第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A
One evening in February 2007. A student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote 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 parked across a railway line. Second 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(导航仪).She had never driven 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.
W ho is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail US, 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 key boards. The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses 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 CPS 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;
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both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once 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 complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way 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 as 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 works failed to give the signal. D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing (
) 2.
The phrase
by _______.
“near miss” (paragraph 2) can best be replaced
A. close b
it B. heavy loss
C. narrow escape D. big mistake (
) 3.
Stevenson most probably agree with
Which of the following would Rick ?
A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.
B. Digital technology often falls short of out expectation. C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be. D. GPS error is not the only cause for Celery’s accident. ( ) 4. In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________.
A. one-sided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based
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( ) 5.What is the real concern of the writer of this article? A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts. B. The relationship between humans and technology
C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use. D. The human unawareness of technical problems.
4.【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。由文章The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses digital technology可知。 5.【答案】B
【解析】主旨大意题。本文讨论了人与现代科技的关系。 B
What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later. The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one's earning potential shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent
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and hard work.
“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,\" said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. \"Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed,\" said Xu. She believed that all this helps you \"earn a higher salary”.
Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Face book's 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts. But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency? “Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定义) of ‘friend',” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.
( ) 1.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _________. A. if you have more friends you will not live happily.
B. the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn in your late life. C. the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live. D. friends can make more money for you.
( ) 2. According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means_____ A. You have the ability to earn more money. B. You will not feel lonely.
C .You are quite content with your life.
D. You have the ability to get along with others in various situations. ( ) 3. What’s the main idea of the passage ?
A. The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship.
B. Friends plays an more important part in our daily life than anything else. C. Friends are currency. D. Friends give you success.
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( ) 4. We can learn from the passage that _________.
A. If you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future.
B. Graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future. C. Friends means a form of currency.
D. Friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed.
【文章大意】：文章主要向人们讲述了朋友在人们生活中的重要作用。你在上学时拥有越多的朋友，那么你以后就会有越多的财富。 1.【考点分析】细节理解题。 【参考答案】B。
【解题思路】从文中第一段的A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later.可知研究表明“朋友越多，你以后就会挣越多的钱 ”。 2.【考点分析】细节理解题。 【参考答案】D。
【解题思路】文中第三段提到了Xu Yanchun的话，从话中我们可以知道“如果你有很多朋友说明你在不同环境中的适应能力很强”。故选D项 。 3.【考点分析】主旨大意题。 【参考答案】D。
【解题思路】通读全文我们可知，文章主要讲述了朋友能够给你带来财富，给你带来成功。故D项总结的合理。
4.【考点分析】推理判断题题。 【参考答案】D。
【解题思路】A 项的说法太过绝对，所以不正确；B项的说法文中没有提到，因此不能选；C 项的说法没有依据，因此也不能选，故只剩下D项。
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