2021西安市高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练(2)答案.docx

2021西安市高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练（2）答案

阅读理解。

　　Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils’ ability for independent study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed.
Cranfield School of Managementfound almost six in ten schoolchildrenwere copying information directly from websites for homework tasks without properly reading it.
More than a quarter thought it was an acceptable practice, even though they know it was considered plagiarism(剽窃).
The study, based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18 at a secondary school in the Midlands, raised concerns that modern technology was having a destructive effect on young people.
Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management development at Cranfield, said, “Our research shows that technology obsession(痴迷)prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learning. ”
“Despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with the majority making calls from the toilets. The mobile phone continues to be a main channel of social communication during the school day. ”
The report revealed that so-called“text-speak”was increasingly finding it was into pupils’ school work.
Three in ten students admit to using text message shortcuts, such as“r u ok”in essays and classroom tasks.
It followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of the teachers failed to understand some pupils’ writing because it was so full of confusing language. Phrases such as“innit”and“Gr8”were regularly found in school work.
The Cranfield study found that mobile use was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school rules on phones.
More than a third said they would use their mobile in class, while nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.
【文章大意】使用互联网和手机的同学越来越多了。可是, 科技不仅给同学们带来了便捷, 也给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。
1. The underlined word“undermining”in the first paragraph can best be replaced by“　　　”.
A. determining B. keeping
C. weakening D. increasing
【解析】选C。词义猜想题。依据其次、三两段可知, 靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业, 实际上是一种抄袭, 会影响同学的独立学习力气。undermining是“渐渐损害, 减弱”的意思, 故此处可以用weakening来代替。
2. It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that　　　.
A. he is in favour of students’ mobile phone usage at school
B. he believes schools are responsible for technology obsession
C. the research finds a new way to improve school management
D. it is hard to limit students’ mobile phone usage at school
【解析】选D。推理推断题。依据第六段第一句中的with the majority making calls from the toilets和其次句The mobile phone . . . the school day. 可推断, 限制同学在学校使用手机是很困难的。
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most students’ writing skills are becoming worse.
B. Text message language may affect pupils’ language skills.
C. Students like to invent new words in their writing.
D. 30% pupils often send text messages when studying.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。依据第七至九段可知, 短信语言可能会给同学的语言技能带来不利影响。
4. What’s the attitude of the author to the problem?
A. Optimistic. B. Approving.
C. Anxious. D. Tolerant.
【解析】选C。观点态度题。从文章的字里行间可以看出作者对同学使用诸如手机之类的高科技产品持忧虑态度。故答案为C。

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。
Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."
Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."
1. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?
A. He needs to go to the doctor every day.
B. He studies the leading cause of diabetes
C. He has a positive attitude to this disease.
D. He encourages diabetics by writing articles.
2. D was created for _________.
A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobs
C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources.
3. According to the text, Kody ______.
A. feel lonely because of his illness B. benefits from
C. helps create the online kid’s forums D. writes children’s stories online
4. What can we learn about Fight It?
A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.
C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics. D. It owns a well-known medical website.
5. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.
A. works full-time in a diabetes charity B. employs 22 people for his website
C. helps diabetics in his own way D. ties to find a cure for diabetes
【参考答案】1—5、CABAC

完形填空。阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
Do you remember last summer, when angry travelers were urging the government to do something about airline customer service? Airlines 1 to improve , and they adopted (接受)new standards just before Christmas. 2 as another summer nears, plenty of 3 travelers don’t see much improvement in customer 4 overall .
This month, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) office will publish its first critical 5 on whether airlines are 6 their promises . One survey（调查）suggests problems : the number of 7 to the DOT about the top 10 airlines in the first 8 rose 89% from a year ago .
Hit last summer by passenger complaints and the threat (威慑)of consumer-protection laws by the 9 , 14 airlines 10 to adopt a set of basic customer-service standards called Customers First. The “12 promises” to passengers were introduced 11 a major effort to improve service. Since then, airlines have been redesigning websites, retraining employees and upgrading technology .
Recently, DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead, at McCain’s request, sent 20 examiners to airports to 12 whether each airline is doing what it promised. Mead warns travelers shouldn’t 13 too much. Most of the promises are 14 better communication with customers, not problems with flights .
“Passengers should show more understanding to airlines about their 15 to better air service .” Spokeswoman Shelly Sasson says. “And when 16 are made , it takes a long time for them to be noticed,” she says .
Now, the efforts may be working. During the first quarter, Delta had the second-lowest rate of complaints among the 17 10 carriers. 18 , its rate , along with other carriers’, is up from last year. McCain and other lawmakers say there may be a 19 to pass new consumer-protection 20 .
( ) 1．A．promised B．managed C．hoped D．refused
( ) 2．A．So B．But C．Merely D．Even
( ) 3．A．skilled B．experienced C．tired D．puzzled
( ) 4．A．flight B．opinion C．service D．travel
( ) 5．A．news B．information C．doubt D．article
( ) 6．A．honoring B．making C．giving D．improving
( ) 7．A．problems B．travelers C．passengers D．complaints
( ) 8．A．quarter B．year C．month D．summer
( ) 9．A．customer B．company C．government D．public
( ) 10．A．wished B．agreed C．remembered D．failed
( ) 11．A．to B．for C．as D．by
( ) 12．A．explain B．discuss C．discover D．check
) 13．A．travel B．expect C．complain D．suggest
( ) 14．A．aimed at B．considered as C．joined to D．made from
( ) 15．A．difficulty B．situation C．reality D．efforts
( ) 16．A．suggestions B．rules C．decisions D．improvements
( ) 17．A．large B．first C．top D．bad
( ) 18．A．Still B．Therefore C．Instead D．Meanwhile
( ) 19．A．possibility B．need C．chance D．use
( ) 20．A．examinations B．service C．laws D．reports
答案解析
1【答案】A
【解析】原文提到航空公司实行了一系列措施，其中包括对乘客的十二项保证。因此可知航空公司在政府的要求下已答应改善服务。
2【答案】B
【解析】尽管他们实行了措施，但乘客们照旧没有看到很多改善。
3【答案】B
【解析】experienced travelers此处意思为经常乘飞机出行的乘客。skilled有技能的；tired劳累的；puzzled感到迷惑的。结合常识可知，只有经常乘飞机的乘客才能体会出航空公司服务的转变。
4【答案】C
【解析】上文提到政府要求航空公司改善顾客服务。因此可知，航空公司应是在服务这一块实行的措施。
5【答案】D
【解析】依据本句的谓语动词publish可以得知答案。
6【答案】A
【解析】honor此处意思为履行，遵守。上文航空公司许诺改善服务，交通部门作为监督主管部门看他们是否履行了自己做出的许诺。
7【答案】D
【解析】此处是拿今年顾客的投诉数量与去年的相比。
8【答案】A
【解析】最终一自然段对此处作了进一步的解释，依据最终一段其次句话可知答案。quarter季度。
9【答案】C
【解析】法律应是由政府部门制定的。结合上文可知航空公司改善服务，一是由于顾客的埋怨；一是迫于政府的压力。
10【答案】B
【解析】依据下文航空公司实行的措施可知他们同意改善服务，wish to do期望做…… ; remember to do记着去做……； fail to do…没有做……。
11【答案】C
【解析】as作为。对乘客的几项许诺应是为改善服务而做出的努力中的一部分。
12【答案】D
【解析】交通部门派出20名工作人员应是去检查航空公司是否履行了自己的许诺。
13【答案】B
【解析】此处选A、C、D三项不符常理。依据下一段的解释可知，Mead是期望顾客不要对航空公司服务的改善寄予过高的期望。
14【答案】A
【解析】依据promises与better communication的关系可知答案。aim at旨在……。
15【答案】D
【解析】上文多次提到了航空公司为改善服务实行的措施或做出的努力。
16【答案】D
【解析】联系上一句可知，既然航空公司已经做出努力改善服务，就会有提高。只不过这个进步要很长一段时间才能被人留意到。
17【答案】C
【解析】依据其次段最终一句话可知答案。
18【答案】A
【解析】联系上下文可知，去年顾客投诉的数量很多，航空公司实行了一些措施。尽管最好的十家航空公司的投诉率下降，可是加上其他的航空公司，投诉率与去年相比照旧是呈上升趋势。
19【答案】B
【解析】因顾客的投诉率是上升趋势，McCain 和其他立法者认为有必要通过一项新的顾客疼惜法。
20【答案】C
【解析】前文提到了疼惜顾客权益法，此处指再通过一项新的疼惜顾客权益法。