2020届二轮复习阅读理解训练（61）

2020届二轮复习阅读理解训练（61）

阅读理解训练（61）‎ Passage 1‎ To the students Reading‎ is very important to help you learn English. It is also a lot of fun. But to learn as much as you can from reading, it is important to read different kinds of English. For example, the English you need when you read a train timetable is very different from the English you need when you read a story. This book has a lot of different kinds of English.‎ There are six sections in the book:‎ Section 1 is Messages: In this section somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on timetables. There is also a test on text messages and another on e-mails.‎ ‎ Section 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people, in different ways. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal English in biography . There is a CV and a job application（申请） that you can use as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.‎ Section 3 is Places: In this section , too, many different styles of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard．There are also the formal English of a novel—like all the fiction extracts in the book – and a formal letter of complaint（投诉）.‎ ‎ Section 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this section. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer. There are more examples of letters, including an informal letter thanking someone for a present. And there is a test about buying and booking on the Internet.‎ ‎ Section 5 is Fiction: There are many different kinds of fiction in this section, from an adventure story to jokes, a comic and a cartoon. There are also (as in other sections) examples of American and British English.‎ ‎ Section 6 is Fact: This section has different kinds of newspaper stories, an encyclopedia entry, a recipe and advice on how to survive and earthquake.‎ You can do these tests in any order you like, You can do a complete section or jump about between sections. You can do all the tests with a fiction text, or all the tests with a letter text or a newspaper text, or all the tests with a formal or informal text. Or you can do the ones you like best first. Who knows, maybe you will like the others too, when you do them.‎ I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.‎ Michael Dean ‎1．If you’re fond of jokes, you can go to .‎ ‎ A．Section 6 B．Section 5 C．Section 4 D．Section 3‎ ‎2．When a student learns to write letters, he can refer to .‎ ‎ A．Section 1, 2 and 3 B．Section 2, 3 and 4‎ ‎ C．Section 3, 4and 5 D．Section 4, 5 and 6‎ ‎3．The author suggests students do the tests .‎ ‎ A．in whatever order they like B．section by section ‎ C．from the very beginning D．from the easiest part ‎4．The main purpose of the text is to .‎ ‎ A．introduce the contents of the book ‎ B．give students advice on how to use the book ‎ C．present different styles of English ‎ D．suggest students use different English according to different aims.‎ ‎【答案】1- 4 BBAA ‎ Passage 2‎ What does Thanksgiving remind Americans of? Their families. Thanksgiving is a family time. On this holiday, families enjoy being together. What does “family” mean to Americans?‎ The traditional American family is a "nuclear family." A nuclear family refers to a husband and wife and their children. The average American family today has two or three children (and maybe a few pets). In some cultures, several generations may even live together. In America, only in a few cases does more than one household live under one roof. ‎ Each family member can have a say. Instead of fearing Mom and Dad, children may think of them as good friends. Husbands and wives often share housework. In many cases, a child can enjoy privacy（隐私）in his or her own bedroom. From an early age, children can plan how to spend money. They may receive a weekly pocket money or even work part-time jobs. Often parents give children freedom to make their own decisions about what to wear or to buy or whom to marry.‎ The United Nations has declared 1994 the "International Year of the Family." Not just in America, but all over the world, people recognize the importance of strong families. And one more thing: be thankful for each other. If you have a family, every day should be Thanksgiving. ‎ ‎5．This passage is mainly about .‎ ‎ A．Thanksgiving B．holiday C．family D．culture ‎6．What does a nuclear family include?‎ ‎ A．father, mother and pets B．several generations living together ‎ C．grandparents, parents and children D．parents, children and pets ‎7．In America, children .‎ ‎ A．often fear their parents ‎ ‎ B．can decide whom to marry ‎ C．are not allowed to have jobs ‎ ‎ D．can’t receive pocket money until an elderly age ‎8．That the International Year of the Family came into being show that .‎ ‎ A．more people have realized the importance of family.‎ ‎ B．more people should have a family.‎ ‎ C．people all over the world should hold Thanksgiving together.‎ ‎ D．people should thank each other on Thanksgiving day.‎ ‎【答案】CDBA Passage 3‎ A week ago, I had the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! By Rich Ezzo. It took only about an hour to read.‎ ‎ When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication. Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesn’t chase after dreams of wealth. I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse.‎ ‎ When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn’t money hungry either. He, too, is hungry far more important than money. ‎ Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple. I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper. After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money. I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install(安装) a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded(让路) them as a few ones arrived in town. I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is. ‎ ‎ It has been a week and the effect is the same. I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week. This is an e-book you’ll want to read, I promise. I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didn’t just “suggest”---I left it open at the bottom of the computer and told each one, “Read it, you’ll love it.”‎ ‎ I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn’t go myself. I urge you to visit the author’s website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book. You won’t regret it.‎ ‎9. According to the passage, a Get Rich Quick type of publication ______.‎ A. is what the author really cares for B. deals with how to make money C. is also an e-book written by Rich Ezzo D. is more popular than e-books 10.The author didn't write the review as soon as he finished reading the book because________. 　A. he was too excited to write anything 　B. he was not sure whether he did well 　C. he had to wait for Rich Ezzo's permission 　D. he wondered if the book would have long influence on him ‎11. By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4, the author probably _________. 　A. shows that the book brought him many new thoughts 　B. shows how bad the traffic is in town ‎ ‎　C. describes the difficulty in understanding the book 　D. explains it's hard to change one's attitude to money 12. Which of the following is supported by the passage? A. The author had known Rich Ezzo before. 　B. The author hasn't dreamed of getting rich immediately. 　C. The author always prefers e-books to paper books. 　D. The author likes Get Rich Quick-type of publications.‎ ‎【答案】 BDAB Passage 4‎ In many cultures, the wealthy hired servants or kept slaves to take care of their children．This is a true story of an ex-slave．‎ My mother was a cook in the house for about twenty-two years．She cooked for from twenty-five to thirty—five, taking the family and the slaves together．The slaves ate in the kitchen．After my mistress's （女主人） death, my mother was the only woman kept in the house．She took care of my master's children, some of whom were then quite small, and brought them up．One of the most trying senses I ever passed through, when I would have laid down my life to protect her if I had dared, was this: after she had raised my master's children, one of his daughters, a young girl, came into the kitchen one day, and for some unimportant things about the dinner, she struck my mother, who pushed her away, and she fell on the floor．Her father was not at home．When he came, which was while the slaves were eating in the kitchen, she told him about it．He came down, called my mother out, and, with a wooden stick, he beat her fifteen or twenty strokes, and then called his daughter and told her to take her satisfaction of her, and she did beat her until she was satisfied．Oh! It was dreadful, to see the girl whom my poor mother had taken care of from her childhood, thus beating her, and I must stand there, and did not dare to protect her．‎ ‎13．From the second sentence in the second paragraph we can know _____．‎ ‎ A．the age Curry's mother was when she was a cook．‎ ‎ B．the number of people Curry's mother cooker for．‎ ‎ C．the years during which Curry's mother cooked．‎ ‎ D．a system of measurement not used nowadays．‎ ‎14．Which word can best replace the underlined one "trying” ?‎ ‎ A．Troublesome． B．Daring． ‎ ‎ C．Secure． D．Painless．‎ ‎15．By saying "take her satisfaction of her", the author means "_____"．‎ ‎ A．please her B．punish her until contented ‎ C．show her the correct way D．calm her ‎【答案】‎ ‎13.B 细节推理题。由整篇文章的意思，不难看出答案。‎ ‎14.A 词意猜测题。由该词所在句子后面部分的内容可猜出该词的意思。‎ ‎15.B 句意理解题。由该句后面的“and she did beat her until she was satisfied.”可知答案。‎ Passage 5‎ If you are a fan of the Newbery-Award winning book Bridge to Terabithia, then you're going to love author Katherine Paterson's new creation The Day of the Pelican(鹈鹕). In the book, Paterson takes readers on a journey with 12 year-old Meli Lleshi and her Albanian family of seven. ‎ The family lives in Kosovo, in eastern Europe. The country is at war with neighboring Serbia. Eventually, life becomes too dangerous in Kosovo, so the Lleshis have to pack up and move out of their home. To Meli, leaving meant giving up her whole life. She will have to say goodbye to her friends, home, school and Baba's market. Worse, the family's trouble began, in Meli's mind, when she drew a picture of her teacher with a pelican nose and had to stay after school as punishment. ‎ As the Lleshis travel along the road at night, they come across burning homes and other refugees just like them. Living in a tiny tent surrounded by many other people becomes tiring, and but for Baba's and Mama's efforts to keep the family together, the family would probably have given up. Every night, Meli longs to go home and Baba tells her, "Your home is with your family." With everyone already crowding together for food, now is not the time to complain. The family needs all their courage to keep going. "We have to be very patient and very brave," Meli says.‎ Soon, traveling from place to place becomes too much of a hassle(争论) and nearly breaks the family apart. Baba makes an important decision. The family will be moving to an exciting new country. There will be no enemies and no one to run from. They will be able to stay in one place and build a new life. Although Meli still longs for home she wonders if this will finally mean freedom for her family.‎ The Day of the Pelican is a book you won't be able to put down. Those who enjoy realistic fiction will love this moving story about Meli and her family.‎ ‎16. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?‎ A. To tell us how happy we are to live a peaceful life. ‎ B. To explain how the Lleshis survived the war.‎ C. To get us to learn about a new book.‎ D. To introduce a book Bridge to Terabithia ‎17. Why did the family move to other countries?‎ A. Because they wanted to find well-paid jobs. ‎ B. Because they had to escape from the war. ‎ C. Because Meli and her family needed food.‎ D. Because they just looked for adventure.‎ ‎18. The third paragraph is mainly about _______. ‎ A. Baba’s importance during the trip B. complaints about the life journey C. various difficulties as travellers D. ways to get the family together ‎19. From the passage we can learn that ______.‎ A. The Day of the Pelican won the Newbery-Award B. Meli no longer longs for home in the new place ‎ C. the family found the freedom and settled down ‎ D. without Baba’s encouragement the family would have broken ‎【答案】CBAD Passage 6‎ From a very early age，some children exhibit better ‎ self-control than others．Now，a new study that began with about 1，000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child’s low self-control can predict poor health，money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years．‎ Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now．They observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayed．Parents，teachers，even the kids themselves，scored the youngsters on measures like“acting before thinking”and “Persistence in reaching goals．”‎ The study led by Moffitt of Duke University and colleagues followed 1，000 children from birth to age 32 in Dunedin,New Zealand．‎ ‎“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age three to ten，later on had the most health problems in their 30s，” Moffitt said，“and they had the worst financial situation．They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income．”Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed，and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids．‎ Moffitt said it’s still unclear why some children have better self-control than others，though she said other researchers have found that it’s mostly a learned behavior,with relatively little genetic influence．But good self-control can be set to run in familles because children with good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents．But the good news，Moffitt said，is that self-control can be taught by parents，and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective．‎ ‎20．From the first two paragraphs we learn that ．‎ ‎ A．the research has been carried out for five years ‎ B．self-control in kids tends to determine their future ‎ C．self-control was assessed by children’s intelligence ‎ D．children’s self-control is almost the same at early age ‎21．Children with low self-control are more likely to ．‎ ‎ A．become wealthy in later life B．get good school performance ‎ C．have better financial planning D．adopt negative behaviors ‎22．According to Moffitt， ．‎ ‎ A．only good genetic factors can shape their lives in the future ‎ B．scientists know well why some children have better self-control ‎ C．self-control in childhood has nothing to do with criminal activity ‎ D．willpower as a child really influences people’s chances of adulthood ‎23．What can be inferred from the passage?‎ ‎ A．Self-control cannot be taught in schools．‎ ‎ B．The study is restricted within few participants．‎ ‎ C．It’s never too late to deal with self-control problems．‎ ‎ D．Good parenting can improve self-control and life success．‎ ‎24．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？‎ ‎ A．Child’s self control predicts future health，success ‎ B．Kids are encouraged to take risks at an early age ‎ C．Children’s development cannot be changed by teachers ‎ D．How to teach the kids a bit of self-control in schools ‎【答案】 BDDDA ‎ Passage 7‎ ‎ To learn English well you must learn about yourself. You must discover what your own special needs are in English. You should pick out what makes English different from your own language and concentrate on those parts. And above all, you should pick out your own personal weaknesses in English, pick out your own special problems, find out what mistakes you most often make and make a list of them. ‎ ‎ It will be best if, in your preparation, you can practise doing the various sorts of work you will be asked to do in examination. You should then make a careful note of any mistakes you make more than once. Count up how many times you make each mistake, and the mistake you make most often should be at the top of your list, the next most common in second place, and so on. ‎ ‎ For example, if your own language is Japanese, you may find the problem of articles comes at the top of your list. If you speak German, you may find using some of the conjunctions is your biggest problem. If your mother tongue is French, you find you are always having trouble with some of prepositions. And if Italian is your language, you may constantly forget to use a suitable pronoun when you should. ‎ ‎ But these are only examples of mistakes typical of certain languages. They may or may not be your particular personal mistakes. As I say, these personal ones are the most important of all to discover. ‎ ‎25. To learn English well the most important thing is to _____.‎ ‎ A. learn about yourself as much as possible ‎ B. discover your own special needs in the language ‎ C. find out the difference between your own language and English ‎ D. pick out your own personal weaknesses in English ‎26. The writer advises the readers to _____.　‎ ‎ A. spend as much time on English as possible ‎ B. take examinations of various sorts ‎ C. find out their own problems in doing selected exercises ‎ D. keep a notebook with the important languages points in it ‎27. The first item on the list should be the mistake you make _____.‎ ‎ A. more than once B. many times C. most often D. very often ‎【答案】25--27 D CC Passage 8‎ ‎ Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote plays and poems during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which remain very popular today.‎ During earlier times, people would probably have learned several ancient Roman and Greek plays. It was not unusual for writers to produce more current versions of these works. For example, in Shakespeare's play "The Comedy of Errors" Shakespeare borrowed certain details from the ancient Roman writer Plautus. For his play "Macbeth", Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information. Shakespeare might have borrowed from other writers, but the intensity（强度）of his imagination and language made the plays his own. While many plays by other writers of his time have been forgotten, Shakespeare and his art live on.‎ Shakespeare was also influenced by the world around him. He described the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city’s tradesmen. Shakespeare's knowledge of the English countryside is also clear. His works include descriptions of deep forests, local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.‎ It would be impossible to list all of the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have influenced the world culture. But the first and greatest example would be his great influence on the English language. During his time, the English language was changing. Many new words from other languages were being added. Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones. For example, he created the noun forms of "critic", "mountaineer” and "eyeball". Many common expressions in English come from his plays, including "pomp and circumstance（装腔作势）"from "Othello", "full circle（绕圈子地）" from "King Lear", etc. The list of cultural creations influenced by Shakespeare is almost endless. From paintings to television to music and dance, Shakespeare was well represented. Shakespeare's plays have been translated into every major language in the world.‎ Shakespeare became a wellknown writer during a golden age of theater. His years of hard work paid off.‎ ‎28.What can we infer from the passage？‎ ‎ A.Many of Shakespeare's works were influenced by earlier writings.‎ ‎ B.Shakespeare was hardworking when he was a student.‎ ‎ C.The experience of living in London helped a lot with Shakespeare's works.‎ ‎ D.Shakespeare became rich later because of the popularity of his works.‎ ‎29.Shakespeare might have learnt some information from ancient Roman works in　　　　.‎ ‎ A."King Lear" B."The Comedy of Errors" C. "Macbeth" D."Othello"‎ ‎30.Why could Shakespeare's works survive his time？‎ ‎ A.Because there were so few people writing plays in his time.‎ ‎ B.Because he produced too many works that nobody else could do.‎ ‎ C.Because he was a rich and influential person of his time.‎ ‎ D.Because his works were rich in imagination and language.‎ ‎31.Shakespeare's greatest influence should be on　　　　.‎ ‎ A.the English language B.paintings C.television D.music and dance ‎32.The passage is mainly about 　　　　.‎ ‎ A.an introduction to Shakespeare’s life and his works ‎ B.the main features and styles of Shakespeare's plays ‎ C.how culture influenced Shakespeare and he influenced culture.‎ ‎ D.Shakespeare’s greatest influence on the world culture.‎ ‎【答案】 ABDAC Passage 9‎ Americans: Restless? Illiterate(没文化的) ?‎ ‎ Americans are queer people: they can’t rest. They have more time, more leisure, shorter work hours, more holidays, and more vacations than any other people in the world. But they can’t rest. They rush up and down across their continent as tourists; they move about in great herds to conferences; they search the wilderness; they flood the mountains; they keep the hotels full. But they can’t rest. The scenery rushes past them. They learn it. Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus. They hear them, but they don’t get them. They never stop moving; they rush up and down as Shriners, Masons, Old Graduates, Bankers—they are a new thing each day, always rushing to a reunion or something. So they go on rushing about till eventually the undertaker (殡葬工) gather them to the grave.‎ ‎ Americans are queer people: they can’t read. They have more schools, and better schools and spend more money on schools and colleges than all Europe. But they can’t read. They print more books in a year than the French print in ten. But they can’t read. They cover their country with one hundred thousand tons of Sunday newspapers every week. But they don’t read them. They’re too busy. They use them for fires and to make more paper with. They buy eagerly thousands of new novels at two dollars each. But they read only page one. Their streets are full of huge signs. They won’t look at them. Their streetcars are filled with advertising; they turn their eyes away. Transparent colors, cart wheels, and mechanical flares whirl and flicker in the crowded streets at night. No one sees them. Tons of letters pour into the mail boxes, through the houses, and down the garbage cans. No one reads them. ‎ 33． The underlined word “queer ” means ___________. ‎ A. difficult B. strange C. forgetful D. friendly 34． According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about ?‎ A. When they are to allowed to. B. Where they feel tired and sleepy C. When they are seriously ill in bed D. When they stop breathing eventually 35． The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ___________.‎ A. when they are on the tour bus B. by driving there in person C. from books and magazines D. from their friends and co-workers 33． Why does the writer write this passage?‎ A. To tell people the Americans are illiterate ‎ B. To prove the Americans to be a queer nation C. To give the readers information about ‎USA D. To make fun of the American way of life ‎【答案】AABA Passage 10‎ LOS ANGELES—The last of the “Star Wars” movies has done what no movie in history has ever done—sold $50 million worth of tickets in a single day. ‎ ‎ “Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith” made 50,013,859 from showings at 3,661 theaters and more than 9,000 screens around the country on Thursday, including special midnight shows. That beat the one-day record set by “Shrek ‎2”‎, which sold $44.8 million on a single Saturday—its fourth day in theaters.‎ ‎ “It’s surprising.” said Bruce Snyder, president of domestic distribution at Twentieth Century Fox. “It’s probably 20 percent more than I thought we could do.”‎ ‎ The George Lucas film, which features the changing of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the evil Darth Vader, also beat the opening day record held by “Spider-Man ‎2”‎, which made $40.4 million when it opened on a Wednesday last June.‎ ‎ “Fifty million is a good opening weekend, especially a single day,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations. “This is the movie world’s 100-year flood.”‎ ‎ The news comes as a relief to Hollywood, which has seen a box office slump for 12 straight weeks. Theater owners, studios and marketing partners had their hopes on “Star Wars” to start the summer movie season and they weren’t disappointed.‎ ‎ The film was shown on 2,900 screens at midnight Thursday. What they made from that one showing alone was $16.5 million, which beat the previous record of $8 million set by “The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King”. It is almost certain “Star Wars” will push past the $100 million mark for its opening weekend. The record for a three-day weekend is held by the first “Spider-Man”, which made $114.8 million.‎ ‎37. How many films are mentioned in the passage?‎ A. Three. B. Four. C. Five D. Six.‎ ‎38. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?‎ A. “Shrek ‎2”‎ sold $44.8 million on a single Saturday.‎ B. “Star Wars” made $50,013,859 on Thursday as expected. ‎ C. “Star Wars” was not disappointing to the theater owners.‎ D. “Star Wars” may push past the $100 million mark for its opening weekend.‎ ‎39. We can infer from the passage that ________.‎ A. the film was shown on 2000 screens at midnight Thursday ‎ B. the first “Spider-Man” held the record for a three-day weekend ‎ C. “Star Wars” was shown all over the world ‎ D. many good films have their follow-ups ‎【答案】 BBD Passage 11‎ ‎ Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that.‎ ‎ The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.‎ ‎ “We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.”‎ ‎ Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature.‎ In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children.‎ ‎ So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power.‎ ‎ “We need to motivate children,” said Sabine.‎ ‎ When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia.‎ ‎ Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.‎ ‎ “Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said.‎ ‎40. Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?‎ ‎ A. To inspire their children for the future.‎ ‎ B. To prove a travel without motorized transport.‎ C. To promote Earth-friendly ways of life. ‎ D. To explore the secret of global warming.‎ ‎41. They did a lot during the travel except ________. ‎ ‎ A. collect rubbish and waste B. build a house with recycled plastic bottles ‎ C. communicate with local children ‎ D. show people how to use energy ‎42. What’s meaning of the underlined word “Initially”?‎ ‎ A. At the beginning B. In a way C. In the end D. On the whole ‎43. The best title of the passage can be ________.‎ ‎ A. A Swiss family’ journey across the world ‎ B. Nature needs respecting and protecting ‎ C. We have a long way to make a good travel ‎ D. An eco-friendly adventure across the world ‎【答案】 CBAD Passage 12‎ Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged．It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours．‎ Unplugged is being run by Dr. Roman Gerodimos, a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University．During the experiment, Dr. Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers．He said：“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms, overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected．”‎ During their 24-hour test, three of the experiment’s participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman．They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops．‎ Elliot Day wrote：“Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air．Despite being aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers．”‎ From Caroline Scott, we read：“I didn’t expect it, but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to, but It’s not something I would like to do again！”‎ And Charlotte Gay wrote：“I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile；not only is it a social device, it’s my main access point of communication．”‎ Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once．So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?‎ ‎44．What can we learn about the volunteers?‎ ‎ A．Volunteers didn’t write down about their day offline．‎ ‎ B．Volunteers weren’t allowed to use any media for 24 hours．‎ ‎ C．Volunteers were followed around by Dr Roman Gerodimos．‎ ‎ D．Only volunteers in the UK took part in Unplugged experiment．‎ ‎45．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the participants’ feelings？‎ ‎ A．Anxious． B．Lonely C．Bored． D．Despaired．‎ ‎46．Which of the following is true of Caroline Scott？‎ ‎ A．The media ban affected his temperature．‎ ‎ B．His work went on smoothly without the media．‎ ‎ C．His work was carried on hard without the media．‎ ‎ D．His life was empty without the radio or newspapers．‎ ‎47．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?‎ ‎ A．People should use the media devices reasonably．‎ ‎ B．People can easily survive the media devices addict．‎ ‎ C．People can spend more time sleeping in the future．‎ ‎ D．People spend about half the time using the media devices．‎ ‎48．The text is most probably a ．‎ ‎ A．newspaper ad B．book review ‎ ‎ C．news report D．science fiction story ‎【答案】BDCAC Passage 13‎ Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine.“Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting creatures,”William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the ever-changing 21st century, even the word“habit”carries a negative meaning.‎ ‎ So it seems contradictory to talk about habits in the same context as innovation (创新). But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks.‎ ‎ Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try, the more creative we become.‎ ‎ But don’t bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the brain, they’re there to stay. Instead, the new habits we deliberately press into ourselves create parallel pathways that can bypass those old roads.‎ ‎ “The first thing needed for innovation is attraction to wonder,”says Dawna Markova, author of The Open Mind.“But we are taught instead to‘decide’, just as our president calls himself‘the Decider’．”She adds, however, that“to decide is to kill off all possibilities but one. A good innovational thinker is always exploring the many other possibilities.”‎ ‎ “All of us work through problems in ways of which we’re unaware,”she says. Researchers ‎ in the late 1960s discovered that humans are born with the ability to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, collaboratively (合作地) and innovatively. At the end of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that ability, preserving only those ways of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.‎ ‎ The current emphasis on standardized testing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that few of us use our innovative and collaborative ways of thought.“This breaks the major rule in the American belief system—that anyone can do anything,”explains M. J. Ryan, author of the 2006 book This Year I Will…and Ms. Markova’s business partner.“That’s a lie that we have preserved, and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you’re good at and doing even more of it creates excellence.”This is where developing new habits comes in.‎ ‎49．Brain researchers have discovered that .‎ ‎ A．the forming of new habits can be guided ‎ B．the development of habits can be predicted ‎ C．the regulation of old habits can be transformed ‎ D．the track of new habits can be created unconsciously ‎50．The underlined word“ruts”in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .‎ ‎ A．zones B．connections C．situations D．tracks ‎51．Which of the following statements most probably agrees with Dawna Markova’s view?‎ ‎ A．Decision makes no sense in choices.‎ ‎ B．Curiosity makes creative minds active.‎ ‎ C．Creative ideas are born of a relaxing mind.‎ ‎ D．Formation of innovation comes from fantastic ideas.‎ ‎52．The purpose of the author writing this article is to persuade us .‎ ‎ A．to give up our traditional habits deliberately ‎ B．to create and develop new habits consciously ‎ C．to resist the application of standardized testing D．to believe that old habits conflict with new habits 答案：ADBB