高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 268.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day268

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day268

Passage1

Tellingayellowtaxiandabinoculars（双筒望远镜）apartissoeasythatmostpeoplecoulddoitwithoutasecondthought.However,itisnotsoforanartificialintelligence:

ifyouturnthetaxiupsidedown,itseesBinoculars.

ThisisjustoneofdozensofexamplesthatshowAIisalotworseatidentifying（识别）objectsbysightthanmanypeoplerealize.Theexamples,collectedbyAnhNguyenatAuburnUniversityinAlabama,raiseconcernsaboutthereal-worldabilityofAIimagerecognitionsystems.

NguyenandhiscolleaguestookimagesofcommonobjectsfromtheInternetandrotated（旋转）andchangedthepositionoftheobjectsinthepictures.TheyfoundthiswasenoughtoconfuseseveralAIsystems,includingGoogle’s.Inonecase,aschoolbusthatwascorrectlyidentifiedintheoriginalimagewasmisidentifiedasalunchboxwhenupsidedownintheroad.Itshowsthesesystemsaren’tasintelligentasmanypeoplethinktheyare.

Nguyenworrieswhatcouldhappeninreal-worldsituations.Forexample,itmakessenseforadriverlesscarwithAIsystemtoavoidanobjectitcan’trecognize.ButifthecarstopunexpectedlybecauseitthinksaCokecanisafirefightingtruck,thiscouldbeasdangerousasthinkingafirefightingtruckisaCokecan.Thisisonereasonwhydriverlesscarswillneedseveralsensors（传感器）toprovidemoreinformation,saysNguyen.

Histeamhasbeendiscoveringtheseproblemsforthepastfewyears,butnobodyknowshowtofixthem.ThebiggestproblemtoprogressisthatwhenanAIlooksatanimage,itcan’textract（提炼）rulesthatwouldhelpitidentifyasimilaronenexttime–suchastherulethathorseshavefourlegs.“Toreachahumanlevelofreasoning,weneedawaytoextractrulesfromimages,”saysNguyen.

1.Inparagraph1,theexampleofataxiisusedto.

A.raisepeople’sconcernsaboutthesafetyofAIsystem.

B.provethathumanbeingsaremuchsmarterthanAIsystems.

C.introducethetopicconcerningAI’simagerecognitionability.

D.showataxicanhavedifferentformswhenseenfromdifferentviews.

2.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.AIcan’ttellahorseandacarapartbecausetheybothhavefourlegs.

B.AIcan’treasonlikehuman,whichisthebiggestchallenge.

C.AIdoesn’thavetheabilitytotellthingsapartthatlooksimilar.

D.AIcan’tidentifyimagesfromearlierexperiences.

3.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Problemsremaintobesolved.

B.AIisnoclevererthanhumanbeings.

C.AIcan’tseethingsfromanotherview.

D.Driverlesscarsneedtobeimproved.

Passage2

Alongsideairandwater,foodisanecessity（必需）forhumanbeingstosurviveandthrive（蓬勃发展）.Butit’salotmorethanthat.AsMarietteDiChristinaofScientificAmericanwrote:

“Themostintimate（亲密的）relationshipwewilleverhaveisnotwithanyfellowhumanbeing.Instead,itisbetweenourbodiesandourfood.”

Nowadays,formostpeopleintheworld’swealthiestcountries,foodisahobby,anenthusiasm,andevensomethingfashionable.

TurnontheTVintheUS,UKorFrance,andyou’llfindatleastonechannelfeedingthispopularobsession（迷恋）.

Andmostofusknowatleastonepersonwhothinksofthemselvesasa“foodie”.It’salmostimpossiblenowadaystocheckoursocialmediaappswithoutatleasttwoorthreephotosofdeliciousmealsappearingonourscreen－howeverannoyingwemayfindit.

Butbehindthefancyrecipesandsocialmediabragging（夸耀）,manyofusforgethowmuchwetakefoodforgranted.

ThisiswhyWorldFoodDayisheldeachyearbytheUnitedNationsonOct16.ThedayallowstheUN’sFoodandAgricultureOrganizationtohighlight（强调）boththeprogressthathasbeenmadeagainsthunger,andtheawfulamountofprogressthatstillneedstobemade.

TakeKenyaforexample.ThisEastAfricannationhasbeensufferingterribledroughts,someoftheworstinrecentyears.Theresultisthatpeoplearebeginningtostarve.Childreninparticulararesuffering,withsomeofthemevendying.

Thismayseemshockingtoknow,especiallyasmanyculturesoutsideofAfricathinkoffoodinacompletelydifferentway.ButevenindevelopednationsintheWest,familiesonlowincomes（收入）areforcedtousefoodbanks－organizationsthathandoutdonated（捐赠）foodtothosewhocan’taffordtopayforitthemselves.

SowhatcanwedoonWorldFoodDay?

Onegoodwaytospenditwouldbetofeelhumbleandappreciatewhatwehave.Afterall,foodisessentialforoursurvival,butnoteveryoneisasluckyaswearewhenitcomestodinnertime.

1.TheauthorborrowedMarietteDiChristina’swordsto______.

A.discussthelatesttrendinthefoodindustry

B.pointoutthefoodshortageproblemintheworld

C.emphasizetheconnectionbetweenfoodandhumanity

D.showtheimportanceoffoodforhumansurvival

2.Accordingtothearticle,foodshowsonTVintheUS,UKandFrance______.

A.haveturnedmanypeopleintofoodies

B.areverypopularamongviewers

C.willsoonbereplacedbysocialmediaapps

D.oftenmisleadpeople’sopinionoffoodissues

3.WorldFoodDayiscelebratedto______.

A.raiseawarenessoftheissuesbehindhunger

B.sharefancyrecipesandpromotefoodcultures

C.callonpeopletodonatefoodtothoseinneed

D.informpeopleofthefoodcrisisinAfrica

4.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthatpeopleshould______.

A.givemorefoodtocharity

B.sharefoodwiththeirneighbors

C.feelgratefulforthefoodtheyeat

D.skipmealssometimestosavefood

Passage3

Onedayaftermorethanamonthofclasses,Ireadaloudaparagraphfrommybook,recognizingallofthecharacterssmoothlyexceptforone.Isatbackandstartedtoregistertheachievement:

IwasactuallyreadingChinese.Thelanguagewasstartingtomakesense.Butbeforethesenseofsatisfactionwashalfformed,TeacherLiaosaid,“Budui!

”

Itmeant,literally,“Notcorrect.”Youcouldalsotranslateitasno,wrong,nope,uh-uh.Flatlyandclearlyincorrect.ThereweremanyChinesewordsthatIdidn’tknow,butIknewthatonewell.

Avoiceinmyheadwhined:

Alloftherestofthemwereright;isn’tthatworthsomething?

ButforTeacherLiaoitdidn’tworklikethat.Ifonecharacterwaswrongitwassimplybudui.

“What’sthisword?

”Iasked,pointingatthecharacterIhadmissed.

“Zhe—thezheinZhejiang.”

“Thirdtone?

”

“Fourthtone.”

Ibreatheddeeplyandreadthesectionagain,andthistimeIdiditperfectly.Thatwasavictory—IturnedtoTeacherLiaoandmyeyessaid（oratleastIimaginedthemsaying）:

Howdoyoulikemenow?

Thereseemedtobesomesatisfactioninhereyes,butshesimplysaid,“Readthenextone.”

Itwasherwayofteaching.Successwasexpectedandfailurecriticizedandimmediatelycorrected.Youwererightoryouwerebudui;therewasnomiddleground.

Igrewtohatebudui.Thebuwasarisingtoneandtheduidroppedabruptly,likebuildingmyconfidenceandthenbreakingdownallatonce.AnditbotheredmeallthemorebecauseIknewthatTeacherLiaowasonlytellingthetruth:

everythingIdidwiththelanguagewasbudui.Iwasanadult,andasanadultIshouldbeabletoacceptcriticismwhereitwasneeded.Butthatwasn’ttheAmericanway;Iwantedtobepraisedformyeffort;Ididn’tmindcriticismaslongasitwascandy-coated.InChina,thesingleBonthereportcardmattersmuchmorethanalltheAsthatsurroundit.Keepworking;youhaven’tachievedanythingyet.

AndsoIstudied.IwasfrustratedbutIwasalsostubborn;IwasdeterminedtoshowTeacherLiaothatIwasdui.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“whined”inParagraph3?

A.burstout.B.gavein.

C.returned.D.complained.

2.WhatdidthewriterexpectfromTeacherLiaoafterhetriedagain?

A.Immediatecorrection.B.Anewchallenge.

C.Anencouragingresponse.D.Astrictcomment.

3.HowdidthewriterfeelabouttheChinesewayofteaching?

A.Candy-coated.B.Weakness-focused.

C.Interest-driven.D.Criticism-absent.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.ThewriterwasstrugglingwithLiao’steaching.

B.TheAmericanwayofteachingisbetterforadults.

C.Thewriterwasnotgiftedinlanguagelearning.

D.TeacherLiaowasnotfriendlywithherstudents.

Passage4

Thefollowing"green"hotelsfromacrosstheworldofferguestsaneco-friendlyandworld-classholidayexperience.

HiHotel,Nice,France

Offeringaprivatebeachandrooftoppool,theHiHotelEcoSpaBeachhasreceivedGreenGlobecertificationforusingrecycledpaper,organic（有机的）paint,eco-friendlycleaningproductsandorganicfood.

GarongaSafariCamp,Phalaborwa,SouthAfrica

Ahigh-class12-bedcampinSouthAfrica,thehotelsupportsthelocalcommunity.Localsareofferedemploymentopportunities,withpotentialforcareerdevelopment,whilefoodandgoodsaresourcedlocallywherepossible.Additionally,guestsareinvitedtooffsettheircarbonfootprintbyhelpingwiththeplantingandgrowingofSpesbokTreesintheEasternCape.

ParkHyattMaldivesHadahaa,Maldives

ParkHyattMaldivesHadahaacombinesenvironmentandmoderndesigntooffergueststheluxuriousexperience.VariouspartsofthehotelarebuiltoverthewaterintheIndianOceaninordertoreduceinterference（干扰）withthenaturalenvironment.

TheParkHyderabad,Hyderabad,India

Locatedwithina10-minutecarridefromthecentreofHyderabad.TheParkHyderaba'sexterior（外部）makesfulluseofnaturallight,reducingtheneedforelectricity.Greentransportation,bikesandelectriccars,isencouraged.

SpiceIslandBeachResort,St.George's,Grenada

OwnedandrunbySirRoystonHopkinandhisfamily,SpiceIslandBeachResortisaluxuriousdestinationforguestshopingtobatheinthenaturalbeautyofthe