高三英语二轮复习高考提分强化练九含答案

高考提分强化练九

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I.阅读理解

说明文：话题：低头族：词数：39c

Textingpedestriansaren/tjustanannoyancetotheirfellowwalkers,

butsomethingdangeroustothemselves.

"\wascheckingemailswhilewalkingtoworkthismorning,"said

WilbertvandenHoorn./zButithasaseriousinfluenceonthesafetyof

peoplewhotypeorreadtextwhilewalking."

Anecdotesbackhimup.AtouristfromTaiwanwalkedoffaport

nearMelbournelastmonthwhilecheckingFacebook—bringingan

abrupt,andicyendtoapenguin-watchingvisit.Anothershopperinthe

U.S.wastooaddictedtohismobilephonetonoticethefountain

ahead—walkingstraightintoit.

Andasmobile-phoneusehasgrown—toabout77%oftheworld's

population,thestudysays—sohasthenumberofphone-related

accidents.ThenumberofU.S.emergency-roomvisitslinkedtophone

useonthemovedoubledtoasmanyas1,500betweenand,anOhio

StateUniversitystudyrecentlyshowed.

Authoritiesworld-widehavetakennote.SignsonHongKong's

subwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyes

offtheirphones.Policeandtransportauthoritieshavealsowarnedthe

dangerinSingapore,wheretheStraitsTimesnewspaperrankeditasNo.

2BadHabitduetotherisingnumberofroaddeaths.SomeU.S.states,

includingNewYorkandArkansas,areevenconsideringbansonthisact.

TheAustralianstudyused26volunteers,athirdofwhomadmitted

havinghitobjectswhiletexting.Theywerefittedwithdifferent

equipmentindifferentpartsoftheirbody,andaskedtowalk8.5meters

threetimes—oncewithoutaphone,oncewhilereadingatextandonce

whilewritingatext—whileeightcamerascapturedtheaction.

Volunteersusingthephonewalkedslowerandwithshorter

steps(andslowestofallwhentyping),andmoreseriously,theylocked

theirarmsandelbowsinlike“robots”,intheresearchers'words.That

forcedtheirheadstomovemore,throwingthemoffbalance.

“Inapedestrianenvironment,inabilitytomaintainastraightpath

wouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialforhits,fallsandtraffic

accidents,z,saidMrvandenHoorn.aThebestthingtodoistostepaside

andstop,orkeepoffthephone."

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了什么是低头族以及这样会对自己或别人

有什么样的危害。

1.Whichofthefollowingabout/zTextingpedestrianswisWRONG?

A.Peoplewhotypewhilewalking.

B.Peoplewhophonewhilewalking.

C.Peoplewhotextwhilewalking.

D.Peoplewhoreadtextmessagewhilewalking.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段的Butithasaserious

influenceonthesafetyofpeoplewhotypeorreadtextwhilewalking.

可知textingpedestrians是边走路边看短信的人，可知A、C、D符合

文意，但不符合题意。

2.ThewriterusesthetwoexamplesinParagraph3toshow.

A.theadvantagesofmobilephones

B.theuseofmobilephonesinwater

C.theuseofmobilephonesinawrongway

D.thepopularityofmobilephones

【解析】选Co推理判断题。通读第三段，根据该段文章的内容可知

这些是使用手机的不正确方法带来的严重后果。

3.WhatisNewYorkandArkansas'attitudetotextingpedestrians?

A.Consideringforbiddingtheiracts.

B.Rankingitas"No.1BadHabit".

C.Settingupsignstowarnthem.

D.Equippingthemwithadvancedmachines.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第五段的最后一句话SomeU.S.

states,includingNewYorkandArkansas,areevenconsideringbanson

thisact.可知纽约和阿肯色州想禁止这种行为。

4.Whyaretextingpedestrianslikelytohitorfallaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Theywalktoofast.

B.Theylocktheirarmsandelbows.

C.Theyareoutofbalance.

D.Theywalkwithlongersteps.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的最后一句话That

forcedtheirheadstomovemore,throwingthemoffbalance.可次口人

失去平衡才导致事件的发生。

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Textmessageore-mailonly?

B.Waystoavoidfalls

C.Mobilephonesforentertainment

D.Safetyortextmessage?

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文，文章主要告诉我们边看短信

等边走路的人会带来什么样的危害，可判断是“安全还是短信？

®体裁说明文，话题，自我药疗词数1474〕

Occasionalself-medicationhasalwaysbeenpartofnormalliving.

Themakingandsellingofdrugshavealonghistoryandarecloselylinked,

likemedicalpracticeitself,withthebeliefinmagic.Onlyduringthelast

hundredyearsorsohasthedevelopmentofscientifictechniquesmade

itpossibleforsomeofthecausesofsymptomstobeunderstood,sothat

moreaccuratediagnosishasbecomepossible.Thedoctorisnowableto

followupthecorrectdiagnosis（诊断）ofmanyillnesseswithspecific

treatmentoftheircauses.Inmanyotherillnesses,ofwhichthecauses

remainunknown,itisstilllimited,liketheunqualifiedprescriber（出具处

方者），tothetreatmentofsymptoms.Thedoctoristrainedtodecide

whentotreatsymptomsonlyandwhentoattackthecause:thisisthe

essentialdifferencebetweenmedicalprescribingandself-medication.

Theadvanceoftechnologyhasbroughtaboutmuchprogressin

somefieldsofmedicine,includingthedevelopmentofscientificdrug

therapy（治疗法）.Inmanycountriespublichealthorganizationis

improvingandpeople'snutritionalstandardshaverisen.Parallelwith

suchbeneficialtrendshavetwoharmfuleffects.Oneistheuseof

high-pressureadvertisingbythepharmaceutical制药）industry,which

hastendedtoinfluencebothpatientsanddoctorsandhasledtothe

overuseofdrugsgenerally.Theotheristheemergenceofthe

sedentary（需要久坐的）societywithitsfaultywaysoflife:lackofexercise,

over-eating,unsuitableeating,notenoughsleep,toomuchsmokingand

drinking.Peoplewithdisordersarisingfromfaultyhabitssuchasthese,

aswellasfromunhappyhumanrelationships,oftenresortto

self-medicationandsoaddthetakingofpharmaceuticalstothelist.

Advertisersgotogreatlengthstocatchthismarket.

Cleveradvertising,aimedatchronic（'慢'性的）suffererswhowilltry

anythingbecausedoctorshavenotbeenabletocurethem,caninduce

suchfaithinapreparation,particularlyifsteeplypriced,thatitwill

produce—bysuggestion—averyrealeffectinsomepeople.

Advertisementsarealsoaimedatpeoplesufferingfrommildcomplaints

suchassimplecoldsandcoughs,whichclearupbythemselveswithina

shorttime.

Thesearethemainreasonswhylaxatives,indigestionremedies,

painkillers,tonics,vitaminandirontabletsandmanyotherpreparations

arefoundinquantityinmanyhouseholds.Itisdoubtfulwhethertaking

thesethingseverimprovesaperson'shealth;itmayevenmakeitworse.

Worsebecausethepreparationmaycontainunsuitableingredients;

worsebecausethetakermaybecomedependentonthem;worse

becausetheymightbetakeninexcess;worsebecausetheymaycause

poisoning,andworseofallbecausesymptomsofsomeserious

underlyingcausemaybemaskedandthereforemedicalhelpmaynotbe

sought.

【文章大意】文章主要介绍了自我药疗(self-medication)的历史、现状

以及危害等。

6.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto.

A.suggestthatself-medicationhasalonghistory

B.definewhatdiagnosismeansexactly

C.praisedoctorsfortheirexpertise

D.tellthesymptomsfromthecauses

【解析】选Ao细节理解题。根据第一段前两句Occasional

self-medicationhasalwaysbeenpartofnormalliving.Themakingand

sellingofdrugshavealonghistoryandarecloselylinked,likemedical

practiceitself,withthebeliefinmagic.关键词self-medication,havea

longhistoryo

7.Advertisementsareaimedatpeoplesufferingfrommildcomplaints

because.

A.theyoftenwatchadsonTV

B.theyaremorelikelytobuythedrugsadvertised

C.theygenerallyleadasedentarylife

D.theydon/ttaketosportsandeasilycatchcolds

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句Advertisementsare

alsoaimedatpeoplesufferingfrommildcomplaintssuchassimplecolds

andcoughs,whichclearupbythemselveswithinashorttime.一般只

是得了轻微的感冒、咳嗽的人会根据广告自己买药治病。由此可推出

做广告的目的是要吸引顾客买他们的药品。

8.Paragraphs2and3explain.

A.thosegoodthingsarenotwithoutsideeffects

B.whycleveradvertisingissopowerful

C.whyinmoderntimesself-medicationisstillpractised

D.whypeopledevelopfaultywaysoflife

【解析】选C。段落大意题。文章第二段和第三段主要论述了现在依

然存在自我药疗的原因，即医生很难治愈人们不良的生活习惯造成

的亚健康状态。

9.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A.MedicalPractice

B.CleverAdvertising

C.Self-Medication

D.Self-Treatment

【解析】选C。主旨大意题。全文是围绕自我药疗（self-medication）展

开论述的，介绍了它的历史、现状以及危害等。

n.阅读填句

下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句（第1~5题）。请从以下选项

（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句。选项中有一项是多

余选项。

A.Gettoknowyourself.

B.Takecareofyourbody.

C.Practicebasicrespecttowardsyourself.

D.Behonestwithyourselfandwithothers.

E.Thinkaboutwhatitmeanstorespectsomeone.

F.Recognizewhenpeopledisrespectyouandtakestepstostopit.

HowtoRespectYourself

Alackofself-respectcanpreventyoufromfulfillingyourpotential

anddevelopinghealthyrelationships.Herearesomestepstohelpyou

knowhowtorespectyourself.

1.Thequalitiesthatwerespectvaryfrompersonto

person,andthewayweexpressitvariesfromculturetoculture.

Generally,werespectpeoplewhohavemoreexperienceandaremore

accomplishedthanourselves.Butthereisalsoabasiclevelofrespect

thatmostpeoplewillagreeisaright,anddoesnotneedtobeearned.

Sothinkaboutwhatitmeanstorespectothers.Herearesomewidely

agreed-uponsignalsofrespect:Youdon/tstealfrom,harm,orinsult

them;youarehonestwiththem;youlistentowhattheysay,consider

theiropinions,andavoidinterruptingthem.

2.Weoftendothingsforourselvesthatwewouldnever

dreamofdoingforsomeonewecareabout.Whateveryoubelievetobe

respectful,applyittoyourself.Don/tharmyourself.Don'tinsultyourself.

Don'tstealfromyourself.Behonestwithyourself.Developyourown

opinionsanddon'tbeafraidtostandbythem.

3.Apersonwithself-respectdoesn'tallowotherstotreat

thembadly,andwouldrathernotbearoundsomeonewhois

disrespectful.Thismightseemobvious,buttherearemanytimeswhen

weacceptbeingtreatedbadly.Whensomeonedoesn/tgiveyoubasic

respect,youneedtobeabletosay,inonewayoranother,“Youjust

disrespectedmeandthat'snotacceptable!Ifyoudon'trespectme,I

won'tspendtimewithyouanymore.Xanyousaythat,andmeanit?

Canyouturnyourbackonsomeonewho'sclearlyshownthattheydon't

respectyou?Onceyoudo,you'llfeelyoursenseofself-respectgoup.

4.Whenyoumakeanefforttokeepyourbodyingood

workingorder,you/llnotonlyfeelbetterphysically,butalsofeelasense

ofpride.Respectingyourbodyalsomeansnotinsultingitforwhatitis,

naturally.Makeanefforttogetfitandstayhealthy.Focusonthethings

youcanchangeandimprove,anddothembecauseitfeelsgood.

5.Themoreyouknowaboutyourself,themoreyou'llsee

andappreciatehowuniqueyoureallyare.Andyou'llrespectyourself

more.Discoveryourprinciples,personality,andtalents.Stopwaitingfor

otherpeople/sapprovalandstartdevelopingyourownstandards.

Developauniqueandoriginalwayofexpressingyouropinionswhileat

thesametimebeingagoodlistener.

【文章大意】缺乏尊重会阻碍发挥你的潜能和发展健康的人际关系，

文章针对这方面提出了几点建议。

1.【解析】Eo本段第四句"Sothinkaboutwhatitmeanstorespect

others."点明了主题，和E项相符，故选E项。

2.【解析】C。本段第二句"Whateveryoubelievet。berespectful,apply

itt。yourself.〃与C项”练习对自己的基本尊重”一致，故选C项。

3.【解析】F。本段第三句"Whensomeonedoesn'tgiveyoubasicrespect,

youneedtobeabletosay,inonewayoranother”与F项"辨认出何时人

们对你不尊重，且要采取措施制止这种不尊重”一致，故选F项。

4.【解析】B。本段第三句"Makeanefforttogetfitandstayhealthy.”

与B项“照顾好自己的身体〃一致，故选B项。

5.【解析】A。本段第一Z/Themoreyouknowaboutyourself,themore

you'llseeandappreciatehowuniqueyoureallyare.”与A项”了解你自

己“一致，故选A项。

m.短文改错

Ican'tswimbecauseIhaveastrongfearofwater.Lookbackonmy

childhood,Ithinkthatthreereasonsmightexplainfear.Firstly,Iamnot

allowedtogonearthewaterwhenIwasachild,asmymotherhadan

unreasonablefearofit.Therefore,Iwastaughttoseetothewateras

somethingdanger.Second,myeyesbecamebadwhenIwasfive.IfI

tookoffmyglassinthewater,Icouldn'tseesomething,andthis

increasedmyfear.What'sworse,forachildIoncesawaneighbor

drowned.SincethenIhavebeenmorefrightening.

答案：

Ican'tswimbecauseIhaveastrongfearofwater.Lookbackonmy

childhood,

Looking

Ithinkthatthreereaso