1、阅读理解-Passage *Intellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has commercial valueThe concept dates back to 1623,when the first patent law to protect IP rights was passedIP rights protect an artist from having his/her creative ideas copied by anotherFor example, if somebody generates an ide
2、a for a novel, that idea is protected by IP rightsIf someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further, he/she must consult the original artists, who will normally be rewarded financially for its useBack in the 17th century, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly develop
3、ed manufacturing processes against stealing, but today, intellectual property rights, are also enjoyed by those who create music, art and literature In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether: the Int
4、ernetMany years ago, if you wanted a recording of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, from a book storeIn those days, IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for itHowever, a lot of IP, including son
5、gs, films, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge using the InternetThis practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights68According to the writer, in the beginning, IP rights were mainly of use to _ _Athose creating music, art a
6、nd literature BnovelistsCengineers and inventors Dthose not receiving financial reward for their work69What do we know about the Internet according to the passage?AIt makes IP rights harder to protect BIt sells songs and filmsCIt does not affect the way we understand IP rights DIt prevents the produ
7、ction of artwork70According to Paragraph 2, what has “taken the world by storm”?AIntellectual property rights BThe InternetCFree downloading DThe large number of songs, films and books71A possible title for this passage could be _ _AA History of IP Rights BWays to Protect Your IP RightsCThe Present
8、and the Future of IP DIP Rights and Our Attitudes 参考答案 68.C 69.A 70.C 71.D高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-A Robinson Diaz lives in a small cottage high in the Andes Mountains of South America. Diaz is a “cable racer”, and every morning he faces the difficult task of taking the local teacher to her school. To do this,
9、he first walks for an hour up to a place the locals call Los Pinos, right at the edge of the 400-foot deep gorge(峡谷) of the Negro valley. Here, one end of a thick metal cable has been fixed to a wooden post. The cable stretches right across the deep valley to the other side, a kilometer away. A meta
10、l hook is fixed to the cable, with leather straps hanging from it. Diaz fastens the straps around his shoulders and waist, does a quick safety check and then, without hesitating, throws himself off the edge of the mountain. Attached to the cable by only the metal hook, he rapidly picks up speed and
11、soon he is racing through the air. Crossing the valley by wire takes him 30 seconds, instead of the two hours it would take him to walk down through the rain forest and climb up the steep muddy slopes on the other side. As Diaz begins his trip, Diana Rios, a 23-year-old elementary teacher, is waitin
12、g on. The other side of the gorge for the moment when he will come racing through the mist towards her at 100 mph. She will then return with him, hanging on to him as he goes back along the cable. Diana had no idea when she took the teaching job that just getting to work in the village school would
13、be dangerous. At first I wanted to cry, she says, clutching her hook as the metal cable starts to rattle(喀哒作响) violently at Diazs approach. “But I soon got used to it.” She still prefers to go with Diaz, though, rather than making the frightening and hazardous(危险) crossing on her own. For the inhabi
14、tants(居民) of Los Pinos, the wire cable is a lifeline. For more than 50 years, it has served the community as a form of transport to and from the rest of the world. Everything that comes arrives via the cable-bricks and wood for building, sacks of rice and corn. Pregnant mothers, who must get to the
15、nearest clinic, cross the wire during the darkness of the night, returning with their newborn babies. It is dangerous, but they have no choice. This time Robinson Diaz makes a perfect landing on Dianas side of the gorge. For him, the dangers of this daily journey are insignificant. “What Im really s
16、cared of is snakes,” he says. “This is nothing in comparison.” Then Dianna straps herself into her harness and hooks herself up to the wire behind Diaz, holding on to him tightly. He turns, flashes her a smile, releases the brake and kicks away. Within seconds, teacher and cable-racer have disappear
17、ed back into the mist.1. Robinson Diaz has a difficult task every morning because he has to_.A. climb a long way up a mountainB. get to the edge of a valleyC. help someone get to workD. walk through a dangerous area答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第一段 “ and every morning he faces the difficult task of taking the l
18、ocal teacher to her school.”可知，答案为C。2. In the second paragraph, the writer suggests that Diaz is_.A. confident about what he is doingB. unaware of the danger he facesC. careless about his own safetyD. uncertain of what he is doing答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由第二段对Diaz的动作描写“a quick safety check” 、“without hesita
19、ting”、 “he rapidly picks up speed and soon he is racing through the air” 和“Crossing the valley by wire takes him 30 seconds”等表现出他的动作迅速、敏捷、熟练，体现出他非常自信。故答案为A。3. Diana Rios found out how she would travel to work_.A. when she was a student B. when she saw the cableC. after she had met Diaz D. after she
20、took the job答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第三段 “Diana had no idea when she took the teaching job that just getting to work in the village school would be dangerous. She still prefers to go with Diaz, though, rather than making the frightening and hazardous crossing on her own.”可知，答案为C。4. What is Dianas opinion a
21、bout the journey now?A. She enjoys it.B. She no longer finds it a problem.C. It makes her feel very frightened.D. It would be impossible without Diaz.答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。由第三段 “ At first I wanted to cry, she says, But I soon got used to it. She still prefers to go with Diaz, though, rather than making
22、 the frightening and hazardous crossing on her own.”可知，Diana刚开始工作的时候对于上班时艰难的旅途想哭，后来在Diaz的协助下，她习惯了走缆绳去上班，因此她觉得上班的旅途对于她来说已经不是个问题。故答案为B。5. What does Diaz say about using the cable?A. He does not think there is any risk.B. He is worried about the danger of snakes.C. He is happy that he can help the teac
23、her.D. He does not find it as frightening as other things.答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节推理题。由最后一段 “For him, the dangers of this daily journey are insignificant. What Im really scared of is snakes, he says. This is nothing in comparison.”可知，Diaz真正害怕的是蛇，比较起来，用缆绳对于他来说不算什么，因此答案为D “他觉得使用缆绳没有其他的东西那么令人害怕”。较难题目特训：科普知识类Ste
24、ven Spielbergs 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.On Jan. 3l, a team of scientist sat the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers t
25、o decode (解码) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images fro
26、m a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad.There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out ofinformati
27、on from the brain.In spite of these breakthroughs,Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI.“Eventually,” says Gallant,“so
28、meone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets ofmemory and consciousness.7l. What is the best title for
29、 the passage?A. New technology can read your mindB. Fantasy is edging closer to factC. A new discovery in human brainD. The intelligent computers in the future72. What did scientist sat the UC Berkeley do?A. They produced a fanciful world.B. They made computers jump forward like a human.C. They mana
30、ged to translate brain waves into language.D. They used computers to make short movies.73. Which of the following is impossible for the research?A. It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.B. Doctors can read a patients mind even if he is unconscious.C. People will know what happens
31、in their dreams.D. Peoples thoughts may be given away.74. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?A. A computer.B. An iPad. C.A decoding machine.D. A hat.75. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. scientists got the inspiration from a movieB. the technology still
32、has a long way to goC. the technology has been put into practiceD. scientists have unlocked these crets of memory【参考答案】34.ACACB高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-BBill Melendez, 91, an Emmy Award-winning animator(动画片制作者)who transformed the two-dimensional drawings of the peanuts comic strip into some of the most beloved
33、cartoon characters on television and film, died Sept. 2 at St. Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. The cause of death was not reported. Mr. Melendez，who began his career at the Hollywood animation studios of Walt Disney and Warner Bros., found his greatest fame as the animator of A Charlie B
34、rown Christmas, The Great Pumpkin and dozens of other Peanuts presentations. With producer Lee Mendelson, Mr. Melendez formed a 43-year partnership that has generated more than 70 Peanuts productions, including four feature films. He also animated more than 370 commercials using Peanuts characters a
35、nd remains the only animator Charles M. Schulz trusted to bring his famous comic strip figures to life. Success was hardly assured when the first Peanuts special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, was broadcast by CBS in 1965. Network executives feared it would be a colossal flop, with no laugh track, a ja
36、zz musical score by pianist Vice Guaraldi and religious message. Much to everyones surprise, the show was a huge hit and got Emmy and Peabody awards.Cartoonist Robert Smigel called it“the greatest half-hour American TV has ever produced.” In addition to animating every Peanuts film and TV special, M
37、r. Melendez provided the wordless voice of Snoopy. Before his work on Peanuts, Mr. Melendez drew many of the famous Disney and Warner Bros. animated figures of the 1930s and 40s, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. The peanuts characters, with their complicated personaliti
38、es contained in round, childlike figure, proved unexpectedly challenging. Mr. Melendez won five Emmy Awards for his work on Peanuts. He also won Emmys for creating the first animated cartoons of Jim DavisGarfield and for animating CS LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Melendez was born in 19
39、16 in Hermosillo，Mexico and moved to Douglas, Arizona in 1928, and later to Los Angeles. He began drawing as a child. He studied at what is now the California Institute of the Arts and joined the Disney studio in 1938. 1. Who drew the famous“peanuts”comic strip figures? A. Bill Melendez. B. Lee Mend
40、elson.C. Robert Smigel. D. Charles M. Schulz.答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节理解题。由第三段 “Mr. Melendez formed. He also animated more than 370 commercials using Peanuts characters and remains the only animator Charles M. Schulz trusted to bring his famous comic strip figures to life.” 可知，Mr. Melendez利用Peanuts人物创作了370多个商
41、业动画片，并且迄今为止，他是Charles M. Schulz唯一信任的将他的著名连环漫画形象搬上银幕的动画片制作者。其中，理解“remains the only animator Charles M. Schulz trusted”是关键，它包含有一个定语从句，可以改写为 “remains the only animator that Charles M. Schulz trusted”，因此，“peanuts”连环漫画形象是Charles M. Schulz所画，故答案为D。2. What does the underlined phrase “a colossal flop” mean?
42、 A. An immediate success. B. A great failure.C. A huge hit. D. Of great popularity.答案解析：答案为B。本题为词义猜测题。第四段提到 “Network executives feared it would be a colossal flop.”，接下来的第五段首句写到 “Much to everyones surprise, the show was a huge hit and got Emmy and Peabody awards.”由此可知，令每个人大为吃惊的是，这部片子非常红火，可以推断，制片人最初担心
43、它会失败，因此“a colossal flop“意思为 “失败”，故答案为B。3. Why did the “peanuts”characters prove extremely difficult to Mr. Melendez? A. Because the characters had complicated personalities.B. Because the Warner Bros. did not like childlike figures in their animations.C. Because the famous animated figures drew by M
44、r. Melendez in the 30s and 40s were already too successful.D. Because the complicated personalities of the characters were contained in childlike figures. 答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由倒数第三段最后一句话 “The peanuts characters, with their complicated personalities contained in round, childlike figure, proved unexpecte
45、dly challenging.”可知，答案为D。4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Bill Melendez won five Emmy Awards all together.B. Bill Melendez moved to Douglas when he was 12.C. Bill Melendez provided the voice of Snoopy in Peanuts.D. Bill Melendez died in 2007. 答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由倒数第二段 “Mr. Melendez
46、 won five Emmy Awards for his work on Peanuts. He also won Emmys for creating the first animated cartoons of Jim DavisGarfield and for animating CS LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”可知，Mr. Melendez凭借Peanuts这部动画片赢得了五个奖项，另外还因为其他的动画片作品也赢得了奖项，故A选项不符合文意，因此答案为A。由倒数第三段首句 “In addition to animating every Peanuts film and TV special, Mr. Melendez provided the wordless voice of Snoopy.”可知，C选项符合文意。由最后一段首句 “Melendez was born in 1916 in Hermosillo，Mexico and moved to Douglas, Arizona in 1928, and later to Los Angeles.”可知，B选项正确。第一段提到 “Bill Melendez, 91, died Sept. 2”，故D选项符合文意，均不选。
