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河南省洛阳市中成外国语学校高考英语 周练第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ahelen thomas, the pioneering white house reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92 to those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, helen thomas is a familiar figureusually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls uponit is an honor she has earnedbesides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best - challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truthshe said, we reporters priority（首要事情） is the peoples right to know - without fear or favorwe are the peoples servants helen thomas was born in kentucky in 1920all the nine thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hardshe made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaperafter receiving her bachelors degree in 1942, thomas headed straight for washington, dcin search of a newspaper jobbefore long, she landed one at washington daily newsher duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the papers reporters and editorsthe eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice her big break came when she was sent to florida to report on the vacation of president-elect john fkennedy and his familyonce president kennedy took office, thomas changed her focus from the presidents family to his policiesshe began attending the daily press briefings at the white house as well as presidential press conferencesthomas has covered every president since kennedyover the years, thomas found her job thrilling and inspiring, but never boringand she took very seriously her duty to keep an eye on the president and keep american people informed21.what can we learn about helen thomas from the passage?she was born to a large family in kentucky in 1942her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agencycher career took off after covering the kennedysdshe decided to be a reporter while in college22. paragraph 3 is written to show helen thomas_.aappreciates education and hard work bis a good decision maker for her careercwants to be famous by writing reports dhas great support from her family23:what does helen thomas think of her work?aunbearable bunforgettable cchallenging dexciting24. what can be the best title for the text?aa reporter sticking to the facts ba reporter challenging president kennedyca reporter from an ordinary family da reporter for washington daily newsb securityfor the information on your smart phone, as well as for the phone itself-is a hot topic these days. the truth is that youre packing a lot of sensitive information on your phone, and you should keep it safe.when it comes to physical security, iphone users would do well to download find my iphone, a free app from apple that allows you to visit a website and see your (lost, stolen or misplaced) phone on the map. you can then sound an alarm, send a message that will pop up on its screen, lock the phone or erase all your data.android does not have an exact equivalent(等价物), but there are plenty of alternatives. a free app called lookout offers the find-my-phone feature. the paid version allows you to wipe the data from your phone remotely.then there is your coffee shops wi-fi network. anyone with minimal technical expert skill can snoop on(窥视) people using shared wireless networks, harvesting passwords and other personal data. lookouts apps will caution you when youve logged on to an insecure network, but cannot protect you once youre there.in order to protect yourself on such networks, you can use a virtual private network, or v.p.n. this turns all your activity into nonsense to anyone trying to read along with you from across the starbucks. it also keeps websites from tracking you and, if youre traveling, allows you to get access to sites that may be blocked in other countries.if you have an iphone, the simplest v.p.n. app is probably hotspot shield, whose distinguishing feature is said to be that it automatically kicks in each time you start browsing (浏览), as opposed to other v.p.n. apps that require you to start them up manually(手动). this matters, because even if you decide you want a v.p.n. app, you want to spend approximately zero time thinking about it. for the most part, that was true of hotspot shield, though occasionally it took a while to connect or temporarily lost connection without warning. i found myself having to turn the app on and off sometimes, which involved setting my phone constantly.if even reading about the setting on your phone drives you crazy, then it is probably best to stay away from a v.p.n. app. but if youre the type who cant resist checking your bank balance from your comer bar, the hassle (麻烦) may be preferable to the risk.25. which of the following can warn you against the insecure network?a. android b. v.p.n. c. lookout d. find my iphone26. by using v.p.n., users can _.a. find their lost phone on the internetb. remove all the data form the phone remotelyc. check the bank balance now and thend. save their browsing from being tracked27. the underlined word “that” in para.6 refers to the fact that _.a. a v.p.n. app kicks in automaticallyb. the users starts v.p.n. apps manuallyc. the app take a while to connectd. users spend no time thinking about itcby 2050, a completely new type of human evolve as a result of extremely new technology, behavior, and natural selection. this is according to cadell last, a researcher at the global brain institute, who claims mankind is undergoing a major “evolutionary transition”. in less than four decades, mr. last claims we will live longer, have children in old age and rely on artificial intelligence to do ordinary and boring tasks. this shift is so significant, he claims, it is comparable to the change from monkeys to apes, and apes to humans. “your 80 or 100 is going to be so radically different than your grandparents,” mr. last says, who believes we will spend much of our time living in virtual reality. some evolutionary scientists believe this age could be as high as 120 by 2050. mr. last claims humans will also demonstrate delayed sexual maturation, according to a report by christina sterbenz in business insider. this refers to something known as life history theory which attempts to explain how natural selection shapes key events in a creatures life, such as reproduction. it suggests that as brain sizes increase, organisms need more energy and time to reach their full potential, and so reproduce less. instead of living fast and dying younger, mr. last believes humans will live slow and die old. “global society at the moment is a complete mess,” he told mail online. “but in crisis there is opportunity, and in apocalypse (启示) there can be transformation. so i think the next system humanity creates will be far more sophisticated, fair, and abundant than our current civilization.” “i think our next system will be as different from the modern world, as our contemporary world is from the medieval (中世纪的) world. the biological clock isnt going to be around forever,” he added, and said that people could pause it for some time using future technology. the change is already happening. today, the average age at which a woman in britain has her first baby has been rising steadily stands at 29. 8. in the us, just one percent of first children were born to women over the age of 35 in 1970. by 2012, that figure rose to 15 percent.“as countries become socio-economically advanced, more and more people, especially women have the option to engage in cultural reproduction,” mr. last added. and as well as having more child-free years to enjoy leisure time, he believes artificial intelligence will make up the need for low-skill jobs. we may also spend a large amount of time living in virtual reality. “im not quite sure most people have really absorbed the implications of this possibility,” mr. last said. his views are detailed in a paper, titled “human evolution, life history theory, and the end of biological reproduction published current aging science. 28. according to cadell last, a completely new type of human will appear because of _. artificial intelligence new technology natural selection mundane tasks behavior a. b. c. d. 29. which statement is compared by mr. last to the change from monkeys to apes, and apes to humans? a. we have diseases and die young. b. we give birth to a child when we are young. c. we spend less time in virtual reality. d. we use intelligent robots to do everyday housework.30. the underlined words in the third paragraph most probably mean “_”.a. organisms need more energy and time to ripen. b. natural selection shapes key events. c. reproduction. d. reproduce less. 31. in the next system mr. last explained we can infer that _. a. women are engaged in careers or hobbies instead of giving birth to babiesb. women are engaged in playing computer games rather than working c. women are engaged in cultural reproduction in place of men d. women are engaged in living in virtual reality without optionsdsix people have kept themselves inside a white dome in hawaii to have an eight-month test of how their mental health might experience during a mission to mars.the nasa-funded project involves three men and three women who have no access to fresh food and limited access to internet that requires 20-minute intervals between click and response, as it might be in deep space.they are allowed to step outside their igloo-like enclosure which measures 11 meters in diameter and six meters tall only if wearing a space suit.“we are surrounded by basaltic lava(玄武岩火山石) and living on the slopes of mauna loa where there is little evidence of plant or animal life,” wrote crew member jocelyn dunn, a doctor at purdue universitys school of industrial engineering, after her first day in the dome on october 17. “the training wheels are coming off as our new reality is setting in,” dunn wrote on her blog, , which she plans to update throughout the mission.nasa is spending $1.2 million on a series of three such projects known as hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas) to determine the potential risks of sending people together to spend long periods on a distant planet.nasa is aiming for a human mission to mars by the 2030s, but experts are still not sure if humans can withstand the radiation that the journey would involve.it could take eight months to reach the red planet, not to mention time spent on it with a thin atmosphere and no known food source, followed by an attempt at returning to earth.one recent study found that with the current limits of technology, adventurers to mars would start dying in 68 days. another study this week said the risk of radiation-induced cancer would limit any trip to one year.nasa considers it just as important to study whether peoples mental states could hold up under the pressure of a mars journey, said principal investigator kim binsted.both crew psychology and radiation are considered “red risks” for mars, “which means essentially, until we solve these problems, we are not going,” binsted told afp. binsted is coordinating the experiment from the outside the dome. those inside are healthy, educated people in their 20s and 30s, each with a keen interest in science and space. “it is kind of the opposite of a reality show. we select against drama.” explained binsted. “we try to pick a crew that will get along with each other. we pick generally level-headed and easy-going people.”they include allen mirkadyrov, an aerospace engineer for nasa and neil scheibelhut, a microbiologist and former soldier in iraq. sophie milam is an expert in robotics who is pursuing a masters degree in engineering, and zak wilson is a mechanical engineer. the commander is canadian-born martha lenio, who earned a doctor degree in engineering and has worked in the sustainable building industry, according to her biography.as time wears on, experts want to see how they get along with each other, and how they relate to mission control.one potential problem may come late in the game, when a depression known as “third-quarter syndrome” kicks in. there is also the issue of communication breakdown between the crew and ground control, which happens often in these kinds of missions, binsted said.32. “a white dome” in paragraph 1 is the same place as _.a. “deep space” in paragraph 2b. “their igloo-like enclosure” in paragraph 3c. “the slopes of mauna loa” in paragraph 4d. “purdue universitys school of industrial engineering” in paragraph 433. what is the aim of hawaii space exploration analog and simulation (hi-seas)?a. to reduce the time to reach mars to less than 8 months.b. to make sure if humans can with-stand the radiation involved in the journey.c. to find out the possible risks of having people travel to mars and stay there.d. to aim for a human mission to mars by the 2030s.34. it can be inferred from the passage that _.a. it is likely to take a year for adventurers to have a to-and-back trip of marsb. most adventurers-to-be are healthy, educated people in their 20s and 30s, each with a keen interest in science and spacec. if possible, the crew will have a canadian-born man-commander, martha leniod. should the “red risks” not be solved, nasa would never try the exploration of mars35. the passage is intended _.a. for informing us of a new research projectb. as an introduction of some great adventurersc. for informing us of the exploration of marsd. as a report of the latest space voyage第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。boys do bad at schooldespite education reforms and more than enough money, more and more boys have been dropping out of high schools in the united arab emirates（阿拉伯联合酋长国）for the past few years. 36 they often choose jobs in public services, the army or the police force instead. as a result, only 30% of the universities are made up of male students. such a condition has also put them at an obvious disadvantage. 37 in such an oil-rich country, families are so wealthy that their children do not need to study hard. boys often come to school with personal helpers, who carry their suitcases for them and help them with their homework. they rely on them to do everything they would otherwise have to do themselves. 38 public schools usually get enough money from the government. 39 the rest go to private schools where teachers are more interested in pushing children towards a higher education. in public schools, motivation is low and students seem uninterested in learning. experts agree that teacher training throughout the emirates needs to be improved. 40 one of them is the populations widespread thinking that the government will always supply young citizens with jobs. authorities are convinced that just pouring money into the school system wont achieve the desired results. their aim is to have more emirati males finish high school and continue to go to university, where they will get degrees and have a bright future.a. few women will marry a man with lower education.b. boys and girls are often separated in public schools.c. but what comes after oil runs out in the country?d. many mistakes have actually been made in the past few years.e. the emirati people have been living on the land for centuries.f. however, only 40% of all children attend these schools.g. currently about 25% of boys in the country do not finish high school第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 the train shook back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. outside the window the freezing cold of winter ruled. the carriage was filled with cold, 41 passengers.suddenly a little boy 42 his way through the grown-up legs and sat down by the window. he was all alone among the 43 grown-ups. what a brave child, i thought. his father 44_ to stay by the door behind us. the train began to crawl into a tunnel. then something very strange happened suddenly. the serious little boy 45 down from his seat and leaned （倚靠）his hand on my knee. 46 , i thought that he wanted to 47 me and return to his father, so i helped him to stand up. but instead he leaned forward and held his 48 up towards mine. he wanted to say something to me, i thought. i lowered my head to receive the 49 . wrong again! what i received was a 50 kiss on the cheek.the boy calmly returned to his seat, leaned back and continued looking out of the window. i was 51 . what had just happened? a child kissing a（n） 52 grown-up on the train. how could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard? soon enough, all of my neighbors were duly 53 . nervous and a little surprised, we 54 at the father. when he saw our questioning 55 as he got ready for his stop, he offered a clue.“hes so happy to be alive,” the father said. “he has been very sick.” father and son 56 into the crowd moving towards the exit. then doors closed and the train went on. on my cheek i can still 57 the childs kiss a kiss that has triggered