模拟组合练一(2)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018江苏扬州中学检测)DINERSTONYSOPRANO’SLASTMEALBetween1912andthe1990s,NewJerseyStatewashometomorethan20dinermanufacturerswhomadeprobably95percentofthedinersintheU.S.,saysKatieZavoski,whoishelpingholdadinerexhibit.Whatmakesadineradiner?(Andnot,say,acoffeeshop?)Traditionally,adinerisbuiltinafactoryandthendeliveredtoitsowntownorcityratherthanconstructedon-site.ZavoskicreditsNewJersey’slocationasthekeytoitsmasteryoftheform.“Itwasjusttheperfectplacetomanufacturethediners,”shesays.“Wewouldshipthemwhereverweneededtobysea.”VISIT“IconsofAmericanCulture:HistoryofNewJerseyDiners”,runningthroughJune2017atTheCorneliusHouse/MiddlesexCountyMuseuminPiscataway,NewJerseyGOODFOOD,GOODTUNESSuzanneVega’s1987song“Tom’sDiner”isprobablybestknownforitsfrequentlysampled“doodoodoodoo”melody(旋律)ratherthanitsdiner-relatedlyrics.Technically,it’snotevenreallyaboutadiner—thesettingisNewYorkCity’sTom’sRestaurant,whichVegafrequentedwhenshewasstudyingatBarnard.Vegausedtheword“diner”insteadbecauseit“singsbetterthatway”,shetoldTheNewYorkTimes.November18hassincebeencalledTom’sDinerDay,becauseonthatdayin1981,theNewYorkPost’sfrontpagewasastoryaboutthedeathofactorWilliamHolden.InhersongVegasings:“AndIopenupthepaper/There’sastoryofanactorwhohaddiedwhilehewasdrinking.”LISTEN“Tom’sDiner”bySuzanneVegaMEETTHEDINERANTHROPOLOGISTRichardJ.S.Gutmanhasbeencalledthe“JaneGoodallofdiners”(heevenconsultedonBarryLevinson’s1982film,Diner).Hisbook,AmericanDiner:Then&Now,tracestheevolutionofthe“nightlunchwagon”,setupbyWalterScottin1872,totheearly1920s,whenthedinergotitsname(adaptedfrom“diningcar”),andonthroughthe1980s.Gutmanhashisowndinerfacilities(floorplans,classicwhitemugs,acashier’sbooth);250oftheseitemsarepartofanexhibitinRhodeIsland.READAmericanDiner:Then&Now(JohnHopkinsUniversityPress)VISIT“Diners:StillCookinginthe21stCentury”,currentlyrunningattheCulinaryArtsMuseumatJohnson&WalesUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland1.Inwhatwayisadinerdifferentfromacoffeeshop?A.Itslocation.B.Itsmanagement.C.Fromwhatitisbuilt.D.Whereitisconstructed.2.WhatdoweknowaboutVega’s1987song“Tom’sDiner”?A.Itwarnspeoplenottodrink.B.ItwasinspiredbyTom’sDinerDay.C.Itsmelodyispreferredtoitslyrics.D.ItsoriginaltitlewasTom’sRestaurant.答案[语篇解读]本文为说明文,介绍了与美国小饭店历史有关的展览、歌曲和书籍。1.D细节理解题。根据Whatmakesadineradiner?(Andnot,say,acoffeeshop?)Traditionally,adinerisbuiltinafactoryandthendeliveredtoitsowntownorcityratherthanconstructedon-site.可知,小饭店在工厂建造,而咖啡屋就地建筑。选D。2.C推理判断题。根据SuzanneVega’s1987song“Tom’sDiner”isprobablybestknownforitsfrequentlysampled“doodoodoodoo”melody(旋律)ratherthanitsdiner-relatedlyrics.可知,这首歌是以旋律而不是歌词著称。选C。B(2019江苏南京、盐城二模)Listencarefullytothefootstepsinthefamilyhome,especiallyifithaswoodenfloors,andyoucanprobablyworkoutwhoitisthatiswalkingabout.Thefeaturesmostcommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefaces,voices,fingerprintsandretinalscans.Buttheir“behaviouralbiometrics”,suchasthewaytheywalk,arealsogiveaways.Researchershave,forseveralyears,usedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalysepeople’sgaits,andarenowquitegoodatit.Buttranslatingsuchknowledgeintoapracticalidentificationsystemcanbetricky—especiallyifthatsystemissupposedtobehidden.Camerasareoftenvisible,arehardtosetup,requiregoodli...
