1、广西柳城县2016高考英语二轮：社会现象类阅读理解（1）有答案2016高考英语阅读理解-社会现象类Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apples iPad. The pany has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although its impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人)
2、 are buying them, evidence suggests that its a hit with seniors. The iPads intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because its very easy to use,” he says. “Unlike t
3、he PC, it doesnt require former knowledge.” James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPads popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The worlds population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. Its probably a market where App
4、le has least entered, ” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future.” Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group
5、in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him municate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes e with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,”
6、 he says.【小题1】The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probably means _ . Aa sudden attackBa heavy burdenCquite popularDvery familiar【小题2】Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad? AIt has intuitive interface.BIt is easy to operate.CBeginners can use it without similar experiences.DPe
7、ople can use it as a way to do mental exercise.【小题3】What can we learn from the text? APeople above thirty are Apples largest customer group in Japan.BThe traditional customers of Apples products are usually the young.CSeniors will soon grow into Apples largest customer group.DSeniors in Japan are fo
8、nd of buying latest hi-tech products.【小题4】What is the text mainly about?A. iPad leading Apple to seniors.B. iPad influencing the customer group.C. iPads arrival causing Japanese to think.D. iPad beating the traditional PC. 2016高考英语阅读理解-社会现象类Whenever people think of charity, the first word that jumps
9、 into their mind may be money donated to the needyHowever, Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the userBy using Everyclickcom, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it
10、won 4 cost them a pennyResearch shows that students are extremely enthusiastic about supporting charity 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charityThis figure is high considering this age group is often the least likely to have their own income19% of 22 to 24 year olds have s
11、hort-term debts of more than & 5,000With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possibleBeth Truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduat
12、e, has used Everyclickcom to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the Wugging grow in popularity with studentsWhen youre at university you become more socially aware, but its sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself, says BethWugging is grea
13、t for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don t feel they have the means to do soStudents using the web can raise
14、money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding Everyclickcom works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UKs 170,000 charities
15、 they would like to support through their clicksEveryclickcom then makes monthly payments to every registered charityLaunched in June 2005, Everyclickcom is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK【小题1】According to the passage, Wugging is actually_ Aa ch
16、arityrelated actionBa websiteCa school organizationDa student movement【小题2】In the case of charity, Everyclickcom_ Areceives much money from studentsBfrees students of the financial worriesCoffers valuable information to studentsDpraises students for their money-raising【小题3】From the passage, we can c
17、onclude that_ Amost full time students do charity on the Internet every dayBEveryclickcom is the busiest charity website in the UKCEveryclickcom helps students pay for further educationDWugging is a win-win idea for both students and charities【小题4】What would be the best title for the passage? AWuggi
18、ng, a popular term on the InternetBStudents collect money for charity by WuggingCMore British charities benefit from the InternetDCharity enjoys increasing popularity with the British 社会生活类阅读理解。In business, theres a speed difference:Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed
19、is to their competitive(竞争的) strategy(策略) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed. In our study of 343 busines
20、ses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. Whats more, the firms that“slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% h
21、igher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period. How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what“slower” and“faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between o
22、perational speed(moving quickly)and strategic speed(reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and s
23、ervices. In our study, higher-performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast(相比而言), performance suffered at firms that moved f
24、ast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didnt develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes. Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plo
25、ugh ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top. 1. What does the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Increase the speed.B. Get an advantage.C. Reach the limit.D. Set a goal.2. The underlined part “the laws of
26、business physics” in Paragraph 3 means.A. spending more time and performing worseB. spending more time and performing betterC. spending less time and performing worseD. spending less time and performing better3. What can we learn from the text? A. How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.B. Ho
27、w competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.4. Which could be the best title for the text? A. Improve quality? Serve better. B. Deliver value
28、? Plough ahead. C. Reduce time? Move faster. D. Need speed? Slow down.【参考答案】71.1-4 BDCD 阅读理解。A MENTORING(导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to
29、21.Alex Goldberg，the programs founder，said：“We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.”“We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth.For example，w
30、eve secured internships(实习) with worldfamous firms such as Honda.”“At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring，it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades
31、and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures.” Kieran Hepburn,14，is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far.In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations E
32、ducational，Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) International Youth Forum(论坛)The event was held for young people from around the world，to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look.Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK sc
33、hool pupil to attend the event.Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience.“Before we left I didnt quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didnt stop，it was amazing，” he said，“We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.”
34、The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life.It dealt with issues(问题) such as drug abuse，violence and unemployment.Kieran said：“It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupi
35、l at school in August.”The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury.For details visit .9The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to _.Atrain staff for worldfamous firmsBoffer job opportunities to young adultsCprovide youth with unique experiencesDequip the unemplo
36、yed with different skills解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences.”可知目的是给青年提供独特的经历。答案C10According to Alex Goldberg，it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to _.Athe lack of support from firmsBthe cultural differencesCthe effect of
37、unemploymentDthe shortage of money解析推理判断题。由第五段中的“funding cutbacks”(削减资金)可知，缺乏资金给导师制的发展带来了困难。答案D11We can learn from the passage that _.Athe visit to the United Kingdom was amazingBKieran has made great progress in many aspectsCthe youth have found a way to solve their problemsDthe mentoring sessions
38、are held every day except Friday解析推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段中的“It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. ”可知Kieran在很多方面取得了进步。故选B项。答案B12What would be the best title for the passage?AAlex Goldberg，Founder of Young InspirationsBYoung People Find a World of OpportunityCKieran，Banbury School Pupil to ParisDDebates Help Youth with Their Grades解析标题归纳题。本文主要就Alex Goldberg创建了导师制，给青年人提供了了解社会、获得社会经验的机会，最后这个项目扩大到国际范围，给青年人改变自己和社会的机会。所以正确答案为B。答案B
