1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家2014高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训文化教育型阅读理解- (二)As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes(笔画)of each Chinese charac
2、ter when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more. Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more widespread among university students. Almost all their assignmen
3、ts and essays are typed on a computer. All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer. Its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And thats why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking_stock_in computers increasingly, pr
4、oblems appear. “When Im writing with a pen, I find I often cant remember how to write a character, though I feel Im familiar with it.”“Im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”Many students dont feel this is something to worry about. Now that its more convenient and efficient to
5、write on a computer, why bother to handwrite? Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said，“Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical
6、 value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writers emotion. Through ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”To encourage students to handwrite more, many
7、 primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.1. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A. The Importance of Handwriting and TypingB. To Ty
8、pe or to Handwrite C. Writing on a Computer Will Replace Writing by HandD. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters2. The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because_A. they are usually asked to email their homework and essays B. they can correct the mistakes they
9、 make quickly and conveniently Cthey find it not easy to remember how to write a character D. computers have become a trend and fashion in China3. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the advantages of handwriting?A. Handwriting contains the writers emotion. B. The writers thinking and p
10、ersonality are shown in his or her handwriting. C. Handwriting can impress people well and build ones selfconfidence.D. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. 4. The underlined expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means “_”A. getting bored with B. getting dependen
11、t on C. becoming crazy about D. getting curious about5. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that_A. more and more students will give up writing on a computerB. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one dayC. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting D. the typing
12、 article better expresses ones emotion and quality(二)【要点综述】 全文围绕学生是依靠电脑还是应该用手写作业展开。1B 主旨大意题。文章围绕话题“我们学生是依靠电脑还是应该用手写作业”展开的。2B 细节理解题。由第四段“Its faster and easier to correct if using a computer.”和第七段中 “Now that its more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite? ”可知，学生依赖电脑是
13、因为电脑方便、快捷、修改容易。3C正误判断题。由倒数第二段“Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”可知，C项表述与文章有出入，其他选项在文中均有明确表述。4B词义猜测题。结合上文computer dependence和下文的表述，不难推出画线词组的意思为“相信，依靠”。故B项为正确答案。5C 推理判断题。最后一段主要讲述了北京许多小学已经把写作课列为必修课，在大学里，要求学生交书面作业。由此我们可以得出结论：今后越来越多的学生会重视书写。故C项为正确答案。阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分
14、40分)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。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】ALONDON (Reuters)New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a FrenchCaribbean man disfigured by a rare tumor show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities (怪异)，researchers said.The findings
15、 give hope to some people with severe facial disfigurement and suggest the transplants could prove longlasting without major problems.Despite the tissue rejection in the first year after their transplants，neither men had psychological problems accepting their new faces and have been able to rejoin s
16、ociety，they reported.Only three people have received face transplants.The worlds first was carried out on French woman Isabelle Dinoire in November 2005 after she was disfigured in an attack by her dog.In 2007，her doctors reported that she had recovered slowly and steadily，overcoming two periods of
17、rejection. In 2006，Chinese doctors performed a face transplant on a 30yearold hit by a bear.While there were some complications with tissue rejection following the operation，two years later the man was doing well，his doctors said.“This case suggests that facial transplantation might be an option for
18、 restoring a severely disfigured face，and could enable patients to bring themselves back into society，” Shuzhong Guo and colleagues at Xijing Hospital in China wrote.A French team described their work on a 29yearold man who suffered from Von Recklinghausen disease，an illness that changes the shape o
19、f his face.“The man，who was not named，was given a new nose，mouth and chin in a 2007 operation.He began to work 13 months after the transplant has more function in his face and has not rejected the new tissue，” his doctors said.“Our case confirms that face transplantation is practical and effective f
20、or the correction of specific disfigurement，” Dr.Laurent Lantieri and colleagues at the HenriMondor hospital outside Paris wrote.26Whats the main idea of this passage?AFace transplants can work.BFace transplants help regain confidence.CThree people have received face transplants.DDisfigured people n
21、eed face transplants.27What happened to the Chinese patient mentioned in the passage?AHe got a strange illness when he was young.BHe received several operations in hospital.CHe was the first person to receive a face transplant.DHe was once attacked by an animal.28From the passage we can learn that _
22、.Adoctors have different opinions on facial disfigurementBpatients could regain selfconfidence after face transplantsCthe new face of every patient has more functions than expectedDit is easy for disabled people to be accepted by society29The underlined word “restoring” in Paragraph 4 means “_”Aremo
23、ving BrecoveringCrepairing Drejecting30What problem resulted from the facial operations? AThe patients wouldnt accept the facial change.BIt was hard for the patients to get along with others.CIt took some time for the patients to recover from the operation.DThe patients usually suffered from tissue
24、rejection.26A主旨大意题。本文介绍了三例成功的手术，表明面部移植手术是可行的。27D推理判断题。根据第一段中“after a bear tore off part of his face”和第四段中“hit by a bear”可知D项正确。28B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“could enable patients to bring themselves back into society”和第五段中的“He began to work 13 months after the transplant.”可判断出B项正确。29C词义猜测题。restore表示“修复；整修”。30D细节
25、理解题。根据第二段和第三段提到的病例可知，手术后病人都有面部组织的排异反应。文化教育型阅读理解- (三)Millions of people pass through the gates of Disneys entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these places an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visi
26、t these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way theyre treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their “guests”， as they prefer to call them, and to see that they enjoy themselves. All new employees, from vicepresidents to parttime workers, begin their employme
27、nt by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions 1”. Here, they learn about the companys history, how it is managed and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the park a success.After passin
28、g “Traditions 1”， the employees go on to more specialized training for their specific jobs. No detail is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eighthour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, “What
29、happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or what bus to take back to the campgrounds？We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party.”Even Disneys managers get involved in the daily management of
30、 the park. Every year, the managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail (单轨列车), and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers ag
31、ree that this week helps them to see the companys goals more clearly.All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As one longtime business observer once said, “How Disney t
32、reats people, communicates with them, and rewards them, is in my view the very reason for his fifty years of successI have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of people on a daily basis, successfully. It
33、is what Disney does best.”1. The first day they come to Disney parks, all new employees _A. begin as ticket takers B. must learn several jobsC. begin by receiving onthejob training D. have already attended Disney University2. The main goal of the Disney employees is to _A. learn all parts of the bus
34、iness B. keep their important guests happyC. be able to answer all kinds of questions D. see that their guests enjoy themselves 3. Each year, managers wear special service clothes and work in the park to _A. gain a better view of the companys objectives B. remind themselves of their beginnings at Di
35、sneyC. set a good example for employees D. replace employees on holiday4. Which is the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Parades are regularly held in Disneys entertainment parks. B. Disney attracts people almost from all over the world.C. Tourists learn the history of Disney in its
36、entertainment parks.D. Disneys managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks.5. This passage is mainly about _A. how Disney employees are trainedB. the history and traditions of the Disney enterprisesC. the importance Disney places on serving people well D. why Disney enterpri
37、ses make a lot of money (三)【要点综述】 本文主要介绍了迪斯尼公司通过严格的训练管理和优质的服务吸引了来自世界各地的人们观光旅游。1C细节理解题。从第二段“All new employees, from vicepresidents to parttime workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking Traditions 1.”和后面所讲述的训练情况可知，每一个新职员必须在开始就进行工作培训。2D细节理解题。根据文中第三段最后一句话“Our constant aim
38、 is to help our guests enjoy the party.”可知，迪斯尼乐园职工的目的是让游客们玩得高兴。3A 细节理解题。根据第四段提供的信息“Every year, the managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes.”和本段的最后一句话“The managers agree that this week helps them to see the companys goals more clearly.”可知，经理们每年穿上特殊的工作服是为了更好地看清
39、迪斯尼公司的目标。4C 细节理解题。通读全文可知，选项C是错误的，因为游客到迪斯尼的目的不是了解它的历史，而是进行娱乐活动。5C 主旨大意题。通篇文章主要介绍了迪斯尼公司严格的训练管理和优质的服务。迪斯尼公司把为游客服务放在重要的位置。【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】BRomedoctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on_the_brink_of cloning the
40、 first human baby.Dr.Severino Antinori，who is the head of a hospital in Rome，has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant with a cloned baby.Antinori refused to comment on the reports，but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned emb
41、ryo for implantation within two years.So far seven different kinds of mammals have already been successfully cloned，including sheep，cats and most recently rabbits.Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admitted that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a
42、 worldwide ban on the practice.Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said，“I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby.It is using humans as guinea pig
43、s.It makes people feel sick.”But Ronald Green，director of the Ethics Institute at Darmouth College in the US，said it was unlikely that an eightweekold pregnancy would lead to a birth.So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders，many of them dying soon after their bir
44、ths.Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.“There are no benefits of cloning human beings，just harm，” said Dr.Michael Wilks of the UK.31What do the underlined words “on the brink of” in the first paragraph most probably mea
45、n?AOn the side of. BOn the point of.CIn search of. DIn favor of.32The doctors general attitude to cloning humans according to the passage is that_.Athey are against itBthey support itCthey pay no attention to itDthey welcome it33What does the underlined word “ban” in the fourth paragraph most probab
46、ly mean?Aorder that forbids cloning.Bsuggestion on carrying on cloning.Canger at cloning.Dcheer for cloning.34Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?ADoctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings.BUp to now，seven kinds of animals have been cloned，in
47、cluding sheep，cats，humans and rabbits.CProfessor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying out an experiment on cloning an eightweekold embryo.DRonald Green doubts about the future successful birth of socalled cloned embryo.35Where is the passage probably taken from?AA textbook. BA magazine.CA newspaper. DA digest.31B词义猜测题。从下文看，克隆人类婴儿的事情尚未发生。32A细节判断题。从文章倒数第二段可知，医生们对此持反对态度。33A词义猜测题。由该句可知，医生们承认克隆人是早晚的事情，除非出台一个世界范围的禁令。34D判断正误题。由倒数第四段可知，D是正确的。35C综合判断题。该题目的依据在文章开头的那句话，该句信息有来自“罗马”的报道，有导语，符合新闻的行文特点，所以C项是正确的。 版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。