（二年名校模擬 一年權(quán)威預(yù)測(cè)）（安徽專用）高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí) 考前100天專題練習(xí) 3.2 細(xì)節(jié)理解題(1).doc

（二年名校模擬 一年權(quán)威預(yù)測(cè)）（安徽專用）2013高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí) 考前100天專題練習(xí) 3.2 細(xì)節(jié)理解題【模擬提升演練】 unit 1a（2012寶雞模擬） a funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another. i was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cellphone rang, interrupting our conversation. there we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and. . . i became invisible, absent from the conversation. the telephone used to connect you to the absent. now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected i feel? every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction. with email and instant messaging over the internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. with voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. if my mom has a question, i just leave the answer on her machine. as almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. you cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. directory assistance is almost always fully automated. i am not against modern technology. i own a cellphone, an atm card, a voice mail system, and an email account. giving them up isnt wise. . . theyre a great help to us. its some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy. more and more，i find myself hiding behind email to do a job meant for conversation. or being relieved that voice mail picked up because i didnt really have time to talk. the industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier . . . or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts. so ive put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when im at home. 1. which of the following would be the best title of the passage? a. the advance of communications technologyb. the consequences of modern technologyc. the story of communications revolutiond. the automation of modern communications2. the sentence “now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. ” means that _. a. the people sitting beside you have to go away to receive a phone callb. you can hardly get in touch with the people sitting beside youc. modern technology makes it hard for people to have a face- to- face talkd. people can now go to work without going to the office3. the writer feels that the use of modern communications is _. a. satisfyingb. encouragingc. disappointingd. embarrassing4. the passage implies that _. a. modern technology is bridging the peopleb. modern technology is separating the peoplec. modern technology is developing too fastd. modern technology is interrupting our communicationb（2012合肥模擬） from now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. only you have the power to make those seeds grow. the seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. success is a choice and not a chance. you were born a winner. you were born rich. you can be a success only if you make the right choice. you cannot be successful without first developing your self- confidence. your level of self- confidence is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. people with low self- confidence are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. they are mere victims. they are leaves tossed (搖擺) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather. you can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. successful people realize that they are responsible. everything happens as a result of something. if we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. we are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. one generally rises to the level that one expects. we are responsible for setting our expectations. our success is dependent upon our level of confidence. if you associate with positive- thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. on the contrary, the opposite happens. we are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks. in short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success. 5. people with low self- confidence are compared to leaves because they_. a. are ready to change their mindsb. are easily affected by windy weatherc. dont have the power to face their fated. cant control themselves in life6. losers would think that _. a. success is the result of hard workb. working hard will lead to successc. their failure is only because of bad luckd. they dont make efforts to succeed7. it can be inferred from paragraph 5 that_ . a. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudesb. developing confidence is the key to future successc. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindd. setting our expectations is essential before taking action8. the last paragraph serves as _. a. the proof of the authors pointsb. the conclusion of the argumentc. an introduction to another topicd. a comparison between two viewsc（ 2011哈爾濱模擬） britains oldest man made his first visit to london yesterday at the age of 110. mr. john evans had never found the time or the money to make the trip from his home near swansea. but, when british rail offered him an all- expenses- paid birthday trip to the capital, he just could not refuse. until yesterday he had never been far from home, except for one trip to aberdeen. mr. evans, who spent 60 years working as a miner in south wales, almost made the journey to london once before, at the turn of the century. “there was a trip to the white city but it was ten shillings (1 shilling = 1/20 pound) return from swanseatoo much i thought. all my money went to the family then. ” he said. during the next two days mr. evans will be taken on a whistle- stop tour of london to see the sights. top of his list is a visit to the houses of parliament(國(guó)會(huì)). the only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided to move him about if he gets tired. “i dont like the chair businesspeople will think i am getting old, ” he said. his secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicizedno alcohol, no cigarette and no anger. before setting off from swansea with his 76-year-old son, amwel, he quipped, “im glad to see theyve given me a return ticket. ”9. it was reported that mr. evanss healthy long life was to a certain extent due to his _. a. wine drinkingb. proper smokingc. mild temperd. sense of humor10. which of the following statements is true? a. a single trip from mr. evanss home to the white city used to be ten shillings. b. the first place for mr. evans to visit is the houses of parliament. c. he appreciated peoples arrangement of a wheelchair during his visit. d. mr. evans once made the journey to london at the turn of the century. 11. the word “quip” in the last sentence most probably means _. a. to make a witty remarkb. to express a happy messagec. to make a wishd. to tell a joke12. what might be the best title for this passage? a. a 110-year-old touristb. the secret for a long and healthy lifec. a free return ticketd. sightseeing in londond (2011皖南八校模擬） in a win- at- all- costs world, we have accepted so- called “gamesmanship” （制勝絕招）. it is not unusual for players to try their best to win. but when it comes to golf, it is a different storyhonesty is a symbol of honor in the game. its the reason why zach nash, a 14- year- old who won a junior tournament this summer in wisconsin, us, returned his medal. nash carried an extra club（球棒）in his golf bag during the competition. it belonged to a friend and zach forgot it was there as he played. a player noticed something was wrong. “count your golf clubs, ” he told the teenager. fifteenone more than allowed. zachs eyes filled with tears. the error had no effect on zachs final scorehe never used the extra club. but even so, the boy packed up his medal and dropped it in the mail “. . . this was golf, and rules are rules. i just knew what i had to do. ” he said. golf isnt a game where referees watch closely, unlike football or basketball. in golf tournaments, dozens of competitors are spread across acres of land, so officials cannot hope to see each shot. competitors call penalties （罰球） on themselves. the tradition can be traced back. golf became popular as a pastime for the wealthy, who seemed to have strict rules for every occasion. “it was a sport for gentlemen, and gentlemen did not care about winning. they cared about doing the right thing, ” said robert simon, a golf coach at hamilton college in new york. so when one of the games early stars, bobby jones, was praised for calling a penalty on himself at the 1925 us open, he replied: “you might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank. ” as for zach, he competed in another tournament and before teeing off, he counted his clubsfour times. 13. zach nash returned a medal he won in a junior tournament because _. a. he was caught cheating by a player b. he made a mistake counting his final scorec. he decided to follow the rules of golf d. he used another players club by mistake14. which of the following statements about golf is true according to the article? a. golf players usually do whatever it takes to win. b. golf referees watch each shot and call penalties. c. early golf players didnt care about the rules. d. in golf honor comes before victory. 15. the phrase “teeing off” underlined in the last paragraph probably means “_”. a. getting startedb. getting caught c. leavingd. winning16. what is the passage mainly about? a. zachs medal. b. the history of golf. c. honesty counts in golf. d. golf is everybodys game. e（2012哈爾濱模擬） struggling in the us? move to china! i graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineering. it is a good field but my heart was not in it. i wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industry. . . living a creative life. my choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but i realized it too late. as soon as i graduated, i moved straight to los angeles-the home of the film and television industry! for three years, i tried to get a job in that field. i often worked as an extra in movies and tv shows-standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. this was fun for a while, but i wanted a real acting job, where i was speaking! sadly, in los angeles, there is too much competition. every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, asian and thousands of blondish- red haired midwestern types like me. being an extra couldnt make enough money for me to live in los angeles. i had to do something else for money. after three years of trying, i gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. i then tried network- marketing, but in the end, that failed. seven years after graduating college, i was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. i decided to go back to civil engineering. however, i was starting to get very disappointed with my life. why is life not like what i expected? i expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc. . millions of people lead lives with their dreams shelved, existing but not really living. i want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. america was not providing that for me. . . in addition, america was too expensive-always worrying about money was a headache. i wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized. . . . i decided to move to china. 17. how can we describe the writers attitude towards life? a. practical. b. passive. c. disappointed. d. positive. 18. what does the underlined sentence mean? a. a lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life. b. a lot of people are living with dreams though their life is not that enjoyable. c. a lot of people give up their dreams and yet are living a good life. d. a lot of people dont have dreams, nor do they want to live either. 19. what did the writer do before he finally decided to move to china? a. engineerextramarketingengineerb. extramarketingengineerc. engineerextramarketingd. extraengineermarketing20. what can we infer from the passage? a. life is easier in the us. b. life in china is not easy. c. there is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy life. d. more americans will move to china. unit 2a（2012豫南九校模擬)classified adsjob wanted im black, a 25- year- old young man living in shanghai and looking for a job in a variety of fields, web designer，teaching spanish or english or working as a waiter or bar tender. i have a friendly personality and im hard- working. if you have any job that you think i could do，please do not hesitate about contacting me. backerl896126. comjob offered el house is a well- known english learning center for primary and high school students. we are looking for native english teachers who can teach the following subject(s) to our students who are planning to study abroad. the following are our requirements： experienced in exam preparations (toefl, ielts，sat) degree holder experienced in teaching either mathematics, physics or business excellent command of english in both oral and written experienced in teaching higher academic level english native english teachers or bilingual teachers with native command of english please contact me. jghtrgmail. comshare im margaret, looking for a person with a positive outlook on life to share the bedroom in a wonderfully- located luxury apartment. that is near everything and has everything：hard- wood floors，international tv，washer & dryer. other two rooms already occupied by a french and a kiwi women, both professional. please contact me. mlctsina. comfor rent cny 12, 000 / lovely apartment near west nanjing road layout：3 bedrooms，2 bathrooms size：120sqm monthly rental：rmb 12, 000 compound：first block facilities：gym, tennis court, indoor swimming pool，childrens playground lyg2560sohu. com1. margaret is now looking for_. a. her lost cat b. an apartmentc. a job d. a roommate2. which of the following is not the requirement of el house? a. experienced in exam preparations. b. experienced in teaching chinese. c. excellent command of english. d. degree holder. 3. to look for a person to work in your restaurant，you can contact_. a. lyg2560sohu. comb. mlctsina. comc. backerl896126. comd. jghtrgmail. com4. if you rent the apartment near west nanjing road, _. a. you should pay rmb 13，000 each monthb. you can work out in the gymc. you can go shopping in the neighborhoodd. you can swim in an outdoor swimming poolb（2012洛陽(yáng)模擬） people playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing super mario, a new research suggests. in a six- week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive（認(rèn)知的）skills didnt get any smarter. researchers recruited（招募）participants from views of the bbcs science show bang goes the theory. more than 8, 600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week. they were compared to more than 2, 700 people who didnt play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the internet and answering general knowledge questions. all participants were given an “iq test” before and after the experiment. researchers said the people who did the brain training didnt do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the internet. on some sections of the test, the people who surfed the net scored higher than those who played the games. the study was published online by the journey nature. “if you are playing these games because theyre fun, thats absolutely fine, ” said adrian owen, assistant director at britains medical research council, the studys lead author. “but if youre expecting these games to improve your iq, our data suggests this isnt the case. ”5. whats the purpose of online brain games according to the designers? a. to take part in the study. b. to draw public attention to computers. c. to provide free service to teenagers. d. to improve players iq. 6. how many people were involved in the study made by the researchers? a. about 60. b. only 2700. c. 8600 or so. d. around 11, 300. 7. whats the result of the study about online games? a. those who didnt play online games felt disappointed. b. those who played online games proved smarter. c. online games dont improve the players skills at all. d. online games will