高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 79.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day79

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day79

Passage1

Fei’FeiLiarrivedintheU.S.fromChinaatage16withmanybigdreams.Andittookmanyunusualjobstohelpherachievethem.Luckily,shewassmartandextremelydriven.Andtoday,she'sthedirectorofStanfordUniversity'sartificialintelligencelab.

　　"AsoneoftheleadersintheworldforA.I.,Ifeelmuchexcitementandresponsibilitytocreatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologyforsocietyandtoeducatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologists—that'smycalling,"Lisaid.

　　Sheisalsoaloyaladvocatefordiversityinthetechindustry.

　　"IseeextremelytalentedStanfordPhDstudentsstrugglingwiththeirvisasandIfinditunthinkablethatwecreatesomanybarriersforthetalentsoftheworld,"Lisaid.WhileLiwasincollegeatPrinceton,sheborrowedmoneyfromfriendsandevenherhighschoolmathteachertorunadry-cleaningbusinessforherparentsinordertohelpthemgetby.Liattendedclassesduringtheweekandworkedatthebusinessontheweekends.Then,whenLiwasingraduateschool,hermomdevelopedcancerandhadastroke（中风）.Itwasdifficulttokeepmovingaheadwhileallofthiswashappening."Therealexistentialchallengeistoliveuptoyourfullestpotential,liveuptoyoursenseofresponsibilityandtobehonesttoyourselfaboutyourdreamswhiledoingit."shesaid.

　　LiwasnamedaGreatImmigrantof2016bytheCarnegieCorporation,thenation'soldestgrantmakingfoundationwhichhonorsroughly40naturalizedU.S.citizenseachyear.HergraduatestudiesweresupportedbythePaul&DaisySorosFellowshipsforNewAmericans.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutFei’FeiLiaccordingtoParagraph1?

________

A.ShewasbornintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

B.Shehasmademanyofherdreamscometrue.

C.Sheworkedveryhardbecauseshe'snotgifted

D.she'snowdoingresearchesonA.IinChina.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"calling"inParagraph2referto?

________

A.Interestintechnology.

B.Desiretohelp.

C.Creativityinscience.

D.Senseofduty.

3.WhatwasFei’FeiLi'slifelikebeforeshegraduatedfromuniversity?

________

A.Shehadbeenstrugglingwithhervisa.

B.Bothherparentssufferedfromillness.

C.Herfamilywasfacedwithatightbudget.

D.Itwasdifficultforhertoattendclasses.

4.Fei’FeiLihasachievedsuccessbecause________.

A.herawarenessofherdutyandgoalsmadeadifference

B.anAmericanfoundationgavehersupport

C.theCarnegieCorporationnamedheraGreatImmigrant

D.shewasluckyenoughtoborrowmoneyfromothers

Passage2

　　Kyleismybigbrother.Foreighteenyears,IfeltthatKylewasmyenemy.Infact,Ifounditridiculousthatpeoplethoughtolderbrotherslookedouttheirsisters,protectedthemandfoughtofftheirsisters'bullies.Huh?

Mybrotherwasthebully（恃强凌弱者）.

　　Whenwewerelittle,hisfightswithotherscausedmyonlyblackeye,cutsinmylipsandevenanosebleedortwo.IoftenwishedIwereanonlychild!

　　Timeflew.Weendedupattendingcollegestwothousandmilesapart,yet,strangely,that'swhenwebegancommunicating.Thoughe-mail,wekeptinconstanttouch.MostlyIcomplainedaboutserioushomesickness,impossibleroommates,difficultclasses,and...dating.IfeltIlostmyself.Ataparticularlylowtime,IcriedtoKyleaboutmyinjuredconfidence,mybrokenheart,andtheparticularjerk（蠢人）whobrokeit.

　　Andthat'swhenthepackagearrived.

　　"What'sthis?

"IthoughtasItoreintoit.Theboxrevealedasweatshirt."PhiDeltaTheta?

"That'sKyle'sfrat（兄弟会）.Kylewasthepresidentofthefrathouse.Whywouldhesendthis?

Iputitinsideanddugdeeper.Apileofletters.Andtheywerealladdressedtome.Iopenedtheoneontop.

　　"Katrina,"itsaid,"yourbrothershowedmeyourpictureandIthinkyou'reawesomeandbeautiful."Irolledmyeyes."Yeah,sure."Iopenedanotherletter.Andanother.Eighteeninall.

　　Eachonewasfromadifferentguy.Theycomplimented（恭维）me.Theyinvitedmeondates.Andtheytriedtoconvincememotive.Andmostly,Ilovedtheideathatmybigbrotherhadpulleditoff（做成）.Ipickedupthephone.

　　"Kyle,theboxcameandIcan'tbelievewhatyoudid."ButKylewasn'tacceptingcompliments."Oh,"hesaid,"Iwasjusttiredofreadingyourcomplaints."

　　Bigbrothers,Idecided,reallydidprotecttheirsisters.AndminefoughtoffthebiggestbullyI'devermet.NowIreturnedtomytrueself,fullofconfidence.

1.WhydidtheauthorcallKyleherenemy?

________

A.Hehadmanyfightswithher.

B.Hecouldn'tfightoffherbullies.

C.Helookedafterandprotectedher.

D.Hisfightscausedhertosufferalot.

2.Whydidthefratguyswritetotheauthor?

________

A.Theyhadmercyonher.

B.Theytriedtocheerherup.

C.Theywerestruckbyherbeauty.

D.Theywantedtocomplimenther.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphreferto?

________

A.Myself-doubt.

B.Myhomesickness.

C.Theparticularjerk.

D.Thechallengingclasses.

4.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

________

A.Toshareherchildhoodexperience.

B.Tocomplainaboutherbiggestbully.

C.Toshowherbrother'sprotectionforher.

D.Tointroduceheradjustmenttocollegelife.

Passage3

TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.Poverty,hardwork,andeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMeg,Jo,Beth,Amy,andMatinee,astheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.

TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBeth,whokeptthehouse,waslovingandgentlealways.

ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.“Yourhusbandisveryill,”itsaid,“comeatonce.”Thegirlstriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever（猩红热）whenshewastakingcareofasickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMatineewasback.ThenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.

ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brooke,andafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealth,andherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.

AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches'.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn'tlivemuchlongertobewithherfamily,andinthespringtimeshedied.

NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLaurie,thegrandsonofawealthyneighbor,hadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaer,andsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.

Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildren,enjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.

1.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarch,Mrs.Marchandtheir______.

A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters

2.Whowasthemostsuccessfulincareer（事业）amongtheMarchgirls?

A.JoB.BethC.AmyD.Meg

3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheMarchFamily.B.TheMarchParents.

C.TheMarchGirls.D.TheMarchRelatives.

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad______.

A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighbors

C.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives

Passage4

TheconclusionoftheParisAgreementin2015,inwhichalmosteverynationcommittedtoreducetheircarbonemissions（排放）,wassupposedtobeaturningpointinthefightagainstclimatechange.Butmanycountrieshavealreadyfallenbehindtheirgoals.Meanwhileemissionsworldwidecontinuetorise.

Theonlywaytocatchupistoaggressivelypursueanapproachthattakesadvantageofeverypossiblestrategytoreduceemissions.Windandsolarenergyareusuallypartofthiseffort,butitmustalsoincludeinvestingheavilyincarboncapture（碳捕捉）,utilization（应用）andstorage（CCUS）—arangeoftechnologiesthatpullcarbondioxidefromtheair,andtransformitintousefulmaterialsorstoreitunderground.AlthoughCCUShasbeenopposedastooexpensiveandunproved,recentgainshavemadeitfarmoreeffective.Improvementssuchaschemicalcompoundscoulddrivethecostdownfrom$100pertonofcapturedcarbonin2016to$20pertonby2025,accordingtoa2016articleinScience.

ThreeprimaryCCUSpathsleadtothereductionofcarbonemissions:

retrofitting（改装）existingpowerplants；reducingemissionsinindustriesthatcannotrunonrenewableenergy；anddirectlyremovingcarbonfromtheair.CuttingemissionsfromexistingelectricpowerstationswithCCUScouldbemademoreappealinginafuturewithacircularcarboneconomy,inwhichcapturedcarboncouldberesoldandrecycledforotheruses——forinstance,servingasarawmaterialformakingconcreteorplastics.

Thebasicideaofcarboncapturehasfacedalotofopposition.Skepticismhascomefromclimatechangedeniers,whoseeitasawasteofmoney,andfrompassionatesupportersofclimateaction,whofearthatitwouldbeusedtojustifycontinuedrelianceonfossilfuels.Bothgroupsareignoring