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高考英语阅读理解专项练习
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Everyonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone’spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesaperson’sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadtoabetterlifeandabetterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remaintrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings.
However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhomissthe“goodolddays”,efficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunicationbecomesmoreefficient,peopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywish.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationgadets,suchasmobilephonesandipads,peopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswiththeadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson’spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheotherpersonsoff.
Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandcrafts(手工艺品)arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandcraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.
Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Infact,progresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.Itisonlywithprogressandtheinventionofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstate.Newtechnologyisrequiredforoldproductstostayold.
Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.Technologyisflexible.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdependsonpeople’sattitude.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoareunabletorethinktheirattitudesandviewsofsociety.Whenweacceptprogressandadaptittosuitourneeds,anew“past”iscreated.
8.AccordingtoParagraph1,progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewillingto_______.
A.liveabetterlife B.lookforbettermethods
C.changewaysofliving D.accepttechnologyandadvancesteadily
9.Theunderlinedword“gadgets”isclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.tools B.messages C.barriers D.skills
10.Theauthorexplains“efficiencycomeswithaprice”by_______.
A.describingaprocess B.usingexamples
C.followingtimeorder D.makingclassification
11.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?
A.Progresscansuittheneedsofdailylife.
B.Peoplereviewthepastwithgreatregret.
C.Technologyshouldbeintroducedinafixedway.
D.People’sattitudedecidestheuseoftechnology.
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Beforeyoumakefriends,youhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindsofthingstheydo.
Thequickestwaytomakeafriendistosmile.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Itmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmile,butremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromascaredorangrylookingface.
Oneeasywaytostartaconversationwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?
Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Who’stheirfavoritesinger,wheredotheylive,whatdotheydoafterschoolareallgoodquestionstostartaconversation.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtotheconversation,too.Whensomeoneasksyouaquestion,dohaveananswerforthem.Thereisnothingthatwillstopaconversationquickerthanashrugforananswer.
Kidswhoshowaninterestinotherkidsandwhoarekindandfriendlymakegoodfriends.Remember,everyonewantstobearoundpeoplewholiketodosimilarthingsandpeoplewhoarenicetothem.
33.Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon_______.
A.theimportanceofsmile
B.whatkindofpersonyoucanmakefriendswith
C.howtostartaconversation
D.howtomakefriends
34.Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose________.
A.whosharethesameinterest
B.whoaresadeveryday
C.whoarefondoftalking
D.whosaybadthingstothem
35.Fromthepassage,ifakidwantstomakegoodfriends,heshould_______.
A.smiletoothers
B.showaninterestinothers
C.bekindandfriendly.
D.Alltheabove
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Iwasn’tsurewhatthisworkinvolved,butitmusthavebeenexcitingbecausetheLabitselfwasexciting.Anywherewedidn’tgooftenwasexciting.
Wewouldgetthereinaheavywoodenrowboat,builtinthefive-housevillagehalfamileaway---ourmotherwouldrow,shewasquitegoodatit---orbyfollowingatwisty,windingfootpath,overfallentreesandaroundrocks.Itwastoofarforustowalkandourlegsweretooshort,somostlywewentintherowboat.
TheLabwasmadeofwood;itseemedhuge,thoughinthetwophotographsofitthatsurviveitlookslikeasmallhouse.Insideittherewerethingsweweren’tallowedtotouch–bottlescontainingadangerousliquidinwhichyoungwhiteinsectsfloated,theirsixtinyfrontlegsheldtogetherlikeprayingfingers,andplugsthatsmelledlikepoisonandplateswithdriedinsects.Allofthiswassoforbiddenwhichmadeusconfused.
AttheLabwecouldhideintheicehouse,adarkandsecretplacethatwasalwaysbiggerontheinsidethanitwasontheoutside,wheretherewasasilence,andalotofsawdust(木屑)tokeeptheblocksoficecool.
WhatdidwedointhereTherewasnothingtoactuallydo.We’dpretendedwehaddisappearedsuddenly–thatnobodyknewwherewewere.Thisinitselfwasstrangelyenergetic.Thenwe’dcomeout,awayfromthesilence,backintothepine-needlefragranceandthesoundofwavesbeatingagainsttheshore,andourmother’svoicecallingus,becauseitwastimetogetbackintotherowboatandrowhome.
18,InLine1,“thiswok”clearlyrefersto_______.
A.Writing B.insectresearch C.photography D.foodscience
19,Thedetailsofthepassagesuggestthattheauthoris_______.
A.anadultrememberingarecentincident
B.anadultlookingbackonaplacefromchildhood
C.anelderlypersonthinkingofhermiddleage
D.achilddescribingafrighteningplace
20,ThedescriptionoftheLabandicehousearesimilarinthatboth______.
A.emphasizecheerfulandlight-heartedsurroundings
B.containpicturesofhidingsandsecrecy
C.stresstheauthor’smisunderstandingofthesize
D.makecomparisonswiththeauthor’shome.
21.Repeatedlyusingthepronouns“we”and“us”,theauthormostlikelyspeaksofherselfand_____.
A.herfather B.hermother C abrotherorsister D.thereader
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Childrenarehookedoncomputers.Somespenduptosixhoursadayontheirgadgets.Theycanbeplayinggameslivewithotherselsewhereintheworld,updatingtheirstatusonsocialmedia,textingfriendsorlookingforthelatestapptodownloadtotheirtabletsorsmartphones.
ThisworriedMartinStrott,headmasteroftheOldHallSchoolinWellington,inthewestofEngland.Hewassoconcernedthathechallengedhisstudentstotakepartinaweekof‘digitaldetox’.Strotttoldthelocalnewspaper,theShropshireStar,thatheencouragesthepupilstohaveagoodknowledgeofthecomputerfromayoungage,butisconcernedthattoomuchscreentimewillaffectthedevelopmentoftheirsocialskills.Hesaidthatthisover-relianceondigitaldevices“erodesfamilytimeandthey’remissingoutonmessagesfrombodylanguageandfacialexpressionsfromthosearoundthem”.
Accordingtotheheadmaster,theparentsarehappywiththemovement.Butwhataboutthechildren?
Nine-year-oldFredusuallyspendsaroundtwohoursonhisgadgetsathomeafterschoolandaround12hoursonweekends.Forhim,thedigitaldetoxexperiencewas“reallyhard”.Fredspentitplayingoutside,especiallybasketball.Hesaidthathe’llprobablyengageindifferentactivitiesfromnowonbuthedidmisshisphoneandonlinegames.
Theideaofkeepingchildrenawayfromtheirtechforawhiletoprevent‘addiction’isnotparticularlynew.TherehavebeensimilarmovementsintheUS.Butaretheyeffectiveinthelongrun?
Well,evenifkidsgobacktotheirgadgets,thehopeisthatatleastthey’llthinkabouthowtheyusetheirtime.
Whataboutyou:
doyouspendtoomanyhourshookedonyourdigitaldevices?
12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhychildrenarehookedoncomputers__________.
A.developingtheirsocialskillsbyhavingsomeonlineconversations.
B.searchingforthenewestappandinstallthemtotheirtabletsorsmartphones.
C.playinggameslivewithpeoplefromotherplaces
D.releasingsomenewinformationabouttheirstatusonsocialmedia
13.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheword“erodes”inPara2?
A.enriches B.saves C.adjusts D.ruins
14.Accordingtothearticle,whereelsecanyoufinddigitaldetoxmovements?
A.InAsiancountries B