2015届高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解(23)

2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（23）AA new age is coming. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we’re partly there, the percentage of people who e arn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the range of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to important new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held ideas about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged. We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip, would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more valid, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information service will be superior. It will be the way you do your job.66. A characteristic of the new age mentioned in the passage is that .A. the service industry mainly relies on femalesB. manufacturing industries are steadily increasingC. more people are in the service industry than beforeD. the work in the service industry is more comfortable than that inmanufacturing industry67. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. People’s traditional concepts about jobs need changing.B. The relation between employees and employers is becoming tense.C. More women than men are in the work force.D. Part-time jobs are more welcome than full-time jobs.68. By mentioning the invention of “the chip”, the author means to saythat .A. we haven’t paid enough attention to the importance of high technologyB. the chip is the most important invention todayC. the power of science and technology is beyond our imaginationD. it’s a great cha llenge to apply new inventions to our life69. We may draw a conclusion from the passage that .A. information will play a greater role in people’s work and daily life inthe futureB. we can foresee the future if technology develops fast enoughC. the ability of performing routine tasks gives you an advantage in workD. robots will replace people to do all the work both in manufacturing andservice industries70. The author’s attitude to the coming age is .A. doubtfulB. enthusiasticC. satisfiedD. uncertainB（2014安徽卷）Should we allow modern buildings to- be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic (经济的) reasons-why they should be preserved. So, let us assume thathistorical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的)and do not like change.Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward . If we always reproduced what was there before,we would all still be living in caves . Thus , I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different , even though that might be the more risky choice.A.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph? 1．Some of them are not attractive.2．Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.3．They are more pleasing than modern buildings.4．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.A.Which of the following is true according to the author ?A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.A.By “move things forward ” in the last paragraph , the author probably means“”(1)Destroy old buildings(2)Put things in a different place(3)Choose new architectural styles(4)Respect people’s feelings for historical buildin gs1．What is the main purpose of the passage?（2）To explain why people dislike change.（3）To warn that we could end up living in caves.（4）To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.CBrit ain’s seed bank, the only one in the world aiming to collect all of theplanet’s wild plant species, has reached its goal of banking 10 percent by 2010.The Millennium Seed Bank Project, run by Kew Gardens—one of the oldest botanicalgardens—will officially deposit the 24,200th species on Thursday, a pink, wildbanana from China.More than 50 countries are now on board with Kew's giant task but vast placesof the globe, including India and Brazil, still need to join in and donate seeds,director Paul Smith said. The seed bank is one of the largest and most diverse in the world with more than1.5 billion seeds. Its goal is to help protect the planet’s bio-diversity duringa time of climate change.The wild banana seed is under threat of extinction(灭绝) in southwest China fromagricultural development. It is a vital food source for Asian elephants andimportant for growing bananas for human consumption.Stored at minus-20 degrees centigrade, so they can last for thousands of years,the seeds await the day that scientists hope never comes—when the species nolonger exist in the wild.It is a race against time, Smith said, because in the last decade alone, 20 plantsheld in the bank have already been wiped out in the wild. He estimates that betweena third and a quarter will become extinct this century."It is urgent and it is happening now. An area, the size of England, is cleared of primary vegetation（植被）every year." Smith said.Because most of the world's food and medicines come from nature, protecting wild plant species is quite important, scientists say. There are already many other seed banks safeguarding food crops, which only account for 0.6 percent of plant diversity.For Kew's next goal—to collect a quarter of wild varieties by 2020—the botanists need 10 million pounds a year, or a further 100 million pounds on top of the 40 million they have already been granted.56. What’s the final purpose of the Britain’s seed bank?A. To collect enough money for the project.B. To safeguard food crops.C. To protect wild plants from extinction.D. To help scientists study wild plants.57. The wild banana seed in China is in danger because of _______.A. the expanding of farming workB. the climate change in this areaC. the large number of Asian elephantsD. human’s large consumption58. We can learn from the passage that _______.A. the seeds in the bank can be used now and then all over the worldB. India and Brazil haven’t joined in the Seed Bank Project at presentC. there is only one seed bank in the world at presentD. the wild plants in places like India and China will never die out59. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 7 refer to?A. The extinction of plant species.B. The Millennium Seed Bank Project.C. Britain’s seed bank.D. Kew Garden s’ next goal.60. Which of the following information isn’t mentioned in the passage?A. The global partnership of collecting wild plant species.B. The temperature condition of the conservative wild plant species.C. The government’s financial support for the seed bank project.D. Scientists’ concern on the extinct wild plant species.DOne of the major problems in our economy is inflation, a situation in which prices are going up faster than wages. Thus, a person has to work more hours to pay for the same thing.For example, let’s say that this year a loaf of bread costs $1.00 and the average salary in the United States is $10.00 per hour. That means a person could earn enough money to buy a loaf of bread in one-tenth of an hour, or six minutes, Then, halfway through the year, The price of bread goes up to $1.25, while wages stay the same. That means that a person how has to work one-eighth of an hour, or seven and a half minutes to buy the same loaf of bread.Now let’s say that at the end of the year, wages go up to$11.00 per hour, but the price of bread goes up to $1.50. Now a person has to work more than one-seventh of an hour, over eight minutes to but the same loaf of bread. As you can see, if more and more work time is spent earning money to buy loaves of bread, employees will have less money left over to buy other things Inflation means that the same money buys fewer things and everybody’s standard of living goes down, even if salaries are going up.Some kinds of inflation are worse than others, Moderate inflation does not distort（扭曲）relative prices or incomes seriously, Galloping inflation happens rapidly, say at a rate of 100 percent or more within a year. And then there is hyperinflation－inflation so serious that people try to get rid of their currency before prices rise further and make the money worthless. Times of hyperinflation are usually characterized by social and political disorder.1．The passage mainly wants to .A．list major economic problems B．discuss something about inflationC．explain why bread prices increase D．state the types of inflation 2．Why is“a loaf of bread”repeatedly mentioned?A．To express dissatisfaction with the price of bread.B．To show the effect of price changes.C．To compare bread with other food.D．To explain social and political disorder.3．What happens when prices go up but salaries remain the same?A．The government will do more about the economy.B．Workers might lose their jobs of they show dissatisfaction.C．People will save money rather than spend it.D．People must work longer to buy the same things.4．Which of the followings belongs to the type of moderate inflation?A．People try to get rid of their currency.B．Inflation occurs at rate of 100 percent in a yearC．Incomes and relative prices rise slightly.D．There is social and political disorder.A.66—70 CACABB.【考点】考察文化类阅读【文章大意】是否可以在历史遗迹的地方建设现代化的建筑？文章对此问题进行了讨论，作者如果在不破坏原来情况的基础上我们是可以这样做的，因为很多现代建筑能够提升城市的品味。