高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 68.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day68
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day68
Passage1
OneadvantageoftheInternetisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes;onedisadvantageoftheInternetisalsoshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothes.
“Nothingfits,”saidLamYukWong,aseniorinelectricalandcomputerengineeringatRiceUniversity.“Everyonesaysthis.Theyorderclothesandtheydon’tfit.Peoplegetveryunhappy.”
Wongandherdesignpartner,Xuaner“Cecilia”Zhang,areTeamWhiteMirror,creatorsofwhattheycalla“virtual(虚拟)fittingroom”.Theirgoalissimpleandconsumer-friendly:
toletonlineclothingshoppershaveaperfectfitandaperfectlookwhenshoppingeverytime.
BothwomenarefromChina,WongfromHongKongandZhangfromBeijing.Theybothordermostoftheirclothingonline.Theygottheideafromtheirownexperienceasconsumersandfromlisteningtothecomplaintsoffriendsandrelatives.“Theysay,‘Thecoloriswrong’or‘Igottherightsizebutitstilldoesnotfit.’Wewanttomakeitlikeyou’reinthestoretryingontheclothes,”Zhangsaid.
UsingaKinectdevelopedbyMicrosoftforusewithitsXbox360videogameplayer,
ZhangscansWongandturnsherimageinto,ineffect,avirtualmodel,keepingWong’sdimensions(尺寸),andevenherskinandhaircolor.“Weputtheclothesontheshopper’s3-Dbodymodelsandshowhowtheylookwhentheyaredressed,”Wongsaid.Sofar,WongandZhanghaveadaptedthesoftwaretoshowdressesandshirts,andtheyarenowworkingonshorts.
Askedifshethoughtmenaswellaswomenmightbeinterestedinusingtheirvirtualfittingroom,Wongsaid,“Ithinktheirwiveswillcareaboutthis,soitwillalsobeimportanttomen.”
1.Whyisshoppingconvenientlyonlineforclothesadisadvantage?
A.Clothesboughtonlinemaynotfit.
B.Studentsmayeasilygetaddictedtoit.
C.Itattractsmoreonlineclothingshoppers.
D.Itcausesshopperstowastetoomuchmoney.
2.WongandZhanggottheideatodesignavirtualfittingroomfrom.
A.theXbox360videogameplayerB.aprogramattheiruniversity
C.someshop-owners’complaintsD.theirshoppingexperiences
3.Whichofthefollowingshowstheprocessofusingthevirtualfittingroom?
A.scanning—tryingonclothes—gettingimages
B.tryingonclothes—gettingmodels—scanning
C.scanning—gettingmodels—tryingonclothes
D.tryingonclothes—gettingimages—scanning
4.WhatdidWongthinkofhervirtualfittingroom?
A.Itisperfectlydeveloped.
B.Itwillhaveitsmarketshare.
C.Itislimitedtowomenshoppers.
D.Itislikeakindofvideogameplayer.
Passage2
TheforestinSenegal,acountryinwesternAfrica,isfullofthechimps’usualnoises.Suddenlydogsbark.Largermalechimpsdropfromthetreestofacethethreatwhiletheothersclimbtosafety.Thenthedogs’younghumanmastersappear.
Onemotherchimpwithatinybabytriestorun.Thedogsattackandseparatethem.Thetwoteenageboysquicklycatchthebabychimp.Buttheydon’tactoutofsympathy---theysavethebabysotheycansellit.
Aftertheteenagersreturntotheirhometown,theyvisitamanwhoissaidtobeveryinterestedinchimps.Whentheyasktheman,JohnnyKante,ifhewantstobuythebaby,hereplies,“That’snotwhatwedo.”Kanteisamemberofascientificteam.AlthoughKanteisangrywiththeteensforcapturingthechimp,hehideshisangerandpersuadesthemtotakehimtothebabychimp.
Unsureofwhattodonextuponseeingthechimp,KantecallsJillPruetz,theheadofthechimpresearchteam.“I’mreallyworried,”saysPruetz,doubtfulthatthemotherisstillalive.Butknowingthatwildchimpssometimesadoptorphans(孤儿),Kanteandpruetzdecidetheymusttrytoreturnthebabychimptoitswildcommunity.
Kantepaysanothervisittotheteenagers.Afterheexplainshowmuchtroubletheyarein,becausechimpsareanendangeredspecies,herequeststheyshouldgivehimthefrightenedbabywithoutpayment.Theyagree.Kantetakesthebabychimptohishomeandfeedshermilkfromabottlewhenevershecries.
Thenextmorning,PruetzandKanteleavethebabywithanotherteammemberandbegintheirsearchforthewildchimps.Pruetzquicklyfindsthegroupinthewoods.Sherecognizesthefemalethatiswithoutherchild.
Pruetzissoexcitedthatsherunstheentiremilebacktobringthebabychimptothetreewherethechimpsarehangingout.Theresearchersplacethebabyonthegroundnearthetreeandbackaway.Almostimmediately,amalechimpdropstothegroundandstaresatthebabycuriously.Hecarriesherbacktowherethemotheriswaiting.
Pruetzstillcan’tbelievehowfortunatetheyweretohavereunitedthemotherandchild.“SurprisingistheonlywordIcanthinkof,”shesays.
1.Thedogs’mastervisitJohnnyKanteto______________.
A.sellthebabychimp
B.askhimtotakecareofthebabychimp
C.washthebabychimp’swound
D.askhimtoreturnthebabychimptoitswildcommunity
2.WhenKanteseesthelittlechimpthefirsttime,he’s__________.
A.abitatalossB.excited
C.angryD.clearabouthowtosaveher
3.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat___________.
A.Kantefeedsthebabychimpcarefullyinthelab
B.largermalechimpsprotectotherchimpswhentherearedangers
C.theteenagersgetsomemoneyaftersettingthebabychimpfree
D.PruetzandKantetakethebabychimpwiththemtosearchforthewildchimps.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
________
A.Howpreciouschimpsare.
B.Anadultchimp’sdeeploveforherbaby.
C.Thedangersthewildchimpsarefacing.
D.Howcaringpeoplereuniteababychimpwithhermother.
Passage3
AsaFulbright(富布莱特法案基金)scholaratYale,Iwantedverymuchtogetsomeindividualhelpfromsomefamousprofessors,buttheiroffice-hourswereonlyonceaweekandtherewerealwaysstudentswaitingoutside.Atfirst,Iwastoopolitetogettheirhelp.ThenIrealizedthatChinesepolitenessdoesnotworkinthissociety.IneededtobeaggressivetogetwhatIwanted.IalsonoticedthatChinesestudentsorAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor.askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.
Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheclass.Theprofessordidn'tactasanauthority,givingfinalconclusions,butasaresearcherlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelinguisticfeatureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmanymodalverbs-farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions.heusuallysaid:
"thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.ItwouldbeagoodideaifyoucouldreadthebookImentionedtheotherday.Or,"YoumayfindthebookIrecommendedhelpful."Or,"Youcouldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting."Whenmakingcommentsonstudents'performances,theprofessorusuallysaid:
"Itmighthavebeenmuchclearerifyouhadtakeninsomeoftheideaswediscussedearlierthissemester."
InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectdirections.Thereforestudentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertothequestion.Istillrememberhowannoyedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdidnotprovidesuchananswer.TheirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigherthanthoseofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyweresureaboutit.ThatiswhytheymakefarmorecertainstatementthanAmericanstudents.ThatiswhyChinesestudentsfinditdifficulttousemodalverbsbecausethefunctionofmodalverbsistoprovideroomfornegotiationanddifferentideas.
1.TheAmericanprofessorsusemanymodalverbsbecausetheywantto________.
A.arguewiththeirstudents
B.bemoresureabouttheiranswers
C.expresstheirideasmoreclearly
D.developtheirstudents'ownwayofthinking
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor'sidea?
________
A.Chineseprofessorscanalwaysgivecorrectanswertothequestion.
B.Americanprofessorsarenotresponsiblesincetheydon'tgivestudentsanswers.
C.Americaneducationproducesaggressivestudents.
D.EducationinChinaisnothelpfulindevelopingstudents'creativity.
3.Whichofthefollowingmethodsdidtheauthormainlyemployindevelopingthearticle?
________
A.Comparisonandcontrast.
B.Causeandeffect.
C.Givingexamples.
D.Description.
4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardseducationinU.S.?
________
A.PositiveB.Negative
C.NeutralD.Unsure
Passage4
Whenthetornado(龙卷风)passed,Lewisreturnedtoherhouseafterthatawfulnight,andtheBiblewasthefirstthingshelookedfor.Shehadboughtit35yearsearlier,atthestartofhermarriage.Likemanyfolks,she'dusedittopreservethefamily'shistory:
decades-oldphotos,newspaperobituaries(讣告)oflovedones,ahandkerchieffromhergreat-grandmother,evenapieceofascarfherunclebadbroughtbackfromtheKoreanWar.
TheBiblewasnotwhereshe'dlastseenit,ontopofanantiquedresserinherbedroom.Theonlythingleftwasthesolidpiecesofmarblethathadbeenonthetopofthefurniture.Afteranhourofsearching,oneofthevolunteersranuptoherandfoundthebiblewhileclearingthroughruins.Shehadtearsstreamingdownhercheeks.Ithadflownabouttenfeetfromthedresser.Surprisingly,whilemanybookshadbeendestroyedbeyondrecognition,theBiblewasstillintact,eventhoughithadsatintherainfordays."Itwasamiracle,"saysLewis.
AfewoftheBible'streasuresdidgomissing.Yeteversoslowly,they,too,beganreappearinginLewis'slife.DaysaftertheBiblewasfound,volunteersdiscoveredoneofthenewspaperobituar
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