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届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项突破热点话题
热点话题
一、阅读理解
1. Socialmediaisoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesintoday’sworld.AstudyconductedbytheUSPewResearchCentershowedthat92percentofteenagersgoonlinedaily.Thewidespreadofsocialmediahaschangednearlyallpartsofteenagers’lives.
•Changingrelationships
HighschoolstudentEllyCooperfromIllinoissaidsocialmediaoftenreducesface-to-facecommunication.“Itmakesin-personrelationshipsharderbecauseofpeople’sattentiongiventotheirphonesinsteadoftheirboyfriendsorgirlfriends,”Coopersaid.
Yet,somepeoplebelievesocialmediahasmadeiteasiertostartrelationshipswithanyonefromanywhere.BethKaplanfromIllinoismetherlong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia.HecurrentlylivesinScotland,butthey’restillabletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother.“IcanfeelclosetosomeonethatI’mtalkingtoviaFaceTime,”Kaplansaid.
•Wantingtobe“liked”
Theriseofsocialmediahaschangedthewayteenagersseethemselves.The19-year-oldEssenaO’NeillannouncedonthesocialnetworkingserviceInstagramthatshewasquittingsocialmediabecauseitmadeherunabletostopthinkingaboutappearingperfectonline.Negativecommentsalsocandogreatdamagetoateenager’sself-esteem.Teenagerswhogetnegativecommentscan’thelpbutfeelhurt.
•Openingnewdoors
However,ArminKorsos,astudentfromIllinois,takesadvantageofthecommentshereceivesoversocialmediatoimprovehisvideosonthesocialnetworkingsiteYouTube.“Socialmediacanhelppeopleshowthemselvesandtheirtalentstotheworldinawaythathasneverbeenpossiblebefore,”Korsossaid.
1.Whometthelong-distancefriendthroughsocialmedia?
A.EllyCooper.
B.BethKaplan.
C.EssenaO’Neill.
D.ArminKorsos.
2.WhatdoesEssenaO’Neillthinkofsocialmedia?
A.Ithurtsherseriously.
B.Itpromotesfriendship.
C.Itupsetshersometimes.
D.Itdevelopsconfidence.
3.Whatisthetopicofthetext?
A.Teenagers’attitudetowardsocialmedia.
B.Socialmedia’sinfluenceonteenagers.
C.ArecentstudyconductedintheUS.
D.Newwaysofself-improvement.
2 Youngerstudentsexperienceschoolbullying(欺凌)morefrequentlythanolderones,andmalestudentsarebulliedmorethantheirfemalepeers,asurveyfound.
Italsofoundthatnearlyhalfofstudentshadbeenintentionallyhitorknockeddownbyclassmates.About6percentsaidtheyaretargetedbybulliesoncampuseveryday.Thesurveyalsofoundthatstudentsfromordinaryschoolsexperiencedmorebullyingthanpeersfromkeyinstitutions,andchildrenfrompoorfamiliesaremorelikelytobebulliedatschool.
Beingbulliedcanhaveanegativeimpactonachild’spersonaldevelopmentandacademicperformance,accordingtoZhouJinyan,aresearcherwholedthestudyatBeijingNormalUniversity.“Childrenbeingbulliedwillfindithardtotrustothers,”Zhousaid.“Theymayoftenfeelanxiety,anger,resentmentordepression.Theseemotionswillfurtherunderminetheirabilitytocontroltheirownlife.”
Inrecentyears,bullyingonChinesecampuseshasbeenfrequentlyreportedandhasattractedwidespreadattentionandconcern.ThemostrecentincidenttoarouseheateddiscussionstookplaceinDecemberatBeijing’sZhongguancunNo.2 PrimarySchool.Afourth-gradestudentwasbulliedandlaughedatbyclassmates,causinghimacutestressdisorder.
TheSupremePeople’sProcuratorate(最高人民检察院)receivedabout1,900casesrelatedtoschoolbullyingin2016.Meanwhile,therewasanotableincreaseinbullyingreportsinvolvingmiddleschoolstudentsfrom14to18yearsold.
Zhoucameupwithsomewaystosolvetheproblem,includingboostingcommunicationbetweenteachers,parentsandstudentsandtryingtoestablishmoreharmoniousrelationshipsamongchildren.Shesaiditwasstronglysuggestedthatparentstrytobeinvolvedintheirchildren’seducationalexperience,astheirpresenceandcompanionshiphaveprovedeffectiveinreducingbullyinganditsnegativeeffects.
1.Whoisthemostlikelytobecomethetargetofbullying?
A.A10-year-oldgirlfromakeyschool
B.A10-year-oldboyfromapoorfamily
C.A17-year-oldboyfromarichfamily
D.A17-year-oldgirlfromanordinaryschool
2.BeingbulliedwillcausestudentstogothroughthefollowingEXCEPT_____.
A.adropinacademicperformance
B.alackoftrustinotherpeople
C.adropinthesenseofdepression
D.alackofconfidenceinthemselves
3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.
A.bullyingatschoolusuallyleadstoacutestressdisorder
B.bullyingoncampushasbeenbroughtintosharpfocusbythemedia
C.studentswhoenjoyparents’companionshipwillbebullying-free
D.thegovernmentshouldconsidertakingfurtheractionagainstbullyingatschool
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Bullyingaffectshalfofstudents
B.Negativeeffectsonchildrencausedbybullying
C.Isanythingwecandoaboutbullying?
D.Thereasonsforbullyingoncampus
3. Duringthefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury,apopularandnewwordhascomeintoourvocabulary.ThatwordisFacebook.ThisisthemostpopularsocialnetworkingwebsiteontheInternet.Thereareabout350millionactiveusersonthiswebsite.ThemainideaofFacebookisthatyoucankeepintouchwithallyourfriendsaroundtheworldwhohasFacebook.Inthe350millionusersonFacebook,67%ofthemarebetweentheagesof13-25.Morethan35millionusersupdatetheirstatuseveryday.2.5billionPhotosareaddedeachmonth.
ThehighestagegroupswhouseFacebookareteenagers.Mostofthemkeepthewebsiterunningwhenevertheyareusingthecomputerandgeneralteensnowadaysarealwaysonthecomputer,iftheyaren’tinschoolorwhentheyaren’tasleep.Ifeelthatteensshouldfocusontheirschoolworkorbesocializingwiththeirfriendsinpersonorexercising.FacebookisjustchangingthenewgenerationofyoungsterscompletelybecausetheteenagelifeisoneofthemostimportantstagesoflifeandwastingitonFacebookisnotencouragingthisinanyway.Itisalsoacompletedistraction(分心)totheirmind,fortheywouldturntoFacebookjusttocheckiftherewasanythingupdatedamongtheirfriends.
Rememberbackinthegoodolddays,whenteenswoulddotheirhomeworkhandwritten,playsportsandhangoutwithfriends.Today,mostteenswouldonlyspeaktotheirfriendsonFacebook,whilewecanseethembattlingobesityastheystareattheirfriend’smessageontheirwall.Insummary,teensdon’thavealifebecausetheyareonFacebook24/7,exceptforthosewhodontuseFacebookoroccasionallydo.
Facebookisalsowherepeoplecanseetheconflictsamongtheirfriends,virtualarguments,relationshipstatusandupdates,whoisinwhose‘topfriends,andsoon.Youcanjoingroups,postpicturesandvideos,playgames,andinvitefriendstoparties.Mainly,allthiswouldjustdisturbpeopleintolivinglifetoitsfullest.
1.ThefiguresinParagraph1arementioned______.
A.toshowFacebook’sincreasingpopularity
B.topresenttheinfluenceoftheInternet
C.toattractmoreteenstouseFacebook
D.toproveourlifepaceisgettinghigher
2.Facebookinfluencesteensmostlyinthat_______.
A.itshortensteens,sleepingtime
B.itencouragesteenstochangetheirlife
C.itwastesteens,timeanddistractstheirmind
D.itholdsteensbackfromcommunicatingwithothers
3.Theauthorwouldprobablyapprovethefollowingteens’behaviorsEXCEPT_______.
A.doingtheirhomeworkhandwritten
B.hangingoutwithfriendsmore
C.battlingobesitybyplayingsports
D.speakingtofriendsonFacebookfrequently
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FacebookWastesTeens’Life
B.HowtoLiveYourLifetotheFullest
C.TechnologyDestroysaNewGeneration
D.ModemCommunicationsBringsaboutProblems
4. Nowadays,parentsworryalotbecausetheirchildrenspendhoursandhoursinfrontoftheTVscreen.Becausethisdoesn’thappentoonlyonespecificfamily,manyexpertswarnusthattherecanbesomeseriouseffectsofchildrenwatchingviolence(暴力)ontelevision.
Childrenwhobecomeaddicted(上瘾的)toTVsitdownandturnontheTVassoonastheygethome.Althoughtheyhavelotsofhomework,theybecomeabsorbedinTVprograms.
SincetheyspendtonsoftimewatchingTV,theyhavelesstimetoenjoyreallifeactivitiessuchasplayingwithfriends,playingoutdoorsports,orenjoyingotherkindsofentertainment.
TherearetoomanyviolentscenesonTV.Someexpertssaythereare25actsofviolenceperhouronTV.Inaddition,therearemanyexperimentsbypsychologistswhichshowhowTVviolenceinfluenceschildren.Finally,peopleworrythatchildrentendtoimitatewhattheywatchonTVandmaystarttobehavemoreviolently.
Whatshouldbedone?
Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldregulateTVviolence.Itshouldalsoencouragepeopletoinventanddevelopnewtechnologywhichcanblockviolentscenesfromtheprogramschildrenwatch.Forexample,witharatingsystem(分级制度)andtheV-chip,unfitscenesofviolenceandsexcanbeblockedout.Second,parentsshouldmonitorwhattheirchildrenwatch.Atthesametime,theyshouldmaketheirchildreninterestedinreallifeactivities.Thenwhenthechildrenstarttospendmoretimeplayingwithfriendsorreadingbooks,parentscanstoptheirmonitoring.
ItisafactthatthereismoreviolenceonTVtodaythantherewastenyearsago.Moreover,violentincidentsoccurmorefrequentlyinreallife.It’stimetorealizehowharmfulwatchingTVviolenceis,andit’stimetokeepourchildrenfromwatchingviolence.
1.Whatexpertsreallyworryisthat_____.
A.childrenspendtoomuchtimewatchingTV
B.TVviolencehasabadinfluenceonchildren
C.childrenbecomea