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专题限时训练(二十四)社会生活型阅读理解(二)(限时：25分钟)(一)increased use of the internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils capacity for independent study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed.cranfield school of management found almost 6 in 10 schoolchildren were copying information directly from websites for homework tasks without properly reading it.more than a quarter thought it was an acceptable practice, even though they knew it was considered plagiarism (剽窃)the study, based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18 at a secondary school in the midlands, raised fresh concerns that modern technology was having a destructive effect on young people.andrew kakabadse, professor of international management development at cranfield, said, “our research shows that technology obsession prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learning.”“despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with the majority making calls from the toilets. the mobile phone continues to be a main channel of social communication during the school day.”the report revealed that the socalled “textspeak” was increasingly finding its way into pupils school work.3 in 10 students admit to using text message shortcuts, such as “r u ok” in essays and classroom tasks.it followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of teachers failed to understand some pupils writing because it was so full of confusing language. phrases such as “innit” and “gr8” were regularly found in school work, it was claimed.the cranfield study found that mobile use was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school rules on phones.more than a third said they would use their mobile phones in class, while nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.1the underlined word “undermining” in the first paragraph can best be replaced by “_”adeterminingbkeepingcweakeningdincreasing2it can be inferred from what kakabadse said that _ahe is in favour of students mobile phone usage at schoolbhe believes schools are responsible for technology obsessioncthe research finds a new way to improve school managementdit is hard to limit students mobile phone usage at school3what can we learn from the passage?amost students writing skills are becoming worse.btext message language may affect pupils language skills.cstudents like to invent new words in their writing.d30% of pupils often send text messages when studying.4the passage is mainly about _athe negative effect of technology on students studybtechnologys positive influence on students achievementcthe importance of online social communicationdthe rapidly growing role of communication technologies(二)if you want to know how crazy people can be about their pets, you might remember that helmsley left $12 million to her little maltese dog when she died.the dogs name is trouble. and apparently trouble is still alive. of course, i would hang on，too, if someone left me $12 million. look! topshelf dog food, soft pillows everywhere, drivers walking me in nice leafy parks. i would live to be 110 in dog years.the dogs story is still fresh in my mind the other night when i leave a steak house after a superb meal. then i notice a woman carrying a small bag out of the door behind me.once outside, she walks over to where a man is holding a tiny dog and its a baby. the dog looks like a maltese, too, barking and annoying, with a cute haircut.and now i am treated to an absolute astonishing sight. because now the woman reaches into the bag and begins pulling out little pieces of meat, which she puts on a plastic spoon and feeds to the dog.this is no cheap steak house. its_actually_way_out_of_my_leagueim there only because its a special occasion. i can tell you this: if i walked out of the place with any leftover steak, it sure wouldnt go to a dog. not at those prices.so now the woman is spoonfeeding the dog and the man is just standing there, holding this dog and looking as if this is the most normal thing in the world. and the dog is calmly chewing these pieces of steak as if hes a little king. and this dog is in no hurry. hes having a great time.a few minutes go by, and now the dog finishes all of his steak. at this point, i hear the woman say to the man，“think hes still hungry？” and she glances behind her at the restaurant, as if she might go back to get more steak for the dog.watching all this, im afraid im going to shout, “are you out of your mind feeding all that pricey steak to that little dog? do you see what our american life is like today? were all going to be eating dog food if this keeps up！”1why does the author say he would live to be 110 in dog years?abecause he is always in poor health and falls ill.bbecause a maltese dog lives longer than a human being.cbecause his grandparents left him a large sum of money.dbecause he thinks the dog is treated extremely well.2what is the story mainly about?aan american familys happy life.ba maltese dog getting $12 million from its owner.ca new yorker spending $ 8 billion for a few banks.da pet dog being fed with expensive food.3the underlined part “its actually way out of my league” (in para. 6) means “_”athe restaurant is too expensive for the authorbthe author hates the dog being taken therecthe superb restaurant is about to be out of servicedthe dog doesnt belong to the authors group4seeing the dog is being treated to expensive steak, the author becomes extremely _aindifferent bannoyedcconcerned denvious(三)an “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. it is not exactly a bribe(贿赂), but is close to it.all sorts of people are “apple polishers”， including politicians and people in high officesjust about everybody. oliver cromwell, the great english leader, offered many gifts to win the support of george fox and his party, but failed.there are other phrases meaning the same thing as “applepolishing”“softsoaping” or “butteringup”. a gift is just one way to “softsoap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praisetelling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.endless are the ways of flattery. who does not love to hear it? only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. in truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.we need it to be more sure of ourselves. it cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. but if we just lap it up for its good value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. a good example is the famous 12th century legend of king canute of denmark and england. the king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). they overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might.he decided to teach them a lesson. he took them to the seashore and sat down. then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. the tide was too busy to listen to him. the king was satisfied. this might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was.1which of the following activities has nothing to do with “applepolishing”？aa boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.ban employee tells her boss how good he is at management.ca knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.da teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.2what does the writer want to prove with cromwells example?aeverybody can be an apple polisher.bcromwell was not a good apple polisher.cgeorge fox and his party were not apple polishers.dthere are people who dont like being applepolished.3which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the author?atoo much flattery can carry us away.bflattery is too empty to do people any good.cflattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.dflattery is one of the ways to applepolished people.4why did king canute of denmark and england take his followers to the seashore?abecause he was sick of his normal life.bbecause he disliked being overpraised any more.cbecause he wanted them to realize how wise he was.dbecause he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king.专题限时训练(二十四)(一)【要点综述】使用互联网和手机的学生越来越多了，可是，科技不仅给学生们带来了便捷，也给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。1c词义猜测题。根据第二、三段可知，靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业，实际上是一种抄袭，会影响学生的独立学习能力。undermine是“逐渐损害，削弱”的意思，故此处可以用weakening来代替。2d推理判断题。根据第六段第一句的“with the majority making calls from the toilets”和第二句“the mobile phonethe school day.”可推断，限制学生在学校使用手机是很困难的。3b细节理解题。根据第七至九段可知，短信语言可能会给学生的语言技能带来不利影响。4a主旨大意题。文章的第一段就点明了中心“高科技的使用对孩子的学习有不好的影响”。故选a。(二)【要点综述】本文通过举例说明了在现在的美国社会里，很多宠物得到了超乎寻常的待遇。1d推理判断题。根据文章第二段“of course，i would hang on，too，if someone left me $12 million.look！topshelf dog food，soft pillows everywhere，drivers walking me in nice leafy parks.”可知这只狗的待遇非常好，让作者很羡慕，所以他才这样说。故d项正确。2d主旨大意题。文章讲述的是一个富人给一只