高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 143.docx
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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day143
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day143
Passage1
In2007,JamieWhitmorewasconsideredasoneofthemostsuccessfulathletesinAmerica.
However,everythingchangedduringacompetitionthatseemedlikemanyothersshehadconquered.Asaprofessionalathlete,Whitmorewasusedtosuffering,butsheneverimaginedthepaininherlegcouldbeadeadlycancer.
Whatdoctorsfoundduringsurgeryshockedthemall:
WhitmorehadSpindleCellSarcoma,asofttissuetumor(肿瘤)thatcanstartinthebone,andthetumorwaswrappedaroundhernerveandtouchingseveralvitalorgans.Theycouldn’tcutitoutfearingtoburstthetumor.
Whensheheardthediagnosisforthefirsttime,Whitmoresaid,“timestoodstill,Icouldn’tbreathe.TheyweretalkingaboutthetreatmentandIstartedcryingasIdidn’twanttodie.”Finally,thedoctorsenlistedthehelpofseveralspecialiststoremovethetumor.Whitmoredevelopedsepsis(败血症)fromthesurgeryandenduredatwo-monthrecovery.Whenshebegantofeelsickagain,Whitmorewassurehercancerwasback.Instead,doctorsgaveherunexpectednews:
Shewaspregnant-withtwins.“Thatwasawholeotherfreak-out,”Whitmorerecalled.
Shehasnevermetachallengeshecouldn’tovercome.Today,Whitmoreisamotheroftwosonsandcancer-free.Sheiscompetingagain,andhaswonagoldmedalintheParalympics(残奥会),nineworldtitles,andhassettwoworldrecords.Shetravelsasamotivationalspeakerwhenshedoesn’tspendtimewithhersons.Whitmorehassomewordsofadviceforotherswithlimitations:
“Neverletanyonetellyouwhatyoucanandcannotdo.SomedoctorstoldmeIwouldneverrideanything.AndyetIrodemymountainbike104milesclimbingfrom9,000feetto14,000feet.Peoplewithtwogoodlegshavefallenshortofthattask!
Youjustcan’tgiveup.”
1.HowdidWhitmorefeelwhenknowingabouthercancer?
A.Sadandscared.B.Ashamedandregretful.
C.Annoyedandfrightened.D.Astonishedandinspired.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“freak-out”inparagraph3referto?
A.Somethinginteresting.B.Somethingdemanding.
C.Somethingunusual.D.Somethingmeaningful.
3.What’sthepurposeofWhitmore’stravelingasaspeaker?
A.Tobuilduphercharacter.
B.Toinspirethosewithlimitations.
C.Tospendmoretimewithherchildren.
D.Toearnmoremoneyinhersparetime.
Passage2
CarnivalwasoriginallyaCatholicholidaycelebratedfromtwodaystotwoweeks.Thefestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworld.Herearesomefamouscarnivalsyoushouldgotoseeifyouhavethechance.
1.Curasao,Netherland
ThisformerterritoryoftheNetherlandshasalongparadewithplentyoflivesocaandcalypsomusic.Noneedtostandalongthecurbonthisonethough:
youcanplanandpayinadvancetoactuallyjoinoneofthecarnivalgroupsandhaveacostumewaitingforthemwhentheyarrive.
2.Nice,France
TheNiceCarnivalenteredthehistorybooksin1294whenaprincewasinattendance,butitlikelygoesbackmuchfurther.Thetwo-weekeventhelpsthefolksontheFrenchRivierasurvivethecolderdaysofwinter.
3.Venice,Italy
Venice'sCarnivalhasbeenaroundsince1268.Thereissomethingsoclassic,coolandmagicalabouta5-daycarnivalinthiscityofcanals.Ifsallaboutthefinemaskswhichweretraditionallymadeofglassanddecoratedwithfeathers.
4.RiodeJaneiro,Brazil
Whodoesn'tthinkRiowhentheyhearthewordCarnival?
Itistheworld'slargestandperhapsthemostextravagant.Butthis7-dayfestivalonlydatesbackto1723,anewcomerwhencomparedtoEurope.Beyondtheformalparadetherearealsomanylocalstreetcelebrations.Themusicanddancingneverseemtostop.
1.Wherewillyougoifyouwanttospendmoneyjoiningthecarnivalparade?
A.Venice,Italy.
B.Curasao,Netherland.
C.RiodeJaneiro,Brazil.
D.Nice,France.
2.HowlongdoestheNiceCarnivallast?
A.2days.B.5days.
C.7days.D.14days.
3.WhatisspecialabouttheCarnivalinRio?
A.Peoplecelebrateitwearingmasks.
B.ItbelongstoanewcomerinEurope.
C.Itcombineslocalstreetperformances.
D.Ithasthelongesthistoryintheworld.
Passage3
ManKaurstartedrunningin2009,whenshewasinher90s-itwasherson'sidea-andbegangettingmedals.Wefirstwroteaboutherwhenshewas101.Isshestillatrackandfieldstar?
At103,ManKaurisnotonlygoingstrong.She'sgettingotherstofollowinherfootsteps.India'soldestfemaleathleteisspendinghersummercoaching30youngathletes.
Kaurandher81-year-oldsonandtrainer,GurdevSingh,wereinvitedfortwoweekstoseveraluniversitiesinBaruSahibinthemountainsofIndia,buttheirmethodsmadesuchanimprovementinthestudents5performance.TheywereaskedtostaythroughSeptember.
ThisinvitationcameontheheelsofKaur'stakingpartintheWorldMastersAthleticsChampionshipsinPolandearlierthisyear,whereshewongoldinallfoureventsshecompetedin:
shotput,javelin,60-meterdashand200-meterrun.
Tenyearsaftershefirststartedrunning,Kaurstilllovesit,accordingtoherson.Sheisn'tthinkingofretiringandSinghsaysshestillthinksshecanimproveherperformance.
“Sheenjoysthecompanyofheradmirers,"hersonadds."Everytimeshetakespart,shefeelsproudthatpeoplearoundtheworldfeelencouraged.95
"Theyearhasnotbeenallfunandgames,though.Kaurwasinthehospitalwithgallstones(胆结石)thisAugustandherosteoporosis(骨质疏松症)hasbeencausingherbackpain,"saysherson."Still,sheloveswinningandishappiestonthetrack,whereshesayssheforgetsallherillness."
Nextstop:
Malaysia,wherebothmotherandsonwillcompeteintheiragebracketsattheAsianMastersAthleticsChampionshipsinDecember.
1.WhydidKaurbeginrunninginher90s?
A.Shehadagreatsportsdream.
B.Shefollowedherson'sadvice.
C.Shewantedtogetgoldmedals.
D.Shedreamedofactingasacoach.
2.WhatdidKaur'smethodsmeantostudentsinuniversitiesinBaruSahib?
A.Theymadeprogressintheirperformance.
B.TheyaskedhertostaythroughSeptember.
C.Theyinvitedheraftershewongoldmedals.
D.Theyspenttheirtimewiththesportswoman.
3.Whatmadehergiveupanimmediateretirementfromrunning?
A.Herstrongdesiretoperform.
B.Herforgettingallherdiseases.
C.Herprideinencouragingothers.
D.Thepopularityfromheradmirers.
4.Fromwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Entertainment.B.Health.
C.Education.D.Sports.
Passage4
Ittakesacertainquicknesstopickastrawberryorasalad.Whilecrops(农作物)likewheatandpotatoeshavebeenharvestedbymachinefordecades,manyfruitsandvegetableshaveprovedresistant(有抵抗的)toautomation.Theyaretooeasilydamaged,ortoohardforheavyfarmmachinerytolocate.
Butrecently,technologicaldevelopmentsandadvancesinmachinelearninghaveledtosuccessfultryingofmoresensitiveandskillfulrobots,whichusecamerasandartificialintelligence(Al)tolocateripefruitandhandleitcarefullyandexactly.
DevelopedbyengineersattheUniversityofCambridge,theVegebotisthefirstrobotthatcanidentifyandharvesticeberglettuce-bringinghopetofarmersthatoneofthemostdemandingcropsforhumanpickerscouldfinallybeautomated.
First,acamerascans(扫描)thelettuceand,withthehelpofamachinelearningcalculationtrainedonmorethanathousandlettuceimages,decidesifitisreadyforharvest.Thenasecondcameraguidesthepickingcageontopoftheplantwithoutbreakingit.Sensorsfeelwhenitisintherightposition,andpressedairdrivesabladethroughthestalk(柄)atahighforcetogetacleancut.
Itssuccessrateishigh,with91%ofthecropaccuratelyclassified,accordingtoastudypublishedinJuly.Buttherobotisstillmuchslowerthanhumans,taking31secondsonaveragetopickonelettuce.Researcherssaythiscouldeasilybespedupbyusinglightermaterials.
Suchadjustmentswouldneedtobemadeiftherobotwasusedcommercially(商业地)."Ourgoalwastoproveyoucandoit,andwe'vedoneit,”SimonBirrell,co-authorofthestudy,tellsCNNBusiness."Nowitdependsonsomebodytakingthebaton(指挥棒)andrunningforward,"hesays.
1.Whydoesthewritermentionstrawberryandsaladinthefirstparagraph?
A.Toattractreaders'attentiontothefruits.
B.Toshowthefastspeedofpickingfruits.
C.Toindicatealotofcropscanbeeasilydamaged.
D.Tosuggestmachinescan'thandlesoftfruitseasily.
2.WhatdoweknowabouttheVegebot?
A.Itusesmachinelearningcalculationtoharvest.
B.Itisdemandedbyhumanpickers.
C.Itcanbespedupbyusingheaviermaterials.
D.Itperformsfasterthanhumanpickers.
3.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Theworkingofthecamera'sscanningthelettuce.
B.TheprocessoftheVegebot'sharvestingthelettuce.
C.Thereasonforthecamera'sguidingthepickingcage.
D.Theresultofsensors'cuttingthestalkatahighforce.
4.WhatcanweinferfromSimon'swords?
A.Hewillenabletherobottorunforward.
B.HehasalreadycommercializedtheVegebot.
C.HeneedsapioneertousetheVegebotfirst.
D.Hewantstoprovehumanpickersarelosers.
Passage5
TeenagersintheUSknowthey’llprobablyneedtechskillstolandgoodjobs,butanewsurveysuggeststhatinterestintechcareersmaybedecreasing(减少).
Thepercentageofboysaged13to17whoareinterestedinscience,technology,engineering(工程)andmath–orSTEM–careersdroppedfrom36percentin2017to24percentthisyear,accordingtoasurveybyJuniorAchievementUSA.TheamountofgirlsinterestedinSTEMcareersstayedunchangedat11percent.
Butthe1,000surveyparticipantsstillnamedtechnologyasoneoftwokeyskillsthatwillbenece
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