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閱讀理解選練（5）【2014高考英語安徽省皖南八校二?！块喿x下列短文，從每題所給的a.b.c和d項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 there are always minorities, either people or enterprises, that have absolute advantage（絕對(duì)優(yōu)勢(shì)）in a field; the majority apply their comparative advantage（相對(duì)優(yōu)勢(shì)） to professions where they do their best to be effective players . based on comparative advantage, different divisions are formed as international trade and the globalized economy develop. oranges are flourishing in florida in the united states, for example, shoes are made perfectly in wenzhou of china, and people in both areas need oranges and shoes. in wenzhou, one could try to create an artificial environment for orange trees of an international standard, and in florida workers could be trained to make shoes as effectively as workers in wenzhou using the same resources. however, the costs would be too high. the best solution, therefore, is to allow each location to specialize in its own product, producing enough to meet local needs and exporting the rest. as a result, people in both areas end up with lower cost and higher quality goods than if each tried to produce both. it is obvious that absolute advantage occurs in this process. however, absolute advantage may not necessarily apply everywhere. for instance, i know a capable company boss, who is also an expert in private cars and very skillful at changing car oil, even more efficiently than a mechanic, but, almost every time he drives his car to a garage to have the oil changed by a mechanic since he believes he can use the time to do something more valuable. what he uses here is his comparative advantage rather than absolute advantage. the same theory may also apply to individual careers. you may not be the best in a certain area, but still have a comparative advantage, which will not be reduced in relation to others absolute advantage, and you can still find an advantaged position in which your disadvantage is smaller relative to others. an ordinary talent can, therefore, achieve outstanding results by rightfully exploring his or her comparative advantage. in this sense, we may say that comparative advantage really works.72.from the example about orange in florida and shoes in wenzhou ,we can draw the conclusion that _.a. the field in wenzhou can be improved to grow oranges .b. florida workers could be trained to make shoes .c. we should fully use our absolute advantage in our advantaged field.d. our comparative advantage is equal to our absolute one as to making fortunes .73.why doesnt the capable company boss change his car oil himself ? _a. the mechanic is more efficient than him .b. he neednt do it by himself for his riches.c. he would rather do something more valuable .d. changing oil is beyond his ability.74.which of the following is right according to paragraph 4. ? _a. you should use your absolute advantage in your work definitely .b. you must work hard to improve your absolute advantage to be the best worker .c. if others absolute advantage is larger , your comparative advantage is smaller .d. sometimes you may still use your comparative advantage to find your advantaged position .75.this article can be entitled “_”.a. the advantage of comparative advantage.b. the advantage of absolute advantagec. absolute advantagethe secret to make different talents d. comparative advantagethe way to achieve outstanding results【參考答案】e篇 ccda閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的a,b,c或d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。which are you more likely to have with you at any given momentyour cellphone or your wallet? soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner. in january, starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6, 800 of its stores. this is the first pay-by-phone practice in the u. s. , but were likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(nfc) gets into americas consumer electronics. last december, some new smart phones which contain an nfc chip were introduced to the public. already in use in parts of asia and europe, nfc allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminala contact-free system built for speed and convenience. but before nfc becomes widely adopted in the u. s. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use nfc-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale(pos) market. three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture(合資企業(yè)) that will go into operation over the next 15 months. its goal is “to lead the u. s. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.”the other big nfc issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. for instance, whats to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “were still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says jimmy shah, a mobile-security researcher. “users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. plus, your phone can be password protected. your wallet isnt. 1. what is predicted to happen in the u. s. ? a. the expansion of cellphone companies. b. the boom of pay-by-phone business.c. the disappearance of credit cards. d. the increase of starbucks sales.2. the nfc technology can be used to.a. ensure the safety of shoppers b. collect transaction fees easilyc. make purchase faster and simpler d. improve the quality of cellphones3. three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to.a. strengthen their relationship b. get a share in the payments industryc. sell more cellphones d. test the nfc technology4. according to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones? a. stop the functioning of their phones. b. set up a password.c. get all the money out of their phones. d. cancel large purchases.【參考答案】14、 bcba閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的a,b,c或d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。steven spielbergs 2002 science-fiction thriller minority report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. it seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.on jan. 3l, a team of scientist sat the uc berkeley, led by robert knight programmed computers to decode (解碼) brain waves and replay them as words. five months earlier, another group of berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.these experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a french scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. the possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an ipad.there are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out ofinformation from the brain.in spite of these breakthroughs,jack gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” the field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fmri.“eventually,” says gallant,“someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.still, the recent advances at berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets ofmemory and consciousness.l. what is the best title for the passage?a. new technology can read your mind b. fantasy is edging closer to factc. a new discovery in human brain d. the intelligent computers in the future2. what did scientist sat the uc berkeley do?a. they produced a fanciful world.b. they made computers jump forward like a human.c. they managed to translate brain waves into language.d. they used computers to make short movies.3. which of the following is impossible for the research?a. it can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.b. doctors can read a patients mind even if he is unconscious.c. people will know what happens in their dreams.d. peoples thoughts may be given away.4. what plays a most important role in the development of the technology?a. a computer.b. an ipad. c.a decoding machine.d. a hat.5. it can be inferred from the passage that .a. scientists got the inspiration from a movie b. the technology still has a long way to goc. the technology has been put into practice d. scientists have unlocked these crets of memory【參考答案】15、acacb【2014高考英語安徽省聯(lián)考模擬試題】a閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。sometimes youll hear people say that you cant love others until you love yourself. sometimes youll hear people say that you cant expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. either way, youve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. sure we all know that were the apple of our parents eyes, and that our grandmas think were great talents and our uncle roberts think that we will go to the olympics. but sometimes its a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. if you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.self-image is your own minds picture of yourself. this image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.the best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your success. that is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. dont allow doubts to occur in it. it very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you cant move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. if you think youre silly because you arent good at math, find a tutor. if you think youre weak because you cant run a mile, get to the track and practice. if you think youre dull