高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 86.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day86

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day86

Passage1

BrownieandSpottywereneighbordogswhometeverydaytoplaytogether.Thesetwolovedeachotherandplayedtogethersooftenthattheyhadwornapaththroughthegrassofthefieldbetweentheirrespectivehouses.

　　Oneevening,Brownie'sfamilynoticedthatBrowniehadn'treturnedhome.Theywentlookingforhimwithnosuccessandbythenextweekhewasstillmissing.

　　Curiously,SpottyshowedupatBrownie'shousealone.Barking,whining（哀叫）andgenerallypestering（纠缠）Brownie'shumanfamily.Busywiththeirownlives,theyjustignoredthenervouslittleneighbordog.

　　Continuously,Ted,Brownie'sowner,wasdisturbedbytheangry,determinedlittledog.SpottyfollowedTedabout,barkinginsistently,thenrushingtowardanearbyemptylotandback,asiftosay,"Followme!

It'surgent!

"

　　Eventually,TedfollowedSpottytoadesertedspothalfamilefromthehouse.ThereTedfoundhisbelovedBrowniealive,oneofhishindlegscrushedinasteellegholdtrap.Horrified,Tednowwishedhe'dtakenSpotty'searlierappealsseriously.ThenTednoticedsomethingquiteremarkable.

　　SpottyhaddonemorethansimplyledBrownie'shumanownertohistrappedfriend.Inacirclearoundtheinjureddog,TedfoundanarrayofdogfoodandtablescrapswhichwerelateridentifiedastheremainsofeverymealSpottyhadbeenfedthatweek!

　　SpottyhadbeenvisitingBrownieregularly,inthehopeofkeepinghisfriendalivebysacrificinghisowncomfort.SpottyhadevidentlystayedwithBrownietoprotecthimfromhungerandotherdangers,andkeephisspiritsup.

　　Brownie'slegwastreatedbyaveterinarian（兽医）andherecovered.Formanyyearsthereafter,thetwofamilieswatchedthefaithfulfriendschasingeachotherdownthatwellwornpathbetweentheirhouses.

1.WhydidTedpaylittleattentiontoSpottyattheverybeginning?

________

A.BecauseTedwastiredoflisteningtoSpottybarking.

B.BecauseTedonlycaredaboutBrownie'ssafety.

C.BecauseTedwasnotfreeatthatmoment.

D.BecauseTedknewwhereBrowniewas.

2.WhenTedwasledbySpottytoBrownie,he________.

A.wascurioustofindoutwhathadhappened

B.highlyappreciatedSpotty'shelp

C.wasworriedaboutBrownie'shealth

D.regrettednotfollowingSpottyearlier

3.NotonlydidSpottyhelpTedfindBrowniebutalso________.

A.hewenttoseehisfriendandplayedwithhimsecretly

B.hesentmessagestosomeotherpersonsinhiscommunitytosavehisfriend

C.hemanagedtoleadaveterinariantotreathisfriend

D.hesentfoodtohisfriend,accompaniedhimandinspiredhimtocheerup

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

________

A.Barkingdogsseldombite.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Loveme,lovemydog.

D.Everydoghasitsday.

Passage2

Therearemanywaysyoucanmakeasolestayatahotelsafer.Atcheck-in,youmightconsideraskingforaroomneartheelevatorsoyouwon'tneedtowalkdownlong,potentiallyill-hithallwaystoreachyourroom.Whenfillingoutguestregistrationforms,considerusingyourfirstnameinitialinsteadofyourname,andskipthe"Mrs./Miss./Mr."checkbox.Additionally,makesureyourclerkwritedownyourroomnumberinsteadofsayingitoutloud.Thiswillpreventanyonenearbyfromknowingwheretofindyoulater.

Arriveinnewcitiesduringtheday.Areasaroundbusandtrainstationscanbescaryand/ordeserted,andsmalltownstendtoshutdownearly.VeteransolotravelerMaraRothmanofSanFrancisconotesthatplentyofbeautifultownscanappearmysteriousatnight,andlocalswhoaregenuinelytryingtohelpyoucanappearunnecessarilythreatening.Arrivingduringthedaymeansyou'llbeabletofindaplacetostayandgettoknowwhereyouarebeforedark.

Ifyouchoosetowearamoneybelt,useitforstorageandnotasapurse.Constantlyreachingunderyourshirtformoneydrawsattentiontoit,andtendstodefeatthepurpose.Instead,keepyourpassport,extrastoresofmoney,andotherimportantdocumentswellhidden,anduseabagorpurseforcarryingdailyspendingmoney.

Toavoidattractingunwantedattention,dressasconservativelyasthewomenyouseearoundyou.Thisdoesn'tnecessarilymeanwearingthetraditionaldress,asthatcansometimeshavetheoppositeresult.Agoodruleofthumbistodressmodestly.Thinkknee-lengthorlongerskirts.Barearms,shouldersandlegsareconsideredriskyinsomecountries,sodotheresearchbeforeyougoandonceyou'rethere.Notewhichbodypartsthelocalwomencoveranddothesame.

Travelingalonedoesn'talwaysmeanbeingalone.Thereareplentyofsituationsinwhichseekingoutcompanycanmakeforasaferandmoreenjoyableexperience.Smallhotelsandhostelsaregreatplacestofindlike-mindedtravelerstoexplorenewplaceswith.Insomecountries,therearewomen-onlysectionsintrainsandwomen'swaitingroomsattrainstations.Stickingclosetofamiliesonpublictransportationandinunfamiliarpublicmarketsandbazaarsisanothertechniquewomenuse.

Whetheryou'reonastreetathomeor7,000milesaway,walkingconfidentlyandwithdirectionisaneffectivetechniquefordeterringunwantedattention,sinceappearinglostorconfusedcanmakeyouweakandeasilydamaged.Ifyouarelost,walkintoashoporarestaurantandaskfordirectionsthere.Trytoavoidobviouslylookingatmapswhileyou'reinthestreet.Studyyourroutebeforeyougo,orfindthosewallet-sizedmapsthatyoucancarefullypalmandrefertosecretly.

Usingcommonsenseisperhapsthesinglebesttipforstayingsafeandhavingagoodtimewhileyou'retravellingalone.Thiscategoryincludesthosecommonrecommendations:

don'twalkaroundlateatnight,don'tdrinkwithstrangemen,don'trideinemptycompartmentsontrains,don'tcompromisesafetytosaveafewbucksonahotelortransportation,andknowhowtouseapayphone.

1.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellwomen________．

A.wheretotravelalone

B.howtomakeasafeandmoreenjoyabletrip

C.whattoreadontravel

D.howtomeetnewpeoplewhentraveling

2.MaraRothman'snotearementionedinorderto________．

A.buildupherreputation

B.showadmirationforher

C.comparetheexperience

D.makethetipconvincing

3.Toavoidbeingdamaged，awomantravelingaloneshould________．

A.stayawayfromthecrowds

B.useamoneybeltratherthanabag

C.wearthetraditionaldress

D.findlike-mindedtravelersforcompany

4.Whichisthesafestwayforawomanwhenshegetslostalongtheway？

________

A.Keeptheimportantdocumentswellhidden

B.Lookingatthemapswhensheisinthestreet

C.Askingthewayinastoreorinarestaurant

D.Findaplacetostayandgetherbearingsbeforedark

Passage3

Inadevelopmentthatwouldhaveseemedhardlypossiblejustoveradecadeago,manyofushavegainedconstantaccesstoinformation.Ifweneedtofindoutthescoreofaballgame,learnhowtoperformacomplicatedmathematicaltask,orsimplyrememberthenameoftheactressinthemovieweareviewing,weneedonlyturntoourlaptopsorsmartphonesandwecanfindtheanswerimmediately.Ithasbecomesuchanordinarypracticetolookuptheanswertoanyquestionthemomentitoccurs.

whenwecan'tfindoutsomethingimmediately.WeareseldomofflineunlessbychoiceandtheInternet,withitssearchengineslikeBaiduandGoogleandtheinformationstoredthere,hasbecomeanexternal（外部的）memorysourcethatwecanaccessatanytime.

Storinginformationexternallyisnothingparticularlynew,evenbeforetheinventionofcomputers.Inanygrouprelationship,peopletypicallydevelopatransactive（交换式）memory,whichisacombinationofmemorystoreshelddirectlybyindividualsandthememorystorestheycanaccessbecausetheyareintouchwithsomeonewhoknowsthatinformation.Likelinkedcomputersthatcanaddresseachother'smemories,peopleingroupsformtransactivememorysystems.

InarecentresearchledbyBestySparrowofColumbiaUniversity,researchershaveexploredwhetherhavingonlineaccesstosearchengineshasbecomeaprimarytransactivememorysourceinitself.Ifaskedthequestionwhetherthereareanycountrieswithonlyonecolorintheirflag,forexample,dowethinkaboutflags–orimmediatelythinktogoonlinetofindouttheanswer?

Inoneexperiment,theparticipantswereaskedtoread40memorableunimportantstatementsofthetypethattheycouldlookuponline（e.g.anostrich'seyeisbiggerthanitsbrain）.Thentheywereaskedtotypethestatementsintocomputertoassurememory.Halftheparticipantsbelievedthecomputerwouldsavewhatwastypedandtheotherhalfbelievedtheitemwouldbeerased.Afterthereadingandtypingtask,participantswrotedownasmanyofthestatementsastheycouldremember.Itturnedouttheparticipantswhobelievedthecomputerwoulderasewhattheyhadtypedhadbetterrecallthanthosewhoregardedthecomputerasthememorysource.

TheInternethasbecomeaprimaryformoftransactivememory,andprocessesofhumanmemoryareadaptingtothenewcomputingandcommunicationtechnology.Justwelearnthroughtransactivememorywhoknowswhatinourfamiliesandoffices,wearelearningwhatthecomputer"knows"andwhenweshouldattendtowherewehavestoredinformationinourcomputer-basedmemories.TheimportanceoftheinformationfromtheInternetisalmostequaltothatofalltheknowledgewegainfromourfriendsandcoworkers–andloseiftheyareoutoftouch.TheexperienceoflosingourInternetconnectionbecomesmoreandmorelikelosingafriend.WemustalwaysremainpluggedintoknowwhattheInternetknows.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedpartof