高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 59.docx
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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day59
高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day59
Passage1
Haveyoueverlostyourcaronaparkinglot?
Ithappens.Youparkandgoshopping.Whenyougetback,youfailtofindyourcar.Thenyoupressthebuttononyourcarkeys,sothealarmgoesoff.Itcanbefrustrating,especiallyonahot,sunnyday.No,youdon'tneedtoinstall(安装)anexpensiveGPSsystemtokeeptrackofyourcar.That'stooexpensive.Butisthereawaytotrackyourcarwithoutspendingmoney?
Yes,nowthereis!
ACalifornia-basedstartupcompanywasabletomakethisareality.Theycreatedasmalldevice(装置)thatworkswithyoursmartphone,anditcouldbeexactlywhatyou'relookingfor!
Whatisit?
It'scalledTrackR.Itisastate-of-the-arttrackingdevicethesizeofaquarter.It'schangingthewaywekeeptrackoftheimportantthingsinourlives.
HowDoesItWork?
It'seasy!
InstallthefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone,connecttheapptoyourdeviceandyou’rereadytogo!
SimplyattachTrackRtowhateveryouwanttokeeptrackof.Itonlytakes5minutesorless.Youcanattachittoyourkeys,briefcase,wallet,andanythingelseyoudon’twanttolose.ThenusetheTrackRapptolocateyourmissingbelongingsinseconds.ForgetexpensiveGPSsystemsortrackingservices.TrackRisyourVIPwhenyouneedtotakecareofmoreimportantthingsinlife.
HowMuchisThisThingGoingtoCostMe?
You'reprobablythinkingthatthisdeviceisveryexpensive...False!
TrackRonlycosts29!
That'sasmallpricetopayforpeaceofmind,isn'tit?
WherecanIbuyone?
Youcanbuyitdirectlyfromthecompany’swebsite.Theyshipworldwideandyou'llreceiveyourTrackRwithinaweek.
1.TrackRcanbeusedto________.
A.replaceGPSsystem
B.savemoneyandtime
C.findmissingbelongings
D.connecttheappwiththephone
2.FromthepassageweknowTrackRis________.
A.hardtoinstallB.availableonline
C.freeofchargeD.biginsize
3.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthepassage?
________
A.ToshowhowTrackRworks
B.TomakeTrackRwell-known
C.TointroducetheusageofTrackR
D.TopersuadereaderstobuyTrackR
Passage2
Interactivetelevisionadvertising,whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotecontrolstoclickonadvertisements,hasbeenpushedforyears.Nearlyadecadeagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof"Friends",apopularsituationcomedy,wouldsoonbeabletopurchaseasweaterlikeJenniferAniston'swithafewtapsontheirremotecontrol."It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears,"saysColinDixonofadigital-mediaconsultancy.
SothenewsthatCablevision,andAmericancablecompany,wasrollingoutinteractiveadvertisementstoallitscustomersonOctober6thwasgreetedwithsomeskepticism.Duringcommercials,anoverlaywillappearatthebottomofthescreen,promptingviewerstopressabuttontorequestafreesampleororderacatalogue.Cablevisionhopestoallowcustomerstobuythingswiththeirremotecontrolsearlynextyear.
Televisionadvertisingcoulddowithaboost.Spendingfellby10
inthefirsthalfoftheyear.Thepopularizationofdigitalvideorecordershascausedadvertiserstoworrythattheircommercialswillbeskipped.SomeareturningtotheInternet,whichischeaperandoffersconcretemeasurementslikeclick-throughrates—especiallyimportantatatimewhenmarketingbudgetsaretight.Withthelaunchofinteractiveadvertising,"manyofthedollarsthatwenttotheInternetwillcomebacktotheTV,"saysDavidKlineofCablevision.Orsotheindustryhopes.
Intheory,interactiveadvertisingcanengageviewersinawaythat30-secondspotsdonot.UnileverrecentlyrananinteractivecampaignforitsAxedeodorant(除臭剂),whichkeptviewersengagedformorethanthreeminutesonaverage.
Theamountspentoninteractiveadvertisingontelevisionisstillsmall.Magna,anadvertisingagency,reckonsitwillbeworthabout138millionthisyear.Thatfallsfarshortofthebillionsofdollarspeopleonceexpectedittogenerate.ButDirecTV,ComcastandTimeWarnerCablehaveallinvestedinit.AneweffortledbyCanoeVentures,acoalitionofleadingcableproviders,aimstomakeinteractiveadvertisingavailableacrossAmericalaterthisyear.BrightLineiTV,whichdesignsandsellsinteractiveads,saysinteresthassurged:
itexpectsitsrevenuesalmosttotriplethisyear.BSkyB,Britain'sbiggestsatellite-televisionservice,alreadyprovides9millioncustomerswithinteractiveads.
Yettherearedoubtswhetherpeoplewatchingtelevision,a"leanback"medium,craveinteraction.Click-throughrateshavebeenhighsofar(around3-4
comparedwithlessthan0
3
online),butthatmaybearesultofthenovelty.Interactiveadsandviewersmightnotgowelltogether.
1.Bysaying"It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears"ColinDixonmeans________
A.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasnotachievedtheanticipatedresults.
B.Interactivetelevisionadvertisingissuccessfulwhenincorporatedintosituationcomedies.
C.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasbeenunderdebateforthelastdecadeorso.
D.Interactivetelevisionadvertisingwillbecomepopularin10-12years.
2.WhenCablevision'splannedinteractiveTVadvertisingprogram,thepublic________.
A.accepteditimmediatelyandcompletely
B.hadsomedoubtaboutit
C.showedanindifferentattitudetowardit
D.refusedtoacceptit
3.Thewideuseofdigitalvideorecorders________.
A.hasmadeTVadvertisingeasilyaccessibletoviewers
B.helpsadvertiserstomeasuretheclick-throughrates
C.hasplacedTVadvertisingatagreatdisadvantage
D.enablesviewerstocheckthesalesitemswithease
Passage3
Breathe,waveandsmile.Alongwithmorethan300otherseniors,ImarchedintothestadiumontheafternoonofMay10.Theaudienceburstintodeafeningcheers.Thehugestadiumshookwithallthewhistlingandclapping.
ItwasasifaHollywoodsuperstarhadwalkedonstage.Andindeed,everysingleseniorthatdaywasastarofthemoment.Eachdeservedit.Theseniorshadbeenpreparingforfouryearsforthisonce-in-a-lifetimemoment—thecommencement.
Seated,Iwaitedanxiouslyfortheopeningaddress.Asaforeignexchangestudent,Iwasnotabletoreceiveadiploma.However,Istillhadthewonderfulfeelingofbeingpartofthings.Liketheothergraduates,Iwasdressedinmarroncapandgown(方帽长袍).
Ourprincipal,MrGlover,deliveredashort,warmgreeting.TheUSnationalanthemfollowedandthen,handsonchests,asolemnPledgeofAllegiance(对美国的忠孝宣誓).
Studentswhohadexcelledacademicallygavefarewellspeeches.Thetearsinsomeeyesconvincedmethatmanyhaddeepfeelingsabouttheoccasion.Itwasastheclassmottosays,"Lifebringsustears,smilesandmemories.Thetearsdry;thesmilesfade;butthememorieslastforever."
Thencamethecoreofthecommencement.Hundredsofnameswereannounced.Eachgraduatewalkedacrossthestagetoreceivehisorherdiplomafromtheprincipal.Fromthedifferentcheerseachgraduategot,wehadthefunnysensethatitwasakindofcompetitionofwhocouldcheertheloudest.
Tobehonest,thepresentationofdiplomasgotboring.Agirlsittingnexttomeevenstartedyawning.Butitwasn'tboringforthosereceivingthediploma:
theywouldtreasurethemomenttheprincipalplacedthesacredbrowndocumentintheirhandsfortherestoftheirlives.
Anewpageinthebookofthatperson'slifehadturned.Theywereglimpsingtheirfutures:
futuresofchallenge,hardship,perhapslonelinesstoo,whichwouldtakealloftheircourage.
1.What'sthearticlemainlyabout?
________
A.AnAmericanhighschool'sgraduationceremony.
B.Theopeningceremonyofasportsmeeting.
C.Apresentationofcollegediplomas.
D.AUScollege'sfarewellparty.
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisFALSE?
________
A.Shewasoneofthegraduates.
B.Shewasaforeignexchangestudent.
C.Shewasexcitedtoreceiveherdiploma.
D.Shefeltitgreattobeattheceremony.
3.Therightorderofthefollowingeventsis________.
a.Diplomaswerepresentedtograduates.
b.Studentsgavefarewellspeeches.
c.TheUSnationalanthemwasplayed.
d.Theprincipalgaveashort,warmspeech.
e.Seniorswentintothestadium.
A.b,c,a,d,eB.c,d,b,e,a
C.d,b,e,a,cD.e,d,c,b,a
4.Fromthetext,wecanconcludethat________.
A.adiplomaensuresagoodjob
B.adiplomaguaranteesabrightfuture
C.thecommencementsymbolizesthebeginningofanewstageinlife
D.everyonefeltexcitedatthepresentationofthediploma
Passage4
In1906,JacquelineCochranwasborntoapoorfamilyinPensacola,Florida.Likemanygirlsatthetime,shewenttoworkatanearlyage.Whenshewasjusteightyearsold,Jacquelinestartedworkinginacottonmill(纱厂).Assheworkedontheweaving(编织)machines,makingcloth,shedreamedaboutbecominganaviator.Shewantedtoflyoneoftheairplanesthathadbeenrecentlyinvented.
Jacquelinegotherwishinthe1930s,shebecameapilotatatimewhenairplaneswerebeingavoidedbymostpeople.
Onlyahandfulofbraveyoungmenflewthesenewplanes,andtherewereveryfewwomenaviators.However,thatdidnotstopJacqueline.Shetookflyinglessonsandbegantoenterfamousraces.In1938,shewonfirstprizeinacompetitiontoflyacrosstheUnitedStates.
AtthebeginningofWorldWarII,JacquelinetrainedwomeninEnglandaspilots.ShelatercamebacktotheUnitedStatesandtrainedAmericanwomen,too.In1945,.shereceivedtheDistinguishedServiceMedal,oneofAmerica'shighesthonors(荣誉).
Whenjetplanesw
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