高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 203Word文档下载推荐.docx

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Infact,scientistshavenoticedthatheavilystripedzebrashave5.4℉lowerskintemperaturethanotheranimalswithoutstripesinthesamearea.Somescientistsbelievethatstripesmaybeanadaptationbyzebrastodefendthemselvesfromthehorsefliesthatfollowzebras.Thecoolertemperaturetheoryholdsmeritheretoo,sincedisease-carryingflieslikehorseflieslikeithot,Fliesalsodon'

tlikelandingonstripedsurfaces.Therealsohavebeenmanyothertheoriesthathavebeensuggestedforwhyzebrashavestripes.Someexplanationsareverycommon.Oneofthemisthatstripesmayhelpzebrashideingrassespeciallyfromlions.Lionsarecolorblindandeveniftheyarenotfarawaytheymayseestripesasgreyandbeconfusedbythem.What'

smore,zebrasarealargegroupofanimalslivingtogether.Whenanumberofzebrastandormovetogether,stripesmayconfuselionsintothinkingitisonelargeanimal.

1.Stripesarehelpfulforzebrasto________.A.staycoolB.movetogetherC.liveincoldplacesD.fightagainstdiseases

2.Howdozebras'

stripesprotectthemfromlions?

A.LionsmaybefrightenedawaybystripsB.LionsmayseestripesasmanyanimalsC.StripescanpreventzebrasfrombeingseenD.Stripesmaymakelionsconfused

3.Theunderlinedwords"

Holdsmerit"

onparagraph4probablymean"

________"

.A.workswellB.soundsunreasonableC.causesdisagreementD.needssupportingfacts

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whylionscan'

teatzebraB.HowhorseflieskeepawayfromzebrasC.WhyzebrashavestripsD.Howstripeskeepazebracool

Passage2

Weliveinatechnologicalsocietywheremostgoodsaremass-producedbyunskilledlabor.Becauseofthis,mostpeoplethinkthatcraft（工艺,手艺）nolongerexists.Oneofthewaysthesepeoplewronglysupporttheirviewisbypointingto100-year-oldhomeswhicharestillsolid,andarguingthatitisthecraftsmanshipthatisresponsiblefortheirdurability（牢圈）."

Homesinthosedayswerewell-built,"

theysayNodoubtthesehomeswerewell-built,butwhatthesepeoplehavedoneistomixupthequalityofmaterialusedinthehousewiththequalityofthecraftsmanship.Homestodaycouldbebuilttolastjustaslongasthoseoldhomesifpeoplewerewillingorabletopaytheprice.Forexample,mostpeoplecannolongeraffordsolidoak（橡树）stairways,althoughtheywereoncefairlycommoninolderhomes.Norcantheyaffordthehighlaborcostofemployingacarpentertobuildthestairway.Yetifsomeonecanpaythehighcost,therearestillplentyofcarpentersaroundabletomakethosestairways.Andnotonlywouldthesecarpentersknowhowtobuildthem,theywouldprobablydoabetterjobthancarpentersofold.Onethingthemoderncarpenterhaswhichenableshimtodoabetterjobismuchmoreadvancedtools.Suchtoolsaslaserbeamsandpowerplaneshelpthemlayoutahousebetterandmakemoreprecisioncutsonthewood.Also,itisnotuncommonsaymoretofindcarpenterswithcollegedegreesandcarpenterswithasolidknowledgeofmathematics,whichwouldenablethemtodealwithmoredifficulthousedesigns.Theproblemofmodernquality,then,reallyboilsdowntotheproblemofmaterial,forthemoderncarpenterisjustasabletoproducecraftsmanshipasthecarpenteroffiftyyearsago,butonlyifgivenpropermaterial.

1.Comparedtothecarpentersinthepast,moderncarpentersare

A.moresuccessfulB.morelearnedC.moreimaginativeD.morehardworking

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwork"

they"

（paragraph2）referto?

A.Carpenterswhoarefondofoakstairways.B.Carpenterswhohavecollegedegrees.C.PeoplewhothinkhighlyofcarpentersofoldD.Popolewhothinkthatmodernmaterialisoflowquality

3.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscus?

A.PeopleinthepastpreferredtouseoaktobuildstairwaysB.Itisnowexpensivetoemployacarpenter.C.Modernhouseslastslongtheoldcones.D.Goodcarpentersstillexistinmoderntimes.

4.Theunderlinedphrase"

boilsdownto"

canbereplacedby

A.reducesbyboilingB.makesshorterC.resultsinD.liesin

5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.IsCraftDead?

B.Craft,BacktoLife?

C.HistoryofCraftsmanshipD.CarpenterTodayandYesterday

Passage3

Thedaysofstaringattentivelyatthecomputerscreenpretendingtobeinterestedinanassignmenteventhoughyouareboredoutofyourmindmaysoonbecomingtoanend.That'

sbecauseifDr.HarryWitchelhashisway,computersofthefuturewillbeabletodetect（察觉）boredomandevenreacttoitreal-time.Butbeforeyougetconcerned,themachineisnotreadingyourmind.Itisjustkeepingtrackoftheconstantinvoluntarymovementsthatpeopleexhibitwheninfrontofacomputerorevenatelevision.Thesearenotthebiggerinstrumentalactionslikemovingamouseorusingtheremote,butsubtlebarelynoticeablemovementslikescratchingorstretching.Witchelsaysthelevelofmovementisdirectlyrelativetohowabsorbedthepersonisinwhathe/sheisreadingorwatching—thehighertheinterestlevel,thelesserthemovement!

TotestthetheoryWitchelandhisteaminvited27peopleandexposedthemtoavarietyofdigitalcontentforthreeminutesatatime.TheactivitiesrangedfromplayingonlinegamestoreadingdocumentsliketheEUbankingregulationsthatmostpeoplewouldfindboring.Avideomotiontrackermonitoredtheirmovementsastheypoweredthrougheachassignment.Justastheresearchershadsuspected,theinvoluntaryactionsdecreasedsurprisingly,byasmuchas42%,whenthesubjectsweretotallyabsorbedinwhattheywerereadingorseeing.Fortunately,thescientistsarenotplanningtousethefindingsthatwerepublishedintheonlineJournaltocreatemachinesthatreportstudentswhoarenotfocusingatschool.Instead,theybelievethatcombiningthemotiondetectingtechnologyintofuturecomputerswillhelpenhance（加强）thedigitallearningexperience.Thescientistssaythatbeingabletomeasurethestudent'

sinterestlevel,willenableeducatorstoadjustthematerialsreal-timeandre-engagethestudent.Witchelalsobelievesthatthetechnologycanprovidefilmmakerswithhonestaudienceopinionsandinthefuture,alsobeusedindevelopingmoreunderstandingcompanionrobots.

1.Dr.HarryWitchelwantsfuturecomputerstohavethecompetenceto________.A.sensewhenusersfeeltiredandlessabsorbed.B.recordhowlongpeoplesurfontheInternet.C.helpeducatorstoprepareteachingmaterials.D.readthepeople'

smindinfrontofacomputer.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

________A.Themachinewillbeusedtodetectwhetherthestudentsarefocusingatschool.B.Subjectswillmakefewerunconsciousmovementsiftheyareconcentrated.C.Futurecomputersareintendedtocureadolescentsoftheirnetworkaddiction.D.Mostpeoplethinkbankingdocumentsboringbecausetheyareoflittlevalue.

3.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

________A.BeingExposedtoComputersAllDayLongMakesYouBored.B.ScientistsareDevelopingaMoreAdvancedComputerNow.C.ComputersoftheFutureMaybeAbletoDetectBoredom.D.TheFutureMachineisHelpfultoTeachersAndStudents.

Passage4

Escapingpredators（食肉动物）,digestionandotheranimalactivities—includingthoseofhumans—requireoxygen.Butthatessentialingredientisnolongersoeasyformarinelifetoobtain,severalnewstudiesreveal.

Inthepastdecadeoceanoxygenlevelshavetakenadive—analarmingtrendthatislinkedtoclimatechange,saysAndreasOschlies,anoceanographerattheHelmholtzCenterforOceanResearchinGermany,whoseteamtracksoceanoxygenlevelsworldwide.“Weweresurprisedbytheintensityofthechangeswesaw,howrapidlyoxygenisgoingdownintheoceanandhowlargetheeffectsonmarineecosystemsare,”hesays.Itisnosurprisetoscientiststhatwarmingoceansarelosingoxygen,butthescaleofthedropcallsforurgentattention.Oxygenlevelsinsometropical（热带的）regionshavedroppedbyanastonishing40percentinthelast50years,somerecentstudiesreveal.Levelshavedroppedlesssignificantlyelsewhere,withanaveragelossof2percentglobally.

Awarmingoceanlosesoxygenfortworeasons:

First,thewarmeraliquidbecomes,thelessgasitcanhold.Thatiswhycarbonateddrinksgoflatfasterwhenleftinthesun.Second,aspolarseaicemelts,itformsalayerofwaterabovecolder,moresaltyseawaters.Thisprocesscreatesasortoflidthatcankeepcurrentsfrommixingsurfacewaterdowntodeeperdepths.Andbecausealloxygenentersthesurface,lessmixingmeanslessofitatdepth.

Oceananimalslargeandsmall,however,respondtoevenslightchangesinoxygenbyseekingrefugeinhigheroxygenzonesorbyadjustingbehavior,Oschliesandothersinhisfieldhavefound.Theseadjustmentscanexposeanimalstonewpredator