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常州名校高二年级限速阅读

2020年常州名校高二年级限速阅读

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   EversinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedthenextpresidentoftheUS,theentireTrumpfamilyhasbeenputunderamicroscope.

InChina,thespotlighthasbeenmainlyfocusedonTrumpandhisdaughterIvanka.SheisdescribedonWeChatasanextremelyinfluentialrolemodelwithstunningbeauty,asuccessfulcareer,andahappyfamily.

Sheleadsadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldkillfor.Yes,shewasbornwithasilverspooninhermouth.Butshegotwheresheisbyherself.

There’salwaysgoingtobearticlesthatsaypeoplebornintowealthyfamiliesarebetterlookingandhaveabetterfamilybackgroundthanyou,butthesepeopledoworkharderthanyou.

Areyoualoserifyouwereraisedinanordinaryfamily?

ShouldyoufeelguiltythatyousleepeighthoursadaybecauseIvankasleepsfive?

Ifyoujustwanttokeepastablenine-to-fivejob,doesitmeanyouarenotambitious?

Howaboutifyoudon’tworkoutoreathealthy,doesthatmeanyouwillnotfindyourMr.orMissRight?

Thereisatendencyinmedianowadaystoencourageelitism（精英主义）.Theyaretryingtobrainwashyoungpeopleintothinkingthattheyshouldinvestalargeamountoftimeandmoneyinbodybuildingandappearance.Theyencouragelifestylemakeovers:

winetastingclassesandexpensivetripsoverseas.Theymakeyoubelievethatifyoudoastheysay,youcanimprovethequalityofyourlifeandjointheelites（社会精英）.

Butwhat’sthedownsideofbeingordinary?

Doyoureallyneedtogotothegymfivedaysaweek?

Doyouneedtotakehundredsofselfies（自拍）andPhotoshoptheselectedonestopostonWeChat?

Doyoureallyneedtobreakyourneckandsacrificetoearnyourfirstpotofgoldonlytoworryconstantlyabouthowtoenterhighsocietylater?

Don’tlettheideaofelitismgettoyou.Everybodyhasarighttothelifetheywant.Humanbeingsshouldnotbejudgedasasuccessorfailurebasedonwhethertheyareapartoftheeliteornot.Aslongasyouleadahappyandcomfortablelife,whybothertochaseafterotherpeople’sshadows?

Chooseyourownlifepathandgoforit.

32.WhydoesIvankabecomeahitonlineinthewriter’sopinion?

A.Shelivessuchadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldliketokillher.

B.Shegetswhatshehasthroughpersonaleffortsdespiterichorigin.

C.Shehasabetterfamilybackgroundthanordinarypeople.

D.Sheisarolemodelfrequentlyseenamongordinarypeople.

33.Whichofthefollowingareconsideredasalifebelongingtotheelites?

①Polishandpostcarefully-selectedselfiesonWeChat.

②Breakyournecktoearnyourfirstpotofgold.

③Sparenoefforttoimprovephysicalappearance.

④Signupforwinetastingclassesandoverseatrips.

A.③④                  B.②④                C.②③                D.①④

34.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat____________.

A.Ivankasleepingfivehoursadaymakesthemajorityofpeopleguilty.

B.Keepingastablenine-to-fivejobwillbethoughtofasaloser.

C.Improvingthequalityoflifewillhelpyouenterhighsociety.

D.Joiningtheelitesiswhatmoreandmorepeopledreamofnowadays.

35.Whichattitudetowardslifewouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?

A.Lifeislikeadogsledteam.Ifyouaren’ttheleaddog,thesceneryneverchanges.

B.Lifeisnotinholdinggoodcardsbutinplayingthoseyouholdwell.

C.Thereisonlyonesuccess—tobeabletospendyourlifeinyourownway.

D.Thegreatestlessoninlifeistoknowthatevenfoolsarerightsometimes.

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Ifmathsisthelanguageoftheuniverse,beesmayhavejustutteredtheirfirstwords.Newresearchsuggeststhesebusybodiesoftheinsectworldarecapableofadditionandsubtraction（减法）—usingcolorsintheplaceofplusandminussymbols.

Intheanimalkingdom,theabilitytocount—oratleastdistinguishbetweendifferingquantities—isn’tunusual:

Ithasbeenseeninfrogs,spiders,andevenfish.Butsolvingequations（方程式）usingsymbolsisrare,sofaronlyachievedbyfamouslybrainyanimalssuchaschimpanzeesandAfricangreyparrots.

Buildingonpreviousresearchthatsaysthesocialinsectscancounttofourandunderstandtheconceptofzero,researcherswantedtotestthelimitsofwhattheirtinybrainscando.

Scientiststrained14beestolinkthecolorsblueandyellowtoadditionandsubtraction,respectively.TheyplacedthebeesattheentranceofaY-shapedmaze（迷宫）,wheretheywereshownseveralshapesineitheryelloworblue.Iftheshapeswereblue,beesgotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonemoreblueshape（theotherendhadonelessblueshape）;iftheshapeswereyellow,theygotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonelessyellowshape.

Thetestingworkedthesameway:

Beesthat“subtracted”oneshapewhentheysawyellow,or“added”oneshapewhentheysawbluewereconsideredtohaveacedthetest.Thebeesgottherightanswer63%to72%ofthetime,dependingonthetypeofequationandthedirectionoftherightanswer—muchbetterthanrandomguesseswouldallow—theresearchersreporttodayinScienceAdvances.

Thoughtheresultscamefromjust14bees,researcherssaytheadvanceisexciting.Ifabrainabout20,000timessmallerthanourscanperformmathsusingsymbols,itcouldpavethewaytonovelapproachesinartificialintelligence（AI）andmachinelearning.Justdon’taskthebeestodoyourhomeworkanytimesoon.

32.Whydothescientistsconducttheresearch?

  A.Toteachthemmaths.               B.Totestthepoweroftinybrains.

  C.Toexplainthemeaningofcolors.     D.Togetaccesstomachinelearning.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aced”inParagraph5probablymean?

  A.Givenup.       B.Enteredfor.    C.Gotthrough.       D.Checkedover.

34.Whatmighttheresearchmakecontributionsto?

  A.Languageacquisition.     B.Arithmeticlearning.

  C.Protectionofanimals.       D.DevelopmentofAI.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

 A.Bees“Like”Counting B.Bees“Tell”ColorsApart

 C.Bees“Perform”MathsUsingShapesD.Bees“Get”AdditionandSubtraction

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Makingbeeronthemoonmightseemlikeapipedreamtomany.butforagroupofstudentsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,thereisachancetotaketheirresearchbeyondEarth'ssurface.

    TheLab2Mooncompetition,heldbyTeamlndus,isofferingstudentsthechancetosecureaspotontheTeamlndusrocketthisyear.

    Takingcraftbeertothenextlevel,thestudentswanttotestwhetherit'spossibleforyeast（酵母）toworkandcreatebeeronthemoonHowever,theybelievetheexperimentisnotjustacreativeconceptforastronauts,it'salsoimportantforthedevelopmentofdrugsandyeast-containingfoods,likebread.

    "Theideastartedoutwithafewlaughsamongagroupoffriends,"saidNeekiAshari,afifth-yearbioengineeringstudentatUCSanDiego. "WeallappreciatethecraftofbeerWhenweheardthattherewasanopportunitytodesignanexperimentthatwouldgouponIndia,smoonlander,wethoughtwecouldcombineourhobbywiththecompetitionbyfocusingonthepracticalityofyeastinouterspace."

    Thepreparation.workforthebeer-uptothestageofaddingyeast-willallbedoneonEarth,andratherthanseparatingthefermentation（发酵）andcarbonationstagesofmakingbeer,theteamplanstocombinethem.

    ThisremovestheneedtoreleaseCO2accumulatedintheprocess,whichmayresultincleanlinessandsafetyissuesoutinspace.

     Ifselected,TeamOriginalGravitywillbethefirsttomakebeerinouterspace,andthefermentationwilltakeplaceinavesselnobiggerthanasodacan

    AllteamscompetingfortheplacewillshowcasetheirideasinBangalore,India,inMarch Sadly, youwon'tbeenjoyingmoonbeerinyourlocalcraftbeerbar'anytimesoon, asnosampleswillbebroughtbackHowever,thissmallexperimentcouldprovideimportantdataonjusthowpracticalitisforustomakeandcreateourownresourcesonotherplanetsandmoonsbylearninghowconsumablesbehaveindifferentenvironments.

28.Howdidthestudentsfeelwhentheygotthechancetodesigntheexperiment?

   AExcited.     B.Nervous.     C.Confident.    D.Casual..

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inParagraph6referto?

   A.Themixingoftwostages.              B.AddingyeastonEarth

   C.ThepreparationworkonEarth         D.Fermentationandcarbonation

30.Whatcanwelearnabouttheexperimentfromthepassage?

   AIthasbeendesignedbasedonsimilarexperiments.

   B.It,squitecompetitivecomparedwithotherdesigns.

   C.ItsdesignhasalreadybeenapprovedbyTeamlndus.

   D.Itsprocesswasadaptedtomakeitsaferandgreener.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestudents'idea?

   AItseemslikeapipedream.             B.It'sextremelycomplicated.

   C. It'smeaningfulandhopeful.             D. It’screativebutimpractical.

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 Earliertoday,SpotifyannounceditwouldbesharingnewsatanApril24thevent.It’sunclearwhetherthecompanyisplanningtoshowhardwarelaterthismonthinNewYorkCity,butevidencesuggeststhatSpotifyhasbeenworkingonanin-carcontroller—orevenastandaloneplayer—forthestreamingservicethatwouldallowdriverstocontrolmusicplaybackwiththeirvoice.

 BackinFebruary,severalSpotifycustomersreportedthattheyreceivedanofferinsidetheappforanewdevicethatwouldcomeincludedaspartofa$12.99-per-monthsubscription（订阅费）.ThatpricewouldcoverbothSpotify’smusicserviceandthedeviceitselfifusersagreedtoa12-monthcommitmenttotaling$155.

 AnotheruserclaimedthatSpotifyshowedthemadifferent$14.99pricepointandadvertisedsupportforAmazon’sAlexaassistant