1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2012高考英语考点解析复习讲义及训练题-阅读理解细节事实2 Passage * Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator, operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the Unit
2、ed States? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than ci- vilian (百姓的)clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The tel- evision repairman who wears a uniform tends to
3、 inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity(身份) than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many practical b
4、enefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deduct ible(可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experi- enced by peo
5、ple who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least. Uniforms also give rise to some practical proble
6、ms. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rath- er than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes. 1. It is surprising that Ameri
7、cans who worship variety and indi viduality _. A. still judge a man by his clothes B. hold the uniform in such high regard C. enjoy having a professional identity D. will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform 答案: B 指导：这篇文章主要讲述崇尚个性、崇尚多样化的美国人为何爱穿制服，以及制服所带来的利弊，是一道辨别事实题。由第一段第一句“Am
8、ericans are proud Of their variety and individuality，yet they love and respect few things more than auniform”可知应选B项。2. People are accustomed to think that armn in uniform_. A. suggests quality work B. discards his social identity C. appears to be more practical D. looks superior to a person in civil
9、ian clothes 答案: A 指导：由第二段第二句People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears auniform”可判断A项正确。Passage * (世纪报模拟) The modern Olympic Games were founded with the intention of improving health and education, promoting world peace, and encouraging fair and equal competition.
10、 But over the years, the olympic saying, faster, higher, stronger, has pushed scientists as well as athletes to do everything possible to reach new levels. Doctors, engineers and coaches all use everyting science has to offer to achieve that little bit extra in competition. The reason modern technol
11、ogy has become part of sport is very simple: winning is just as important as it was 2,500 years ago at the olympics of ancient Greece. Developments in technology have often been reflected in the methods of training and per- formance at the olympics through history. This technology falls into two mai
12、n groups: improving an athlets performance in competition, and allowing results to be measured more accurately. One of the creations that has drawn the most attention is the new high-tech swimsuit from Speedo, which was used by many US swimmers in Athens. Until Sydney 2000, it was thought that the s
13、maller the swimsuit, the faster the swimmer would travel. However, the fact that at the Sydney Olympics,28 of the 33 gold medalists were wearing the body covering Fastskin suit proved the theory was out of date, said Andy Thomas, vicepresident of Speed. The companys full body suit is supposed to mak
14、e swim- mers 3 to 4 percent faster, particularly when turning or diving into the water. It is believed that the suit creates less water re- sistance as it moves, behaving more like a shark skin than a human skin. The introduction of high-tech equipment means that athletes in all sports, from 100-met
15、re sprint to the pole vault,can now train more effectively.Meanwhile, scientific devlopment also means performances can be measured and studied more accurately. Not only are winning times more accurately recorded, but cheating athletes are easier to catch out. Athens 20典型例题nizers promised to use onl
16、y the very latest equipment to measure distance and speed. 1. Which is not the first aim of the modern Olympic Games? A. Improving health and education. B. Promoting world peace. C. Encouraging fair and equal competition. D. Winning medals. 答案: D 由文章第一句“the intention of improving bealth and educatio
17、n，promotmg world preace，and encouraging fair and equal competition知，winning medals不包括在内，故选D.2. The reason modern technology has become part of sport is that people_. A. make every effort to win medals B. do their best to invent new sports equipmnt C. try to test their abilities D. want to improve th
18、eir condition of competition 答案: A 由第二段第二句The reason modern technology has become part of sport is very simple：winning is just as imortant as it was2，500years ago at the Olympics of ancient Greece”知，A选项(努力赢得奖牌)最符合文章。3. In the passage it mentions that high technology is involved in_ aspects. A. 1 B.2
19、 C. 3 D. 4 答案: B 从文章第二段最后一句知：高科技应用于运动的目的有二；提高运动员在竞赛中的表现能力，使比赛结果更准确。Passage * (仪征联考) The following is about the BBC and some other broadcasting stations Britain.Station Broadcasting timeType of programmeRadio Radio 24 hours a day24 hours a dayPop and light music;sportsPop and light music;sportsRadio
20、Radio 7 a. m. toabout mindnight6 a. m. to about midnightSerious music; culturalprogrammes; science talkThe main news service.The BBC has local radio stations, such as Radio Wales which broadcasts some programmes in the Welsh language. The BBC local radio stations which bring local news and stories o
21、f local interest, such as Radio London.Commercial(有广告收入的) radio has no national stations but it has many local ones; London has two-the London Broadcasting Company (LBC) and Capital Radio.There is advertising on commercial radio but not on the BBC. 1. On which radio can you hear a commercial? A. Rad
22、io 3 B. Radio 4. C. Capital Radio. D. Radio London. 答案: C 从表中第五栏中可知：有广告收入的电台即具有商业性质的电台有两家：一为伦敦广播公司(LBC)，另一为首都广播(Capital Radio)。2. You need to listen to_for a programme on outer space. A. Radio 2 B . Radio 3 C. Radio D. LBC 答案: B 从表中第二栏知Radioa播有Science talk节目，而outer space属于Science talk，故选BPassage * (
23、云南质量) LONDON-Everyone else has one! Lucy declared to her parents, trying to get a mobile phone as a gift for her 14th birthday. Her parents gave in. Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone, Jane Bidder, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning The bus seats 20, of whgo
24、m half have a mobile phone: One rings and several adolescent (青少年的) owners feel in their bags. Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile phone is no longer only for travelling businessmen it is as likely to be found in school bags. The mobile phone seems to have become something essenti
25、al for todays teens in Britain, according to a survey published last week, by NOP, a leading market research company in Britain. Research found that 66 percent of 16-year-old now have ac- cess to a mobile phone. The mobile phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen users. When the
26、y are talking on the mo- bile, their parents are not able tc; eavesdrop on the secondline. The interviews with 2,典型例题ng people aged 7 to 16 found that they favour the text messaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch. The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out.
27、 For example, cya means see you; IOI means laughs out loud; and 2nite is an abbreviation of tonight. All these are based on shorthand phrases used on the Internet. Many schools have banned students using mobile phones. But they are not very successful. Still phones ring in the class and disturb stud
28、y. Besides, people are worried about the health risk to kids using mobile phones.Scientists believe children are especially vulnerable to the mobile radiation. 1. The story of Lucy is told to show us A. British parents meet their childrens needs whatever they are B. British kids have good relationsh
29、ips with their parents C. how British parents accept the truth of teenagers owning a mobile phone D. why every child gets a mobile phone as a birthday present in the UK答案: C 指导：文中第一段Lucy说“每人都有一部手机”，所以父母屈服了，故此C为最佳选项。2. What would be the best title for this news story? A. School bans mobile phones B.
30、Parents curiosity about children using mobiles C. Mobile popularity among UK teens D. Secret messages popular among kids in the UK 答案: C 指导：本文通过Lucy父母的所见所闻，说明手机在英国学生中是很普通的，所以C为最佳选项，而其他三个选项都不能概括文章的主要思想。3. The underlined word eavesdrop means_. A. join in actively B. interrupt rudely C. watch carefully
31、 D. listen secretly 答案: D指导：由文中前一句The mobile phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen users和“their parents are not able to”可知D为正确答案。4. Interviews discover children like sending messages instead of_. A. calling each other B. writing notes to each other C. playing games online D.
32、greeting each other Passages 答案: B 指导：由文中倒数第五段“Theyfavourthetextmessa ging services because they offer as ecret wayThe days“ secret notes in the classroom are dying out可知学生喜欢短信息，所以答案为B.Passage * (太原测评)Life is difficult. It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it. Then life is
33、 no longer difficult. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent (代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even t
34、heir nation. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life
35、 causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit,
36、 we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and work- ing out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, Those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to
37、 fear but to welcome the pain of problems. 1. From the passage, it can be inferred that_. A. everybody has problems B. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D. people like to complain: about their problems 答案: B 指导：全文主要
38、讲述有人抱怨生活的艰难，作者也承认生活是艰难的，然而正是这艰难的解决问题的过程使生活更有意义，所以文中最后一段第三行When we desire to encourage the growth“human spirit，we encourage the human ability to solveproblems，故此B为最佳选项。2. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to_. A. save space R persuade readers C. make readers laug
39、h D. get readers attention 答案: D 指导：写文章的目的就是解决问题，本文首先开门见山地点出问题，显然是为了吸引读者的注意力，而不是其他选项。3. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that_. A. most people feel life is easy B. the writer feels life is easy C. the writer likes to complain about his problems D. most people complain about how hard their lives are 答
40、案: D 指导：由第三段第一句和第二句可知第三段的主要意思是“人们经常抱怨生活多么艰辛”。4. According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to_. A. encourage them to learn B. teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem C. help them learn to deal with pain D. teach them how to respect from problems
41、 答案: A 指导：由文章倒数第四句we encourage the human ability to solve problems，justasin school we set problems for our childrentosolve可知A为最佳选项。5. The saying from Benjamin Franklin Those things that hurt,instruct suggests that_. A. we do not learn from experience B. we do not learn when we are in pain C. pain teaches us important lessons D. pain cannot be avoided答案: C 指导：由文中It is through the para of meeting and working out problems that we learn可知答案为C，意思是”正是通过解决问题的痛苦，我们学到了知识”。.精品资料。欢迎使用。高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u 版权所有高考资源网
