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一轮组合训练(三十六)一、阅读理解A篇NationalFlagDayinArgentinaiscelebratedannuallyonJune20.ArgentinescelebrateNationalFlagDayand
mourn(悼念)thedeathofitsdesigner,GeneralManuelBelgrano.HewasoneofthemostimportantindependentleadersandiscreditedwiththedesignoftheArgentineflag
.HecameupwiththedesigninthelocationthatisnowoccupiedbythecityofRosario.HesadlypassedawayonJune20,1820.Th
eArgentineflagwasadoptedin1812andremainsinusetoday.Itisatriband(三条带)consistingofthreehorizontalbandsoflightbl
ue,white,andlightblue,eachofwhichisequallywide.TheSunofMaywasaddedtothecenterofthedesignin1818.Theflagwithasunhasbeenappointedas
theofficialceremonialflag.Theversionoftheflagthatdoesnothavethesunisknownastheornamentalflag,whichservesthepurposeofdecor
ationonbuildingsorinevents.DuringtheWarofIndependenceforArgentina,BelgranowasincommandofthebattlethatwastakingplaceclosetoRosario.Heobserved
thatthearmiesloyaltotheCrown,aswellasthosefightingforindependence,werewearingthesamecolors,whichwereyellowandredofSpain.ThenBelgranodesignedanewf
lagthatincludedthesamecolorsastheoneflownbytheCriollosduringtheMayRevolutionof1810.EventhoughtheflagofArgentinaiseasilyoneofthemostrecognizable
intheworld,itsoriginaldesignwasquitedifferentfromtheonethatisusedtoday.Theoriginalflaghadtwoverticalstripes(竖条
纹),oneofwhichwasblueandtheotherwaswhite.OnFebruary27,1812,theflagwasflownforthefirsttimeontheBateraLibertad
,whichwaslocatedalongtheParanáRiver.1.Whatdoestoday'sArgentineflaglooklike?A.Twoverticalstripeswithoneblueandtheother
white.B.Threehorizontalbandswithamooninthecenter.C.Twohorizontalbandswithoneyellowandtheotherred.D.Threehorizontalbandsofl
ightblue,whiteandlightbluewithasuninthecenter.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ornamental”inParagraph3mean?
A.Playingaroleofdecoration.B.Representingaparticularparty.C.Standingforanorganization.D.Beingusedbytourists.3.Whatcanw
einferfromtheevolution(演变)oftheArgentineflag?A.Anationalflagshouldbeeasilyrecognized.B.Anationalflagdesignshouldbever
ysimple.C.Anationalflagmustconveyspecialmeanings.D.Anationalflagcanborrowothers'designs.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassag
e?A.ThestoryofGeneralManuelBelgranoB.ThehistoryofArgentinenationalflagC.TheWarofIndependenceforArgentinaD.ThedesignofArgentinenationalflagB篇Have
youeverseenoneofthemanyvideosofanelephantgrabbingapaintbrush,dippingitinpaint,andproducingapaintingsimi
lartosomethinga5yearoldcouldcreate?Theintelligenceofelephantsissimilartoprimates.Meanwhile,theirskillfultrunksallowthemtousetoolstodrawonpaper.Th
edifference,however,liesinwhethertheelephantispaintingon__a__whimorhasbeentrainedtodoso.Asyouprobablyhaveguessed,thelatterismostoftenthecase
.Iselephantpaintinganethical,entertainingact,ordoesitfallunderthecategoryofcruelty?ActivistorganizationsliketheElephantAsiaRescuea
ndSurvivalFoundation(EARS)warnthatelephantscansufferextremediscomfortinthetrainingprocess,whichcanreducetheirqualityoflife,especiallywhentheyarefor
cedtopaintthesamepictureoverandover.Videosofpaintingelephantsoftenfeaturetrainersstandingnearbywithsticksintheirhands—evidenc
eofthephysicalpainthat'susedtoteachthemsuchtricks.Furthermore,manyofthepaintingelephantsareveryyoung,atanagewheretheyshouldstillbewit
htheirmothers.Itraisesquestionsaboutwhethertheycouldsomehowbetransformedforareturntothewild,insteadofbeingusedforentertainment.Fortunately,nota
llelephantsaretaughttopainttoentertaintouristsorformonetarygain.ThenonprofitAsianElephantArt&ConservationProject(AEACP)wasfoundedin1998bytwoar
tistswhousetheelephantcreatedarttobenefittheelephantsinhumancareaswellasthoseinthewild.Accordingtotheproject'swebsite,thetrainingprocessisstimu
latingandbasedonpositivesupport,andpartofthegroup'sjobistoeducateelephanttrainersabouthowtosafelyandcar
efullytraindomesticatedelephants.Theresultisacollectionofdifferentpaintingsthatshowcaseelephants'individualartisticstyles.Fundsgainedfr
omsellingthepaintingsgotolocalcommunitiesthatrelyonelephantsintourism,aswellasconservationagenciesthatrei
ntroduceelephantsintothewildandtofightillegalpoachinginSoutheastAsia.5.Whatistheunderlinedphrase“onawhim”inParagraph2closest
toinmeaning?A.Carefully.B.Slowly.C.Suddenly.D.Attentively.6.WhatistheattitudeofEARStowardtheelephanttraining?A.Supportive.B.Disapprove.C.
Neutral.D.Uncertain.7.WhatdoelephanttrainerslearnfromAEACP?A.Howtotrainelephantswithmorecare.B.Howtouseelephantstomakemoremoney.C.Howtointroduce
elephantsagainintothewild.D.Howtodevelopelephants'individualartisticstyles.C篇OnerecentreportfoundthatadultsintheUSch
ecktheirphones,onaverage,344timesaday—onceeveryfourminutes—andspendalmostthreehoursadayontheirdevicesintotal.
Theproblemformanyofusisthatonequickphonerelatedtaskleadstoaquickcheckofouremailorsocialmediafeeds,andsuddenlywe'vebeentrappedinto
endlessscrolling(刷屏).Whatwedoknowisthatthesimpledistractionofcheckingaphoneorseeinganotification(通知)canhavenegativeconsequences.Thisisn'tverysurp
rising;weknowthat,ingeneral,multitaskingharmsmemoryandperformance.Oneofthemostdangerousexamplesisphoneusewhiledriving.Onestudyfoundth
atmerelyspeakingonthephone,nottexting,wasenoughtomakedriversslowertoreactontheroad.It'strueforeverydaytasks,too.Simplyhearin
ganotification“ding”madeparticipantsofanotherstudyperformfarworseonatask—almostasbadlyasparticipantswhowerespeakingortextingont
hephoneduringthetask.Inonerecentstudy,forexample,researchersaskedparticipantstoeitherputtheirphonesnexttothemsotheywerevisible(likeona
desk),nearbyandoutofsight(likeinabagorpocket),orinanotherroom.Participantsthencompletedaseriesoftaskstotesttheirabilitiest
oprocessandrememberinformation,theirproblemsolving,andtheirfocus.Theywerefoundtoperformfarbetterwhentheirph
oneswereinanotherroominsteadofnearby—whethervisible,poweredonornot.Thatheldtrueeventhoughmostoftheparticipantsclaimednottobeconsciouslythinkingabou
ttheirdevices.Ourbrainsmaybesubconsciouslyhardatworkonpreventingthedesirefromcheckingourphones,orconstantlymonitoringtheenvironmenttos
eeifweshouldcheckourphone(eg.waitingforanotification).Eitherway,thisdistractedattentioncanmakedoinganyt
hingelsemoredifficult.Theonly“fix”,theresearchersfound,wasputtingthedeviceinadifferentroomentirely.8.WhatdidtherecentreportinParagraph1
find?A.Multitaskingisverydangerous.B.Thenotificationisalwaysheard.C.Peopleareaddictedtomobilephones.D.Peoplelik
edoingphonerelatedtasks.9.Howisthetextdeveloped?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Byexaminingdifferences.C.Byfollowingthe
orderofimportance.D.Byanalyzingcausesandgivingexamples.10.Whatshouldyoudotopreventthedesireforcheckingphones?A.Doanythi
ngmoredifficult.B.Usephonestodorightthings.C.Monitortheenvironmentaround.D.Stayawayfromphonesentirely.11.Whatwo
uldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowDoWeAvoidtheDistractionofPhones?B.WhyArePeopleFondofUsingMobilePhones?C.WhatShouldWeDoWhenB
uyingMobilePhones?D.HowDoWeDoResearchbyUsingMobilePhones?[答题区]题号1234567891011答案二、阅读七选五DoPeopleNeedSmallTalktoBeHappy?P
sychologistshavelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersisanimportantpartofhappiness,butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisun
derexamination.Inonestudy,researchersfoundthatsmalltalkmadeuponly10%oftheconversationrelatedtohappiness._
_1__Scientistsbelievethatsmalltalkcanpromotebonding.Latelastyear,Princetonresearchersreportedthatsmalltalkhelpedkeepclosenesswithlovedones,andwasn'tm
erelythestuffofawkwardexchangeswithstrangers.Still,chattingwithstrangerscanbrightenourmorning.Inaseriesofex
periments,psychologistsgaveChicagopassengersdifferentdirectionsaboutwhethertotalkwithfellowpassengers—somethingtheyt
ypicallyavoided.__2__Noneofthepassengersreportedbeingrejected.__3__Peoplewhosmiledat,madeeyecontactwith,andbrieflyspokewi
ththeirStarbucksbaristas(咖啡师)reportedagreatersenseofbelongingthanthosewhorushedthroughthetransaction(交易).__4__O
nereportfoundthatwhenvolunteerbrokethesilencetochatwithgallerygoers(常去美术馆的人),thevisitorsfelthappierandmoreconnectedtot
heexhibitthanthosewhowerenotapproached.Ofcourse,somepeoplearebetterthanothersatturningsmalltalkintosomethingbigger.Inonestudy,peoplewhowererate
d“lesscurious”hadtroublegettingaconversationrollingontheirown,andhadgreaterluckbuildingclosenesswithotherswhentheyweresup
pliedwithquestionsthatencouragedpersonaldisclosure.Butpeoplewhowereconsidered“curious”needednohelpwhentransformingconversationsaboutordinarythings
intopersonalexchanges.__5__A.Butdon'tplaydownsmalltalk.B.Thesameistrueofgallerygoers.C.Smalltalkcanalsohelpusfeelconnect
edtooursurroundings.D.Thosetoldtochatwithothersreportedamorepleasantjourney.E.Agoodwaytoapproachsmalltalkistofocusonafewbroadtopics.F.A“curiousmind
set”,theauthorconcluded,couldleadto“positivesocialinteractions”.G.Whendonewell,smalltalkisfunratherthandull,and
relaxingratherthanrequiringeffort.[答题区]1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________三、语法填空A10yearoldJapanesego
lfer,MirokuSuto,wouldliketobecomethenextMichelleWieorTigerWoods.Bothofthosegolfersbecamefamousasyoungchildren.Woodswentontobeoneofthe1.________(good
)golfersofalltime.AndWiegainedattentionforherearlysuccessandlaterwon2.________USWomen'sOpenin2014.SutobecamewellknowninJapa
nfor3.________(take)partininternationalgolfeventsforveryyoungchildren.She4.________(recent)wenttoagolfcoursenearSanDiego,Californiatoplayint
heJuniorWorldGolfChampionships.Shecompetedagainstother9and10yearoldsandfinishedin17thplace.Shewas18shotsbehindthewinner.W
hileSutohasplayedwell5.________smallergolfcoursesinotheryears,shehasnotdonequiteaswellasshe'sgottenolder.Th
ecoursenearSanDiegocoveredabout3,800metersandwasapar74forheragegroup.Paristhetermingolf6.________(use)todescribethenumberofshotsmostgood
playerswillneedtofinish18holes.SutowasaskedhowshefeelsaboutreachingthesamelevelasplayerssuchasWoodsorLorenaOchoaofMexico,7.________wonmanyJuniorW
orldtitles.“Nopressure,”Sutotoldthemedia.WhileshedidnotperformwellrecentlyinSanDiego,SutohaswonyouthtournamentsintheUnitedStates,M
alaysia8.________Europe.Shesaysshefindsit“verydifficult”towin9.________(compete).SutosaidsheaimstowinsixJ
uniorWorldtitles,thesamenumberasTigerWoods.Shestillhastimetoreachthatgoal,asshecankeepplayinginthecompetitionuntils
he10.________(turn)18.[答题区]1.____________2.____________3.____________4.____________5.____________6.____________7.____________8.______
______9.____________10.____________