【英语】高考英语快速阅读套题答案

一、高中英语阅读理解人生百味类 1．阅读理解

Atop almost every Tokyo visitor's must-see list, Harajuku is one of the city's most named-checked neighborhoods. Here's a quick look at some of the highlights every Harajuku visitor should experience. Takeshita Street

The first thing you're going to want to do is get sucked into the vortex of Takeshita Street, the best place to try purikuru photo booths and observe the latest cosplay trends - from Cothic Lolita to cyberpunk.

WEGO is a popular fashion chain offering the latest trends and a section for vintage clothes. Tutuanna is where you can find interesting socks that will add an ample dose of kawaii to your outfit. Cat Street

Cat Street is more relaxing place to stroll and shop, with stores focusing on higher-end brands. RAGTAG is the best place to find second-hand items. Harajuku Chicago boasts a wide variety of vintage clothes, including baseball team happi coats and traditional kimonos. Omotesando Avenue

Another famous shopping street Omotesando Avenue is a large, tree-lined thoroughfare that cuts through Harajuku and is filled with hundreds of shops and restaurants.

Sukajyan Dept, a tiny souvenir jacket store, is packed with the works of Ken Kakinuma. TOKYU Plaza Omotesando Harajuku is where you'll find that famous mirrored entranceway that so many travelers share on the internet.

（1）If you want to buy vintage clothing, where should you go? A.WEGO & Tutuanna. B.Sukajyan Dept & RAGTAG. C.WEGO & Harajuku Chicago. D.RAGTAG & Harajuku Chicago.

（2）When visiting Omotesando Avenue, you may . A.buy interesting socks. B.take a relaxing walk. C.try purikura photo booths.

D.post the mirrored entranceway online.

（3）Which section of the website may the text be chosen from? A.Travel. B.Business. C.Entertainment. D.Fashion. 【答案】 （1）C （2）D

（3）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了东京原 宿 三 条 著名的商业街及其特色。 （1）考查细节理解。根据Takeshita Street部分中的”WEGO is a popular fashion chain offering... vintage clothes”可知，WEGO销售老式衣服；根据Cat Street 部分中的 “Harajuku Chicago boasts a wide variety of vintage clothes”可知， Harajuku Chicago 也卖老式衣服。故选C。

（2）考查推理判断。根据Omotesando Avenue部分中的”Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku is... that so many travelers share on the Internet” 可知，原宿表参道东急购物中心是许多游客在网上分享的著名的有镜子的入口的地方。可推知，在参观表参道大街的时候，你可能做的事情是找到在网上发布有镜子的入口。故选D。

（3）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的”Atop almost every Tokyo visitor's must-see list”和”every Harajuku visitor should experience”和下文的内容可知，本文主要为旅游者介绍东京原宿的旅游商业街。可知，本文可能选自网站的旅游版块。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

I'm a single person and live with my dog. Jed isn't just my dog. He is my family. He goes everywhere with me. So I was overjoyed last year to hear that Bunnings was allowing dogs on a leash(皮带)- into their stores.

But no sooner had the rule come in than it was quickly repealed(撤销). A little girl in Victoria had walked up to a Jack Russell in a store and been bitten(咬伤). That was it. No more dogs. I don't know the whole story. But here's what I have to say: dogs bite sometimes and kids are sometimes difficult to control.

There is nothing I love more than a kid who wants to touch Jed. But what's even better is when they ask permission first.

I was at my local dog park last week. It's huge, with an off-leash dog area to one side and a fenced-off kids' playground a good distance away. There was a family there that morning —parents and two young girls playing near the dog area. The elder girl started crying at the sight of Jed—\" puppy! There a puppy! \"Jed went right up and started licking(舔)her, which only made her cry louder.

My dog was frightened and tried to get away. The little girl ran after him, shouting loudly. The

parents did nothing; they just let their kid frighten my dog and then said I should have stopped him from licking her.

While they had a choice to play elsewhere, I did not. So I had to walk Jed away.

\"I just don't want to have to meet a dog when I go shopping,\" said one caller on a radio show yesterday. Look, I get that. But the thing is, I don't always want to have your kid kick the back of my seat for two hours on a plane.

When I lived in the UK and the US, I couldn't walk through the stores without stopping to pat dogs. Why can't we follow their practice? （1）What do we know about Jed?

A. He is a troublemaker. B. He means a lot to the author.

C. He is the author's only friend. D. He often goes shopping with: the author. （2）Why did Bunnings stop following the rule?

A. A girl lost her dog there. B. Dogs were badly-behaved. C. Most people were against it. D. It wanted to keep its customers safe. （3）What happened at the dog park?

A. The little girl was hurt. B. Jed was treated unfairly.

C. Jed played happily with the girl. D. The parents stopped their daughter. （4）What does the author think of the caller's words?

A. Meaningless. B. Hurtful. C. Reasonable. D. Touching. 【答案】 （1）B （2）D （3）B （4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，从作者自身经历出发，表达了作者对于社会上对待动物的不公平现象的看法。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Jed isn't just my dog. He is my family.”杰德不仅仅是我的狗。他是我的家人。可知杰德对作者来说意义重大。故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“But no sooner had the rule come in than it was quickly repealed. A little girl in Victoria had walked up to a Jack Russell in a store and been bitten. That was it. No more dogs.”但这条规定刚一实施就很快被废除了。维多利亚州的一个小女孩在一家商店里走向一只杰克罗素犬，结果被咬了。就这样。不能有狗进商店了。可知Bunnings停止遵守这一规定，因为它想保证顾客的安全。故选D。

（3）考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“My dog was frightened and tried to get away. The little girl ran after him, shouting loudly. The parents did nothing; they just let their kid frighten my dog and then said I should have stopped him from licking her.”我的狗吓坏了，想逃跑。小女孩在他后面跑，大声喊叫。父母什么也没做;他们只是让他们的孩子吓唬我的狗，然后说我应该阻止他舔她。可知在狗公园杰德受到了不公平的待遇。故选B。

（4）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的\" ‘I just don't want to have to meet a dog when I go shopping,’ said one caller on a radio show yesterday. Look, I get that. But the thing is, I don't always want to have your kid kick the back of my seat for two hours on a plane.\" 我只是不想在

购物时遇到一只狗，\" 昨天在一个广播节目中，一位打电话的人说。我明白了。但是问题是，我并不想让你的孩子在飞机上花两个小时踢我的座椅靠背。可推知作者认为打电话的人的话语很伤人。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，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

Failure is an unavoidable part of life. Though science has named some life skills that promise success, we're told over and over again that no great success was ever achieved without failure -- or many failed attempts. One of life's most important lessons, therefore, has to be how to handle failure best. But what is the message?

For starters, ignore advice from anyone that tells you, \"Don't beat yourself up about it,\" no matter how well-meaning they are. According to the new research from the University of Kansas, we absolutely should be beating ourselves up when we fail. Marketing professor Noelle Nelson and her team found that the more emotional a person's response is to failure, the more likely they are to achieve better results the next time they deal with a related task.

The researchers carried out two experiments in which undergraduate students were required to perform specific tasks. In one experiment, they were asked to search online for a squeezer and report the lowest price they could find with the possibility of winning a $50 cash prize. However, the task was controlled, and all participants were told (by a computer) that the lowest price was $3.27 less than their reported price. Consequently, no participant won the cash prize. When the results were announced, some participants were asked to focus on their emotional response, and others on their cognitive (认知的) response. During the next similar task, participants who focused on their emotional response to failure made more effort than those who focused on a cognitive response.

Everybody has their own unique challenges, responsibilities, duties, and projects, but these findings are related to all of us. Your personal failure may be a cake that fails to rise, a presentation that goes wrong, or a deadline that gets missed—it doesn't matter. What matters is how you react to it. Instead of thinking about the failure, let yourself feel bad about it. Then follow this advice on how to bounce back after your failure. （1）What's the relationship between failure and success? A.Failure promises success. B.Failure is the key to success. C.Failure does damage to success. D.Well-handled failure is good for success.

（2）Why does the writer support beating oneself up when failing? A.It's a well-meaning suggestion for failure. B.It's been proved by the study of a university. C.Being emotional is good for his future success. D.It can make people less emotional about failure. （3）Which can be the best title for the passage?

A.Personal Failure Is a Cake That Fails to Appear B.The Most Productive Way to Handle Any Failure C.Different Methods to Change Failure into Success D.The Reason Why Failure Is the Mother of Success 【答案】 （1）D （2）C （3）B

【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章向读者传达了失败乃是人生不可避免的一部分，但是如何处理失败是很重要的。每次失败后，我们应该自责，自责能让我们下次做得更好。

（1）推理判断题。根据第一段中的we're told over and over again that no great success was ever achieved without failure以及“One of life's most important lessons, therefore, has to be how to handle failure best.（人生中很重要的一课是学会如何最好地处理失败）”可知，好好处理的失败对成功是好的。故选D。

（2）细节理解题。由第二段中的“we absolutely should be beating ourselves up when we fail（当我们失败的时候我们应该自责）”与“the more emotional a person's response is to failure, the more likely they are to achieve better results the next time they deal with a related task（一个人对失败的情绪越大，下次他遇到相关的任务取得更好的结果的可能越大）”可知，对失败有情绪对将来的成功是很重要的。故选C。

（3）主旨大意题。这是一篇说明文，根据文章第一段中的最后一句“One of life's most important lessons, therefore, has to be how to handle failure best.（人生中很重要的一课是学会如何最好地处理失败）”可知，本文是教给大家如何有效地面对失败。故选B。 【点评】考查阅读理解。涉及细节理解题，推理判断题和主旨大意题。细节理解题要注意根据题目和文章的关键词在文章中寻找答案。推理判断题要注意联系上下文，推断出所需信息，主旨大意题要注意找文章的主题句或主题段落，联系上下文，从而判断出文章的主题。

4．阅读理解

We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? \"The best time to make a friend is before you need one.\" Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you. People equal friends

Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can't be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make. Friends understand friends

Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others' feelings and points of view. Friends touch friends

Touching is a warm from of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words.

Friends praise friends

Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect (影响) your friends' lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones. Friends can loyal (忠诚的) and trustworthy

Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence (信心) and are loyal forever. （1）From Joy Steven's words, we can conclude that ________

A. a friend in need is a friend indeed B. it is late to make a friend when you need one C. it is never too late to make a friend D. everyone needs a friend in his life

（2）To make and keep many friends, you need to do the following EXCEPT ___________. A. get in touch with people B. understand your friends C. praise your friends D. quarrel with your friends （3）The passage mainly tells us ______________.

A. how to communicate with a friend B. when to make a friend C. how to develop friendship D. how to praise a friend 【答案】 （1）C （2）D （3）C

【解析】【分析】短文大意：我们都渴望友谊，本文就如何交朋友和发展友谊给出了一些建议。

（1）细节理解题。根据第一段中The best time to make a friend is before you need one.可知交朋友的最好时机是你需要一个朋友之前，故选C。

（2）细节理解题。根据第三段Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others’ feelings and points of view可知我们压迫避免和朋友争吵，故选D。

（3）主旨大意题。根据文章第一段和下面的小标题可知，文章是在告诉我们怎样交朋友和发展友谊，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题和主旨大意题，细节理解题要注意从文中寻找答案；主旨大意题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

5．阅读理解

I'm not so sure I like my friends any more. I used to like them — to be honest. We'd have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange e-mails, and they all seemed normal enough. But then came Facebook and I was introduced to a sad fact: many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.

Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via Facebook. No longer hidden, they're thrown in my face like TV commercials — unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.

Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you'd find him warm, and down-to-earth. Read his Facebook and you realize he's an unbearable, food-obsessed bore. He'd pause to have a cup

of coffee on his way to save a drowning man — and then write about it.

Take Andy. You won't find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he's a CEO without a company to lull. So he plays Mafia Wars on Facebook. He's doing well — level 731. Thanks to Facebook, I know he's playing about 18 hours a day. Andy, you've run four companies — and this is how you spend your downtime(业余时间)? What happened to golf? What happened to getting another job?

Take Liz. She is positive that the H1N1 vaccine(甲流疫苗) will kill us all and that we should avoid it. And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find, so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on Facebook and once on Twitter.

In real life, I don't see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They're nice, smart people. But face to Facebook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.

I'm left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine lunatic(狂人)on Facebook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he's at a party and the wine isn't up to his standards? （1）What's Andy probably busy in doing now?

A. He's running his company. B. He's playing golf all day. C. He's looking for another job. D. He's playing computer games. （2）Who is opposed to the H1N1 vaccine in the text?

A. Fred. B. Andy. C. Liz. D. Chris. （3）According to the text, Facebook tends to ______. A. present another side of people B. offer some food for free C. show endless advertisements D. get you to more parties （4）The text is developed mainly by ______. A.giving examples B.following the time order C.listing figures D.raising questions 【答案】 （1）D （2）C （3）A （4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，自从有了Facebook之后，作者朋友们的一些变化。以前，朋友会在现实生活中展现他们好的一面；现在，在网络上他们把自己的阴暗面暴露无遗。这让作者很烦恼，甚至分不清楚朋友的真实面目是什么，谁才是她真正的朋友。

（1）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的”So he plays Mafia Wars on Facebook. He's doing well — level 731. Thanks to Facebook, I know he's playing about 18 hours a day.“所以他在Facebook上玩游戏，他打的不错-731级。多亏了Facebook，我知道他现在每天玩18小时游戏，可知，Andy沉溺于网络游戏，所以可以推断出他此时正忙着打游戏。故选D。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的”Take Liz. She is positive that the H1N1 vaccine(甲流疫苗) will kill us all and that we should avoid it.“以Liz为例。她赞同甲流疫苗会致死，大家都该避开打疫苗，可知，Liz对甲流疫苗持反对态度。故选C。

（3）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的”Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via Facebook.“现在我的朋友通过Facebook展现出他们性格中令人不愉快的方面）和倒数第二段的In real life, I don't see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They're nice, smart people. But face to Facebook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.”在现实生活中，我没有看到人们的这些方面。面对面时，我的朋友们把他们最好的一面展现出来，他们是好人。但是面对Facebook，我的朋友们就像和素未谋面的人相亲一样，变得极其糟糕）可知，Facebook能让人展现出不同于往常的一面。故选A。

（4）考查推理判断。根据第三，四，五段作者分别以朋友Fred，Andy，Liz的事情为例可知，作者是以举例的方式来写作的。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks. Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device. She had never driver the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. \"I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,\" she told the BBC.

Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it's not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.

The problem with his argument in the book is that it's not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn't say.

It's a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable, Perhaps, but maybe it's also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or

some combination of these factors.

The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.

If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just a. s long.

（1）What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident? A. She was not familiar with the road. B. It was dark and raining heavily then. C. The railway workers failed to give the signal. D. Her GPS device didn't tell her about the crossing.

（2）The phrase \"near miss\" (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by ________. A. close hit B. heavy loss C. narrow escape D. big mistake （3）Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A. Modern technology is what we can't live without. B. Digtal technology often falls short of our expectation. C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be. D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely's accident.

（4）In the writer's opinion, Stevenson's argument is ________.

A. one-sided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based （5）What is the real concern of the writer of this article? A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts. B. The human unawareness of technical problems. C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use. D. The relationship between humans and technology. 【答案】 （1）D （2）C （3）B （4）A （5）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者讲述了一起交通事故，司机没有看到火车路口导致了一起事故，司机却将责任归咎到自己的导航仪没有路口提示上。引发作者对于人与科技的关系上的深思。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的\"Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS(导航仪).\" 可知Ceely认为事故发生的原因是GPS没有指出那个路口。故选D。 （2）考查词义猜测。根据第一段可知Ceely的车被卡在铁路上并且被火车撞飞了，而她自己则死里逃生，文章用\"near miss\"来形容这个事故，由此可推断narrow escape 最符合文意，即Ceely很惊险地逃生了，故选C。

（3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的\"We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our

digital helpers are too often not up to the job.\" 可知Stevenson认为是科技设备应该被指责，即它们不能满足人们的需要，故选B。

（4）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的 \"The problem with his argument in the book is that it's not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes.\" 可知作者认为Stevenson只关注到了片面的，故选A。

（5）考查主旨大意。根据倒数第二段中的\"The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex.\" 可知作者在讨论完Ceely这起事故后，在最后两段将讨论延伸到了人与科技的关系上，因此作者实际关心的内容是人与科技的关系，故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

We were silently waiting on the platform in the late afternoon. There he was, my 80-year-old grandfather with his silvery hair. And there I was, a teenage girl in my jeans and T-shirt. His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days. Why did I ever agree to accompany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?

No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly. In contrast, I loved to fly since I wanted to get to the destination as quickly as possible. No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the comfort and safety of flying, he refused to book a flight, saying, \"It's not just the trip; it's the adventure of getting there.\"

With my first step onto the train, the journey was already different from what I expected. The train was modem and filled with friendly travelers. We settled into the club car, where we could enjoy food and drinks while watching the scenery pass. Instead of listening to my music, I became a willing audience and learned family history that I had never had the time or patience to learn. With teary eyes, he told me that going to family events was hard for him since my grandmother died. It always made him think about those who were no longer with us. For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together.

In this fast-paced world, we often miss important moments. There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience. I may be more open to opportunities to stay with my grandpa. Life isn't just about the destination; it's about the journey. （1）What does the underlined word \"cranky\" in paragraph 1 mean?

A. Health. B. Strange. C. Selfless. D. Outgoing. （2）What did the author think of the journey at first? A. It would be boring.

B. She would learn something during it.

C. It would be a chance to know about her grandpa. D. She would enjoy the beautiful scene during it.

（3）What made the author change her attitude towards staying with her grandpa? A. Her grandpa's appreciation of her. B. Her grandpa's missing her relatives.

C. The sad stories of her grandmother. D. The new understanding of her grandpa. （4）What can we learn from the text? A. Listening to elders will help us learn a lot. B. Caring for elders needs a lot of creativity. C. There always is beautiful scenery along the journey. D. Travelling by train is more comfortable than by plane. 【答案】 （1）B （2）A （3）D （4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过讲述自己和爷爷坐火车的经历，说明了聆听长者讲述他们的历史和经历，意义重大。

（1）考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused to fly.”自从我祖父拒绝坐飞机后，没有人愿意和我们一起旅行。由此可知，Why did I ever agree to accompany my cranky grandpa on a train ride from New York to Georgia?的意思是我为什么要答应陪我那奇怪的爷爷从纽约坐火车去乔治亚州呢？ \"cranky\"的意思是奇怪的，故选B。

（2）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“His aged but still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene as I wondered how I was going to get through the next two days.”他那双苍老但依然清澈的蓝眼睛看着眼前的情景，我不知道接下来的两天该怎么过。由此推断出，起初，作者认为这次旅行非常无聊，故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。答案第三段中的“For the first time I felt I understood him. I gained a new appreciation for our time together.”我第一次觉得我理解了他。我对我们在一起的时间有了新的认识。由此可知，她对她爷爷的新认识让作者改变了她和爷爷在一起的态度，故选D。 （4）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“There is great significance in listening to elders who offer a piece of their history and experience.”聆听长者讲述他们的历史和经历，意义重大。可知，聆听长辈的话会帮助我们学到很多东西，故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。

8．阅读理解

I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals for two elderly women in my community. Both had died \"full of years\as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased(过世的)woman said to me, \"If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It's my fault that she died.\" At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, \"If only I hadn't

insisted on my mother's going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It's my fault that she's dead.\" You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course—keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation—would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

（1）What is said about the two deceased elderly women? A.They lived out a natural life.

B.They died of exhaustion after the long plane ride. C.They weren't used to the change in weather. D.They died due to lack of care by family members.

（2）The author had to conduct the two women's funerals probably because . A.he wanted to comfort the two families B.he was an official from the community C.he had great pity for the deceased D.he was minister of the local church

（3）People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because . A.they found the funerals unsatisfactory B.they believed that they were responsible C.they had ignored the natural course of events

D.they didn't know things often turn in the opposite direction

（4）People have been made to believe since babyhood that . A.everybody should try to meet others' needs B.life and death is an unsolved mystery C.every story should have a happy ending

D.their wishes are the cause of everything that happens 【答案】 （1）A （2）D （3）B

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过两个已故夫人的儿子自责的话语，引出并分析了人们产生负罪感的两个因素。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Both had died‘full of years’, as the Bible would say.”正如《圣经》所说，两人都已“老死”。可知，这两个老妇人是正常、自然死亡的。故选A。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“as the Bible would say”正如《圣经》所说；以及“One January, I had to hold two funerals for two elderly women in my community.”一月的一天，我要为我们社区的两位老妇人举行两场葬礼。可知，作者信仰《圣经》并主持葬礼，由此推出作者的身份应为牧师。故选D。

（3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course—keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation—would have turned out better.”因为他们采取的行动结果是糟糕的，他们认为相反的做法——让母亲呆在家里，推迟手术——结果会更好。可知，他们认为如果自己选择相反的做法，母亲就不回去世了，认为自己有责任。故选B。

（4）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it.”一个婴儿开始认为世界的存在是为了满足他的需要，他让一切都发生在世界上。可知，人们从婴儿时期就意识到是他们的愿望是世界上一切发生的原因。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇人生感悟类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

9．阅读理解

When Andrew Kaplan recalls, his stories leave the impression that he has managed to pack multiple lives into a single existence: A war reporter in his 20s. an army member, a successful businessman and- later. the author of numerous spy novels and Hollywood scripts.

Now the silver haired 78-year old has realized he would like his loved ones to have access to those stories, even when he is no longer alive to share them. Kaplan has agreed to become \"AndyBot\"--- a virtual person who will be: immortalized(T F5)in the cloud for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years

If all goes according to plan future generations will be able to interact with him using voice computing platforms of mobile devices, asking him questions, letting him tell stories and drawing upon a lifetime's worth of advice long after his physical body is gone.

Someday, Kaplan, who playfully refers to himself as a pig, may be remembered as one of the world's first digital humans.

For decades, Silicon Valley futurists have sought to free humanity from the life cycle. Today, a new generation of companies is selling some approximation(近似) of virtual immortality, which gives people the opportunity to preserve one's legacy(遗产) online forever.

Kaplan is eager to become one of the world's first virtual residents, partly because he considers the effort a way to extend closed family bonds over multiple generations.

If technology succeeds in creating emotionally intelligent digital humans, experts say, it may

forever change the way living people cooperate with computers and experience loss. \"AndyBot\" may become one of the world's first: meaningful examples, raising complex philosophical questions about the nature of immortality and the purpose of existence itself. （1）What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A.To highlight Kaplan's achievements. B.To introduce the topic- -AndyBot. C.To arouse readers interest in Kaplan. D.To introduce Kaplan's life.

（2）Why did Andrew Kaplan agree to become AndyBot? A.He wanted to share his life experience as long as possible. B.He wanted to make his loved one remember him. C.He believed this action will help with his novels. D.He could live in the cloud to continue his life.

（3）What might the AndyBot do for future generations? A.He may use voice computing platforms. B.He may use a new body to go on living. C.He may offer some guidance. D.He may ask them questions.

（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.Philosophical problems can be worked out by modern science. B.People can talk with their late family members freely. C.Scientists have made great progress in computer science. D.There is still a long way for digital humans to go. 【答案】 （1）B （2）A （3）C （4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了科技新动态----数字人。

（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段可知，当安德鲁·卡普兰回忆往昔的时候，他的故事让人感觉他活出了各种各样的人生：20多岁的时候是战地记者，还是一名军人，一位成功的商人，随后又是很多间谍小说和好莱坞剧本的作者。主要介绍安德鲁·卡普兰丰富多彩的人生；在根据第二段中的“Now the silver haired 78-year old has realized he would like his loved ones to have access to those stories, even when he is no longer alive to share them. Kaplan has agreed to become “AndyBot”--- a virtual person who will be”现在这位花白头发的78岁的老人想要他爱的人知道这些故事，甚至当他去世之后还可以分享这些故事。Kaplan同意变成数字人 ，可知，第一段的内容主要是引出下文中文章的话题数字人。故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Now the silver haired 78-year old has realized he would like his loved ones to have access to those stories, even when he is no longer alive to share them. Kaplan has agreed to become ‘AndyBot’...a virtual person who will be”现在这位花白头发的78岁的老人想要他爱的人知道这些故事，甚至当他去世之后还可以分享这些故事。

Kaplan同意变成数字人，可知，卡普兰同意变成数字人是为了能更长时间的分享自己的这些故事。故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“If all goes according to plan. future generations will be able to interact with him using voice computing platforms of mobile devices, asking him questions, letting him tell stories and drawing upon a lifetime's worth of advice long after his physical body is gone. ”如果一切按计划进行，后代可以通过移动端的语音平台和他交流，即使他的肉体不存在后，还可以问他问题，让他讲故事以及咨询他一生经验的宝贵建议。可知卡普兰成为“数字人”后，他的后代仍能得到他一生经验的宝贵建议。故选C。

（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“If technology succeeds in creating emotionally intelligent digital humans, experts say, it may forever change the way living people cooperate with computers and experience loss.”可知，专家们说，如果科技成功地创造出高情商的数字人类，它可能会永远改变人类与电脑交互的方式，以及处理失去亲人创伤的方式，即目前的数字人类还无法拥有高情商，还是不够完美的，因此数字人技术还有很长的路要走。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

10．阅读理解

The arts, especially music, should be part of every school's lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.

Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang(团伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their children's music instead of seeing them gluedto a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.

Music builds self－confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self－expression, and that helps develop their self－confidence.

Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.

（1）According to the passage, music could make students smarter by ________. A.improving their classroom skills and attention B.improving their classroom skills and imagination C.improving their attention, direction and imagination D.learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas

（2）What does the underlined phrase \"glued to\" in the second paragraph mean? A.Unwilling to turn on. B.Always looking. C.Unwilling to leave. D.Always playing.

（3）The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could ________. A.give children self－expression and self－confidence B.bring to children achievement and success C.give children something to be proud of D.develop children's self－confidence

（4）What's the best title of this passage? A.Music Is a Must As a Course at School B.Music Builds Children's Self－confidence C.Music Makes Students Much Smarter D.Learning Music and Making Music 【答案】 （1）B （2）C （3）D （4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍音乐对孩子的发展的很多好处，建议在学校里要把音乐当成一门学科对孩子进行教育。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination”可知音乐让学生更聪明主要是因为音乐可以提高他们的技能和想象力。故选B。

（2） 考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“Parents can enjoy listening to their children's music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen.”这一段都是在叙述学习音乐的好处，学习音乐可以让学生专注于音乐而不是沉溺于电脑电视。所以该词应该表示C项含义，故选C。

（3）考查段落大意。根据第三段中的“Music builds self-confidence, too.”可知本段主要叙述的是学习音乐可以提高学生的自信心。故选D。

（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“The arts, especially music, should be part of every school's lessons at every grade level.”可知本文主要叙述的是就是音乐一定要成为一门课程，因为音乐对孩子的发展有很多好处。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，段落大意和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。