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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