2023届高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 阅读理解专题十（含答案）

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 阅读理解专题十
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Diabetes and obesity are rising among young adults in the United States, an alarming development that puts them at higher risk for heart disease, according to a study of 13,000 people between 20 and 44 years old. The authors of the study warn the trends could have major public health implications: a rising generation dying prematurely of heart attacks, strokes and other complications. And Black and Hispanic people, particularly Mexican Americans, would bear the brunt.
The study, published in the Journal of the American medical Association, aimed to examine whether young adults were increasingly at risk, using data between 2009 and 2020. The results were mixed. There was a rise in obesity (from 33 percent to 41 percent) and diabetes (from 3 percent to 4 percent). Hypertension(高血压) showed no meaningful improvement: It rose slightly, from 9 percent to 11.5 percent, but the increase did not quite reach statistical significance. Hyperlipidemia — high levels of cholesterol or triglycerides — declined from 40.5 percent to 26 percent. Young Black adults face the greatest risk. Hypertension is twice as prevalent among them as it is in other racial and ethnic groups. Diabetes and obesity are also more common.
The study’s authors pinpointed structural racial inequities in American society as a driver of the gaps. “Younger Black individuals are more likely to live in lower-income households that experience housing instability and food insecurity, as well as in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods,” Wadhera, the leading researcher said. “Black individuals also disproportionately face challenges accessing primary and preventive care, and are more likely to reside in ‘pharmacy deserts’”—a reference to areas where medication is harder to access. Hypertension is rising among Hispanic people, a trend not evident among other groups. Sodium-heavy diets and ultra-processed foods are among the factors behind the increase in hypertension among Hispanic people, researchers say. They emphasized that it transcends lifestyle choices. When people struggle to pay the bills,they often turn to cheaper, unhealthier food. fresh produce is harder to come by in areas with few grocery stores.
Without action to reverse the trends, the public health consequences could be dire, the study warned. “The rising burden of risk factors that we observed among young adults — particularly if these trends continue — could result in a tsunami of cardiovascular disease over the long-term, and ultimately, increases in cardiovascular mortality as the U.S. population ages,” Wadhera said.
【The Washington Post (March 6, 2023)】
What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “bear the brunt”
A.avoid the impact
B.tackle the issue
C.meet the biggest challenge
D.share same interests
2. Which of the following statements is true concerning the results of the study
A.Obesity and Hyperlipidemia represent a significant rise
B.Young Black adults are more likely to be influence by Hypertension than Diabetes
C.Mexican Americans were increasingly at risk compared to other racial and ethnic groups
D.Hypertension rose a little and did not quite reach statistical significance.
3. Why are black individuals more likely to reside in ‘pharmacy deserts’
A. They prefer sodium-heavy diets and ultra-processed foods
B. They are harder to reach grocery stores because they all live in rural areas
C. They are harder to have access to primary and preventive care
D. They get used to unhealthy lifestyle choices
4. What does Wadhera think of the consequences the study has warned
A.He regards them as unimportant
He regards them as appalling
C.He regards them as easy to solve
D.He regards them as complicated
B
King Charles III has invited Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to his upcoming coronation, but they are staying mum on whether they’ll attend. Meanwhile, Harry dropped new self-revelations in a weekend interview.
The news that an invite had apparently landed for Charles’s crowning on May 6 — a glitzy affair that will be watched by millions — comes as Harry said he had always “felt different” to the rest of his family. Harry’s remarks, which were splashed across the Sunday newspapers in Britain, were made in an interview with Gabor Maté, an author of books on trauma and addiction.That interview, which was live-streamed Saturday, focused on emotions and mental health.
Since the publication of Harry’s memoir, “Spare,” which details his dysfunctional relationship with his family, his and Meghan’s attendance at the coronation has been the subject of fevered speculation in Britain: Will they be invited Will they come Will they overshadow Charles Does anyone care But Harry has previously spoken about wanting to repair relations with his family and hasn’t ruled out attending the coronation. When asked about it in January, Harry said that “the door is always open” and “the ball is in their court.”
During his Saturday interview, Harry told Maté that “I certainly have felt throughout my life, my younger years, I felt slightly different to the rest of my family.” “I felt strange being in this container, and I know that my mum felt the same so it makes sense to me,” he said of his mother Princess Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997.
Harry said that he felt “a huge responsibility not to pass on any trauma or negative experiences that I’ve had as a kid or as a man growing up” and that he made sure to “smother” his own children with “love and affection.” Harry and Meghan stepped back as working royals in 2020 and now live in California with their two children.
【The Washington Post (March 6, 2023)】
Where did Harry say he “felt different” to the rest of his family
A.in King Charles III’s upcoming coronation
B.in the Sunday newspapers in Britain
C.in an live-streamed interview with Gabor Maté
D.in his memoir “Spare”
2. What are British people’s attitude towards Harry and Meghan’s attendance at the coronation
A.They are showing great excitement or worry
B.They are showing anger or unhappiness
C.They are showing a very strong feeling of dislike
D.They are showing a lack of interest
3. Why did Harry say “the ball is in their court”
A.He has ruled out attending the coronation and his family are furious
B.It’s his family’s responsibility to take action next
C. He has no intention to repair relations with his family
D.He hates his dysfunctional relationship with his family
4. What can we infer from Harry’s Saturday interview
A.Princess Diana’s death passed on trauma to him
B.He was isolated totally by the rest of my family.
C.His younger years witnessed his living in a strange container
D.He will smother his own children with love and affection
C
More than 190 countries have reached a landmark deal for protecting the biodiversity of the world’s oceans, agreeing for the first time on a common framework for establishing new protected areas in international waters. The treaty, whose text was finalized Saturday night by diplomats at the U.N. headquarters after years of stalled talks, will help safeguard the high seas,which lie beyond national boundaries and make up two-thirds of Earth’s ocean surface.
Despite U.N. members agreeing to a final version of the text, it is expected to take years for the treaty to be formally adopted by member states and come into force.The United States, in particular, is often slow to ratify environmental treaties — and often will decline to approve them at all. Once the treaty takes legal effect, nations can begin proposing the establishment of new marine protection areas. Even then, enforcement will remain a challenge.
Still, the treaty is a much-needed start to conservation on the high seas as the pressures on the world’s oceans increase. Climate change is making the oceans less hospitable for many species by driving up aquatic temperatures and making the seas more acidic. Global trade means more ships that can strike whales and other animals near the surface. Much deeper underwater, the need for minerals that drive international commerce has companies preparing to mine the seafloor. At the same time, the degradation of the oceans’ ecosystems reduces their ability to absorb carbon and help keep climate change in check. The treaty also advances a way to tackle a pressing issue: how to divvy up the profits from deep-sea scientific discoveries.
“This action is a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive trends facing ocean health, now and for generations to come,”Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the U.N. secretary general,said in a statement after the agreement. “It is crucial for addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.”
【The Washington Post (March 6, 2023)】
1.What makes the treaty special according to the passage
A.It protects the biodiversity of the world’s oceans
B.It was finalized by diplomats at the U.N. headquarters
C.It helps establish new protected areas in international waters
D.It finally works after years of stalled talks
2.Why will enforcement remain a challenge despite the passing of a final treaty
A.The United States is often slow to recognize environmental treaties
B.Nations are reluctant to establish new marine protection areas
C.It is hard to safeguard the high seas
D.The treaty takes no legal effect at all
3. What does paragraph three mainly talk about
A.The side effect of the climate change
B.The negative effect of global trade
C. Severe conditions in the deeper underwater
D.The deteriorating conditions about the world’s oceans
4. What’s the best title of the passage
A.Splitting up sea benefits
B.What about climate change
C.Nations reach “world-changing” deal to protect ocean life
D.How will the international treaty work
答案
CDCB
CABA
CADC