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1、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1 Ever since Donald Trump was elected the next president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope.In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role mod

2、el with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family.She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself.Theres always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are bette

3、r looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you.Are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five? If you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it m

4、ean you are not ambitious? How about if you dont work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your Mr. or Miss Right?There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism(精英主义).They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest a large amount of time an

5、d money in bodybuilding and appearance. They encourage lifestyle makeovers: wine tasting classes and expensive trips overseas. They make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the elites (社会精英).But whats the downside of being ordinary? Do you really

6、 need to go to the gym five days a week? Do you need to take hundreds of selfies（自拍） and Photoshop the selected ones to post on WeChat? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to enter high society later?Dont let the idea

7、of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other peoples shadows? Choose your own life

8、path and go for it.32. Why does Ivanka become a hit online in the writers opinion?A. She lives such a dream life that a million girls would like to kill her. B. She gets what she has through personal efforts despite rich origin.C. She has a better family background than ordinary people.D. She is a r

9、ole model frequently seen among ordinary people.33. Which of the following are considered as a life belonging to the elites?Polish and post carefully- selected selfies on WeChat.Break your neck to earn your first pot of gold.Spare no effort to improve physical appearance.Sign up for wine tasting cla

10、sses and oversea trips.A. B. C. D. 34. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. Ivanka sleeping five hours a day makes the majority of people guilty.B. Keeping a stable nine-to- five job will be thought of as a loser.C. Improving the quality of life will help you enter high society.D. Joining the

11、elites is what more and more people dream of nowadays.35. Which attitude towards life would the writer probably agree with?A. Life is like a dogsled team. If you arent the lead dog, the scenery never changes.B. Life is not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.C. There is only one

12、 success to be able to spend your life in your own way.D. The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. 2If maths is the language of the universe, bees may have just uttered their first words. New research suggests these busybodies of the insect world are capable of add

13、ition and subtraction (减法)using colors in the place of plus and minus symbols.In the animal kingdom, the ability to countor at least distinguish between differing quantitiesisnt unusual: It has been seen in frogs, spiders, and even fish. But solving equations (方程式) using symbols is rare, so far only

14、 achieved by famously brainy animals such as chimpanzees and African grey parrots.Building on previous research that says the social insects can count to four and understand the concept of zero, researchers wanted to test the limits of what their tiny brains can do.Scientists trained 14 bees to link

15、 the colors blue and yellow to addition and subtraction, respectively. They placed the bees at the entrance of a Y-shaped maze (迷宫), where they were shown several shapes in either yellow or blue. If the shapes were blue, bees got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one more blue shape

16、(the other end had one less blue shape); if the shapes were yellow, they got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one less yellow shape. The testing worked the same way: Bees that “subtracted” one shape when they saw yellow, or “added” one shape when they saw blue were considered to hav

17、e aced the test. The bees got the right answer 63% to 72% of the time, depending on the type of equation and the direction of the right answermuch better than random guesses would allowthe researchers report today in Science Advances.Though the results came from just 14 bees, researchers say the adv

18、ance is exciting. If a brain about 20,000 times smaller than ours can perform maths using symbols, it could pave the way to novel approaches in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Just dont ask the bees to do your homework anytime soon.32. Why do the scientists conduct the research? A

19、. To teach them maths. B. To test the power of tiny brains. C. To explain the meaning of colors. D. To get access to machine learning.33. What does the underlined word “aced” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Given up. B. Entered for. C. Got through. D. Checked over.34. What might the research make c

20、ontributions to? A. Language acquisition. B. Arithmetic learning. C. Protection of animals. D. Development of AI. 35. What can be the best title for the text? A. Bees “Like” Counting B. Bees “Tell” Colors Apart C. Bees “Perform” Maths Using Shapes D. Bees “Get” Addition and Subtraction 3Making beer

21、on the moon might seem like a pipe dream to many. but for a group of students from the University of California at San Diego, there is a chance to take their research beyond Earths surface. The Lab2Moon competition, held by Teamlndus, is offering students the chance to secure a spot on the Teamlndus

22、 rocket this year. Taking craft beer to the next level, the students want to test whether its possible for yeast（酵母） to work and create beer on the moon However, they believe the experiment is not just a creative concept for astronauts, its also important for the development of drugs and yeast-conta

23、ining foods, like bread. The idea started out with a few laughs among a group of friends, said Neeki Ashari, a fifth-year bioengineering student at UC San Diego. We all appreciate the craft of beer When we heard that there was an opportunity to design an experiment that would go up on India, s moonl

24、ander, we thought we could combine our hobby with the competition by focusing on the practicality of yeast in outer space. The preparation.work for the beer-up to the stage of a dding yeast-will all be done on Earth, and rather than separating the fermentation（发酵） and carbonation stages of making be

25、er, the team plans to combine them. This removes the need to release CO2 accumulated in the process, which may result in cleanliness and safety issues out in space. If selected, Team Original Gravity will be the first to make beer in outer space, and the fermentation will take place in a vessel no b

26、igger than a soda can All teams competing for the place will showcase their ideas in Bangalore, India, in March Sadly, you wont be enjoying moon beer in your local craft beer bar anytime soon, as no samples will be brought back However, this small experiment could provide important data on just how

27、practical it is for us to make and create our own resources on other planets and moons by learning how consumables behave in different environments.28. How did the students feel when they got the chance to design the experiment? A Excited. B. Nervous. C. Confident. D. Casual.29. What does the underl

28、ined word This in Paragraph 6 refer to? A. The mixing of two stages. B. Adding yeast on Earth C. The preparation work on Earth D. Fermentation and carbonation30. What can we learn about the experiment from the passage? A It has been designed based on similar experiments. B. It,s quite competitive co

29、mpared with other designs. C. Its design has already been approved by Teamlndus. D. Its process was adapted to make it safer and greener.31. What does the author think of the students idea? A It seems like a pipe dream. B. Its extremely complicated. C. Its meaningful and hopeful. D. Its creative but

30、 impractical. 4Earlier today, Spotify announced it would be sharing news at an April 24th event. Its unclear whether the company is planning to show hardware later this month in New York City, but evidence suggests that Spotify has been working on an in-car controlleror even a standalone playerfor t

31、he streaming service that would allow drivers to control music playback with their voice.Back in February, several Spotify customers reported that they received an offer inside the app for a new device that would come included as part of a $12.99-per-month subscription(订阅费). That price would cover both Spotifys music service and the device itself if users agreed to a 12-month commitment totaling $155.Another user claimed that Spotify showed them a different $14.99 price point and advertised support for Amazons Alexa assistant