高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 258Word下载.docx

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1.Accordingtothewriter,thegreatdiscoveriesmadebyAlbertEinsteinweremainlyaresultin.

A.yearsofhardwork

B.sharpnessofthebrain

C.richexperience

D.hisdeepunderstandingofthenature

2.Somepeopleachievesuccessmuchlaterinlifebecause.

A.theirworkoftenrequiresmuchexperience

B.theydonothaveachancetoshowtheirtalents

C.theyhavetolearnlessonsfromfailures

D.theyfailtorealizeearliertheimportanceofhardwork

3.Theimportanceofwisdomliesinthefactthat.

A.ithelpstoavoidvariousmistakes

B.itcontributestoone'

screativity

C.itencouragesonetogoforwardinfaceofdifficulty

D.itprovidestherightdirectionofefforts

4.Thewritercametobelievethat.

A.itisalwaysawasteoftimetomakeplansaboutthefuture

B.itishumannaturetomakeattemptsonwhatlooksimpossible

C.oneshouldalwayschallengetheimpossibletopushthesocietyforward

D.onehastousewisdomindecidingwhatisthebestthingtodo

Passage2

AngelGarciaCrespoisacomputerengineeratCarlosIIIUniversityofMadridinSpain.Hisgrouphasinventedanewwayfordeaf-blindpeopleto“watch”TV.Theideaforthetechnologygrewoutofpreviousworkbyhisgroup.Theteamhadalreadyworkedonmakingaudiovisual（视听的）materialsaccessibletopeoplewitheithervisionorhearingdisabilities.Butthegroupwantedtohelppeoplewithbothchallenges.Sotheyaskedsomedeaf-blindpeoplewhatwouldhelp.

Inadditiontorelyingontheirsenseoftouchtocommunicate,deaf-blindpeoplecanalsogetandsendinformationwithaBrailleline.TheBraillesystemusespatternsofraiseddotstostandforlettersandnumbers.ABraillelineisanelectronicmachinewithachangeableBrailledisplay.Dotsriseupordropdownbasedontheinformationsenttothemachine.

NowthenewsystemchangesTVsignalstodataaBraillelinecanuse.“Thekeytothesystemisthepossibilityofusingsubtitles（字幕）tocollectTVinformation,”GarciaCrespoexplains.“Subtitlestravelwiththeimage（影像）andtheaudioinelectromagneticwaveswedon’tsee.Butanelectronicsystemcankeepthosewaves.”

First,acomputerprogram,orapp,pullsoutthesubtitlesandvisualdescriptionsfromthebroadcastsignal.ThesystemthencombinestheinformationandchangesbothintodataforBraille.

Nowanotherappgetstowork,whichsendsthedataouttopeople’sBraillelinesondemand.“Thisisdoneinrealtime,inlessthanasecond,”GarciaCresposays.Thisletsadeaf-blindperson“watch”TVasit’sbroadcast.ThesystemwillworkwithvariousBraillelines,aslongasthere’sabluetoothconnectionavailable.Now,thesystemisonlyusedinEurope,anditshouldsoonbeavailableintheUS.

1.WhatinspiredGarciaCrespo’sgrouptoworkonthenewtechnology?

A.Deaf-blindpeople’spoorlife.

B.Theirpityonthedisabledpeople.

C.Thechallengestheyfaceinwork.

D.Theirgroup’spreviousresearch.

2.WhycantheelectronicsystemcollectTVinformation?

A.Itcancombineallkindsofbroadcastsignals.

B.Itcankeepthewaveswithsubtitlestraveling.

C.ItcanworktogetherwithavarietyofBraillelines.

D.Itcanpulloutthesubtitlesandvisualdescriptions.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureofthenewtechnology?

A.Challenging.B.Bright.

C.Rewarding.D.Hopeless.

4.Whatshouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.NewTechnologyIsImprovingDeaf-blindPeople’sLife

B.ANewBrailleLineIsAppliedtoDisabledPeople’sLife

C.ASpanishGroupMakesTVAccessibletoBlindPeople

D.NewTechnologyHelpsDeaf-blindPeople“Watch”TV

Passage3

ExperienceallthemostfamoussightsinCopenhagenwithourHopOn-HopOffandCitySightseeingtoursequippedwithaudioguideinIIlanguages.Choosebetweenthreedifferentroutesthatwilltakeyouthroughdifferentanddiverseareasofthecity:

TheClassicCopenhagentour,theUrbanGreentourortheColorfulCopenhagentour.Itisuptoyouifyouwanttostayonboardforafullrideorifyouwanttogetoffandexploresightsontheway.Youcanhopoffandonasmuchasyoulike.Ifyoupreferanon-stoptour,thenCopenhagenPanoramaisperfectforyou.Thistourwilltakeyoutoallthemainattractions.ItisliveguidedinEnglishandincludesphotostopsatTheLittleMermaid,AmalienborgPalaceandtheOpera.

DaneslovebeingclosetothewaterandthisisnoexceptioninCopenhagen.Thewatersideofthecityisverylively,andcitizenslovetospendtheirsparetimealongthecanals.ExploretheharborandcanalsofCopenhagenwithacanaltour.ChoosebetweentheclassicIhourliveguidedGrandTourortheHopOn-HopOffboattourwithaudioguideandexperienceCopenhagenanditsbeautyfromthewaterside.

Ifyoucan’tdecidebetweenbusandboat—noworries.Youcangetboth.AticketthatcombinesbusandboatwillgiveyoutheverybestopportunitytodiscoverCopenhagenatyourownpace.Withourcombinationticketsyouevensavemoneycomparedtobuyingseparatetickets.AtickettoourcombinationtoursallowsyoutoexperienceallthatCopenhagenhastoofferfromthewateraswellasfromtheland.Ofcourse,youcanfreelyswitchbetweenourbusesandboatsatvariousspotsacrossthecityifyougoforthehop-onhop-offoption.

Experienceallthemainattractionsinthecity:

TheLittleMermaid,theroyalcastleAmalienborgPalace,picturesquehistoricalbuildingslikethecolorfulNyhavnandfeelthefreespiritofFreetownChristaniaandthehyggeatFrederiksbergsgreenareas.OurbusesandboatstakeyoueasilytoallthetopattractionsinCopenhagen!

1.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A.aresearchpaperB.atextbook

C.atravelbrochureD.auserguide

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Youcanhoponabusorboatforlimitedtimes.

B.TheColorfulCopenhagentourisanon-stoptour.

C.Sightseeingtoursareequippedwithvideoguidein11languages.

D.AllthemainscenicspotsarecoveredintheCopenhagenPanoramatour.

3.IfyouwanttofullyexploreCopenhagenatyourownpace,whichmightbethebestchoice?

A.ChoosetheclassicIhourliveguidedGrandTour.

B.Getacombinationticketthatcombinesbusandboattours.

C.Firstbuyabusticketandthenbuyaboatticketforalltheattractions.

D.ExploretheidyllicharborandcanalsofCopenhagenwithacanaltour.

Passage4

Contemporaryworriesabouttheimpactoftechnologyarepartofahistoricalpattern.Thenewtechnologiesthatdominatedthepastdecadeseemtobemakingthingsworse.Parentsworrythatsmartphoneshaveturnedtheirchildrenintoscreen-addictedzombies.Thetechnologiesexpectedtodominatethenewdecadealsoseemtocastadarkshadow.Artificialintelligence（AI）maywelldeepenbiasandprejudice,threatenyourjobandshoreupauthoritarianrulers.

Today’sgloomymoodiscentredonsmartphonesandsocialmedia,whichtookoffadecadeago.Yetconcernsthathumanityhastakenatechnologicalwrongturn,orthatparticulartechnologiesmightbedoingmoreharmthangood,havearisenbefore.Standback,andinthesehistoricalcasesdisappointmentarosefromamixofunrealisedhopesandunforeseenconsequences.Technologyfreestheforcesofcreativedestruction,soitisonlynaturalthatitleadstoanxiety:

foranygiventechnologyitsdrawbackssometimesseemtooutweighitsbenefits.Whenthishappenswithseveraltechnologiesatonce,astoday,theresultisawidersenseoftechno-pessimism.

However,thatpessimismcanbeoverdone.Toooftenpeoplefocusonthedrawbacksofanewtechnologywhiletakingitsbenefitsforgranted.Worriesaboutscreentimeshouldbeweighedagainstthemuchmoresubstantialbenefitsofinstantcommunicationandaccesstoinformationandentertainmentthatsmartphonesmakepossible.Afurtherdangeristhateffortstoavoidtheshort-termcostsassociatedwithanewtechnologywillendupdenyingacces