高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 238.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day238

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day238

Passage1

　　Fouryearsago,weaskedourselves:

whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnowaitinginlinesandnocheckout?

Orcouldwecreateaphysicalstorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?

OuranswertothosequestionsisAmazonGo,whereyoucouldexperiencetheideaof"justwalkoutshopping".

　　AmazonGoisanewkindofstorewithnocheckoutrequired.Wecreatedtheworld'smostadvancedshoppingtechnology,soyouneverhavetowaitinline.Withour"justwalkoutshopping"experience,simplyusetheAmazonGoapptoenterthestore,taketheproductsyouwant,andgo!

Nolines,nocheckout.

　　Ourcheckout-freeshoppingexperienceismadepossiblebythesametypesoftechnologiesusedinself-drivingcars:

computervision,sensorfusion,anddeeplearning.Our"justwalkouttechnology"automaticallydetectswhenproductsaretakenfromorreturnedtotheshelvesandkeepstrackoftheminyourvirtualcart（虚拟购物车）.Whenyou'vedoneshopping,youcanjustleavethestore.Shortlyafter,we'llchargeyourAmazonaccountandsendyouareceipt（收据）.

　　Weofferdeliciousready-to-eatbreakfast,lunch,dinner,andsnackoptionsmadefresheverydaybyouron-sitechefsandfavoritelocalkitchensandbakeries.Ourselectionoffoodstuffrangesfrombreadandmilktocheesesandlocallymadechocolates.You'llfindwell-knownbrandswelove,plusspecialfindswe'reexcitedtointroducetocustomers.Foraquickhome-cookeddinner,pickuponeofourchef-designedAmazonMealKits,andyoucanmakeamealfortwoinabout30minutes.

　　Our1,800-square-footshoppingspaceisconvenientlycompact（紧凑的）,sobusycustomerscangetinandoutfast.Itislocatedat2131,7thAve,Seattle,WA,onthecornerof7thAvenueandBlanchardStreet.AllyouneedisanAmazonaccount,asupportedsmartphone,andthefreeAmazonGoapp.

　　AmazonGoiscurrentlyonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourtestingprogram,andwillbeopentothepublicsoon.

1.HowcancustomerstakeawaytheproductsinAmazonGo?

________

A.Orderinginadvance

B.Payingbytheircreditcard

C.UsingtheAmazonGoapp

D.Openingtheirownaccount

2.InwhichfieldarethetechnologiessimilartotheoneusedinAmazonGo?

________

A.SmartphonesB.Automaticdoor

C.ElectricbikesD.Self-drivingcars

3.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph4?

________

A.WhenAmazonGoopensB.WhereAmazonGolies

C.WhatAmazonGosellsD.HowAmazonGoworks

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

________

A.Toencouragepeopletoshoponline

B.Totellpeopleofanewconceptstore

C.ToadvisepeopletoworkforAmazon

D.Toshareahappyshoppingexperience

Passage2

　　Don'thaveplentyoftimeforreading?

Ifyouareinterestedinnon-fictionbooks,herearegoodchoicesforyou.

ARoomofOne'sOwn

　　ThisessaybyEnglishwriterVirginiaWoolfisbasedonseverallecturesgiventotwowomen'scollegesatCambridgeUniversityin1928.Init,Woolfdescribesthatit'scircumstancenottalentalonethatallowsmentobemoresuccessfulatwriting.Women,inotherwords,spendsomuchtimecooking,cleaning,andtendingtotheirchildrenthattheyhavenotimeleftforart.Towritewell,therefore,awomanmusthavea"roomofherown."Whileonitssurface,thisessayappearstobeonlyaboutwriting,itisactuallyaboutwealthandclass,freedomandimprisonment,andthepowerstrugglebetweensexes.

TheArtofWar

　　WrittenbyancientChinesewarrior（武士）SunZi,TheArtofWariswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthebestbooksaboutmilitarystrategyinhumanhistory,Consistingof13chapters,eachdealingwithaseparateaspectabouthowtofightawar,thebookhasbeentranslatedintoevermajorlanguageandhasthousandsofeditions.Forcenturies,ithasbeenusedtotrainworldleadersforitsdetailedstudyofmilitarystrategy（军事策略）andeffectiveleadership.

LettertoMyDaughter

　　ThisbookofessaysandpoemsbyMaya,arespectableAmericanpoet,iswrittenforthedaughtersheneverhad—themillionsofwomen,bothyoungandold,thatsheconsiderstobeher"family".Fromtheviewpointofacaring,olderrelative,thisbookcontainslessonsselectedfromherownlifeexperiences,includingthebirthofheronlychild,ason,aswellasthedevelopmentandlossoffriendship.

ABriefHistoryofTime

　　Ifyou'reshortontime,thenwhynotreadabout,well,thecreationoftime?

This1998editionfrombrilliantscientistandmathematicianStephenHawkingexploresmind—bendingquestionsaboutthecreationoftheuniverse,includingifandwhenitwillend,andifso,how.Despiteitsheavysubjectmatter,Hawkingaddressesthesequestionsinawaythat'seasytounderstand,evenforthosewhoknowlittleaboutphysics.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourbooks?

________

A.ABriefHistoryofTimemainlyfocusesonthematteroftime.

B.LettertoMyDaughterisactuallyacommonfamilyletter.

C.TheArtofWargivesadviceonhowtobeworldleaders.

D.ARoomofOne'sOwnismorethanaboutwriting.

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

________

A.Asaphysicist,Hawkingisequallyfamousinwriting,

B.Mayadevotesherselftofightingforwomen'srights.

C.ThebookbySunZiishelpfulinpolicy﹣making.

D.Woolflooksdownuponmeninwriting.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

________

A.Tomakecomparisonsbetweenthefourbooks.

B.Torecommendthefourbookstoreaders.

C.Tomakecommentsonthefourbooks.

D.Topromotesalesofthefourbooks.

Passage3

MyDearStuart,

　　Weareoverjoyedatyourgenerouslylongletter.WehavebeenratherworriedaboutyousinceyourXmascardfromSpain.WethoughtthatyourangerattheFascist（Natsi）mighthavemadeyoujointheSpanishRepublicanarmyonleavingOxford.Inthatcase,theworldwouldcertainlygainahero,butwemight（Ohorriblethought!

）loseafriend.Youcanimagineourrelieftohearfromyouagain.

　　WeshallbehereforanotherfourorfivemonthsyetandweshallsailhomeinSeptember.Notthatwehavehomestoreturnto!

Ourhouses,sparedbytheshell-fire,havebeenrobbedofalltheirvaluablecontents.Ourfamilieshavetakenrefugeinmountains.Mywifelosthermother,andImyselfhavenohopeofgettingdecentjobsinChina.However,one’sfateiswithone’sownpeople;Idon’tmindsufferingabit.TherevolutionoftheFortune’swheelmightbringusup,and,asGoethe（歌德,著名诗人）wasfondofsaying,abwartenSie.

　　Yes,Stuart,Ihavebeenworkingentirelyonmyown.IhavetriedtoreadFrenchliteraturesystematicallydownwards,beginningwithVillon,andalreadygotasfarasthemid-nineteenthcentury.IhavealsoreadtheGermanromantics.IamreadingTaine’snovel.Besides,IhavenotneglectedmyEnglishandChinesestudies.

　　Oh,mybabydaughterisburstinglyfat.Shealreadyboastsofsixteeth（eachtoothmeaningaweekorsoofworriesandsleeplessnessonherpartaswellourown）.Sheisverynaughtyandself-willed.Shewillbeabletowalkalittlenextmonth.

　　Mywifesendsyouherbestwishes.Writetomeatyourearliestconvenience.

Yoursever,

Chung-shuTchi’ien

P.S.Mywifewantsmetotellyouthatthebabyisreally"herfather’sdaughter".Shelovesnothingsomuchasbooks—totearandnibbleat,certainlynottoread.Shethrowsawayhertoystograbatthebookswehappentobereading.

1.Wecaninferfromtheletterthat________.

A.thewriter'shomelandwassufferingfromaterriblewar

B.thewriter,aswellasStuart,wasfondofChineseliterature

C.thewriterandhisfamilyhadneverplannedtoleaveforhomeland

D.StuartwasleavingforChinatogetherwiththewriterandhisfamily

2.Theexpression"abwartenSie"inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto"________".

A.ignorehelplesslyB.escapehopelessly

C.seekdesperatelyD.waitpatiently

3.Thetoneofthewriter’swritingabouthisdaughteris________.

A.casualB.cautious

C.humorousD.determined

Passage4

　　Theriseofartificialintelligence（AI）hasbecomeakindoffearthatsmartcomputerprogramswillcancelmillionsofjobs."Nevermindtherobots,fearthesoftware.Thereisnoneedtobesogloomy,"sayKenGoldbergoftheUniversityofCalifornia,thechiefexecutiveofTataCommunications,whichstandstoprofitfromthespreadofAI.Precioustechnologyshiftshavenothadasnegativeeffectsonemploymentaswasfirstfeared.Theyhaveproducedareportthatismuchmoreoptimisticabouttheoutlookforordinaryemployees.Inmanycases,itsays,jobsatisfactionwillbeimprovedbytheremovalofordinarytasks,givingpeopletimetobemorecreative.Theirviewsarebackedupbyasurveyof120seniorexecutives,conductedforthereport,whichfoundthatmoreofthem（77%）thoughtthatAIwouldcreatenewrolesthanbelieveditwouldreplaceexistingpositions（57%）.Extraskillsmaybeneededtocopewiththenewtechnologyandmorethanhalfofthebossesarealreadytakingstepstotraintheirworkforces.

　　SomejobscouldbemadealoteasierbyAI.UsingAImaypreventtireddriversfromcausingaccidents.Turningtoofficelife,AIcanhelpwithdifficulttaskslikemanagingsupplychainsandkeepingrecordsofmeetings.Allthiscanfreeuptimeforpeopletoworkonmoreimportantdecisionsandhelpcooperationwithincompanies.Oneobviousexampleistheremovaloflanguagebarriers.Multinationalcompaniesmayhaveemployeeswholackacommonlanguage;AIcanhandletranslationinrealtimesothatdialogueiseasier.AndthereportarguesthatAIcanproducebetterdecisionmakingbyofferinganopinionsothatteamscanavoidthedangerofgroupthink.Inchoosingemployees,AIisallowedtosuggestcandid