高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 139.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day139
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day139
Passage1
Nextmonth,I'mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn'tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI'mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theapplicationI'musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.
"Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey'renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,"saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise."We'retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou'dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV."
Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare"seeds"whichyouplantinyour"greenhouse".Whenyoulearnthewords,you"wateryourplants".Whentheapplicationbelievesthatyou'vereallymemorizedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour"garden".Andifyouforgettologon,theapplicationsendsyouemails,remindingyouto"wateryourplants".
Theapplicationusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplememorizethingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse"mems".Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor"engine",usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽车旅馆)room.
Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagainlater,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit'sthekindofapplicationyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.
I'velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon'tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI'llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!
1.WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?
________
A.Creatememorableexperiences
B.Makeprogresswithhardwork
C.LearningwordsinsteadofwatchingTV
D.Combinestudywithentertainment
2.Whatareyoudoingwhenyou"wateryourplants"?
________
A.Loggingontotheapplication
B.BeingaMemriseuser
C.Practisingthevocabulary
D.Movingwordstoyourgarden
3.HowdoesMemrisework?
________
A.Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether
B.Byputtingknowledgeintopractice
C.Byofferinghumantranslationservices
D.Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach
4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsMemrise?
________
A.DoubtfulB.Positive
C.UninterestedD.Negative
Passage2
Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehaveareconditionknownassavantsyndrome(学者症候群).Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorderbuttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast(显出差异)sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.
KimPeek(1951—2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.
Peck'suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabook,atthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peckhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks,Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory.literature,geographyandsports.
Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeckas"alivingGoogle"becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture,Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics,Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities,Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords."Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent."
1.Theunderlinedword"prodigious"inParagraph1________probablymeans.
A.happyB.clearC.amazingD.short
2.Accordingtothetext,Peek________.
A.couldtakecareofhimself
B.wasbornwithagoodmemory
C.wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffert
D.becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold
3.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?
________.
A.Bygivingfacts
B.Byfollowingtimeorder
C.Byexplainingcauses
D.Bymakingcomparisons
4.Peek'swordssuggestthatweshould________.
A.respectdifferentcultures
B.listentodifferentopinions
C.treatdifferentpeopledifferently
D.respectothers'differences
Passage3
AhorsenamedNunkidiedinBahamianforestinJuly2015,markingtheendoftheAbacoIslandhorse.Butthanksto21st-centurytechnology,theextinctionmaybetemporary.Twoyearson,MilanneRehor,headoftheWildHorsesofAbacoPreservationSociety,hasreceivedapprovalfromtheBahamiangovernmentforanambitiousplan:
usingNunki'sDNAtoclonethespeciesbackintobeing.
HowhorsescametotheAbacoIslandsremainsamystery,buttheirrootcangobacktothehorsesbroughtbySpanishexplorerstotheAmericas500yearsago.NoAbacoIslandhorseswerebornafter1999.WhenNunkidied,thespeciesdisappeared.
"Whenyougetdowntothepointwheretherearenomoreindividualsaliveofaspecies,cloningisyouronlychance,"saysKatrinHinrichs,avetatTexasA&MUniversity.Cloningextinctanimalscanwork,thoughitcomeswithlimitations.
UponNunki'sdeathin2015,RehorhadavetcollecttissueandsendthesampletoaTexascloninglaboratory,ViaGen.
Cloningishardlyguaranteed,butitispossible.Hinrichswarns,however,thatcloningwillnotsavetheAbacoIslandhorseinthelongrun.EvenifitistoolatetobringbackaherdofpureAbacoIslandhorses,there'sstillvalueinpreservingNunki'sgenes.
Becausecloneskeepgenesalive,andclonedhorsescanbreed(繁殖)naturally,"cloningoffersanamazingopportunitytoimprovethegenepoolofgene-limitedspecies,"saysHinrichs,SavingNunki'sgenescouldonedayaddoutsidegeneticstoaherdthatisfacinganevolutionarybottleneck.TheprecisebenefitsAbacogenescouldgivearen'tknown,saysGusCothran,avetatTexasA&MUniversity.However,whenCothrancomparedtheAbacoIslandhorse'sDNAagainstadatabaseofhorsespecies,hefoundithadpreserveditsOldWorldgenes,Thus,Cothransays,savingthegenesisworththeeffort."It'saninsurancepolicy.You'retryingtokeepinsurancepolicy.You'retryingtokeepsomethingthatyoumayneedinthefuture,butyoudon'tyetknowthatyouneedit."
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutNunki,thehorse?
________
A.ItwasthefirstclonedAbacoIslandhorse.
B.ItwasthelastAbacoIslandhorseintheworld.
C.Scientistsplantocloneitbeforethespeciesdiesout.
D.ItwaslostinaBahamianforestandneverfoundagain.
2.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?
________
A.ThereweremanykindsofhorsesontheAbacoIslandslongago.
B.AbacoIslandhorseswerebroughttoAsia500yearsago.
C.TheAbacoIslandhoseshaveneverwelcomedanewlifesince1999.
D.NunkiwasfirstfoundbysomeSpanishexplorersintheforest.
3.AccordingtoHinrichs,savingNunki'sgenes________.
A.Itcouldmakeadifferencetootherendangeredspecies.
B.ItwillrestoreaherdofpureAbacoIslandhorses.
C.Ithasprecisebenefitsfornature.
D.Itisworththeeffortbecausetheymaybeneededinthefuture.
4.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?
________
A.InNationalGeographicmagazine.
B.Inacolumnonpets.
C.Inabookaboutoddstories.
D.Inasciencemagazine.
Passage4
Inthefirstdaysafterateamof25deliveryrobotslandedonGeorgeMasonuniversity'scampusinJanuary,theyappearedtocausecuriousglancesandmanyphotosbutnotmuchelse.
Itwasclear,officialsaid,thatmoretimeandmoredatawouldbenecessarytounderstandwhethertherobotswouldchangethecampuscultureorbecomeunforgettable.Twomonthlater,anextra1500breakfastordershavebeendeliveredautonomously,accordingtothetechnologiesofSodexo,acompanymanagesfoodservicesforGUMandworkscloselywiththerobots.
Reseachhasshownthatupto88percentofthecollagestudentskipbreakfast,primarilybecauseoflackoftime,butthatnumberisstartingtoturnaroundwhendeliveryrobotsarriveoncampus.Theyareconstantlyseenmakingthe15-minutestripfromcampusrestaurantstoahandfulofnearbydorms,aswellastootherbuildingsacrosscampus,wherestudentsmeetthem.Twomonthslater,Breakfasthasreplacedinnerasthego-tomealforrobotdelivery.
Sodexoofficialhavenotedthatcollagestudentsaremainusersoffooddeliveryappsandplaceahighvalueonconvenienceandmultipleoptionswhentheydine.Duringthemorninghours,restaurantexpertsaysthat,thereisgenerallymoreemphasisonspeedthananyotherpartoftheday.Combinecollagestudent'sloveoffooddeliverywithmessym
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