2025版高考英语一轮复习26社会热点问题课时提能练含解析

PAGE课时提能练(二十六)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2024·重庆八中第3月检测，C)It'sfunnyhowreadilywe“taketheadviceofcompletestrangers”whenshoppingonline.Morethan80percentofAmericanssaytheyreadonlinereviewsatleastsomeofthetime.ButonsitessuchasAmazonandYelp,businesseshavelearntto“makethemostoftheratingsystemtotheseller'sortheplatform'sadvantage”，eventually“makingthestar­ratingscaleuseless”．Eveninthecaseofconfirmedreviews,itcanbehardtoknowwhatthestarsmean.“Amazonhassteppeduptheefforttoprovidetransparency，”saidLouiseMatsakisinWired.Its“Vinevoices”programsendsfreeproductsfortestingtoaninvite­onlycommunityof“trustedreviewers”．AmazonhasalsostartedrankingitsTop10,000Contributorsonadailyleaderboardnot“justbythenumberofreviewsapersonhasbutalsobyhowmanycustomersfindtheirfeedbacktobehelpful”．ThecurrentNo.1reviewer,a45­year­oldmanfromNorthDakotawhohaspostednearly2,500commentssince2002,hasownedabakeryinOregon，workedforasmallnewspaper,andhada10­yearstretchintheNavyasanuclearweldinginspector.Nowhespendshistimetestingeverythingfromfryerstopopcornmakers,thoughheexceededitsweightlimitby70pounds.“Butsellersarestillfindingwaystodeceiveprospectivebuyers，”saidareviewer.Hesaid,“Iidentifiedmorethan150privateFacebookgroupswheresellersopenlyexchangefreeproductsforfive­starreviews.Ijoinedfourofthemandwasannoyedwithaflurryofprivatemessagesfromsellers.Oneofferedtopayme$10forasplendidreviewofwhatwasalready‘oneofthehighest­rankediPhonechargers’，with3,971five­starreviewsandatrusted‘Amazonchoice’label.Whenitarrived,thechargerbrokewithinminutes.IreachedouttoAmazonandthosethousandsoffive­starreviewsforthechargerdisappeared.”Theproductnowhas11reviewsandholdsaratingof2.5stars.Butbeforeallthosefive­starreviewsdisappeared,howmanyshoppersspottedthis$13.99chargerpackonAmazon'sfirst­pageresultsandfellforthetrick?【语篇解读】本文为说明文，主要说明白亚马逊和Yelp等网站上一些卖家通过购买好评来吸引顾客购买自己的产品，从而使网站的星级等级系统变得毫无用处。亚马逊对此实行的措施是为消费者供应有效的审核看法来让星级评定量表变得有用，然而卖家仍在想方设法欺瞒潜在买家。1．WhatactionhasAmazontakentomakethestar­ratingscaleuseful?A．Provideeffectivelycheckedcommentsforconsumers.B．Giveprioritytotheadvantageofcustomers.C．Decideoncontributors'rankbythequantityofreviews.D．Getreliablereviewerstotestproductsbeforetheirrelease.A[细微环节理解题。依据其次段中“AmazonhasalsostartedrankingitsTop10,000Contributorsonadailyleaderboardnot‘justbythenumberofreviewsapersonhasbutalsobyhowmanycustomersfindtheirfeedbacktobehelpful’．”可知，亚马逊通过为消费者供应有效的审核看法来让星级评定量表变得有用。故选A项。]2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deceive”inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymean?A．Persuade. B．Instruct.C．Interest. D．Cheat.D[词义揣测题。依据后文“Iidentifiedmorethan150privateFacebookgroupswheresellersopenlyexchangefreeproductsforfive­starreviews.”可知，卖家通过公开交换免费产品换取五星好评的方法来欺瞒买家，故推想单词意思为“欺瞒”。故选D项。]3．Whatdoweknowaboutthechargersellerinthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Heconvincedbuyerstoobtainfreeproducts.B．Heattemptedtoobtainexcellentreviewsbypurchase.C．Hewasinhotwateranddeletedalluntrustedreviews.D．HetrickedbuyersanddisappearedfromAmazon.B[推理推断题。依据倒数其次段中“Oneofferedtopayme$10forasplendidreviewofwhatwasalready‘oneofthehighest­rankediPhonechargers’”可知，充电器卖家试图通过购买行为获得极好的评价。故选B项。]4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheEffortsofAmazonB．TheApplicationofRatingSystemC．NotEveryStarShinesSoBrightlyD．Don'tFallfortheTrickofSellersC[标题归纳题。依据第一段中“ButonsitessuchasAmazonandYelp，businesseshavelearntto‘makethemostoftheratingsystemtotheseller'sortheplatform'sadvantage’，eventually‘makingthestar­ratingscaleuseless’．”，再结合文章主要说明白亚马逊和Yelp等网站一些卖家通过购买好评来吸引顾客购买自己的产品，从而使网站的星级等级系统变得毫无用处，可知C项“不是每颗星星都那么光明”符合文章标题。]B(2024·湖北襄阳四中3月检测，C)Doesitmatterifalanguagediesout?Thetraditionalanswerisyes,becauseeverylanguageisarepository(智囊)ofideasandcultureandrepresentsauniquewayoflookingattheworld.Theplanetonlyhasabout7,000languages；theextinctionofevenonedecreasesthesumtotalofhumanknowledge.Butinsomecases,extinctioncanbeseeninamorepositivelight.TakeAl­SayyidBedouinSignLanguage(ABSL)forexample,restrictedtoabout1,000usersinasmallIsraelivillagewithahighlevelofborndeafness,thelanguageseemstobeboundtodiebythespreadofIsraeliSignLanguage.ThenaturalreactiontothelossofABSLisregret.Itisafascinatinglanguagethathaskeptlinguistsbusysinceitcametotheirattentionaround15yearsago.Butforthedeafvillagers，IsraeliSignLanguageisanupgrade：itallowsthemtospeaktotensofthousandsofpeopleratherthanafewhundred,andenablesthemtoworkandmarryoutsidethevillage.Itishardtoseethatasanythingotherthanprogress.Similarly，otherendangeredlanguagesdieoutbecausepeopleabandontheminfavorofonesthatservetheirneedsbetter.Technologyalsosoftenstheblow,asendangeredlanguagescannowbecapturedindetail—whichalsomeanstheycouldeventuallybebroughtbackfromthedead,muchastheHebrewlanguagewasinthe19thcentury.Itisnowthefirstlanguageof9millionpeople.Linguistsnaturallycondemnthelossoflanguagemuchasconservationists(环保主义者)oncemournedthelossofeverysinglespecies.Buttheyaremovingtowardsacceptancethatnotallspeciescanbesaved,thatinvasivespeciesarenotalwaysbadandthathuman­engineeredecosystemsarenotnecessarilyinferiortonaturalones.Perhapsourattitudestolanguageextinctionaredueforasimilarchange.【语篇解读】本文为说明文，主要介绍了在语言面临灭亡的时候，人们的本能反应是感到惋惜，终归每一门语言都是文化和思想的体现，是视察世界的一种独特方式，每消逝一种语言就会使人类学问的总量削减一点儿。然而，在有些状况下，我们可以以主动的看法看待语言的消亡。5．WhatcanweinferaboutABSL?A．Anotherlanguagereplacedit.B．Itisanendangeredlanguage.C．Deafvillagersprefertouseit.D．Ithasbeenstudiedforover15years.B[推理推断题。依据其次段可知，ABSL手语大约有1000人运用，并且由于以色列手语的传播，它好像注定会灭亡，所以ABSL是濒危语言，故选B项。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“upgrade”inParagraph3mean?A．Recovery. B．Opportunity.C．Improvement. D．Update.C[词义揣测题。依据画线词后的内容可知，以色列手语让耳聋的村民们可以与更多的人沟通，并且能够让他们在村子外面找到工作以及与外面的人联姻。即以色列手语比ABSL手语更能满意人们的需求；再结合后文提到的“anythingotherthanprogress”可推出画线词意为“改善”。故选C项。]7．Howdoestechnologyaffectlanguages?A．Technologycanremovepeople'sregret.B．Languagesmayberescuedfromextinction.C．Technologyincreasesthenumberofendangeredlanguages.D．Endangeredlanguagesmightbeabandonedbecauseoftechnology.B[推理推断题。依据第四段可知，技术可以帮助复活濒危语言。故选B项。]8．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Moreandmorelanguagesaredyingout.B．Technologycreatessomenewlanguages.C．Peoplefeelashamedoflanguageextinction.D．Languageextinctionisnotnecessarilyabadthing.D[主旨大意题。本文主要讲解并描述了人们可以从主动的一面去看待濒危语言。一方面濒危语言被能更好地服务于人们的语言代替，这是一种进步；另一方面科技也可以让某些濒危语言复活，因此人们对待语言灭亡的看法应当变更，因为它未必是件坏事。故选D项。]Ⅱ.完形填空(2024·广东广州3月阶段训练改编)Throughoutmylife,Iwasneververyathletic.Iwasn'treallyinto1，sportsorconflict.TheonlyactivitiesIenjoyedwere2thingslikewatchingTVandplayingcomputergames.ItwasduringmyjunioryearinhighschoolthatIrealizedIneededa3.Myfriendswerejoiningthelongdistancerunningclubandalsoinvitedmetodoit.Atmyschool,therewerenoqualification4；everystudentwasaccepted.Aseveryonegatheredaroundonthefirstdayofpractice，the5announceditwastimefor“warm­up”．Iimaginedthewarm­upwouldbea6jogaroundthe400­metretrack.Isoon7itwasa1­kmrun.Aftercompletingtherun,Iwas8！Iwondered,“Ifthat'sthewarm­up,what'snext？”Therealworkoutforthedaywasa5­kmrun,whichImostlywalked.WhenIcamehome，Ireallyconsidered9.However,I10myselftokeepatitandtryharder.Ofcourse，therewasnorealimprovement11.Ialwayscameinlastduringpracticeandthefirstfew12.Asdaysandweekswenton,Ireallytriedmybest.Duringpractice，Iwouldalwayskeepatthe13ofthegroup；thefastest，moreconfidentrunnerswerealwaysahead,whilethelaziestwerebehind.Astheresultofmy14，thewarm­upbecamearealwarm­up.The5­kmruntransformedintoan15dayofpractice.AndIwasnolongerlastinanythingwedid.Foraformercouchpotato,likeme,thiswasasuccess.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，主题语境为人与自我。作者过去喜爱看电视和玩电脑嬉戏，现在决心变更自己，于是参与了长跑俱乐部，而且通过不断努力最终不再是最终一名。1．A.rules B．artsC．competition D．schoolworkC[依据上下文中的“Iwasneververyathletic”及“sportsorconflict”可知作者不喜爱竞赛、运动等事情。]2．A.endless B．pointlessC．important D．challengingB[句意：我唯一喜爱的活动是像看电视和玩电脑嬉戏之类没有意义的事情。故选B。]3．A.change B．restC．team D．resultA[依据下文作者加入了长跑俱乐部可知，作者意识到自己须要变更自己。句意：就在我上中学三年级的时候，我意识到我须要变更自我。]4．A.trials B．alternativesC．opportunities D．reasonsA[依据下文“everystudentwasaccepted”可知，参与俱乐部没有资格考验，谁都可以加入。]5．Apetitor B．coachC．reporter D．refereeB[句意：当大家在训练的第一天聚在一起时，教练宣布是时候热身了。]6．A.hard B．boringC．practical D．casualD[依据下文“aroundthe400­metretrack”可知，作者一起先以为热身就只是围绕400米跑道进行的随意慢跑。]7．A.decided B．suspectedC．realized D．agreedC[依据下文“itwasa1­kmrun”可知，作者很快意识到这是一次1公里的跑步。]8．A.sentoff B．takenawayC．turneddown D．wornoutD[作者第一次参与训练就跑了一公里，因此跑完后，乏累不堪，累坏了。]9．Aplaining B．quittingC．crying D．refreshingB[依据下文“...myselftokeepatitandtryharder”可知，作者回到家考虑过放弃，但是又劝服了自己接着坚持。]10．A.convinced B．taughtC．sent D．helpedA[解析见上题。]11．A.actually B．graduallyC．separately D．instantlyD[依据下文“Ialwayscameinlast”可知，作者的长跑并没有马上出现进步和改善。]12．A.performances B．presentationsC．races D．stepsC[依据上文“duringpracticeandthefirstfew”可知，练习赛还有前几场竞赛，作者总是最终一名。]13．A.middle B．topC．front D．bottomA[依据上下文可知，作者既不是跑在最前面的，也不是最终面的，作者在队伍的中间。atthemiddleof在……中间。句意：在练习中，我总是保持在这个群体中间；跑得最快、最自信的人总是跑在前面，而最懒的人总是在后面。]14．A.inspiration B．determinationC．loyalty D．contributionB[依据上文“Asdaysandweekswenton，Ireallytriedmybest”可知，作者不断尽最大努力，由于作者的决心，一公里热身变成了真正的热身。]15．A.unimaginable B．avoidableC．easy D．optionalC[依据上文“warm­upbecamearealwarm­up.”可知，作者有了进步，热身变成了真正的热身，5公里跑变成了轻松的一天练习。]Ⅲ.语法填空PollutiontakesawayallthebeautyofthebeachesofHawaii.Ihatetogotothebeacheson1.________(sun)weekendsandseerubbishbagslyingonthesand，cigarettebutts(烟头)2.________(bury)inthesand，andsodacansfloatingintheocean.OnethingthatreallyannoysmeisthatIsee3.________(tour)whovisitHawaiileavetheirrubbishonthebeaches.Iwasalwaystaughtafterdrinkingsodatothrowthecanintotheplace4.________itshouldstay—thetrashcan.Anotherthingthatannoysmeisthatsomepeoplewalkrightby