云南省昆明市2014年高考冲刺训练英语试题(3) Word版

云南省昆明市2014年高考冲刺训练英语试题（3）
社会生活类阅读理解
I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke (唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple nguage is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.
Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel emb arrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than“broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. Bu t they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.
I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me:the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with:the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken” ; and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal (内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show:her intention, her feelings, the
rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.
1. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that.
A. she uses English in foreign trade
B. she is fascinated by languages
C. she works as a translator
D. she is a writer by profession
2. The author used to think of her mother’s English as.
A. impolite
B. amusing
C. imperfect
D. practical
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A. Americans do not understand broken English.
B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.
C. The author’s mother had positive influence on her.
D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.
4. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is.
A. well structured
B. in the old style
C. easy to translate
D. rich in meaning
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The change of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.
B. The limitation of the author’s perception o f her mother.
C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.
D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.
【参考答案】58.1-5 DCBDA
[社会生活型阅读理解(二)]-----(一
Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils' capacity for independent study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed.
Cranfield School of Management found almost 6 in 10 schoolchildren were 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 knew 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 fresh 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 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 the socalled “textspeak”was increasingly finding its way into pupils' school work.
3 in 10 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 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, it was claimed.
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 phones in class, while nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.
1．The underlined word “undermining”in the first paragraph can best be replaced by “________”．
A．determining
B．keeping
C．weakening
D．increasing
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
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% of pupils often send text messages when studying.
4．The passage is mainly about ________．
A．the negative effect of technology on students' study
B．technology's positive influence on students' achievement
C．the importance of online social communication
D．the rapidly growing role of communication technologies
5．What's the attitude of the author to the problem?
A．Optimistic. B．Approving.
C．Anxious. D．Tolerant.
(一)
【要点综述】使用互联网和手机的学生越来越多了，可是，科技不仅给学生们带来了便捷，也给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。

1．C词义猜测题。

根据第二、三段可知，靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业，实际上是一种抄袭，会影响学生的独立学习能力。

undermine是“逐渐损害，削弱”的意思，故此处可以用weakening来代替。

2．D推理判断题。

根据第六段第一句的“…with the majority making calls from the toilets…”和第二句“The mobile phone…the school day.”可推断，限制学生在学校使用手机是很困难的。

3．B细节理解题。

根据第七至九段可知，短信语言可能会给学生的语言技能带来不利影响。

4．A主旨大意题。

文章的第一段就点明了中心“高科技的使用对孩子的学习有不好的影响”。

故选A。

5．C观点态度题。

从文章的字里行间可以看出，作者对学生使用高科技产品(诸如手机之类)持忧虑态度。

故答案为C。

社会生活类
When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时地) about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen—they can’t do both—and they don’t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships—not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him
where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked to them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to, and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents respond to the brain bias of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually disappointed to receive only short grunts in reply.
1. While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they.
A. are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends
B. can both talk and watch the screen at the same time
C. think they can have a good time and develop relationships
D. have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands
2. After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to.
A. experience the happy time again
B. keep a close tie with her
C. recommend her a new scenic spot
D. remind her of something forgotten
3. What does the author want to tell us most?
A. Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication.
B. Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.
C. Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.
D. Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Women Are Socially Trained to Talk
B. Talking Maintains Relationships
C. Women Love to Talk
D. Men Talk Differently from Women
【参考答案】59.1-4 CBAC
(二)
If you want to know how crazy people can be about their pets, you might
remember that Helmsley left $12 million to her little Maltese dog when she died.
The dog's name is Trouble. And apparently Trouble is still alive. Of course, I would hang on，too, if someone left me $12 million. Look! Topshelf dog food, soft pillows everywhere, drivers walking me in nice leafy parks. I would live to be 110 in dog years.
The dog's story is still fresh in my mind the other night when I leave a steak house after a superb meal. Then I notice a woman carrying a small bag out of the door behind me.
Once outside, she walks over to where a man is holding a tiny dog and it's a baby. The dog looks like a Maltese, too, barking and annoying, with a cute haircut.
And now I am treated to an absolute astonishing sight. Because now the woman reaches into the bag and begins pulling out little pieces of meat, which she puts on a plastic spoon and feeds to the dog.
This is no cheap steak house. It's_actually_way_out_of_my_league—I'm there only because it's a special occasion. I can tell you this: if I walked out of the place with any leftover steak, it sure wouldn't go to a dog. Not at those prices.
So now the woman is spoonfeeding the dog and the man is just standing there, holding this dog and looking as if this is the most normal thing in the world. And the dog is calmly chewing these pieces of steak as if he's a little king. And this dog is in no hurry. He's having a great time.
A few minutes go by, and now the dog finishes all of his steak. At this point, I hear the woman say to the man，“Think he's still hungry？”And she glances behind her at the restaurant, as if she might go back to get more steak for the dog.
Watching all this, I'm afraid I'm going to shout, “Are you out of your mind feeding all that pricey steak to that little dog? Do you see what our American life is like today? We're all going to be eating dog food if this keeps up！”
1．Why does the author say he would live to be 110 in dog years?
A．Because he is always in poor health and falls ill.
B．Because a Maltese dog lives longer than a human being.
C．Because his grandparents left him a large sum of money.
D．Because he thinks the dog is treated extremely well.
2．What is the story mainly about?
A．An American family's happy life.
B．A Maltese dog getting $12 million from its owner.
C．A New Yorker spending $ 8 billion for a few banks.
D．A pet dog being fed with expensive food.
3．The underlined part “It's actually way out of my league”(in Para. 6) means “________”．
A．the restaurant is too expensive for the author
B．the author hates the dog being taken there
C．the superb restaurant is about to be out of service
D．the dog doesn't belong to the author's group
4．Seeing the dog is being treated to expensive steak, the author becomes extremely ________．
A．indifferent
B．annoyed
C．concerned
D．envious
(二)
【要点综述】本文通过举例说明了在现在的美国社会里，很多宠物得到了超乎寻常的待遇。

1．D推理判断题。

根据文章第二段“Of course，I would hang on，too，if someone left me $12 million.Look！Topshelf dog food，soft pillows everywhere，drivers walking me in nice leafy parks.”可知这只狗的待遇非常好，让作者很羡慕，所以他才这样说。

故D项正确。

2．D主旨大意题。

文章讲述的是一个富人给一只狗吃昂贵的牛排的故事。

故D项正确。

3．A推理判断题。

根据本段“This is no cheap steak house.It's actually way out
of my league—I'm there only because it's a special occasion.”可知这里的牛排很贵，超出了作者承受的范围。

故A项正确。

4．B推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段可知作者很生气。

故B项正确。