湖南省湘潭市高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练9.docx

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湖南省湘潭市高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练9

湖南省湘潭市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（9）

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。

Withoutmostpeoplerealizingit,therehasbeenarevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyears.Beforethattime,largecomputerswereonlyusedbylarge,richcompaniesthatcouldaffordtheinvestment.Withtheadvancementoftechnology,smallcomputershavecomeontothemarket,whicharecapableofdoingtheworkthatusedtobedonebymuchlargerandexpensivecomputers,sonowmostsmallercompaniescanusethem.

Themaindevelopmentinsmallcomputershasbeeninthefieldofwordprocessors（处理器）,orWPSastheyareoftencalled.40%ofBritishofficesarenowestimatedtohaveawordprocessorandthispercentageisgrowingfast.

Therearemanyadvantagesinusingawordprocessorforbothsecretaryandmanager.Thesecretaryisfreedfromalotofdailywork,suchasre-typinglettersandstoringpapers.Heorshecanusethistimetodoothermoreinterestingworkfortheboss.Fromamanager’spointofview,secretarialtimeisbeingmadebetteruseofandmoneycanbesavedbydoingdailyjobsautomaticallyoutsideofficehours.

Butisitallgood?

Ifalotofdailysecretarialworkcanbedoneautomatically,surelythiswillmeanthatfewersecretarieswillbeneeded.Anotherworryistheincreasingmedicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithvisualdisplayunits（显示器）.Thecaseofaslowlossofsightamongpeopleusingwordprocessorsseemstohaverisengreatly.ItisalsofearedthatifawomanworksataVDUforlonghours,theunbornchildinherbodymightbekilled.SafetyscreenstoputoveraVDUhavebeeninventedbutfewcompaniesinEnglandbothertobuythem.

Whatevertheargumentsforandagainstwordprocessorare,theyareakeyfeature（特征）ofthisrevolutioninofficepractice.

1.Tenyearsago,smallercompaniesdidnotuselargecomputersbecause_________.

A.thesecompanieshadnotenoughmoneytobuysuchexpensivecomputers

B.thesecomputerscouldnotdotheworkthatsmallcomputerscandotoday

C.thesecomputersdidnotcomeontothemarket

D.thesecompaniesdidnotneedtousethisnewtechnology

2.Accordingtothewriter,themainfeatureoftherevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyearsis__________.

A.thesavingoftimeandmoney

B.theuseofcomputersinsmallcompanies

C.thewideuseofwordprocessors

D.thedecreasingnumberofsecretaries

3.Itisimpliedbutnotdirectlystatedinthepassagethatwiththeuseofwordprocessors_________.

A.somesecretarieswilllosetheirjobs

B.dailyjobscanbedoneautomaticallyoutsideofficehours

C.medicalproblemsrelatedtoworkwithaVDUhaveincreasedgreatly

D.theBritishcompanieswillmakelessmoney

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagesinusingawordprocessor.

B.TheBritishcompaniescaremuchforthehealthofthepeopleusingwordprocessors.

C.Thetechnologyinthefieldofcomputershasbeengreatlyadvancedoverthelasttenyears.

D.Usingwordprocessors,secretariescangetmoretimetodomoreinterestingworkfortheirbosses.

5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.

A.safetyscreensareofpoorquality

B.workingataVDUforalongtimeisgoodforone’shealth

C.moreandmoreBritishofficeswillusewordprocessors

D.Britishcompanieswillneedfewerandfewermanagers

【参考答案】1—5、ACABC

阅读理解。

EveryyearinAmerica,high-schoolstudentswhowanttogoontocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmuasuresone’smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishportioninvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.

ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestion,tobeansweredinanessay,hand-writtenonthespot.That’saninterestingwaytotestwritingability,butcontentaside,haveyoueverseenyoungpeople’shandwritinglately?

Oranyone’sforthatmatter,inthisageofcomputerkeyboards?

Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.Andtheyhand-write,ormoreoftenprint,awordortwoofidentificationonluggageandlunchbags.Otherwise,penmanship（书法）-oncetaughtsomorallyandcarefullybysecond-gradeteachers,hasgonethewayofthedodobirdwhichhasdiedout.

Yettoday’skidsareaskedtowrite,thoughtfullyandlegibly,forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetestscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawlofyoungpeoplewho’vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!

Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone’sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateroninlife,impresspotentialemployersandearnbiggertaxrefundsbecausethetaxinspectorscanactuallyreadthecomputations.Anddon’tforget,weallhavetoresorttohandwritingfromrimetotime,ascomputersgodownwhenthepowergoesout.

1.ThesubjectstobetestedintheSATinclude.

A.math,English,readingandhandwriting

B.math,grammar,readingandwriting

C.math,foreignlanguageandwriting

D.math,Englishandhandwriting

答案解析：

答案为B。

本题为细节题。

由第一段最后两句话“TheScholasticAptitudeTestmuasuresone’smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishportioninvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.”和第二段第一句话“ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestion,tobeansweredinanessay,hand-writtenonthespot.”可知，答案为B。

2.Theauthorwritethispassagetointroducethefactthat.

A.writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSAT

B.thosewhowillgotocollegeshavetotaketheSAT

C.studentsshouldpracticehandwritingmoreoften

D.atthecomputeragekidsdon’tknowhowtowrite.

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为文章的主旨大意题。

全文由SAT考试增加书面表达部分的改革引入话题---当前学生不重视书写，因此此项改革就是为了使学生书写工整，改掉书写潦草的坏习惯。

故答案为C。

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribble”probablymean?

A.writequicklyandroughlyB.takenotesdifficultly

C.printpenmanshipcarefullyD.describewrittenwordgenerously

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为词义推断题。

结合划线部分的上下文，在这个计算机时代，学生手写的内容已经非常罕见，只有一两个单词写在行李箱或者午餐包上，用来辨认物主，书法在其他场合就像嘟嘟鸟一样灭绝了。

故可以推断，学生在课堂上记笔记非常潦草。

故答案为A，迅速而粗糙地书写。

4.Accordingtothepassagegoodhandwritingcan.

A.helpstudentsgethighscoresintests

B.makeastudentmorepopular

C.measurestudents’sability

D.assistonetogetajob

答案解析：

答案为D。

本题为细节题。

由文章最后一段“Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone’sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateroninlife,impresspotentialemployersandearnbiggertaxrefundsbecausethetaxinspectorscanactuallyreadthecomputations.”可知，漂亮的书法不仅对SAT考试得分起到帮助作用，而且能给今后找工作时的雇主留下良好的印象，获得更多的退税。

故答案为D，帮助一个人找工作。

干扰项最强的A选项“帮助学生获得高分”拔高了文章的意思。

故答案为D。

阅读理解。

ThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeupintheskiesoverTexasonSaturday,February1,2003,killingthesevenastronautsonboardinwhatNASAandPresidentBushcalledatragedyfortheentirenation.NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastronauts'remains.Itsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecause.Thebreak-up,16minutesbeforetheshuttlewasduetolandatKennedySpaceCenterinFlorida,spreadpossiblytoxicdebris（有毒的残骸）overawideswathofTexasandneighboringstates.

Dramatictelevisionimagesoftheshuttle'sdescentclearlyshowedseveralwhitetrails（痕迹）streakingthroughblueskiesaftertheshuttlesuddenlyfellapart.Itwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.28,1986,killingallsevenastronautsonboard.

Take-offandre-entryintoEarth'satmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.In42yearsofUS'humanspaceflight,therehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.

Rescueteamsscrambledtosearchfortheremainsofthecrew,whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttle,formercombatpilotCol.IlanRamon.Therewerewarningsthatpartsofavast120-mile-longcorridorofdebriscouldbetoxicbecauseofpoisonousrocketpropellant（推进器）.

"Wearenotreadytoconfirmthatwehavefoundanyhumanremains,"NacogdochesCountySheriffThomasKerrssaid.Headdedthatamongtheroughly1,000callsreportingdebris,somepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers.

"TheColumbiaislost.Therearenosurvivors,…Theirmissionwasalmostcompleteandwelostthemsoclosetohome.…America'sspaceprogramwillgoon,"saidagrim-facedBushinamessagebroadcastontelevision,whichincludedcondolencestothefamiliesofthedeadastronauts.

1.Theword“descent”inthepassagemeans________.

A.takingoffB.landingC.orbitingD.walkingdown

答案解析：

答案为B。

本题为词义推断题。

由第三段第二句话“In42yearsofUS'humanspaceflight,therehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.”可知，在美国42年的载人航空飞行中，从来没有在着陆地面时发生事故，言外之意就是Columbia航天飞机是着陆地面时坠毁。

“orlanding”对应的意思就是descent。

故答案为B。

2.WhichistrueoftheIsraeliastronautIlanRamon?

A.HewasthefirstIsraeliastronauttoflyontheshuttle.

B.HewasthefirstforeignastronauttoflyontheAmericanshuttle.

C.Heusedtobeapassengerplanepilot.

D.HewastheonlysurvivorintheColumbiadisaster.

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为细节题。

由第四段第一句话“…,whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttle,formercombatpilotCol.IlanRamon.”可知，IlanRamon是第一个以色列乘坐航天飞机的宇航员，也是一名前战斗飞行员，故A选项正确，B，C错误。

由最后一段第二句话“Therearenosurvivors,”可知没有幸存者，故D选项错误。

故答案为A。

3.TheColumbiadisasterandtheChallengerdisasterweresim