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课下天天练(一)40分阅读提分练姓名________班级________考号________时间：40分钟阅读(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A[2023·湖北十一校联考]Football:DesigningtheBeautifulGameWhetheryouareacrazyfanorsidelinesupporter,visitorstothisexhibitionwillenjoydiscoveringtheremarkabledesignstoriesbehindtheworld'sbeautifulgame.WhattoexpectTheexhibitionexploresthestorybehindfootball,showinghowdesignhasbeenusedtopushthegametonewlimits.Takeajourneythroughover500objects,filmsandinterviewsinsportingperformance,equipmentdevelopmentandstadiumdesign,andinvolveyourselfinthestoriesofclubsandgamelegends(传奇人物)includingMessi,Pelé，GeorgeBestandDiegoMaradona.HeldbytheDesignMuseumandtheNationalFootballMuseuminManchester,theshowrevealsthemasterplanningoftheworld'smostsignificantfootballstadiums,thedesigninnovationusedintoday'sequipment,howthegraphicdesignofteambadges(徽章)andpostersshapesaclub'sidentityandhowgrassroots'effortsarepushingthesport'smercialization.Ticketinformation※Onlinebookingisadvisedbutticketswillalsobeavailableinthebookingoffice.Lastentrytotheexhibitionis90minutesbeforethemuseumcloses.※Adultticketsarechargedfrom￡16andstudentticketsfrom￡12.Meanwhile,youcansave25%onfamilyandgrouptickets.※Presentyourexhibitionentryticketfor10%offfoodanddrinkatLondonGradeCoffeeonthegroundfloor.1．Whatcanvisitorsdoattheexhibition?A．Designateambadge.B．Interviewmasterdesigners.C．Putonfootballequipment.D．Learnaboutfamousfootballplayers.2．Howmuchshouldacouplewiththeir11­year­oldsonpayatleastforadmission?A．￡33.B．￡36.C．￡44.D．￡48.3．Whatwillvisitorsenjoywiththeticket?A．Aspecialdiscountongoodsatacafe.B．Aphotoofasignificantfootballstadium.C．AfreevisittotheNationalFootballMuseum.D.Aninvitationtoaclub'ssportingperformance.B[2023·南昌市模拟]AcrowdcheeredKunleAdeyanjuasheturnedoffhismotorbikeengineafterpletingatiring41­daytrip.The44­year­oldleftLondononApril19andarrivedinNigeria'smercialcenterLagosonSundayaftertravellingmorethan8，000milesacross13countries.HestartedtheimpressivejourneytoraisefundsforRotaryInternationaltodealwithpolio(小儿麻痹症)inhisnativeNigeria.AcpaniedbyadozenbikersforthelaststretchofthejourneyfromtheRepublicofBenin,AdeyanjuwasweledbysupportersinIkeja,incentralLagos.Adeyanju,called“LionHeart”byfans,wonpopularityamongthepublicbypostingdailypictureswithmentsabouthisjourneyonsocialmedia.Ateverystopalongtheway,hewasgreetedbyenthusiasticsupporters.Hedidfacesomechallenges,liketheoneinMaliwhereoneofhiswheelsbroke.“Iwasstandinginthemiddleofthenight,aloneinabush,notknowingwhattodo,withoutspeakingthelanguage，”hesaid,explaininghehadtowalktothenearestvillage.“Fortunately,thelocalshelpedme.”Notallofthechallengeshefacedweresolvedsmoothly.“Mauritania,acountryinnorthwestAfrica,was‘terrible’，”hesaid,afterhegotrobbedofhundredsofeuros.“Theworstexperience，”headded.TheformerShellemployeeself­fundedhistripwith$20，400insavings,hopingtoraiseupto$48millionforRotaryInternational.“IhavebeensufferingfromalackofsleeplatelybecauseIsleptonlythreetofourhourspernight.ButIfeelproudbecauseIfinishedthischallenge，”Adeyanjusaidjustafterhearrived,wipingthesweatoffhisface.AdeyanjuaddedthatheisnowplanningtohaveapossiblecyclingtriptoGhanaorabikeridetoIsraeltohelpraisemorefunds.Andhehasanotherdream:toclimbMountQomolangma.4．WhydidAdeyanjugoonthe41­daytrip?A．Tochallengehimself.B．Tohelpfightpolio.C．Toconnectwithmorepeople.D．ToadvertiseRotaryInternational.5．HowdidAdeyanjubeepopularduringthejourney?A．Byusingthetitle“LionHeart”．B．Bymentingonotherbikers'journeys.C．Bysharinghisexperiencesonline.D．Byshowinghisdeeploveforhishometown.6．WhathappenedtoAdeyanjuinMauritania?A．Hegotlostinthebush.B．Hemetwithcrime.C．Hefailedtounderstandthelocals.D．Hebrokehismotorbike.7．WhichwordscanbestdescribeAdeyanju?A．Caringanddetermined.B．Reliableandenthusiastic.C．Generousandsensitive.D．Adventurousandconfident.C[2023·安徽省名校联盟质量检测]Wehumansoftennavigate(导航)usingroadsignsandGPS.Butwhataboutelephants?ConnieAllen,abehaviouralecologistattheUniversityofExeterintheU.K．，said“theelephantsnavigateoverlongdistancesusingtheirunbelievablememories”，whichmakesothersconsiderthatanelephantwillneverforget.Butit'salsobeensuggestedhereandtherethatmaybeolfactionisextremelyimportantfortheselong­distancemovements.AllenandhercolleaguescheckedthatideabytestingAfricanelephants'abilitytoidentifyaveryspecialsmell:thesmellofpee(尿).Yousee,anelephantpeesalot—some12to15gallonsaday—andthatpeecancontainaseriesofchemicalsignals.Butfirst,theyneededsomepee.SotheyheadedforaspotalongBotswana'sBotetiRiverandwaited.Theywaitedforelephantstopeeand,within20minutes,wentandcollectedthesefreshpeesamples.Thentheysetupcamerasonsevenpathswhichtheelephantsusuallywalkedalong.Afterobservingtheelephants'naturalbehaviouronthepaths,theynoticedthatthemajorityoftheelephantscheckedsmellsalongthepaths—especiallyelephantstravellingalone,whichisanindication,theresearcherssaid,thatsmellsmayserveassignpostsalongthepaths.Next,theyplacedthosepeesamplesalongthepaths.Andtheyfoundthatforatleasttwodays,passingelephantstrainedtheirtrunksonthesamples,especiallysamplesfrommatureadults,whichisanotherindicationthatsmellsmightbeaneffectivenavigationalsignal.TheirfindingsappearedinthejournalAnimalBehaviour.Basedontheseresults,theyhopeconservationistsmightbeabletouseelephantpeeasadecoy(诱饵).Ifwecantrickelephantsintothinkingotherelephantsaregoingthisway,maybewecanredirectthemawayfromwheretheyareingintoconflictwithhumansatthemoment.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“olfaction”inParagraph1mean?ATheroadsidesignpost.B．Thesenseofsmell.C．Thelong­termmemory.D．Thesenseofdirection.9．Howdidresearchersgettheirconclusions?A．Bydoingfieldresearch.B．Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.C．Bymakingparisons.D．Bydoinglaboratoryexperiments.10．Whatmightbeapotentialbenefitofthefindingsaccordingtothetext?A．Helpingelephantstofindotherpanions.B.Inspiringnewresearchdirectionsinelephants.C.Raisingpublicawarenessofelephantprotection.D．Makingelephantsandhumanscoexistpeacefully.11．Whichcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Africanelephantsshowpersonality­basedmovementsB．ElephantsarebornwithexcellentabilitytonavigateC．AfricanelephantsmayusepeeasaroadsignD．ElephantshaveagoodmemoryforroadsD[2023·重庆市高三质量调研抽测]FelixRuppertandAlexanderBadri­SprowitzattheMaxPlanckInstituteforIntelligentSystemsinStuttgart,Germany,designedahalf­metre­highrobotcalledMortiandgaveittheabilitytoteachitselfhowtowalk,ratherthantoperformapre­programmedstep.Thefour­leggedrobottookonlyanhourtolearnhowtowalksteadily,roughlythesameamountoftimeasnewbornhorsesneed.Andit'sthefirsttimethatamachinelearningtechniquehasbeensosuccessfullyappliedtofour­leggedrobots.Mortiiscontrolledbyanartificialintelligence(AI)algorithm(算法)thatdoesn'thavemuchinformationabouttherobot'slegs,suchastheexactshapeofeachelement.“TheAI,workinglikethecentralnervoussystem,giveswalkinginstructionsforMortitofollow.Itthenadjuststhembasedonreadingsfromfootsensorsthatsignalwhentherobotfallsandlosescontactwiththeground.Initially,Mortifallsdown,butafteraboutanhourtheAIfindsthebestwaytomakeitwalk，”saidRuppert.BecausetheAIlearnsratherthancalculatingdetailsofeachleg'smovementinadvance,whichcanusealotofenergy,Mortiwalksusing42percentlessenergythanwhenitfirststartsattheendofanhour­longlearningprocess.Morti'sprocesscopiesthewaybabyanimalslearntomove,astheyalsofindthemostefficientwaytousetheirmusclesbytryingandinitiallytripping.DhireeshaKudithipudiatTheUniversityofTexasatSanAntoniosaidthatAIrobotscanoftenlearnaspecifictaskverywellbutcan'treadjustwhentheenvironmentchangesandthatMorti'sdesign,whichreliesoncontinuallyadjustingtherobot'smovements,mayperformbetterinthatregard.RuppertsaidheandtheteamareworkingonaddingmoresensorsandrangeofmotiontoMortitomakeitamoreanimal­likerobot.12．WhatisspecialaboutMorti?A．Itispre­programmedtowalk.B．Itcanlearntowalkbyitself.C．Itisthefirstfour­leggedrobot.D．Itcanhelpteachthenewborns.13．WhichaspectofMortiisstressedinParagraph2?A．Itsbodystructure.B．Itsdesignconcept.C．Itslearningprocess.D．Itsworkingconditions.14．HowdoestheAI'slearningabilitybenefitMorti?A．BypredictingMorti'slegmovements.B．BytrainingMorti'smusclestothebest.C．ByloweringMorti'senergyconsumption.D．BystrengtheningMorti'sbondwithothers.15．WhatisDhireeshaKudithipudi'sattitudetowardMorti?A．Doubtful.B．Concerned.C．Subjective.D．Favorable.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。[2023·河南省适应性测试]You'llprobablybefamiliarwiththeNorthAmericanspellingoftheword“airplane”.However,ifyou'veeverbeenonaninternationalflightleavingtheUnitedStatesandgoingtoanotherEnglish­speakingcountryliketheUnitedKingdom,you'veprobablynoticedthatthereareafewdifferencesbetweentheAmericanandBritishspellingsofwordswiththesamemeaning.__1__.TheAmericanEnglishspellingis“airplane”whiletheBritishEnglishspellingis“aeroplane”.So,whydoesthishappen?Let'slookattherootofthephenomenon.__2__.“BritishEnglishhasageneraltendencytofavourspellingsandwordsthatremindpeopleofFrench,butAmericanEnglish,whenithasdeviated(背离)fromwhatBritishEnglishdoes,oftenchangesintothedirectionofseeminglessFrench，”saysLynneMurphy,authorofTheProdigalTongue:TheLov