北京市密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(8)及答案.doc
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1、密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(8)及答案阅读理解、专题训练(*)、如何做好推理判断题 方法点拨做推理判断题时注重从已知推出未知,但在推理过程中千万不要主观臆断,掺杂自己的观点。 活学活用根据所学技巧,完成下列读写任务The automobile has many advantages. Above all,it offers people freedom to go wherever and whenever they want to go. The basic purpose of a motor vehicle is to get from point A to point B
2、as cheaply,quickly,and safely as possible. However,to most people,cars are also personal fantasy machines that serve as symbols of power,success,speed,excitement,and adventure.In addition,much of the worlds economy is built on producing motor vehicles and supplying roads,services,and repairs for tho
3、se vehicles. Half of the worlds paychecks are auto related. In the United States,one of every six dollars spent and one of every six nonfarm jobs are connected to the automobile or related industries,such as oil,steel,rubber,plastics,automobile services,and highway construction.In spite of their adv
4、antages,motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air,water,land,and wildlife resources. The automobile may be the most destructive machine ever invented. Though we tend to deny it,riding in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.Since 1885,when Karl B
5、enz built the first automobile,almost 18 million people have been killed by motor vehicles. Every year,cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250,000 peopleas many as were killed in the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasakiand injure or permanently disable ten million more. Half of the
6、 worlds people will be involved in an auto accident at some time during their lives.Since the automobile was introduced,almost three million Americans have been killed on the highwaysabout twice the number of Americans killed on the battlefield in all US.wars. In addition to the tragic loss of life,
7、these accidents cost American society about $ 60 billion annually in lost income and in insurance(保险),administrative(行政的),and legal expenses.Streets that used to be for people are now for cars. Pedestrians and people riding bicycles in the streets are subjected to noise,pollution,stress,and danger.
8、Motor vehicles are the largest source of air pollution,producing a haze of smog over the worlds cities. In the United States,they produce at least 50% of the countrys air pollution.根据短文,写一篇3050词左右的摘要_.根据所读短文,选出最佳答案1Cars represent people s _.AoccupationBidentityClife style Dfame2According to the pass
9、age,the average number of people killed annually in traffic accidents around the world is_.A18 million B250,000Chalf of the worlds population D60 million3A serious environmental problem resulting from automobiles is _.Atragic loss of life Btraffic jamsCair pollution Dmental stress4It can be inferred
10、 from this passage that automobiles_.Aare an important part of the world s economyBare becoming less dangerous Z*xx*k Cwill produce less air pollution in the futureDare killing more people in recent years than in the past5The title that suits the passage best is _. AAutomobile and Economy BAutomobil
11、e and the Environment CThe Problems with the AutomobileDAdvantages and Disadvantages of the Automobile参考答案Automobiles have both advantages and disadvantages. They can get people anywhere and bring them good feelings,as well as job opportunities. But in the meantime,they kill and injure people,cost a
12、 lot of money and pollute the earth we live on.15:BBCAD*结束(201*浙江卷)One evening in February 2007 . a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales . She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . Thats when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.He
13、r Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks. Ceelys near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily . Ceely was rely
14、ing on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing .I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train ,she told the BBC. W ho is to blame here ? Rick Stevenson ,who tells Ceelys story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of techno
15、logy. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And its not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards. The proble
16、m with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. perhaps the railway authorities are at fa
17、ult for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesnt say.Its a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an accout of the advanced tec
18、hniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe its also due to the short
19、age of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors .The game between humans and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use
20、 of technology. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long .41.WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident?A.Shewasnotfami
21、liarwiththeroad.B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.C. The railway works failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS device didnt tell her about the crossing42.Thephrase” nearmiss”(paragraph2)canbestbereplacedby_.A.closebitB.heavylossC.narrow escapeD.bigmistake43.WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostproba
22、blyagreewith?A. Moderntechnologyiswhatwe cantlivewithout.B.Digitaltechnologyoftenfalls shortofoutexpectation.C.Digitaldevicesaremore reliablethantheyusedtobe.D.GPSerrorisnottheonly causeforCelerysaccident.44.In the writers opinion, Stevensons argument is_.A. one-sided B. reasonable C.puzzling D.well
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