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1/8高一第一次月考第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）AAreyouinterestedinhighereducationintheUnitedStates?Thefollowingadvicemighthelpyou.●College,UniversityorInstituteCollegeanduniversitiesofferundergraduatedegreesinartsandsciences.Andbothcanhelpprepareyoungpeopletoearnaliving.Butmanycollegesdon'toffergraduatestudies.Universitiesaregenerallybigger,offermoreprogramsanddomoreresearch.Aninstituteoftechnologycanofferawidechoiceofprogramsandactivities.Seventy-fivepercentoffreshmengotherewithastronginterestandinvolvementinthearts.●TheApplicationProcessInternationaladmissionsofficersadvisestudentstoapplytoatleastthreeschools.Youmaybeabletoapplyonlineandpaytheapplicationchargewithacreditcard,orbymail.Youshouldstudythewebsitesofschoolstofindinformationabouthowandwhentoapply,howmuchitwillcostandwhetheranyfinancialaidisavailable.●GetaStudentCardIfyourequestavisaforthefirsttime,youwillhavetogotoanAmericanembassyorconsulate(领事馆).YouwillneedtobringagovernmentformsenttoyoubyyourAmericanschoolthatshowsyouhavebeenaccepted.Aconsularofficialwillalsotakeyourpictureandyourfingerprints.Youwillalsoneedbankingandtaxrecordsthatshowyouhaveenoughmoneytopayforyoureducation.●FinancialAidAmericanschoolsprovideaid,likescholarships,fellowships,toalmosthalfofforeigngraduatestudents,butonlytenpercentofundergraduates.Butgrants,which,unlikealoan,doesnothavetobepaid.21.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatAmericancollegesanduniversities.A.havetheirownoriginsininstitutesoftechnologyB.havebothsimilaritiesanddifferencesC.canofferawidechoiceofprogramsandactivitiesD.provideaboutseventy-fivepercentstudentswithartcourses22.Toapplyforavisaforthefirsttime,you'llhavetodothefollowingthingsEXCEPT.A.payinganAmericanembassyorconsulatesomemoneyB.takingyourpictureandyourfingerprints2/8C.showingagovernmentformgivenbytheAmericanschooladmittingyouD.providingevidencethatyouhaveenoughmoneytopayforyoureducation23.Thepurposeofthepassageis.A.tomakesomemoneyB.toprovideforeignstudentswithaguideC.toimproveeducationqualityD.toattractforeignvisitorstoAmericaBThefamilyofa6-year-oldadoptedChinesegirlwhobadlyneedsabonemarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)believestheyhavefoundamatchinChina.KaileeWellssuffersfromaseriousaplasticanemia(再生障碍性贫血),whichpreventsbonemarrowfromproducingnewbloodcells.Shehastakencoursesoftreatmentbuthasshownlittlesignofrecovery.Thebesthelpforsuchpatientsisatransplantofhealthymarroworbloodcellsfromasuitabledonor.Certaintissueofthepatientandthedonormustmatch.Kailee’smother,LindaWells,madehersecondtriptoChinaearlierthismonthtofindadonor.Herhusband,OwenWells,saidthathiswifebelieveddoctorstherehadfoundamatch.“Fortheselast22months,we’vebeenlivinginfearthatKaileewouldtakeaturnfortheworseandtherewouldbenothingwecoulddoaboutit,”hesaid.“Nowwehavesomethingwecanuseandsaveourlittlegirl.Wearejustaboutreadytostartjumpingupanddownandrejoicing.”WellssaidaChinesegirlwhoisaboutayearoldhasabloodsamplethatmatchesKailee’sperfectly.Thenextstep,hesaid,wouldbetomakesurethesampleissafelyharvestedandprotectedfortransplant,thedetailsofwhichhaveyettobeworkedout.LindaWellsfirsttraveledtoChinainFebruarytotrytolocatethegirl’sbirthmother,whoislikelytobeamatch.Butshefoundnorelativesanddecidedtotryagainthismonth.“ThisgivesussomuchencouragementbecausenowwefoundwhatwethoughtwewouldneverbeabletofindforKailee,”OwenWellssaid.“We’regoingtocontinueourblooddonordrivetotrytocontinuetohelpasmanypeopleaswepossiblycan.We’rejustsohappy.”24.WhatdoweknowaboutKaileeWells?A.ShewasadoptedbyaChinesefamily.B.Shehasaone-year-oldsisterinChina.C.Shewasrecoveringfromaplasticanemia.D.Sheisunabletoproducenewbloodcells.25.Theunderlinedword“rejoicing”inParagraph5canbebestreplacedby“_____”.A.wavingB.movingC.cheeringD.crying26.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?3/8A.LindaWellshasfoundthegirl’sbirthmother.B.OwenandLindatriedeverymeanstocureKailee.C.Doctorshaveworkedoutplanstoprotectthesample.D.OwenandLindavisitedChinatwicetofindaperfectmatch.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Longanddeepfriendshipbetweentwofamilies.B.Faithleadstohope.C.Matchfoundforabonemarrowtransplant.D.ThejourneytoChina.CCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance(阻力),makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthproblems.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofso