河北省秦皇岛2020高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（4）

河北省秦皇岛2020高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（4）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The multi-million pound new Library of Birmingham (LoB) will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization (数字化) of everyday life.Set to open in 2020, the 188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.As digital media (媒介) is important toits idea, the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning:“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital, providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual (虚拟的) LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about the LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are also working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an “enlarged reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development. And The Peoples Archive is an online library of historical figures of the city being built up by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material.Gambles says:“Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as never before.”1. The underlined part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of.A. the equipmentB. the projectC. the digital mediaD. the physical library2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can.A. get a general idea of the LoBB. meet many world-famous expertsC. learn how to put up a library buildingD. understand how the specialists work on the project3. Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?a. It offers better learning tools. b. It reaches users in different ways.c. It provides users with smart phones. d. It allows users to enrich its material.e. It gives non-stop physical and digital services.A. a, b, dB. a, c, eC. b, c, dD. b, d, e4. The text is most probably taken from.A. a computer bookB. a library guideC. a project handbookD. a newspaper report【参考答案】1-4 BAAD【2020界广东省三模】Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in Daugavpils, Latvia in 1903. His family immigrated to the United States in 1913, after a 12-day voyage.Mark moved to New York in the autumn of 1923 and found employment in the garment trade and settled down on the Upper West Side. It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League that he saw students painting a model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist. He was twenty years old and had taken some art lessons at school, so his initial experience was far from an immediate calling.In 1936, Mark Rothko began writing a book, which he never completed, about the similarities in the childrens art and the work of modern painters. The work of modernists, which was influenced by primitive art, could, according to him, be compared to that of children in that “Child art transforms itself into primitivism, which is only the child producing a copy of himself.” In this same work, he said that “The fact that one usually begins with drawing is already academic. We start with color.”It was not long before his multiform developed into the style he is remembered for. In 1949 Rothko exhibited these new works at the Betty Parsons Gallery. For reviewer Harold Rosenberg, the paintings were unique and primitive. Rothko had, after painting his first multiform, separated himself from the world in East Hampton on Long Island, only inviting a very few people, including Rosenberg, to view the new paintings. The discovery of his works specialty came at a period of great sorrow: his mother Kate died in October 1948. As part of this new uniformity of artistic vision, his paintings no longer had individual titles. From this point on they were simply untitled, numbered or dated. However, to assist in distinguishing one work from another, traders would sometimes add the primary colors to the name. Additionally, for the next few years, Rothko painted in oil only on large vertical tents. This was done to surround the viewer, or, in his words, to make the viewer feel enveloped within the picture.68. When did Rothko want to be an artist?A. When he immigrated to the U.S.A. B. When he watched students drawing.C. When he moved to the Upper West Side. D. When he joined the Art Students League.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League that he saw students painting a model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist.当他看见学生画画的时候，故选B。69. What did Rothko think of modern art?A. It could be produced by children. B. It could be compared to child work.C. It was a certain kind of primitive art. D. It was academic from the very beginning.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据about the similarities in the childrens art and the work of modern painters.儿童艺术与现代艺术的有相似点，故选B。70. Why does the author mention Rothkos uncompleted book?A. To prove Rothkos concentration on painting.B. To show Rothkos research on the modern art.C. To suggest Rothkos unique personal painting style.D. To explain the inspiration of Rothkos painting style.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据It was not long before his multiform developed into the style he is remembered for.提出他的独特绘画风格，故选C。71. Rothkos distinctive style _.A. took shape in 1948 B. was affected by RosenbergC. resulted from his boyhood experienceD. was rooted in the separation from the world【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据The discovery of his works specialty came at a period of great sorrow: his mother Kate died in October 1948.他的独特风格的形成是在1948年。阅读理解。Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city cant wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.“Id use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 am and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open，” said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.The smartphonelike glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop_up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.“As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isnt something anybody needs，” said Sam Biddle, who writes for G. “Were accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things，” he added, “and the average consumer isnt gonna be able to afford another device (装置) thats hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphonelike glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.“Its just like smartphones 10 years ago，” Weintraub said. “A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and its unnatural，” he said. “Theres gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there.”60One of the possible functions of the smartphonelike glasses is to _Aprogram the opening hours of a barBsupply you with a picture of the futureCprovide information about your surroundingsDupdate the maps and GPS in your smartphones61The underlined phrase “pop up” in the third paragraph probably means “_”A. develop rapidlyB. get round quicklyC. appear immediatelyD. go over automatically62According to Sam Biddle, the smartphonelike glasses are _A. necessary for teenagersB. attractive to New YorkersC. available to people worldwideD. expensive for average consumers63We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphonelike glasses _A. may have a potential marketB. are as common as smartphonesC. are popular among young adultsD. will be improved by a new technology【要点综述】 本文是一篇新闻报道， 客观报道了google 公司即将推出一款智能眼镜以及人们对它的不同看法。60C细节理解题。根据原文第三段“a technologythat overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings.” 可知选项C正确。61C词义猜测题。句意为：如果你在街上行走， 指示器将即刻显示离你距离最近的咖啡馆，所以答案应为C。 appear immediately即刻显示。62D细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，Sam Biddle 认为一般的消费者买不起另一种价格昂贵的装置。63A推理判断题。文章最后两段把这种智能眼镜和十年前的智能手机作比较，认为现在的智能眼镜就像十年前的手机一样， 最终是会深受欢迎的，有巨大的市场潜力。C32020四川卷 -CLONDONA British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors (探测器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadnt cared about potentially deadly consequences.It is believed that James McCormick got about $77. 8 million from the sales of his detectorswhich were based on a kind of golf ball finderto countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.McCormick, 57, was convicted(判罪) of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.“Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people，” Judge Richard Hone told McCormick.“You have neither regret，nor shame，nor any sense of guilt.”The detectors，sold for up to $42，000 each，were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use.McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya，the prison service in Hong Kong，the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand.“I never had any bad results from customers，”he said.39Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?A. He sold bombs.B. He caused death of people.C. He made detectors.DHe cheated in business.40According to the judge, what McCormick had done _.A. increased the cost of safeguardingB. lowered peoples guard against dangerC. changed peoples idea of social securityD. caused innocent people to commit crimes41Which of the following is true of the detectors?A. They have not been sold to Africa.B. They have caused many serious problems.C. They can find dange