高中英语 Module4 Music阅读训练高二英语试题

角顿市安康阳光实验学校Module4 Music阅读训练（2）
阅读理解。

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。

(2014·山东实验中学一模)
Global Positioning Systems (全球定位系统) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite­based systems provide
turn­by­turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.However，they can also cause a lot of problems，send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times，the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often，says Barry Brown，it is a combination of the two.
Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm，Sweden.He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS­equipped car to use during his stay.Mr Brown says，“They just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And，then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address in.So again，the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’．”
Mr Brown says this is a common human error，but what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings，or failures，of GPS equipment.He says，“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn，sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”
Mr Brown says，“One of the things that struck us，perhaps the most important thing was that you have to know what you’re doing when you use a GPS.There are these new skills that people have developed.There are these new competencies (资格) that you need to have to be able to use a GPS because they sometimes go wrong.This goes against a common belief that GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills.”
Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers，passengers and GPS systems work together.
1．According to Barry Brow，in most cases，________are blame for the problems.
A．human errors
B．GPS errors
C．errors caused by both drivers and GPS
D．errors caused by putting in a wrong address
2．The example of Barry Brown’s friend is used to show that________.
A．GPS is nothing but garbage
B．GPS is still not accurate enough
C．it is difficult for drivers to use GPS equipment
D．sometimes drivers are responsible for the problem
3．It can be inferred from the second paragraph that________.
A ．it’s impossible to drive fr om the east to the west in the US
B．Barry Brown’s friend went to Stockholm，Sweden by plane
C．given wrong instructions，the GPS will produce wrong results D．GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills 4．Which of the followings is one of the shortcomings of GPS equipment?
A．It just tells the driver to turn once at a time.
B．It gives the driver the overview.
C．Its screen is too small to be seen clearly.
D．It is only suitable for passive drivers.
5．What’s the main idea of the text?
A．GPS systems are helpful for drivers.
B．Driving with GPS can be difficult to navigate (导航)．
C．Drivers should understand how GPS systems work.
D．Drivers should learn to use GPS systems correctly.
语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。

文章主要介绍了开车用GPS导航系统也很难导航。

1．解析：细节理解题。

根据文章第一段最后一句“Most often，says Barry Brown，it is a combination of the two.”可知，答案C符合文意。

答案：C
2．解析：推理判断题。

根据文章第二段倒数第二句“They actually put their home address in.”可知，这次走错方向是由于人的疏忽导致的，不是GPS系统的原因，故答案D正确。

答案：D
3．解析：推理判断题。

根据文章第二段最后两句“They actually puy their home address in. So again，the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’．”和对全段的整体理解可知，答案C“给错误的指令，导航系统就会产生错误的结果”符合文意。

答案：C
4．解析：细节理解题。

根据文章第三段第二句“He says，‘One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you t he next turn.’”可知，答案A符合文意。

答案：A
5．解析：主旨大意题。

根据文章第一段第三句“However，they can also cause a lot of problems，send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.”的开篇点题和对全文的整体理解可推知，答案B“开车用GPS导航系统有时候也很难导航”最能概括文章大意。

答案：B。

【2015高考复习】阅读理解
Most people watching Jeremy Lin these past two months saw Jeremy Lin，New York Knicks star；but I，watching him，saw someone else.That was my elder brother，Bob，who is athletic and energetic.He could never sit still when he was in second grade；he had to get up every now and then and run around the room.And sure enough，he grew up to be a starting player for an NCAA championship lacrosse (长曲棍球) team.He was a Nike­endorsed marathoner，too，and reached the top of Mt.Everest，unguided，in his 50s. And yet my family never watched his lacrosse games.We did watch some of his marathons，but that wasn’t until he was in his 20s.When Bob was in his glory days，our Shanghainese­born parents were bent on getting him into medical school.There was a loving aspect to it：I can remember my father working through math books with him，lesson by lesson，at the big blackboard in the attic.Bob never did become a doctor，though；and neither did I．It wasn’t until my younger sister came along that someone
in the family finally wore a white coat.
Bob today could be the fittest 58­year­old on the planet.His doctor estimates his biological age at 35；he’s still big mountains in the Himalayas.And，like Jeremy Lin，he’s charming.No one sees Bob without leaving with a laugh.He sometimes jokes he could be mayor of his building，and it’s true.To know him is to cheer for him.
And yet my parents did not cheer for him.What if my mother had sat on the sidelines with her statistics，like Jeremy Lin’s mother？What if my father had played videos of athletes for my brother to watch and imitate？It’s hard not to wonder.
And how did Jeremy Lin’s parents manage to do these remarkable things？Amy Chua，the tiger mother，recalls her immigrant father beating the kids whenever they mispronounced a Chinese word.How is it that Jeremy
Lin’s i mmigrant father in particular，Gie­Ming Lin，encouraged his son to follow such an untraditional path?
【语篇解读】林书豪的成功，使人们开始反思什么是最合适的教育方式。

家长是应该把自己的意愿强加给孩子还是发挥孩子的特长呢？
5. Bob’s glory days were those________.
A．when he was doing well in math
B．when he was in second grade
C．when he was made mayor of his building
D．when he showed his talents in sports
解析推理判断题。

根据文章一、二两段内容可知，鲍勃20多岁时在体育方面的表现很优秀，由此可推知，鲍勃最辉煌的时期应是他在体育运动中展现他的特长时。

答案D
6．From the passage we can tell that Bob is________.
A．active and optimistic
B．clever and determined
C．brave and helpful
D．considerate and independent
解析细节理解题。

根据第三段的第三、四、五句内容可知，鲍勃积极、乐观，故A项当选。

答案A
7．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?
A．Bob was always ignored by his parents.
B．Bob could also have been a sport star.
C．Bob’s parents often watched his games.
D．Nobody in the author’s family was a doctor.
解析正误判断题。

根据文章第一段内容可知，鲍勃曾经在体育方面的表现非常优秀，多次获奖，若能坚持下去，他也许会成为一名体育明星，故B项正确。

答案B
8．From the last two paragraphs we can infer that________.
A．parents should always study together with their children B．parents should know how to educate their children properly C．children should be punished when they do anything wrong D．children should try to live up to the hopes of their parents
解析推理判断题。

在文章最后两段中，作者用反问句暗示出家长应该给孩子正确的教育，而不是强迫他们做这做那。

答案B
【2014高考英语二模试题】
Mobile Phone Manners
Mobile phones have changed the way we communicate；they have also brought about problems in phone manners．Gaik Lira, a Singapore-based advice has some advice on phone manners．
When dealing with missed calls，the person being．called should return the call.“Calls should be returned as soon as possible, and no later than the following day. Anything later than that，and an apology or a reason for the delay should go with the call.”
Text messages should be kept short and to the point．If they go beyond four or five lines，call or e-mail instead．“The use of short forms should be among family members and friends，never in a business situation．”
Speak in a low voice as if you were talking to someone next to you．If the connection is bad，don’t raise your voice in order to be heard，simply move to another place where the connection may be better．And if that doesn’t work，tell the caller to call you back or offer to call at a later time．
When a conversation is cut off due to a bad connection，the person who started the conversation should call back．“It may be inconvenient for the other person to return the call，especially if it’s an unlisted number，or an overseas call．” When running late for a date or meeting，it is acceptable to text
to inform that you'll be delayed．Messages should be apologetic．“A message like‘Sorry．Will be about 30 mi- nutes late due to flight delay’is considered polite and thoughtful．”
Taking calls during meetings is only acceptable if you have informed the chairperson that you are expecting an urgent call．If you get
an unexpected but urgent call，apologize to those present and offer
a quick explanation as to why you have to take that call．Then leave the room to contioue your phone conversation．
46．What should one do if he or she has missed a call?
A．Text an apology to the caller． B．Give a reason for the delay．C．Wait till the caller calls again．D．Return the call as soon as possible．
47．Which of the following is a proper text message in a business situation?
A．Will send it to you tomorrow．
B．Will send it 2 U 2 moro．
C．Pls send it 2 me B4 2nite．
D．I will try my best to send it to you tomorrow and please wait patiently and don't worry about it．
48．What should you do if the connection is bad when you aye talking on your mobile phone?
A．Raise your voice in order to be heard．
B．Hold on till the connection becomes better．
C．Ask someone next to you to lend you his or her phone．
D．Move away from where you are or stop and talk later．
49．Why should the caller call back when a conversation is cut off? A．To be considerate to the receiver．
B．To save both time and money．
C．To make the conversation pleasant．
D．To make the connection better．
50．What should you do if you get an ordinary call during a meeting? A．Apologize to the people present and then answer the call．
B．Cut the call off at once and call back after the meeting．C．Answer the call and apologize to the chairperson later．
D．Leave the room immediately to answer the call．
【参考答案】DADAB
阅读理解。

Advice to “sleep on it” could be well founded, scientists say. After a good night’s sleep a problem that seemed impossible to solve the night before can often appear easier, although no evidence has proved this by now. But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good night’s sleep can improve insight(洞察力）and problem-solving. “If you have some newly acquired memories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories, restructures(重构）them, so that after sleep the insight into a problem which you could not solve before increases,” said Dr. Jan Bom, a neuroscientist, at the university. To test the theory, they taught volunteers two simple rules to help them put a string of numbers into a new order. There was also a third, hidden rule, which could help them increase their speed in solving the problem. The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups, half were allowed to sleep after the training while the remainders were forced to stay awake. Bom and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group. “Sleep helped,” Bom said in a telephone interview. “The import ant thing is that you have to have a memory representation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then you sleep, so it can act on the problem.” But Bom admitted that he and his team don’t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it or in which stage of sleep it works. Pierre Marquette and Pierre Ruby of the University of Liege in Belgium said the experimental evidence supports the suggestions that sleep can promote creative thinking. Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research gives people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added.
36.The underlined phrase “sleep on it” in the first line probably means _____.
A. to put something aside to be solved until the next day
B. to get as much sleep as possible
C. to go on sleeping without being disturbed
D. to sleep till you get up the next morning
【答案】A
【解析】词义猜测题。

由“After a good night’s sleep a problem that seemed impossible to solve the night before can often appear easier,”可知选A。

37.Jan Bom and his team carried out the experiment through _____
A. comparison
B. interview
C. survey
D. imagination
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。

由“The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups, half were allowed to sleep after the training while the remainders were forced to stay awake. Bom and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group.”可知他们是通过比较来开展的实验。

故选A。

38.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. people should sleep so long as they have time
B. sleep is the only way to solve hard problems
C. people have various periods of sleep
D. people know how sleep restructures memories
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。

由“But Bom admitted that he and his team don’t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it or in which stage of sleep it works.”可知人们有不同的睡眠阶段。

故选C。

39. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. How Sleep Works
B. Sleep Helps Solve Problems
C. No Evidence, But Well Founded
D. Bom’s Discovery On Sleep
【答案】B
【解析】标题归纳题。

40. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A. A science fiction.
B. A book review.
C. An advertisement.
D. A newspaper.
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。

本文主要讲的是科学家的一项新的发现，以及有关的实验。

所以最可能出自报纸。

故选D。

阅读理解。

Community theatre is a theatre that is run by a local district with the efforts of volunteers. They offer many different kind s of productions, such as musical theatre, dance theatre and children’s theatre. Usually, performers are amateurs who receive no pay, but at other times professionals get involved, and they are paid. Community theatres of today are a little different ftom the old “little theatres”，as most are simply run by colleges and their theatre departments. Community theatres are a great way to get involved with local actors. Now, most theatres put on shows that will entertain or benefit the community.
In the 1880s, “little theatre” was started in Europe so that poor people could see theatrical productions without having to travel far or pay a lot. In 1910，this idea traveled to the United States. In the early years, community theatres were even funded by the government, but when shows became too political, government funding was stopped.
Community theatres of today are a little different from the old “little theatres”，as most simply want to infuse little culture into the lives of the local citizens. In many cases, these theatres are run by colleges and their theatre departments. These productions are often free of charge, or charge very little money to pay for costumes and other incidental expenses. Many also encourage the participation of children and other young people to let them develop theatrical skills, as well as to keep them busy so that they do not choose to get into trouble. Additionally, for those who desire strongly to become professional actors and to one day get a chance to act in a national theatre production, it is an exciting place to learn and develop theatrical skills.
41. Why was “little theatre” started in Europe?
A. To put on shows for children.
B. To collect money for poor people.
C. To entertain poor people.
D. To get people interested in theatrical productions.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。

由“‘little theatre”’was started in Europe so that poor people could see theatrical productions without having to travel far or pay a lot.”可知，是为了让穷人娱乐。

故选C。

42. From the passage we know that community theatres can _____.
A. help young people make more money
B. prevent young people getting into trouble
C. help young people enter the colleges
D. encourage young people to become more responsible
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。

由“Many also encourage the participation of children and other young people to let them develop theatrical skills, as well as to keep them busy so tha t they do not choose to get into trouble.”可知社区剧院可以防止年轻人惹事。

故选B。

43. Which of the following is TRUE about community theatre?
A. It is usually funded by the government.
B. It is intended to train professional actors.•
C. It benefits the community in many ways.
D. It is quite different from the old “little theatres”.
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。

由“Many also encourage the participation of children and other young people to let them develop theatrical skills, as well as to keep them busy so that they do not choose to get into trouble.”可知社区剧院在许多方面给社区带来利益。

故选C。

44.Which of the followings is closest in meaning to the underlined word “infuse” in Para. 3?
A. get rid of
B. fill with
C. cut down
D. full of
【答案】B 【解析】词义猜测题。

A。

摆脱，除去；B。

充入，装满；C.削减，砍倒，删节；D。

装满。

由上下文可知，它们想灌输一点文化到当地公民的生活中。

45.We can infer from the last paragraph that _____.
A. some professional actors may come from the community theatres
B. community theatres only charge for incidental expenses
C. community theatres have lost their attraction today
D. people can live by acting in the community theatres
【答案】A
【解析】判断推理题。

由“for those who desire strongly to become professional actors and to one day get a chance to act in a national theatre production, it is an exciting place to learn and develop theatrical skills.” 可知一些专业演员可能出自社区剧院。

故选A。