1、规范练(九) .阅读理解AI have two kids， a boy and a girl. I dont worry about my girl； Im sure shell be well trained in mixed martial arts. I worry about my son. Im pretty sure hes going to be feminine (女性化的). Sorry to say that， but lets face it. No dad wants his son to go feminine.At the rate were moving in a
2、 couple of years you wont be able to tell the difference between boys and girls. Sound extreme？ Think about this. In every movie where advanced timetraveling beings come to our planet theres one constant： You cant tell the male aliens from the female aliens！But thats the future. Kids today are soft
3、and fat. People ask why. Is it junk food？ No. Junk food has been around for fifty years. Is it video games？ No. Video games have been around for thirty years. None of the kids playing them back in the day were terribly obese. Were all scratching our heads trying to figure out what weve introduced to
4、 society to ruin our kids. But its not anything weve added that has ruined our kids. Its stuff weve gotten rid of.Take the gym rope for example. Remember that thing that stretched from the floor to the ceiling in your gym class that you could never climb？ Most of the kids couldnt make it to the top.
5、 But that wasnt the point； the point was you had to try while some middleaged guy who couldnt make it up a flight of stairs shouted at you. We should have put our son on that rope， and given him a head start. But we didnt want to shame the boy， so we took it down.Taking down the rope would be a good
6、 idea if there were no ropes in life. But theyre everywhere. You just cant see them. Theyre in every goal unrealized and expectation not met. The point everyone missed about the rope is you werent supposed to make it to the top. It was there to create a fire that burned in the oversize belly of ever
7、y kid.语篇解读现在的孩子普遍变得比以前软弱和肥胖了，这究竟是为什么呢？1.What is the example of aliens used to show？A.Girls are growing like boys.B.Boys are going feminine.C.There are really timetraveling beings.D.Alien movies are popular with children.解析：考查推理判断。文章第一段谈到作者担心儿子会变得女性化，再根据第二段首句和最后一句的内容可知，这个外星人的例子就是用来证明男孩越来越女性化的观点的。此外，第
8、三段的前两句也是提示。答案：B2.What causes kids today to be soft and fat？A.Junk food.B.Video games.C.Stuff introduced to society.D.Things removed from society.解析：考查细节理解。根据第三段的“Its stuff weve gotten rid of”可知，是我们丢弃的事物毁掉了我们的孩子，即让现在的孩子变得软弱和肥胖。“Its stuff weve gotten rid of”其实是个省略形式的强调句，补充完整是“Its stuff weve gotten rid
9、 of that has ruined our kids”。答案：D3.How does the author find teenagers today？A.They have too much dignity.B.They are overprotected.C.They are less independent.D.They are thought too highly of.解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“We should have put our son on that rope，and given him a head start. But we didnt want to s
10、hame the boy， so we took it down”可推知现在的孩子都被家长“过度保护着”。答案：B4.What does the rope probably symbolize？A.Goals.B.Expectations.C.Competition. D.Assistance.解析：考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“Taking down the rope would be a good idea if there were no ropes in life. But theyre everywhere. You just cant see them. Theyre in eve
11、ry goal unrealized and expectation not met”可知生活中处处都有“绳子”，只是人们看不到，它们存在于每一个未实现的目标和未达成的期望中，再结合第四段提到的gym rope的作用可知，rope其实象征着生活中的竞争。答案：CBFrom a college designed specifically for high school students to one that doesnt provide students with grades， here are some of the countrys most unique institutions.Be
12、rea College， Berea， KentuckyThe first interracial， coeducational college in the South， Berea specializes in attracting students who may be otherwise unable to afford a college education. Berea students come from families with an average household income of $30，000， which is why the schools financial
13、 aid program is so important.Deep Springs College， Deep Springs， CaliforniaDeep Springs， formerly an allmale school， has one of the smallest student bodies in the country at 26. The college accepts only 10% of its applicants， and maintains its own cattle herd. Students enjoy the schools isolated loc
14、ation45 miles away from the nearest established town. Electricity is generated mainly through solar power， and the college sometimes sells excess electricity to Pacific Gas & Electric.The Evergreen State College， Olympia， WashingtonAt Evergreen， students dont receive traditional letter grades. Inste
15、ad， professors issue narrative (叙述的) evaluations of students work at the end of each term. The curriculum is structured around the “Coordinated Studies Program”， which focuses on providing students with a wellrounded education across a number of different areas. The college sits on 1，000 breathtakin
16、g acres， a portion of it on Puget Sound.Hampshire College， Amherst， MassachusettsConsidered an “experimenting” college because of its constantly changing curriculum， Hampshire College doesnt feature a traditional grading system. Instead， the school requires students to complete three different divis
17、ions， which feature different classes. Once the project is completed， its not given a grade， but a written evaluation， as other projects students complete throughout their time at Hampshire are.语篇解读本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了四所特立独行的大学。5.Which of the following suits students from families with a lower income？A.Th
18、e Evergreen State College.B.Deep Springs College.C.Hampshire College.D.Berea College.解析：考查细节理解。根据Berea College，Berea，Kentucky部分中的“Berea specializes in attracting students who may be otherwise unable to afford a college education. which is why the schools financial aid program is so important”可知，该大学主
19、要针对那些读不起大学的学生，而且学校会有一些经济援助项目。故选D。答案：D6.What can we learn about The Evergreen State College？A.It attaches great value to students different kinds of knowledge.B.Its most famous for its outstanding teaching quality.C.It only provides examination scores for students.D.It focuses on students handson exp
20、erience.解析：考查推理判断。根据The Evergreen State College，Olympia， Washington部分中的“The curriculum is structured around the Coordinated Studies Program，which focuses on providing students with a wellrounded education across a number of different areas”可知，这个学校比较注重学生在不同领域的知识，故选A。答案：A7.How are the students judged
21、in Hampshire College？A.By receiving traditional letter grades.B.By using a computer examination grading system.C.By evaluating their performance of three divisions.D.By checking if they can design financial aid programs.解析：考查细节理解。根据Hampshire College，Amherst，Massachusetts部分中的“.the school requires stu
22、dents to complete three different divisions， which feature different classes. Once the project is completed，its not given a grade，but a written evaluation.”可知，学生在完成三个分段的学习之后会收到书面评价。答案：C.完形填空My old laptop was literally falling apart at the seams(接缝). Though I took good care of it so that the wires wo
23、uldnt fall out， telling myself _1_ to save important files so that they wouldnt be _2_ when the computer died， one day the screen still went black. Then I looked online to see if there was a(n) _3_. The series of steps involved seemed _4_， similar to hopping(单足蹦跳) on one foot while singing “My Count
24、ry， Tis of Thee” backwards. But it worked. The only problem was my battery could neither be charged nor _5_， so from then on I had to meet my deadlines.That was _6_. Yet once I admitted it was inconvenient but not a(n) _7_， things got better in the end. I _8_ myself that in years past Id worked on h
25、eavy desktop computers and thought _9_ of it. In college Id typed on a typewriter. In high school I wrote with a pen.Heres a fact： When Im annoyed， its usually a _10_ that Ive overlooked something in the thankfulness department. The only _11_ my laptop situation could even be annoying was that I had
26、 work to do.Annoyances are real， and _12_ are never the whole story. I complain in the long checkout line at the grocery store， forgetting that I get to wait _13_ I have money to buy food. I become angry about _14_ clothes after a sudden rain， overlooking the fact that we cant live without water. I
27、glare at an interruption from my kids， _15_ the astonishing fact that I have a large and loving family.This morning Im writing on a brand new laptop. It functions _16_， and every single letter on the keyboard works. I am thankful for how much _17_ it is for me to do my work now.To be honest， the ann
28、oyance of my laptop was _18_. It helped me remember that when life is inconvenient， I need to _19_ annoyances as a hint (暗示) that I need to look at the situation from a different view， and _20_ thanks.语篇解读生活，有多少烦恼，就有多少甘甜。从不同的角度去看待烦恼，才能懂得感恩。1.A.firmly B.frequentlyC.gradually D.differently解析：根据语境可知，此处
29、指作者频繁地(frequently)提醒自己保存重要文件以防电脑死机时文件丢失(lost)。答案：B2.A.destroyed B.lostC.rewritten D.cancelled解析：参见上题解析。答案：B3.A.choice B.accessC.link D.fix解析：根据下文的“But it worked.The only problem was my battery”可知，此处说的应是作者上网去查是否有“解决方法(fix)”。答案：D4.A.awesome B.suitableC.complex D.ridiculous解析：根据下文中的“similar to hopping(
30、单足蹦跳) on one foot while singing My country，Tis of Thee backwards”可知，此处指的是网上找到的解决方法所包含的步骤似乎很荒谬，但起作用了。ridiculous“荒谬的”。答案：D5.A.reused B.restartedC.replaced D.recreated解析：根据上下文语境可知，此处是说电池充不了电，也“更换(replaced)”不了。答案：C6.A.wonderful B.troublesomeC.surprising D.disappointing解析：根据下文中的“inconvenient” “annoyed” “
31、annoying”和“Annoyances”可知，此处指那是令人讨厌的。troublesome“令人讨厌的，令人烦恼的”。答案：B7.A.accident B.incidentC.problem D.catastrophe解析：作者承认这件事情给自己带来了不便，但并不是“灾难(catastrophe)”，事情最终都向好的方面发展了。答案：D8.A.reminded B.warnedC.promised D.convinced解析：此处是作者在安慰自己，因此这里指的应是作者“提醒(reminded)”自己，在过去的几年里，自己在笨重的台式电脑上工作都觉得算不了什么。答案：A9.A.somethi
32、ng B.anythingC.nothing D.everything解析：参见上题解析。think nothing of sth.“不把放在心上，对满不在乎”。答案：C10.A.sign B.symptomC.point D.rule解析：根据语境可知，此处指当作者觉得烦恼的时候，这通常是一种“征兆(sign)”，表明作者忽视了一些需要感恩的东西。答案：A11.A.reality B.resultC.excuse D.reason解析：作者的电脑的状况甚至令其烦恼的唯一理由就是，他还有工作要做，言外之意就是没有工作的人就不会有这种烦恼。答案：D12.A.then B.yetC.still D
33、.nor解析：烦恼是真的，“然而”却不是全部的情况。前后句之间是转折关系，故选yet。答案：B13.A.because B.untilC.when D.though解析：(当作者)抱怨杂货店付款处的长长的队伍(时)，他忘记了自己之所以等待是因为自己还有钱买食物。前后之间是因果关系，故选because。答案：A14.A.shabby B.untidyC.unfashionable D.wet解析：根据下文中的“after a sudden rain”可知，此处表示作者因突遇大雨衣服湿透而气愤，却忽视了一个事实：没有水，我们则无法生存。答案：D15.A.remembering B.recogniz
34、ingC.ignoring D.admitting解析：被孩子打扰了作者就对孩子怒目而视，忽视了(ignoring)一个令人惊奇的事实：自己有一个充满爱的大家庭。上文中的“forgetting”“overlooking”亦是提示。答案：C16.A.smoothly B.basicallyC.vividly D.unsteadily解析：根据上文中的“a brand new laptop”和下文中的“every single letter on the keyboard works”可知，此处指的是电脑运行得很流畅(smoothly)。答案：A17.A.heavier B.saferC.easi
35、er D.harder解析：新电脑运行流畅，作者工作起来自然会简单(easier)得多了。答案：C18.A.avoidable B.usefulC.bearable D.controversial解析：根据下文中的“It helped me”可知，此处指电脑带来的烦恼是“有益的(useful)”。答案：B19.A.elect B.describeC.regard D.appoint解析：根据上下文语境可知，此处指的是作者需要把烦恼看作(regard)自己要从不同的角度来看待问题，懂得感恩的一种暗示。答案：C20.A.accept B.valueC.obtain D.give解析：参见上题解析。答案：D
