四川省達(dá)州市2014高考英語(yǔ)一輪 閱讀理解暑假訓(xùn)練題（12）

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1、四川省達(dá)州市2014 高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解一輪暑假訓(xùn)練（12）（答案） Today, there’s hardly an aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail. “If

2、the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas. And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza.” Probably the biggest payoff, however,

3、is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a ye

4、ar. “We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity.” You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tic

5、kets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after you’ve moved on to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love can’t keep in touch. A company

6、called FinalT offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”. Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable(能預(yù)測(cè)的) future. Nearly all

7、children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (so

8、me for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left. What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. “The Internet is

9、just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum. “The last 80% is happening now.” 10. What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark? A. Today’s cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced. B. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult. C. Informatio

10、n technology is developing at an amazing speed. D. There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry. 11. According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that___. A. it saves companies huge amounts of money B. it speeds up profit making

11、 C. it provides easy access to information D. it brings people incredible convenience 12. The author gives the example of FinalT to make the point that____. A. there are some genius ideas on the Internet B. some websites provide novel services to increase hits] C. people can find go

12、od bargains on the Internet D. almost anything is available on the Internet 13. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? A. Many American children don’t put computers to good use. B. The U.S. will stay ahead in the information technology in years. C. Studies show that boys are more

13、 computer literate than girls. D. There is a link between income and computer ownership. 14. What is the message the author intends to convey? A. We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings. B. The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day.

14、 C. The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly. D. Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age. 15 Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph? A. Think nothing of it. It was m

15、y pleasure. B. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment. C. Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him D. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar. 參考答案 10-15: CADBCD ************************************************

16、***********結(jié)束 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle （/JC^C）between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet．He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened．It had

17、 never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived． He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his praye

18、r and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered．As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water．Susie tripped （絆倒） in front of the teacher and dumped （倒） the bowl of water in the boy's lap．The boy pretende

19、d to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you．Lord!" Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy．The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out．All the other children were on

20、their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk．The sympathy was wonderful．But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred to someone else—Susie．She tried to help, but they told her to get out． When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered

21、, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!" 1．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____ . A．the boys would never play with him B．the boys would treat him as usual C. he would hardly hear any praise from the boys D．he would be l

22、aughed at by the boys endlessly 2．After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of ___ _. A．excitement B．relief C．a(chǎn)nxiety D．a(chǎn)nger 3．What did the other kids do after the incident? A．They offered him dry clothes． B．They laughed at the boy rudely. C．T

23、hey helped the boy do the cleaning． D．They urged the boy to get out angrily. 4．Why did Susie dump water in the boy's lap? A．The boy asked her to do so． B．She just did it by accident． C．The teacher tripped her on purpose． D．She knew the boy's embarrassment． 1. D 2. B

24、3. C 4. D **********************************************************結(jié)束 B The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install （安裝） video cameras in all 100 police cars．They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits （法律訴訟）．In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more

25、than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits． The chief said, "If cameras had been in those cars．we wouldn't have had to pay one cent． We're always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the police or shoot them．Then they always claim that the police start beating them first or

26、 start shooting at them first．" The cost of installing cameras will be about $500 each．The city council （委員會(huì)） will vote on the proposal next Monday．Ten of the 13 council members said that they like the idea． One member said that it makes good sense． The police officers enthusiastically support ca

27、mera use．One officer said that too many people think the police often lie; cameras would show citizens that police tell the truth．"The money that we've been spending on lawsuits will be better spent on more cameras," said one officer． Citizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixed．One

28、 person, said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented．But an elderly man strongly objected．'These police are trying to stick their nose into everything," he said．He was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposal．He hoped that other c

29、itizens would join him. 5．We can learn from what the chief said that with cameras on ___． A．the police will not be treated unjustly B．the police will be free from any lawsuits C．the police can beat the law-breakers first D．the police can monitor everything around 6．What's the purpose

30、 of installing video cameras in police cars? A．To pay less money on lawsuits． B．To cut the number of lawsuits． C．To prevent lawsuits from happening． D．To stop being beaten by law-breakers． 7．Which group of people support camera use most? A．Council members, B．Pol

31、ice officers． C．Local people． D．Drug users． 8．What can be learned from the last paragraph? A．Most citizens support camera use in police cars, B．The police are trying to take control of everything． C．The man showed great disagreement on camera use in police cars． D．Other

32、citizens will join the man to object to camera use in police cars． 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C *****************************************************結(jié)束 C Most recently, it's very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews． Naturally, it's easy to blame the students in t

33、hese situations, but the bigger problem is us． We—as parents—are so eager to shelter our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them．As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the

34、 skills needed to live in, to live without me．So, I'll let them fail． I'll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow．And failure long with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc．—will be part of growth for them．Call me the anti-tiger mom

35、, but leaving them alone is ,my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today．From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop fe

36、eding them and start teaching them how to fish． My children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate everything now．It's a small price to help them learn a skill they'll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don't accompany them on job interviews． 9．Why

37、do parents accompany their kids on job interviews? A．Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties． B．Because they think they can help them on the questions． C．Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews． D．Because their kids strongly request them to do so． 10．According

38、to the author, what is beneficial to kids' development? A．Sheltering them． B．Keeping them safe． C．Leaving them alone． D．Blaming them． 11．Why does the author stress failure in kids' life? A．To make them stronger than other kids． B．To help them grow in this

39、 tough world． C．To help them develop all social skills． D．To make them learn to compromise． 12．Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A．Never Shelter Your Kids B．Let Your Kids Fail C．Be Eager to Grow Up D．Live Without Parents 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. B ***********************************************************結(jié)束