江西省届高三英语二轮专项训练 阅读理解45.docx

1、江西省届高三英语二轮专项训练 阅读理解45江西省2020届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（45）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项.AMillions of people are using cell phones today. In many places it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more t

2、han a means of communicationhaving a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professional worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In E

3、ngland, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.On the other hand, why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some p

4、eople who use mobile phones? Signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning (扫描) equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. He couldnt remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name o

5、f his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employers doctor didnt agree.What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiati

6、on. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that its best to use mobile phones less ofte

7、n. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, its

8、 wise not to use your mobile phone too often1. People buy cell phones for the following reasons except that_.A. theyre popular B. theyre cheapC. theyre useful D. theyre convenient2. The world “detected” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by_.A. cured B. removed C. discovered D. caused3. The sales

9、man retired young because_.A. he disliked using mobile phonesB. he was tired of talking on his mobile phoneC. he couldnt remember simple tasksD. his employers doctor persuaded him to4. On the safety issue of mobile phones, the manufacturing companies_.A. deny the existence of mobile phone radiationB

10、. develop new technology to reduce mobile phone radiationC. try to prove that mobile phones are not harmful to healthD. hold that the amount of radiation is too small to worry about5. The writers purpose of writing this article is to advise peopleA. to buy mobile phones B. to update regular phonesC.

11、 to use mobile phones less often D. to stop using mobile phonesBIve been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction（差别）and one practice that has helped my writing processes greatly. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical min

12、d. While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us meet with. If you are listening to that 5th grade English

13、teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to seize a fleeting(稍纵即逝的) thought, the thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writin

14、g the tool for thinking that it is.The practice that can help you pass your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls “free writing”. In free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper non-stop, usually for 15-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizi

15、ng. The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow, the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that youve persuaded to sit on the side and watc

16、h quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near.Instead of staring at a blank screen start filling it with words no matter how bad. Halfway through your available time, stop and

17、rework your raw writing into something closer to finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.6. When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind “cannot work in parallel” (Line 4, Para. 1)

18、 in the writing process, he means _.A. no one can be both creative and criticalB. they cannot be regarded as equally importantC. they are in constant conflict with each otherD. one cannot use them at the same time7. What prevents people from writing on is _.A. putting their ideas in raw formB. attem

19、pting to edit as they writeC. ignoring grammatical soundnessD. trying to capture fleeting thoughts8. What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?A. To organize ones thoughts logically. B. To choose an appropriate topic.C. To get ones ideas down. D. To collect raw materials.9. One commo

20、n concern of writers about “free writing” is that _.A. it overstresses the role of the creative mindB. it takes too much time to edit afterwardsC. it may bring about too much criticismD. it does not help them to think clearly10. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. It introduces the authors writing

21、 method.B. It tells us something about the creative mind.C. It highlights (强调) the importance of critical mind.D. It shows the difficulties to write on the fly.CA woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States. The woman had visited major businesses and investment companie

22、s in New York City and Chicago.“I studied English before I left home,” she said. “But I still was not sure that people were speaking English.”Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. They have a language of their own. Some of the words an

23、d expressions deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.One such saying is “get your act together”.When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, “Stop making mistakes. G

24、et your act together.”Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.”Either way, the meaning is the same. Getting your act together is getting organized. In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.It is difficult to tell exactly where the say

25、ing began. But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, “Calm down, now. Get your act together.”Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. Mister Rogers

26、says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978. The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”The Japanes

27、e visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people. It is cut to the chase.She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. One official was giving a very long report. It was not very interesting. In fact, some people at the meeting were fal

28、ling asleep.Finally, the president of the company said, “Cut to the chase.”Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. Hurry and get to the good part.Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies. Hollywood movie producers believe that most

29、 Americans want to see action movies. Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot.Cut is the directors word for stop. The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.So, if your employer tells y

30、ou to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.11. After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that _.A. her English was poor B. Its easy to master EnglishC. its difficult to make money D. people there werent very friendly12. In which situation could the

31、words “get your act together” be used?A. A task is completed successfullyB. Players perform badly in a match.C. Audience is satisfied with the actors performance in a movie.D. Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.13. According the text, the expression “get ones act together” _.A

32、. was first used by a Japanese business womanB. was forbidden to be used in the government policyC. originally came from a yearly report of a companyD. was commonly read by readers in a newspaper in 1978.14. What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase” have in common?A. Their uses B. Their meanings C. their origins D. their popularities15. The text is most likely to b