2017高三阅读理解汇编

2017高三第一学期期末

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mydoorbellrings.Onthestep,IfindtheelderlyChineselady,smallandslight,holdingthehandofalittle

boy.Inherotherhand,sheholdsapapercarrierbag.

Iknowthislady.Itisnotherfirstvisit.Sheistheboy'sgrandmother,andherdaughterboughtthehousenext

doorlastOctober.

Herdaughter,Nicole,speaksfluentEnglish.ButsheisnowinShanghai,andherparentsareherewiththe

littleboy.NicolehasobviouslytoldhermotherthatIamhavingheartsurgerysoon,sohermotherhas

decidedIneedmorenutrients.（56题）

Iknowwhatisinsidethebag—athermoswithhotsoupandastainless-steelcontainerwithrice,vegetables

andeitherchicken,meatorshrimp,sometimeswithakindofpancake.Thishasbecomeanalmost-dailypractice.

（57题）Communicationbetweenusissomewhataffectedbythefactthatshedoesn'tspeakEnglishandall

IcansayinChineseishello.Once,shebroughtaniPadaswellasthefood.Shepointedtothescreen,which

displayedamessagefromherdaughtertellingmethathermotherwantedtoknowifthefoodwasallrightand

whetheritwastoosalty.IamnotusedtoiPads,sosheindicatedIshouldgowithhertoherhouse.Then,she

handedtheiPadtoherhusbandandalmostimmediatelyIfoundmyselflookingatNicoleinShanghaiand

discussinghermother'scookingandsaltintake.Instantly,tearswelledinmyeyes.

“Yourmotherjustcan'tbebringingmemealslikethisallthetimeJIinsisted.4tIcanhardlydodishesin

retum.^^

“Oh,no,Lucy.^^Nicolesaid.uMumdoesn'tlikewesternfood.Don'tworryaboutit;shehastocookforthe

threeofthemanyway,andshewantstodoit.”

Thedoorbellkeepsringingandthereisthefamiliarbrownpaperearnerbag,handedsmilinglytome.

IamnowworkingonsomemoreChinesewords—it'stheleastIcandoaftersuchadisplayof

kindness.

“Thankyou"is,ofcourse,thefirstone.Somehow,itseemsinadequate.（58@）

56.TheelderlyChineseladyvisitsLucyregularlybecause.

A.Lucypayshertodeliverfood

B.LucylikescookingChinesefood

C.shecaresaboutLucy'sstateofhealth

D.shewantstomakefriendswithLucy

57.Nicole'smumtookaniPadtoLucy'shomefor.

A.displayingB.communicatingC.cookingD.chatting

58.InthispassageLucymainlyexpressesher.

A.preferencefortheChinesefoodB.gratitudetotheChinesefamily

C.loveoftheadvancedtechnologyD.affectionfortheChineselanguage

B

ChineseEmoji（表情符号）CirclesGlobe（62题）

“Funny”,amade-in-Chinaemoji,seemstohaverecentlymovedbeyondChina.Now,itismorethanan

emoji,butaculturalexpansion.

•ReachingGlobalMarkets

Aseriesof"funny“emoji-basedbolsters（抱枕）haveattractedtheattentionofJapanesecustomers.Evenif

onebolsterismorethanthreetimesasexpensiveasinChina,itdoesn'tkilltheirdesirestobuyit.OneJapanese

customerMikisaid,"TheyarejustsocuteandIboughtthreebolstersatonetimeformyfamily.Andeverytime

Iseethem,mymoodjustbrightenssuddenly.（59题）

AJapanesenetizenKiroKarasaid,UIthinktheemojiimpliesverycomplicatedmeanings.Mydadwillsend

itwhenhedoesn'tagreewithsomeonebuthehastosaysomethingandbehavepolitely.^^

•AdditiontoDomesticSocialMedia

ComparedwithJapaneseimpressionsofthe“fbnny“emoji,Chinesenetizensprefertousetheemojitotease

oneanotheronsocialmedia.

Onecommonlyseenonlinecommentis,“Westronglysuggeststoppingtheusageoftheemoji.Because

everytimeotherpeoplesendmetheemoji,Ifeelveryuncomfortableandconsidermyselfasafbol.^^

Regardedasthemostpopularemoji,the“fUnny"emojihasreceivedmuchattentionsinceitsreleasein2013.

Infact,the“funny“emojiistheupdatedversionofitsoriginalone;"funny”hasasmileymouth,two

eyebrowsandanaughtylook.Allthesecharacteristicspresentusersasenseofsatire（讽刺）.（60题）

•InEverydayUseAbroad

It'snotthefirsttimetheChineseemojitakestheworldstage.Earlierthisyear,oneemojifromtheChinese

basketballcelebrityYaoMinghasbeenspreadthroughtheMiddleEastregion.InacityinsouthernEgypt,Yao's

smilingemojihasappearedfrequentlyinlocaltrafficsignstoremindpeopletheroadaheadisone-way.Many

localsdonotknowYaoMingbutarefamiliarwithhisemojiandnickname"ChineseFunnyFace”.

Asanewonlinelanguage,emojishavebecomeanecessarypartofpeople'sdailylife,helpingpeople

expresstheirviewsinamorevividandpreciseway.（61题）Also,itcanhelpforeignerslearnaboutChinese

culture.Buthowtoproperlyuse"thefifthinnovationinChina^^withouthurtingothersandturntheminto

commercialadvantagesstillneedanswers.

59.WhydothebolstersattractMiki'sattention?

A.Theyareinexpensive.B.Theyhelpreachanagreement.

C.Theyhelpbrightenthemood.D.Theyarehelpfultoexpressdesire.

60.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthelatest“fUnny“emoji?

61.Emojisaresopopularworldwidemainlybecausepeopleusethemto.

A.expresstheirviewsmorevividly

B.presenttheirsenseofsatiredirectly

C.implyverycomplicatedmeaningsproperly

D.teaseoneanotheronsocialmediapurposely

62.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.

A.promotetheemojiworldwide

B.teachushowtousetheemoji

C.explainthemeaningtheemoji

D.showusthepopularityoftheemoji

C

Everyyearbillionsofpoundsarespentonhairlosstreatment.Ifwesucceedincuringhairlosswith3D

printedhairfollicles（毛囊），itwillbeahugerevolution.

UOreal,thecosmeticsfirmispartneringwithaFrenchbio-printingcompanycalledPoietis,whichhas

developedaformoflaser（激光）printingforcell-basedobjects.Poietis,techniquebeginswiththecreationofa

digitalmapthatdetermineswherelivingcellsandothertissuecomponentsshouldbeplacedtocreatethedesired

biologicalstructure.Thisinvolveshowthecellsareexpectedtogrowovertime.Thefilebasedonthedigitalmap

isthenturnedintoinstructionsfortheprintingequipment,sothatitcanlaydowntinydropletsmadeoutofthe

cell-based"bioink"onelayeratatime.Theprintingprocessinvolvesbouncingapulsinglaseroffamirrorand

throughalens,sothatwhenithitsaribbon（色带）containingthebioink,adropletofthematterfallsintoplace.

About10,000ofthesemicro-dropletsarecreatedeverysecond.（63题）

Ittypicallytakesabout10minutestoprintapieceofskin1cmwideby0.5mmthick.However,sincehair

folliclesarecomplexandconsistof15differentcellsinastructure,theymaytakelonger.

Poietisisnottheonlycompanyworkingonbio-printing,butmostothersuseanotherway,whichinvolves

pushingabio-inkthroughanozzle（喷嘴），ratherthanlaserstobuildtheirtissue.Poietissuggestsitstechnique

putslessstressonthebiologicalmatter,meaningthereislessriskofcausingitdamage.（64题）

AlopeciaUK-acharitythatprovidessupportandadviceabouthairloss-hasmixedfeelingsaboutthe

development.wItisencouragingtoknowthat（66题）companiessuchasUOrealareinvestingintechnologythat

mayhelpthosewithhairlossinthefuture,^saidspokeswomanAmyJohnson.

（66题）“However,wewouldsuggestit'sstillveryearlytobegettingexcitedaboutwhatthispotentially

couldmeanforthosewithmedicalhairloss.Atthispointitisunclearastowhetherthistechnologycould

benefitthosewithalltypesofhairloss.”（65题）

“Also,ifthisnewtechnologydoesleadtoatreatmentoption,giventhehighcostsofexistinghair

transplantprocedures,howmanypeoplewillbeabletorealisticallyaffordanynewtechnologicaladvances

thatmaybecomeavailable?（65题）Aswithanyotherresearchanddevelopmentintoprocessesthatmaybeable

tohelpthosewithhairloss,wewatchwithgreatinterest.^^

63.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Howtheprintingprocessiscarriedout.

B.Wherethelivingcellsshouldbeplaced.

C.Howlongthecellsareexpectedtogrow.

D.Whattheprintingequipmentismadeupof.

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inParagraph4referto?

A.hairfollicleB.biologicalmatterC.nozzleD.bio-ink.

65.Thepassageimpliesthatthenewtechnologymay.

A.meetsomepracticalchallenges

B.helppeoplewithhairlossatpresent

C.offersolutionstoallproblemsofhairloss

D.costalargesumofmoneytotransplanthair

66.WhatisAmyJohnson'sattitudetowardsthenewtechnology?

A.Disapproving.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Negative.

D

ThereisnodoubteCommerceisgrowing,anditwillcontinuetogrow.However,physicalstoreswould

notdieasaresultoftheriseofeCommerce,atleastnotinthenearfuture.TheideathateCommerceis

takingoverphysicalstoreshasalreadymisguidedmanypeople.Physicalstoresarefarfromvanishing,and

therearesomesolidreasonsforit.（69题）

The-rojectiensforonlinespendingisoptimisticwith$150billionexpectedtobespentinthecoming

threeyears,yetwearealsoexpecting（67题）$300billioninspendingatphysicalstoresinthesameduration.Do

youstillthinkthatphysical-storeshoppingistoosmalltosustaintheeCommerceblow?

Eventhoughconsumersarestayingawayfromphysicalstoresthatfollowolderconcepts,yetweareseeing

theriseoffreshconceptstoresallaroundtheUS.Weareseeinginnovativeandattractivesuccessstoriesof

physicalstores,rangingfromclothesstorestorestaurantstohealthspas.Itwouldbeeasytoassumethatthistrend

willcontinue.

Indeed,manyshoppingmallsaredying,yettherearestillthoseshoppingcentersthatareperformingwell.

Youcanseethisforyourselfbyvisitingshoppingmallsnearyou.WhatIwanttoemphasizehereisthatnotall

shoppingcentersaremadeequal,justlikenotalleCommerceretailersaremadeequal.Bothshoppingmallsand

eCommercesitescanlosebusinessiftheyfailtomaintainproductivitythroughimprovementsand

innovations.（68题）Whenyouvisitshoppingcentersthatareseriousabouttheirbusiness,youwouldseetheir

shopsandparkinglotspacked.

Ontheotherhand,evene-tailerslikeAmazonhaveexperimentedwithpop-upshoppingconcepts.Itis

importanttobearinmindthatconsumerspreferface-to-faceinteractionsinsteadofonlineinteractionsduring

shopping,meaningthatphysicalstoresaregoingtostaythere.

Still,eCommerceretailersareseeingalloftheirexcitementdisappearastheysettlethesalestaxproblem

associatedwithe-tailing.Asofnow,fivestatesofAmericahavealreadyimposedsalestaxonpurchasesthrough

eCommercesites,ande-tailersinthosestateshavealreadywitnessed6to12percentdecreaseinsales.

Thisreinforcesthefactthatphysicalstoresareheretostay,andifyouarestillundervaluingtheir

growth,youareomittingahugechunkoftheretailrepresentation.（69题）

67.Theunderlinedword"projections"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.intentionsB.assessmentsC.performancesD.predictions

68.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.E-tailersaremorecreativebusinesses.

B.Freshconceptshelpbuildgoodbusiness.

C.Fewerconsumerswillvisitphysicalstores.

D.Physicalstorescan'tstandtheblowofeCommerce.

69.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.IsOfflineSpendingGreaterThanOnlineSpending?

B.OnlineStoresV.S.PhysicalStores—What'stheDifference?

C.WillPhysicalStoresreplaceeCommerceintheNearFuture?

D.DoeseCommerceSuccessMeanPhysicalStoresWillDisappear?

70.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofthepassage?

A.B.C.D.

CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要点）C:Conclusion

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

DearMr.Smith,

IamseekinganopportunitytoworkwithWorldDestinyasaComputerSystemsManager.Myprofessional

experienceandmyawarenessofyourhighreputationandgreatachievementshaveledmetowanttoworkfor

WorldDestiny.

Since1998Ihavefocusedoncomputer-systemdesignandtraining.AsSystemsAdministratorforNewport

Museumforthepasttwoyears,Ihavedirectedaccounting,capitalcampaignandpublicationproduction.We

designedthesystemfromscratch,developingallapplications,policies,procedures,andtrainingprograms.Iwas

wellpreparedforsuchachallengebymypreviouspositionsasaSystemsSupportSpecialistandMicroComputer

AssistantfortheImperialCorporationofAmerica.

Overtheyears,IhaveworkedwithNovell,usingprogramsincludingdBase,WordstarandMicrosoftWord.

Thisfamiliaritywithavarietyofhardwareandsoftwarehashelpedmetogetuptospeedonnearlyanycomputer

withaminimumtrainingperiod.

AdditionalexperienceinotherfieldsalsoaddsmyvaluetoWorldDestiny.AsaMarketResearch

CoordinatorforCushman&WakefieldofCalifornia,Inotonlyresearchedandmaintained（维护）a

comprehensivedatabaseofSiliconValley,butalsoproducedstatisticalandwrittenreportsthatsupportCushman

&Wakefield'sreputation.Previously,IorganizedcompanywideannualsalesmeetingsforQualogy,Inc.

Mr.Smith,whilethisexperiencemorethanqualifiesmetojoinany

numberofsuccessfulcompanies,itismypersonalgoalsthatleadtomy

interestinbeingpartoftheWorldDestinyteam.Ibelievemycomputer,

promotional,andorganizationalskills,fueledbymybeliefs,makeWorld

Destinyandmerightforeachother.Canwearrangeaninterviewat

yourearliestconvenience?Iwillcallwithinthenextweektoarrangea

meeting.

Sincerely,BethHenning

56.BethHenning'sworkexperienceinclude.

A.ComputerSystemsManagerforCorporationofAmerica

B.SystemsSupportSpecialistforWorldDestiny

C.SystemsAdministratorforNewportMuseum

D.MicroComputerAssistantforNovell

57.WhileworkingwithCushman&WakefieldofCalifornia,Beth'sworkinvolved.

A.trainingnewworkersB.maintainingadatabase

C.organizingsalesmeetingsD.developingcompanypolicies

58.BethHenningprovesherselfqualifiedforthepositionmainlyby.

A.stressingherpersonalitystrengths

B.promisinghervaluetothecompany

C.listingrelevantexperiencesandskills

D.expressingastronginterestinthecompany

Whenthetelephoneringslateatnight,mostwomenguessitmustbeoneofonlyfourorfivepeoplecalling.A

sister?Maybe.Anemergency?Possibly.Amother?Probablynotatthattimeofnight.Muchmoreprobablyitisa

closefemalefriendcallingtotellyouthatshehassplitupwithherboyfriendagainorperhapssimplythatagood

moviehasjuststartedonTV.

Atatimewhenfamiliesarespreadfarandwideandmarriagesoftenendindivorce,friendshipsarebecoming

moreandmoreimportant.Erika,a32-year-oldlawyer,isstrengthenedbyherten-yearfriendshipwithhermarried

friendJane."Iwasverysickonenight,soIcalledJaneatabout3:00a.m.totalkaboutit,“shesays."Shewas

verysupportiveandevencameovertotakemetothedoctor'sthenextmoming.^^

AsAmericanTVshowslikeFriends,whichfollowsthelivesofaveryclosegroupofyoungfriends,havebecome

morepopular,manyofusarebeginningtoseethevalueofsuchfriendships.TVshowslikethistellusthatour

romanticrelationshipsmaynotlast,butweneedtokeepintouchwithourclosefriendsifwewanttosurvive.

ATVshowcalledRealWomenisaboutthelivesandrelationshipsoffiveformerschoolfriends.Inthisshow,

family,husbands,andworkarealllessimportantthanfriendships.Oneofitsactressessaystheshowreflectsher

ownexperience.''Friendshipisaboutcommitment.Idon'tseesomeofmyfriendsforagesbutwhenweget

together,itisasiftimehasn'tpassed.^^

ThisistrueofErikaandJane'sfriendship.WithErika'sfamily200milesaway,itisJanewhokeepsasparesetof

keystoErika'sapartmentandwatersherplantswheneversheisaway."HavingJanearoundgivesmeacertain

amountoffreedom.Itisnotthekindofthingthatyoucouldaskanyonetodo,butsheknowsIwoulddothesame

forher.^^Erikafeelsthatbecauseshenolongerseesherfamilyeveryday,shenowenjoysacloserrelationship

withherbestfriend.Jane,whomaymovetoadifferentcitysoon,isworriedaboutleavingsuchasupportsystem

offriends.tcMyfriendshavemoretodowithmylifethanmyparentsand,therefore,Idon'thavetospendalotof

timeexplainingthingstothem.Friendsaremoreuptodatewithwhatishappening.”

59.Accordingtothepassage,alate-nightphonecallformostwomenisprobablyfrom.

A.afriendB.arelativeC.astrangerD.adoctor

60.TVshowslikeFriendstellusthat.

A.marriageswithfriendsoftenendupinfailure

B.familiesandworkareasimportantasfriends

C.closefriendshelpusfaceproblemsinlife

D.friendshipfadesastimegoesby

61.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatErikaandJane

A.livefarawayfromeachother

B.havebeenfriendsfbr32years

C.spendalotoftimeexplainingthings

D.trustandsupporteachotherindailylife

62.Whichofthestatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Anearfriendismorehelpfulthanafarawayrelative.

B.Bothmarriageandfriendshipdemandcommitment.

C.Howeverfarawaywe're,parentsworryaboutus.

D.Longdistancemakestheheartscloser.

C

ThisweekattheBritishScienceFestival,ProfRoryWilsonofSwanseaUniversityhasbeenrevealing（揭示）

thesecretsoftheanimalkingdom,includingpenguins^ivinghabitsandtheemotional（情感的）statesof

elephants.

“Theproblemwithanimalsisthatweoftenwanttoknowthingsaboutthemthattheydon'twanttotellusorthat

aren'teasytofindout.Theonlywaytodoitistoputsomethingontheanimalthatwillaccompanyit,“Prof

Wilsonsaid.Addressingacrowdofjournalists,ProfWilsonsaidhisworkwasallmadepossiblebyasmall

electronicchip（芯片）histeamdevelopedspecificallytomonitoranimalsintheirprivatehours.

Thischipcontainspressure,temperatureandlightsensors-offeringanextraordinaryviewofananimaPslife.

Thechip,ProfWilsonexplained,doesexactlywhatoursmartphonesorfitnessmonitorsdo,continuallytracking

andrecordingthewearer'spositionandmovements."Thisisanovelwrittenbyananimal.It'sveryexcitingtobe

thefirstpersontoopenthatnovel.^^Thisearlierchipwasaboutfivetimeslargerthanthecurrentversion,27mm

acrossand4mmthick—andweighing1.2g.

SofarthegroupatSwanseahasrecordedthelivesofmorethan1,000animalsand100differentspecies.Prof

Wilsonsaidthewholeenterprisewasateameffort.Hisgroupconsistsofacademics,postdocsandstudents,who

spendmonthssearchingthroughallthedatacollectedbythechips.

PresentingresultsfromachiponapenguininArgentina,hesaidthepenguinwasapersonalfavorite;hestill

analyzesthesebirds'datahimself.LookingatthehugescreeninProfWilson'slab,wecouldseethepenguin's

individualsteps.Achangeinmovementandadropintemperatureindicatetheexactmomentofadiveintothe

water.Thesensorswithinthechiparesoaccuratethattheycaneasilydetectbehaviorsthathumansmightnot

notice-evenofferingdeepunderstandingintosomeanimals'emotionalstate.

Thinkofthewaywehumanswalk.Ifsomeoneishappy,thiscanbereflectedinourphysicalbehavior—itisoften

saidthatthey“haveaspringintheirstep”.Toobserveifthissortofphenomenonalsooccursinanimals,Prof

Wilson'steamanalyzedthewalkingmovementofelephantsinazoo.Theyrealizedthatanelephantwalking

towardssomethingitlikedwouldwalkinaparticularway.Whenthatsameelephantthoughwasmadetogoaway

fromthethingitliked,itwouldwalkinadifferentmanner.4€Howwellyoucanpredictthebehaviorofanimals

andprotectthemisdependentonhowwellyouunderstandtherulesbywhichthey'reworking.^^ProfWilsonsaid.

63.AccordingtoProfWilson,whatcontributesmosttohisteam'sdiscovery?

A.Thecooperationofexpertsfromdifferentfields.

B.Theuseofaspecialelectronicchip.

C.Thepersonalinterestinpenguins.

D.Thespecialwayofdataanalysis.

64.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatthesensorscan.

A.evaluatestressresultingfromanimals,fighting

B.examinepenguins,unusualbehaviorwhilediving

C.distinguishdifferentwalkingmannersofelephants

D.provideinformationabouttheanimals9innerfeelings

65.Monitoringanimals,behaviorhelps.

A.setrulesforthemB.controltheirbehavior

C.changetheirhabitsD.understandandprotectthem

66.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Inspiring'Novels'WrittenbyaGroupfromSwanseaUniversity

B.Pioneering'Diaries'UncovertheSecretLivesofAnimals

C.PenguinsandElephantsTrackedforEmotionalState

D.ScientistsMadeaBreakthroughinAnimalStudy

D

EarthquakeinJapan.DonaldTrumpisaccusedofplantingstoryaboutactress'sheightaftersherejectedhim.

Mexicoan*estsex-policechiefincaseof43missingstudents.Doyoureallyneedtoknowallthesethings?

Threeyearsago,Ibegananexperiment.Istoppedreadingallnewspapersandmagazines.Televisionsandradios

wererejected.IdeletedthenewsappsfrommyiPhone.Ididn'ttouchasinglefreenewspaperanddeliberately

lookedtheotherwaywhensomeonetriedtooffermeanysuchreadingmaterial.Thefirstweekswerehard.Very

hard!Iwasconstantlyafraidofmissingsomething.Butafterawhile,Ihadanewunderstanding.Theresultafter

threeyears:clearerthoughts,morevaluableideas,betterdecisions,andmuchmoretime.Andthebestthing?I

haven'tmissedanythingimportant.

Adozenreasonsexisttogivenewsawideberth.Herearethetopthree:First,ourbrainreactsdifferentlyto

differenttypesofinformation.Shocking,people-based,fast-changingdetailsallappealtous.Newsproducers

capitalizeonthis.Theresult:Everythingcomplex,abstract,andprofound（深亥ij的）mustbesystematicallysingled

out,eventhoughsuchstoriesaremuchmorerelevanttoourlivesandtoourunderstandingoftheworld.Asa

result,wewalkaroundwithamisrepresentedmentalmapoftherisksandthreatsweactuallyface.

Second,newsisirrelevant.Inthepastyear,youhaveprobablyconsumedabouttenthousandpiecesofnews.Be

veryhonest:Nameoneofthem,justonethathelpedyoumakeabetterdecision-foryourlife,yourcareer,or

yourbusiness—comparedwithnothavingthispieceofnews.NooneIhaveaskedhasbeenabletonamemore

thantwousefulnewsstories-outoftenthousand.Newsorganizationsclaimthattheirinformationgivesyoua

competitiveadvantage.Toomanyfallforthis.Ifnewsreallyhelpedpeopleadvance,journalistswouldbeatthe

topoftheincomepyramid.

Third,newsisawasteoftime.Anaveragehumanbeingspendshalfadayeachweekreadingaboutcurrentaffairs.

Thisisahugelossofproductivity.Takethe2008terrorattackinMumbai.Lefssayabillionpeopleviewedthe

minute-by-minuteupdatesandlistenedtothechatterofafew“experts"and"commentators."Thusour

conservativecalculation:Onebillionpeoplemultipliedbyanhour'sdistractionequalsonebillionhoursofwork

stoppage.Newswastedaroundtwothousandlives-tentimesmorethantheattack.

Iwouldpredictthatturningyourbackonnewswillbenefityouasmuchasremovinganyoftheotherninety-eight

errorswehavecoveredinthepagesofthisbook.Readlongbackgroundarticlesandbooks.Nothingbeatsbooks

forunderstandingtheworld.

67.Howdidtheauthorfeelatthebeginningofhisexperiment?

A.Hewasinconstantfear.B.Heenjoyeditverymuch.

C.Hehadabettervisionaboutlife.D.Hemissedhisfriendsandrelatives.

68.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph3probablymean?

A.Refusetoreadnews.B.Selectnewscarefully.

C.Questionnews.D.Helpcirculatenews.

69.Intheauthor'sopinion,news.

A.representsacompetitiveadvantageB.offersamentalmapoftheworld

C.leadstoalossofproductivityD.bringsjournalists,incomeup

70.What'sthemainpurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tooffertipsonchoosingnews.

B.Toadvocategivingupreadingnews.

C.Toshareexperiencesonavoidingnews.

D.Tocriticizemedia'smisleadingchoiceofnews.

A

Ilefthometosupportmysisterinhereffortstopresentamusicfestival.Shelivesontheothersideofthe

world,andIwenttovisither,notwantingtoleaveandfeelinglikeIwasleavinghomeagainstmywill.However,

Iwantedtoshowhermysupportbecausesheismyonlysister.

SoIboardedtheplaneinmid-August,andhatedthelongflight.Iarrived,tiredandhungry.Ihadleftmy

husbandof2years,alone,inouroldNewOrleanshouse.

IwasallsetandreadytoperformformysisterforthemusicfestivalonSundaymorningwhenIreceiveda

callfromChicago.Thehurricanewaspredictedtohitourcity,andmanypeoplehadalreadyevacuated,butmy

husbandchosetostaybehind.Hecouldnotgetacalltomeontheothersi