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1、高考阅读理解考前热身 （Day19）A（应用文）Explore your world MirthyOnline events to help you discover, learn and connectWho is Mirthy?Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can

2、 learn share and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting. Its all about fulfilment and wellbeing.There are some online events each month to try, from craft workshops (手工工坊) to fitness sessions. For example, according to our event calendar, this week y

3、ou can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. So whether you have a desire to get fitter or to pick up a new skill signing up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.How does it work?Sign up via the online registration form at M. Then you can take a loo

4、k through the calendar of upcoming events and see what takes your fancy.Once you register for an event you will then receive a link on email ready for you to join the live event. If your plans change and you cant make it, you will receive a link for a 7-day replay that you can watch at a time that i

5、s convenient for you!Best of all, its completely FREE to joinJoin Mirthy for free today and you can enjoy any 4 events every month, for free! If youre up for more, then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis, normally for 2.99 each, or you can upgrade to the Premiu

6、m membership giving you full free access to all events for only 4.99 per month.If you choose to go for the Premium membership, theres no contract. You simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime.1What can people do at Mirthy this week?AMake art crafts.BTalk about fitness experience.CLe

7、arn songs.DStudy wild plants and animals.2Which of the following is true about Mirthy?APeople can sign up for the events online.BThe events can be watched again at any time.CPeople can upgrade their membership for free.DNo more than 4 events are offered each month.3Whats the main purpose of this pas

8、sage?ATo share a lifestyle.BTo recommend a website.CTo introduce online events.DTo explain a registration process.B（记叙文）I look forward to my half hour train ride to work every morning. I can look out of the window as it twists and turns itself through neighborhoods with the sun casting its strong li

9、ghting on the floor of the train car. I sometimes get lost in thought while following the light. But the reason I love this ride is that its a reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.For almost a year now I have been riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a

10、reporter for a local magazine. I am one of 13 journalists who help report community news in areas that are often forgotten. And for me, that means covering areas like the one I grew up in.Last week, as I was on the way to my office, I started wondering how neighborhoods have changed since the 2008 h

11、ousing crisis. I searched addresses on the citys southwest side, a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down, I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007. Then I set out to visit the city block, and thats when I m

12、et 3-year-old Harmony.Harmony loved collecting rocks for me to hold as I walked down the street with her mother, Marquita. I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past, but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block, who were really friendly to each other.

13、 However, people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other. Marquita has lived on this block her entire life, and Harmony has for most of her short life as well. But the neighborhood that Marquita grew up in will be one obviously different than the one Harmony w

14、ill grow to know.In the end, they smiled at my camera. And then I got back on the train and headedback to the office to tell their stories.；4What makes the author love his train ride to work?ABeing lost in thought.BAdmiring the outside views.CEnjoying the warm sunshine.DKnowing the change of blocks.

15、；5How did the author find out what the citys southwest side looked like in the past?ABy reading earlier reports.BBy interviewing local people.CBy watching past street views.DBy searching his memories.；6How might Marquita feel when she talked with the author?ASad.BNervous.CTouched.DConfused.；7What is

16、 the main purpose of the text?ATo share a pleasant train ride with us.BTo tell us the work of a news reporter.CTo show us a crowded community.DTo introduce a new neighborhood.C（新鲜科技类说明文）Cities are difficult to navigate (导航) at the best of times, but for people with disabilities they can be like cour

17、ses with hurdles and bring inconvenience to disabled people.A UK national travel survey found that adults with mobility difficulties took 39% fewer trips than those with no disability in 2017. Yet that could change as devices and cities grow smarter. Assistive tech is playing a big role in the trans

18、formation. The global value of the industry is expected to increase from $14 billion in 2015 to $30.8 billion in 2024, according to Zion Market Research.One of the things that could transform lives is a smart walking stick designed by engineers from Young Guru Academy (YGA) in Turkey. The WeWalk sti

19、ck has a sensor that detects hurdles above chest level and uses vibrations (振动) to warn the user. It can be paired with a smartphone to help navigation, and is connected with a voice assistant and Google Maps.Ceylan, who has been blind since birth, says that connecting the stick to the Internet of T

20、hings and smart city solutions makes it user-friendly. “As a blind person, when I am at the Metro station I dont know which is my exit . I dont know which bus is approaching . which stores are around me. That kind of information can be provided with the WeWalk,” he says.“The smart walking stick is r

21、eally an exciting initiative that will make a huge difference to some people,” says Anna Lawson, the director of the Center for Disability Studies at Leeds University in the United Kingdom. “But they are very expensive . theyre not going to be available to the vast majority of disabled people,” she

22、added.Bryan Matthews, a lecturer at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, shares the concerns about cost. He says there should also be a focus on inclusive design, and anything that helps people navigate their environment is positive.；8What does “that” in the second paragra

23、ph refer to?AThe survey that compared adults mobility.BThe smart industry that is booming.CThe fact that the disabled traveled less.DThe role that the assistive tech plays.；9What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?AThe working principles of the WeWalk stick.BThe introduction of the WeWalk stick inve

24、ntors.CThe transformation caused by the WeWalk stick.DThe benefits brought about by the WeWalk stick.；10Whats the purpose of quoting Ceylan?ATo show the value of smart tech.BTo urge more attention to the blind.CTo increase the potential market share.DTo encourage tech research and development.；11Wha

25、t is the disadvantage of the WeWalk stick?AConfusing instructions.BPoor navigation.CInclusive designs.DHigh prices.D（宇宙探索-议论文）Around the country and around the world, there is no shortage of human suffering. Poverty, disease, violence, hurricanes, wildfire and more are constantly troubling humanity,

26、 and even our best efforts thus far cant address all of everybodys needs. Many are looking for places to cut funding, and one of the first places that comes up in conversation is excessive spending on space exploration. What good is it to conduct microgravity experiments repeatedly when children are

27、 starving? Why launch so many space-related projects when nuclear war threatens our planet?This is a line of thinking that has been coming up throughout history. Yes, its short-sighted, in that it fails to recognize that our greatest problems require long-term investment, and that societys greatest

28、advances come about through hard work, research, development of decades after that is made. Investing in science is investing in the betterment of humanity.Over these years, much of the results of the space research have been adapted to be applicable to our daily lives. For example, NASAs advancemen

29、ts in the areas of robotics have given manufacturers an additional basis for the development of more advanced artificial limbs. Additionally, certain nutritional enrichment ingredients that were developed by NASA have been integrated into baby food formula.Space technology has also helped improve ec

30、onomies. Within the next three years, the space exploration and space tourism industry are expected to be valued at 3 trillion USDIt is true that for every dollar we spend on the space program, the US economy receives about $8 of economic benefit. Space exploration can also serve as amotivation for

31、children to enter the fields of science and engineering.To many people, the idea of space travel may still seem far from practical. However, I believe that it is important that we keep going forward or well risk delaying further discoveries and technological advancements that will be beneficial for

32、us.；12According to paragraph 1, what do some people think of space exploration?AUseless.BWasteful.CBeneficial.DHarmful.；13What does the underlined word “that” in the second paragraph refer to?AThe advance.BThe development.CThe investment.DThe problem.；14How does NASAs advancements contribute to the

33、development of artificial limbs?ABy providing a foundation.BBy adding certain materials.CBy acting as a driving force.DBy helping realize the mass production.；15What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?AThe payback of space programs is very high.BSpace travel appears to be within peoples reach.CMore and more children are interested in science.DNew technological discoveries have been delayed.参考答案CAB DCAB CAAD BCAA第 4 页，共 4 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司