高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 79.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day79

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day79

Passage1

America’slatestsuperheroAustinPerine，whocallshimselfPresidentAustin，isnowtakingthecountrybystorm.Butheisnotatypicalsuperhero.Twothingssethimapart:

Hedoesn’tfighthumanenemies，buthungerandhomelessness.Also，he’sonlyfouryearsold.

Oursuperhero’soriginstorystartedfromthedaywhenTJPerine,hisfather,tookAustintotheFirehouseMinistries,alocalshelterthatprovideshousing，foodandotherservicesforthehomeless.Astheydrovebythebuilding，theysawagroupof25homelessmenstandingonthestreetcorner.Thatday,Austinusedhisallowancetobuyeachmanasandwichandhandedthefoodouthimselfwithhisslogan,“Don’tforgettoshowlove!

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Afterhereturnedeveryweekforfiveweeksinarow，wordofAustin’skindnessspreadthroughsocialmedia.AustinandTJcouldfeed25to50peopleatatimebefore，andnow,thankstocommunitysupport,theycanfeed800to2,000people.

ButAustinisn’tmerelyfillingstomachs.Hehasbeenimprovingthelivesofthehomelesspeoplehemeets.OnthatfirsttriptoFirehouseMinistries，TJandAustintalkedtoapoormannamedRaymont.TherespectAustinshowedforhimtouched41-year-oldRaymont，whoregainedhisconfidenceinlifeandfinallyfoundajobwiththehelpofTJ.Allthatwasmadepossiblebecausealittleboytookthetimetocare.

Austin’spassionhasbecomehisfamily’scalling.AfterraisingmoneythroughaGofundMepage,Audrey,TJ’smotherestablishedthenonprofitShowLoveFoundation,dedicatedtofightinghomelessness.Shenowservesaspresident，andTJoverseespublicrelationsforthefoundationfulltime.Theyoffermedicalandmentalhealthcareaspreventivestepsagainsthomelessness.

AsforPresidentAustin，hecontinuestogiveoutfood，smiles，andhisinspirationalmessageoflove.“ItmakesmefeellikeI’msavingtheday,”hesaidproudly.

1.WhyhasAustinbecomewell—knowntotheentirecountry?

A.Hehassuperpowertofillthestomachsofthehomeless.

B.Hefightshungerandhomelessnessatsuchayoungage.

C.Hehasremovedthepovertyofthelocalcommunity.

D.Hehaschosenanimpressiveanduniquename.

2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“dedicated”inParagraph5?

A.Exposed.B.Opposed.C.Devoted.D.Addicted.

3.WhydoestheauthorintroducetheexampleofRaymontinParagraph4?

A.ToshowAustin’spositiveinfluence.

B.Topersuadepeopletoliveofftheirown.

C.ToprovethepersonalabilityofAustin’sfather.

D.Todescribethedifficultsituationofpoorpeople.

4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswhatAustindoes?

A.Sympathetic.B.Humorous.C.Approving.D.Considerate.

Passage2

TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionaimstofindabalancebetweencelebratingindividualaccomplishmentsandacknowledgingthatscienceseldomhappensalone.Thecompetitiontakesoffwhenstudentsfromaroundthecountryareteamedupandhavetosolveaseriesofhands—onchallengesinthespotlight.

Nowadays，kidsarefedwith“themythofthelonescientist”，soplacingsuchchallengesinthemiddleschoolperiodhasahugepotentialforimpact.Thefocusonteambuildingskillsgetsstudentsexcitedbeforemorefearsandstereotypes（成见）setin.

Theinitialpoolofqualifiedstudentscomesfromtheparticipantsinnation-widesciencefairs.Thosewhoscoreinthetop10％（about10，000kids）havethequalificationtoapply.Thejudgesselectthetop300youngscientists，andthatgroupisfinallynarrowedto30finalists.

Selectionatthisstageisclearlyanhonorinitself，butitcountsassteponeforthefinalists.TheyarethenflowntoWashington,D.C.andplacedintoteamsoffiveforthehands-onpartofthecompetition.Eachteamismadeupofstudentswithdifferenttalentsandskills,includingacademicfocusandexperience.

Unlikethesciencefairs,wheremostoftheworktakesplacebehindthescenesandstudentsshareapolishedoutcome,thehands-onchallengescreateaspacewheretheworkisthecompetitionitself.Thestudentstakeuparangeofchallengesinscience，technology，engineering,mathandsoon.Eachofthechallengeswillneedtheinsightandskillsofmultipleteammembers.

Judgesobservingthechallengesaren’tjustlookingforoutcomesbutalsoforleadership,teamworkandproblemsolving.

TheBroadcomMASTERSattractsincreasingnumbersofpassionateandtalentedyoungpeoplewhoareeagertotakepartinaprogramthathelpsthemgrowasscientists,engineersandinventors.Itletsthestudentsexperienceasenseofcomingtogetherwithtruepeers.Moreimportantly,itprovidesthemwithnewskillstotacklefuturechallenges.

1.WhatdoestheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionmainlyfocuson?

A.Individualaccomplishments.B.Hands-onchallenges.

C.Academicperformance.D.Teamwork.

2.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?

A.Alargenumberofkidstakepartinthesciencefairs.

B.It’snoteasytobequalifiedasamemberofthefinalists.

C.Thejudgesaretoostrictwiththeparticipants.

D.Thenation-widesciencefairsarewellorganized.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionhasanincreasingimpact.

B.Middleschoolstudentsprefertochallengeeachother.

C.StudentscanlearnmorenewskillsfromtheBroadcomMASTERS.

D.ThesciencefairswillbecompletelyreplacedbytheBroadcomMASTERS.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LearningtoTakeonScientificChallenges

B.OutstandingStudentsarePubliclyHonored

C.BringingIndividualPotentialtoaTeamOpportunity

D.TheScienceFair:

APlatformWhereStudents’DreamsTakeoff

Passage3

Overthepastfiveyears,researchersinartificialintelligencehavebecometherockstarsofthetechnologyworld.AbranchofAIknownasdeeplearning,hasprovensousefulthatskilledoperatorscancommandsix-figuresalariestobuildsoftwareforAmazon,Apple,FacebookandGoogle.Thetopnamescanearnover$1millionayear.

ThetraditionalwaytogetthesejobshasbeenaDoctor’sdegreeincomputersciencefromoneofAmerica’stopuniversities.Earningonetakesyearsandrequiresapersonwhocanbedevotedtostudy,whichisrareamongnormalpeople.Moreover,graduatestudentsareregularlyattractedawayfromtheirstudiesbyvarioushigh-paidjobs.

Thatischanging.LastmonthFast.ai,aneducationnon-profitbasedinSanFrancisco,kickedoffthethirdyearofitscourseindeeplearning.Sinceitsbeginningithasattractedmorethan100,000studentsfromIndiatoNigeria.Thecoursecomeswithasimpleidea:

thereisnoneedtospendyearsobtainingaDoctor’sdegreeinordertopractisedeeplearning.Fast.ai’scoursecanbecompletedinjustsevenweeks.

Forexample,agraduatefromFast.ai’sfirstyear,SaraHooker,washiredintoGoogle’shighlycompetitiveAIresidencyprogrammeafterfinishingthecourse,havingneverworkedondeeplearningbefore.SheisnowafoundingmemberofGoogle’snewAIresearchofficeinAccra,Ghana,thefirm’sfirstinAfrica.

TomakeitaccessibletoanyonewhowantstolearnhowtobuildAIsoftware,JeremyHoward,whofoundedFast.aiwithRachelThomas,amathematician,saysmiddleschoolmathematicsisenough.Fast.aiisnottheonlyA.I.programme.AI4ALL,anothernon-profitorganization,foundedbyleadingtechnologistsincludingDr.Fei-FeiLi,workstobringAIeducationtoschoolchildrenthatwouldotherwisenothaveaccesstoit.

Howard’sambitionsrundeeperthanjustdealingwiththeshortageintheAIlabourmarket.Hisaimistospreaddeeplearningintomanyhands,sothatitmaybeappliedinasmanyfieldsaspossible.Theambition,saysMrHoward,isforAItrainingsoftwaretobecomeaseasytouseandcommonassendinganemailonasmartphone.

1.What’sParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.ThewaytogetaDoctor’sdegree.

B.ThedifficultiestogetaDoctor’sdegree.

C.TheimportancetogetaDoctor’sdegree.

D.ThenecessitytogetaDoctor’sdegree.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutFast.ai?

A.ItaimstoproduceAIgraduatesinafastway.

B.Itaimstocollectmoneyforpoorstudents.

C.Itchargesahighfreeforofferingcourses.

D.ItbecomespopularonlyinIndiaandNigeria.

3.WheredoesSaraHookerworkaccordingtothepassage?

A.India.B.Nigeria.

C.Ghana.D.America.

4.WhatdoFast.aiandAI4ALLhaveincommon?

A.Theyarebothmeantforchildren.

B.Theyrequireadvancedmath.

C.Theyhavethesamefounder.

D.Theyarebothnon-profit.

5.What’sHoward’sattitudetoAItrainingsoftwareinthefuture?

A.Anxious.B.Disappointed.

C.Optimistic.D.Surprised.

Passage4

Attheendoftheyear,ourmagazineisrevealingourannualfoodandshoppingpredictionsbasedonourresearch.

　　GrazingGolden-Agers:

　　Ninety-onepercentofpeoplesaytheysnackdaily,accordingtoNielsen.Whilesnackingisontheriseamongallagesandgenders,researchshowsthatsnackingamongconsumersovertheageof65couldcontributetoadditionalyearswithahigherqualityoflife.We’llseemoreboomers-thoseraisedinthe“threesquaremealsaday”period-employa“grazing”approachtoeatingfoodsrichinnutrientslikeprotein,fiberandOmega3thatcanhelppromotebonehealth.

　　Same-DayDeliveryNotJustforCityClickers:

　　Onlinegroceryshoppinganddeliveryhasbecomeacrowdedspace,withahostofservicescompetingforconsumerattention.Thistrendallowseveryonewhosellsfoodtobeinthesame-daydeliverybusinesswithouthavingtoaddadditionaloperationalfacilities.LookforGoogleShoppingExpresstoputeverysupermarketinthesamedaydeliverybusinessandchangeconsumerbehaviortoshoponlineforfoodtobedeliveredtohomesfreshforeachmea