高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 274.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day274

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day274

Passage1

YouthvolunteersfromBeijingUniversityvisitedSongtangHospital,acareclinicfortheagedanddyingpatients,duringthesecondGlobalYouthServiceDayonApril21.

Thirtystudentvolunteersfromtheuniversity’sSchoolofInternationalStudiessatatthebedsofthepatientsintheirspecially-decorated"carehuts".Theytalkedwiththemandgavemassages（按摩）topatientskeptintheirbeds.

"IfeltsorrythatIcouldnotoffermoretothesepeoplethantalkingwiththemandtryingtocheerthemup."saidDengYetao,20,athird-yearstudent."Butitoccurredtomethattheyneedmorecareandlovethanbabies.Theyareafraidofthecomingdeath.Theirlonelinessisworsethanphysicalpains."

"Eventhoughtheyaresufferingalot,themajorityoftheelderlypeoplewanttotalktous.Eachofthemhasalotoflifeexperiencesandphilosophies（哲学）toshare.Insteadofdoingthemafavor,IfeltIwasbenefitedalot,”saidMaoXiaohua,anotherthird-yearstudent.

Maotalkedwithtwoelderlypatientsforawholeafternoon.Thefactthatmostofthepatientsinthe80-roomclinicareagedpeoplewithdiseasesthatwillleadtodeathsoonmadethevolunteersheartsheavy.

Ninety-onepercentofthepatientswillspendthelastdaysoftheirlivesintheclinic,accordingtoasurveybythehospital."Forpeopleatthisstageoftheirlives,lonelinessisevenmoredreadful（可怕的）thandeathitself,"saidLiWei,presidentofthehospital.

Dailyvisitsandservicesbysocialworkersandyouthvolunteersareaveryimportantpartoftheirprogram.Atotalof330,000Beijingstudentsfrom119universitiesandcollegeshavevisitedthehospital.Manycontinuetoofferservicesintheirsparetime.Theyshoweredthemwithkindnesses.Someofthemevenvolunteertoholdthehandsofdyingpatientsduringthelastminutesoftheirlives.

YinHang,astudentfromBeijingMedicalCollege,saidhefelt"theglory（光荣）oflife"ashesawthefadingsmileonthefaceoftheoldmanwhopassedintoadeepunconsciousnesswhilehewasholdinghishands.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Theyshoweredthemwithkindnesses"mean?

A.Theytalkedtothemwithpatience.

B.Theygavethemmassageswithcare.

C.Theyhelpedthemwithshowers.

D.Theyofferedthemwhateverhelpwithlove.

2.Whatdidthevolunteersgainfromthisactivity?

A.Agreatencouragement.B.Awelcomefavor.

C.Avaluablelesson.D.Agoodreward.

3.Wecanlearnfromthereportthat.

A.youngpeoplearefondofpopularsocialactivities

B.thefirstGlobalYouthServiceDaywasstartedin

C.ninety-onepercentoftheagedinChinaarelivinginclinics

D.thevolunteersshowawillinghearttothiskindofactivity

Passage2

ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.Withopeningnightonlyaweekaway,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,IthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.

AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayanypossiblerobbers（抢劫犯）.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.

Aboutablockfrommyapartment,Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquickly,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.Still,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.

SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymore.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoise.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutes,mywalletwasnowheretobefound.

JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruck（垃圾车）pulluptothesidewalknexttome.Whenavoicecalledfromtheinside,“AlisaCamacho?

”IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?

Thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.“Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?

”heasked,holdingupasmallsquareshape.

Itwasnearly3a.m.bythetimeIgotintobed.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnight,butIhadgotmywalletback.Ialsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.

1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?

A.Coldandsick.B.Luckyandhopeful.

C.Satisfiedandcheerful.D.Disappointedandhelpless.

2.Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.

A.solvingherproblematthebank

B.takingpartinvariouscityactivities

C.learningactinginaneveningschool

D.preparingforthefirstnightshow

3.Onherwayhomethewriter_____.

A.lostherwalletunknowingly

B.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriver

C.wasrobbedofherwalletbyamanwithaknife

D.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher

4.Inthefifthparagraph,whydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?

A.Someoneofferedtotakeherbackhome.

B.Ared-hairedmancametoseeher.

C.Sheheardsomeonecallhername.

D.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck.

5.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatthewriter_____.

A.wouldstopworkingatnight

B.wouldstayoninSanFrancisco

C.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners

D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank

Passage3

What’ssmall,buzzeshereandthereandvisitsflowers?

Ifyousaidbeesorhummingbirds,yougotit.Youwouldn’tbethefirstifyoumixedthetwoup.Nowagroupofresearchersevensayweshouldembraceourhistoryofconsideringthetwotogetherinthesamegroup.Thewayscientistsstudybeescouldhelpthemstudyhummingbirdbehavior,too.

Scientistsfirstcomparedthetwobackinthe1970swhenstudyinghowanimalssearchforfood.Theideaisthatanimalsuseakindofmathtomakechoicesinordertominimizetheworkittakestoearnmaximumrewards.Researchersatthetimefocusedonmovementrules,liketheorderinwhichtheyvisitedflowers,andwhereflowerswerelocatedrelativetoothers.Itwas“almostlikeanalgorithm（算法）”forefficientsearching,saidDavidPritchard,abiologistattheUniversityofSt.AndrewsinScotland.Hummingbirdsandbeeshadsimilarsolutions.

Asthefieldofanimalcognition（认知）appeared,hummingbirdandbeeresearchparted.Neuroscientistsandbehavioralecologistsdevelopedwaystostudybeebehaviorinnaturalisticsettings.Hummingbirdresearcherscomparedhummingbirdstootherbirdsandborrowedmethodsfrompsychologytostudytheirabilitytolearninthelab.Tobefair,hummingbirdsandbeesdiffer.Forexample,hummingbirdshavemoreadvancedeyesandbrainsthanbees.Honeybeesandbumblebeesaresocial;hummingbirdstypicallyaren’t.

Buthowevertheyperceive（感知）orprocessinformation,theybothexperiencesimilarinformation,Dr.Pritchardsaid.Inday-to-daysearchingforfood,forexample,hummingbirdsmayrelyonmoreofabee’s-eyeviewthanabird’s-eyeview.Likeotherbirds,theyrelyonlandmarks,distancesanddirectionstomakemapswhentravellinglongdistances,buttheydon’tusethesecuestofindflowers.Moveaflowerjustaninchorsoawayfromwhereahummingbirdthoughtitwasanditwillhoverovertheflower’soriginallocation.Dr.Pritchardisinvestigatingif,likebees,hummingbirdsengageinviewmatching—hovering,scanningsnapshotsofaplacetoitsmemoryandusingthoseasreferenceslater.

1.Whatisthecenterofresearchonhummingbirdsandbeesinthe1970s?

A.Memory.

B.Movementrules.

C.Rewardcalculating.

D.Informationprocessing.

2.Whichsubject’sresearchmethodswereadoptedtostudythelearningabilityofHummingbirds?

A.Math.

B.Biology.

C.Ecology.

D.Psychology.

3.Howdoresearchersfindoutthathummingbirdsarenotlikebirds?

A.Bysettingthemfree.

B.Bymovingflowers.

C.Bymatchingview.

D.Bymakingmaps.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HummingbirdsandBees

B.HummingbirdsintheLab

C.NewTrendsinStudyingBees

D.ThinkingofHummingbirdsasBees

Passage4

Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesasthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.

Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（经济学家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable.In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.

Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.

Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkisoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpaceofsubstitutionofmachinesf