湖北省黄冈市2014高考英语 阅读理解暑假训练（2）

1 黄冈市黄冈市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解暑假训练 高考英语阅读理解暑假训练 2 2 及答案 及答案 Eat nuts every day and you will keep heart disease away This is the conclusion some medical researchers have recently reached after a six year study on 34 000 people in California with focus on their dietary habits and heart diseases Compared with someone who never cares for nuts the one who eats nuts such as peanuts and walnuts 胡桃 at least once a day has only 47 per cent chance of having heart trouble according to one of the researchers Another report states that 60 per cent of all those who eat nuts regularly like to chew peanut either during or between meals This led the researchers to believe that the more regularly one sticks to the habit of eating nuts the less will be his chance of getting heart disease 41 Scientists began to study the relation of people s dietary habits and heart diseases at least years ago A three B four C five D six 42 Peanuts and walnuts are two kinds of A plastics B fruits C animals D flowers 43 The 34 000 people are people A Chinese B Japanese C Italian D American 41 43 DBD 结束 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 A It was a week before Christmas but things were far from cheery Our task was to deliver as many boxes of food as possible to those in need in Camden New 2 Jersey There were no Christmas carolers 唱颂歌的人 walking these streets that were lined with boarded up 用木板封住的 houses and broken windows Mothers kept their children close as they hurried down the streets It was mid afternoon but even the bright sun couldn t warm this place Red tickets in the windows marked which houses we were to visit Our white truck stopped in front of one townhouse and our group knocked on the door In our arms were boxes filled with ham bread and other essentials to make the perfect Christmas dinner Four small faces glanced through the curtains and one exhausted mom answered the door She seemed embarrassed to be caught in her nightgown with undone hair She was in her mid 20s but her rough skin and tired eyes added years Sacred Heart food delivery service I smiled Where can we put this for you She pointed and as we entered the house I noticed the conditions they lived in The children climbed around wearing only diapers 尿布 There were no carpets only cold concrete beneath our feet There was no Christmas tree or decorations My heart sank It was so cold and I found it hard to believe that this was reality for this family We set the boxes down and the mother grabbed my hand You don t know how much of a blessing this is to me and my family she said crying We are just getting by I opened my arms and gave her a hug Happy holidays I replied before I headed out the door I realized how warm I felt inside This was unlike anything I had ever experienced We cannot help what family we are born into but we can help each other 1 From Paragraph 1 we can infer that Camden may be a place where A the living conditions were terribleB people had no belief C there was no sign of lifeD little sunshine was received 2 What impression did the woman leave on the author A She was shy and cold to visitors 3 B She was confident and energetic C She wasn t good at dressing herself up D She looked much older than her age 3 By saying We are just getting by the woman meant A they were waiting for help B they were looking for food and clothing C they were going to move away D they were living a very poor life 4 The passage mainly tells us that A the poor can also help others B assisting the poor needs actions C people should help each other D having more children causes poverty 参考答案 1 15 ADDC 结束 B B Lawmakers in the United States have expanded an investigation into the use of location tracking systems on mobile devices The action follows recent reports about the storing of information on the Apple iPhone Some people consider location tracking to be a threat to personal privacy and security Allan Friedman the research director says All wireless companies do some location tracking as part of their networks This information is usually stored by the companies not the devices and there are laws to protect it Law enforcement 执法 agencies for example have to have a fairly high standard before it can access that data And the phone company is also prohibited from selling that information Now two researchers report that location tracking information is being 4 stored directly on Apple devices They said Apple s newest operating systems gather global positioning system and timestamp information The information is stored on the device in a file that is also uploaded 上传 to any computer that the device is connected to The researchers say the information is available to anyone who has access to the device or computer Allan Friedman says This raises additional concerns There s the idea that because it s on my phone and on my computer rogue applications 恶意程序 that I pay for or that I m tricked into downloading may be able to access this data and somehow misuse it Apple says it is not tracking the location of your iPhone It is simply keeping a database of Wi Fi hotspots and cellphone towers near the user s location This information is meant to help the iPhone quickly find its location when needed Letters have been sent to some of the leading mobile device developers including Apple and Google The letters asked for more information about their location tracking systems Allan Friedman calls this an important start to strengthening privacy laws He says There aren t strong controls over things like location information what they are doing with it how long they are keeping it And perhaps the most important question is is my location data with other facts about me 5 Why did American lawmakers investigate the use of location tracking systems on cell phones A Because the systems can store users information B Because many users have suffered loss after using them C Because it is thought to threaten users privacy D Because many reporters have shown the problem of the systems 6 Allan Friedman believes that A wireless companies focus on personal privacy B people are forbidden to get access to private data at will 5 C phone companies may sell private information secretly D customers may ask wireless companies to locate their tracking 7 What do we know from Paragraph 3 A Location tracking information is stored online B Apple s newest operating systems collect all kinds of information C Location tracking information may be uploaded to any iPhone D Apple s newest operating systems may reveal the private information of users 8 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A Apple denies that it tracks the location of users B The researchers may misunderstand the Apple s systems C The global positioning system is to blame for rogue applications D The iPhone can quickly find its location by using its user s information 参考答案 CBDA 结束结束 C C If you re into sports you ve seen it happen You ve probably even experienced it basketball players shaking hands after four quarters of knocking each other around tennis players leaping over the net to shake hands with their opponents 对手 after a hard fought match soccer players exchanging sport shirts after an intense 90 minutes even boxers touching gloves at the beginning of each round then hugging each other after beating each other into a pulp for 12 rounds It seems like competitors in every event from spelling bees to hockey behave this way What s going on It s all part of sportsmanship a great tradition in sports and competition that means playing clean and handling both victory and defeat with grace style and dignity 6 What is sportsmanship Sportsmanship is defined as playing fair following the rules of the game respecting the judgment of referees and officials treating opponents with respect Some people define good sportsmanship as the golden rule of sports in other words treating the people you play with and against as you d like to be treated yourself You demonstrate good sportsmanship when you show respect for yourself your teammates and your opponents for the coaches on both sides and for the referees judges and other officials But sportsmanship isn t just reserved for the people on the field Cheerleaders and fans also need to be aware of how they behave during competition Sportsmanship is a style and an attitude and it can have a positive influence on everyone around you Learning good sportsmanship means finding that the positive attitude learned on the field carries over into other areas of life At school for example you re able to appreciate the contributions made by classmates and know how to work as part of a team to complete a project You may enjoy more success at work as well because a big part of learning good sportsmanship is learning to be respectful of others including customers and co workers 9 The author introduces the topic of the passage by A showing an interesting discussionB comparing several sport events C explaining some game rulesD giving some specific examples 10 When players play clean A they play in fresh air B they play in a skilled way C they play within the rules D they play without hurting each other 11 The purpose of writing this passage is to A advise readers to take some exercise B provide some basic sport knowledge 7 C show the meaning of sportsmanship D expect players to compete actively 参考答案 DCC 结束 LONDON Everyone else has one Lucy declared to her parents trying to get a mobile phone as a gift for her 14th birthday Her parents gave in Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone Jane Bidder the mother followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning The bus seats 20 of whgom half have a mobile phone One rings and several adolescent 青少年的 owners feel in their bags Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile phone is no longer only for travelling businessmen it is as likely to be found in school bags The mobile phone seems to have become something essential for today s teens in Britain according to a survey published last week by NOP a leading market research company in Britain Research found that 66 percent of 16 year old now have ac cess to a mobile phone The mobile phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen users When they are talking on the mo bile their parents are not able tc eavesdrop on the secondline The interviews with 2 典型例题 ng people aged 7 to 16 found that they favour the text messaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out For example cya means see you IOI means laughs out loud and 2nite is an abbreviation of tonight All these are based on shorthand phrases used on the Internet Many schools have banned students using mobile phones But they are not 8 very successful Still phones ring in the class and disturb study Besides people are worried about the health risk to kids using mobile phones Scientists believe children are especially vulnerable to the mobile radiatio