高考英语阅读理解精练Word格式.docx

高考英语阅读理解精练Word格式.docx

《高考英语阅读理解精练Word格式.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高考英语阅读理解精练Word格式.docx（15页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD52wroteit.

Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.

Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofourlives?

Picturethis:

Youarerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?

Inventionshavespeedupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenottelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?

Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplerlives.

OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsons,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobilephones.

Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Itwashardphysically,butnotmentally.”Shebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistic.“Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultthelifebecomes.”Shesaid.Theboyssaidtheyfoughtlesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Theynoticedthattheirgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga“trendy（时髦的），beer-drinkinggranny,toonewhocookedthings.”

Heresomesimplewaystobeatthestresscausedbyourinventions!

Don'

tbeavailableallthetime.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday.Don’tcheckyoure-maileveryday.

treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleavemessagejustbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirst,butsoonitgetsannoying.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout____.

A.problemwithtechnology

B.improvementsofourlifewithtechnology

C.theimpotantrolestechnologyplaysinoureverydaylife

D.majorchangeswhichwillbelikelytohappentotechnology

2.ThewriterquotedwhatacitizeninancientRomesaidatthebeginningofthestoryinorderto____.

A.shareatruthaboutlife

B.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeago

C.makeuswonderwhatcausessuchathingtohappen

D.pointoutthatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame

3.Whydidthefamilychosetospendsometimeina1940shouse?

Because____

A.theylikedtolivesimplelives

B.theywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventions

C.theyweretroubledbymoderninventions

D.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem

4.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlineword“available”means?

A.busyonlineB.freeC.beabletoD.befoundbyothers

B

Largecompanyneedsawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlarge.Thesameproblem,onasmallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknow,andwhilebanksmayagreetoprovidemoneyforshorttermfinance,theyareunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlongtermprojects.Socompanyturntothepublic,invitingpeopletolendthemmoney,ortakeashareinthebusinessintheexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.Thistheydobyissuingstocks（股票）andsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchange.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation（流通）thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitution,bothathomeandabroad.

Whenthesaverneedshismoneyback,hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Instead,hesellshissharesthroughastockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.

ManyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedtheGovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitals,roads,electricity,railways,thiscountrycouldnotwork.Alltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiringmoremoneythanitisraisedthroughtaxesalone.Thegovernment,localorganizations,andnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,andtheytoo,cometotheStockExchange.

Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexitstoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinance.

5.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis____

A.borrowedonlyfrombanks

B.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompanies

C.r