1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家2015年高考阅读表达专项训练(二)阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题,然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的字数要求)。 AlInternet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.2 Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and
2、loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasnt that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Internet actually appeared to cause the bad feelings.3Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were . They
3、 expected that the Internet would prove socially healthier than television, since the Internet allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others freely.4The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being. Faceless, bo
4、diless “virtual” communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Internet makes users less satisfied with their lives.5 “But its important to remem
5、ber this is not about the technology, its about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the studys sponsors. “In really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”【文章大意】历时两年的研究表明,即便是一周只上几个小时网的人也比更
6、不经常上网的人更多地体会到坏心情和孤独感。1. Whats the main idea of the text?(no more than 10 words)答案:Internet may cause depression/Using the Internet may cause people to feel depressed(3分)(只要与主题相符, 表达无误, 得满分。)解析:主旨大意题。文章在第二段点出了文章的中心:也就是一个为期两年的研究的新发现:Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experie
7、nced more depression and loneliness,由此可知答案。2. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “logged on” in Paragraph 2? (no more than 3 words)答案:got online/surfed the internet/used the internet/was online/logged in等(3分)解析:词义推测题。这里指的就是上网,所以与之相关的动词都是正确的。3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper w
8、ords. (no more than 5 words)答案:contrary to their expectations/different from what they expected/beyond(out of/against) their expectations(与答案不相关的不得分, 相关但不准确酌情扣分)(3分)解析:信息补全题。下文所叙述的他们对于原来期待的研究结果的描述是:They expected that the Internet would prove socially healthier than television, 而真正的结果确实和这相反的,由此可知答案。4
9、. Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 4.(2 words)Experiencing the online may cause Internet users to feel their real lives unsatisfactory.答案:wider world(其他答案不给分) (2分)解析:信息补全和同义替代题。“cause Internet users to feel their real lives unsatisfactory”对应原文的“makes users less satisfied wi
10、th their lives.”“ Experiencing”对应该段的“exposure to”这些信息都在该段的最后一句话中,由此可以找到答案。5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.答案:这的确表明,在如何设计技术应用和技术服务方面考虑社会因素的必要性。(如果译文有误或很不通顺, 酌情扣分。)(4分)BOn the 15th of each month, a classroom at Pointers Run Elementary School in Maryland, is packed with
11、 volunteers. Students like Campbell Snoddy collect food that_ by students, parents and teachers from each classroom. Then, the children check to make sure the food isnt too old. After that, they sort it by category and put the cans and boxes into bags to be delivered to low-income senior citizens in
12、 the community. “I wanted to teach my daughter about philanthropy(慈善)” says Julie Rosenthal. Who started the non-profit program six years ago. “And I wanted to teach other kids in the community, too.” Children make their deliveries around the 15th of the month when money from monthly Social Security
13、 checks begins to run out and tough decisions between food and other needs have to be madeI am on a fixed income and the food has helped me out considerably, says Linda Testerman, a food receiver. It was really fun, and it was great to make the senior citizens happy, says Campbell. It was really coo
14、l. Sofia Merkowitz, another Food on the 15th volunteer, agrees. I really liked it because it made me feel really good that people were so happy that they got food. Rosenthal says that is why she has children do more than fill a bag with donated food. We want the children to have firsthand experience
15、 delivering the food to the people so that they can get that feeling of really making a difference in somebodys life, a positive difference. The program started with one school delivering 30 bags of groceries. It has grown each year, and now involves 10 schools and several churches. Food on the 15th
16、 has delivered more than12,000 bags so far. Rosenthals goal is to expand Food on the 15th across the country and around the world【文章大意】为了让学生自己的孩子以及社区的其他的孩子学习慈善,Julie Rosenthal6年前发起、组织了一个非盈利的慈善活动,为食不果腹者捐助食物,让孩子们学会关爱他人,培养他们的社会责任感。1.List the four things that the students do with the food in the program
17、 Food on the 15th. (no more than 30 words) 1. collect the food check to make sure the food is good sort the food and put it into bags deliver the food to people in need 解析:封闭型问题。文章在第一段提到了在这一慈善活动中学生对于食物要做的事情: collect food ,check to make sure the food isnt too old. sort it by category and put the cans
18、 and boxes into bags to be delivered to low-income senior citizens in the community。由于字数限制,在填写答案时要注意提炼、改写,尤其是第两个要点。2.Fill in the blank with proper words to complete the sentence in the first paragraph. (no more than 5 words) 2. has been donated/ has been given解析:信息补全题。这里指的是被志愿者捐赠的食物,that指代的是先行词food,
19、所以用被动语态,强调的是结果,所以用完成时。3.On what purpose did Julie Rosenthal start the non-profit program? (no more than 15 words) 3. She wanted to teach her daughter and other kids about philanthropy. 解析:封闭型问题。由第二段Julie Rosenthal所说的话可以看出,她发起这一活动的目的就是想让自己的孩子还有社区里其他的孩子学习一些关于慈善。如果上不留意,答案中就会遗漏“other kids”。4.Translate t
20、he underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese. 4.该活动的规模逐年扩大,现在已有十所学校及好几个教堂加入进来。解析:句子翻译题。 在翻译时要注意,主语it指代的是上文所说的“The program”,同时还要注意多义词“involve”在句中的具体意思:牵涉,涉及,然后根据具体语境灵活翻译。5.Would you like to become a volunteer of this program? Why? (no more than 20 words) 5. Yes. Because I can learn about philanthropy such kind of programme. 开放型问题。 答案不唯一。 根据文意合理作答,回答形式和内容要与问题一致。 - 3 - 版权所有高考资源网