山东省各地市2012年高考英语最新试题分类汇编22阅读理.doc

嘉兴英语教学网 收集整理 欢迎使用专题三 阅读理解(十一)【山东省泰安市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhat if your school decided to give you cold hard cash in exchange for doing well in tests? Think you would work harder to improve your scores? That S the experiment being conducted by a number of schools in Virginia Beach and so far, the results have been quite encouragingHowever，before you get your hopes up，the encouragement is not being offered to kids in every gradeOnly high school students who are motivated enough to register for Advanced Placement(AP)courses and，take the testsAlso，not everyone who takes the test is qualified for the cashOnly students with a score of 3 and above maximum is 5)，the level at which they are exempt(豁免)from taking the course in college，are rewardedAnd while100 seems like a lot of money，most of it is used for paying to take the examsThe students usually end up getting about20 per testThe funding for this program，which is being tested in about a dozen high schools，has been obtained from The National Math and Science Initiative，a public-private partnership set up to encourage high-school students to take up more challenging coursesWhile this is a rather unusual way of encouraging students to step up to the challenge，it seems to be workingSalem High School，which is participating in the program, is experiencing a large increase in the number of students registering in AP coursesThe teachers are also quite pleasedFor not only are they receiving additional training，but also，funding in a large sum rather than piecemeal，enabling them to acquire the class materials all at one timeSounds like a winwin for everyoneDo you think paying students to study is a good idea?56Who can get the cold hard cash according to the text?AKids in every grade BStudents getting a score of 3 and aboveCOnly high school studentsDStudents taking the tests57What can we learn about The National Math and Science lnitiative?AIt encourages students to earn moneyBIt is a public cooperationCIt supplies funding to the programDIt is Fun by several high schools58Salem High School is mentioned in Paragraph 5 to show that_Athe program is working wellBall schools are active in the programCall students are interested in AP coursesDteachers can benefit from the program59Which of the following is true according to the text?APaying students to study is not popularBThe experiment proves to be encouragingCStudents rewarded must take all coursesDThe program doesnt encourage challenge60The authorS attitude towards paying students to study was that of_.Adoubt Bunconcern Cobjection DapprovalBA Blog as Therapy for TeenagersIn the days before the instantly typed “OMG Where R U?” the first words many teenagers wrote during their worried moments were“Dear Diary”After several paragraphs of writing adolescent anxiety onto paper, the diarist often felt betterResearch has long backed the thera peutic(治疗的)value of diary-keeping for teenage girls and boysBut according to a new study，when teenagers detail their troubles onto a blog，the therapeutic value is even greater.To track teenagersexperiences with blogging，the researchers randomly surveyed high school students in Israel and selected 162 of them(124 girls and 38 boys)who exhibited some level of social anxiety or stressThe teenagers，who averaged 15 years oldsaid they had difficulty making new friends or relating to their existing friendsThe teenagers were averagely divided into six groupsThe first two groups were asked to blog about their social difficulties，with one group asked to open their posts to commentsThe second two groups were asked to blogabout whatever struck their adolescent fancy；againwith one group allowing commentsAll four groups were told to write in their blogs at least twice a week. As a control，two more groups were told to keep either an oldfashioned print diary or to do nothing at allAll of their blog entries were then gone Over by four psychologists to determine the authorsrelative social and emotional stateIn all the groups，the greatest improvement in mood occurred among those bloggers who wrote about their problems and allowed commenters to respond. Interestingly，the commenters on the blogs were almost supportive “The only kind of surprise we had Was that almost all comments made by readers were very positive and constructive in trying to offer support for suffering bloggers,”DrBarak wrote in an emailThe findings may hold in the real virtual world as well“I definitely write posts in which I talk about trouble，and it helps me to relax，”said Royar Loflin，a 17-year-old blogger from Norfolk，Va61.What is better to reduce adolescent anxiety according to a new study?A. Composing a poem BKeeping a diaryCWriting a blogDDoing hornework62.The new study was carried out by selecting_.Aspecial students in collegesBsome stressful senior students at randomCsome students in Israel primary schoolsD162 single-sex children in high schools 63How many students were allowed to write blogs online?A162 B108C81D5464How did psychologists feel about the commenterssupportive attitude?ADisappointed BConfusedCAmusedDWorried65.It can be inferred that Royar Loflin could get very_.Adestructive comments from readersB constructive comments from psychologistsCdestructive comments from his familyDsupportive comments from readersCMany children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowanceThe purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costlyThe amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to familyTiming is another considerationSome children get a weekly allowanceOthers get a monthly allowanceIn any case，parents should make clear what，if anything，the child is expected to pay forwith the moneyAt first，young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive itIf they do this，they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budgetParents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowanceThe object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and savingOlder children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs，like clothing or electronicsAllowances give children a chance to experience the things they can do with moneyThey can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause111ey can spend it by buying things they wantOr they can save and maybe even invest(投资)itSaving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice：you have to cut costs and plan for the futureRequiring children to save part of their allowance Can also open the door to future saving and investingMany banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal financeA savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest(利息)That may not seem like a lotBut over time it adds up66Parents give their children allowance to_Ashow off their wealth B1et them make more moneyC1et children manage family financeD1earn the value of money67The second paragraph is mainly about_Athe amount of allowanceBwhat to be considered about allowanceCthe time allowance should be givenDhow to spend allowance68Why are parents advised not to offer young children more money in advance?ATo show them how to make a budgetBTo save money for larger costsCTo let children make fewer mistakesDTo give them more allowance next time69What can we learn from the last paragraph?AChildren need not save their allowanceBSaving can help children plan future financeCChildren can buy everything with their allowanceDAll children must have a savings account70The author intends to _Amake parents aware of the childrenS allowancesBshow the methods of investingCgive advice on how to save moneyDintroduce the advantages of allowancesDIn my first week as a graduate student at Cambridge University in 1 964 I came across a fellow student，two years ahead of me in his studies；he was unsteady on his feet and spoke with great difficultyThis was Stephen HawkingI learned that he had a bad disease and might not live long enough even to finish his PhDdegreeBut，amazingly，he has reached the age of 70.Even mere survival would have been a medical wonderbut of course he didnt merely surviveHe has become arguably the most famous scientist in the worldfor his brilliant research，for his bestselling books，and，above all, for his astonishing success over adversity(逆境）.In 1 964 Stephen received his“death sentence，”against ever celebrating this uniquely inspiring achievementStephen went from StAlbans School to Oxford University . He was a “laid back”undergraduate，but his brilliance earned him a first-class degree，and an“entry ticket”to a research career in Cambridge Within a few years of his disease he was wheelchair-bound，and his speech was unclear. But his scientific career went from strength to strength：he quickly came up with a series of insights into the nature of black holes and how our universe beganIn 1974 he was elected to the Royal Society at the early age of 32The great at advances in science generally involve discovering a link between phenomena that were unconnectedfor instance，Isaac Newton famously realized that the force making an apple fall was the same as the f0Ilce that held the moon and planets in their orbitsStephensTheory has still not been testedHowever，it has been hugely influential；indeed，one of themain achievements of string theory has been to confirm and build Oil his idea He has un-doubtedly done more than anyone else since Einstein to improve our knowledge of gravity and he is one of the top一10 living theoretical physicists7 1When did Stephen Hawking study as a graduate student?AIn 1960 BIn 1962 CIn 1964DIn 196672What impressed the author most in Stephen Hawking?AHis brilliant research BHis bestselling booksCHis serious diseaseDHis success over adversity.73What made Stephen Hawking start research career in Cambridge?AHis“death sentence”BBeing“laid back”undergraduateCHis brilliant giftDHis second-class degree74Whose theory was still in the process of being proved?AIsaac Newtons BAlbert Einsteins.CStephen HawkingsDThe authors75What is the text mainly about?AStephen Hawking and his success over adversityBStephen Hawking and his fellowsCThe disease Stephen Hawking sufferedDStephen Hawkings unique theory【答案】【山东省威海市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AYouve heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit；now meet AGNESthe old person suitAGNES stands for“Age Gain Now Empathy(换位体验)System”and was designed by researchers at MITs AgeLab to let you know what it feels likephysicallyto be 75 years old“The business of old age demands new tools，”said Joseph Coughlin，director of the AgeLab“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants，young marketers never get thatAh ha!moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a carThats what AGNES provides”Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exerciseSpecial shoes provide a feeling of imbalance，while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobilityGloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists，and earplugs make it difficult to hear highpitched sounds and soft tonesA helmet with straps(带)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱)，and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearers stepAGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walkerBy wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older personCoughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies，car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,”he said“She is a badly behaved lady who didnt eat and exercise very wellA secondary benefit weve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health”56AGNES has been developed to Amake the users more comfortable B1et us understand old people betterChelp old people move more quickly Dproduce new tools for the old-age business57According to the article，young marketers never Afeel the same way as old people do Bsee the efforts old people makeCask what old people need and want Dsay“Ah ha!”when they meet with difficulty58The 3rd paragraph mainly tells about Ahow the AGNES wearer feels Bhow AGNES has been developedChow old people act Dhow AGNES works59“An updated walker”(underlined)most likely refers to Asomeone who travels a lotBa physically limited old personCsome equipment that helps old people walkDa company whose service involves old people60Which may be a fact resulting from the“secondary benefit”of AGNES?AYoung people respect old people BOld-age business improves their serviceCOld people eat and exercise well DYoung people eat and exercise wellBTrying to leave work at the office is proving to be a challenge for many British workers，with research showing that heavy workloads，conflicts and bosses all make an appearance in dreamsWork-related issues are the number one topic featuring in dreams，with colleagues invading shuteye time more than celebritiesMore than 20 per cent surveyed admitted that they regularly dream about their bossOne in three dreams about work when they are stressed in their job and a quarter stated that they dream about a colleague if there was a conflict with them earlier that dayOf the 2,000 people surveyed，20 per cent dreamed more if they were under pressure or stressedThe research found that the average person dreams most nights，with only 12 per cent saying they never dreamHowever, dreams often leave people confused，with 52 per cent saying they do not make sense and 60 per cent wishing they could know what they meanCommenting on the survey carried out by One Poll for Premier Inn hotels，dreams expert Davina MacKail said：“Whether we are asleep or awakea problem with a colleague or stress at work can really affect usMore than half of the nation stated that their dreams dont make sense so I have worked with Premier Inn to make a Dream Dictionary to help dreamers to understand why they dream what they do and what those dreams mean”A spokesman for Premier Inn said：“It is really important to try to unwind after a hard day at work but that is easier said than done if something is playing on your mind”61Its hard for the workers to leave work because they often Aspend the night in their offices Bsleep with office issues in mindChave very long office hours Dhave dreams during their work62What Can we infer about the British workers?AMost of their dreams are work-relatedBSome of them dream about work every nightCThey dream of their colleagues more than their bossDTheir dreams involve work more than anything else63The survey shows that most people Adream more under pressure Bnever dream at allCdont understand their dreams Dinterpret their dreams well64Davina MacKail expects people to use his Dream Dictionary when they Ahave had a dream Bwant to prevent dreamsCfeel stressed and need relaxation Ddo research about dreams65According to the spokesman for Premier Inn，its hard to relax if we Adream about work while asleep Bkeep thinking hardChave sounds ringing in the mind Dsleep in a noisy environmentCMalaysia has launched a fleet of women-only taxis，a project that follows pink-coloured train carriages and buses aimed at protecting women from harassment，reports said SundayFifty women taxi drivers have started shuttling greater Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)on an on-call basis，and the government hopes the number of special taxis will expand to 400According to Heng Seai Kei，deputy minister for the states Women，Family and Community Development，the taxis made travelling safer for women，as well as providing jobs for women who wanted to be taxi drivers“We hope it will reduce the number of rape and robbery cases involving taxi drivers and female victims，”Heng said at the launch of the serviceThe idea was to have taxis that were“driven by women，for women”The service would also help create job opportunities for women，especially single mothers，housewives and pensioners，who were looking for another source of income for their familyThe ministry and Abex Manufacturing Sdn Bhd are providing training and courses for those who were interested to become female taxi drivers，said HengOne of the taxi drivers Faridah Idris，38，said the service provided women a safer option to travel in“Women passengers are normally more comfortable with USFor female drivers，there are always risks when picking up passengers，especially at nightWith this project，both female drivers and passengers can feel safer,”she saidLate last year, Malaysias state-owned bus company began running female-only buses