2016年浙江省杭州市外国语学校高考英语（阅读理解提分训练）每日一练28

　　每日一练2

　　倒数第周星期

　　A

　　The angry locals of an English village blocked the driver of a Google Street View car who was

　　filming the neighborhood, saying they feared he world encourage thieves, a report said Friday.

　　One local, Paul Jacobs, told the BBC he had warned his neighbors after spotting the car from

　　his window in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, southern England, on Wednesday.

　　“I don’t have a problem with Google wanting to promote villages. What I have a problem with

　　is the invasion （侵犯）of privacy, taking pictures directly into the home,” Jacobs said.

　　“We’ve already had three homes broken into locally in the past six weeks. If our houses are

　　made noticeable all over Google, it’s an invitation for more criminals to strike. I was determined to

　　make a stand, so I called the police.”

　　After his call, a police car arrived in Broughton in response to an argument between a crowd of people and a Google Street View contractor.

　　“They felt his presence was a threat to their privacy. When police arrived at the scene, the car had moved on,” explained a spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police.

　　The Google Street View project, set up last month in Britain, aims to provide detailed 360-degree views online of streets all over Britain.

　　The project has already been strongly criticized by associations like Privacy International, a pressure group which has launched legal action against the IT company.

　　Google is confident that their new mapping project is within the law.

　　“Before launching Street View we sought the guidance and approval of the Information Commissioner’s Office. The ICO has repeatedly made clear that it believes that Street View includes the safeguards necessary to protect people’s privacy,” a Google spokesman said.

　　“The Metropolitan Police （in London） told us they saw no significant security risk, that thieves are likely to make use of the opportunities, and that mapping products can be useful in solving and mapping crime in an area.”

　　He added: “Engaged in new projects, we sometimes meet unexpected challenges, and Street View has been no exception.”

　　41．When the police car arrived at the village,

　　A．the villagers were angrily arguing with the Google car driver.

　　B．the map car was stopped from leaving the village.

　　C．The map car had stopped its working and gone on its way.

　　D．The map car was surrounded by the angry villagers.

　　42．The underlined phrase “make a stand” in Paragraph 4 means

　　A．stand there all the time whole waiting for the police

　　B．show full support to Google’s filming the neighborhood

　　C．attempt to defend locals by stopping Google’s filming the neighborhood

　　D．stand in the way to stop the car moving on

　　43．Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

　　A．Google’s mapping project has not been officially approved.

　　B．Three homes had been visited by thieves with the help of Google pictures.

　　C．The police rushed to stop a fight between locals and Google contractors.

　　D．It was not the first time that the Google map project had been criticized.

　　44．What’s the best title for the passage?

　　A．Google’s Mapping Project Promotes the Neighobrohood.

　　B．Angry British Villagers Stop Google Maps Car.

　　C．Google Goes On With its Plan to Film the Streets.

　　D．New Project Meets Challenges Again.

　　B

　　Welcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an

　　overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions

　　please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

　　At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can

　　decide what period of study suits them best.

　　Small Group General English Courses

　　These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking, listening, reading and

　　writing skills and are offered at the following levels:

　　BEGINNERS

　　ELEMENTARY（初级）

　　PRE-INTERMEDIATE

　　INTERMEDIATE

　　UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

　　Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently （适合地）on a daily basis.

　　Try our free online test to see which level you are at —CLICK HERE

　　Exam courses

　　These courses are aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels:

　　University of Cambridge exams:

　　ADVANCED1—FCE（First certificate）

　　ADVANCED2—CAE（Advanced）

　　ADVANCED3—CPE（Proficiency）

　　Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. （Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.）

　　Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation

　　This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who

　　wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.

　　Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation, with activities designed to meet the needs of

　　students of different nationalities, who need to focus on different areas.

　　CLICK HERE to register for a General English course.

　　Other Languages

　　At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafes, restaurants, shops and bars. Most importantly, we have foreign language classes of French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian during the day, evening or on a one-to-one basis.

　　45．What does this passage mainly talk about?

　　A．An overview of the language school.

　　B．Ways to develop students’ language skills.

　　C．A brief introduction to some English courses.

　　D．Solutions to build students’ communicative confidence.

　　46．If you attend Exam Courses, you will

　　.

　　A．use English more confidently and competently

　　B．gain academic qualifications in English

　　C．have better pronunciation and deal with everyday English well

　　D．be able to get admitted into a university for further education in this country

　　47．Judging from the description, we can tell that this passage must be taken from

　　A．a newspaper B． a magazine C．the Internet D．a guidebook

　　48．According to the passage，we may conclude that the English courses offered by Language upon

　　Thames

　　A．are flexible but with few language activities designed for students of different nationalities

　　B．are flexible and will meet the needs of students at different levels and with different

　　backgrounds

　　C．place much emphasis on language skills but pay less attention to the needs of learners

　　D．are all aimed to improve students’ communicative competence by giving classes on a one—

　　to-one basis

　　C

　　People have long debated the essence（本质）of human nature．Some people think humans are

　　born good．In San Zi Jing（Three Chara~er Classic），a Chinese children’s educational book from

　　the 13th century, we read：“Men at birth are naturally good．Their natures are similar, their habits

　　become different．’’

　　Yet some philosophers disagree with this．They think men are born selfish and vicious（恶的）．

　　For example，Thomas Hobbes，the 1 7th century English philosopher argued that men are born self-

　　interested and with a liking for war．

　　Over the centuries，different philosophers have argued their cases．Now the results of a new

　　study，which contrasts the behavior of very young children and young chimpanzees（黑猩猩）

　　suggests that human beings are born sociable and helpful to others，according to a New York Times

　　report．

　　“Of course every animal must to some extent be selfish to survive．But the biologists also see

　　in humans a natural willingness to help．”The New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade writes．

　　Wade quotes a book published in October by American psychologist Michael Tomasello．

　　Tomasello writes：“When infants（婴儿）18 months old see an unrelated adult whose hands are

　　full and who needs help opening a door or picking up a dropped clothespin，they will immediately

　　help．The helping behavior seems to be innate because it appears so early and before many parents

　　start teaching children the rules of polite behavior．’’

　　Tomasello finds that this behavior is not the result of an incentive（动机）of a

　　reward，suggesting training does not influence it．And it seems to happen across cultures，with their different timetables for teaching social rules．For these reasons，Tomamsello concluded that helping is natural，not something taught by parents or culture．

　　And it seems that infants cannot only help in practical ways，it can also help with information，

　　Tomasello writes．From the age of 1 2 months they will point at objects thin all adult pretends to

　　have lost．Chimpanzees，by contrast，never point at things for each other, and when they point for

　　people．it seems to be as a command to go fetch something rather than to share information．

　　49．What is the article mainly about?

　　A．The behavior of young children．

　　B．Former philosophies about human nature.

　　C．The difference between babies and baby chimpanzees.

　　D．A new study of human nature．

　　50．According to Michael Tomasello, human beings are born

　　A．similar to chimpanzees in nature

　　B．selfish and Vicious

　　C．sociable and helpful

　　D．with a liking for war

　　51．Of all the following，

　　has a negative attitude towards human nature.

　　A．Three Character

　　B．Thomas Hobbes

　　C．Nicholas Wade

　　D．Michael Tomasello

　　52． According to the study，it's safe to say that

　　A．human beings are not selfish

　　B．children like to help others when they get a reward

　　C．different countries teach social rules at different times

　　D．children tend to be helpful if they are taught early

　　D

　　Andrew Carnegie was a 19th century steel tycoon（大亨）who became one of the 20th century’s most famous philanthropists（慈善家）His life story is one of the most famous rags-to-riches accounts in United States history.

　　Carnegie was born in Dunfermlined, Scotland, on November 25,1835. The son of a weaver, he came with his family to the United States in 1848 and settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. At age thirteen, Carnegie went to work as a bobbin（线轴）boy in a cotton mill. He then moved rapidly through a series of jobs with Western Union and the Pnnsylvania Railroad. In 1865, he resigned to establish his own business and eventually organized the Carnegie Steel Company, which started the steel industry in Pittsburgh. At age sixty-five, he sold the company to J. P. Morgan for $480 million and devoted the rest of his life to his philanthropic activities and writing, including his autobiography（自传）.

　　Many persons of wealth have contributed to charity, but Carnegie was perhaps the first to state publicly that the rich have a moral responsibility to donate their fortune. In 1889 he wrote The Gospe（福音）of Wealth, in which he stated that all personal wealth beyond what was required to supply the needs of one’s family should be regarded as a trust fund to be managed for the benefit of the company.

　　Carnegie set about giving away his fortune through countless personal gifts and through the establishment of various trusts. In his thirties, Carnegie had already begun to give away some of his fast-accumulating funds. His first large gifts were made to his native town. Later he created seven philanthropic and educational organizations in the United States, including Carnegie Corporation of New York, and several more in Europe.

　　One of Carnegie’s lifelong interests was the establishment of free public libraries to make available to everyone a means of self-education. There were only a few public libraries in the world when, in 1881, Carnegie began to promote his idea. He and the Corporation subsequently（随后）spent over $56 million to build 2,509 libraries throughout the English-speaking world.

　　After this program was ended in 1917, the Corporation continued for about forty years an interest in the improvement of library services. Other major program in the Corporation’s early history included adult education and education in the fine arts.

　　During his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million. He died in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 11,1919.

　　53．Carnegie became wealthy by

　　A．his investment in weaving industry B．his father’s financial support

　　C．starting his steel business from nothing D．his philanthropic activities

　　54．What is the correct order of events related to Carnegie?

　　a．He sold his company.

　　b．He organized the Carnegie Steel Company.

　　c．He worked in a cotton mill.

　　d．He came to the United States.

　　e．He wrote The Gospel of Wealth.

　　A．c-d-e-b-a B．c-b-a-d-e C．d-c-b-e-a D．d-b-a-e-c

　　55．What can we learn about Carnegie according to the passage?

　　A．He was the first wealthy person who contributed to charity.

　　B．He believed that it was the duty of the wealthy to help society.

　　C．He called on the wealthy to give away all of their fortune to help the poor.

　　D．He was willing to give personal gifts only to his friends and relatives.

　　56．Carnegie established public libraries in order to

　　A．win a good reputation for his company

　　B．collect money for his educational organizations

　　C．improve library services

　　D．help people educate themselves

　　E

　　The black robin is one of the world’s rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black robins; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. These are the only black robins left in the world. The island has many other birds, of different kinds, large and small; these seem to multiply very happily.

　　Energetic steps are being taken to preserve the black robin. Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has bee made. The idea is to buy another island nearby as a special home, a “reserve”, for threatened wild life, including black robins. The organizers say that Little Mangere should then be supplied with the robin’s food—it eats only one kind of seed. Thousands of the required plants are at present being cultivated in new Zealand. The public appeal is aimed at the conscience of mankind, so that the wild black robin will not die out and disappear form the earth in our time at least.

　　Is all this concern a waste of human effort? Is it any business of ours whether the black robin survives or dies out? Are we losing our sense of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable?

　　In the earth’s long, long past, hundreds, of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of success—and died out. In the long, long future, there will be many new and different forms of life. Those creatures that adapt themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early. This is nature’s proven method of operation.

　　The rule of selection—“the survival of the fittest”—is the one by which human beings have themselves arrived on the scene. We, being one of the most adaptable creatures the earth has yet produced, may last longer than most. You may take it as another rule that when, at last, human beings show signs of dying out, no other creature will extend a paw to put off our departure. On the contrary, we will be hurried out. For nature, tough fair, is a hard-hearted mistress. She has no favorites.

　　Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins. I leave you to judge whether we should try to do something about it.

　　57．The black robin is dying out mainly because

　　A．people have been very careless about its survival

　　B．its only food supply is far from enough on Little Mangere

　　C．the other birds on the island have destroyed it

　　D．the appeal for money has come at the wrong time

　　58．In Paragraph 3, the writer puts forward three questions to

　　A．make a comparison B．make an argument

　　C．introduce a topic

　　D．present his own idea

　　59．As for selection and survival, the decisive factor seems to be

　　A．the ability to adapt to changed or changing conditions

　　B．the number of wild life reserves that are available

　　C．the concern and generosity of the public

　　D．the size of the home, or the amount of space one has to live in

　　60．The writer’s attitude towards the protection of the black robins is

　　A．active B．passive C．unconcerned D．optimistic

　　参考答案

　　41—44 CCDB

　　45—48 CDCB

　　49—52 DCBC

　　53—56 CCBD

　　57—60 BDAB