1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。阅读提升作业(五)Module 2Period 1阅读理解ABrazil has become one of the developing worlds greatest successes in reducing population growth-but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, B
2、razil has had a better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard. Brazils population growth rate has dropped from 2. 99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1. 93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2. 7 children on average. Martine says this figure may ha
3、ve fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other third world countries. Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas(通俗电视剧)and installment(分期付款)plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth ra
4、te. Brazil is one of the worlds biggest producers of soap operas. Colobo, Brazils most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities. “Although
5、 they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction(生育), they describe middle and upper class valuesnot many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working, ”says Martine. “They sent this message to all parts of Brazil and made people realize other patte
6、rns of family life and other values, which were put into a very attractive package. ”Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. “This led to a change in consumption(消费)patterns and consumption did not get along well with unlimited reproduction, ”says Martine. 【
7、语篇概述】本文主要描述了巴西偶然降低了人口增长的经过。1. The underlined phrase “puts it down to” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _ . A. considers the cause of it to beB. finds it a reason forC. looks it on asD. compares it to【解析】选A。词义猜测题。put sth. down to归结的原因是。由第二、三段的关系可以推出答案选A。2. Soap operas have helped lower Brazils
8、 birth rate because _ . A. they keep people sitting long hours watching TVB. they have gradually changed peoples way of lifeC. people are drawn to their attractive packageD. they make birth control measures popular【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的描述, 肥皂剧中的中上层阶级的观念少生孩子、妇女参加工作等, 使巴西人慢慢地改变自己的家庭观念和生活模式。3. What is M
9、artines conclusion about Brazils population growth? A. The increase in the birth rate will increase consumption. B. The desire for consumption helps to reduce the birth rate. C. Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory. D. A countrys production is limited by its population gr
10、owth. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段可推出B。分期付款鼓励穷人成为消费者, 改变了他们的消费模式, 而高消费与无节制的生育相矛盾, 故巴西人少生孩子, 由此推出B。如选C, 则应在reproduction前加unlimited。4. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Brazil: the developing worlds successB. Soap operas and installment plansC. Brazil: reducing the birth rate by accidentD. Learn from
11、 Brazil【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章开头第一句是全文的主题句, C项标题中有概括全文的中心词: reducing. . . by accident, 即巴西偶然降低了人口增长。文章主要讲人口方面的问题, 所以A项题目太大, 其余项没有抓住要点。BMany of us have become so reliant(依赖的)on our smartphones that we use them to carry out a staggering(令人难以相信的)221 tasks every day. A study of 2, 000 smartphone owners shows th
12、at the average user reaches for their phone at 7: 31 am each morning, to check personal emails and Facebook. And before theyve even got out of bed, the majorityof people check the weather, read the news, and send a text or two to friends. It also appeared that people will check the train times, do t
13、heir banking and update Instagram early on in the day. In an average week, the research discovered that users pick up their phone more than 1, 500 times to complete various tasks from emails to playing games and posting to social media. And the average smartphone user is on their phone for three hou
14、rs and sixteen minutes a day. This amounts to almost one full day a week using their phone, so its no wonder almost four in ten users admitted feeling lost without their tool. Many owners also admitted to finding themselves using their phone without realizing theyre doing so, with two thirds saying
15、they have managed to log in and browse Facebook without thinking. And surprisingly, four in ten said they have, at one time or another, checked their emails automatically(自动地)without thinking. The study has also revealed that our smartphones are now becoming more of ago-to-gadget, replacing desktops
16、 and laptops, which people only turn to for, on average, 140 tasks in a typical day. 【语篇概述】一项研究对2 000名智能手机用户进行了调查, 用户每周看手机的次数超过1 500次, 每天要花费3小时16分钟在手机上。科学数据告诉你: 屏奴时代已经来临! 5. Tasks carried out on smartphones are about _ more than those on desktops and laptops. A. 221B. 140C. 1 500D. 80【解析】选D。数字计算题。根据
17、文章第一段221和最后一段140, 两者相减可知D为正确选项。6. On average, how long do people spend on their phone a week? A. Three hours and sixteen minutes. B. Almost one full day. C. About two days. D. It isnt mentioned in the passage. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句This amounts to almost one full day a week using their phone. . .
18、可知B为正确选项。7. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph? A. People often use their phone unconsciously(无意识地). B. One third managed to browse Facebook without thinking. C. Half of the people checked their emails automatically. D. Six in ten people dont check their emails. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第四段第一句“许多用户也承认, 他们使用手机的时候根本没有意识到自己在做什么”, 故选A。8. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Are we addicted to our smartphones? B. The functions of smartphonesC. The disadvantages of smartphonesD. Smartphones will take the place of desktops and laptops【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍了我们非常依赖智能手机。故选A。关闭Word文档返回原板块
