高考英语阅读理解考前热身（Day31）

第PAGE"pagenumber"pagenumber页，共NUMPAGES"numberofpages"numberofpages页高考阅读理解考前热身（Day31）A（应用文）Withthenewsemesterabouttostart,ourschooliswelcomingagroupofnewinternationalstudents.Wehavesomeappsherethatwillmakeyourlifeeasier.Wehopeyouwillhaveawonderfullifehere.★WeChatWeChatisnowthemostpopularsocialmediaappinChina.AlmosteveryoneisusingWeChat.YoucansendbothtextandvoicemessagesonWeChat.Youcanalsomakevoiceandvideocalls.Youcanalsoposttexts,picturesandvideoclips.Ifyourfriendsinyourhomecountryhavethisapp,youcanalsochatwiththemthroughvoiceorvideo.WeChatisalsowidelyusednowasaformofpaymentwhichcanbeusedinstores,online,andinothershoppingapps.★AlipayAlipayisasimilarapptoPayPal.ItwasfirstusedonTaobaoandnowpeoplecanstilluseitasamobilepaymentoption.Youcanevenusemobilepaymentatstreetvendors,soifyouhavethisapp,youcanleaveyourwalletathome.★DidiNowDidiseemstobethesmartestwaytotravelaround.Withonetap,acarcomesdirectlytoyou.DidiisaChinesecar-hailingserviceapp.Ithasafunctioncalled“ridesharing”,whichsavesalotofmoneyforpassengers.ButitdoesnothaveanEnglishversion,soifyouwanttouseit,youwillhavetolearnsomeChinese.★PlecoThisisoneofthetopChinese/Englishdictionaryappsanditcovers130,000Chinesewordsandincludes20,000examplesentenceswithpinyin.ItisperfectforthosewhowanttolearnChinese,andalsofortouristswhoneedtotranslatewordsorphrasesfromEnglishtoChinese.1．Whoaretheintendedreadersforthistext?A．Chineselearners. B．InternationalteachersinChina.C．ForeignstudentsstudyinginChina. D．Studentsfurtheringtheirstudies.2．ThefollowingstatementsabouttheappsareTRUEexcept.A．PeoplecanhailacarwithDidiinEnglish.B．PeoplecanuseWeChattopost,callandpay.C．PlecoisusefulfortouristswhoknowlittleChinese.D．AlipaywasoriginallyusedtomakepaymentsonTaobao.3．WhichappishelpfulinlearningChinese?A．WeChat. B．Alipay. C．Didi. D．Pleco.B（记叙文）IfsomeonehadtoldmefiveyearsagothatIwouldbelivinghappilyeverafteronasmallfarminwesternOklahoma,Iwouldhaveimmediatelydeniedthepossibility.Backthen,Iwasaconfirmedcitygirl.Ienjoyedthecitylife.Thenoneday,whilewewerecheckingmymother’sfarmforher,Ilookedaround,likedwhatIsawandaskedmyhusband,“Whydon’twebuildahousehereonthefarm?”Tomysurprise,hesaid,“Yes!”Andsowebegananewandverydifferentchapterinourlifestory.MyhusbandandIsetouttodealwiththeland.Wetookdowndeadtrees,knockeddowntheoutbuildingsandplantedvegetableandflowergardens.Welearnednewskillsasweworkedandprovidedthelocalswithhumorousmomentsastheyansweredourquestions.Webuiltahometowelcomefamilyandfriends,tosharethebeautyandbountyoftheland.Wesoonrealizedthelandhadplayedajokeonus:ithadchangedandtransformedusinoureffortstochangeit.Welostweightandgainedmuscles.We’velearnedtorecognizeandhonornature’scyclesandtiminginsteadofclocks,calendars,schedulesandto-dolists.Withonlytwoclocksinthehouse,weenjoytheflowofdaysintonights.Ourtimelesslifeallowsustoappreciatesunrisesandsunsets—eachauniqueeventthatcameraandwordsonlypartiallycapture.Livingasimplelifeinthecountryhasledusbacktocommonsense.We’velearnedtoberesourcefulinsolvingproblemsandcanthinkofmanyuniqueways.Ibecomebetterathandlingasituationwithfewerresourcesandconveniences.Inthequietnessoftheland,wehearandappreciatenature’smusic.Wealsolistentothesilence.Walkingthroughthegrasses,gazingatthecentury-oldtreesandwonderingaboutallthechangesandhistorytheyhavewitnessedarerelaxingpastimes.Ihavetobetruthful:caringforthelandisajoyfuljob.；4．Howdidherhusbandreacttotheauthor’sproposal?A．Opposed. B．Approving. C．Surprised. D．Concerned.；5．Howdidtheauthorbenefitfromthecountrylife?A．Sheenjoyedbetterhealth. B．Shemademuchmoneybyworking.C．Sheregainedtherespectfromthefarmers. D．Sheimprovedherrelationshipwithherfamily.；6．Whatistheauthor’sfeelingwhenlivinginthecountry?A．Shebecomesmorecreative. B．Shebecomesmorehumorous.C．Shebecomesmorehonestwithothers. D．Shebecomesmoreinterestedintravelling.；7．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A．Simplelifeisthemostimportant. B．Countrylifeisbetterthancitylife.C．Gettingclosetonaturecanbejoyful. D．Livinginthecountryiseveryone’sdream.C（新鲜科技类-说明文）WiththehelpofanewmobileapplicationcalledFarmAssistant,developedbyWuZeyin,farmersinBotswanacanmaketheirworkmucheasier.Wu,an11-year-oldpupilfromHubeiprovince,movedtoBotswanawithhisfamilysevenyearsago.Duringthepastyearslivinginthecountry,hefoundthatthequantityoffruitandvegetablessoldatlocalsupermarketswasverylimited,andthequalitywaspoor.Somevegetablesweren’tripe,suchassmallcarrotsandgreentomatoes,andtheywerequiteexpensive.Tropicalsavanna(草原)anddesertclimatesaretypicalinmostpartsofthecountry,makingitdifficulttogrowcommoncrops.Drought-tolerantspeciesofcorn,sorghumandbeansarealsouncommon.Foralongtime,Botswanahadtoimportmanygrains,fruitsandvegetablesfromneighbouringcountries,suchasSouthAfrica,tomeettheneedsofitspeople.BotswanahasmadeaseriesofcooperativearrangementswithChinatogetridoffoodshortages.InJulylastyear,apilotprojecttogrowChina’swater-savinganddrought-tolerantricewassuccessfullyundertakeninGaborone,thecapitalofBotswana,whichbroughtWusomenewideasonlocalagriculture.“Atthattime,IwaspreparingforthefirstYouthArtificialIntelligenceandFutureMediaGlobalInnovationChallenge,”hesaid,“WhenIgotthenews,Igaveupmyfirstplanofdevelopingapersonaltimemanagementapp,anddecidedtodevelopanappforagriculture.”Theappsupportseightcropscommonlygrownlocally,includingtomatoes,potatoes,onions,corn,carrots,cabbage,eggplantandradishes.Farmerswhousetheapplicationcanclickontheparetoseeitswateringneeds,openingtime,seedprice,sellingpriceandproduction.Afterplantingtheseeds,farmersclickthetimertostart,andtheapplicationremindsthemwhattodoateachstage.Whenaskedwhyhewantedtohelplocalfarmershere,WuquotesanoldsayinginChina:“Giveamanafishandyoufeedhimforaday;teachhimhowtofishandyoufeedhimforalifetime.”8．WhichcanbethemainreasonforBotswana’sfoodshortage?A．Limitedsuppliesinlocalmarkets.B．Unfavourableclimateconditions.C．Lackofadvancedfarmingtechniques.D．Frequentthreatsfromnaturaldisasters.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undertaken”meaninParagraph4?A．Launched. B．Removed. C．Adapted. D．Promoted.10．HowcanWu’sapplicationmakefarmers’workeasier?A．Itimproveslocalplantingenvironment.B．Itidentifiesthecommonlygrowncrops.C．Itteachesfarmerswhentoplanttheseeds.D．Itprovidesbasicinformationofthecrops.11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Botswana’sFoodProblemSolvedbyaNewAppB．TechnologyIsMakingaDifferenceinBotswanaC．GiftedChineseTeenagerHelpsBotswanaFarmersD．ChineseOldWisdomPromisesaBrighterFutureD（研究报告）Haveyoueverhadafoodthatyoutastedandyouimmediatelydisliked?Maybeitwasbroccoli,darkchocolate,orcottagecheese.Maybeyouwere“encouraged”totrythefoodagain,andthenoneofthosetimesyouactuallylikedit.Manypeoplehavehadthisexperience.Whiletastesaredevelopedatayoungage,theycanbechanged,whichdependsonaperson’sdesiretotry.ResearchersattheUniversityofBirminghamreleasedastudythatshowedpeoplehaveaflavorwindow.Theflavorwindowisopenforfour-to-six-month-oldbabies.Duringthistime,itiseasiertogetbabiestotryafoodtheyhavenotpreviouslytasted.Astheygrowup,theflavorwindowslowlycloses,leavingmostofthemdubiousofnewfoods.However,theflavorwindowclosingatayoungagedoesn’tmeanitcan’tbereopened.Astudyfoundthatifbabiesareintroducedtoanewfood5to10times,theycangrowtolikeit.Thatamountgoesupaschildrengrowolder.Ultimately,thestudycametotheconclusionthattheflavorwindowmayneverbecompletelyshut.Beingwillingtotryanewfoodrepeatedlyisnecessarytoopenaperson’sflavorwindowagain.Eachattemptwilllessenthenaturalunwillingnessofsomethingnew.Eventually,“notbad”canturninto“prettygood”.Onemethodforinspiringcouragetotrynewfoodsmultipletimesistestingdifferentingredients.Addinganingredient-sugarorsalt,perhaps-thatoneenjoys,mightmakeanunappealingfoodmoreappealing.Oncethepersonhastrainedhimorherselftolikethefood,theaddedingredientmaynotbenecessary.Overcomingadislikeofaparticularfoodrequirestastingafoodindifferentwaysandatdifferenttimes.Inspiteofstrangesmells,oddtextures(奇怪的纹理)ordistinctiveflavors,apersonhastheabilitytoacquireatruelikingforeventhemostuniqueandunusualfoods.Sodon’tgiveup-youneverknowwhenyoumightsurpr