高考英语阅读理解考前热身（Day34）

高考阅读理解考前热身（Day34）A（应用文）Here’sourpickofthemostbeautifulEuropeancitieswithhardlyanytourists:Aarhus,DenmarkDenmark’ssecondlargestcityisconsideredtobelessattractivethanitscapitalCopenhagen.ButAarhusmakesaperfectchoiceforaDanishlongweekendthankstoitsprettybeaches,toweringDomkirkeandthegreatARoSAarhusArtMuseum.ARoS’sWineandFoodHallisoneofthebestplacesinthecitytotrydeliciousNordicfood.Norwich,EnglandThesayinggoesthatNorwichhasapubforeverydayoftheyearandachurchforeverySunday.Whilethat’sperhapsfarfromthetruth,thismosttypicalofEnglishcitiesiscertainlyhometosomeofthemostattractivemedievalarchitectureinEngland.NorwichCathedraldatesbackto1096andthestreetsofColegateandElmHillarehometopicturesque,centuries-oldhomes.Orange,FranceWhileAvignondrawsinthousandsoftouriststhankstoitssummerfestivalandamazingPopes’Palace,nearbyOrangeisusuallyunnoticed.Easiertotravelaround,withfarfewervisitors,thecity’skeyattractionistheRomanTheater,whichwasbuiltinthefirstcenturyAD．Antwerp,BelgiumTheUNESCO-protectedCathedralofOurLadyoccupiestheAntwerpskyline,butthere’ssomuchmoretothisBelgiancitythanitsmostfamousbuilding.There’salsotheRedStarLineMuseum,locatedonAntwerp’olddocks,whichshowsthecity’spastasacenterformigration(移民)totheUnitedStatesinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies.1．Whichcitywillyouvisitifyouwanttoenjoyadeliciousmeal?A．Orange,France. B．Norwich,England.C．Aarhus,Denmark. D．Antwerp,Belgium.2．WhatcanvisitorsexperienceinOrange,France?A．SeeamazingPopes’Palace. B．VisitRomanTheater.C．Attendasummerfestival. D．Besurroundedwithvisitors.3．WhatdoNorwichandAntwerphaveincommon?A．Theybothhaveacathedral. B．Theyarefamousformuseums.C．Oldpubscanbeseeneverywhere. D．PeopletheregotochurcheverySunday.B（记叙文）BettySandisonwashavinglunchwithsomefriendswhenthesubjectofwishlistscameup.Althoughshehadspentmorethan30yearsworkingasaregisterednurse,Bettytoldherfriendsthatsheregrettedneverfinishingthebachelor’sdegreeshe’dstartedmorethan67yearsearlier.Bettywasthefirstpersoninherfamilytopursuehighereducation.Withadreamofbecominganurse,BettyenrolledattheUniversityofMinnesota.Butwhenshewasjust25creditsshortofgettingherdegree,forsomereason,Bettydroppedoutofschoolandsoongotmarried.Hercareerwasputonholdasthecouplemovedaroundforherhusband’sjob,spendingtimelivingindifferentplaces.Manyyearslater,Bettyreturnedtocommunitycollegetobecomearegisterednurse.Sheworkedasanurseformorethan30yearsbeforeretiringin2013.Butin2018,shestillfeltregretfuloverherunfinisheddegree.Encouragedbyherfriends,Bettydecidedtoreturntouniversitytocompleteherbachelor’sdegree.Shechosetoliveinthedormitoryandgotonwellwithherroommates.Sheenrolledinclassesandstartedworkingonthoselast25credits.However,shewasdiscouragedbythenewtechnologyusedwhentakingonlinecoursesduringthecoronaviruspandemic.Evenso,Bettypersevered.Atage84,Bettygotherbachelor’sdegreeinMultidisciplinaryStudiesfromtheCollegeofContinuingandProfessionalStudies.Shedescribedtheaccomplishmentas“purejoy,puresatisfaction”.Bettymayevenaudit(旁听)collegeclassesnowthatherdegreeiscomplete.Sheisnotsurewhat’snext,butthere’sonethingshedoesknow:Life’stooshorttolivewithregrets!；4．Whydidn’tBettygetherbachelor’sdegree?A．Becauseshedecidedtomarryherbelovedone.B．Becauseshedidn’tachievetherequiredcredits.C．Becauseshedroppedoutofschooltoworkasanurse.D．Becauseshevolunteeredtofightthecoronaviruspandemic.；5．WhatmadeBettylessconfidentduringherpursuitofherbachelor’sdegree?A．Thedifficultcourses. B．Thenewtechnology.C．Thecoronaviruspandemic. D．Theinterpersonalrelationship.；6．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBetty?A．Accomplishedandfriendly. B．Popularandcaring.C．Determinedandhard-working. D．Ambitiousandresponsible.；7．Whatmessagedoesthispassageconvey?A．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.B．Notmatterofthetodaywilldragtomorrow.C．Bethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld.D．Itisnevertoolatetocrossitemsoffthewishlist.C（新鲜科技类-说明文）Fromself-drivingcarstocarebots(护理机器人)forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence.Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,EuropeandNorthAmerica.ItshowsthatintheUStechnologyalreadyravagesmorejobopportunitiesthanitcreates.Butthereportstates:“Losingoccupationsdoesnotchangewhatpeopledo.”Growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch.“Thegrowthof20to40personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologicalknow-howwilldirectlychallengebigcompanies,“itstates.A2014reportbyPewResearchfound52percentofexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticswereoptimisticaboutthefutureandbelievedtherewouldstillbeenoughjobsinthenextfewyears.Theoptimistspictured“afutureinwhichrobotsdonottaketheplaceofmorejobsthantheycreate,”accordingtoAaronSmith,thereport’sco-author.“Technologywillcontinuetoaffectjobs,butmorejobsseemlikelytobecreated.Althoughherehavealwaysbeenunemployedpeople,whenwereachedafewbillionpeopletherewerebillionsofjobs.Thereisnoshortageofthingsthatneedtobedoneandthatwillnotchange,”Microsoft’sJonathanGrudintoldresearchers.；8．Whydoestheauthormentionself-drivingcarsandcarebotsinthefirstparagraph?A．Tosupporthisargument. B．Toprovideexamples.C．Tointroducethetopic. D．Tomakecomparisons.；9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ravages”meaninparagraph4?A．Loses B．provides C．develops D．destroys；10．Whatcanbeinferredfromthereport?A．Bigcompanieswillfacefewerchallenges.B．Smallcompanieswillsurelydefeatbigcompanies.C．Workefficiencyandtechnologicaloperationwillbeofvitalimportanceforcompanies.D．Inthefuture,everyonewillbeequippedwithgreatsocialskillsandtheabilitytouseAI.；11．Inwhichcolumnwillthepassagebefoundmostprobably?A．Science B．EducationC．Economy D．FashionD（议论文）Thoughmanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwouldsaythatwe’ve“summered”.“Summer”isclearlyanoun-averbednoun.Inourchildhood,wealllearnedthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchacleardefinition,itwaseasytonoticethedifference.Notsoinadulthood,whenweareexpectedto“foot”thebilland“chair”meetings.Chancesarethatyoudidn’tfeeluncomfortableaboutthoseverbednouns.“TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,”saysPatricia,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.Expertsfoundthat20%ofallEnglishverbswereoriginallynouns.Anditseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40%ofnewverbshavecomefromnouns.Eventhoughtheconversion(转化)isquitecommon,plentyoflanguageexpertsdisagreewithit.WilliamStrunkJr.andE.B．Whitehavethistosay,“Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.Notallarebad,butsomeareindoubt.”TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.“Sometimespeopledislikeanewverbbecausetheyrefusetoacceptwhatisunfamiliartothem,”saysPatricia.That’swhywe’recomfortable“hosting”aparty,butwemightfeelupsetbythethoughtof“medaling”insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn’tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeoplethinktwiceabout“verbifying”(使动词化)anounifit’seasilyreplacedbyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit’sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,hesays.Intheend,however,styleissubjective.TheeasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglishgrammarforcenturies.Itisoneof