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江西省届高三英语二轮专项训练阅读理解45
江西省2020届高三英语二轮专项训练:
阅读理解(45)
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.
A
Millionsofpeopleareusingcellphonestoday.Inmanyplacesitisactuallyconsideredunusualnottouseone.Inmanycountries,cellphonesareverypopularwithyoungpeople.Theyfindthatthephonesaremorethanameansofcommunication—havingamobilephoneshowsthattheyarecoolandconnected.
Theexplosionsaroundtheworldinmobilephoneusemakesomehealthprofessionalworried.Somedoctorsareconcernedthatinthefuturemanypeoplemaysufferhealthproblemsfromtheuseofmobilephones.InEngland,therehasbeenaseriousdebateaboutthisissue.Mobilephonecompaniesareworriedaboutthenegativepublicityofsuchideas.Theysaythatthereisnoproofthatmobilephonesarebadforyourhealth.
Ontheotherhand,whydosomemedicalstudiesshowchangesinthebraincellsofsomepeoplewhousemobilephones?
Signsofchangeintheissuesofthebrainandheadcanbedetectedwithmodernscanning(扫描)equipment.Inonecase,atravelingsalesmanhadtoretireatayoungagebecauseofseriousmemoryloss.Hecouldn’trememberevensimpletasks.Hewouldoftenforgetthenameofhisownson.Thismanusedtotalkonhismobilephoneforaboutsixhoursaday,everydayofhisworkingweek,foracoupleofyears.Hisfamilydoctorblamedhismobilephoneuse,buthisemployer’sdoctordidn’tagree.
Whatisitthatmakesmobilephonespotentiallyharmful?
Theanswerisradiation.High-techmachinescandetectverysmallamountsofradiationfrommobilephones.Mobilephonecompaniesagreethatthereissomeradiation,buttheysaytheamountistoosmalltoworryabout.
Asthediscussionabouttheirsafetycontinues,itappearsthatit’sbesttousemobilephoneslessoften.Useyourregularphoneifyouwanttotalkforalongtime.Useyourmobilephoneonlywhenyoureallyneedit.Mobilephonescanbeveryusefulandconvenient,especiallyinemergencies.Inthefuture,mobilephonesmayhaveawarninglabelthatsaystheyarebadforyourhealth.Sofornow,it’swisenottouseyourmobilephonetoooften
1.Peoplebuycellphonesforthefollowingreasonsexceptthat_____________.
A.they’repopularB.they’recheap
C.they’reusefulD.they’reconvenient
2.Theworld“detected”inparagraph3couldbebestreplacedby_______________.
A.curedB.removedC.discoveredD.caused
3.Thesalesmanretiredyoungbecause_____________.
A.hedislikedusingmobilephones
B.hewastiredoftalkingonhismobilephone
C.hecouldn’tremembersimpletasks
D.hisemployer’sdoctorpersuadedhimto
4.Onthesafetyissueofmobilephones,themanufacturingcompanies_____________.
A.denytheexistenceofmobilephoneradiation
B.developnewtechnologytoreducemobilephoneradiation
C.trytoprovethatmobilephonesarenotharmfultohealth
D.holdthattheamountofradiationistoosmalltoworryabout
5.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthisarticleistoadvisepeople
A.tobuymobilephonesB.toupdateregularphones
C.tousemobilephoneslessoftenD.tostopusingmobilephones
B
I'vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinction(差别)andonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessesgreatly.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.
Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusmeetwith.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtoseizeafleeting(稍纵即逝的)thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.
ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupassyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting”.Infreewriting,theobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,nocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.
Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou'vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.
Insteadofstaringatablankscreenstartfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbad.Halfwaythroughyouravailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.
6.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkinparallel”(Line4,Para.1)inthewritingprocess,hemeans________.
A.noonecanbebothcreativeandcritical
B.theycannotberegardedasequallyimportant
C.theyareinconstantconflictwitheachother
D.onecannotusethematthesametime
7.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis________.
A.puttingtheirideasinrawform
B.attemptingtoeditastheywrite
C.ignoringgrammaticalsoundness
D.tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts
8.Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?
A.Toorganizeone'sthoughtslogically.B.Tochooseanappropriatetopic.
C.Togetone'sideasdown. D.Tocollectrawmaterials.
9.Onecommonconcernofwritersabout“freewriting”isthat________.
A.itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemind
B.ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwards
C.itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticism
D.itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearly
10.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Itintroducestheauthor’swritingmethod.
B.Ittellsussomethingaboutthecreativemind.
C.Ithighlights(强调)theimportanceofcriticalmind.
D.Itshowsthedifficultiestowriteonthefly.
C
AwomanfromJapanwastellingafriendabouthertriptotheUnitedStates.ThewomanhadvisitedmajorbusinessesandinvestmentcompaniesinNewYorkCityandChicago.
“IstudiedEnglishbeforeIlefthome,”shesaid.“ButIstillwasnotsurethatpeoplewerespeakingEnglish.”
Herproblemiseasytounderstand.Americansinbusinessarelikepeoplewhoareinbusinessanywhere.Theyhavealanguageoftheirown.Someofthewordsandexpressionsdealwiththespecialareasoftheirwork.Otherexpressionsareborrowedfromdifferentkindsofworksuchasthetheaterandmovieindustry.
Onesuchsayingis“getyouracttogether”.
Whenthingsgowronginabusiness,anemployermaygetangry.Hemayshout,“Stopmakingmistakes.Getyouracttogether.”
Or,iftheemployeriscalmer,hemaysay,“Letusgetouracttogether.”
Eitherway,themeaningisthesame.Gettingyouracttogetherisgettingorganized.Inbusiness,itusuallymeanstodevelopacalmandorderlyplanofaction.
Itisdifficulttotellexactlywherethesayingbegan.But,itisprobablethatitwasinthetheaterormovieindustry.Perhapsoneoftheactorswasnervousandmadealotofmistakes.Thedirectormayhavesaid,“Calmdown,now.Getyouracttogether.”
WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheexpressionwascommonbythelate1970s.MisterRogerssaystheManchesterGuardiannewspaperuseditin1978.ThenewspapersaidareformpolicyrequiredthattheBritishgovernmentgetitsacttogether.
Now,thisexpressionisheardoftenwhenofficialsofacompanymeet.Onecompanyevencalleditsyearlyreport,“GettingOurActTogether.”
TheJapanesevisitorwasconfusedbyanotherexpressionusedbyAmericanbusinesspeople.Itiscuttothechase.
Sheheardthatexpressionwhensheattendedanimportantmeetingofonecompany.Oneofficialwasgivingaverylongreport.Itwasnotveryinteresting.Infact,somepeopleatthemeetingwerefallingasleep.
Finally,thepresidentofthecompanysaid,“Cuttothechase.”
Cuttothechasemeanstostopspendingsomuchtimeondetailsorunimportantmaterial.Hurryandgettothegoodpart.
Naturally,thissayingwasstartedbypeoplewhomakemovies.HollywoodmovieproducersbelievethatmostAmericanswanttoseeactionmovies.Manyoftheirmoviesshowscenesinwhichtheactorschaseeachotherincars,orinairplanesoronfoot.
Cutisthedirector’swordforstop.Thedirectormeanstostopfilming,leaveoutsomematerial,andgettothechasescenenow.
So,ifyouremployertellsyoutocuttothechase,besuretogettothemainpointofyourstoryquickly.
11.AfterthewomanvisitedtheUntiedStatesshemightfeelthat__________.
A.herEnglishwaspoorB.It’seasytomasterEnglish
C.it’sdifficulttomakemoneyD.peoplethereweren’tveryfriendly
12.Inwhichsituationcouldthewords“getyouracttogether”beused?
A.Ataskiscompletedsuccessfully
B.Playersperformbadlyinamatch.
C.Audienceissatisfiedwiththeactor’sperformanceinamovie.
D.Visitorsmakeatiresomeandunpleasanttriptosomeplace.
13.Accordingthetext,theexpression“getone’sacttogether”__________.
A.wasfirstusedbyaJapanesebusinesswoman
B.wasforbiddentobeusedinthegovernmentpolicy
C.originallycamefromayearlyreportofacompany
D.wascommonlyreadbyreadersinanewspaperin1978.
14.Whatdothesayings“getyouracttogether”and“cuttothechase”haveincommon?
A.TheirusesB.TheirmeaningsC.theiroriginsD.theirpopularities
15.Thetextismostlikelytob