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50分閱讀理解提分練(四)閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A[2024·濰坊市高三3月核心素養(yǎng)測評(píng)]BeautifulBritainPhotoCompetitionWhatrepresentsthebeautyofBritainforyou?Isitrollinggreenhillsandhiddenvalleysofthecountryside?Here'syourchancetocaptureitinaphoto!ThecompetitionwillbejudgedbyprofessionalphotographerJamesEckersley.Thejudge'sdecisionisfinalandwinnerswillbeinformedbyemailorpost.HowtoEnterTakeahigh-resolutionphotowitheitheraphoneordigitalcamera.Ensurethatpicturesareoriginal,notpreviouslypublishedandtakenspecicallyforthiscompetition.Emailyourphotostophotocomps@readersdigest.co.ukby5pm，May12,2024.Makesureyouincludeyourfullname,locationandcontactnumber.ThePrizesWewillselectthreewinnerswhowillbeawardedthefollowingprizes：Firstplace￡400Amazonvoucher(代金券)andaRoyalPhotographicSocietymembership.Secondplace￡250CameraWorldvoucher.ThirdplaceAnExperienceorWorkshop&CoursevoucherfromJessops.Youmustowntherightstothephotographyousubmitforentry.Youmustbeabletosupplyahigh-resolutioncopyofthephotographsuitableforprintpublication.CompetitionisopentoresidentsoftheUK,aged18orover,exceptReader'sDigestemployeesandanyassociatedpartnersorattachedcompanies.Thereisnocashalternativeandprizesarenottransferable.Multipleentrieswillbeaccepted.Winnersmustagreetopublicationoftheirwinningphotograph,alongwiththeirname.ThewinningentrieswillbepublishedinourJulyissue,withthetopwinnergracingthebackcover.ContributionsbecomeworldcopyrightofVivatDirectLtd(t/aReader'sDigest).Yourinformationwillonlybeusedinaccordancewithourprivacypolicy.Entryimpliesacceptanceoftheserules.Formoredetails,tipsandguides,visitreadersdigest.co.uk/inspire/photo-competition1．Whichofthefollowingwillleadtodisqualification?A．LivingintheUK.B．Sendingapublishedphoto.C．Providingmorethanonephoto.D．EmailingtheentriesonMay11，2024.2．Whatcanthewinnersdoafterthecompetition?A．Usethephotosfreely.B．Changetheprizeformoney.C．Buyacameraatadiscount.D．Becomeonememberofaphotoclub.3．Wherewillthewinningphotosbepublished?A．InReader'sDigest.B．Inatravelbrochure.C．Onatextbookcover.D．OntheAmazonwebsite.B[2024·武漢市四月質(zhì)量檢測]GrayhadgreatacademicperformanceinhighschoolandwantedtoapplytoHarvardandothertopschools,butcouldnotaffordtheapplicationfees,letaloneschoolfees.Butwithapassionforbusiness,hedreamedofattendingacollegeintheNortheastsohecouldbeclosetoNewYorkCityandothermajorbusinesscenters.Intheprocessofhisapplication,Graywasdeterminedtodealwithitbyhimself.Helookedathundredsofwebsites,checkingscholarshiprequirements.Manyscholarshipshadveryspecificqualificationsthathedidn'tmeet.ButGrayhad600volunteerhoursandstartedanonprofitorganizationwhichorganizedvolunteeropportunitiesforstudentswhenhewasinhighschool.Sohesearchedforscholarshipsthatlookedforexcellentgradescombinedwithleadershipandcommunityservice.Soon,hegottheGatesMillenniumScholarship,whichcoversschoolfeesfromabachelor'stoadoctor'sdegree.A$20，000scholarshipfromCoca-Colafollowed.Healsoreceiveda820，000HoratioAlgerScholarshipandthe$10，000AxaAchievementScholarship.Andsmallerawardsjustkeptcoming.Intheend,hehadamazingsuccess,receiving34scholarshipsworth$1.3million—enoughtopayforyearsofschool,pluscoverhislivingexpenseswithsomeleftovertoinvest.Grayhasusedthemoneyforschooling,roomandboard,dailysupplies,travelforinterviews,andotherneeds.Afterappearingatnationalconferencesandinthemedia,hundredsofstudentsandparentshaveemailedandcalledforadvice,whichinspiredGray,nowabusinessmajoratDrexel,tomakeamobile-phoneappcalledScholly—shortfor“scholarships”—tohelpotherteensgetscholarshipmoney.Thoughtheapphadthousandsofdownloads,Grayandhiscolleaguesdecidedtokeepthepriceonlyat99centsbecausetheirpurposewasmorepublicservicethanprofit.Asforhiscareerplans,hehasthegoalofatrueenterpriser:“IdeallynottohavetogetajobwhenIgraduate.”4．WhatdidGraydowhenheappliedforscholarships?A．Hestartedanonprofitorganization.B．Hetookpartincommunityservice.C．Hecheckedrequirementswithteammates.D．Hematchedhisstrengthswiththecriteria.5．WhydoesGraydevelopScholly?A．Toappealformoredownloads.B．Tohelpotherteensmakeapps.C．Tofacilitatescholarshipapplication.D．Toraisefundsforhisownschooling.6．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeChristopherGray?A．Tolerantanddiligent.B．Ambitiousandgenerous.C．Creativeandhumble.D．Stubbornandadventurous.7．WhatdoesGrayintendtodoforhisfuturecareer?A．Startinghisownbusiness.B．Workingforacharity.C．Maintaininghiscurrentjob.D．Gettingahighpaidjob.C[2024·湖北省3月其次次模擬]Amazon'sAlexawillbeabletorevivethevoicesofdeceasedrelatives,allowinguserstofeelasiftheyarespeakingtolostonesbeyondthegrave.Inavideoshownonstage,Amazondemonstratedhow,insteadofAlexa'ssignaturevoicereadingastorytoayoungboy,itwashisgrandmother'svoice.RohitPrasad,anAmazonseniorvicepresident,saidtheupdatedsystemwillbeabletocollectenoughvoicedatafromlessthanaminuteofaudiotomakepersonalizationlikethispossible,ratherthanhavingsomeonespendhoursinarecordingstudiolikehowit'sdoneinthepast.TheconceptstartsfromAmazonlookingatnewwaystoaddmore“humanfeatures”toartificialintelligence,especially“inthesetimesoftheongoingpandemic,whensomanyofushavelostsomeonewelove，”Prasadsaid.“WhileAIcan'tridthatpainofloss,itcandefinitelymaketheirmemorieslast.”AmazonhaslongusedAIrecreationsofpeople'svoicestovoiceAlexa.Buttheyhavealsoincreasinglyimprovedoverthepastfewyears,particularlywiththeuseofAIanddeepfaketechnology.However,Amazon'sattemptatpersonalizedAlexavoicesmaystrugglemostwiththeweirdvalleyeffect—recreatingavoicethatissosimilartoalovedone'sbutisn'tquiteright,whichleadstorejectionbyrealhumans.“Forsome,theywillviewthisascreepyoroutrightterrible,butforothersitcouldbeviewedinamoreprofoundway,perhapsforthefirsttimeandinawaythatisn'tastrictrecordingfromthepast.”saidMichaelInouyeofABIResearch.Hebelieves,however,thevaryingreactionstoannouncementslikethisspeaktohowsocietywillhavetoadjusttothepromiseofinnovationsandtheireventualrealityintheyearsahead.Thetechnologyisalsolikelytoleadtofearsthatitcouldbeusedtoimpersonatelivingpeople,whichcouldbeusedtobypasssecuritysystems.In2024,amanagerataBritishenergycompanylostalmost￡200,000aftercriminalsusedAItofakehisboss'svoice,directinghimtotransferthecompany'sfundstoaforeignbankaccount.8．WhatisthefeatureoftheupdatedsystemofAmazon'sAlexa?A．ItwilluseAIrecreationsofpeople'svoices.B．Itwillbehighlyefficientincollectingvoicedata.C．Itwillfreethegrandmotherfromreadingastory.D．Itwillmakeabreakthroughindeepfaketechnology.9．WhydoesAmazonupdateAlexa'svoice?A．Tomakeitmorehuman-like.B．Tocurepeople'spainofloss.C．Toremindpeopleoflostgoodmemories.D．TodemonstrateAmazon'spowerfultechnology.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impersonate”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Interactwith.B．Provetobe.C．Havecommandof.D．Pretendtobe.11．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsAlexa'spersonalizedvoices?A．Critical.B．Objective.C．Supportive.D．Skeptical.D[2024·衡水中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期一調(diào)]Onethirdofadultsover65inAmericahaveneverusedtheInternet,andhalfdon'tevenhaveInternetaccessathome.InSanFrancisco,“thecenteroftech”，40%ofolderadultsdonothavebasicdigitalliteracyskills.Thissituationisbecomingappallingasover10，000Americansturn65everysingleday.By2050，22%ofAmericanswillbe65orolder.Meanwhile,technologyisdevelopingveryfast.Thismeansthatalargenumberofpeoplewillbeunabletoproficientlyuseemergenttechnology.Manypeoplebelievethatseniorsaren'trequiredtoparticipateinourtechfuturebecausethey'llberetiredandrelaxedsoon.Butthisisthefarthestthingfromthetruth.Babyboomersarecurrentlyexperiencingadifferentboom:Withmorepeoplegettingolderthaneverbefore,theirlifeexpedienciesarealsoincreasingdramatically.Withmedicaladvancements,thenumberofAmericanpeopleprojectedtoliveintotheir90'shasdoubledsince1965.However,theydon'thavestrongfinancialoreducationalsupport.Thisisnotaproblem;it'sacrisis.Morethanhalfofemployeesover50havebeenlaidoffinwhat'sbeingcalled“forcedretirement”.Andfeworganizationsareactivelyhelpingolderemployeesmakethetransitionfromfull-timejobstopart-timeones.Forthosefortunateenoughtobeemployed,3outof5olderworkersexperienceprejudice.Theeasiestsolutionistoteachdigitalliteracy.Ifbabyboomerswanttosurvivetheforthcomingretirementcrisis,theyshouldgetenoughdigitalknowledgeandskillstooperatetoday'stoolsandtomorrow'splatforms.Witheverycrisiscomesanopportunity.Tutoring,customerservice,editing,research,book-keeping,andothervirtualassistance-basedworkopenthedoors.Butagain,digitalknowledgeisfirstrequiredtoliveinourhigh-techsocietyandgigeconomy.Sotrytogetmoreonlineandnavigatethegrowingnumberofsitesandapps.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“appalling”probablymeaninParagraph2?A．Confusing.B．Terrible.C．Controllable.D．Inspiring.13．Whatproblemmaybabyboomersface?A．Acrisisafterretirement.B．Beingknockedoutinthefuture.C．Failingtoreceivegoodhealthcare.D．Tendingtodoubletheirlifeexpediencies.14．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thefeaturesofhigh-techjobs.B．Thewayoutforbabyboomers.C．Potentialindustriesinthefuture.D．Theimportanceofdevelopingtechnology.15．Whatdoestheauthoradvisebabyboomerstodo?A．Haveagoodsenseofcrisis.B．Avoidretiringatanearlyage.C．Lookformanypart-timejobs.D．Improvedigitalliteracyactively.[答題區(qū)]題號(hào)12345678答案題號(hào)9101112131415答案其次節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Weareallvictimsofclimatechange.Fightingwithclimatechangecanfeelstressed,buttherearealotofthingsyoucandotoprotectyourselfandyourlovedones.Expertsrecommendthefollowingsteps.●__1__Talktoyourdoctoraboutwhattypesofalertsorweathereventsyoushouldbelookingoutforwhenitcomestoheat,stressinteractionswithmedications,orexposurestoheat,coldandvirus.●Prepareanemergencysupplykit.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyouliveinanareawhereflooding,hurricanes,orwildfiresbreakouteasily.Yourfamilyneedtobesafe.__2__●Eatlessmeat,andtakemorevitamins.Researchfoundthatthedietslowinmeatandhighinfruitsandvegetableswerelinkedwithlessgreenhousegasemissions.__3__Therefore,youshouldreducepeople'svulnerabilityinhightemperatures.●Reducetheamountofsingle-useplasticsinyourlife.TheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncilsaysthatsmallindividualchoicescanaddup.__4__Forexample,youcancarrygrocerybagsandareusablewate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