高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 104.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day104
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day104
Passage1
Openingasuspectsuitcasetosearchitscontentsusuallymeansbreakingthelock.ThisiswhyAmerica'stransportationSecurityAdministration(TSA)workedwithluggagemakerstocreatespecialtypesofluggagelocks.Theselockscan'beopenedbyasetofmasterkeysheldbyairportsecurity.
ThatmightseemanelegantsolutionbutaWashingtonPoststoryabouttheTSAlastyearincludedphotosofacompletesetofthesemasterkeys.Commonlyavailablesoftwarecanturnanypictureofanobjectintoadigitaldesign.Nowagroupofamateurlockopenershaveproudlypostedonlinethattheyhadused3Dprinterstomakeperfectcopiesofthemasterkeys,andpublishedthefilessothatotherscoulddothesame.
Fromatechnologicalpointofview,thisisnothingspecial:
thedangersofpublishingpicturesofkeysarewellknown.Butthescale(规模)ofthisparticularcaseisastonishing:
around300millionluggagelockshavebeensoldwiththeTSA'sstamp.Thedamagetosecurityisprobablyslight.Luggagelocksareknowntobeweak:
theyservemoretoprotectprivacythanpossessions.Butthecasedoesexposethedangerinofficialthinkingaboutsecurity,particularlyatatimewhentheFBIisadvocatinghavingback-doors—ineffectsecretmasterkeys—builtintocommercialencryption(加密)products.Thereasonisthatspiesandcriminalscanshelterbehindencryptedcommunications.MakingbigInternetcompaniesbuildhiddenweaknessintothesoftwarethat,runsmessagingande-mailserviceswouldgivetheauthoritiesachancetocatchup.
ThecaseofTSA'smasterkeysexposestheprobleminthisargument.Theabilitytodecrypt(解密)everyone'smessageswouldindeedbeusefulforagenciesliketheFBI.Butwrong-doerswouldlikethesemasterkeystoo,andmakeeveryefforttostealthem.WehavenowseenwhathappenedtotheTSA'smasterkeys.Whowillstillbelievethatanyelectronicmasterkeyswillbestoredsafely?
1.TheauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextinParagraph1by________.
A.showingacase
B.raisingaquestion
C.makingacomment
D.predictinganevent
2.WhatdoesheWashingtonPoststoryabouttheTSAsuggest?
________
A.Itisnotverydifficulttomakecopiesofthemasterkeys.
B.Amateurlockopenersareactuallyasskillfulasexperts.
C.Specificsoftwarecanturnphotosofobjectsintorealones.
D.Anydigitaldesigncanbecopiedwiththehelpof3Dprinting.
3.WhydoestheFBIfavourtheuseofsecretmasterkeys?
________
A.Secretmasterkeysaresaferthanordinaryones.
B.SecretmasterkeyscanhelptheFBIspyoncrimes.
C.TheFBIwantstocontrolthosebigInternetcompanies.
D.TheFBIcancheckwhethermessagingsoftwarehasweaknesses.
4.Whatistherealconcernoftheauthor?
________
A.Theintelligenceofwrong-doers.
B.Theskillindecryptingmessages.
C.TheexistenceofTSA'smasterkeys.
D.Theriskinofficialthinkingaboutsecurity.
Passage2
Teensdon'tunderstandthebigfuss(小题大做).Asthefirstgenerationaretogrowupinawiredworld,theyhardlyknowatimewhencomputersweren'taround,andtheyeagerlycatchthechancetospendhoursonline,chattingwithfriends.Sowhat?
Butresearchersnationwideareincreasinglyworriedthatteensarebecomingisolated,lessskillfulatperson-to-personrelationships,andperhapsnumbtothecheatingthatissomuchapartofthee-mailworld."Andateen'ssenseofselfandvaluesmaybechangedinaworldwherepersonalconnectionscanbelimitless,"saidShettyTurkle.
Anotherresearcher,RobertKraut,saidhe'sworriedaboutthe"opportunitycosts"ofsomuchonlinetimeforyouths.Hefoundthatteenswhousedcomputers,evenjustafewhoursaweek,showedincreasedsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation."Chattingonlinemaybebetterthanwatchingtelevision,butit'sworsethanhangingoutwithrealfriends,"hesaid.
Today'steens,however,don'tseeanythingstrangeinthefactthatthecomputertakesupacentralplaceintheirsociallives."Schoolisbusyandfullofpressure.There'salmostnotimetojusthangout,"saidParkerRice,17,"Talkingonlineisjusttocatchtime."
Teenssaytheyfeelgoodaboutwhattheysayonlineortakingthetimetothinkaboutareply.Someteensadmitthataskingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingup,canbeeasierintheformofamessage,thoughtheydon'twanttodoso.Buttheyinsistthere'snoharm.
1.Theresearchersarguethat.
A.teensdevelopadifferentsenseofvalues
B.nothingiswrongwithteens'chattingonline
C.teenscanmanagetheirsocialconnections
D.spendinghoursonlinedoesmuchgoodtoteens
2.Thetextmainlydealswith.
A.teens'pleasantonlineexperience
B.teens'computerskillsandschoolwork
C.theeffectsofthecomputerworldonteens
D.differentopinionsonteens'chattingonline
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Teensaremoreskillfulatperson-to-personrelationships.
B.Teensshoweddecreasingsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.
C.Chattingonlineisworsethanhangingoutwithrealfriends.
D.Askingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingcanbemoredifficultinmessageform.
4.Thepurposeofthetextisto.
A.describecomputerresearchresults.
B.drawattentiontoteens'computerhabits.
C.suggestwaystodealwithteens'problems.
D.discussproblemsteenshaveatschool.
Passage3
Intheyearsofmygrowingup,Dadwashardonme.HemadesureImademybedanddidmyhomework.Asaschoolgirlandyoungadult,Ifearedhimandfeltbiterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA'sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas"successful"ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.
Hewouldcallinadvancetomakesuretherewasnoalcoholattheparty.Igotsoangrywithhimforlayingdownthelaw.Iwouldscream,"Ihateyou!
"Dadwouldyellback,"Good!
Idon'tcare!
"DeepdownIknewhedid.
Onetimeataparty,Idranktoomuchalcoholandgotsosick.Isaid,"Callmydad."Nextthing,Dadwascarryingmetothecar.Iwokeupthenextmorning,thinkingIwoulddefinitelybecriticized.Asexpected,Igotaroasting,butInowunderstandwhyIneeddiscipline.
Dadwas29whenhegothisbigrolesinfilms.Ihadanearlystartattheageofninewitharoleina1990sTVseries,butitwasn'tuntilIfinishedfilmstudiesthatIpursuedmycareerasanactress.LikethoseearlydaysforDad,Ifacedlotsofrejections.Workinginsuchacompetitiveindustry,I'vesometimesthought,"Ican'tdothisanymore."
Once,afteratriptoHollywood,IreturnedtoAustraliasodepressedandspentmonthsinmybedroompainting,listeningtoEckhartTolle'smusicandtryingtofindmyselfagain.Dadsatmedownandsaid,"Alice,Iknowit'shard,butit'sallaboutpersistence(坚持不懈)."
NowIgettoworkwithDadalot,whichIlove.Wearebothenthusiasticaboutacting,whichcomesfromusbeingsointerestedinpeople.Ifitweren'tforDad,Iwouldn'tbewhereIamtoday.He'smybiggestfan,andwhenyouhavethatinyourlifeyoucangoalongway.
1.Whichofthefollowingissimilarinmeaningtotheunderlinedpart?
A.Iwasblamed.
B.Iwaspulledoutofbed.
C.Igotoutoftrouble.
D.Iwascomforted.
2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Asanactor,herfather'scareerisalwayssmooth.
B.Itisherfatherwhohashelpedshapetheauthorwhosheis.
C.Shewouldfeeltiredwhengoingoutwithherfatheronweekends.
D.Shewasbitteraboutherfatherasaschoolgirlashewastooproudofhimself.
3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter'sfather?
A.Severeandimpatient.
B.Talkativeandhard-working.
C.Proudbutgentle.
D.Strictbutcaring.
Passage4
Since1964,collegesanduniversitiesintheU.S.haveusedTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage,orTOEFL,tomeasureaninternationalapplicant's(申请人的)levelofEnglish.UniversitiesinEnglish-speakingEuropeancountriesbeganusingtheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem,orIELTS,in1989.ThesetwotestshavebeenthemainchoicesforEnglishabilitytestinginhighereducationadmissionsforinternationalstudentsuntilnow.
Inrecentyears,severalcompanieshavedevelopednewEnglishlanguageteststhatarelow-costandeasytouse.Andtheyaimtodomorethanjustoffergreaterchoicesintheadmissionsprocess.
Foundedin2012,Duolingocreatessoftwarethatteachesusersmanydifferentlanguages,includingEnglish.In2014,thecompanylauncheditsowntestofEnglishlanguageability.
JenniferDewarworkswithDuolingo,helpingtodevelopthetest.SheformerlyworkedasanadmissionsofficialatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,Misouri.Theschoolisoneofhundredsofcolleges,universitiesandotherorganizationsinandoutsidetheU.S.thatnowacceptthetestresultsforinternationaladmissionsintotheirstudyprograms.
DewarsaysDuolingocreatedthetesttolowerthebarrierstohighereducationforpeopleworldwide,especiallythoseindevelopingcountries.
TOEFLandtheIELTScostabout$300.Theyaregiveninalimitednumberofcentersaroundtheworld.Sometest-takershavetotraveltotakethetests,addingtothecosts.DuolingooffersitstestentirelyovertheInternetfor$49.Alltest-takersneedisaccesstoacomputerwithamicrophone,listeningdeviceandself-facingcamera.
TOEFL,theIELTSandDuolingomeasureaperson'sEnglishreading,listening,speakingandwritingabilities.Butittakesabout45minutestocompleteaDuolingotest,comparedtothreeorfourhoursforTOEFLortheIELTS.ItispossiblebecauseDuolingousesartificialin
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