1、The little games men and women play with each other while conversing would be lost.The question everyone asks himself or herself after talking with someone of the opposite sex,“I wonder if theres something there?” would no longer exist.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,讲述的是“相反的性别,不同的语言”。1.What does the underlined word
2、“this”in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.The differences between mens and womens languages.B.The different speed of mens and womens speech.C.The ability of mens and womens spoken language.D.The non-verbal vocabulary of men and women.答案B解析词义指代题。根据第二段第一、二句“Many different studies show that men tend to talk much
3、 more than women.It has also been proven that women tend to speak faster than men.”可知许多不同的研究表明,男人比女人更爱说话。事实证明,女性说话速度比男性快。再根据第二段下文“.this is due to the fact that women tend to be interrupted more often than men are,and also have the ability to speak more clearly,precisely,and more quickly than men.”可知
4、这是由于女性比男性更容易被打断,而且她们比男性更清楚、更准确、更迅速地说话。由此推知,此处this指的是男人和女人说话的速度不同。故选B项。2.In what way do men and women differ according to the third paragraph?A.Speed of understanding.B.Understanding of speech roles.C.Politeness of communication.D.Application of body language.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Men and women also te
5、nd to have a very different non-verbal way of communicating.”可知男人和女人也有一种非常不同的非语言交流方式,故选D项。3.What is the authors attitude to the differences between mens and womens communication?A.Cautious. B.Favorable.C.Ambiguous. D.Skeptical.解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“After learning about our styles of communicating with ea
6、ch other,I have decided that although men have not quite mastered communicating,what fun would it be if we all spoke the same language?”可知,作者对男女之间的沟通差异是赞同的。4.What is the best title for the text?A.Women,born excellent talkersB.Mens and womens social rolesC.Vocabulary and communicationD.Opposite gende
7、r,different language解析主旨大意题。根据第一段“In todays society,language plays a key role in defining gender(性别) by vocabulary,and also their non-verbal(非语言的) vocabulary.Each one of these different types of ways of communicating is obviously different between men and women.”和最后一段最后一句“The question everyone asks
8、himself or herself after talking with someone of the opposite sex,I wonder if theres something there? would no longer exist.”可知,本文的主题是“相反的性别,不同的语言”。故选D项。B(2018安徽安庆二模)On Friday,Germany s telecom regulator(电信业管理者),the Federal Network Agency,announced that a number of childrens smartwatches,designed fo
9、r ages 5 to 12,can allow someone to remotely tap into the watchs microphone and secretly spy from remote places.The regulator isnt just worried about the potential of people spying on childrenits worried the devices(设备) can be used to spy on anyone.And in Germany,its illegal to record private conver
10、sations without permission.According to our investigations,parents were using the watches,for example,to listen in on their children during class,said Federal Network Agency President Jochen Homann in a statement.Smartwatches that make phone calls,like the Apple Watch,are legal in Germany.The proble
11、m with many of the childrens smartwatches,however,is that the devices have a classic spying function,similar to a baby monitor,which can be easily activated(激活) just by using an app.The German regulator is so serious about destroying these devices.Its asking citizens to document the watches destruct
12、ion and file evidence online.Once the watches are destroyed,the regulator will provide a “certificate of destruction,” confirming the deed was done.This isnt the first time the Federal Network Agency told German citizens to destroy a consumer device.The regulator once prohibited the doll “My Friend
13、Cayla”,which was fitted with radio transforming technology that could allow children to be spied on.Remind tech producers:The German government wont just ban devices that can spy on anyone.Theyll demand the devices be destroyed with hammers (or whatever means of destruction one prefers)even if theyr
14、e dolls.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。德国政府要求家长“毁掉”孩子的智能手表。就在中国父母们还在为孩子选择哪种智能手表而纠结时,德国政府已经全面封杀儿童智能手表,并要求国人毁掉已有的智能手表。在德国联邦网络局看来,儿童智能手表和智能娃娃都是“间谍设备”。5.Why is the Federal Network Agency concerned about childrens smartwatches?A.They are too expensive to afford.B.They cant be used in remote places.C.They are harmful to
15、 childrens health.D.They can be used to watch anyone in secret.根据第一段第一句“On Friday,Germany s telecom regulator(电信业管理者),the Federal Network Agency,announced that a number of childrens smartwatches,designed for ages 5 to 12,can allow someone to remotely tap into the watchs microphone and secretly spy f
16、rom remote places.”可知,它们可以被用来秘密监视任何人。故答案为D项。6.How can a smartwatchs spying function be performed?A.By using an app. B.By using a baby monitor.C.By fixing a device. D.By downloading software.答案A根据第三段中“which can be easily activated(激活) just by using an app.”可知,智能手表的监视功能可以通过应用程序来实现。故选A项。7.What will cit
17、izens get after destroying the watches?A.A document. B.A doll.C.A certificate. D.A prize.答案C根据第四段中“Once the watches are destroyed,the regulator will provide a certificate of destruction.”可知,在毁坏了这些手表之后,人们会得到一个证书。可知答案为C项。8.What can we infer about the German governments attitude to childrens smartwatch
18、es?A.Doubtful. B.Supportive.C.Acceptable. D.Unbearable.根据最后一段“The German government wont just ban devices that can spy on anyone.Theyll demand the devices be destroyed with hammers(or whatever means of destruction one prefers)even if theyre dolls.”德国政府不仅会禁用那些给监视监听打开方便之门的设备,他们还会要求人们用锤子(或随便其他什么破坏工具)砸烂
19、这些设备就算是玩具娃娃也不会放过。由此可知,德国政府对智能手表的态度是不能容忍的。C(2018安徽江淮十校第二次联考)The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents.All shes ever wanted to do is to become an elementary school teacher.However,Hipp has racked up(累计) $100,000(about
20、 0.67 million yuan) in student loan debt and isnt able to earn enough through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server to live anywhere other than home.To some degree,multigenerational households have always been a part of American life.However,the number of adults who have be
21、en moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been growing steadily.The Pew Research Center recently reported that 2016 was a milestone in the evolving living arrangements of young adults in the US.Until 2016,the most common living arrangement for young adults was
22、 to be living in their own property as part of a couple.UBS Financial Services,a Swiss global financial services company,released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesnt want them to leave.The report shows t
23、hat 74 percent of millennials(千禧一代) get some kind of financial support from their parents after college.Millennials see their parents as peers,friends and mentors(导师).In return,their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood,helping fund everything for them.Stuart Hoffman,chief e
24、conomist for the PNC Financial Group in the US,said “Although job growth for millennials since 2014 has improved,that doesnt necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest,”he said.“They may like living at home and being able to save money.”He added,“While it has held back household
25、formation and purchases on things,they are probably traveling more and eating out more.I dont know if it represents a change in moral values.Its much more common for adult children to live in their parents homes because its becoming part of the culture.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。在西方的传统观念中,成年即意味着要离开父母,独立生活。然而现在
26、,越来越多的西方年轻人更倾向于与父母同住。9.Whats the purpose of Caitlin Hipps story?A.To prove the authors view.B.To introduce her situation.C.To present the topic.D.To make readers rethink about the problem.然而现在,越来越多的西方年轻人更倾向于与父母同住。作者在第一段讲述Caitlin Hipp的故事,就是为了引出本文话题,“在某种程度上,几代同堂一直都是美国人生活的一部分。然而,搬回来和父母同住、或从一开始就没离开过家的成年人数量正稳步上升。”故选C项。10.What does the underlined part (Paragraph 1) probably refer to?A.Live with parents. B.Live independently.C.Stay at home.
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