1、阅读理解专题卷19Some kids cant sit still for long. They have a hard time paying attention to just one thing. Theyre easily distracted(分神).They can get very impatient. They hate standing in line or waiting for their turn in a game or activity. They get bored pretty fast. They may also be impulsivesaying the
2、 first thing that comes to mind or interrupting someone else whos talking.For certain kids, this problem is so severe(严重) that doctors have a name for it: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Perhaps as many as 1 out of every 20 kids under the age of 18 have characteristics of ADHD. Of
3、ten, these kids have trouble getting through school and face other difficulties later in life.Rizzo started developing the Virtual Classroom in 1999.He wanted to see if he could use it as a tool for testing and treating kids who have attention disorders.To diagnose(诊断) ADHD, doctors typically test p
4、atients by giving them tasks that require attention. As part of one classic test, you watch letters flashed on a computer screen. Every time you see the letter “A” followed by the letter “X”,you have to press the space bar. If youre paying close attention, youll register all the times this combinati
5、on occurs. If not, youll miss some.The Virtual Classroom makes these tests more efficient, Rizzo says. In one experiment, he gave a group of kids the classic “A-X” test. Instead of looking at a computer screen in a doctors office, though, the kids wore headsets that made it look like they were takin
6、g the test in a classroom.“Basically what we found,”Rizzo says,“is that, in 20 minutes of testing with virtual reality,we replicated(复制) a finding that usually requires a couple hours of standard testing with computer screens in the psychologists office.”1The first paragraph mainly tells us _.A. how
7、 to find a patient with ADHDB. the behavior of some kids with ADHDC. kids with ADHD cannot sit still for a long timeD. kids with ADHD are easily distracted2 Perhaps as many as _ kids have characteristics of ADHD. A. one out of every twenty kidsB. five percent kids less than 18 years oldC. one out of
8、 twenty kids at the age of 18D. five percent kids more than age of 183 In the experiment, patients need to press the space bar, when _.A. see letters A following XB. first see A then see BC. see letter X and AD. see letters A followed by X4The main idea of the last paragraph is _.A. in virtual class
9、room, we finish the test in 20 minutesB. the standard test with computer screen usually costs several hoursC. the experiment is easy to doD. the result of the experimentParents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change i
10、n their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut,” Joanna noted. Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up（蜷伏）with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke
11、that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”Before age 11, children like to tell their parents whats on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list,”
12、said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years,” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.” Parents who know whats going on in their teenagers lives are in the best p
13、osition to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents
14、should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them. 5 “The door to his room is always shut” in the first paragraph suggests that the son_. A. is always busy with his studies B. doesnt want to be disturbedC. keeps himself away from his parents D. b
15、egins to dislike his parents6What troubles Tina and Mark most is that_. A. their daughter isnt as lovely as before B. they cant read their daughters mind exactlyC. they dont know what to say to their daughterD. their daughter talks with them only when she needs help7 Which of the following best expl
16、ains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?A. Teenagers talk a lot with their friends. B. Teenagers do not want to understand their parents. C. Teenagers do not talk much with their parents. D. Teenagers talk little about their own lives. 8What can be learned from the passage?A. Parents are un
17、happy with their growing children. B. Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers. C. Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers. D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers.When TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pict
18、ures of dead or wounded victims because they dont want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they may find some of these scenes disturbing, so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose job is to record those scenesthe TV cameramenhave no suc
19、h choice. It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how terrible and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of sa
20、tellite broadcasting and 24-hour news in recent years has created an almost insatiable (贪得无厌的) demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agenciessuch as Reuters and WTNhave never had enough staff to meet the worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn
21、to “freelance” TV cameramen.These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them, be it for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the
22、TV company is not responsible for him. The freelancer must survive on his own.TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books, explains Nick Growing, once foreign editor for Britain Channel 4 News
23、and now a BBC news presenter.By hiring freelancers, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk, he says.9TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to .A. save expense and avoid risksB. get free and useful pictures C. get f
24、irst-hand information and picturesD. satisfy the greed of the freelance cameramen 10We can infer from the passage that the freelance cameramen .A. have to take a lot of risks in the course of work B. are tied to many TV news agenciesC. have better skills than other cameramen D. need to contract out
25、risks of work for TV companies11According to this passage, some major broadcasters and TV news agencies .A. have employed enough cameramenB. are not willing to employ many cameramenC. are very mean to freelancersC. are responsible for the freelancer if he is injured12The author of this passage shows
26、 his the freelance cameramen.A. sympathy to B. respect for C. anger to D. admiration toCANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Think twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard - you might as well be eating off a toilet seat, according to a new study on the amount of germs on keyboards.A
27、study by British Which? Computing asked a microbiologist to examine for bugs on 33 keyboards in a typical London office, a toilet seat and a toilet door handle.Four keyboards were judged potential health hazards and the microbiologist recommended the removal of one keyboard as it had 150 times the p
28、ass limit of bacteria - five times filthier than the swabbed toilet seat.Most people dont give much thought to the grime that builds up on their PC, but if you dont clean your computer, you might as well eat your lunch off the toilet, said Sarah Kidner, the consumer magazine editor of Which? Computi
29、ng in a statement.The study found that eating lunch at desks is the main cause of a bug-infested keyboard. Dropped crumbs and food encourages the growth of millions of bacteria.Poor personal hygiene, such as not washing hands after going to the toilet, may also add to the dirtiness of keyboards.But
30、despite the health hazard of a dirty keyboard, a survey of 4,000 people by the magazine found one in 10 people ever cleaned their keyboard while another two in 10 never cleaned their mouse.Almost half - or 46 per cent - cleaned their keyboard less than once a month.To clear out bugs, the magazine re
31、commends users unplug keyboards, turn them upside down and shake them. 13The purpose of the passage is .A. tell us something about the keyboards.B. warn people to clean the keyboards often.C. tell us how to clean the keyboardD. tell us the germs on keyboards14What do you think the expression “Think
32、twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard” stands for?A. Think several times before eating beside your computerB. Dont drop foods onto the computer keyboard.C. Dont eat foods dropped onto the computer keyboard. D. Be careful when you are eating by the computer.15What are th
33、e main causes of a bug-infested keyboard?A. Dropped crumbs and food encourages the growth of millions of bacteria.B. Poor personal hygiene C. Much dirt on the computer keyboard.D. Dropped crumbs and food and Poor personal hygiene16Which? Computing is probably a name of . A. An organization B. a news
34、paper C. a report D. a magazineThink of some of your favorite singers. When you listen, they can make you happy or sad, peaceful or angry. They can make you relax or want to get up and dance. Gifted singers have the power to affect us in many waysemotionally, physically and mentally.But becoming a g
35、reat singer isnt as easy as listening to one. It takes practice, devotion and strong lungs! Just ask the well-known American opera（歌剧）star Carol Vaness.At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carols voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reac
36、h every person in the theater, without a microphone, even when shes singing softly. The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes.“When you breathe, its like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater,” Carol explains. “You have to take a lot of air into your lu
37、ngs.”According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is “how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and its lot softer. When I sing for children, theyre often surprised by how the vibrations strike their
38、earslike waves on a beach, ”Carol says. “In opera, the air doesnt just go out of your mouthit vibrates in your chest，the way a guitar vibrates when its played.”Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music. As she got older, she decided to become a music teacher. When
39、 she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her studies. Her voice teacher discovered that nineteen-year-old Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano voice-the highest singing voice for women.Carol decided to make opera her goal, not only because she loved to sing but also because
40、she loved the drama. Opera is a play in which the characters sing the words instead of speaking them. The stories of opera can be tragic or comical. They can be personal stories about two people falling in love or grand stories about kings and queens who lived long ago. As the characters in an opera
41、 sing, the emotions（情感）expressed by words and music come to life.Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has song for almost twenty years. But she has never forgotten where she started singing in the first palace.“Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it,” says Car
42、ol, “because singing is a great joy. Thats why I sing. In fact, thats why everybody sings.”17According to the passage, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City .Ais a five-story buildingBcan seat 4,000 peopleChas no microphone in itDcan project the singers voice18What is the best title for this passa
43、ge?AOpera Singing and Pop SingingBThe Way an Opera Star SingsCAn Opera StarDSinging without a Microphone19Which statement is true?AA pop singers lungs are usually stronger than those of an opera singersBOpera singing is more like speaking.CA pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer whe
44、n singing.DAn opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.20From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT that .ACarol once learned to play the pianoBCarol worked as a music teacherCCarol has been singing opera for 20 years or soDCarol is popular with Americans and
45、EuropeansI came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek. Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square, It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square.You have noticed that everything an Indian does is i
46、n a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting
47、 rich. The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and strong wind gave strength and continuous power. This knowledge came to us from the o
48、uter world with our brief. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a cir
49、cle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our places were like the nests of birds, an
50、d these were always set in a circle, the nations circle, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children.But the Wasichus (Indian word for “white people”) have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You c
51、an look at our boys and see how it is with us. Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age. But now it takes them very much longer to be bull - grown.21 According to the passage, the Indians _.A. dont have modern instruments
52、in their homesB. refused to move from round placesC. lived in round places, but were forced to live in square housesD. lived in round places, but then decided to move into square houses22Two things being compared in the passage are _.A. the Indians past and present living conditionsB. the Indians pa
53、st and modern beliefsC. the Indians old and new power D. people and nature23In the second paragraph “the four quarters” refers to _.A. the four rooms of the Indians house B. the four kinds of natural powerC. the four seasons D. the four directions24According to the author, once the Indians moved int
54、o square houses, _.A. they had to move to other houses B. boys took more time to grow into menC. they forgot the old way of life D. everyone was not happy参考答案【答案】1B2B3D4D【解析】1本题是主旨大意考查题。A、C、D三项只是其中的一个方面，不够全面。2细节题。答案在“Perhaps as many as 1 out of every 20 kids under the age of 18 have characteristics
55、of ADHD.”一句中。3细节题。答案在“Every time you see the letter A followed by the letter X,you have to press the space bar.”一句中。4本题是主旨大意理解题目。选项A、B两项只是实验中的某个方面，太片面。5C6B7C8D【解析】5C根据paragraph l倒数第一句suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents暗示出下文“The door to his room is always shut
56、”means the son keeps himself away from his parents6B根据paragraph 2可知父母无法读懂女儿的心思。7C根据paragraph 3最后一句便可知“the wall of silence”的意思。8D根据paragraph 4便可得知作为父母应更多地理解青少年的心理。9C10A11B12A 【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了在战争的地方需要有摄像师和记者来记录发生的一切，然而很多机构这样的人紧缺，他们就求助与自由职业者。9细节题。根据第二段后三行But major broadcaster sand the TV news agencies（部）
57、, such as Reuters and WTN, have never had enough staff（人员）to meet thje worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to freelance（自由职业的）TV cameramen.说明他们正是为了得到最新的图片，所以才求助与自由职业者，故C项正确。10推理题。根据第三段最后2行But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV compa
58、ny is not responsible for him. The freelance must survive on his own.说明这些人完全靠自己，在战地更要冒很大的危险，故A项正确。11推断题。根据第四段but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books,可知很多电视公司不愿雇佣很多摄影师。故B正确。12作者态度题：根据文章第一段最后3行It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record
59、 them, no matter how unpleasant they may be. As a result, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.都说明战地记者是非常危险的职业，可知作者对他们是同情的。A项正确。考点：考查新闻报告类短文阅读点评：本文举的例子可以帮助学生理解文章的主旨，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，答案在文章中可以直接找到。要求考生在仔细研读文本内容的情况下结合题目要求和选项内容作出合理的判
60、断。 13B14C15D16D【解析】13主旨大意题。从全文可知，作者建议人们注意键盘清洁。14词义猜测题。由下文可知，下文讲了键盘很脏。15细节理解题。从文中第五、六段可知。16细节理解题。从“Kidner, the consumer magazine editor of Which? Computing in a statement.”可知。17B18C19D20B【解析】略21C22A23D24B【解析】本文描述了一名印第安人认为该民族被白人从圆形建筑赶到方形房子之后，以前的种种祥和就此消失了。21细节题。阅读全文可知 A、B、D 不符合原文之意，而答案 C 是本文大意的描述。22细节题。根据本文内容可知全篇作者都在把过去的祥和与现在的不如人意进行对比，故选 A。23细节题。根据第 2 段and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gavethe south gavethe west gavethe north with 可知 D 为正确答案。24细节题。根据最后一段 But now it takes them very much longer to be bull-grown 可知现在男孩要长大需花费更长的时间。