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高考阅读理解考前热身(Dayl9)A(应用文)Exploreyourworld-MirthyOnlineeventstohelpyoudiscoverlearnandconnectWhoisMirthyMirthyisoneofthemostpopularwebsitesforonlineeventsandalreadylovedandtrustedbymorethan45000people.Itwasdesignedtocreateaninclusivecommunitywherepeoplecanlearnshareandconnectwithothersthroughavarietyofeventsthatareactivesociableanduplifting.Itsallaboutfulfilmentandwellbeing.Therearesomeonlineeventseachmonthtotryfromcraftworkshops(手工工坊)tofitnesssessions.Forexampleaccordingtooureventcalendarthisweekyoucanattendgardeningclassesandsinginglessons.Sowhetheryouhaveadesiretogetfitterortopickupanewskill—signingupforclassesandeventswithMirthycouldbejustwhatyouhavebeenlookingfor.HowdoesitworkSignupviatheonlineregistrationformatMirthy.com.Thenyoucantakealookthroughthecalendarofupcomingeventsandseewhattakesyourfancy.Onceyouregisterforaneventyouwillthenreceivealinkonemailreadyforyoutojointheliveevent.Ifyourplanschangeandyoucantmakeityouwillreceivealinkfora7-dayreplaythatyoucanwatchatatimethatisconvenientforyou!BestofallitscompletelyFREEtojoinJoinMirthyfbrfreetodayandyoucanenjoyany4eventseverymonthforfree!Ifyoureupfbrmorethenyoucaneitherselectandbookadditionaleventsonapay-as-you-gobasisnormallyfor£
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4.99permonth.IfyouchoosetogofbrthePremiummembershipthere9snocontract.Yousimplyupgradeyourmembershipandyoucancancelanytime.WhatcanpeopledoatMirthythisweekA.Makeartcrafts.B.Talkaboutfitnessexperience.C.Learnsongs.D.Studywildplantsandanimals.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMirthyA.Peoplecansignupfortheeventsonline.B・Theeventscanbewatchedagainatanytime.C.Peoplecanupgradetheirmembershipforfree.D.Nomorethan4eventsareofferedeachmonth.WhatsthemainpurposeofthispassageA.Tosharealifestyle.B.Torecommendawebsite.C.Tointroduceonlineevents.D.Toexplainaregistrationprocess.B(记叙文)Ilookforwardtomyhalfhourtrainridetoworkeverymorning.Icanlookoutofthewindowasittwistsandturnsitselfthroughneighborhoodswiththesuncastingitsstronglightingonthefloorofthetraincar.Isometimesgetlostinthoughtwhilefollowingthelight.ButthereasonIlovethisrideisthatifsareminderofhowneighborhoodscanchangefromblocktoblock.ForalmostayearnowIhavebeenridingthistrainasIheadintotheofficewhereIworkasareporterforalocalmagazine.Iamoneof13journalistswhohelpreportcommunitynewsinareasthatareoftenforgotten.AndformethatmeanscoveringareasliketheoneIgrewupin.LastweekasIwasonthewaytomyofficeIstartedwonderinghowneighborhoodshavechangedsincethe2008housingcrisis.IsearchedaddressesonthecityssouthwestsideaneighborhoodthathasseenasignificantnumberofresidentialhomespulleddownIscannedthestreetviewsrecordedonmyphoneandsawhowtheneighborhoodlookedin
2007.ThenIsetouttovisitthecityblockandthatswhenImet3-year-oldHarmony.HarmonylovedcollectingrocksformetoholdasIwalkeddownthestreetwithhermotherMarquita.IalreadyknewwhattheneighborhoodlookedlikeinthepastbutMarquitasharedmoredetailsofthepeoplewhooncelivedonherblockwhowerereallyfriendlytoeachother.Howeverpeopletodayintheneighborhoodarebusywithlifeandseldomsayhellotoeachother.MarquitahaslivedonthisblockherentirelifeandHarmonyhasformostofhershortlifeaswell.ButtheneighborhoodthatMarquitagrewupinwillbeoneobviouslydifferentthantheoneHarmonywillgrowtoknow.Intheendtheysmiledatmycamera.AndthenIgotbackonthetrainandheaded9backtotheofficetotelltheirstories.;WhatmakestheauthorlovehistrainridetoworkBeinglostinthought.Admiringtheoutsideviews.Enjoyingthewarmsunshine.Knowingthechangeofblocks.;
5.HowdidtheauthorfindoutwhatthecityssouthwestsidelookedlikeinthepastA•Byreadingearlierreports.Byinterviewinglocalpeople.Bywatchingpaststreetviews.Bysearchinghismemories.;HowmightMarquitafeelwhenshetalkedwiththeauthorA.Sad.B.Nervous.C.Touched.D.Confused.;WhatisthemainpurposeofthetextA.Toshareapleasanttrainridewithus.Totellustheworkofanewsreporter.Toshowusacrowdedcommunity.Tointroduceanewneighborhood.C(新鲜科技类说明文)Citiesaredifficulttonavigate(导航)atthebestoftimesbutforpeoplewithdisabilitiestheycanbelikecourseswithhurdlesandbringinconveniencetodisabledpeople.AUKnationaltravelsurveyfoundthatadultswithmobilitydifficultiestook39%fewertripsthanthosewithnodisabilityin
2017.Yetthatcouldchangeasdevicesandcitiesgrowsmarter.Assistivetechisplayingabigroleinthetransformation.Theglobalvalueoftheindustryisexpectedtoincreasefrom$14billionin2015to$
30.8billionin2024accordingtoZionMarketResearch.OneofthethingsthatcouldtransformlivesisasmartwalkingstickdesignedbyengineersfromYoungGuruAcademy(YGA)inTurkey.TheWeWalkstickhasasensorthatdetectshurdlesabovechestlevelandusesvibrations(振动)towarntheuser.ItcanbepairedwithasmartphonetohelpnavigationandisconnectedwithavoiceassistantandGoogleMaps.CeylanwhohasbeenblindsincebirthsaysthatconnectingthesticktotheInternetofThingsandsmartcitysolutionsmakesituser-friendly.AsablindpersonwhenIamattheMetrostationIdontknowwhichismyexit...Idontknowwhichbusisapproaching...whichstoresarearoundme.ThatkindofinformationcanbeprovidedwiththeWeWalk/hesays.“ThesmartwalkingstickisreallyanexcitinginitiativethatwillmakeahugedifferencetosomepeopleJsaysAnnaLawsonthedirectoroftheCenterforDisabilityStudiesatLeedsUniversityintheUnitedKingdom.Buttheyareveryexpensive...theyrenotgoingtobeavailabletothevastmajorityofdisabledpeopleJsheadded.BryanMatthewsalecturerattheInstituteforTransportStudiesattheUniversityofLeedssharestheconcernsaboutcost.Hesaysthereshouldalsobeafocusoninclusivedesignandanythingthathelpspeoplenavigatetheirenvironmentispositive.;WhatdoesthatinthesecondparagraphrefertoThesurveythatcomparedadults9mobility.Thesmartindustrythatisbooming.C.Thefactthatthedisabledtraveledless.D.Therolethattheassistivetechplays.;Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkaboutTheworkingprinciplesoftheWeWalkstick.TheintroductionoftheWeWalkstickinventors.ThetransformationcausedbytheWeWalkstick.ThebenefitsbroughtaboutbytheWeWalkstick.;WhafsthepurposeofquotingCeylanA.Toshowthevalueofsmarttech.Tourgemoreattentiontotheblind.Toincreasethepotentialmarketshare.Toencouragetechresearchanddevelopment.;WhatisthedisadvantageoftheWeWalkstickA.Confusinginstructions.B.Poornavigation.C.Inclusivedesigns.D.Highprices.D(宇宙探索-议论文)Aroundthecountryandaroundtheworldthereisnoshortageofhumansuffering.Povertydiseaseviolencehurricaneswildfireandmoreareconstantlytroublinghumanityandevenourbesteffortsthusfarcantaddressallofeverybodysneeds.Manyarelookingforplacestocutfundingandoneofthefirstplacesthatcomesupinconversationisexcessivespendingonspaceexploration.WhatgoodisittoconductmicrogravityexperimentsrepeatedlywhenchildrenarestarvingWhylaunchsomanyspace-relatedprojectswhennuclearwarthreatensourplanetThisisalineofthinkingthathasbeencomingupthroughouthistory.Yesifsshort-sightedinthatitfailstorecognizethatourgreatestproblemsrequirelong-terminvestmentandthatsocietysgreatestadvancescomeaboutthroughhardworkresearchdevelopmentofdecadesafterthatismade.Investinginscienceisinvestinginthebettermentofhumanity.Overtheseyearsmuchoftheresultsofthespaceresearchhavebeenadaptedtobeapplicabletoourdailylives.ForexampleNASAsadvancementsintheareasofroboticshavegivenmanufacturersanadditionalbasisforthedevelopmentofmoreadvancedartificiallimbs.AdditionallycertainnutritionalenrichmentingredientsthatweredevelopedbyNASAhavebeenintegratedintobabyfoodformula.Spacetechnologyhasalsohelpedimproveeconomies.Withinthenextthreeyearsthespaceexplorationandspacetourismindustryareexpectedtobevaluedat3trillionUSD.ItistruethatforeverydollarwespendonthespaceprogramtheUSeconomyreceivesabout$8ofeconomicbenefit.Spaceexplorationcanalsoserveasamotivationforchildrentoenterthefieldsofscienceandengineering.Tomanypeopletheideaofspacetravelmaystillseemfarfrompractical.HoweverIbelievethatitisimportantthatwekeepgoingforwardorwellriskdelayingfurtherdiscoveriesandtechnologicaladvancementsthatwillbebeneficialforus.;Accordingtoparagraph1whatdosomepeoplethinkofspaceexplorationA.Useless.B.Wasteful.C.Beneficial.D.Harmful.;WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthatinthesecondparagraphrefertoA.Theadvance.B.Thedevelopment.C.Theinvestment.D.Theproblem.;HowdoesNASAsadvancementscontributetothedevelopmentofartificiallimbsByprovidingafoundation.Byaddingcertainmaterials.Byactingasadrivingforce.D・Byhelpingrealizethemassproduction.;WhatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphsA.Thepaybackofspaceprogramsisveryhigh.B・Spacetravelappearstobewithinpeoplesreach.Moreandmorechildrenareinterestedinscience.Newtechnologicaldiscoverieshavebeendelayed.参考答案CABDCABCAADBCAA。
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