2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级16ANothavingdonephysicalexerciseforsometime,Ifoundmyselfalittlelow-spiritedandcouldn’tstudyefficiently,soIdecidedtodosomerunningthenextday.At6:15thenextmorning,myalarmclockrang.Unwillingtorisefrommybed,Iturneditoffandwentbacktosleep.However,5minuteslater,Istruggledtogetup.Afterwashingandbrushing,Ihadmysneakersonandwentout.Wow!TheairwassofreshthatIcouldn’thelpbreathingitdeeply.Istretched(伸展)myarmsandlegs,thenstartedtorun.Ifoundallthingsaroundmeweresoattractive.Look,thebrancheswerewaving,asiftheywerewelcomingme;theblossomingflowerswerebowing,withshyness,justlikegirls.Listen,thewindwaswhispering,asiftosay“comeon,girl”.What’smoreinterestingwasthosetwobirds,perchinginthetree.TheywerescaredandflewawaywhenIpassedthem.“Hey,chaps,relax.”Ishoutedwithoutstoppingrunning.“Let’senjoythebeautifulmorningtogether!”Thenmiracle（奇迹）happened.ThetwolittlecreaturesseemedtounderstandwhatIsaid.Theyturnedbackandtwittered（吱吱叫）aroundme.“Areyousingingforme?”Iasked.Theytwitteredagainandagain,soundedlike“Yes”.Iwasdelightedtohearthat.Ah,whatawonderfulmorningandhowbeautifullifeis!Actually,therearealotofcharmingthingsaroundus.HelenKellerwroteinherfamousarticleThreeDaystoSee,“Theseeingseelittle”.Indeed,manyofusignorethebeautyaroundus,justbecausewearefamiliarwiththem.Theyalwayscomplainthatlifeisboring.But,Ijustwanttosay,ifyouliveeachdaywithappreciationofthingsaround,you’llfindlifeisverycharming.So,let’senjoylifefromnowon.56.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterwentrunningwiththepurposeof___________.A.talkingwithbirdsB.breathingfreshairC.makingherselfmoreactiveD.seeingthebeautyofnature57.Whendidthewritergetup?A.At6:15.B.At6:20.C.Beforedaybreak.D.Inthelatemorning.58.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Theseeingseelittle”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Peoplewhocanseehardlyfindthebeautyofnature.B.Thosewhocanseeenjoynaturemuchmorethantheblind.C.Peoplewhogosight-seeingcanseelittle.D.Thosewhogooutonlyseelittlethings.59.Thepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassageistotellusthat____________.A.freshairisbeneficialB.thenatureinthemorningisverybeautiful1C.physicalexerciseisusefulD.weshouldappreciatethebeautifulthingsinlifeBInventorsarealwayslookingforwaystomakeourliveseasier,greenerandawholelotmorefun.Takealookatthefollowingbreakthroughsinscienceandtechnology.Whatintheworldwillinventorsdreamupnext?SuperheroSuitHaveyoueverdreamedofbecomingasuperhero?Dreamnomore.There’sarealIronMansuit,XOS2,whichinstantlytransformsthepersonwearingit.Thesuitprovidesthepowertolift200poundswitheaseandbreakslabs（厚片）ofwoodwithasinglekaratechop.Itwasdesignedtohelpthemilitarywithheavylifting.Onepersoninthesuitcoulddotheworkofthreesoldiers.Up,UpandAway!Ittookhim30yearstodevelopit,andnowGlenMartin’sinventionisreadytotakeoff.TheMartinJetpackallowsitsoperatortofly8,000feetintotheair.Unfortunately,youcan’tsoarthroughtheskiestoolong.Thejetpackholdsonly30minutes’worthoffuel.Theaircraftwillsellfor$100,000.HardworkingRobotTheEMIEW2robotistheperfectofficehelper.Needadocumentdelivered?Noproblem!Itcanalsoguidevisitorstotheirdestinations.Thethree-foot-tallrobotcanidentifydifferenthumanvoicesandrespondtocommands.Oneday,itmayserveasareceptionistorasecurityguard.GreenMachineSaygoodbyetogasoline!TheAirPodcarrunsonairpower.Thatmeansthiscarwon’tpollutetheenvironment.Ahigh-pressureairtankcanfillthecarinminut...
