2023高考阅读理解考前热身（Day16）

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2023高考阅读理解考前热身 （Day16）A（应用文）We are excited to announce that Brandon Hobson-author of Where the Dead Sit Talking, a National Book Award Finalist-will judge our 2023 American Short(er)Fiction Prize. General GuidelinesStories must be 1, 000 words or fewer. You are allowed to include up to three stories per entry. Please submit(提交)all stories in one document. Each story must begin on a new page and be clearly titled. For the title of your submission, list the story titles, separated by a comma. The first-place winner will receive a ＄1, 000 prize and publication(出版)in a future issue of American Short Fiction (ASF). All entries will be considered for publication. Please submit your $17 entry fee and your work through Submittable. We no longer accept submissions by post. You may submit multiple entries. We accept only previously unpublished works. Submit your entry online between November 24, 2022-February 1, 2023. Conflicts(冲突)of InterestStaff and volunteers currently working with ASF are not fit for consideration or publication. Additionally, students, former students, and colleagues of the judge’s are not admitted to participate(参加). We ask that previous winners wait three years after their winning entry is published before entering again. About writing, Hobson has said, “I’m always more interested in language than I am certainly in plot. Most of us who write literary fiction are interested in experimenting in more ways than just looking at it, especially a traditional storyline or plot that we all learned in school. ” With those words of encouragement and wisdom, good luck! We can’t wait for your submissions!1．How many stories can a participant submit at most?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.2．What may the first-place prize winner get?A．A $1, 000 prize.B．A return of $17 entry fee.C．Meeting with Brandon Hobson.D．Publication in a past issue of ASF.3．Which of the following may be qualified to participate?A．Volunteers of ASF.B．A new fiction writer.C．Prize winners last year.D．Students of the judge’s.B(记叙文)I worked in a small company with about thirty-five employees. We had a good-sized kitchen with a fridge that several employees used. But people would often go to the fridge to surprisingly find either their whole lunch missing, or in my case, my can of Cherry Coke gone. I usually kept it in my lunch bag. At times when I bought takeaway food, I would get two—one for lunch and one for dinner—so I didn’t have my lunch bag. Even so, I often couldn’t find the food. It was a shock to everyone.We doubted who was stealing, but could never prove it. One day, a good idea came to my mind, and I couldn’t wait to try it.It was break time at noon. I headed down to the kitchen about five minutes early and gave my Coke such a hard shake that I feared it may actually go off in my hands. I placed it back in the fridge. Then, I hid into a cupboard in the kitchen, waiting for the right moment.BINGO! A lady came in and took the Coke. I put my hand over my mouth for her to open it, but she took it with her and left. I thought she would open it in the hall. No!As I left the kitchen, I heard her yell. I passed her office, and Coke was everywhere: the walls, the floor, all over her desk, computer, her work, and all over her—everywhere!Well, food has never gone missing again since then because the lady got fired.；4．Why did the employees feel surprised?A．Their lunch was often lost.B．The fridge was full of free food.C．The kitchen was never clean.D．The company was small-sized.；5．Why did the author hide in the kitchen?A．To play a joke on the lady.B．To carry out some repairs inside.C．To find out who was stealing.D．To prove who was the best worker.；6．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?A．The kitchen. B．The drink C．The hand. D．The fridge.；7．What is the text mainly about?A．A small company. B．An honest lady.C．A special lunch. D．An office story.C（议论文）Opinions differ on the question of whether it is better to live in the city or in the countryside. However, due to the rapid upward trend in house prices in cities, people are increasingly choosing to move to a rural(乡村的) area. Reason enough to take a closer look at the arguments for living in the city and in the country.Living in the city continues to be extremely popular. The proportion of the population living in rural areas has been falling continuously since the middle of the 19th century which was marked by industrialization(工业化). More and more people moved to the cities to find work.Infrastructure is one of the biggest advantages of cities. A well-developed network of public transportation often makes that a car is not absolutely necessary. In the countryside, on the other hand, you almost always need a car to be flexible(灵活的). Related to infrastructure, mobility is also an argument for living in the city. Very often, rural regions are not or only connected to the rail network and also do not have an adequate bus system. In the cities, there is a wide range of entertaining options, from cultural opportunities and other clubs. The latter, however, are increasingly found in the countryside as well. In addition, rural areas offer many options for outdoor activities.The expansion of digital networks is still in its beginnings in some rural regions. Here, the city clearly has the better offer. However, this is set to change, and various research projects and plans to expand digital networks are intended to promote the connection of rural residential areas.；8．What is the function of the first paragraph?A．To introduce the main topic.B．To raise readers’ interest.C．To put forward a reason.D．To present different opinions.；9．What resulted in the growth of the population in cities?A．Colorful outdoor activities.B．Low housing prices.C．More job opportunities.D．Strong cultural atmosphere.；10．What is the author’s attitude towards life in the countryside?A．Uncaring. B．Optimistic. C．Doubtful. D．Grateful.；11．What is the text mainly about?A．The means of transportation in the city.B．The similarities between different cultures.C．The advantages of living in the countryside.D．The different views on living in the city or the rural area.D（说明文）In the endless sky, the unaided human eye should be able to perceive several thousand stars on a clear, dark night. Unfortunately, growing light pollution has disabled people from the nightly view. New citizen-science-based research throws alarming light on the problem of “sky glow”—the diffuse illumination(漫射照明) of the night sky that is a form of light pollution. The data came from crowd-sourced observations collected from around the world as part of Globe at Night, a program developed by astronomer Connie Walker.Light pollution has harmful effects on the practice of astronomy but also on human health and wildlife, since it disturbs the cycle from sunlight to starlight that biological systems have evolved alongside. Furthermore, the loss of visible stars is a great loss of human cultural heritage. Until relatively recently, humans throughout history had an impressive view of the starry night sky, and the effect of this nightly spectacle(壮观) is evident in ancient cultures.Globe at Night has been gathering data on star visibility since 2006. Anyone can submit observations through the Globe at Night web application. Participants record which one best matches what they can see in the sky without any telescopes or other instruments.Researchers find that the loss of visible stars indicates an increase in sky brightness of 9. 6% per year while roughly 2% is measured by satellites. Existing satellites are not well suited to measuring sky glow as it appears to humans, because they can not detect wavelengths shorter than 500 nanometers(纳米). White LEDs, with shorter wavelengths under 500 nanometers, now are increasingly commonly used in outdoor lighting. But human eyes are more sensitive to these shorter wavelengths at nighttime. Space-based instruments do not measure light from windows, either. But these sources are significant contributors to sky glow us seen from the ground.“The increase in sky glow over the past decade underlines the importance of redoubling our efforts and developing new strategies to protect dark skies,” said Walker. “The Globe at Night dataset is necessary in our ongoing evaluation of changes in sky glow, and we encourage whoever can to get involved to help protect the starry night sky.”；12．What is a purpose of Globe at Night?A．To develop new light sources. B．To collect data on star visibility.C．To help astronomers explore space. D．To popularize science among citizens.；13．What does the loss of visible stars lead to?A．Poorer human health. B．Fewer wildlife species.C．More delicate biological systems. D．Less nightly culture elements of the sky.；14．What does the author stress in paragraph 5?A．Satellites play a vital role. B．White LEDs are widely used.C．Crowd-sourced data are invaluable. D．Shorter wavelengths are hard to detect.；15．What can be inferred from Walker’s words?A．Their consistent efforts pay off. B．The dataset needs to be updated.C．More participants are expected to join in. D．The sky glow has been over-emphasized. 参考答案CAB ACBD ACBD BDCC