高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 15.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day15

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day15

Passage1

EDGEWOOD—EverymorningatDixieHeightsHighSchool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:

thedistrict'sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.

Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattes,CappuccinosandHotChocolates.Then,duringthefirstperiod,teacherscallinordersontheirroomphones,andstudentsmakedeliveries.

Byclosingtimeat9:

20a.m.,theshopusuallysells90drinks.

“Whoevermadethechitea,Ms.Schatzmansaysitwasgood,”ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher.

TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition.Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool.

Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs.Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.

Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia.

Notthatitwaseasy.Chevalier'sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct-related.Shouldschoolsbesellingcoffee?

Whataboutsugarcontent?

KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped.Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenon-fatmilk,fellwithinnutrition（营养）guidelines.

Thewholeschoolhasjoinedintohelp.

Teachersagreedtogiveuptheirlounge（休息室）inthemornings.Artstudentspaintedthenameoftheshoponthewall.Businessstudentsdesignedthepaychecks.Thebasketballteamhelpedpayforcups.

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Abest-sellingcoffee.

B.Aspecialeducationalprogram.

C.Governmentsupportforschools.

D.Anewtypeofteacher-studentrelationship.

2.TheDixiePITprogramwasintroducedinorderto______.

A.raisemoneyforschoolaffairsB.dosomeresearchonnutrition

C.developstudents'practicalskillsD.supplyteacherswithdrinks

3.HowdidChristyMcKinleyknowMs.Schatzman'sopinionofthechitea?

A.Shemetherintheshop.

B.Sheheardhertellingothers.

C.Shetalkedtoheronthephone.

D.Shewenttoherofficetodeliverthetea.

4.WeknowfromthetextthatGingerGray______.

A.managestheDixiePITprograminKentonCounty

B.seesthatthedrinksmeethealthstandards

C.teachesatDixieHeightsHighSchool

D.ownstheschool'scoffeeshop

Passage2

OnlythreelocalstudentswonChineseBlog（博客）Competition.And15ofthe18awardswenttostudentsfromChina.

170students'task:

togetafully-designedblogupandrunning,completewithmanypostingsbasedonathemeofchoice—allwritteninChinese.

Themesrangedfromlocalopinions—suchastheusageofSinglish,educationandwhetherSingaporecanbeaculturalcentre—tofoodblogs.

Theentrieswerejudgedonlanguageproficiency（熟练程度）andthequalityofwriting,aswellasthedesignandlevelofexchangingideaswithreaders.

AcademicsfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeandtheSIMUniversity,ITexperts,andajournalistfromChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoinSingaporemadeupthejudges.

Intheend,onlythreeSingaporeanstudentsmadeittotheawardlist—therestoftheawardsweresweptupbystudentsfromChina.

“Nosurprise,”saidMr.ChowYawLong,37,teachers-in-chargefromInnovaJuniorCollege,whichorganizedtheevent.“Althoughthetopicswerelocalsubjects,theforeignstudentsweregenerallybetterintermsofthecontentofthepostsandtheirgraspoftheChineselanguage.”

OneofthethreelocalstudentswinningthefirstprizeintheBestLanguageAwardwasbloggerChristinaGao,19,fromtheSaintAndrew'sJuniorCollege,whosparednoeffortinresearchingforandwritingherblog.Eachentrytookherbetweenfiveandsevendaystoproduce,completewithpicturesandevenpodcasts（播客）.

Heradviceforbloggersis:

Beresponsible.

“Somebloggersoutthereonlyseektoblametheauthoritiesandotherbloggers,”saidMissGao,“Ithinktheylackresponsibilitiesandthereisnovaluetotheirposts.”

1.Thecompetitionwasorganizedby______.

A.theNationalUniversityofSingapore

B.ChinesenewspaperLianheZaobao

C.InnovaJuniorCollege

D.theSaintAndrew'sJuniorCollege

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chinesestudentswonmostoftheawards.

B.Notallthethemeswereaboutlocalsubjects.

C.TheblogscouldbewritteninChineseorSinglish.

D.ThejudgeswerefromuniversitiesinSingaporeandChina.

3.WhatMissGaosaidsuggeststhat______.

A.shelikestoblametheauthorities

B.shehasasenseofresponsibility

C.shethinkshighlyoftheothers'blogs

D.shelovestoreadvaluableposts

4.Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.howChinesestudentswontheawardsinthecompetition

B.whybloggersshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirblogs

C.howMissGaowonthefirstprizeinthecompetition

D.whattheresultofthecompetitionwas

Passage3

HANGZHOU-ChineseinternetgiantAlibabaonTuesdayopenedahotelloadedwithartificialintelligence（Al）androbots,automatingaseriesofprocedureslikecheck-in,lightscontrolandroomservice.

FlyZooHotel,openedinHangzhou,capitalofEastChina'sZhejiangprovince,whereAlibabaisheadquartered,isknownasthecompany'sfirst"futurehotel".Customerscancheckintothehotelbysimplyscanningtheirfaces.Thefacialrecognitionsysteminstalledinthehotelalsoenablescustomerstousetheirfacesas keycardstoopendoorsandaccessotherhotelservice.Userscanalsocontrolthelights,televisionsandcurtainsintheroomviaAlibaba'svoice-activateddigitalassistant,whilerobotsaredeployedtoservedishes,cocktailsandcoffee.Hotelbookingsandcheck-outcanalsobedonewithafewclicksonmobilethroughanapp."TheAl-basedsolutioncanhelpcustomerssavetimeandrelievehotelemployeesfromrepetitivework,"saidWangQun,CEOofflyZooHotel.Thehotelisthelatest exampleofChinesetechcompanies'attemptintotraditionalindustriessuchasthehotelindustry.

E-commercegiantJD.comannouncedinOctoberitsstrategytoputsmarthomeandelectronicdevicessoldonitsplatformintohotels,inanefforttoimproveonlinesales.

InJuly,BaiduteamedupwithIntercontinentalHotelsGroupinBeijingtoallowgueststouseitsvoice-controlledassistanttoadjustroomtemperatureandorderroomserviceatease.

Beforethat,socialmediagiantTencentintroducedQQfamily,asimilartechsolutionforhoteloperators,inthesoutherncityofZhuhailastyear.

"Wewanttoinstalla'smartbrain'forhotels,"saidWang."Inthefuture,wewillcontinuetomakehotelssmarterandmoreautomated,aswellascreatemorepersonalizedexperiencesforconsumers."

1.HowcancustomerscheckintoFlyZooHotel?

A.Byscanningtheirfaces.

B.Byclickingtheirmobilephones.

C.ByshowinghotelstafftheirIDcards.

D.Byusingvoice-activateddigitalassistant.

2.Whichofthefollowinghasn'tbeenrealized?

A.Allhotelserviceisprovidedbyrobots.

B.Roomservicecanbecontrolledbyartificialintelligence.

C.Roomtemperaturecanbeadjustedbyartificialintelligence.

D.Televisionscanbeturnedoffbyvoice-activateddigitalassistant.

3.Whatwillprobablyhappentohotelsinthefuture?

A.Customerswillgetlesspersonalizedexperiences.

B.Humanworkwillcompletelydisappearinhotels.

C.Intelligenthotelswon'tmeetanydifficultiesinthedevelopment.

D.Juststayinginyourroom,youcaneasilygetmanykindsofservicesbyAl.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.InternetgiantsopenAI"futurehotel".

B.Artificialintelligenceisusedinhotels.

C.Internetgiantsswitchtohotelindustry.

D.Traditionalhotelswilldisappearsoon.

Passage4

ThecityofAmsterdamisoneofthebestpreservedinallofEurope.Whenvisitingthisremarkablecity,youtendtoforgetyourtroublesjustforamoment.Withthistravelguide,youwillbeabletodiscovertherealAmsterdam.

BestTimetoVisitAmsterdam

Toseethetulip（郁金香）flowersyoucanvisitfrommid-ApriltoearlyMay.FortheNewYear'scelebration,there'realotofpartiesgoingonthen.However,ifyouwanttoenjoyaquieterandmorerelaxingAmsterdam,visitfromOctobertoMarch.

GettingAroundAmsterdam

Youcanrentabiketogowhereveryouwanttogo.Publictransportationisalsoconvenient.Youcangetachipcardforabout$9.

WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam

Planaheadsincemostoftheattractionsareusuallybusyandbecarefulwithyourwalletsasthecityiswell-knownforpickpockets,Alsobecautiouswhenyouarebuyingsomethinginthemarkets.

TheBestofAmsterdam

Rijksmuseum

Thismuseumisoneofthefinestintheworld.Makesureyouarrivebefore10amtoavoidbigcrowds.

Vondelpark

Ifyouarelookingforwardtorelaxingandenjoyingsomepeaceandquiet,makeatriptothistopchoiceparkinthecity.

VanGoghMuseum

TheVanGoghMuseumisveryfascinating;youwilldefinitelybemovedasyouseeVincentvanGogh'slifeandhowhedevelopedthroughart.

A'DAMTower

IfyouwanttogettheinspiringviewsofAmsterdam,takethelifttothetopofthistower.Youcanalsoclimbaboardthegiaptfour-personswingforsomefunrides.

1.InwhichmonthcanvisitorsfeelmoreateaseinAmsterdam?

A.June.B.July.

C.September.D.November.

2.Whatisthepurposeofthepart"WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam"?

A.Providinghelp.B.Givingwarnings.

C.Explainingsituations.D.Expressingdisappointment.

3.Whereshouldyougotogetabird's-eyeviewofAmsterdam?

A.Rijksmuseum.B.