1、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。Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have com
2、e onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (处理器) , or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offi
3、ces are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do othe
4、r more interesting work for the boss. From a managers point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that
5、 fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (显示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the u
6、nborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them. Whatever the arguments for and against word processor are, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice.1. Ten years ago, smaller compani
7、es did not use large computers because_.A. these companies had not enough money to buy such expensive computers B. these computers could not do the work that small computers can do today C. these computers did not come onto the market D. these companies did not need to use this new technology2. Acco
8、rding to the writer, the main feature of the revolution in office work over the last ten years is _. A. the saving of time and money B. the use of computers in small companies C. the wide use of word processorsD. the decreasing number of secretaries3. It is implied but not directly stated in the pas
9、sage that with the use of word processors _. A. some secretaries will lose their jobs B. daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours C. medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased greatly D. the British companies will make less money4. Which of the following statements i
10、s NOT true? A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor. B. The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors. C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years. D. Using word processors, secret
11、aries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.5. It can be concluded from the passage that _. A. safety screens are of poor quality B. working at a VDU for a long time is good for ones health C. more and more British offices will use word processors D. British companies will n
12、eed fewer and fewer managers【参考答案】15、ACABC 故事记叙型阅读理解 专题导读故事类阅读理解选材来源于日常生活，给人以似曾相识的感觉。体裁一般是记叙文，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。写作手法多采用时间、空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终。命题以细节为主，推理为辅。应特别注意对人物的外貌、语言、动作和思想的描写，从而把握人物性格特点和作者的情感态度。若是叙述性的文章，要读懂起因、经过、结果。若是故事性文章应读懂故事的发生、发展、高潮、结局。阅读时应特别注意：(1)一般故事性文章，应读懂故事的发生、发展、高潮和结局；(2) 哲理故事，要理解故事所蕴含的哲理意
13、义；(3)逸闻趣事，应体会对话的风趣性，进而才能感受幽默的精髓。真题典例【2011江西卷】The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (18501928)After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastro
14、us fire of 1871.In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”， almost certainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan of towns.Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing_on ideas that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combinati
15、on of designs.The nineteenthcentury poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities.At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive：though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depre
16、ssion (萧条) and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life.Howards idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city.Howards idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depre
17、ssed countryside, far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries.They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, conta
18、ining not merely farms but also some industrial institutions.As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limitHoward suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away.Thus, over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, exten
19、ding almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide range of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.()1.How did Howard get the name for his building
20、plan of garden cities?AThrough his observation of the country life.BThrough the combination of different ideas.CBy taking other peoples advice.DBy using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago.()2.The underlined phrase “drawing on” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.Amaking use ofBmaking comments onC
21、giving an explanation ofDgiving a description of()3.According to Howard, garden cities should be built _.Aas far as possible from existing citiesBin the countryside where the land was cheapCin the countryside where agriculture was developedDnear cities where employment opportunities already existed(
22、)4.What can we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?ATheir number would continue to rise.BEach one would continue to become larger.CPeople would live and work in the same place.DEach one would contain a certain type of business.()5.What could be the best title for the passage?ACity and
23、CountrysideBThe Invention of the Garden CityCA New City in ChicagoDA Famous Garden City in England【解析】本文为记叙文，叙述了花园城市的起源和发展情况。Ebenezer Howard受“花园城市”的启发，后来返回伦敦，在乡村引用了这个名称作为他新建花园城市的名称。后来不断扩大，并有了各种各样的同大城市里一样的服务设施。 1D细节理解题。从第一段信息句it was nicknamed“the Garden City”，almost certainly the source of Howards na
24、me for his later building plan of towns.得知。2A词义猜测题。联系前后文理解，Howard回到伦敦后，利用了当时很流行的思想形成了比较独特的各种思想相结合的设计。这里是“利用”的意思。3B细节理解题。从第二段的最后一句理解到“Howard的想法是一群人建立一个公司，在远离大城市土地非常廉价的乡下借钱建一个花园城市。”故答案选B。4A推理判断题。从最后一段段意“随着这些花园城市的建立，越来越多的人迁入花园城市，没有办法限制，后来各个花园城市彼此相连，各种服务都像大城市一样”。这表明花园城市的数目在不断增长。5B主旨大意题。全文介绍了花园城市的名称来源以及它
25、的发展情况，故B符合题意。 【陕西省西安市长安一中2014第二次模拟】 阅读些列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出你最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, would not have felt excited over Oxfords intention to offer him an honorary doctors degree had he known it were later to be taken back. The story should begin from a g
26、irl called Catherine Lisa Bell. Catherine Lisa Bell was a girl from a remote mountain area. She was the first graduate in that area to reach Oxfords entry score, but her application was refused in the interview, because the professors thought she lacked creative potential. The government of the girl
27、s hometown paid a special visit to Minister of Education and asked him to speak for her to Oxford. The Minister called at Oxford and hoped they would give the girl special admission. Quite unexpectedly, however, his pleading was refused. The Minister turned to the deputy prime minister, but he got t
28、urned down as well. The deputy prime minister couldnt help but turn to Prime Minister Blair. Blair telephoned to Oxford himself to show his personal attention to the matter. He tried his best to persuade the university officials to change their decision, only to be greeted with a declaration from Ox
29、ford: “We admit that Prime Minsters proposal comes out of concern for the students from less developed areas, but it is unacceptable. There is but one reason: On matters of enrolment (招生), no one has the right to change the interview conclusion the professors draw. This is hundreds of years of tradi
30、tion of Oxford.” Feeling a loss of face, Blair complained in private that Oxford was too stiff (古板) and needed reforming. Famous people have no privacy (隐私). The complaint soon found its way to the teachers and students of Oxford and aroused great anger among them. Immediately the university cancell
31、ed the plan to give Blair an honorary doctorate and delivered a strong protest against government intervention (干涉) on university affairs. 53. Oxford refused admission of the girl because _. A. she was thought to lack creativityB. she was from a low developed areaC. her score didnt meet the requirem
32、entD. her local government didnt support her54. The reason why Oxford refused Blair was that _. A. Oxford stuck to its ancient tradition B. it was too stiff and needed reforming C. they respected the professors opinion D. Blair was not yet its honorary doctor55. Oxford canceled their plan to offer B
33、lair an honorary doctors degree because _. A. they learned about Blairs privacy B. Blair asked them to get reformed C. they were angry with his complaint D. he showed his excitement too early 56. What kind of a university do you think Oxford is? A. Its professors are self-willed.B. It fears no power
34、 or influence. C. It always stands on principles.D. It is stubborn and inflexible.【参考答案】5355、ACC56、C 语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】M: Would you please tell me_1_you were doing when the accident happened and what you saw?W: Yes, I_2_(drive) home from work. It was about 5：15 , and
35、 there was a blue car in front of me. We were both driving along Harbor Road_3_a small white Ford suddenly shot out of the side road. It shot right in front of the blue car. The driver tried to stop, but it was impossible. He ran into the white Ford.M: Whats the speed of the car in front of you when
36、 the accident happened?W: _4_blue car? Thirty miles an hour. Certainly no more than that.M: And the white Ford shot out without any_5_(warn)?W: Yes, thats right.M: How can you make sure that the blue car was only doing thirty?W: Because I was only doing thirty, and the blue car wasnt going any_6_(fa
37、st) than I was.M: Are you sure of that? Absolutely positive?W: Yes, I am. Im positive.M: How can you be so positive? Were you looking at_7_speedometer when the accident happened? W: Of course not. I was looking at the road ahead. Thats_8_I managed to see the accident.M: Well, if you were not looking
38、 at your speedometer, how can you_9_(possible) be sure how fast you were going?W: Because I never go faster than 30 on that road. Its_10_law.1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._10._答案： 1.what2.was driving3.when4.The5.warning6.faster7.your8.how9.possibly10.against语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 【全国
39、新课标卷题型】We are all busy talking about and _1_(use) the Internet, but how many of us know_2_history of the Internet?Many people are_3_(surprise) when they find that the Internet was not set up in the 1960s.At that time, computers were large_4_expensive. Computer networks didnt work well. If one comput
40、er in the network broke_5_， then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was working, information could be sent_6_another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on_7
41、_(work) all the time.The Internet was only used by the government in the 1960s, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use._8_the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and
42、 easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more_9_(convenience)Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. _10_(send) emails is more and more popular among students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples life.1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._ 10._答案：1.using2.the3.surprised4.and5.down6.through7.working8.By9.convenient10.Sending