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2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练（28）及答案

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

IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint（古雅）—allthoselittlehouses,lookingterriblyold-fashionedbutnice,likedolls’houses.Ilovedthecountrysideandthepubs,andIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.

Thingshavechanged.Foreverybody,Englandmeantgentlemen,fairplay,andgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoing,unfortunately,andsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.

Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmore,torestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapub,anditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.Thecafesarenotterriblynice.

Asawoman,Ifeelunsafehere.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.Iusedtouseit,butnowI’mafraid.

Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEngland.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighbourwhois82now.Hisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesaway,butItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalone.

1.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.

A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyears

C.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere

2.Wheredopeopleusuallymeettheir

friendsinEngland?

A.Inacafe.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inanightclub.D.Inapub.

3.Theunderlinedpart“it”（inPara.4）refersto______.

A.ataxi               B.themoney                    C.abomb     D.publictransport

4.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.

A.feltlonelyinEngland                     B.hadneverbeentoFrance

C.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamily    D.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamily

参考答案ADDA

C7[2013·北京卷]C

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime，”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold－outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain（抱怨）abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm－starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.

63．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________．

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame

64．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.

C.Well－knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.

65．Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.

B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.

C.Lackoffavorablechances.

D.Hugepopulationoffans.

66．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?

A.Sincere.

B.Sceptical.

C.Disapproving.

D.Sympathetic.

【要点综述】本文主要论述名人的烦恼，涉及名人的压力、与世界的隔离、历史由来、现在的状况，最后提出了解决名人烦恼的办法。

63．B　细节理解题。

根据第四段内容可知，名人几乎难有隐私。

所以选B。

64．B　段落大意题。

第三段主要讲名人烦恼的历史由来。

所以选B。

65．A　细节理解题。

根据第四段cameras、theInternet等可知选A。

66．D　观点态度题。

作者对于名人的压力、存在状况是非常同情的。

所以选D。

sincere真挚的；sceptical怀疑的；disapproving不赞成的；sympathetic同情的。

Doyouloveyourself?

Youmaythinkyoudo,butdoyoureally?

There’sonlyonewaytofindout---bytakingacloselookatwhatyouthink,say,anddo.Youmaynotlikesomeofwhatyoufind,butifyouareseriousaboutreallylovingyourself,youcanusethisinsighttodosomepositiveinnerwork.Here’rethreewaysforgaininggreaterpersonalinsightfordeeperlove:

ListenCloselytoYourThoughts

Yourthoughtswilldetermineyouractions.Onethinghelpingyoutolistentoyourthoughtsiskeepingajournal.Itisnotnecessaryforyoutowriteiniteveryday,butithelpstorecordvariousinsightsyougain

asyougoaboutyourlife.Insteadofusingabignotebook,youmightuseasmallnotepadthatyoucankeepinyourpocketforeasyaccesstorecordyourthoughtsastheyoccurtoyou.Whichevermethodyouchoose,what’smostimportantisthatyouwriteyourthoughtsd

own.Itwillhelpyouknowwhat’sinyourheart.

BeHonestwithYourself

Todothis,youshouldpayattentiontoyour

actions.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords,andtheyalwaystellthetruth.Ifyousayyouloveyourjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,whichdoyouthinkismorereliable?

Ontheotherhand,ifyousayyou’renotgoodatacertainjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,that’salsoimportant.Whatdoyoudowiththisin

sight?

Youcanuseittomakemorepositivechoicesinyourlife.Bybeinghonestwithyourself,youwillactaccordingtotruthinsteadofjustwhatyoutellyourself.

TakeQuietTimetoListentoYourInnerVoice

Thisissimilartothefirstpoint,butittakesastepfurther---beyondthenaturalmindtotheheartthatcannotbeseen.Youmaywanttouseyourquiettimetothinkdeeply.Howeveryouusethistime,thekeyistoshut

outallofthenoisearoundyoubyfocusingdeepwith

inyourself.Breathingdeeplyduringquiettimewillalsohelpyoufocus.Iknowit’shardtofindquiettimeduringaparticularlybusyday,butit’ssoimportant---evenifit’sjust10minutesadayandyouhavetohidesomewheretogetit.Quiettimecanreallymakeadifferenceinyourlife.

Despitewhatyourmindmaybetellingyou,youcanhavelovewithnolimits.Thekeyistounconditionallyloveyourselffirst.

9.Bylookingdeepintowhatwethink,say,anddo,wecan_____.

A.knowwhetherwereallyloveourselvesB.appreciatewhatwegivetotheworld

C.realizewhattypeofrelationshipwelongfor

D.knowwhetherwearelovedandacceptedbyothers

10.Animportantwayforgainingpersonalinsightisto_____.

A.dosomepositiveinnerworkB.keepajournalwhereveryougo

C.lookcloselyatwhatotherssayaboutusD.payattentiontoourthoughts

11.Theinsightwegainfromouractionscanhelpus_____.

A.focusourattentiononourjobsB.makemorepositivechoicesinourlife

C.actaccordingtothetruthD.tellthedifferencesbetweenourwordsandouractions

参考答案ADB

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D

LawmakersintheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaninvestigationintotheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsonmobiledevices.TheactionfollowsrecentreportsaboutthestoringofinformationontheAppleiPhone.Somepeopleconsiderlocationtrackingtobeathreattopersonalprivacyandsecurity.

AllanFriedman,theresearchdirector,

says,“Allwirelesscompaniesdosomelocationtrackingaspartoftheirnetworks.Thisinformationisusuallystoredbythecompanies,notthedevices,andtherearelawstoprotectit.Lawenforcement（执法）agencies,forexample,havetohaveafairlyhighstandardbeforeitcanaccessthatdata.Andthephonecompanyisalsoforbiddenfromsellingthatinformation.

Now,tworesearchersreportthatlocationtrackinginformationisbeingstoreddirectlyonAppledevices.TheysaidApple’snewestoperatingsystemsgatherglobalpositioningsystemandtimestampinformation.Theinformationisstoredonthedeviceinafilethatisalsouploaded（上传）toanycomputerthatthedeviceisconnectedto.Theresearcherssaytheinformationisavailabletoanyonewhohasaccesstothedeviceorcomputer.

AllanFriedmansays,“Thisraisesadditional

concerns.There’stheideathatbecauseit’sonmyphoneandonmycomputer,rogueapplications（恶意程序）thatIpayfororthatI’mtrickedintodownloadingmaybeabletoaccessthisdataandsomehowmisuseit.”

Applesaysitis“nottrackingthelocationofyouriPhone”.ItissimplykeepingadatabaseofWi-Fihotspotsandcellphonetowersne