重庆市高考英语 阅读理解选编61.doc

重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（61）2016高考英语阅读理解集训。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。 did you know that many people today are getting extra work by taking translating jobs online? its true! and you can do it too. many companies in the usa need translators now to translate simple documents online from chinese to english, such as emails, website content, movie subtitles and more.companies like real translator jobs are actively seeking translators from china to fill demand. there are more translation jobs than people to complete them. this leaves a big opportunity for anyone to start doing this and earn extra money.do you have to speak perfect english? no! even basic knowledge of english is ok. this is really a job for anyone from china who wants to do it.we spoke to one student from beijing, harris, who has been doing this for 2 years now and is earning between $150 and $225 every day. he completes about 3 to 4 jobs per day which takes him about 3 hours. its an incredible amount of money to earn on your spare time!it is great that we now live in the “information age” and opportunities like this are available to people in china to earn extra money working from home over the internet. its something that our parents generation could have never imagined. this type of work is surely to do great things for young people in china.if you would also like to do this, its easy to get started. just follow these steps:1. sign up at real translator jobs (where chinese translators are needed now), or a similar service.2. review the job posting and complete the ones you like.3. get paid once per month by cheque, paypal or bank wire transfer.i hope you enjoyed this information and good luck earning extra money online translating documents.1whats the best title of the passage?a. how to find a job on the internetb. how to earn extra moneyc. getting extra work by taking translating jobs onlined. how to find a friend on the internet2which of the following is not mentioned about the documents online translated?a. articles. b. emails. c. website content. d. movie subtitles.3if one company in the usa needs a translator, he or she _.a. should speak perfect englishb. can speak basic englishc. must come from china d. must come from beijing4which step is not followed if you get started the translating job online?a. signing up at real translator jobs.b. reviewing and completing the job posting.c. getting paid once per month by cheque.d. getting paid once a month in cash.试题分析：本文介绍了当今很多人正做网上翻译的额外工作，如电子邮件，网站的内容，电影字幕和更多。通过支票，信用卡或银行电汇每月一次支付。希望人们喜欢这些在网上赚外快的信息和好运。1c主旨大意题。根据第一段did you know that many people today are getting extra work by taking translating jobs online?你知道今天很多人正通过做网上翻译工作在做额外的工作吗？因此可知主题选c。2a细节理解题。根据第二段中的such as emails, website content, movie subtitles and more.如电子邮件，网站的内容，电影字幕和更多。因此可知a项没被提到。3b细节理解题。根据第四段第二句even basic knowledge of english is ok.甚至基本的英语知识就可以了。故选b。4d推理判断题。根据第七段中的get paid once per month by cheque, paypal or bank wire transfer. 通过每月支票，信用卡或银行电汇，信用卡或银行电汇。因此可知每月按现金付款没被提到，故选d。考点：考查说明文阅读。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。i just hope that our brains wont crash(死机). are you working on your typing skills to make you a more efficient worker? that may be all for nothing as intel believes that well be able to control our computers with our brains by 2020. intel and its research partners are studying how brain acts when it thinks. for example, scientists have found that peoples brains react in a similar manner when asked to think of a bear. through sensors(感应器)that can find this sort of brain activity, intel thinks that it will be able to read and translate this into an input system thanks to a chip in the brain. “were trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves. ”intel research scientist dean pomerleau told computerworld. “eventually people may be willing to be, more devoted to brain implants(植入物). imagine being able to surf the web with the power of your thoughts. ”even if thinking about a bear isnt enough to show that you want to copy and paste something. intel still thinks that theres a future in using your brain instead of the keyboard. “if we can get to the point where you can accurately find specific words, you could mentally type, ”he added. “you could compose characters or words by thinking about letters flashing on the screen or typing whole words rather than their individual characters. ”while this may all sound impractical for present time, intel thinks that its possible and something well all want. “i think human beings are unusually adaptive(适应的), ”said andrew chien, vice president of research and director of future technologies research at intel labs. “if you told people 20 years ago that they would be carrying computers all the time, they would have said, i dont want that. i dont need that. now you cant get them to stop carrying devices. there are a lot of things that have to be done first but i think implanting chips into human brains is well within the scope of possibility. ”make good use of your favorite mouse and keyboard set-up before theyre old-fashioned. 【文章大意】本文主要讲了现在intel及同伴正在研究怎样用人脑控制我们的电脑。1. what are intel and its partners doing at present? a. controlling our computers with our brains. b. working on typing skills to improve efficiency. c. studying how the brain behaves when it thinks. d. finding how the brain reacts when it thinks of a bear. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中首句intel and its research partners are studying how brain acts when it thinks可知答案。2. according to dean pomerleau, we can learn that. a. brain implants will not be acceptedb. he holds negative attitude to the researchc. mentally typing will be possible in the futured. people need a period of time to accept the new idea【解析】选c。推理判断题。根据文章第四段和第六段中dean pomerleau所言可以推知c项正确。其他选项所述与文章内容不符。3. computers were taken for example by andrew chien(in the last but one paragraph)to prove. a. nothing is impossibleb. mankind has great powerc. society is always changingd. human beings can adapt very well【解析】选d。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段首句i think human beings are unusually adaptive可知, andrew chien举电脑的例子是为了证明首句的观点。4. in the last paragraph, the author probably means that. a. there will be no mouse or keyboard any moreb. new kinds of mouse and keyboard will appearc. human brains will replace the present computersd. the mouse and keyboard should be used to the full【解析】选a。主旨大意题。最后一段作者风趣地告诉读者: 人类大脑将控制电脑是必然趋势, 鼠标和键盘终将被淘汰。（2016高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：名人传记词数：660时间：8this was spring.one day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road.these men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court.there had been a rain, and the ground was very soft.water was dripping_from the trees, and the grass was wet.the four lawyers rode along, one behind another; for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep.they rode slowly, and talked and laughed and was very happy.as they were passing through a row of small trees, they heard a great flutter(拍动)over their heads and a weak cry in the grass by the roadside.some voice came from the green branches above them.some voice came from the wet grass.the ground was wet.its obvious that there had been a heavy wind and rain.and soon，one of the men，speed, recognized that the sounds were from the robins(知更鸟)they came to the grass, and found there were two robins were in the grass.it was probable that the birds had been blown out of their nest by the storm.the birds were hurt and their mother was very worried about it.the birds were in danger!lincoln believed that something should be done to help the birds.but his companions did not think it important.they went away, but lincoln stayed.the three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass.they saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate.then they rode on, talking and laughing as before.in a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds.but the fourth lawyer, whose name was abraham lincoln, stopped.he got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands.they did not seem frightened, but shouted softly, as if they knew they were safe.mr.lincoln wanted to put the little birds into their nest.then he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen.it was high, much higher than he could reach.but mr.lincoln could climb.he had climbed many a tree when he was a boy.he put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home.two other baby birds that had not fallen out were there.all joined together and were very happy.soon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.and soon they found mr.lincoln lost.they were surprised to find that abraham lincoln was not with them.they waited by the spring.in a few minutes mr.lincoln joined them.his shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the tree.when they saw mr.lincoln come, they asked him where he had been.after mr.lincoln told them he had helped the birds in need, the three lawyers were in surprise.“well，we always thought you were a hero，”said mr.speed.“now we know it.”then all three of them laughed heartily.they thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.“ gentlemen，” said mr.lincoln, “i could not sleep tonight, if i had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.”abraham lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman.he was elected president.next to washington he was the greatest american.【语篇解读】本文是名人传记，讲的是林肯帮助小鸟回巢的事情。这个小善举表明了林肯的仁爱之心。1what were the four men going to do?ago to the forest. bgo to have dinner.cgo home. dgo to work.答案d考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“they were going to the next town to attend court”可知，他们是去工作。2what does the underlined phrase “dripping from” mean?adropping from. brunning away.cwashing away. dcoming from.答案a考查词义猜测。前面说下过雨，按照常识可知，雨水应是从树上滴下来，故选a项。3what made the little birds fall out of their nest?aother birds. bstorm.chunters. dspeed.答案b考查细节理解。从文章第七段中的“it was probable that the birds had been blown out of their nest by the storm”可以看出答案。4the other three men stopped at a spring because _athey were tiredbthey were waiting for lincolncthey wanted to drink some waterdthey wanted to give their horses water答案d考查细节理解。从文章第十四段中的“soon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water”可以看出答案。5the reason why lincolns coat got torn was that _ahe climbed up the tree to help the birdsbhe was poorche thought it necessary to help the birdsdthe coat was not of good quality答案a考查细节理解。由倒数第五段中的“his shoes were covered with mud；he had torn his coat on the tree”可知，答案选a项。6what kind of man was lincoln from the text?akind. bcruel.cunfriendly. dindifferent.答案a考查推理判断。文章讲述了林肯帮助两只小鸟回巢的故事，由此可以看出林肯是一个好心肠的人。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。(2016青岛三诊)robots that can chat, find misplaced glasses, draw aeroplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors during an expo in tokyo as japan adapts to changes in society.robots, such as the sound sensitive chapit, answer simple questions and even joke with people to help them fight loneliness and stay alert in old age.japan has one of the worlds fastestageing societies and the government predicts that by 2050 the proportion of people over 65 will reach 40 percent.“many older people in japan live alone and have no one to talk to，” said kazuya kitamura representative of the expo organizer.“communication robots accompany people and dont mind listening to the same stories over and over again.”matsumotos personal mobility robot, equipped with four cameras and a sensor to recognize the users centre of gravity, is designed to help elderly move around without pressing buttons, using joysticks (操纵杆) or rotating wheels as in traditional wheelchairs.the robot can also help find misplaced glasses by identifying them with a sensor.other robots, such as the awardwinning “digro” can support busy parents who have little time to play with their children.the robot can use the internet to find a simple image and then draw pictures, keeping children company while parents work.while chapit, a relatively simple robot, managed to attract a corporate partner many researchers, such as kiyoshi matsumoto, a professor at the univ