重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（68）（附解析）
（2017高考训练）阅读理解。
Parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is not due to a lack of desire to socialize, but the smartphone.
At parties, more people are on their smartphones than on their drinks. According to a recent International Data Corporation study, well over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too many people in society are using smartphones while driving and as a result, they get into car crashes. 34 percent of teenagers admit to texting while driving, and they confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. People's attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.
Just as drivers dismiss the importance of focusing while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the significance of human interaction. When with their friends, some people pointlessly check or send text messages in the presence of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, relying on our smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Facetoface conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.
As many people risk their lives and the lives of people around them just to send a text or mindlessly check their messages, smartphones are in many ways more dangerous to people. The quality of this technology is preventing societal achievements and weakening the value of communication. Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) facetoface, but it is also lowering society's ability to communicate.
1.The purpose of this text is to ________.
A.call for an end to use the smartphone while driving
B.appeal to us to pay attention to communication skills
C.express a concern about the overuse of the smartphone
D.advise us to be cautious about the addiction to the smartphone
2.The second paragraph is developed by ________.
A.giving examples
B.listing figures
C.comparing facts
D.analyzing the effects
3.The author advocates us to make new friends ________.
A.by using smartphones
B.in a facetoface way
C.in different ways
D.under a free circumstance
4.Overdependence on the smartphone leads to the fact that ________.
A.parties and gatherings limit their social circle
B.people are more and more narrowminded
C.people's communication skills are weakened
D.facetoface communication becomes less important
语篇解读：人们在参加聚会开车的时候也在用智能手机发短信这极大地影响了人与人之间的交流甚至导致事故的发生解析：选C 主旨大意题全文通过描述人们在社交或开车的时候埋头玩智能手机的现象指出了这一现象背后值得思考的话题：智能手机的过度使用已影响到了人们的日常生活和交流作者对此表示担忧因此选C解析：选A 写作手法题第二段介绍了人们使用智能手机的情况比如聚会上开车时并提到了开车时使用智能手机发短信的青少年的比例因此该段是通过举例子来阐述其观点的解析：选B 细节理解题根据第三段的最后两句 “In addition, relying on our
smartphones to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world.Facetoface conversations
will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run”可知作者提倡面对面交朋友而不是通过智能手机因此选B解析：选C 细节理解题由最后一段中的“The quality of this technology is preventing societal achievements and weakening the value of communication”可知对智能手机过于依赖会削弱交流的价值因此选C阅读理解(原创)Taking exams in a large group setting can be stressful for students and for the staff members who are watching over them.
When classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be tempting.
One university in Thailand came up with an anti-cheating hat that makes it almost impossible for students to see other students’ papers. A photo of the students wearing the anti-cheating hats made its way to the Internet, and the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. The hats were made by stapling pieces of paper onto a headband, one to each side of the head.
After being criticized, senior academic staff at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students. They said that in a bid to prevent cheating they asked the students for ideas on how to prevent cheating in the upcoming exam, which was being taken by almost one hundred students. Students came up with different ideas, then the paper hat idea was selected by them as the most suitable.
The university claimed that no one was forced to use the hat, but they all chose to do so. “When wearing the hat during the exam, students felt more relaxed, ”Nattadon Rungruangkitkrai, a lecturer at the university said. “It was not meant to indicate that Kasetsart students often cheat on exams. I apologize if the photo makes other people look at my students in a negative way, ”Rungruangkitkrai added.
【文章大意】很多人在一起考试对监考老师来说压力不小。近日, 泰国某大学就想出了防作弊帽的点子, 这样就不用担心学生偷看其他人的试卷了。此举引起了广泛的争议。
1. According to the text, in which case cheating will become easy?
A. When desks are crowded into a classroom.
B. When too many students are sitting in a classroom.
C. When students are too stressful.
D. When the staff members who are watching over them are not responsible.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段When classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be tempting. 可知本题选B。
2. Why was the university criticized?
A. The university was too strict.
B. The university prevented students cheating.
C. The university made students wear strange looking hats.
D. The students chose to use the hats.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段第二句中的the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. 可知本题选C。
3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. The senior academic staff at the university made the paper hat idea.
B. The students felt more stressful when wearing the hat during the exam.
C. The students don’t like wearing the hats when taking the exam.
D. The students are not forced to wear the hats when taking the exam.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段及第五段的观点可知本题选D。
4. What’s the best title of the text?
A. How to make the anti-cheating hat
B. Anti-cheating hat was criticized
C. Anti-cheating hat
D. Anti-cheating hat was considered the most suitable choice
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。由全文可知, 文章主要介绍的是反作弊帽, 其他选项都是文章细节。故本题选C。
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Think you can keep a straight face while watching your favorite comedian？Now，the comedy club named Teatre in Barcelona is betting you can't.The club is even basing its ticket prices on how often it can make you laugh.It's said you can get into the club show for free，but every laugh will cost you 38 cents more.Would you like to deliberately keep from laughing in order to save money?
The Teatre club has equipped facialrecognition technology on the back of its chairs.It can track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show.The system was developed by advertising agency The Cyranos McCann，after Teatre asked them to think up a way to increase ticket sales.
A number of people have tried to sit through a comedy show without laughing in an attempt to get a free ticket，but they all failed.Using the new system，the average ticket price per person has so far been $7.58.It seems the pricing system has caught__on，with other theatres in Spain now copying the payperlaugh technology.
It is unclear which kind of facial recognition software is being used，but most use algorithms (算法) to track facial marks on an audience's face.For example，an algorithm can analyze the position，size or shape of the mouth to determine whether a person is laughing，smiling or sad.The comedy club has also launched a mobile app as a method of payment and a payperlaugh season ticket.
James Woron，director of the Club，said，“The idea sounds fun.It'd be a big technical challenge—as people laugh so often，we'd have to put a cash machine by every seat.”
【语篇解读】 西班牙的一家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。
1．The Teatre club charges ticket price based on ________．
A．the audience' s appearance
B．how long people watch the show
C．the times that audience laugh
D．the times people come to the club
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第一段“The club is even basing its ticket prices on how often it can make you laugh.”可知，这家剧院根据观众笑的次数收费。]
2．Why do the club use the facialrecognition technology?
A．To save performance costs.
B．To increase ticket sales.
C．To keep the thieves away.
D．To satisfy more audience.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第二段“...after Teatre asked them to think up a way to increase ticket sales.”可知，剧院运用这项技术是为了提高门票销量
3．What does the underlined phrase
“caught on” mean?
A．Become popular.
B．Learned from others.
C．Held tightly.
D．Understood.
答案 A [词义猜测题。根据第三段画线词下文“...with other theatres in Spain now copying the payperlaugh technology.”可知，西班牙的其他剧院也在效仿运用这种技术，由此可猜测，这项技术变得流行起来。]
4．What can we get to know from the text?
A．The Teatre club always offers the best shows.
B．A lot of people can get a free ticket in Teatre.
C．People couldn't help laughing in order to save money.
D．The facialrecognition software can tell people's moods.
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第四段“...an algorithm can analyze the position，size or shape of the mouth to determine whether a person is laughing，smiling or sad./她的情绪。]
阅读理解
There are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip (说闲话) as much as the British.If prying into other’s lives were an Olympic sport，then Team GB would surely take the gold medal.
And when the British can’t watch the lives of real people with glee，they have another source of entertainment to fall back on—the soap opera.British soap operas are very different to US TV dramas.For one，they are normally longer running.The two most popular，Coronation Street and Eastenders，have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively.Both are broadcast several times a week，so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street.
The most obvious difference is that，unlike US dramas，the British soap operas focus on the real world.There is little glamour，the stars are rarely rich，and they normally have boring jobs.Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audience—but with some drama added.This means the viewer can relate to the characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show.
Because these soap operas last for decades，the cast is ever changing.The shows rarely focus on one or two main characters.Like the real world，people come and go all the time.However，there are exceptions.Coronation Street’s William Roach,76，has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960，and he is still a regular.
The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural：People from the north of British tend to watch Coronation Street as it is set in Manchester.People from the south generally prefer Eastenders，which is set in the east of London.The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.
语篇解读 本文主要介绍了什么是英国的肥皂剧、英国肥皂剧与美国电视剧的区别、英国肥皂剧的主要特点以及英国人喜欢看英国肥皂剧的主要原因。
1．What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．British people like to know things about other people.
B．British team can get Olympic gold medals.
C．What is British soap opera.
D．People in the north like different things from the people in the south.
解析 主旨大意题。文章的第二段的第一句话是全文的中心句，全文都是围绕英国的“soap opera”展开叙述的，告诉读者什么是英国的肥皂剧。C项符合文章大意，故答案选C。
答案 C
2．What is the main difference between American dramas and British soap operas?
A．American dramas are longer.
B．British soap operas are longer.
C．American dramas deal with dangerous things.
D．British soap operas deal with real people.
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第一句话可知，英国肥皂剧与美国电视剧最大的不同在于英国肥皂剧关注的是现实世界。D项最符合文意，故答案选D。
答案 D
3．Why do British people like to watch such operas?
A．They can find their own life from the operas.
B．They can enjoy the operas in their free time.
C．They can watch the operas for many years.
D．They care about the fate of the characters in the operas.
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第三、四句话可知，英国人喜欢看这种肥皂剧主要是因为剧中角色的生活反映了他们自己的生活，他们可以从剧中感受到痛苦和幸福。A项最符合文意，故答案选A。
答案 A
4．The underlined word “episodes” in the 2nd paragraph probably means________.
A．plays B．pages
C．issues D．parts
解析 词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，“episode”应该意为“(电视连续剧的)一集”。故D项与画线词的意思最接近。
答案 D
5．One characteristic of British operas is that________.
A．the characters play the same role for a long time
B．the characters in the play often change
C．people don’t know what will happen next
D．there is only one or two characters in them
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第一句话可知，因为英国的这些肥皂剧要持续好几十年，所以剧中的演员阵容(the cast)经常发生变化。可见，英国肥皂剧的一个特点就是剧中的角色经常改变。
答案 B