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高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 121
Passage 1
The victims were carried in one by one, their paws burned and fur burnt, suffering
from dehydration (
脱水
) and fear. Their caretakers bandaged (
用绷带包扎
) their
wounds and laid them in baskets with the only thing that was familiar — the leaves of
a eucalyptus (
桉树
) tree. As fires have burned more than two million acres in Australia,
dozens of koalas have been rescued from burned trees and pale ground. The animals
are being treated in rescue centers, and at least one private home, along the country’s
east coast.
The difficult situation of the koala — a national symbol of Australia — has raised
questions among environmentalists and scientists about what it will take to protect
biodiversity (
生物多样性
) in a country with intense fire, extreme heat and lack of water.
Australia has already been among the highest rates of species extinction in the world.
The bad situation goes beyond koalas. Recently, tens of thousands of bats fell from
the sky in temperatures over 107 degrees Fahrenheit in northern Australia. Kangaroos
destroyed the grapes in Canberra because of drought.
“Climate change and other human impacts have so changed the situation that the
government needs to rethink its way to protect at once,” Dr. Bowman said, suggesting
interventions (
干预
) like irrigating, feeding and moving animals to new places.
Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not escape from fires. Therefore,
though the fires are still burning, a rescue team began to search the area carefully.
Walking in a human chain, they looked up to the tree top, searching for survivors.

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1. What do the victims in the first paragraph refer to?
A. Animals injured in fires.
B. Kangaroos driven by drought.
C. Bats that fell from the sky.
D. Koalas rescued from the fire.
2. Which of the following may cause the extinction of wildlife?
A. Wildfires that seldom happened.
B. Extreme hot weather in Australia.
C. The never-changing climate in Australia.
D. Not having enough money to take measures in Australia.
3. What can we draw from Dr. Bowman?
A. Human activities have little influence on animals.
B. The government should take immediate action.
C. The government does not care about the wild animals.
D. Scientists are concerned about the bad situation of wildlife.
4. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Saving the Fire Victims Who Cannot Escape: Australia’s Koalas
B. Saving the Endangered Wild Animals in Australia
C. Actions Needed to Protect Habitat for Koalas
D. National Symbol of Australia Needs Rescue



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Passage 2
While traveling alone has some disadvantages, it’s well worth the journey. And, if
you’re looking for some travel inspiration on international destinations that are perfect
for solo traveling, we’ve got your four.
Canada is well-known for being one of the friendliest countries in the world. Eat
your way through Toronto and test your fear of heights walking 116 stories above the
ground on the CN Tower’s Edge Walk. Traveling in Canada is easy, safe, and dynamic.
Amsterdam’s canal ring is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. In the warmer
months, you’ll want to visit the flea markets, parks, and dine alfresco. You’ll be amazed
to find there are more bicycles than there are people in Amsterdam.
Nature enthusiasts will find much to explore in Iceland, a country full of volcanoes
and glaciers (but a lack of forests! ). Tour the Golden Circle and visit the famous Blue
Lagoon. Iceland is one of the safest countries in the world to visit, making it a top choice
for this list.
Visiting Japan without going to Kyoto would be a big mistake. Gion, Kyoto’s
geisha district, is highlight. You’ll see Zen gardens, temples, and sake bars as well as
casual Japanese bars.
Costa Rica is known for its tropical beaches and rich forests. It’s an adventurer’s
dream place, with lots of hiking, surfing, and boating opportunities. Costa Rica is a safe
country to visit, outside of the possible sun burn, and you may experience the Pura Vida
lifestyle that the country is known for.
1. Which is the best place to test your courage?

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A. The CN Tower’s Edge Walk.
B. Kyoto’s geisha district.
C. The Blue Lagoon.
D. Amsterdam.
2. If you want to go to a forest and have adventures, which country should you go?
A. Canada.
C. Costa Rica.
3. What’s the main purpose of the text?
A. To introduce some places in the world.
B. To show solo travelers places to visit.
C. To describe beautiful scenery around the world.
D. To point out some places people should not miss.

Passage 3
Do you often feel tired? Is it really because of the large amount of mental work you
do? Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can't make us tired.
It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human
brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these
scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows
no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of
fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an
Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.

B. Iceland.
D. Japan.
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So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of
eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So
what makes us tired?
Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and
emotional attitudes. One of England's most outstanding scientists, J. A. Hadfield, says,

of purely physical origin is rare.
further. He declares,
health is due to emotional problems.
What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A
feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being
appreciated — those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself
seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the
body.
1. What surprised the scientists a few years ago? ________
A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer's blood.
B. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.
C. Albert Einstein didn't feel worn out after a day's work.
D. A mental worker's blood was filled with fatigue toxins.
2. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?
________
A. Unpleasant emotions.

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B. Challenging mental work.
C. Endless tasks.
D. Physical labor.
3. What's the author's attitude towards the scientists' ideas? ________
A. He doubts them.
B. He argues against them.
C. He agrees with them.
D. He hesitates to accept them.
4. We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need
to________ .
A. discover fatigue toxins
B. have some good food
C. exercise regularly
D. enjoy their work

Passage 4
①From self-driving cars to deep sea explorers, more and more of humans' tasks
are being taken over by robots. But technology doesn't stop there. In mid-August,
reported the BBC, scientists from Cambridge University developed a robotic system
that meant a robot could 以前的)
generation
②The BBC noted that concerned about machines taking over the

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world shouldn't worry
③However, over 1, 000 scientists and numerous artificial intelligence (AI,
人工智能) researchers—including UK astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and Apple
cofounder Steve Wozniak of the US-brought the danger of fully autonomous weapons
(自主武器), known as
④any major military (军事的) power pushes ahead with AI weapon
development, a global arms race is inevitable (不可避免的),
released at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence held in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
⑤Unlike drones (无人机), which need a human hand, this kind of robot
would have some decision-making abilities and the ability to act by itself. While what
the BBC called these
they might also make countries more likely to go into battle, which would lead to more
deaths overall, noted the scientists. The risks, they said, could be far greater than those
posed by nuclear weapons.
⑥Scientists called for a 攻击性的) autonomous weapons
beyond meaningful human control
⑦In fact, in an interview with the BBC in 2014, Hawking warned that the

⑧And according to the BBC, many leading thinkers have been thinking
about the AI-powered killing machine of the not-too-distant future.
be here within years, not decades,

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UC Berkeley, US, put it.
⑨Authorities are gradually waking up to the risk of robot wars. Last May,
for the first time, the United Nations brought governments together to begin talks on
so-called killer robots in a hope of stopping such weapons while there is still time.
⑩Meanwhile, there are scientists who are less worried. They believe all
technologies have potential (潜力) for being used for good and evil ends, and argue that
the ban called for by the open letter could close the door to developing AI technology
that could save lives.
cases,
The Christian Science Monitor.
making to these machines, we may actually get better outcomes.
1. What does Steve Wozniak think the future robot technology might produce?
________
A. Artificial Intelligence.
B. Autonomous weapons.
C. Soldiers that never sleep.
D. Killing machines.
2. The underlined word
A. cause B. prevent C. reach D. change
3. What does Stuart Russell mean by saying
not decades.
A. Killer robots will visit UC Berkeley, US sooner than expected.

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B. Killer robots will be produced and used sooner than expected.
C. Killer robots will speed up the development of AI in the near future.
D. Killer robots will kill these scientists in the near future.
4. What is the main idea of the text? ________
A. More and more of humans' tasks are being taken over by robots.
B. Robots have decision-making abilities and the ability to act by itself.
C. Scientists called for a ban on the development of robot technology.
D. All technologies have potential for being used for good and evil ends.

Passage 5
The economy continues to struggle and students are faced with high tuition（学
费）costs and an uncertain future when they graduate. In order to make ends meet, some
students will turn to credit（信用）cards. However, should college students have credit
cards? Across the country, students are getting encouraged to sign up for credit cards.
In exchange, they get towels, thin T-shirts and short-term deals on better interest rates.
As an educator this does have an effect on me.
There is obviously some value in having a credit card while in college. The
American financial system is built around building credit. For young people, this is
typically achieved by proving that they pay a bill on a regular basis. You would think
that people without credit cards would have higher scores, but that is not the case.
Therefore, students can start to build a credit history by having a credit card.
College is not just about gaining information and learning skills. Higher education

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is also about learning responsibility, which is why having a credit card can be a good
way to manage a level of independence.
For many people, college means some of the best years of life. Relationships and
ternaries are built as students enjoy a time of discovery and exploration. Of course,
there is the reality that some students spend their college years buying gadgets（小玩
意儿）, eating out and going to parties. Unfortunately, this is where the credit card can
be a dangerous item, as it can be far too convenient to buy entertainment supplies, I
love working with college students because they have great potential（潜力）, but I
also know that they can sometimes make poor choices.
I worry that students won't pay their tuition because they have to pay their credit
card bill, I would hate for a student to drop out of school because they loaded up the
credit card with weekend entertainments. So college students can certainly get credit
cards, but they must respect them.
1. The underlined phrase “sign up for” in the first paragraph probably means
“________ ”.
A. prepare for
C. make up for
B. apply for
D. arrange for
2. How can students build credit according to this article? ________
A. By paying bills regularly with their credit cards
B. By signing up for credit cards successfully
C. By managing a level of independence
D. By being able to pay their own tuition

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3. It can be inferred from the article that ________ .
A. college means great academic achievements
B. students who have credit cards get higher scores
C. college students can sometimes make poor choices
D. owning credit cards may have side effects on students


















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参考答案
Passage 1
1. D
细节理解题。根据文章第一段
“and laid them in baskets with the only thing
that was familiar — the leaves of a eucalyptus (
桉树
) tree. (
放在篮 子里面有一样它
们熟悉的东西
——
桉树叶。
)”
第二段
“T he difficult situation of the koala (
考拉的困
境
)”
可知
,
第一段中的受害者是指从火中救出的考拉。故选
D
。

2. B
细节理解题。根据文章第二段
“The difficult situation of the koala — a
national symbol of Australia — has raised questions among environmentalists and
scientists about what it will take to protect biodiversity (
生物多样性
) in a country with
intense fire, extreme heat and lack of water.”
可知
,
澳大利亚极端高温天气和水资源
匮乏
,
容易遭受大火
,
所以可能导致野生动物灭绝。故选
B
。

3. B
细节理解题。根据文章第四段
“Climate change and other human impacts
have so changed the situation that the government needs to rethink its way to protect at
once, (
气候变化和其他人类影响已经极大地改变了状况
,
政府需要迫切地重新思
考保护方式
, )”
可知
,
鲍曼博士认为政府应该立即采取行动。故选
B
。

4. A
主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知
,
文章介绍森林火灾肆虐
,
澳大利亚考
拉面临死亡威胁。人们积极努力
,
拯救那些无法逃离的火灾受害 者
——
澳大利亚
的考拉。故选
A
。

Passage 2
1. A
细节理解题。根据文章第二段
“Eat your way through Toronto and test your
fear of heights walking 116 stories above the ground on the CN Tower’s Edge Walk.”

可知
,
在116
层高的加拿大国家电视塔极限边缘漫步可以测试你的勇气。故选
A
。

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2. C
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段
“Costa Rica is known for its tropical beaches
and rich forests. It’s an adventurer’s dream place, with lots of hiking, surfing, and
boating opportunities. (
哥斯达黎加以其热带海滩和丰富的森林而闻名。这是一个
冒险家的梦想之地
,
有很多徒步旅行、冲浪和划船的机会。
)”
可知
,
如果你想去
森林并喜欢探险
,
应该去哥斯达黎加。故选
C
。

3. B
推理判断题。根据文章第一段
“And, if you’re looking for some travel
inspiration on international destinations that are perfect for solo traveling, we’ve got
your four.”
及全文内容可知
,
文章介绍几处适合国际旅行目的地
,
以便于独自旅
行者提供灵感
,
所以文章的主要目的是为独自旅行者介绍了几处适合参观的地
方。故选
B
。< br>
Passage 3
1. D细节理解题。根据第一段中Here is an astonishing and significant fact:
Mental work alone can't make us tired. 脑力劳动时间长了不会让人感觉到累，故选
D.
2. D细节理解题。根据最后一段 A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety,
tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated —— those are the emotions that
tire sitting workers. 厌烦生气焦虑紧张还有不高兴的情感，这四个选项只有D
提到，故选D.
3. B推理判断题。根据第一段中的Here is an astonishing and significant fact:
Mental work alone can't make us tired. We get tired because our emotions produce
nervousness in the body. 我们感觉到累是因为我们身体里产生了紧张，这里看出
作者是赞同作者的观点。故选B.

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4. B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue.
We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body. 只要人们不觉得
心情紧张，享受生活那么就能保持精力旺盛，不觉得累，故选B.
Passage 4
1. D细节理解题。定位到第三段“…and Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak of the
US-brought the danger of fully autonomous weapons (自主武器), known as ‘killer
robots’, to our attention earlier this summer. ”，Steve Wozniak把这种全自主的武器
称之为“杀人机器人”可知这种机器人将来会成为杀人的机器。
2. A细节理解题。定位到第七段，“Hawking warned that the development of
full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race”可知Hawking已经警
告过这种人工智能的发展和人类的关系，可以猜测是人工智能取代人类的关系；
从而推断这里人 工智能导致人类的结束。
3. B细节理解题。根据Stuart Russell定位到第八段“And according to the BBC,
many leading thinkers have been thinking about the AI- powered killing machine of the
not-too-distant future. ‘Killer robots could be here within years, not decades, ’ as Stuart
Russell, professor of computer science at UC Berkeley, US, put it. ”，这里是对AI驱
动的未来的一个推断，within years，not decades表明几年内就会出现而不是几十
年，说明比预想的要更早的面世。
4. C主 旨大意题。本文全篇在介绍AI被运用于军事后可能会带来的后果，
即会成为杀人机器，在文章最后“I f we are willing to turn over some of our decision
making to these machines, we may actually get better outcomes. ”，也落脚在技术应
当用于造福人类的领域而非军事。

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Passage 5
1. B词义猜测题。sign up for 意为注册，报名参加与apply for进行同义替
换，因此选B。
2. A细节理解题。回到原文第二段The American financial system is built around
building credit．For young people，this is typically achieved by proving that they pay
a bill on a regular basis，由此可知，年轻人通过定期用信用卡来支付订单来建立
信用，所以选A。
3. D推理判断题。作者经常和学生打交道，倒数第二段最后一句“but I also
know that they can sometimes make poor choices”以及“I worry that students won't pay
their tuition because they have to pay their credit card bill”可知 ，作者担心一些人会
在使用信用卡时做出错误的选择，说明信用卡对学生有不好的影响一面，与D选项进行了同义替换，所以选D。









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