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选择性必修第二册Unit1ScienceandScientistsⅠ.阅读理解AMarissaSumathipala，astudentatBroadRunHighSchooloutsideofWashington，D.C.，waspracticingwithherrecreationalfigure-skatingteamwhenshecrashedwithanotherskater.Herheadhitagainsttheiceheavily.Everythingwentblack.Uptothatpoint，Sumathipala’sentirelifehadcentredaroundhersport—herdailyschedule，exerciseroutine，evenherdiet.Shehadhopesofmakingthe2018Olympicteam.Thefallontheicewouldchangeeverything，includingherdirection.Sumathipalahadabraininjuryanditendedherskatingcareer.Symptomslastedforyears.Hermemoryfeltunclearattimes.She’dfindherselfdizzy，sick，orexhausted.Sumathipalaconsulteddoctors，somanythatshe“lostcount”.Butnoonehadanswers.Sumathipalabegantorealizethattherewassomuchunknownaboutthebrain.Shesetouttofindtheanswersherself，apaththatwouldeventuallybringhertoHarvardUniversity，whereshe’dconcentrateonthehumanbrain.Throughoutherfouryears，Sumathipalahomedinonbrainscience.SheworkedwiththeMcCarrollLabatHarvardMedicalSchool，helpingdevelopanewmethodforsequencingsynapses(神经突序列)inthebrain，whicharecrucialformemoryandlearning.Evenasanundergraduate，hercolleaguesweresostruckbyhowmatureherthinkingalreadywasaboutsciencethatshequicklybecameatrustedandvaluedmemberofthelab.Also，SumathipalacompetedwiththeHarvardFigureSkatingCluballfouryears.Shehelpedincreaseitsmembershipandintroducednewskaterstothesportshestillloves.“Ispentalongtimestrugglingwithmyidentity，”shesaid.“GrowingupIwasjustaskaterandthen，whenIgotinjured，Ihadtorebuildmyidentity.ThenIwasascientist.Now，Iidentifyasbeingbothaskaterandascientist.”ReflectingonheryearsatHarvard，Sumathipalasaidoneofthethingsshe’smostgratefulforisseeinghowthingshavecomefullcircleforher.1．WhatdoweknowaboutSumathipala’sinjury?A．Itstoppedherskatingeventually.B．Itledtoherlossofeyesight.C．Itchangedherlifedirection.D．Itwaseasilycuredbydoctors.2．InwhatwaydidSumathipalathinkshecouldfindtheanswertoherdisease?A．Turningtodoctors.B．Goingonpracticing.C．Rebuildingheridentity.D．Doingresearchonbrainherself.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“homedinon”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Focusedon.B．Returnedto.C．Attendedto.D．Stayedat.4．WhatmadethingscomefullcircleforSumathipala?A．Deeploveforfigure-skating.B．Herdeterminationtoachievelifegoals.C．Thepraisefromherlabcolleagues.D．Goodrelationshipwithnewskaters.B(2023·湖北八校联考)Youmayneverknowwhytheemailwillarriveandreasonsofferedforyourrejectionmightbetherealones—ornot.Bosseshavealwaysspiedontheiremployees，thenjudgedthem.Nowtheriseoftheonlineselfmeanstheemployer’seyecantravelstillfarther.Evenbeforethepandemic，researchfoundthat28%oflargecompanieshadturneddownapplicantsaftercarryingoutsuchchecks.Anditisbecomingmorepopular:ReedScreening，alargeagency，wasaskedtorunoverathirdmoresocial-mediachecksinDecemberthisyearthanayearearlier.ThismonththegovernmentgavethepracticeapprovalwhentheDepartmentforEducationsaidschoolsandcolleges“shouldconsidercarryingoutanonlinesearchaspartoftheirduediligence(尽职调查)”．Thewayscreeningworksissimple:Any“problematic”behaviourswillbemarkedwitharedflag.Therearelawsgoverningsuchonlinescreening.DavidErdos，headoftheCentreforIntellectualPropertyandInformationLaw，saysthatcompaniesaresupposedtowarncandidatesbeforescreeningtheirsocialmediaandtellthemthattheyhavetherighttoholdbackpermission.Somecompaniesfollowtheserules，butothersmaynot.Asfortherighttorefuse，itishardlypracticable.“Whoonearthis...goingtobethatpersonwhosays，‘Hangonaminute.I’mnothappyaboutthat？’”asksMrErdos.“Thatitselfislikelytobearedflag.”Allagreethatthespreadofonlinescreeningisalarming，asitissounforgiving.Peoplemaybeunableevertobefreeoftheironlinepast，saysMrErdos.Asindeedsomefootballers，recentlypunishedforcommentsmadealmostadecadeagowhentheywerebutteenagers，havefoundtotheircost.Thosewithintheindustrythinklawsshouldbetightened，withpunishmentforillegalact.Inthemeantime，beingverycarefulisadvisable.Intalkstouniversitystudents，MrErdoswarnsthemwhatcompanieswilldototheirsocialmediawhentheyapplyforjobs.“Theyareuniversallyterrified，”hesays.Andrightly.5．Whatcanweknowaboutonlinescreeningfromparagraph2?A．Itisturneddownbylargecompanies.B．Itbooststhedevelopmentofeducation.C．Itisbecomingincreasinglyacceptable.D．Ithighlightsthewisdomofemployers.6．Whatdoapplicantstendtodowithonlinescreening?A．Theyrejecttheredflags.B．Theyhavetosubmittoit.C．Theywillchargethecompany.D．Theypostponecarryingitout.7．WhatisMrErdos’opiniononpostingcommentsonline?A．Companiesaretolerantofit.B．Itsinfluenceishardtoerase.C．Itshouldbeunderstrictlaws.D．Universitystudentsarefreetodoit.8．Whatcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．BigEmployerIsWatchingYouB．FixYourEyesonOnlineScreeningC．Social-mediaChecksAreAroundtheCornerD．ChecksOnlineAretoBlameforUnemploymentⅡ.完形填空Whetheritisarelaxingwalkorapowerone，takingawalkusuallyonlylastsasmalldurationoftime.Thiswasnotthe1forTomTurcich，though.OnApril2,2015，Tomdecidedtowalkaroundtheworldbyhimself.Itwasn’ta2thought.Hischildhoodfrienddied3attheageof17duetoajetskiaccident.4byhowshortlifewas，hewasfueledbyastrong5toliveeverydaytoitsfullest.Tom’swalk6asalonejourney.Butquickly，hefoundhimselfmissing7ontheroad.