1 Weekly Practice 9 第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A This summer I volunteered at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan and had a once in a lifetime chance to get within three feet.Born and raised in America,very rarely had I ever seen a panda.I had expected this moment ever since my mother told me that we would be volunteering at the Center.When my cousin and I arrived at the Center and received our uniforms and gloves,any nervousness I had felt during the car ride quickly faded and changed into excitement.Our first task was to clean up the panda s cage.Although it was a boring job,it was interesting to be in the panda s living area and see how big the animals really are.Pandas actually fear heat,so the Center provides each animal with an ice block to keep it comfortable.When it was time to feed the pandas,the keeper gave us five pieces of food each,which consisted of bamboo,carrots,or bread to feed to a one-year-old male.Never having dreamed of being so close to a panda,I was delighted by the action and after listening to it munch（用力嚼）on the food,hurriedly offered a piece more.Next,we watched a video on China s goal to help giant pandas back into the wild.It explained Chinas efforts to raise them to increase the population,and detailed measures taken to train the pandas to enter their nature reserve once again.The workers had to spend lots of time teaching the animals how to live in nature and guaranteeing their safety at all times.I am grateful to have been able to volunteer for a day and will treasure the experience for the rest of my life.21.How did the writer feel on the way to the Center?A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Bored.D.Calm.22.Which of the following is delightful to the writer?A.Wearing uniforms.B.Cleaning the cages.C.Feeding the panda.D.Watching the video.23.Why does the Center raise the giant pandas?A.To attract more volunteers.B.To keep them comfortable.C.To help them back to nature.D.To gain more experience.B Goldfish have pretty boring lives,so maybe its a good thing they can only concentrate for nine seconds!But according to new research,humans are becoming like goldfish.Our attention span(时长)is getting shorter.and its all because of technology.“We move quickly from one site to another on the web,”says Doctor Ted Selker,a computer scientist from Massachusetts,“and we are losing the ability to concentrate.”With millions of websites to choose from,the attention span of the average internet user is just seconds.There are other digital distractions（分心）too:email,instant messaging and quickie movies on websites.Some people are worried about the effect on young people.“You need time to understand and think about what you read,”says Julia Wood,from London.“Young people search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it.I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more books,so that they concentrate on one subject for longer.”Other teachers are trying more unusual methods to improve students concentration.Anne Savan,from Wales,was so worried about her students that she started playing Mozart during her science lessons.She says that it had an amazing effect:“The music made them calmer,and their concentration was much better.”But not everyone believes that there is a problem.Ray Cole,an educational psychologist says:“On the web,young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn t worth reading.They might look at five unhelpful websites very quickly,before stopping and reading a sixth useful website more carefully.In a world 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 1 页，共 6 页 -2 with so much information available,this is an important skill.”24.Why does the writer mention“goldfish”?A.To analyze data.B.To introduce a topic.C.To settle problems.D.To suggest a way out.25.What may cause a shorter attention span according to Dr.Ted Selker?A.Skipping around the internet.B.Time to digest information.C.Traditional methods of reading.D.Making decisions.26.What will help students overcome a short attention span?A.Receiving emails.B.Texting messages.C.Reading more books.D.Watching quickie movies.27.What is Ray Cole s attitude towards looking through websites quickly?A.Cautious.B.Unfavorable.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.C Want to help fight global warming?Take off your tie,says the Italian health ministry.It has urged employers to let their staff dress casually at work in the summer so that the air conditioning can be turned down.“Taking your tie off immediately lowers the body temperature by 2 or 3 degrees centigrade,”the ministry said in a statement.“Allowing a more sensible use of air conditioning brings about electricity savings and protects the environment.”It called on all public and private offices to let employees wear no tie during heat waves like the one that has brought Africa-like temperatures to many parts of Italy this week.The move echoes（回应）a simila