高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 208.docx

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day208

高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day208

Passage1

Itshouldbeveryclearthatweliveinamostfantastictime.It'satimewheninformationisofprimaryimportance.It'satimewhennewinformationtechnologiesarefundamentallytransformingtheworldineveryaspect.Amongthechanges,whichhavecomeuponmodernsociety,theonesineducationareprobablythemostobviousandinfluential.Newinformationtechnologiesareacceleratingchangesineducation,atthesametimepresentingrevolutionarytoolswiththepotentialtomakeeducationmoreefficientandmoreeffectivethanever.

　　Theapplicationofnewinformationtechnologieshasremarkablypromotedtheprocessofeducation.Onlinelearningisprobablythebestcase.Asisoftenthecasewith"technology",onlinelearningmayappeartobehorrible;itcansoundlikealphabetsoupsometimes.Nowlet'sseewhetheryoucanunderstandallthis.YoucanparticipateinCBTataCLCviatheconvenienceofIDL.Whatdoesitallmean?

Letmetranslate:

CBT—Computer-BasedTraining;CLC—ComputerLearningCentre;IDL—InteractiveDistanceLearning.Soundcomplicated?

Notreally.Onlinelearningismuchlesscomplicatedthanitseems.Studentscanlearnatanytime,anywhere,atanyspeed.Theycanmaketheirownlearningschedulesandfollowtheirownpathstosuittheirlifestyles.Inmyuniversity,everysemesterthere'reseveralonlinecoursesavailable,whichneednoclassmeetingsorpapermaterials.TheonlythingIhavetodoisjustgetonlineregularlyasIwish,anddownloadnecessarylearningmaterials.TheneverythingIneedtoknowaboutthecourseisonlyaclick.

　　Butonlinelearningisnotperfect;it'slikethemicrowaveoven:

itdoessomethingsbetter,butitisnotacompletereplacementforthetraditionalmodel.Thetraditionalclassroommodelforeducationandlearningishardtoleavebehind.Becausehumansaresocialcreatures,therearetimeswhenweneedtoseeeachotherface-to-faceforinteractivelearning.Asocialandpersonalconnectionoftenbuildseffectiveteams,solvesproblems,andinspiresconfidence.Soonepossiblesolutionistocombineonlinelearningwiththeoldtraditionalclassroomlearning,whichnotonlymakesthelearningprocessfasterandcheaper,butalsohighlightstheinteractionsbetweenteachersandstudents.

　　Thebottomline:

theInternetisthemostimportanteducationaltoolintheinformationageandonlinelearningwillbecomeamainpartofeveryindividual'slearningexperienceinthefuture.That'sexactlyhowwewillmoveknowledgefromtheoneswhohaveittotheoneswhoneeditfasterandcheaper,andthat'showwe'regoingtosurviveintheinformationage.

1.Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageshouldbe"________".

A.EducationintheInformationAge

B.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofOnlineLearning

C.OnlineLearningvsClassroomLearning

D.HowtoSurviveintheInformationAge

2.InParagraph3themicrowaveovenismentionedasanexampletoindicatethat________.

A.onlinelearningneedsimproving

B.onlinelearningdoesn'tsuiteveryone

C.onlinelearningwillexistalongsidethetraditionalmodel

D.onlinelearningismoreadvancedthanthetraditionalmodel

3.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutonlinelearningisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.Itstressesinteractionsbetweenteachersandstudents.

B.Itisconvenienttobothteachersandstudents.

C.Itismoreefficientandeffective.

D.Itisn'tascomplexasitseems.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.notallthepeopleareinfavorofonlinelearning

B.itisnoteasytocombineonlinelearningwithclassroomlearning

C.inthefutureallthecourseswillbeavailableonline

D.inasenseoursurvivalintheworlddependsononlinelearning

Passage2

　　WeareinterestedinthepreservationofthebiodiversityonEarth.WhatI'vebeenworkingonarerats.Justlookingatrats,youcanunderstandcontinentaldriftandclimatechange.We'veactuallyrediscoveredratsthatwerethoughttobeextinct.DarwinwasthelastonetodocumentthemontheGalapagosIslands.Peoplehavegonethereforhundredsofyearsandnotseenone.In1997,Iwenttherewithmymentor（导师）andanothergraduatestudent.EveryonethoughtIwascrazy,whylookforsomethingthatdoesn'texist?

Theywouldn'tevengiveuspermits.Ourplanwastostoponabeachforadayandthenhikeuptothetopofanextinctvolcanowhereveryfewpeoplehadbeen:

Wewereonapicturesque,isolatedbeach.Wesetoutthetrapsjusttoseewhatwemightfind.Thenextmorning,Icheckedmytraps!

Iimmediatelyranbacktomymentor.Whenhelookedinthementaltrap—Iwillneverforgethisface—Itlookedlikehe'dseenaghost.

　　Icertainlyunderstandtheargument:

"Whocaresaboutanextinctrat?

"Butyouhavenoideawhatrolethatratplaysinthatfunctioningecosystem.Peoplecanappreciatebeauty,sothat'swhypeoplelovepandasandwanttokeepthemaround.Youneverhear,"Whatgoodispanda?

"Ecologically,theseratsaremuchmoreimportanttotheirecosystemthanthosepandas—notthatIdon'tlovepandasbutwehavetolookbeyondthebigandbeautiful.

　　Iteachconservationbiologyandevolution.Inbothyouhavetoappealtopeopleasking"Whyisthisimportanttome?

"Somescientistsrefusetodothat.That'smyentireapproach.I'llask"Howmanyofyouhadafamilymemberwhowasinatornado,hurricaneorflood?

".Andalmosteveryhandgoesup.Climatechangeissuddenlyverypersonal,andnowtheywanttohearwhatyouaresaying.Youarenotlookingforsympathyfortheratsbutforagreaterunderstandingofthesystem.

1.WhentheauthorwenttotheGalapagosIslandwithhisteamin1997,________.

A.theywereledtoanextinctvolcano

B.theyweredrivenawayfromtheislands

C.theycouldn'tbeunderstoodbyotherpeople

D.theywereofferedsomeusefulinformation

2.Seeingtheratinthetrap,theauthor'smentorfelt________.

A.delightedB.satisfied

C.frightenedD.astonished

3.TheauthormentionspandasinParagraph2toshow________.

A.it'simportanttoresearchonrats

B.itisnouseprotectingpandas

C.it'stimewecaredaboutecosystems

D.it'sworthwhiletobringextinctratsbacktolife

4.Howdoestheauthormakehisstudentsfocusonhislectures?

________.

A.Byinformingthemoftheharmofclimatechange.

B.Bylettingthemknowthecoursesarecloselyrelatedtothem.

C.Bytellingthemtheinfluenceofnaturaldisasters.

D.Bymakingthemfeelsorryfortherats.

Passage3

　　TheWebhasbroughtthebenefitofallowingustomoveinformationonline.SeveralstatesinAmericaareapplyingtheWebinameaningfulway.Somestatesareputtinguplistingsofjobs—notjuststategovernmentjobs,butallthejobsavailableinthestate.

　　Electroniccommerce（电子商务）comesthroughmonth-by-monthtoo.AccordingtoaresearchcarriedoutbythePewResearchCenter,nearlyoneinfourAmericansmademoneyoverthelast12monthsbysellingthingsandprovidingserviceswiththehelpoftheirpersonalcomputersorotherdevicesconnectedtotheWeb.Ifexistingbuyersandsellerssimplymovepaper-basedtradestotheWeb,thatisnotnewbusiness.Ithasjustimprovedtheefficiencyofanexistingprocess.However,thebiggestimpacthasoccurredwhereelectroniccommercematchesbuyersandsellerswhowouldnothavefoundeachotherbefore.Whenyougotoabooksiteandfindanobscure（无名气的）bookthatyouneverwouldhavefoundinaphysicalbookstore,thatisanewtypeofcommerce.

　　InteractionwiththeWebalsowillimprove,makingitmucheasierforpeopletobeinvolved.TodaythekeywordsweusetosearchtheWeboftenreturntotoomanyarticlestoclarify,manyofthemoutofcontext.Ifyouwanttolearnaboutthefastestcomputerchipavailable,youmightendupgettingresponsesinsteadaboutpotatochipsbeingdeliveredinfasttrucks.Inthefuture,ifyouaskaboutthespeedofchips,theresultwillbeaboutcomputers,notpotatoes.

　　Today,abouthalfofallPCsarestillnotconnectedtotheWeb.Gettingcommunicationscostsdownandmakingallthesoftwaresimplerwillbringinthosepeople.Topredictthatitwilltakeovertenyearsforthesechangestohappenisprobablypessimistic.Weusuallyoverestimatewhatwecandointwoyearsandunderestimatewhatwecandointen.ItwillnotbetoolongbeforetheWebbecomesasmuchawayoflifeasthecar.

1.Electroniccommercebecomesanewtypeofcommercewhen________

A.paper-basedtradesaremovedontotheWeb.

B.theefficiencyoftheexistingprocessisimprovedbyInternet.

C.newbuyersandsellersfindeachotherontheInternet.

D.abooksiteoffersthebooksseveralbookstoreshavealtogether.

2.Whyistheexampleofpotatochipsusedinthepassage?

________

A.totelltheshortcomingofcomputersatpresent.

B.toexplainthesimilaritybetweenacomputerchipandapotatochip.

C.toshowtherichnessofinformationontheweb.

D.toexplaintheunrelatedresponsesthewebsometimesoffers.

3.Whatisthepassagetryingtotellus?

________

A.thewebisbecomingawayofconveyinginformation.

B.thewebwillbringaboutanewwayoflife.

C.electroniccommercedevelopswiththeinternet.

D.interactionwiththeWebwillbecomeeasier.

4.Whatistheauthor'soverallattitudetowardstheWeb?

________

A.NeutralB.positive

C.pessimisticD.doubtful

Passage4

　　Despitebeingusedby1.34billionpeopleeachyear,travelingontheTube（地铁）inLondoncanactuallybequitelonely.

　　Onecitizens,however,istryingtochangethis.“YougetontheTubehereandit’scompletelysilentandit’sweird（不可思议）,"saysJonathanDunne,whohasstartedaworldwidedialogueafter