高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练高三全册英语试题4 (2)

语鹅市安置阳光实验学校阅读理解选练（5）
【2014高考英语皖南八校二模】
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There are always minorities, either people or enterprises, that have absolute advantage（绝对优势）in a field; the majority apply their comparative advantage（相对优势） to professions where they do their best to be effective players . Based on comparative advantage, different divisions are formed as international trade and the globalized economy develop.
Oranges are flourishing in Florida in the United States, for example, shoes are made perfectly in Wenzhou of China, and people in both areas need oranges and shoes. In Wenzhou, one could try to create an artificial environment for orange trees of an international standard, and in Florida workers could be trained to make shoes as effectively as workers in Wenzhou using the same resources. However, the costs would be too high. The best solution, therefore, is to allow each location to specialize in its own product, producing enough to meet local needs and exporting the rest. As a result, people in both areas end up with lower cost and higher quality goods than if each tried to produce both. It is obvious that absolute advantage occurs in this process.
However, absolute advantage may not necessarily apply everywhere. For instance, I know a capable company boss, who is also an expert in private cars and very skillful at changing car oil, even more efficiently than a mechanic, But, almost every time he drives his car to a garage to have the oil changed by a mechanic since he believes he can use the time to do something more valuable. What he uses here is his comparative advantage rather than absolute advantage.
The same theory may also apply to individual careers. You may not be the best in a certain area, but still have a comparative advantage, which will not be reduced in relation to others’ absolute advantage, and you can still find an advantaged position in which your disadvantage is smaller relative to others.
An ordinary talent can, therefore, achieve outstanding results by rightfully exploring his or her comparative advantage. In this sense, we may say that comparative advantage really works.
72.From the example about orange in Florida and shoes in Wenzhou ,we can draw the conclusion that _____.
A. the field in Wenzhou can be improved to grow oranges .
B. Florida workers could be trained to make shoes .
C. we should fully use our absolute advantage in our advantaged field.
D. our comparative advantage is equal to our absolute one as to making fortunes .
73.Why doesn’t the capable company boss change his car oil himself ? _____
A. The mechanic is more efficient than him .
B. He needn’t do it by himself for his riches..
C. He would rather do something more valuable .
D. Changing oil is beyond his ability.
74.Which of the following is right according to paragraph 4. ? _____
A. You should use your absolute advantage in your work definitely .
B. You must work hard to improve your absolute advantage to be the best worker .
C. If other’s absolute advantage is l arger , your comparative advantage is smaller .
D. Sometimes you may still use your comparative advantage to find your advantaged position .
75.This article can be entitled “_____”.
A. The Advantage of Comparative Advantage.
B. The Advantage of Absolute Advantage
C. Absolute Advantage—the secret to make different talents
D. Comparative Advantage—the way to achieve outstanding results
【参考答案】E篇 CCDA
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Which are you more likely to have with you at any given moment—your cellphone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.
In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6, 800 of its stores. This is the first
pay-by-phone practice in the U. S. , but we’re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC) gets into America’s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.
Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal—a contact-free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U. S. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale(POS) market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture (合资企业) that will g o into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U. S. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.”
The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, what’s to stop a thief from digitally
pi ckpocketing you? “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can
just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security researcher. “Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”
Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your walle t isn’t.
1. What is predicted to happen in the U. S. ?
A. The expansion of cellphone companies.
B. The boom of pay-by-phone business.
C. The disappearance of credit cards.
D. The increase of Starbucks sales.
2. The NFC technology can be used to .
A. ensure the safety of shoppers
B. collect transaction fees easily
C. make purchase faster and simpler
D. improve the quality of cellphones
3. Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to .
A. strengthen their relationship
B. get a share in the payments industry
C. sell more cellphones
D. test the NFC technology
4. According to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phones?
A. Stop the functioning of their phones.
B. Set up a password.
C. Get all the money out of their phones.
D. Cancel large purchases.【参考答案】1—4、 BCBA
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Steven Spielberg's 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.
On Jan. 3l, a team of scientist sat the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode (解码) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.
These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad.There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out of information from the
brain.
In spite of these breakthroughs,Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI.
“Eventually,” says Gallant,“someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.
Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of memory and consciousness.
l. What is the best title for the passage?
A. New technology can read your mind
B. Fantasy is edging closer to fact
C. A new discovery in human brain
D. The intelligent computers in the future
2. What did scientist sat the UC Berkeley do?
A. They produced a fanciful world.
B. They made computers jump forward like a human.
C. They managed to translate brain waves into language.
D. They used computers to make short movies.
3. Which of the following is impossible for the research?
A. It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.
B. Doctors can read a patient's mind even if he is unconscious.
C. People will know what happens in their dreams.
D. People's thoughts may be given away.
4. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?
A. A computer.
B. An iPad.
C.A decoding machine.
D.
A hat.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. scientists got the inspiration from a movie
B. the technology still has a long way to go
C. the technology has been put into practice
D. scientists have unlocked these crets of memory
【参考答案】1—5、ACACB
【2014高考英语联考模拟试题】A
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Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way,
you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. But sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.
Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.
The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your success. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.
It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it do esn’t mean it’s true.
The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!
56. You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.
A. dare to challenge yourself
B. feel it hard to change yourself
C. are unconfident of yourself
D. have a high opinion of yourself
57. According to the passage, our self-images _________.
A. have positive effects
B. are probably untrue
C. are often changeable
D. have different functions
58. How should you change your self-image according to the passage?
A. To keep a different image of others.
B. To make your life successful.
C. To understand your own world.
D. To change the way you think.
59. Who are the intended readers of the passage?
A. Parents.
B. Adolescents.
C. Educators.
D. People in general.
【参考答案】56-59 CBDB。