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届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练日常生活类
日常生活类
1、Areyoufamiliarwiththegreeting,"CanIaddyouonWeChat?
”Itseemslikeeverytimewemeetnewfriendsorcolleaguesnowadays,thefirstthingthatspringstomindisaddingeachotherontheapp.Nevertheless,morethan80percentofWeChatusersreportfeelingstressedoranxiouswhentheyreceivealargenumberofmessages,accordingtoastudydonerecentlybytheapp'sdeveloperTencent.Inotherwords,WeChatcanoverwhelm(使应接小暇)us,whilealsobreakingdowntheboundariesbetweenourworkandprivatelives.
Justthinkhoweasyitisnowforbossestohandoutassignmentsduringtheholiday,solongastheyhaveyourWeChatcontact.Whenyou'reatthecinemaenjoyingaromanticmovieorhavingabarbecueinthebackyard,youcannevercutyourselfofffromtheoutsideworldunlessyouswitchoffyourphone.NottopostsomethinginWeChatMomentsbeforereplyingtoyourbossfirst!
Apartfrominterruptingyourleisuretime,WeChatcanalsoreduceyourproductivityatwork.Formanyofficeworkers,loggingintoWeChatontheircomputersatthestartofthedayhasbecomeroutine.ButwhatifbrowsingtheMomentsdistractsusfromdoingthework?
Theappstealsourtimewithoutusevennoticingit,makingushavethefalsebeliefthatwearebusyallthetime.
Andasifthatweren’tbadenough,there’rethe“one-off”friendswhotakeupspaceonourWeChatfriendlist.Ahandywaytocheckhowmanyone-offfriendsyouhaveistotakealookatyourchathistorywiththem.Sometimes,youonlysenttheinitialfriendrequestssoyoucouldinvitethemtoaWeChatgrouporinformthemofsomethingforyourboss.Yetstill,asyourfriendcount(好友数量)evergoesup,itcanmakeyoufeeltheneedtopostselfiesandsharedetailsofyourlifeinyourMoments,justsoyoucanstayuptodate.
WithWeChat,alloursparetimeisswallowedupbytheconstanttorrentofmessagesandourattentionkeepsgettingdivertedbyMomentsandpop-upads.Soit’stimethatweshoulddosomethingtonipthisprobleminthebud.
1.WhatismostofWeChatusers'reactionwhenreceivingamassofmessages?
A.Theyarequiteupset.
B.Theythinkit’sunavoidable.
C.Theybreakdown.
D.TheycomplainaboutTencent.
2.WhichofthefollowingmaymakeyourbossangryaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Enjoyingamovieattheweekend.
B.PostingsomethinginWeChatMoments.
C.Havingabarbecueonvacation.
D.Ignoringtheassignmenthehandedoutwhenseeingit.
3.Howcanwedecidewhoistheone-offfriendonourWeChatfriendlist?
A.Bycheckingifyousenttheinitialfriendrequest.
B.Byseeingifyourbossaskedyoutoinformhimofsomething.
C.Byhavingalookatyourchatrecord.
D.Bycountingthenumberofyourfriendsonthelist.
4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthistext?
A.IsWeChatbecominganecessityinourlife?
B.AreWeWhatfriendrequestsruiningyourlife?
C.DoesyourbosswanttobeyourWeChatfriend?
D.IsitbettertohavemoreWeChatfriends?
2、Whenthetelephoneringslateatnight,mostwomenguessitmustbeoneofonlyfourorfivepeoplecalling.Asister?
Maybe.Anemergency?
Possibly.Amother?
Probablynotatthattimeofnight.MuchmoreprobablyitisaclosefemalefriendcallingtotellyouthatshehassplitupwithherboyfriendagainorperhapssimplythatagoodmoviehasjuststartedonTV.
Atatimewhenfamiliesarespreadfarandwideandmarriagesoftenendindivorce,friendshipsarebecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Erika,a32-year-oldlawyer,isstrengthenedbyherten-yearfriendshipwithhermarriedfriendJane.“Iwasverysickonenight,soIcalledJaneatabout3:
00a.m.totalkaboutit,”shesays.“Shewasverysupportiveandevencameovertotakemetothedoctor’sthenextmorning.”
AsAmericanTVshowslikeFriends,whichfollowsthelivesofaveryclosegroupofyoungfriends,havebecomemorepopular,manyofusarebeginningtoseethevalueofsuchfriendships.TVshowslikethistellusthatourromanticrelationshipsmaynotlast,butweneedtokeepintouchwithourclosefriendsifwewanttosurvive.
ATVshowcalledRealWomenisaboutthelivesandrelationshipsoffiveformerschoolfriends.Inthisshow,family,husbands,andworkarealllessimportantthanfriendships.Oneofitsactressessaystheshowreflectsherownexperience.“Friendshipisaboutcommitment.Idon’tseesomeofmyfriendsforagesbutwhenwegettogether,itisasiftimehasn”tpassed.”
ThisistrueofErikaandJane’sfriendship.WithErika’sfamily200milesaway,itisJanewhokeepsasparesetofkeystoErika’sapartmentandwatersherplantswheneversheisaway.“HavingJanearoundgivesmeacertainamountoffreedom.Itisnotthekindofthingthatyoucouldaskanyonetodo,butsheknowsIwoulddothesameforher.”Erikafeelsthatbecauseshenolongerseesherfamilyeveryday,shenowenjoysacloserrelationshipwithherbestfriend.Jane,whomaymovetoadifferentcitysoon,isworriedaboutleavingsuchasupportsystemoffriends.“Myfriendshavemoretodowithmylifethanmyparentsand,therefore,Idon’thavetospendalotoftimeexplainingthingstothem.Friendsaremoreuptodatewithwhatishappening.”
1.Accordingtothepassage,alate-nightphonecallformostwomenisprobably
from______.
A.afriendB.arelativeC.astrangerD.adoctor
2.TVshowslikeFriendstellusthat______.
A.marriageswithfriendsoftenendupinfailureB.familiesandworkareasimportantasfriends
C.closefriendshelpusfaceproblemsinlifeD.friendshipfades(消退)astimegoesby
3.Whichofthestatementswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Anearfriendismorehelpfulthanafarawayrelative.
B.Bothmarriageandfriendshipdemandcommitment.
C.Howeverfarawaywe’re,parentsworryaboutus.D.Longdistancemakestheheartscloser.
3、Iwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcar-free.Buteightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyed.Noproblem,Ithought:
we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthat,withtheloan(贷款)we’dneedpluspetrol,insurance,parkingpermitsandtax,wewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas£600amonth.
Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyidea.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall?
IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouse,atubestation10minutes’walkaway,andabusstopattheendofthestreet.Anewcarclubhadjustopenedinourarea,andoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacar,Ireasoned,thensurelywewerethatfamily.
Butmynewcar-freeidea,sadly,wasn’tsharedbymyfamily.Myteenagedaughterswerehorrified.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeing“toopoortoaffordacar”?
(Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythought,andIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.)
Myfriends,too,wereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegotseriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital?
(anambulance)Howwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents?
(busesandtrains)Peoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideas,beforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.
Eightmonthson,Iwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.Theideathatyou“haveto”ownacar,especiallyifyouliveinacity,isallinthemind.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransport,andyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcosts,butwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic:
doIreallyneedacar?
Certainlytheanswerisno,andI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.
1.Theauthordecidedtoliveacar-freelifepartlybecause______.
A.mostfamilieschosetogocar-free
B.hewashurtinaterriblecaraccident
C.thecostofanewcarwastoomuch
D.thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim
2.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?
A.Supportive.
B.Disapproving.
C.Optimistic.
D.Unconcerned.
3.Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?
A.Argueagainstit.
B.Taketheiradvice.
C.Thinkitover.
D.Leaveitalone.
4.Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeight-monthcar-freelife?
A.Lifecannotgowithoutacar.
B.Lifewithoutacarisalittlebithard.
C.Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.
D.Acar-freelifedoesnotsuiteveryone.
4、Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogether,theywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:
internationalcompetitionsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred(憎恨).Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportencouragesinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentincludingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbyincidentscausedmainlybysmallernationalcontests.
Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatch,thelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theyweresurethatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasingreatangerwhenhesaid,“Thiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished.”ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspension(停赛)oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.
Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassport