新人教版高中英语选择性必修第一册同步课时强化训练 Unit 1 People of Achievement 核心素养提能练.docxVIP

英语24字整体教学法 名师团队助你一臂之力 核心素养提能练 “阅读理解＋完形填空”组合练 Ⅰ. 阅读理解 Heat has been used to control hair for hundreds of years. But how much is too much？If you have ever opened a very hot oven，you know that heat can burn your eyebrows off your face very quickly. A scientist from Purdue University in Indiana is trying to find a scientific answer on how hot is too hot when it comes to your hair. Many women and some men are very particular about their hair. Some people who have naturally curly hair prefer to have it straightened. Others with straight hair want to have curls. Tahira Reid is one of those people. As an African-American woman，she is familiar with the challenges of maintaining(保养) curly hair. Tahira Reid and other researchers at Purdue University are studying how heat treatment interacts with different types of hair and how to prevent damage. Amy Marconnet is an assistant professor. She says the team is seeing how heat and temperature relate to their research. In a Purdue University’s lab，team members designed a hair straightener tool—a flat iron with temperature control. They attached it to a robotic arm that moved over pieces of hair. They controlled the temperature while the device straightened hair. What did they find？Their study found that the heat weakens or breaks a protein called keratin，responsible for the hair’s shape，and temporarily changes it. But nobody knows exactly what level can make the heat actually cause forever change. Researchers say early results are a bit inconclusive. It turns out that everyone’s hair is different and there’s no exact temperature where hair straightening becomes hair damage. Ms Reid says they will continue their research in the hope of finding what works best without damaging hair. 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文，人们可以使用热能改变头发的形状，科学家希望通过研究发现具体多高的温度才会破坏人们的头发。文章对这一研究做了具体说明。 1．What does the scientist want to find out? A．Ways to protect our hair. B．Ways to maintain curly hair. C．The temperature that can damage hair. D．The temperature that makes ha