高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 147.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day147

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day147

Passage1

Theworld’soceansaresomeofthemostinterestingandbreathtakingplacesontheentireplanet.Alotoftheseoceanshavewitnessedavarietyofdisappearancesandothermysteries,mostofwhichcannotandhavenotbeenexplainedbymodernscience.Herearesomeinterestingunsolvedseamysteriesoftheworld.

USSScorpion

InFebruary1969,theUSSScorpion,anAmericansubmarine,departedfromNorfolk,Virginia,onitswaytowardstheMediterranean.Thecrewhadalmostadecadeofexperience,andyetthesubdisappearedandbrokeintopiecesontheseafloor.Therewere99menaboardthesub,allofwhomlosttheirlives.

BalticSeaSub

Inthelaterhalfof2014,amysteriousvessel（大船）wasspottedbySwedishcitizens,manyofwhomdescribeditasaRussiansubmarine,intheBalticSea.Themilitaryspentmuchtimeininvestigating,butfoundnosignofthemysterioussub.Thesearchwasnamed“thehuntforRedsinOctober.”

BermejaIsland

Duringthe1970s,BermejaIslandservedasabitofamarkerforMexicoandtheireconomiczone.Around20yearslater,theislanddisappearedwithoutanysign.Alongwiththeisland,numerousimportantdocumentsaboutmajoroilreservesalsowentmissing.

GulfofMexicoShipwreck

In2001,ExxonMobilwaslayingpipelineintheGulfofMexicowhentheyranintoashipwreckaround2,600feetunderthesurface.Uponexploringtheshipwreck,archaeologistsbelievedittobeaterriblespell,assomethingwouldconstantlygowrongwhentheywentdowntoexplore.

SSEdmundFitzgerald

LakeSuperiorissolargethatitbehaveslikeaninlandocean,includingterrificstorms.InNovember1975,onesuchstormstruckthevesselSSEdmundFitzgerald,whichwasheadedtoDetroit.TheFitzgeralddisappearedaftercommunicationswerelost.Aweeklater,asonar（声呐）shipfoundthevessel500feetunderthewater.Notonebodywasfound,though.

1.WhydoestheauthorthinkofUSSScorpionasamystery?

A.Because99mendiedaboardthesub.

B.BecauseitlostitswaytowardstheMediterranean.

C.Becausethesubstillsankevenwithexperiencedcrew.

D.Becausethereisnoinformationoftheunknownsub.

2.WhatdoBalticSeaSubandGulfofMexicoShipwreckhaveincommon?

A.Botharehighlyputonabadspell.

B.Boththenamesofthevesselsareunknown.

C.Botharefoundonthebeaches.

D.BotharesaidtobeRussianvessels.

3.Whichmysteryisdifferentfromtheothers?

A.SSEdmundFitzgeraldB.BermejaIsland

C.GulfofMexicoShipwreckD.USSScorpion

Passage2

Mymotherhadguestsoapsinthebathroom.Inahomewithveryfewluxuries（奢侈品）,thosetinyrosesofgrapepurpleandlemonyellowrepresentedsomethingspecialtoher;theyweresomethingshewantedtokeepniceforourguests.Soshekepttheminacoveredglasscontainer,wheretheywouldbesafefromthemanysetsoflittlefingersinourhouseholdthatneededwashing.ThosesoapsdecoratedtheshelfinthebathroomforaslongasIcanremember.Theretheystayed,displayeduntildustcakedinthecontainer,andtheroseslosttheirbeauty.Buttheywereneverused.

Fastforwardtomyadultlife.Whenwewerevisitingmyin-laws,itwascasuallygiven.Nobigdeal;everyonegotone.Itwasjustabarofsoap,wrappedinbeautifulpaperwithalovelylabelshowingthatthissoaphadbeenmadenotbymachinebutsomebodywhojusthappenedtobemynewbrother-in-law.Thatsoapwasonlyafewdollars,butIcarriedtheweightofitforyears.Itwasguestsoap.

Itwastooprettytouse.Itwasproudlysetouttobelookedat,butnotused,foraboutaweek.Mypracticalhusbanddidnotseethepointofitcluttеrіngup（胡乱填满）thеcountertop.Anemptychildhoodbedroomwheretherewasaglassed-indisplayshelfwasthenewhomeforthesoap.

Ilovedthisroom.Brightandsunny,itwasfilledwithfurnishingsandthingsIloved.WhenIgotsick,itbecamemyrecoveryroom.Icouldresttheresurroundedbyhappymemories.AsIgotbetter,Itookinventory（盘点）ofmylife,andofmysurroundings.And,Isawthesoap.

Isawsomethingthatwasmeanttobeused,notadmired.Itookthatcarefullywrappedsoapofftheshelfandopeneditwithasenseofchildishdelight.ThenIranitunderwater.AsIconcentratedonthebubbles（气泡）buildingbetweenmyhands,Ifeltallmytroubleswashingawaywiththosetinybubbles.Itbecameamomentofpurejoy.

So,fromnowon,Iwillusetheguestsoap.AndwhileI’matit,Imightaswellusethegoodtowelstoo.

1.Whathappenedtotheauthor’smother’ssoapintheend?

A.Itwasfulloffingerprints.

B.Itwaskeptwellbytheauthor.

C.Itfailedtowintheauthor’slove.

D.Itstoppedservingitsdecorativepurpose.

2.Inwhatwaywastheauthor’ssoapspecial?

A.Itwasaweddinggift.B.Itwasmadebyhand.

C.Itwasabitexpensive.D.Itwasboughtbyherhusband.

3.Wherecanwefindthereasonwhytheauthorputhersoapinanotherroom?

A.InParagraph2.B.InParagraph3.

C.InParagraph4.D.InParagraph5.

4.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhilewashingherhandswiththesoap?

A.Guilty.B.Concerned.

C.Carefree.D.Disappointed.

Passage3

Theworld’smostpopularanimalsareinmoredangerthanwerealize,accordingtoanewstudy.AsurveyofthePublic’sKnowledgesuggestsmanypeopleareunawarethattheanimalstheyconsider“inviting”areunderthreatinthewild.Theseincludelions,elephants,tigersandotheranimalswhichfrequentlyappearinbrandingandadvertising.

Theideaof“inviting”specieshascomeuprecentlyinConservationBiology,explainsDr.FranckCourchamp,thestudy’sleadauthor.“Thereisaregularclaimthatthemost‘inviting’speciesareattractingmostofthetimeandresources.Istartedwonderingwhetherthiswastrueandfollowedbybetterresultsinconservation,”hetoldBBCNews.

Usinganonlinesurveyavailableinfourlanguages,researchersaskedthepublictonamethewildspeciestheyconsideredmostattracting.Theyalsolookedathowfrequentlyanimalswererepresentedonzoowebsites,andonthecoversofDisneyandPixarfilms.Additionally,theteamhadvolunteersinFrancecataloguetheirmeetingwithvirtual（虚拟的）populationsofthe10most“inviting”animalsovertheperiodofaweek.Theysawanaverageof4.4lionsincartoons,magazinesandothersourceseachday,suggestingthatpeoplearelikelytoseetwotothreetimesasmany“virtual”lionsinayearastherearelionsinWestAfrica.“MostlyIthinkbecausepeopleseegiraffesandlionseverydayoftheirlife,theyunconsciouslythinktheyareinabundance,”Dr.Courchampsaid.

Despitetheirabundantmediarepresentation,nineoftheanimalsonthelistareclassedasvulnerable,endangeredorcriticallyendangeredontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature（IUCN）RedList.Whenresearchersaskedsurveyparticipantswhethertheythoughttheseanimalswereendangered,almosthalfoftheparticipantsthoughtthatcriticallyendangeredgorillas（大猩猩）werenotunderthreat.

Asforthis,Dr.Courchampproposesasolution.CompanieswoulddonatemoneytoNon-GovernmentalOrganizations（NGOs）inreturnforusingtheanimalsintheirbrandingoradvertising.“Ithinkit’snotsounrealistic,”saysDr.Courchamp.“Therearealreadysomecompaniesthatdothat.JaguarisinpartnershipwithPanthera,anorganizationprotectingwildcatspecies.Lacostealsomadeacampaignrecentlywheretheyreplacedtheirlogowithimagesofendangeredspecies.”

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thetenmostattractinganimals.

B.Theimportanceofsavingwildanimals.

C.Animals’imagesneedingmoreattention.

D.Animals’attractionharmingtheirconservation.

2.AccordingtoDr.Courchamp,surveyparticipants’viewsareunconsciouslyaffectedby_____.

A.themediaB.theirpreferences

C.theIUCNRedListD.otherparticipants’opinions

3.Howmighttheresearchersfeelaboutsurveyparticipants’answers?

A.Relieved.B.Surprised.

C.Frightened.D.Excited.

4.WhatisDr.Courchamp’ssolution?

A.Raisingpeople’senvironmentalawareness.

B.Askingbigcompaniestoorganizecampaigns.

C.Fundingconservationbytradinganimals’images.

D.AppealingforcooperationinNGOsforanimalprotection.

Passage4

WhiletheInternethasmettheneedsofsightandsound,ithasnotreachedtouch,taste,andsmellyet.

Severalgroupsaretryingtobreakthosebarriers.Immersionisdevelopingasystemcalled“TouchSense”.Withtheplug-intheyprovideforfreeattheirsiteandthecorrecttypeofmouse,onecanactually“feel”thesensationofdifferentthingsonline.

Thesenseofsmellisnotfardownthelineeither.Anothercompany,DigiScentsisdevelopingtechnologythatwillallowfolkstoliterallydownloadsmells.Thesenseofsmellplaysanimportantroleinfurtherinvolvingtheuserinthevirtualworld.

Butwhatdoesthisallmeantosociety?

Willpeoplebesowonoverbythetechnologyandtheexperiencestherethattheywillforgetaboutthe“readworld”?

Thereareseveralbooks,gamesandTVseriesbasedontheideaof“cyberaddiction”.Forexample,apopularsciencefictionbook,NeuromancerbyWilliamGibson,goestogreatlengthstodescribetheaddictionoflivinginaVR（VirtualReality）world.Amovie,StrangeDays,hasapersondealinginrecordedemotionsandexperiencestoselltoaVRaddictedmarket.

Butcanthosethingsreallyhappen?

Ibelieveso.Ibelieveifwedon’twatchourselveswewillfallintothatstateofaddictionwhereVRbecomes“Better-Than-Life”.TheworldaroundusisfilledwithsomanypainfulthingsthattheInternetandthetemptation（诱惑）toescapethroughVRarequitestrong.

OverthelastcoupleofyearsasI’verunvariousgamesonline,I’veseenmoreandmorepeoplejoininandpartici