1、湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（11）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(A)In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.This has several implications. The most common one, however, and perhaps
2、 the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the f
3、irst meeting place. Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”, but “text me around 8 and well see where we all are.”Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging”, two British
4、 researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.They found that the mobile phones individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality.
5、 Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well.Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to
6、 body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.1. When people plan to meet nowadays, th
7、ey . A. arrange the meeting place beforehandB. postphone fixing the place till the last minuteC. seldom care about when and where to meetD. still love to work out detailed meeting plans2. According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on .
8、A. talkersB. the “speakeasy”C. the “spacemaker”D. texters3. We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are .A. quite revealingB. well writtenC. unacceptable by othersD. shocking to others4. According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?A. Talker
9、s.B. The “speakeasy”.C. The “spacemaker”.D. Texters.(B)I revisited Beichuan on Mid-Autumn Festival. As the car drove into the ruined city, tears streamed down my cheeks. Giant rocks from the mountain destroyed the road and houses collapsed, breaking into bricks and pieces of cement. Beichuan Middle
10、School, which was once filled with vigor(活力) and laughter, now so unrecognizable, so empty, so quiet, so still, was a death valley.I couldnt really imagine at that split second, how much pain they had suffered or how desperate they felt as they waited to be rescued. Those unfortunate ones watched th
11、e devil of death march over them, taking them away. I cant really imagine how heartbroken their parents or beloved ones were.As I wandered in the ruins, I was lost in deep thoughts.The day before, we were sitting in the brightly lit classroom, heatedly debating the importance of shapes, colors and s
12、tyles in architecture, comparing ancient time housing to the modern ones. Their similarities, their differences, their pros and consNow, facing the terrible scene, I realized how childlike we were and how easily we forgot the most important element of architect is SAFETY, it is how housing is suppos
13、ed to be: to shield us from burning sun and pouring rain, to provide us with a cozy warm place to sleep and relax. Undeniably, the style and shape do play important roles in architecture. But when a natural disaster such as this earthquake came upon us without warning, will beauty stay over anybodys
14、 life? From this trip, we can no doubt give the clear and loud answer: NO!Words after such scale of disaster could appear nothing but empty and pointless. So many peoples lives were taken, so much damage was done and a whole city was wiped out. Beichuan has become a history. Nevertheless, I still ke
15、ep on dreaming and still long for a better future: to make our homes prettier yet safer.May victims rest in peace. May survivors live to be stronger. 5. The underlined world “shield” means _.A. rescueB. depriveC. preventD. shelter6. As is inferred from the passage, the author _.A. must be a native o
16、f BeichuanB. may be specializing in architectureC. must be a rescue helperD. may be a teacher of Beichuan Middle School7. Which of the following remarks goes with the authors view?A. Had more emphasis been put on the safety of the architect, no building would have collapsed. B. The victims waited to
17、o long to get rescued when the earthquake happened.C. When a disaster hits human beings, the safety rather than the beauty.D. The damage, the destruction, even the deaths could all have been avoided if rescues had come without delay.8. What is the best title of this passage?A. Safety stands out from
18、 anything.B. Scenes of post-disasterC. Emphasis of ArchitectureD. Relations between Architecture and Earthquake(C)The kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of students, on my way to work these mornings. They have become a familiar part of the summer landscape.These kids are not old enough for job
19、s. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be in “self care.”Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For much of our histo
20、ry, after all, Americans arranged the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19th century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year. In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing season. Now, only 3 percent of families follow the agricultural mo
21、del, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar, is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.The six-hour day, the 180-
22、day school year is regarded as something holy. But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.“We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and the realities
23、 of family life,” says Dr. Ernest Boyer, head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is inevitable “School, whether we like it or not, is educational. It always has been.”His is not a popular idea
24、. Schools are routinely burdened with the job of solving all our social problems. Can they be asked to meet the needs of our work and family lives?It may be easier to promote a longer school year on its educational merits(依据) and, indeed, the educational case is compelling. Despite the complaints an
25、d studies about our kids lack of learning, the United States still has a shorter school year than any industrial nation. In most of Europe, the school year is 220 days. In Japan, it is 240 days long. While classroom time alone doesnt produce a well-educated child, learning takes time and more learni
26、ng takes more time. The long summers of forgetting take a toll.The opposition to a longer school year comes from families that want to and can provide other experiences for their children. It comes from teachers. It comes from tradition. And surely from kids. But the most important part of the confl
27、ict has been over money.9. Which of the following is an opinion of the authors? A. “The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago”.B. “They are school children without school.”C. “These kids are not old enough for jobs.”D. “The kids are hanging out.”10. The current American sch
28、ool calendar was developed in the 19th century according to .A. the growing season on the nations farmB. the labour demands of the industrial ageC. teachers demands for more vacation timeD. parents demands for other experiences for their kids11. “The long summers of forgetting take a toll” in the la
29、st paragraph but one means that .A. long summer vacation slows down the progress of learningB. long summer vacation has been abandoned in EuropeC. long summers result in less learning timeD. long summers are a result of tradition12. The main purpose of the passage is .A. to describe how American chi
30、ldren spend their summerB. to discuss the problems of the current school calendarC. to explain the needs of modern working familiesD. to persuade parents to stay at home to look after their kids（D）For several days I saw little of Mr. Rochester. In the morning he seemed much occupied with business, a
31、nd in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighbourhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him. When his foot was well enough, he rode out a great deal.During this time, all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house, when he would sometimes pass me coldly, and sometim
32、es bow and smile. His changes of manner did not offend me, because I saw that I had nothing to do with the cause of them.One evening, several days later, I was invited to talk to Mr. Rochester after dinner. As I was looking at him, he suddenly turned, and asked me, “Do you think Im handsome, Miss Ey
33、re?”The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I realized it: “No, sir.”“Ah, you really are unusual! You are a quiet, serious little person, but you can be almost rude.”“Sir, Im sorry. I should have said that beauty doesnt matter, or something like that.”“No, you shouldnt! I see, you criticize
34、 my appearance, and then you stab me in the back! You have honesty and feeling. There are not many girls like you. But perhaps I go too fast. Perhaps you have awful faults to counterbalance your few good points.”I thought to myself that he might have too. He seemed to read my mind, and said quickly,
35、 “Yes, youre right. I have plenty of faults. I went the wrong way when I was twenty-one, and have never found the right path again. I might have been very different. I might have been as good as you, and perhaps wiser. I am not a bad man, take my word for it, but I have done wrong. It wasnt my chara
36、cter, but circumstances which were to blame. Why do I tell you all this? Because youre the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to, because youre sympathetic and give them hope.”“Dont be afraid of me, Miss Eyre.” He continued. “You dont relax or laugh very much, perhaps because of t
37、he effect Lowood school has had on you. But in time you will be more natural with me, and laugh, and speak freely. Youre like a bird in cage. When you get out of the cage, youll fly very high. Good night.”13. At the beginning Miss Eyres impressions of Mr. Rochester were all EXCEPT .A. friendlyB. soc
38、iableC. busyD. changeable14. Why did Mr. Rochester say “and then you stab me in the back!” (the seventh paragraph)?A. Because Jane had intended to kill him with a knife.B. Because Jane had intended to be more critical.C. Because Jane had regretted having talked to him.D. Because Jane had said someth
39、ing else to correct herself.15. From what Mr. Rochester told Miss Eyre, we can conclude that he wanted to .A. tell her all his troublesB. tell her his life experienceC. change her opinion of himD. change his circumstances16. At the end of the passage, Mr. Rochester sounded .A. rudeB. coldC. friendly
40、D. encouraging(E)Now we come to the new century. With its newly earned importance in global trade - along with all the positive and negative reports about made-in-China goods, American politicians invented a new name for China - Adam Smith on steroids.One side of the phrase is a clear acknowledgemen
41、t that China is now a competitive economy - does anyone still remember how small the nations import and export volume was 30 years ago? It was, in dollar terms, only less than three days business nowadays. In other words, Chinas foreign trade grew from a little more than $20 billion in 1978 to an es
42、timated $2,720 billion in 2008.In terms of GDP, the primary measurement of a countrys economic might, Chinas 2008 record is estimated at 27,078.8 billion yuan, more than 70 times the 1978 figure.There is another side of the coin, admittedly: Concerns about quality, such as tainted milk, which was hi
43、dden through the age-old quality inspection system and did harm to at least 290,000 babies in this country.Chinese do not shy away from the fact that in many corners of their land, there may have been growth in money or in numbers, but hardly as much benefit to the customers and the workers.In 2003,
44、 it was among the public health crisis of SARS that the central government first raised the principle of people first.People should be the purpose of all development. That is why more resources (though they never seem enough) are being committed to such mass social security programs as rural medical
45、 care and schools, aid for the low-income and jobless, and environmental protection and waste air control.Laws are being made and impoved to better protect citizens economic rights, the recent one on farmers land-use rights and their autonomous cooperatives, for example.Much of the 4 trillion yuan s
46、timulus package that Beijing has designed to cope with the global financial crisis features no more costly and energy-consuming projects. Most of them, as public infrastructure projects, have a very clear emphasis on the development of quality of life in urban and rural settings.17. Whats the positi
47、ve meaning of “Adam Smith on steroids”?A. Made-in-China goods are better in quality than before.B. China is now a competitive economy.C. Chinas export volume is much bigger.D. American politicians look down upon Chinese goods.18. The principle of “people first” is NOT included in _.A. reducing impor
48、tB. fighting against the crisis SARSC. concerns about quality of life D. better protection of citizens economic right19. “Beijing” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. the city of BeijingB. the capital BeijingC. the Chinese governmentD. Beijing people20. The same meaning as “shy away from” is _.A. get shyB. talk aboutC. discussD. avoid15 BDACD 610 BCADA 1115 CBADC 1620 DBACD高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#UKs5uKs%U高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网
