高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 277.docx

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 277.docx

《高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 277.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 277.docx（8页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day277

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day277

Passage1

WhenIwasaboy,myparentsandItraveledfromNewYorkCitytothePennsylvaniacountrysideforaweek-longtasteofrurallife.Westayedinaguesthouseonafarm,joininginthedailyroutinesandeatingmealswiththefarmerandhisfamily.Wegotupearlytoseethecowsastheyweremilked.Ieventriedmyhandatmilkingone,thenjoinedthefarmerashereleasedthecowsintothefieldafterward.

DecadeslaterIstillhavevividmemoriesofthattrip,whichmademerealizethevalueofavacation,ofseeingnewthings,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmemorableexperienceswithfamilymembers.Tothisday,IstillconsiderthatfamilytripwhenIplanmyapproachtoplanningandtakingtimeoffwithmywifeandkids.Vacationsareatimeforrestingandconnecting.Asabankmanager,Ispendmuchofmyworkdayencouragingmycustomerstosavetheirmoney.OneofthereasonsIgiveisthatweshouldallhaveenoughmoneyforafamilyvacationeveryyear.Inourbusylives,familyiswhatweshouldbesavingourmoneyandtimefor.

Formyfamily,ourvacationstartswhenwebeginplanningthetrip.Wetalkaboutdestinationsandourbudgetsaheadoftime.Involvingthekidsinplanningthevacationmakessurethattheyhaveagreatvacationtoo.WhileIprefertovisithistoricalsitesandmuseums,theylovetofishandswim.SoIbuildinsomerelaxationtimeforusallsothatthevacationworksforeveryone.

Eachyear,settingasidevacationtimetospendtogetherisespeciallyimportanttous.Arelaxingenvironmentopensthedoorstoallkindsofconversations-deep,sillyormeaningful.There’snopressurefromtheusualeverydaytasks.

Whatmattersisthateveryoneishavingagreattime.

1.Whydidtheauthorgotothecountrysidewhenhewasaboy?

A.Tomilkthecow.B.Tomeethisparents.

C.Toexperiencecountrylife.D.Toenjoythescenery.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Theauthorlearnedtomilkandfish.

B.Theauthorunderstoodthevalueofvacations.

C.Theauthormetnewpeopleandlearnedthingsduringthetrip.

D.Thetriphelpedtheauthorunderstandthesignificanceofvacationsbetter.

3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theauthorhadagoodtimeinthecountryside.

B.Theauthortriedtoletfamilymembersenjoytheholidays.

C.Theauthoradvisedotherstospendvacationswiththeirfamilies.

D.Theauthorrealizedthevalueoffamilyvacationsandputitintopractice.

Passage2

USpoetAllenGinsbergoncesaid,“Poetryistheoneplacewherepeoplecanspeaktheiroriginalhumanmind.”

Torecognizetheuniqueabilityofpoetrytocapturethehumanspirit,WorldPoetryDayisheldbytheUnitedNationsonMarch21eachyear.

Themagicofpoetryliesintheconnectionbuiltupthroughwordsbetweentheauthorandthereader.Whenwereadapoem,weoftenimaginewhatthepoetwasthinkingwhenhewroteit,orwhathewasdoingatthetime.Thesethoughtsletusconnectwiththewordsbetter,asifwe’dwrittenthepoemourselves.

Butintheageofartificialintelligence,wouldapoemstillmeanasmuchifitweren’twrittenbyahumanatall?

Todaycomputerscancreateallkindsoftexts,includingresearchpapers,books,newsstoriesandevenpoemsbyusingalgorithms（算法）.

In2013,AustralianresearcherOscarSchwartzandhisfriendBenjaminLairdcreatedawebsitecalled“botornot”,wherereaderscanreadpoemsandguesswhethertheywerewrittenbyahumanoracomputer.DuringarecentspeechatTedXSydney,Schwartzsaidthatthroughouttheyears,someofthewebsite’spoemswereabletofool65percentofhumanreadersintothinkingtheywerewrittenbyahuman.

Bylaunchingthewebsite,SchwartzandLairdhopedthatpeoplewouldquestionthedifferencebetweenhumansandmachines-andbeabletoidentifywhatmakesushuman.

Unstablenessispartoftheanswer.“Thehumanmindisnotacold,hardfact,”SchwartzsaidduringhisTedXSydneyspeech.“Rather,itissomethingthat’sconstructedwithouropinionsandsomethingthatchangesovertime.”

Acomputermaybeabletocreatepoemsthatarecorrectinbothgrammarandstyle,butitwouldn’tbeabletogetthesamemeaningsandemotionsacrossasahumanpoetcould.Infact,currentAIsoftwarecreatespoemsbasedononesthathavealreadybeenwrittenbyhumans.AsSchwartznoted,“Thecomputerworkslikeamirrorthatreflectsanyideaofahumanthatdevelopersteachit.”

Soanewchallengearises:

Whatkindofhumanminddowewantthecomputertoreflectbackatus?

1.What’sthepurposeofthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Toshowthepopularityofpoetryaroundtheworld.

B.TointroducetheoriginofWorldPoetryDay.

C.Toshowthefunctionofpoetryingeneral.

D.Togivesometipsonappreciatingpoetry.

2.FromParagraph5,wecanlearnthat_______________.

A.Computerscanalsoproducepoemsofhighquality

B.65%ofthepoemsonthewebsite“botornot”werewrittenbycomputers

C.Readersdon’treallycarewhetherthepoemswerewrittenbyhumansornot

D.Fewreaderscantellpoemswrittenbycomputersfromthosebyhumans

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph7referto?

A.Unstableness.B.Identification.

C.Thehumanmind.D.TheWebsite.

4.Whycan’tcomputersmatchhumansincreatingpoemsaccordingtothearticle?

A.Theycan’tcreatepoemsthatmakesense.

B.Theycan’texpressemotionsaswellashumans.

C.Theyfailtousethecorrectgrammarandstyle.

D.Theyonlyknowhowtocopyexistingpoems.

Passage3

Accordingtoarecentreport,about15%ofthepeopleintheUKaremembersofgyms.Butaretheymorelikelytobefit?

Astudyfoundthatgymmemberswere14timesmoreactivethanpeoplewhodidn’tbelongtoanyhealthclub.Gymmembersdidsixhoursmoreexerciseaweek,andthisactivitydidmakethemfitterthannon-gymmembers.Theyalsospentlesstimesittingdowneverydaythannon-gymmembers.Theresultswerethesameformenandwomen.

Thestudyincluded405peoplebetweentheagesof30and64,andthemaincharacteristicsofthosewhoweregymmemberswerethesameasthosewhowerenot.''Butgymmembersdidmoretrainingthannon-gymmembers,''saidtheleadauthor,ElizabethSchroederoftheUniversityofIllinois.

Whileitmightseemclearthatgymmembersexercisingmorearehealthierthannon-members,Schroedersaysthishasnotbeendirectlyshownbefore.However,thestudyisonlydesignedtoshowatiebetweengymmembershipandmoreexercise.Itmaybethatactivepeopleliketojoingyms.Inthestudy,peoplewhoexercisedasmuchasgymmemberswerealsoingoodhealth.

Youcangetthesamebenefitswhereveryouexercise.Thisstudyshowsagymmembershipcanmakeyoudomoreexercise,butotherresearchshowsthatexercisingoutsidehasotherhelp.Outdooractivitiescanmakeyoufeelhappyaboutlife—especiallyifyourunthroughaforest.

Outdoorexerciseisalsomoreenjoyablethangoingtothegym.Thefirstfiveminutesofoutdoorexerciseisespeciallyhelpfulinmakingpeoplefeelgood.ButSchroedersaysthatagymmayalsoencouragegreaterexercisebecauseitcanbesocialandfun.

1.Whatdidthenewstudyfindout?

A.Gymmembershadhealthiereatinghabits.

B.Therewerefewerwomengymmembersthanmen.

C.Gymmembersdidatleasteighthoursofexerciseaweek.

D.Gymmembersweremoreactivethannon-gymmembers.

2.Inthestudy,researchersstudied____________________.

A.somesportslovers

B.405gymmembers

C.peoplefromdifferentagegroups

D.30gymmembersand64non-gymmembers

3.WhichofthefollowingwillElizabethSchroederagreewith?

A.Womenshoulddomoregymexercise.

B.Weshouldbecarefulwithoutdoortraining.

C.Outdoorexerciseisbetterthangymexercise.

D.Itiseasiertokeepexercisingifyougotothegym.

Passage4

Nextweek,strangerswithatruckwilltakeawayeverythingweown,excepttheclothesonourbacks,thecarwewilldrive,andasmuchstuffaswecanpackintoit.It'scalledmoving.Somepeopledoitoften.Forothers,likeme,it'sarareexperience.Inallmyadultyears,I'vemovedonlythreetimes.

MyfirsthusbandandImovedintoourfirsthousewithabed,ourclothesandafewgifts.Thatwasalifetimeago.Overtheyears,Ifilledthathousewiththreechildren,afewdogsandenoughstufftoreachtheceiling.

Whenthekidsgrewup,Ilostmyhusbandtocancer,andIbegantolearnaboutlettinggo.First,Iletgooftheideaofbeingincontrol.Lifeisn’taboutbeinginchargeofwhathappens;it'saboutbeinginchargeofwhatwedowithit.Next,IletgoofputtingoffthethingsIcaremostabout,likekeepingintouchwiththepeoplethatmeanthemosttome.Iletgoofthepeoplewhoselivesareaboutangerorhatred,andtriedinsteadtosurroundmyselfwiththosewhoshinewithkindness.Finally,Iletgoofbeingalone---Iremarried.Ieventuallymovedtoanewcitywithmynewhusband,andafterthatmove,IpromisedI'dstopcollectingmeaninglessthings.But12yearslater,hereIam,stilllearningaboutlettinggo.

Yesterday,whilecleaningoutadresser,Ifoundaboxfilledwitholdkeepsakes.Nothinginthatboxmaymeanmuchtoanyone,exceptme.Theyaretreasuresformebecauseofthememoriestheypreserve.Wefinallydecidedtokeepthem,holdthemcloseandneverletthemgo.We’llallmovesomedayfromthisworldtothenext,butwewon'tneedatrucktodoit.We'lltakenothingwithusandleavebehindamemoryofthelifewelived,themistakeswemade,andalltheloveandkindnesswetriedtoshow.Thatmemorymightnotbeatreasure,butifwe'relucky,someonewillkeepitandholditcloseandneverletitgo.

1.Accordingtoparagraph3,whichofthefollowingmig