高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 71.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day71

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day71

Passage1

Overtheyears,cheerleadinghastakentwoprimaryforms:

game-timecheerleadingandcompetitivecheerleading.Game-timecheerleaders’maingoalistoentertainthecrowdandleadthemwithteamcheers,whichshouldnotbeconsideredasport.However,competitivecheerleadingismorethanaformofentertainment.Itisreallyacompetitivesport.

Competitivecheerleadingincludeslotsofphysicalactivity.Themajorityoftheteamsrequireacertainleveloftumbling（翻腾）ability.It’saverycommonthingforgymnasts,soit’seasyforthemtogointocompetitivecheerleading.Usuallythesecheerleadersintegratelotsoftheirgymnasticsexperienceincludingtheirjumps,tumbling,andoverallenergy.Theyalsoperformliftsandthrows.Thisiswherethe“fliers”arethrownintheair,heldby“bases”indifferentpositionsthatrequirestrengthandworkingwithotherteammates.

Competitivecheerleadingisalsoanactivitythatisgovernedbyrulesunderwhichawinnercanbedeclared.Itisawardedpointsfortechnique,creativityandsharpness.Usuallythemoredifficulttheactionis,thebetterthescoreis.That’swhycheerleadersaretryingtoexperiencegreatdifficultyintheirperformance.

Besides,thereisalsoastrictruleoftime.Thewholeperformancehastobecompletedinlessthanthreeminutesandfifteenseconds,duringwhichthecheerleadersarerequiredtostaywithinacertainarea.Anyperformancebeyondthelimitoftimeisinvalid.

Anotherreasonforthefactthatcompetitivecheerleadingisoneofthehardestsportsisthatithasmorereportedinjuries.Accordingtosomeresearch,competitivecheerleadingisthenumberonecauseofserioussportsinjuriestowomen.Emergencyroomvisitsforitarefivetimesthenumberthanforanyothersport,partiallybecausecheerleadersdon’tuseprotectiveequipment.Smilingcheerleadersarethrownintotheairandmovedownintothearmsoftheteammates,whichmayeasilycauseinjuries.Generally,theseinjuriesaffectallareasofthebody,includingwrists,shoulders,ankles,head,andneck.

Therecanbenodoubtthatcompetitivecheerleadingisasportwithprofessionalskills.Hopefully,itwillappearintheOlympicssincecheerleadersarejustasathleticandphysicallyfitasthoseinvolvedinthemoreacceptedsports.Itshouldbenotedthatitisateamsportandeventhesmallestmistakemadebyoneteammatecanbringthescoreoftheentireteamdown.Sowithoutworkingtogethertoachievethegoal,firstplaceisoutofreach.

1.Whatisthemainpurposeofcompetitivecheerleading?

A.Tocompareskillsofparticipants.

B.Tomaketheaudiencefeelamused.

C.Toattractmorepeopletowatchevents.

D.Tocheerupthecompetitorsonthecourt.

2.Theunderlinedword“integrate”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.

A.examineB.combineC.identifyD.replace

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcompetitivecheerleading______.

A.lacksnecessaryguidelinestofollow

B.enjoysgreaterpopularitythanothersports

C.requiresmoredesignedactionsthangymnastics

D.hasarelativelyhighrateofdamagetothebody

4.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

I:

IntroductionP:

PointSp:

Sub-point（次要点）C:

Conclusion

A.

B.

C.

D.

Passage2

Haveyouevercaughtyourselfsaying,"Ihatesmalltalk!

"theminuteyouwalkintoaparty?

Ifso,youmightbeanintrovert（内向的人）.Introvertshatetochatabout"small"subjectswithpeople.Theyarefinewhenyoutalkoneononebutseemtogetlostinthecrowdwhenthere'sagrouparound.

Ifyou'retalkingtoanintrovert,youmightfindthatyourfirstfewconversationsgooneoftwoways.Eitherthey'llseemtogetboredandnotsaymuchorthey'llseemtoskateoversmalltalkinfavorofmorein-depthtopics.Whatyouneedtoknowisthattheintrovertisnotbeingrude.It’sjustthattheydon'tlikesmalltalk.Here'swhy.

Smalltalkservesasagatewaytowarddeeperconversation.Someintrovertsdon’trealizethatsmalltalkwillactuallyhelpthemgettothebiggertopics.Youdon'tneedtostayonsmalltalkforever.However,sometimesintrovertsfeelthateventheshortamountoftimeittakestogetintotherealconversationisawasteoftime.Smalltalkisveryfast.Someonesayssomethingandthis shouldbefollowedupwithaquickresponse.Butintrovertsliketochewontheirwordsbeforesayingthemaloud.Beforetheyanswer,they’llmulloverdifferentthoughts.

Smalltalkbyitsverynatureinvitesmorepeopletojoinin.Themorepeoplewhojointhe conversation,themoretheintrovertwilltendtostepback.Asaresult,they’llbequiet.Smalltalkisaboutthrowingoutsubjectsinthehopethatoneormoreofthemcanbeturnedintoacommonpointofinterest.

Thelisteninginvolvedwithsmalltalkisnotin-depth.Thepurposeisaboutlistening"lightly"soyoucanfigureouttherighttopicstospendsometimeon.Introvertstendtobegreatlisteners,buttheyuseactivelisteningratherthanlightlistening.Thismakesthemwonderfulfriends,butcanalsomakeitdifficultfornewpeopletounderstandwhythey’resoquiet.

1.Howdointrovertsrespondtoachat?

A.Theytrytoavoidit.

B.Theygetexcitedaboutit.

C.Theygiveittheirfullattention.

D.Theyfocusonunimportanttopics.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutsmalltalk?

A.Itgoesslowly.

B.Itcostspeoplealotoftime.

C.Itcontributestodeepertopics.

D.Itmakesnosense.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"mullover"inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Giveup.B.Thinkover.

C.Writedown.D.Forgetabout.

4.Howcanwebecomeagoodtalkerinsmallconversations?

A.Figureoutthedeepmeaningofquestions.

B.Thinktwicebeforeansweringquestions.

C.Trytofindsharedtopics.

D.Beaquietlistener.

Passage3

Anonlinesupermarketcompany—OcadointheUK,hasrecentlydisplayedarobotichandthatcanpickfruitsandvegetables!

Whenanembryoisinthewomb（子宫）,theveryfirstsenseitdevelopsistouch.Thesense oftouchisalsotheonethatlaststhelongest—aswegetolderandourvisionandhearingbeginstoweaken,touchstillremains.Humansusetheirtouchtoprotectthemselves,tocreateemotionalrelationshipswithotherpeopleandtoexperiencepleasure.Canyouimaginelifewithoutit?

Thesenseoftouchcomesfromanetworkofnerveendings（神经末梢）andspecialtouchreceptorsonthesurfaceoftheskin.Whiletherearedifferentkindsoftouchreceptors,theyhelpus judgepressure,textureandvibrations（震动）.Theyarelocatedinourfingertips,palms,solesofourfeet,face,lipsandtongue.

Whenwetouchsomething,themechano-receptorsfeelthetouchandthroughanetworkofnervessendsignalstothebrain.Thisinformsthebrainaboutthelocationofthetouch,theamountofforceused,andthespeedatwhichitwasused.

Severaldifferenttechniqueshavebeentriedinthepastfewyearstocreatesucharobotichand—usingthreefingers.ButthislatestdesignbySomacopiesthehumanhand.Thegripper（钳子）ismadeupofflexiblematerialswhichgraspthethingbasedonitssizeandshape.Thenairpressureisusedtocontrolthemovementoftheroboticfingerstopickobjectssafelyandwithoutcausingdamage.

Thenextstepwouldbefortherobottojudgehowripethefruitsandvegetablesare,andapplypressureaccordingly.Membersoftheresearchteamarecurrentlyworkingonaddingcomputerizedvisiontotherobots,sothattheycanseewhattheyaregrasping.

Doesallthismeanrobotscanreplacepeople?

AccordingtoOcado,ithelpsimproveproductivitybyremovingsomeoftherepetitivetasksdonebyhumans.

1.Whatisfocusedoninthesecondparagraph?

A.Theoriginoftouch.

B.Theimportanceoftouch.

C.Thedevelopmentoftouch.

D.Theprocessoftransportingtouch.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?

A.Thebrain.B.Thetouch.

C.Thenerve.D.Thesignal.

3.Whatisthetypicalfeatureofthelatestrobots?

A.Theycanseewhatthey'retakingholdof.

B.Theycantaketheplaceofpeopleinworkplaces.

C.Theycantellwhetherthefruitsandvegetablesareripe.

D.Theycanholdthingsfirmlyaccordingtotheirouterfeatures.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ASenseofTouchforRobots

B.ARoboticHandforClassifyingFruits

C.ARoboticHandwithaGentleTouch

D.ARobotMadeofFlexibleMaterials

Passage4

BusterBrownwasathief—andagoodone,too,hethought.He'dneverbeencaughtbythepolicebecausehenevertookchances.Hewasalwayspreparedforanyunforeseeneventoremergency.

Confidently,hestoodoutsidethehouseofhisintendedvictim（受害者）andreadthesignonthefrontgateofthehouse.“Don'tworryaboutthedog—beawareoftheowner!

”itsaid.Bustersmiledandfoundhiswayin.

Thehouselookedquitenormaloutside,butinsideitwasveryexoticwithfascinatingobjectsondisplay.Ashebeganputtingthemintohisbag,adogcameintotheroom.ItstoppedwhenitsawBuster,thenwaggeditstailmadlyandwentovertohim,lickinghisoutstretchedhand.“Goodboy,”Busterwhispered.“Whatagreatguarddogyouare—tryingtolickmetodeath.”

Satisfiedhe'dmadefriendswiththedog,Blusterbegantowanderroundthehouse,choosingitemstoputinhisbag.Hisskilledeyepickedoutonlythebestantiques（古董）:

apairofsilvercandleholders,asilvertea-and-coffeeservice,etc.Hisnewfriend,thedog,satandwatched,asifwonderingwhatwashappening.

“Well,boy,”Busterwhispered,finally.“Thatmightdo.AnymoreandIwon'tbeabletocarryit!

”Heswungtheheavybagontohisshoulders,justasthelightscameon,nearlyblindinghim.Heshieldedhiseyeswithhishand.