高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day49
高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 49
Passage 1
I u maps. Not the tiny, annoyingly limited ones on smartphones. I u real paper maps that you open from a rectangle and rarely refold properly. Maps you can take out to rapidly scan on the road in unfamiliar places. Paper maps are there for you every time you need them and need no recharging. They simply and dependably orient(指方向) and inform.
I’ve traveled in and out of the state with my grandson Connor often enough to have long since introduced him to this way of getting from place to place. His first respon as an 8-year-old was “Grandma, just u the GPS.” But that was no help since the one in my old Honda Fit was hopelessly out of date. As for a smartphone, I didn’t own one. And so Connor is learning to u paper maps too. Opening one mylf is akin to texting while driving, perhaps even more distracting(分散注意力的)for me. I’ve done it, but I’ve reformed.
Our next trip will be to visit friends in Connecticut, and I’ve just picked up new copies of the state’s road maps. I’ve yellow-highlighted our route from Providence, Rhode Island, to Old Saybrook and Durham in Connecticut, then back to Providence. It is a pretty familiar route for me, as I’ve spent multiple summers doing geologic fieldwork in the forests and the Connecticut River Valley. Still, I wouldn’t think of driving without paper maps. It would be too out of character. It would be like traveling
without a good book or a moral compass.
Going over the route with now 13-year-old Connor so that he can follow along and occasionally answer a routing question while I’m driving may take some perverance(毅力) on my part. He looks at road maps the same way he looks at my old college typewriter or my mom’s Nokia phone. However, his next tutorial on navigating(导航)with paper is around the corner, and I’m determined that he should learn the ropes. By the time he’s driving himlf, I’ll put new maps of India surrounding states in his car. Who knows when a cellphone might quit or a GPS system might stop working?
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wipe手机什么意思I could really annoy Connor by informing him of directional signs from the sun, moon, and stars. But enough is enough for a teenager. For this next trip at least, we’ll stay grounded in maps.
1. What does the author like about paper maps?
A. They can be neatly refolded.
lancentB. They can be easily carried.
C. They are quite reliable.
D. They are very cheap.
2. What does the underlined word “akin” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Difficult.
B. Similar.
C. Suitable.
D. Dangerous.
英语四级听力技巧3. Why does the author need road maps during her next trip to Connecticut?
A. She is unfamiliar with this place.
discountedB. She is ud to driving with maps.
C. Her grandson insists on bringing maps.
D. Her geologic fieldwork requires maps.
budgetary4. What will the author teach Connor during their next trip?
A. How to drive a car.
B. How to draw a map.
C. How to u paper maps.
D. How to navigate by the sun.
kinnetPassage 2银行从业资格考试公共基础试题
You are standing in a hall packed with friends, family, colleagues and peers. You are about to walk onto the stage and address theme. You’re expected to say something meaningful and profound and everyone is hanging on your every word. You need to be clearly spoken, confident and calm, maybe even funny. How do you feel?
If you’re shaking, sweating and looking for the exit, you’re normal. Most of us are scared of public speaking and yet, as a society, we’re becoming more obsd with hearing what people have to say: we watch endless TED talks, download podcasts and screen hours of YouTube clips. Being able to address a crowd is no longer the domain of the brave—if you want to get ahead in your career, you need to master it. I’ve done enough public speaking to have picked up some tips and tricks, and the are the ones I rely on most.
The most important thing is to prepare. You don’t have to write out your speech word by word but get the headline, three key points and the
concluding ntence on paper and put bullet points under each. Then run through it and note which of your bullet points made it in and what you added. Adapt your notes and try again. Keep going until you have a structure.
Now it’s time to watch yourlf—yes, get out your camera and film yourlf. This is how you will e the points that need work and where you can polish it up.
Most of the information the audience will take away will be from your energy and your tone, a little from your words. Once you have sorted out the words, focus on how to exude(散发) the right energy—do you need confidence or humor? I go for confidence so, five minutes before a talk, I try to recall a success I’ve had. I focus on the details and aim to bring that feelings of competence to life.personnel
