高考閱讀理解考前熱身（Dayl9）A（應(yīng)用文）Exploreyourworld-MirthyOnlineeventstohelpyoudiscover,learnandconnectWhoisMirthy?Mirthyisoneofthemostpopularwebsitesforonlineeventsandalreadylovedandtrustedbymorethan45,000people.Itwasdesignedtocreateaninclusivecommunitywherepeoplecanlearnshareandconnectwithothersthroughavarietyofeventsthatareactive,sociable,anduplifting.It'sallaboutfulfilmentandwellbeing.Therearesomeonlineeventseachmonthtotry,fromcraftworkshops（手工工坊）tofitnesssessions.Forexample,accordingtooureventcalendar,thisweekyoucanattendgardeningclassesandsinginglessons.Sowhetheryouhaveadesiretogetfitterortopickupanewskill—signingupforclassesandeventswithMirthycouldbejustwhatyouhavebeenlookingfor.Howdoesitwork?SignupviatheonlineregistrationformatM.Thenyoucantakealookthroughthecalendarofupcomingeventsandseewhattakesyourfancy.Onceyouregisterforaneventyouwillthenreceivealinkonemailreadyforyoutojointheliveevent.Ifyourplanschangeandyoucan'tmakeit,youwillreceivealinkfora7-dayreplaythatyoucanwatchatatimethatisconvenientforyou!Bestofall,it'scompletelyFREEtojoinJoinMirthyfbrfreetodayandyoucanenjoyany4eventseverymonth,forfree!Ifyou'reupfbrmore,thenyoucaneitherselectandbookadditionaleventsonapay-as-you-gobasis,normallyfor￡2.99each,oryoucanupgradetothePremiummembershipgivingyoufullfreeaccesstoalleventsforonly￡4.99permonth.IfyouchoosetogofbrthePremiummembership,there9snocontract.Yousimplyupgradeyourmembershipandyoucancancelanytime.WhatcanpeopledoatMirthythisweek?A.Makeartcrafts. B.Talkaboutfitnessexperience.C.Learnsongs. D.Studywildplantsandanimals.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMirthy?A.Peoplecansignupfortheeventsonline.B?Theeventscanbewatchedagainatanytime.C.Peoplecanupgradetheirmembershipforfree.D.Nomorethan4eventsareofferedeachmonth.What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Tosharealifestyle. B.Torecommendawebsite.C.Tointroduceonlineevents. D.Toexplainaregistrationprocess.B（記敘文）Ilookforwardtomyhalfhourtrainridetoworkeverymorning.Icanlookoutofthewindowasittwistsandturnsitselfthroughneighborhoodswiththesuncastingitsstronglightingonthefloorofthetraincar.Isometimesgetlostinthoughtwhilefollowingthelight.ButthereasonIlovethisrideisthatifsareminderofhowneighborhoodscanchangefromblocktoblock.ForalmostayearnowIhavebeenridingthistrainasIheadintotheofficewhereIworkasareporterforalocalmagazine.Iamoneof13journalistswhohelpreportcommunitynewsinareasthatareoftenforgotten.Andforme,thatmeanscoveringareasliketheoneIgrewupin.Lastweek,asIwasonthewaytomyoffice,Istartedwonderinghowneighborhoodshavechangedsincethe2008housingcrisis.Isearchedaddressesonthecity'ssouthwestside,aneighborhoodthathasseenasignificantnumberofresidentialhomespulleddown,Iscannedthestreetviewsrecordedonmyphoneandsawhowtheneighborhoodlookedin2007.ThenIsetouttovisitthecityblock,andthat'swhenImet3-year-oldHarmony.HarmonylovedcollectingrocksformetoholdasIwalkeddownthestreetwithhermother,Marquita.Ialreadyknewwhattheneighborhoodlookedlikeinthepast,butMarquitasharedmoredetailsofthepeoplewhooncelivedonherblock,whowerereallyfriendlytoeachother.However,peopletodayintheneighborhoodarebusywithlifeandseldomsayhellotoeachother.Marquitahaslivedonthisblockherentirelife,andHarmonyhasformostofhershortlifeaswell.ButtheneighborhoodthatMarquitagrewupinwillbeoneobviouslydifferentthantheoneHarmonywillgrowtoknow.Intheend,theysmiledatmycamera.AndthenIgotbackonthetrainandheaded9backtotheofficetotelltheirstories.；Whatmakestheauthorlovehistrainridetowork?Beinglostinthought.Admiringtheoutsideviews.Enjoyingthewarmsunshine.Knowingthechangeofblocks.；5.Howdidtheauthorfindoutwhatthecity'ssouthwestsidelookedlikeinthepast?A?Byreadingearlierreports.Byinterviewinglocalpeople.Bywatchingpaststreetviews.Bysearchinghismemories.；HowmightMarquitafeelwhenshetalkedwiththeauthor?A.Sad. 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D.Confused.；Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Toshareapleasanttrainridewithus.Totellustheworkofanewsreporter.Toshowusacrowdedcommunity.Tointroduceanewneighborhood.C（新鮮科技類說(shuō)明文）Citiesaredifficulttonavigate（導(dǎo)航）atthebestoftimes,butforpeoplewithdisabilitiestheycanbelikecourseswithhurdlesandbringinconveniencetodisabledpeople.AUKnationaltravelsurveyfoundthatadultswithmobilitydifficultiestook39%fewertripsthanthosewithnodisabilityin2017.Yetthatcouldchangeasdevicesandcitiesgrowsmarter.Assistivetechisplayingabigroleinthetransformation.Theglobalvalueoftheindustryisexpectedtoincreasefrom$14billionin2015to$30.8billionin2024,accordingtoZionMarketResearch.OneofthethingsthatcouldtransformlivesisasmartwalkingstickdesignedbyengineersfromYoungGuruAcademy（YGA）inTurkey.TheWeWalkstickhasasensorthatdetectshurdlesabovechestlevelandusesvibrations（振動(dòng)）towarntheuser.Itcanbepairedwithasmartphonetohelpnavigation,andisconnectedwithavoiceassistantandGoogleMaps.Ceylan,whohasbeenblindsincebirth,saysthatconnectingthesticktotheInternetofThingsandsmartcitysolutionsmakesituser-friendly."Asablindperson,whenIamattheMetrostationIdon'tknowwhichismyexit...Idon'tknowwhichbusisapproaching...whichstoresarearoundme.ThatkindofinformationcanbeprovidedwiththeWeWalk/hesays.“ThesmartwalkingstickisreallyanexcitinginitiativethatwillmakeahugedifferencetosomepeopleJsaysAnnaLawson,thedirectoroftheCenterforDisabilityStudiesatLeedsUniversityintheUnitedKingdom."Buttheyareveryexpensive...they'renotgoingtobeavailabletothevastmajorityofdisabledpeopleJsheadded.BryanMatthews,alecturerattheInstituteforTransportStudiesattheUniversityofLeeds,sharestheconcernsaboutcost.Hesaysthereshouldalsobeafocusoninclusivedesign,andanythingthathelpspeoplenavigatetheirenvironmentispositive.；Whatdoes"that"inthesecondparagraphreferto?Thesurveythatcomparedadults9mobility.Thesmartindustrythatisbooming.C.Thefactthatthedisabledtraveledless.D.Therolethattheassistivetechplays.；Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?TheworkingprinciplesoftheWeWalkstick.TheintroductionoftheWeWalkstickinventors.ThetransformationcausedbytheWeWalkstick.ThebenefitsbroughtaboutbytheWeWalkstick.；WhafsthepurposeofquotingCeylan?A.Toshowthevalueofsmarttech.Tourgemoreattentiontotheblind.Toincreasethepotentialmarketshare.Toencouragetechresearchanddevelopment.；WhatisthedisadvantageoftheWeWalkstick?A.Confusinginstructions. B.Poornavigation.C.Inclusivedesigns. D.Highprices.D（宇宙探索-議論文）Aroundthecountryandaroundtheworld,thereisnoshortageofhumansuffering.Poverty,disease,violence,hurricanes,wildfireandmoreareconstantlytroublinghumanity,andevenourbesteffortsthusfarcan'taddressallofeverybody'sneeds.Manyarelookingforplacestocutfunding,andoneofthefirstplacesthatcomesupinconversationisexcessivespendingonspaceexploration.Whatgoodisittoconductmicrogravityexperimentsrepeatedlywhenchildrenarestarving?Whylaunchsomanyspace-relatedprojectswhennuclearwarthreatensourplanet?Thisisalineofthinkingthathasbeencomingupthroughouthistory.Yes,ifsshort-sighted,inthatitfailstorecognizethatourgreatestproblemsrequirelong-terminvestment,andthatsociety'sgreatestadvancescomeaboutthroughhardwork,research,developmentofdecadesafterthatismade.Investinginscienceisinvestinginthebettermentofhumanity.Overtheseyears,muchoftheresultsofthespaceresearchhavebeenadaptedtobeapplicabletoourdailylives.Forexample,NASA'sadvancementsintheareasofroboticshavegivenmanufacturersanadditionalbasisforthedevelopmentofmoreadvancedartificiallimbs.Additionally,certainnutritionalenrichmentingredientsthatweredevelopedbyNASAhavebeenintegratedintobabyfoodformula.Spacetechnologyhasalsohelpedimproveeconomies.Withinthenextthreeyears,thespaceexplorationandspacetourismindustryareexpectedtobevaluedat3trillionUSD.Itistruethatforeverydollarwespendonthespaceprogram,theUSeconomyreceivesabout$8ofeconomicbenefit.Spaceexplorationcanalsoserveasamotivationforchildrentoenterthefieldsof