高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 148.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day148
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day148
Passage1
Scientistssayahugepercentageofbirdspeciesareindangerbecausetheirhabitatsaredisappearing.
Thescientistsstudiedthemigration,orflight,paths,ofalmost1,500speciesanddecidedthat91percentofthempassedthroughdangerousareas.Themajordangerformigratorybirdsisdevelopment.Buildingandpavinghavecoveredovernaturewherebirdsstopandfeedastheymovefromonepartoftheworldtoanother.
Forexample,abirdcalledthebar-tailedgodwitmigratesfromitsbreedinggroundsintheArctic.ItfliesallthewaytoAustraliaandNewZealand.Theproblem,accordingtoinvestigators,isthatmanyofthesesmallbirdsdiealongtheirmigrationbecausetheydon'thaveasafeplacetoeatandrest.Thereisnoplacetorestoretheirenergyforthenextpartoftheirjourney.“Theysimplyperishalongtheway,”saysoneofthescientists.
CountriesinNorthAfrica,CentralAsiaandthosealongthecoastsofEastAsiaarehavingthemostdifficulttimeconservingland.Thescientistssaythesecountriesdonothaveenoughareasthataresafeforbirds.
“Ourworldgetspoorereverytimeweloseaspecies,’’oneofthescientistssays.
Theresearcherssaycountriesneedtoworktogetherandcomeupwithsafestopoverareasforbirdsthatpassthroughtheirboundaries.
Forexample,onecountrymighthavepreservedsafezonesformigratingbirds.Butaneighborcountrymightnot.Abirdmightdie.
OnescientistwhoisnotinvolvedinthereporttellstheLosAngelesTimesthatwhilesomehabitatsarechanging,moreworkcanbedonetomakeurbanareassafeforbirds.Hesayssmallchanges-likeplantingmorenativeplantsorkeepingcatsoutofareasbirdswouldbelikelytouse-couldmakeabigdifference.
1.What’sthemajordangerformigratorybirdsaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theycan’tfindenoughfoodalongtheway.
B.Theyhavelosttheirwaybecauseofhumandevelopment.
C.Humandevelopmenthasoccupiedtheirnaturalhabitats.
D.Theyaresometimesstruckbyhumandiseases.
2.Whatdoweknowaboutbar-tailedgodwits?
A.TheyflyfromtheArcticsouthtoAustraliaeveryyear.
B.Theycanpickoutgoodrestingplacealongtheway.
C.Theyhavediedoutbecauseofhumanhunting.
D.TheyhavetheirconservedlandinAustralia.
3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“perish”inParagraph3?
A.Continue.B.Die.C.Settle.D.Migrate.
Passage2
Thelocaldogparkmightbegettingbusierandcatcafésmightbeopeningineveryneighborhood,butdoyouknowwhichtraditionalpetisthemostpopulararoundtheworld?
UnitedStates
TheUnitedStatesishometothehighestnumberofdomestic(驯养的)dogs,cats,andfish,andAmericansaremorelikelytotreattheirfriendslikehumans.U.S.petownersspend$50billionayearontheiranimalcompanions,and36%ofdogownershaveusedsomeofthatmoneytobuytheirpetabirthdaypresent.
Russia
AccordingtoRussiantradition,keepingacatasapetisgoodfortunate,soit'snosurprisethecatisRussia'smostpopularpet.In2016,57%ofRussianhouseholdscontainedacat,comparedtothe29%thathaddogs.OnMarch1,RussiacelebratesNationalCatDayaspartofcelebrationsforWorldCatDay.
Brazil
Brazilsdomesticbirdpopulationwasabout19millionin2013,whiledogsheldtoprankatjustover37million.Brazilhasthehighestnumberofsmalldogspercapitalcityintheworld.Thenearly20millionsmalldogsareattributedto(归因于)arapidly-growingmiddleclasslivinginsmallurbanapartments.
UnitedKingdom
DogsandcatsranksecondandthirdinBritain,whilefishesholdthetopspot.Ithasbeenlinkednotonlytothelowmaintenance(维护),butalsotothefactthatmanyotherpetslikedogsorcatsarenotallowedinsomeplaces.
1.WhyarethefiguresmentionedinParagraph2?
A.Toexplaintheimportanceofpets.
B.ToshowAmericansgrowingwealth.
C.ToexplainwhyAmericanshavepets.
D.ToshowhowAmericanslovetheiranimalfriends.
2.Wherearecatsregardedasthesymbolofgoodluck?
A.InBrazil.B.InRussia.
C.IntheUnitedStates.D.IntheUnitedKingdom.
3.WhatarethemostpopularpetsintheUnitedKingdom?
A.Dogs.B.Cats.
C.Birds.D.Fishes.
Passage3
Inanewlookattheimpactoflong-timesittingbehavioronhealth,anewstudylinkstimewatchingtelevisiontoanincreasedriskofdeath.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsisthatitisn’tjustcouchpotatoeswhowereaffected.Evenforpeoplewhoexercisedregularly,theriskofdeathwentupthelongertheywereinfrontoftheTV.Theproblemwasthelongperiodsoftimespentsittingstill.
Australianresearcherswhotracked8,800peopleforanaverageofsixyearsfoundthatthosewhosaidtheywatchedTVformorethanfourhoursadaywere46%morelikelytodieofanycauseand80%morelikelytodieofcardiovascular(心血管的)diseasethanpeoplewhoreportedspendinglessthantwohoursadayinfrontofTV.
TimespentinfrontofTVsandcomputersandvideogameshascomeunderfireinstudiesinrecentyearsforcontributingtoaspreadofobesityintheUSandaroundtheworld.Buttypicallytheresultingpublic-healthmessageurgeschildrenandadultstoputdowntheXboxcontrollerandremoteandgetonatreadmill(跑步机)orasoccerfield.
TheAustralianstudyoffersadifferentview.“It’snotthesweatytypeofexercisewe’relosing,”saysDavidDunstan,aresearcheratBakerIDIHeartandDiabetesInstitute,Melbourne,wholedthestudy.“It’stheincidentalmovingaround,standingupandusingmuscles.Thatdoesn’thappenwhenweareplunkedonacouchinfrontofatelevision.”
Indeed,participantsinthestudyreportedgettingbetween30and45minutesofexerciseaday,onaverage.Theresultsaresupportedbyanewfieldofresearchthatshowshowlongperiodsofinactivitycanaffectthebody’sprocessingoffatsandothersubstancesthatcontributetoheartrisk.Andtheysuggestthatpeoplecanhelpdecreasesuchrisksimplybyavoidingextendedperiodsofsitting.”
Keepingsuchprocessesworkingmoreeffectivelydoesn’trequireconstantintenseexercise,butconsciouslyaddingmoreroutinemovementtoyourlifemighthelp,doctorssay.“Juststandingisbetterthansitting,”saysGerardFletcher,acardiologistatMayoClinic,Jacksonville,Fla.,whoworksstandingupathiscomputer.“Whenyoustandup,youshufflearoundalittlebitandusemusclesnotrequiredwhenyouaresittingorlyingdown.”
SimplestrategiesforincreasingactivityincludecombininghouseholdchoressuchasfoldinglaundrywithTV-watchingtimeorgettinguptochangeaTVchannelratherthanusingaremotecontrol.Thereport,publishedTuesdayintheAmericanHeartAssociationjournalCirculation,focusesonTVwatchinginpartbecauseitisthemainleisure-timeactivityinmanycountries,researcherssaid,especiallyintheUS.
1.Onemisunderstandingpeoplemighthaveisthat________.
A.theradiationfromTVmaybadlyaffectyoursight
B.TVprogramscanbroadenyourhorizonseffectively
C.watchingTVverylongisagoodwaytokilltime
D.regularexercisecanminimizethesideeffectofwatchingTV
2.WhatisnewaboutthediscoveryoftheAustralianstudy?
A.Remotecontrolshouldn’tbeusedwhenpeoplewatchTV.
B.PeoplewhowatchTVtoolongshouldtakemorephysicalexercise.
C.SittingtoolonginfrontofTVwillleadtohighriskofheartattack.
D.Long-timesittingisbadforallpeopleincludingthosewhoexerciseregularly.
3.AccordingtotheAustralianstudy,howcantheriskofdeathbereducedwhenpeoplewatchTV?
A.Byincreasingsimplemovement.
B.BytotallyavoidingwatchingTV.
C.Bytakingsomemedicine.
D.Byincreasingsweatytypeofexercise.
Passage4
TheAmazonEcho,avoice-drivencomputerthatsitsonatabletopandanswerstothenameAlexa,cancallupmusictracksandradiostations,telljokes,answersimplequestionsandcontrolsmartappliances.EvenbeforeChristmasitwasalreadyresidentinabout4%ofAmericanhouseholds.Voiceassistantsarebeingwidelyusedinsmartphones,too:
Apple’sSirihandlesover2billioncommandsaweek,and20%ofGooglesearchesonAndroid-poweredhandsetsinAmericaareinputbyvoice.Dictatinge-mailsandtextmessagesnowworksreliablyenoughtobeuseful.Whytypewhenyoucantalk?
Simplethoughitmayseem,voicehasthepowertotransformcomputing,byprovidinganaturalmeansofinteraction.Windows,iconsandmenus,andthentouchscreens,werewelcomedasmucheasierwaystodealwithcomputersthanenteringcomplexkeyboardcommands.Butbeingabletotalktocomputersabolishestheneedfora“userinterface(界面)”atall.Justasmobilephonesweremorethanexistingphoneswithoutwires,andcarsweremorethancarriageswithouthorses,socomputerswithoutscreensandkeyboardshavethepotentialtobemoreuseful,morepowerfulthanpeoplecanimaginetoday.
Voicewillnotwhollyreplaceotherformsofinputandoutput.Sometimesitwillremainmoreconvenienttoconversewithamachinebytypingratherthantalking(AmazonissaidtobeworkingonanEchodevicewithabuilt-inscreen).Butvoiceissuretoaccountforagrowingshareofpeople’sinteractionswiththetechnologyaroundthem,fromwashingmachinesthattellyouhowmuchofthecycletheyhavelefttovirtualassistantsincorporatecallcentres.However,toreachitsfullpotential,thetechnologyrequiresfurtherbreakthroughsandaresolutionofthetrickyquestionsitraisesaroundthetrade-offbetweenconvenienceandprivacy.
Computer-dictationsystemshavebeenaroundforyears.Buttheywereunreliableandrequiredlengthytrainingtolearnaspecificuser’svoice.Computer’snewabilitytorecognisealmostanyone’s
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