英语阅读理解人生百味提高训练及解析.docx

1、英语阅读理解人生百味提高训练及解析英语阅读理解(人生百味)提高训练及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人生百味类1阅读理解 Rich countries are racing to dematerialise payments. They need to do more to prepare for the side-effects. For the past 3,000 years, when people thought of money they thought of cash. Over the past decade, however, digital payments have taken

2、off tapping your plastic on a terminal or swiping a smartphone has become normal. Now this revolution is about to turn cash into an endangered species in some rich economies. That will make the economy more efficientbut it also causes new problems that could hold back the transition(转型). Countries a

3、re removing cash at varying speeds. In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person has fallen by 80% in the past ten years. America is perhaps a decade behind. Outside the rich world, cash is still king. But even there its leading role is being challenged. In China digital payments rose

4、from 4% of all payments in 2012 to 34% in 2017. Cash is dying out because of two forces. One is demand younger consumers want payment systems that plug easily into their digital lives. But equally important is that suppliers such as banks and tech firms (in developed markets) and telecoms companies

5、(in emerging ones) are developing fast, easy-to-use payment technologies from which they can pull data and pocket fees. There is a high cost to running the infrastructure behind the cash economyATMs, vans carrying notes, tellers who accept coins. Most financial firms are keen to abandon it, or disco

6、urage old-fashioned customers with heavy fees. In the main, the prospect of a cashless economy is excellent news. Cash is inefficient. When payments dematerialise, people and shops are less open to theft. It also creates a credit history, helping consumers borrow. Yet set against these benefits are

7、a couple of worries. Electronic payment systems may risk technical failures, power failure and cyber-attacks. In a cashless economy the poor, the elderly and country folk may be left behind. And a digital system could let governments watch over peoples shopping habits and private multinationals expl

8、oit their personal data.（1）Some rich countries are trying to . A.dematerialize moneyB.get rid of the side-effects of cashC.make the economy more efficient by protecting endangered speciesD.promote payment without paper money or coins（2）In paragraph 3, several countries are mentioned to show . A.the

9、differences between developed and developing countriesB.that cash is still king across the worldC.digital payments are becoming a trend that cannot be stoppedD.China is developing faster that those developed countries in digital payment（3）Cash is disappearing largely because . A.younger consumers ar

10、e short of money to live their digital livesB.suppliers are trying to reduce costs and obtain money and dataC.the infrastructure is developing at a high speed in developed marketsD.financial firms want to abandon old-fashioned customers（4）The authors attitude towards digitalized payment is . A.favor

11、ableB.negativeC.objectiveD.indifferent【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，富裕国家正在减少现金支付,现金正在因为需求等原因消失。总的来说,无现金经济的未来是个好消息,但是对于电子支付人们也有一些担忧。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Rich countries are racing to dematerialise payments.”可知, 富裕国家正竞相将支付非物质化；再根据第三段中的“In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person h

12、as fallen by 80% in the past ten years.”在过去的十年中,瑞典的人均零售现金交易数量下降了80。结合上下文,可知某些富裕国家比如瑞典正在减少现金支付,推广不用纸币或硬币的支付方式,也就是电子支付方式。故选D。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“In Sweden the number of retail cash transaction per person has fallen by 80% in the past ten years.”可知在过去的十年中,瑞典的人均零售现金交易数量下降了80；再根据“In China digital payments

13、 rose from 4% of all payments in 2012 to 34% in 2017.”可知在中国,数字支付从2012年占所有支付的4上升到2017年的34。瑞典和中国的共同点是现金支付减少,电子支付比例上升,由此可推断作者提到瑞典和中国是为了说明数字支付正成为一种不可阻挡的趋势。故选C。 （3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的 “But equally important is that suppliers such as banks and tech firms (in developed markets). Most financial firms are keen to

14、 abandon it, or discourage old-fashioned customers with heavy fees.”可知现金消失的一个重要原因就是诸如银行和科技公司（在发达市场）和电信公司（在新兴市场）之类的供应商正在开发快速,易于使用的支付技术,他们可以从中提取数据和小费。运行现金经济背后的基础架构需要付出高昂的成本,这些基础设施包括自动取款机,载有纸币的货车,接受硬币的出纳员。大多数金融公司都渴望放弃它,或者以高昂的费用劝阻老式客户。也就是供应商为了减少成本,获取数据和小费,开发了更便捷的支付方式,导致现金支付的减少。故选B。 （4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，,作者提

15、到无现金支付即电子支付的好处,也提到电子支付引起的担忧,对待电子支付是客观的,故选C。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Im a single person and live with my dog. Jed isnt just my dog. He is my family. He goes everywhere with me. So I was overjoyed last year to hear that Bunnings was allowing dogs on

16、 a leash(皮带)- into their stores. But no sooner had the rule come in than it was quickly repealed(撤销). A little girl in Victoria had walked up to a Jack Russell in a store and been bitten(咬伤). That was it. No more dogs. I dont know the whole story. But heres what I have to say: dogs bite sometimes an

17、d kids are sometimes difficult to control. There is nothing I love more than a kid who wants to touch Jed. But whats even better is when they ask permission first. I was at my local dog park last week. Its huge, with an off-leash dog area to one side and a fenced-off kids playground a good distance

18、away. There was a family there that morning parents and two young girls playing near the dog area. The elder girl started crying at the sight of Jed puppy! There a puppy! Jed went right up and started licking(舔)her, which only made her cry louder. My dog was frightened and tried to get away. The lit

19、tle girl ran after him, shouting loudly. The parents did nothing; they just let their kid frighten my dog and then said I should have stopped him from licking her. While they had a choice to play elsewhere, I did not. So I had to walk Jed away. I just dont want to have to meet a dog when I go shoppi

20、ng, said one caller on a radio show yesterday. Look, I get that. But the thing is, I dont always want to have your kid kick the back of my seat for two hours on a plane. When I lived in the UK and the US, I couldnt walk through the stores without stopping to pat dogs. Why cant we follow their practi

21、ce?（1）What do we know about Jed? A.He is a troublemaker.B.He means a lot to the author.C.He is the authors only friend.D.He often goes shopping with: the author.（2）Why did Bunnings stop following the rule? A.A girl lost her dog there.B.Dogs were badly-behaved.C.Most people were against it.D.It wante

22、d to keep its customers safe.（3）What happened at the dog park? A.The little girl was hurt.B.Jed was treated unfairly.C.Jed played happily with the girl.D.The parents stopped their daughter.（4）What does the author think of the callers words? A.Meaningless.B.Hurtful.C.Reasonable.D.Touching.【答案】 （1）B（2

23、）D（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，从作者自身经历出发，表达了作者对于社会上对待动物的不公平现象的看法。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Jed isnt just my dog. He is my family.”杰德不仅仅是我的狗。他是我的家人。可知杰德对作者来说意义重大。故选B。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“But no sooner had the rule come in than it was quickly repealed. A little girl in Victoria had walked up to a Jack Russell i

24、n a store and been bitten. That was it. No more dogs.”但这条规定刚一实施就很快被废除了。维多利亚州的一个小女孩在一家商店里走向一只杰克罗素犬，结果被咬了。就这样。不能有狗进商店了。可知Bunnings停止遵守这一规定，因为它想保证顾客的安全。故选D。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“My dog was frightened and tried to get away. The little girl ran after him, shouting loudly. The parents did nothing; they just l

25、et their kid frighten my dog and then said I should have stopped him from licking her.”我的狗吓坏了，想逃跑。小女孩在他后面跑，大声喊叫。父母什么也没做;他们只是让他们的孩子吓唬我的狗，然后说我应该阻止他舔她。可知在狗公园杰德受到了不公平的待遇。故选B。 （4）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的 I just dont want to have to meet a dog when I go shopping, said one caller on a radio show yesterday. Look, I

26、 get that. But the thing is, I dont always want to have your kid kick the back of my seat for two hours on a plane. 我只是不想在购物时遇到一只狗， 昨天在一个广播节目中，一位打电话的人说。我明白了。但是问题是，我并不想让你的孩子在飞机上花两个小时踢我的座椅靠背。可推知作者认为打电话的人的话语很伤人。故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 In ancien

27、t Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off. Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversations. Once a

28、friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, Oh, boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain. I wanted to strike him on the face with

29、 the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile. Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, Oh, that bus left five minutes ago. Dreams of head-cutt

30、ing! Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and big winners do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an

31、 employee he didnt get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver. Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When youre tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isnt ready yet? When you had your heart set on t