陕西省汉阴县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解提升选练三.docx

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陕西省汉阴县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解提升选练三

陕西汉阴县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解提升选练（三）

阅读理解

Moresurprising,perhaps,thanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandincreasing.AsSkolnicknotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:

relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryatyoungerage.Moreover,afterfallingintheearly1970s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorceratesneedtobetakeninthispro-marriagecontext:

some80percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thus,marriageremains,byfar,thepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofpeopleinoursociety.

　　Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twenty-fiveyearsago,thetypicalAmericanfamilyconsistedofahusband,awife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren.Andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife'spreviousmarriage,orthehusband's,orboth,sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweentwoformerspouses.

　　Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoffamilyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenforonlythepresentmarriage;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“part-time”childrenfromformermarriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothers,andhalf-sisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!

Theseareenormouschangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidstofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant:

mostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarried.

1.BycallingAmericansmarryingpeopletheauthormeansthat__________.

　A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeans

　B.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeans

　C.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheUSAthaninEurope

　D.moreofAmericansascomparedwithEuropeans,prefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerage

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday'sAmericanfamilies?

　A.AtypicalAmericanfamilyconsistsofonlyahusbandandawife.

　B.Manytypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptable.

　C.Americansprefertohavemorekidsthanbefore.

　D.Therearenonuclearfamiliesanymore.

3.The“nuclearfamily”refersto___________.

　　A.familiesformedupbymenorwomenworkingfornuclearpowerstations

　　B.marriedcoupleswhoarecloselymatched

　　C.familyconsistsofmarriedcoupleswhodonotwanttohaveanychild

　　D.familywithsmallnumberofmembers

4.“Part-time”children________]

A.spendsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalf-brothersandsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalf-sisters

B.spendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromthepreviousmarriage

C.aresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses

D.cannotstaywith“full-time”children

【参考答案】1—4、DBCC

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。

ItwasreportedlastweekthatdeveloperscouldtakephotosfromApplemobileandGoogleAndroiddeviceswithoutthephoneownersknowingthattheimageswerebeingtaken.InApple’scase,developerscanalsoobtainthelocationinformationforeachphoto.

Senator（参议员）CharlesSchumersaidinatelephoneinterviewthathisofficehadspokenwithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogleonMonday.

“WeaskedthemiftheycouldfindawayontheirowntopreventApplefromhavingaccesstoprivateinfo,”Mr.Schumersaid.“Theywerefriendlyandopentotheideathatthisoughttobechanged.”

OnSunday,Mr.Schumer said thatheplannedtosendalettertotheFederalTradeCommission（联邦贸易委员会）askingtheagencytoinvestigateAppleandGoogleaftertheprivacyconcernscametolight. ClaudiaBourneFarrell,anF.T.C.spokeswoman,saidtheagencyhadreceivedtheletterbutshecouldnotcommentfurther.

“Itsendsshiversupthespinetothinkthatone’spersonalphotos,addressbook,andwhoknowswhatelsecanbeobtainedandevenpostedonlinewithoutconsent,”Mr.SchumerwroteinhislettertotheF.T.C.“Ifthetechnologyexiststoopenthedoortothiskindofprivacyinvasion,thensurelytechnologyexiststocloseit,andthat’sexactlywhatmusthappen.”

Mr.SchumersaidifAppleandGooglecouldnotcometoanagreementtofixtheproblem,thenhewouldbeforcedtotaketheissuefurther.

Hesaidothercompanieshadbeenwillingtoworkwithhisofficetofixissues.“I’moptimisticthatwecangetthischangedwithoutanyregulation,”hesaid.“Ifit’snotchanged,thenwe’lllooktheF.T.C.,andifthatdoesn’tworkthenwe’lllookatlegislativeapproach.”

TheF.T.C.haswarnedcompaniestotrytobemore vigilant（警醒的） intheireffortstoprotectconsumerswhenitcomestoprivacy.

36.ThesenatorsspokewithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogle.

A.todiscusswhetheritisillegaltohaveaccesstoprivateinformation.

B.tostopthemfromdevelopingthetechnologyoftakingphotos.

C.tourgethemnottoinvadeconsumers’privacy.

D.tokeepthemfromobtainingthelocationinformationforeachphoto

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据WeaskedthemiftheycouldfindawayontheirowntopreventApplefromhavingaccesstoprivateinfo参议员鼓励他们不要侵犯顾客的个人隐私，故选C。

37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.PrivacyinvasionfromApplehasexistedforalongtime.

B.PrivacyinvasionfromGooglehasexistedforalongtime.

C.AppleandGooglehavedecidedtomakeachange.

D.Mr.SchumertakestheprivacyconcernscausedbyAppleandGoogleseriously.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Mr.Schumer said thatheplannedtosendalettertotheFederalTradeCommission（联邦贸易委员会）askingtheagencytoinvestigateAppleandGoogleaftertheprivacyconcernscametolight. 可知Mr.Schumer对苹果和谷歌引起的个人隐私问题很重视，故选D。

38.Mr.Schumer’slettertotheF.T.C.mainlyshowsthatthetechnologytoopenthedoortoprivacyinvasion.

A.causespeopletoworryaboutthesafetyoftheirpersonalinformation.

B.canbeusedifpermitted.

C.causespersonalinformationtobepostedonlinewithoutpermission.

D.causesprivacyinvasiontohappenfrequently.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Ifthetechnologyexiststoopenthedoortothiskindofprivacyinvasion,thensurelytechnologyexiststocloseit,andthat’sexactlywhatmusthappen.他认为引起人们对于个人安全问题的担心，故选A。

39.Iftheprivacyconcernscan’tbesolvedwiththehelpoftheF.T.C.,.

A.Thecompanieswillbefined.

B.Thecompanieswillbeclosed.

C.Thesenatorswillturntolegislation.

D.Thesenatorswillforcethecompaniesnottoinvadeprivacy.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据ifthatdoesn’tworkthenwe’lllookatlegislativeapproach如果个人的隐私问题解决不了将采用立法的问题，故选C。

40.Wherecanwereadaboutthepassage?

A.Inasciencereport.B.Inanewspaper.

C.InamagazineD.Inatextbook.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据短文的内容主要叙述的是对于公司的对于客户的个人隐私的泄露问题的的解决途径，所以这篇文章出现在报纸上，故选B。

【北京市丰台区2014统一模拟】C

NowHearThis

WhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon.'?

Bothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposuretoloudmusic,andbothnowwearhearingaidsasaconsequence.Asateenager,Clintonplayedsaxophoneinaband.Townshend,whohasthemoreseverehearingloss,wasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusic.

Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusic.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.

"Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamaged,butthey'renotdead,"saysphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevine.AccordingtoDr.Levine,ifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoise,it'spossibletoreconditionthecellssomewhat.However,headds,"Eventually,overalongperiodoftime,haircellsarepermanentlydamaged."Andthisisnosmallproblem.

Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?

AccordingtoDr.Levine,regularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels（分贝）isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanuse.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheard,you'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.

Thefactsareprettyfrightening.Butarerockbandsturningdownthevolume.'?

Mostaren't."Rockmusicissupposedtobeloud,"saysdrummerAndrewSather."Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock."

Continuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafness,accordingtoDr.Levine.Hestates,"There'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.Eachtimethathappens,moreandmoredamageisdone."

LevelsofCommonNoises

Normalconversation50—65dB

Foodblender88dB

Jetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dB

Rockbandduringaconcert110—140dB

63.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat.

A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearingloss

B.famouspeopletendtohavehearingproblems

C.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbands

D.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown

64.InParagraph3,theunderlinedword"recondition"means.

A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsound

C.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain

65.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow.

A.alistofharmfulsounds

B.theeffectofrockconcerts

C.thenoiselevelsoffamil