广东省天河区高考英语语法二轮复习：阅读理解精讲精炼19含答案 10页

阅读理解精讲精炼19101.You"vejustcomehome,afterlivingabroadforafewyears.Sinceyoifvebeenaway,hasthiscountrychangedforthebetterfortheworse?Ifyou"vejustarrivedbackintheUKafterafortnightsholiday,smallchangeshaveprobablysurprisedyou一anythingfromalocalgreengrocersuddenlybeingreplacedbyamobile-phoneshoptosomeoneinyourstreetmovinghouse・50howhavethingschangedtopeoplecomingbacktoBritainafterseven,tenoreven15yearslivingabroad?Whatchangesinsocietycantheyseethattherestofushavehardlynoticed—rnowtakeforgranted?Tofindout,weaskedsomepeoplewhorecentlyreturned.Debi:Whenweleft,Cheltenham,myhometown,wasatownofwhite,middle-classfamilies—allveryconservative（保守的）・ThetownisnowhometomanyeasternEuropeansandlotsofAustralians,whocomeheremainlytoworkinhotelsandtourism.Thereareevenseveralshopsonlyforforeigners.Havingbeenanimmigrant（移民）myself,Iadmirepeoplewhogooverseastofindajob.MaybeifIlivedinaninnercitywhereunemploymentwashigh,Fdthinkdifferently,butIbelieveforeignsettlershaveimprovedthiscountrybecausetheyYemoreopen-mindedandoftenworkharderthanthenatives.Christine:AsweflewhomeoverBritain,bothofusremarkedhowgreeneverythinglooked.Butthedifferencesbetweentheplacewefdleftbehindandtheonewereturnedtowerebroughtshaiplyintofocusassoonaswelanded・Toseepolicemenwithgunsintheairportforthefirsttimewasfrightening一inCyprus,theyreveryrelaxed一andIgotpulledoverbycustomsofficersjustfortakingawoolensweaterwithsomemetal-madebuttonsoutofmycaseinthearrivalshall・Everyoneseemedtobeonguard・Eventheairportcar-hirefirmwantedacreditcardratherthancashbecausetheysaidtheirvehicleshadbeenusedbybankrobbers.Butanyway,thisisstillagreen,beautifulcountry.Ijustwishmorepeoplewouldappreciatewhatthey"vegot.51•Afterashortoverseasholiday,peopletendto・A.noticesmallchangesB・expectsmallchangesC・welcomesmallchangesD・exaggeratesmallchanges52.HowdoesDebilookattheforeignsettlers?A・Cautiously.B・Positively.C.Sceptically.D.Critically.53-WhenarrivingattheairportinBritain,Christinewasshockedby.A.therelaxedpolicemenB.themessyarrivalshallC.thetightsecurityD-thebankrobbers54.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LifeinBritain.B.BackinBritain.C-BritaininFuture・D.BritaininMemory.【要点综述】此篇涉及人们对家乡变化的关注，短期离家和长期离开家乡的人们对家乡变化的感悟是不一样的。 51.A信息理解题。由第二段第一句…smallchangeshaveprobablysurprisedyou••-可知答案。其他选项不能根据文章得出。52.B推理判断题。由第五段中butIbelieveforeignsettlershaveimprovedthiscountrybecause-**可知B项正确。53.C信息理解题。由倒数第二段第一句…policemenwithgunsintheairport…及最后一句…theirvehicleshadbeenusedbybankrobbers.可知C为正确答案。54.B主旨大意题。第一段即为全文的主旨段，从全文也可看岀文章讲的是离开家乡一段时间再回来，人们便会感知家乡的变化。102.WhenmybrotherandIwereyoung,mymomwouldtakeusonTransportationDays.Itgoeslikethis:Youcan"ttakeanymeansoftransportationmorethanonce・Wewouldstartfromhome,walkingtwoblockstotherailstation.We"dtakethetrainintothecitycenter,thenabus,switchingtothetrain,thenmaybeataxi.Wealwaysconsideredtakingahorsecarriageinthehistoricdistrict,butwedidn"tlikethewaythehorsesweretreated,soweneverdid.Attheendoftheday,wetookthesubwaytoourcloseststation,whereMom"sfriendwaswaitingtogiveusaridehome—urfirstcarrideoftheday.ThegoodthingaboutTransportationDaysisnotonlythatMomtaughtushowtogetaround・Shewasborntobemultimodal(多方式的)・Sheunderstoodthatdependingoncarsonlywasafailureofimaginationand,aboveall,afailureofconfidence—theproductofachildhoodnotspentexploringsubwaytunnels・Onceyoulearntheroutemapandstepwithcertaintyoverthegapbetweenthetrainandtheplatform,nothingisfrighteninganymore.Newcitiesarejustlight-raillinestobeexplored・Andyourpersonalcar,ifyouhaveone,becomesjustonemoretoolinthetoolbox——andoftenaninadequateone,limitingbothyourmobilityandyourwallet.OnTransportationDays,wemightstopforlunchonChestrutStreetorbuyanewbookortoy,butthetransportationwasthepoint.First,itwasexcitingenoughtowatchtheworldspeedbyfromthetrainwindow.AsIgotolder,mymomhelpedmeunlockthemysteriesthatwouldotherwisehaveparalyzedmyfirstattemptstodoitmyself:HowdoIknowwheretogetoff?HowdoIknowhowmuchitcosts?HowdoIknowwhenIneedtickets,andwheretogetthem?Whattrack,whatline,whichdirection,where"sthestop,andwillIgetwetwhenwegoundertheriver?I"mwritingthisrightnowonanairplane,ameanswedidn"ttryonourTransportationDaysand,wenowknow,thedirtiestandmostpollutingofthemall.MyflightroutedmethroughPhiladelphia.Mymultimodalmommetmefordinnerintheairport・Shetookatraintomeetme.55.WhichwasforbiddenbyMomonTransportationDays?A.Havingacarride・B・Takingthetraintwice.A.Buyingmorethanonetoy.D・Touringthehistoricdistrict.56.Accordingtothewriter,whatwasthegreatestbenefitofherTransportationDays?A.Buildingconfidenceinherself.B・Reducingheruseofprivatecars.C・Developinghersenseofdirection.D・Givingherknowledgeaboutvehicles.57.Theunderlinedword“paralyzccT(inPara.5)isclosestinmeaningto“A.displayedB・justifiedC・ignoredD・ruined58.Whichmeansoftransportationdoesthewriterprobablydisapproveof?A•Airplane.B・Subway・C.Train.D.Car.【要点综述】此篇讲述了作者乘车的经历，折射出西方父母注意让孩子从小就接触和了解社会，从而培养孩子认识问题和解决问题的能力。 54.B信息理解题。由第二段第一句Itgoeslikethis：Youcan"ttakeanymeansoftransportationmorethanonce.可知B项中twice不可以做，所以B项正确。55.A推理判断题。由第三段中ThegoodthingaboutTransportationDaysisnotonly・・・Sheunderstoodthatdependingoncars••-aboveall,afailureofconfidence…可知A为正确答案。56.D词意猜测题。paralyze使不能正常工作，此处根据句意为“破坏，毁坏”。母亲帮“我”解开其中的奥秘，否则“我”当初的尝试会遭到破坏。由后面的几个问句即可得出其情景意义。其他选项不符合句意。57.A信息理解题。最后一段的onanairplane,•••wenowknow,thedirtiestandmostpollutingofthemall•可知A正确。103・Howisitthatsiblings(兄弟姐妹)canturnoutsodifferently?Oneansweristhatinfacteachsiblinggrowsupi—1ifferent_fami1y•Thefirstbomis,forawhile,anonlychild,andthereforehasacompletelydifferentexperienceoftheparentsthanthosebornlater.Thenextchildis,forawhile,theyoungest,untilthesituationischangedbyanewarrival.Themotherandfatherthemselvesarechangingandgrowinguptoo.Onesiblingmightliveinastableandclosefamilyinthefirstfewyears;anothermightberaisedinafamilycrisis,withadisappointedmotheroranangryfather.Siblingcompetitionwasidentifiedasanimportantshapingforceasearlyasin1918・Butmorerecently,researchershavefoundmanywaysinwhichbrothersandsistersarealastingforceineachothers1lives・Dr.AnnetteHendersonsaysfirstbornchildrenpickupvocabularymorequicklythantheirsiblings.Thereasonforthismightbethatthelaterchildrenaren*tgettingthesameone-on-onetimewithparents.Butthatdoesn"tmeanthattheyoungerchildrenhaveproblemswithlanguagedevelopment.Later-bornsdon"tenjoythatmuchtalkingtimewithparents,butinsteadtheyharvestlessonsfrombiggerbrothersandsisters,learningentirephrasesandgettinganunderstandingofsocialconceptssuchasthedifferencebetween“I”and“me”.ACambridgeUniversitystudyof140childrenfoundthatsiblingscreatedarichworldofplaythathelpedthemgrowsocially.Love-haterelationshipswerecommonamongthechildren.Eventhosesiblingswhofoughtthemosthadjustasmuchpositivecommunicationastheothersiblingpairs.Onewaychildrenseekmoreattentionfromparentsisbymakingthemselvesdifferentfromtheirsiblings,particularlyiftheyarecloseinage.Researchershavefoundthatthefirsttwochildreninafamilyaretypicallymoredifferentfromeachotherthanthesecondandthird・Girlswithbrothersshowtheirdifferencestoamaximumdegreebybeingmorefemininethangirlswithsisters・A2003researchpaperstudiedadolescentsfrom185familiesovertwoyears,findingthatthosewhochangedtomakethemselvesdifferentfromtheirsiblingsweresuccessfulinincreasingtheamountofwarmththeygainedfromtheirparents.63.Theunderlinedpart"inadifferentfamily^^(inPara.1)means“”.A.inadifferentfamilyenvironmentB・inadifferentfamilytraditionC.indifferentfamilycrisesA.indifferentfamilies64.Intermsoflanguagedevelopment,later-borns.A.gettheirparents1individualguidanceB・learnalotfromtheireldersiblingsC•experiencealotofdifficultiesD.pickupwordsmorequickly65-Whatwasfoundaboutfightsamongsiblings?A.Siblingshatedfightingandlovedplaying.B・Siblingsinsomefamiliesfoughtfrequently.C.Siblingfightsledtobadsiblingrelationships.D.Siblingslearnedtogetontogetherfromfights.66.Theword"feminine""(inPara.4)means“"・ A.havingqualitiesofparentsB・havingqualitiesofwomenC.havingdefensivequalitiesD.havingextraordinaryqualities【要点综述】此篇是关于同一家庭里不同子女的成长情况和兄弟姐妹之间相互影响的调查报告。从中我们可以看出即使生活在同一个家庭里，兄弟姐妹成长的环境也不尽相同，他们既有区别，又相互影响。63.A推理判断题。由划线部分下文可知，同一家庭里的兄弟姐妹由于成长的时空背景不尽相同，所以虽然他们生活在同一屋檐下，但家里的人文环境是在变化的，所以A正确。64.B信息理解题。根据第二段中的•••butinsteadtheyharvestlessonsfrombiggerbrothersandsisters…可知B项正确。65.D信息理解题。由第三段最后一句可知D项正确。66.B词意猜测题。由划线词的上下文可知，有兄弟的女孩比只有姐妹的女孩更有女子气质。所以B是正确答案。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。104.“Haveaniceday!”maybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesays“Haveaniceday^withasmile,Iknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstome・Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell・“Haveaniceday.Next!”ThisversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatthesupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedooiThewordscomeoutinthesametone（腔调）withafixedprocedure・Theygre_§pokenal_me._not_to_me•Obviously,theconcernformydayandeveryoneelse"sisthemanagement^attempttoincreasebusiness.Theexpressionisoneofthosebehaviorsthathelppeoplegetalongwitheachother.Sometimesitindicatestheenclofameeting.Assoonasyouhearit,youknowthemeetingisatanend・Sometimestheexpressionsavesuswhenwedon"tknowwhattosay.“Oh,youjusthadatoothout?Pmterriblysorry,buthaveaniceday."Theexpressioncanbepleasant.Ifastrangersays"Haveaniceday"toyou,youmayfinditheart-warmingbecausesomeoneyoudon"tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisaninsincere,meaninglesssocialcustomattimes,thereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirl,thewaitress,theteacher,andallthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortableway,ifsnicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon"tcareallthatmuch・Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincere,itisalwaysspoken.Thepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylike.26.HowdoestheauthorunderstandMaxie"swords?A.Maxieshowsheranxietytotheauthor.B.Maxiereallywishestheauthoragoodday.C.Maxieencouragestheauthortostayhappy・D・Maxiereallyworriesabouttheauthor"ssecurity・27.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.Thesalesgirlisrude.B.Thesalesgirlisbored.C.Thesalesgirlcaresaboutme.D.Thesalesgirlsaysthewordsasaroutine.2&Bysaying“Haveaniceday,”astrangermay・A.trytobepolitetoyouB•expressrespecttoyouC.givehisblessingtoyouD.sharehispleasurewithyou 29.Accordingtothelastparagraph,peoplesay"Haveaniceday”・A.sincerelyB•asthanksC.asahabitD.encouragingly30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HaveaNiceDay—aSocialCustomB•HaveaNiceDay一aPleasantGestureC.HaveaNiceDay—aHeart-warmingGreetingD.HaveaNiceDay—aPoliteEndingofaConversation【要点综述】这是一篇描述人际关系的文章。主要介绍“Haveaniceday!”这一习语，它是人与人之间见面打招呼的用语。26.B细节理解题。根据第一段的Iknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstome.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.看出作者的朋友在祝福作者一天心情愉快。故选B。27.D句义猜测题。根据本段的Thewordscomeoutinthesametonewithafixedprocedure.^Obviously,theconcernformydayandeveryoneelse9sisthemanagement^attempttoincreasebusiness.#出这是销售人员的日常用语。故选D。2&A细节理解题。根据第四段Ifastrangersays“Haveaniceday"toyou,youmayfinditheart-wanmingbecausesomeoneyoudon"tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.#出陌生人对你是友好的，表现出他的礼貌。故选A。29.C细节理解题。由最后一段的第一句（特别是custom一词）和最后两句（Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincere,itisalwaysspoken.Thepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylike.）可知,人们常说"Haveaniceday”,已成为一种习惯了。30.A主旨大意题。由最后一段，特别是该段的第一句可知。105.Sportsaccountforagrowingamountofincomemadeonthesalesofcommercialtimebytelevisioncompanies・Manytelevisioncompanieshaveusedsportstoattractviewersfromparticularsectionsofthegeneralpublic,andthentheyhavesoldaudiencestoadvertisers.AnattractionofsportprogramsforthemajorU・S・mediacompaniesisthateventsareoftenheldonSaturdayandSundayafternoons—theslowesttimeperiodsoftheweekforgeneraltelevisionviewing.Sporteventsarethemostpopularweekendprograms,especiallyamongmaleviewerswhomaynotwatchmuchtelevisionatothertimesduringtheweek・Thismeansthetelevisionnetworksareabletoselladvertisingtimeatrelativelyhighpricesduringwhatnormallywouldbedeadtimeforprogramming・Mediacorporationsalsousesportstoattractcommercialsponsorsthatmighttaketheiradvertisingdollarselsewhereiftelevisionstationsdidnotreportcertainsports.Thepeopleintheadvertisingdepartmentsofmajorcorporationsrealizethatsportsattractmaleviewers.Theyalsorealizethatmostbusinesstravelersaremenandthatmanymenmakefamilydecisionsonthepurchasesofcomputers,carsandlifeinsurance・Golfandtennisarespecialcasesfortelevisionprogramming.Thesesportsattractfewviewers,andtheratings（收视率）areunusuallylow.However,theaudienceforthesesportsisattractivetocertainadvertisers.ItismadeupofpeoplefromthehighestincomegroupsintheUnitedStates,includingmanylawyersandbusinessmanagers・Thisiswhytelevisionreportingofgolfandtennisissponsoredbycompaniessellinghigh-pricedcars,businessandpersonalcomputers,andholidaytrips.Thisisalsowhythenetworkscontinuetocarrytheseprogramsregardlessoflowratings.Advertisersarewillingtopayhighfeestoreachhigh-incomeconsumersandthosemanagers whomakedecisionstobuythousandsof"companycarsMandcomputers.Withsuchviewers,theseprogramsdon"tneedhighratingstostayontheair.41.Televisionsportprogramsonweekendafternoons・A・resultinmoresporteventsA.getmoreviewerstoplaysportsB.makemorepeopleinterestedintelevisionD・bringmoremoneytothetelevisionnetworks42.Whywouldweekendafternoonsbecomedeadtimewithoutsportprograms?A.Becausetherewouldbefewviewers.B・Becausetheadvertiserswouldbeoffwork・C.Becausetelevisionprogramswouldgoslowly・C.Becauseviewerswouldpaylessforwatchingtelevision.43.Inmanyfamilies,menmakedecisionson・A・holidaytripsB・sportsviewingC.televisionshoppingD・expensivepurchases44.TheratingsarenotimportantforgolfandtennisprogramsbecauseA.theiradvertisersarecarmakersB・theirviewersareattractedbysportsC・theiradvertiserstargetatrichpeopleD・theirviewerscanaffordexpensivecars45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A・Televisionratingsaredeteiminedbymaleviewers.A.Richviewerscontributemosttotelevisioncompanies.B.Sportsaregainingimportanceinadvertisingontelevision.C.Commercialadvertisersarethemajorsponsorsofsportevents・【要点综述】本文讲述的是通过在星期六和星期日的下午播放一些电视节目来吸引那些高收入的人来看，给广告带来了极大的效益。说明体育在电视广告中起着很重要的作用。41.D细节理解题。由文章的"Sportsaccountforagrowingamountofincomemadeonthesalesofcommercialtimebytelevisioncompanies.”看出在这个时段做体育广告会给电视台赚很多的钱。故选D。42.A细节理解题。从第二段看出在这个时段看电视人很少，所以是deadtimeo故选A。43.D细节理解题。从第三段…manymenmakefamilydecisionsonthepurchasesofcomputers,carsandlifeinsurance.看出在美国家庭男士在购买贵重物品上做决定。故选D。44.C细节理解题。根据第四段的内容“•••However,theaudienceforthesesportsisattractivetocertainadvertisers.Itismadeupofpeoplefromthehighestincomegroups••-n可扌隹尖口不是为了让他们看高尔夫这些运动的，而是为了吸引这些高收入的人。也就是说“他们面对的都是一些富人”。故选C。45.C主旨大意题。文章开篇点题，讲的是通过在星期六和星期日的下午播放一些电视节目来吸引那些高收入的人来看，给广告带来了极大的效益。说明体育在电视广告中起着很重要的作用。故选C。106.SomepeoplebelievethataRobinHoodisatwork,othersthatawealthypersonsimplywantstodistributehisorherfortunebeforedying.Butthedonatorwhostartedsendingenvelopeswithcashto deservingcauses,accompaniedbyanarticlefromthelocalpaper,hasmadeanorthernGermancitybelieveinfairytales（童话）.Thefirstenvelopewassenttoavictimsupportgroup.Itcontained€10,000withacuttingfromtheBraunschweigerZeitungabouthowthegroupsupportedawomanwhowasrobbedofherhandbag;similarplainwhiteanonymous（匿名）envelopes,eachcontaining€10,000,thenarrivedatakindergartenandachurch.Theenvelopskeepcoming,andsofaratleast€190,000hasbeendistributed.Lastmonth,oneofthemwassenttothenewspapersownoffice.ItcameafterastoryitpublishedaboutTom,a14-year-oldboywhowasseverelydisabledinaswimmingaccident.ThereceptionistattheBraunschweigerZeitungopenedananonymouswhiteenvelopetofind20notesof€50（）inside,withacopyofthearticle.Thenameofthefamilywasunderlined・"IwasdrivingwhenIheardthenews,”ClaudiaNeumann,theboy"smother,toldDerSpiegelmagazine・“Ihadtoparkonthesideoftheroad;Iwasspeechless.^Themoneywillbeusedtomaketheentrancetotheirhousewheelchair-accessibleandforacourseoftreatmentthattheirinsurancecompanyrefusedtopayfo匸“Forsomeonetoactsoselflessly,forthistohappeninsuchasocietyinwhicheveryonethinksofhimself,wasastonishing,”Mrs.Neumannsaid.HerfamilywonderwhetherthedonatorisaRobinHoodcharacter,takingfrombankstogivetotheneedy.HenningNoske,theeditoroftheBraunschzveigerZeitung,said："Maybeitisanoldpersonwhoisabouttodie.Wejustdonotknow.^However,hehastoldhisreportersnottolookforthecity"shero,forfearthatdiscoverymaystopthedonations・56.TheBraunschweigerZeitungisthenameof・A.achurchB・abankC•anewspaperD.amagazine57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedonationtoTom?A.Thedonationamountedto€190,000.B-Thedonationwassentdirectlytohishouse・C.Themoneywillbeusedforhiseducation・D・Hismotherfeltastonishedatthedonation.58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thedonatorisaricholdmanB.thedonationwillcontinuetocomeC・thedonationcomesfromthenewspaperD・thedonatorwillsoonbefoundout59-Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MoneyIsRaisedbytheNewspaperB.NewspaperDistributesMoneytotheNeedyC・UnknownHeroSpreadsLoveinEnvelopesD.RobinHoodReturnstotheCity【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了城市英雄以匿名信封的形式在经济上帮助需要帮助的人。56.C推理判断题。从第一段"Butthedonatorwhostartedsendingenvelopeswithcashtodeservingcauses,accompaniedbyanarticlefromthelocalpapeT和第二段“withacuttingfromtheBraimschweigerZeitun^"可推出Braunschwei^erZeitun^是当地一家报纸。57.D细节理解题。从倒数第二段Tom的妈妈所说的话可知答案。5&B推理判断题。从最后一段"hehastoldhisreportersnottolookforthecity"shero,forfearthatdiscoverymaystopthedonations."可知捐赠还会继续。59.C主旨大意题。本文介绍了城市英雄以匿名信封的形式在经济上帮助需要帮助的人。107.Springiscoming,anditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionis tough,sojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices-Whateverwearewearing,ourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptus,buttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos（纹身），noserings,orcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan"tjudgeabookbyitscover,yetpeopledo“cover"themselvesinordertoconvey（传递）certainmessages.Whatwewear,includingtattoosandnoserings,isanexpressionofwhoweare.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearances,sodocompanies-Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasons,butthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedom,butforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney・Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees（雇员），becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomer.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidates,soitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-minded,Ican"texpectallourcustomersare.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandards,aslongasitsstandardsarelegal・57.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor"sopinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People"sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves・B.Customers1choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.C・Candidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreated.D.Strangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplace.58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview・B•Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies-C・Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates・59-Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A•EmployeesMatterA.PersonalChoicesMatterB.AppearancesMatterC.HiringManagersMatter56.Theauthor"sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedasA.enthusiasticB.negativeC.positiveD.sympathetic【要点综述】又是一年毕业季，很多大学毕业生又要开始为寻找一份可以赖以生存的工作而奔忙了，但是，影响就业成功的因素很多，其中有一点就是面试时的着装。57.C推理判断题。根据第二段的首句可知报纸编辑认为有纹身或戴鼻环去面试的人应该受到公平的对待，故本题选C。58.B推理判断题。通读第三段可知本文作者的意思是：员工的穿着不再是员工的私人问题，而是影响到公司的声誉和发展的大问题。选B。59.C主旨大意题。本文大意是关于员工的着装问题，故本题选C。60.B作者意图题。根据本文后两段可知，作者不赞成员工着奇装异服，即作者的态度是“否定的”，故选B。108eAfunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationsrevolution:westoppedtalkingtooneanothe匚Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhiscellphonerang,interruptingour conversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand・・・Ibecameinvisible,absentfromtheconversation.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisatragedytotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine・Asalmosteverycontactwecanimaginebetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomated,thealienation（疏远）indexgoesup.Youcan*tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymore.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomated・Iamnotagainstmoderntechnology.Iownacellphone,anATMcard,avoice-mailsystem,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn"twise,theyYeagreathelptous.Ifssomeoftheirpossibleconsequencesthatmakemefeeluneasy.Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversation,orbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn11reallyhavetimetotalk.Theindustrydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier,oratleastfacilitatingmyantisocialinstincts・SoFveputmyselfontechnologyrestriction:noinstantmessagingwithpeoplewholivenearme,nocell-phoninginthepresenceoffriends,nolettingthevoicemailpickupwhenEmathome・16.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheAdvanceofCommunicationsTechnologyB.TheConsequencesofModernTechnologyC.TheStoryoftheCommunicationsRevolutionD.TheAutomationofModernCommunications17.Thesentence"Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent^meansthat.A.thepeoplesittingbesideyouhavetogoawaytoreceivephonecallB•youcanhardlygetintouchwiththepeoplesittingbesideyouA.modemtechnologymakesithardforpeopletohaveaface-to-facetalkB.peoplecannowgotoworkwithoutgoingtotheoffice18.Thewriterfeelsthattheuseofmodemcommunicationsis.A•satisfyingB•encouragingC•disappointingD•embarrassing19.Thepassageimpliesthat・A.moderntechnologyisbridgingpeopleB•modemtechnologyisseparatingpeopleA.moderntechnologyisdevelopingtoofastB.moderntechnologyisinterruptingourcommunication20・Whatdoestheunderlinedword"facilitating^mean?A.加深B.限制C.帮助D.装备【要点综述】本文主要论述现代技术的消极影响——现代技术的使用在疏远人与人之间的距离。16.B主旨大意题。本文主要论述了现代技的影响。17.C句意理解题。第一段作者提出：通讯革命使我们不再面对面地交谈；第二段作者举自己生活的一例来予以说明；第三段作者感慨"Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent”，即其意应为：现在技术使人们很难有面对面的交谈。故选C项。18.D推理判断题。根据第五段可知，作者并不反对现代技术，也认为它极有帮助，只是某一些结果让他感到不安，比如第二段屮他所举的生活例子。由此判断他会认为使用现代技术有时令人感到尴尬，故选D项。19.B推理判断题。根据第以段可推断现代技术正在疏远人们Z间的关系，故选B项。20.A词义猜测题。画线词所在的这一段主要在讲述现代技术対他的消极影响，因此他才决定限制自己对现代技术的使用。由此判断画线词应意为“加深”，即：加重他的不爱交 际的天性。故选A项。