高考英語閱讀理解 七選五課堂小題過關練八

高中英語閱讀理解+七選五課堂小題過關練八PARTA（1） AboutCityCruises-RedRiverRover(24hr)AstheRiverThamesweavesitswaythroughtheheartofLondonthereishistoryaroundeverybend.Seeandexperiencethesightsandsplendourofthisgreatcityfromtherelaxedcomfortofamodern,all-weather,wheelchair-friendlyCityCruisesRiverLiner?withopenupperdeckandspaciouslowersaloonwithpanoramic(全景的)windows.Duringyourcruiseyouwillhavelivecommentary(解說)fromtheexperiencedcrewgivingyoulotsofinsightsyouwouldn’tfindintheguidebooks.TheHoponHopoffPassallowsyoutomakeunlimiteduseoftheriverservicesbetweenthepiers(碼頭)ofoperation:WestminsterPier:HousesofParliamentAbbeyWaterlooPier:LondonEye,LondonAquariumTowerPier:TowerofLondon,TowerBridgeGreenwichPier:Greenwich,MaritimeMuseum,CuttySarkImportantInformationYoushouldarriveatleast15minutesbeforedeparturetime.Passengernumbersaredifficulttopredicteachdayandcanvaryonaccountofpublicholidays,weatherconditions,events,etc.CityCruisescannotguaranteethatyouwillgetthesightseeingsailingthatyouhavebooked—pleaseensurethatyouarriveinreasonabletime.Allboatshaveseatingandarefullyheated.Allboatsofferopenspaceareaswithgreatviews.Manyhaveopendecksofferingabetterview.FreelivecommentaryisinEnglishoneachsightseeingcruise.Freeaudioguidesareavailablein8languages:Italian,French,German,Spanish,Chinese,Russian,EnglishandJapanese.1WhatcanwelearnaboutCityCruisesRiverLiner??A.Itdoesn’tprovideservicesonwindydays.B.Itisnotaccessibletodisabledpassengers.C.ItignoresthegreathistoryofRiverThames.D.Itenablesyoutolearnfurtheraboutthesights.2.InwhichpiercanapassengerviewLondonEye?A.WestminsterPier. B.GreenwichPier.C.TowerPier. D.AbbeyWaterlooPier.3.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______. A.passengerssensitivetocoldshouldwearmoreclothesB.passengerscanviewlandmarksightsofLondononboardC.passengersshouldbookvisitstogettheguaranteedsailingD.passengerscanwatchlivecommentariesinvariouslanguages（2）Iusedtobebadatplayingbasketball.Gymclassinmiddleschoolwastheworst.Iwasalwaysthelastkidtobepicked.TheonlyreasonwhyIwasevenpickedatallwasthatIwasgoodfriendswiththebestplayerintheclass.Intheeighthgrade,IfinallydecidedIwassickandtiredofbeingascrub.Idedicated(致力于)thatentiresummertogettingbetter.Ispenteverydayplayingbasketball,practicingforhoursinthegym.Irememberplayingpick-upgameswithonegroupofkidsuntiltheyalleventuallygottiredandleft.ThenawholedifferentgroupofkidswouldcomeinandI’dplaywiththemtoo.Aftermonthsofthisdevotedroutine,somethingamazingstartedtohappen.Peoplebeganpassingmetheball.Theytrustedmetotaketheshot.Theyevenstartedpickingmefirsttobeontheirteam!ThelastgameoforganizedbasketballIeverplayedwastheculmination(巔峰)ofallmyhardwork.Againstateamfarmoretalentedthanmine,Iscored27points.Westilllost,butIwalkedawayfromthatgamefeelinglikeatotalchampion.WhatIlearnedfromthoseyearsofrejectionandwaitingtobepickedwasthatlifereallyisn’tanydifferent.Mostofusspendourliveswaitingforopportunitiestolandinourlaps.What’sworse,sometimeswefeelentitled(有資格的)tothem.Andwhenthingsdon’tgoourway—whennoonepicksus—wefindsomethingorsomeonetoblame.Icouldhavecomplainedwhennoonewantedmeontheirteam.IcouldhaveconvincedmyselfthatIdeservedtobepicked.ButIdidn’t.Instead,Itookmattersintomyownhandsandputintheworktobecomebetter.Shouldwehaveourfatecontrolledbyafewpeoplewhoinmostcasesdon’tevenknowus?Icertainlydon’tthinkso.Wehaveachoice.Wecanchoosetocreatesomethingmeaningful,tomoveforwardwithourideas.4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorinthefirstparagraph?A.Hewasalwaystobepicked.B.Hewaspickedbecauseofhisgoodfriend.C.Hewasoncecrazyaboutplayingbasketball.D.Heusedtobereallygoodatplayingbasketball.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ascrub”inParagraph2mean?A.Ashortperson. B.Asuperiorplayer.C.Animportantplayer. D.Aninsignificantperson.6.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTcorrect?A.Peoplestillrefusedtoplaywithhim.B.Nowheisgoodatplayingbasketball.C.Hegainedpeople’strustthroughhiseffort.D.Histeamwasdefeatedbyamoretalentedone.7.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinwritingthispassage?A.Towaitforopportunities. B.Tocontrolourfatebyourselves.C.Tocreatesomethingmeaningful. D.Tohaveourfatecontrolledbyothers.（3）Manyparentsworrythattheirchildren’suseofelectronicdeviceswillbringharmtotheirchildren,sotheysetstrictlimitsontheiruseofelectronicdevices.Butthere’sanotherdevice-relateddangerthatparentsmaybecompletelyignoring—second-handscreentime.Withsecond-handscreentime,kidsareindirectlyexposedtoscreensbeingusedbysomeoneelseclosetothem.Watchingparentsusetheirdevicesalotfromanearlyagecanleadchildrentobecomeaddictedtothemastheygrowup,researchsuggests.Also,childrenarelikelytoshowmoreacting-outbehaviorswhenparentsspendtoomuchtimeontheirdevices.Often,thisistheonlywaykidscangetaparent’sattention.Spendingtoomuchtimeonelectronicdevices,especiallyinthepresenceofachild,alsosendsthemessagethatthedeviceismoreimportantthanthechild.Thiscanleadtoabreakdownintheparent-childrelationship.Thisdoesnotmeanthatparentsshouldnotuseelectronicdeviceswhiletheirchildrenarepresent.Itdoesmeanthatparentsneedtosetlimitsontheirownscreentime,justastheywouldfortheirchildren.Foradults,devicesareoftenanecessarypartoftheirwork,aswellaspersonaltasksandactivities.Whilecuttingdownontheirscreentimemaynotbeeasy,itisworththeeffort.Parentscannowtakesomepracticalstepstogetstarted.Oneofthesimplestissettingupcertaintimesandplaceswheredeviceswon’tbeused.Forexample,device-freemealtimesareimportantformanyreasons,andthisisaneasywaytolimittheuse.Otherideasincludenotusingdevicesintherestroom,whenhavingaconversationwithsomeone,orwhenplayinggameswiththekids.Inaddition,parentsshouldnotuse“doasIsay,notasIdo”tosendconfusingmessagestotheirchildren.Wecantellkidsthatit’simportanttocurbtheirdeviceuse,butiftheirexperiencewithparentsfrominfancyoniswatchingthemusedevicesfrequently,theyaremuchmorelikelytofollowthatmodel.Therefore,parentsshouldsettherightexamplefortheirchildren.8.Whatmightcausesecond-handscreentime?A.Children’soveruseofelectronicdevices.B.Watchingparentsusetheirdevicesalot.C.Strictlimitsonchildren’suseofdevices.D.Seeingstrangersdirectlyexposedtoscreens.9.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Therisksofsecond-handscreentime.B.Theformsofsecond-handscreentime.C.Thecausesofsecond-handscreentime.D.Thefeaturesofsecond-handscreentime.10.Whatshouldparentsdotoimprovethesituation?A.Saynototheuseofelectronicdevices.B.Makeanefforttoplaygameswithkids.C.Trytoreducetheamountofscreentime.D.Findmorereasonstohavemealswithkids.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoexplainthelastparagraph?A.Itisbettertoteachbyexamplethanbyspeech.B.Hewhodoesnotlistentotheoldmanlosesatsight.C.Nothingisimpossible(ordifficult)tothemanwhowilltry.D.Knowledgewillnotbeacquiredwithoutpainandapplication.（4）Recently,acomputerviruscalled“WannaCry”hitabout100countriesworldwide.Withcomputersecurityagenciestakingresponsivemeasures,theattackhasweakened.Actually,thevirusisnottotallynew—itusedtheEternalBlueexploitdevelopedbytheUnitedStates’NationalSecurityAgencythatwasstolenbyhackers.Theincidentteachesusatleasttwolessons.First,thereisnothingabsolutelysafeintheInternetage.Evenifdevelopedbylawenforcers,apowerfulcomputerattacktoolisatriskofbeingacquiredbylawbreakers.Inearly2016,therewasadebatebetweentheUSFederalBureauofInvestigationandsomeInternetcompaniesoverthequestionofwhetherelectronicdeviceproducersshouldleavea“backdoor”forlegalenforcerstobetterstrikeatterrorists.Nowwehavetheanswer—No.Noonecanensurethatsucha“backdoor”willneverbeusedbylawbreakersandthebestchoiceisnottoopensuchadoorinthefirstplace.Second,itisimportantforcomputeruserstopurchaseandinstallgenuine(正版)software.Ifacomputeruserupdateshisorherwindowsoperatingsystemregularly,heorsheisrelativelysafe.Apatch(補丁)releasedMicrosoftinMarchhadalreadyfilledinasecurityloopholeintheWindowsoperatingsystemthatcouldbemadeuseofbythenewvirus.However,onlygenuinesoftwarecouldbeupdated.Computersthatusepirated(盜版)copiesofthewindowsoperatingsystemhavenochoice;theywillbeexposedtotherisk.Fortunately,withtheprotectionovercopyrights(版權)strengthened,increasinglymorepeopleareacquiringthehabitofusinggenuineproducts.Hopefully,nexttimetheviruswillnotspreadsorampantly(猖獗).12.Whatcanwelearnabout“WannaCry”?A.Thevirusisoutofcontrol.B.Itisatotallynewcomputervirus.C.Effectivemeasureshavebeentaken.D.OnlysomeAsiancountriesareinfluencedbythevirus.13.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsa“backdoor”leftforlegalenforcers?A.Worried.B.Indifferent.C.Negative.D.Supportive.14.Whyisitimportanttopurchaseandusegenuinesoftware?A.Itcansaveyoumuchmoney. B.Itissaferandcanbeupdated.C.Ithelpsyouformagoodhabit. D.Itcanstoreallofyourpersonalinformation.15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Trytousegenuineproducts B.HowtoprotectyourcomputerC.Anunstoppablecomputervirus D.LessonslearntfromWannaCryattack PartB根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Asastudent,partoftheprocessofbecomingabetterwriterislearningtorevise(修改)one’swrittenwork.16Youshouldhelpyourchildknowthatrevisionaddressesorganization,focusandpurpose,andhelpsawriterdecidewhetherheorsheaddressesanaudienceappropriatelyandexplainshisorherthoughtsonaclearandlogicalbasis.Editingistheprocessofreviewingapieceforerrors,wordchoice,clarity,toneandthelike.Proofreadingisthefinalqualitycheckforcorrectspellingandproperpunctuation.Secondly,youneedtotellyourchildthatthewritingprocessismadeupofseveralsteps.17Butadvancedwritersunderstandthatafinishedpieceshouldbepolished—animpossibilityifthatpiecehasnotbeencarefullyrevisedatleastonce.Yourchildshouldthinkofthewritingprocessasseparatesteps,eachofwhichisimportant:planning,outlining,writin