高考英语二轮（文章题）训练（15）.doc

2013高考英语二轮（文章题）训练（15）及答案when youre surfing the internet on your laptop from your dorm or home, do you know your personal details are being gathered secretly? and would you be surprised to know the information may be sold cheaply to advertisers and marketers?according to an investigation by the wall street journal, all it takes is a tiny file in a computera single code consisting of a long series of numbers and lettersto record the computer users age, gender, location, favorite movies and hobbies. the newspaper reports that lotame solutions inc. , a new york company, uses sophisticated (高科技) software called a “beacon” to capture what people are typing on a website. lotame packages that data into profiles（个人资料）about individuals, only without their names, and sells the profiles to companies seeking customers. batches of such data may be sold for a few dollars. the wall street journal survey discovered that spying on internet users is one of the fastest-growing businesses on the world wide web. the “cookie” a tiny text file put on your pc by websites or marketing firms which might be used to remember your preferences for one site, or to track you across many sites is already old news. there are new and more complex tools such as “beacons” which scan in real time what people are doing on a webpage. these beacons instantly assess the internet users location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditions. millions of internet users around the world also face unprecedented（空前的）threats. private, sensitive, personal and business information is being gathered and sold without their knowledge. companies insist the information they gather is anonymous and the data is used harmlessly. but the technology has grown so powerful that even some of the biggest websites in the us dont know that they were installing intrusive files on visitors computers. these include msn. com and yahoo. com. next time you visit a webpage and find an ad banner advertising something youve been planning to buy, dont be amazed that your computer can read your mind. 37. the purpose of the passage is to _. a. introduce a tiny file in a computer-a single codeb. show how your individual information was let out when you surf the internetc. show how to protect your privacyd. introduce a sophisticated software called a “beacon”38. it can be inferred that _. a. because the data is used harmlessly, internet users around the world will not face threatsb. when a person surfs the internet, his personal details may be let out without his knowledge c. your computer can really read your mindd. msn. com and yahoo. com use software to capture what people are typing on a website39. according to the passage, a “beacon” _. a. is a tiny text file put on your pc by websitesb. is a software that can package that data into profiles about individualsc. can assess the internet users location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditionsd. is not more complex than the “cookie”40. whats the writers attitude to this problem? a. neutral. b. worried. c. optimistic. d. indifferent. 【知识积累】1. there are new and more complex tools such as “beacons” which scan in real time what people are doing on a webpage. these beacons instantly assess the internet users location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditions. （阅读理解e）像beacon这种更新颖、更复杂的软件可以在人们浏览网页时进行实时扫描，然后立即对用户的地址、收入、购物兴趣，甚至医疗条件等因素进行评估。第一个句子是主从复合句，主句是there are new and more complex tools such as “beacons” which scan in real time是定语从句修饰beacons，what people are doing on a webpage作scan的宾语从句。第二个句子中的assess意为“评定，评估”。2. but the technology has grown so powerful that even some of the biggest websites in the us dont know that they were installing intrusive files on visitors computers. （阅读理解e）但是，追踪技术成长得如此强大，使用如此隐秘，就连美国最大的一些网站也不知道自己在用户电脑上安装了入侵文件。本句是一个复合句，主干是the technology has grown so powerful，that引导了一个结果状语从句，在此状语从句中又含有that引导的宾语从句。【拓展提升】句型仿写next time you visit a webpage and find an ad banner advertising something youve been planning to buy, dont be amazed that your computer can read your mind. （阅读理解e）仿写：下次我再发现你吸烟的话，你就交十元罚款。(next time; find+宾语+宾补）_答案解析【文章大意】经常上网的人可能都遇到过这样的情况：浏览网页(surfing the internet) 时总是跳出一些广告，内容还都是你最近想买的商品。别误会，你的电脑还没智能到读懂你的想法是你的个人隐私被出卖啦！赶快来看看是怎么一回事吧！37.【解析】选b。主旨大意题。本文围绕着“上网时，你的个人信息被别人收集并且被出售了”来展开话题进行讨论，故选择b项。38.【解析】选b。推理判断题。根据文章第一段以及下文可知，当一个人上网时，他的信息有可能在自己不知道的情况下被别人所泄露或出售。39.【解析】选c。细节理解题。根据第六段these beacons instantly assess the internet users location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditions. 可知c选项为正确答案。根据第六段the “cookie” a tiny text file put on your pc by websites or marketing firms. . . 可知a项错误。根据第四段中lotame packages that data into profiles about individuals. . . 可知b项错误。根据第六段there are new and more complex tools such as “beacons”. . . 可知d项错误。40.【解析】选b。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段millions of internet users around the world also face unprecedented threats. private, sensitive, personal and business information is being gathered and sold without their knowledge. 可知，作者指出互联网用户面临着空前的威胁，可以推断作者对这个问题非常的担心。故选b项。【拓展提升】next time i find you smoking, you must pay a fine of ten yuan. *结束(一)from the time i was seven, i had a dream of becoming a member of the students union.i always _1_ my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us.so i dreamed of being a leader.years flew by, and soon i was able to participate in the elections, _2_ i would win.but the reality struck that i hadnt had a chance.i wasnt pretty.girls across the school hardly knew me.i just did not have what it _3_ to win a school election.i was _4_.as i cried in my room that evening, i _5_ took a deep breath and decided i wouldnt stop dreaming.i decided that i would _6_ for elections again in my final year at schooland i would win.i realized that my _7_ had a lot of things in their favor.what were the _8_ that would work in my favor? i had good grades, and i was friendly and helpful.and my biggest _9_ was the faith i had.i would not allow my _10_ appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward.that evening, i _11_ my election plans a whole year in advance.i realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that i had the ability to _12_ them.i loved making friends and i liked being helpful, _13_ i decided that perhaps i could use these qualities to work to my advantage.in order to learn how to present a great election _14_， i also attended a course on effective public speaking.the day after the election, when the principal announced i won the second highest number of votes, the students _15_.that joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was _16_ theirs.suddenly, i realized that i had _17_ much more than i had dreamed of.i had made many new friends and had helped people _18_ the way.i had won the _19_ and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them.i was able to put a smile on their faces and _20_ their day.1a.admired brememberedcpraised dbelieved2a.praying bplanningccalculating djudging3a.assessed bprovidedcmeant dtook4a.concerned bdepressedcsurprised dconfused5a.gradually bimmediatelycsuddenly dimpatiently6a.pay bstandcspeak dwait7a.competitors bcompanionscenemies dschoolmates8a.cases bmethodscexamples dpoints9a.problem bstrengthcworry ddream10a.young bpersonalcspecial dplain11a.began bdiscussedcannounced dcancelled12a.recommend baccompanycrepresent dsupport13a.but bandcso dor14a.campaign bspeechcceremony dpromise15a.nodded bgatheredccheered dcried16a.only bstillcalmost dalso17a.accomplished baccumulatedcdevoted ddeveloped18a.by btocin dalong19a.appointment bacceptancecelection dreputation20a.enrich bblesscbrighten dexpand(二)cindy green had a serious telephone problem.the brandnew $100 million ribrock plaza hotel opened nearby and had _1_ almost the same telephone number as cindys.from the moment the hotel opened, cindy was_2_ by calls not for her.since she had the same phone number for years, she felt that she should_3_ the hotel management to change its number._4_， the management refused.the phone company was not_5_， either.it argued that a number was a number, and the fact that a customer was getting someone elses_6_ twentyfour hours a day didnt make it _7_.after her request fell on deaf ears, cindy decided to take_8_into her own hands.at 9 oclock the phone rang.someone from memphis was calling the hotel and_9_a room for the following tuesday.cindy said, “no_10_.how many nights？”a few hours later a secretary called and said that she wanted a suite (套房)_11_two bedrooms for a week.cindy replied that the presidential suite was_12_ for $600 a night.the secretary said that she would_13_it.the next day was a_14_one for cindy.in the morning, she booked a car producers conference for memorial day weekend.her biggest_15_came in the afternoona mother called to book the ballroom for her daughters wedding in june.cindy hesitated for a while, but still_16_the woman that it would be no problem.within a few months, the ribrock plaza hotel was a disaster area.people kept_17_ for weddings, reunions (聚会) and parties, and were all_18_that there were no such events.soon after, she read in a_19_that the hotel might go