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广东番禺县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解精练（2）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。 batteries are included, but the chargers not. the nokia e-cu concept phone doesnt need to plug in; it charges from any heat source. designer patrick hyland says it can even work off the warmth of your pocket. the first time“it would take approximately seven hours to reach full charge, then after that its continuously charging by keeping the phone in areas between 86 degrees and 104 degrees fahrenheit. ”thats one hot pocket. hes put a thermo generator(热偶发电器)inside the phone that transforms heat into electric potential energy. to better conduct the heat to that little power plant in your pocket, the e-cu(e for energy, cu for copper)is coated by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating. nokia doesnt have current plans to build the phone, so for now it remains a concept. but hyland says hes open to anyone who wants to cooperate. for americans this technology would certainly be convenient. it would also save a bit on energy bills and waste. “annually, unwanted phone chargers produce 51, 000 tons of waste in addition to the greenhouse gases created by the production of the electricity needed to charge them, ”hyland says. so a charger-free phone is also a green phone. though adapting our plug-in habits would help a group of people, most cell phone related energy use comes from leaving your charger plugged in all day unnecessarily. the real potential for charger-free cell phone technology is what it could enable places where plugging in isnt an option, like rural areas in the developing world. cell phones are spreading faster than power lines and bringing with them countless opportunities, aid and health advances. a phone like the e-cu, if it ever comes to be, would enable all manner of expanded aid and development by phone projects. lets hope patrick finds a partner. 【文章大意】本文介绍的是一种不用插入电源、在口袋里即可获得电能的手机。1. what do we know about the e-cu phone? a. it doesnt have a battery or a charger. b. it is properly marketed and sells well. c. its continuously charging from any area. d. it has a highly conductive copper cover. 【解析】选d。细节理解题。根据第二段“. . . the e-cu(e for energy, cu for copper)is coated by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating. ”可知, 这种手机有一个铜制的后盖, 可以防止电器过热, 所以有一个导热性很强的盖子。2. whats the function of the underlined part“heat sinks”in paragraph 2? a. to give off heat. b. to measure heat. c. to turn up heat. d. to supply heat. 【解析】选a。推理判断题。画线部分后面“. . . like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating. ”作出了解释, 说明是用来散热的。3. from the last two paragraphs we can know that. a. patrick is not ready to cooperate with othersb. power lines spread every corner of the worldc. phone projects may help solve the energy crisisd. phones like the e-cu have huge potential benefits【解析】选d。推理判断题。从后两段看出, 即使在没有电源的地方也可以使用这种手机, 结合“countless opportunities, aid and health advances”判断, 这种手机潜力无限、前景广阔。4. what is the best title of the text? a. designer patrick hylandb. nokia concept phone on salec. charging your phone from pocketsd. benefiting from phone technology【解析】选c。主旨大意题。全文介绍了这种没有电源也可以使用的手机。所以选c。高考英语冲刺阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. by using everyclick. com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the uk this week, students can raise money every time they search, but it wont cost them a penny.research shows that students are enthusiastic about supporting charity, 88% of full time students have used the internet to give to charity. this figure is high, considering this age group is often the least likely to have disposable(可支配的)income. 19% of 22 to 24 years old have short-term debts of more than 5，000. with rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.beth truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduate has used everyclick. com to donate to her chosen charity, the rspca, for two years and has seen thewuggingmovement grow popular with students. “when youre at university you become more socially aware, but its sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself.” says beth. “wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give it to charity, without costing them a single penny.”wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but dont feel they have the means to do so. students using the web can generate money for causes they care about without it costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.everyclick. com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can identify which of the uks 170，000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. everyclick. com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. launched in june 2005 everyclick. com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the uk.1. according to the passage everyclick. com contributes to charity_. a. without taking any money from usersb. by receiving money from studentsc. by directly offering information to studentsd. by advertising on their website答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “students can raise money every time they search, but it wont cost them a penny.” 和第三段最后一句话 “wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give it to charity, without costing them a single penny.” 可知，everyclick. com对慈善事业作贡献不收取捐助人的费用，故答案为a。2. how does beth truman think of the“wugging”movement? a. it makes everyclick. com popular in the uk.b. it makes giving to charity easy.c. it is a common way to promote the studentssocial awareness.d. it stresses the importance of charity in peoples daily lives. 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节推理题。由第三段最后一句话 “as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give it to charity, without costing them a single penny.” 可知，答案为b。3. from the passage, we can conclude that _. a. more full time students contribute to charity on the internet every dayb. everyclick. com helps students pay for the college educationc. “wugging”is a win-win idea for both students and charitiesd. e is the most successful search engine in the uk 答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段 “students using the web can generate money for causes they care about without it costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.”可知，学生可以依靠该网站为慈善事业捐钱而不花费时间或金钱，慈善事业也可以得到珍贵的基金源，该网站为学生和慈善事业创造了双赢，故答案为c。4. what would be the best title for this passage? a. “wugging”, a new popular term on the internetb. british people show strong interest in charitiesc. more britain charities benefit from the internetd. students raise money for charity by“wugging” 答案解析：答案为d。本题考查文章的标题。通读全文可知，“wugging” 、“students”和“charity”是全文话题的三个主要要素，故标题为d选项，最能概括全文的大意。高考英语冲刺阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the use of a decision worksheet. psychologists who study optimization（最佳化）compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. advocates of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. although there are several variations on the exact format（格式）that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects. worksheets require defining the problem in a clear way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. next, the related considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. a decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. the alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision. since most important problems are multifaceted(多方面的)，there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. one of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. on the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. a worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. a realistic example for many college students is the question “what will i do after graduation?” a graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year. a decision-making worksheet begins with a clear statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. it is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. focusing on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to “what will i do after graduation that will lead to successful career?”1. what does the passage mainly discuss?a. a tool to assist in making complex decisions.b. a comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.c. research on how people make decisions.d. difference between long-range and short-range decision-making.答案解析：答案为a。本题为主旨大意题。文章第一段开头就点出了讨论的话题 “researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, involves the use of a decision worksheet.”，帮助做重要决定的决策工作表，故答案为a。2. of the following steps, which occurs before the three other steps in making a decision worksheet?a. listing the consequences of each solution.b. calculating a numerical summary of each solution.c. deciding which consequences are most important.d. writing down all possible solutions.答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节题。由第一段 “although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects.”可知，尽管决策工作表在格式上有不同之处，但是他们在本质方面是类似的。文章接下来就对制作决策工作表的步骤进行了介绍 “worksheets require defining the problem in a clear way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. next, ” 可以推断，第一步就是定义问题并列举所有解答问题的方法，因此答案为d。3. according to decision-making worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that _.a. has the fewest variables to considerb. uses the most decision worksheetsc. has the most points assigned to itd. is agreed to by the greatest number of people答案解析：答案c。本题为细节推理题。由第一段 “advocates of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions.”和“the alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.”两句话，可知最佳决策是