语鹅市安置阳光实验学校阅读理解板块限时练(三)
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Katherine Schreiber and Leslie Sim are experts on exercise addiction who believe that tech advances encourage obsessive (强迫性的) goal monitoring. Schreiber and Sim dislike wearable tech.
Wearable tech is a term that describes clothing and accessories (配件) with electronic computerbased functions. Schreiber and Sim were particularly critical of watches and trackers that present wearers with instantly updated fitness records. Many of these devices either give you goals or ask you to set your own. Reach the goal, and the device emits a beep (发出嘟嘟声). I’ve watched friends and family members respond to that beep, and it’s h
ard not to think of Pavlov’s dog — with Pavlov’s dog, associating the sound of a bell with the smell of food caused the dog to drool (流口水) when the bell rang.
Schreiber and Sim both recognized that smartwatches and fitness trackers have probably encouraged people who aren’t very active to exercise more consistently. But as experts in addiction, they were convinced the devices were also quite dangerous. Schreiber explained that “focusing on numbers divorces you from being in tune with your body. Exercising becomes mindless, which is ‘the goal’ of addiction.”
Numbers pave the road to obsession. “When it comes to exercise, everything can be measured，” Sim says. “How many calories you burn; how many laps you run; how fast you go. And if you went, say, two miles yesterday, you don’t want to go less than that today. It becomes fairly compulsive.” Many of Sim’s patients experience this constant need to check in. A tenyearold boy who visited her clinic in Minneapolis was known for being a fast runner, and he was very proud of his speed. His biggest concern was that he might slow down, so he constantly checked his speed by moving all the time. “He would drive his pare
nts crazy. When they visited Minneapolis for their evaluation, he kept the entire hotel awake at night. They were getting complaints because he was running around his room.”
Most people become obsessive when they’re focusing on numbers. Even if you’re tired, and feel you need to rest, you’ll continue walking or running till you reach your arbitrary numerical goal.
1．What is Schreiber and Sim’s attitude towards wearable fitness trackers?
A．Disapproving. B．Favorable.
C．Doubtful. D．Curious.
解析：选A 观点态度题。由第一段末的“Schreiber and Sim dislike wearable tech.”及第二段中的“Schreiber and Sim were particularly critical of watches and trackers that present wearers with instantly updated fitness records.”可知，这两位专家反对使用可穿戴式健身追
踪器。
2．Which kind of people act like Pavlov’s dog?
A．Those who have pet dogs.
B．Those who do exercise regularly.
C．Those who pursue their goals in life.
D．Those who use wearable fitness devices.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由第二段中的最后两句话可知，那些使用可穿戴式健身追踪器的人在听到达到目标后设备发出的嘟嘟声时的反应让人想起苏联生理学家和实验心理学家巴甫洛夫的狗。这只狗经训练后一听到铃声就以为美食到了，因此会流口水。据此推断，那些使用可穿戴式健身追踪器的人的行为就像巴甫洛夫的狗。
3．How did the tenyearold boy drive his parents mad?
A．He was addicted to running.
B．He couldnkidnapping an heiress’t run fast enough.
C．He kept complaining about them.
D．He paid little attention to his studies.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“His biggest concern ... moving all the time.”及“he kept the entire hotel awake ... running around his room”可知，这个男孩跑步成瘾导致他的父母抓狂。
B
For the past three summers, Jenny Howard has worked on Seal Island, Maine. Howard, who holds a bachelor’s degree in arts and biology with an environmental science concentration from Kenyon College in Ohio, is the supervisor (主管) for Project Puffin, a seabird restoration project. She and a small crew of volunteers monitor and protect the seabirds during the summer breeding (繁殖) season.
The puffin with a colorful beak (喙) is often referred to as a “sea parrot”. They were hunted more than 150 years ago for food and feathers and disappeared from Seal Island, once home to the largest puffin habitat in Maine. Dr. Steve Kress, founder of Project Puffin, reintroduced the puffin to the island 40 years ago.
From midMay to midAugust, crews live in tents that are on top of 8footwide wooden platforms, overlooking a rocky beach. “You get really close to people really fast because you’re spending all your time with them，” Howard said.
The crew brings only what they can carry on their backs when they travel to the island: clothes, books, and food. There’s no refrigeration on the island, and with the exception of two solarpowered lights, there’s no electricity either. Food and fresh water are delivered every 10 days by a local.
The only real structure on the island is the Seal Island cabin. It offers more protection than the tents and is where most of the research and data entry are done. It’s also a safe place for the crew to cook and stay warm.
For Howard, the best part of a day spent on the island is getting to play with the birds. “You see a baby chick, and you can’t help but smile，” Howard said. “It’s a completely different style of life from the average person, but I just love the work, and I love waking up and getting excited about what I’m going to do.”
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