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1、45定时训练(4).阅读理解ABefore the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914，the only way ships could leave Boston was on a route around Race Pointthe northern tip of Cape Cod.However，navigation during the 18th century was a nightmare，because the floating cross current(交叉气流) around Race Point caused countless ac
2、cidents.So building a lighthouse to lighten the place was very necessary.As early as 1808，the people of Provincetown requested a lighthouse on Race Point，but it took Congress eight years to react when they finally paid $ 8,000 on April 27,1816 to build a lighthouse Race Point Light，which was located
3、 in the town of Provincetown，Massachusetts.It was first built of stone 25 feet high with no foundation and its light was 30 feet above the sea.It was equipped with one of the nations earliest revolving lights.Actually，there were two other lighthouses on Cape Cod，but they were hit by a storm in Octob
4、er 1841.In the following year，Race Point Light was examined by IW.P.Lewis，who realized the lights importance.He said，“The light should be useful to all ships leaving Boston.However，its illuminating power is so weak that people would hardly be able to differentiate it from the lights set on the ships
5、 which stay in the bay，or close by.It hasnt played its role as a lighthouse well.”The result was that old lighthouse was destroyed and a new iron lighthouse with a proper foundation was put up to take its place.The new lighthouse was 45 feet high.Although the original keepers house was in good repai
6、r，it was destroyed too and a new one was built.Today the lighthouse has been automated(自动化)and Race Point Light is still an active aid to navigation.You can park at Race Point Beach and walk about 45 minutes to the lighthouse.Sunset at Race Point Light is one of the Cape Cods most popular scenes.And
7、 at times whales can be seen in the lighthouse.For reservations to stay one night in the keepers house at Race Point call(508)4879930.【语篇解读】1914年科德角运河开通之前，绕行科德角北端是离开波士顿的唯一方式，然而这里却经常发生事故。因此一座名为Race Point Light的灯塔被建成了。1The underlined word “illuminating” in Paragraph 3 probably means _.Apreventing acci
8、dentsBcooling the airCproviding lightDpredicting weather解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子可知，它的这项功能如此微弱，以至于人们无法将它与停在海湾里或附近的船上的灯光区别开。由此推测“illuminating power”指的是照明功能，即画线词的含义是“照明的”。答案C2Why was the original Race Point Light replaced by a new one?AIt was too old to repair properly.BIt hadnt done a good job in helping the
9、 passing ships.CIt was destroyed in a storm in October 1841.DIt wasnt high enough and had no foundation.解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“It hasnt played its role as a lighthouse well.”可知，原来的Race Point Light没能够很好地起到灯塔的作用所以才被新灯塔所代替。答案B3According to the passage，Race Point Light _.Ais also a tourist spot nowBstopped w
10、orking after 1914Cwas built by IW.P.LewisDhas been automated since 1841来源:学科网ZXXK解析推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Race Point Light的日落是科德角最受欢迎的景观之一，并且在Race Point Light有时能够看见鲸。由此推断，Race Point Light现在是一个旅游景点。答案A4What does this passage mainly talk about?AThe building process of Race Point Light.BThe tourism value of Ra
11、ce Point Light.CThe three lighthouses on Cape Cod.DThe history of Race Point Light.解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲的是一座名为Race Point Light的灯塔的历史。答案DBMany women write to me perplexed(困惑的) about why they cant form close friendships.They try new approaches，put themselves in all the right places，see therapists，and
12、 read relevant selfhelp books.They consider themselves interesting，loyal，kind，and friendworthy people.But for reasons unknown to them，they have a tough time forming intimate relationships.Many admit to not having even one close friend.A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social
13、 Psychology offers some clues as to how both nature(personality) and nurture (experience) impact our friendships.Researchers at the University of Virginia and University of Toronto，Mississauga studied more than 7,000 American adults between the ages of 20 and 75 over a period of ten years，looking at
14、 the number of times these adults moved during childhood.Their study，like prior ones，showed a link between residential mobility and adult wellbeing：The more times participants moved as children，the poorer the quality of their adult social relationships.来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*KBut digging deeper，the researche
15、rs found that personalityspecifically being introverted (内向的) or extroverted (外向的)could either intensify or buffer (缓冲) the effect of moving to a new town or neighborhood during childhood.The negative impact of more moves during childhood was far greater for introverts compared to extroverts.“Moving
16、 a lot makes it difficult for people to maintain longterm close relationships，” stated Dr.Shigehiro Oishi，the first author of the study，in a press release from the American Psychological Association，“This might not be a serious problem for outgoing people who can make friends quickly and easily.Less outgoing people have a harder time making ne
