高三英语题型强化复习训练20.docx

1、高三英语题型强化复习训练20第13练阅读理解七选五.阅读理解AAirport ExpressWith the Airport Express，you are never far from town.There is a train every 10 minutes，ready to rush you between the airport and Hong Kong Station in the heart of the shopping and commercial district in about 24 minutes.Or travel to the Asia WorldExpo in

2、 just 1 minute from the airport.Airport Express service hoursMon.Fri.：5：50 am.to 1：15 am.Sat.Sun.：5：00 am.to 2：00 am.TicketsThere are three types of tickets for travelling to and from the airport：Single Journey Ticket，Round Trip Ticket and Same Day Return Ticket.Single Journey Ticket and Same Day Re

3、turn Ticket are valid(有效的) on the day of issue.Round Trip Ticket is valid for 30 days from the day of issue.You can also use the Octopus Card for the Airport Express.(The Octopus Card is an electronic storedvalue ticket and it can be used on most public transport.The fare will be deducted from the s

4、toredvalue card each time，so you do not have to carry heavy coins.The card is valid for three years after value has been added.)Travel tipsChildren under 3 travel for free.Passengers travelling on the Airport Express are now able to write emails and do online searches with WiFi service.For more info

5、rmation about the Airport Express，please visit .hongkongairport or call 0085221818888.【语篇解读】这是一则关于“Airport Express”的广告。1What is good about the Octopus Card? AIt saves money for its users. BIt is sold in every store. CIts validity is unlimited. DIt avoids its users carrying coins. 答案D细节理解题。根据“Tickets

6、”下的“The fare.so you do not have to carry heavy coins”可知，D项正确。2What can we know about the Airport Express? AHong Kong Station is just 1 minute distance from the airport. BSingle Journey Ticket is acceptable for 30 days. CChildren are free of charge for tickets. DPassengers can surf the Internet in th

7、e Airport Express. 答案D细节理解题。A项与“Airport Express”下的“ready to rush you between.in about 24 minutes”不符；B项与“Tickets”下的“Single Journey Ticket and Same Day Return Ticket are valid(有效的) on the day of issue”不符；C项与“Travel tips”下的第一条不符。根据Travel tips下的“Passengers travelling on.with WiFi service”可知，选D项。3What is

8、 the main purpose of the passage? ATo provide suggestions about the Airport Express. BTo promote the Octopus Card. CTo inform readers of the Airport Express. DTo introduce the Airport Express schedule. 答案C写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，文章主要是向读者介绍“Airport Express”的有关情况。BThe Internet is full of headlines that grab yo

9、ur attention with buzzwords(流行术语)But often when we click through，we find the content hardly delivers and it wastes our time.We close the page，feeling weve been cheated.These types of headlines are called “click bait”A headline on Business Insider reads：“This phrase will make you seem more polite”Fir

10、st，when you click through，you find another headline：“Four words to seem more polite”Then，on reading the article，you find its actually an essay about sympathy.And what are the four words？Theyre “Wow，that sounds hard”On some video websites，you might encounter headlines such as “Heres what happens when

11、 six puppies visited a campus”It turns out that its just some uneventful dog footage (连续镜头)Nowadays，with the popularity of social media，many news outlets tweet(推送) click bait links to their stories.These tweets take advantage of the curiosity gap or attempt to draw the reader into a story using a qu

12、estion in the headline.These click bait headlines are so annoying that someone is attempting to save peoples time by exposing news outlet click bait through social media.The Twitter account SavedYouAClick，run by Jake Beckman，is one such example.Beckmans method is to grab tweets linking to a story an

13、d retweet them with a clicksaving comment.For example，CNET tweeted “So iOS 8 appears to be jailbreakable but.”，with a link to its coverage of Apples product announcements.Beckman retweeted it with this comment attached：“.it hasnt been jailbroken yet.”Since founding the account，Beckmans Twitter exper

14、iment has brought him more than 131，000 followers.Beckman said，“ SavedYouAClick is just my way of trying to help the Internet be less terrible.” Asked about his goal，he said，“Id love to see publishers think about the experience of their readers first.I think theres an enormous opportunity for publis

15、hers to provide readers with informative updates that include links so you can click through and read more.”【语篇解读】当今网络上充满了吸引人注意力的标题，但是往往存在“陷阱”，这对读者是一个欺骗，Jake Beckman呼吁出版商应该对读者负责。4The article on Business Insider turns out to be _ Auseful suggestions on politeness Ban essay about another topic Can art

16、icle hard to understand Da link to a video website 答案B细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句“Then，on reading the article，you find its actually an essay about sympathy”可知，当你读文章时，你会发现它实际上是一篇关于同情心的散文，因此选择B。5Why are readers often cheated by tricky headlines? ASocial media has become more popular. BReaders have questions to be

17、 solved. CSuch headlines are fairly attractive. DTherere always stories behind them. 答案C推理判断题。根据文章第一段的前两句“The Internet is full of headlines that grab your attention with buzzwords(流行术语)But often when we click through，we find the content hardly delivers and it wastes our time”可知，因特网上充满了吸引人们注意力的流行术语。由

18、此可推知C项正确。6Beckman attached his comment to CNETs tweet to _ Acriticize CNET Bsave readers time Cadvertise Apples new product Dtell readers something about iOS 8 答案B细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第三句“These click bait headlines are so annoying that someone is attempting to save peoples time by exposing news outlet clic

19、k bait through social media”和第四段的第一句“Beckmans.with a clicksaving comment”可知，B项正确。7In the last paragraph，Beckman appeals that _ Apublishers should be more responsible for the link Breaders think about their needs before reading Cpublishers provide more information for readers Dpeople work together to

20、 make the Internet less terrible 答案A细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“Id love to see publishers think about the experience of their readers first”可知，出版商应该对链接更加负责，因此选择A。CPicking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution is most relevant.Thats why university rankings play such a vital role in

21、students searching for their next academic direction.Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities.“No university website is complete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something or other，” reported the BBC.The reason is simple：rankings help them to

22、attract students，staff and research investment.Currently there are numbers of university rankings，and each has its own list of criteria.But the main categories are the same：academic reputations，graduates performance and faculty resources.However，experts point out the ranking process isnt entirely re

23、liable.Mark Kantrowitz，a US financial aid researcher，said university rankings were mostly just for show.He wrote in The New York Times，“It may give your parents better bragging rights，but thats about it.”Moreover，its not difficult to see the limitations of university rankings.Many rankings focus on

24、the number of times research work is cited (引用) by other researchers.It helps British and US universities to dominate global rankings because English is the favored language of academia，John OLeary，a member of the QS Global Academic Advisory Board，told The Guardian.Also，rankings such as QS mainly fo

25、cus on the qualities of the university rather than its students.“Any university ranking is likely to help students make better decisions about where to study，but the need to balance them with other more human factors is also important，” said Phil Moss，an education and admissions consultant.“Advice f

26、rom graduates or current students can be valuable in providing a genuine insight into the experience or quality of a particular degree program.It can also add an element that rankings can never conveythe actual emotion of a university experience.”【语篇解读】在选择大学时除了要考虑排名外，还要考虑毕业生或在校生的建议。8Why do universit

27、ies consider rankings important? ARankings make them more appealing. BRankings are students only reference. CRankings can increase their academic level. DRankings help them complete their websites. 答案A细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“The reason is simple：rankings help them to attract students，staff and research inv

28、estment”可知，因为排名能够让大学更有吸引力，因此应选择A。9What does the underlined “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to? AAcademic research work. BThe number of researches. CThe way of ranking universities. DThe limitations of university rankings. 答案C代词指代题。根据第四段的第二句“Many rankings focus on the number of times research work is cited

29、 (引用) by other researchers”可知，许多大学的排名关注于科研成果被其他研究人员引用的次数，所以It指的是“大学排名的方式”，因此应选择C。10According to John OLeary，what helps British and US universities rank well? AThe wide use of English in academia. BTheir outstanding qualities. CTheir graduates excellent performance. DThe academias favor to them. 答案A细

30、节理解题。根据第四段第三句中的“It helps British and US universities to dominate global rankings because English is the favored language of academia”可知，应选择A。11Besides rankings，what does Phil Moss suggest you should refer to if youre picking a university? AInvestment in education. BGuidance from professors. CInforma

31、tion on websites. DSuggestions from students. 答案D细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Advice from graduates or current students can be valuable in providing a genuine insight”可知，可以征询学生的建议，因此应选择D。DI wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control.Then I neednt have

32、 worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties.But I just didnt know that.I was writing and writing.I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.Most people who go through university read at least twice as fast as I do.I can never tell my left from my right.I avoid dialing a te