高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 50.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day50

高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day50

Passage1

Youaredrivingtoschool.Youlookuptoseeapretty,hotairballoon.Whoa!

Youalmostwentthroughastopsign!

Inadriverlesscar,youcanlookattheballoon.Thecarseesthestopsignwithoutyourhelpandstopsthecar.CarmakersandothersarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsorAVs（automatedvehicles）intheU.S.andothercountries.

MostcarsalreadyhavesomedriverlesstechnologyliketheAnti-LockBrakingSystem（ABS）.Whenacarisslippingonanicyroad,theABScantapthebrakesquickly.Thewheelsturnslowlybutdonotstop.Thedrivercanthencontrolthecartosafety.Manycarsalsohaveparallelparkingtechnology.Thesecarscanparkthemselvesalongastreet.Nodriverisneeded.

Adriverlesscarcanseetheroadbetterthanpeoplewiththehelpofradar,cameras,andlasers.Radarhelpsthecarseethingsupto100metersawayevenindarknessorrain.Camerashelpthecarseeobjectsthatareclose.Lasersthatworklikeradar,calledlidar,spinontheroofandbuilda3Dmodeloftheworldaroundthecar.AutomatedvehiclesuseaGPStofindthebestwayfromoneplacetoanother.Alltheinformationfromtheradar,cameras,lasers,andtheGPSgoestotheControllerAreaNetworkbus,whichletsallthosedevicestalktooneanother.TheCANbususestheinformationtodirectthecarandtotellthecartogoorstop.

ProblemsstillexistwithAVs.Hackers（黑客）maytakeoverthecar.Therewillprobablybefewerjobsforpeoplewhodrivetaxisandtrucks.Arobo-taxicanfindyouandtakeyoutoyourdestinationwithoutataxidriver.AVtrucksmayrollalonghighwayswithoutatruckdriver.

Inthefuture,youcanbethedriverofyourcar,oryoucanlookoutofthewindowwhilethecardrivesyou.

1.Apretty,hotairballoonismentionedinParagraph1inorderto________.

A.tellthattherearealwaysinterestingthingstoseewhiledriving

B.showhowinterestingitistodrivetoschool

C.showthestrengthofdriverlesscars

D.tellthepossibledangerwhiledriving

2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?

________

A.cars

B.equipment

C.information

D.automatedvehicles

3.Whichofthefollowingideaswilltheauthoragree?

________

A.Therewillbenohumandriversinthefuture.

B.Allthetruckdriverswillbeoutofworkinthefuture.

C.Allthedriverlesscarswillbesafeinthefuture.

D.Allthecarswon'tbedrivenautomaticallyinthefuture.

Passage2

GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisoneoflife’sessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday,wehaveallbeentoldagain,isasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.

Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodasfirstthinginthemorningisbynomeansapleasure.Sodespitealltheefforts,theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983,thelatestyearforwhichfiguresareavailable,thenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebreakfastincreasedby33percent-from8.8millionto11.7million-accordingtotheChicago-basedMarketResearchCorporationofAmerica.

Forthosewhofeelpainorguiltaboutnotearingbreakfast,however,thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethat,foradultsespecially,theremaybenothingwrongwithnottakingbreakfast.“Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformance,”saidArnoldE.Bender,formerprofessorofnutrition（营养）atQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon,“nordoegivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance.”

Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglyinadequate,andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren,notadults.“Theliterature,”saysoneresearcher,Dr.ErnestoPollittattheUniversityofTexas,“ispoor.”

1.Forthosewhodonottakebreakfast,thegoodnewsisthat________.

A.themissingofbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone’shealth.

B.severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyears.

C.adultshaveespeciallymadestudiesinthisfield.

D.eatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth.

2.Theunderlinedsentence“…nordoegivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance”inthe3rdparagraphmeans________.

A.anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformance.

B.notgivingpeoplebreakfastimprovesperformance.

C.peoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirperformances,too.

D.havingbreakfastdoesnotimproveperformance,either.

3.Theword“literature”inthelastsentencerefersto________.

A.stories,poems,plays,etc

B.writtenworksonparticularsubject

C.anyprintedmaterial

D.themodernliteratureofAmerica

4.WhatissuggestedbutNOTSTATEDbytheauthoristhat________.

A.breakfastdoesnotaffectperformance.

B.Dr.Pollittisengagedinresearchworkataninstitutionofhigherlearning.

C.noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren.

D.ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon.

Passage3

Specialistssaythatitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculture.“Cultureshock”isthetermthesespecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshock,saythespecialists.Inthefirststage,thenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.Then,whenthefreshexperiencedies,theybegintohatethecity,thecountry,thepeople,andeverythingelse.Inthelaststage,thenewcomersbeginadjustto（适应）theirsurroundingsand,asaresult,enjoytheirlifemore.

Therearesomeobviousfactorsincultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystems—telephone,postoffice,ortransportation—maybedifficulttoworkout.Thesimplestthingsseemtobebigproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.

Whofeelscultureshock?

Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.Butcultureshocksurprisesmostpeople.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirhomecountriesandweresuccessfulintheircommunity.Comingtoanewcountry,thesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutarole,almostwithoutanidentity.Theyhavetobuildanewself-image.

Cultureshockgivesrisetoafeelingofdisorientation.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.Whenhomesick,peoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetime.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromthestrangeenvironment,andcreateanescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.Thisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshortterm,butitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculture.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperience—thesearethelong-termsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.

1.Accordingtothepassage,factorsthatgiverisetocultureshockincludeallofthefollowingexcept________

A.languagecommunication

B.weatherconditionsandcustoms

C.publicservicesystems

D.homesickness

2.Accordingtothepassage,themoresuccessfulyouareathome,________

A.thefewerdifficultiesyoumayhaveabroad

B.themoredifficultiesyoumayhaveabroad

C.themoremoneyyouwillearnabroad

D.thelesshomesickyouwillfeelabroad

3.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmostlyprobablymeans________

A.beinghomesickB.beinglost

C.protectingoneselfD.gainingexperience

4.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

________

A.Escapeunfamiliarenvironment.

B.Thefeelingofhomesickness.

C.Homesicknesscansolvetheproblemofcultureshock.

D.Thebestwaytoovercomecultureshock：

getfamiliarwiththenewculture.

Passage4

Manyteenagers（青少年）feelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembersdon’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.Inlargefamilies,itisquiteoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforsomeideas.

Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendoragroupoffriends.Evenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriends,theyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemonthephone.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingup,becausefriendscandiscusssomething.Thesethingsaredifficulttotelltheirfamilymembers.

However,parentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren’sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?

Whochoosesyourfriends?

Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?

Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon’tlike?

Youranswersarewelcome.

1.Manyteenagersthinkthat________canunderstandthembetter.

A.parentsB.brothersC.sistersD.friends

2.Whenteenagershavesomethingdifficulttotelltheirparents,theyusually________.

A.stayaloneathomeB.fightwiththeirparents

C.discussitwiththeirfriendsD.gototheirbrothersandsistersforhelp

3.Thesentence“Youranswersarewelcome.”means________.

A.Youarewelcometodiscussthequestionswithus

B.We’vegotnoidea,soyouranswersarewelcome

C.Youranswersarealwaysright

D.Youcangiveusalltherightanswers

4.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sattitude?

A.Parentsshouldchoosefriendsfortheirchildren.

B.Childrenshouldchooseeverythingtheylike.

C.Parentsshouldunderstandtheirchildrenbetter.

D.Teenagersshouldonlygototheirfriendsforhelp.

Passage5

Whilemostconsumerswishtoreduceplasticwaste,it’snotaneasygoaltoachieve.That’sbecausethecheapandlong-livedmaterialisfoundinalmosteverydailynecessity.Now,anIndonesian-basedcompanyhascomeupwithadel