2016届高考英语二轮阅读理解九十天强化训练：48

　　高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解48

　　Tykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances, assignment of tasks and daily chores. As the parent, you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then, your child can go in, accept the task and add to their wish list of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.

　　Let’s start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simply enter your information and your child’s information to get started. You are then able to assign allowance amounts to your child.

　　Then you can add tasks for your child to accept and link them to either their weekly allowance or a pre-determined amount. Your child is then able to accept or decline their tasks. They can see how much each task earns, how often they need to do it and what they will get if they do! They can add items that they are working toward earning and can even earn nn-cash incentives such as extra TV time or staying up late!

　　Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through the creation of their own profile and the ability to accept or decline tasks, they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets! So, head over and sign up for a free account today and watch your child get excited about doing their chores!

　　And right now, as a special reward, if you share Tykoon with your friends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month, you’ll earn a ＄25 Amazon.com gift card! So get your child enrolled(注册), tell your friends and let’s start teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!

　　66.The purpose of the text is to___________.

　　A. make an advertisement

　　B. share teaching experience

　　C. describe an online website

　　D. present a way of making money

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】第一段介绍Tykoon，二，三，四段介绍怎样操作以及所带来的好处， 最后一段是奖励措施。因此， 本文的目的是做广告，吸引大家都来参与。

　　67.The underlined word“incentives” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_________”.

　　A. promises

　　B. rewards

　　C. gifts

　　D. tasks

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】根据下文such as extra TV time or staying up late!，可见，“incentives”表示的是一种奖励。

　　68.What can kids learn from Tykoon?

　　A. The ability to manage their budgets.

　　B. The responsibility to do daily chores.

　　C. The skills to earn their own living.

　　D. The tricks to accept or refuse tasks.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据第四段they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets!他们被教给在以后生活中他们自己管理自己财务时需要的技巧。

　　69.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_________.

　　A. no parents will resist the special reward

　　B. Amazon is a very popular website

　　C. Tykoon wants to attract more visitors

　　D. friends should share information

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】如果你能分享给5个朋友，让他们也签约并且保持活跃至少一个月，你就会得到价值25美元的亚马逊礼品卡。

　　70.What is the best title of the text?

　　A. Tykoon—A Safe Way to Manage Your Financial Issues

　　B. How to Create Funny Tasks for Your Kids on the Website

　　C. Opening an Online Account with the Help of Tykoon

　　D. Teaching Your Kids Financial Principles with Tykoon

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】纵观全文可知。

　　When you think of an artist, you probably think of someone painting on canvas (画布). But Guido Daniele creates fantastic paintings of birds, elephants, tigers, and giraffes by painting on skin. Born in Soverato, Italy, Guido Daniele has been called “Hand Gogh” (after artist Vincent van Gogh) since he began creating works of art on people’s hands in 1990.

　　Painting on the hands can be a challenge because, unlike canvas, the skin moves when rubbed. Daniele’s models must remain perfectly still for hours as he paints. He often uses his daughter and his son as his “canvases”.

　　Before he can begin to create his “manimals” (the artist’s name for his hand animals), Daniele studies photographs of the animal that he will be painting in order to be able to understand its character and give it life. “Next,” he says, “I look at the hand from different perspectives (视角) ,and I begin to imagine what is the best way to position the hand for me to paint the animal. “He also studies the skin of the model, preferring it to have little hair and few blemishes (瑕疵).

　　Daniele starts by drawing on the model’s hand with a pencil. He next paints the skin using watercolors made specifically for body art. The eyes of Daniele’s painted animals look amazingly real, and they are the most difficult part to paint.

　　Paintings on hands must eventually be washed away. Guido Daniele says that he's gotten used to this part and that he doesn’t really mind seeing his work washed down the drain (排水沟). “Tomorrow, I will paint the next one. The important thing is to take many good photo- graphs before washing the hand!”

　　9. Daniele’s paintings are mainly about _____.

　　A. scenery

　　B. plants

　　C. stories

　　D. animals

　　10. In paragraph 3 the author mainly tells us _____.

　　A. what Daniele needs to do before painting

　　B. why Daniele chooses to paint “animals”

　　C. how Daniele develops this own style of painting

　　D. how Daniele paints on the skin of his models

　　11. How does Daniele feel about the fact that his paintings must be washed away? _____.

　　A. He feels disappointed at this.

　　B. He cares little about this.

　　C. He is satisfied to see this.

　　D. He in fact can’t accept this.

　　12. What do we learn about Daniele from the passage? _____.

　　A. His real name is Hand Gogh.

　　B. His works are mainly drawn with pencils.

　　C. He is an artist who paints on hands.

　　D. He often asks his wife to be his model.

　　9—12、DABC

　　A small town in southwest Britain is banning (禁止) plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste－a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.

　　Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead.

　　Last month, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. Internationally, laws to discourage the use of plastic bags have been passed in parts of South Africa and Ireland, where governments either tax shoppers who use them or fine companies that hand them out. Bangladesh already bans them, and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages.

　　Modbury, about 225 miles southwest of London, has also declared a bag ammesty (宽限期), allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at home. They will be sent for a recycling.

　　The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, who saw the effect of bags on marine life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. She said response in the town so far had been “really positive”.

　　“Modbury is quite an old-fashioned town and a lot of people have wicker(柳条) baskets to go out shopping anyway,” Hosking told Sky News Television.

　　The World Watch Institute, an environmental research agency, states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone. More than 500 billion are used yearly around the world.

　　13. The underlined word “disposable” in the passage probably means

　　_____.

　　A. acceptable

　　B. valuable

　　C. environmentally-friendly

　　D. long-lasting

　　14. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　_____.

　　.

　　A. most of the people in Modbury continue to use plastic bags _____.

　　B. fewer and fewer plastic bags will be used in the world

　　C. San Francisco is the first city to ban plastic bags in the world

　　D. most countries in the world have passed laws to ban plastic bags

　　15. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? _____

　　A. Environmental Protection

　　B. Big Cities Banning Plastic Bags

　　C. British Town Banning Plastic Bags

　　D. Effect of Plastic bags on Sea Animals

　　13—15、DBC

　　How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.

　　There are now more than a thousand genetic（基因的）tests, for everything from baldness to breast cancer, and the list is growing. Question is, do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’（老年痴呆症）.

　　“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease, that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious, through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you. It could really mess you up.” Said Dr. Robert Green, a Harvard geneticist.

　　“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested, could be understood as “the beginning of the end.”“That ’s right. If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot, you think the disease has started.”

　　Dr. Green has been thinking about this issue for years. He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. It was thought that people who got bad news would, for lack of a better medical term, freak out. But Green and his team found that there was“no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives. In fact, most people think they can handle it. People who ask for the information usually can handle the information, good or bad, said Green.

　　71.The first paragraph is meant to__________.

　　A. ask some questions

　　B. introduce the topic

　　C. satisfy readers’ curiosity

　　D. describe an academic fact

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】通过两个问题引出话题。

　　72.Which of the following is true of James Watson？

　　A. He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.

　　B. He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

　　C. He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.

　　D. He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】根据第二段Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’。“James Watson要求如果他的基因表明他有很高的老年痴呆症的可能不要告诉他。”

　　73.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, if a person is at a higher genetic risk, it is__________.

　　A. advisable not to let him know

　　B. impossible to hide his disease

　　C. better to inform him immediately D. necessary to remove his anxiety

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据这两个自然段可知，如果你提前被告知你将来可能患某种可怕的疾病会mess you up。

　　74.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“_________”.

　　A. break down

　　B. drop out

　　C. leave off

　　D. turn away

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】根据下文But的转折，以及no significant difference可知，freak out的意思是A（精神垮掉）。

　　75.The study led by Dr. Green indicates that people__________.

　　A. prefer to hear good news

　　B. tend to find out the truth

　　C. can accept some bad news

　　D. have the right to be informed

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】根据第五段内容 In fact, most people think they can handle it可知答案选C.

　　Lawmakers in the United States have expanded an investigation into the use of location-tracking systems on mobile devices. The action follows recent reports about the storing of information on the Apple iPhone. Some people consider location tracking to be a threat to personal privacy and security.

　　Allan Friedman, the research director, says, “All wireless companies do some location tracking as part of their networks. This information is usually stored by the companies, not the devices, and there are laws to protect it. Law enforcement(执法) agencies, for example, have to have a fairly high standard before it can access that data. And the phone company is also prohibited from selling that information.

　　Now, two researchers report that location tracking information is being stored directly on Apple devices. They said Apple’s newest operating systems gather global positioning system and timestamp information. The information is stored on the device in a file that is also uploaded (上传) to any computer that the device is connected to. The researchers say the information is available to anyone who has access to the device or computer.

　　Allan Friedman says, “This raises additional concerns. There’s the idea that because it’s on my phone and on my computer, rogue applications(恶意程序) that I pay for or that I’m tricked into downloading may be able to access this data and somehow misuse it.”

　　Apple says it is “not tracking the location of your iPhone”. It is simply keeping a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cellphone towers near the user’s location. This information is meant to help the iPhone quickly find its location when needed.

　　Letters have been sent to some of the leading mobile device developers, including Apple and Google. The letters asked for more information about their location tracking systems. Allan Friedman calls this an important start to strengthening privacy laws. He says, “There aren’t strong controls over things like location information, what they are doing with it, how long they are keeping it. And perhaps the most important question is, is my location data with other facts about me?”

　　5.Why did American lawmakers investigate the use of location-tracking systems on cell-phones?

　　Because the systems can store users’ information

　　Because many users have suffered loss after using them.

　　Because it is thought to threaten users’ privacy.

　　Because many reporters have shown the problem of the systems.

　　6. Allan Friedman believes that ________.

　　wireless companies focus on personal privacy.

　　people are forbidden to get access to private data at will

　　phone companies may sell private information secretly

　　customers may ask wireless companies to locate their tracking

　　7. What do we know from Paragraph 3?

　　A.

　　Location tracking information is stored online.

　　Apple’s newest operating systems collect all kinds of information.

　　Location tracking information may be uploaded to any iPhone.

　　Apple’s newest operating systems may reveal the private information of users.

　　8.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　Apple denies that it tracks the location of users.

　　The researchers may misunderstand the Apple’s systems.

　　The global positioning system is to blame for rogue applications.

　　The iPhone can quickly find its location by using its user’s information.

　　参考答案

　　CBDA

　　If you're into sports, you've seen it happen. You've probably even experienced it: basketball players shaking hands after four quarters of knocking each other around, tennis players leaping over the net to shake hands with their opponents (对手)

　　after a hard-fought match, soccer players exchanging sport shirts after an intense 90 minutes, even boxers touching gloves at the beginning of each round, then hugging each other after beating each other into a pulp for 12 rounds. It seems like competitors in every event, from spelling bees to hockey, behave this way. What's going on?

　　It's all part of sportsmanship, a great tradition in sports and competition that means playing clean and handling both victory and defeat with grace, style, and dignity.

　　What is sportsmanship? Sportsmanship is defined as: playing fair, following the rules of the game, respecting the judgment of referees and officials, treating opponents with respect.

　　Some people define good sportsmanship as the "golden rule" of sports --- in other words, treating the people you play with and against as you'd like to be treated yourself. You demonstrate good sportsmanship when you show respect for yourself, your teammates, and your opponents, for the coaches on both sides, and for the referees, judges, and other officials.

　　But sportsmanship isn't just reserved for the people on the field. Cheerleaders and fans also need to be aware of how they behave during competition. Sportsmanship is a style and an attitude; and it can have a positive influence on everyone around you.

　　Learning good sportsmanship means finding that the positive attitude learned on the field carries over into other areas of life. At school, for example, you're able to appreciate the contributions made by classmates and know how to work as part of a team to complete a project. You may enjoy more success at work as well, because a big part of learning good sportsmanship is learning to be respectful of others, including customers and co-workers.

　　9. The author introduces the topic of the passage by___________.

　　A. showing an interesting discussion

　　B. comparing several sport events

　　C. explaining some game rules

　　D. giving some specific examples

　　10. When players play clean, ____________.

　　A. they play in fresh air

　　B. they play in a skilled way

　　C. they play within the rules

　　D. they play without hurting each other

　　11. The purpose of writing this passage is to ____________.

　　A. advise readers to take some exercise

　　B. provide some basic sport knowledge

　　C. show the meaning of sportsmanship

　　D. expect players to compete actively

　　参考答案

　　9—11、DCC