高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 119.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day119
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day119
Passage1
YoungAmericanadultsownsmartphonesatahigherratethananyotheragegroup.
ResearchersfromDukeUniversitywantedtoseeifusingthesmartphonewithalow-costweight-lossAppmighthelpyoungadultsintheUSwhoareoverweight.Ifyou'rerootingforsmartphonestosolveallourhealthproblems,you'renotgoingtolikewhattheresearchersfound.ThesmartphoneAppdoesn'thelpyoungadultsloseanyweight
Thestudylookedat365youngadultsaged18to35.AthirdoftheyoungadultsusedanAndroidAppcreatedforthestudy,whichnotonlytrackedtheircalories,weightandexercisebutalsoofferedinteractivefeatureslikegoalsetting.gamesandsocialsupport.Anotherthirdoftheyoungadultsreceivedsixweeklypersonalcoachingcourses,followedbymonthlyphonefollow-ups.Plus,thispersonalcoachinggroupwasalsoencouragedtotrackthcirweight,caloriesandexercisebysmartphones.Thelastthirdofyoungadultswereputintoacontrolgroupandgiventhreenecessitiesonhealthyeatingandexercise-nothingelse.
Researcherstrackedtheyoungadultsprogressaftersixmonths,oneyearandtwoyears.Thepersonalcoachinggrouplostmoreweightthantheothertwogroupsatthesix-monthmark,butthatlead(领先)disappearedattheone-andtwo-yearfollow-up.AsforthegroupusingthesmartphoneApp,theiraverageweightlosswasnevermorethantheothertwogroups.LeadauthorLauraSvetkeysaysthatsheandhercolleagueswerebothsurprisedanddisappointedattheresults.“Giventhepowerofcellphoneappsandthepopularityofthesehealthandfitnessapps,wethoughtthismightbegoodtoprovideaneffectivesolutionatalowcost,”saysSvetkey.
ButSvetkeysaysit'sdifficulttogetthesamelevelofintensity(强度)inanAppthatyoumightgetthroughpersonalcoaching,Plus,shesays,peopletendtostopusingweight-lossappsafterawhile.
Therearegoodreasonstohelpyoungadultscontroltheirweight.Weightgainduringtheyoungadultyearsisassociatedwithavarietyofhealthproblemslaterinlife,includingmetabolicsyndromeandcardiovasculardisease.
SinceIamayoungAmericanadultwhousesapopularweight-lossApponmyiPhone,Iwonderifthereisanyrealharminusingoneoftheseapps,eveniftheyaren'tproveneffectiveinresearchstudies.SoIturntoSvetkey.Shesays,"Thesestudyresultsaren'tthereasontogiveuphopeaboutthepotentialforweight-lossapps,butinsteadarethereasontostrengthenresearchefforts.Moreworkisneededtounderstandhowtousethetechnologyandshowitsstrengthsinawaythatwillleadpeopletochangetheireatingandexercisebehaviors.”
1.Theunderlinedpart"rootingfor”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“".
A.dislikingB.supporting
C.quittingD.doubting
2.Fromthepassageweknowthatinthestudy
A.thegroupusingthesmartphoneApplostthemostweight
B.participantsinthecontrolgroupfailedtoloseweight
C.allparticipantssurveyedgainsweighttwoyearslater
D.thepersonalcoachinggroupwasmoresuccessfulatthesix-monthmark
3.WhichofthefollowingdoesLauraSvetkeyagreewith?
A.Weight-lossappsinsmartphonesareaneffectivesolutiontoover-weightpeople.
B.Comparedwithweight-lossapps,personalcoachingismoreeffective.
C.Beingoverweightwillcauseseriousdiseasestopeople.
D.Peopleshouldhaveconfidenceinweight-lossappsallthetime.
4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat
A.thereisalongwaytogotohelppeopleloseweightwithtechnology
B.peopleshouldeatlessandexercisemore
C.peopleareadvisedtogiveupusingweight-lossapps
D.themoreadvancedtechnologyis,themorebenefitspeoplewillget
Passage2
Googlehasreportedprogressinitsplancalled“ProjectLoon”toprovideInternetservicetorural(农村的)areaswithoutInternetconnectivityaroundtheworld.Thecompanyhasnoplanstousetraditionalwiring,whichcanbecostly.Insteadtheideaistofloat(漂浮)hugeballoons(气球)about20kilometersabovethesurfaceoftheEarth.
Theballoonswouldactliketelecommunicationssatellites,providingInternetservicetotheruralareas.Thehugeobjectswouldrideaircurrents(气流)toeitherstayinplaceormovetoanotherpositionhighintheskies.Atfirst,theideawastohavealargenumberofballoonscirclingtheplanet.Oneballoonwouldmoveawayfromanareawhileanotherarrivedtoensureserviceintheaffectedareas.Butthecompanysaidithasfoundawaytomakeballoonsfloatoveroneareaforalongperiod.Inareportpublishedonline,thecompanysaiditssoftware“cannowsendsmallteamsofballoonsoveraspecificareawherepeopleneedInternetaccess.”
Thecompanysaidsomeoftheballoonsstayedinthesameareaforaslongasthreemonths.Thecompanyalsosaidthediscoveryshouldspeeduptheprojectandreducecosts:
“We’llreducethenumberofballoonsweneedandgetgreatervalueoutofeachone,theysaid.ButProjectLoonworkersmuststillfindwaystoincreasethelifeoftheballoons.ABritishBroadeastingCorporationreportsaidthelongestserviceforasingleballoonwas190days.
GooglehasalsoexploredtheideaofprovidingInternetservicetoruralareasusingsolar—powereddroneaircraft(太阳能无人机).However,itgaveupthatprojectbecauseoftechnologicaldifficultiesandhighcosts.
1.What’stheaimofthe“ProjectLoon”?
A.Tofloathugeballoonsabovetheruralareas.
B.TohelpruralareashaveaccesstotheInternet.
C.ToincreaseGoogle’sincomeintheruralareas.
D.ToadvertiseGoogle’snewproductintheruralareas.
2.Whywouldn’tGoogleusetraditionalwiring?
A.Itcouldbetooexpensive.
B.Itcouldputofftheproject.
C.Itcouldn’tprovidegreatervalue.
D.Itcouldn’tworkforalongperiod
3.Whatdoweknowabouttheballoons?
A.Theymustbeusedinalargenumber.
B.Theycouldprovideserviceaslongas3months.
C.They’llbesentupbysolar-powereddroneaircrafts.
D.Theywouldworkliketelecommunicationssatellites.
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Anunexpecteddiscovery.
B.Someunknownfactsaboutballoons.
C.Google’susingballoonstoprovideInternetservice.
D.Thedifferencesbetweenthenewandtraditionalwiring.
Passage3
WhenIwasalittlegirl,Irememberthatwhenmydadwasrepairingsomething,hewouldaskmetoholdthehammer,sowewouldhavetimeforaconversationwitheachother.Ineversawmydaddrinkingortakinganightout.Allhedidafterworkwastakingcareofhisfamily.
Igrewupandlefthomeforcollegeandsincethen,mydadhadbeencallingmeeverySundaymorning.AndwhenIboughtahouseseveralyearslater,mydadpainteditbyhimselfinthefiercesummerheat.Allheaskedwastotalktohim,butIwastobusyinthosedays.
Fouryearsago,mydadvisitedme.Hespentmanyhoursputtingtogetheraswingformydaughter.Heaskedmetohaveatalkwithhim,butIhadtoprepareforatripthatweekend.
OneSundaymorningwehadatelephonetalkasusual.Inoticedthatmydadhadforgottensomethingsthatwediscussedlately.Iwasinahurry,soourconversationwasshort.SeveralhourslaterthatdayIreceivedacall.Myfatherwasinthehospital.ImmediatelyIboughtaplaneticketandonmywayIwasthinkingaboutalltheoccasionsImissedtohaveatalkwithmydad.BythetimeIarrivedatthehospital,myfatherhadpassedaway.Nowitwashewhodidnothavetimeforaconversationwithme.IrealizedhowlittleIknewaboutmydad,hisdeepestthoughtsandhisdreams.
AfterhisdeathIlearnedmuchmoreabouthimandevenmoreaboutmyself.Allheeverwantedwasmytime.Andnowhehasallmyattentioneverysingleday.
1.Whentheauthorwasalittlegirl,she________.
A.likedplayingontheswing
B.oftentalkedwithherfather
C.wasgoodatrepairingthings
D.learnedtotakecareofherfamily
2.Whenatcollege,theauthor________.
A.receivedacallfromherfathereverySundaymorning
B.phonedherfathereverySundaymorning
C.askedherfathertocallhereverySunday
D.askedherfathertotalkwithher
3.Whydidtheauthorfailtohaveatalkwithherfatherfouryearsago?
________
A.Shehadgottiredoftalkingwithhim.
B.Shewasbusypaintingherhouse.
C.Herdaughteraskedhertoplay.
D.Shewasbusyplanningatrip.
4.Whendidtheauthorbegintoregretmissingthetalkswithherfather?
________
A.Afterherfather'ssuddendeath.
B.Manyyearsafterherfather'sdeath.
C.Onherwaytothehospitaltoseeherfather.
D.Assoonasshegotthenewsthatherfatherwasill.
Passage4
NowadaysgolfisaverypopulargamearoundtheworldandthegolfcourseisusuallyPerfectlytakencareofbytheowners.Whenagolferplaysonanygolfcourse,heorsheexpectsthecoursehasalotofhazards(障碍区)likesands,woods,andpondsofwater.Thereisonespecialgolfcourse,though,wherealongwiththesehazardsthatstandstill,theplayermustexpecttocompeteagainsthundredsofmovinghazards.ThegolfcourseisonChristmasIsland.TheislandisanareaofAustraliaintheIndianOcean,thethirdlargestoceanintheworld,lyingbetweenAfricaandAustralia.Themovinghazardsarebrightred,four-and-one-half-inchcrabs,smallcreatureswithfivepairsoflegs,carryingashell.
Over150millionofthesebrightlycoloredcrabsliveintheisland'srainforests.Everyyear,startingaroundNovember,thecrabsmigrate(迁徙),thatis,theyleavetherainforestandmaketheirwaytotheocean.Theyarriveatthecoastafteronetothreeweeks.Butthemalesreturntotherainforestearlierthanthefemales,whoreturnabouthalfamonthlaterafterproducingupto100,000eggs.
OnChristmasIsla
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