2023年高一暑假话题阅读专练（词汇积累）：热点话题(含解析)

第第页2023年高一暑假话题阅读专练（词汇积累）：热点话题(含解析)2023年高一暑假话题阅读专练（词汇积累）：热点话题

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一、阅读理解题（共4题）

DearBobbyBrune,

Childrenlearnbestwhenthey'rehavingfun."JungleGymJimmy"isanarticleforparentsandchildrenthatteachesplaygroundsafetyandshowshowsimplyplayingcanpromotegoodhealthandfitness.Thetipsaregiventhroughthefunnyvoiceofthe"tourguide"ontheplayground,seven-year-oldJimmy.BylisteningtoJimmy,childrenlearnhowtousetheequipmentsafelyandhowtogetthemostfunoutofadayontheplayground.

AsaKidTalksubscriberforthelastsevenyears,Iamveryfamiliarwithyourpublication,andfeelthisarticlewouldbeapositiveadditiontothe"ICanDoIt"sectionofthemagazine.Thearticleis2,114words,andhasbeendividedintocategoriesinawaythatholdschildren'sinterest.Beingamotheroffourchildrenandusingourhomeasameetingplaceformostoftheneighborhood,I'vehadtheopportunitytotestandconfirmthatthefunandeasy"exercises"offeredherearenotonlyeffectivebutarelotsoffunforkids.

I'vebeenwritingchildren'sstoriesandarticlesforseveralyears,andhavehadmanyofmystoriespublishedinKidsKnowBest,asmallnewspaperthattheCinderPrimarySchoolpublisheseachmonth.I'malsoafoundingmemberofthe"RightOnBaby"editorialgroupwhichpublishesamonthlye-zineforparentswithnewborns,andI'macontributingeditorto"WriteNow,"anonlinesitethatteachescreativewriting.

Thankyouforyourtime.

Sincerely,

ClaudiaParker

(1)Theauthorhaswrittenthislettertoa_____.

A．magazineB．websiteC．newspaperD．primaryschool

(2)Bywritingthethirdparagraph,thewriterwantstoshowthatshe_____.

A．isexperiencedinwritingarticlesforchildren

B．writeslotsofarticlesaboutherownchildren

C．oftenreadsdifferentstoriesforherchildren

D．isgoodatdesigningactivitiesforchildren

(3)Thepurposeoftheletteristo_____.

A．openanewsectioninapublicationforparents

B．startagametopromotegoodhealthandfitness

C．organizeaclassteachingchildrenhowtoplaysafely

D．recommendanarticleonhowtohavefunontheplayground

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberinglessIfyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrainExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowwhethertheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocationbetterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactive(交互)memory".

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoryasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememorythatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

(1)Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto_____.

A．introducethemaintopicB．showtheauthor'sattitude

C．describehowtousetheInternetD．explainhowtostoreinformation

(2)Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment

A．Sparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B．Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C．Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.

D．Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

(3)Intransactivememory,people_____.

A．keeptheinformationinmind

B．changethequantityofinformation

C．organizeinformationlikeacomputer

D．rememberhowtofindtheinformation

(4)WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch

A．Weareusingmemorydifferently.

B．Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C．Wehavepoorermemorythanbefore.

D．Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

HowtoBeGreen

Whatdoes"green"mean"Green"ismorethanjustacolor.WhygreenPlantsaregreen,andwithoutthemtheEarthwouldn'tbesuchalovelyhometoushumanbeings.WhatcanwedoHere'safour-stepguidetobeinggreen.

ReduceIt!

Forinstance,ashortershowermeansyouuselesswaterandlessfuelsinceyourhouseusesfueltorunthewaterheaterthatwarmsupthewater.

ReuseIt!

Sometimespeoplecalloursocietya"throwawaysociety".Itmeansthatwe'realittletoowillingtothrowawayoldstuff(东西)andbuynewstuff.Forinstance,ifyourbabybrotherbecomesolderandlosesinterestinhisplasticbasketballhoop(篮圈),whynotgiveittoanotherfamilywhohasalittlekid

RecycleIt!

Recyclinghasneverbeeneasier.Manypeopleincommunities(社区)willpickthingsuprightinfrontofyourhouseandsometownsevenrequirethem.Recycledgoodsgotoarecyclingcenter,wheretheycanbeturnedintonewcans,bottles,andpaper.

EnjoyIt!

It'struethatrubbishandpollutionareproblems,buttheEarthisstillahugeandbeautifulplacethat'sreadyforyoutoexplore.Goonahike,visitlocalnaturecentersandgardens,andclimbupmountains.

Butbeforeyoutravelaroundtheworld,takealookatyourownbackyard.Findaplacewhereyoucouldplantatreeorbuildalittlefruitorvegetablegarden.

(1)

A．Getoutthereandgetyourhandsdirty.

B．Turnoffthetapwhenyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

C．Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.

D．Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.

E．Youcanstartlocallybyvisitingthebeautifulnaturalspotsinyourcity.

F．Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.

G．Thenyoucanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesrootandyourgardenplantsgrow.

(2)

A．Getoutthereandgetyourhandsdirty.

B．Turnoffthetapwhenyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

C．Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.

D．Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.

E．Youcanstartlocallybyvisitingthebeautifulnaturalspotsinyourcity.

F．Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.

G．Thenyoucanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesrootandyourgardenplantsgrow.

(3)

A．Getoutthereandgetyourhandsdirty.

B．Turnoffthetapwhenyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

C．Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.

D．Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.

E．Youcanstartlocallybyvisitingthebeautifulnaturalspotsinyourcity.

F．Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.

G．Thenyoucanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesrootandyourgardenplantsgrow.

(4)

A．Getoutthereandgetyourhandsdirty.

B．Turnoffthetapwhenyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

C．Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.

D．Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.

E．Youcanstartlocallybyvisitingthebeautifulnaturalspotsinyourcity.

F．Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.

G．Thenyoucanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesrootandyourgardenplantsgrow.

(5)

A．Getoutthereandgetyourhandsdirty.

B．Turnoffthetapwhenyou'rebrushingyourteeth.

C．Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.

D．Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.

E．Youcanstartlocallybyvisitingthebeautifulnaturalspotsinyourcity.

F．Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.

G．Thenyoucanwatchwithprideasyourtreetakesrootandyourgardenplantsgrow.

TrainingtheBrain

Peoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic—likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.

AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse'sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,themasscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.

MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(细致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.

Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.

Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.

(1)WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete_____.

A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsize

B．showsagiftinmentalabilitytests

C．usesthememorizingtechniquebetter

D．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory

(2)Whydoestheauthormention"speedreading"inParagraph3

A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.

B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.

C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.

D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.

(3)WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4

A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.

B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.

C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.

D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cubbyholes"inthelastparagraphprobablymean

A．SmallspaceB．Blacksholes

C．TechnicalskillsD．Differentnumbers

答案

一、阅读理解题（共4题）

1.【答案】

(1)A

(2)A

(3)D

【解析】

(1)出处在第二段第一句AsaKidTalksubscriberforthelastsevenyears,Iamveryfamiliarwithyourpublication,andfeelthisarticlewouldbeapositiveadditiontothe"ICanDoIt"sectionofthemagazine.

(2)第三段主要介绍了丰富的写作经验和能力。

(3)本文的写作目的是为了推荐一篇文章。

2.【答案】

(1)A

(2)C

(3)D

(4)A

【解析】

(1)本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲的是互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。互联网使用者越来越依赖互联网来储存信息，人们这样做是否会丧失记忆事物的能力呢？专家怀疑互联网可能正在改变人们记忆的内容和方式。

推理判断题。根据第一段的ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.可知，开头使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。

(2)细节理解题。根据第二段的Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.可知第一组没有试着记住信息。

(3)细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactive(交互)memory".可知在交互记忆里，人们记得怎样找到信息。

(4)细节理解题。根据最后一段的butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging可知，互联网对人们的记忆产生的影响是它改变了我们使用记忆力的方式。

3.【答案】

(1)C

(2)D

(3)F

(4)E

(5)G

【解析】

(1)本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述的是“绿色”，绿色不仅是一种颜色，也是一种环保。要想保护环境，必须采取一定的措施，使环境绿化。

根据前文"Green"ismorethanjustacolor（绿色不仅仅是一种颜色。）可知C项：Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment.（它也意味着采取特殊措施以保护环境。）符合语境。

(2)根据本段小标题ReduceIt!可知D项：Whenyouuselessofsomething,youdoagoodthingfortheEarth.（当你少用一点东西的时候，你就为地球做了一件好事。）与小标题相呼应，符合语境。

(3)根据下文Forinstance,ifyourbabybrotherbecomesolderandlosesinterestinhisplasticbasketballhoop(篮圈),whynotgiveittoanotherfamilywhohasalittlekid（例如，如果你的小弟弟长大了，对塑料篮筐失去了兴趣，为什么不把它送给另一个有小孩的家庭呢？）可知这里是建议将自己不需要的东西送给其他需要的人，故F项：Manytimes,evenifyounolongerneedsomething,someoneelsejustmight.（很多时候，即使你不再需要某样东西了，别人可能刚