高考英语阅读理解考前热身（Day17）

高考阅读理解考前热身（Dayl7）A（应用文）Inte门lationalYouthCelebrationsLocalyouthgroupstogetherwithstudentsfromvariouscountriesincludingSpainFinlandAustriaandEstoniaareeachperformingthreedancepieces.Thentheywilljointogetherinaplayaboutinternationalfriendship.Theeveningwillfinishwiththesingingofsongsfromdifferentcountries.SongsofSummerTheHuntonConsortconsistsofeightvoicessingingmusicfromhundredsofyearsagorightuptomoderntimes.Thegroupwillperformsongsoldandnewallofwhichareaboutthesummer.LifeFlowsBetweenUsKentArtsandLibrariespresentthefirstperformanceofanewdancegroupcalledtheStreetDancingCompany.Thegroupwillperformoldtraditionaldancesonseveralofthebridgesinthetown.AStarMarBeBornToniArthurproducesplayswithseven-toeleven-year-oldsperformedatweekendsforparentsfamilyandfriends.Theplayscomefromchildrensstoriesandencouragementfromtheaudienceisalwaysverywelcome.RiverFestivalAdayoffunontheriverbankwithaChinesetheme.Streetentertainersandpopmusiciansperformduringthedayfollowedbyfireworksintheevening.Somethingforeverybodytowatchbothchildrenandadults.VarietyMusicEveninqAgreateveningwiththelatestpopsongsanddancingfromseveralgreatandunusualperformers.Membersoftheaudiencewillbeinvitedtojoininandwillhavethechanceofwinningticketstoatheatreshow.WhatcanpeopleenjoyattheLifeFlowsBetweenUsA.Beautifulfireworks.B・Oldandnewsongs.C.Dancesfromthepast.D.Playsfromdifferentcountries.WhatisacharacteristicofToniArthursplaysA.Theyarebasedonchildrensstories.B・Theyareperformedonsomebridges.C.Theyareaboutinternationalfriendship.D.Theyinvitemembersoftheaudiencetojoinin.WhichactivityhighlightsChinesecultureA.InternationalYouthCelebrations.B-SongsofSummer.C.RiverFestival.D.VarietyMusicEveningB（记叙文）Iwasinanewstateatanewschoolandneededsomethingsolidtostandon:aplacetofeelgrounded.IalsoneededtodolaundrysoIwalkedtoanearbyself-servicelaundryandstuffedamachinewithmyclothes.AsIstruggledtoclosethewasherdoorthewomanworkingbehindthecountertoldmetogiveitagoodhitwithmyhand.Thewasherdiditsjobyetevenafteranhourthedryerseemedtohavebarelywarmedmyclothes.Ilefthavingdecidedtoair-diythemonmycarintheAugustheat.AmonthlaterIlearnedhernamewasSandywhichshetoldmeafterIdhelpedherstopawashingmachinefrommovingacrossthefloor.Iwasgradingpoemsatatablewhenoneofthewashersbrokelooseandskippedaninchintotheair.Ijumpedtothemachineandheldonwhilesheunpluggedit.ThenextweekSandytoldmedryerNo.8wasthefastest.Itwentonlikethis.TddolaundryonceaweekusuallyThursdayorFriday.SandyworkedTuesdaythroughSaturdayandwedtalksmallwhileIfoldedclothes.ShetoldmeabouthersonandhisgradesthenewdogtheyMjustadopted.ShewasfascinatedthatIwasstudyingpoetry.Sheteased（开玩笑）thatitwashardermakingalivingasapoetthanasalaundryattendant.EventhenIknewshewasprobablyright.Ibegantorecognizeothersthere:workerstakingbreaksbythedooramotherandherbabyandevensomedeliverydrivers.ButSandywasthecenterofmycommunity.FornearlythreeyearsandalmosteveryweekIddolaundryandtalkwithher.Wecheckedoneachotherandexpectedtheothertobethere.Weaskedwheretheotherhadgonewhenwemissedaweek.Therewasanoteofconcernfbrtheothersabsenceanoteofjoyattheirreturn.rdfoundaplacetostandonsolidground.；WhydidtheauthorleavewithhiswetclothesA.HelikedtheAugustheatbetter.B.Hehadtogobacktotheclass.C.Hewantedtoshowoffhisnewcar.D.Hedidntthinkthedryerworkedwell.；WhydidSandytelltheauthortousedryerNo.8A.Shewaswarm-hearted.B.Sheneededavolunteer.C.Shewantedtothankhim.WhatdidSandythinkofacareerinpoetryA.Itwashardertofulfill.C.Itwasbadly-paidwork.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthepassageA.HeformedaclosefriendshipwithSandy.B.Hemadealotoffriendsincollege.C.HeexpectedSandytodolaundryforhim.D.HeoftenwrotetoSandyaftergraduation.C（说明文）RecentlyagroupofarchitectsfromSouthKoreaarescheduledtodesignasmartcitywithallfunctionalareaspeopleneedincludinglivingareasstudyroomsofficesanentertainmentareas-allwithina1O-minutewalkfromeachother.WhenexplainingtheaimofthecityBenvanBerkelco-founderofdesigncompanyUNStudiotoldCNNWedothistoprovidemorechoicesfbrliowresidentscanspendtheirlivingworkingandleisuretimetherebysavingthemthetimeneededtotravelelsewhereinthecity-becausewithtimethatissavedmoretimeiscreated.^^Theideaofsuchacityisnotnew.FewyearsagoFrench-ColombianresearcherCarlosMorenoputforwardthe6615-minutecity“conceptTheCOVID-19pandemichasmadethemmoreinterestedintheconcept.Duringthepandemicmanypeoplehavebeenforcedtospendmostoftheirtimeathomewithlimitedaccesstomuchelseoutsideoftheirimmediatecommunity.PalomaEzzet16isanexample.Shesaidbeforethepandemicshelikedtoplaysoccerorgodancing.Butduringthepandemicshehadtogivethemupasnosuchentertainmentareaswereinhercommunity.ItisgloomylonelyandfrustratingEzzetsaid.FrenchprofessorRoxanaBobulescuagreesthatthepandemichasbrokenourroutinemakingusrethinkourlivesandwhatourcitieslooklike.IfourwayoflifeisnolongermakingsenseperhapsitstimetoconsiderotherpossibilitiesJhetoldthewebsiteBusinessBecause.Thewell-resourcedsmartcityliketheO-minutecitymaybeonealternative（替代选择）.Butnoteveryoneisonboardwiththeidea.Somecriticssaiditwouldfurtherconcentratewealthinthemostaccessibleandconvenientdistricts.SowithsuchriskshouldpeoplestopconsideringthisconceptandgiveupalternativesaltogetherMaybenot.AsBobulescusaid“Theseedsarethereandtheyllgrowlittlebylittle.^^

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthe1O-minutecity”？A.Peoplecanwalkthroughthewholecityin10minutes.BItaimstomeetpeoplesdailyneedsandbringthemconvenience.Itenablespeopletohavemoreleisuretimeandlessworkingtime.TheconceptwasinventedtosolveproblemscausedbyCOVID-

19.WhyisPalomaEzzetmentionedinthetextToexplainthenecessityofthe10-minutecity”.ToshowtheinfluenceCOVID-19hasonpeople.Todescribewhatkindofcommunitylifepeopledesire.Toproveentertainmentareasareimportanttocommunities.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“onboardwith“inparagraph7meanA.Disagreewith.B.Careabout.C.Infavorof.D.Backdown.What9stheauthor9sattitudetowardthe10-minutecity”？A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.D（说明文）Astudyclaimsthatwearabledevicescouldalsobeusedbycowsonthefarmsofthefuture.ResearchersfromSouthwestJiaotongUniversityinChinahavedevelopedasmartwatchthatcanbeusedtomonitorcowshealthreproductivityandlocation.Monitoringenvironmentalandhealthinformationofcattlecanhelppreventdiseasesandimprovetheefficiencyofpasturebreeding（草场培育）andmanagementsaidZutaoZhangco-authorofthestudy.Inthestudytheteamsetouttodevelopawearabledevicethatcouldbeusedtocollectvitalinformationoncows.ThisinformationcanincludeoxygenconcentrationairtemperatureamountofexercisereproductivecyclesdiseaseandmilkproductionexplainedMrZhang.Thesmartdevicesarewornaroundthecowsnecksandankles.Theycontainauniquemotionenhancementmechanism（运动增强机制）tostrengthensmallmovementsthecowsmake.Oncecapturedthekineticenergyfromthecowsmovementsisstoredinabatteryandusedtopowerthedevice.Thismeansthedevicedoesntneedtobechargedlikeatraditionalsmartwatch.“Thereisalargeamountofkineticenergythatcanbeharvestedincattlesdailymovementssuchaswalkingrunningandevenneckmovement“saidco-authorYajiaPan.Toputthedevicetothetesttheresearcherstesteditonhumanparticipants.Thetestsrevealedthatevenalightjogwasenoughtopowertemperaturemeasurementsonthedevice.Beyondcowstheresearcherssaythatthesmartdevicecouldhavearangeofapplicationinhumans.Thisincludesinsportsmonitoringhealthcaresmarthomesandwirelesssensornetworks.“Kineticenergyiseverywhereintheenvironment—leavesfallinginthewindthemovementofpeopleandanimals——thesephenomenaallcontainalotofkineticenergysaidZhang.Weshouldntletthisenergygotowaste.”；WhydidtheteamdevelopthewearabledeviceA.Tomonitorcowsenvironmentaleffects.Togathervitalinformationoncows.Tolocatewherecowsreproduce.Toimprovethequalityofmilk.；HowisthedevicedifferentfromothersmartwatchesItcanbeappliedtomanyhumanrelatedfields.Itshouldbewornaroundthecowsnecksandankles.Itmakesuseoftheenergyfromthecowsmovements.Ittakeslesstimetobechargedthantraditionalsmartwatches.；WhatdoweknowaboutkineticenergyfromthelasttwoparagraphsA.Itiseasytoharvest.B.Itissimpletotest.C.Itishugeinamount.D.Itiswidelyapplied.；.WhatisthebesttitleforthispassageWearableDevicesintheFutureFarmTheKineticEnergyinNaturalWorldTheQualityMeatoftheSuperCowsWideApplicationsofaNewInvention参考答案CACDCCABACABCCA。