高考英语二轮九十天强化训练阅读理解19.doc

2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解19when someone says, “well, i guess ill have to go to face the music,” it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. it is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. sour music, indeed, but it has to be faced. the phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every american, young and old. it is at least 100 years old. the first information comes from the american writer james fenimore cooper. he saidin 1851that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. after they got their cue(提示，暗示) to go on, they often said, “its time to go to face the music.” and that is exactly what they didface the orchestra which was just below the stage. an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. but he had to go out. so, “to face the music” came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice. the other explanation comes from the army. men had to face inspection by their leader. the soldiers worried about how well they looked. was their equipment cleanshiny enough to pass inspection? still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. what else could they do?64. according to the passage, the word “music” means_ .a. your bosss criticism（批评） b. your leaders inspectionc. something unpleasant to be experienced d. sour pop music65. the phrase “to face the music” was first used by_.a. some american actors b. the american writer james fenimore cooperc. all the americans d. the american orchestra66. an actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage. one of the reasons is that_.a. his performance might not satisfy most of the audienceb. he might not remember what he should say on stagec. he had to face the unfriendly audienced. most of the audience might be his friendsc32013福建卷 byour glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some new yorkers are ready for the switch. some in the city cant wait to try them on and use the maps and gps that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.“id use it if i were hanging out with friends at 3 am and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open，” said walter choo, 40, of fort greene.the smartphonelike glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings. so, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop_up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.“as far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isnt something anybody needs，” said sam biddle, who writes for g. “were accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things，” he added, “and the average consumer isnt gonna be able to afford another device (装置) thats hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”9to5google publisher seth weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphonelike glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.“its just like smartphones 10 years ago，” weintraub said. “a few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. same kind of thing. we see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and its unnatural，” he said. “theres gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there.” 60one of the possible functions of the smartphonelike glasses is to _aprogram the opening hours of a barbsupply you with a picture of the futurecprovide information about your surroundingsdupdate the maps and gps in your smartphones61the underlined phrase “pop up” in the third paragraph probably means “_”a. develop rapidly b. get round quicklyc. appear immediately d. go over automatically62according to sam biddle, the smartphonelike glasses are _a. necessary for teenagers b. attractive to new yorkersc. available to people worldwide d. expensive for average consumers63we can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphonelike glasses _a. may have a potential market b. are as common as smartphonesc. are popular among young adults d. will be improved by a new technology【要点综述】 本文是一篇新闻报道， 客观报道了google 公司即将推出一款智能眼镜以及人们对它的不同看法。60c细节理解题。根据原文第三段“a technologythat overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings.” 可知选项c正确。61c词义猜测题。句意为：如果你在街上行走， 指示器将即刻显示离你距离最近的咖啡馆，所以答案应为c。 appear immediately即刻显示。62d细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，sam biddle 认为一般的消费者买不起另一种价格昂贵的装置。63a推理判断题。文章最后两段把这种智能眼镜和十年前的智能手机作比较，认为现在的智能眼镜就像十年前的手机一样， 最终是会深受欢迎的，有巨大的市场潜力。 cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(紧张) helps to bring it on. we need to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them. are we under-employed, or overburdened(负担过重) with too many responsibilities? do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲散) in our lives? are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all that they should be? all these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them directly, and to bring our frustrations(失意) into the open. people who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings. if our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. it is possible to change jobs. we can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. we can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. it is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hours anger. the teaching in the bible “let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion.67. which of the following statements is true?a. freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress.b. stress is the direct cause of caner.c. the causes of stress are worth serious study.d.cancer is the number one killer is our society today.68. judging from the context, the underlined word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means_.a. a noisy quarrel b. a very loud noisec. a neat line of things side by side d. a journey in a boat69. which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?a. changing our jobs.b. changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.c. speaking out about our frustrations.d. reading the bible.70. “let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “_”.a. dont let your anger last long.b. dont get angry while the sun is going down.c. dont get angry easily about little things.d. dont watch the sun set while you are angry.c32013四川卷 clondona british judge on thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors (探测器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadnt cared about potentially deadly consequences.it is believed that james mccormick got about $77. 8 million from the sales of his detectorswhich were based on a kind of golf ball finderto countries including iraq, belgium and saudi arabia.mccormick, 57, was convicted(判罪) of cheats last month and sentenced thursday at the old bailey court in london.“your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people，” judge richard hone told mccormick.“you have neither regret，nor shame，nor any sense of guilt.”the detectors，sold for up to $42，000 each，were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. but in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use.mccormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in kenya，the prison service in hong kong，the army in egypt and the border control in thailand.“i never had any bad results from customers，”he said.39why was mccormick sentenced to prison?a. he sold bombs.b. he caused death of people.c. he made detectors.dhe cheated in business. 40according to the judge, what mccormick had done _. a. increased the cost of safeguardingb. lowered peoples guard against dangerc. changed peoples idea of social securityd. caused innocent people to commit crimes41which of the following is true of the detectors? a. they have not been sold to africa.b. they have caused many serious problems.c. they can find dangerous objects in water.d. they dont function on the basis of science.42it can be inferred from the passage that mccormick _a. sold the equipment at a low priceb. was wellknown in most countriesc. did not think he had committed the crimed. had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text【要点综述】 这是一篇新闻报道。文章叙述了英国法官审判了一位商人，他有出售假冒炸弹探测器的犯罪行为。但这名犯罪嫌疑人根本没意识到他的行为给社会带来的危害。39d细节理解题。根据第一段“a british judge on thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake bomb detectors to 10 years in prison”以及“mccormick, 57, was convicted of cheats last month”可知，mccormick被判处欺诈罪。故可以判断选d。40b推理判断题。根据第四段“your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people”可知选b。41d细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“but in fact they lacked any grounding in science and were of no use.”可知，事实上它们“在科学上没有任何根据”，是没有用的。可以判断选d。42c推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“mccormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in kenya, the prison service in hong kong, the army in egypt and the border control in thailand.”及最后一段可知，麦考密克曾在法庭上说，他出售自己的探测器给肯尼亚警察、香港监狱、埃及的军队和泰国的边境管制处， 而且他从来没有从客户那里听到任何不好的结果。故可以推断出他根本没认识到他的罪行。故选c。if english means endless new words，difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?according to a new study by a british university，learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. this is the area of the brain which processes information. it is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.the study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language.a team led by dr.andrea mechelli，from university college london，took a group of britons who only spoke english. they were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five，as well as a number of later learners.scans showed that grey matter density (密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. but the longer a person waited before mastering a new language，the smaller the difference is.“our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language，” said the scientists.it means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.professor dylan vaughan jones of the university of wales，has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “having two languages gives you two windows in the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的)，” he said. “you are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”the f