高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题48.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题482014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（48）及答案 A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWesl that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, are p

2、articularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts than any before.University tuition fees (学费) are currently capped at 3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.In the resea

3、rch, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average 31,000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just 17,815. The teenagers e

4、xpected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than 10,000. Average debts for graduates are 12, 363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said, “The more expose

5、d young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively.Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people

6、because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweathcr, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.9. Which of the follow

7、ing can be found from the five-year research project?A. Students understand personal finances differently. B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.D. The students payback ability has become a major issue.10. The phrase “to raise

8、the ceiling” in paragraph 2 probably means _.A. to raise the student loans B. to improve the school facilitiesC. to lift the school building roofs D. to increase the upper limit of the tuition11. According to Stephen Moir, students_.A. should learn to manage their finances wellB. are too young to be

9、 exposed to financial issuesC. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance12. What can we learn from the passage?A. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.B. Many British teenagers do not know money matters well.C. Financial p

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17、atch and act in a play.D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking. 参考答案13-ACB A new oral medication to treat patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化) has shown considerable promise in two clinical trials, researchers announced on Wednesday. The medication is on track to become

18、 just the third oral drug available to M.S. patients, and potentially the safest and most effective, experts said. The second oral drug, called Aubagio, was approved just last week. The new trials, published online in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that the drug BG-12, developed by Bioge

19、n Idec, reduced relapsing M.S rates(旧病复发率)in patients by about 50 percent. The drug also obviously reduced the frequency of new brain damage , and slowed the progression of disease compared with a placebo(安慰剂). In the two clinical trials, called Define and Confirm, patients were divided into two gro

20、ups at random, taking 240 milligrams of BG-12 either twice or three times a day. Patients in a third group took a placebo. The combined results showed that the drug reduced the relapse rate by about 50 percent. Taking BG-12 twice a day reduced the number of newly enlarging brain damages by 71 percen

21、t to 99 percent. The Define trial found a statistically significant 38 percent reduction in the progression to disability. The most frequent side effects were a temporary flushing(脸红)and warm feeling and other symptoms including nausea, diarrhea, cramping and vomiting. Though both types of side effe

22、cts were common, they tended to reduce after the first few weeks of use and were tolerated by most patients. However, Interferons, the drugs most commonly used in relapsing M.S., reduce relapses by about 30 percent, and have not been shown to slow the progression of the disease and disability. The n

23、ewly approved Aubagio also reduces relapses by about 30 percent, and it has the advantage of being an oral drug. BG-12 is an anti-inflammatory that works by protecting nerves against injury. “The safety track record is well known and appears to be very strong,” said Dr. Robert Fox, lead author of on

24、e of the new studies and medical director of the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment.“Its a bright day for M.S. patients, but there is a gray cloud in that we still dont have anything for those with progressive M.S.,” he added.63. Which of the following is NOT the function of BG-12? A. It

25、 can slow the progression to disability significantly. B. It can reduce relapses rates in patients with relapsing M.S. C. It can decrease the number of brain damages caused by M.S. D. It can make patients excited and ensure patients have a warm feeling. 64. What can you infer from the underlined sen

26、tence in the last paragraph? A. BG-12 can relieve the pain from the patients suffering from M.S. B. There is hope but still a long way to find a cure for progressive M.S.C. Scientists can not invent medication for patients with progressive M.S.D. Patients in the early stages of M.S will still suffer

27、 a lot in the future.65. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Advantages of BG-12 B. Good news for the patientsC. Comparisons between three drugs D. A new oral medication for the early M.S. 【考点定位】考查句子理解。65.【答案】D【解析】本文是对新发明的一种治疗多发性硬化的口服药物的介绍。【考点定位】考查文章主旨。第二节： 下面文章中有5处（第6165题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、

28、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。 A. Manufacturing industry in information economy B. News in the age of information C. Argument about individual accounts and their reliability D. Be your own investigative journalistE. Dont believe everything you read in the newspapersF. Informat

29、ion is presented in an entertaining way21_With the arrival of the age of “information economy”, intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturingOrganizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their informationSo people of the Public Relations are hired t

30、o speak for themA lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalistsIn the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson22_There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the new

31、spapers owner, Lord CopperThe editors can never disagree with himWhen hes right about something they answer “definitely”, and when hes wrong they say “to some extent, Lord Copper” It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journal

32、ists and editors who work for them23_In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertisingThe news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience ratingsI suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to showIn Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for ent