街头表演高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 158

2021年1月20日发(作者：hold怎么读)
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析
Day 158

Passage 1

Runners
who
encounter
visual
and
auditory(
听觉的
)
distractions
may
be
more
likely to suffer leg injuries, according to a research by the Association of Academic
Physiatrists
in
Las
Vegas.
Runners
often
seek
distractions
from
the
task
at
hand.
Whether it is music, texting, daydreaming, taking in the sights, or propping a book up
on the treadmill(
跑步机
), more often than not a distraction is welcome. But, researchers
from the University of Florida have recently discovered that those distractions may lead
to injury.

Daniel
Herman,
MD,
PhD,
assistant
professor
at
University
of
Florida,
and
his
team conducted a research on the effect of visual and auditory distractions on 14 runners
to determine what effect, if any, these distractions would have on things such as heart
rate, how much a runner breathes per minute, how much oxygen is consumed by the
body, the speed in which runners apply force to their bodies, and the force the ground
applies to the runners’ bodies when they come in contact with it.

The runners were all injury free at the time of the study and ran 31 miles each week.
Dr. Herman’s team had each participant run on a treadmill three separate times. The
first
time
was
without
any
distractions. The
second
time
added
a
visual
distraction,
during
which
the
runners
concentrated
on
a
screen
displaying
different
letters
in
different colors with the runners having to note when a specific letter-color combination
appeared. The third time added an auditory distraction similar to the visual distraction,
with the runners having to note when a particular word was spoken by a particular voice.


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When
compared
to
running
without
distractions,
the
participants
had
faster
application of force to their left and right legs, called loading rate, with auditory and
visual
distractions.
They
also
experienced
an
increased
amount
of
force
from
the
ground on both legs, called ground reaction force, with auditory distractions. Finally,
the
runners
tended
to
breathe
heavier
and
have
higher
heart
rates
with
visual
and
auditory distractions than without any distractions at all.

“Running
in
environments
with
different
distractions
may
unfavorably
affect
running performance and injury risk,” explains Dr. Herman. “Sometimes these things
cannot be avoided, but you may be able to minimize potentially cumulative(
累积的
)
effects. For example, when running a new route in a noisy environment such as during
a destination marathon, you may want to skip listening to something which may require
more attention—like a new song playlist.”

Dr. Herman’s team will continue to investigate the potential relationship between
distracted
running
and
leg
injuries,
and
any
effect
this
relationship
has
on
different
training techniques that use auditory or visual cues(
暗示
).

1. Paragraph 2 tells us the research ______.

A. process

C. questions

B. results

D. reflection

2. Based on the research, runners with auditory distractions tended to ______.

A. breathe heavier and have lower heart rates

B. get an increased amount of ground reaction force

C. apply more force with less oxygen consumption


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D. gain a faster speed with slower loading rates

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Running with distractions becomes uncommon nowadays.

B. Listening to a new song while running guarantees performance.

C. Runners are more likely to get injured in an environment without distractions.

D. Runners are advised to minimize distractions in a destination marathon.

4. What is probably the next task for Dr. Herman’s team?

A. What determines training techniques.

B. How distractions should be used in training.

C. Why runners use auditory and visual cues.

D. What effective ways can cure leg injuries.


Passage 2

Christmas Traditions

The Origin of Christmas

Since about 400 AD, Christmas Day has been celebrated on 25th December. This
date
was
the
old
mid-winter
festival
in
pre- Christian
times,
around
the
time
of
the
longest night and the shortest day. Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions:
Christmas trees, cards and presents.

Presents and shopping

Shops can make about 60 percent of their year’s income in the three months before
Christmas.
So
most
shops
get
ready
for
it
in
October.
The
shopping
centres
are

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beautifully decorated and stay open late at night. The first time this happened was in
1867
when
Macy’s,
a
famous
shop
in
New
York,
stayed
open
until
midnight
on
Christmas Eve (24th December).

Trees

By mid-December, almost every house, shop and street has a Christmas tree. This
tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD. In the northern countries of
the world, winter is cold and dark and most trees lose their leaves. The beautiful green
trees decorated with lights and coloured glass balls give people hope that spring will
come again.

Cards

The tradition of sending cards to friends was started in 1840 in the UK and now
millions of Christmas cards and emails are sent all round the world. Cards are a good
way of keeping in touch with family and friends who live far away.

Father Christmas

Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big
bag of toys. Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes
toys for them. By tradition, he brings the toys to children at midnight, on the night
before Christmas.

Food

On Christmas day a traditional meal is eaten, usually turkey (like a big chicken)
and a rich, spicy cake. Some people hate Christmas. Others feel it is a magical and
exciting time. They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. Love

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it or hate it, Christmas is a time to look back over the old year — and forward to the
new one.

1. Christmas has been celebrated ______.

A. for over 3000 years

C. for about 1600 years

B. since the start of the 21st century

D. for about 2400 years

2. Christmas is important for shops because ______.

A. much of their income is made around Christmas time

B. they can stay open later

C. they are beautifully decorated

D. they can prepare for it long before Christmas

3. Christmas trees are popular because ______.

A. they make people think of Germany

C. they make people think of spring

4. Father Christmas is ______.

A. a magical story for small children

B. a character in a film

C. a real person who lives in Finland

D. an old man who bring toys to children


Passage 3

The
lines
at
the
door
of
Munch's
Burger
Shack
in Tokyo
during
lunchtime
are
getting longer than ever. Haruyuki Sano traveled one and a half hours for a taste of the

B. they make people think of winter

D. they are beautiful and colourful



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same
cheeseburger
President
Donald
Trump
ate
with
the
Japanese
prime
minister
during his visit last week.





Trump's tough talk on trade and security does not always get positive responses in
Japan, which sees the U. S. as its most important partner. But his love for the Japanese
version of the American hamburger is popular with many here.
Sano. He adds that putting one's country first makes sense. He thinks Japan should do
that, too.





Munch's co-owner, Yutaka Yanagisawa, shook Trump's hand last week after the
president finished eating his burger. The president said the food was
so honored,
Set
卷心菜沙拉
) and French
fries.
It
sells
for
1,
400
Japanese
yen
,
or
12. And
according
to Yutaka Yanagisawa,






The experience of eating out in Tokyo is becoming more about fun storytelling,
such
as
sharing
Instagram
photos
of
meals,
says
Jotaro
Fujii,
a
Tokyo-based
food
adviser. He expects the
lines brings more lines,
from being able to say: I had the same burger as Trump.

1. We can learn from the passage that ________

A. Japanese people welcome Trump's talk on trade and security.

B. Sano admires Trump for his putting his country first.

C. Yutaka, a Tokyo-based food adviser, shook hands with Trump.


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D.

2. When Jotaro Fujii said

A. People are lining up to share their experience of eating in Tokyo.

B. The storytellers are lining up to try the

C. The talk about many people lining up at Munch's Burger Shack will attract more
customers.

D. Munch's Burger Shack will prepare more lines for their customers.

3. The passage mainly talks about ________

A. The Japanese prefer American Hamburgers to traditional Japanese food.

B.

C. Trump's love for Japanese-style hamburger has pleased many Japanese.

D. The Japanese are lining up to try the same hamburger as Trump did in Tokyo.

4. Where would this passage most probably appear? ________

A. In an advertisement.




































B. In a travel guide.

C. In a newspaper.





































D. In a government report.


Passage 4





The
stars
arrived
stylishly
in
a
boat,
waving
to
onlookers
and
photographers
waiting on the shore of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong.





The

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