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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题48
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题(48)及答案
Astudyinvolving8,500teenagersfromallsocialbackgroundsfoundthatmostofthemareignorantwhenitcomestomoney.Thefindings,thefirstinaseriesofreportsfromNatWeslthathasstartedafive-yearresearchprojectintoteenagersandmoney,areparticularlyworryingasthisgenerationofyoungpeopleislikelytobeburdenedwithgreaterdebtsthananybefore.
Universitytuitionfees(学费)arecurrentlycappedat£3,000annually,butthiswillbereviewednextyearandtheGovernmentisunderenormouspressuretoraisetheceiling.
Intheresearch,theteenagerswerepresentedwiththetermsoffourdifferentloansbut76percentfailedtoidentifythecheapest.Theyoungpeoplealsopredictedthattheywouldbeearningonaverage£31,000bytheageof25,althoughtheaveragesalaryforthoseaged22to29isjust£17,815.Theteenagersexpectedtobeindebtwhentheyfinisheduniversityortraining,althoughhalfsaidthattheyassumedthedebtswouldbelessthan£10,000.Averagedebtsforgraduatesare£12,363.
StephenMoir,headofcommunityinvestmentattheRoyalBankofScotlandGroupwhichownsNatWest,said,“Themoreexposedyoungpeoplearetofinancialissues,andtheyoungertheybecomeawareofthem,themorelikelytheyaretobecomeresponsible,forward-planningadultswhomanagetheirfinancesconfidentlyandeffectively."
Ministersaredeeplyconcernedaboutthefinancialpressuresonteenagersandyoungpeoplebecauseofstudentloansandrisinghousingcosts.Theyhavejustintroducednewlessonsinhowtomanagedebts.NikkiFairweathcr,aged15,fromStHelens,saidthatshehadbenefitedfromlessonsonpersonalfinance,butadmittedthatshestillhadalottolearnaboutmoney.
9.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundfromthefive-yearresearchproject?
A.Studentsunderstandpersonalfinancesdifferently.
B.UniversitytuitionfeesinEnglandhavebeenrising.
C.Teenagerstendtooverestimatetheirfutureearnings.
D.Thestudents’paybackabilityhasbecomeamajorissue.
10.Thephrase“toraisetheceiling”inparagraph2probablymeans"______".
A.toraisethestudentloansB.toimprovetheschoolfacilities
C.tolifttheschoolbuildingroofsD.toincreasetheupperlimitofthetuition
11.AccordingtoStephenMoir,students_______.
A.shouldlearntomanagetheirfinanceswell
B.aretooyoungtobeexposedtofinancialissues
C.shouldmaintainapositiveattitudewhenfacingloans
D.benefitalotfromlessonsonpersonalfinance
12.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.TeenagersinBritainareheavilyburdenedwithdebts.
B.ManyBritishteenagersdonotknowmoneymatterswell.
C.Financialplanningisarequiredcourseatcollege.
D.Youngpeopleshouldbecomeresponsibleadults.
9---CDAB
Holidays
HolidayNews
Vacancies(空位)nowandintheschoolholidaysatacountryhotelinDevon.Thiscomfortable,friendlyhome-from-homeliesnearthebeautifulquietcountryside,butjustadriveawayfromthesea.Thefoodissimplebutgood.Childrenandpetsarewelcome.Reducedpricesforlowseason.
TheSnowdoniaCentre
TheSnowdoniaCentreforyoungmountainclimbershasamountainclimbinglesson.Thebeginners’costsare£57foraweek,includingfoodandrooms.Equipmentisincludedexceptwalkingshoes,whichcanbehiredatalowcost.
Youmustbeingoodhealthandpreparedtogothroughaperiodofbodyexercises.Thiscouldbethebeginningofalifetimeofmountainclimbingadventure.
TheWorldSeaTripofaLifetime
OurWorldSeaTripof2008willbeunlikeanyholidayyouhaveeverbeenonbefore.Insteadofonehotelafteranother,withallitspackingandunpacking,waitingandtravelling,youjustgotobedinonecountryandwakeupinanother.
Onboardtheship,youwillbewelltakencareof.Everymealwillbefirst-classandeverycabinlikeyourhome.
Duringthetrip,youcanrestondeck,enjoyyourselfinthegamesroomsandintheeveningdancetoourmusicalteamandwatchourwonderfulplay.
Youwillvisitalltheplacesmostpeopleonlydreamabout--fromAcapulcoandHawaiitoTokyoandHongKong.
Forafewthousandpounds,allyou’veeverhopedforcanbeyours.
13.Whatcanyoudoifyouliketogoonholidayswithpets?
A.ChoosetheholidayinDevon.B.GototheSnowdoniaCentre.
C.JointheWorldSeaTripof2008.D.VisitAcapulcoandHawaii.
14.InwhatwayistheSnowdoniaCentredifferentfromtheothertwoholidays?
A.Itprovideschancesoffamilygatherings.
B.Itprovidescustomerswithgoodfood.
C.Itoffersasportslesson.
D.Itofferscomfortablerooms.
15.WhatisspecialabouttheWorldSeaTripof2008?
A.Youcanhavefreemealsondeckeveryday.
B.Youcansleeponashipandtourmanyplaces.
C.Youwillhavechancestowatchandactinaplay.
D.Youhavetodoyourownpackingandunpacking.
参考答案13----ACB
Aneworalmedicationtotreatpatientsintheearlystagesofmultiplesclerosis(多发性硬化)hasshownconsiderablepromiseintwoclinicaltrials,researchersannouncedonWednesday.
ThemedicationisontracktobecomejustthethirdoraldrugavailabletoM.S.patients,andpotentiallythesafestandmosteffective,expertssaid.Thesecondoraldrug,calledAubagio,wasapprovedjustlastweek.
Thenewtrials,publishedonlineinTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,foundthatthedrugBG-12,developedbyBiogenIdec,reducedrelapsingM.Srates(旧病复发率)inpatientsbyabout50percent.Thedrugalsoobviouslyreducedthefrequencyofnewbraindamage,andslowedtheprogressionofdiseasecomparedwithaplacebo(安慰剂).
Inthetwoclinicaltrials,calledDefineandConfirm,patientsweredividedintotwogroupsatrandom,taking240milligramsofBG-12eithertwiceorthreetimesaday.Patientsinathirdgrouptookaplacebo.Thecombinedresultsshowedthatthedrugreducedtherelapseratebyabout50percent.
TakingBG-12twiceadayreducedthenumberofnewlyenlargingbraindamagesby71percentto99percent.TheDefinetrialfoundastatisticallysignificant38percentreductionintheprogressiontodisability.Themostfrequentsideeffectswereatemporaryflushing(脸红)andwarmfeelingandothersymptomsincludingnausea,diarrhea,crampingandvomiting.Thoughbothtypesofsideeffectswerecommon,theytendedtoreduceafterthefirstfewweeksofuseandweretoleratedbymostpatients.
However,Interferons,thedrugsmostcommonlyusedinrelapsingM.S.,reducerelapsesbyabout30percent,andhavenotbeenshowntoslowtheprogressionofthediseaseanddisability.ThenewlyapprovedAubagioalsoreducesrelapsesbyabout30percent,andithastheadvantageofbeinganoraldrug.
BG-12isananti-inflammatorythatworksbyprotectingnervesagainstinjury.“Thesafetytrackrecordiswellknownandappearstobeverystrong,”saidDr.RobertFox,leadauthorofoneofthenewstudiesandmedicaldirectoroftheMellenCenterforMultipleSclerosisTreatment.
“It’sabrightdayforM.S.patients,butthereisagraycloudinthatwestilldon’thaveanythingforthosewithprogressiveM.S.,”headded.
63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefunctionofBG-12?
A.Itcanslowtheprogressiontodisabilitysignificantly.
B.ItcanreducerelapsesratesinpatientswithrelapsingM.S.
C.ItcandecreasethenumberofbraindamagescausedbyM.S.
D.Itcanmakepatientsexcitedandensurepatientshaveawarmfeeling.
64.Whatcanyouinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?
A.BG-12canrelievethepainfromthepatientssufferingfromM.S.
B.ThereishopebutstillalongwaytofindacureforprogressiveM.S.
C.ScientistscannotinventmedicationforpatientswithprogressiveM.S.
D.PatientsintheearlystagesofM.Swillstillsufferalotinthefuture.
65.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AdvantagesofBG-12B.Goodnewsforthepatients
C.ComparisonsbetweenthreedrugsD.AneworalmedicationfortheearlyM.S.
【考点定位】考查句子理解。
65.【答案】D
【解析】本文是对新发明的一种治疗多发性硬化的口服药物的介绍。
【考点定位】考查文章主旨。
第二节:
下面文章中有5处(第61~65题)需要添加小标题。
请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。
选项中有一项是多余选项。
A.Manufacturingindustryininformationeconomy
B.Newsintheageofinformation
C.Argumentaboutindividualaccountsandtheirreliability
D.Beyourowninvestigativejournalist
E.Don’tbelieveeverythingyoureadinthenewspapers.
F.Informationispresentedinanentertainingway.
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Withthearrivaloftheageof“informationeconomy”,intellectualworkisbecomingamoreimportantsourceofwealththanmanufacturing.Organizationsinallwalksoflifearedoingmoretospreadtheirinformation.SopeopleofthePublicRelationsarehiredtospeakforthem.Alotofournewsisactuallycollectedfrompressreleasesandreportsofeventsintentionallystagedforjournalists.Intheinformationage,journalistsspendtheirtime,notinvestigating,butpassingonthewordsofaspokesperson.
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ThereisajokeinthenovelScoopaboutthenewspaper’sowner,LordCopper.Theeditorscanneverdisagreewithhim.Whenhe’srightaboutsomethingtheyanswer“definitely”,andwhenhe’swrongtheysay“tosomeextent,LordCopper.”Itseemsreasonabletosupposethat,intherealworld,theopinionsofsuchpowerfulpeoplestillinfluencethejournalistsandeditorswhoworkforthem.
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Incountrieswherethenewsisnotofficiallycontrolled,itmaybeprovidedbycommercialorganizationswhodependonadvertising.Thenewshastoattractviewersandmaintainitsaudienceratings.Isuspectthatsomestoriesgetair-timejustbecausetherehappentobeexcitingpicturestoshow.InBritain,wehavethetabloidnewspaperswhichmillionsofpeoplereadsimplyforent