1、专题一 阅读理解训练10写作目的A(导学号59430072)Building a company website is one of the most important parts of creating a successful business.But designing a website can be timeconsuming and expensive.Web designers are difficult to work with，even though youre paying them.There are cheaper ways to establish your com
2、pany online，and W stands out among them.W offers free HTML5 and Flash website design that you can do on your own，without having to pay a pricey web designer.With unlimited space for as many pages as you want，customized looks，photo galleries，blog platform capabilities，and social networking buttons，W
3、has everything a business of any size needs to make an impact online.You get full control over what information fills in the blanks，and you dont have to know a thing about HTML to make this work.The way your website looks says a lot about your company.W does that，and it does it for free.Another thin
4、g that makes W the most affordable option in creating a website is that you dont have to pay for a separate web hostevery page created on W is hosted on W，free of charge.The Internet is the marketplace of ideas: your company needs to share what you think.If you think just because you dont sell a pro
5、duct online you dont need a website，youre dead wrong.No matter what kind of business you have，if you want to reach an audience，you want to have a website that speaks to people.W lets you do that as quickly and easily as possible for free.If you have a bigger budget，W has more options than just the f
6、ree website design.You can choose to upgrade (升级) to the adless version which wont fill up your customers screens when they visit your site.But if the most important thing to you is getting your companys name online right now，try W today.【语篇解读】本文介绍了一个网络平台W，通过该平台人们可以免费或低成本设计公司的网站。1W is meant to _Asel
7、l products on the InternetBattract more customers onlineCbuild a companys website cheapDcollect any possible information解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“There are cheaper ways to establish your company online，and W stands out among them.”可知，W用低成本建公司网站。答案：C2What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?AWays of finding free s
8、ervice.BAdvantages of W.CSkills of creating websites.DTricks of running a company.解析：段落大意题。第二段主要介绍了W的优点，如：它可以提供给用户免费的HTML5和Flash网站设计、无限的网页空间等。答案：B3If you create a company website on W，you _Ahave to be a good web designerBwont do it easily and quicklyCcan share ideas with customersDmust upgrade to th
9、e adless version解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的第一句“The Internet is the marketplace of ideas: your company needs to share what you think”及最后两句“No matter what kind.you want to have a website that speaks to people.W lets you do that as quickly and easily as possible for free”可知，如果你在W上建一个公司网站，你就可以与顾客分享想法。答案：C4Whats t
10、he purpose of the text?ATo teach a budget lesson.BTo make an advertisement.CTo present a website design.DTo introduce a new business.解析：写作意图题。本文主要是在为W做广告，介绍它的服务内容及优点，让人们使用该平台。文章的最后一句更明确地表明了作者的写作意图。答案：BB(导学号59430073)When Luke went to university he thought he would be embarking on a new journey in lif
11、e and getting his own place.In the UK，its common to fly the nest (另立门户) at a fairly young age.Many choose a flatshare; others make plans to get on the property ladder.But the current economic situation forced Luke back to his mums house at the age of 27.And hes not alone: a quarter of young adults i
12、n the UK now live with their parents.The Office for National Statistics said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with their parents in 2013.Lack of jobs and the high cost of renting accommodation made Luke change his plans.Hes frustrated.“Theres something very diff
13、icult about being an adult living in an environment where youre still a child，”he says.“It limits me socially；sometimes I feel it limits me professionally.”Indeed，many young people have no choice but to stay at “the hotel of Mum and Dad”Krissy had to return home after a year away and now lives in ra
14、ther cramped conditions，sharing the familys threebedroom house with her siblings.She says they_end_up_getting_on each others_nerves when its time to use the bathroom in the morning.Of course，residing with your parents is not unusual in some countries.Economic conditions，culture，or family traditions
15、mean many young people stay at home until they get hitched.Even then，it can be too expensive to rent or buy a house and the married couples continue to live at one of their parents homes.But some parents seem to enjoy having their kids back at home.Janices daughters are part of whats being called “t
16、he boomerang generation”She says，“I get to share their lives with them，and Ive got to know them all as adults.We have the sort of conversations that good friends do.”So for some its a winwin situationspending time with your families，and saving money.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要陈述了年轻人大学毕业后与父母共同生活的社会现象。5How is t
17、he passage developed?ABy listing figures.BBy giving examples.CBy analyzing causes. DBy making comparisons.解析：写作手法题。文章写作手法有举例子、讲道理、列数字和作比较等。通读全文，本文列举了卢克、克莉丝和珍妮丝女儿的例子，用举例子的写作手法来陈述年轻人大学毕业后与父母共同生活的社会现象。答案：B6We can learn from the passage that _Aliving with parents is common in some countriesBall the pare
18、nts enjoy residing with their childrenCthe author approves of childrens living with parentsDJanice belongs to a group called “the boomerang generation”解析：细节理解题。由第六段中的“residing with your parents is not unusual in some countries”可得知A项正确。B项中的“all the parents”表达过于绝对，文中只是说有一些父母喜欢和孩子住在一起，故B项错误。文章只是说明了一个现象
19、，并没有明确提出作者的观点，故C项错误。根据倒数第二段中的“Janices daughters are part of whats being called the boomerang generation”可以判断D项错误。答案：A7What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph ?AThey get on very well with each other.BThey shout at each other angrily.CThey finally make each other annoyed.DThey ar
20、e unwilling to share with each other.解析：句意理解题。由第五段中的“Krissy had to return home after a year away and now lives in rather cramped conditions，sharing the familys threebedroom house with her siblings”“when its time to use the bathroom in the morning”可知，目前克莉丝和家里的兄弟姐妹共同住在三居室的房子里面，所以当早上使用浴室的时候会有不便之处，故“the
21、y end up getting on each others nerves”意思应是他们最终都使对方心烦意乱。答案：C8What is the purpose of the passage?A. To persuade children into living on their own after getting married.BTo show the present situation of young people living with their parents.CTo compare the advantages and disadvantages of residing wit
22、h parents.DTo present the problems young adults may face after going to university.解析：写作目的题。文章主要陈述了年轻人大学毕业后与父母共同生活的社会现象，因此作者写作的目的就是展示年轻人和父母共同生活的一种现状。答案：BCEF (English First) is the worlds leading privately owned education company.Founded in 1965，EF operates in over 50 countries around the world.We ha
23、ve vacancies for teaching positions across China so if you prefer the fastpaced city life like Shanghai，we probably have the position for you.We have both Kids & Teens schools and Adult schools in over 60 cities in China.Teaching at English FirstAt English First，youll be provided the resources to be
24、come the best teacher you can be.Our new and colourful classrooms offer stateoftheart (最先进的) technology including Internetconnected computers，interactive whiteboards and iPads.We also offer a worldclass teacher development programme with certification courses to our teachers to help them move into m
25、ore senior positions within EF.Join the EF Teacher Network todayJoin a supportive community of EF staff and teachers from day one.Were here to provide the support you need every step of the way，from preparing your legal work visa to airport pickup.Learn how to order food in Chinese with our free lan
26、guage classes or attend a weekly teacher social sponsored by the company.Theres so much to experience living abroad and youll experience it to the fullest with EF.RequirementsA bachelors degreeA TEFL Certificate (EF TEFL sponsorship available)Passport holders from the UK，the USA，Canada，Ireland，Austr
27、alia，South Africa or New ZealandThe ability to obtain a clear background checkThe ability to live abroad for at least one yearYour benefits package12，00013，500 RMB monthly，based on qualifications10 paid annual leave days plus 11 national holidaysAirport pickup upon arrivalFree hotel accommodation du
28、ring your first two weeks at EFFree Mandarin Chinese lessons【语篇解读】本文为一则招聘广告，旨在为EF公司招聘一批即将在中国教英语的外籍老师。9What can be learned about EF?AIt only operates in China.BIt was founded in the 19th century.CIt targets at kids and teens.DIt aims to offer English lessons.解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“EF (English First) is the
29、worlds leading privately owned education company.”可知EF公司主要是培训英语的。答案：D10What should an applicant have to get the position?AA masters degree.BA TEFL Certificate.CAmerican nationality. DA background in English.解析：细节理解题。根据文章Requirements部分中的“A TEFL Certificate(EF TEFL sponsorship available)”可知答案为B项。答案：B1
30、1What is the purpose of the passage?ATo attract teens or kids to EF.BTo stress EFs achievements in China.CTo employ teachers working in China.DTo introduce the company English First.解析：写作意图题。由文章内容尤其是第一段中的”We have vacancies for teaching positions across China”可知本文旨在招聘在中国教英语的老师。答案：CDIt seems that the
31、great desire among the young is to be popular.The desire to be popular can force you into looking and acting like everyone else.You can lose yourself in a sea of identical hairstyles and thinking styles.I was forced to think about popularity not too long ago in a talk I had with my daughter.Margy ha
32、d to change schools when my busy work schedule made it necessary for me to move houses.I suppose that，for a girl in her teens，entering a new school is like spending a season alone in the tropical jungles.At least thats how Margy found it at first.However，as the school year drew to a close，one studen
33、t after another came to her.I told Margy that I would have been more concerned if she had been an instant social success in her new school.Nobody can please everyone.If you try to do so，you will find values as lasting as soap bubbles blown into the air.Some teenagers claim they want to dress as they
34、 please.But they all wear the same clothes.They set off in new directions in music.But somehow they all end up listening to the same record.Their reason for thinking or acting in a certain way is that the crowd is doing it.They have come out of their cocoon into a larger cocoon.I know that it has be
35、come harder for a young person to stand up against the popularity wave.Our way of life makes a young nonconformist stand out like a Martian.These days theres a great barrier for the young person who wants to find his or her own path.But the barrier is worth climbing over.You may want to listen to cl
36、assical music instead of going to a party.Well，go to it.Be yourself.Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are.Thats the only kind of popularity that really counts.【语篇解读】本文作者从自己女儿换了新学校后迅速受到新同学欢迎的事实谈起，批判了那些为迎合他人而放弃自我的行为方式，并就“受欢迎”表达了自己的观点：做真实的自己，别人也会尊重你的本真。12Why was the autho
37、r worried about his daughters popularity in her new school?AShe might find no true friends.BShe would ignore her academic performance.CShe had no idea of her own.DShe might betray her true self.解析：推理判断题。第一段提到为了受欢迎而一味迎合别人的人“can lose yourself in a sea of identical hairstyles and thinking styles”再由第二段中
38、的“Nobody can please everyone.If you try to do so，you will find values as lasting as soap bubbles blown into the air.”可知，作者认为如果他的女儿在新学校已取得人际交往上的即刻成功的话，那么对作者来说，女儿肯定是违背了真实的自我以取悦他人，使自己变得受欢迎。因此，答案选D项。答案：D13What does the author think of most teenagers?ATheyre afraid of getting lost in life.BThey have diff
39、iculty understanding each other.CThey lack the courage to be truly different.DThey find it hard to gain popularity as expected.解析：推理判断题。由第三段的内容可知，一些青少年想要随心所欲地穿衣搭配，但却和大多数人穿得一样；一些人在音乐方面想走不同的路，但最终却还是和大多数人听一样的歌；他们用某种方式思考或做事是因为大家都那样做。由此推断，作者认为大多数青少年缺少真正变得与众不同的勇气。因此，答案选C项。答案：C14What is the probable meanin
40、g of the underlined word “nonconformist” in Paragraph 4?ASomeone who cares about others opinion.BSomeone who desires popularity greatly.CSomeone who behaves in his own way.DSomeone who wants to please others.解析：词义猜测题。由第四段中的“I know that it has become harder for a young person to stand up against the
41、popularity wave”可知，此处指想要变得与众不同，走自己的路变得更难了。由此可推知画线词“nonconformist”指的应是“不遵循常规的人”。因此，答案选C项。答案：C15What is the authors purpose of writing this passage?ATo persuade readers to pursue valuable popularity.BTo tell parents how to guide their children.CTo criticize the present values and beliefs.DTo suggest a good way to be popular.解析：写作目的题。由全文内容可知，作者从自己女儿换了新学校后迅速受到新同学欢迎的事实谈起，批判了那些为迎合他人而放弃自我的行为方式，并就“受欢迎”表达了自己的观点：做真实的自己，别人也会尊重你的本真。因此，作者的写作目的在于劝诫读者追求有价值的“受欢迎”，而不要去一味地迎合他人。因此答案选A项。答案：A
