高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 242.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day242

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day242

Passage1

　CassandraFeeleyfindsithardtomanageonherhusband'sincome.Sothisyearshedidsomethingmorethanahobby:

Sheplantedvegetablesinheryard.Forherfirstgarden,Ms.Feeleyhasputin40tomatoplants,andfiverowsofavarietyofvegetables.Thefamily'soldfarmhousehasbecomeachickenhouse,itsresidentsarrivingnextmonth.Lastyear,Ms.RitaGartinkeptasmallgarden.Thisyearshehasmadeitmuchlargerbecause,shesaid,"ThecostofeverythingisgoingupandIwaslookingtoloseafewpounds,too;soit'sawin-winsituationallaround."

　　TheyareamongthegrowingnumberofAmericanswho,drivenbyhigherlivingcostsandafallingeconomy,havetakenupvegetablegardeningforthefirsttime.Othershaveincreasedthesizeoftheirexistinggardens.Seedcompaniesandgardenshopssaythatnotsincethe1970shastherebeensuchanincreaseininterestingrowingfoodathome.Nowmanygardensacrossthecountryhavebeensoldoutforseveralmonths.InAustin,Tex.,someofthegardenshaveathree-yearwaitinglist.

　　GeorgeC.BallJr.,ownerofacompany,saidsalesofvegetableseedsandplantsareupby40%overlastyear,doubletheaveragegrowthofthelastfiveyears.Mr.Ballarguesthatsomeofthereasonshavebeenbuildingforthelastfewyears.Thebigoneisthestrikingriseinthecostoffoodlikebreadandmilk,togetherwiththeincreasesinthepriceoffruitsandvegetables.Foodpriceshaveincreasedbecauseofhigheroilprices.Peoplearenowdrivingless,takingfewervacations,sothereismoretimetogarden.

1.Whatdoestheword"residents"inParagraph1probablyreferto?

________

A.tomatoesB.chickensC.gardensD.people

2.Whyisvegetablegardeningbecomingincreasinglypopular?

________

A.There'sagrowingneedforfruits.

B.Thepriceofoilislowerthanbefore.

C.Thecostoflivingisgenerallyontherise.

D.MoreAmericansaretryingnewthingsorfun.

3.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

________

A.ABelttighteningMoveB.FamilyFoodPlanning

C.BankingonGardeningD.GardeningasaHobby

Passage2

　　Lastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.Imagineneverhavingtoworryabouttraffic,stoplights,orroadconstruction.Aflyingcarwouldgettoaplacemuchfasterthanonetravellingbyroad.Ontheotherhand,imaginehavingtoavoiddrones（无人驾驶飞机）andotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?

And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?

　　KittyHawkisastart-uptechcompanysupportedbyGoogleco-founder,LarryPage.AccordingtotheKittyHawkwebsite,itscarwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhourintheair.ItsaysunderUSaviationlawsuchamachine"doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot'slicenseandmaybeflowninuncongested（不拥挤的）areasforrecreationalpurposes."Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.

　　KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.TheymustpayadepositofUS$100.ThosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceiveUS$

2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.KittyHawkexpectsitsfirstflyingcarswillgoonsalebytheendofthisyear.

　　Ataconferencelastweek,Uberannouncedplansforflyingtaxistobegincarryingpassengers.UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.Instead,itwillusetheresourcesofpartnercompanies.

　　LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaidthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafromtwohoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.

　　RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.

1.Whatcouldthemainproblemsforflyingcarsbe?

________

A.Thereisnotenoughspaceforthemtoland.

B.Theymayhitotherflyingcarsorhaveadeadbatteryinthesky.

C.Skytransportationwouldcausemoretrafficjams.

D.Theytravelmuchmoreslowlythantravellingbyroad.

2.Accordingtothepassage,thepilotsofflyingcars________.

A.mustbeprofessionalpilots

B.arenotrequiredtohaveapilot'slicense

C.arerequiredtoflyincrowdedspace

D.arenotonlyallowedtoflyinurgentsituations

3.WhatisKittyHawkdoingtoattractcustomers?

________

A.Offeringisadiscounttothosepayingadepositearly.

B.Givingrewardstothosevisitingitswebsite.

C.Advertisingitsfirstflyingcarsonpublicmedia.

D.Reducingthepriceforallcustomers.

4.WhatisthedifferencebetweenUberandKittyHawkintheflyingcarmarket?

________

A.Uber'sflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.

B.Uberintendstobuilditsflyingcarstoflyveryfast.

C.ThetripsmadebyUber'sflyingtaxisaremuchcheaperthanroadtaxis.

D.Uberpreferstousetheresourcesofpartnersratherthanbuilditsflyingcars.

Passage3

　　Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmanwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver'sseatisanothermatter.

　　Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsense.Ittakesthemostcool﹣hearteddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawave,orthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandbecomessonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon'tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

　　However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexampleisthedriverwhowavestoachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaynotbeabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.

　　Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotaljamsthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunately,moderndriverscan'tevenlearntodrive,letalonemastertheroadmanship（驾车技能）.Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive﹣and﹣takefromallroadusers.Itishightimethatallofustookthismessagetoheart.

1.Accordingtothewriter,agooddrivershould________.

A.beatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving

B.beabletorecognizepolitenesswhenheseesit

C.joinintrafficstreamquicklyhoweverotherpeoplefeel

D.encouragechildrentocrosstheroadswhenevertheywantto

2.Troublesontheroadareoftencausedby________.

A.greatspeed

B.trafficjams

C.terribleroadconditions

D.thebehaviorsofthedrivers

3.Itisnotalwaysrightfordriversto________.

A.masterroadmanship

B.createatmosphereofgoodwill

C.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroad

D.giveafriendlynodtoshowpoliteness

4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassageabove？

________

A.RoadPoliteness

B.TrafficJams

C.GoodManners

D.ModernDrivers.

Passage4

　　Nonhumananimalshavewhatresearchersrefertoasan"approximate"numbersystem.Itallowsforgood-enoughestimatesofquantitieswithnotruecounting.Onefeatureofthisstill-mysterioussystemisitsdecreasingaccuracyincomparingbiggeramountsthatareverycloseinnumber.

　　WhenSedona,adog,hadtopicktheboardwithmoreshapesonit,shehadmoretroubleastheratio（比率）ofchoicesmovedtowardnearlyequalamounts.Herscores,forinstance,wereprettygoodwhencomparing1to9.Theyfellsomewhatwhencomparing1to5.Andshenevergotgoodatcomparing8to9.

　　What'sinterestingisthatthesametrendshowsupinhumans'nonverbalapproximatenumbersystem.ThistrendiscalledWeber'slaw.Anditalsoshowsupinotheranimals.Weber'slawpredictsthattheanswerwillcomeeasierwhenobjectnumbersinapairareverydifferent（8versus2）.

　　ChristianAgrilloworksattheUniversityofPaduainItaly.There,hestudieshowanimalsprocessinformation.Heisendingupseveralyearsofpitting（与......较量）humansagainstfishintrials.Thosetrialstesttheirabilitiestocomparequantities.WhenAgrillotestedguppies（孔雀鱼）againstpeople,theiraccuracydroppedduringsuchdifficultcomparisonsas6versus8.Butfishandpeopleperformedwellforsmallquantities,suchas2versus3.Peopleandfishcouldtell3dotsfrom4aboutasreliablyas1dotfrom4.

　　Researchershavelongrecognizedthisinstanthumaneaseofdealingwithverysmallquantities.Theycallitsubitizing（感数）.That'swhenyousuddenlyjustseethattherearethreedotsorduckswithouthavingtocountthem.

　　Thesimilaritybetweenguppiesandpeopleinsubitizingdoesn'tproveanythingabouthowthatskillmighthaveevolved,Argillosays.Itcouldbeasharedinheritance（继承）fromsomeancientcommonancestorthatlivedseveralhundredmillionyearsago.Ormaybesomethingelse.

1.WhatdoesSedona'sexampleshowaboutthe"approximate"numbersystem?

________.

A.Animalscanbeverygoodatit

B.Itinvolvescountingshapesonaboard

C.Truecountingisanimportantfeatureofit

D.