1、英语知识复习 拓展精练 （12）高考资源网高考资源网 高考资源网高考资源网阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题：每小题3分，满分45分）ADespite their name, the Want Family dont want much. They want enough money for a nice house and a holiday every year. But they dont want to be millionaires. They want to do well at their jobs. But they dont want to be the b
2、ig boss. They do want to spend time improving their garden, visiting their families and taking their two kids, Nicolas and Leuan, to McDonalds for lunch. But they dont want to be famous. The Wants just want to be normal. Thats why they are famous. They have been selected as the most normal family in
3、 Britain. After a six-month search for the most ordinary family in Britain, the Wants were selected from hundreds of applicants. John Want works in marketing for a food company. Claire has a part-time job renting out childrens play equipment. John doesnt understand why they were chosen to represent
4、ordinary English families. How are they normal? That is not a bad question. Nearly everyone does some of the things that the Wants do. But very few people do all of them. There have been great changes in the social structure of British life. It is becoming more common for people to have children whe
5、n they are older than the Wants, and to have one child instead of two. A household with two children may be headed by a single parent, usually the mother. Or perhaps dad and mum are still together, but not married. Or maybe dad and mum are married. Dad goes out to work and mum stays at home and look
6、s after the kids. They have traditional values. Every weekend the whole family goes to church. “What we have here is not an average family, but a traditional family,” says Cary Cooper, professor of philosophy at Lancaster University. “There is no such thing as a normal family anymore, in the way the
7、re was 20 or 30 years ago. Of course the Wants exist, but for what do we need to celebrate them?” Perhaps because we think normal families are an endangered species. Examples of them have to be preserved to show future generations.1. The Wants were selected as the most normal family in Britain becau
8、se_. A. they represent traditional English families B. they dont want much C. they dont want to be famous D. they want to be normal2. The following statements describe the great changes in British life EXCEPT _.A. people have kids later than 20 or 30 years ago B. some children are brought up by a si
9、ngle parent C. its more common for families to have only one kid D. most families go to church every weekend3. We may infer from the passage that _. A. most of British families hold traditional values B. future generations are eager to learn from traditional families C. traditional families are beco
10、ming fewer and fewer D. traditional families no longer exist in Britain4. What might be the most suitable title for this passage? A. An Ordinary Family B. A Normal But Special Family C. Celebration of a Family Competition D. Families of Future GenerationsBGeneral Electric has found robots far more p
11、roductive in some work than human workers. In one case, a robot saved enough to pay for itself in ten months. At Ford Motor Company, about fifty small robots are deftly fitting light bulbs into dashboards and speakers into car radios.The next phase of the computer revolution may well turn out to be
12、the robot revolution. Robots have been fixtures in comedy and science fiction for a long time, but the first industrial robot wasnt used in the United States until 1961. Industrial robots scarcely resemble the stereotyped humanoid with flashing eyes and a combinations chest. Theyre basically just co
13、mbinations of a computer with very deft and efficient producing machines. Whats really new, of course, is the extent to which these electronic wonders are transforming the way people work and the composition of the work force, especially in Japan. There are about 36,000 robots working in Japan and a
14、pproximately 6,500 in the United States. In early 1982, Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor, predicted that by 1990 half the workers in U.S. factories would be specialists trained to service and repair robots.Its easy to see why these “steel-collar workers” can be preferable to their human coun
15、terparts. They cause fewer personnel problems: theyre never absent, and they never ask for more holidays, take vacations, or file grievances. They also give more consistent attention to quality control, are more efficient and effective performers, and are definitely cheaper to keep. Robots, which co
16、st about $30,000 to $150,000 each, usually work two shifts a gay. The displaced workers would draw salaries and benefits of about $790,000 a year. However, robots still cannot replace all facets of the human worker. The automated factory is feasible, but when it comes to reason and informed decision
17、s, robots are still in the same league with machines, at least for now.5. The details given in the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2 _. A. illustrate the technical superiority of Japanese technology over American technologyB. warn against the possibility that robot workers will replace human worke
18、rsC. show the growth in acceptance of robot workers worldwideD. prove the need to catch up with Japanese technology6. In Line 3 Paragraph 1, the word “deftly” means _.A. clumsilyB. expensivelyC. lightlyD. skillfully7. In this passage, the author shows preference in favor of _.A. General ElectricB. s
19、teel-collar workers C. more factory personnelD. Ford Motor8. The writer of this passage probably _.A. sees a role for both robot and human factory workersB. wants to see more robots employed in factoriesC. feels threatened by robotsD. believes robots make manufacturing much easierCA study involving
20、8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWesl that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, are particularly worrying as this generation of young people is
21、 likely to be burdened with greater debts than any before.University tuition fees (学费) are currently capped at 3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.In the research, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four d
22、ifferent loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average 31,000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or tra
23、ining, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than 10,000. Average debts for graduates are 12, 363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said, “The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger th
24、ey become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively.Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They ha
25、ve just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweathcr, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.9. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?A. St
26、udents understand personal finances differently.B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.D. The students payback ability has become a major issue.10. The phrase “to raise the ceiling” in paragraph 2 probably means _.A. to raise th
27、e student loans B. to improve the school facilitiesC. to lift the school building roofs D. to increase the upper limit of the tuition11. According to Stephen Moir, students_.A. should learn to manage their finances wellB. are too young to be exposed to financial issuesC. should maintain a positive a
28、ttitude when facing loans D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance12. What can we learn from the passage?A. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.B. Many British teenagers do not know money matters well.C. Financial planning is a required course at college. D. Young people sh
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34、pets?A. Choose the holiday in Devon. B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008. D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii.14. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?A. It provides chances of family gatherings. B. It provides customers with good food. C. I
35、t offers a sports lesson. D. It offers comfortable rooms. 15. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?A. You can have free meals on deck every day.B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.D. You have to do your own packing and unpac
36、king. 第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently. 16 First of all, remember that you are not al
37、one. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen as often as possible. 17 The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealM. The RealPlayer allows you
38、to use the Internet like a radio station.Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated by limited understanding. 18 Here is some of the advice I give my students:Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything. Stay relaxed when you do not understand
39、, and try listening to the material for more times. Do not translate everything into your native language. 19 Dont concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas. Listen to something you enjoy.I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany
40、. In the beginning, when I didnt understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. This method usually resulted in confusion. 20 Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed tha
41、t even if I didnt pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.A. But you cant follow a native English speaker at all!B. What should you do?C. But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!D. However, after several weeks, I got used to the new environment in Germany.E. So, what you need to do is to find listening resources.F. Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts.G. Listen for the general idea of the conversation. 高考资源网参考答案高考资源网高考资源网 ADCBC DBACD ABACB高考资源网 AEBGF高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网
