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阅读理解专项训练一

阅读理解专项训练

（一）

一、阅读理解

A

There’sanewfrontierin3Dprintingthat’sbeginningtocomeintofocus:

food.Recentdevelopmenthasmadepossiblemachinesthatprint,cook,andservefoodsonamassscale.Andtheindustryisn’tstoppingthere.

Foodproduction

Witha3Dprinter,acookcanprintcomplicatedchocolatesculpturesandbeautifulpiecesfordecorationonaweddingcake.Noteverybodycandothat—ittakesyearsofexperience,butaprintermakesiteasy.ArestaurantinSpainusesaFoodinito“re-createformsandpieces”offoodthatare“exactlythesame,”freeingcookstocompleteothertasks.Inanotherrestaurant,allofthedishesanddessertsitservesare3D-printed,ratherthanfarmtotable.

Sustainability（可持续性）

Theglobalpopulationisexpectedtogrowto9.6billionby2050,andsomeanalystsestimatethatfoodproductionwillneedtoberaisedby50percenttomaintaincurrentlevels.Sustainabilityisbecominganecessity.3Dfoodprintingcouldprobablycontributetothesolution.Someexpertsbelieveprinterscouldusehydrocolloids（水解胶体）fromplentifulrenewableslikealgae（藻类）andgrasstoreplacethefamiliaringredients（烹饪原料）.3Dprintingcanreducefueluseandemissions.Grocerystoresofthefuturemightstock"food"thatlastsyearsonend,freeingupshelfspaceandreducingtransportationandstoragerequirements.

Nutrition

Future3Dfoodprinterscouldmakeprocessedfoodhealthier.HodLipson,aprofessoratColumbiaUniversity,said,“Foodprintingcouldallowconsumerstoprintfoodwithcustomizednutritionalcontent,likevitamins.Soinsteadofeatingapieceofyesterday’sbreadfromthesupermarket,you’deatsomethingbakedjustforyouondemand.”

Challenges

Despiterecentadvancementsin3Dfoodprinting,theindustryhasmanychallengestoovercome.Currently,mostingredientsmustbechangedtoapaste（糊状物）beforeaprintercanusethem,andtheprintingprocessisquitetime-consuming,becauseingredientsinteractwitheachotherinverycomplexways.Ontopofthat,mostofthe3Dfoodprintersnowarerestrictedtodryingredients,becausemeatandmilkproductsmayeasilygobad.Someexpertsareskepticalabout3Dfoodprinters,believingtheyarebettersuitedforfastfoodrestaurantsthanhomesandhigh-endrestaurants.

1．Whatbenefitdoes3Dprintingbringtofoodproduction?

A．Ithelpscookstocreatenewdishes.

B．Itsavestimeandeffortincooking.

C．Itimprovesthecookingconditions.

D．Itcontributestorestaurantdecorations.

2．Whatcanwelearnabout3DfoodprintingfromParagraphs3?

A．Itsolvesfoodshortageseasily.

B．Itquickensthetransportationoffood.

C．Itneedsnospaceforthestorageoffood.

D．Itusesrenewablematerialsassourcesoffood.

3．AccordingtoParagraph4,3D-printedfood________.

A．ismoreavailabletoconsumers

B．canmeetindividualnutritionalneeds

C．ismoretastythanfoodinsupermarkets

D．cankeepallthenutritioninrawmaterials

4．Whatisthemainfactorthatprevents3Dfoodprintingfromspreadingwidely?

A．Theprintingprocessiscomplicated.

B．3Dfoodprintersaretooexpensive.

C．Foodmaterialshavetobedry.

D．Someexpertsdoubt3Dfoodprinting.

5．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．3DFoodPrinting:

DeliciousNewTechnology

B．ANewWaytoImprove3DFoodPrinting

C．TheChallengesfor3DFoodProduction

D．3DFoodPrinting:

FromFarmtoTable

B

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◆Historyfocusesonarchaeological（考古的）sitesaroundtheworldwherearchaeologistsworktounearthimportantfinds.

◆Worldincludesstoriesaboutdailylife,folktales,historyandtraditionsofthepeopleandplaces.

◆Sportincludesnutritiontips,informationaboutup-and-comingyoungathletes,andsportsevents.

◆Artstimulatesachild’sculturallife,fromfilmtotheatrethroughtowritingandmusic.

Ontopofallthat,Pastimeispackedwithitemstostimulateayoungster’simagination,includingpagesofpuzzlesandastep-by-stepguidetocreatingtheirownimpressive-lookingdrawings.

Ineveryissue,wereviewthelatestbookstopauthorswriteforyoungsters.TherearealsoshortworksoffictionwrittenespeciallyforPastimebysomeofourbestwriters.

Weknowthatchildrenatthisagearedealingwithmanyemotionsandsometimesdifficultfeelings,sowehaveapersonaladvicepagetoreplytoquestionsdealingwithpersonalandmoralproblems.

Unlikemanyoftoday’sthrowawaycomics,Pastimeiswrittenanddesignedtobekeptandtreasured.Weknowchildrenlovegoingonline—butwealsoknowhowmuchtheyenjoyholdingaprintedmagazineintheirhandsandtheexcitementtheygetwheneachnewissuedropsthroughtheletterboxpersonallyaddressedtothem.

Subscription

Pastimeispublishedsixtimesayear.Anannualsubscriptioncostsjust￡20andmakesagreatgiftforanychildagedeighttotwelve.

Toorderbyphone:

Dial1-800-821-0156anduseOfferCodeWEBSAVE86forprint-onlysubscriptions.

Youcancancelatanytimeformagazinesthathaven’tbeenshippedyet.

6．Accordingtothepassage,themagazineispublished______.

A．everymonth

B．everytwomonths

C．threetimesamonth

D．sixtimesamonth

7．Ifareaderisinterestedinfestivals,hecanread______.

A．HistoryB．WorldC．SportD．Art

8．Whatdoesthemagazineprovide?

A．Photosoftalentedartists.

B．Storiescreatedbychildren.

C．Suggestionsonreaders’problems.

D．Bookreviewswrittenbystudents.

9．Howdothechildrenreacttotheprintedmagazine?

A．Favorable.B．Critical.

C．Unconcerned.D．Confused.

10．SubscribersofPastimeneedtoknowthatthemagazine______.

A．offerselectroniccopies

B．costs￡20foreachcopy

C．isforkindergartenchildren

D．canbecancelledbeforeshipping

C

Thekilldeer,asmallbirdknownforitshigh-pitched（声调高的）call,couldleadtothecancellationofoneofCanada’biggestmusicfestivals.

ThefirsthintoftroubleforOttawa’sBluesfest,anoutdoorfestivalthatdrawsaround300,000peopleeachyear,camelastweekafterworkersatthesitefoundoneofthebirds.

Ithadlaidfoureggsnearby,effectivelyclaimingthemainstageareaasitsnestingground.“Thisisoneofthemostchallengingproblemswe’vebeenpresentedwith,butwefeelwecanworkthroughthis,”saidMarkMonahan,executivedirectorofthefestival.

“Anythingthatchangestheschedulehasamajoreffect,sowe’retakingitveryseriously.”Thediscoverymeantthatgovernmentofficialsrushedtoprotectthenestandtheeggs,hiringasecurityguardtowatchoverthem24hoursaday.Environmentalistswerealsobroughtin.

“Wedon’tknowwhentheeggsmighthatch,”saidMonahan.Whatisknownisthattheyoungkilldeerwilllikelyleavethenestsoonaftertheyarehatched,leadingmanytohopethattheeggshatchinthenextdayorso.

ThefestivalisnowseekingpermissionfromEnvironmentCanadatorelocatethenestsome50metersawayortakeittoawildlifecenter.

Movingthenestwouldalsoensurethebirdanditsyoungwouldbeprotectedduringthefestival’s11-dayrun,saidMonahan.It’shighlylikelythatthefestival’sthousandsofattendeeswouldcausehugeproblemsforthebirdanditseggs.

Monahanwasconfidentthatthefestivalwouldgoonasplanned,however.

“Mostofthepeoplewe’reworkingwitharelookingforapositivesolution,”Monahansaid.“Thereisnoonesayingthatthefestivalcan’tgoon.”

Asnewsofthedilemmaspread,itleftresidentsdivided.Somesupportedthebird,sayingthatmovingthenestmightresultintheeggsbeingabandoned.

Othersexpressedannoyancethatprotectingtheeggsofthesmallbird,whichiswidespreadacrossNorthAmerica,wasriskinganannualfestivalthatcontributesmillionsofdollarstothelocaleconomy.

Thekilldeer’stendencytobuilditsnestinopenfieldsorflatareashascausedissuesinotherareasoftheUS:

earlierthisyear,constructiononahealthcenterinWisconsinwastemporarilystoppedafterakilldeeranditsfoureggswerediscovered.

11．WhatcanwelearnaboutBluesfest?

A．ItisthefirstmusicfestivalinCanada.

B．Itisanimportanteventformusiclovers.

C．Itisamusicfestivalheldeverytwoyears.

D．ItisachallengingoutdooractivityinOttawa.

12．WhatwasespeciallychallengingforBluesfestthisyear?

A．Pressurefromthegovernment.

B．Disagreementswiththepublic.

C．Theneedtoprotectthebird’seggs.

D．Thelackofexperienceinhostingtheevent.

13．Howdidthefestivalplantodealwiththeproblem?

A．Movethenesttoanotherplace.

B．Askgovernmentofficialsforhelp.

C．Seekadvicefromenvironmentalists.

D．Hiresecurityguardstoprotecttheeggs.

14．WhatwasMonahan’sattitudetowardhostingthefestival?

A．Negative.B．Positive.C．Unsure.D．Indifferent.

15．Theunderlinedword“dilemma”isclosestinmeaningto“”.

A．adifficultsituation

B．anextremesituation

C．adangeroussituation

D．anencouragingsituation

D

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