高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 32.docx
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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day32
高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day32
Passage1
GreycloudsmoveaslowassmokeoverthetreetopsatLoloPass.Thegroundiswhite.ThedayisJune10.IthasbeensnowingforthepastfourdaysintheBitterrootMountains.WayneFairchildisgettingworriedaboutourtrekovertheLoloTrail—95milesfromLoloMontanatoWeippeinIdaho,acrosstheroughestcountryintheWest.LewisandClarkwerenearlydefeated200yearsagobysnowstormsontheLolo.TodayFairchildisnervouslycheckingtheweatherreports.Hehasagreedtotakemeacrossthetoughest,middlesectionofthetrail.
WhenLewisclimbedontopofLemhiPass,140milessouthofMissoula,onAugust12,1805,hewasastonishedbywhatwasinfrontofhim;“highmountainchainsstilltotheWestofuswiththeirtopspartiallycoveredwithsnow.”NobodyinwhatwasthentheUSknewtheRockyMountainsexisted,withpeakstwiceashighasanythingintheAppalachiansbackEast.
Todaytheirpathwaythroughthosemountainsholdsmoreattractionthananyothergroundoverwhichtheytraveled,foritsrawwildernessisanevidencetothecharacteroftwocultures:
theexplorerswhobraveditshardshipsandtheNativeAmericanswhoprizeandconservethepathasasacred(神圣的)gift.ItremainstodaythesameconditionaswhenLewisandClarkwalkedit.
TheLoloispassableonlyfromJulytomid-September.Ourluckisholdingwiththeweather,althoughthesnowkeepsgettingdeeper.AsweclimbtoIndianPostOffice,thehighestpointonthetrailat7,033ft,wehavecovered13milesinsoftsnow,andwehardlyhaveenoughenergytomakedinner.Afteramealofchicken,Isitonarockontopoftheridge(山脊).Thereisnolightvisibleinanydirection,notevenanothercampfire.Forfourdayswedonotseeanotherhumanbeing.Weareoccupiedwiththethingsthatmixfearwithjoy.InourimaginationwehavefinallycaughtupwithLewisandClark.
1.Accordingtothepassage,theword“trek”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.acomfortablewalkinaseparatecountry
B.apleasantjourneyacrossthecountryside
C.ajourneyoveruntraveledpathways
D.along,hardjourneyoverroughareas
2.Welearnfromthetextthatbefore1805________.
A.theRockyMountainswerewhollycoveredwithsnow
B.therewerenopeoplelivinginthewesternpartofAmerica
C.noAmericansknewoftheexistenceoftheRockyMountains
D.theAppalachianswerethewesternfrontieroftheUnitedStates
3.WelearnfromthetextthattheLoloPass________.
A.remainsmuchthesameasitwas200yearsago
B.isthemeetingpointofthreecultures
C.haschangedalotsince1805
D.nowattractsalargenumberoftouriststovisit
4.Judgingfromthetext,LewisandClarkweremostprobably________.
A.twonativeIndians
B.explorersoftheearly19thcentury
C.merchantswhodidbusinesswiththeIndians
D.travelerswhosecuriositytookthemovertheLoloPass
5.WecaninferfromthetextthatwhencrossingtheLoloPasstheauthor________.
A.wasattemptingtheimpossible
B.wastryingtosetaworldrecord
C.wasfollowingthetrailofLewisandClark
D.wasfightingwithweatherandtakingunnecessaryrisks
Passage2
IwasrecentlysurfingtheInternetwhenIcameacrossacollectionofstrangebeachphotoswhereeveryonehadaclothwallsurroundingtheirlittlepatchofsand.Ihadneverseenanythinglikeitbefore,andIwasinterestedinit.SoIstartedsearchingallsortsofphrasesthatmightthrowlightonthemysteryofPolishbeachseparators.IfoundasiteonPoland'saffairsthatactuallycoveredthis"phenomenon"indetails.Accordingtothesite,beachseparatorshavebeenapartofPolishbeach-goingcultureforalongtime,buthaverecentlybeengettingalotofattentiononline,afterforeigntouristsstartedpostingphotosonsocialnetworks.Beachseparatorsvaryinsizeaccordingtothesizeofthegroup.You'llseetinyonesonlysurroundingthespacearoundasinglebeachtowel,andgiantonesseparatingalargepartofthebeach.Theyweren'tdesignedtoprotecttheirusersfromprying(窥探)eyes.It'snosecretthatstrongwindsareverycommonontheshoresoftheBalticSea,sotheywereoriginallymeanttoallowbeach-goerstoenjoysunbathingwithouthavingtheirbelongingsblownaway,orsandblownintheirfaces.
However,inrecentyears,peoplehavebeguncriticizingthem.Duringthesummer,beachseparatorsareplacedsoclosetoeachotherthatapersoncanhardlypassbetweenthem,letalonefindaplacetoputtheirownbeachtowels.Thiscreatesaproblemforforeigntouristsunfamiliarwiththem,whojustwantaplacetoliedownonthesand.Andthustheycaneasilycreateallkindsofconflictsduetothelackofspace.Forexample,somepeopleleavethebeachforhoursbutleavetheirseparatorsinplacetomakesurethattheirspacedoesn'tgetoccupiedbysomeoneelse.
HavingvisitedafairnumberofseasideresortsacrossEurope,IadmitthatIhaveneverseenanythinglikethisbefore.
1.Whatattractedtheauthor'sattentionaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Somephrases.
B.Theclothwalls.
C.Thesandpatches.
D.Thecolorfulstones.
2.Whydidthebeach-goerssetupseparators?
A.Toattractothers'attention.
B.Tokeepthemselvesinprivate.
C.Tostopwindsdisturbingthem.
D.Toprotectthemselvesfromsunburn.
3.Whatseemstobetheproblemwithbeachseparators?
A.Theycauseplentyofgarbage.
B.Theymakethebeachovercrowded.
C.Theyleavetheirseparatorsunattended.
D.Theyleadtomanycrimesagainstforeigners.
4.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?
A.ToencouragethelocaltourisminPoland.
B.Tourgethetourismdepartmenttofacethebeachproblem.
C.Todiscussthepossibilitiesofsolvingthebeachproblem.
D.TointroduceakindofPolishbeachculture.
Passage3
AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberless?
Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?
ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.
Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.
Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆).”
AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.
1.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.
A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor'sattitude
C.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?
A.Sparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.
B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.
C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.
D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.
3.Intransactivememory,people______.
A.keeptheinformationinmind
B.changethequantityofinformation
C.organizeinformationlikeacomputer
D.rememberhowtofindtheinformation
4.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?
A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.
B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.
C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.
D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.
Passage4
WecanvideochatwithastronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationandwatchlivefootagefromthefrozenheightsofEverest.Butcommunicatingwithasubmarine(潜艇)oradiverisnotsoeasy.Thelackofpracticalmethodsforsharingdatabetweenunderwaterandairbornedeviceshaslongbeenafrustrationforscientists.Thedifficultystemsfromthefactthatradiosignalsworkperfectlyinairtravelbutpoorlyinwater.Sonar(声呐)signalsusedbyunderwatersensorsreflectoffthesurfaceofthewaterratherthanreachingtheair.
Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedamethodwiththepotentialtorevolutionizeunderwatercommunication."Whatwe'veshownisthatit'sactuallyfeasibletocommunicatefromunderwatertotheair,"saysFadelAdib,aprofessoratMJT'sMediaLab,wholedtheresearch.
TheMITresearchersdesignedasystemthatusesanunderwatermachinetosendsonarsignalstothesurface,makingvibrations(震动)correspondingtothe1sand0softhedata.Asurfacereceiverthenreadsanddecodesthesetinyvibrations.TheresearcherscallthesystemTARF.Ithasanynumberofpotentialreal’worlduses,Adibsays.Itcouldbeusedtofinddownedplanesunderwaterbyreadingsignalsfromsonardevicesinaplane'sblackboxanditcouldallowsubmarinestocommunicatewiththesurface.
Rightnowthetechnologyislow’resol
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