黑龙江省双鸭山市2020高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解练习（二）

黑龙江双鸭山市2020高考英语阅读理解一轮练习阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit（诉讼）against the search giant over privacy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program.In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund （基金）for privacy education the company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course.“Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that weve reached a settlement regarding Google Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.“The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address usersconcerns,” Google wrote.Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was included in the settlement unless they decide to take no party before December 6, 2020. On January 31, 2020 the U. S. distriet Court for the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者) for privacy problem involving Buzz and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into Googles collection of Wi Fi data with Street View mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among employees.58“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to .ABuzzBGmailCGoogleDStreet View59What will Google do to protect its users privacy?AFurther educate its staff.BPay cash to its users.CHold a fairness hearing.DStop collecting its users data.60According to the passage, .AGoogle was accused of cheating its users.BGoogle users are all affected by the settlementCGoogle often sent a message to its users throughout the worldDGoogles Street View mapping service is questioned by federal regulators【答案】 58-60: CAD阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁题材词数难度建议用时说明文社会文化2626分钟(2020新课标全国卷)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance and theatre in Edinburgh.The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness，Richard Burton，Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团)It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400，000 people yearly.At the same time，the“Fringe”appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon，groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University，and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge，Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the“Fringe”，once less recognized，has far outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971，and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.In 2020 there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了爱丁堡边缘(Fringe)艺术节的成立以及发展壮大的情况。1What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?ATo bring Europe together again.BTo honor heroes of World War.CTo introduce young theatre groups.DTo attract great artists from Europe.答案A细节理解题。根据第一段的The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.可知，成立爱丁堡边缘艺术节的目的是使二战后的欧洲重新团结。故选A。2Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?AThey owned a public house there.BThey came to take up a challenge.CThey thought they were also famous.DThey wanted to take part in the festival.答案D细节理解题。根据第三段的in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform可知，他们认为他们有权利参加这个节日。故选D。3Who joined the“Fringe”after it appeared?APopular writers.BUniversity students.CArtists from around the world.DPerformers of music and dance.答案B细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，在爱丁堡边缘艺术节成立后不久，很多大学生参加了这个节日。故选B。4We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival _Ahas become a nonofficial eventBhas gone beyond an art festivalCgives shows all year roundDkeeps growing rapidly答案D推理判断题。根据文章内容尤其最后一段可知爱丁堡边缘艺术节是一个官方组织的活动，只在每年八月举行，现在发展很迅速。由此可知选D。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。How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. Theyll say, This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it.Of course not! You dont have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors.I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.Huh! Is this what she calls doing her best? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it. Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting(运用) the effort to live the life of our dreams.Remember that you reap what you sow. You just dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Dont expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, dont just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. Its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.If someones life is in the trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, dont just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve your life.1 According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life _.A. Doesnt need improving B. couldnt be improvedC. will be better some day D. Will be worse in the future2 What does the author think of the womans life?A. positive B. satisfying C. colorful D. passive3.Which of the following statements is the authors opinion?A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.B. Your luck can be changed by your effortsC. You can only achieve success when God wills it.D. You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.4 In Para.5, the author emphasized the importance of _.A. positive action B. positive thinking C. hope for the best D. intention to succeed5 The text is mainly written to advise you to _.A. understand yourself B. improve your lifeC. believe in yourself D. change your normal wayA篇【解析】B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it”和第四段的“She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”，可知该女子接受现在的生活是因为她认为她已经尽力，但生活却未能改变。D。作者态度题。作者认为该女子只是重复日常活动，并没有“doing her best”，所以是passive (消极的)。B。细节理解题。根据第五段的“Dont expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it”，可知B为正确答案。A。细节理解题。第五段主要强调行动，而不仅仅靠运气、思想或希望。尤其是根据末句的“Its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively”，可知A为正确答案。B。文章意图题。从文章的首句和尾句可以得到提示。【陕西省西安市长安一中2020第二次模拟】D阅读些列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出你最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。What shapes a mans ability and skill was always a question to psychologists until a few decades ago when findings show that they for the most part come from practice - repetitive and endless practice.The psychologist K. Anders Ericsson of the University of Florida and his team, based on a survey of a violin class in a college of music, have found that the students whose levels are rated as “A” have spent on average over 10,000 hours on violin-practice, those with level B a bit less than 8,000 hours, and those with average or lower levels no more than 5,000 hours.The result of the survey is widely preferred because it suggests that practice makes perfect, that is, the distinction between “excellent” and “good” lies more in hard work than in natural intelligence. Malcolm Gladwell points out in his latest book Outliers: The Story of Success: “Practice isnt the thing you do once youre good. Its the thing you do that makes you good.” Besides, he thinks IQ plays little part in the formation and development of ability. “When one has an IQ of 120,” writes he, “what is beyond it does not make an evidential difference in real life.”However, scientists experimental results are quite different from the psychologists. Their findings show success in many areas depends on intelligence - and not a little. David Lubinski and Camilla Benbow of Vanderbilt University, with their research group, carried out a milestone research. They selected from Youth Talented Search 2000 teenagers of or under 13 whose SAT results ranked top1%. After tracking the achievements the 2,000 “wonder children” made in academy and career, Lubinski and Benbows group found that those ranking top 1% have more possibility (averagely by two to four times) to get a doctors degree, a certificate, and publish academic theses and works than those ranking top 9%. As a conclusion, its a great advantage in the real world to have a high IQ.57. Psychologists ap