广西柳城县高考英语二轮：社会现象类阅读理解(1)有答

1、广西柳城县 2016 高考英语二轮：社会现象类阅读理解（1）有答案2016 高考英语阅读理解-社会现象类Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apples iPad. The pany has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although its impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (

2、老 年 人 ) are buying them, evidence suggests that its a hit with seniors.The iPads intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because its very easy to use,” he says. “Un

3、like the PC, it doesnt require former knowledge.”James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPads popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The worlds population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. Its probably a market wher

4、e Apple has least entered, ” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future.”Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other gr

5、oup in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him municate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes e with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exerci

6、se,” he says.【小题】The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probably means.Aa sudden attackBa heavy burden Cquite popularDvery familiar【小题 2】Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad?It has intuitive interface.It is easy to operate.Beginners can use it without similar experiences. DPeop

7、le can use it as a way to do mental exercise.【小题 3】What can we learn from the text?People above thirty are Apples largest customer group in Japan.The traditional customers of Apples are usually the young.Seniors will soon grow into Apples largest customer group.Seniors in Japan are fond of buying la

8、test hi-tech products.【小题 4】What is the text mainly about?iPad leading Apple to seniors.iPad influencing the customer group.iPads arrival causing Japanese to think.iPad beating the traditional PC.2016 高考英语阅读理解-社会现象类Whenever people think of charity, the first word that jumps into their mind may be mo

9、ney donated to the needyHowever, Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the userBy using Everyclickcom, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won 4 cost them a pennyRes

10、earch shows that students are extremely enthusiastic about supporting charity 88% offull time students have used the Internet to give to charityThis figure is high considering this age group is often the least likely to have their own income19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more tha

11、n & 5,000With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possibleBeth Truman, a 21-year-old recent university graduate, has used Everyclickcom t

12、o donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the Wugging grow in popularity with studentsWhen youre at university you become more socially aware, but its sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself, says BethWugging is great for people in this age gr

13、oup as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single pennyWugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don t feel they have the means to do soStudents using the web can raise money for causes they care a

14、bout without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of fundingEveryclickcom works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information,news and images but users can decide which of the UKs 170,000 charities they would like to support th

15、rough their clicksEveryclickcom then makes monthly payments to every registered in June 2005, is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the 【小题】According to the passage, Wugging is actuallyAa charityrelated actionBa websiteCa schoolorganizationDa studentmovem

16、ent【小题】In the case of charity, EveryclickcomAreceives much money from studentsfrees students of the financial worriesoffers valuable information to studentspraises students for their money-raising【小题】From the passage, we can conclude that Amost full time students do charity on the Internet every day

17、 BEveryclickcom is the busiest charity website in the UK CEveryclickcom helps students pay for further education DWugging is a win-win idea for both students and charities【小题 4】What would be the best title for the passage?AWugging, a popular term on the Internet BStudents collect money for charity b

18、y WuggingCMore British charities benefit from the InternetDCharity enjoys increasing popularity with the British社会生活类阅读理解。In business, theres a speed difference:Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their ) ) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference

19、is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. Whats more, the firms that“slowed down to speed up” improved