1、2015浙江省淳安县英语一轮阅读理解选练（3）（答案）阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。The Queens English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queens Christmas broadcasts had found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in he
2、r pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received. Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germanys University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as I know, there just is nobody e
3、lse for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow chan
4、ges that we dont notice from year to year.”“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been heard saying thet men in the bleck het. Now it would be that man in the black hat. And hame rather than home. In t
5、he 1950s she would have been lorst, but by the 1970s lost.”The Queens broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (传统火鸡午餐).The results were
6、published (发表) in the Journal of Phonetics.46. The Queens broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because _. A. she has been Queen for many years B. she has a less upper-class accent now C. her speeches are familiar to many people D. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years47. Which of the f
7、ollowing is an example of a less noble accent in English? A. “duaty” B. “citee” C. “hame” D. “lorst” 48. We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _. A. speech sounds B. Christmas customsC. TV broadcasting D. personal messages49. What is the text mainly about?A. The r
8、elationship between accents and social classes.B. The Queens Christmas speeches on TV.C. The changes in a persons accent.D. The recent development of the English language. 参考答案-46-549、DBAC阅读理解Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit（诉讼）against the search giant over priva
9、cy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program.In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund （基金）for privacy education the company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some
10、 cases exposed the lists of persons touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course.“Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that weve reached a settlement regarding Go
11、ogle Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.“The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address usersconcerns,” Google wrote.Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail
12、was included in the settlement unless they decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet Court for the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者)
13、 for privacy problem involving Buzz and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into Googles collection of Wi Fi data with Street View mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training amon
14、g employees.58“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to .来源:学.科.网ABuzzBGmailCGoogleDStreet View 59What will Google do to protect its users privacy?AFurther educate its staff.BPay cash to its users.CHold a fairness hearing.DStop collecting its users data.60According to the passage, .AGoogle
15、 was accused of cheating its users.BGoogle users are all affected by the settlementCGoogle often sent a message to its users throughout the worldDGoogles Street View mapping service is questioned by federal regulators【答案】 58-60: CAD 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AHow to improve my life?
16、 Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. Theyll say, This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it. Of course not! You dont have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors. I know someone who says she just accepts what life
17、 gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls doing her best?
18、 She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it. Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting(运用) the effor
19、t to live the life of our dreams. Remember that you reap what you sow. You just dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Dont expect your luck to change unless you do something a
20、bout it. If something goes wrong, dont just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. Its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.If someones life is in the trouble, do y
21、ou just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, dont just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve your life
22、.1 According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life _. A. Doesnt need improving B. couldnt be improved C. will be better some day D. Will be worse in the future 2 What does the author think of the womans life? A. positive B. satisfying C. colorful D. passive3.Which of the following statements is
23、 the authors opinion? A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging. B. Your luck can be changed by your efforts C. You can only achieve success when God wills it. D. You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.4 In Para.5, the author emphasized the importance of _. A. positive action B.
24、positive thinking C. hope for the best D. intention to succeed 5 The text is mainly written to advise you to _. A. understand yourself B. improve your life C. believe in yourself D. change your normal way A篇【解析】B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she c
25、an to improve it”和第四段的“She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”，可知该女子接受现在的生活是因为她认为她已经尽力，但生活却未能改变。D。作者态度题。作者认为该女子只是重复日常活动，并没有“doing her best”，所以是passive (消极的)。B。细节理解题。根据第五段的“Dont expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it”，可知B为正确答案。A。细节理解题。第五段主要强调行动，而不仅仅靠运气、思想或希望。尤其是
26、根据末句的“Its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively”，可知A为正确答案。B。文章意图题。从文章的首句和尾句可以得到提示。 阅读理解Katharine Mehtas mother likes to joke that the first sentence her daughter said was “I love dogs.” Its not the fact，but its certainly true in spirit. “When I was young，my grandmother told
27、 me about how she sometimes found stray dogs and cats，and kept them on her farm as pets，” says Katharine.“That made me wonder what would happen when animals didnt have a home.I felt horrible thinking that they might be hungry or could get hit by a car.”But what could a little girl do? The answer cam
28、e during a trip to a park in her New York City neighborhood two years ago，where she met volunteers from Mighty Mutts，a local nokill animal rescue organization.“I thought maybe I could earn some money and give it to them，” she says.Since Katharine had plenty of practice taking care of her own dog，she
29、 decided to start a summer dogwalking service. She chose two friends and，with their parents permission，the group put up homemade posters with their phone numbers and a bargain price50 cents an hour.Before long they had 15 dogs in their care.“We walked two or three at a time with one mother helping o
30、ut，” she says.“By the end of that summer，wed collected $45.” That fall Katharine and her mother，Loma，came up with another mini enterprise to raise money for Mighty Muttsselling freshbaked shortbread to their neighbors.The 11yearold，who starts sixth grade this fall，has become a nonstop campaigner.Her
31、 mother says，“When she sees somebody with a dog，she starts a conversation and tells them to donate to Mighty Mutts.”Katharines passion comes from the heart.“It makes me cry to think that strays might be_put_to_sleep when theres a group that can find new homes for them，” Katharine says.“But it makes
32、me smile to know I can help.”Notes：stray adj.流浪的shortbread n黄油甜酥饼【语篇解读】 本文主要讲了11岁女孩Katharine是如何关爱和帮助流浪狗等小动物的。1Katharines love of dogs comes from _.Aher grandmothers influenceBher mothers influenceCthe influence of an organizationDseeing a dog killed by a car答案A细节理解题。由第二段可知，Katharine关心流浪狗是受奶奶的影响。2How
33、 did Katharine help the organizationMighty Mutts?ABy walking stray dogs.BBy giving shortbread to stray dogs.CBy collecting money.DBy making speeches everywhere.答案C推理判断题。由第三、四段可知，Katharine为别人遛狗挣钱，然后捐给Mighty Mutts，并且经常劝说养狗的人为Mighty Mutts捐款，故选C。3The underlined part “be put to sleep” in the last paragra
34、ph means “_”Ato be supplied with a comfortable place for sleepingBto be given drugs so that they can die without painCto be made unconscious before a medical operationDto be made to sleep答案B词义猜测题。Katharine很有爱心，非常关心无家可归的小动物，所以她一想到流浪的小动物被人们用药物所谓“仁道地”杀死，她就会心痛地流泪。put to sleep意为“用药物使(长眠)，无痛苦地杀死”。4What would be the best title for the passage?AKatharine and her petsBAn organization for rescuing stray dogsCPet dogs are popular with childrenDA little girl helps strays答案D主旨大意题。全文主要讲述了小女孩Katharine帮助、关爱流浪狗，故正确答案为D。
