【志鸿-赢在高考】(新课标)2016届高考英语二轮复习-攻关篇-专题四-社会文化类

1专题四社会文化类专项强化·训练A(2015湖南怀化一模)SinaWeibo,oneofthecountry’smostpopularmicro-bloggingsites,haslaunchedapaidservice.Fora10yuan($1.57)monthlyfee,usersgetamembershipontheirSinaWeiboaccounts.AccordingtoXuYuanyuan,amemberofthemarketingteamatSina,themoveistoguaranteeamoreconvenientandsaferenvironmentforusers.Butdespitethecompany’seffortstoincreaseincome,itseemsthatmostofits300millionusersstillpreferthefreeversion.Thepremiummembership(高级会员)plans,announcedbythecompanyonMonday,broughtaboutnegativecommentsfromitsusers.“Thecurrentserviceisgoodenoughforme,”saidaBeijing-basedmicro-blogger.“Idon’treallyneedthosevalue-addedservicesanditmightbeawasteofmoney.Imightconsiderpayingforitifsomemorefeaturesareadded.”DongXu,ananalystwithconsultingfirmAnalysesInternational,saidthatSinashouldn’texpectagreatincreaseinincomebroughtbythenewservices.Thefreeservicesareenoughformostusers,Dongsaid.“Thecompanyhasbeenmakingattemptsatdifferentprofitmodelssincelastyear.Apotentialsourceofincomecouldbegaming.Gamesandadvertisementsaresofarthetwobiggestsourcesofincome,”shesaid.Othermicro-bloggingserviceprovidershavenotyetfollowedsuit.FangGang,vice-presidentofrivalSohu,saidviae-mailonTuesdaythatSohu’smicro-bloggingservicewillneverchargeusers.“It’sgoodnewsforus.Userscancometoourwebsiteiftheyhavetopayforservices(atSina),”Fangsaid.【语篇导读】新浪微博——当前全国的主流网站之一,今日推出一项收费计划。每月只需十元就能获得更好的服务。虽然公司管理人员觉得很有必要,但绝大部分网友并不买账。1.MostofSinaWeibo’susers.A.aren’tsatisfiedwithitsfreeversionB.shownointerestinitspaidservicesC.arelookingforwardtonewservicesD.thinkhighlyofitsnewpaidversion2解析:推理判断题。根据第三段“Thepremiummembership(高级会员)plans,...broughtaboutnegativecommentsfromitsusers.”可知,收费计划带来了负面评价。选B项。答案:B2.What’sDongXu’sattitudetowardsSinaWeibo’snewservicesincreasingincome?A.Negative.B.Confident.C.Indifferent.D.Positive.解析:推理判断题。根据DongXu的话“...saidthatSinashouldn’texpectagreatincreaseinincomebroughtbythenewservices.”可推测出她是持否定态度的。答案:A3.WhydidFangGangconsiderSinaWeibo’schargingitsusersgoodnews?A.BecauseSinawillmakemoremoney.B.BecauseSinawilllosethewholeWeibomarket.C.BecauseSohuwillattractmoreusers.D.BecauseSohuwillofferfreeservices.解析:推理判断题。最后一段中的句子“Userscancometoourwebsiteiftheyhavetopayforservices(atSina),”可知他认为新浪微博如果收费的话,对于搜狐而言是好事,因为客户可以选择免费的搜狐微博。选C项。答案:C4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.MostofWeibowebsiteswillchargetheirusers.B.SinaWeibo’snewmovewillbeagreatsuccess.C.SinaWeibo’suserswillenjoymoreservices.D.AlargenumberofWeibouserslikeplayinggames.解析:推理判断题。从倒数第二段中的句子“Gamesandadvertisementsaresofarthetwobiggestsourcesofincome”可知游戏是网站的主要收入之一,推测爱玩游戏的网民很多。答案:D5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SinaWeiboFacesGreatChallengesB.SinaWeiboLaunchesPaidServicesC.SinaWeiboExpectsIncomeIncreaseD.SinaWeiboBecomesMoreConvenient答案:B解析:主旨大意题。文章围绕新浪微博收费展开,所以B项最符合题意。B(2015安徽“江淮十校”四月联考)Amanentersastoretobuymilk.Hewalksoutofthestorewithmilk.Thatisall—milk.Atthesametime,awomanentersthesamegrocerystorealsotobuymilk.She3buysit.But,shealsobuyschickenandlemonstomakedinnerthatnight.Thensherememberstobuyfoodforhersontoeatatschool.Shealsogetsabottleofwinefordrinkswithfriendsandabirthdaycardforherhusband’sniece.Thenshegetscoffeeforbreakfast,icecreamfordessertandremembersstampstomailthebills.Anddon’tforgetsoapforthebathroom.Andthatisthedifferencebetweenthefemaleandmalebrainssimplyexplainedinagrocerystore.Generallyspeaking,mendoonethingatatime.Womendomany.Doingmanythingsatonetimeisoftencalled“multi-tasking”,averypopularwordthesedays.Nowscientificresearchsupportsthistheoryaboutmaleandfemalebrains.Arecentstudyhasconfirmedwhatwehaveknownallalong—menandwomenthinkdifferently.ScientistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniastudiedbrainimagesof949peopleagedfrom8to22yearsold.Theyfoundthatmalebrainshavemoreconnectionsononesideofthebrain,orhemisphere.Infemalebrain,theyfoundmoreactivityandconnectionsbetweentherightandleftsidesofthebrain.Theleftsideofthebrainisknownasthesideof“reason”.Therighthemisphereisknownasthe“creative”side.ReginaVermaisaprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Sheco-wrotethereport.Shesayswhenwomenareaskedtodosomethingdifficulttheymightusedifferentpartsofthebrain.Men,sheadds,generallyusejustonesideofthebrain.Asaresult,mengenerallydealdirectlywithaproblem.Thereisastrongconnectionbetweenthe“understanding”andthe“action”partsoftheirbrains.Women,however,mightincludeotherpartsofthebrain,likethepartconnectedwithreasonandthepartconnectedwithsensitivitywhensolvingaproblem.Womentakealessdirectpathtofindasolution.Dr.Venmawarnsthatthestudyshouldnotleadanyonetoexpectsomebehaviorsfromwomenandothersfrommen.【语篇导读】文章通过女士和男士的购物来说明男女之间处理问题的方式的不同。6.Bydescribingthesceneofshopping,thewriterwantsto.A.revealmenandwomen’spreferenceoflivingexpenseB.illustratemenandwomen’sdifferentbrainsC.criticizemen’ssimplelifestyleD.thinkhighlyofwomen’sconsideratebehavior解析:推理判断题。A项“展示男、女之间生活费用的不同偏爱”;B项“说明男、女之间不同的大脑”;C项“批评男士简单的生活方式”;D项“高度赞扬女士的体贴行为”。根据文章第二段的第一句话判断选B项。答案:B47.Whenaskedtodealwithaproblem,.A.womentendtotakeactionstraightB.mentendtotakeactionstraightC.womentendtouseasinglepartofthebrainD.mentendtouseconnectedpartsofthebrain解析:推理判断题。根据文章第六段的第一句话可推断当