湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (59)

　　阅读专练

　　1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child's play.

　　Each of us has a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wondering outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment (蚕食)?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.

　　Without having a nature experience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it. Research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that playing in nature fosters (培养) leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.

　　Kids are not to blame. They are over­protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage (仪式).

　　Everyone, from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement (增强) love, respect and need for landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.

　　41. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that ________.

　　A. kids missing the sense of wondering outdoors

　　B. parks are in danger of being gradually encroached

　　C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods

　　D. children are expected to develop into protectors of nature

　　42. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will ________.

　　A. keep a high sense of wonder

　　B. be over­protected by their parents

　　C. be less healthy both physically and mentally

　　D. change wild places and creatures for the better

　　43. According to the author, children's breaking an arm is ________.

　　A. the fault on the part of their parents

　　B. the natural experience in their growing up

　　C. the result of their own carelessness in play

　　D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers

　　44. What does “sea of technology” mean in the first paragraph?

　　A. The technology of TV and computer games.

　　B. The technology of food.

　　C. The technology of sea food.

　　D. The technology of catching animals in the sea.

　　45. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ________.

　　A. blame children for getting lost in computer games

　　B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment

　　C. show his concern about children's lack of experience in nature

　　D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around

　　2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it?

　　Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (诈骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.

　　Another problem is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.

　　Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!

　　Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.

　　36. The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to

　　.

　　A. support online shopping

　　B. collect answers from readers

　　C. show his dislike of going shopping

　　D. introduce the topic of the passage

　　37. By what can online shoppers avoid fraud?

　　A. Using only trusted websites.

　　B. Choosing big websites.

　　C. Collecting shopping evidence. D. Seeking advice from the police.

　　38. What can we learn about online shopping from Para. 3?

　　A. It’s normal for a blue dress to change into green.

　　B. We shouldn't believe product descriptions easily.

　　C. It’s usually wise for us to buy colorful products.

　　D. Product appearances are sometimes not good.

　　39. The author agrees with the fact that ______.

　　A. customers are never satisfied with products

　　B. online shopping is a safe way to make purchases

　　C. online shopping has nothing to do with global warming

　　D. delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy

　　40. What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping?

　　A. Very popular.

　　B. A wise choice.

　　C. Not trouble free.

　　D. A waste of time.

　　3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight.

　　Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.

　　But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said, “Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year.”

　　Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.

　　But calling them “summer school” could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp”, “enrichment”, “extra time” and “hands-on learning”.

　　31. According to the first paragraph the summer learning gap

　　A. helps children to gain weight B. leads children to work harder

　　C. improves children’s memories D. affects children’s regular studies

　　32. Compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones

　　A. perform better and have more learning gains

　　B. have much less time for relaxation every year

　　C. have generally the same number of class days

　　D. hold more classes with more free weeks off

　　33. Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.

　　B. Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.

　　C. There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.

　　D. Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.

　　34. Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?

　　A. They cherish the children’s rights of freedom very much.

　　B. They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.

　　C. They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.

　　D. They can’t afford to the further study during vacation.

　　35. What would be the best title of this passage?

　　A. Opening Summer Camps

　　B. Forbidding Summer Schools

　　C. Spreading Year-Round Education

　　D. Minding the Summer Learning Gap

　　4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Linda Evans was my best friend — like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

　　When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special times — like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back，stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.

　　Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

　　One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans.” I thought, but I still wrote to her.

　　She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”

　　Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

　　26. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ________.

　　A. at the age of 13

　　B. before she got married

　　C. after they moved to new homes

　　D. before the writer’s family moved away

　　27. They didn’t often write to each other because they ________.

　　A. got married

　　B. had little time to do so

　　C. didn’t like writing letters

　　D. could see each other on special time

　　28. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she ________.

　　A. was in trouble

　　B. didn’t know Linda’s address

　　C. received the card that she sent

　　D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness and sadness

　　29. The writer was happy when she ________.

　　A. read the newspaper

　　B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

　　C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

　　D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

　　30. They haven’t kept in touch ________.

　　A. for about 40 years

　　B. for about 27 years

　　C. since they got married

　　D. since the writer’s family moved away

　　5.

　　People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up toads of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

　　Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Face book because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.

　　The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on you could keep everything private. That was the great thing about facebook—you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things—your city, your photo, your friends’ names—were set, by default (默认), to be shared with every one on the Internet.

　　According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.

　　Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them in the side of the pages totally, who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?

　　The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.

　　I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only the beginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销)my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t trust. That’s too high a price to pay.

　　67. What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

　　A. It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.

　　B. It makes money by putting on advertisements.

　　C. It profits by selling its users’ personal data.

　　D. It provides loads of information to its users.

　　68. What does the author say about most Facebook users?

　　A. They are reluctant to give up their personal information.

　　B. They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

　　C. They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

　　D. They care very little about their personal information.

　　69. Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

　　A. To offer better service to its users.

　　B. To obey the Federal guidelines.

　　C. To improve its users’ connectivity.

　　D. To expand its scope of business.

　　70. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

　　A. He is dissatisfied with its current service.

　　B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

　　C. He doesn’t want his personal data abused.

　　D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

　　6.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Farmers may not be able to prevent natural disasters, but they can at least try their best to reduce losses.

　　For example, they can plant crops that are more likely to survive extreme weather. In north-central Vietnam, people with small farms do not plant rice between September and December. Seasonal rains might destroy the rice. So instead, they plant lotus seeds on raised beds. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the lotus seeds bring a good price in local markets.  

　　Farmers in the Philippines are showing new interest in crops like winged beans, string beans, arrowroot and cassava. The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center says traditional crops like these can survive the fierce storms that often strike the islands.

　　The United Nations says some African farmers grow bambara groundnuts during long dry periods. The seeds of this drought-resistant plant can be boiled for eating or for making flour.

　　In some parts of the world, farmers grow vetiver grass. Researchers in Thailand wrote about vetiver in 2007 in the journal Science Asia. They noted that the grass can absorb and control the spread of harmful waste waters, like those from pig farms.

　　Agricultural expert and author William Rivera says vetiver resists difficult conditions. It reduces damage from heavy rains. And vetiver planted on earthen dams may strengthen them against breaks and flooding.

　　William Rivera also speaks approvingly of alfalfa. Its deep roots can find and take up groundwater. Those roots also help hold the soil against winds. And alfalfa can be a valuable food source for animals.

　　The deep and extensive roots of sunflowers make them another good candidate for resisting extreme conditions. The tall plants have brightly colored heads that provide seeds and oil.

　　North Dakota grows more hectares of sunflowers than any other American state. But North Dakota is better known as a top wheat producing state.

　　Hans Kandel works at the North Dakota State University Extension Service in Fargo. He says farmers in some parts of North Dakota plant wheat that is ready to harvest in only about one hundred days. That way it can grow before the hot, dry months of July through September.

　　63. The underlined part “bring a good price in local markets” in the 2nd paragraph implies that lotus seeds _________.

　　A. will satisfy the needs of the local people

　　B. are what the local farmers eat every day

　　C. can bring the local farmers some profit

　　D. don’t sell very well because of their high prices

　　64. Vetiver grass is planted because it can _________.

　　A. be a valuable food source for animals B. survive the fierce storms in summer

　　C. provide seeds and oil D. be useful in many aspects

　　65. From the last paragraph we can see that the farmers in North Dakota _________.

　　A. are good at taking advantage of the weather conditions

　　B. don’t have enough knowledge of weather and farming

　　C. are not hardworking so they are suffering from poverty

　　D. plant more sunflowers than wheat

　　66. From this passage we may safely conclude that _________.

　　A. weather conditions are always decisive factors in agriculture

　　B. some crops can help farmers to fight against extreme weather

　　C. agriculture is developing fast in the world

　　D. the species of the world are changing quickly

　　试卷答案

　　1.DCBAC

　　2.DABDC

　　3.DCAAD

　　4.DBDBA

　　5.CBAC

　　6.CDAB