高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 61.docx
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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day61
高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day61
Passage1
“Haveyoueverbeenoutonaboatandfeltitliftedupbyawave?
Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttherushofenergyaswavescameoveryou?
”askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburgh.“Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves,”hesaid.
Scientistsareworkingtousethatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.“Thewindstartsoutbymakinglittleripples(涟漪),butiftheykeeponblowing,thoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowaves,”Taylorsaid.“Wavesareoneofnature'swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.”
Whenwavescometowardtheshore,peoplecansetupdamstoblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine(涡轮机).Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgeneratortoproduceelectricity.
“Theresourceishuge,”saidJanetSwainoftheWorldwatchInstitute.“Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower.”Besides,waveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysources,suchasoilorcoal.Oceanscoverthree-quartersoftheEarth'ssurface—thatwouldmakewavepowerseemidealforcreatingenergythroughouttheworld,thoughtherearesomeweakpointsyettoovercome.
Swainsaidthatwavepowerstillcoststoomuchmoney.Shealsosaidthatitseffectsonseaanimalsarestillunknown.Whatismore,wavepowercouldaffectfishingandboattraffic.
Traditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmaysomedayrunout.“DemandforenergytopowerourTVsandcomputers,driveourcars,andheatandcoolourhomesisrisingrapidlythroughouttheworld,”Swainsaid.Inthefuturewhenyouturnonalight,anoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!
1.Thewriterusesthetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto______.
A.testthereaders'knowledgeaboutwaves
B.drawthereaders'attentiontothetopic
C.showJamieTaylor'simportanceD.invitethereaderstoanswerthem
2.Theunderlinedphrase“pickingup”(Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.startingagainB.speedingupC.gatheringD.improving
3.Wecanmakebetteruseofwaveenergyifwe______.
A.shortenitsjourneytothousandsofhomes
B.buildmoresmallpowerstationsontheoceans
C.reducethecostofturningitintoelectricpower
D.quickenthestepsofproducingelectricity
4.Itcanbeinferredthatsomedaywemightnotworryabout______.
A.airpollutionB.ourboattraffic
C.ourpowersupplyD.oursupplyofseafish
Passage2
"WhyItCanMatterMoreThanIQ",thissubtitle(副标题)ofmy1995bookEmotionalIntelligence(EI),unfortunately,hasledtomisunderstandingsofwhatIactuallysay.Somereadersevenjumpedtoanabsurdconclusionthat"EIaccountsfor80percentofsuccess."
InevermadetheclaimthatEImattersmorethanIQforacademicachievements.Myargumentisactuallythatemotionalandsocialskillsgivepeopleadvantagesinareaswheresuchabilitiesmakethemostdifference,likeloveandleadership.EIdoesbetterthanIQin"soft"areas,whereintelligencemattersrelativelylittleforsuccess.
IQisamuchstrongerpredictor(预测指标)thanEIofwhichjobsorprofessionspeoplecanenter.However,havingenoughintelligencetoholdagivenjobdoesnotbyitselfpredictwhetheronewillbeastarperformerorrisetomanagementorleadershippositionsinone'sfield.Inpartthisisbecauseeveryoneatthetoplevelofagivenprofessionhasalreadybeenexaminedforintelligence.AtthosetoplevelsahighIQbecomesabasicability,oneneededjusttogetintoandstayinthegame.
Theoneplace,Iexpect,wewillbeseeingmoredatashowingarelationshipbetweenskillsintheemotionalandsocialareaandschoolperformance,willbeinstudiesofchildrenwhohavegonethroughsocial/emotionallearning(SEL)programs.Thesecoursesgivestudentstheself﹣managementskillstheyneedtodobetteronacademicachievementscores.AstudyfromtheUniversityofIllinoisfindsarounda10percentincreaseinachievementtestscoresamongthesestudents.Probably,theSELprogramswouldalsohavemeanthigherscoresontheparticularassessmentofEIusedintheAustralianstudy,andsoiftheyhadtestedsuchchildren,theremaywellhavebeenapositiveconnection.
Therefore,learningseemstobeanotherareawhereEImaymatter—whethermorethanIQisaquestionbasedonexperience.ThisiswhatIwanttoexplainonthiswebsite.
1.Theauthorwritesthepassageto________.
A.statehisnewopiniononIQandEI
B.explaintheimportanceofIQandEI
C.clearupsomemisunderstandingsofhisbook
D.argueforhisstudyintoschoollearning
2.Accordingtotheauthor,EImattersmorethanIQfor________.
A.familyrelations;beingpromotedatwork
B.beingaleader;receivinganMBAdegree
C.winningaquiz;becomingastarperformer
D.becominganaccountant;gettinganinterview
3.Theauthormightagreethat________.
A.successhaseverythingtodowithintelligence
B.thesubtitleofhisbookisseldommisunderstood
C.EImattersmorethanIQforacademicachievement
D.IQdeterminesone'sbasicabilitytoenteracertainfield
4.WecanlearnfromParagraph4that________.
A.thetwosamestudieshaveoppositefindings
B.theSELprogramsimprovestudents'scoresrapidly
C.students'schoolperformanceisdecidedbytheirEI
D.theSELprogramsattempttopromotelearningwithEI
Passage3
Youmaytakeitforgrantedthatthefrogcatchesinsectseasilybuthaveyouthoughtofitspowerfulweapon’itstongue?
Let'stakealookatit.
Afrog'stongueisaboutathirdofthelengthofitsentirebody.Incomparison,ifahumanhadthesamesizeofthetongue,itwouldreachthebellybutton.Unlikeahumantonguethatattachesatthebackofthethroat,afrog'stongueattachesnearthebackofthejaw(颚).Whennotinuse,thetongueisfoldeduponthebaseofthemouthwiththetipofthetonguepointingtowardsthebackofthethroat.
Frogscancatchaflywithremarkablespeed’buttherealsecretoftheirinsect’catchingskillisinthestickysaliva(唾液).Itallowsthefrogtoaccuratelystickoutthetongueandcatchitsprey(猎物).It'snotlikehavingaliquidglue,it'sratherlikeastickytape.Thesalivaallowsafrogtocatchinsects,miceorevensmallbirdsfasterthanyoucanblink’fivetimesfaster,infact.
Thefrog'stongue'ssoftnessalsoplaysanimportantroleinholdingontoprey.Thisgivesthetongueitsflexiblequality,muchlikeabungeeropeshootingagainstaninsect.Theirtonguesaretentimessofterthanhumantonguesoraboutassoftasbraintissue.Thetonguecoversitwithstickysalivabeforethevictimknowswhathitsit.
What'snextisratherunbelievable.Oncetongueandpreyareinsidethefrog'smouth,thefrog'seyeballswillcontract(收缩)intothemouthtoremovethemealoffthetongueanddownthethroat.Scientistshavebeenstudyingthisamazinganimalforcenturiesandmorearetobediscoveredaboutfrogs.
1.Whatistypicalofthefrog'stongue?
________
A.Itcanreachitsbellyeasily.
B.Itattachesatthebackofthethroat.
C.Itisfoldedupinthefrontofthemouth.
D.Itstippointstowardsthebackofthethroat.
2.Thefrogcancatchitspreyataveryfastspeedbecauseofits________.
A.stickysalivaandsofttongue
B.specialliquidandstickytape
C.longtongueandcatchingskill
D.flexibletongueandbraintissue
3.Whatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?
________
A.Thefrog'seyeballshelptocatchinsects.
B.Scientistsareamazedbysomestrangeanimals.
C.Thefrog'seyeballshelptoseparatethepreyfromthetongue.
D.Scientistshavediscoveredthesecretsofthefrogforcenturies.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
________
A.UnbelievableAnimals
B.TheExtraordinaryFrog
C.Animals'StrangeOrgans
D.TheFrog'sAmazingTongue
Passage4
Inthespaceofjusttwoyears,theappDouyin,createdbyBeijing-basedcompanyByteDance,hasgatheredmorethanhalfabillionusers—around40%ofthemoutsideChina—whoshareshortvideosofthemselveslip-syncing(假唱),cooking,dancingorjustbeingsilly.WhatsetsByteDanceapartisitssuccessinthesocialmediacategory,whichiscontrolledbyFacebook,TwitterandSnap—allWesterncompanies.
ByteDancecallsitselfanartificialintelligencecompany.Itusesmachinelearningandalgorithms(算法)tofigureoutwhatpeoplelikemostandgivethemmoreofwhattheywanttosee.OnDouyin,peoplecaneditandbeautify15-secondvideosbeforepostingthemonline.Theapphasevenmadeaphrasetodescribepeoplegluedtotheircustomizedfeeds:
“shuaDouyin”or“scrollingthroughDouyin”.Lastyear,thecompanyreleasedTikTok,theoverseasversionofDouyin.ByteDance’sgrowingvideoempirehasmadeittheworld’sfifthbiggestappmaker.ByteDancesaysTikTokandDouyintogetherhavemorethan500millionmonthlyactiveusers.
InvestorslikeByteDancebecauseitshundredsofmillionsofusersattractalotofadvertisingmoney.Thevideoappsarelucrativebecausetheyattractalotofusersintheirteensand20s,whoaremoregenerouswiththemoney.ByteDancealsomakesmoneythroughincomesharingdeals.PeopleonTikTok,forexample,canbuydigitalcoinstogivetootherpeopleontheapp—likethrowingmoneyinaperformer’stipjar.ByteDancetakesacutofthoseearnings.
ByteDance’sfounderandCEOisZhangYiming,a35-year-oldformerMicrosoftemployee.PeoplewhohaveworkedwithZhangdescribehimassomeonewhothinksdeeplyabouttechnologyandspendsmuchofhisfreetimewritingcode.
LikeFacebookandTwitter,ByteDanceisalsobattlingfakenewsandinappropriatecontent.ByteDancepromisestoaddth
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