湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（48）

用心 爱心 专心1 湖北省湖北省 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 4848 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 Even with hit shows such as Desperate Housewives and Grey s Anatomy ABC is tightening its belt as it weathers the U S economic downturn and tries to remain relevant in an industry challenged by digital entertainment We are in one of worst economies in 70 years We are looking at everything we can possibly do to be more efficient and more effective ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson told reporters on Friday We have to look at everything across the board from cost cutting to using other platforms for smart ways to broker our efforts It is an ongoing process It is not a one time thing McPherson attending the networks semi annual presentation to critics said last year s five month strike by Hollywood screenwriters had really hurt everybody in the traditional television industry and he acknowledged the networks had lost viewers to other forms of entertainment The world has changed under these businesses and we need to be incredibly diligent and confident in what we do otherwise we will be left by the wayside he said Tomorrow is here now and we really need to figure it out now and move forward ABC a unit of Walt Disney Co has lost about 9 7 percent of its prime time audience in the 2008 9 season compared with the same stage last year With the exception of current ratings leader CBS the other two major U S networks Fox and NBC have also lost similar percentages since the 2008 9 season started last September McPherson said he hoped ABC would continue to take chances on shows such as Lost and Dancing with the Stars that were seen as daring when they were shown for the first time But recent new entries such as Pushing Daisies Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money failed to resonate with viewers and were canceled Despite the growing trend of watching television on iPods on the Internet and on mobile phones McPherson said ABC s main focus remained on broadcast We are still a broadcast network and that is where our profits come from The other platforms are important But people ask Would we do a show that would be successful on the Internet as opposed to on broadcast and those are always secondary thoughts he added 1 The main idea of the passage is about A the strike of Hollywood screenwriters B the decline of ABC s prime time audience C ABC s main focus on broadcast D ABC s feeling economic digital pressure 2 The 3rd paragraph suggests to us that A the economic situation is so serious that it will last long 用心 爱心 专心2 B cutting cost is the best way to recover from economic downturn C using other smart way can develop the ongoing process D sparing no effort can complete the ongoing process 3 We can infer that the last economic great depression happened A in 1970 B in 1970s C in 1939 D in the 2008 9 season 4 McPherson s attitude towards ABC s future is full of A doubt B hope C worry D confidence B You are only as old as you feel it is said But soon scientists will be able to calculate your real physiological 生理的 age Researchers studying genes believe they can now tell exact physiological age by looking at a number of clues in DNA They don t have to ask people how they feel or look at their appearance The breakthrough could solve the mystery of why some 70 year olds function at the level of those in their 50s while others become weak sooner than you would think The researchers made the breakthrough by finding the biomarkers of aging in tiny worms The worms they studied had an average lifespan 寿命 of three weeks Like humans some remain lively much longer than other similarly aged worms while others show signs of premature aging By genetically profiling 基因识别 104 different worms at various ages the researchers found a group of genes that are involved in the aging process This is a first step our results were not perfect but we were able to predict the ages of the animals 70 percent of the time which is far better than anything that has been done before said Simon Melov the lead researcher at Buck Institute for Age Research in California Now they want to extend their studies to mice and eventually humans I am confident that at some point there will be a non subjective method of determining how old someone is with a high level of confidence said Melov The speed at which people age depends on a number of things including genetic inheritance 遗传 lifestyle and mental health Determining chronological 按时间顺序的 age in both worms and humans is easy count forward from birth But determining physiological age has remained subjective based on how someone looks or functions The findings have major implications for age research in humans Examining biomarkers over time would provide a scientific basis for anti aging medicines The technology would also provide a means of determining whether a person is aging faster or slower than people would normally think 5 How can researchers tell one s exact physiological age A By asking people how they feel B By looking at their appearance C By looking at a number of clues in DNA 用心 爱心 专心3 D By finding the biomarkers of aging in tiny worms 6 What did the researchers base their survey on as their first breakthrough A Worms B Humans C Mice Lifespan 7 The researchers found A a group of genes were involved in the aging process B anyone was as old as he was feeling C some 70 year olds function become weak sooner than expected D the speed at which people age only depends on their genetic inheritance 8 What is the best title of the passage A Genetically profiling B Worms and humans C Find your true age D Research in humans C Everyone s at it even my neighbors I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn t done an eBay deal So I decided to try my hand at online auction 网上拍卖 BuyingBuying forfor beginners beginners Sign up on www eBay co uk Most items e g tables computers and books ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description others may be marked with Buy It Now and have a fixed price You can buy these right away If the item is being auctioned you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids 出价 for you The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish you get an e mail telling you whether you have won the item HowHow toto pay pay Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postal orders The easiest way is through PayPal an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card 信用卡 SellingSelling mademade simple simple If you plan to sell on eBay it helps to include a picture of the item I followed my friends advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10 day auction starting on a Thursday This way buyers had two weekends to bid TheThe bigbig thingsthings inin life life It s easy to post a small item but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by deliverymen Check the ways of delivery before you bid 用心 爱心 专心4 9 What is the passage mainly about A How to make payment online B Ways of making delivery online C Advantages of an online auction system D How to use an online auction system 10 After bidding for an item a buyer A can t buy other items any more B should make payment immediately C has chances to make higher bids D must give your credit card to the seller 11 You should if the item is being auctioned A make loud noises B get the others not to bid C ask the other people s price D offer the highest price you are ready to pay 12 The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is A through an online payment system B through a local bank system C by sending the money to the seller D by paying the delivery man directly D A failed plot 阴谋 to kill Barack Obama uncovered by US federal 联邦的 agents recently has reminded people of the ideas that some humans associate with simple numbers Two white American Neo Nazi racists 新纳粹种族主义者 had planned to kill 88 African Americans before finally assassinating 暗杀 Obama The number 88 is equated with HH initials 首字母 for the Nazi greeting Heil Hitler H is the eighth letter of the alphabet Many people were not familiar with the Neo Nazi importance of 88 but associations attached to other numbers are more well known if not always believed The number 13 for instance is considered deeply unlucky In the US many buildings do not have a floor numbered 13 They instead label 标注 it 12A or use the letter M which is the 13th letter in the English alphabet New York s John F Kennedy International airport does not have a gate number 13 And the popular Irish flight carrier Ryan Air has banished 摒弃 row 13 from all its planes 用心 爱心 专心5 Last year when Brussels Airline put 13 dots in their new logo the flood of complaints was so vast that the airline was forced to change their unlucky logo and add an additional dot The fear comes from a Bible story which states that Judas Iscariot the disciple 门徒 who betrayed 出卖 Jesus was the 13th to sit at the table in the Last Supper But the most fascinating fear of the number relates to Friday the 13th It s a day of double bad luck In the US many people would not schedule a wedding for Friday the 13th According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in the US an estimated 17 to 21 million Americans are affected by a fear of this day 13 The first paragraph is mainly intended to A attract readers attention to numbers B tell us a failed plot of killing Obama C inform us of the latest news by US federal agents D remind us of remembering some simple numbers 14 It is inferred that A many people in the world are very superstitious 迷信的 B Obama is an Asian American so Neo Nazi racists wanted to murder him C the number 88 stands for the eighth letter and means fortune D people in the USA don t like the number 88 and 13 15 The following passage is probably talking about A the history of the other unlucky numbers B the American wedding held on Friday the 13th C the truth of the American s fear or unluck D dating from the original reason of the fear of Friday the 13th 16 Which of the following statement is Not true A H is the eighth letter in English alphabet B A gate number 13 is not included in Kennedy International airport C Ryan Air has added row 13 in all of their planes D Judas was the 13th who sat at the table E CallingCalling thethe futurefuture When American inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it was a revolution in communication For the first time people could talk to each other over great distances Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared the mobile phone The mobile phone is like a two way radio But the two way radio is a limited means of communication As soon as the users move out of range of each other s broadcast area the signal is lost In the 1940s researchers experimented with the idea of using a number of radio masts 无线电杆 to pick up signals from two way radios A caller would always be within range of one of the masts When he or she moved too far away from one mast the next mast would pick up the 用心 爱心 专心6 signal Scientists referred to each mast s reception area as being a cell This is why in many countries mobile phones are called cellphones However 1940s technology was just at the beginning The mobile phones were huge boxes They had to be moved by car The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper As soon as his invention was complete he tested it by calling a rival 竞争对手 scientist to announce his success Within a decade mobile phones became available to the public They have changed the way we do a lot of things One powerful feature is the short message service SMS or text message It s the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle The text message has changed the way we write in English The language construction became more lax 松散的 Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important Over the last few years mobiles have become more and more advanced We hav