学年高二英语假期题型增分专题04阅读理解之议论文和夹叙夹议文Word下载.docx

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环保怀疑主义者拒绝承认人类行为对环境的严重威胁。

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以社交媒体呈现故事的形式，说明不要让任何事情阻挡实现梦想的道路。

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因商店里无人化的机器操作让生活缺少温暖和爱，呼吁人们要认识到人比机器更重要。

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Themeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.Silencesmaybethoughtful,ortheymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,uneasiness,orworry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyuncomfortable;

thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofilleverygap（间隙）withconversation.Personsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson'

sneeds.

ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamongpeople,justassometraditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenapersononeoftheseculturesisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimplied（暗示）isthatthepersonwantsthelistenertoconsiderwhathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisacallforreflection.

Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhendealingwithdifferentconflictsamongpeopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,Russian,French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshowagreementbetweenpartiesaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersoninauthorityratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instillanotheruse,personsinAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority.

Nursesandothercare-giversneedtobeawareofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhentheycomeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshouldrecognizetheirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient'

ssilenceisnotinterruptedtooearlyorallowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehealing（治愈）valueofsilencecanusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromothercultures.

1．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsilenceinconversations?

A．Itiscontent-based.B．Itdevelopsfriendship.

C．Itimpliesanger.D．Itisculture-specific.

2．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemightregardsilenceasacallforcarefulthought?

A．TheFrench.B．TheMexicans.

C．TheRussians.D．TheChinese.

3．Whatdoestheauthoradvisenursestodoaboutsilence?

A．Makeuseofitshealingeffects.

B．Letitcontinueasthepatientpleases.

C．Breakitwhiletreatingpatients.

D．Evaluate（评估）itsharmtopatients.

4．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．SoundandSilence.

B．WhatItMeanstoBeSilent.

C．SilencetoNativeAmericans.

D．SpeechIsSilver,SilenceIsGold.

Passage2

Peopleenjoytakingtrips.Butwhatarereasonstheyleavehome?

Onereasonisforeducation.Peopletravelbecausethewanttobroadentheirhorizon（视野）tolearnaboutotherpeopleandothercultures.Whenpeopleareonatrip,theygetaquicklookatdifferentwaysofliving.Evenashortlookatanotherkindoflifestyleisanimportantlesson.Whentravelling,apersoncanlearndirectlybyvisitingmuseumsandhistoricspots（景点）.Whatdoesatouristlearnwhoseestheartsmuseums,visitthehistoricalplacesandotherscenicspotsinParisandshopsalongtheRiverSeine?

Helearnsabouttheirattitudesandhowtheyfeelaboutbusiness,beautyandhistory.

WhataboutthetravelerwhogoestoHongKong?

Doeshegetthesameinformationthathecouldgetfromabook?

HemightreadthatHongKongisacrowedthatthereislessthan200squaremetersofspaceforeachperson.Butseeingandfeelingthelackofspacewillimpresshimmuchmore.

Hemightreadthattherearenearly200vehicles（交通工具）foreverykilometerofroadway.Butthesightofsomanyvehiclesparkedalongtheroadsidewouldbeamuchmorevividlesson.ThetravelertoHongKongwillneverforgetthecontrast（对比）:

thestraightvertical（垂直的）linesoftallmodernbuildingsandthemovinglinesofboatthatpeoplelivein.

5．Whydopeopleleavehometotravelaccordingtothepassage?

A．Foreducation.B．Foradventure.

C．ToenjoythemselvesD．Tolookforadifferentlifestyle.

6．WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutParis?

A．Ithasalargepopulation

B．Ithasmanytoweringbuilding

C．Thereare200vehiclesforeverykilometerofroadway

D．Therearemanymuseumsandpalaces.

7．WhatimpressionwillatravelergetofHongKong?

A．Ithasmanybigandbeautifulparks.

B．Itisacityofcontrast.

C．Ithasmanyhistoricalsites.

D．Itisanimportantindustrialcenter.

8．Whatdoesthepassagetellusabouttravelling?

A．Itmakesourlifemoreinteresting.

B．Itenablesustogetfirst-handknowledge..

C．Ithelpsdevelopourpersonalities.

D．Itbringsaboutchangesinourlifestyles.

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Nao,asmallrobot,lookslikeaperson.IfNaobeggedyounottoshutitoff,whatwouldyoudo?

Scientistsdidastudytoseehowpeopletreatrobotsthatactlikepeople.Eighty-ninepeoplevolunteeredforthestudy.TheywereaskedtohelptoimproveNao’ssocialskillsbyfinishingtwotaskswithit.

Thetaskswiththerobotdidn’tmatter,though.Whatthescientistsreallywantedtoseewashowtheparticipantsreactedoncethetaskswereover.TheywereaskedtotalkwithNaoandfinallyshutNaooffbutitwasnoteasytodo.Somepeopledidnotwanttoturntherobotoffwhileotherstookalongtimetodoit.

Peopleoftencommunicatewithnon-humanobjectssuchasTVsandcomputersnowadays.Butrobotsseemmorelikehumans.Robotscanshowsocialcharactersthemselves,likespeakingwithhumanvoicesortakingtheshapeofahumanbody.ScientistssaidpeoplemighthaveseenNao’scriesasasignofindependentthought.Inturn,thiscouldhaveledpeopletoseetherobotashavingthehuman-likecharacter.

Forthousandsofyears,humanslivedinaworldwheretheyweretheonlyoneswhocouldhaveconversations.Ourbrainslearnedtoreacttosocialsituationsinacertainway.Butourbrainsarenotusedtotellingthedifferencebetweenrealpeopleandfakepeople.Therobotexpressedfeelingsanddesiresandthatgotpeopletowanttotreattherobotasifitwerealive.

9．WhydidscientistsuseNaointhestudy?

A．Tolearnabouthowpeoplereacttorobots.B．Tocommunicatewithhumans.

C．Tohelppeoplefinishtheirdailytasks.D．Toimprovepeople’ssocialskills.

10．WhatdidparticipantsdowhenaskedtoturnoffNao?

A．Allofthemrefusedtoturnitoff.B．Notallofthemtookactionimmediately.

C．Allofthemfoundithardtooperateit.D．Allofthemfollowedtheordersoon.

11．ComparedwithTVs,robots.

A．aremoresimilartohumansB．oftendependonhumans

C．haveindependentthoughtD．knowwellaboutdifferentvoices

12．Whatcanweknowaboutourbrains?

A．Theyaremuchclevererthanrobots.

B．Theycanrecognizefakepeople.

C．Theycan’ttellthedifferencebetweenrealpeopleandfakepeople.

D．Theyteachrobotstoshowtheirfeelings.

13．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．ComparerobotswithTVsandcomputers.

B．Robotswillreplacehumans.

C．Therelationshipbetweenhumansandrobots.

D．Howpeopletreathuman-likerobots.

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Skepticsarestrangealot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironmentandtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The"

eco-guilt"

broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.

PerhapsthatexplainswhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe"

realstateoftheworld"

asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketsofsomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg'

sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeindustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthroughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.

SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg'

sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat"

AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown."

Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg'

s"

preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible"

.

Acriticaleyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterest.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That'

sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.

14．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas"

skeptics"

?

A．Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof"

B．Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.

C．Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.

D．Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.

15．WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg'

sbooks?

A．Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.

B．Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.

C．Theauthorconvincespeopletospeakcomfor