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1、(英语)高三英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1.阅读理解 Emojimightnotbeyourfirstchoiceofcommunicationinadisaster,butresearchersfeeltheycouldmakeadifferenceduringemergencies,whereeverysecondcounts.Now,theEmoji-quakecampaignislobbyingforanearthquakeemojitobeaddedtotheUnicodeset—thestandardgroupo
2、ficonsavailableondigitaldevicesworldwide.Thecampaignaimstofindanearthquake-appropriatedesigntobesubmittedtoUnicode. "Approximatelyuptoonethirdoftheworld'spopulationareexposedtoearthquakes,"explainsUniversityofSouthamptonseismologist(地震学家)Dr.StephenHicks,afounderofthecampaign."So
3、wereallywanttobeabletocommunicatetoallofthoseregions,allofthosedifferentlanguages,andanemojiisanamazingwayofdoingthat." Unlikemanyotherweatherandclimaterelatedevents,wherelongerwarningtimesorvisiblesignsareavailable,earthquakesmoveincrediblyquicklyandaredifficult tomeasurewhilet
4、heyarestilloccurring.PopulationsinareaslikeJapanandMexicoaredependentonearthquakeearlywarningtechnology,whichissuesanalertondigitaldevicesandbroadcastmedia."Youmayhavesecondstogetunderatableortoprotectyourself,"explainsDr.Hicks."Thatcanbelifesavinginmanycases.Naturallyyoudon'twant
5、toomuchwordinginthewarningmessage." Pictographs(象形文字)andothervisualslikeemojihaveatrackrecordofbeingfasterandeasiertounderstandthanwritteninformation.Dr.SaraMcBride,acommunicationsspecialist,whoisalsopartofthecampaign,toldBBCNews,"Emojicancrosstheboundariesofwrittenlanguages,hel
6、pingcommunicatevaluableinformationtopeoplewhomaystruggletoreadacertainlanguage." Thepotentialusefulnessofemojiinemergenciescouldextendwellbeyondearthquakes.Ateamofdesignersalsocameupwithemerji—anentiresetofemojidedicatedtoclimateandenvironmentalevents.(1)Accordingtothepassage,wh
7、ydidthecampaignchooseearthquakesastheirtarget?A. Becauseearthquakesthreatenmanypeopleindifferentregions. B. Becauseearthquakesaretheeasiesttobeexpressedbyanemoji.C. Becauseearthquakesarenotdifficulttomeasurewhileoccurring. D. Becauseearthquakesarethemostdestructive
8、disastersintheworld.(2)Whichofthe