高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 55Word文档下载推荐.docx

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B.travelingtheSilkRoad

C.exchanginggoodsandideas

D.connectingdifferentcivilizations

2.WhywastheGobiDeserteasiertocrossthanotherdeserts?

A.Thedesert’ssurfacewaseasiertowalkon.

B.Camelsfortransportationwereeasiertofind.

C.Itwassmallerandcouldbecrossedinlesstime.

D.Thereweremorenaturalwatersourcesavailable.

3.WhatcanweguessaboutthereststopsintheGobiDesert?

A.Travelerswereofferedfreeaccommodation.

B.Theywerelocatedaroundtheedgesofthedesert.

C.Travelersstayingtherewereoftenattackedbycriminals.

D.Theyweresharedbytravelersfromdifferentcountries.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheoriginsoftheSilkRoad.

B.ThebenefitsoftheSilkRoad.

C.ThedifficultiesfacedbySilkRoadtravelers.

D.TheculturalexchangesamongSilkRoadtravelers.

Passage2

Sometimeswemayfindthateveryweektherearealotofnewstoriesabouthowclimatechangeisaffectingtheplanet,ornewplanstobattleitseffects.Buttheconceptitselfisn’tnewatall—infact,scientistshavebeenexploringquestionsaboutclimatechangeforalmost200years.

Theideaof“greenhousegases”goesbackto1824,whenJosephFourierwonderedwhatwasregulatingtheearth’stemperature.Fourierconcludedthattheatmospheremustberesponsibleforcontainingtheheatabsorbedfromthesunanddescribeditasaboxwithaglasslid:

Aslightshinesthroughtheglass,theinsidegetswarmerasthelidtrapstheheat.AsFourier’sideasspread,itcametobecalled“thegreenhouseeffect”.

Scientistscontinuedtostudythegreenhouseeffect.NotuntilaSwedishchemistnamedSvanteArrheniuscamealong,didscientistsunderstandhowglobalwarmingactuallyworks.Afteryearsofwork,Arrheniusdeterminedthatthelevelofcarbondioxideintheatmospheredidinfacthaveadirecteffectonglobaltemperatures.

ArrheniusfoundthatCO2,andothergasestrapradiation,whichwarmstheatmosphere.Arrheniuswasthefirsttosuspectthatburningcoalcouldcontributetothegreenhouseeffect.ButArrheniuswelcomedthewarmingeffectontheplanet.Atalecturelaterthatyear,Arrheniusnotedthatcreaturesofawarmerearth“mightliveunderamilderskyandinlessbarrensurroundings”.

WhileArrhenius’findingswonhimthe1903NobelPrizeinchemistry,scientistskeptdebatingwhetherthegreenhouseeffectwasincreasinguntil1950,whenresearchersfinallybegantofindstrongdatasupportingit.Bytheendofthe1950s,Americanscientistshadbeensoundingthealarmonthelong-termconsequencesofclimatechange.Climatechangeresearchhascomealongwaysince

Fourierfirstdescribedthegreenhouseeffect-still,maybeArrheniusshouldhavebeenmorecarefulofwhathewishedfor.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Theclimatechange.B.Thegreenhouseeffect.

C.Theatmosphere.D.Theheatfromthesun.

2.WhatdidArrheniusthinkofthegreenhouseeffect?

A.Itwasbeneficialforcreaturesontheearth.

B.Ithadbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

C.Itdidmoreharmthangoodtohumanbeings.

D.Itwasapunishmentforhumanharmfulactivities.

3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsArrhenius’wish?

A.Optimistic.B.Negative.

C.Neutral.D.Ambiguous.

4.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Causesofclimatechange.

B.Effectsofgreenhousegases.

C.Findingsaboutglobalwarming.

D.Explorationsonclimatechange.

Passage3

In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.

ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.

ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.

Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?

Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:

jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.

SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.

1.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?

A.Tointroducethetopic.

B.TomentionNigel’sfeat.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.

D.TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?

A.BesuperiortoB.Beequalto

C.BesimilartoD.Berelatedto

3.Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?

A.Thewriter.B.Theshopassistant.

C.Thebabysitter.D.Thepsychologist.

4.WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?

A.LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.

B.Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.

C.Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.

D.Upgradethemselvesallthetime.

Passage4

Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn'

tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn'

tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

　　Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

1.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

________

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.

B.Hecouldn'

treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

2.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit.

B.Byturningitonandoff.

C.Byswitchingchannels.

D.Byhavingitrepaired.

3.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Curious.B.Anxious.

C.Cautious.D.Humorous.

Passage5

　　IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasf