高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 25.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day25

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day25

Passage1

ZhongLinWangstartedplayingtabletennisonlyfouryearsago.Butlastyear,heandotherresearcherscameupwithacleverwaytouptheirgame:

Buildasmarttable.

Nowthey’vejustintroducedanewsampletabletothepublic.Itcanmeasurewhereaballlands,howfasttheball’sgoingandwhereit’sheaded.Thetablecandothatbecauseitsinnovativewoodsurfaceformsthetoplayerofanovelself-poweredsensor.Thedataitacquirescouldguideplayerstoperformbetter,saysWang.

WangisamaterialsscientistattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,inAtlanta.Hedescribestheinventionasamachinethatcanlearnto“analyzethebehavior”ofhowsomeoneplays.Importantly,thenewsmarttablewon’tneedabatterytodetecttheball.Whenaballhitsthewood,itsetsoffachainofeventsthatcanbothgenerateasmallelectriccurrentandrecordmeasurementsoftheball’sbehavior.

Wangisanexpertatinventingdevicesthatprovidetheirownpower.In2012,heinventedatriboelectric（摩擦生电的）nanogenerator.HecallsitTENG,forshort.Evenifyou’veneverheardof“triboelectricity,”youknowthephenomenon.Mostofuscallitstaticelectricity（静电）.ThefirstTENGthatWangputtogetherin2012lookedlikeasandwich.Ithadlayersofchargedmaterialsseparatedbyasmallgap.Whenthesandwichbentorchangedshape,itslayeredmaterialsrubbedagainsteachother.Thiscausedelectronstostartbuildingupononeside.

WhatmakesthenewgametabletrulyuniqueisitsuseofwoodasoneoftheTENG’slayers.Asitturnsout,Wangexplains,“woodisanexcellenttriboelectricmaterial.”Buildingafull-sizegametablewouldrequirealargegrid（网格）ofwoodTENGs.Wangsaysthat’sonhisdrawingboardasaprojectforthefuture.

1.Whyisthenewgametablereallyunusual?

A.Itcanmeasurethesizeoftheball.

B.ItuseswoodasaTENG’slayer.

C.Ithasatablesurfacemadeofsteel.

D.Itneedsachargedbatterytofunction.

2.Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlined“detect”inParagraph3?

A.Stop.B.Start.

C.Observe.D.Release.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutTENG?

A.ATENGhadseveralchargedmaterialsconnectedtightly.

B.ATENGwascontrolledbyrubbingitslayeredmaterials.

C.AlargegridofTENGcanbuildafull-sizegametable.

D.ATENGwasananogeneratormakingstaticelectricity.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AUniqueSmartGameTableB.AWiseTableTennisLover

C.WaystoWininTableTennisD.NewRulesforTableTennis

Passage2

TheprotectedlandsoftheNationalParksaresomeofthemostamazingdestinationswithintheUnitedStatestoviewsomespectacularpiecesofnature.Manyoftheseparkshavefunfamily-friendlyactivities,makingthemgreatdestinationsforholidaysandsummerbreak.

OlympicNationalPark,WA

OlympicNationalParkisagreatdestinationforfamiliestoexplorethewildbeauty.Atthispark,visitorswillfindbeautifulbeaches,arainforest,mountainsandmore.Childrenwilllovethewildcoastline,withamazingbeaches,andalotoffascinatingsealife.Thewholefamilywilllovethemanyhikingtrails,thewildbeautyofthebeachesthroughoutthepark,andthewildlifewithintheforestandmountains.

YellowstoneNationalPark,WY

YellowstoneNationalParkisthenation'sfirstnationalpark.VisitorscanstartatoneoftheVisitorCenterstolearnabouttheabundantwildlifeofYellowstone.Childrenwilllovekeepinganeyeoutforelkandbisonwhiledrivingandhikingthroughthepark.

CapeHatterasNationalSeashore,NC

LocatedonNorthCarolina'sOuterBanks,theCapeHatterasNationalSeashoreisanamazingdestinationforrecreating,relaxingandmuchmore.Theseashorehasmanybeautifulbeachesforthewholefamilytoexploreandenjoy.Visitorscanspendvacationtimesearchingforshells,birding,kayaking,hikingandmore.TheOuterBanksarealsoanexcellentspottogowindsurfing,especiallyonHatterasIsland.

GlacierNationalPark,MT

GlacierNationalParkwasthetenthnationalparkcreatedinthenation.TheparkoffersvisitorstheopportunitytoexploretheamazingwildernessofMontana,throughbiking,hiking,camping,backpacking,boatingandmore.Thebesttimeofyeartovisitistheearlysummer,theregionissnowyinthewinterandhotinthesummer.

1.WhatcanyoudoinOlympicNationalPark?

A.Visittheparkbycar.B.Goboatinginthepark.

C.Takeacamptripthere.D.Enjoyattractivesealife.

2.WhichnationalparkhasthelongesthistoryinAmerica?

A.OlympicNationalPark.B.YellowstoneNationalPark.

C.CapeHatterasNationalSeashore.D.GlacierNationalPark.

3.WhatdoOlympicNationalParkandCapeHatterasNationalSeashorehaveincommon?

A.Bothhavebeautifulbeaches.B.Bothofferbird-watching.

C.Bothareinthesameisland.D.Bothprovidewindsurfing.

Passage3

TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:

"Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan'tevenunderstandabitofmusic."

　　"I'mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous."

　　But,oneyoungermusiciansaid,"Thereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonth,andI'mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I'malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear."I'veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriendsare.

　　Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey'repositiveornegative,they'rerubbingoffonyou.Ifyou'rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusicians,orblameothers,andyouplaytheroleofvictim,chancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit'stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucall"friends".

　　Thisisaneasyexercise:

Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,andsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandardforyourselfanddon'tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandard.

　　Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou'relookingfor,ormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

________

A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

B.Howtomakefriendshiplastforever.

C.Youarewhoyourfriendsare.

D.Friendsarethemostimportantinone'ssuccess.

2.Themusicians'wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow________.

A.themusicians'livingconditionsarequitepoor

B.peoplehavepoortasteinmusic

C.peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthesamething

D.youngpeoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding

3.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor________.

A.musicians

B.managers

C.negativepeople

D.peoplewantingtosucceed

Passage4

　　AnewlydiscoveredancientChinesemapmayprovethatitwasaChinesenavigatorwhofirstdiscoveredAmerica.HemayhavemadethediscoveryseventyyearsbeforeColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorld.

　　Themap,whichhasgoneondisplayinBeijing,issaidtobeacopymadein1763ofamucholdermapdatingbackto1418.ItclearlydescribesAfrica,EuropeandtheAmericas.Ifit'sproventobebelievable,themapwouldprovidestrongevidencetosuggestthatthefamousMingDynastysailor,ZhengHe,beatChristopherColumbus,whoarrivedinAmericain1492,tothediscoveryoftheNewWorld.

　　LiuGang,aChineselawyerandmapcollector,boughtthemapinanantique（古董店）storeinShanghaiin2001forabout500U.S.dollar.LiuGangthinksthemapsupportsthethesis（论题）ofBritishauthor,GavinMenzies,whoinhis2003bookarguedZengHewasthefirstpersontocircumnavigate（环航）theglobeanddiscoverAmericasometimebetween1421and1423."InprincipletheBritishauthorGavinisright.BeforeColumbus,ZhengHediscoveredAmericaandthewholeworld.Butindetail,notexactly...threeyearsdifference.Idon'tthinkthat'sabigdeal."Liusaid.

　　ZhengHecommandedagroupofships,whichsailedbetween1405and1433attheorderoftheemperorduringChina'sMingDynasty.Hisaimwastospreadtheglory（光荣）ofChinatotheworldandestablishtrade.

1.WelearnfromParagraphIthat________.

A.thewriterwasproudofanancientmap

B.boththeChinesenavigatorandColumbuswereheroes

C.theChinesenavigatormaybethefirstmanwhodiscoveredAmerica

D.theancientmapmadebyaChinesenavigatorwasjustfound

2.Whichofthefollowingcorrectlydescribestheancientmap?

________

A.TheancientmapondisplayinBeijingissaidtobemadein1418.

B.Theancientmap,whichissaidtobemadein1763,hasbeenondisplayinBeijing.

C.TheancientmapwasboughtbyLiuGang,aChinesenavigatorin2001.

D.TheancientmapwasintroducedtobelistedinGavin'bookbyLiuGangtosupporthisidea.

3.WhatdoestheBritishauthorinhisbooktrytoargueinthepassage?

________

A.ThefirstpersonwhodiscoveredAmericamaybeZhengHe.

B.Thefirstpersontocircumnavigatetheglobeisnotworthdiscussing.

C.TheyearwhenZhengHediscoveredAmericamaybebetween1421and1423.

D.TheyearwhenChristopherColumbusdiscoveredAmericawasaheadof1423.

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

________

A.AncientMapandMuClang.

B.ZhengHe,LiuGangandBritishAuthor.

C.ZhengHeSpreadstheGloryofChinatotheWorld.

D.AncientMapSuggestsChineseDiscoveredAmerica

Passage5

　　NewZealandattractsmorethanitsfairshareofvisitors,bothoutdoorsenthusiastsandmoviebuffscomingtospotsinTheHobbitandLordoftheRings.A