湖北省黄石市高考英语 阅读理解训练题（4）.doc

湖北省黄石市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（4）及答案 schools are almost all connected to the internet. but some have more technology, and use it more, than others. for example, some schools use computers for activities like video conferencing, to bring the world into the classroom. and some classrooms are equipped with things like a smart board, a kind of interactive whiteboard. interactive whiteboards are large displays for presentations. they connect to a computer and can operate by touch. they can be used for documents or writing or to project video. some teachers are trying creative new ways to teach with devices like ipods and mobile phones. but educators say the most important thing, as always, is the content. yet technology can have special importance in some cases. cosmobot is a therapy robot. it stands about half a meter tall and has a blue body and a friendly face with big eyes.one child who works with it is sixyearold kevin fitzgerald. kevin has developmental dyspraxia;_he has difficulty moving his mouth and tongue. he works with carole semangosprouse as he interacts with the cosmobot during therapy for his condition. here, he uses a set of buttons attached to a computer to make the silent robot move forward, backward or around in circles. kevins mother thinks the robot has had a calming influence, helping her son get along better with his friends.cosmobot was developed by anthro tronix. corinna lathan started the company ten years ago to work with children with cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, autism and other developmental disabilities. children become friends with the robot, she says. that can have a big effect on their behavior, helping them work harder and longer in therapy sessions. corinna lathan is currently working with a british company to develop other socially helpful robots. she says they are still considered research tools in the united states, and not used as much as in places like britain and japan. but she hopes to change that. ()11.its known from the text that _. aschools have easy access to the internet todaybnew technology is seldom applied to teachingcthe internet is of equal importance in schoolsdusing computers for activities is laborsaving()12.which of the following is not right about smart board?aits a kind of teaching facility. bit can be used to project video. cits a display for presentation. dits not easy to be connected to computers.()13.whats “dyspraxia” according to the text?aspeech barrier. bmovement disorder.cvisual impairment. dloss of memory.()14.which of the following is right according to the text?acosmobot is designed to play with. bcosmobot is costly and not userfriendly.ccosmobot can be controlled by a computer.danthro tronix is a designer of a certain company.()15.what can we learn from corinna lathan? ashes employed by a british company. bcosmobot is popular around the world. cshe wants to make previous products widespread. dipods and mobile phones are valued in class. (二)文中报道科学技术的广泛运用。smart board, ipods and mobile phones等用于学校课堂；cosmobot用于治病等。11a 细节理解题。文中第一段第一句讲到schools are almost all connected to the internet.几乎所有的学校都与互联网相连接。所以选a。12d 细节理解题。从第二段可知smart boards是一种教学设备，能用于投影及教学展示，但没谈到它不容易与计算机连接。13b 词义猜测题。第五段信息he has difficulty moving his mouth and tongue.表明dyspraxia是一种运动方面的障碍。14c 推理判断题。第六段谈到信息attached to a computer to make the silent robot move forward, backward or around in circles.这表明“cosmobot”能受计算机控制。15c 推理判断题。最后一段信息讲到research tools in the united states, and not used as much as in places like britain and japan. but she hopes to change that.可知选c。*结束 “family” is of course an elastic word. but when british people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of “family” in its narrow, peculiarly european sense. mother, father and children live together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit. thus, at the beginning of a new and independent family, every british marriage indicates the extreme importance of marriage in british life. for both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving ones parents and starting ones own life. the mans first duty will then be to his wife, and the wifes to her husband. he will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone. neither the wifes parents nor the husbands, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere(干涉)with themthey are their own masters. readers of novels like jane austens pride and prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girls parents, that is, it was the parents duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry. it is very different today. most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. this has had two results. a girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry.17. what does the author mean by “family is of course an elastic word”?a. different families have different ways of life.b. different definitions could be given to the word.c. different nations have different families.d. different times produce different families.18. for an english family, the husbands duty is _.a. supporting the family while the wife is financialb. defending the family while the wife is running the homec. financial while the wife is running the homed. independent while the wife is dependent19. what is true about the book pride and prejudice?a. it is the best book on marriage.b. it is a handbook of marriage.c. it gives quite some idea of english social life in the past.d. it provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.20. with regard to marriage in britain, present-day girls differ from former-time girls in_.a. the marriage form b. more parental supportc. the way of choosing husbands d. social position17-20、 bccc *结束 noticeclean and green weekthe social studies society and library club are working together to organize clean and green week activities to encourage recycling.k.&s5*u(a) best invention competitionthe competition is divided into two parts: individual (个人) and team. each team should be made up of three members. the inventions must be made out of small or used materials.prizesk.&s5*uindividualteam k.&s5*ufirst prizesecond prizethird prize$ 50 book voucher (代金券)$ 30 book voucher$ 20 book voucherk.&s5*u$ 180 book voucher$ 120 book voucher$ 90 book voucheryou can get the application forms (申请表) from the library during opening hours. deadline for the submission (提交) of inventions: 31 january 2005. please call us at 792-4868 for further information. (b) recycle to save our earth exhibition cum video screeningan exhibition on recycling is now on in the library.videos on the subject will also be screened. k.&s5*uplease refer to the library notice board for the timetable of the screening dates and time.do your part to save the earthstart recycling todayorganizers:library club & social studies society5. if you want to know the screening dates, you can _.a. fill in the application formb. make a telephone call at 792-4868c. go to the exhibition halld. refer to the library notice board6. what can we get from the notice?a. the exhibition is organized by library club.b. the exhibition on recycling will be on in the library. c. the students have to send their inventions before 31 january 2005.d. the students can make their inventions from all kinds of materials.7. what is the purpose of the activities? a. to get more book vouchers.b. to invent more useful things. c. to encourage students to recycle things.d. to make students life more colorful.8.if you want more information, you can_. a. surf the internet. b.telephone the teacher c. call at 792-4868 d. read the guide book.58 dccc *结束in the early days of the united states，children were not required by law to attend school.school calendars depended on local needs.students in rural areas went to school for no more than six months of the yearhalf in the summer，half in the winter.they worked on family farms during the other months.city schools were often open much longer，some for eleven months of the year.parents were happy to have a place for their children to go while they worked.national leaders took a fresh look at schools after the civil war in the 1860s.they saw a free public education as a way to help support a strong democracy(民主政治) and prepare workers for new industries.immigration was increasing and so was the student population.more and more people saw the need for a system of required education.but they had different ideas for the calendar.many city schools wanted a shorter year and a longer summer break.the schools were often crowded.there was no modern air conditioning，and air pollution from factories was a problem.hot days would make it difficult to learn.a long summer break would also give teachers time for other jobs to add to their low pay.many rural educators，however，pushed for a longer school year.they thought it would keep children safe from industrial dangers at a time when there were few childlabor laws.they also thought it would lead to a better prepared workforce.so the traditional school calendar was a compromise，with roots that now go back about a century and a half.the average school year used to be 170 days.times have not changed much.today the common average is 180 days.but some experts think the traditional school calendar needs to change because the needs of the nation have changed.this thinking has led some schools to keep students in class longer.1why were city schools often open much longer than the schools in rural areas in the early days?abecause children in rural areas were not required by law to attend school.bbecause children in city schools often had more subjects to study.cbecause parents in cities preferred their children to stay at schools while they worked.dbecause hot days would make it difficult to learn in rural schools.2the underlined phrase “pushed for” in the seventh paragraph probably means .astruggled forbwent againstcagreed ondcalled off3from the last paragraph we can infer that .aexperts have reached an agreement on the traditional school calendarbsome rural schools have already kept students in class longercnational leaders of the united states will change the traditional school calendardwith the needs of the nation changing，the school year will get longer4which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?athe system of required education was carried out after the 1860s.bshort sc