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