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英语阅读理解提高训练

英语阅读理解提高训练

一、高中英语阅读理解

1．阅读理解

   Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.

   GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:

"Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent．Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern."

   Well,maybeIdon'thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There'saterriblethought!

   Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe'veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That'swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals，thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:

Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.

   It'sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.

   I'mgladmymachinesathomeare"dumb".Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let'shopetheydon'tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!

（1）TheauthorquotedBillGates'wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.

A. better-known         

B. morepersuasive         

C. better-organized         

D. moreinteresting

（2）Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.

A. itismuchclevererthanus                        B. itwouldtakeovertheworld

C. ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingus         

D. itwouldseeusjustasmaterial

（3）HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov'srulesofrobotics?

A. Optimistic                      

B. Worried                      

C. Disappointed                      

D. Regretful

（4）Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?

A. Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.                  

B. Thenewapplicationsofrobots.

C. Theconcernforsuperintelligence.         

D. Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.

【答案】

（1）B

（2）D

（3）A

（4）C

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了智能机器人可能给人类带来伤害以及美国作家Isaac Asimov为此制定了三条机器人规则，作者旨在引起人们对智能机器人的关注。

（1）考查推理判断。

因为比尔盖茨是一个名人，他的观点更有说服力，所以作者才会引用他说的话，让别人更加相信他的观点。

故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第四段中的“Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.”可知智能的paperclipmachine会把人类当成是加工材料而伤害人类。

故选D。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第五段中的“It'sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.”可知作者认为IsaacAsimov所制定的机器人规则是好事情，说明他对此持乐观的态度。

故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。

根据主题段第一段可知人们对于人工智能，尤其是机器人的迅速发展持有谨慎的态度，认为人工智能的过快发展会影响到人类的未来。

故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

   Thegreat-grandmotherislearningEnglishwiththehelpofherfamilywhensheisattheageof91.Shehopestousethelanguageatnextyear'sOlympicGamesinTokyo.Takamizawawasoneofthemorethan200,00peoplewhorequestedtovolunteerforTokyo's2020Games.Englishisnotrequiredforservice,butitisausefulskillforvolunteerstohave.

   ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,"Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage."

   Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn."WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,'It'snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday'".NatsukoisTakamizawa'sgranddaughterandmainEnglishteacher.NatsukosendsanewEnglishwordtohergrandmother'sphoneeveryday.TheyalsooftenworktogetherdirectlyonphrasesthatTakamizawawillneedfortheOlympics."WelcometoTokyo,thisistheOlympicstadium,howcanIhelpyou?

"TakamizawaanswerswhenaskedtosayanEnglishphraseshehaslearned.Natsukoexplainsthatshewantedtogivehergrandmothersomethingtoenjoy."IcanclearlyseeherEnglishisgettingbetter.It'smyjoynow."

   TheEFEnglishProficiencyIndexisameasureofthelevelofEnglishspokeninacountry.Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.ThissituationisslowlychangingasyoungergenerationswelcomeEnglish.However,TakamizawabelievesrealchangewillnothappenunlessJapanesepeoplebecomemoreopentotherestoftheworld.Witharound500daystogountilthegamesbegin,thewholeTakamizawafamilyisreadytowelcometheworldtoTokyo.

（1）Whycouldn'tTakamizawalearnEnglishwhenshewasyoung?

A. BecauseEnglishwasuseless.                         

B. BecauseshewastooyoungtolearnEnglish.

C. BecauseEnglishwasforbiddentolearn.      

D. BecauseshewasunwillingtolearnEnglish.

（2）Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?

A. Takamizawagetsstrongsupportfromherfamily.

B. Takamizawa'sgrandchildrenloveheralot.

C. NatsukoisTakamizawa'sgranddaughterandonlyEnglishteacher.

D. NatsukoteachesTakamizawaEnglishmainlybytalkingwithher.

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"Thissituation"inParagraph4referto?

A. EnglishisnotthefirstlanguageinJapan.

B. ThelevelofEnglishspokeninJapanisrelativelylow.

C. YoungergenerationsinJapanwelcomeEnglish.

D. Japanesepeoplebecomeopentotherestoftheworld.

（4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A. Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.               

B. Itisnevertoolatetolearn.

C. Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.                    

D. Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

【答案】

（1）C

（2）A

（3）B

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，日本91岁的奶奶Takamizawa为了做好迎接在东京举行的2020奥运会的志愿工作，在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下开始学习英语。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,‘Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage.’”可知，是在她高中二年级时第二次世界大战大战爆发了，而英语因为是敌人的语言被禁止了，故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的”Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn.‘WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,‘It'snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday'”.可知她的孙辈说服并且帮助她学习英语，因此推断她从家人那里得到很大的支持。

故选A。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第四段中的“Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.”在英语不是第一语言的国家中，日本排名第49位。

可知“Thissituation”指的是在日本人的英语水平相对较低，故选B。

（4）考查主旨大意。

文章主要介绍了日本91岁的奶奶Takamizawa在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下学习英语，从她身上体现了“活到老，学到老”的精神，故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

   Google'snewcamera,calledClips,isasmartdevice.Itcomeswithacasethathasaclip（夹子）,butit'snotdesignedtobewornonyourclothing.Mostinterestingly,itusesartificialintelligencetotakephotographyoutofyourhandsandcapturesmomentsentirelyonitsown!

   Whatsetsthisroughly2-inchby2-inchcamera,withathree-hourbatterylifeandGorillaGlassfortoughnessapartisthatitisspeciallyintendedforcandidmoments,likewhenachilddoessomethingcutethatmayhappentooquicklyforyoutopulloutyoursmartphone.

   TheClipsdevice,itusesmachinelearningalgorithms（计算程序）tohelpcapturescenes.Thosealgorithmsincludefacerecognition."Onceitlearnsthatthere'safaceyouseefrequently,it'lltrytogetnicephotosofthosefaces,"saidJustonPayne,thedevice'sproductmanager.Andtheyalsowantittorecognizefacialexpressions,whichinvolved"trainingittoknowwhathappinesslookslike".TheGoogleteamalsotrainedittorecognizewhatnottoshoot—likewhenachild'shandisoverthelens,orifitistossedinadarkpurse.

   Theonlywaytoseetheimagesisbyconnectingthecamerawithyourphone,asithasnoscreenforviewingorediting.

   Concerneditcouldseemstrange?

Yes,Payneadmitted,buthesaidtheyaddressedthatbymakingitobviouswhatitis.Agreenlightonthefrontsignalsthatitison.Besides,unlikeacamerameanttomonitoryourhome,itisnotconnectedtotheInternet.

   "Thisproductisonlypossiblebecauseofthewaythatsilicon（硅）hasadvanced,"Paynesaidthatnowtheycouldsqueezethetechnologydownintoadevicethissize.Goingforward,we'relikelytogetmoreassistancefromtheartificialintelligencepackedintoourappsandgadgets.

（1）WhatisthemostoutstandingfeatureofClips?

A.ItenableseasyInternetaccess.

B.Itisequippedwithtoughglass.

C.Itcanbewornonyourclothing.

D.Itallowsofhands-freephotography.

（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"candid"inParagraph2mean?

A.Awkward.

B.Brief.

C.Touching.

D.Unforgettable.

（3）WhatmakesClipsarealityaccordingtoJustonPayne?

A.Theadvanceintechnology.

B.ThepopularityoftheInternet.

C.Thescreenforviewingandediting.

D.Theriseofthesmartphoneindustry.

（4）Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Newgadgetsintheageofapps.

B.ArtificialintelligenceindailyLife.

C.AnewdigitalcamerafromGoogle.

D.Analternativewaytophotograph.

【答案】

（1）D

（2）B

（3）A

（4）C

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了谷歌