高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解九月训练选编1.doc

贵州大方县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮九月训练选编阅读理解。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。So you want to draw money from a bank? Do it yourself. Want to fix a broadband internet connection? Do it yourself. Need a boarding card for your flight? Do it yourself. In theory, companies can save money by replacing human workers with automated self-service systems, while customers gain more choices and control and get quicker service. There is even talk of self-service doing for the service department what mass production did for factories, by enabling the delivery of services cheaply and on a massive scale. Surely the expansion of self-service into more and more areas is to be welcomed?Not necessarily. When it is done well, self-service can do good to both companies and customers. But when done badlywho has not found themselves trapped in a series of endless touchtone menus? In areas where self-service is only just started, this is less of a problem: angry customers can after all, always take their business elsewhere. But if every bank were to prefer self-service systems, customers would no longer be able to express their discount by voting with their feet. As a result, some banks, for example, already promise that their telephone-banking services always offer the choice of talking to a human operator. But in return for human service, many companies will simply charge more.Another disagreement to self-service is that while it saves companies money, it does not always save their customers time. In the best cases, it does, of course: checking yourself in at the airport can be quicker than queuing or making a phone call. But as more and more tasks are on to customers, they may start to hope for the days of old-fashioned service.All of this suggests that there are limits to how far self-service can be taken. Companies that go too far down the self-service route or to do it incorrectly are likely to find themselves being punished. Instead, a balance between self-service and traditional forms of service is necessary.1From this passage, we can see that the writer the use of self-service technology.A. dislikesB. supportsC. thinks highly ofD. makes carefully judgment on2What advantages does the self-service technology certainly bring?A. Cutting the cost for the companies.B. Saving money for customers.C. Offering customers extra money.D. Defeating the traditional forms of service.3What does the writer mean by saying “customers would no longer be able to express their discount by voting with their feet”?A. customers would be so angry that they kick and damage the machine providing self-service.B. customers would not be able to express their anger at the banks service by leaving thereC. customers would try their best to persuade the bank to stop self-service.D. customers would elect some leaders to have a talk with the bank.4Which of the following statements does the writer agree to?A. Banks should supply self-service and traditional forms of service as well.B. Self-service in banks has so many week points and should be stopped.C. Self-service can bring about many conveniences and should be supported.D. Banks dont consider customers needs in their business.1、答案解析：答案为D。本题考查作者的观点态度。结合第一段和最后一段可知，作者认为自助服务有优点也有缺点，故答案为D，作者对自助服务的评价非常小心。2、答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由文章第一段 “In theory, companies can save money by replacing human workers with automated self-service systems, while customers gain more choices and control and get quicker service.” 可知，A选项正确，B、C错误。D选项未提及。3、答案解析：答案为B。本题为句意理解题。本句话出现在第二段的第五句话中，如果每个银行将选择自助服务系统，客户会怎样？结合下文给的例证可知，结果是银行只能提供客户人工操作的选择，故可推断如果客户只能选择自助服务系统，一旦它出现故障，客户即使离开银行也将无法表达对银行服务的愤怒。故答案为B。4、答案解析：答案为A。本题考查作者的观点态度。本题与第一题类似，结合前面几题的分析，作者认为自助服务可以给银行和客户带来好处，但是自助服务也有不足之处。又由最后一段最后一句话 “Instead, a balance between self-service and traditional forms of service is necessary.” 可知，作者认为自助服务与传统形式的服务保持平衡是必要的，故答案为A。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。【2014高考英语一模试题】 If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you dont need to feel surprisedThey are a flash mob （快闪族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break upThey are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication networkAt a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions（消遣） such as waving their hands and exchanging books, Then, they quickly break up before the police can arriveUsing mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harpers Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macys department storeLasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock peopleSuch an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking placeUndoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any directionThey also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product The flash mob is now becoming more and more popularPeople use it to do many thingsFor example, in 2009, Michael Jacksons fans took part in a flash mob to remember himHundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michaels famous song Beat It togetherFlash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory24The undefined word foiled in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _ 。 Aforgotten Bprevented Cannounced Dconfirmed25What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage? AThe flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time BOnce the place for the activity is determined, it cant be changed CThe flash mob can be made use offing many fields just for fun DIt gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual26The main purpose of the passage is - Ato entertain Bto encourage Cto inform Dto persuade27The writers attitude towards the flash mob isAnegativeCfavorable Bobjective Ddoubtful【参考答案】24. B 25. D 26. C 27. B 社会生活类 Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know? Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbacks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times. Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets. 1. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledgeB. cinemas are the best choice in getting informationC. reading is a cheap way of learning and having funD. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself2. What does the sentence“Television has not killed reading, however”underlined in the second paragraph suggest? A. People only need reading, though. B. Reading is still necessary today. C. Reading is more fun that television. D. Watching television doesnt help reading. 3. Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph? A. Types of books. B. Kinds of dictionaries. C. Lists of history books. D. Collections of stories and poems. 4. What can we learn from the passage? A. Fewer and fewer people will buy books. B. A good dictionary should be kept in every home. C. Books with hard covers sell better than paperbacks. D. More people like TV programs about famous men.【参考答案】27.CBAB 社会生活类 When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Dont ask us for help!We cannot help you! ”I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence. The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA). I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac (机场停机坪)in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonalds hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline. I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar (翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future. 1. Many people crowded the terminal because_.A. they were ready to board on the planes B. something was wrong with the terminal C. the flights to the Northeast were canceled D. the gate agent wouldnt help the passengers2. How did the writer get to Providence at last? A. By air.B. By van. C. By train.D. By underground.3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Incidents happened to those who fly quite often. B. The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines. C. Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past. D. McDonalds hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options. 4. What can be implied from the passage? A. The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. B. The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be. C. The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently. D. Passengers would feel proud of how they were treated on the plane.【参考答案】28. CCDB 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。【2014高考英语质量检测】 Sir John a British scientist who won last years Nobel prize for medicine, said he had predicted at the time of his frog experiments that the successful cloning of a mammal would happen within 50 yearsand that maybe the same answer is appropriate far the step to human cloning Parents who lose children in accidents may be able to clone copies to replace them then Although any attempt to clone an entire human would raise complex moral issues, the biologist claimed people would soon overcome their concerns if the technique became medically usefulCloning was regarded with extreme doubts when it was first developed but became widely accepted after the birth of Louise Brown, the first test tube baby He said, When my first frog experiments were done, an American reporter asked how long it will be before these things can