2009年高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练-阅读理解(二十六)(附答案与解析)
2009年高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练·阅读理解（二十六）
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Mass media are tools of communication. They allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large, scattered audience. They extend our ability to each other by helping us overcome limits caused by time and space. Mass media can be divided into two groups: print media and electronic media. By print media, we mean books, newspapers and magazines. Electronic media include television, radio and movie.
There are a number of ways in which mass media make daily life easier for us. First, they inform and help us keep a watch on our world. They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to gain on our own.
Second, mass media help us to arrange our time and life. What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media. When people get together, they tend to talk about certain happenings on the newspapers or on TV. Because we are provided with differing points of view through different kinds of media every day, we are able to comment on all sides of a certain issue.
Third, mass media help us to connect with various groups in society. Through mass media, we are able to keep in contact with politicians in the world; with famous actors and actresses, and with our beloved singers.
Fourth, the media help to socialize us. We learn about the preferred behavior and values from the people we meet as well as from the media. Through portrayals of people, the media tell us what proper behaviors are. By doing so, they teach us standards of behavior and values, and help us in our daily life.
Fifth, the media are used to persuade people. A good example is advertisements through the media. Newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colorful, persuasive advertisements. Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product, they describe their products in such a way that you may want to but them.
Sixth, the media entertain. All of the media make some effort trying to entertain their audience. For example, even though the newspaper is a main medium of information, it also
contains entertainment features. Many newspapers offer their readers at least some of the following: comics, fiction books and puzzle games, televisions and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment. It is guessed that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.
1. They underlined word “scattered” in paragraph 1 means______.
A. faraway
B. nearly
C. a small number of
D. small and far apart
2. The underlined word “portrayal” in Paragraph 5 means ______.
A. photograph
B. words
C. description
D. clothes
3. According to the passage, which of the following statements isn’t true about medium?
A. Mass media have an effect on our speech and thoughts.
B. Mass media keep us informed and connected.
C. Mass media persuade us into buying what we don’t need at all.
D. Mass media help us spend time with others in a friendly way.
4. Which of the following isn’t inclu ded about mass media in the passage?
A. entertainment
B. sports
C. famous people
D. advertisements
5. ______ is an old form of mass media now.
A. Mobile phone
B. Computer
C. Radio
D. Television
B
BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- A recent sudden temperature drop in most areas of China has set off fears of a possible return of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the country has mobilized to prepare for another outbreak.
North China's Tianjin Port resumed a temperature reporting system on Sunday. Any passengers through the port with a temperature above 38 degrees Celsius would be provided medical observation and reported to relevant authorities.
Zhong Nanshan, a well-known anti-SARS scientist during the last outbreak, said it was unlikely the SARS virus would die out naturally and it would definitely come back, but predicted no widespread epidemic outbreak and the epidemic would not cause serious damage again.
Caught unprepared this spring, Chinese authorities have learned to act quickly before the epidemic can take a hold.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi Thursday urged strictly implementing the daily SARS epidemic reporting system and warned that people delaying reporting or hiding the true situation would be severely punished.
In Beijing, the disease control center in Dongcheng District has recovered a 24 hour schedule for possible epidemic breakout. Every afternoon before 3:00 o'clock, the center receives SARS reports from every hospital in the district and then reports to the Beijing municipal disease control center and health bureau.
In Beijing Xiehe Hospital, plans are ready for fever patients to receive treatment in a special section. Doctors in that ward, wearing protective clothing, will observe patients for any possible respiratory diseases. Patients with high fever and symptoms of respiratory diseases are required to be observed for one or two weeks.
North China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the two other hardest-hit areas in the last SARS crisis, have both set up an emergency response mechanism and mobilized all concerned departments. The system has also been set up in rural Inner Mongolia.
People are urged to pick up again the healthy habits they formed during the last SARS outbreak. Zhong Nanshan said the most important way to prevent SARS was to play more sports and maintain good ventilation. Spitting in public and eating wild animals were very dangerous, said Zhong.
6. This passage is mainly about_______.
A. Zhong Nanshan, a well-known anti-SARS scientist
B. What happened during the first outbreak of SARS
C. How well China is prepared for another likely outbreak of SARS
D. What hospitals in Beijing have done
7. Which isn’t included in the measures taken by the Chinese?
A. A temperature reporting system.
B. The daily SARS epidemic reporting system.
C. A 24-hour schedule for possible epidemic breakout.
D. An emergency response mechanism all over the country.
8. Which doesn’t belong to Beijing’s reacti on to the possible epidemic?
A. SARS reports must be given to the disease control center and health bureau.
B. Fever patients receiving special sections are ready.
C. High fever patients are to be observed for 3 weeks.
D. Doctors treating high fever patients will wear protection clothes.
C
There are two kinds of physical activity which require special training. The first demands exact careful movements of the muscles. This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lead a mistake. To type quickly, for example, a person needs training; the slightest movement of a finger in the wrong direction may cause a spelling mistake. A dancer who has to dance on the point of her shoes or turn around on one foot must be trained for a long period of time before she can sense her own center and balance herself. You may have seen a girl walking on a rope across an empty space, which, too, requires a lot of practice.
The second kind of physical activity needs greater strength or extra effort. Most of us get tired if we try to run half a mile without stopping, but a specially-trained person can do this without much effort. Three years ago, some scientists carried out experiments, which produced meaningful and unexpected results. They wanted to find out whether a certain amount of physical exercise would injure those suffering from heart problems. They selected some male patients and trained them in continuous bicycle riding. They were surprised to find that the harmful effect of given amount of physical effort was actually less on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patients who were not similarly trained. This is important because it shows that regular physical exercise enables us to make better use of the oxygen we breathe in and that this training, in fact, reduces the amount of work our hearts do. Many tasks which are hard for untrained people are not hard at all for trained people.
9.The first kind of physical activity must be strictly controlled because _________.
A．a mistake in the wrong direction is dangerous to the fingers
B．a wrong movement in a direction will cause no mistakes
C．a movement in the wrong direction will cause a mistake
D．a slight movement of a finger will lead to a mistake
10.What must a dancer do before she can balance herself?
A．She must dance on the point of her shoes.
B．She must receive long-time training.
C．She must turn around on one foot.
D．She must perform again and again.
11.The experiments done by some scientists showed that ________.
A．some male patients were asked to ride bicycles regularly in the experiments
B．the physical exercise had more harmful effect on the hearts of the untrained patients
C．the physical exercise was harmless to the male patients with heart trouble
D．the physical exercise could be helpful for the patients to take in more oxygen
12.What would be the best title for this text?
A．Training Our Bodies B．Physical Activities
C．Movement Training D．Extra Body Effort
答案与解析
1. D 由上下文“媒体能迅速地把信息传递给多而零散的观众；他们能帮助打破时空界限”可推知。
2. C 通过对人们的描述，媒体让我们知道何为行为得体。
3. C 从媒体的第1-6个作用可知。
4. B 文中未提到sports.
5. C 由常识可推知。
6. C 本文主要介绍了为了应对可能发生的SARS中国政府和人民所采取各种的措施。
7. D 并非在全国范围内，而是在山西和内蒙古。
8．C 并非3周，而是1-2周。
9．C 该题为细节判断题。从原文第一段This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lead a mistake.，就可得出答案。
10．B 这也是一道细节判断题。从原文第一段A dance…….. must be trained for a long period of time before she can sense her own center and balance herself.，就可轻而易举地得出正确答案。
11．B 该题为细节理解判断题。由于原文（第二段）The were surprised to find that the harmful effect of a given amount of physical effort was actually less on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patents who were not similarly trained这样一句话很长，所以，虽然通过该题的题干很容易就能找到相应的文字，但是要想理解这样长的一个句子是比较困难的。对于这样长的句子，我们要化繁为简，先把句子的主要内容找出来看懂，即：the harmful effect was actually less on the heats，这句话的意思是：事实上，对于心脏的不好影响比较小的。然后，我们再把解释的内容加上去并结合上文看：the harmless effect of a given amount of physical effort，也就是说：（那些心脏病人）在给与了大运动量的训练之后，事实上，对于
心脏的不好影响比较小的。我们再来看后面on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patents who were not similarly trained，意思是：那些没有经过类似运动训练的病人。现在我们再把整个句子看一遍，就不难理解其意了，理解了文意，答案也就不言而喻了。
12．A该题是一道归纳主旨大意题，难度相对比较大，它要求考生通读全文，概括全文主旨大意。考生无法从短文中直接找答案，通过对全文信息处理可得知作者对两不同类型的运动的描述，无论是技巧型运动，还是力量型运动，都需要坚持不断的训练，看懂这一层，就可以明白作者的写作意图了，题目也自然就可以选出来了。