湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (40)

　　阅读专练

　　1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。This Teaching Assistant Level 3 course is designed for people who either are, or wish to become a teaching assistant. Teaching assistants carry out their tasks under the direction of the class teacher. This is a fully supported home study course, and the help is available whenever you need it --- either online or over the phone. There is a huge demand for teaching assistants around the country but also many thousands of applicants for these positions. Having this Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification will help you stand out from other applicants. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course is similar to the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) Level 3 because it is an equivalent (同等的) level of learning.

　　The teaching assistant is able to contribute in four main areas:

　　Supporting the teacher

　　Supporting the pupil

　　Supporting the school

　　Supporting the curriculum

　　The salary a teaching assistant is expected to earn a year:

　　London fringe (外围):￡16,856 - ￡26,052

　　Outer London: ￡18,789 - ￡27,992

　　Inner London: ￡19,893 - ￡29,088

　　Rest of England and Wales: ￡15,817 - ￡25,016

　　The fee and the time of enrolment (入学)

　　Enroll for only a ￡35 deposit. Teaching Assistant Level 3 is only ￡345. To help you on your way towards achieving your qualification, we are offering all of our potential students a ￡115 reduction in their enrolment fees for June. The normal fee for this course is ￡460 but for this month it has been reduced to only ￡345. There has never been a better time to start learning and take that first step towards a brighter future!

　　100% money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied. That’s why we’ll happily give you your money back on any course returned within 7 days. It’s easy for you to enroll now by telephone 01223 923 913. You can get free friendly help and advice from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, on Monday to Friday. Call 01223 923 915.

　　60. How can people study this Teaching Assistant Level 3 course?

　　A. Go to the night school.

　　B. Go to the full-time school.

　　C. Study at home at any time.

　　D. Study at weekends or vacations.

　　61. What’s the teaching assistant’s task?

　　A. Listening to the teacher’s lecture all the time.

　　B. Only helping teachers prepare their lessons.

　　C. Helping promote effective learning and teaching.

　　D. Often giving lessons in place of the formal teacher.

　　62. If a teacher assistant earns ￡28,000 a year , he probably works in ______.

　　A. downtown Wales

　　B. the fringe of LondonC. outer London

　　D. downtown London

　　63. How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?

　　A. ￡35

　　B. ￡310

　　C. ￡345

　　D. ￡460

　　2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。It's not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what we're doing.

　　I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “I’ll pencil it in my diary”, and my friend said “You can ink it in”, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!

　　Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we'd fax it immediately. Then along came email, and we were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we do without it? I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails.

　　Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another couple of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I'll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don't bookmark; I favorite—coming from “favorite pages”, so the verb comes from an adjective not a noun.

　　Now my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I haven’t heard that verb yet, but I’m sure I will soon. Perhaps I’ll start using it myself! 　 56. “I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means

　　A. it was a firm arrangement　

　　B. he prefers a pencil to a penC. the arrangement should be written as a diary

　　D. it was an uncertain arrangement 57. A website address can be easily found if it has been______.

　　A. favorited

　　B. messaged

　　C. emailed

　　D. texted 58. Which of the following has not been used as a verb yet?

　　A. message

　　B. mobile

　　C. email

　　D. page 59. The best title for this passage is____.

　　A. Technology and Language.

　　B. Development of the English languageC. New Technology and New words

　　D. New Verbs from Nouns

　　3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Australians have evidently realized the fact that water means life and we need to he more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resource．Since the year 2000, Australians have managed to reduce their use of water by 14% ． In the most populous city, Sydney, they've managed to use less water in 2007 than in 1974, even though the city grew by l． 2 million souls in this period．Across the country nearly 20% of all households have water tanks．That would probably be due, in large part, to the various state governments offering generous rebates． In NSW, for example, where 24,000 households have taken up the offer, you can get $1,500 AUD back if you fix a 7,000 + litre tank and have it attached into your toilet and washing machine．Creywater use has taken off too． The Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that it's now the second most common source of water in Australia, with over half of the country's homes reusing water from their washing machines, showers and baths． The state of Victoria leads with 70% using greywater, and Queensland, coming close behind with 63%．Up in the northern state of．Queensland, some of their dams have been below 20%． Sydney's main dam is only at 56% of its potential capacity．The country's ongoing drought（干旱） has seen more than 95% of the length of the Murray- Darling Basin （ the two major river systems that supply the nation's

　　'food basket' ） regarded as ' degraded',

　　Supply of water has become such an issue that hydro-electric power（水力发电） output has dropped 7% in a recent 9 year period for the states of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania．Not good for promoting our uptake understanding of renewable energy in these climate changing times．But at least the message is getting through about making every drop count．

　　72．The underlined word "rebate" in paragraph 2 probably means

　　A． discount or allowance

　　B． water tanks for freeC． agreements or payment

　　D． washing machine of high quality

　　73．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A． The state of Victoria is playing a leading role in greywater use．B． More water has been used in Australia with the growing population．C． The state of Queensland gets its water mostly from the north of its state．D． Some of the dams in Queensland are too weak to hold potential water．

　　74．We can learn from the last paragraph that

　　A． the country's water shortage is partly due to continuous droughtB． large quantities of water are being used to produce electricityC． the author hopes water resource could be used to the fullestD． the author disagrees with the use of renewable energy

　　75．The passage is likely to appear in

　　A． a scientist's diary

　　B． a history paperC． a travel guidebook

　　D． a newspaper

　　4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　A study by St．Louis University has found that a lovable dog named Sparky and a robotic dog AIBO, were about equally effective at reducing the loneliness of nursing home residents． The study confirmed previous findings that dogs have a good effect on nursing home residents（居民）．

　　Dr．Andrew Smith led the Stanford University team出at built a home-assistance robot． "If humans can feel an emotional tie with robots, some day they could be not just our assistants, but also our companions," he said．

　　To test whether residents responded better to Sparky, a trained dog, or the Sony-made robotic dog, researchers divided 38 nursing home residents into three groups at three long-term care centers in St, Louis.

　　One group had weekly 30-minute one-on-one visits with Sparky; another group had similar visits with AIBO; a control group had no contact with either dog．The groups' respective levels of loneliness were tested by having them answer a number of questions at the beginning and near the end of the visits．

　　After two months, both groups that had contact with the dogs were less lonely and more attached． Most of the elderly regarded Sparky, a 9-year-old dog, as an audience for their life stories, said investigator Marian Banks.

　　"He listened attentively, wagged his tail, and allowed them to pet him," said Banks, who adopted and trained Sparky after finding him in a street behind her home seven years ago．

　　Those who were together with AIBO took a little longer to warm to the robotic creature．Over time, however, they grew comfortable with him, and petted and talked to him． He would respond by wagging his tail,

　　vocalizing（发出声音）, and blinking his lights．

　　"AIBO is charming once you start to interact with him," said the study's author, Dr． William Banks, " He's an attractive sort of guy． He gives a feeling: of being personal, not just a robot． "

　　68．Before the new study, it was known that

　　A．dogs could help get rid of old people's loneliness

　　B．robots could build close connection with humansC．robots were more effective at reducing people's loneliness

　　D．dogs and robots were equally effective at reducing loneliness69．The first time those who contacted with the robotic dog

　　A． accepted it immediately

　　B． found it easy to interact with itC． were not quite comfortable with it

　　D． were confused by its behavior

　　70．The findings of the researchers tell us that

　　.A．robots are actually attractive sorts of guysB．robots could make a good companion of the old C．it's easy for people to become close with robotsD． the elderly will have a robot assistant in no time

　　71．What would be the best title for the passage?

　　A． Robots Serve People Better Than ThoughtB． No More Lonely Old Age with Emotional RobotsC． Dogs equipped with robots to Help the ElderlyD． Robots and Dogs Can Equally Cheer up the Elderly

　　5.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, lifting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and touching electronic pages on an iPad,

　　A few hours away, every student at Burlington High School near Boston．will also start the year with new school-issued iPads, each loaded with electronic textbooks and other online resources in place of traditional texts．Apple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called "one-to-one" programs．

　　At Burlington High in suburban Boston, Principal Patrick Larkin says the

　　$500 iPads is better than textbooks in the long term, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs aren't yet available." Lark/n said of textbooks, "but they're pretty much outdated the minute they're printed and certainly by the time they're delivered"．

　　But some experts warn that the districts need to ensure they can support the wireless infrastructure（设施）, repairs and other costs that accompany a switch to such a tech-heavy approach．Mark Warschauer, an education and informatics professor said, "I think people will like it．I really don't know anybody in high school that wouldn't want to get an iPad," he said． "We're always using technology at home, then when you're at school it's textbooks．so it's a good way to put all of that together．" Districts are varied in their policies on how they police students' use．

　　And the nation's textbook publishing industry, accounting for $ 5.5 billion in yearly sales to secondary schools, is taking notice of the trend with its own shift in a competitive race toward developing curriculum （课程） specifically for iPads． Jay Diskey, executive director of the Association of American Publishers' schools division, said all of the major textbook publishers are moving toward electronic offerings, but at least in the short term, traditional bound textbooks are here to stay．"I think one of the real key questions that will be answered over the next several years is what sort of things work best in print for students and what smt of things work best digitally, "

　　64．The first paragraph is mainly about

　　A． a program to promote iPads marketing in new school year

　　B． a program to spread electronic learning in new school yearC． a plan of how to use iPads in the coming school educationD． a plan of how to use IT technique in die coming school teaching

　　65．What's the problem for iPads to be used in schools at present?

　　A． Some students wouldn't like to have iPads in schools．B． The iPads are too expensive for school students to buy．C． Most experts oppose the idea that iPads replace paper textbooks．D． The iPads may be unavailable for some traditional courses．

　　66．The underlined sentence in the passage implies that

　　A． traditional textbooks are behind the times before they are printedB． traditional textbooks possibly need to he printed again before deliveredC． contents of traditional textbooks can't be renewed in time as electronic ones doD．the iPads can deliver information much more rapidly than printed textbooks

　　67．From the passage we can draw conclusion that

　　A．more students tend to use printed textbooks rather than electronic onesB．textbook publishing houses will develop more electronic textbooks of their ownC．it is impossible for the iPads to be widely used in schools in the futureD．electronic textbooks will take the place of printed ones in new school year

　　6.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　New Education is the UK's first training company devoted to the development of leadership potential in cross-cultural environment,

　　We provide high quality training services such as effective communication, public speaking, positive attitude, life planning, career skills, Chinese and Western cultural differences and traditional Chinese business wisdom．New Education was set up in April 2010, with headquarters in London, Our professional services are divided into personal training and corporate training．Personal training is mainly for students, professional and business managers．Corporate training is mainly for Chinese companies with branches in the UK and foreign companies interested in China．With our deep understanding of Chinese and Western environment and high-quality training techniques, we can provide excellent professional services．Our goal is to become the best learning partner for individuals and companies seeking for overseas success．Our training team is composed by the elites （精英）from various industries．In addition to our professional training skills and techniques, and our rich experience, we are willing to devote ourselves to helping others improve themselves and seek for success．Easterners and Westerners are very different in their ways and means to explain concepts and information, which is important in our personal trainings．Our main value lies in the combination of the western theories and practice in individual development and the Chinese people's habits, ways of thinking and the practical problems in cross-cultural background, to effectively help you in improving your overseas competitiveness and achieving your goals．

　　60．The advantage of New Education lies in its___．

　　A． learning environment

　　B． location C． reputation

　　D． leadership potential

　　61．New Education aims to _

　　A． keep a balanced life overseasB． provide services to Chinese companiesC． develop its trainees' all-round abilitiesD． seek for success abroad

　　62．We can learn from the passage that _

　　．A． personal training is mainly for students, professionals, and Chinese companiesB． the training team is made up of people who are the best learning partnersC． New Education makes their efforts to establish an environment of diversityD． New Education tries to get rid of their trainees' Chinese ways of thinking

　　63．Which of the following would be most interested in New Education training program?

　　A． A business student．

　　B． An amateur artist．C． A British company．

　　D． A Chinese tourist．

　　1.CCDB

　　2.DABD

　　3.AACD

　　4.ACBD

　　5.BDCB

　　6.ACCA