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培优提能限时练(二)

(限时：60分钟满分：75分)

Ⅰ.阅读理解(共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分)

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Thosewhoarealreadyexhaustedby2021—andwell，allof2020—cangetsomereliefby

callingahotlineandscreaming.

“JustScream！”，ahotlinecreatedbyelementaryschoolteacherChrisGollmar，aimsto

reducetensionforthoseneedingtoreleasetheirfeelings.Allyouhavetodoiscallthehotlineand

screamasloudasyouwant，andforaslongasyouwant—andthenhangup.

“Iwantedtofindawaythatpeoplewouldrespondtoandscreamingseemedtobeagood

fit！”Gollmarspokeofhiscreativeproject，whichhecameupwithinSeptember2020.

Hesaidhethoughtitwouldbefunnyanduniquetocreateaphonelinejustfor

screaming.Afterpeopledialin，theircallsarerecordedandputonthewebsiteGollmar

created.“WhyshouldIcallyou？”thewebsiteasks.“Toscream!Youmightbeunhappy，

terrified，orfrustrated.Alloftheseareperfectlygoodreasonstocallandrecordyourself

screaming.”

Personalphonenumbersarenotstored，andallcallsgotoanansweringmachine—so

communicatingwitharealpersonisn’trequired.

Accordingtothewebsite，thereiscurrentlyabacklogofover40,000screamswaitingto

upload.Gollmarsaidhe’sgotten70,000recordingssincestartingthework.

“NeverinmylifewouldIhaveexpectedsomanypeopletoactuallypickupthephone，diala

numberandrecordthemselvesfortheworldtohear，”hesaid.“Butwe’reallscreamingon

theinsiderightnow，soIguessIshouldhavefigured.”

语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了疫情后一位教师创设“尖叫”热线来帮助人们缓

解内在压力的事。

1．WhatisthepurposeofthehotlineaccordingtoChrisGollmar?

A．Toreleasestress.

B．Toofferadvice.

C．Totrainteachers.

D．Torecordsound.

答案A

解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“‘JustScream！’，ahotlinecreatedbyelementaryschool

teacherChrisGollmar，aimstoreducetensionforthoseneedingtoreleasetheirfeelings.”可知，

创设热线的目的是为了减轻压力。故选A。

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