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届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解45
2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选精:
阅读理解
1.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Oneofourbiggestfearsnowadaysisthatourkidsmightsomedaygetlostina“seaoftechnology”ratherthanexperiencingthenaturalworld.TVandcomputergamesareleadingtoaseriousdisconnectbetweenkidsandthegreatoutdoors,whichwillchangethewildplacesoftheworld,itscreaturesandhumanhealthfortheworse,unlessadultsgetworkingonchild'splay.
Eachofushasaplaceinnaturewegosometimes,evenifitwastorndown.Wecannotbethelastgenerationtohavethatplace.Atthisrate,kidswhomissthesenseofwonderingoutdoorswillnotgrowuptobeprotectorsofnaturallandscapes.“IfthedeclineinparksusecontinuesacrossNorthAmerica,whowilldefendparksagainstencroachment(蚕食)?
”asksRichardLouv,authorofLastChildintheWoods.
Withouthavinganatureexperience,kids,canturnoutjustfine,buttheyaremissingoutahugeenrichmentoftheirlives.Thatappliestoeverythingfromtheirphysicalhealthandmentalhealth,tostresslevels,creativityandcognitive(认知的)skills.Expertspredictmodernkidswillhavepoorerhealththantheirparents—andtheysayalackofoutsideplayissurelypartofit.Researchsuggeststhatkidsdobetteracademicallyinschoolswithanaturecomponentandthatplayinginnaturefosters(培养)leadershipbythesmartest,notbythetoughest.Evenatinyoutdoorexperiencecancreatewonderinachild.Thethree-year-oldturningoverhisfirstrockrealizesheisnotaloneintheworld.Aclumpoftreesontheroadsidecanbethewholeuniverseinhiseyes.Wereallyneedtovaluethatmore.
Kidsarenottoblame.Theyareoverprotectedandfrightened.Itisdangerousouttherefromtimetotime,butrepetitivestressfromcomputersisreplacingbreakinganarmasachildhoodriteofpassage(仪式).
Everyone,fromdeveloperstoschoolsandoutdoorsycitizens,shouldhelpregainforourkidssomeofthefreedomandjoyofexploring,takingfriendshipinfieldsandwoodsthatcement(增强)love,respectandneedforlandscape.Asparents,weshoulddevotesomeofourenergiestotakingourkidsintonature.Thiscouldyetbeourgreatestcause.
41.ThemainideaofParagraph2isthat________.
A.kidsmissingthesenseofwonderingoutdoors
B.parksareindangerofbeinggraduallyencroached
C.RichardLouvistheauthorofLastChildintheWoods
D.childrenareexpectedtodevelopintoprotectorsofnature
42.Accordingtothepassage,childrenwithoutexperiencingnaturewill________.
A.keepahighsenseofwonder
B.beoverprotectedbytheirparents
C.belesshealthybothphysicallyandmentally
D.changewildplacesandcreaturesforthebetter
43.Accordingtotheauthor,children'sbreakinganarmis________.
A.thefaultonthepartoftheirparents
B.thenaturalexperienceintheirgrowingup
C.theresultoftheirowncarelessnessinplay
D.theeffectoftheirrepetitivestressfromcomputers
44.Whatdoes“seaoftechnology”meaninthefirstparagraph?
A.ThetechnologyofTVandcomputergames.
B.Thetechnologyoffood.
C.Thetechnologyofseafood.
D.Thetechnologyofcatchinganimalsinthesea.
45.Inwritingthispassage,theauthormainlyintendsto________.
A.blamechildrenforgettinglostincomputergames
B.encouragechildrentoprotectparksfromencroachment
C.showhisconcernaboutchildren'slackofexperienceinnature
D.inspirechildrentokeepthesenseofwonderaboutthingsaround
2.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Tiredofallthepushinginsupermarkets?
Fedupwithwaitinginendlesslinestopayforwhatyouhavebought?
Angryatwastingtimeintrafficjamsonlytofindnoparkingspaceswhenyoueventuallyarriveatthestore?
Ifthisisyou,thenonlineshoppingistheanswertoyourdreamsoftrouble-freeshopping.Orisit?
Onlineshoppingbringsitsownchallenges.Hereareafewthingstobearinmindwhenbrowsing(浏览)variouswebsites.Theclaimmadebyonlinesitesisthatshoppingonlineisasafeandsecurewaytomakepurchases.Theevidencechallengesthis.Inanycase,youonlyhavetobethevictimoffraud(诈骗)oncetoexperiencealltheproblemsthatcomewiththisformofstealing.Useonlysitesthathaveatrustedhistoryandanexcellentreputation.
Anotherproblemistheappearanceofitemsinrealityisoftenquitedifferentfromwhatyouseeonyourcomputerscreen.Thismightnotbeaproblemifyouarebuyingwashinguppowderbutcouldbeamajordisappointmentwhenthatbeautifulbluedressyouorderedturnsupingreen.Also,productdescriptionsaresometimessimplyuntrue.Perhapsthewisestplanistopurchaseitemswheredesignandcolorarenotessentialtocustomersatisfaction.
Someevenarguethatonlineshoppingindirectlycontributestoglobalwarming.Yes,yourcarcanstayparkedbuthowareonlinegoodsdelivered?
Oftenbysomelargevanspouringoutcarbonmonoxideandaddingtoouralreadydesperatetrafficproblems.Youarealsobynowbecomingincreasinglyirritated(使烦恼)bythefactthatthedeliveryislateandyouhavewastedtheleavefromworkyouhavetakentoreceiveit!
Withoutquestion,onlineshoppingisheretostayandithasitsbenefits.However,perhapsitisnotaswonderfulassomeofitssupportersclaimittobe.
36.TheauthorlistsseveralquestionsinPara.1to.
A.supportonlineshoppingB.collectanswersfromreaders
C.showhisdislikeofgoingshoppingD.introducethetopicofthepassage
37.Bywhatcanonlineshoppersavoidfraud?
A.Usingonlytrustedwebsites.B.Choosingbigwebsites.
C.Collectingshoppingevidence.D.Seekingadvicefromthepolice.
38.WhatcanwelearnaboutonlineshoppingfromPara.3?
A.It’snormalforabluedresstochangeintogreen.
B.Weshouldn'tbelieveproductdescriptionseasily.
C.It’susuallywiseforustobuycolorfulproducts.
D.Productappearancesaresometimesnotgood.
39.Theauthoragreeswiththefactthat______.
A.customersareneversatisfiedwithproducts
B.onlineshoppingisasafewaytomakepurchases
C.onlineshoppinghasnothingtodowithglobalwarming
D.deliverydelayoftenmakesonlineshoppersunhappy
40.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlineshopping?
A.Verypopular.B.Awisechoice.C.Nottroublefree.D.Awasteoftime.
3.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback.Simplyspeaking,itmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschool,themoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.
MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine-monthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayear-roundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatime,withafewweeksoffinbetween.TheNationalAssociationforYear-RoundEducationsaystherewerefewerthanthreethousandsuchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongforty-sixofthefiftystates.
Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear-roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaid,“Year-roundschoolsdon'treallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear.”
Acrossthecountry,researchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.Expertssaythiscanbeprevented.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsofferprogramsthatcanhelp.
Butcallingthem“summerschool”couldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkins,RonFairchild,saidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedtheterm“summerschool”.InAmericanculture,theideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhood.Theparentswelcomedothertermslike“summercamp”,“enrichment”,“extratime”and“hands-onlearning”.
31.Accordingtothefirstparagraphthesummerlearninggap.
A.helpschildrentogainweightB.leadschildrentoworkharder
C.improveschildren’smemoriesD.affectschildren’sregularstudies
32.Comparedtotraditionalschools,studentsintheyear-roundones.
A.performbetterandhavemorelearninggains
B.havemuchlesstimeforrelaxationeveryyear
C.havegenerallythesamenumberofclassdays
D.holdmoreclasseswithmorefreeweeksoff
33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Studentsfrompoorfamiliesoftenfallbehindafterthevacation.
B.Year-roundschoolscansolvetheproblemofthelearninggap.
C.Thereareschoolsineachstatefollowingayear-roundcalendar.
D.Nothingcanhelpthestudentswhofallbehindafterthevocation.
34.Whydidalmostallparentsdisliketheterm“summerschool”?
A.Theycherishthechildren’srightsoffreedomverymuch.
B.Theyareworriedaboutthequalityofthe“summerschool”.
C.Theywanttheirchildrentobeforcedtomakeupthegap.
D.Theycan’taffordtothefurtherstudyduringvacation.
35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?
A.OpeningSummerCamps
B.ForbiddingSummerSchools
C.SpreadingYear-RoundEducation
D.MindingtheSummerLearningGap
4.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
LindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:
pianolessons,movies,swimming,horsebackriding.
WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtimes—likemyweddingandLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“AddressUnknown”.Ihadnoidea