2016届高考英语压轴冲刺练：9
<p> 高考压轴冲刺练 九</p><p> 限时40分钟</p><p> Ⅰ. 阅读理解</p><p> <span word="Speed">Speed</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="skim">skim</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="articles">articles</span>, <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="line">line</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unplug">unplug</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="stimulation">stimulation</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cafe">cafe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>, <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>.</p><p> <span word="Traditional">Traditional</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Maura">Maura</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="sharpens">sharpens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="improves">improves</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span>, <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deepens">deepens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300 <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Neurology">Neurology</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="others">others</span>’ <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>—<span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>.</p>
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