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阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
体裁:说明文 话题:网络时代 时间:6分钟
Think about how many ways there are for you to communicate today.You can send a letter or pick up the phone and make a call.But today,one of the most popular ways to communicate is called instant messaging(IM).In any instant messaging system,you type a little text message on your computer,press the “Send” button,and your message instantly shows up on your friend's screen.But how does it work?
Actually,the whole process is very cool.In the 1980s,you could sit down at a computer at any big university.Up to 100 people would be logged in and share the computer because these computers were very expensive.You could type a command to send an instant message to anyone logged in the same computer.It felt like everyone was connected together no matter where they were sitting.
Today,you can communicate with anyone in the world.All you need is an instant messaging program installed on your computer.There are many programs to choose from.AOL's instant messenger is probably the most popular right now.MSN has one.Google has Google Talk.
When you're ready,you create an account.Next,you need to figure out the IM names your friends use.Add their IM names to your IM program.Click on the friend you want to talk to and then type away.When you click “Send”,your friend gets the message instantly.
But behind the scenes,amazing things are happening.Your IM program is communicating with a computer,called a server,which could be just down the road or even in some other city.All your friends' computers are communicating with a server,too.Your computer is constantly chatting with it to make everything happen.The network called the Internet makes it all possible.
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了目前网上最流行的沟通方式——即时通信。
1.What could be the best title of the passage?
A.Different Ways of Communication
B.The Easiest Way to Talk to a Friend
C.How to Send Instant Messages
D.Development of Communication
解析 主旨大意题。依据第一段的后两句及整篇文章的内容可知,该文介绍的是如何发送即时消息,所以选C项作标题最合适。
答案 C
2.Why did so many people share a computer in the 1980s?
A.Because they wanted to be connected to each other.
B.Because few people could afford to buy computers.
C.Because few people knew how to use computers.
D.Because computers at that time were too large.
解析 细节理解题。依据其次段的第三句“Up to 100 people would be logged in and share the computer because these computers were very expensive.”可知,一百多个人使用一台电脑是由于电脑太贵,很少有人买得起。
答案 B
3.From the passage we can see that “Google Talk”______.
A.is a kind of search engine
B.refers to a computer company
C.is a famous website
D.is an IM program
解析 细节理解题。依据第三段内容可知,要想进行即时谈天,你需要在电脑上装一个IM程序,并且有很多这样的程序供你选择,故Google Talk是一个IM程序。
答案 D
4.The underlined“it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to“______ ”.
A.a server B.an IM program
C.a computer D.the Internet
解析 代词指代题。依据上文中的“Your IM program is communicating with a computer,called a server”以及“All your friends' computers are communicating with a server,too.”可知,此处的it指的就是前面提到的a server。
答案 A
阅读理解-------------D
Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit(诉讼)against the search giant over privacy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program.
In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund (基金)for privacy education the company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.
Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.
How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course.
“Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that we’ve reached a settlement regarding Google Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.
“The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users’concerns,” Google wrote.
Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was included in the settlement unless they decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet Court for the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.
Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者) for privacy problem involving Buzz and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into Google’s collection of Wi – Fi data with Street View mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among employees.
58.“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to .[来源:学.科.网]
A.Buzz B.Gmail C.Google D.Street View
59.What will Google do to protect its users’ privacy?
A.Further educate its staff. B.Pay cash to its users.
C.Hold a fairness hearing. D.Stop collecting its users’ data.
60.According to the passage, .
A.Google was accused of cheating its users.
B.Google users are all affected by the settlement
C.Google often sent a message to its users throughout the world
D.Googles’ Street View mapping service is questioned by federal regulators
【答案】 58-60: CAD
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it."
Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.
Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it. Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting(运用) the effort to live the life of our dreams.
Remember that you reap what you sow. You just don't sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.
If someone's life is in the trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve your life.
1 According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life ____________.
A. Doesn't need improving B. couldn't be improved
C. will be better some day D. Will be worse in the future
2 What does the author think of the woman's life?
A. positive B. satisfying C. colorful D. passive
3.Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?
A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.
B. Your luck can be changed by your efforts
C. You can only achieve success when God wills it.
D. You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.
4 In Para.5, the author emphasized the importance of _____________.
A. positive action B. positive thinking C. hope for the best D. intention to succeed
5 The text is mainly written to advise you to ____________.
A. understand yourself B. improve your life
C. believe in yourself D. change your normal way
A篇【解析】
B。细节理解题。依据第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it”和第四段的“She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”,可知该女子接受现在的生活是由于她认为她已经尽力,但生活却未能转变。
D。作者态度题。作者认为该女子只是重复日常活动,并没有“doing her best”,所以是passive (消极的)。
B。细节理解题。依据第五段的“Don’t expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it”,可知B为正确答案。
A。细节理解题。第五段主要强调行动,而不仅仅靠运气、思想或期望。尤其是依据末句的“It’s not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively”,可知A为正确答案。
B。文章意图题。从文章的首句和尾句可以得到提示。
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.
Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive.
He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.
So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.
31. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.
A. paid little attention to them
B. talked to them to get their attention
C. kept watering them every morning
D. beat them to make them grow deep roots
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。依据He hardly watered his new trees,他没有给树浇过水,也就是他没有关注过它们。故选A。
32. What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?
A. Original and reasonable.
B. Strange and harmful.
C. Interesting and funny.
D. Cruel and unacceptable.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。依据I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.由于Doctor Gibbs种的树长的又高又粗大,所以可推想作者认为他的做法是新颖和合理的,故选A。
33. What does the underlined word "Adversity" mean in the seventh paragraph?
A. Bad weather.
B. Lack of moisture.
C. Enough care or attention.
D. Difficult living conditions.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。依据上文if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.可知比较难的条件,故选D。
34. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
B. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
D. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。依据I know my children are going to encounter hardship.祈祷儿子在人生中能够经受风雨,故选D。
35. Which of the following is the best title for the article?
A. Deep roots count
B. Prayers for my sons
C. Doctor Gibbs and his trees
D. Trees need no water
【答案】A
【解析】标题归纳题。依据What we need to do is to pray for deep roots及deep roots在文章中多次毁灭,用它来表明数要扎深根人们要经受风雨才能更坚强,故选A。
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