitzerlandcancontributetogrowingeconomicties

betweenthetwocountrieswithnewdailyflightsscheduled9"saysSWISSCEOHarry

Hohmeister.

“Wearewitnessingagrowingdemandfortouristtravelinbothdirections.”

ApartfromShanghaiandHongKong,BeijingwillbethethirdChinesedestinationfor

SWISS.

ThenewroutemarksareturntoBeijingforSWISS：theairlinespreviouslyflewtothe

ChinesecapitalaslateasJune2003.

SWISSwillinitiallyoperateitsnewdailynon-stopBeijing-Zurichflightswithan

AirbusA340-300(219seats)andAirbus:A330-300(236seats)air-crafts.

ThemodernSWISSbusinessclassoffersthemostsuitablecomfortssincetheseatscan

beadjustedintoatwo-meter-longbed.

Seatingfirmnessandsoftnesscanbeadjustedthankstoaircushions.

WiththeintroductionofthenewSWISSservicefromBeijing,theLufthansaGroup

AirlinesmayattractmoreChinesecustomerswhentravelingtoEurope.

SWISS.LufthansaandAustrianAirlinesalreadyconnectfiveChinesecitieswith

Europeandbeyond.

ThisairlinesgroupistheleadingEuropeanairlinesnetworkintheChinesemarket.

Inthesummerof2011,theLufthansaGroupoperated78weeklyflightsfromChina

includingHongKongtoEurope.

SWISSispartoftheLufthansaGroupaswellasamemberoftheStarAlliance>the

world'sbiggestairlinesgrouping.

56.Accordingtothepassage,fromDec.12,2012,.

A.itwillonlytakeusadaytoflyfromBeijingtoZurich

B.wecanflydirectlyfromBeijingtoZurich

C.thefirstflightfromBeijingtoEuropewillonlycostyou2,680yuan

D.thedirectflighttoShanghaistartedbySWISSwillbecanceled

57.Whyisthenewflightadded?

A.SWISSwantstooffergoodservicetoChinesepeople.

B.SWISSwantstocontributetogrowingeconomictiesbetweenthetwocountries

C.Thereisagrowingdemandfortouristtravelinbothdirections.

D.SWISSwantstocreatemoreopportunityforpeopletowork.

58.What'sspecialabouttheAirbusofthenewflight?

A.TheAirbuscancarrymorepassengersthanotherplanes.

B.Theseatsinitcanbeadjustedintocomfortablebeds.

C.Itoffersallkindsofservicesforpassengerstochoosefrom.

D.Ithastwokindsofaircushionsonitsseats.

59.What**thesrightrelationbetweenSWISS,LufthansaandAustrianAirlines?

A.SWISSisthecustomeroftheLufthansaGroupAirlines

B.AustrianAirlinesisapartofSWISS.

C.SWISSispartoftheLufthansaGroup.

D.SWISSbelongstoAustrianAirlines.

60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.SWISSalreadystarteddirectflightstoShanghai.

B.SWISSaddsdirectflightsfromBeijingtoEurope.

C.BeijingwillbethethirdChinesedestinationforSWISS.

D.SWISSistheworldsbi*ggestairlinesgrouping.

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WelcometoAustralia

TheGreatOutdoors

Australiaistheworld'soldestcontinentandindigenousAustralianshaveoneofthe

world'soldestculture.

InAustraliayouwillseeuniqueplantsandanimalsandsomeofthemostbeautiful

sceneryintheworld.Manyparkshaveinformationcentresofferingadviceonwheretogo,

whattoseeandhowtoseeit-forbothyourpersonalsafetyandtoprotectoursensitive,

naturalenvironment.

BanksandMoneyMatters

Banksaregenerallyopenbetween9:30amand4pmonMondaytoThursdayand

9:30amand5pmonFriday.

Foreigncurrencyortraveller'schequescanbechangedatallbanksandsomeofthe

largerhotels.Therearecurrencyexchangefacilitiesatallinternationalairports.

Takecare!Oursunlightisverystrongandyoucangetsunburnt.

Forbestsunprotection,itisadvisabletowear:

•Abroad-brimmedhat

•Ashirtwithacollarandsleeves

•Sunscreenwithhighprotectionfactor.

Swimming

Wehavesomanybeautifulplacestoswim-beaches,lakes,riversandcreeks.

•Manyofourwatersaresafeforswimming,butifyouhaveanydoubts,askbefore

enteringthewater.

•Mostofourpopularoceanbeacheshavepatrolswithlife-savingservice.Redand

yellowflagsmarktheareathatyouareadvisedtoswimwithin.

・Iftherearenoflagsandnolifeguardsonthebeach,talktolocalpeopleaboutthe

bestareastoswim.

StayingSafeontheRoads

•Australiansdriveontheleft-handsideoftheroad.

•Forsafety,everyoneinthecar,includingchildren,mustwearaseatbelt.

•Motorcyclistsandbicyclistsarerequiredtowearahelmet.

•Watchoutfornativeanimalscrossingtheroads,especiallyatnight.Roadsignsare

erectedinplaceswhereanimalsarecommonlyseen.

41.Whatisthebesttitleofthethirdpartofthepassage?

A.TheSunB.EnjoytheSun

C.WarningD.OutdoorActivities

42.IfyouarriveinSydneyat5:10pmonFriday,wherecanyouprobablygetyourmoney

changedonthatday?

A.Atabank.B.Atanyhotel.

C.AtastoreD.Attheairport

43.Whatadvicecanyougetattheparkinformationcentre?

A.Adviceonhowtowearabroad-brimmedhat.

B.Adviceonhowtodrivesafelyinthepark.

C.Adviceonhowtoprotectourenvironment

D.Adviceonwheretogotoseeakangaroo.

44.Howcanyouensureyoursafetywhenswimming?

A.Youcanswiminwhicheverlakeyoulike

B.Youshouldswimwiththelifeguard.

C.Youcanswimwherethereareredflags.

D.Alwaysfindalocalpersontoaskabouthowtoswim.

45.Whichofthefollowingwordmightbetheclosestinmeaningwiththeunderlinedword

“erected”？

A.setupB.protectedC.stoodD.noticed

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Iarrivedlateonenightonabusinesstrip,soIdecidedtohavedinnerinthehotel.AsI

wasfinishingmymeal,anelderlycouplecameintodine.Theywereholdinghandsandhad

lovelysmilesontheirfaces.Theysatthreetablesfromme.Iwasamazedatthelovethey

showedforeachother.Itseemedtostrikemegreatly,becauseitwasshortlyafterendinga

20-yearmarriageandIstillhadpaininmyheart.

Mywaiterwasalsotheirwaiter.AsIpaidmybill,Iinquiredastowhattheirbillwas.He

informedme,andIgavehim$40topaytheirbill.HeaskedifIknewthemandItoldhim

"No,Ijustwantedtorepaythemforthelovethattheywereshowingtoeachother,Mand

thenIdeparted.

ThenextdayIenteredtherestauranttodinebeforemydeparture.AfterIhadbeen

seated,thewaiterwhoservedmethenightbeforetoldmethatthestrangestthinghappened

afterIlefttherestaurant.Whentheelderlycouplewenttopayfortheirmeal,theywere

informedthatithadbeenpaid.Whentheyinquiredwhohaddonethis,thehostesstoldthem

theyhadnoideawhoIwas,justretellingwhatIsaid.

Thecouplewereamazed.Theylookedaround,askedforthebilloftwoyoungcouples

whowereseatedtogether,paidtheirbillanddeparted,saying"LovebegetsLove”，tothe

amazementofthehostessandwaiter.

Ismiledandsaid,"That'snice,“andproceededtoordermymeal.

About45minuteslater,Ifinishedmymealandwasabouttoheadout,butmywaiterwas

nowheretobefound.Iwaitedandwaitedandfinallywalkedovertothehostessand

explainedthatIneededtopayformymealandhurrytotheairport.Shesmiledand

explainedthatIwouldnothavetopayformymeal,becauseboththewaiterandshefelt

compelledtopaymybillduetothejoythatwasbroughttothefacesoftheelderlycouple

andtheamazementoftheyoungcouples.

WhenItoldherthattheydidn'thavetodothat,shesaidwithasmile,"Lovebegets

Love."

36.Thewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassageisto.

A.suggestloveneverdies

B.shareaninterestingexperience

C.encourageustohelppeopleinneed

D.proveashowoflovereallymakesadifference

37.Whydidtheelderlycouplepaythebillofthetwoyoungcouples?

A.Becausetheywerealwaysreadytohelppoorpeople.

B.Becausetheywerehappytopassthelovetheygained.

C.Becausetheyinvitedtheyoungpeopletothemeal.

D.Becausetheydidn'twanttotaketheadvantageofthewriter'sgenerosity.

38.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword''compelled''in

thispassage?

A.obligedB.forcedC.satisfiedD.determined

39.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory?

A.Thewriterdidallthistoprovehisbeliefinlove.

B.Theyoungcouplespaidthebillofothercustomersintherestaurant.

C.Thewaiterleftonpurposeandmadethewriterstayalonetotesthim.

D.Thelovebetweentheelderlycoupledeeplytouchedthewriterwhowassingle.

40.Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestexplainthethemeofthestory?

A.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C.Asamansows,soshallhereap（收获）.

D.Loveme,lovemydog.

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Whentimesgettough,wealllookforwaystocutback.Whenwe'rehungry,weeatat

homeinsteadofgoingout.Wetakebusesinsteadoftaxis.Andwewearourolddesigned

jeansjustafewmonthslonger.Withcollegeexpensesatall-timehighs,highschoolstudents

areeagertodoanythingtocutthecostofauniversityeducation.

Onecost-cuttingproposalistoallowcollegestudentstogetabachelor'sdegreeinthree

yearsinsteadoffour.Educationalinstitutionshavebeenactivelyexploringwaystomakethe

learningprocessmoreefficient.Butthere'saquestion:Wouldthequalityofundergraduate

educationsuffer?FewUSuniversitieshaveformallyapprovedauthree-yeardegree“model.

IdoubtthatmainstreamNorthAmericancollegeswillcarryoutathree-yearcurriculum

（课程）anytimesoon.Foronething,mostuniversitiesalreadyallowhighlyqualifiedstudents

tograduateearlybytestingoutofcertainclassesandobtaininganumberofcollegecredits.

Inaddition,atfamousuniversities,thecommitteewhodeterminewhichcoursesarerequired

andwhichcoursesareselectiveareunlikelytosuddenly“throwout”onequarterofthe

requiredcredits.Professorswillresist“diluting（稀释）"thequalityoftheeducationthey

offer.

Inmyopinion,aqualityfour-yeareducationisalwayssuperiortoaqualitythree-year

education.Acollegeeducationrequiressufficienttimeforastudenttobecomeskilledin

theirmajoranddocourseworkinfieldsoutsidetheirmajor.Itisnotagoodideatowater

downeducation,anymorethanit'snotagoodideatowaterdownmedicine.Ifwewantto

helpstudentsfindtheirwaythroughuniversity,weshouldhelpthemunderstandearlyon

whatknowledgeandskillstheyneedtohaveupongraduation.Weshouldallowstudentsto

testoutofasmanycoursesaspossible.Weshouldgivethemachancetoearnmoneyas

interns（实习生）inmeaningfulpart-timejobsthatrelatetotheiruniversitystudies,suchas

thefive-yearco-opprogramatNortheasternUniversity.

41.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.IfstimetoshortenthelearningprocessB.Bestcollegeeducationtakesplace

overtime

C.UniversityeducationshouldbewatereddownD.Collegeeducationcallsforreform

42.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.mostAmericanuniversitiesareagainstthe“three-yeardegree“model

B.manyfamousUSuniversitiesareconsideringadoptingtheuthree-yeardegree”model

C.professorsarewillingtoacceptthe“three-yeardegree”model

D.Theuthree-yeardegree”modelcanmakecollegelearningmoreefficient

43.InmostUSuniversities,・

A.collegestudentsareofferedtheco-opprogram

B.selectivecreditsmakeuponequarteroftherequiredcredits

C.allstudentsarerequiredtofinishfour-yeareducationbeforegraduation

D.someexcellentstudentscangraduateaheadoftime

44.Wecaninferthat.

A.theauthorisacollegeprofessor

B.theauthorthinksthecostofauniversityeducationistoohighforpeopletoafford

C.theauthorconsiderstheuniversityeducationqualityveryimportant

D.theauthorpaysspecialattentiontothelifeskillsofcollegestudents

45.Thefirstparagraphservesasa（n）・

A.explanationB.definitionC.introductionD.comment

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Doctorshavelongknownthatmenandwomenexperiencetheirbluesdifferently.Yet

whendoctorsdesignedtheguidebooktheyusetodiagnose（诊断）psychiatricdiseases,they

madethedescriptionsgender-neutral.Today,evidenceismountingthatinturningablind

eyetogender,theyareactuallydoingtheirpatientsadisservice.Asmoreresearchers

investigatesexdifferencesindepression,theinescapableconclusionisthatgenderinfluences

everyaspectofthesedisorders.

Morerecently,researchershavestartedtostudythedeeperdifferences.Perhapsthe

mostimportantofthese,andtheonemostfrequentlymisunderstoodbypeopleofboth

genders,isthedifferenceinsymptomsexpressedbywomenandmen.Forwomen,the

primaryemotionofdepressionisusuallysadness.Formen,itismoretypicallyangeror

irritability,oftencoupledwithrecklessness（坐立不安）.Asaresult,manywomenandmen,

includingdepressedmen,mistakemaledepressionforgeneralfrustrationandrestlessness

ratherthanaseriousdisorder.Depressedmenarealsomuchlesslikelytoseekhelpthan

depressedwomen,andtheyaremuchmorelikelytohurtthemselves.

Thebigquestioniswhetherthedifferencesareamatterofnatureornurture（后天养育）.

Someresearchersbelievethebrainchemistryofdepressionisthesameinmenandwomen

butthatsocialstandardsdonotletmenexpresssadness,sotheyoftenhavedifficultyclearly

expressingtheirsymptoms."They'llsay,'I'mnotgettingasmuchdone/or'Ikeepgetting

intofightswithmygirlfriend/ratherthan'Pmsad,'"saysSamCochran,directorof

counselingattheUniversityofIowa."Butoncewegetpastthat,thesymptomsarepretty

muchthesameasforthefemalepatients.”

Cochranandotherswhoemphasizetheimportanceofculturalinfluencesare

increasinglyintheminority.Anevergrowingbodyofevidencesuggeststhatbiologysets

menandwomenapartinwaysthathaverealconsequencesformoodandbehavior.Not

surprisingly,thesedifferencesemergefromtheverysubstancesthatdefinegenderinthe

firstplace:sexhormones(激素).

Understandingtheeffectsofthesehormonesonthebrainmaybetheonlywaytomake

surethateverydepressedpatientgetstherighttreatment.Thebiochemistryofsexhormones

inthebrain,however,isdifficulttostudybecausethehormonesthemselvesarehardto

measureandtheireffectsaresowidespread.Buttheevidenceisstrongforaprimaryrolein

grossbrainphysiology.Themalebraintendstobelargerthanthefemalebrainandmatures

moreslowly.

51.Whatdidtheauthorsayoftheactionofdescribingthesymptomsgender-neutral?

A.Itisquitereasonablefortheclinicianstomakeitgender-neutral.

B.Cliniciansareunawareofthedifferentresponsesmaleandfemalemake.

C.Doctorsshouldhavemadetherealconditionsknowntothepublic.

D.Itisbetterifpatientscouldlearnthetruthfromtheresearchers.

52.Accordingtothepassage,whenitcomestodepression,men.

A.wouldsharehisownsorrowswithhisfriends

B.actuallyneedimmediatehelpfromothers

C.arelesslikelytoexpresshisangerthanwomen

D.aremistakenbecauseoftheirfrustration

53.Forthosebelievinginnurturetheory,menwouldhavetheseresponsesbecause.

A.menarenormallyexpectedtobestrongerthanwomenare

B.sexhormoneshaveabiggerimpactonmenthanonwomen

C.menarelesslikelytobeinfluencedbytraditionalbeliefs

D.men'sshynesspreventthemselvesfromexpressingtheiremotions

54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Morescientistsbelieveitisnurturethatleadstothevariationsinsymptoms.

B.Theeffectsofsexhormonesondepressionsymptomsarehardtostudy.

C.Ittakesmenfarmoretimetogetmaturethanwomen.

D.Scientistsdidexperimentsonanimalreactionsbecauseitwashardtomeasure

hormones.

55.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Sexmattersinunderstandingdepressionsymptoms.

B.Howdifferentpeoplesufferfromdepression.

C.Reasonsforourblues.

D.Differenttheoriesinexplainingdepressionsymptoms.

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Asdemandforpowerandfuelgrowssteadilyinthecomingdecades,wemustconsider

everypossibleenergysourceonhandifwe*retomeettheworld'sneeds.Andbecauseclean

naturalgasisfoundingreatplenty,thereislittledoubtthatitwillplayamajorroleonthe

worldenergystageinthiscentury,muchlikeoildidinthelast.But,likeoil,gasreservesare

concentratedinjustafewplacesintheworld,usuallyfarfromwherethey*reneededmost.

Andthat'sonlypartofthechallenge.Theworldhashadwellover100yearstosearchforoil

andtobuildthenecessaryfacilitiestobringittomarket;thenaturalgasfacilities,

particularlywhenitcomestoliquefied（液化）naturalgas（LNG）,arenotnearlyas

developed.

Sowhatneedstobedone?Onthesupplyside,producingnationsneedpoliciesthat

allowforbetterdevelopmentoftheirnaturalgasinanopen,stablebusinessenvironment,

notoneinwhichtherulesofthegamechangewithoutwarning.Thegovernmentsof

consumingnations,ontheotherhand,mustmakepoliciesforsustainable（可持续的）

developmenttoensurethey'llhaveenoughsuppliesinthefuture.Thatmeansbuildingthe

relatedfacilities,includingLNGstations.This,inturn,willrequirecoastalareastoallow

thesenecessary,butnotnecessarilypretty,facilitiestobebuiltintheirbackyards.And

energycompanieshavearesponsibilitytobegoodneighborsinthoseareasbyoperating

thesefacilitiesresponsiblyandsafely.Theymustalsocontinuetoputinthebillionsof

dollarsneededtobuildthecomplextransportandstoragefacilitiesrequiredtobringmore

gastomarket.

Expandinganddiversifying（使多样化）energysourcesbyusingmorenaturalgascould

leadtolowerfuelpricesandtogreaterenergysecurity.We'vetakensomeofthestepstoget

started,butweneedyourhelptogettherestoftheway.

41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Gasplayedamajorpartinthe20thcentury.

B・Gasreservesarewidelyspreadaroundtheworld.

C.Naturalgasfacilitiesarefarfromsatisfactory.

D.Necessaryfacilitiesarereadytobringgastomarket.

42.Theunderlinedword“one”（inParagraph2）refersto.

A.agassupplysideB.apolicyforgasdevelopment

C.agasconsumingnationD.abusinessenvironment

43.Consumingnationsofnaturalgasneedto,

A.havelong-termpoliciesforgassupplyB.openmarketsintheirbackyards

C.buildprettyfacilitiesalongthecoastD.changetherulesofthegame

44.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.warnpeopleofthelackofpowerandfuel

B.discusstheimportanceofoilandnaturalgas

C.instructpeoplehowtomakeuseofenergysources

D.callforbetteruseanddevelopmentofnaturalgas

45.Thepassagemightbefollowedbyaparagraphabout.

A.whichcountriesareingreatneedofgasB.whereenergysourcesare

concentrated

C.whatkindofhelpyoucanofferD.whatproblemsofenergysourceswe

mayface

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IcarryaRubik'sCube（魔方）inmybackpack.Solvingitquicklyisaterrific

conversationstarter.Iusuallyaskpeopletotryitfirst.Theyjustturnthecubeoverintheir

hands,notevenknowingwheretobegin.Thafsexactlywhatitwaslikeformetolearnhow

toread.Lettersandwordswereoutoforder.NothingmadesensebecauseIamdyslexic.

TheRubik'sCubehasmademebelievethatsometimesyouhavetotakeafewsteps

backinordertomoveforward.ThiswasareflectionofmyownlifewhenIhadtoleave

publicschoolafterthefourthgrade.It'sembarrassingtoadmit,butIstilllcouldn'talways

spellmyfullnamecorrectly.Asafifth-graderatanewschoolspecializinginvvhafscalled

^language-processingdisorder”,Ihadtostartover.Ithenspentthenextfouryearslearning

howtolearnandfindstrategiesthatallowedmetoreturntomydistricfshighschoolwith

theabilitytocommunicatemyideasandexpressmyintelligence.

Now,Icaneasilysolvethe5x5x5.1discoverthatjustbeforeitissolved,aproblemcan

looklikeamess,andthensuddenlyyoucanfindthesolution.EarlyinmyRubik'scareer,I

becamesofrustratedthatItookthecubeapartandrebuiltit.Ibelievethatsometimesyou

havetolookdeeperandfindanswersinunexpectedplaces.TheRubik'scubetaughtmethat

toaccomplishsomethingbig,ithelpstobreakitdownintosmallpieces.Ilearnedthatit's

importanttospendalotoftimethinking,totrytofindconnectionsandpatterns.Ibelieve

thattherearesurprisesaroundthecorner.

Likelifeitself,theRubik'scubecanbefrustratingpuzzle.SoeverydayIcarrya

Rubik'scubeinmybackpackasareminderthatIcanachievemygoalsynomatterwhat

obstaclesIface.

46.TheauthortooktheRubik'sCubeapartbecause.

A.hecouldn'tworkouthowtosolveitB.hehateditandwantedtodestroyedit

C.hewantedtolearnhowtorebuilditD.hewaseagertofindthe

connections

47.Theunderlinedword“dyslexic”inParagraph1probablymeansapersonwhohas

troublewith.

A.rememberingB.readingC.speakingD.listening

48.Whydidtheauthorl