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江苏省梁丰高级中学2015届高三英语阅读理解综合练习ain 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in the auto industry. and in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage(抵押贷款)payments on an average home with just 13.4 percent of his take-home pay. today a similar mortgage would claim more than twice that share of his monthly earnings.other members of the autoworkers family, however, might be less inclined(倾向于.的) to trade the present for the past. his retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. throughout much of the 1960s, more than a quarter of men and women age 65 and older lived below the poverty level, compared to less than 10 percent in 2010.in most states, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a credit card in her own name. in 42 states, a homemaker had no legal claim on the earnings of her husband. and nowhere did a wife have legal protection against family violence.most black workers would not want to return to a time when, on average, they earned 40 percent less than their white counterparts(职位相当的人),while racially restrictive agreements largely prevented them from buying into the suburban neighborhoods being built for white working-class families.today, new problems have emerged in the process of resolving old ones, but the solution is not to go back to the past. some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by. the spread of no-fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. and the breakup of such marriages has caused pain for many families.the growing diversity of family life comes with new possibilities as well as new challenges. according to a recent poll, more than 80 percent of americans believe that their current family is as close as the one in which they grew up, or closer. finding ways to improve the lives of the remaining 20 percent seems more realistic than trying to restore an imaginary golden age.1. what do we learn about american autoworkers in 1950?a.they had less job security than they do today.b. it was not too difficult for them to buy a house.c.their earnings were worth twice as much as today.d.they were better off than workers in other industries.2. why couldnt black workers buy a house in a white suburban neighborhood ?a.they lacked the means of transportation.b.they were subjected to racial inequality.c.they were afraid to break the law.d.they were too poor to afford it.3. what does the author suggest society do?a.get prepared to face any new challenges.b.try to better the current social security net.c.narrow the gap between blacks and whites.d.improve the lives of families with problems.1-3 bbdbphathon stood impatiently at the heavy golden doors. he ordered the guards, month and year, to let him approach his fathers throne. as the doors opened slowly, the suns rays almost blinded him. phathon protected his eyes and felt his way toward apollos throne. “come here, my son. follow my voice,” apollos voice echoed. “what is so urgent that you have my guards hurrying to do your bidding?” “father, i have a problem. all of my friends have been teasing me. they dont believe that youre my father or that you make the sun rise and set,” complained phathon.apollo replied, “oh? that problem again? well, just to prove it to your friends once and for all, i will satisfy any wish you desire.” “really? then i have only one wish,” answered phathon. “id like to drive your chariot and make the sun rise tomorrow morning!” apollo was horrified. “no, not that! no one but me can drive the chariot. the horses are too powerful!”“you said i could have anything,” murmured phathon.bound by his promise, apollo had to agree. his heart was sick with worry as he ordered dawn to prepare the horses, hour and day, to the golden chariot. phathon could hardly wait to jump in the drivers seat and take the reins(缰绳). he hoped all his friends were watching the sky and waiting for him through the stars. “wait, my son! there are things you need to know!” cried apollo. “oh, father! you worry too much. ive often seen you drive. i know what to do,” phathon answered. apollo hurried to give directions. “you have never driven my chariot before. you must make the horses stay on the path. if you are too low, you will scorch the earth and large land on it could be thrown into a world of fire.” “i know, father. now watch me take off!” shouted phathon. dawn stepped back and released the horses go. the horses were filled with excitement. the sky begged for dawns light, so she ran toward the horizon to make the darkness fade. as phathon was about to get on, apollo took him by the arm and said, “please listen to me! if you go too high, you will warm the cold depths of the heavens, and the bear or snake or the scorpion (天蝎星座) will come alive!”phathon just laughed. “my friends are waiting. ive got to go!” he shouted.with that, the chariot was off. it was a wild ride. hour and day were difficult to control. phathon did not have his fathers strong arms or years of experience. the horses wove from side to side and jumped up and down through the heavens, hitting everything in their way. the sun bounced along behind the chariot like a basketball. it scratched the stars and slipped along mountaintops, leaving burnt remains behind. phathons friends ran for cover as they watched. just as his father had warned him, the figures in the sky began to move. suddenly the scorpion appeared suddenly before him, but phathon dashed by in time. the snake struck out and bit a wheel off the chariot. apollo, seeing the destruction, rushed up toward the heavens, but he was too late! the bear had waken up from his icy hibernation and seized phathon before his father could reach him. apollo took hold of the reins and finally regained control of hour and day, but it was years before the earths mountaintops were white with snow again. the scorched areas became deserts where very little would grow. phathon became a part of the stars alongside the bear, where his father could regretfully keep an eye on him.1. which word can be used to replace the underlined word “scorch”?a. scratchb. burnc. hitd. destroy2. what caused apollo to allow phathon to drive the chariot? a. apollo wanted to protect phathon from teasing. b. phathon dared to approach apollos throne. c. apollo was bound by his promise to phathon. d. apollo asked phathon to do it as a favour.3. it can be concluded that this passage is mainly about the conflict between _.a. goodness and evil b. man and naturec. strength and weakness d. wisdom and inexperience4. from what point of view is the passage told?a. first person, apollo b. third person, limited c. third person, unnamedd. third person, dawn1-4 bcdccnow in a world piled high with smartphones，tablets and e-readers，technology has entered the classroom in ways unimaginable. taking classes can be fun too. a11 you have to do is swipe your fingers on your phone screen and download same apps, which can make your study more fun and efficient. balancing study and play in a college setting has never been easy-and with the following few apps, itll be tough to tell the two apart.evernoteuse: note-takingcan be used on：phone/ipad/ipod touch，android，blackberry，palmos and windows phone 7price：freeits hard to imagine that with all the magical gadgets, the eager, studious types would still take out a notepad，pencil，and highlighter-and take notes in class. while its not an actual planner or calendar app，if you take notes to stay organized，then evemote is for you. the main thing about evernate is that all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud(云储存平台上）-and then you can access them from any web-connected computer via the evemote app or a web browser. evernote also support audio and photo notes-rather handy if you want to record your lecture or take photos of any projected notes. but，of course, ask for permission first.wikpanionuse：research databasecan be used on：iphone/pad/ipod touchprice：free（wikipanion plus for4, 99，or 3187 yuan)now，you dont necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymore. you can get access to the research databases just on your smartphone or tablet. wkipanion gives you a simplified version of wikipeda without leaving out any of the sites extra features. the normal links that youd see to each section of an article xre no longer on the main screen. instead，theres a small icon located at the bottom of the app，which can be used to access all the sections of an article. you can also open the links in safari(苹果)safari(浏览器）according to the developers site, loading wikipedia pages with wikpanion is a lot faster than accessing the wikipedia site from the iphones browses. to be honest，we agree.conquering bilingual news listening in 7 daysuse: english learning applicationcan be used on: iphone/ipad/ipod touchprice：for a limited time you can get the app for only0. 99-half price.still learning english with a workbook? if so，you are behind the times. get 21th century newspapers new iphone app，conquering bilingual news listening in 7 days. when you download the app on your iphone，you can listen to the hottest bilingual news selected from the newspapers official website（www. i2lst. cn) and read by native speakers. users can enjoy the audio bilingual news with synchronized subtitles and fantastic pictures while immersed in an authentic language environment. with a simple tap，the sentence you choose will be repeated. conquering bilingual news listening in 7 days has ranked no. 1 on the chinese education app list. for a limited time you can get the app for only0. 99-half price.1. this passage mainly aims at_ a. students b. travellers c. advertisers d. teachers2. which of the following statements is true? a. you can get the last app mentioned for only0. 99-half price. b. wikipanon is free.of charge. c. evernote has ranked no. 1 on the chinese education app list. d. all these three programs are imaginary.3. from the passage，we know that a. students would still take out a notepad，pencil，and highlighter to take notes with evernote b. with wikpanion，you can record your lecture or take photos of the notes c. accessing the-wikipedia site from the iphones browser is a lot faster than loading wikipedia pages with wikipanon d. with evernote，all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud4. which is the best title? a. how to be a studious student? b. gadgets make study fun c. the internet is very important in our life d. its necessary to have an iphone1-4 abdbdare you an optimist? do you look at your glass and see it as half full? do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best? do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? if you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. you probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. you may well be successful at work and in love.but you may be misguided because things dont turn out for the best. you may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example，you may fail to obtain a new job，another chance will come around soon), wrong. when one door closes, another door slams in your face. thats bitter reality.now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists (悲观者）have suspected all along. its called the positive power of defensive pessimism. its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low outcomes for themselves. they carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. and this gives them a sense of control. lawrence sanno, a psychology professor, says, “whats interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situations outcomes is not realistic. they use it to motivate themselves to perform better. ”so far, so good. this is not rocket science. defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on a date or even in a sports game. it makes sense to have a back-up plan. there are many sayings in english urging caution. for example, “dont put all your eggs in one basket,” and “ dont count your chickens until they hatch. “ to have a confident and optimistic approach to lifes problems is good. but listen to what woody alien，the american comedian says, ”confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”there are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. dont feel bad if you see the glass half empty. you are a realist. but lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.1. what is the passage mainly about?a. a book that has recently been published.b. the dangers of being too optimistic.c.how to become successful in life. d. the benefits of defensive pessimism.2. the underlined sentence “this is not rocket science” in paragraph 4 means .a. it is quite simple to understandb. there is no real proofc. its not a dangerous thing to dod. the cost is not so high3. the writer would probably describe himself as .a. an optimistb. a defeatist c. a realist d. a scientist4. which of the following english expressions would a defensive pessimist believe? a. “every cloud has a silver lining.”b. “dont put all your eggs in one basket.” c. “whatever will be, will be.” d. “the glass is half full not half empty.”1-4 dacbethere is a famous story about british poet samuel taylor coleridge. he was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.this was an age before telephones. someone was delivering a message. when coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. his poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his door. his unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment.this story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.the most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. but more damaging may be the cellphones interruption of our thoughts.we have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large（大体上）a healthy, protective development. “i didnt hear it ring” or “i didnt realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where were beyond reach.the notion of being unreachable is not a new conceptwe have “do not disturb” sign on the doors of hotel rooms. so why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. even cellphone devotees（信徒）, myself usually included, cant help at times wanting to throw their phone away, or curse the day they were invented.but we dont and wont, and there really is no need. all thats required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it. in other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt for the rings of our own phones.a cellphone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from the person next to us，though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from steven spielbergwho has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. but most likely it is not, and im better off thinking about the idea i just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza ill eat for lunch.1. what is the point of the anecdote about the poet coleridge in the first three paragraphs? a. to direct readers attention to the main topic.b. to show how important inspiration is to a poet.c. to emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone.d. to encourage readers to read the works of this poet.2. what does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?a. it is a way of signaling that you dont like the caller.b. it is natural to tell lies about small thingsc. it is basically a good way to protect ones privacy. d. we should feel guilty when we cant tell the truth.3. according to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?a. people get so obsessed(着迷) with the cellphone rings that they fail to notice anything else.b. people feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones.c. cellphones interrupt peoples private time.d. with cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.4. what does the last paragraph suggest?a. a person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attentionb. steven spielberg once called the author to talk about the authors novel. c. you should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone.d. never let cellphones disturb your life too much.1-4 accdf（2013江苏卷d篇）mark twain has been called the inventor of the american novel. and he surely deserves additional praise: the man who popularized the clever literary attack on racism.i say clever because anti-slavery fiction had been the important part of the literature in the years before the civil war. h. b. stowes uncle toms cabin is only the most famous example. the