高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解（社会现象类） (含解析)

高中英语二轮复习阅读理解（社会现象类）1、Withnewandinnovative(创新的)ideas,10teamsofstudentgroupscompetedatUR’sHultPrizecompetitiononNov.3toskiptheselectionprocessfortheregionalcompetition.“Ifyoueverhadacrazyideaorpassion,nowitistimetoexploreit.”seniorandHultPrizecompetitorSharfuzShifatsaid.TheHultPrizeisaninternationalcompetitionwhereundergraduateandgraduatestudentsalikecompetetowina$1millionprizetostartacompanybasedontheirideas.Formanycompetitors,thiscompetitionisanoutletforinnovativeandnovelideasthatcanspeedupchangeintheworld.“Ibelieveinsocialentrepreneurshipandthepowerofbusinesstocreatesocialchange,”saidseniorShellyChenfromTeamBoodana.Inadditiontowantingtomakealastingsocialeffect,somecompetitorshavepersonalconnectionstotheirideasandastrongmotivationtobringthemtoreality.“We’repassionateaboutthisbecauseitcomesfromourlife,”sophomoreCherineGhazouaniandTeamForty-Twomembersaid.“We’retryingtomakeourfamily’s,ourcountry’sandourpeople’slivesbetter.”Aftertheevent,theawardceremonyannouncedthewinner:thefirstandsecondrunner-upsasTeamBestBeing,TeamForty-TwoandTeamBoodana,respectively.Althoughtherulingideasofthewinnersweremeanttoprovidejobsforunemployedyouth,manyoftheproposedsolutionsalsohandledotherproblemsintoday’ssociety.TeamForty-Twoworkedonre-inventingtheimpracticaltutoringsysteminMediterraneancountries;TeamBestBeingaimedtoprovideasolutionforthelackofavailabilityofmentalhealthservicesallovertheworld.“Usuallysomeofthemostsimplebutpracticalsolutionsaretheonesthatarethemostbeautifulandeffective,”judgeAnnaSchreyersaid.“Thechallengeisbeingabletolookatthingsinacompletelynewwaythat’sverysimple.Trytostepoutoftheboxofhowwedothingsandhowwethinkaboutthings.”1.WhatisthepurposeoftheUR’sHultPrizecompetition?A.Nottoletgoofgoodideas.B.Toawardthemosthardworkingstudents.C.Nottobecrazyaboutchangingthereality.D.Tostresstheimportanceofregionalcompetition.2.Whatdothewinnersmainlyfocuson?A.Youthunemployment. B.Asolutiontomentalhealth.C.Theimpracticaltutoringsystem. D.Thewayofinnovativethinking.3.WhatcanbeviewedasthebestideaaccordingtojudgeAnnaSchreyer?A.Effectiveandinnovative. B.Simpleandpractical.C.Long-lastingandsimple. D.Changeableandpractical.2、

TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flyingChinesestudentswishingtojoinits.undergraduatecoursesin2019.

Highschoolstudentswhocompletethe"NationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination",orGaokao,withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.

Gaokaoisusuallytakenbystudentsintheirlastyearofseniorhighschooland,everyyear,eachprovinceinChinasetsthegradesrequiredtogainadmissiontoitsuniversities.ItisusuallyheldacrossChinainearlyJune.

StudentsaretestedinChinese,Mathematics,aForeignLanguageandsocialsciencesornaturalsciences.

UniversityofBirminghamVice-ChancellorProfessorSirDavidEastwoodsaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenchallenginganddevelopinggreatmindsformorethanacentury.WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity.WearefurtheropeningaccesstoBirmingham'swealthofeducationopportunitiesforthebrightestandmostdedicatedChinesestudentsbyacceptingthisstrictandimportantqualification.Ilookforwardtowelcomingthesehigh-flyingstudentstotheUniversityofBirmingham."

GaokaoisincreasinglyacceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,CanadaandmainlandEurope.Birminghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswhoachieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglishlanguagerequirements.

ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirmingham'sChinaInstitutesaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasalonghistoryofeducatingstudentsfromChinaandoneofourmostfamousgraduatesisLiSiguang-thefoundingfatherofChinesegeology.IamdelightedthattheUniversityisnowacceptingtheGaokao.ThisgivesthebrightestandbestChinesestudentsanopportunitytomovestraightintothefirstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingataglobalTop100university,suchasBirmingham."1.WhatdoChinesestudentshavetodotoentertheUniversityofBirminghambefore2019?

A.Gothroughafoundationyear.

B.PrepareBirminghamdegreeprogrammes.

C.Acquiretherighttopermanentresidency.

D.Scoreover800%oftheuniversity'squalificationexamination.

2.Whoistheannouncementintendedfor?

A.TheforeignstudentsinChina.

B.AllpeoplelivingintheUK.

C.ThestudentsoftheUK.

D.Chinesestudents.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"integral"underlinedinparagraph3?

A.Complete.

B.Necessary.

C.Indifferent.

D.Unimportant.

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Theintroductiontothe"Gaokao"ofChina.

B.ThehistoryoftheUniversityofBirmingham.

C.Thehighqualitystudentsacceptedbytopuniversities.

D.TheUniversityofBirmingham'sadmissiontoGaokao.3、There'sabluehouseincentralFloridathat'shardtomiss.It'ssomewhatfamousamongpeoplewholivenearby—it'spaintedtolooklike"StarryNight,"theiconicpaintingby

VincentvanGogh

—butnoteveryoneisafanofthe

larger-than-lifeartwork."Wehadnotoriginallyintendedtopaintthehouselikethis,"Nancy,wholivestherewithherhusband,Lubomir,andtheiradultson,toldTODAY.Theystartedbypaintingthewalloutsideoftheirhome,becauseitwas"indisrepair"andtheywantedittolooknice.Thecouplesaidtheyevenaskedpermissionfromthecitytopaintthewall,andweretolditwasOK."SowewentaheadandstartedhavingthewallpaintedbyanartistwhohashisworkshownthroughoutSouthAmerica,"Nancysaid.Thecouplechose

VanGogh

becausetheirson,whohasautism(自闭症),isafanofthegreatartist."Godforbidmysonweretobeinasituationwherehewasunabletofindhiswaybackhome,we'rehopingthathewouldhavetheabilitytoatleastsaythathebelongsattheVanGoghhouse,"Nancysaid.AndthefatherevenbelievedthattherewasmagicalconnectionbetweenVanGoghandautistickids,becauseVanGoghwaspossiblyalsoautistic.Aftertheypaintedthewall,thecouplegotacitation(传票)fromthecitystatingthatthewallpaintingwasconsideredgraffiti(涂鸦)andthatthewallmustmatchthehouse.That'swhentheydecidedtopainttheentirehousetolooklike“StarryNight”---knowingthatwasnotquitewhatthecityhadinmindbutconfidentthattheyweren'tbreakinganylaw.Sincethen,they'vebeenfined$10,600.InFebruary,theyfiledafederallawsuit(起诉)againstthecity,claimingthecityisviolatingtheirrighttofreedomofexpression.MountDoracityofficialsnortheirlawyerwouldcommentontheissue.ButinFebruary,theydidsayinastatementthattheyweretryingto"preservetheresidentialcharacterofourneighborhoods,"andthatthehouse"maypresentadistractiontosafevehicleoperationalongthestreetwhichfrontsthehome."Whilebothsidesareinsettlementtalks,thefateofthemural(壁画)isstillupintheair.Thefamilysaytheyarereadytobattleforwhattheybelievein.

1.Whatwasthecouple’soriginalintentiontopaintthewall?A.Tobeautifythedamagedwall. B.Torespondtothecallofthecity.C.Toassistanartisttoshowhiswork. D.Toexpresstheirson’sadmirationforVanGogh.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Godforbid”inparagraphthreemean?A.MayGodforgiveus. B.It’sforbiddenbyGod.C.EvenGodcan’thelpit. D.Wehopeitdoesnothappen.3.What’sthefinalattitudeoftheMountDoracityofficialstowardstheuniquehouse?A.Supportive B.Disapproving C.Ambiguous D.Understanding4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.“StarryNight”houseinFloridaarousesaheateddiscussion.B.Neighborssignanonlinepetitioninsupportof“StarryNight”house.C.ThemagicalconnectionbetweenVanGoghandautistickids.D.Homeownersbattlefortheir“StarryNight”houseinFlorida.4、

Somepeoplearesorude!

Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”?Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don'tthesepeoplerealizethatthey'rewastingyourtime?

MaybeI'mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife'slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon'tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.

Intexts,youdon'thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello;E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext;Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.

Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemails?”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”

Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness'sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.

Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy:Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.

Theanthropologist(人类学家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodernsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here'shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdo.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exasperated"meaninthefifthparagraph?

A.Tired

B.Surprised

C.Worried

D.Annoyed

2.Whydidn'tthewriterreplytohisfather?

A.Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessage.

B.Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemails.

C.Helikedtextmessagebetter.

D.Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.

3.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?

A.Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.

B.Declaringwhotheyareorsayinghellointextsisnecessary.

C.Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.

D.Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.

4.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Nowadays:Doyouneedathank-youmessage

B.Nowadays:Doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessage

C.Nowadays:Whatshouldwedowithtextmessages.

D.Nowadays:Whatmeansshouldweuseincommunication5、Theproblemofrobocallshasgottensobadthatmanypeoplenowrefusetopickupcallsfromnumberstheydon'tknow.Bynextyear,halfofthecallswereceivewillbescams(欺诈).Wearefinallywakinguptotheseverityoftheproblembysupportinganddevelopingagroupoftools,appsandapproachesintendedtopreventscammersfromgettingthrough.Unfortunately,it'stoolittle,toolate.Bythetimethese“solutions"(解决方案)becomewidelyavailable,scammerswillhavemovedontocleverermeans.Inthenearfuture,it'snotjustgoingtobethenumberyouseeonyourscreenthatwillbeindoubt.Soonyouwillalsoquestionwhetherthevoiceyou'rehearingisactuallyreal.That'sbecausethereareanumberofpowerfulvoicemanipulation(处理)andautomationtechnologiesthatareabouttobecomewidelyavailableforanyonetouse.Atthisyear'sI/OConference,acompanyshowedanewvoicetechnologyabletoproducesuchaconvincinghuman–soundingvoicethatitwasabletospeaktoareceptionistandbookareservationwithoutdetection.Thesedevelopmentsarelikelytomakeourcurrentproblemswithrobocallsmuchworse.ThereasonthatrobocallsareaheadachehaslesstodowithamountthanprecisionAdecadeofdatabreaches(数据侵入)ofpersonalinformationhasledtoasituationwherescammerscaneasilylearnyourmother'sname,andfarmore.Armedwith

this

knowledge.they'reabletocarryoutindividuallytargetedcampaignstocheatpeople.Thismeans.forexample,thatascammercouldcallyoufromwhatlookstobeafamiliarnumberandtalktoyouusingavoicethatsoundsexactlylikeyourbankteller's,rickingyouinto"confirming"youraddress,mother'sname,andcardnumber.Scammersfollowmoney,socompanieswillbetheworsthit.Alotofbusinessisstilldoneoverthephone,andmuchofitisbasedontrustandexistingrelationships.Voicemanipulationtechnologiesmayweakenthatgradually.Weneedtodealwiththeinsecurenatureofourtelecomnetworks.Phonecarriersandconsumersneedtoworktogethertofindwaysofdeterminingandcommunicatingwhatisreal.Thatmightmeaneitherdevelopingauniformwaytomarkvideosandimages,showingwhenandwhotheyweremadeby.orabandoningphonecallsaltogetherandmovingtowardsdata-basedcommunications—usingappslikeFaceTimeorWhatsApp,whichcanbetiedtoyouridentity.Credibilityishardtoearnbuteasytolose,andtheproblemisonlygoingtoharderfromhereonout.1.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesolutionstoproblemofrobecalls?A.Panicked. B.Confused. C.Embarrassed. D.Disappointed.2.takingadvantageofthenewtechnologies,scammercan______.A.aimatvictimsprecisely B.damagedatabaseseasilyC.startcampaignsrapidly D.spreadinformationwidely3.Whatdoesthepassageimply?A.Honestyisthebestpolicy. B.Technologiescanbedouble-edited.C.Therearemoresolutionsthanproblems. D.Credibilityholdsthekeytodevelopment.4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WheretheProblemofRobocallsIsRootedB.WhoIstoBlamefortheProblemofRoboeallsC.WhyRobocallsAreAbouttoGetMoreDangerousD.HowRobocallsAreAffectingtheWorldofTechnology6、Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探)hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(录用)theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人员)withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最终的)performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“lawoflargenumbers”,whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(强迫性的)thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(体系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1.Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A.illustratetheinfluenceoffans B.showtheweaknessesofscoutsC.attachimportancetointerviews D.introducethetopicofthepassage2.Theauthorbelievesthat____.A.thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB.asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC.asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD.thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howemployeesareselected B.WherestatisticsareavailableC.Whyjobinterviewsarepointless D.Whenrecommendationsareneeded7、Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedays,butlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy18years,itiscommunicationthatisveryimportant,bothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong.Withanyrelationship,youneedtoletothersknowhowyouarefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,youdriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparents,oranyoneelse,nottalkingtothemdoesn'tsolveanything.Communicationbeginswiththeconcernsofanother.Itmeansthatyoucan'tjustcomehomefromschool,gouptoyourroomandignoreeveryone.Evenifyoujustsay"Hi",andseehowtheirdaywasforfiveminutes,itisbetterthannothing.Ifyoulookeduptheword"communication"inadictionary,itwouldsay"theexchangeofideas,theconveyanceofinformation,correspondence(通信),meansofcommunication:aletteroramessage".Tomaintainagoodrelationship,youmustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeel,evenifit'sjustbywritinganote.Whendealingwithparents,youalwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeit,tellthemthatyou'lllistentowhattheyhavetosay,butaskthempolitelytolistentoyou.Yellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworse.Thisisanexample:onenight,Sophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworks,butshedidn'tfeelshecouldjustasktogohome.Thatwouldberude.Afterall,theyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem.Needlesstosay,shewaslategettinghome.Herparentsweremadatfirst,butwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslate,theyweren'tasmadandlettheincidentgo.Communicationisthekeyfactorhere.IfSophie'sparentshadnotbeenwillingtolisten,Sophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftrouble.Communicationisn'taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie's,telltheotherpersonhowyoufeel--listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication.1.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Thedisagreementbetweengenerations.

B.Theimportanceofcommunication.

C.Thegreatimportanceofkeepingsilent.

D.Thenecessityofmakingyourfeelingknown.

2.Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunication,thekeytoahappyrelationshipisthat_____.

A.parentsshouldlistentotheirchildren

B.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparents

C.parentsandchildrenshouldnotyellorignore

D.equalityplaysapartinfamilycommunication

3.Whatdoestheexampleinthispassageprove?

A.Sophie'sparentsdidagoodjobinlisteningtoher.

B.Childrenshouldfirstexplainthemselvestotheirparents.

C.Communicationisthesolutiontomisunderstanding.

D.Parentswouldbemadattheirchildren'sreturninghomelate.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Walkawayinsteadofyellingifcommunicationfails.

B.Itisbettertosay"Hi"toothersthansaynothing.

C.Talkingismoreimportantthanlisteningincommunication.

D.Youshouldfeelgoodaboutyourselfwhencommunicating.8、Masscommunicationhasbeengrowingandaffectingthewaycommunitiesandpeoplebehave.Ateverystageofthedevelopmentofcommunication,fromthetelegraphtotheInternet,societieshavehadtoadapttoitseffects.Buthavetheeffectsbeenmorepositiveornegative?Thesaying“knowledgeispower”hasbeenanexcellentmotivatorforpeopletoimprovetheirlives,buttodaythemassiveamountofinformationavailablethroughtheInternetdoesn'talwaysseemtobehelpingpeopleinthewaywe’dhoped.Ratherthanimprovingpeople’slivesandbringingusclosertogether,theinformationageismakingusmoredividedandirresponsible.Nevertheless,manypeoplefindcomfortintheirvirtual(虚拟的)worldsandarehappytoconnectwithreal-lifefriendsandonlinefriendsfromthefamiliarsurroundingsoftheirlivingrooms.However,beingabletoreinventthemselvesonlineandbewhoevertheywanttobeleadstothequestionofwhethertheyarelosingtheiridentitiesbylivinginavirtualworld.It'snotallbadnews,however.Masscommunicationhashelpedchangesomeattitudesforthebetter.Takeourviewsontheenvironmentforexample.Internetcampaignsbygovernmentsandotherorganizationshavehelpedpopularizetheideasofrecycling,protectingwildlifeandreducingpollution.Modernelectroniccommunicationnowinfluenceseveryaspectofourlives-itisapowerfultoolthathasraisedsomeconcernsforsociety.However,ithasalsobroughtcountlessbenefitstosociety.Attheendoftheday,itcanbeusedbothforgoodorevil,whichlargelyreliesonthemoralsandsenseofresponsibilityoftheindividualorcommunityinvolved.Inshort,itneedstobeusedwithcare.1.Accordingtothetext,theinformationagetoday_____.

A.helpspeopleimprovetheirlives

B.fullyshows"Knowledgeispower"

C.makespeoplefeelmoreconnectedtoothers

D.failstoachieveourexpectationssometimes

2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A.Peopleonlyconnectwithonlinefriends.

B.Onlinefriendscanbecomfortingforallpeople.

C.Virtuallivescanmakepeopleclearofwhotheyare.

D.TheInternethelpstoraiseourenvironmentalawareness.

3.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetoelectroniccommunicationinthelastparagraph?

A.Itshouldbeusedinacautiousway.

B.Itdoesmoreharmthangoodtosociety.

C.Itssideeffectscan'tbehandledbyindividuals.

D.Itshouldbestrictlycontrolledbythegovernment.

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Thecomfortofthevirtualworlds.

B.Theeffectsofmasscommunication.

C.Thedevelopmentofmasscommunication.

D.Thewaytousemodernmasscommunication.答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.A;2.A;3.B

解析：2答案及解析：答案：1.A;2.D;3.B;4.D解析：1.细节理解题。第一段倒数第一句“withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.”可知在伯明翰大学承认高考成绩之前,中国学生需要进行一年的预科学习之后才能进入专业课程学习。故选A。

2.推理判断题。第一段第一句“TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flyingChinesestudentswishingtojoinits.undergraduatecoursesin2019.”可知伯明翰大学的通告主要针对中国学生发布的。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据第三段划线部分句子“WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity.”句意:我们欢迎来自世界各地的人们来伯明翰学习,中国学生是我们教育和研究领域不可或缺的一部分。可知integral意思为“不可或缺的”,故选B。

4.主旨大意题。本文介绍了世界一流大学——英国伯明翰大学从2019年起开始承认中国高考成绩,为更多的中国高水平学生提供更多到世界名校深造的机会。即伯明翰大学对高考成绩的承认,故选D。3答案及解析：答案：1.A;2.D;3.B;4.D

解析：4答案及解析：答案：1-4DCAD解析：1.词义推断题。根据下文中的dissatisfaction可推知，父亲很恼怒。2.推断题。根据第4段内容可知，作者认为发文字信息更简单、快捷，且不必说一些客套话，发语音信息不礼貌。3.推断题