怀疑英文高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 25

2021年1月20日发(作者：tombow)
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析
Day 25

Passage 1

Zhong Lin Wang started playing table tennis only four years ago. But
last year, he and other researchers came up with a clever way to up their
game: Build a smart table.

Now they’ve just introduced a new sample table to the public. It can
measure where a ball lands, how fast the ball’s going and where it’s headed.
The table can do that because its innovative wood surface forms the top
layer
of
a
novel
self-powered
sensor.
The
data
it
acquires
could
guide
players to perform better, says Wang.

Wang is a materials scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in
Atlanta. He describes the invention as a machine that can learn to “analyze
the
behavior”
of
how
someone
plays.
Importantly,
the
new
smart
table
won’t need a battery to detect the ball. When a ball hits the wood, it sets
off a chain of events that can both generate a small electric current and
record measurements of the ball’s behavior.

Wang is an expert at inventing devices that provide their own power.
In 2012, he invented a triboelectric(
摩擦生电的
) nano generator. He calls
it TENG, for short. Even if you’ve never heard of “triboelectricity,” you
know the phenomenon. Most of us call it static electricity(
静电
). The first
TENG that Wang put together in 2012 looked like a sandwich. It had layers
of charged materials separated by a small gap. When the sandwich bent or

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changed shape, its layered materials rubbed against each other. This caused
electrons to start building up on one side.

What makes the new game table truly unique is its use of wood as one
of the TENG’s layers. As it turns out, Wang explains, “wood is an excellent
triboelectric
material.”
Building
a
full-size
game
table
would
require
a
large grid(
网格
) of wood TENGs. Wang says that’s on his drawing board
as a project for the future.

1. Why is the new game table really unusual?

A. It can measure the size of the ball.


B. It uses wood as a TENG’s layer.

C. It has a table surface made of steel.


D. It needs a charged battery to function.

2. Which of the following can probably replace the underlined “detect” in
Paragraph 3?

A. Stop.

C. Observe.

3. What can we learn about TENG?

A. A TENG had several charged materials connected tightly.

B. A TENG was controlled by rubbing its layered materials.

C. A large grid of TENG can build a full-size game table.

D. A TENG was a nano generator making static electricity.

4. What can be the best title for the text?


B. Start.

D. Release.

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A. A Unique Smart Game Table

C. Ways to Win in Table Tennis


B. A Wise Table Tennis Lover

D. New Rules for Table Tennis

Passage 2

The protected lands of the National Parks are some of the most amazing
destinations within the United States to view some spectacular pieces of
nature. Many of these parks have fun family-friendly activities, making
them great destinations for holidays and summer break.

Olympic National Park, W
A

Olympic National Park is a great destination for families to explore the
wild beauty. At this park, visitors will find beautiful beaches, a rain forest,
mountains and more. Children will love the wild coastline, with amazing
beaches, and a lot of fascinating sea life. The whole family will love the
many hiking trails, the wild beauty of the beaches throughout the park, and
the wildlife within the forest and mountains.

Yellowstone National Park, WY

Yellowstone National Park is the nation's first national park. Visitors
can start at one of the Visitor Centers to learn about the abundant wildlife
of Yellowstone. Children will love keeping an eye out for elk and bison
while driving and hiking through the park.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC

Located on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the Cape Hatteras National

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Seashore is an amazing destination for recreating, relaxing and much more.
The seashore has many beautiful beaches for the whole family to explore
and enjoy. Visitors can spend vacation time searching for shells, birding,
kayaking, hiking and more. The Outer Banks are also an excellent spot to
go windsurfing, especially on Hatteras Island.

Glacier National Park, MT

Glacier National Park was the tenth national park created in the nation.
The park offers visitors the opportunity to explore the amazing wilderness
of Montana, through biking, hiking, camping, backpacking, boating and
more. The best time of year to visit is the early summer, the region is snowy
in the winter and hot in the summer.

1. What can you do in Olympic National Park?

A. Visit the park by car.

C. Take a camp trip there.

B. Go boating in the park.

D. Enjoy attractive sea life.

2. Which national park has the longest history in America?

A. Olympic National Park.

B. Yellowstone National Park.

C. Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

D. Glacier National Park.

3. What do Olympic National Park and Cape Hatteras National Seashore
have in common?

A. Both have beautiful beaches.

C. Both are in the same island.



B. Both offer bird-watching.

D. Both provide windsurfing.

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Passage 3

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can't
even understand a bit of music.




listens to us.



But, one younger musician said,
band a few nights a month, and I'm trying to find other places to play. I'm
also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.
are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or
to put it another way, you are who your friends are.



Attitudes are important. Whether they're positive or negative, they're
rubbing off on you. If you're around people who complain about lack of
work and about other musicians, or blame others, and you play the role of
victim, chances are you will start to as well. So it's time to take a look at
the people you call



This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out
with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list.
Set a new standard for yourself and don't become friends with people who
fall below that standard.



Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success
will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get

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the work you're looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you
on your career path.

1. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?________

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B. How to make friendship last for ever.

C. You are who your friends are.

D. Friends are the most important in one's success.

2.
The
musicians'words
at
the
beginning
are
written
mainly
to
show________ .

A. the musicians'living conditions are quite poor

B. people have poor taste in music

C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing

D. young people have greater chances of succeeding

3. The passage is mainly written for________ .

A. musicians

B. managers

C. negative people

D. people wanting to succeed


Passage 4



A
newly
discovered
ancient
Chinese
map
may
prove
that
it
was
a
Chinese navigator who first discovered America. He may have made the

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discovery seventy years before Columbus discovered the New World.



The map, which has gone on display in Beijing, is said to be a copy
made in 1763 of a much older map dating back to 1418. It clearly describes
Africa, Europe and the Americas. If it's proven to be believable, the map
would provide strong evidence to suggest that the famous Ming Dynasty
sailor, Zheng He, beat Christopher Columbus, who arrived in America in
1492, to the discovery of the New World.



Liu Gang, a Chinese lawyer and map collector, bought the map in an
antique
（古董店）
store in Shanghai in 2001 for about 500 U. S. dollar. Liu
Gang thinks the map supports the thesis
（论题）
of British author, Gavin
Menzies, who in his 2003 book argued Zeng He was the first person to
circumnavigate
（环航）
the globe and discover America sometime between
1421
and
1423.

principle
the
British
author
Gavin
is
right.
Before
Columbus,
Zheng
He
discovered America
and
the
whole
world.
But
in
detail, not exactly. . . three years difference. I don't think that's a big deal.




Zheng He commanded a group of ships, which sailed between 1405
and 1433 at the order of the emperor during China's Ming Dynasty. His
aim was to spread the glory
（光荣）
of China to the world and establish
trade.

1. We learn from Paragraph I that ________ .

A. the writer was proud of an ancient map


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