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山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（十八）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ANews (March 6, 2008) that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday. Here are some responses:Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, MissouriThis is the best move for both parties. Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly. Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers.Scott G. of New JerseyI was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft. Then Google came along: Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail. Google is so innovative (创新的) with everything they do. Yahoo and Microsoft. same old story. I dont think the merger(合并) will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders bank accounts.Michael Glosser of Estero, Florida Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users. Microsoft seeks nothing but profit. Undoubtedly, theyll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoos formerly non-priced features. Microsofts greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is.Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!Antonio Simmons of Parkville, MarylandMicrosoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company. In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsofts current search engines are too inferior (差的) to compete. Even if combined, they still lack.1. Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?A. Antonio Simmons. B. Michael Grosser. C. Scott G. D. Mark Galeassi.2. In the opinion of Scott G._.A. the merger will contribute to MicrosoftB. Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovationC. Google is getting short of management experienceD. the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake Google3. Michael Grosser is afraid that _ .A. the merger will cost Yahoos free featuresB. the merger will lead to Microsofts monopoly (垄断) of the marketC. the increased competition will force Google out of the gameD. Internet users will have to buy Microsofts costly software4. What is Antonio Simmons attitude towards Google?A. Doubtful. B. Disapproval. C. Positive. D. NegativeBIn department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they have a variety of styles, patterns, materials, and colors. But they are eventually the biggest deception（欺骗）that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heels（高跟鞋）a womans worst enemy (whether she knows it or not). Fashion has led women to believe that they are more beautiful or fashionable for wearing heels, but in reality, heels cause troubles. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to use or buy them in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering.To be fair, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First, heels are excellent for aerating （给通气）lawns（草坪）. Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A simple trip around the yard in a pair of those babies gets rid of all the need to call for a lawn care expert, and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all the dirt lying around. Second, heels are quite useful for defending against oncoming enemies by threatening them with a pair of these sharp, deadly fashion items. Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to ones physical health. Talk to any podiatrist（足病医生）, and you will hear that most of their business comes from high-heel-wearing women. High heels are known to cause problems such as misshapen feet and torn toenails. The risk of serious back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a high heel wearer than for a flat shoe wearer. Women wearing heels may get a heel caught in a narrow sidewalk gap and be thrown to the ground and possibly break a nose, back, or neck. And of course, after wearing heels for a day, any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her aching feet.5. Despite the disadvantages of high heels, women are still crazy about them because of _.A. the different uses of high heels B. their purpose to show off their wealthC. the rich variety of high heel styles D. their wish to improve their appearance6. Why does the writer use the underlined expression “those babies” (Paragraph 2) to refer to highheels?A. To show their small size. B. To show their colorful appearance. C. To show womens love for them. D. To show they are strong.7. The writers chief argument against high heels is that they _. A. are a threat to lawns B. are harmful to womens health C. will not always make women beautiful D. are not useful as a weapon of defense8. It can be inferred from the passage that women should _. A. see through the very nature of fashion B. refuse to buy the products of the fashion industry C. go to a podiatrist regularly for advice D. avoid following fashion too closelyC A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man, but he has many bitter memories. He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团) wrongly convicted (判处有罪) him of raping two women. At Jacksons trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony (证词) of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the real criminal. Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group, and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witnesss decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided to test this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve (决定) court cases. Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime, such as rape. Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, and convict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judges, to determine the accuracy of the witnesss testimony. It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what happened.9. Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5 years prison because _ A. the victims insisted that he was the attackerB. he admitted the crime of raping two womenC. the police discovered evidence leading to his guiltD. the eyewitness proved the victims testimony10. An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to _A. the misunderstanding of the case B. the disbelief in the courtC. the disrespect for the eyewitness D. the conviction of an innocent person11. Eyewitness testimony is important because_A. it can be relied on to detect criminal in all casesB. it is sometimes the only way to resolve court casesC. it is sometimes the only clue for police investigationD. it is more reliable than physical evidence to a crime12. According to the text, we can infer that_A. eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrectB. police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary peopleC. crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspectD. the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decisionA D BADWork your brain!Between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder，it controls everything we say，do or think，who we are and what we care about. The way we walk or laugh or figure out things. What we like and the talents we possess. How we see and talk and run and jump and process our food.The brain uses 20 percent of our bodys oxygen and 20 percent of its blood. Somewhere within its protein，fat, 100,000 miles of blood vessels and 100 billion nerve cells，it helps us remember where we put our gym shoes. Change our temperature so we dont die because of the heat or cold. Speed us up or slow us down. Help us choose between orange juice or orangeflavored drinks.Its intricacies(复杂性)are stunning，far beyond anything most of us can imagine. To keep this work of art as polished(有光泽的) as possible we need to eat right，exercise and keep mentally stimulated(刺激)Good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other. Exercise stimulates a hormone(荷尔蒙)in our brain that improves memory. Mental stimulation keeps you sharp even as you age.“Its very important that we tell people to be physically active and mentally active，” said neurologist Malcolm Stewart.“People cannot stop aging，but youre able to reduce the damage；youre able to keep the function up.”Following are Dr.Stewarts advice for improving brain health：NutritionAvoid fast food. Follow the old adage(格言，谚语)：For breakfast，eat like a king；for lunch，like a queen；for supper，like a beggar.ExerciseDo a combination of stretching aerobic and musclestrengthening every day.Mental gamesTry to have a sense of hope about the future. Do puzzles. Listen to music. Reach out to others to make their lives better.13. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _.A. inform us how the brain works B. give us advice on how to keep the brain healthy C. tell us that the brain plays an important role in our lives D. show how special the brain is to us 14 The word “stunning” in Paragraph 5 means _.A. interesting B. strange C. significant D. amazing 15 According to the text，more exercise _.A. keeps our mind sharp B. helps improve our memory C. gives our brain a rest D. is good for brain cells communicating with each other 16 In order to keep brain healthy，we should avoid _.A. eating a good lunch B. doing puzzles C. eating a large supper D. taking aerobic exercise EToday, theres hardly an aspect of our life that isnt being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail. “If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas. And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza.”Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. “We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity.”You would be hard pressed to name something that isnt available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after youve moved on to your final resting place, theres no reason those you love cant keep in touch. A company called FinalT offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”.Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable(能预测的) future. Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left.Whats clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. “The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum. “The last 80% is happening now.”17. What can we learn from the Microsofts remark?A. Todays cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced.B. Information technology is developing at an amazing speed.C. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult.D. Theres more competition in information technology industry than in car industry.18. The author gives the example of FinalT to make the point that_.A. there are some genius ideas on the InternetB. almost anything is available on the InternetC. people can find good bargains on the InternetD. some websites provide novel services to increase hits19. Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph? A. Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him.B. Think nothing of it. It was my pleasure.C. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Caf bar.D. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment.20. What is the message the author intends to convey?A. The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day.B. The Internet is goin