1、 i高二英語閱讀理解強化訓(xùn)練附解析Day 143Passage 1In 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered as one of the most successful athletes in America.However, everything changed during a competition that seemed like many others she had conquered. As a professional athlete, Whitmore was used to suffering, but she never imagined

2、 the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer.What doctors found during surgery shocked them all: Whitmore had Spindle Cell Sarcoma, a soft tissue tumor瘤）that can start in the bone, and the tumor was wrapped around her nerve and touching several vital organs. They couldn t cut it out fearing to burs

3、t the tumor.When she heard the diagnosis for the first time, Whitmore said, stood still, I couldn t breathe. They were talking about the treatment and Istarted crying as I didn t want to die. Finally, the doctors enlisted the of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsi 顫 血癥）

4、from the surgery and endured a two-month recovery. When she began to feel sick again, Whitmore was sure her cancer was back. Instead,doctors gave her unexpected news: She was pregnant-with twins. Twas a whole other freak-out, Whitmore recalled.She has never met a challenge she couldn overcome. Today

5、, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She is competing again, and has won a gold medal in the Paralympics 殘奧會(), nine world titles,and has set two world records. She travels as a motivational speaker when she doesn t spend time with her sons. Whitmore has some words of advice for other

6、s with limitations:“ Never let anyone tell you what you can andcannot do. Some doctors told me I would never ride anything. And yet I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet.People with two good legs have fallen short of that task! You just can up. ”How did Whitmore f

7、eel when knowing about her cancer?A. Sad and scared.B. Ashamed and regretful.C. Annoyed and frightened. D. Astonished and inspired.What does the underlined word“ freak-out ” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Something interesting.B. Something demanding.C. Something unusual.D. Something meaningful.What s th

8、e purpose of Whitmore s traveling as a speaker?To build up her character.To inspire those with limitations.To spend more time with her children.To earn more money in her spare time.Passage 2Carnival was originally a Catholic holiday celebrated from two days totwo weeks. The festival has spread throu

9、ghout the world. Here are some famous carnivals you should go to see if you have the chance.Curasao, NetherlandThis former territory of the Netherlands has a long parade with plenty of live soca and calypso music. No need to stand along the curb on this one though: you can plan and pay in advance to

10、 actually join one of the carnival groups and have a costume waiting for them when they arrive.Nice, FranceThe Nice Carnival entered the history books in 1294 when a prince was in attendance, but it likely goes back much further. The two-week event helps the folks on the French Riviera survive the c

11、older days of winter.Venice, ItalyVenices Carnival has been around since 1268. There is something so classic, cool and magical about a 5-day carnival in this city of canals. Ifs all about the fine masks which were traditionally made of glass and decorated with feathers.Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWho does

12、nt think Rio when they hear the word Carnival? It is the worlds largest and perhaps the most extravagant. But this 7-day festival only dates back to 1723, a newcomer when compared to Europe. Beyond the formal parade there are also many local street celebrations. The music and dancing never seem to s

13、top.Where will you go if you want to spend money joining the carnival parade?A. Venice, Italy.B. Curasao, Netherland.C. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.D. Nice, France.How long does the Nice Carnival last?A. 2 days.B. 5 days.C. 7 days.D. 14 days.What is special about the Carnival in Rio?People celebrate it w

14、earing masks.It belongs to a newcomer in Europe.It combines local street performances.It has the longest history in the world.Passage 3Man Kaur started running in 2009, when she was in her 90s - it was her sons idea - and began getting medals. We first wrote about her when she was 101. Is she still

15、a track and field star?At 103, Man Kaur is not only going strong. Shes getting others to follow in her footsteps. Indias oldest female athlete is spending her summer coaching 30 young athletes.Kaur and her 81-year-old son and trainer, Gurdev Singh, were invited for two weeks to several universities

16、in Baru Sahib in the mountains of India, but their methods made such an improvement in the students5 performance. They were asked to stay through September.This invitation came on the heels of Kaurs taking part in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Poland earlier this year, where she won g

17、old in all four events she competed in: shot put, javelin, 60-meter dash and 200-meter run.Ten years after she first started running, Kaur still loves it, according to her son. She isnt thinking of retiring and Singh says she still thinks she can improve her performance.“ She enjoys the company of h

18、er admirers, her son adds. Every time she takes part, she feels proud that people around the world feel encouraged9.5The year has not been all fun and games, though. Kaur was in the hospital with gallstones （膽結(jié)石）this August and her osteoporosis （骨 質(zhì)疏松癥）has been causing her back pain, says her son. S

19、till, she loveswinning and is happiest on the track, where she says she forgets all her illness.Next stop: Malaysia, where both mother and son will compete in their age brackets at the Asian Masters Athletics Championships in December. 1. Why did Kaur begin running in her 90s?She had a great sports

20、dream.She followed her sons advice.She wanted to get gold medals.She dreamed of acting as a coach.What did Kaurs methods mean to students in universities in Baru Sahib?They made progress in their performance.They asked her to stay through September.They invited her after she won gold medals.They spe

21、nt their time with the sportswoman.What made her give up an immediate retirement from running?Her strong desire to perform.Her forgetting all her diseases.Her pride in encouraging others.The popularity from her admirers.From which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A. Entertainment.B. Healt

22、h.C. Education.D. Sports.Passage 4It takes a certain quickness to pick a strawberry or a salad. While crops（農(nóng)作物）like wheat and potatoes have been harvested by machine fordecades, many fruits and vegetables have proved resistant （有抵抗的） to automation. They are too easily damaged, or too hard for heavy

23、 farm machinery to locate.But recently, technological developments and advances in machine learning have led to successful trying of more sensitive and skillful robots, which use cameras and artificial intelligence （ Al ） to locate ripe fruit and handle it carefully and exactly.Developed by engineer

24、s at the University of Cambridge, the Vegebot is the first robot that can identify and harvest iceberg lettuce - bringing hope to farmers that one of the most demanding crops for human pickers could finally be automated.First, a camera scans （掃描）the lettuce and, with the help of amachine learning ca

25、lculation trained on more than a thousand lettuce images, decides if it is ready for harvest. Then a second camera guides the picking cage on top of the plant without breaking it. Sensors feel when it is in the right position, and pressed air drives a blade through the st a（柄） at a high force to get

26、 a clean cut.Its successrate is high, with 91% of the crop accurately classified, according to a study published in July. But the robot is still much slower than humans, taking 31 seconds on average to pick one lettuce. Researchers say this could easily be sped up by using lighter materials.Such adj

27、ustments would need to be made if the robot was used commercially （商業(yè)地）. Our goal was to prove you can do it, and wevedone it,Simon Birrell, co-author of the study, tells CNN Business. Now it depends on somebody taking the baton 指揮棒）and running forward,he says.Why does the writer mention strawberry

28、and salad in the first paragraph?To attract readers attention to the fruits.To show the fast speed of picking fruits.To indicate a lot of crops can be easily damaged.To suggest machines cant handle soft fruits easily.What do we know about the Vegebot?It uses machine learning calculation to harvest.I

29、t is demanded by human pickers.It can be sped up by using heavier materials.It performs faster than human pickers.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?The working of the cameras scanning the lettuce.The process of the Vegebots harvesting the lettuce.The reason for the cameras guiding the pickin

30、g cage.The result of sensors cutting the stalk at a high force.What can we infer from Simons words?He will enable the robot to run forward.He has already commercialized the Vegebot.He needs a pioneer to use the Vegebot first.He wants to prove human pickers are losers.Passage 5Teenagers in the US kno

31、w they ll probably need tech skills to land good jobs, but a new survey suggests that interest in tech careers may be decreasing （減少）.The percentage of boys aged 13 to 17 who are interested in science, technology, engineering （工程）and math - or STEM - careers dropped from 36 percent in 2017 to 24 per

32、cent this year, according to a survey by Junior Achievement USA. The amount of girls interested in STEM careers stayed unchanged at 11 percent.But the 1,000 survey participants still named technology as one of two key skills that will be necessary to prepare them for their future careers.“ Kidsdon u

33、t nderstand how technology can be applied to careers outside of computers, coding 編碼）and maybe robotics機器人學(xué)），” said Tammera L. Holmes, president of aviation consulting firm AeroStar Consulting. “ That s all they know, so they can t really translate that ito career pathways 職業(yè)道路（）. ”When Holmes was i

34、n high school, her mom sent her to an event that featured （以為專題）the Tuskegee Airmen, famous military 作事的）pilots from World War II. One of the pilots took her for a ride and let her take the wheel. “ I was 16 years old, flying over Lake Michigan, facingdown the skyline, and I knew immediately that wa

35、s the career for me, said.Women remain outnumbered by men in fields like technology. For people working to increase the number of women in these areas, the lack of growth in girls interest in STEM careers is concerning.Teenage girls are more interested than their male classmates in pursuing （追求） car

36、eers in which they can help others, said Ed Grocholskifrom Junior Achievement. Even with all the programs aimed at increasing girls interest in STEM, “ I don t think we really talk that much about how we improve people s lives through STEM, ” Grocholski said.Society needs to do better at making thos

37、e connections for kids, saidKatherine Latham, founder of an engineering firm. She used civil engineering （土木工程） as an example of a career that will continue to becrucial.However, the fact that students know they will need tech skills in their future careers is encouraging. The second skill they said

38、 they need?Relationship-building.That s going to be the newLatham said.falling interest in tech careers?1. What is the reason behind kidsThey find tech careers too boring.They find tech skills are less important than before.C. They cant connect their tech interest to future careers.D. They don t thi

39、nk tech careers are rewarding enough.What started Holmes interest in her current career?A documentary about the life of pilots.A summer camp for trainee pilots.Her parents wish for her to become a pilot.Her flight experience with a pilot.According to Grocholski, teenage girls are more interested in

40、careers thatcan improve people s lives.will make them look beautiful.are different from those of their parents.can socialize more with other people.What is the article mainly about?The popularity of tech careers among kids and its reasons.Reasons behind the change of kids interest in tech careers.Th

41、e different careers boys and girls in the US will pursue.Some examples of kids pursuing tech careers successfully.參考答案Passage 1A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的When she heard the diagnosis forthe first time, .as I didn WantWOhdtmore 第匚次聽到診 斷時說： “時間停滯不前了, 我無法呼吸。我不想死, 我開始哭泣”。 由此可知 , 在得知自己患癌時, 她感到悲傷和恐懼。故選A。C 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段

42、中的When she began to feel sickagain, She was pregnant-with twins,當(dāng) Whitmore 再次感至U不適時 , 她確定自己的癌癥又復(fù)發(fā)了。而醫(yī)生給了她一個出乎意料的消息： 她懷了雙胞胎。即這是 Whitmore 沒有想到的, 即可猜測出freak-out指的是不尋常的事情”。故選CoB 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的She travels as a motivationalspeaker when .words of advice for others with limitationsf知，當(dāng)她不陪兒子時, 她以激勵人心的演講者身份去旅

43、行。Whitmore 對有局限性的人提出了一些建議。即Whitmore 擔(dān)任演講者的目的是激勵那些身體有局限性的人。故選B。Passage 2B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第二段的最后一句話“you can plan and payin advance to actually join one of the carnival groups and have a costume waiting for them when they arrive. 可知 , 如果你想?yún)⒓踊顒?”, 你可以計劃好并提前支付費用后, 加入狂歡節(jié)隊伍, 因此你可以去Curasao,Netherland。故選 B。D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從

44、Nice, France部分的最后一句話 “The two-week event helps the folks on the French Riviera survive the colder days of winter. 可知 ” , 兩周的節(jié)日活動即14天 , 故選D。C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中最后一段的第三句話“ Beyond the formalparade there are also many local street celebration知，里約熱內(nèi)盧的 狂歡節(jié)除有正式的游行隊伍外, 還有很多地方的街道慶?；顒? 因此可知 , 這個狂歡節(jié)組合了街道表演。故選C。Passage

45、3B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第一段的第一句話“ ManKaur startedrunning in 2009, when she was in her 90s it was her sons idea 可知， Kaur 在 2009 年開始跑是他兒子的提議, 她聽從了她兒子的建議。故 TOC o 1-5 h z 選B。A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第三段的第一句話 “ but their methods made such an improvement in the students peformanceT知，Kaur 的方法提 升了學(xué)生們的表現(xiàn), 故選A。C 推理判斷題。從文中第五段和第六段的“ Ever

46、y time she takespart, she feels proud that people around the world feel encouragedM知， 每次她參加賽跑, 她都因能激勵全世界人而自豪, 因此推斷, 她能夠鼓勵別人的自豪讓她沒有放棄立即退出跑步。故選C。D推理判斷題?？v觀全文可知，文章全文都在講述 Man Kaur賽跑的故事, 文末又提及她要參加在Malaysia 舉辦的亞洲世界級大師運動錦標(biāo)賽，所以應(yīng)出自sports欄目，故選DoPassage 4D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第一段的第二句話“ manyfruits andvegetables have proved resistant to automatic 知，strawberry and salad 是不