高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专题测试题(47).doc

2014高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专题测试题 (47) online clothes shoppers will be told exactly what size is best for them using new software which combines with their webcam or smart phone to form a 3d tape measure. scientists from surrey university and design experts from the london college of fashion are developing a program which can take precise waist, hip, chest and other measurements from camera images. using the persons height as a starting point, the software will be able to build up a 3d image and estimate their size at various different points on the body, based on their overall proportions.the result will be a more accurate sizing guide than previous systems based on waist size or a “small/medium/large” scale, which rely on limited measurements and the buyers perception of their own body size. shoppers and retailers(零售商) who choose to sign up for the project could save millions of pounds a year in postage costs by removing the need to order multiple sizes of the same garment(服装) and send back illfitting clothes, researchers claimed. the project, sponsored by the engineering and physical sciences research council(epsrc), is expected to be brought to market within two years. after choosing an item, the shopper will activate the software, enter their height, stand in front of their webcam or smart phone in their underwear and take a photograph.the software will not store or transmit the image to the internet, but will use it to judge the persons dimensions at various points on their body.philip delamore of the london college of fashion said, “the potential benefits for the fashion industry and for shoppers are huge. currently, its common for online shoppers to order two or three different sizes of the same item of clothing at the same time, as theyre unsure which one will fit best.”1what is the essential part of a 3d tape measure?a. a software. b. a webcam. c. a microphone. d. a smart phone.2. what can we learn about the 3d tape measure?a. it will store or transmit the image to the internet. b. it is based on the buyers perception of their size. c. it will be a coworking production. d. it uses a persons weight as a starting point. 3. compared with the traditional sizing system, a 3d tape measure is _ .a. quicker b. more precise c. more beautiful d. more vivid4. how can the 3d tape measure benefit online shoppers?aonline shoppers will get their ordered garment in time.bonline shoppers will get their ordered garment more quickly.conline shoppers will get an ordered garment of high quality.donline shoppers will get an ordered garment to their measure.5. what is the right order for a shopper to form a 3d tape measure?to take a photo with a webcam to activate the softwareto enter his/her height to judge his/her size by analysing his/her imagea. b. c. d. (三)【要点综述】 英国萨里大学科学家和伦敦时装学院设计专家共同开发的一款3d软件可以根据用户上传的照片精确测量出用户的腰围、臀围、胸围等关键尺寸，以帮助用户选定最适合的服装尺寸。1a 细节理解题。通读全文以及第一段“for them using new software which combines with their webcam or smart phone to form a 3d tape measure” 可知，文章主要介绍了一款能实现3d量体的软件，因此选a项。2c 细节理解题。根据第二段“scientists from surrey university and design experts from the london college of fashion are developing a program”可知，这款软件是科学家和设计专家共同研发的，因此选c项。3b 细节理解题。根据第四段“the result will be a more accurate sizing guide than previous systems based on waist size or a small/medium/large scale”可知，3d量体软件与传统的尺寸测量系统相比更加精确，因此选b项。4d 推理判断题。通读全文可知，网购者使用文章中介绍的3d量体软件后，能够买到很符合自己型号的衣服，因此选d项。5c 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“after choosing an item, the shopper will activate the software, enter their height, stand in front of their webcam or smart phone in their underwear and take a photograph.”以及倒数第二段“the software will not store or transmit the image to the internet, but will use it to judge the persons dimensions at various points on their body.”可知，这个项目首先激活软件，然后测量其高度，再用网络摄像机摄像，然后通过分析其影像来判断其身材，故答案为c项。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 view59what 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。 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. passive3.which of the following statements is the authors opinion? a. your temporary problem is not discouraging. b. your luck can be changed by your efforts c. you can only achieve success when god wills it. d. you should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.4 in para.5, the author emphasized the importance of _. a. positive action b. positive thinking c. hope for the best d. intention to succeed 5 the text is mainly written to advise you to _. a. understand yourself b. improve your life c. believe in yourself d. change your normal way a篇b。细节理解题。根据第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it”和第四段的“she believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”，可知该女子接受现在的生活是因为她认为她已经尽力，但生活却未能改变。d。作者态度题。作者认为该女子只是重复日常活动，并没有“doing her best”，所以是passive (消极的)。b。细节理解题。根据第五段的“dont expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it”，可知b为正确答案。a。细节理解题。第五段主要强调行动，而不仅仅靠运气、思想或希望。尤其是根据末句的“its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively”，可知a为正确答案。b。文章意图题。从文章的首句和尾句可以得到提示。 阅读理解-aon may 23, 1989, stefania follini came out from a cave at carlsbad, new mexico. she hadnt seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks. stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏).in this experiment stefania had spent 130 days in a cave, 30 feet in depth. during her time in the cave, stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. her living place had been very comfortable, but there had been nothing to fell her the time. shed had no clock or watches, no television or radio. there had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21. the results were very interesting. stefania had been in the cave for over four months, but she thought she had been there for only two. her body clock had changed. she hadnt kept to a 24-hour day. she had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. she had eaten fewer meals and had lost 17lbs in weight as a result! she had also become rather depressed (抑郁). how had she spent her time in the cave? as part of the experiment shed done some physical and mental tests. shed recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer. this computer had been specially programmed for the project. whenever she was free, shed played cards, read books and listened to music. shed also learned french from tapes. the experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature, for example, the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep.