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高考压轴冲刺练九
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
SpeedreadingisanecessaryandvitalskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandtweetstotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofthetext.Withsomuchinformationavailablethroughourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletogetthrougheverythingifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.
Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,onewhichclaimstohavebenefitsbeyondintellectualstimulation.
ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocomfortablechairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.
Unliketypicalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn’ttoexchangeideasaboutcertainbooks,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.Accordingtothestory,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomissthetraditionalwayofreading.
Traditionalreaders,likeMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytounderstandothers.Someofthesebenefitshavebeenbackedupbyscience.Forexample,astudyof300elderlypeoplepublishedbythejournalNeurologylastyearshowedthatmaturepeoplewhotakepartinactivitiesthatusetheirbrain,suchasreading,sufferlessmemorylossastheygetolder.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandothers’mentalstatesandbeliefs—akeyskillinbuildingrelationships.
Yettechnologyhasmadeuslesscarefulreaders.Computerandphonescreenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthetop-to-bottom,left-to-rightreadingorderwetraditionallyused,toawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextonlinethathasmanylinkstootherwebpagesalsoleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysBritishjournalistPatrickKingsley,onlyhalfjoking.BecauseoftheInternet,heclaimswehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeoffactualtidbits,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkandrelateallthesefactstoeachother.
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文.文章主要介绍了慢速阅读给人们带来的好处和快速阅读特别是电子阅读带来的一些问题.
1.SpeedreadingisanecessaryandvitalskillintheInternetagebecausepeople______.
A.havetograspthemeaningfaster
B.havemuchmoreinformationtoread
C.nolongerreadwordbyword,linebyline
D.mustusetheirsmartphonesmorefrequently
【解析】选B.细节理解题.根据文章第一段的Withsomuchinformationavailablethroughourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletogetthrougheverythingifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.可知人们因为信息太多而快速阅读.故选B.
2.MembersoftheWellingtonbookclubareexpectedto______.
A.readpeacefullyforanhour
B.makecoffeefortheothermembers
C.regularlyswapideasaboutbooks
D.turnofftheirsmartphonesforrecharging
【解析】选A.细节理解题.根据文章第三段的wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocomfortablechairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.可知选A.
3.AccordingtotheNeurologystudy,whoismostlikelytosuffermemoryloss?
A.A65-year-oldmanwhorarelyreads.
B.A79-year-oldwomanwhoreadsregularly.
C.A17-year-oldmiddleschoolstudentwhoseldomreads.
D.Ahealthy24-year-olduniversitygraduatewhooftenplaysgames.
【解析】选A.推理判断题.根据文章第五段的astudyof300elderlypeople...sufferlessmemorylossastheygetolder.可知参加思维活动,比如读书等,不易失去记忆力,故65岁从不读书的人容易失去记忆力.故选A.
4.Thelastparagraphiswrittento______.
A.explainthesecretsofothers’minds
B.urgepeopletoreadasslowlyaspossible
C.encouragepeopletoreadmoreaboutscience
D.describetheproblemscausedbyelectronicreading
【解析】选D.主旨大意题.根据文章最后一段的关键句technologyhasmadeuslesscarefulreaders.可知该段主要描述了电子阅读带来的一些问题.故选D.
Inlessthan60years,thepeopleofmytribehavegonefrombeinganindependentnation,toculturalprisoners,towelfarerecipients(接受者).Isitanywonderthattherearesomanyproblemsfacingindigenous(土著的)Australianstoday?
WhenIwasgrowingupinKowanyamatherewere15peopleinmyclass,Iamtheonlyonewhohasgonetouniversity.I’malsotheonlygirlinmyclasswhodidnothaveachildat15.Oftheboysinmyclass,sevenhavebeenincarcerated,twoformurder,fiveforrobberyandrape.Onlythreeofusarenotalcoholics.Fourofmyclassmateshavecommittedsuicide.
Lifeasayoungaborigineisnoteasy,inanysetting.ThestoryofmyfellowstudentsisalessoninthemagnitudeoftheproblemsthatyoungindigenouspeopleinCapeYorkface.
Thetwoissuesthatarecentraltochangingthisstoryareeducationandhealth.Thereisahugegapbetweenwhatwegetincommunitiesandwhatotherkidsgetincities.
Oneoftheproblemsfacingeducationinremoteindigenousschoolsisthatteacherstendtobejustoutoftrainingandstayforonlyayearortwo.Notoneteacherstayedforthewholeofmynineyearsatschool—noteventheprincipals.Thisseeminglackofcommitmentmakesyoufeeltheydon’tcare.
Weneedtoreviewthecurriculuminthesecommunitiesbecauseitispitchedataverylowlevel.Ihavehadtodrawtheconclusionthatgovernmentsandeducationalistsseeusaslessthanwhitepeople.
Educationshouldbeuplifting,notservetoreinforcelackofself-esteemandtheheart-wrenchinglowexpectationsthatourracesufferfrom.
Weneedamassivereassessmentof,educationpoliciesandanequallymassiveinvestmentineducation.Wehavespentsolonglisteningtosomewhitefellowstellinguswearestupid,lazyno-hopersthatthemajorityofmypeopleactuallybelieveit.
Therelationshipbetweenpooreducationandpoorhealthisclear.Peoplewhoseself-esteemandpridehavebeendestroyedbyasubstandardeducationsystemandasocialsystemthatcreatesanaddictiontopassivewelfarehavelittlereasontolivehealthylives.Ourhealthisgettingworse.
Thepoliciesthatdeterminethedeliveryofhealthservicesaredeeplyflawedbyabureaucracy(官僚作风)thatdoesnotwanttohearourvoices.Healthservicesareoftenconfinedtotheclinic.
ItisproblemsandchallengessuchasthesethatledmetostandinlastOctober’sATSICelection.ATSITCismorethantheboardofcommissionersandtheCanberrabureaucracy.ATSICisalsopeoplewhoarefromcommunityandworkhardforcommunity.
Werecognizethatgovernmentscannotsolveourproblemsforus.Asyoungpeoplewearetryingtotakeresponsibilityforourfuture.IaskthePrimeMinister,notthathefixestheseproblemsforusbutthatheandhisGovernmentseeusasequalpartnersinthehugetaskofrebuildingourfamilies,communitiesandCapeYorkPeninsula.
HedemonstratedhiscommitmentbyengaginghisGovernmentatthefamilyanddomesticviolencesummit.MyviewisthatthelevelofdomesticviolenceandchildabusesumsupallthathasbeenwrongwithAboriginalpolicy.
Weneedanewrelationshiptoaddressthisfrighteningrealityinourlives.Aboriginalpeoplearereluctanttoadmitthatyounggirlsandwomenarebeingrapedbytheirownpeoplebecauseoftheblanketofshame.
Iamaskingyoutohelpliftthatblanket.
IstandhereasaproudAboriginalwoman,aKokoberrawomanaswellasacriminologist,andIthankyouforyourtimeandattention.
TaniaMajor,22,isanATSICregionalcouncilorandatraineemanageratherhomecommunityofKowanyamaonCapeYork.
ThisisaneditedversionofanaddresssheisscheduledtogiveatameetingbetweenthePrimeMinisterandCapeYorkleaders(fulltextatsmh.com.an).
【文章大意】本文是演讲类文章阅读.作者全面介绍了土著澳大利亚人的生存状况和困难,呼吁人们平等地对待他们,给他们自尊,让他们享有正常的生活.
5.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTania’stone?
A.Regretful. B.Depressed.
C.Serious.D.Humorous.
【解析】选C.推理判断题.通读全文可知作者的态度是严肃和认真的.serious严肃的,认真的.故选C.
6.Theunderlinedword“incarcerated”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.criticizedB.killed
C.dismissedD.imprisoned
【解析】选D.词义猜测题.根据该单词后的“twoformurder,fiveforrobberyandrape.Onlythreeofusarenotalcoholics.Fourofmyclassmateshavecommittedsuicide.”推断该词的意思是“囚禁”.imprisoned囚禁.故选D.
7.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinAustralia______.
A.fewteachersarewillingtoworkinindigenousschoolsbecausetheyarepoorlypaid
B.thecurriculuminindigenousschoolshastobeeasierotherwisethestudentswillfail
C.theundereducatedaboriginesareconsideredtobelazyanddependentonwelfare
D.agoodeducationcanhelptheaboriginalpeopletolearntosethighexpectations
【解析】选C.推理判断题.根据文章的第八、九段的内容推断未受教育的土著人被认为是懒惰的且只知道依靠福利生活,关键词为lazy,passivewelfare.故选C.
8.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.ATSICdoesn’tservethepeoplebecauseofitsincompetenceandbureaucracy.
B.Theaboriginalpeoplecanlearntoberesponsiblefortheirfutureiftreatedequally.
C.Thegovernmenthasadoptedfreshpoliciesrelatedtothedeliveryofhealthservices.
D.Thebiggestproblemsfacingtheaboriginalpeoplearedomesticviolenceandchildabuse.
【解析】选B.主旨大意题.通读全文,并根据文章中的关键词可知该文主要讲述土著人如果被平等对待的话能够学会对自己的未来负责.故选B.
Ⅱ.阅读填句
下面文章中有5处(第1~5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.选项中有一项是多余选项.
A.Becomereliable.
B.Makesomemoney.
C.Knowaboutyourmind.
D.Begoodwithdiscomfort.
E.Bereadyforopportunities.
F.Learntodealwithuncertainty.
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