二模各区任务型阅读

2011年各区二模一任务型阅读

A南阳）

八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。

Laptopcomputers（笔记本电脑）arepopularallovertheworld.Peopleuse（hemon:rains

andplanes,inairportsandnotcls.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnited

Statestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiaisthe

10lhschoolacrossthecountrytojoinIBMThinkPadUniversity.ThinkPadUniversityisalaptop

computerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywhere（heywant.

Beginningthisfall,WestlakeCollegewillgivelaptopcomputerstoeachnewstudent.Within

fiveyears,eachoftheother1?500studentsa（（hecollegewillreceivealaptop,too.Thelaptopsare

partofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a11O-year-oldcollege.Thestudentswith

laptopscansurftotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheir

teachers,theirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptop

programisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycan

workwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!

IBMstarteditsThinkPadprogramthreeyearsago.Thecomputercompanyhopestodouble

（henumberofschoolsusinglaptopsto20inthenearfuture.Becauseofmanychangesin

computertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,is

workable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepopular,（heybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.In

addition,thelaptopscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandother

resources.Slatehighereducationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stale

officialsalsoaretestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.

AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60%oftheteachersusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallow

allteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“Hereweareinthe

middleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindow.Theycanseeeverythingalloverthe

world.

65.Arclaptopcomputerspopularallovertheworld?

66.IsWestlakeCollegethe10lhorthe20lhschooltojoinIBMThinkPadUniversity?

67.WhendidIBMstartitsThinkPadprogram?

68.Whathasmadelaptopuseatcollegeworkable?

69.Whatcanlaptopshelpstudentsdoeasily,accordingtothepassage?

B（昌平）

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

Recently,anInternetgamehasbecomepopularamongyoungofficeworkersandstudents.

OntheInternetpeoplecan“白rm”onapieceof“land”and“grow","sell"oreven“steal”

“vegetables”,"flowers”and“Guils”.Theycanmakesomee-moneyandbuymore“seeds“，“pets”

andeven“houses”.Ofcourse,allthosearcnottrue,youknow,theyarconthenet!

Iinterviewedsomeyoungpeople.Herearetheiropinions.

Aparentsaysshedoesn'tquiteunderstandwhytheyaresomadaboutthechildishgames.

Maybetheyarejustnotconfidentenoughtofacetherealworld.

Manyjuniorhighschoolchildrensaytheyenjoyputtingsome“bugs"inherfriends'

“gardens”andthey'vebecomecloserbecauseofthegame.Havingfiintogetheristhemost

excitingthing.

Mostyoungofficeworkersthinktheirworkisloomuchfbrthemandwishlorelaxfura

while.Besides,itgivesthemtheexcitingexperienceofbeinga“thief'.

Butalmostalltheteacherssayit'sjustawasteoftime.Teenagersplayingthegamespendso

manyhoursonitthattheycannotpayattentionto（heirstudy.（176）

65.IsittruethattheInternetgamehasbecomepopular?

66.Whoenjoythegamebetter,youngpeopleoroldpeople?

67.Whydojuniorhighschoolstudentslikeplayingthegame?

68.Whydoparentsandteachersdislikethegame?

69.Whatisthewriter'spurposeoftellingusthat?

C（房山）

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

Mymotherusedtoaskmewhatthemostimportantpartofthebodyis.ThroughtheyearsI

wouldguessatwhatIthoughtwasthecorrectanswer.

WhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtsoundwasveryimportanttousashumans,soIsaid,"Myears,

Mommy."

Shesaid,"No.Manypeoplearcdeaf.Butyoukeepthinkingaboutitand1willaskyouagain

soon."

Severalyearspassedbeforesheaskedmeagain.Sincemakingmyfirstattempt,Ihad

contemplated（仔细考虑）thecorrectanswer.So（histimeItoldher,"Mommy,sightisvery

importanttoeverybody,soitmustbeoureyes."Shelookedatmeandtoldme,"Youarelearning

fast,buttheanswerisnotcorrectbecausetherearemanypeoplewhoareblind."

Overtheyears.Motheraskedmeacouplemoretimesandalwaysheranswerwas,"No,but

youaregettingsmartereveryyear,mychild."

Thenlastyear,myGrandpadied.Everybodywashurt.Everybodywasclying.MyMomlooked

atmewhenitwasourturniosayourfinalgood-byetoGrandpa.Sheaskedme,''Doyouknowthe

mostimportantbodypartyet,mydear?"

Iwassurprisedwhensheaskedmethisnow.Ialwaysthoughtthiswasagamebetweenherand

me.Shesawtheconfusion（迷惑）onmyfaceandtoldme,"Thisquestionisveryimportant.It

showsthatyouhavereallylivedyourlife."Isawhereyeswellupwithtears.Shesaid,"Mydear,

（hemostimportantbodypartisyourshoulder."

Iasked,"Isitbecauseitholdsupyourhead?"

Shereplied,"No,itisbecauseitcanholdtheheadofafriendorlovedonewhentheycry.

Everybodyneedsashouldertocryonsometimesinlife,mydear.Ionlyhopethatyouhave

enoughloveandfriendsthatyouwillhaveashouldertocryonwhenyouneedit."

ThenandthereIknewthemostimportantbodypartisnotaselfishone.Itiscaretothepainof

others.

65.Whatdidhismotherusetoaskhim?________________________________________________

66.Didhethinksoundwasveryimportanttothemwhenhewasyoung?

67.Whendidhisgrandpadie?

68.Whyisshoulder（hemo5timportantpartof（hebody?

69.Whatdidhismotherwiinttotellhim?

D（怀柔）

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

LizMurraywasonlythreeyearsoldwhensherealizedherparentswerehooked（吸毒成瘾的）

ondrugs.In1996,justbeforeCliristmas,Liz'sinotherdiedandherfathermovedtoahomeless

shelter（收容所）.Hermother'sdeathinspiredLiztochangeherlife.Shedecidedgotohighschool,

eventhoughshewasstillhomeless.

Attheageof15,Lizwasbeginninghighschoolatatimemostteenagersweregraduating,but

shepromisedherselftobecomea“straight-Astudent”.Asshenearedtheendofherhighschool

education,andwithherstraight-Agrades,Murraygraduatedinonlytwoyears.Shewas

awarded（被授予）aNewYorkTiniesscholarship（奖学金）—$12,（XX）everyyearforfouryearsfor

needystudentsandwasacceptedintoHarvard（哈佛）Universityinthefallin2000.

Withthescholarshipmoneycoiningherway,Lizstartedherstudies.Whileshewasthere,she

beganpublicspeaking-helpingpeoplewho,likeherself,hadanalmostimpossiblemountainto

climbtosucceedinlife.

SheleftHarvardin2（X）1tocareforhersickfatherandtostartmotivational（励志的）

speaking,sheresumed（重新开始）hereducationatColumbiaUniversitytobeclosertohim.In

late2006,herfatherdiedofAIDS.AndthenshereturnedtoHarvardin2006andgraduatedin

June2009.

Lizsaysshetooksoirccomfortinknowingthatherfatherhaddiedasober（清醒的）man.

“Whensomeonegetssober,it'salmostlikemeetingthemforthefirsttime.Justbeforehepassed

away,hewrotemethiscard.Hewroteinthecard,4Liz,Ileftmydrcamsbehindalongtimeago.

ButIknownowthey'resafewithyou.Nowwe'reafamilyagain.'"

65.DidLiz'sparentstakedrugs?

66.WhatmadeLizchangeherlife?

67.HowoldwasLizMurraywhenshegraduatedfromhighschool?

68.WhydidLizMurrayleaveHarvardin2001?

69.What'sthebesttitleaboutthepassage?

E（平谷）

八、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分乂阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。

TheBigMac,themostfamoushamburgrientheworld,hadits30thbirthdayin1998.ABig

Macisaroundpieceofgroundbeefwithpickle,ketchupandmayonnaiseinabun.That'sal.But

asmuchas1%oftheworld'sbeefendsupinMcDonald'shamburgers.

Howdidthebusinessstart?Twobrothers,DickandMacMcDonaldopenedtheirfirstfast-food

restaurantin1940intheUSA.Theirbusinessquicklybecamesuccessful,andthegoldenarches

thattheyplacedontheroofoftheirrestaurantsweresoonacommonsightallovertheUSA.

In1955theysoldtheirbusiness,whichthengrewandgrewuntilithadreached111countries.

Todaythereareover23.000restaurantsandatonetimeanewonewasopeningsomewhereinthe

worldeverythreehours.YoungpeopleinthewestknowallaboutMcDonald's.Theycatthereand

possiblytheirparentsusedtotakethem（herefortheirbirthdayparties.However,（hereisnot（he

onlyhamburgerbusinessthatisdoingwell.Wendy'sandBurgerKingaretwobusinessesthatin

thelate1990swereevenmoresuccessful.

Tina,a19-year-old,whoisstudyingchemistryafterleavinghighschoolsaid,"It'sOK.The

workisreallysimple.Youcookthebeef,preparethehamburgers,cooktheFrenchfriesandserve

thecustomers.McDonald'shasagoodtrainingprogrammeandtheworkisreallyeasyto'eam.

Themoney'snotgreat.Yougetfreemeals,That'sgood."Also,youcanworkpart-timethere.

Mostoftherestaurantstaffworkpart-time.Istudyduringtheday,whenI'mmostawake.ThenI

workattherestaurantthreeeveningsaweekwhenI'mtiredandhungry.Ifinishworkatabout

eleventhirty,whichisn'ttoolate,eatsomethingandthengohome.”

65.DidtheBigMachaveits30thbirthdayin1998?

66.Whenwasthefirstfast-foodrestaurantstarted?

67.Whichtwobusinessesweremoresuccessfulinthelate1990s?

68.WhydoyoungpeopleinthewestknowallaboutMcDonald's?

69.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

F（顺义）

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

AREyoupartofthe“ThumbGcncration^^?

Theanswerisclear-ifyoucommunicatebytheuseofcellphonesandtextmessages,then

yes,youaregoinforanactivitythathassweptteenagersallovertheworld.Accordingtothe

NielsenCompany,yourAmericanfriendssentandreceivedanaverageof2,272textmessagesa

month,almost80messagesaday.

Whenyourthumbtypesquicklyonyourmobile,haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhyyouare

obsessed（缠住,迷住）withit?

MichaelHausauer,apsycholherapisl（心理医生）inCalifornia,US,toldtheNewYorkTimes

thatteenagershada“greatinterestinknowingwhat'sgoingoninthelivesoftheirfriends'*.For

（hatreason,hesaid,therapidriseintextinghaspossibilityfbrgreatadvantageandgreatharm.

“Textingcanbeahugetool,“hetoldthepaper."Itoffersfriendshipandthepromiseof

connectedness.Atthesametime,textingcanmakeayoungs:erfeeloverlyexposed（无掩蔽的；暴

露的）

Textmessagemaybeaneffectivecommunication'schannelamongteenagers,butaccording

toSherryTurkle,apsychologistwhohasstudiedteenagetexlinghabitsinBostonforthreeyears,

itmightbecausingachangeinthewayteenagersdevelop.

Foronething,adolescence（青春期）istheperiodwhenteenagersbreakfreefrom（heir

parentstogrowintoadults."Butiftechnologymakesstayingintouchvery,veryeasy,that's

hardertodo."saidTurkle.4,Nowyouhaveteenagerswhoaretextingtheirmothers15timesaday,

askingthingslike,'Should'gettheredshoesortheblueshoes?'"

Shealsobelievesamobilethatvibrates（振动）everycoupleofminutesmakesitdifficultto

getanypeaceandquiet.Andphysically,thumbsarethemostobviousvictims（受害者）.Toomuch

textingcouldleadtoshort-tsrmorlastinghurttothethumbs.（330）

65.Doteenagersoftencommunicatebytextmessages?

66.Whyaretheteenagerscrazyabouttextingmassageswiththeirfriends?

67.AccordingSherryTurkle,whatmightbetheresultofteenagetextinghabits?

68.Howmanydisadvantagesoflexlingmessagesbetweentheteenagers?

69.BywritingChispassage,whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

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