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1、读读写写 高分必备河北省邯郸届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解与书面表达素能训练4河北邯郸2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解与书面表达素能训练4i. 、阅读理解（本大题共4小题，共0分）AModern inventions have speeded up peoples loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indee

2、d, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boats (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodie

3、s tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may tra

4、nsmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perh

5、aps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. There was a time when some peoples lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much ge

6、ntler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced: they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has

7、 freed people from that primitive existence. 68. The new products become more and more time-saving because . A. our love of speed seems never-endingB. time is limited. C. the prices are increasingly high. D. the manufactures boast a lot. 69. What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?A. Imaginary

8、 life B. Simple life in the past. C. Times of inventions D. Time for constant activity. 70. What is the authors attitude towards the modern technology?A. Critical B. Objective. C. Optimistic. D. Negative. 71. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The present and past times. B. Machinery and human

9、beings. C. Imaginations and inventions. D. Modern technology and its influence. 【答案解析】68答案：A题目: 新发明变得越来越省时, 是因为？A. 我们对速度的热爱从未停止。 可回原文定位never-ending（因为有连词符号）。原文第一段说到Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. 事实上, 我们对速度的热爱从未停止。A选项是对原文的同意改写。B. 时间有限。原文未提及。C. 价格日渐攀升。原文未提及价格因素。D. 生产商大肆吹嘘。回原文定位Boast(因为

10、有中文注释). 第一段最后一句说Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boats (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. 解析：每年都有更高速的新车出产, 而且新电脑也吹嘘能节省宝贵的每一秒钟。可见, 题目和选项矛盾。越来越省时是事实, 不是因为吹嘘而变得省时了。69答案：B题目: 第三段的“the days”指的是什么？A: 想象的生活B: 过去的简单生活C: 发明的时间D: 连续活动的时间解析： 回原文定位第三段

11、该句Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. 也许, 我们静静聆听广播里的故事节目, 任想象插上翅膀肆意翱翔的日子, 已经一去不返了。根据前后一句可得知, 文章重点是说的高速生活和简单生活的对比。故:B选项是对原文的正确解读。而A选项的理解有偏差, 重点转移了。70答案：B题目: 作者对现代科技的态度是？A: 批判的B: 客观的C: 乐观的D: 消极的解析： 根据文章结构,

12、 第一段陈述事实, 说现代高科技省时省力。第二段说高速生活的弊端。第三段说对简单生活的向往, 但最后第四段却说高科技对现代生活的积极影响。所以, 作者的观点是不偏不倚的。71答案：D题目: 这篇文章主要说的是什么？A: 过去与现在B: 机器和人类C: 想象力和创造力D: 现代科技和它的影响解析： 根据文章首尾段的大意可知, 文章重在分析高科技的利与弊。BCHow Room Designs Affect Our Work and FeelingsArchitects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect o

13、ur thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（经验的，实证的） basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation.Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity

14、. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a rooms ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand,

15、 may inspire a more detailed outlook.In additions to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupants ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result o

16、f a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his t

17、eam found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.Recent study on room lighting design suggests than dim（暗淡

18、的） light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.So far scientists have focused mainly on publi

19、c buildings. We have a very limited number of studies, so were almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管）, architect David Allison says. How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? Thats what were all struggling with.64.What does Joan Meyers-Lev

20、y focus on in her research?A. Light. B. Ceilings. C. Windows. D. Furniture.65.The passage tells us that _.A. the shape of furniture may affect peoples feelingsB. lower ceilings may help improve students creativityC. children in a dim classroom may improve their gradesD. students in rooms with unbloc

21、ked views may feel relaxed66.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that _.A. the problem is not approached step by stepB. the researches so far have faults in themselvesC. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detectD. research in this area is not enough to make gene

22、ralized patterns67. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point（次要点） C: Conclusion【答案解析】64.【答案】B。【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知Joan Meyers-Levy focus on ceilings.65.【答案】A。【解析】细节判断题。根据文中内容可知B,C和D均是错误的。66.【答案】D。【解析】句意猜测题。根据划线句子后面的一句话可以知道该题的正确答案为:D。67.【答案】

23、C。【解析】考查文章结构。注意解题技巧。第一段为总要点，最后一段为结论，要点123共同服务于结论，重要的是要点二又包含了两个次要点。综上分析可知答案为:C。CIt might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband was the first to shift his consciousness. He dressed accordingly and announced that he was going o

24、utside to build a giant snowman. At first he stood alone, piling massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in my husbands quest to embrace the opportunity the winter presented. Maintaining less than desirable attitudes, we reluctantly put on our snow gear(用具) and headed outside. It wasnt

25、 long before we were smiling and enjoying the abundance of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a hand in the making of our giant snowman. In the end we all stood back and marveled at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at

26、 the base and decorated with many household items supplied by various families. There he stood, our glorious, gigantic (巨人般的) snowman. People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped to enjoy his existence. The spirit that went into creating him seemed to catch on and we all enjoyed it while the cold

27、temperatures allowed. With the passing of time, the spring made its way back into our yard and the snowman changed form considerably. In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit longer somebody stopped by and changed the snowmans remains to look like a rabbit. As I prepared for t

28、he start of another week, I decided to check my email before going to bed. I found a curious message that contained the subject line: enjoy the snowman. I decided to read the message even though I did not recognize who sent it. The words it contained melted my heart. The email said: your neighbor lo

29、oks on in disbelief! I am sure you people are enjoying the sounds and smells, along with sights of spring. The energy displayed in Mr. Snowman or Ms, is filled with vigor and joyous energy. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. Love sweet love. More power to you and yo

30、ur loved ones, keep sharing with the world around. Perhaps it was more than snowman we built that day. Id like to agree that it was. The message seems clear. Our circumstances will turn out to be what we make of them. The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours. 66. How did the author plan

31、to spend that cold day at first?A. By having a busy day.B. By staying at home. C. By building a snowman.D. By visiting neighbors.67. The reason for her husband to make a snowman was that _.A. he had to please his neighborsB. he was better at it than othersC. he wanted to cheer himself upD. he must g

32、et the last chance before spring68. From the passage we can know that the snowman_. A. was built only by the authors family B. was surprisingly big in size C. made people more forgiving D. made building snowman popular 69. Which of the following statements on the email is not true?A. It was probably form a neighbor who didnt build the snowman that day B. It was mainly written to share joys for the coming of spring C. The wri