高考英语阅读理解基础精品训练题（105）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品训练题（105）及答案阅读理解-dgoogle on tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit（诉讼）against the search giant over privacy breakings related to its buzz socials networking program.in the settlement, google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund （基金）for privacy education the company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.buzz, started last february as an application within gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons touched and other data of users to other gmail users.how did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? by gmail of course.“google rarely inform gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that weve reached a settlement regarding google buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its u. s. users. some analysts think the company has 170 million gmail users worldwide.“the settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address usersconcerns,” google wrote.google said that everyone in the united states who uses gmail was included in the settlement unless they decide to take no party before december 6, 2010. on january 31, 2011 the u. s. distriet court for the northem district of california in san jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者) for privacy problem involving buzz and its street view mapping service. last week, the ftc closed its looking into googles collection of wi fi data with street view mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among employees.58“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to .abuzzbgmailcgoogledstreet view 59what will google do to protect its users privacy?afurther educate its staff.bpay cash to its users.chold a fairness hearing.dstop collecting its users data.60according to the passage, .agoogle was accused of cheating its users.bgoogle users are all affected by the settlementcgoogle often sent a message to its users throughout the worlddgoogles street view mapping service is questioned by federal regulators【答案】 58-60: cad 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aphilip was a nine-year-old boy in a sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. sometimes the third graders didnt welcome philip into their group and usually tricked him. this was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. you see, philip suffered from a condition called downss syndrome. this made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems. one sunday after easter, the sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. the teacher gave one to each child. on that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs. after the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. the first opened egg contained a flower. everyone cheered. in another was a butterfly. when the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “thats stupid,” said someone. the teacher felt a pull at his shirt. it was philip. looking up, philip said, “its mine. i did it. its empty. i have new life, because the tomb is empty.” not a sound was heard in class at all. from that day on, philip became a real part of the group. they welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again. philips family knew he wouldnt live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him.1. the underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means _. a. grade b. status c. health d. disease2. it can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. a. the 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel b. the 8-year-olds were friendly to philip c. philip was really different in school d. philip was older and more sensitive3. the teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them _. a. play around on that beautiful spring day b. put some symbol of “new life” into it c. try to pull it apart in the middle d. go out and discover themselves 4. after philip explained his new life, _. a. the class thought he was clever. b. the class fell silent. c. he began to study in the class. d. he felt dying.5. we learn from the passage that _. a. the teacher used to have classes outdoors b. the philips new life wish was empty c. philip was healthy as a whole d. philip was accepted by his classmates in the end【参考答案】d a b b d bwhether in the workplace or on the football field, effective teamwork can produce amazing results. however, working successfully as a team is not as easy as it may seem. effective teamwork certainly does not just happen automatically; it takes a great deal of hard work and compromise. there are a number of factors that must be in place to make a good team.effective leadership is one of the most important factors of good teamwork. the teams leader should possess the skills to create and preserve a positive working environment and motivate and inspire the team members to take a positive approach to work and be highly committed. an effective team leader will promote a high level of spirit and make them feel supported and valued.communication is a vital factor of all interpersonal relationship and especially that of a team. team members must be able toarticulatetheir feelings, express plans and goals, share ideas and see each others opinions.conflicts will arise no matter how well a team functions together. the best way to deal with conflicts is to have some organized methods of handling conflicts. team members should be able to voice their concerns without fear of offending others. instead of avoiding conflict issues, a hands-on approach that settles them quickly is much better. it is often advised that the team leader sit with the conflicting parties and help work out their differences without taking sides and trying to remain objective if possible.the team leader must set a good example to create good teamwork. in order to keep team members positive and committed and motivated, the team leader himself needs to show these qualities. the team turns to the leader for support and guidance. so any negative words or behaviors on the leaders part can be disastrous.regardless of what type of work you are in, knowing how to effectively work on and with a team is going to be extremely important to your success and that of your team.6. effective leadership is important partly because _.a. it helps a leader to develop lots of skillsb. it makes a leader feel supported and valuedc. it creates a positive working environmentd. it depends on interpersonal relationship of a team7. the underlined word “articulate” probably means _.a. hideb. feelc. expressd. plan8. when conflicts arise among team members, the team leader should _.a. worry about the team membersb. ignore the team members voicesc. try to avoid conflict issues d. work out their differences9. to become a good team leader, you have to _.a. be positive and committedb. set up a good teamc. look for support from the team d. avoid natural disasters10. which is the best title for the passage?a. football and teamwork b. what makes effective teamworkc. handle conflict in a teamd. communication and teamwork【参考答案】610、c c d a b阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ahow to improve my life? many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. theyll say, this is my fate, my destiny. i cannot change it. of course not! you dont have to suffer needlessly. your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors. i know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. guess what her lifestyle is? she wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches tv, then goes to sleep. next day, the same routine cycle follows. huh! is this what she calls doing her best? she believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that god has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if god wills it. of course god wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting(运用) the effort to live the life of our dreams. remember that you reap what you sow. you just dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. you have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the tv screen, get your hands off the phone. dont expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. if something goes wrong, dont just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.if someones life is in the trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? of course not! you get to do anything you can to save the person. so it is with your own life. it is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. in other words, dont just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve your life.1 according to the woman mentioned in para.3, her life _. a. doesnt need improving b. couldnt be improved c. will be better some day d. will be worse in the future 2 what does the author think of the womans life? a. positive b. satisfying c. colorful d.