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第13讲阅读理解主旨大意题（练）AAnewproductfromGooglemayhelppeoplesolvetheirsleepproblems,butsomeprivacyrightsgroupsareconcerned.GoogleshowedoffitsnewestNestHubhomeassistantdeviceonTuesday.Inadditiontorecognizingyourvoice,showingpictures,videos,newsandweather,itcanalsotrackyoursleep.Thebasicmodelcostsabout$100andthesleep-trackingtechnologywillbeavailableforfreefortherestof2021.ThesleeptrackermakesGoogle’sproductdifferentfromasimilarhomeassistantfromAmazon.IfyouputtheNestHubbesideyourbed,itcanfollowhowyousleep.ThatisbecauseofanewcomputerchipcalledSoli,whichcansensemotion.Somepeoplemaylikethenewtechnologybecausetheywouldnothavetowearanotherdevicetobed.Somecompaniesmakeproductspeoplecanwearontheirwristtotracktheirsleep.GooglesaysthenewNestHubwillcreatereportseachweekthatshowhowlongandhowwellapersonsleeps.Itwillalsoshowiftheysnore,coughorwakeupoften.Thecompanysaiditstudied15,000peopleoverthecourseof110,000nightstodevelopthetechnology.Forpeoplewhowanttoknowmoreabouttheirsleep,thedevicesoundslikeagoodidea.But,peoplewhopayattentiontoprivacyareworriedwhatGooglemightdowiththeinformationitisgathering.JeffChesterisoneofthosepeople.HeisthedirectoroftheCenterforDigitalDemocracy.“Google’sgoalistomonetizeeverycellofyourbody,”hesaid.GooglerecentlyboughtFitBit,acompanythatmakesahealthtrackerpeoplecanwearontheirwrist.SometechnologyexpertsthinkGooglemayfindawayfortheNestHubtoworkwiththeFitBit.Googlesaysthesleeptrackerhasalotofprivacyprotections.Forexample,itwillonlyworkiftheuserturnsiton.Thecompanysaiditwillnotuseaperson’ssleepinformationtotrytoselladvertising.ButChestersaidheisnotsosurethatpromisewillbekept.1．WhichistrueabouttheGoogle’snewNestHub?A．It’sthefirstdevicetotrackpeople’ssleep.B．Ithassomefunctionsasahomeassistant.C．Itcanbeavailableforfreefortherestof2021.D．ItisthesameasahealthtrackerproducedbyFitBit.2．WhyaresomepeopleconcernedabouttheGoogle’snewproduct?A．Becauseprivateinformationmaybeletout.B．Becausethesleepingproblemscan’tbesolved.C．Becausesleepmaybeinterrupted.D．Becausesleepingreportsmaybecreatedeachweek.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?A．Makemoneyon.B．Keeptrackof.C．Takecareof.D．Giveaway.4．What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A．Google’sNewSoli学科网（北京）股份有限公司
1B．Google’ssleepproblemsolverC．Google’sNewestNestHubD．ASleepTrackerBHaveyoueverheardaboutBlackFridayandCyberMonday?Surely,theyareallaboutfindingthebestdealsonholidaygiftsforyourselfandfamilymembers.AndhaveyouheardaboutGivingTuesday?Hereissomethingaboutit!GivingTuesdayisobservedannuallyontheTuesdayafterThanksgiving,whichencouragespeopletohelpthoseinneedbymakingfinancialdonationsordoinggoodintheirlocalcommunity.The“GlobalDayofGiving”wasstartedin2012byNewYorkCitynonprofit92ndStreetYandtheUnitedNationsFoundation.UnlikeBlackFriday,GivingTuesdayservesamorealtruisticpurpose.Initsfirstyear,themovementbroughtinalmost$10millionforcharities,andthingshaveonlyimprovedsince.In2019,manyGivingTuesdaysocialmediacampaignsworldwidehelpedraiseanamazing$1.9billionfrom27milliondonors!Overthepastfiveyears,manyhighereducationinstitutionshavealsobeenusingtheTuesdayafterThanksgivingtoaskalumnifordonations.In2019,theUniversityofMichigan,whichcallsitBlueday,received5887giftstotalingover$4million,whilePennsylvaniaStateUniversityraised$710000tobenefitover85Universityprograms.Thoughdonatingmoneycertainlyhelps,therearemanyotherwaystosupportthegreatcause,especiallyduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Youcanvideotutorkidsstrugglingwithonlinelearning,orteamupwithanadulttogetgroceriesormedicationsforanelderlyneighbor.Alternatively,callonyourpeerstohelpyouwithaserviceprojectthataddressesanissueclosetoyourheart,orpickonefromtheseveralideassuggestedontheGivingTuesdaywebsite.Youcanalsodonateyourgently-usedclothesandtoystolocalshelters,ormailahandwrittennotetoagrandparentorafriendyoumissseeing.WhatareyougoingtodotomakeapositivedifferenceinyourcommunityonGivingTuesday?Letusknowbyaddingyourcommentsbelow!5．WhydoestheauthormentionBlackFridayandCyberMondayinParagraph1?A．Tomakeacomparison.B．Toleadtothetopic.C．Toarousereaders’interest.D．Toexpresshisdoubt.6．What’stheaimofGivingTuesday?A．Topromotethedevelopmentofeconomy.B．Toattractpeopletobuymoreholidaygifts.C．Tocallonmoreuniversitiestodonatemoney.D．Toencouragepeopletohelpthoseinneed.7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“altruistic”inParagraph3mean?A．Selfless.B．General.C．Specific.D．Complex.8．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Wherepeoplecanoffertheirkindhelp.B．WhatpeoplecandoonGivingTuesday.C．HowpeoplecanstaysafeduringCOVID-19.D．Whypeopleneedtosupportthegreatcause.CInpreviousrecessions(经济衰退),billionaireswerehitalongwiththerestofus;ittookalmostthreeyearsforForbes’s400richestpeopletorecoverfromlossescausedin2008’sGreatRecession.Butinthecoronavirus学科网（北京）股份有限公司
2recessionof2020,mostbillionaireshavegottenricherthaneverbefore.BillionairesincreasedtheirnewbillionsjustasmillionsofotherAmericansranintoterriblefinancialproblems.Morethan20millionpeoplelosttheirjobsatthestartofthepandemic.Foodbanksacrossthecountryarepreparingforanothergreatincreaseindemand.WhyareAmericanbillionairesdoingsowellwhilesomanyotherAmericanssuffer?Peoplemayfindpartofthereasonsfromthefollowingfact.Stocks(股票)areoverwhelminglyownedbythewealthy,andthestockmarkethasrecoveredfromitsearly-pandemicdepthsmuchmorequicklythanotherpartsoftheeconomy.Butsomebillionairesarealsobenefitingfromeconomicandtechnologicaltrendsthatwereacceleratedbythepandemic.AmongthesearetheownersandinvestorsofretailgiantslikeAmazon,Walmart,Target,DollarTreeandDollarGeneral,whichhavereportedhugeprofitsthisyearwhilemanyoftheirsmallercompetitorsweredefeatedcompletelyasthecoronavirusspread.ThentherearecompaniesthathavebetontherapiddigitizationofeverythingEricYuan,thechiefexecutiveofZoom,becameabillionairein2019.Nowheisworthalmost$20billion.DanGilbert,thechairmanofQuickenLoans,wasworthlessthan$7billioninMarch,nowhecommandsmorethan$43billion.Butthereisagreatdealofstratification(层化)evenamongbillionaires—richerbillionairesgotevenricherin2020thanthepooreronesdid.JeffBezos,Amazon’sfunder,wasworthabout$113billionatthestartofthepandemic.Nowheisworth$182billion.Twoyearsago,Bezoswastheonly“centibillionaire”onearth—thetrendyneologism(anewword)forpeoplewhosewealthexceeds(超过)￥100billion.9．Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthepassage?A．FoodbanksarenotenoughintheUnitedStates.B．Therichestkeptgettingrichereveninthepandemic.C．Thestockmarketrecoveredbeforethepandemicstarted.D．400richestpeoplerecoveredfromlossesinthepandemic.10．Whatis“partofthereasons”thatisimpliedinParagraph2?A．TheAmericaninequality.B．Therecoveryofstockmarket.C．Theeffectofthepandemic.D．Thefoodshortageacrossthecountry.11．Whatisoneofthechangesduringthepandemic?A．Thedeclineofdigitalgames.B．Moremoneylenttopeoplebybanks.C．Thetrendoftechnologyacceleration.D．Highprofitearnedbysmallercompanies.12．Whydoestheauthorreferto“centibillionaire”asa“neologism”?A．Itisanewtitleinthestockmarketaftertherecession.B．Itisanewwayofsolutiontopovertythroughtheworld.C．Itisanewlyestablishedcompanyduringthepandemic.学科网（北京）股份有限公司
3D．Itisanewtermforpeoplewhosewealthexceeds$100billion.DMorgan’sWonderland,locatedinSanAntonio,Texas,isathemeparkmainlyintendedformentallyorphysicallydisabledchildren.TheparkwasbuiltbyGordonHartman,aformerrealestate(房地产)developer.Thecreationoftheparkwasinspiredbyhisdaughter,Morgan,whosuffersfromseverecognitivedelayandphysicalchallenges.Theworld’sfirstultra-accessiblefamilyfunpark,Morgan’sWonderlandopenedinthespringof2010.Admissionforguestswithspecialneedsisfree,andfeesforthegeneralpublicaresetatamuchdiscountedpricesothatpeopleofallagesandabilitiescancometogetherandplayinafunandsafeenvironment.Completelywheelchair-accessible,theparkfeatures25acresofattractionsincludingrides,playgrounds,acatch-and-releasefishinglake,andpicnicareasthroughoutthepark.Theridesarecustom-designedtoaccommodatewheelchairriderssothateveryfamilymembercanenjoythefun.TheadaptedridesincludetheOff-RoadAdventure,whereguestscantesttheirdrivingskillsinsportyvehicles.Moreover,eachvisitorisofferedtheoptiontowearaGPSAdventureBand,whichallowsthemtokeeptrackofeachotherwhileinthepark.Thebandalsoenablesthemtotakepartinelectronicactivities.Forexample,whentheridersscanthebandattheOff-RoadAdventure,aphotowillbetakenandsenttotheiremail.InJune2017,Morgan’sWonderlandcelebratedtheopeningofMorgan’sInspirationIsland.ThenewexpansioniscomposedoffivethemedsplashpadsandaRiverBoatAdventureRide.Thewheelchairguestscanbemovedoutoftheirchairsintounique,waterproofchairsandenjoythesplashparkwithoutriskingdamagetotheirpersonalwheelchairs.“Morgantaughtmethatthere’smoretolifeinmanywaysthanwhatIsawbefore,”saidHartman.“TheblessingthatMorganhasbroughtisbeyondanythingthatIevercouldhaveimaginedandcouldexplain.”13．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThenewadditiontoMorgan’sWonderland.B．Theestablishmentandfeaturesofaspecialthemepark.C．TheadvancedtechnologicaldevicesinMorgan’sWonderlandD．Theneedsofpeoplewhosufferfromphysicalandmentaldisabilities.14．Whatdoes“ultra-accessible”inthesecondparagraphimply?A．It’seasyforallvisitorstousethefacilities.B．Admissionisfreeforpeopleyoungandold.C．Wheelchairsareprovidedforeveryfeaturedattraction.D．Morgan’sWonderlandissituatedinaconvenientlocation.15．Whatdoestheparkprovidetopreventpersonalwheelchairsfrombeingdamaged?A．SafeBoats.B．Water-resistantcloth.C．GPSbands.D．Specialchairs.16．WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutMorgan’sWonderland?A．Waterproofchairsenablevisitorstowonderalloverthepark.B．Morgan’sInspirationIslandincludes25acresofattractions.C．ThesuccessoftheparkisexactlywhatMorganintendedtoachieve.学科网（北京）股份有限公司
4D．GPSbandsallowvisitorstoenjoytheconvenienceoftheelectronicdevices.ENotlongago,LindaKhanwassittingbyahospitalbedinHouston,feelingillatease.Besideherlayherfatherwhoneededaheartsurgery.Thetwoofthemhadengagedinnothingbutdepressingsmalltalk.Then,hereyefellonapileofbooks.Shepickedupone,andstartedtoreaditoutloud."Rightawayitchangedthemoodandatmosphere,"shesays.Readinggavethedaughterawaytoconnectwithherfather.Listeningallowedthefathertravelonthesoundofhisdaughter'svoiceintoaplacewherehefelthimselfagain.“Fromthenon,"Khansays,“Ialwaysreadtohim."Ina2010surveyintheUnitedKingdom,elderlyadultswhojoinedweeklyread-aloudgroupsreportedbetterconcentration,lessanxiety,andanimprovedabilitytosocialize.Thesurveyauthorsowedtheseimprovementsinlargeparttothe“rich,varieddietofseriousliterature"thatgroupmembersconsumed,withfictionencouragingfeelingsofrelaxationandcalm,poetryfosteringfocusedconcentration,andnarrativesgivingrisetocognitive(认知的)thoughts,feelings,andmemories.Intruth,almostanykindofreadingtoanotherpersoncanbebeneficial.Readersgetrewardstoo.ForNeilBush,thelate-lifehospitalizationsofhisfamousparents,GeorgeH.W.andBarbaraBush,becameopportunitiestorepayadebtofgratitude.“WhenIwasakid,theywouldreadtome,"hesaid.Withhisparentsinandoutofcare,“We'vebeenreadingbooksaboutDad'sforeignpolicyand,morerecently,Mom'sautobiography."Bushwenton,hisvoicethickwithemotion,“Andtoreadtheiramazinglifetothemhasbeenaremarkableblessingtome,personally,astheirson."Tomanypeople,readingtoparentsmayseemsofaroutsidethenormalrangeofregularactivities,anditmayevenfeeloddandimproper.However,therearestillalotmanywhobravethemomentarystrangenessofreadingtoelderlyadultsandbothreaderandlistenersare,toborrowaphrasefromWordsworth,surprisedbythejoyofit.17．WhatdidreadingoffertoLindaandherfather?A．Awaytoestablishabond.B．Awaytotraveltogetherinreality.C．Awaytotreatthedisease.D．Awaytoengageinlearning.18．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．Improvementsinmentalhealth.B．Benefitsofreadingtoothers.C．Changesincognitiveprocess.D．Developmentofsocialskills.19．WhatdoesNeilBush'sexperienceprove?A．ReadingbenefitsmorethanthelistenerB．Parentsshouldredmoretotheirkids.C．Childrenshouldshowtheirgratitude.D．Redingtoparentsischildren'sduty20．Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutreadingtoanelderlyadult?A．Improperandodd.B．Abnormalbutworthy.C．Rewardingandjoyful.D．Interestingbutunnecessary.FSmartphones,tabletsandotherdigitaldevicescanbeaddictive.Theyaffectsleep.Theydrawkidsintoanalternateuniverse,oftendistracting（使分心）themfrommoreproductive-andhealthier-real-worldactivities.学科网（北京）股份有限公司
5Andtheyareoftenlinkedtoanxietyanddepression,learningdisabilitiesandobesity（肥胖）.Yetformanyteenagers,cellphonesandsocialmediaarealsoabsolutelynecessarytoolsforplanningtheirsociallives,keepingupwithschoolworkandstayingintouchwithout-of-townfriendsandrelatives.Howcanparentsmakethemostoftheconstructiveusesofscreen-basedtechnologywhileminimizingitsharmfuleffects？Thekeyishelpingkidsusetechnologyasatool,notatoy,“wherethere’ssomepurposeotherthanthemedicationofboredom,”saysJimTaylor,apsychologistandauthorofthebookRaisingGenerationTech：PreparingYourChildrenforaMedia-fueledWorld.Taylor,likemanyothermedicalandmentalhealthprofessionals,advisesparentstosetlimitsandsticktothem.Theyshouldrestricttheamountoftimetheirkidsspendondevices,createtech-freezones-nocellphonesintheirbedrooms,forexample-andtech-freetimes,suchasatthedinnertable,inrestaurantsandonfamilyoutings.Perhapsthebestthingyoucandoisserveasagoodrolemodelbyexhibitingthesameonlinebehavioryouexpectofyourchildren,saysDr.EliasAboujaoude,aStanfordUniversitypsychiatrist.“Ifparentsarebreakingtheirownrules,”Aboujaoudesays,“kidscannotbeexpectedtobehavedifferently.”ChadLandgraf,44,ofOklahoma,toldmehewasworriedabouthowaddictedhis12-year-oldsonand5-year-olddaughterbecamewhentheywereontheirdevices.So,hopingtosetanexample,heswitchedfrome-bookstoold-fashionedprint.“WhenIhadmyKindleoripadopen,they.didn’tknowifIwasreadingorsurfingthenet,”Landgrafsays.“ButatleastifIhaveapapercopyofabook,theyknowIamreading.Modelingseemsliketheeasiestway.”21．Whatmaybetheresultofchildren’susingdigitaldevices?A．Healthimprovement.B．Freecreation.C．Sleepdisorder.D．Goodconduct22．WhatdoesJimTaylorsuggestparentsdoing?A．Killingtimebyusingscreen-basedtechnology.B．Forbiddingkidsusingsmartphones.C．Settingclearboundariesforkids.D．Restrictingtech-freefamilytime.23．WhydidChadpickupold-fashionedprint?A．Hewasafraidofbecomingaddicted.B．Heexpectedtobearolemodel.C．Hewastiredofsurfingthenet.D．Hepreferredpapercopiesofbooks.24．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ParentinginadigitalworldB．LearningtobeintelligentparentsC．UsingsmartdeviceswiselyD．Helpingchildrenbehavethemselves学科网（北京）股份有限公司
