高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 70.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day70

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day70

Passage1

EndlessqueuesandlongwaitsattheticketinspectiondesksatChina’smajortrainstationsweresignatureoftheSpringFestivaltravelrushbeforethisyear.Everyyear,asthecountry’sbiggestnationalholidayunfoldedahugeflowoftravelerswouldleavestaffatthecheck-indesksfacingadilemma.

Butwiththeinstallment（安装）ofartificialintelligence（AI）indozensoftrainstationsthisyear,includingafacialrecognitionsystemwhichisabletoprocesspassengeridentificationwithinfivesecondsandthereforespeedupthewaitingprocess,busyscenesstartedtobecomesomethingofthepast.

Whenapassengerapproachesthecamerainsidethefacialrecognitionsystematthestation,itscanshisfaceandthenquicklycomparesitwiththephotographshownonhisidentificationcardinrealtime.Iftheinformationmatches,thebarriergateswillopenandallowthepassengertogothrough.

Suchuseoffacialrecognitiontechnologyisinlinewithdiscussionsheardattherecenttwosessionsmeeting,akeyannualpoliticalevent,whichfocusedonthewidespreadapplicationofasecuritynetworknamedTianwang（“SkyNet”inEnglish）currentlybeingusedbyChina’spublicsecuritydepartment.

Thenetwork,accordingtoreportsbythePeopleDaily,hasthepotentialtorecognizethefacialfeaturesofanyoneintheworldandmatchthemonthespotwithphotographsonadatabaseofcriminalsuspects.Infact,itcananalyzephotographicidentitysoquicklythatitcanscaneverysingleChinesefaceontheplanetinjustonesecond,anditwouldonlytaketwosecondstoscaneveryfaceintheworld,withanaccuracyrateofupto99.8percent.

ThosearejusttwoexamplesthathighlightthedevelopmentofChinesevisualAItechnology,whichindustryinsiderspredictcouldcontributetopowerfulgrowthintheglobaltechnologysectorthisyear.

1.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroducethefollowingtopicofthepassage.

B.TodescribetheSpringFestival.

C.ToinformreadersofthedevelopmentofChina.

D.Toexplainthedilemmaofthestaff.

2.What’sthesolutiontotheSpringFestivaltravelrush?

A.Usingartificialintelligence.

B.Openingmorebarriergates.

C.Limitingthenumberofpassengers.

D.Increasingmorestaffatthecheck-indesks.

3.Whatcanweknowaboutfacialrecognitiontechnology?

A.Itsapplicationleadstoaheateddiscussion.

B.Itsapplicationisuselesstopolicemen.

C.Itsoperatingspeedisnotyethighenough.

D.Itsaccuracyrateisveryhigh.

4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsChinesevisualAItechnology?

A.Depressed.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.

Passage2

OnenightIreceivedaFacebookmessagefromLaura,aformerclassmate.“HeySteve,”shesaid,“Iknowyou’vealwaysbeenananimallover.I’vejusthadababyandIcan’tkeepmyminipig.”

Beingfondofanimals,IknewIwantedthepig.Ijusthadtofigureouthowtomakeithappen.Ilivedinatwo-bedroomsingle-levelhouseinGeorgetwon,Ontario.It’stoughtobringapigbacktothehouseIsharewithtwodogs,twocats,andmylifelongpartner.

ButIwasnotlettingthatpiggo.SoItoldLauraI’dtaketheanimal.WhenIgothomewiththepig,Ihidherinthebedroom,andbegantoprepareadinnerforAlisha—herfavouritebaconcheeseburgers.It’sbettertomakeherhappybeforeintroducingthenewmembertoher.

WhenIledhertothebedroomandshowedherthesurprise,Alishastoodinthedoorwaylikeastatue.IttookherafewsecondstoknowwhatIhaddone.Shecomplainedaboutmyunreasonableaction.Sheinsistedtherewasnomoreroominthehouse.

IknewIwaswrong,butIhopedIcouldsmooththingsover.Soonenough,thelovelypigdidthesmoothingforme.Neverhadwefeltsuchjoyasshebroughttous.Wegotheraname“Esther”.

Esther’sarrivalchangedourlives.Afewweekslater,wedecidedtostopeatingbacon.Wefigureditwasourturntotrytochangetheworldforotheranimals.Afewmonthslater,wemovedtoafarmwherewecaredforabandonedanimals—sofar,sixrabbits,sixgoats,twosheep,onehorse,threecowsandthreechickens.

1.Whodoestheunderlinedphrase“mylifelongpartner”inParagraph2referto?

A.Laura.B.Steve.C.Alisha.D.Esther.

2.WhydidtheauthorcookAlishaameal?

A.Topleasehertoacceptthepig.B.Tomakeanapologytoher.

C.TocelebrateEsther’sarrival.D.Toshowoffhiscookingskills.

3.WhatwasAlisha’sreactionthemomentshesawEsther?

A.Sheburstintotears.B.Sheshowedinterestinher.

C.ShequarreledwithSteve.D.Shewasfrozenforawhile.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ASmallPigMakingaBigDifference

B.AnAbandonedPigFindingaWarmHome

C.ALittlePigBringingHappinesstoaFamily

D.ALovelyPigRemovingaCouple’sDisagreement

Passage3

"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Butnowscientistshavegivenusanotherwarning:

toomuchplaywithsmartphonesorcomputersmakesyoudulltoo.

　　"Manyfocusonthebenefitsofdigitaldevices（设备）ineducationbutignorethecosts,"saidPatriciaGreenfieldfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,"losingtheabilitytounderstandtheemotionsofotherpeopleisoneofthecosts."

　　Greenfieldandherresearchteamdidanexperiment.Theyworkedwith105childrenwhospendabout4.5hoursinfrontofscreensonaschoolday.Thestudentswereaskedtodescribetheemotionstowardsthepicturesandvideosofpeoplewhowerehappy,sad,angryorscared.

　　Then,halfofthemattendedafive’daynatureandsciencecamp.Theretheyhadnosmartphones,TV,orcomputers.Theotherhalfstayedinschoolandspentthefivedaysasusual.

　　Fivedayslater,allthechildrentookthetestagain.

　　Studentswhohadbeentothecampgotabout5percentmoreanswerscorrectthantheyhaddonebeforethecamp.Buttheothergroupofstudentsdidn'tshowmuchimprovement.

　　Thestudyisnotperfectinsomesense,saidtheresearchers.Butscientistssaythatthestudyisstillawarningforus.

　　"Emotionalskillsdevelopinpracticeandthebraindevelopsthroughrealinteraction."saidProfessorTaylor,aprofessorattheUniversityofSanFrancisco.

　　Researcherstalkedto2,000parentsofchildrenaged2’16intheUKaboutwhatactivitiestheirchildrencoulddoconfidently.

　　Theresultsweresurprising:

Theirchildrencoulduseatablet（平板电脑）（59%）andworkamobilephone（57%）moreconfidentlythantheycouldtietheirshoelaces（鞋带）（53%）!

　　So,spendmoretimeawayfrommobilephonesandcomputersifyouwanttobeanunderstandingfriend,andnotamemberofwhattheDailyMailcalled"GenerationHelpless".

1.AccordingtoProfessorGreenfield,usingdigitalmediaineducationleadsto________.

A.beinginbadtermswithfamilymembers

B.failingtorelatetootherpeople'semotions

C.makingmoremistakeswhentakingexams

D.fallingfarbehindothersinallschoolwork

2.ScientiststhinktheresultsofGreenfield'sexperiment________.

A.arefarfromperfect

B.arequitesurprising

C.arealarmingforpeople

D.needtobeimproved

3.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

________

A.Studentslearnedhowtodescribeemotionsintheexperiment.

B.Studentslivingwithoutscreensdidmuchbetterinstudies.

C.Toomuchplaywithdigitaldevicesraisedsomeworries.

D.MostoftheUKchildrencouldn'ttietheirshoelaces.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

________

A.Screensharmemotions

B.Herecomesadigitalworld!

C.StayawayfromtheInternet

D.Howpeoplebecomeaddicted?

Passage4

Theeyelinermakesthedarkcircleslesspronounced.Thelipstickhidesthetrembling.Theponytail（马尾辫）masksmissingpatchesofhair.Imightlookabitthinner,buteveryonewillaskaboutmynewdiet.OnehourofpreparationandIlooklikemyself.Onehouroutof24.SometimesIwonderifit’sworthit–wastingatwenty’fourthofmydayonalie.

　　Checkingmymakeuponelasttime,Isliponacutepairofflats–heelsaretoodangerouswithshakylegs–andgrabmyHollisterbag.Walkingdownstairs,Ibreatheinthesweetsmellofwafflesandjuice.

　　“Morning,Mom,”Icall.

　　“Morning,baby,”shesings.“Didyousleepwell？

"

　　“BetterthanIhavebeen.”

　　Shesighs,andhereyeslookahundredyearsoldforaminute.“Anyimprovementisgood,”shesayshalf’heartedly.

　　“Ofcourse.”

　　“Imadewaffles.”

　　“Thanks,Mom.Smellsdelicious.”

　　Isitatthetableandshehandsmeaplate.Thethoughtofallthatfoodturnsmystomach,butIforceasmileandthankmymotheragain.Shebusiesherselfatthesinkandfillsthesilencewithchatter.Whensheturnsaround,shetakesinthewafflesstillonmyplate,onlymissingafewbites.Ismileapologetically.

　　“I’mnotveryhungrythismorning.”

　　“You’llneedyourstrengthforthisafternoon.Morrisonwillwaitforyou.”Shebitesherlip.

　　“Ipackedyourlunch.”

　　“I’m18,Mom.Icanpackmyownlunch.Youhavemoreimportantthingstodo.”

　　Shereachesforthepaperbag.“ButnowIknowyou’llhavesomethingtoeat.Andyouneedtoeat,okay？

Youhavetokeepyourstrengthup.”Sighing,Itakethebag.Iknowthispeanutbutterandjellysandwichwon’tbeeaten,notanymorethantheoneyesterdayorthedaybefore.AndevenifIdoeatit,I’lljustthrowituplater.

　　“Honey,haveyouthoughtaboutwhatIsaidtheotherday？

”sheasks.

　　Iremainsilent.

　　“Sweetheart,youcan’thidethesecretforever.Eventuallyyou’regoingtomissschoolandpeoplewillstartaskingquestions.”

　　“Mom,Ihavetwomonthsleftofhighschool.Icanmakeittillthen.I’mclasspresident.Iwasvoted‘Mostpopular’,‘Bestsmile’and‘Mostlikelytosucceed’.I’m