2016届陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（14）（含答案）

　　2016年陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（14）（含答案）

　　阅读理解I just hope that our brains won’t crash(死机). Are you working on your typing skills to make you a more efficient worker? That may be all for nothing as Intel believes that we’ll be able to control our computers with our brains by 2020.

　　Intel and its research partners are studying how brain acts when it thinks. For example, scientists have found that people’s brains react in a similar manner when asked to think of a bear.

　　Through sensors(感应器)that can find this sort of brain activity, Intel thinks that it will be able to read and translate this into an input system thanks to a chip in the brain.

　　“We’re trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves. ”Intel research scientist Dean Pomerleau told Computerworld. “Eventually people may be willing to be, more devoted to brain implants(植入物). Imagine being able to surf the Web with the Power of your thoughts. ”

　　Even if thinking about a bear isn’t enough to show that you want to copy and paste something. Intel still thinks that there’s a future in using your brain instead of the keyboard.

　　“If we can get to the point where you can accurately find specific words, you could mentally type, ”he added. “You could compose characters or words by thinking about letters flashing on the screen or typing whole words rather than their individual characters. ”

　　While this may all sound impractical for present time, Intel thinks that it’s possible and something we’ll all want.

　　“I think human beings are unusually adaptive(适应的), ”said Andrew Chien, vice president of research and director of future technologies research at Intel Labs. “If you told people 20 years ago that they would be carrying computers all the time, they would have said, ‘I don’t want that. I don’t need that. ’Now you can’t get them to stop carrying devices. There are a lot of things that have to be done first but I think implanting chips into human brains is well within the scope of possibility. ”

　　Make good use of your favorite mouse and keyboard set-up before they’re old-fashioned.

　　【文章大意】本文主要讲了现在Intel及同伴正在研究怎样用人脑控制我们的电脑。

　　1. What are Intel and its partners doing at present?

　　A. Controlling our computers with our brains.

　　B. Working on typing skills to improve efficiency.

　　C. Studying how the brain behaves when it thinks.

　　D. Finding how the brain reacts when it thinks of a bear.

　　【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中首句Intel and its research partners are studying how brain acts when it thinks可知答案。

　　2. According to Dean Pomerleau, we can learn that　.

　　A. brain implants will not be accepted

　　B. he holds negative attitude to the research

　　C. mentally typing will be possible in the future

　　D. people need a period of time to accept the new idea

　　【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第四段和第六段中Dean Pomerleau所言可以推知C项正确。其他选项所述与文章内容不符。

　　3. Computers were taken for example by Andrew Chien(in the last but one paragraph)to prove　.

　　A. nothing is impossible

　　B. mankind has great power

　　C. society is always changing

　　D. human beings can adapt very well

　　【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段首句I think human beings are unusually adaptive可知, Andrew Chien举电脑的例子是为了证明首句的观点。

　　4. In the last paragraph, the author probably means that　.

　　A. there will be no mouse or keyboard any more

　　B. new kinds of mouse and keyboard will appear

　　C. human brains will replace the present computers

　　D. the mouse and keyboard should be used to the full

　　【解析】选A。主旨大意题。最后一段作者风趣地告诉读者: 人类大脑将控制电脑是必然趋势, 鼠标和键盘终将被淘汰。

　　阅读理解。

　　Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions(地区)of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.

　　Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban（塔利班）,which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2017——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.

　　Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意义的) improvement in their reading skills.

　　Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.

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　　) 1. The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “

　　”.

　　A. allowed

　　B. banned

　　C. offered

　　D. refused

　　(

　　) 2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.

　　B. The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2017.

　　C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.

　　D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2017.

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　　) 3. The author intends to

　　.

　　A. stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives

　　B. persuade women to become more independent

　　C. encourage people to improve their reading skills

　　D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google

　　(

　　) 4. What would be the best title for the passage?

　　A.TV Will Rule the World

　　B.TV Will Disturb the World

　　C.TV Will Better the World

　　D.TV Will Remain in World

　　【语篇解读】本篇文章为议论文。本文围绕着电视仍然是世界上最有影响力的媒体说起，并用事实进一步证明了电视的存在会让我们的生活越来越好

　　1.答案B。

　　【解析】词义猜测题。由本句中the Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜测出，塔利班在政期间是对电视持反对态度，因此是禁止的。故选项B符合题意。

　　2.答案D。

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知，到2017年，世界上三分之二的家庭都将会有一台电视。因此选D项。

　　3.答案A。

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推断出，作者主要强调电视对人类生活积极的方面。故选A项

　　4.答案C。

　　【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium”及第三段第一句“Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.”可知，本文主要讲的是电视将会让人们生活越来越好。由此可知应选C项。

　　阅读理解。

　　When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.

　　The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

　　Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."

　　But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

　　Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

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　　) 1. Why did Mary feel regretful?

　　A. She didn't achieve her ambition.

　　B. She didn't take care of her mother.

　　C. She didn't complete her high school.

　　D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

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　　) 2. We can know that before 1995 Mary

　　A. had two books published

　　B. received many career awards

　　C. knew how to use a computer

　　D. supported the JDRF by writing

　　(

　　)

　　3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her

　　.

　　A. living with diabetes

　　B. successful show business

　　C. service for an organization

　　D. remembrance of her mother

　　(

　　) 4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she

　　.

　　A. lost control of herself

　　B. began a balanced diet

　　C. Med to get a treatment

　　D. behaved in an adult way

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　　) 5. What can we know from the last paragraph?

　　A. Mary feels pity for herself.

　　B. Mary has recovered from her disease.

　　C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.

　　D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

　　【语篇解读】本文为人物介绍说明文。主要介绍了玛丽·摩尔的职业生涯及抗病之争。

　　1. 答案D。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第二段“Only recently，when she began to write Growing Up Again，did she regret ignoring her mom，‘I don’t know how to use a computer,’ she admits.”可判断选D项。

　　2. 答案B。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第二段“The show business thing worked out，of course. In her career，Mary won many awards.”可判断选B项。

　　3. 答案A。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第三段“her second book is less about life as an award winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病).”可判断选A项。

　　4. 答案A。考点：细节理解题。

　　解析：根据第四段“In a childlike act，she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up again—and take control of her diabetes，not let it control her.”可判断选A项。

　　5. 答案C。考点：推理判断题。

　　解析：根据最后一段中的Mary Moore 所说的话“I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”可推断她想尽可能地去帮助他人，故选C项。

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　We don’t know how different our future will be in the year 2050. We can only try to imagine it.

　　At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today—we will feel a little lonely.

　　Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

　　Spending holiday will also be completely different. Travelling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.

　　We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.

　　Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.

　　【文章大意】本文主要预测2050年的生活将会是怎样的。

　　1. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?

　　A. Because the number of people will become much smaller.

　　B. Because there will be less face-to-face communication.

　　C. Because people won’t like making friends with each other.

　　D. Because people won’t communicate with each other much often.

　　【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知, 在2050年, 人们主要通过电脑进行交流, 而很少进行面对面的交流, 人与人之间的关系也就淡薄了, 因此那时的人们会感到有点孤独。

　　2. The third paragraph mainly tells us　.

　　A. that computers will do all the things for human beings

　　B. how people will use computers to communicate with each other

　　C. that machines like computers and robots will help people a lot

　　D. how people will use robots to do the housework

　　【解析】选C。段落大意题。根据第三段的内容可知, 计算机和机器人等机器会给人类很大的帮助, 故选C项。

　　. The underlined word“sanguine”in the last paragraph most probably means　.

　　A. disappointedB. surprised

　　C. curious

　　D. optimistic

　　【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据文章最后一句可以猜测出作者认为我们对未来应该持积极乐观的态度, 故选D项。

　　. What does the passage mainly talk about?

　　A. How people will communicate in the year 2050.

　　B. What our life will be like in the year 2050.

　　C. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.

　　D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.

　　【解析】选B。主旨大意题。文章的第一段就是本文的中心, 即设想2050年的生活是什么样子的, 故选B项。