2022屆高考英語閱讀理解突破

Comprehension

Astory

Today,webeginwithastoryabouttwogoodfriends:CalebandCorrine.Theyhavealotin

common.Theylikethesamebooks,enjoythesamemovies

andplaythesamesports.

But,thefriendsarealsoquitedifferentinthewaythey

livetheirlives.Corrineisaplanner.Shealwayshas

aschedule.Andshelikestomakeslists.Sheisalwaysontimeandknowsexactlywheresheis

going.Calebisafreespirit.Helikesthingsunplannedandlikestoseewheretheroadtakeshim.

Infact,sometimeshedoesnotknowexactlywhereheisgoing.Oneday,thesetwofriendsdecided

togoshoppingtogether.Youmightfinditsurprisingthatsomethinglikeshoppingwouldtesttheir

friendship.Butitdid.ToCorrineshoppingisanunpleasanttask.So,shedoesitasquicklyas

possible.Shegoestostoresassoonastheyopen.Andshebuysonlywhatsheneeds.ToCaleb

shoppingisanadventure!Helikestolingerinfrontofstorewindows.Helooksattheobjectsfor

saleforalongtimewithoutevensteppinginsidethestore.Thisactivity,thatispopularwithsome,

iscalledwindowshopping.

l.But,thefriendsarealsointhewaytheylivetheirlives.

A.thesame

B.quitedifferent

C.different

D.love

2.Youmightfinditsuiprisingthatsomethinglikeshoppingwouldtest.

A.theirfriendship

B.homework

C.hardworking

D.costmoney

3.Helooksattheobjectsforsaleforwithoutevensteppinginsidethestore.

A.amoment

B.sometime

C.afewminutes

D.alongtime

B

FreeSpaceOpticalCommunications

AprojectbyGoogle'sparentcompanyAlphabethassuccessfullyusedlightbeamstosend

high-speedinternetsignalsacrosscommunitiesinIndiaandAfrica.Thelatestprojectisoneof

severalthataimstoprovideinternetservicestounderserved,

ruralareasaroundtheworld.

Alphabettaara項(xiàng)目的工人們正在安裝接收空氣中高速

數(shù)據(jù)信號(hào)的光束的設(shè)備。（照片編號(hào)/字母表/x）

Another,runbySpaceXchiefElonMusk,usesthousandsofsatellitestoprovide

internetaccessworldwide.SocialmediaserviceFacebookhasalsolookedatbringinghigh-speed

internettoruralcommunities.Oneofitspossiblesolulionsinvolvesaircraft-basedsystemsto

beaminternetsignalstotheground.Indevelopedcountries,high-speedinternetaccessisprovided

byfiber-opticcables.Infiber-opticsystems,lightsignalsarecarriedoverlongdistances

usingfiberscoveredbycables.Thesesystemsarehighlyeffective,buttheycanbeextremely

costlyandrequiremajordeploymentoperations.

Forthisreason,manypartsoftheworld-especiallyruralandunderdevelopedareas—are

notabletobuildandoperatefiber-opticnetworks.Theprocesscanalsobecostlyandcomplexin

somecityenvironmentsaswell.Thispreventsmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldfromhaving

accesstotheinternetandallthatitoffers.ThenewsystembeingtestedinIndiaandAfricaoffersa

partialsolutiontothisproblem.ItwasdevelopedbyAlphabetsXdevelopmentteam,alsoknown

asthe“moonshotfactory.uLikefiber-optics,thesystemuseslighttocarryhigh-speedinternet

signals.Butthelighttravelsasbeamsthroughtheair,withouttheneedforfiberorcables.The

beamscantransmithigh-speeddatabetweentwopointswiththehelpofreceivingdevices

attachedtostructures.ThetechnologyiscalledFreeSpaceOpticalCommunications(FSOC).

4.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Buildingoffiber-opticnetworks

B.Internetdeveloping

C.Thetechnologyofcountries

D.Light

5.Whatdidthewritermainlyconsiderofthesystem?

A..Thesesystemscanbeextremelycostlyandrequiremajordeploymentoperations.

B.Thesystemischeap

C.Thesystemiseffective

D.Thesystemgoeswell

6.Whodevelopthesystem?

A.AlphabetsYdevelopmentteam

B.Alphabet'sXdevelopmenlteam

C.Agriculturedevelopmentteam

D.ElonMusk

7.Whydopeoplelikethetechnology?

A.ThetechnologyiscalledFreeSpaceOpticalCommunications(FSOC).

B.Thispreventsmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldfromhavingaccesstotheinternetand

allthatitoffers.

C.Infiber-opticsystems,lightsignalsarecarriedoverlongdistancesusingfiberscovered

bycables.

D.Thelatestprojectisoneofseveralthataimstoprovideinternetservicestounderserved,

ruralareasaroundtheworld.

c

Arichcity

Dubaiisarichcitythatrunsonlow-paidmigrantlaborfromAfricaandAsia.Workersin

Dubaihavefewprotections.Theydependonsponsorswhoguaranteetheirworkvisas.Karen

YoungiswiththeMiddleEastInstitute,aresearchgroupinWashington,D.C.Shesaidthevisa

sponsorsareusuallyresponsibleformistreatment.Shesaid,"That'swherepeoplefeelthey're

unabletochangejobsoreventocomplainaboutworkingconditions."OnDubai'sstreets,more

than12deliverydriverswhospoketotheAssociatedPresssaidtheyknewoftwoorthree

co-workerswhowerekilledeverymonth.Manysaidtheyhavebadmemoriesofseeingcoworkers

killed.Dubairecorded448deathsfromcaraccidentsin2019.Therearenotyetofficialnumbers

for2020.Butsafetyactivistssayatleast70deliveryriderswerehospitalizedlastyearinDubai,

including24whodied.Thestate-linkedEmiratinewspaperTheNationalreportedthat12delivery

riderswerekilledinApril.Apoliceofficialhassaid,"Whenmoneycomesintotheequation,

safetyisputaside."

0.CompanieslikeDeliveroo,basedinBritain,andTalabatuseothercompaniestoprovide

themwithdriversandvehicles.IndustryexpertssaydeliverydriversinDubaioftenlack

protectiveequipmentandsafetytraining.Thecompaniesprovide$27amonthforvehicleservices

andrepair.Dubai^RoadandTransportationAuthoritytoldTheAssociatedPressthatsafety

remainsmostimportantasitsupportsthedeliverymarket'sgrowth.Officialssaidtheyhaveissued

newruleslikereducinghowfardriverscanride.

8.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheworkconditionofDubai

B.ThepeopleofDubai

C.AwellcityaboutDubai

D.Anewspaper

9.Whatdotheworkexpectforthework?

A.highsalary

B.Apeaceworkplace

C.Agoodcompany

D.Shesaidthevisasponsorsareusuallyresponsibleformistreatment

10.Butsafetyactivistssaid,Howmuchdeliveryriderswerehospitalizedlastyearin

Dubai,including24whodiedatleast?

A.60

B.80

C.70

D.100

1l.Whataboutthepriceforvehicleservicesandrepair?

A.Thecompaniesprovide$27amonthforvehicleservicesandrepair

B.Thecompaniesprovide$7amonthfbrvehicleservicesandrepair

C.Thecompaniesprovide$7amonthfbrvehicleservicesandrepair

D.Whenmoneycomesintotheequation,safetyisputaside

D

FumiakiTakahashiisanengineeringprofessoratOhio'sCaseWesternReserveUniversity.

In2019,hepublishedareportabouttheeffectivenessofwrapsusedforwildfireprotection.He

saidthey'demonstratedbothremarkableperformanceandtechnicallimitations.u

Thewrappingismosteffectiveifawildfiremovesquicklybeyondthestructure,hesaid.It

islesseffectiveinareaswithmanyhouses.Thewraps"showpromiseinbeingeffective,'1hesaid.

Butadditionalresearchisneededtodevelopmoreeffectiveandlightweightversions,Takahashi

saidinanemailtoTheAssociatedPress.Hesaidhewouldnotsuggesttheproductsforuseby

everyonebecausewrappingcorrectlyisstillacomplexprocess.But,onceadependablewrapping

methodisinplace,hesaid,hewouldcallforwiderpublicuse.FirezatInc.sellsitsfirewraprolls

for$700each.Theyare1.5meterswideby61meterslong.Gettingastructurewrappedusually

coststhousandsofdollarsforlabor.

Himingsaidmostindividualbuyershehashadovertheyearsarelookingtoprotect,inhis

words,''reallyexpensivehomes."