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高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练22

2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练（22）及答案

社会生活类

Sportsaccountforagrowingamountofincomemadeonthesalesofcommercialtimebytelevisioncompanies.Manytelevisioncompanieshaveusedsportstoattractviewersfromparticularsectionsofthegeneralpublic,andthentheyhavesoldaudiencestoadvertisers.

AnattractionofsportprogramsforthemajorU.S.mediacompaniesisthateventsareoftenheldonSaturdayandSundayafternoons—theslowesttimeperiodsoftheweekforgeneraltelevisionviewing.Sporteventsarethemostpopularweekendprograms,especiallyamongmaleviewerswhomaynotwatchmuchtelevisionatothertimesduringtheweek.Thismeansthetelevisionnetworksareabletoselladvertisingtimeatrelativelyhighpricesduringwhatnormallywouldbedeadtimeforprogramming.

Mediacorporationsalsousesportstoattractcommercialsponsorsthatmighttaketheiradvertisingdollarselsewhereiftelevisionstationsdidnotreportcertainsports.Thepeopleintheadvertisingdepartmentsofmajorcorporationsrealizethatsportsattractmaleviewers.Theyalsorealizethatmostbusinesstravelersaremenandthatmanymenmakefamilydecisionsonthepurchasesofcomputers,carsandlifeinsurance.

Golfandtennisarespecialcasesfortelevisionprogramming.Thesesportsattractfewviewers,andtheratings（收视率）areunusuallylow.However,theaudienceforthesesportsisattractivetocertainadvertisers.ItismadeupofpeoplefromthehighestincomegroupsintheUnitedStates,includingmanylawyersandbusinessmanagers.Thisiswhytelevisionreportingofgolfandtennisissponsoredbycompaniessellinghigh-pricedcars,businessandpersonalcomputers,andholidaytrips.Thisisalsowhythenetworkscontinuetocarrytheseprogramsregardlessoflowratings.Advertisersarewillingtopayhighfeestoreachhigh-incomeconsumersandthosemanagerswhomakedecisionstobuythousandsof“companycars”andcomputers.Withsuchviewers,theseprogramsdon’tneedhighratingstostayontheair.

1.Televisionsportprogramsonweekendafternoons_____.　

A.resultinmoresportevents

B.getmoreviewerstoplaysports

C.makemorepeopleinterestedintelevision

D.bringmoremoneytothetelevisionnetworks

2.Whywouldweekendafternoonsbecomedeadtimewithoutsportprograms?

A.Becausetherewouldbefewviewers.

B.Becausetheadvertiserswouldbeoffwork.

C.Becausetelevisionprogramswouldgoslowly.

D.Becauseviewerswouldpaylessforwatchingtelevision.

3.Inmanyfamilies,menmakedecisionson　　　.　

A.holidaytrips　　　　　B.sportsviewing　　　　　

C.televisionshopping　　　　　D.expensivepurchases

4.Theratingsarenotimportantforgolfandtennisprogramsbecause_____.　

A.theiradvertisersarecarmakers

B.theirviewersareattractedbysports

C.theiradvertiserstargetatrichpeople

D.theirviewerscanaffordexpensivecars

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Televisionratingsaredeterminedbymaleviewers.

B.Richviewerscontributemosttotelevisioncompanies.

C.Sportsaregainingimportanceinadvertisingontelevision.

D.Commercialadvertisersarethemajorsponsorsofsportevents.

【参考答案】44.DADCC　

阅读（共两小节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C和D中，选出最佳选项。

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LONDON（Reuters）—Childrenaredyingforlackofdrugstailoredtotheirneeds,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）,whichlaunchedaglobalcampaignonThursdaytopromotemoreresearchintochildmedicine.

Morethanhalfofthedrugscurrentlyusedtotreatchildrenintheindustrializedworldhavenotbeenspecificallytestedonyoungsters.

Theproblemisevenworseindevelopingcountrieswherepriceremainsamajorbarrierand6millionchildrendieeachyearfromtreatableconditions.

InthecaseofHIV/AIDS,thefewexistingpediatrictherapies（儿科的疗法）developedforchildrengenerallycostthreetimesmorethanadultones.

Asaresult,clinicianslackclearguidelinesonthebestdrugtouseandoftenhavetoguessatthecorrectdose.

Fortunately,theWHOhasdrawnupthefirstinternationalListofEssentialMedicinesforChildren,containing206productsconsideredsafeforchildren.

“Butalotremainstobedone.Thereareprioritymedicinesthathavenotbeenadaptedforchildren’suseorarenotavailablewhenneeded,”saidDrHans,theU.N.agency’sdirectorofmedicinespolicyandstandards.

Medicinesthatneedtobeadaptedtochildren’sneedsincludemanyantibiotics,paindrugsaswellascombinationpillsforHIV/AIDS,tuberculosisandmalaria.

TheagencyisbuildinganInternetentrancelinkingtoclinicaltrialscarriedoutinchildrenandwilllaunchaWebsitewiththeinformationearlynextyear.

Testingmedicinesonchildrenhasalwaysbeenacontroversialissue,sincegoodethical（伦理的）practicerequiresinformedagreementfrompeopleparticipatinginclinicaltrials,whichisdifficulttoobtaininthecaseofchildren.

Asaresult,research-baseddrugcompanieshavebeenwaryofdevelopingchild-friendlymedicinesandgeneralcompanieshavebeenslowtoproducethematlowercost.

Inanattempttodealwiththeissue,bothEuropeandtheUnitedStatesnowhavespecialrulesofferingextendedpatentprotectionfordrugsthathavebeentestedonchildren.

【文章大意】本文叙述了儿童急需适合他们需要的药物。

现在儿童服用的药物中有一半以上没有对儿童进行检测。

幸运的是世界卫生组织公布了206种药物儿童可以安全服用的药物。

儿童药物的检测一直有争议。

因此儿童药物的生产进行较缓慢。

36.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AGlobalCampaigntoPromoteResearchintoAIDSMedicine

B.WHOSaysChildrenareDyingforLackofChild-sizedDrugs

C.ManyPeopleareConcernedaboutChildren’sDrugs

D.MeasuresTakentoDevelopChild-friendlyMedicineQuickly

【答案】B

【解析】标题归纳题。

根据Childrenaredyingforlackofdrugstailoredtotheirneeds,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）,可知这篇报道是世界卫生组织宣布的儿童急需适合他们需要的药物。

故选B。

37.Whichofthefollowingmedicineisnotneededtobeadaptedtochildren’sneedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Painkillers.B.Tuberculosis.C.AIDpills.D.Flupills.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Medicinesthatneedtobeadaptedtochildren’sneedsincludemanyantibiotics,paindrugsaswellascombinationpillsforHIV/AIDS,tuberculosisandmalaria.可知painkillers，Tuberculosis，AIDpills.需要适应儿童的需要。

故选D。

38.Whyhastestingmedicinesonchildrenalwaysbeenacontroversialissue?

A.Itisagainstgoodethicalpractice

B.Childrenshouldn’ttakepartinclinicaltrials.

C.Itishardtogetinformedagreementfromchildrentested.

D.Parentsdon’tallowtheirchildrentobetestedonmedicine.

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据sincegoodethical（伦理的）practicerequiresinformedagreementfrompeopleparticipatinginclinicaltrials,whichisdifficulttoobtaininthecaseofchildren.可知很难在儿童病例中获得良好的伦理实践要求的共识。

故选C。

39.Theunderlinedword“wary”inthelastbutoneparagraphmeans_________.

A.fastB.fondC.cautiousD.uninterested

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据generalcompanieshavebeenslowtoproducethematlowercost.可知儿童的药品生产公司缓慢的低成本的生产药物，因此课推断儿童药品生产需要小心翼翼的。

故选C。

40.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thereisstillalongwaytogoonchildren’smedicine.

B.AnInternetentranceisbeingbuilttolinktoclinicaltrialscarriedoutinchildren.

C.BothEuropeandtheUnitedStatesnowhavespecialrulesofferingextendedpatentprotectionforchildren’sdrugs.

D.Lessthanhalfofthedrugscurrentlyusedtotreatchildrenintheindustrializedworldhavenotbeenspecificallytestedonyoungsters

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。

根据whichisdifficulttoobtaininthecaseofchildren.可知儿童药物的检验较难，因此儿童药物的制造较困难。

故选A。

社会生活类

　　AsstudentsandteachersreturnedtoschoolonMondayafterthepublicationofperformanceratings（等级）for18,000teachers,manyparentssaidtheyweregivingthereportsseriousthought.Yettherewasanequalmeasureofskepticismamongparentsthattestscoreshaveanyrelationshipwithteachers’competence.

　　Somesaidtheyalreadyknewhowgoodateacherwasbywalkingintotheclassroomorbymonitoringtheirchildren’sprogress.“I’mthekindofpersonwholikestoseeforthemselves,”afatherinQueenssaid.

　　Othersworriedabouthowtheirfellowparents,perhapsoneswithsharperelbows,mightrespond.Willtheydemandanewteacher?

Movetheirchildrentoanewschool?

　　ElizabethSane,themotherofafourthgraderattheEllaBakerSchool,akindergarten-through-eighth-gradeschoolontheUpperEastSide,saidthatherdaughterwasswitchedtoadifferentteacher’sclassoverthesummer,andthatitwas“likeaddingsalttothewound”whenshesawthehighratingsforherdaughter’spreviousteacher.Herdaughter’steacherthisyeardidnotreceivearatingbecausehepreviouslytaughthighschool.

　　Ms.Sanesaidthattheratingwasnottheonlyfactorthatinfluencedhowsheassessedateacher’sperformance,butthatthedatausedforteacherevaluationsmattered.

　　ButotherparentsdroppingtheirchildrenoffattheEllaBakerSchoolsaidtheydidnottrustteacherratingsbasedontestscoresanymorethantheywantedtheirchildren’slearningmeasuredonlybythestateexams.

　　“Somepeopletakeitasthefinalword,butitdoesn’tchangewhotheyareasteachers.Theratingsaren’taccurate,andthewholestudenttestingthingneedstobethrownout,”saidLydiaDelgado,whosechildisinthesecondgrade.

41.Paragraph1tellsusthat_______________.

A.alltheteachersreceivedaratinggivenbythestudents

B.alltheteacherswillreceivearatingattheendofeachsemester

C.mostparentstooktheteachers’ratingsseriously

D.abouthalfoftheparentsdoubtedtheratingstobereliable

42.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“withsharperelbows”mean?

A.Withtheabilitytochangethesituation.

B.Withagoodrelationshipwiththeschool.

C.Withastongwilltosucceed.

D.Withst