2012高考二轮英语复习专题（广东专用）30 社会生活型阅读理解（2）

专限时训练(三十)[社会生活型阅读理解(二)]

(限时：25分钟)

(一)

Someday a stranger will read your e­mail without your permission or scan the websites you’ve visited.Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.

In fact，it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you.Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a girlfriend，a marketing company, a boss，a policeman or a criminal.Whoever it is，they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen—the 21st century equal to being caught naked(裸露的)．

Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it’s important to reveal(透露)yourself to friends，family and lovers in stages，at appropriate times.Actually few boundaries remain.The digital breadcrumbs(面包屑)you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are，where you are and what you like.In some cases，a simple Google search can reveal what you think.Like it or not，increasingly we_live_in_a_world_where_you_simply_cannot_keep_a_secret. The key question is：Does that matter? For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no”．When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it.A survey found a majority of people are pessimistic about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is slipping away, and that bothers them.

()2.What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

A．There should be a distance even between friends.

B．There should be fewer quarrels between friends.

C．Friends should always be faithful to each other.

D．Friends should open their hearts to each other.

()3.Why does the author say“we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret”？

A．There are always people who are curious

about others’ affairs.

B．Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.

C．People leave traces around when using modern technology.

D．Modern society has finally developed into an open society.

()4.What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?

A．They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B．They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

C．They rely more and more on electronic equipment.

D．They use various loyalty cards for business deals.

()5.According to the passage，privacy is like health in that ________.

A．its importance is rarely understood

B．it is something that can easily be lost

C．people will make every effort to keep it

D．people don’t treasure it until they lose it

(二)

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles(困难)．People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off(挡开) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

Social support cushions stress in a number of ways.First, friends, relatives, and co­workers may let us know that they value us.Our self­respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by other despite our faults and difficulties.Second, other people often provide us with informational support.They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive.Engaging in leisure­time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移……注意力) us from our worries and troubles.Finally, other people may give us instructive support—financial aid, material resources, and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.

()1.Interpersonal relationships are important because ________.

A．they are indispensable(不可缺少的) to people’s social well­being

B．they awaken people’s desire to exchange

resources

C．they help people to cope with life in the information age

D．they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc.

()2.Research shows that people’s physical and mental health________.

A．relies on the social welfare system which support them

B．has much to so with the amount of support they get from others

C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D．is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives

()3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cushions”(Line 1，para.2) ?

A．Adds up to.

B．Does away with.

C．Lessens the effect of.

D．Lays the foundation of.

()4.Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of________.

A．informational support

B．instructive support

C．social companionship

D．the strengthening of self­respect

()5.Social companionship is beneficial in that ________.

A．it helps strengthen our ties with relatives

B．it enables us to eliminate our faults and mistakes

C．it makes our leisure­time activities more enjoyable

D．it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles

(三)

Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now，and they did not need to be as careful as they must today.They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed.They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them.Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them；often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.

Of course sometimes there were real disasters(灾难) which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes.Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore.At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems.New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries；however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.

Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers.In the U．S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems.It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow.Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell.A third department looks at the places where people work，and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers.Of course，new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness，but they are having some good results.Our work places are safer and cleaner than before.The planes and cars which we use for travel are better.Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.

()1.The main topic of the passage is________.

A．conditions in the work place

B．the freedom of industries in the past

C．changes in industrial production

D．the safety and health of workers and customers

()2.It can be inferred from the passage that in the past________.

A．workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions

B．companies were free to put out any products they wanted to

C．many people were killed by dangerous products

D．industries were as careful in management as they are today

()3.It is implied in the passage that________.

A．governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of products

B．governments paid little attention to the safety of products

C．government officials often did not listen to scientists

D．in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments

()4.Some years ago safety rules________.

A．were put forward due to scientists’ recommendations

B．came into being as a result of the workers’ demands

C．were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injured

D．were effective enough to protect workers and customers

()5.The special departments protect customers and workers in many ways EXCEPT by________.

A．testing new products

B．controlling the sale of products

C．designing new products

D．inspecting work places