高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练（9）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解全程基础训练（9）及答案 (三)a-(2013辽宁，a)china is a land of bicycles. at least it was back in 1992 when i traveled the country. back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. millions of them, all black. cars were rare. yet since my arrival in beijing last year, ive found the opposite is true. there are millions of cars. however, people still use their bicycles to get around. for many, its the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. bicycles also come in different colorssilver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.its fun watching people biking. they rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks(人行道). bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just cant provide.eager to be part of this aspect of chinese culture, i decided to buy a bicycle. great weather accompanied my great buy. i immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.my first ride home was orderly(守秩序的). to be safe, i stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. i didnt want to get hit. so i took the ride carefully.crossing the streets was the biggest problem. it was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the united states. the streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.i finally made it home. the feeling on the bicycle was amazing. the air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. i was sitting on top of the world as i passed by places and people. biking made me feel alive.文章大意：中国是个自行车大国，因为骑自行车方便省钱。作者为了体验中国文化的这一面，亲自骑自行车，结果感觉非常好。1according to the author, why are bicycles still popular in china today?abecause they are traditional and safe.bbecause they are convenient and inexpensive.cbecause they are colorful and available.dbecause they are fast and environment friendly.答案：b推理判断题。从第一段中的for many, its the easiest and cheapest way to travel today.可知答案。2the author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended _.ato ride it for funbto use it for transportcto experience local culturedto improve his riding skills答案：c细节理解题。从第三段的eager to be part of chinese culture, i decided to buy a bicycle.可知答案。3how did the author feel about his street crossing?ait was boring. bit was difficult.cit was lively. dit was wonderful.答案：b推理判断题。从文章倒数第二段中的crossing the streets was the biggest problem.可知答案。4which of the following best describes the authors biking experience?athe author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.bthe author was annoyed by the air while riding.cthe author was praised by the other bikers.dthe author took great pleasure in biking.答案：d推理判断题。从文章的最后一段的i was sitting on top of world as i passed by places and people. biking made me feel alive.可知答案。cit was reported last week that developers could take photos from apple mobile and google android devices without the phone owners knowing that the images were being taken. in apples case, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.senator(参议员) charles schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with officials at both apple and google on monday. “we asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent apple from having access to private info,” mr. schumer said. “they were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”on sunday, mr. schumersaidthat he planned to send a letter to the federal trade commission(联邦贸易委员会) asking the agency to investigate apple and google after the privacy concerns came to light.claudia bourne farrell, an f.t.c. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further.“it sends shivers up the spine to think that ones personal photos, address book, and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without consent,” mr. schumer wrote in his letter to the f.t.c. “if the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely technology exists to close it, and thats exactly what must happen.”mr. schumer said if apple and google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the issue further.he said other companies had been willing to work with his office to fix issues. “im optimistic that we can get this changed without any regulation,” he said. “if its not changed, then well look the f.t.c., and if that doesnt work then well look at legislative approach.”the f.t.c. has warned companies to try to be morevigilant(警醒的)in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.36.the senators spoke with officials at both apple and google .a. to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private information.b. to stop them from developing the technology of taking photos.c. to urge them not to invade consumers privacy.d. to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据we asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent apple from having access to private info参议员鼓励他们不要侵犯顾客的个人隐私，故选c。37. which of the following statements is true?a. privacy invasion from apple has existed for a long time.b. privacy invasion from google has existed for a long time.c. apple and google have decided to make a change.d. mr. schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by apple and google seriously.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据mr. schumersaidthat he planned to send a letter to the federal trade commission(联邦贸易委员会) asking the agency to investigate apple and google after the privacy concerns came to light.可知mr. schumer对苹果和谷歌引起的个人隐私问题很重视，故选d。38. mr. schumers letter to the f.t.c. mainly shows that the technology to open the door to privacy invasion . a. causes people to worry about the safety of their personal information . b. can be used if permitted.c. causes personal information to be posted online without permission.d. causes privacy invasion to happen frequently.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据if the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely technology exists to close it, and thats exactly what must happen.他认为引起人们对于个人安全问题的担心，故选a。39.if the privacy concerns cant be solved with the help of the f.t.c., .a.the companies will be fined.b. the companies will be closed.c. the senators will turn to legislation.d. the senators will force the companies not to invade privacy.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据if that doesnt work then well look at legislative approach如果个人的隐私问题解决不了将采用立法的问题，故选c。40.where can we read about the passage?a.in a science report. b. in a newspaper. c. in a magazine d. in a textbook.【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据短文的内容主要叙述的是对于公司的对于客户的个人隐私的泄露问题的的解决途径，所以这篇文章出现在报纸上，故选b。阅读理解-b(2013辽宁，b)going green seems to be a fad(时尚) for a lot of people these days. whether that is good or bad, we cant really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.on april 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. this meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.with the idea of going green every single day for a year, our green year started. my wife and i decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. we wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.over the course of our green year, we completely changed our lifestyles. we now shop at organic(有机的) stores. we consume less meat, choosing green food. we have greatly reduced our buying we dont need. we have given away half of what we owned through websites. our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. we make our own butter, enjoying the smell of homemade fresh bread. in our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.our minds have been changed by our green year. we are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. we believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.文章大意：作者夫妇俩把绿色环保的生活作为了一种生活方式。不但自己在生活中注意绿色生活，还教育别的人拥有这种有利于环境保护的生活方式。5what might be the best title for the passage?agoing greenbprotecting the planetckeeping openmindeddcelebrating our green year答案：a主旨大意题。本文在第一段开篇点题。全文围绕绿色生活展开叙述。故a项为本题答案。6it was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because _.athey were expected to follow the green fadbthey didnt know how to educate other peoplecthey were unwilling to reduce their energydthey needed to perform unusual green tasks答案：d推理判断题。从文章的第三段和第四段可知，作者夫妇要进行绿色生活必须要做一些不寻常的事情。故d项为正确答案。7what did the couple do over the course of our green year?athey tried to get out of their ungreen habits.bthey ignored others ungreen behavior.cthey chose better chemical cleaners.dthey sold their homemade food.答案：a细节理解题。从文章的第四段特别是第四段的最后一句话in our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.可知答案。8what can we infer from the last paragraph?athe government will give support to the green project.bthe couple may continue their project in the future.csome people disagree with the couples green ideas.dour green year is becoming a national campaign. 答案：b推理判断题。文章最后一段说的是作者一家对自己的绿色生活很满意，并且对于自己对环境的作用充满信心，故会继续自己的这种活动。阅读理解-das students and teachers returned to school on monday after the publication of performance ratings(等级) for 18,000 teachers, many parents said they were giving the reports serious thought. yet there was an equal measure of skepticism among parents that test scores have any relationship with teachers competence.some said they already knew how good a teacher was by walking into the classroom or by monitoring their childrens progress. “im the kind of person who likes to see for themselves,” a father in queens said.others worried about how their fellow parents, perhaps ones with sharper elbows, might respond. will they demand a new teacher? move their children to a new school?elizabeth sane, the mother of a fourth grader at the ella baker school, a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school on the upper east side, said that her daughter was switched to a different teachers class over the summer, and that it was “like adding salt to the wound” when she saw the high ratings for her daughters previous teacher. her daughters teacher this year did not receive a rating because he previously taught high schoolms. sane said that the rating was not the only factor that influenced how she assessed a teachers performance, but that the data used for teacher evaluations mattered.but other parents dropping their children off at the ella baker school said they did not trust teacher ratings based on test scores any more than they wanted their childrens learning measured only by the state exams.“some people take it as the final word, but it doesnt change who they are as teachers. the ratings arent accurate, and the whole student testing thing needs to be thrown out,” said lydia delgado, whose child is in the second grade.41. paragraph 1 tells us that a. all the teachers received a rating given by the students.b. all the teachers will receive a rating at the end of each semester,c. most parents took the teachers ratings seriously.d. about half of the parents doubted the ratings to be reliable.【答案】d 【解析】细节理解题。根据yet there was an equal measure of skepticism among parents that test scores have any relationship with teachers competence.有些父母怀疑评级的可靠性，故选d。42.what does the underlined part “with sha