高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day Thirteen.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayThirteen

高考英语阅读理解强化训练DayThirteen

Passage1

Spotifycantellifyou'resad.Here'swhythatshouldscareyou.Wanttofigureoutifsomeoneisapatientwithamentaldisability:

Askthemwhattheirfavoritesongis.ANewYorkUniversitystudylastyearfoundthatpeoplewholovedEminem'sLoseYourselfandJustinBieber'sWhatDoYouMean?

weremorelikelytohavetroublewithmentaldisabilitiesthanpeoplewhowereintoDireStraits.

Overthepastfewyears,Spotifyhasbeenimprovingtheabilitytoanalyzeinformationtohelpbusinessmentargetconsumerswithadvertisementsmadespeciallyfortheirneeds.Theyconcludethisfromthesortofmusicyou'relisteningto,combinedwithwhereandwhenyou'relisteningtoit,alongwiththird-partydatathatmightbeavailable.

Now,tobeclear,there'snothingsignificantlyillegalaboutwhatSpotifyisdoingwithyourinformation.Icertainlydon'tthinkthattheyareworkingwithshadowyconsultingfirmstoserveyouadssellingaculturestrugglewhileyou'relisteningtomusicthatsuggestsyoumightbeinaterriblesituation.However,Ifinditdisappointingthatourpersonal,privatemomentswithmusicareincreasinglybeingturnedintoinformationpointsandofferedtoadvertisers.

Youcanseewherethiscouldgo,can'tyou?

Asadtargetinggetsevermoreaccurate,businessmenwillhavetheabilitytotargetourfeelingsinpotentiallyimproperways.Accordingtoonestudy,youaremorelikelytospendmoreonaproductifyou'refeelingsad.Youcanimaginesomecompaniesmighttakeadvantageofthat.Andonthatnote,I'mfeelingalittledownaboutallthis.Headofftotreatmyselftosomethingexpensive.

1.What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointroduceanewsong.B.Todrawreaders'attention.

C.Tohelpmorepatients.D.Topromoteanewmedium.

2.Spotifyimprovesitsabilitytoanalyzeinformationto_________.

A.provideservicesforthegovernmentB.workwithshadowyconsultingfirms

C.getlisteners'personalinformationD.helpbusinessmenattractconsumers

3.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsSpotify?

A.Uncertain.B.Supportive.C.Positive.D.Dissatisfied.

4.Whoisthetextprobablydesignedfor?

A.Internetusers.B.Officials.C.Researchers.D.Managers.

Passage2

NowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandcommunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustovercomepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.

Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters（电动车）orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclescompeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.

Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.

CompaniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Self-drivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlast-miledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongruncompaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.

1.WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?

A.Toamuseitscustomers.

B.Toavoidpedestrians,dogsandbrokenpavement.

C.Tomeettheincreasingdemandofdeliveringpackages.

D.Toconfirmthecompany’sinnovationspirit.

2.WhatdoesPaulMackiemeanbyhiswordsinparagraph2?

A.RetailsalesintheU.S.increasedfast.

B.Deliveriesstaysteadyinallcrowdedcitycenters.

C.Regardlessofrobotdeliveries,trafficjamswillremainthesame.

D.Robotcanhelpeasethetrafficpressure.

3.Whatcanrobotsdeliverybringtothecity?

A.Blockbikelanesandcrosswalks.

B.Relieveurbantrafficaswellassavedeliverycosts.

C.Increasedangertopedestrians.

D.Leadtotraffictrafficjams.

4.Whichwordcanbestdescribethefutureoftherobotdelivery?

A.Uncertain.B.Hopeless.C.Promising.D.Unacceptable.

Passage3

Manyfactors（因素）haveinfluencedthedevelopmentofSt.Louisasacity,changingthecharacterornatureofthecityovertime.

　　FrankiefreemanisonepersonwhohasinfluencedthecharacterofSt.Louis.ShewastheleadlawyeronthecasethatendedracialdiscriminationinSt.Louispublichousingin1954,improvingconditionsfortheminoritiesthatlivedthere.ThiscaseisalsoseenasaforerunnerforthecivilrightsmovementinSt.Louisthroughoutthecountry.

　　UnionStation,thelargeststationintheUntiedstateswhenitwasbuiltinthe1930salsohadadeepeffectonthecharacterofSt.Louis.ThestationmadeSt.Louishighlyaccessiblebytrain,makingSt.Louisacityofcommerceandimportanceinthejourneyacrossthecountry.

　　TheMissouriEmancipationProclamationinfluencedStLouisgreatly.Thisdocumentendedslaveryinthestate.BecauseMissouriwasastatewithdividedloyaltiesduringtheCivilWar,thisproclamationalsocausedconflictswithinthecity.

　　TheBrownsuniformhadaprofoundeffectonStLouis.ThoughotherprofessionalsportsareplayedinSt.Louis,itisverymuchabaseballtown,largelyduetothepopularityofboththeBrownsandtheCardinals.

　　Thehighschoolyearbookrepresentsthedeep-rooteddesirethatStLouisanshavetoknowthehighschoolthatoneattended-afactthatcanalsotellaperson'sracialbackground,religion,orsocio-economicsituation.ThisrepresentsthedistrustofimmigrantsandthestrictculturalbarriersthatexistinSt.Louis.

1.FrankieFreemaninfluencedthecharacterofSt.Louismainlyby.

A.instructinglawyerstowork

B.endingthecity'sracialinequality

C.leadingsomecivilrightsmovements

D.encouragingtheminoritiestofightforrights

2.WhichofthefollowinginfluencedSt.Louisfinancially?

A.UnionStation

B.TheBrownsuniform

C.Thehighschoolyearbook

D.TheMissouriEmancipationProclamation

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthehighschoolyearbook?

A.Itprotectsstudent'sprivacy.

B.Itgivesawaystudents'personalinformation.

C.Itbreakstheculturalbarriersbetweenclasses.

D.ItarousesSt.Louisans'desiretoattendahighschool.

4.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthisarticleis.

A.tointroducethehistoryoftheSt.Louis

B.toexplainwhySt.Louisisacharacteristiccity

C.toanalyzethereasonsforthedevelopmentofSt.Louis

D.topresentsomefactorsinfluencingthecharacterofSt.Louis

Passage4

　　Ifyourin-boxiscurrentlyreportingunreadmessagesinthehundredsorthousands,youmighthaveahardtimebelievingthenews:

e-mailisonthedecline.

　　Atfirstblush,thatmightseemtobethecase.Theincominggeneration,afterall,doesn'tdoe-mail.Oh,theymighthaveanaccount.Theyuseitonlyaswewouldafaxmachine：

asameanstocommunicatewithold-schoolfolksliketheirparentsortofulfillthesign-uprequirementsofWebsites.Theyrarelycheckit,though.

　　Today'sinstantelectronicmemos-suchastextingandFacebookandTwitter

messages-aremoredirect,moreconcentrated,moreefficient.Theygowithoutthesalutation（称呼语）andthesignoff;wealreadyknowthe"to"and';from."Manycorporationsaremovingtomessagingnetworksforexactlythatreason:

moresignal,lessnoiseandlesstime.Thistrendisfurtherevidencethatstore-and-forwardsystemssuchase-mailandvoicemailareoutdated.Insteadofmyleavingyoualengthymessagethatyoupickuplater,Icannowsendyouanunobtrusive,easily-consumedmessagethatyoucanread-andrespondto-onthego.

　　Thedeclineofe-mailcorrespondsneatlytothedawnofthemobileera.Instantaneous（及时）writtenmessagesaredifferent.Theseareneatlytailoredtofitinjustaboutanytime：

beforeamovie,inataxi,waitingforlunch.Andbecausethesenotesareinvariablybrief,they'reanaturalforsmartphonetyping.Withtheseformats,youalsohavecontroloverwhocancorrespondwithyou,whichyouusuallydon'tine-mail.AndespeciallyonFacebook,instantmessagingcantakeonthecharacterofachatroom,whereseveralpeoplecantalkatonce.

　　Doesthismeane-mailisonitswaytothedustbinofdigitalhistory?

Notnecessarily.E-mailstillhascertainadvantages.Ontheotherhand,tweetsandtextsfeelephemeral-youreadthem,thenthey'regone,intoanendlessstring,e-mailstillfeelslikesomethingyouhaveandthatyoucanfile,searchandreturntolater.It'seasytoimaginethatitwillcontinuetofeelmoreappropriateforformalcommunications:

agreements,importantnews,longerexplanations.

　　So,e-mailwon'tgoawaycompletely.Remember,we'vebeenthroughatransitionlikethisno