阅读理解突击训练（十二）2022届高考英语二轮复习

★A

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AUnitedNationsrepresentativewantsinternationalsupportforprogramsaimed

athelping28millionboysandgirlsreturntoschool.Thechildrenareunableto

continuetheireducationbecauseofwarsandcrisesaroundtheworld.

GordonBrownatUNannouncementofSafeSchoolsInitiative

FormerBritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownistheUN'sSpecialEnvoyfor

GlobalEducation.Mr.Brownsaysschoolswereoncesafeplacesforchildren.Now,

theyareincreasinglybecominginstruments（工具）ofwar.Inthepastfiveyears,there

weremorethan10,000attacksonschools.

Mr.BrowntoldtheUnitedNationsrecentlythattheinternationalcommunity

shouldspendmoneytomakeschoolssafer.Heproposedcreationofaninternational

humanitarian（慈善的）fundforeducationinemergencies.nItisourmoraldutyto

makesurethateverysinglechildintheworldcanenjoythebasicrighttoeducation-

freeofterror,freeoffear,andwiththesupportoftheinternationalcommunity.0

Mr.Brownisthinkingaboutnewusesoftechnologytoimproveschoolsafety.A

pilotprogramhasbeenlaunchedinPakistan.Threemonthsago,thePakistaniTaliban

killed140childrenataschoolinthecityofPeshawar.

AfuneralprayerforastudentkilledintheTalibanattackonaschoolin

Peshawar,Pakistan,Wednesday,Dec.17,2014

PakistaniofficialsarenowworkingwithPredictify.Me,atechnologycompany

basedintheUnitedStates.Underthe"PakistanSafeSchools"program,schoolswill

usenewcomputersoftwaretotesttheirsafetyplans.Theresultsofthetestingwill

helpschoolofficialspreparebetterforemergencies.Thetechnologywillmakeit

possibletolearnwhatschoolsandgovernmentsaredoingtopreventattackson

schools.

Mr.Brownsaiditistimefortheinternationalcommunitytowakeupanddeal

withtheproblemsfacingchildren.Hesaidtheworldshouldprotecttheirrightsand

stopturningitsbackontheseyoungvictimsofwar.

1.What9sneededforthe28millionchildrenoutofschool?

A.ProgramsoftheUN.

B.Supportfromallovertheworld.

C.Helpfromtheschools

D,AdviceoftheUNrepresentative.

2.WhatdoesGordonBrowndoatpresent?

A.He'sBritishPrimeMinister.

B.He'saPakistanileader.

C.He'saUN'sSpecialEnvoy.

D.He'sapilotinPakistan.

3.Whatmaymakeachild'slifbharder?

A.Worldhumanitarianfund.

B.Testsintheschool.

C.Newschoolprograms.

D,Terrorandfear.

4.ThenewcomputersoftwarewillbeusedinPakistanischoolsto.

A.makesureoftheirsafety

B.toofferkidsbettereducation

C.toteststudents9studies

D.Topreparebasictechnologies

5.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Mr.Brownisdealingwiththeproblemsfacingchildren.

B.Somecommunitiesarecoldtotheyoungvictimsofwar.

C.It'stimeforthechildrentowakeuptogobacktoschool.

D.Youngchildrenshouldprotecttheirrightstogotoschool.

★B

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SmokingincarswhenchildrenarepresentwillbebannedinWales,thefirst

ministerhasannounced.

CarwynJonesandHealthMinisterMarkDrakefordhavesaiditaimstoprotect

youngstersfromtheeffectsofsecond-handsmokeinaconfinedspace.Walesbecame

thefirstcountryintheUKtoconsiderdealingwiththeissueofsmokingincarswhen

childrenarepresent.Thosewhoneglectabancouldfacefinesandpointsontheir

licenses.

AnynewregulationswouldapplyonlytoWales,buttheWelshgovernmentsays

itisintouchwiththeDepartmentofHealthinEnglandto"co-ordinateapproaches”

ontheissue.Welshgovernment-backedresearchbyCardiffUniversityhassuggested

onein10childreninWalescontinuetobeexposedtosmokeinfamilycars.

DrGrahamMoore,wholedthestudy,welcomedtheban."Ourevidencepoints

toaneedforcontinuedactiontomakesmokinginfrontofchildrenlesssocially

acceptable,whetherinthecarorathome.^^hesaid.

Thefirstministersaid:"WhileIwelcomethefactthenumberofchildrenbeing

exposedtosmokingincarshasdeclined,afairlylargeminorityofyoungpeopleare

stillbeingexposedandadultscontinuetosmokeintheircarswhenchildrenare

present.^^

MrDrakefordadded:"Theresearchfindingsshowthatprogresshasbeenmade

inreducingchildren'sexposuretosecond-handsmokeincars.Butwebelievethe

introductionofregulationstoprohibitsmokinginprivatevehiclescarryingunder-18s

isneededasthefinalpieceinthejigsawtoeliminatetheharmandendpersistent

inequalitiesinexposure.WewillnowconsultontheseproposalsandIurgepeopleto

havetheirsay.”

ItfollowsavoteearlierthisyearinWestminsterontheissuewhichwaspassed

by376votesto107.ItgaveministersinEnglandandWalesthepowertobringina

ban-butdoesnotcompelthemtodoso.

InEngland,theUKgovernmentwantstointroduceabanbeforethenextgeneral

election,whichisduein2015.

1.WhydidWalesintroducethebanaccordingtothefirstminister?

A.Smokinginasmallerplaceisharmfultoone'shealth.

B.Second-handsmokedoesmuchharmtoyoungsters.

C.Itisimpolitetosmokeinaconfinedplace.

D.Manypeopleneglectyoungstersinpresence.

2.Whatwasthepossibleevidencetosupportthebanonsmokingincarswith

children?

A,Onein10childreninWalesareexposedtosmokeinfamilycars.

B.Onlyaminorityofadultssmokewiththeirchildrenpresent.

C.Thenumberofyoungpeopletakingcarswithsmokingadultshasdeclined.

D.Smokinginfrontofchildrenappearssociallyunacceptable.

3.WhatdoesMrDrakefbrdmeanbysaying“thefinalpieceinthejigsaw”?

A,Thelastpiecetocompletethecreativetask.

B.Themostimportantsteptoprotectyoungsters.

C.Thenewestregulationtobansmokingincars.

D.Thelastbutmostimportantmeasuretostoptheharm.

4.Whatcanbeimpliedinthepassage?

A.Thebanisbroughtinbasedonpeople'sproposals.

B.TheministersinWaleshavethepowertobringintheban.

C.Thebanisintroducedfollowingavoteonpassage.

D.Theministerswerecompelledtobringintheban.

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SmokinginCarswithChildrenWillBeBannedinWales.

B.SmokinginFrontofChildrenAreProhibitedinWales.

C.YoungstersAreExposedtoSecond-handSmokeinCars.

D・NewMeasuresStopAdultsSmokinginCars.

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InBeverlyHills,highschoolstudentscantakeaU.S.historycoursefor$798

thissummer;inLaCanadaFlintridge,Spanishisofferedfor$775,andinArcadia,a

creativewritingcoursecosts$605,plusa$25registrationfee.

WhilesummerprogramsinmanyCaliforniapublicschooldistrictshavebeen

reducedortakenout,summerclasseshavegainedpopularityinrecentyears.Theyare

offeredbynonprofitfoundationsonrentedhighschoolcampuses.Theyoftenare

taughtbydistrictinstructorsandrunbyadministratorshiredbythesegroups.

Studentsenrollforavarietyofreasons:someseektogetaheadstartonthe

comingschoolyear,orclearupspaceformoreadvancedcourses,andotherswantto

retakeclassesforabettergrade.

"It'strulyastand-alone,privateschoolforfiveweeks/9JinnyDalbeck,director

oftheLaCanadasummerprogram,said."We'renotapublicschool.We'remeetinga

needthatthestudentshave—tobeabletoworkahead."

Criticssaythefoundations,thoughwell-intentioned,privatizepublicschool,

undercutCalifornia'sguaranteeofafreepubliceducationforallandcontributetoan

alreadywideinequityineducationalopportunitybyofferingpublicschoolcreditata

costonlysomecanafford.6aWhataboutthekidswhoseparentsdon'thavethemoney

toputintoit,"saidCalStateFullertonpoliticalscienceprofessorSarahA.Hill,who

studiespubliceducationfinance.“Theyjustdon'thavetheresourcestopayfor

summerschool.”

CarolineKim,14,istakingbiologyatthePeninsulaHighcampusinRolling

HillsEstatesfor$670togetaheadstartonhersophomoreyear.Inthefall,sheplans

totakephysics.Carolineandabout1,200ofherpeersareattendingclassesofferedby

thePeninsulaEducationFoundation.

Thecostisn'taproblemforherfamilyanditiswellworththeprice.However,

nearly80%ofthefamiliesareconsideredlow-income,whichareatacompetitive

disadvantagetotheirpeers."Thosewhohavemoneycanhavetheirstudentsgoto

summerschool,andthosewhocan'tarestuck/9Aparentsaid."Itsetsupan

inequitablesystem.^^

1.Whyhavesummerclassesgainedpopularityinrecentyears?

A.Familiesinthecommunityaregenerallywealthy.

B.Publicschoolsofferalmostnosummerprogrammes.

C.Studentsneedtogetanearlystartonthecomingschoolyear.

D.Thesefoundationsdon'tchargethestudentsfortheirstudies.

2.WhatwastheattitudeofProfessorSarahA.Hilltowardssummerprogrammes?

A.Enthusiastic.

B.Amazed

C.Worried.

D.Supportive.D

3.WhydoestheauthorincludeCarolineKim'sexampleinthepassage?

A.Tofurtherexpresshisconcernabouteducationalinequity.

B.Toprovethatsummerprogrammesareworththeirprices.

C,Totellusthepricesandeffectsofasummerprogrmme.

D.Tosaythatmanystudentswelcomethesummerprogrammes.

4.WhatistheintentionoftheauthorwritingParagraphOne?

A.Totellthepopularityofsummerprogrammes.

B.Tosuggestthatthepricesaretoohighforsomefamilies.

C.Tocomparethepricesofsomesummerprogrammes.

D.Toimpressthereaderswiththefeeschargedbythefoundations.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmosprobablymean?

A.Fixedwithglue.

B.Dumbfounded.

C.Amazed.

D.Prevented.

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Ifbusinessesaretogetworkersbackintotheoffice,findingwaystokeepsocial

distancingwillbekey.AnIsraelicompanythinksitcanhelp,usingsmartsensors

installedonworkplaceceilings.

PointGrabdevelopeditstechnologybeforetheCovid-19tohelpworkspace

managersoptimizehowemployeesuseofficespace.Aboutthesizeofasmokealarm,

thesensorscanrecordtheexactnumberandlocationofpeopleinbuildingsincluding

offices,hotelsandrestaurants.

Oneofthecompany'sfirstclientswasDeloitte,whichinstalledthesystematits

Londonofficelastyear.PointGrab'ssensorswereconnectedtoscreensinthebuilding

toshowtheavailabilityofdesksandsharedareasinrealtime.PointGrabCEODoron

ShacharsaysitwasoneofaseriesofinnovationsthathelpedDeloittefit30%more

peopleinto3%lessspace.

NowPointGrabhasadaptedthetechnologysothesensorscanalsomonitorsocial

distancingbykeepingtrackofhowfarapartpeopleare,andwhethertheyYetraveling

inonedirectionaroundabuilding.Workspacemanagerscansetupalertsfbrwhen

twopeoplearecloserthantwometersformorethan30seconds,forexample.

Thesensorshavebeenincludedinthe"sixfeetoffice"conceptcreatedbya

companyCushman&Wakefieldtoencourageemployeestopracticesocialdistancing.

TheyarecurrentlybeingusedinthiswayatauniversityintheNetherlands,andatan

innovationcentreinBelgium.Whilethesocialdistancinginnovationisnew,

PointGrabhasinstalledmorethan10,000sensorsfbrworkspaceoptimization,

includingintheofficesofCoca-Cola,FacebookandDell.

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