阅读提速练(三)
(建议用时：40分钟)
阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A
(2019·四川绵阳第二次诊断)
While money can’t technically buy happiness，it can buy you a mood-lifting, outlook-improving vacation.Haven’t made plans yet to skip town this winter? These
money-saving travel tips can help you book the destination of your choice and enjoy your time there—without breaking the bank.
1．FLY THE COOP FAST
If you’re planning to set off for an adventure right away, try the GTFO (Get The Flight Out) app.It lists the cheapest round-trip flights departing from your local airport that day or by the next morning. At press time，airfare was down 12 percent from last August and round-trip tickets for domestic flights averaged $ 218.
2．SNAG A DISCOUNTER HOTEL ROOM
If Airbnb isn’t your style, reserve marked-down accommodations on Tingo.com, which lists almost all the rooms in more than 155，000 locations worldwide.After you book a Price Drop room，the site monitors rates until，typically，24 to 48 hours before check-in.If the price drops，Tingo refunds you the difference.
3．LIVE IT UP LOCALLY
If you’re planning a staycation(宅度假) this winter，try an affordable escape close to home.The free app HotelTonight offers lodging(旅馆) deals in more than 100 U．S.and Canadian cities and regions, and has a location-based feature that gives extra savings on already discounted prices on spots closest to you.Sameday prices fall even lower after 6 p．m.
1．The GTFO app is most useful to those who________． A．take a regular business trip B．seek a last-minute travel C．can’t afford a comfortable travel
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D．plan a short-distance flight
2．The underlined word“marked-down”in Paragraph 3 means “________”． A．highlighted B．written C．discounted D．scored 3．What can we infer about the app HotelTonight? A．Only the U．S.natives can use it. B．Its deals include the whole America. C．Prices stay the same within a day. D．Its services vary from place to place. B
(2019·安徽江南十校联考)
Whenever the word “hero” comes to me, I immediately think of three Hs: honorable, hardworking, and happy.When I think more about this words, I picture someone who has accomplished good things for people and tries to do the right thing.Hattie Elizabeth Alexander is one person whom I find to be very heroic.
Hattie was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 5，1901.During her time at college she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Bacteriology and Physiology.These were just the first steps toward what she was finally going to be remembered for.After college Hattie attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and received her medical degree.
After her education, she pursued her career, and after much time and hard work, she drastically reduced the number of infants(幼儿) dying from meningitis(脑膜炎)．Hattie was very dedicated to her work and helped at as many locations as she could.Spending substantial(大量的) time in the laboratory, Hattie successfully developed a cure against the disease, which decreased the death rate to 20 percent.At the same time, she was also a teacher working with Columbia University.
She was a caring lady interested in other people’s lives.When she was teaching at Columbia University, other members would talk to her about students that were failing their classes, and somehow Hattie could always find convincing reasons as to why they should not be driven away.Later, Hattie became an instructor in Pediatrics at New York City’s Babies Hospital.After many honors, she became the first woman president of the American Pediatric Society in 1965.This was her last major achievement, for soon after, Hattie died of cancer on June 24，1968.
Hattie is my hero because her positive attitude and strength helped her accomplish great things for others.She gave them her strength by developing medicines against diseases, which, by doing so, made them stronger.This is what makes Hattie Elizabeth Alexander my hero.
4．According to the passage, Hattie Elizabeth Alexander________． A．received her Bachelor’s Degree in Johns Hopkins School B．spent all her time in the laboratory developing cures for illnesses
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C．cared a lot about others’ private lives
D．always tried her best to help prevent students from dropping out of college 5．The underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably means“________”． A．slightly C．greatly
B．hardly D．totally
6．Hattie is considered to be a hero by the author in that________． A．she was an honorable, hardworking and happy person B．she was a very dedicated woman doctor with many honors C．she was a caring lady who helped many students finish college D．she was the first woman president of the APS
7．Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text? A．An Honorable Woman
B．A Woman Accomplishing Great Things C．My Hero—Hattie Elizabeth Alexander D．The First Woman President of the APS C
(2019·江西师大附中临川一中联考)
Why do some people live to be older than others? You know the standard explanations: keeping a moderate diet, engaging in regular exercise, etc.But what effect does your personality have on your longevity? Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives? A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.
The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing, more active and less neurotic(神经质的) than other people.Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span.These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough time.
Interestingly, however, other characteristics that you might consider advantageous have no impact on whether study participants are likely to live longer.Those who are more self-disciplined, for instance, are no more likely to live to be very old.Also, being open to new ideas have no relationship with long life，which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.
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