高考英語閱讀理解考前熱身（Day16）

第PAGE"pagenumber"pagenumber頁，共NUMPAGES"numberofpages"numberofpages頁高考閱讀理解考前熱身（Day16）A（應用文）WeareexcitedtoannouncethatBrandonHobson-authorofWheretheDeadSitTalking,aNationalBookAwardFinalist-willjudgeour2023AmericanShort(er)FictionPrize.GeneralGuidelinesStoriesmustbe1,000wordsorfewer.Youareallowedtoincludeuptothreestoriesperentry.Pleasesubmit(提交)allstoriesinonedocument.Eachstorymustbeginonanewpageandbeclearlytitled.Forthetitleofyoursubmission,listthestorytitles,separatedbyacomma.Thefirst-placewinnerwillreceivea＄1,000prizeandpublication(出版)inafutureissueofAmericanShortFiction(ASF).Allentrieswillbeconsideredforpublication.Pleasesubmityour$17entryfeeandyourworkthroughSubmittable.Wenolongeracceptsubmissionsbypost.Youmaysubmitmultipleentries.Weacceptonlypreviouslyunpublishedworks.SubmityourentryonlinebetweenNovember24,2022-February1,2023.Conflicts(沖突)ofInterestStaffandvolunteerscurrentlyworkingwithASFarenotfitforconsiderationorpublication.Additionally,students,formerstudents,andcolleaguesofthejudge’sarenotadmittedtoparticipate(參加).Weaskthatpreviouswinnerswaitthreeyearsaftertheirwinningentryispublishedbeforeenteringagain.Aboutwriting,Hobsonhassaid,“I’malwaysmoreinterestedinlanguagethanIamcertainlyinplot.Mostofuswhowriteliteraryfictionareinterestedinexperimentinginmorewaysthanjustlookingatit,especiallyatraditionalstorylineorplotthatwealllearnedinschool.”Withthosewordsofencouragementandwisdom,goodluck!Wecan’twaitforyoursubmissions!1．Howmanystoriescanaparticipantsubmitatmost?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.2．Whatmaythefirst-placeprizewinnerget?A．A$1,000prize.B．Areturnof$17entryfee.C．MeetingwithBrandonHobson.D．PublicationinapastissueofASF.3．Whichofthefollowingmaybequalifiedtoparticipate?A．VolunteersofASF.B．Anewfictionwriter.C．Prizewinnerslastyear.D．Studentsofthejudge’s.B(記敘文)Iworkedinasmallcompanywithaboutthirty-fiveemployees.Wehadagood-sizedkitchenwithafridgethatseveralemployeesused.Butpeoplewouldoftengotothefridgetosurprisinglyfindeithertheirwholelunchmissing,orinmycase,mycanofCherryCokegone.Iusuallykeptitinmylunchbag.AttimeswhenIboughttakeawayfood,Iwouldgettwo—oneforlunchandonefordinner—soIdidn’thavemylunchbag.Evenso,Ioftencouldn’tfindthefood.Itwasashocktoeveryone.Wedoubtedwhowasstealing,butcouldneverproveit.Oneday,agoodideacametomymind,andIcouldn’twaittotryit.Itwasbreaktimeatnoon.IheadeddowntothekitchenaboutfiveminutesearlyandgavemyCokesuchahardshakethatIfeareditmayactuallygooffinmyhands.Iplaceditbackinthefridge.Then,Ihidintoacupboardinthekitchen,waitingfortherightmoment.BINGO!AladycameinandtooktheCoke.Iputmyhandovermymouthforhertoopenit,butshetookitwithherandleft.Ithoughtshewouldopenitinthehall.No!AsIleftthekitchen,Iheardheryell.Ipassedheroffice,andCokewaseverywhere:thewalls,thefloor,alloverherdesk,computer,herwork,andalloverher—everywhere!Well,foodhasnevergonemissingagainsincethenbecausetheladygotfired.；4．Whydidtheemployeesfeelsurprised?A．Theirlunchwasoftenlost.B．Thefridgewasfulloffreefood.C．Thekitchenwasneverclean.D．Thecompanywassmall-sized.；5．Whydidtheauthorhideinthekitchen?A．Toplayajokeonthelady.B．Tocarryoutsomerepairsinside.C．Tofindoutwhowasstealing.D．Toprovewhowasthebestworker.；6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?A．Thekitchen. B．Thedrink C．Thehand. D．Thefridge.；7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Asmallcompany. B．Anhonestlady.C．Aspeciallunch. D．Anofficestory.C（議論文）Opinionsdifferonthequestionofwhetheritisbettertoliveinthecityorinthecountryside.However,duetotherapidupwardtrendinhousepricesincities,peopleareincreasinglychoosingtomovetoarural(鄉(xiāng)村的)area.Reasonenoughtotakeacloserlookattheargumentsforlivinginthecityandinthecountry.Livinginthecitycontinuestobeextremelypopular.Theproportionofthepopulationlivinginruralareashasbeenfallingcontinuouslysincethemiddleofthe19thcenturywhichwasmarkedbyindustrialization(工業(yè)化).Moreandmorepeoplemovedtothecitiestofindwork.Infrastructureisoneofthebiggestadvantagesofcities.Awell-developednetworkofpublictransportationoftenmakesthatacarisnotabsolutelynecessary.Inthecountryside,ontheotherhand,youalmostalwaysneedacartobeflexible(靈活的).Relatedtoinfrastructure,mobilityisalsoanargumentforlivinginthecity.Veryoften,ruralregionsarenotoronlyconnectedtotherailnetworkandalsodonothaveanadequatebussystem.Inthecities,thereisawiderangeofentertainingoptions,fromculturalopportunitiesandotherclubs.Thelatter,however,areincreasinglyfoundinthecountrysideaswell.Inaddition,ruralareasoffermanyoptionsforoutdooractivities.Theexpansionofdigitalnetworksisstillinitsbeginningsinsomeruralregions.Here,thecityclearlyhasthebetteroffer.However,thisissettochange,andvariousresearchprojectsandplanstoexpanddigitalnetworksareintendedtopromotetheconnectionofruralresidentialareas.；8．Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethemaintopic.B．Toraisereaders’interest.C．Toputforwardareason.D．Topresentdifferentopinions.；9．Whatresultedinthegrowthofthepopulationincities?A．Colorfuloutdooractivities.B．Lowhousingprices.C．Morejobopportunities.D．Strongculturalatmosphere.；10．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardslifeinthecountryside?A．Uncaring. B．Optimistic. C．Doubtful. D．Grateful.；11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Themeansoftransportationinthecity.B．Thesimilaritiesbetweendifferentcultures.C．Theadvantagesoflivinginthecountryside.D．Thedifferentviewsonlivinginthecityortheruralarea.D（說明文）Intheendlesssky,theunaidedhumaneyeshouldbeabletoperceiveseveralthousandstarsonaclear,darknight.Unfortunately,growinglightpollutionhasdisabledpeoplefromthenightlyview.Newcitizen-science-basedresearchthrowsalarminglightontheproblemof“skyglow”—thediffuseillumination(漫射照明)ofthenightskythatisaformoflightpollution.Thedatacamefromcrowd-sourcedobservationscollectedfromaroundtheworldaspartofGlobeatNight,aprogramdevelopedbyastronomerConnieWalker.Lightpollutionhasharmfuleffectsonthepracticeofastronomybutalsoonhumanhealthandwildlife,sinceitdisturbsthecyclefromsunlighttostarlightthatbiologicalsystemshaveevolvedalongside.Furthermore,thelossofvisiblestarsisagreatlossofhumanculturalheritage.Untilrelativelyrecently,humansthroughouthistoryhadanimpressiveviewofthestarrynightsky,andtheeffectofthisnightlyspectacle(壯觀)isevidentinancientcultures.GlobeatNighthasbeengatheringdataonstarvisibilitysince2006.AnyonecansubmitobservationsthroughtheGlobeatNightwebapplication.Participantsrecordwhichonebestmatcheswhattheycanseeintheskywithoutanytelescopesorotherinstruments.Researchersfindthatthelossofvisiblestarsindicatesanincreaseinskybrightnessof9.6%peryearwhileroughly2%ismeasuredbysatellites.Existingsatellitesarenotwellsuitedtomeasuringskyglowasitappearstohumans,becausetheycannotdetectwavelengthsshorterthan500nanometers(納米).WhiteLEDs,withshorterwavelengthsunder500nanometers,nowareincreasinglycommonlyusedinoutdoorlighting.Buthumaneyesaremoresensitivetotheseshorterwavelengthsatnighttime.Space-basedinstrumentsdonotmeasurelightfromwindows,either.Butthesesourcesaresignificantcontributorstoskyglowusseenfromtheground.“Theincreaseinskyglowoverthepastdecadeunderlinestheimportanceofredoublingoureffortsanddevelopingnewstrategiestoprotectdarkskies,”saidWalker.“TheGlobeatNigh