阅读训练一、阅读Whenhewas11yearsold,helovedfishinginthelakenearhisfamily’shouseinNewHampshire.Onthedaybeforebass(鲈鱼)seasonbegan,heandhisfatherwentfishingintheevening.Whenhisrod(鱼竿)bentover,heknewsomethinghugewasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedwithadmirationastheboyskillfullypulledthefishin.Finally,helifteditfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen,butitwasabass.Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish.Thefatherlitamatchandlookedathiswatch.Itwas10pm–twohoursbeforebassseasonbegan.Thefatherlookedatthefish,thenattheboy.“You’llhavetoputitback,son,”hesaid.“Dad!”criedtheboy.“Therewillbeotherfish,”saidhisfather.“Notasbigasthisone,”criedtheboy.Helookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearound.Helookedagainathisfather’sstern(坚决的)face.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem,theboyknewthatthedecisionwasnotnegotiable(可商量的).Heslowlyloweredthefishbackintothewater.Thefishswamaway.Theboythoughtthathewouldneveragainseesuchagreatfish.Thatwas34yearsago.Today,theboyisasuccessfularchitect(建筑师)inNewYorkCity.Hehasneveragaincaughtsuchalargefishastheonehelandedthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsamefishagainandagain–everytimehefacesaquestionofrightandwrong.Hisfathertaughthimitisthepracticeofdoingrightthatisdifficult.Dowedorightwhennooneislooking?1.Thefatheraskedtheboytoputthebassbackinthewaterbecause____________.A.itwasn’tbassseasonyetB.hewantedtoteachhimtoloveanimals.D.itwasthecustomtofreeafishaftercatchingit.C.hedidn’tlikebassatall.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“withadmiration”mean?A.sadlyB.proudlyC.jealouslyD.carelessly3.Thesonwas________toputthefishbacktothelakeatfirst.A.worriedB.amazedC.happyD.unwilling4.Whatdoes“thatsamefish”inthearticlestandfor?A.Rewards.B.Goodlessons.C.Bigsuccess.D.Rightchoices.5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.BassSeasonB.AFatherandaSonC.LifetimeCatchD.AnunforgettableExperienceB Whichpartoftheworldhasthemostnearsightedstudents?Justlookaroundyou–it’sEastAsia.NineintenschoolleaversinmajorEastAsiancitiesarenearsighted,accordingtotheBBC.Expertssaybooksandvideogamesarenottoblame(责备).EastAsianstudents,theysay,aren’tgettingenoughsunlight.Peoplebecomenearsightedbecausetheireyeballsgrowoutofshapeandlightenteringtheireyescannotfocuscorrectly.Thebodycanproduceachemicalcalleddopamine(多巴胺)tostopeyeballsfromchangingshape.Andguesswhatscientistshavejustdiscovered?Sunlightcanhelpourbodiesproducemoredopamine,reportedAFP.Accordingtothestudy,primaryschoolstudentsinSingaporespendonly30minutesoutdoorseveryday;inAustralia,bycontrast(相反),kidsspendaboutthreehoursaday2\noutside.Asaresult,fewerchildreninAustraliaarenearsighted–only10percent,comparedwith90percentinSingapore.“ChildreninEastAsiajustgotoschool...gohomeandstayinside.Theystudyandtheywatchtelevision,”IanMorganoftheAustralianNationalUniversitytoldAFP.Butbeingabookwormoracouchpotatodoesnotdirectlyharmtheeyes,addedMorgan.“Aslongastheygetoutside,itdoesn’tseemtomatterhowmuchstudytheydo,”heexplained.“Therearesomekidswhostudyhardandgetoutsideandplayhardandtheyaregenerallyfine.Theoneswhoareatmajorriskaretheoneswhostudyhardanddon’tgetoutside.Asaresultofmassive(巨大的)educationalpressuresandtheconstruction(构成)ofachild’sday,theamountoftimetheyspendoutsideinbrightlightisminimized.”Expertssuggestchildrenshouldstayoutsidefortwotothreehourseveryday.Thiscanincludetimespentintheplaygroundandwalkingtoandfromschool.6.AccordingtotheBBC,whichgroupofthestudentsaremostlikelytobenearsighted?A.StudentsfromtheUKB.StudentsfromtheUSAC.StudentsfromKoreaD.StudentsfromEgypt7.WhatisthemainreasonforthelargenumberofnearsightedstudentsinEastAsia?A.Toomuchreadingorgaming.B.Beingshortofsunlight.C.Genetic(基因)reasons.D.Beingshortofexercise.8.Howlongdoexpertssuggestchildrenstayoutsideeveryweek?A.Twotothreehours.B.Fourteentotwenty-onehours.C.Twotothreedays.D.Overtwenty-onehours.9.Inthewriter’sopinion,whycan’tEastAsianstudentsgetenoughbrightlight?A.Becausetheydon’tlikesports.B.Becausetheirparentsdon’tallowthemto.C.Becausetheyhavegreatpressuresfromstudy.D.Becausetheyspendmoretimeplayingvideogames.40.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Dopamineisachemicalthatcauseseyeballstogrowoutofshape.B.Dopaminecanstoplightenteringtheeyesfromfocusingcorrectly.C.Spendingtimeinthesuncanmakethelossofdopamineinthebody.D.Themoredopamineapersonhasintheirbody,thebettereyesightheorshehas.2
