高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 151.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day151
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day151
Passage1
BillBowermanwasatrackcoach.Hewantedtohelpathletesrunfaster.Sohehadlearnthowtomakerunningshoes.Hehadalsostartedashoecompanywithafriend.Itwas1971.Runningshoesatthetimewereheavy.Theyhadspikes(鞋钉)onthesole(鞋底).Thespikestoreupthetrackandsloweddownrunners.
Tomakealightershoe,Billtriedtheskinsoffish.Tomakeabettersole,hewantedtoreplacethespikes.BilldugthroughhiswifeBarbara'sjewelrybox.Hehopedtofindapieceofjewelrywithaninterestingpattern.Hewouldthencopythepatternontothenewsoles.Nothingworked.Billwasdefeated.
Then,oneSundaymorning,BarbaramadeBillwaffles(华夫饼)forbreakfast.Billwatchedhercook.
Hestudiedthecriss-crosspatternonawaffleiron.
Inspirationstruck.ThepatternonthewaffleironwasjustwhatBillwaslookingfor.Thesquareswereflatterandwiderthansharpspikes.Thepatternwouldhelptheshoesholdanysurfacewithouttearingintoit.
WhenBarbaraleftthehouse,Billrantohislab.Hetooktheliquidchemicalsthat,whenmixed,wouldhardenintothesoleofashoe.Hepouredthemixtureintothewaffleiron---andtheWaffleTrainerwasborn.
Bill’scompanyputtheWaffleTraineronmarketin1974.Itwasahugehit.Maybeyou’veheardofthatcompany---it’scalledNike.Andtodayit’swortharound$100billion.
ItwasthewaffleironthathadchangedthecourseofBill’slife---andhelpedturnNikeintoawell-knownname.Today,thewaffleironiskeptatNikeheadquarters.Itservesasareminderthatifwekeeptrying,wecanfindasolutiontoeventhemostdifficultproblems.Andthosesolutionscancomefromunlikelyplaces,eventhebreakfasttable.
1.Whatshortcomingsdidtheold-stylerunningshoeshave?
A.Theywerehardtowear.B.Theyweretoolarge.
C.Theywereimpractical.D.Theywereeasytobreak.
2.WheredidBillgettheinspirationtoinventthefamousWaffleTrainer?
A.Fromtheskinsofthefish.B.Fromhiswife’sjewelry.
C.Fromthecolouroftheiron.D.Fromhiswife’scookingtools.
3.WhatcanwelearnfromBill’ssuccess?
A.Acheerfulwifeisthejoyoflife.
B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
C.Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.
D.Abadworkmanquarrelswithhistools.
4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.WafflesandNikeB.InspirationandInvention
C.AGreatInventorD.AWell-KnownCompany
Passage2
RoboticPuppy
Rollover,sitandfetcharen’tcommandsnormallygiventoarobot,butthesmarttoycompanyWowWeehasdevelopedanewwayofowningapuppy.
CHIP(CanineHomeIntelligentPet)isaroboticdogwithblueLEDeyesandpointyearsandcansit,shake,danceandmakealltypesofdognoises.Italsohastrackingcapabilitiestohelplocateitsowner.“ThebeautyaboutCHIPisthatithasitsownthinggoingon,”saidSufer,CTOatWowWee.“Ithasitsownlifeandownkindofintelligence.Evenifyou’renotaround,it’salwaysdoingsomething.”
CHIPuseswheelstogetaroundandisloadedwithsensors(传感器)thatgiveita360-degreeviewtofinditsball.ThepupisBluetoothenabled,whichconnectstoawristbandwornbyitsowner.Thewristband,similartoawatch,displaysicons(图标)fordifferentcommandssuchasathumb-up,whichallowsyoutogiveyourpupadigitalbellyrub.Withitsownerwearingasmartwristband,itcanevenfollowhimaroundtheroom.
“WeworkedonCHIPforaboutfivetosixmonths,”DavinSufer,tolddailymail.com,“Wetypicallycomeupwithaconcept,modelandproductandgetitonshelveswithinayear.”Thecompanyplanstostartshippingunitsbynextfall,whichwillallowthemtoloaduptheroboticdogwithsensorsandaddmanymoreanimatedresponsesper-ownerinteractivity.
Thehigh-techtoycompanymadeitsdebut(处女作)in2004byreleasingthe1.5footRoboSapien,whichsoldmillionsofunits.MiP,whichhitshelveslastyear,isaseven-inch-tallrobotcoveredinwhitewithblackaccents.Userscandirectit,changeitsemotionsandmakeitdancetoanysongonyouriPad.It’sloud,fastandactive.
About15yearsago,acompanycalledToyQuestdevelopedthefirsteverelectronicroboticdog—Tekno,theRoboticPuppy.Thecompanysoldoversevenmillionunitsinthefirstseasonand40millionmoreduringitsoriginalfouryearsofproduction.Teknowasbuiltwithover160emotionsandinstructions,butmostimportantlyofferedconsumersaquicklookintothefuture.
1.AccordingtoSufer,theamazingcharacteristicofCHIPisthat_____.
A.itisloadedwithspecialsensors
B.itcanmakeallkindsofdognoises
C.ithasquickresponsetothecommands
D.itcandosomethingwithoutinstructions
2.CHIPcanfollowitsownerwiththehelpof_____.
A.awatch
B.asmartwristband
C.pointyears
D.blueLEDeyes
3.Fromthepassage,wecanknow_______.
A.CHIPcanbeboughtinthestorenow
B.WowWeeintroduceditsfirstproductlastyear
C.Teknoprovidedthebrightfutureoftheroboticpuppy
D.MiPisthefirstcompanytodeveloptheroboticpuppy
Passage3
Ifyoubelieveinthermometer(温度计),youshouldbelieveinglobalwarming.Andifyoubelieveineatingfrieswithyourhamburger,youshouldworrymoreaboutcarbonemissions.Itwon’thappentoovernight,butastheplanet’sclimatechanges,thegrowthcyclesofmaincropswillallbeheavilyaffected.Herearethreeofthecropsthatmightnotbeattheheat.Thepotatoactuallyneedsagreatdealofbeautyresttodevelopproperly."Theyneedacoolnight-timetemperatureinordertostartgrowingthetuber,thepartthatweeat."Nelsonsays.Temperatureandaltitudearenoprimaryconcernsincoffeegrowth,andfarmersarestuckbetweenarockandahardplace."Weknowthatcoffeegrowsinacertaintemperaturerange."Nelsonsays."They’vebeenmovingupthemountains,butatsomepoint,yourunoutofmountainstomoveup."Higher-gradestrainsofArabicacoffeeinCentralAmericanregionsareatparticularriskduetotheneedforlowergrowingtemperature,especiallysincediseasesandpestsarealsobecomingmoreofafactorastemperaturesrise.Evenifyou’relookingatthedirecteffectsoftemperaturealone,riceisintrouble."Asnight-timetemperaturesgoup,thericeisgoingtohaveaproblemfloweringandwon’tmakeasmanyseeds."Nelsonsays.Inadditiontothisdirectheatconsequence,risingsealevelswillfloodmanyricefieldsanddestroywatersalinity(盐度)levels,whiledroughtswilllowerproduction,raiseprices,andfurthershamewesternerswhoaretooclumsywithchopstickstobeabletocleartheirplatesonceanewgrainisadopted.
1.Whatistheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword"emissions"inParagraph1?
________
A.MixtureB.PollutionC.GoingdownD.Lettingoff
2.Thericeisdifficulttoflower,probablybecause________.
A.sealevelsgoupsuddenlyB.thetemperaturerisesatnightC.manyseedscan’tbeproducedD.bothtemperatureandaltituderise
3.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
________
A.WhatIstheRealReasonforCrops’GrowthB.HowDoestheCoolTemperatureAffectRiceC.HowDoesGlobalWarmingAffectWesternersD.ThreeCropsThatWon’tSurviveMinorClimateChanges
Passage4
Inthemiddleofthe20thcenturypeoplewereworriedaboutwhales.Thenumberofwhaleskilledworldwidecameupto66,000peryear.However,peopleweren'tworriedaboutthewhaleasanendangeredanimal.Instead,theywereworriedaboutthewhaleindustry,whichwoulddisappeariftherewerenowhales.In1946,theInternationalWhalingCommissionwasestablished.Itlimitedthewhalehuntingforeverycountryandcontrolledthewhaleindustry.Butthecommissionrecognizedthatthelimitationwasn'tenough.Theysetaworldwidelawagainsthuntingwhaleswithonlytwoexceptions:
thehuntforscientificresearchand"aboriginalwhaling".Aboriginalwhalingallowssomecountriestohuntalimitednumberofwhalesbecauseitisapartoftheirculture.SomecountrieslikeJapanandNorwaydon'tcareaboutthelaw;theymakeexcusestohuntwhalesandselltheproducts.Theyonlycareaboutthemoney.Manyfishermencomplainthatdolphins,alsoakindofwhale,stealtheirfish.Therefore,theykillthousandsofthem.Infact,thisisnotthetruth.Inrealitytherearesomanyfishermenwhostealthefishfromeachother.Somewhalehunterssaythattheycatchtheanimalsforscientists.Theyhavetoresearchwhatwhalesareeating.Forthat,theykillthemandlookintotheirstomach.Thetruthisthattheyonlywanttosellthemeat.Todayscientistswanttoobservelivewhalesfortheirresearch.Manywhalefamiliesarenotprotectedandthousandsofthemarekilled.Nobodyknowsifallwhalefamilieswouldsurvive,evenifhumansendallwhalehuntingtoday.Thepollutionoftheoceansincreasesfastandthepoisongetsintothebodiesoftheanimals.Manyofthemgetsickanddie.Thehumanbeinghaskilled90%―95%ofmanywhalefamilies.Othersarealreadyextinct.
1.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.whaleindustryB.whaleresearchC.whaleproductD.whaleprotection
2.Inthemiddleofthe20thcentury,whatpeoplereallyworriedwasthat________.
A.morewhaleswouldbekilledworldwideperyearB.thewhalewouldbecomeanendangeredanimalC.thewhaleindustrywoulddisappearD.thelawagainsthuntingwhaleswouldcomeintoeffect
3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthewordaboriginalfromparagraph1?
________
A.AparticularareaB.ComparenewanddifferentC.PeopleorcustomsexistinginaplacefromtheearliesttimesD.Thecountrywhichsomeoneorsomethingcomesfrom
4.Whydomanyfishermencomplainaboutdolphins?
________
A.Becausedolphinsstealtheirfish.B.Becausepeoplehave
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