高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 287.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day287

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day287

Passage1

Igrewuppoor.Wehadlittlemoney,butplentyofloveandattention.Iunderstoodthatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,theycouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwasathletics.

BythetimeIwassixteen,Iwasgoodatbaseballandfootball.Myhigh-schoolcoachwasOllieJarvis.Henotonlybelievedinme,buttaughtmethedifferencebetweenhavingadreamandshowingconviction（信念）.

Onesummerafriendrecommendedmeforasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocket—cashfordateswithgirls,certainly,moneyforanewbikeandnewclothes,andthestartofsavingsforahouseformymother.

ThenIrealizedIwouldhavetogiveupsummerbaseballtohandletheworkschedule,andthatmeantIwouldhavetotellCoachJarvisIwouldn’tbeplaying.Iwasdreading（害怕）this,butmymothersaid:

“Ifyoumakeyourbed,youhavetolieinit.”

WhenItoldCoachJarvis,hewasasmadasIexpectedhimtobe.“Yourplayingdaysarelimited.Youcan’taffordtowastethem,”hesaid.

Istoodbeforehimwithmyheadhanging,tryingtothinkofthewordsthatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouse.

“Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?

”hedemanded.

“Threetwenty-fiveanhour,”Ireplied.

“Well,”heasked,“is$3.25anhourthepriceofadream?

”

Thatquestionlaidbareformethedifferencebetweenwantingsomethingrightnowandhavingagoal.Idevotedmyselftosportsthatsummer,andwithintheyearIwasdraftedbythePittsburghPiratestoplayrookie-leagueball,andoffereda$20,000contract.IsignedwiththeDenverBroncosin1984for$1.7million,andboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream.

1.ThewriterwasgratefultoCoachJarvis,becauseJarvis______.

A.madehimsetagoal

B.suppliedhimwithnewclothes

C.gavehimfinancialsupport

D.helpedhimshowconviction

2.Whentheboywasofferedajob,hewantedto______.

A.balancesummerbaseballandtheworkschedule

B.refusethejobofferforsummerbaseball

C.giveupsummerbaseballforthejob

D.askhiscoachJarvisforadvice

3.Whichofthefollowingcanreplace“Ifyoumakeyourbed,youhavetolieinit.”?

A.Youmusteatthebitterfruitofyourownmaking.

B.Believeinyourself,butaboveallbepatient.

C.Youmustrelyonyourselffirst,thenothers.

D.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

4.Theendofthestorywasthatthewriter______.

A.failedtobuyhismotherahouse

B.succeededasasportsman

C.becameasuccessfulbusinessman

D.madesomemoneyinthesummerjob

Passage2

ArobotcalledBina48hassuccessfullytakenacourseinthephilosophyofloveatNotreDamedeNamurUniversity（NDNU）,inCalifornia.

AccordingtocourseinstructorWilliamBarry,associateprofessoratNDNU,Bina48istheworld’sfirstsociallyadvancedrobottocompleteacollegecourse,afeathedescribedas“remarkable.”Therobottookpartinclassdiscussions,gaveapresentationwithastudentpartnerandparticipatedinadebatewithstudentsfromanotherinstitution.

Beforebecomingastudent,Bina48appearedasaguestspeakerinBarry’sclassesforseveralyears.OnedaywhenaddressingBarry’sclass,Bina48expressedadesiretogotocollege,adesirethatBarryandhisstudentsenthusiasticallysupported.RatherthanenrollBina48inhisRobotEthics:

PhilosophyofEmergingTechnologiescourse,BarrysuggestedthatBina48shouldtakehiscoursePhilosophyofLoveinstead.LoveisaconceptBina48doesn’tunderstand,saidBarry.ThereforethechallengewouldbeforBarryandhisstudentstoteachBina48whatloveis.

“Someinterestingthingshappenedintheclass,”saidBarry.HesaidthathisstudentsthoughtitwouldbestraightforwardtoteachBina48aboutlove,which,afterall,is“fairlysimple—it’safeeling,”saidBarry.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Bina48endeduplearning“31differentversionsoflove,”saidBarry,highlightingsomeofthechallengeshumansmayfacewhenworkingwithartificialintelligenceinfuture.

Bina48participatedinclassdiscussionsviaSkypeandalsotookpartinaclassdebateaboutloveandconflictwithstudentsfromWestPoint.Bina48’scontributiontothedebatewasfilmedandpostedonYouTube.ItwasjudgedthatBina48andNDNUclassmateswerethewinnersofthisdebate.

Inthenextdecade,BarryhopesBina48mightbecomecomplexenoughtoteachaclass,thoughhesaysheforeseesrobotsbeingusedtobettertheteachingandlearningexperience,ratherthanreplacinginstructorscompletely.

1.WhatwasBina48’sperformancelikeinclass?

A.Far-reaching.B.Insignificant.

C.Extraordinary.D.Unattractive.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Dealingwith.B.Givingaspeechto.

C.Consultingwith.D.Sendingaletterto.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Artificialintelligencemaysomehowbesuperiortoman.

B.ItwasquitetoughforBina48tolearnaboutlove.

C.ItwasinterestingforBina48tolearnaboutlove.

D.Humanscanlaunchachallengetoartificialintelligence.

4.WhatdoesBarrythinkofthefuturedevelopmentofBina48?

A.Itwillsurelybeabletoserveasateacher.

B.Itwillcompletelytaketheplaceofinstructors.

C.Itwillbeabletopromotelearningandteaching.

D.Itwillbesmartenoughtocontrolhumanbeings.

Passage3

Readthefollowingrulesacoachlaiddownforhisfifth-gradebasketballteamandthendothequiz.

1.Beontimeforpracticeandgames.Thatmeansyoushouldbeatthegym5to10minutesbeforepracticeand15to20minutesbeforeagame.Playersneedtimetostretchandwarmupinordertoplaytheirbest.

2.Tellyour-coachassoonasyoucanifyouaregoingtomissagameorpracticeCoachesplantheirpracticeandwhoisgoingtoplayinthegames.Ifyouaremissingwhenthecoachthoughtyouwouldbethere,thatcanreallymessuptheteam.

3.Getplentyofrestbeforethegames.Basketballisatoughgamethattakeslotsofenergy.Youcan’tplaywellifyouaredraggingaroundthecourt.Sotheruleis:

Nosleepoversbeforegames.

4.Don’tyellatyourteammatesformakingabadpassoraboneheadplayEverybodyincludingLeBronJames,makesmistakes.Therewillbetimeswhenyoumakemistakes,andyouwon’twantyourteammates.yellingatyou.

5.Don’teventalkaboutthereferees（裁判员）.Toomanycoachesandplayersspendtoomuchtimecomplainingaboutrefereesandtheircalls.Callsthatyouthinkarebadorunfairarepartofthegame.Learntoforgetaboutthecallsandconcentrateonyourperformance.Moregamesarewonandlostbytheplayersthanbythereferees.

6.Practiceonyourown.Mostkids’teamspracticeanhourortwoeachweek.Nooneeverbecameagoodbasketballplayerbyplayinganhouraweek.Ifyoudon’thaveabasket,practicedribblingonadrivewayorinaparkinglot.Orpasstheballbackandforthwithafriend.

7.Gowatchhighschoolbasketballgames.Pickagoodplayerwhoplaysyourpositionandreallyconcentrateonwhathedoes.Noticehisformwhenheshootstheballorhowhepositionshimselfondefenseorwherehemoveswhenhedoesn’thavetheball.

8.Limitthevideogamesyouplay.Aftercoachingkidsforyears,Iamconvincedthatvideogamesmakekidsintowatchers.Basketballisagamethatrequiresyoutomoveourwholebody,notjustyourthumbs.

1.Accordingtothecoach,players_______.

A.mustn’tmissagameorpractice

B.Shouldn’tpracticemuchindrivewaysorinparkinglots

C.arenotallowedtoplayvideogamesintheirsparetime

D.areadvisednottoyellattheirteammateswhentheymakemistakes

2.Accordingtothecoach,whatattitudeshouldplayershavetowardreferees?

A.Theyshouldbefriendlyandtrytoleaveagoodimpressiononreferees

B.Theyshouldfocusontheirownperformanceratherthanthosecalls

C.Theyshouldspeakoutwhentheybelievearefereehasmadeapoorcall

D.Theyshouldcomplaintothecoachwhentheythinkanunfaircallhasbeen

3.Toimprovetheirbasketballskills,theplayersareadvisedto________.

A.watchbasketballgamesonTVasfrequentlyastheycan

B.practicewiththeirteammatesanhourortwoeachweek

C.sparesometimetostretchandwarmupbeforeagame

D.watchgamesbygoodplayerswhoplaytheirpositions

Passage4

MostoftheguestswhocomeonourtripshaveneverbeentoEgyptbefore.Wewanttomakeeveryonecomfortableandatease,butwedoalwaysgetthesamequestionsinadvanceofthetrip.SohereIwillgiveyousometraveltips.

WhatshouldIwear?

Ifyou'reluckyenoughtovisitEgyptbetweenNovemberandFebruary,packasweater.You’llneedit-thedesertgetsrathercoldatnight.Duringtheday,thetemperaturewillbeagreeableandcomfortable.Anyothertime,packasifyou'regoingtoPhoenixofVegasinAugust.Fortheladies,bathingsuitsarenormalifthere'sapoolwhereyouaregoing,butleavethestringbikiniathomeitisaMuslimcountry,afterall.Last,ifyouareplanningonvisitinganymosques（清真寺）orcertainpartsofupperEgypt,ladieswillneedtoplanonbringingsomethingthatcomesatleasttotheelbow（肘部）,andnoshortsformenorwomeninthoseareas.

WhatspecialthingsdoIneedtopack?

OneofmyfavoritethingsintheworldtobringtoEgyptisanEvianwater,asprayerwithafinemistofEvianwater.Youmaybeabletofinditinyourlocaldrugstore.Sprayalittleonyourfaceorhead,andyourbodytemperaturewillfeellikeit'sdropped10or15degrees.Otheritemsincludeyourcamera,sunblockandextrabatteries.

WhatmedicalpreparationdoIneed?

Inaword:

none!

.TheonethingyoumaycomedownwithinEgyptispolitelycalled''Pharoah'sRevenge''.ThethingthatgetsridofPharoah'sRevengeisaregionally