高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 85.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day85

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day85

Passage1

LastnightMr.andMrs.Rojasstayedhome.Itwascoldandrainyandtheydidn'twanttogooutinthebadweather.Mrs.Rojasmadesomepopcornandicetea.At8:

00,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswentintothelivingroom,satonthesofaandbeganthemovieandateanddrank.At8:

15,Mr.andMrs.Rojasrealizedtheyalreadywatchedthemovielastyearandtheydidn'twanttowatchitagain.

"Nowwhat?

"askedMr.Rojas."Let'splaycards!

"answeredMrs.Rojas.At8:

30Mr.andMrs.Rojasstartedtoplaycards.Theywereplayingforabout10minuteswhenMr.Rojaslookedoutthewindow.Therainchangedtosnowandthetreeswerecoveredinbeautifulwhitesnow."I'mhappywestayedhometonight.Itlooksbeautifuloutsidebutthisweatherisverydangeroustodrivein."saidMr.Rojas."You'reright,"saidMrs.Rojas,"butI'mbored.Let'splaysomemusicanddance."

Mr.Rojaswassurprised."Dance?

ButIreallydon't..."

"Ohcomeon!

"Mrs.Rojasinsisted.SheputonaromanticCDandtheybothstartedtodance.Theyweredancingforabout1minutewhensuddenlythemusicstoppedandthelightswentout.Mrs.Rojaslaughed."We'rejustnotveryluckytonight,arewe?

"shesaid.Mr.Rojassaid,"Ofcoursewe'relucky!

Wearetogether!

"Hekissedherandcontinuedtodancewithher,inthedarkandwithoutmusic.

1.WhydidMr.andMrs.Rojasstayathomelastnight?

________

A.Theywantedtostaytogether.

B.Theweatherwassoterrible.

C.Theyhadadinnerathome.

D.Theyplannedtowatchamovie.

2.Whenitstartedtosnow,Mr.andMrs.Rojaswere________.

A.makingpopcornB.watchingamovie

C.playingcardsD.dancingtothemusic

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.Itwasarainydayinsummer

B.Mrs.Rojascookedverywell

C.Mr.Rojaslovedtodanceatfirst

D.Mr.Rojaswasinlovewithhiswife

Passage2

Stayingwithfamilymembersorreceivingprofessionalcare?

SeniorsinHarbinhaveanewchoicetoenrichtheirlifeinretirement（退休）,asharbin.dbw.cnreported.

Theseniorscantakeabustoaday-carenursinghomeeverydaybetween8amand5pm,justlikeothersgotowork,andgobackhometobewiththeirfamiliesintheevening.

Inthenursinghome,theywillreceiveprofessionalcare,havelunch,takepartinactivitiessuchascalligraphy（书法）andsinging,andtakeuniversitycoursesdesignedforthem.

Accordingtoaresearch,therewere1.75millionseniorsbytheendof2015.Lessthan10percentchoosetostayinthenursinghomewhilemostliveathome.Lonelinessandshortageofcarearethemajorproblemsfacingthestay-at-homeseniors.

"Aftermymotherpassedaway,Istruggledtotakegoodcareofmyfather,"saidZhou,anofficeworker.

Thosewhohaveretiredparentsagreethattheirparentsspendaboringandlonelydayathome,watchingTValldayandfillingtheirstomachswithfood.Thesituationbecomesworseinwinterwheneldersareunabletogooutduetothecold.

However,thecostofsuchnursinghomesisdifferentfrompersontopersonbutstandsataround2,000yuan（290）.Anotherproblemistheshortageoffacilities（设施）.Eveniftwoseniorssharearoominthenursinghome,thecitystilllacks（缺少）atleast100,000suchrooms.

1.Intheday-carenursinghome,theseniorscan________.

A.gotowork

B.staywiththeirfamilies

C.attenduniversity

D.getprofessionalcare

2.Whatisthemainproblemforseniorsstayingathome?

________

A.Alotofseniorschoosetoliveathome.

B.Theyarelonelyandshortofcareathome.

C.Theirchildrenwon'ttakecareofthem.

D.Theyareunabletogooutespeciallyinwinter.

3.Whatinformationcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

________

A.Peoplehavenotroubleattendingtheirretiredparents.

B.Theday-carenursinghomeisgettingpopularamongseniors.

C.Thepriceofstayinginthenursinghomeremainsthesame.

D.Twoseniorsmustshareoneroomintheday-carenursinghome.

Passage3

HowmanytimesdoyoucheckyourMomentsorFacebookpageinadaytoseewhetheryourlatestposthasgotanother"like"or"thumbsup"?

Althoughyoumightbeembarrassedtoadmithowmanytimesyoudothis,don'tworry.Psychologicalfindingshaveshownit’scompletelynormal.Infact,thepleasurewederivefrom（取自）gettinga"like"isequaltothatofeatingchocolateorwinningmoney,andwecan’thelpwantingmore.

AccordingtothefindingsoftheUCLABrainMappingCenter,whichobserved32teensagedbetween13and18,thefeedbackcircuit（反馈电路）intheteens'brainsareparticularlysensitive,andthe"social"and"visual"partsoftheirbrainswereactivatedwhentheyreceived“likes”onasocialnetwork.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthoughthethumbsupmightcomefromcompletestrangers,thegoodtheyderivefromitworkedequally.

Sodoesitmeanweshouldtryourbesttowinasmanythumbsupaspossible?

Notnecessarilysoifweknowthereasonsbehindourdesireforattention.In"Whydopeoplecrave（渴望）attention"byM.FaroukRadwan,heexplainedseveralcasesinwhichpeoplenaturallylongedforattention.Radwansaidpeoplewhowereanonlychild,whowereusedtobeingthecenterofattentionintheirhouse,maytrytoreproducetheseconditions.Feeling"overlookedandunappreciated"mightalsoleadyoutobeeagerforattention.Othertimes,thestateofbeingjealousorwantingtocoveryourmistakesmayalsocontributetosuchlongings.

Infact,toomuchdesireforattentioncancreateanxiety,andinturnruinyourhappinessevenwhenyougetit.Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?

Theanswerisquitesimple."Ifpeoplecouldadoptgoalsnotfocusedontheirownself-esteem（自尊）butonsomethinglargerthantheirself,suchaswhattheycancreateorcontributetoothers,theywouldbelesssensitivetosomeofthenegativeeffectsofpursuingself-esteem,"wrotepsychologyprofessorJenniferCrockerintheJournalofSocialIssues.

1.Youmayfindthistextinamagazineabout________.

A.technologyB.education

C.entertainmentD.sociallife

2.WhowillNOTnaturallyexpectattentionaccordingtoRadwan?

________

A.Peoplewhoarelivingwiththeirparents.

B.Thosewholacksocialrecognition.

C.Peoplewhoarethefocusofattention.

D.Thosewhowanttoblanketwhatthey’vedone.

3.What’sCrocker’ssuggestionaboutthenegativeeffectsofgettingself-esteem?

________

A.NotcheckingyourFacebookpageinaday.

B.Havingabiggergoalthantheirself.

C.Workingharderthaneverbefore.

D.Doinganinstructivematter.

4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspeople’saddictionto“thumbsup”?

________

A.worried.B.objective.

C.critical.D.supportive.

Passage4

TheInternetofThing（IoT）aimstogeteverythingandeveryonetalking.Attachingsensorsto“things”,suchascows,carsandrefrigerator,andthenassigningthemuniqueIPaddressesallowthento“talk”totheInternet.Ofcourse,theIoTwillinvolvemuchmorethanahandfulofsensors.NetworkingcompanyCiscoestimatesthat50billionInternet-connecteddevicesandobjectswillbesendingoverdateby2020.

SpecificBenefits

TheIoTwillallowpeopletotrackthingsandprocesseslikeneverbefore.Airplanemanufacturerswillbeabletocontinuouslytracktheconditionofairplaneparts,allowingthemtodopreventivemaintenanceandavoidcostlydowntime.Consumerscouldinstallsmartmetersintheirhomestomonitorenergyusageandobserveenergypricechangesinrealtime.Thatwouldallowpeopletoadjusttheirhabitsanduseelectricalappliancesduringlower-pricedhours.

SomeFears

SomecriticsfearthattheIoTcouldendupbeingafashionthatpeopleloseinterestinovertime.HavingTwitterfeedsonrefrigeratordoorsmaysoundcoolatfirst,buttheattractioncouldfadeasquicklyastheexcitementoverlastyear’ssmart-phone!

OthercriticsaredoubtfulthatcompaniesmakingInternet-connectedapplianceswillprovidelong-termsoftwareupdates.Ifthathappens,arefrigeratororwashingmachinethatshouldlast10yearsormorecouldlasttwoorthreeduetosoftwarethat’soutdated.

APositiveExample

Earlythisyear,ownersoftheTeslaModelSelectriccarreceivedarecallnoticealertingthemtoachargerplug,needingtobefixed.Amazingly,ownersoftheModelSsatbackwhilethecompanyperformedan“overtheair”wirelessupdate.Customersconfirmedtheupdatebytappingonthecar’stouchscreenconsoletoseethattheModelSwasrunningthelatestsoftwareversion.Notriptothedealerwasrequired!

PerhapsTesla’sremotefixisasignofthingstocome.Somedaysoon,people’slivesmightbecomealotmoreefficientandconvenientthankstotheIoT.

1.Howdoresearchersgeteverythingandeveryonetalking?

A.ByestablishingtheIoTandlaunchingahandfulofsensors.

B.ByconnectingsensorswiththemandappointingthemuniqueIPaddresses.

C.BycommunicatingwiththemallthetimethroughtheIoT.

D.Bysendingpeopletotrackthemdayandnightandcollectusefuldata.

2.WhatelsedocriticsworryabouttheIoTbesidesitsprobablyendingupbeingafashion?

A.Peoplewillloseinterestinitasquicklyasthethrilloverlastyear’ssmart-phone.

B.Refrigeratorsandwashingmachineswillbereplacedbyotherdevicesinafewyears.

C.Whetherrelatedcompanieswillprovidelong-termsoftwareupdatesornot.

D.Thesoftwareprovidedbycompanieswillbeoutdatedeasilyandquickly.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whenownersoftheTeslaModelSelectricreceivedarecallnotice,they_______.

A.justwaitedinthecarwhilethemaintenanceisbeingdonethroughwirelessupdate

B.wererequiredtogotothenearest4sstoretomakesomeadjustmentsorrepairs.

C.coul