届高三英语二轮专题强化选阅读理解24.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题强化选阅读理解24

2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选：

阅读理解

1.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。

Pullingluggagethroughtheairportcanbeapain,asanyfrequenttravelerwilltellyou.Anewsuitcasecalledonly“Hop”islookingtochangeallofthat,though,usingsignalsfromyourcellphonetogohands-free.

AccordingtoHop’sofficialwebsite,thesuitcaseusesthreesensors（感应器）toidentifytheBluetoothsignalfromyourphoneandpickyououtofacrowd.Onceit’sdonethat,amicroprocessornotonlyfiguresoutHop’spositionasitrelatestoyourphone,butcontrolsthetwocaterpillartracks（履带）inthebottomoftheunittogetitmoving.Hopfollowsbehindtheuserataconstantdistance,soyoudon’thavetoworryaboutit“stepping”onyourheels,sotospeak.Ifitlosesthesignalit’sfollowing,yourphonewillvibrate,lettingyouknowthatyourpoorsuitcaseislostandaloneinaseaofstrangepeople.

WecanseeHopinactioninthevideobelow,andwehavetosaythatitlookslikeagreatlittledevice.There’sjustoneproblem:

itlooksasifyou’llhavetowalkatarelativelyslowpacetokeepthesuitcasefromlosingthesignal.Sinceawalkthroughanairportisrarelyaleisurelyexperience,thatcouldpotentiallycausetroubles.Also,don’texpectTSAagentstojustsmileandwaveasyouwalkthroughsecuritywitharemote-controlledsuitcasetailingyou.

Still,theideabehindHopisreallycool,andwe’rewillingtobelievethattherearesomefrequentflyerswhowouldliketoputdownsomemoneyforitrightthisinstant.However,thisisjustamodelatthemoment,sodon’texpectittobeavailableforsaleanytimesoon（ifiteveris,forthatmatter）.WouldyoupurchaseoneoftheseifHopeverbecameavailablecommercially?

66.Whatis“togohands-free”?

A.Thenewsuitcase.B.Yourcellphone.

C.Signalsfromyourcellphone.D.Frequenttravelers.

67.WhichparagraphtellsabouthowHopworks?

A.ParagraphOne.B.ParagraphTwo.C.ParagraphThree.D.ParagraphFour.

68.Thearticleisprobablytakenfrom_____.

A.Hop’sofficialwebsiteB.awebsiteofworldwidenews

C.aWesternnewspaperD.aChinesenewspaper

69.Accordingtothearticle,Hopmayrunintotroublebecause_____.

A.yourcellphonefailstotellyouHopislostB.itscaterpillartracksaren’tpowerfulenough

C.youusuallywalktoofastforHoptofollowD.TSAagentswon’tbepatientenough

70.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheinvention?

A.Hopwillbeinproductionsoon.B.Hopissuretobepopularsomeday.

C.It’ssillytohavethoughtofthat.D.Hopmightnevergoonsale.

2.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。

MistrustMarsZhengzhouRide-shareEffort

Morethan300privatecarownersfromacentralChinesecityvolunteeredtoofferfreeridestocitizenstoeasecrowdedpublictransportation,butmanylocalpeopledidn'taccepttheofferforfearofbeingcheated.

Theride-shareprogramwasbeguninOctoberinZhengzhou,capitalofHenanProvince,whenYeZhantong,aprivatecardriver,startedtogathervolunteerstoofferthefreeservice.Thedriverstiedagreensilkribbon（丝带）onthecartodifferentiatethemselvesfromunlicensedtaxidrivers.Butthefreerideshaven'tbeenpopularamongthepublicasincreasingreportsofdishonestyhavedriedupmanylocalcitizens'trusttowardsstrangers.

Yesaidsomeofthevolunteershavedroppedoutaftertheyfelttheirkindintentionwasbeingquestioned.Passersbywalkinginheavyrainfallorpassengerswhomissedabuswouldremainsilentandwalkawaywhenthevolunteerswouldstopandofferaride.

“It'ssocommonthatpeoplegiveusthecoldshoulder,andsometimes,takeourkindnessasillwill,”saidoneofYe'svolunteers,identifiedasBinge.“Manywouldevensay:

'Let'sgetoutofherequicklytoavoidbeingcheatedbyhim.'”SomecommentersonWeiboexplainedwhytheyhesitatedtoparticipateinaride-shareprogram.“Trustingastrangermightbringhugerisks.Ican'ttaketherisk,”oneInternetuserwrote.

SomesaidYe'sgroupwasn'tauthorized,andcheaterspretendingtobekinddriversmightvolunteer.Theysuggestedtrafficauthoritiesissuerulestoregulate,protectandpromoteride-shareprograms.

61.Theride-sharecarsweredrivenby_____drivers.

A.licensedtaxiB.unlicensedtaxiC.privatecarD.specially-trained

62.Someoftheride-sharecardrivers_____.

A.wereforcedtojoinYe’sgroupB.oncebehaveddishonestly

C.offeredfreeridesonlytoacquaintancesD.haveleftYe’sgroup

63.Thefreerideshaven'tbeenpopularamongthepublicbecause_____.

A.peopleoftenhaveenoughtimetowaitB.somethinkthedriversarecheaters

C.therearemanytaxiesavailableD.manypeoplechoosetosavemoney

64.Whichcorrectlyexplainstheexpression“givesb.thecoldshoulder”?

A.Tobeunfriendlytosb..B.Tohelpsb.unwillingly.

C.Tositsilentlybesidesb..D.Totryhardtosupportsb..

65.Theunderlinedword“mar”inthetitlepossiblymeans“_____”.

A.makesth.workthewayitshouldB.makesth.lessattractiveorenjoyable

C.helpsth.todeveloporincreaseD.damagesth.sobadlythatitnolongerexists

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,but-regardlessofwhetheritisorisn't-wewon'tdomuchaboutit.

AlGorecallsglobalwarmingan“inconvenienttruth",asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon'tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and-withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs-wecan'tdomuchaboutit.

From2003to2050,theworld'spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions（mainly,C02）willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat'stoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworld'spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse'slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.

Nogovernmentwilladoptstrictrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedom（limitsonelectricityusage,drivingandtravel）thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicianswanttoshowthey're"doingsomething".ConsidertheKyotoProtocol（京都议定书）.Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn't.Butithasn'treducedC02emissions（upabout25%since1990）,andmanysignatories（签字国）didn'tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.

Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisaster,theonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.

Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit'sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblem,we’rehelpless.

47.Accordingtotheauthor'sunderstanding,whatisAlGore'sviewonglobalwarming?

A.Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

B.Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.

C.Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.

D.Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

48.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof___________

A.economicgrowth

B.wastefuluseofenergy

C.thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor

D.therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology

49.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,__________

A.politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituation

B.fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse

C.reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarming

D.internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems

50.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

A.Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.

B.Thefinalsolutiontoglobalarmingliesinnewtechnology.

C.Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.

D.Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Canadianscientistshavefoundthatthemoreemotionalormentalchallengesapersonfacesinaday,thelessdeterminedtheybecometoworkoutphysically.

However,thefindingsshouldnotstopusfromkeepingfit.Expertsbelievethatwillpower（意志力）islikeamuscle,andneedstobeexercisedtohelponeavoidthetemptation（诱惑）spendinganightonthecouchinstead.

KathleenMartin-Ginis,aprofessorofkinesiology-thescienceofmovement—wholedthestudy,sayseveryonehasalimitedamountofwillpower,andthatitwillbereducedbystress.MissMartin-Ginis,ofCanada'sMcMasterUniversity,explains,"Cognitive（认知的）tasks,aswellastaskssuchasregulatingone'semotions,canreduceone'scapacitytoforceoneselftoexercise."

Herteamofscientistsperformedaso-called"Stroop"testonvolunteerstoreachtheirconclusions.Theexperimentinvolvedshowingparticipantswordsassociatedwithcolorsbutprintedindifferentcolors-forexample,theword"blue"writteninredinkParticipantsweredividedintotwogroups.Onegroupwasaskedtonamethecoloroftheink,insteadtosaytheprintedword,whiletheotherwasn'tMartin-Girussays,"Afterweusedthiscognitivetasktouseuptheirself-regulatorycapacity,theparticipantsdidn'texerciseashardasthosewhohadnotperformedthetask"Themorepeopleconcentratedonthecognitivetask,themorelikelytheyweretoskipexercisesessions（活动时间）overthenexteightweekY