2023年高考英語復(fù)習(xí)全國通用第13講閱讀理解主旨大意題(練)(原卷版)

第13講閱讀理解主旨大總題（縹）

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AnewproductfromGooglemayhelppeoplesolvetheirsleepproblems,butsomeprivacyrightsgroupsare

concerned.

GoogleshowedoffitsnewestNestHubhomeassistantdeviceonTuesday.Inadditiontorecognizingyour

voice,showingpictures,videos,newsandweather,itcanalsotrackyoursleep.Thebasicmodelcostsabout5100

andthesleep-trackingtechnologywillbeavailablefbrfreefortherestof2021.ThesleeptrackermakesGoogle's

productdifferentfromasimilarhomeassistantfromAmazon.IfyouputtheNestHubbesideyourbed,itcan

followhowyousleep.ThatisbecauseofanewcomputerchipcalledSoli,whichcansensemotion.Somepeople

maylikethenewtechnologybecausetheywouldnothavetowearanotherdevicetobed.Somecompaniesmake

productspeoplecanwearontheirwristtotracktheirsleep.

GooglesaysthenewNestHubwillcreatereportseachweekthatshowhowlongandhowwellaperson

sleeps.Itwillalsoshowiftheysnore,coughorwakeupoften.Thecompanysaiditstudied15,000peopleover

thecourseof110,000nightstodevelopthetechnology.

Forpeoplewhowanttoknowmoreabouttheirsleep,thedevicesoundslikeagoodidea.But,peoplewho

payattentiontoprivacyareworriedwhatGooglemightdowiththeinfbnnationitisgathering.JeffChesterisone

ofthosepeople.HeisthedirectoroftheCenterfbrDigitalDemocracy."Google'sgoalistomonetizeeverycellof

yourbody,^^hesaid.

GooglerecentlyboughtFitBit,acompanythatmakesahealthtrackerpeoplecanwearontheirwrist.Some

technologyexpertsthinkGooglemayfindawayfbrtheNestHubtoworkwiththeFitBit.

Googlesaysthesleeptrackerhasalotofprivacyprotections.Forexample,itwillonlyworkiftheuserturns

iton.Thecompanysaiditwillnotuseaperson'ssleepinformationtotrytoselladvertising.ButChestersaidheis

notsosurethatpromisewillbekept.

1.WhichistrueabouttheGoogle'snewNestHub?

A.It'sthefirstdevicetotrackpeople'ssleep.

B.Ithassomefunctionsasahomeassistant.

C.Itcanbeavailablefbrfreefbrtherestof2021.

D.ItisthesameasahealthtrackerproducedbyFitBit.

2.WhyaresomepeopleconcernedabouttheGoogle'snewproduct?

A.Becauseprivateinformationmaybeletout.

B.Becausethesleepingproblemscan'tbesolved.

C.Becausesleepmaybeinterrupted.

D.Becausesleepingreportsmaybecreatedeachweek.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?

A.Makemoneyon.B.Keeptracko￡C.TakecareofD.Giveaway.

4.Whafsthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Google'sNewSoli

B.Google'ssleepproblemsolver

C.Google'sNewestNestHub

D.ASleepTracker

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HaveyoueverheardaboutBlackFridayandCyberMonday?Surely,theyareallaboutfindingthebestdeals

onholidaygiftsforyourselfandfamilymembers.AndhaveyouheardaboutGivingTuesday?Hereissomething

aboutit!

GivingTuesdayisobservedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgiving,whichencouragespeopletohelp

thoseinneedbymakingfinancialdonationsordoinggoodintheirlocalcommunity.The“GlobalDayofGiving”

wasstartedin2012byNewYorkCitynonprofit92ndStreetYandtheUnitedNationsFoundation.

UnlikeBlackFriday,GivingTuesdayservesamorealtruisticpurpose.Initsfirstyear,themovementbrought

inalmost$10millionfbrcharities,andthingshaveonlyimprovedsince.In2019,manyGivingTuesdaysocial

mediacampaignsworldwidehelpedraiseanamazingS1.9billionfrom27milliondonors!Overthepastfive

years,manyhighereducationinstitutionshavealsobeenusingtheTuesdayafterThanksgivingtoaskalumnifbr

donations.In2019,theUniversityofMichigan,whichcallsitBlucday,received5887giftstotalingover$4

million,whilePennsylvaniaStateUniversityraised$710000tobenefitover85Universityprograms.

Thoughdonatingmoneycertainlyhelps,therearemanyotherwaystosupportthegreatcause,especially

duringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Youcanvideotutorkidsstrugglingwithonlinelearning,orteamupwithan

adulttogetgroceriesormedicationsfbranelderlyneighbor.Alternatively,callonyourpeerstohelpyouwitha

serviceprojectthataddressesanissueclosetoyourheart,orpickonefromtheseveralideassuggestedonthe

GivingTuesdaywebsite.Youcanalsodonateyourgently-usedclothesandtoystolocalshelters,ormaila

handwrittennotetoagrandparentorafriendyoumissseeing.

WhatareyougoingtodotomakeapositivedifferenceinyourcommunityonGivingTuesday?Letusknow

byaddingyourcommentsbelow!

5.WhydoestheauthormentionBlackFridayandCyberMondayinParagraph1?

A.Tomakeacomparison.B.Toleadtothetopic.

C.Toarousereaders,interest.D.Toexpresshisdoubt.

6.WhafstheaimofGivingTuesday?

A.Topromotethedevelopmentofeconomy.B.Toattractpeopletobuymoreholidaygifts.

C.Tocallonmoreuniversitiestodonatemoney.D.Toencouragepeopletohelpthoseinneed.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“altruistic“inParagraph3mean?

A.Selfless.B.General.C.Specific.D.Complex.

8.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Wherepeoplecanoffertheirkindhelp.B.WhatpeoplecandoonGivingTuesday.

C.HowpeoplecanstaysafeduringCOVID-19.D.Whypeopleneedtosupportthegreatcause.

C

Inpreviousrecessions（經(jīng)濟衰退），billionaireswerehitalongwiththerestofus;ittookalmostthreeyears

fbrForbes's400richestpeopletorecoverfromlossescausedin2008?sGreatRecession.Butinthecoronavirus

recessionof2020,mostbillionaireshavegottenricherthaneverbefore.

BillionairesincreasedtheirnewbillionsjustasmillionsofotherAmericansranintoterriblefinancial

problems.Morethan20millionpeoplelosttheirjobsatthestartofthepandemic.Foodbanksacrossthecountry

arepreparingforanothergreatincreaseindemand.WhyareAmericanbillionairesdoingsowellwhilesomany

otherAmericanssuffer?Peoplemayfindpartofthereasonsfromthefollowingfact.Stocks（股票）are

overwhelminglyownedbythewealthy,andthestockmarkethasrecoveredfromitsearly-pandemicdepthsmuch

morequicklythanotherpartsoftheeconomy.

Butsomebillionairesarealsobenefitingfromeconomicandtechnologicaltrendsthatwereacceleratedby

thepandemic.AmongthesearetheownersandinvestorsofretailgiantslikeAmazon,Walmart,Target,Dollar

TreeandDollarGeneral,whichhavereportedhugeprofitsthisyearwhilemanyoftheirsmallercompetitorswere

defeatedcompletelyasthecoronavirusspread.

ThentherearecompaniesthathavebetontherapiddigitizationofeverythingEricYuan,thechiefexecutive

ofZoom,becameabillionairein2019.Nowheisworthalmost$20billion.DanGilbert,thechairmanofQuicken

Loans,wasworthlessthan$7billioninMarch,nowhecommandsmorethan$43billion.Butthereisagreatdeal

ofstratification（層化）evenamongbillionaires—richerbillionairesgotevenricherin2020thanthepoorerones

did.JeffBezos,Amazon'sfunder,wasworthabout$113billionatthestartofthepandemic.Nowheisworth

$182billion.Twoyearsago,Bezoswastheonly“centibillionaire"onearth-thetrendyneologism（anewword）

forpeoplewhosewealthexceeds（超過）￥100billion.

9.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthepassage?

A.FoodbanksarenotenoughintheUnitedStates.

B.Therichestkeptgettingrichereveninthepandemic.

C.Thestockmarketrecoveredbeforethepandemicstarted.

D.400richestpeoplerecoveredfromlossesinthepandemic.

10.Whatis"partofthereasons"thatisimpliedinParagraph2?

A.TheAmericaninequality.

B.Therecoveryofstockmarket.

C.Theeffectofthepandemic.

D.Thefoodshortageacrossthecountry.

11.Whatisoneofthechangesduringthepandemic?

A.Thedeclineofdigitalgames.

B.Moremoneylenttopeoplebybanks.

C.Thetrendoftechnologyacceleration.

D.Highprofitearnedbysmallercompanies.

12.Whydoestheauthorreferto"centibillionaire"asa"neologism"?

A.Itisanewtitleinthestockmarketaftertherecession.

B.Itisanewwayofsolutiontopovertythroughtheworld.

C.Itisanewlyestablishedcompanyduringthepandemic.

D.Itisanewtennforpeoplewhosewealthexceeds$100billion.

D

Morgan'sWonderland,locatedinSanAntonio,Texas,isathemeparkmainlyintendedformentallyor

physicallydisabledchildren.TheparkwasbuiltbyGordonHartman,aformerrealestate（房地產(chǎn)）developer.The

creationoftheparkwasinspiredbyhisdaughter,Morgan,whosuffersfromseverecognitivedelayandphysical

challenges.

Theworld'sfirstullra-acccssiblcfamilyfunpark,Morgan'sWonderlandopenedinthespringof2010.

Admissionforguestswithspecialneedsisfree,andfeesforthegeneralpublicaresetatamuchdiscountedprice

sothatpeopleofallagesandabilitiescancometogetherandplayinafunandsafeenvironment.

Completelywheelchair-accessible,theparkfeatures25acresofattractionsincludingrides,playgrounds,a

catch-and-releasefishinglake,andpicnicareasthroughoutthepark.Theridesarecustom-designedto

accommodatewheelchairriderssothateveryfamilymembercanenjoythefun.Theadaptedridesincludethe

Off-RoadAdventure,whereguestscantesttheirdrivingskillsinsportyvehicles.Moreover,eachvisitorisoffered

theoptiontowearaGPSAdventureBand,whichallowsthemtokeeptrackofeachotherwhileinthepark.The

bandalsoenablesthemtotakepartinelectronicactivities.Forexample,whentheridersscanthebandatthe

Off-RoadAdventure,aphotowillbetakenandsenttotheiremail.

InJune2017,Morgan'sWonderlandcelebratedtheopeningofMorgan'sInspirationIsland.Thenew

expansioniscomposedoffivethemedsplashpadsandaRiverBoatAdventureRide.Thewheelchairguestscan

bemovedoutoftheirchairsintounique,waterproofchairsandenjoythesplashparkwithoutriskingdamageto

theirpersonalwheelchairs.

“Morgantaughtmethatthere'smoretolifeinmanywaysthanwhatIsawbefore/5saidHartman."The

blessingthatMorganhasbroughtisbeyondanythingthatIevercouldhaveimaginedandcouldexplain.”

13.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThenewadditiontoMorgan'sWonderland.

B.Theestablishmentandfeaturesofaspecialthemepark.

C.TheadvancedtechnologicaldevicesinMorgan'sWonderland

D.Theneedsofpeoplewhosufferfromphysicalandmentaldisabilities.

14.Whatdoes“ultra?accessible"inthesecondparagraphimply?

A.It'seasyforallvisitorstousethefacilities.

B.Admissionisfreeforpeopleyoungandold.

C.Wheelchairsareprovidedforeveryfeaturedattraction.

D.Morgan'sWonderlandissituatedinaconvenientlocation.

15.Whatdoestheparkprovidetopreventpersonalwheelchairsfrombeingdamaged?

A.SafeBoats.B.Water-resistantcloth.C.GPSbands.D.Specialchairs.

16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutMorgan'sWonderland?

A.Waterproofchairsenablevisitorstowonderalloverthepark.

B.Morgan'sInspirationIslandincludes25acresofattractions.

C.ThesuccessoftheparkisexactlywhatMorganintendedtoachieve.

D.GPSbandsallowvisitorstoenjoytheconvenienceoftheelectronicdevices.

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Notlongago,LindaKhanwassittingbyahospitalbedinHouston,feelingillatease.Besideherlayher

fatherwhoneededaheartsurgery.Thetwoofthemhadengagedinnothingbutdepressingsmalltalk.Then,her

eyefellonapileofbooks.Shepickedupone,andstartedtoreaditoutloud.MRightawayitchangedthemood

andatmosphere,"shesays.Readinggavethedaughterawaytoconnectwithherfather.Listeningallowedthe

fathertravelonthesoundofhisdaughter'svoiceintoaplacewherehefelthimselfagain.4Tromthenon"Khan

says,“Ialwaysreadtohim."

Ina2010surveyintheUnitedKingdom,elderlyadultswhojoinedweeklyread-aloudgroupsreportedbetter

concentration,lessanxiety,andanimprovedabilitytosocialize.Thesurveyauthorsowedtheseimprovementsin

largeparttothe"rich,varieddietofseriousliterature"thatgroupmembersconsumed,withfictionencouraging

feelingsofrelaxationandcalm,poetryfosteringfocusedconcentration,andnarrativesgivingrisetocognitive（認

知的）thoughts,feelings,andmemories.Intruth,almostanykindofreadingtoanotherpersoncanbebeneficial.

Readersgetrewardstoo.ForNeilBush,thelate-lifehospitalizationsofhisfamousparents,GeorgeH.W.

andBarbaraBush,becameopportunitiestorepayadebtofgratitude.44WhenIwasakid,theywouldreadtome,”

hesaid.Withhisparentsinandoutofcare,"We'vebeenreadingbooksaboutDad'sforeignpolicyand,more

recently,Mom'sautobiography.**Bushwenton,hisvoicethickwithemotion,uAndtoreadtheiramazinglifeto

themhasbeenaremarkableblessingtome,personally,astheirson."

Tomanypeople,readingtoparentsmayseemsofaroutsidethenormalrangeofregularactivities,anditmay

evenfeeloddandimproper.However,therearestillalotmanywhobravethemomentarystrangenessofreading

toelderlyadultsandbothreaderandlistenersare,toborrowaphrasefromWordsworth,surprisedbythejoyofit.

17.WhatdidreadingoffertoLindaandherfather?

A.Awaytoestablishabond.B.Awaytotraveltogetherinreality.

C.Awaytotreatthedisease.D.Awaytoengageinlearning.

18.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Improvementsinmentalhealth.B.Benefitsofreadingtoothers.

C.Changesincognitiveprocess.D.Developmentofsocialskills.

19.WhatdoesNeilBush*sexperienceprove?

A.Readingbenefitsmorethanthelistener

B.Parentsshouldredmoretotheirkids.

C.Childrenshouldshowtheirgratitude.

D.Redingtoparentsischildren'sduty

20.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutreadingtoanelderlyadult?

A.Improperandodd.B.Abnormalbutworthy.

C.Rewardingandjoyful.D.Interestingbutunnecessary.

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Smartphones,tabletsandotherdigitaldevicescanbeaddictive.Theyaffectsleep.Theydrawkidsintoan

alternateuniverse,oftendistracting（使分/心）themfrommoreproductive-andhealthier-real-worldactivities.And

theyareoftenlinkedtoanxietyanddepression,learningdisabilitiesandobesity（肥胖）.Yetformanyteenagers,

cellphonesandsocialmediaarealsoabsolutelynecessarytoolsforplanningtheirsociallives,keepingupwith

schoolworkandstayingintouchwithout-of-townfriendsandrelatives.

Howcanparentsmakethemostoftheconstructiveusesofscreen-basedtechnologywhileminimizingits

harmfuleffects?

Thekeyishelpingkidsusetechnologyasatool,notatoy,“wherethere'ssomepurposeotherthanthe

medicationofboredom,saysJimTaylor,apsychologistandauthorofthebookRaisingGenerationTech：

PreparingYourChildrenforaMedia-fueledWorld.Taylor,likemanyothermedicalandmentalhealth

professionals,advisesparentstosetlimitsandsticktothem.Theyshouldrestricttheamountoftimetheirkids