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2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练(28)及答案
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint(古雅)—allthoselittlehouses,lookingterriblyold-fashionedbutnice,likedolls’houses.Ilovedthecountrysideandthepubs,andIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.
Thingshavechanged.Foreverybody,Englandmeantgentlemen,fairplay,andgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoing,unfortunately,andsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.
Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmore,torestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapub,anditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.Thecafesarenotterriblynice.
Asawoman,Ifeelunsafehere.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.Iusedtouseit,butnowI’mafraid.
Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEngland.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighbourwhois82now.Hisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesaway,butItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalone.
1.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.
A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyears
C.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere
2.Wheredopeopleusuallymeettheir
friendsinEngland?
A.Inacafe.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inanightclub.D.Inapub.
3.Theunderlinedpart“it”(inPara.4)refersto______.
A.ataxi B.themoney C.abomb D.publictransport
4.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.
A.feltlonelyinEngland B.hadneverbeentoFrance
C.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamily D.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamily
参考答案ADDA
C7[2013·北京卷]C
DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?
Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!
AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”
Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain(抱怨)abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.
Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.
Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?
Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.
Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.
63.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________.
A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic
B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected
C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance
D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame
64.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.
B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.
C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.
D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.
65.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?
A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.
B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.
C.Lackoffavorablechances.
D.Hugepopulationoffans.
66.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?
A.Sincere.
B.Sceptical.
C.Disapproving.
D.Sympathetic.
【要点综述】本文主要论述名人的烦恼,涉及名人的压力、与世界的隔离、历史由来、现在的状况,最后提出了解决名人烦恼的办法。
63.B 细节理解题。
根据第四段内容可知,名人几乎难有隐私。
所以选B。
64.B 段落大意题。
第三段主要讲名人烦恼的历史由来。
所以选B。
65.A 细节理解题。
根据第四段cameras、theInternet等可知选A。
66.D 观点态度题。
作者对于名人的压力、存在状况是非常同情的。
所以选D。
sincere真挚的;sceptical怀疑的;disapproving不赞成的;sympathetic同情的。
Doyouloveyourself?
Youmaythinkyoudo,butdoyoureally?
There’sonlyonewaytofindout---bytakingacloselookatwhatyouthink,say,anddo.Youmaynotlikesomeofwhatyoufind,butifyouareseriousaboutreallylovingyourself,youcanusethisinsighttodosomepositiveinnerwork.Here’rethreewaysforgaininggreaterpersonalinsightfordeeperlove:
ListenCloselytoYourThoughts
Yourthoughtswilldetermineyouractions.Onethinghelpingyoutolistentoyourthoughtsiskeepingajournal.Itisnotnecessaryforyoutowriteiniteveryday,butithelpstorecordvariousinsightsyougain
asyougoaboutyourlife.Insteadofusingabignotebook,youmightuseasmallnotepadthatyoucankeepinyourpocketforeasyaccesstorecordyourthoughtsastheyoccurtoyou.Whichevermethodyouchoose,what’smostimportantisthatyouwriteyourthoughtsd
own.Itwillhelpyouknowwhat’sinyourheart.
BeHonestwithYourself
Todothis,youshouldpayattentiontoyour
actions.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords,andtheyalwaystellthetruth.Ifyousayyouloveyourjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,whichdoyouthinkismorereliable?
Ontheotherhand,ifyousayyou’renotgoodatacertainjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,that’salsoimportant.Whatdoyoudowiththisin
sight?
Youcanuseittomakemorepositivechoicesinyourlife.Bybeinghonestwithyourself,youwillactaccordingtotruthinsteadofjustwhatyoutellyourself.
TakeQuietTimetoListentoYourInnerVoice
Thisissimilartothefirstpoint,butittakesastepfurther---beyondthenaturalmindtotheheartthatcannotbeseen.Youmaywanttouseyourquiettimetothinkdeeply.Howeveryouusethistime,thekeyistoshut
outallofthenoisearoundyoubyfocusingdeepwith
inyourself.Breathingdeeplyduringquiettimewillalsohelpyoufocus.Iknowit’shardtofindquiettimeduringaparticularlybusyday,butit’ssoimportant---evenifit’sjust10minutesadayandyouhavetohidesomewheretogetit.Quiettimecanreallymakeadifferenceinyourlife.
Despitewhatyourmindmaybetellingyou,youcanhavelovewithnolimits.Thekeyistounconditionallyloveyourselffirst.
9.Bylookingdeepintowhatwethink,say,anddo,wecan_____.
A.knowwhetherwereallyloveourselvesB.appreciatewhatwegivetotheworld
C.realizewhattypeofrelationshipwelongfor
D.knowwhetherwearelovedandacceptedbyothers
10.Animportantwayforgainingpersonalinsightisto_____.
A.dosomepositiveinnerworkB.keepajournalwhereveryougo
C.lookcloselyatwhatotherssayaboutusD.payattentiontoourthoughts
11.Theinsightwegainfromouractionscanhelpus_____.
A.focusourattentiononourjobsB.makemorepositivechoicesinourlife
C.actaccordingtothetruthD.tellthedifferencesbetweenourwordsandouractions
参考答案ADB
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D
LawmakersintheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaninvestigationintotheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsonmobiledevices.TheactionfollowsrecentreportsaboutthestoringofinformationontheAppleiPhone.Somepeopleconsiderlocationtrackingtobeathreattopersonalprivacyandsecurity.
AllanFriedman,theresearchdirector,
says,“Allwirelesscompaniesdosomelocationtrackingaspartoftheirnetworks.Thisinformationisusuallystoredbythecompanies,notthedevices,andtherearelawstoprotectit.Lawenforcement(执法)agencies,forexample,havetohaveafairlyhighstandardbeforeitcanaccessthatdata.Andthephonecompanyisalsoforbiddenfromsellingthatinformation.
Now,tworesearchersreportthatlocationtrackinginformationisbeingstoreddirectlyonAppledevices.TheysaidApple’snewestoperatingsystemsgatherglobalpositioningsystemandtimestampinformation.Theinformationisstoredonthedeviceinafilethatisalsouploaded(上传)toanycomputerthatthedeviceisconnectedto.Theresearcherssaytheinformationisavailabletoanyonewhohasaccesstothedeviceorcomputer.
AllanFriedmansays,“Thisraisesadditional
concerns.There’stheideathatbecauseit’sonmyphoneandonmycomputer,rogueapplications(恶意程序)thatIpayfororthatI’mtrickedintodownloadingmaybeabletoaccessthisdataandsomehowmisuseit.”
Applesaysitis“nottrackingthelocationofyouriPhone”.ItissimplykeepingadatabaseofWi-Fihotspotsandcellphonetowersne