葫芦岛市第一高级中学课外拓展训练高二英语学科（二）命题人：刘岩阅读理解(共4小题;每小题2分,满分8分)Thesmartphonesthatcantakeself-portraitsorselfieshavesetusfree.WecannowdocumenteverymomentofourlifeandinstantlyshareitwiththeworldthroughtheInternet.However,somebelievethatit’salsocausingpeopletotakeunnecessaryrisksthatsometimesprovetobedeadly!Accordingtorecentreports,thedesiretotakeabreathtakingselfiehaskilled12people.Thoughthatmaynotseemlikealot,it’s50%morethanthedeathfromsharkattacks.Whiletheissueshavebeenknownforawhile,theycametoahead(突然恶化)onSeptember21st,followingtheaccidentaldeathofHidetoUedaattheTajMahal.Itturnsoutthatthe66-year-oldJapaneseandhiscompanionweretryingtotakeaselfiewiththeRoyalGateasthebackgroundwhentheyfelldownsomestairs.Whilethefriendescapedwithabrokenleg,Uedawasnotasfortunate.Hesufferedaheadinjuryanddiedsoonafter.Otherfatalaccidentsincludea21-year-oldRussianwomanwhofelloffabridgewhiletryingtocaptureanexcitingself-portrait.ThreeIndianstudentssufferedasimilarfateaftertheywererunoverbyatrainwhiletakingaselfieontherailwaytracks.Therisingnumberofinjuriesisforcingofficialstotakemeasures.Russiahasbegunanationwideawarenessprogramtomakeitsyoungcitizensawareofthedangersofthissafehobby.Thecampaign’ssloganis:“Evenamillion‘likes’onsocialmediaarenotworthyourlifeandwell-being.”Thoughnoothercountryhasfollowedtheirlead,manyarebanningtheselfiestick!Whilethesemeasuresmayhelpreducetheincidents,theonlywaytostopselfie-relatedinjuriesanddeathsistotakeresponsibility------notjustforthemselvesbuttheirfriends.Sonexttimeyoudecidetotakeaselfiethatappearsalittlerisky,besuretostopandaskyourself------isitworthit?1.Howmanypeoplehavediedfromsharkattacksaccordingtothepassage?A.Eight.B.Ten.C.Twelve.D.Sixteen.2.TheexamplesarelistedinParagraph3and4to____________.A.urgethegovernmenttotakepracticalmeasuresB.warnreadersoftheriskoftakingself-portraitsC.informreadersofthepopularityoftakingself-portraitsD.persuadereadersnottotakeself-portraits3.WhatdoesthesloganofRussia’sawarenessprogramimply?A.Notallpeoplelikedisplayingtheirselfiesonsocialmedia.B.Socialmediashouldstoptheirusersuploadingtheirselfies.C.Socialmediaaretoblameforthepopularityoftakingselfies.D.Youngpeopleshouldputtheirlifeandhealthaheadofselfies.4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstakingselfiesaccordingtothepassage?A.Indifferent.B.Optimistic.C.Critical.D.Cautious.七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)TipstoIncreaseYourProductivityWanttogetmoredoneinyourday?Ofcourseyoudo.1.Thegoodnewsisthateveryonecanincreasetheamountoftaskstheyaccomplishinaday.Herearesometipstohelpyouhaveamoreproductiveday.Makeaplanforyourday.Makesureyouknowhowyouwantyourdaytogoinadvance,evenbeforeyoustart.2.Toworkbest,createthenextday’splanthenightbeforesothateverymorningyouspendtimeperforming,notplanning.Breaklargetasksdownintobitsaccomplishedeasily.Doyouhavealargeprojectthat’sjustsobigthatyoukeepputtingitoff?Ormaybeyou’rejustunsureofwheretobegin,soyouputitoff.3.Therefore,youwillfeelasenseofaccomplishmentasyouchecktheitemsofyourlist.Alwayssetyourpriorities(优先事项).4.Figureoutwhatmustbedone,dothatfirstandranktherestofyourworkaccordingtoimportance.Ifyoudon’tgettotheitemsattheendofyourlist,itwon’tbeabigproblem,andyoucandothemanothertime.5.Ifyouarethemostproductiveinthemorning,that’swhenyoushouldhitithardanddoasmuchasyoucan.Ifyouworkbetterintheafternoon,ta...