高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day 29.docx

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高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day29

高一英语阅读理解强化训练Day29

Passage1

When itcomestowork,workers,andjobs,muchoftheconcernofthemodernageboilsdowntothefearthatwe'rewitnessingthefinalstageofthegame,andthattherewillbenowhereforhumanstowithdrawasmachinestakeoverthelastfewtasks.Themostrecentexamplecomesfromtheuseofartificialintelligence（AI）.Istherenoareaofhumanexperiencethatcan'tbereplacedbyAI?

Andifnot,whatisleftforhumanstodoexceptthetasksinvolvedintakingcareofthemachines?

Attheheartofthisconcernisourdesirefor goodjobs-jobsthatmakethemostofworkers'naturalabilitiesandwheretheworkprovidestheworkerwithmotivationandwork--lifebalance.Moreimportantly,goodjobssupportworkersin learningbydoing—and,insodoing,deliverbenefitsonthreelevels:

totheworker,whogainsinpersonaldevelopmentandjobsatisfaction;totheorganization,whichreformsasstafffindnewproblemstosolveandopportunitiestopursue;andtothecommunityasawhole,whichharveststheeconomicbenefitsofhostingpositiveorganizationsandworkers.Thisiswhatmakesgoodjobsproductivefortheorganization,aswellasengagingandfulfillingfortheworker.

DoestheongoingadvanceofAIthreatentogetridofallthelearning,creativity,andmeaningthatmakeajobagoodjob?

Certainly,somehaveblamedtechnologyforjustsuchanoutcome.Headlinestodayoftenexpressconcernovertechnologicalinnovation（革新）resultinginbadjobsforhumans,oreventhecompletedisappearanceofcertainprofessions.Somefearthatfurthertechnologyadvancementintheworkplacewillresultinjobswhereemployeesarebeingaskedtoworkinsplittimesorforlongerperiodsovermoredays.

Theproblemhereisn'tthetechnology;rather,it'sthewaythetechnologyisused--and,morethanthat,thewaypeople think aboutusingit.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThehumanfearsintheageofAI.

B.HumanexperienceswerereplacedbyAI.

C.HowtotakecareoftheAImachines.

D.Therelationsamongwork,workers,andjobs.

2.Whatjobsaresupposedtobegoodaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theonesthatprovidebasicbenefits.

B.Theonesthatrequirenoeconomicreturn.

C.Thosethatdon'tbringnewproblemstoworkers.

D.Thosethatofferchancestoprogressprofessionally.

3.HowdonewsmediarespondtothedevelopmentofAI?

A.Supportive.B.Optimistic.C.Negative.D.Ambiguous.

4.Whatwilltheauthorprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.TheproperattitudetowardsAI.

B.Thefuturejobshumanswilldo.

C.ThepossibleapplicationofAIinthefuture.

D.TheapproachestohandlingtheissuesofAI.

Passage2

GretchenAltmanissmiling,leaningbackcasually,acupofcoffeeinhand--HillsBros.Coffee,tobeprecise.Itlookslikeacasualshot,butifyouhitlike,leaveacomment,andtagafriend,youcangetthreedifferentcupsofcoffee,forfree.

Altmanispartofagrowingtrendof"micro--influencers".Shehasasmallfollowing--around6,000onInstagram（社交平台）.Hergoingrateis$300to$800topromotesomething.Shedoessomepostsinexchangeforfreegoods,aslongasit’sstuffshebelievesin.

Asamicro--influencershehasamuchcloserrelationshipwithherfollowersthanabigsocialmediastar."I’mjustlivinganormallifeandpeople relatetothat,"shesays."TheyjustfeellikeI’mafriendoftheirs."

Butitworriesconsumerrightsgroups.Several recentstudies have foundthatyoungaudiences arelargelyunabletounderstandwhensomethingissponsoredcontent.

Insomecases,it’sclear.WhenabigstartakestoasocialmediatoadvertiseCoca--Cola,forexample,theassumptionisthatheorshe’sprobablygettingpaidtodoso.Andthepostsareclearlylabeledasads,withthecaption"advertisement"or"sponsoredcontent".

Butwhathappenswhenaneverydaypersonwithjustacouplethousandfollowerstakestosocialmediatoextol（颂扬）thevirtuesofaproduct?

Themotivationsarenotsoclearcut.Theproblemwiththesesocialmediapostsisthatyoudon’tknowwhetherit’sanadornot.

Altmanisdiligentaboutusingthosehashtags（标签）.Sheloveswhatshedoesandseesitasabusiness,butshedoesn’tnecessarilywanttobeasocialmediacelebrity.

"Withsocialmediabeingsointegratedintooureverydaylives,wehavethisuniqueopportunitythatIdon’tthinkanyonehaseverhadbeforewherewecaneachbeourownbrand,"Altmansays.

1.Whatdoesamicro--influencerdoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Giveenoughlikes.B.Posttopromotesales.

C.Recommendsomecomments.D.Designadvertisements.

2.Whatmakesconsumerrightsgroupsfeelworried?

A.Sponsoredadscontent.

B.Ads with caption on posts.

C.Theunclearmotivationsoftheposts.

D.Theincreasinglygrowingnumberofaudiences.

3.HowdoesGretchenAltmanfeelaboutbeingamicro--influencer?

A.Annoyed.B.Delighted.C.Ambitious.D.Depressed.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.InstagramAdvertising:

DoYouKnowIt,WhenYouSeeIt

B.TobeaMicro-influencerortobeaBigStar

C.WeCanEachBeOurOwnTopBrand

D.HillsBros.Coffee,YourCoffee

Passage3

InterestingGreetingCustomsinDifferentCountries

Tobuildagoodrelationshipwithforeigners,youshouldknowthecustomsofthecountryyouvisit.Thispassagewillhelpyouearnthetrustofthenatives.

Japan

Japanesepeoplefollowbothcustomsofshakinghandsandbowingwhengreeting.Youneedtorespondasthehostdoes,eitherbybowingorshakinghands.ThisisdifferentformtheUkrainianstyleofgreeting.There,youshouldbereadytopresentyourrightcheek,onwhichthreekisseswillbeplantedbythenatives,alongwithahug.

China

Chinesepeopleacceptthewesternhandshake,butwithalightergrip（握）.LookingstraightintotheeyeswhilegreetingisconsideredrudeinChina；itisbettertoreceivethegreetingwithloweredeyesasamarkofrespect.Moreover,inChinesecultureanewfriendisgreetedwithapplause.ItisinterestingthatTibetansshowtheirtonguetopeopleasagestureofpoliteness.Thismeanstheyhavenoillthoughtsaboutthem.

TheArabicWorld

InsomeArabiccountries,speakingtothewomenisnotallowedforaforeigner,letaloneanyotherbodycontact.Menmaygreeteachotherwithahugandkissonbothcheeks,followedbyalastinghandshake.Asanon﹣Arabicwoman,youmustwaitfortheArabicmentooffertheirhandtoshake,asitisnotcommoninArabiatoshakehandswithwomen.

Russia

Russianspreferafirmhandshakefollowedbyabearhug,especiallytoaknownacquaintance.Evenkissingthecheeksofbothmenandwomenarepopular,butonlyforRussianmen.SimilarlyinEuropeandLatinAmerica,kissingthecheeksisalsoapopularcustom.ButforLatinAmericans,kissingthetopofalady'shandafterasofthandshakeismorepopular.Don'ttakethehandbeforethecompletehandshakeisdone,asthiswillbetakenasarejection.

1.WhenyouvisitaJapanesefemalefriend,youshould________.

A.kissheronherrightcheek

B.bowtoherifshedoesthistoyou

C.shakeherhandbeforeshegreetsyou

D.avoidhavinganybodycontactwithher

2.Accordingtothetext,howdomostChinesepeoplegreetafriend?

________

A.Theywillbowtoanewfriend.

B.Theywillgivealighthandshake.

C.Theywillmakestraighteyecontacttoshowrespect.

D.Theywillshowtheirtonguetoshowpoliteness.

3.WhatkindofbehaviorisforbiddeninsomeArabiccountries?

________

A.ChattingwithanArabicman.

B.KissinganArabicmanonbothcheeks.

C.GivingatighthugtoanArabicwoman.

D.OfferingafirmhandshaketoanArabicman

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutthegreetingcustomsofRussia?

________

A.Russianmenprefertokissthetopofalady'shand.

B.Russianwomenoftenbowtoanewfriend.

C.Familiarfriendsshakehandsandhugtightlywhengreeting.

D.Takingalady'shandmeansyourefusetomakefriendswithher.

Passage4

Iwasinmyfirstyearofcollege,makingfriendsandenjoyinglife,butthenmywholeworldturnedupsidedown.Ihadaheartattack.AfterthreemonthsofrestIwentbacktocollege,butthenthingschangedfortheworse.Iwasstayingatmygrandparents'houseandwokeupinthemiddleofthenightwithaterriblepaininmychest.IknewIwashavingaheartattackagain.Icouldn'tevenshoutforhelp.Luckilymygrandpawasgoingtothetoiletandheardmefallingoutofbed.

ThetwoholesinmyheartwerecausingtheproblemsandIneededanoperationimmediatelytorepairthem.Butthesurgerydidn'tgowellandtheyonlyrepairedonehole.ThebiggestshockofallcamewhenIwastoldthatIneededahearttransplantandwasputontheregister.Thedoctorswerestunnedathowquicklyheartfailurecameon–itusuallytakesyears,butittookmyheartlessthansixmonthstogettothatstage.Mywholeworldcamecrashingdown,butIstayedstrong.Itwasachoicebetweencryingeverydayandgettingonwithmylife.Astimewenton,lifebecameevenharder.Ihatedfeelingweakallthetimeandneedinghelpwitheverything.ItseemedIwouldnevergetanewheart.Igotdepression（抑郁症）.EventhoughIthoughtthatChristmas2008wouldbemylast,IreallyenjoyeditandevenhadagoodNewYear.Everyonewascryingformewhentheclockstruckmidnightandtheytoldmetokeepfighting.Aweeklater,Igotacallfromthedoctorssayingthey'dfoundasuitabledonor（捐赠人）.Mywishcametrueandthankfullytheoperationwentwell.

1.Whentheauthorsufferedhissecondheartattack,________.

A.herealizeditandshoutedforhelp

B.hefeltlesspainthanhehadinthepast

C.heluckilysurvivedbecauseofhisgrandpa

D.hedecide