2023届高考英语二轮复习：完形填空－议论文突破训练

完形填空一议论文

基础题

一、阅读理解。

Passage1

“Pmgoingtolearnatleastonedisheachweek.Youjustneedtositbackandwatch."Igotoff

thephonewithmymomandclickedontheTV-box-shapedicon（图标）ofYouTube.Wewerejust

havingabetaboutwhetherIwouldeverbeabletoteachmyselftocookwithoutherstep-by-step

guidance.

Technologyhasrevolutionizedthewaywelearn.ThatwaswhatIbelievedthen.However,

aftertwoweeksofwatchingthoseinstructionalvideos,therealityofmybarelyimprovedcooking

struckmeintheface.Tobehonest,theresultdidn'tcomeoffastoomuchofashock.Deepdown,I

hadalwaysknownthatperfectionreliesinnosmallpartonendlesshoursofmeaningfulpractice.

Iamnotaloneinexperiencingthistypeoffailure.Withanimpressivevarietyofonline

resourcesatourfingertips,itisnaturalthatweusethemtoouradvantageandlearnnewskills

through“watching"them.

There'snothingineffectiveaboutthiskindoflearninginitself.However,arecentstudy

publishedinPsychologicalScienceshowsthatifyouwatchanexpertperformingaskillunknown

toyoufortoolong,itwillraiseyourself-confidenceinawaythatitarouses（激发）yourunrealistic

expectationsofyourself.Thedissonancebetweenyourtrueabilityandyourfalseviewofitcan

haveanegativeinfluenceonyourlearningoutcome.YoumightbecomeasdiscouragedasIwas.

Andifyourdeterminationisn'tstrongenough,youmightjustgiveuphalfway.

Ifrightnowyouareconsideringlearningsomethingnewthroughwatchingonlinevideos,beit

jugglingpins（杂耍），ice-skating,orevenMichaelJackson*stimelessmoonwalk,don'tforgettomix

itupwiththetried-and-truemethodofpracticingandrepeating.Andmostimportantly,trynottoget

caughtupinthefeel-goodactofwatching.

（）1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Sheknewherfailureresultedfromlackingpractice.

B.Shewasastonishedatherfailuretobeagreatcook.

C.Shedisagreedwithhermomonhowtocook.

D.Shewasmisledbysomeso-calledexperts.

()2.What'stheauthor'sopinionofonlineresources?

A.Theyareofpoorquality.

B.Theyarehelpfulinaway.

C.Theyaredifficultofaccess.

D.Theyhavebenefitedheralot.

()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissonance“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Dislike.B.Disbelief.

C.Disapproval.D.Disagreement.

()4.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtoshowreaders?

A.Onlinevideosaregrowinginpopularity.

B.Momisalwaysagoodexampleforus.

C.Watchingdoesn*tmakeyouperfect.

D.Cookingisausefulskill.

Passage2

Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword,"brand”,theythinkoftheNikeSwoosh,Ford“Blue

Oval",McDonaldsGoldenArches,orthe“StateFarmisThere,9jingle.Theyknowwhattheywill

getwithawellbrandedproductorserviceaspromised.ThinkofVolvo,forinstance,andyourfirst

thoughtsareprobablysomethinglike“wellbuilt,comfortable,Swedish"and,mostofall,“safety”.

Soabrandisalotmorethanalogo,icon,orslogan.Catchyasitmaysound,itisn'tthe"brand”

inthetruesense一anditcertainlyisn'twhatmakesthebrandvaluable.Acompany'sbrandisa

promise.It*sadescriptionofthecompany'scharacter.Tosomeextent,it'samission;it'showthe

companycreatesanddeliversvalue.Also,it'sthefeelingthecompanyconveystoitsstakeholders.

Successfulbrandsmeetvariouschallengesandconsistentlydeliverontheirpromises,whichishow

theycreatebrandvalue.Toillustrateit,herearesomebrandpromisesfromthreehighlysuccessful,

world-widebrands:①TheNFL:"Tobethepremiersportsandentertainmentbrandthatbrings

peopletogether,connectingthemsociallyandemotionallylikenoother.”②Coca-Cola:"Toinspire

momentsofoptimismanduplift."③VirginAtlantic:"Tobegenuine,fun,contemporary,and

differentineverythingwedoatareasonableprice.^^

Interesting.Innoneoftheabovecasesdoesthebrandpromisedescribewhatthesecompanies

doorprovide.TheNFL*sbrandpromisesaysnothingaboutfootball.Coca-Coladoesn*ttalkabout

providingthebestsoftdrinksintheworld.AndVirginAtlantic'spromisegoesalotfartherthan

seatingpassengersinitsaircraft.

Ofcourse,apromiseisnowherenearenough.Thepromisealongwithlook,personality,time,

money,andhardworkcombinedcaneventuallyhelptobuildandmaintaingreatbrandsandacquire

aspecialpatina(光泽)ofwhatIcall"me"appeal,showingmypersonalappetite.Applehasthat

patina.Allofthiscanleadtosub-brands,likeiPhoneandiPadwhichacquirethegloryoftheparent

brand.

Sometimesabrandismemorablebecauseoflittlethings.TDBankhasaspecialplaceintheir

branchesforyoutodepositallthosecoinsyoucollectinjars.ItiscalledthePennyArcadethat

turnsdepositingyourcoinsintoafungameinwhichyoucanevenwinprizes.Yearsago,Dime

SavingsBankinNewYorkhadasmalldime(十分钱硬币)carrier.Itwasgiventokidsandthen

they'dfillupits50slots(投币口)withadimeineachoneandbringittoexchangefora$5bill.

()5.Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Peopletendtobelieveintopbrandsbecausetheydeliverwhatispromised.

B.WellbrandedSwedishproductsareofgoodqualitybutmorecostlythanothers.

C.Wellbrandedproductsarefacedwithgreatchallengesofqualitycurrently.

D.Acompanyshouldn'tcareaboutlogosbecausetheycan'tmakethebrandvaluable.

()6.Intheauthor'sopinion,abrandpromiseis.

A.thecontractbetweenacompanyandthepeoplewhointeractwithit

B.theonlywaytobuildandmaintainagreatbrand'svalue

C.adescriptionofwhatacompanyactuallydoesforitsconsumers

D.animportantfactorcontributingtothesuccessofabrand

()7.Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobably“VirginAtlantic"?

A.Afinancialcompany.

B.Ahigh-techsoftwareproduct.

C.Anairlinecompany.

D.Anentertainmentproduct.

()8.Whatcanbeinfen*edfromthepassage?

A.Buyingacertainbrandsaysnothingaboutthepersonwhobuysit.

B.Littlethingscanmeanalotandmakeabrandmemorable.

C.Sub-brandsarerelativelyeasytobuildandgeneratehugeprofits.

D.DimeSavingsBank'sdimecarriersaredifficultforkidstooperate.

Passage3

In1926,USautomakerHenryFordshorteneditsemployees1workweekfromsixeight-hour

daystofive,withnopaycuts.It'ssomethingworkersandlaborunionshadbeencallingfor.Ford

wasn'trespondingtoworkerdemands;hewasbeingabusinessman.Heexpectedincreased

productivityandknewworkerswithmoretimeandmoneywouldbuyandusetheproductsthey

weremaking.Itwasawayofencouragingconsumerismandproductivitytoincreaseprofits,andit

succeeded.

Sincestandardizationofthe40-hourworkweekinthemid-20thcentury,everythinghas

changedbutthehours.Ifanything,manypeopleareworkingevenlongerhours,especiallyinNorth

America.Thishasasevereinfluenceonhumanhealthandwell-being,aswellastheenvironment.

UntiltheSecondWorldWar,itwascommonforonepersoninafamily,usuallytheoldestmale,to

workfull-time.Now,womenmakeup42percentoftheworld'sfull-timeworkforce.Technology

hasmadealotofworkunnecessary,withcomputersandrobotsdoingmanytaskspreviously

performedbyhumans.

Wellintothe21stcentury,wecontinuetoworkthesamelonghoursas20thcenturylaborers,

usingupevermoreofEarth'ssupplytoproducemoregoodsthatwemustkeepworkingtobuy,use

andreplaceinaseeminglyendlesscycleofhardworkandconsumption.Itstimetopauseand

considerbetterwaystolivelikeshiftingfromfossil-fueledlifestyleswithwhichour

consumer-basedworkweeksareconnected.

TheUKthinktank,NewEconomics（经济学）Foundation,arguesthatastandard21-hour

workweekwouldaddressanumberofinterconnectedproblems:"overwork,unemployment,

over-consumption,highcarbonemissions,lowwell-being,andthelackoftimetolivesustainably,

tocareforeachother,andsimplytoenjoylife/9

Economicsystemsthatrequireconstantgrowthonafinite（有限的）planetdon'tmakesense.

It'stimefbrachangeinoureconomicthinking.

（）9.WhydidForddecidetoshortentheworkweek?

A.Tocutworkers*pay.

B.Tomakemoreprofits.

C.lbrespondtoworkerdemands.

D.Tomeetlaborunions1requirements.

()10.WhatchangeintheworkforcehappenedafterWorldWarII?

A.Morewomenworkedfull-time.

B.Thenumberoflaborersdecreased.

C.Technologyenabledpeopletoworkshorterhours.

D.Itwasunnecessaryforafamily'soldestmaletowork.

()11.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Longerworkinghoursmeansbetterconsumptionability.

B.The21stcenturyseesthelongestworkinghoursinhistory.

C.Thecycleofhardworkandconsumptionshouldbechanged.

D.Pausingourwayoflivingcanchangethepresentworkweek.

()12.NewEconomicsFoundationthinksa21-hourworkweekwill.

A.increaseunemployment

B.causevariousproblems

C.encouragepeopletoenjoylife

D.challengetheeconomicgrowth

二、精深练习。

(-)写出下列句中画线词的中文释义。

1.Deepdown,Ihadalwaysknownthatperfectionreliesinnosmallpartonendless

hoursofmeaningfulpractice.

2.Successfulbrandsmeetvariouschallengesandconsistentlydeliverontheirpromises,

whichishowtheycreatebrandvalue.

3.Ofcourse,apromiseisnowherenearenough.

4.TDBankhasaspecialplaceintheirbranchesforyoutodepositallthosecoinsyoucollect

injars.

5.Ifanything,manypeopleareworkingevenlongerhours,especiallyinNorthAmerica.

6.TheUKthinktank,NewEconomics(经济学)Foundation,arguesthatastandard21-hour

workweekwouldaddressanumberofinterconnectedproblems:...

（-）根据中文写出单词的正确形式。

1.However,aftertwoweeksofwatchingthoseinstructionalvideos,therealityofmybarely

improvedcooking（突然想到；猛地意识到）meintheface.

2.Acompany'sbrandisapromise.Itsa（描述）ofthecompany'scharacter.

3.Thepromisealongwithlook,personality,time,money,andhardwork（结合）can

eventuallyhelptobuildandmaintaingreatbrandsandacquireaspecialpatina（光泽）ofwhatIcall

“me”appeal,showingmypersonalappetite.

4.Sometimesabrandis（难忘的）becauseoflittlethings.

5.In1926,USautomakerHenryFord（缩短）itsemployees1workweekfromsix

eight-hourdaystofive,withnopaycuts.

6.Heexpectedincreased（生产力）andknewworkerswithmoretimeandmoney

wouldbuyandusetheproductstheyweremaking.

7.Technologyhasmadealotofworkunnecessary,withcomputersandrobotsdoingmany

tasks（以前地）performedbyhumans.

8.Wellintothe21stcentury,wecontinuetoworkthesamelonghoursas20thcentury

laborers,usingupevermoreofEarth'ssupplytoproducemoregoodsthatwemustkeepworkingto

buy,useandreplaceina（似乎）endlesscycleofhardworkandconsumption.

（三）长难句分析与翻译。

1.Withanimpressivevarietyofonlineresourcesatourfingertips,itisnaturalthatweuse

themtoouradvantageandlearnnewskillsthrough“watching"them.

［分析］____________________________________________________________

［翻译］____________________________________________________________

2.Catchyasitmaysound,itisn'tthe“brand“inthetruesense—anditcertainlyisn'twhat

makesthebrandvaluable.

［分析］____________________________________________________________

［翻译］____________________________________________________________

3.It'stimetopauseandconsiderbetterwaystolivelikeshiftingfromfbssil-fueledlifestyles

withwhichourconsumer-basedworkweeksareconnected.

［分析］_________________________________________________________________

［翻译］_________________________________________________________________

提高题

一、阅读理解。

Passage1（2021•全国乙卷）

Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstill

payingforalandline（座机）？

Thesedaysyou'dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn't

ownamobilephone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryone

canmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter（29%）

relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey（调查）.OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavea

landline,athirdconcedethatit'snotreallynecessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurity

blanket_19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.

Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageis

naturallyafactor（因素）一only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,

comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.

Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;Tdsayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfinditconvenienttohavea

homephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonest

theonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhere

weplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone（usingCallerIDwouldtake

thefunoutofit）.

Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsand

morningmilkdeliveries?

()1.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.

B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.

D.Theircomplexdesign.

()2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concede“inParagraph3mean?

A.Admit.B.Argue.

C.Remember.D.Remark.

()3.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.

B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers1identity.

C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.

D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

()4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.

B.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.

D.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

Passage2(2019•天津卷改编)

WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman?Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeena

losingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,

andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowritea

book.

Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.That

formerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote(《堂吉i可德》).Andthestoryposes

aninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplediscovernewvitalityandcreativitytotheendoftheir

days,whileothersgotoseedlongbefore?

We*veallknownpeoplewhonmoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife'shalfwaymark.Fm

nottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.I'mtalkingaboutpeople

whohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhaveadoptedthefixedattitudesandopinions

thatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears.

Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.Wesucceedinourfieldof

specializationandthenbecometrappedinit.Nothingsuiprisesus.Weloseoursenseofwonder.

But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesareeveiywhere.

Thethingswelearninmaturityseldominvolveinformationandskills.Welearntobearwith

thethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidself-pity.Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,

somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus一anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing.

Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm,wecankeeponlearning.Thenwewillknowhow

importantitistohavemeaninginourlife.However,wecanachievemeaningonlyifwehavemade

acommitmenttosomethinglargerthanourownlittleegos(自我)，whethertolovedones,tofellow

humans,towork,ortosomemoralconcept.

Manyofusequate(视等同于)“commitment"withsuch“caring“occupationsasteaching

andnursing.Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablecommitment.

Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellence—whethertheyaredrivingatruck,orrunninga

store一maketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare.They'velearnedlife'smost

valuablelesson.

()5.ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat.

A.lossoffreedomstimulatesone'screativity

B.ageisnotabarriertoachievingone'sgoal

C.miseryinspiresamantofightagainsthisfate

D.disabilitycannotstopaman*spursuitofsuccess

()6.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3probablymean?

A.Endone'sstruggleforliberty.

B.Wasteone'senergytakingrisks.

C.Misstheopportunitytosucceed.

D.Losetheinteresttocontinuelearning.

()7.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph5?

A.Atoughmancantoleratesuffering.

B.Awisemancanlivewithoutself-pity.

C.Amanshouldtrytosatisfypeoplearoundhim.

D.Amanshouldlearnsuitablewaystodealwithlife.

（）8.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife.

B.lbstresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork.

C.lbstatetheimportanceofgeneratingmotivationforlearning.

D.Tosuggestawayofpursuingexcellenceinourlifelongcareer.

Passage3（2018•江苏卷）

Inthe1760s,MathurinRozeopenedaseriesofshopsthatboasted（享有）aspecialmeatsoup

calledconsomme.Althoughthemainattractionwasthesoup,Roze'schainshopsalsosetanew

standardfbrdiningout,whichhelpedtoestablishRozeastheinventorofthemodernrestaurant.

Today,scholarshavegeneratedlargeamountsofinstructiveresearchaboutrestaurants.Take

visualhintsthatinfluencewhatweeat:dinersservedthemselvesabout20percentmorepasta（意大

利面食）whentheirplatesmatchedtheirfood.Whenadark-coloredcakewasservedonablack

plateratherthanawhiteone,customersrecognizeditassweeterandmoretasty.

Lightingmatters,too.WhenBerlinrestaurantcustomersateindarkness,theycouldn'ttellhow

muchthey'dhad:thosegivenextra-largesharesatemorethaneveryoneelse,butwere

nonethewiser—theydidn*tfeelfuller,andtheywerejustasreadyfbrdessert.

Timeismoney,butthatprinciplemeansdifferentthingsfordifferenttypesofrestaurants.

Unlikefast-foodplaces,finediningshopsprefercustomerstostaylongerandspend.Onewayto

encouragecustomerstostayandorderthatextraround:putonsomeMozart（莫扎特）.When

classical,ratherthanpop,musicwasplaying,dinersspentmore.Fastmusichurrieddinersout.

Particularscentsalsohaveaneffect:dinerswhogotthescentoflavender（薰衣草）stayedlonger

andspentmorethanthosewhosmelledlemon,ornoscent.

Meanwhile,thingsthatyoumightexpecttodiscouragespending一“bad"tables,crowding,

highprices—don'tnecessarily.Dinersatbadtables—nexttothekitchendoor,say—spentnearlyas

muchasothersbutsoonfled.Itcanbeconcludedthatrestaurantkeepersneednot"beoverly

concernedabout'bad'tables",giventhatthey'reprofitable.Asforcrowds,aHongKongstudy

foundthattheyincreasedarestaurantsreputation,suggestinggreatfoodatfairprices.And

doublingabuffet'spriceledcustomerstosaythatitspizzawas11percenttastier.

()9.Theunderlinedphrase“nonethewiser"inParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthatthe

customerswere.

A.notawareofeatingmorethanusual

B.notwillingtosharefoodwithothers

C.notconsciousofthefoodquality

D.notfbndofthefoodprovided

()10.Howcouldafinediningshopmakemoreprofit?

A.Playingclassicalmusic.

B.Introducinglemonscent.

C.Makingthelightbrighter.

D.Usingplatesoflargersize.

()11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?

A.Tipstoattractmorecustomers.

B.Problemsrestaurantsarefacedwith.

C.Waystoimproverestaurants*reputation.

D.Commonmisunderstandingsaboutrestaurants.

Passage4(2018•江苏卷改编)

Childrenasyoungastenarebecomingdependentonsocialmediafortheirsenseofself-worth,

amajorstudywarned.

Itfoundmanyyoungsters(少年)nowmeasuretheirstatusbyhowmuchpublicapprovalthey

getonline,oftenthrough“likes”.Somechangetheirbehaviourinreallifetoimprovetheirimageon

theweb.

Thereportintoyoungstersagedfrom8to12wascarriedoutbyChildren'sCommissioner(专

员)AnneLongfield.Shesaidsocialmediafirmswereexposingchildrentomajoremotionalrisks,

withsomeyoungstersstartingsecondaryschoolill-equippedtocopewiththetremendouspressure

theyfacedonline.

Somesocialappswerepopularamongthechildreneventhoughtheysupposedlyrequireusers

tobeatleast13.Theyoungstersadmittedplanningtripsaroundpotentialphoto-opportunitiesand

thenmessagingfriends——andfriendsoffriends——todemand“likes"fortheironlineposts.

Thereportfoundthatyoungstersfelttheirfriendshipscouldbeatriskiftheydidnotrespond

tosocialmediapostsquickly,andaroundtheclock.

Childrenaged8to10were"startingtofeelhappy”whenotherslikedtheirposts.However,

thoseinthe10to12agegroupwere"concernedwithhowmanypeopleliketheirposts”,

suggestinga"need"fbrsocialrecognitionthatgetsstrongertheoldertheybecome.

MissLongfieldwarnedthatagenerationofchildrenriskedgrowingup"worriedabouttheir

appearanceandimageasaresultoftheunrealisticlifestylestheyfollowonplatforms,and

increasinglyanxiousaboutswitchingoffduetotheconstantdemandsofsocialmedia”.

Shesaid:"Childrenareusingsocialmediawithfamilyandfriendsandtoplaygameswhen

theyareinprimaryschool.Butwhatstartsasfunusageofappsturnsintotremendouspressurein

realsocialmediainteractionatsecondaryschool.9,

Astheirworldexpanded,shesaid,childrencomparedthemselvestoothersonlineinawaythat

was“hugelydamagingintermsoftheirself-identity,intermsoftheirconfidence,butalsointerms

oftheirabilitytodevelopthemselves”.

MissLongfieldadded:"Thenthereisthispushtoconnect—ifyougooffline,willyoumiss

something,willyoumissout,willyoushowthatyoudon'tcareaboutthosepeopleyouare

following,allofthosecometogetherinahugewayatonce.^^

“Forchildrenitisvery,verydifficulttocopewithemotionally.^^TheChildren'sCommissioner

fbrEngland'sstudy一LifeinLikes—foundthatchildrenasyoungas8wereusingsocialmedia

platformslargelyforplay.

However,theresearch一involvingeightgroupsof32childrenaged8to12-suggestedthatas

theyheadedtowardtheirteens,theybecameincreasinglyanxiousonline.

Bythetimetheystartedsecondaryschool—atage11-childrenwerealreadyfarmoreaware

oftheirimageonlineandfeltunderhugepressuretoensuretheirpostswerepopular,thereport

found.

However,theystilldidnotknowhowtocopewithmean-spiritedjokes,orthesenseof

incompetencetheymightfeeliftheycomparedthemselvestocelebrities（名人）ormorebrilliant

friendsonline.Thereportsaidtheyalsofacedpressuretorespondtomessagesatallhoursofthe

day一especiallyatsecondaryschoolwhenmoreyoungstershavemobilephones.

TheChildren'sCommissionersaidschoolsandparentsmustnowdomoretopreparechildren

fortheemotionalminefield（雷区）theyfacedonline.Andshesaidsocialmediacompaniesmust

also“takemoreresponsibility”.Theyshouldeithermonitortheirwebsitesbettersothatchildrendo

notsignuptooearly,ortheyshouldadjusttheirwebsitestotheneedsofyoungerusers.

JavedKhan,ofchildren'scharityBarnardo*s,said:"It'svitalthatnewcompulsory

age-appropriaterelationshipandsexeducationlessonsinEnglandshouldhelpequipchildrento

dealwiththegrowingdemandsofsocialmedia.”

It'salsohugelyimportantforparentstoknowwhichappstheirchildrenareusing.

()12.Whydidsomesecondaryschoolstudentsfeeltoomuchpressure?

A.Theywerenotprovidedwithadequateequipment.

B.Theywerenotwellpreparedforemotionalrisks.

C.Theywererequiredtogivequickresponses.

D.Theywerepreventedfromusingmobilephones.

()13.Somesocialappcompaniesweretoblamebecause.

A.theydidn'tadequatelychecktheirusers1registration

B.theyorganizedphototripstoattractmoreyoungsters

C.theyencouragedyoungsterstopostmorephotos

D.theydidn'tstopyoungstersfromstayinguplate

()14.Whatshouldparentsdotosolvetheproblem?

A.Communicatemorewithsecondaryschools.

B.Urgemediacompaniestocreatesaferapps.

C.Keeptrackofchildren'suseofsocialmedia.

D.Forbidtheirchildrenfromvisitingtheweb.

()15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonchildren.

B.Theimportanceofsocialmediatochildren.

C.Theprobleminbuildingahealthyrelationship.

D.Themeasuretoreducerisksfromsocialmedia.

二、精深练习。

(-)写出下列句中画线词的中文释义。

1.Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?

2.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.

3.Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.

4.Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.

5.Thereportfoundthatyoungstersfielttheirfriendshipscouldbeatriskiftheydidnot

respondtosocialmediapostsquickly,andaroundtheclock.

6.Butwhatstartsasfunusageofappsturnsintotremendouspressureinrealsocialmedia