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1、(英语)高考英语阅读理解模拟试题及解析(英语)高考英语阅读理解模拟试题及解析一、高中英语阅读理解一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 Most of us have been in this situation:Youre on your way to your friends house,then yousuddenly ask yourself,Did I remember to turn the lights off?”For those with smart homes,however,this wouldnt be a problem.Over the last few years,sma
2、rt home technology has become more popular.Thanks to user-friendly products like intelligent lighting and heating controllers,people can control nearly everyelectrical item in their homes from anywhere in the world.While smart homes arent new,companies like Philips,Amazon and Xiaomi have finally bro
3、ughtautomation to everyday people with affordable products like artificial intelligence(AI)speakersand sensors.“The obvious message is that you can stop wasting energy,”Tom Kerber,director of researchfor U.S-based digital company Parks Associates,told The Guardian.And the technology also has more me
4、aningful uses.In Norway,for example,one company isusing smart tech to make life easier for its elderly customers.Abilias system allows carers tocheck up on patients through a tablet on a wall inside their home.The device sends patientsreminders about tasks,such as when they need to take medication(冥
5、想).It can even tell carers iftheres any unusual activity in the home that could be life-threatening.“This kind of system allows people to take care of themselves,which is the most importantthing,”Abilias vice president,Oystein Johnsen,told the BBC.It also saves the governmentmoney.In Norway,it costs
6、 1 million kroner(about 0.8 million yuan)per year to have someone ina care home.This system costs 15,000 kroner a year.”So,for those who have already gone smart,will it ever be possible to go back to do things inthe old-fashioned way?I think it would be difficult.When we go to a friends house or onv
7、acation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that we should do,Poulson,35,a senior program manager from Seattle.,U.S.,explained.(1)What are the first and second paragraphs used for?A.Introducing the topic.B.Describing the situation.C.Advertising smart homes.D.Putting forward the
8、 authors opinion.(2)What do Philips,Amazon and Xiaomi have in common?A.They are all designing smart homes.B.They are all U.S-based digital company.C.Theyve all advanced in smart technology.D.Theyve all received affordable productsautomatically.(3)What does Abilias system allow users to do in Norway?
9、A.To take care of themselves.B.To buy user-friendly products.C.To control heating and cooling.D.To switch lights through a tablet.(4)Whats Poulsons attitude to smart technology?A.Cautious.B.Favorable C.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.【答案】(1)A(2)C(3)A(4)B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了智能家居领域又有了新的进展。(1)考查推理判断。第一、二段是对智能
10、家居的现象的描述,从第三段开始文章介绍了智能家居在人们日常生活中的发展及应用,因此,第一、二段是为了引出“智能家居”的话题。故选 A。(2)考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“.companies like Philips Amazon and Xiaomi have finallybrought automation to everyday people with affordable products like artificial intelligence(AI)speakers and sensors”可知,这几家公司已经通过人们负担得起的产品将自动化带到人们的日常生活中,因此,它们的共同点
11、是都在智能科技方面取得了进步。故选C。(3)考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“This kind of system allows people to take care ofthemselves,which is the most important thing,Abilias vice president,Oystein Johnsen,told theBBC.”可知,Alibia 的系统可以让使用者照顾自己。故选A。(4)考查推理判断。最后一段中波尔森说的话承接该段第一句提出的问题So,for those whohave alreadygone smart,will it ever be p
12、ossible to go back to do things in the oldfashionedway?”。他认为如果没有了智能技术,人们很难再用老的方式做事情,如我们去朋友家或外出度假时,我们会希望房子能够做一些本该我们做的事情。由此可推测,波尔森对智能技术持支持态度。故选 B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查,是一篇科普类阅读,考生需要准确掌握细节信息,并根据上下文进行逻辑推理,选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Kevin Adkins admits that when he lacks confidence,he uses big words to appear sma
13、rter,ofwhich most people dont know the meaning.Only when I need to impress the person.I preferusing big words,says the 45-year-old.Adkins is not alone.Many people use longer words in place of shorter ones because they know,consciously or unconsciously,that when others form impressions of them after
14、a glance or ashort conversation,they often work harder to give the right impression.People think,if I canshow that I have a good vocabulary,Ill sound smarter says Daniel Oppenheimer,PhD,a professorof psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.However,if the listeners do notunderstand tho
15、se long words,he adds,it will leave a bad impression instead.The truth is that it can easily go wrong.Its almost a game that two people are playing,saysEric Igou,PhD,a social psychologist at Irelands University of Limerick.If the observer,person B,doesnt have the same theory,it can backfire.Person A
16、 may be regarded as showing off insteadof being intelligent.Using big words may also confuse listeners,which is definitely moving in the wrong direction,People associate intelligence with clearness of expressions,says Oppenheimer.Thats especiallytrue when it comes to the written word.A small study i
17、n Applied Cognitive Psychology(应用认知心理学)found that the more writers tried to sound smart,the less intelligent they wereconsidered to be.So what can you do to sound smarter?Speak clearly and directly.Leave the dictionary at yourdesk.(1)Why does Kevin Adkins prefer saying big words sometimes?A.He wants
18、 to make himself more easily understood.B.He believes that it is cool.C.He enjoys the feelings of being mysterious.D.He hopes that what he says sounds smart.(2)What is Professor Oppenheimers attitude towards the behavior of using big words?A.Disapproving.B.Favorable.C.Indifferent.D.Cautious.(3)What
19、does Eric Igou mean by saying it can backfire in paragraph 3?A.It can catch fire.B.Person B can fire person A.C.It can deliver an opposite effect.D.The observer can also fight back.(4)What can we learn from the small study in Applied Cognitive Psychology?A.The writer who never uses big words is more
20、 intelligent.B.The writer who uses big words the most is the most intelligent.C.People like the writers who only use short and clear expressions.D.The writers should avoid using big words often in their writings.【答案】(1)D(2)A(3)C(4)D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,人们将智慧和清晰的表达联系在一起,因此给人留下聪明印象的说话技巧在于你能够让对方很容易地理解你的意思。
21、(1)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Kevin Adkins admits that when he lacks confidence,heuses big words to appear smarter,of which most people dont know the meaning.”可知,KevinAdkins 承认,当他缺乏信心时,他会说一些人们不经常使用的词使自己显得更聪明,而大多数人却不知道其中的含义。因此 Kevin Adkins 有时喜欢说一些人们不经常使用的词的原因是他希望他所说的话听起来充满智慧。故选D。(2)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“However,if the
22、listeners do not understand those longwords,he adds,it will leave a bad impression instead.”和第四段中的“Using big words may alsoconfuse listeners,which is definitely moving in the wrong direction,People associate intelligencewith clearness of expressions,says Oppenheimer.”可知,Oppenheimer 教授认为,如果听者不懂说话者的那些
23、长话,这会给听者留下不好的印象。说人们不经常使用的词可能会使听众感到困惑,这会引起人们的误解,人们将智慧与表达的清晰性联系在一起。因此Oppenheimer 教授对说话者使用人们不熟悉的词的行为持不赞成态度。故选A。(3)考查句义猜测。根据第三段中的“Person A may be regarded as showing off instead ofbeing intelligent.”可知,说长话的人 A 可能被认为是在炫耀而不能体现其聪明。因此划线句子的意思是“它起到了相反的作用”,即说长话的人达到的效果与预想中的让别人看起来很聪明的效果是相反的。故选C。(4)考查推理判断。根据第四段中的
24、“A small study in Applied Cognitive Psychology foundthat the more writers tried to sound smart,the less intelligent they were considered to be.”可知,一项关于应用认知心理学的小型研究发现,作家越是要让自己听起来聪明,他们就越被认为不那么聪明。因此我们可以从应用认知心理学的小型研究了解到作家应避免在写作中经常使用人们不熟悉的词。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,句义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查,是一篇教育类阅读,考生需要准确掌握细节信息,并根据上下文
25、的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 Science is finally beginning to embrace animals who were,for a long time,considered second-class citizens.As Annie Potts of Canterbury University has noted,chickens distinguish amongone hundredchicken faces and recognize familiar individuals even after months of separati
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