2023高考阅读理解考前热身（Day17）

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2023高考阅读理解考前热身 （Day17）A（应用文）International Youth CelebrationsLocal youth groups, together with students from various countries including Spain, Finland, Austria and Estonia, are each performing three dance pieces. Then they will join together in a play about international friendship. The evening will finish with the singing of songs from different countries.Songs of SummerThe Hunton Consort consists of eight voices singing music from hundreds of years ago right up to modern times. The group will perform songs, old and new, all of which are about the summer.Life Flows Between UsKent Arts and Libraries present the first performance of a new dance group called the Street Dancing Company. The group will perform old traditional dances on several of the bridges in the town.A Star May Be BornToni Arthur produces plays with seven- to eleven-year-olds, performed at weekends for parents, family and friends. The plays come from children’s stories, and encouragement from the audience is always very welcome.River FestivalA day of fun on the riverbank, with a Chinese theme. Street entertainers and pop musicians perform during the day, followed by fireworks in the evening. Something for everybody to watch, both children and adults.Variety Music EveningA great evening with the latest pop songs and dancing from several great and unusual performers. Members of the audience will be invited to join in and will have the chance of winning tickets to a theatre show.1．What can people enjoy at the Life Flows Between Us?A．Beautiful fireworks.B．Old and new songs.C．Dances from the past.D．Plays from different countries.2．What is a characteristic of Toni Arthur’s plays?A．They are based on children’s stories.B．They are performed on some bridges.C．They are about international friendship.D．They invite members of the audience to join in.3．Which activity highlights Chinese culture?A．International Youth Celebrations.B．Songs of Summer.C．River Festival.D．Variety Music EveningB（记叙文）I was in a new state at a new school and needed something solid to stand on: a place to feel grounded. I also needed to do laundry, so I walked to a nearby self-service laundry and stuffed a machine with my clothes. As I struggled to close the washer door, the woman working behind the counter told me to give it a good hit with my hand. The washer did its job, yet even after an hour, the dryer seemed to have barely warmed my clothes. I left, having decided to air-dry them on my car in the August heat.A month later, I learned her name was Sandy, which she told me after I’d helped her stop a washing machine from moving across the floor. I was grading poems at a table when one of the washers broke loose and skipped an inch into the air. I jumped to the machine and held on while she unplugged it. The next week, Sandy told me dryer No.8 was the fastest.It went on like this. I’d do laundry once a week, usually Thursday or Friday. Sandy worked Tuesday through Saturday and we’d talk small while I folded clothes. She told me about her son and his grades, the new dog they’d just adopted. She was fascinated that I was studying poetry. She teased (开玩笑) that it was harder making a living as a poet than as a laundry attendant. Even then I knew she was probably right.I began to recognize others there: workers taking breaks by the door, a mother and her baby, and even some delivery drivers. But Sandy was the center of my community. For nearly three years and almost every week, I’d do laundry and talk with her. We checked on each other and expected the other to be there. We asked where the other had gone when we missed a week. There was a note of concern for the other’s absence, a note of joy at their return.I’d found a place to stand on solid ground.；4．Why did the author leave with his wet clothes?A．He liked the August heat better. B．He had to go back to the class.C．He wanted to show off his new car. D．He didn’t think the dryer worked well.；5．Why did Sandy tell the author to use dryer No.8?A．She was warm-hearted. B．She needed a volunteer.C．She wanted to thank him. D．She was sorry for the mess.；6．What did Sandy think of a career in poetry?A．It was harder to fulfill. B．It was really fascinating.C．It was badly-paid work. D．It needed a lot of effort.；7．What can be inferred about the author from the passage?A．He formed a close friendship with Sandy. B．He made a lot of friends in college.C．He expected Sandy to do laundry for him. D．He often wrote to Sandy after graduation.C（说明文）Recently, a group of architects from South Korea are scheduled to design a smart city with all functional areas people need, including living areas, study rooms, offices an entertainment areas-all within a 10-minute walk from each other. When explaining the aim of the city, Ben van Berkel, co-founder of design company UNStudio told CNN, “We do this to provide more choices for how residents can spend their living, working and leisure time, thereby saving them the time needed to travel elsewhere in the city - because with time that is saved, more time is created.”The idea of such a city is not new. Few years ago, French-Colombian researcher Carlos Moreno put forward the“15-minute city” concept The COVID-19 pandemic has made them more interested in the concept. During the pandemic, many people have been forced to spend most of their time at home, with limited access to much else outside of their immediate community. Paloma Ezzet, 16, is an example. She said before the pandemic, she liked to play soccer or go dancing. But during the pandemic, she had to give them up as no such entertainment areas were in her community. “It is gloomy, lonely and frustrating,” Ezzet said. French professor Roxana Bobulescu agrees that the pandemic has broken our routine, making us rethink our lives and what our cities look like. “If our way of life is no longer making sense, perhaps it’s time to consider other possibilities,” he told the website Business Because. The well-resourced smart city like the “10-minute city” may be one alternative（替代选择）. But not everyone is on board with the idea. Some critics said it would further concentrate wealth in the most accessible and convenient districts. So with such risk, should people stop considering this concept and give up alternatives altogether? Maybe not. As Bobulescu said, “The seeds are there, and they’ll grow little by little.”12. What do we know about the“10-minute city”?A. People can walk through the whole city in 10 minutes.B It aims to meet people’s daily needs and bring them convenience.C. It enables people to have more leisure time and less working time.D. The concept was invented to solve problems caused by COVID-19.13. Why is Paloma Ezzet mentioned in the text?A. To explain the necessity of the “10-minute city”.B. To show the influence COVID-19 has on people.C. To describe what kind of community life people desire.D. To prove entertainment areas are important to communities.14. What does the underlined part “on board with” in paragraph 7 mean?A. Disagree with.                B. Care about. C. In favor of. D. Back down.15. What’s the author’s attitude toward the “10-minute city”?A. Positive.                         B. Negative. C. Doubtful. D. Critical.D（说明文）A study claims that wearable devices could also be used by cows on the farms of the future. Researchers from Southwest Jiaotong University in China have developed a smartwatch that can be used to monitor cows’ health, reproductivity and location.“Monitoring environmental and health information of cattle can help prevent diseases and improve the efficiency of pasture breeding (草场培育) and management,” said Zutao Zhang, co-author of the study. In the study, the team set out to develop a wearable device that could be used to collect vital information on cows. “This information can include oxygen concentration, air temperature, amount of exercise, reproductive cycles, disease, and milk production,” explained Mr Zhang.The smart devices are worn around the cows’ necks and ankles. They contain a unique motion enhancement mechanism (运动增强机制) to strengthen small movements the cows make. Once captured, the kinetic energy  from the cow’s movements is stored in a battery and used to power the device. This means the device doesn’t need to be charged like a traditional smartwatch.“There is a large amount of kinetic energy that can be harvested in cattle’s daily movements, such as walking, running, and even neck movement,” said co-author Yajia Pan. To put the device to the test, the researchers tested it on human participants. The tests revealed that even a light jog was enough to power temperature measurements on the device.Beyond cows, the researchers say that the smart device could have a range of application in humans. This includes in sports monitoring, healthcare, smart homes, and wireless sensor networks. “Kinetic energy is everywhere in the environment—leaves falling in the wind, the movement of people and animals—these phenomena all contain a lot of kinetic energy,” said Zhang. “We shouldn’t let this energy go to waste.”；12．Why did the team develop the wearable device?A．To monitor cows’ environmental effects.B．To gather vital information on cows.C．To locate where cows reproduce.D．To improve the quality of milk.；13．How is the device different from other smartwatches?A．It can be applied to many human related fields.B．It should be worn around the cow’s necks and ankles.C．It makes use of the energy from the cow’s movements.D．It takes less time to be charged than traditional smartwatches.；14．What do we know about kinetic energy from the last two paragraphs?A．It is easy to harvest. B．It is simple to test.C．It is huge in amount. D．It is widely applied.；15．What is the best title for this passage?A．Wearable Devices in the Future FarmB．The Kinetic Energy in Natural WorldC．The Quality Meat of the Super CowsD．Wide Applications of a New Invention 参考答案CAC DCCA BACA BCCA