红海湾名牌高中张静中学2015年高考英语小题精英复习(18)

-1-红海湾名牌高中张静中学2015年高考英语小题精英复习（18）专题限时训练(二十一)[社会生活型阅读理解(二)](限时：25分钟)AIncreaseduseoftheInternetandmobilephonesisunderminingpupils'capacityforindependentstudyandpromotingpoorgrammar.CranfieldSchoolofManagementfoundalmost6in10schoolchildrenwerecopyinginformationdirectlyfromwebsitesforhomeworktaskswithoutproperlyreadingit.Morethanaquarterthoughtitwasanacceptablepractice,eventhoughtheyknowitwasconsideredplagiarism(剽窃)．Thestudy,basedonasampleofaround260pupilsagedfrom11to18atasecondaryschoolintheMidlands,raisedfreshconcernsthatmoderntechnologywashavingadestructiveeffectonyoungpeople.AndrewKakabadse,ProfessorofInternationalManagementDevelopmentatCranfield,said,“Ourresearchshowsthattechnologyobsessionpreventsspellingskills,encouragesplagiarism,anddisturbsclassroomlearning.“Despiteschoolpoliciesrestrictingmobilephoneusage,studentsusethephonefrequently,withthemajoritymakingcallsfromthetoilets.Themobilephonecontinuestobeamainchannelofsocialcommunicationduringtheschoolday.”Thereportrevealedthatso­called“text­speak”wasincreasinglyfindingitwasintopupils'schoolwork.3in10studentsadmittousingtextmessageshortcuts,suchas“ruok”inessaysandclassroomtasks.Itfollowedastudyearlierthisyearthatfoundalmosthalfofteachersfailedtounderstandsomepupils'writingbecauseitwassofullofconfusinglanguage.Phrasessuchas“innit”and“Gr8”wereregularlyfoundinschoolwork.TheCranfieldstudyfoundthatmobileusewassocommonthatmanypupilschosetoignoreschoolrulesonphones.Morethanathirdsaidtheywouldusetheirphonesinclass,whilenearlythreequarterssaidtheywouldnotevenmakeanexcusetoleaveclasstoansweraphonecall.1.Theunderlinedword“undermining”inthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“________”．A．determiningB．keepingC．weakeningD．increasing2.ItcanbeinferredfromwhatKakabadsesaidthat________．A．heisinfavourofstudents'mobilephoneusageatschoolB．hebelievesschoolsareresponsiblefortechnologyobsession-2-C．theresearchfindsanewwaytoimproveschoolmanagementD．itishardtolimitstudents'mobilephoneusageatschool3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Moststudents'writingskillsarebecomingworse.B．Textmessagelanguagemayaffectpupils'languageskills.C．Studentsliketoinventnewwordsintheirwriting.D．30%ofpupilsoftensendtextmessageswhenstudying.4.Thepassageismainlyabout________．A．thenegativeeffectoftechnologyonstudents'studyB．technology'spositiveinfluenceonstudents'achievementC．theimportanceofonlinesocialcommunicationD．therapidlygrowingroleofcommunicationtechnologies5.What'stheattitudeoftheauthortotheproblem?A．Optimistic.B．Approving.C．Anxious.D．Tolerant.BAn“applepolisher”isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe(贿赂),butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleare“applepolishers”，includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwell,thegreatEnglishleader,offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisparty,butfailed.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingas“apple­polishing”—“soft­soaping”or“buttering­up”.Agiftisjustonewayto“soft­soap”somebody,orto“butterhimup”.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery,givingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooks,orhowwellhespeaks,orhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruth,flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus,whogetsolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsgoodvalueandnourishment,asacatlapsupmilk,thenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimes,however,flatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.Agoodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEngland.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers(朝臣).Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskies,asamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.Thekingwassatisfied.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflatterywas.1.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowith“apple­polishing”？A．Aboytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.-3-B．Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.C．Aknightissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.D．Ateacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.2.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell'sexample?A．Everybodycanbean“apple­polisher”．B．Cromwellwasnotagood“apple­polisher”．C．GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenot“apple­polishers”．D．Therearepeoplewhodon'tlikebeing“apple­polished”．3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A．Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.B．Flatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygood.C．Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive(过度的)pride.D．Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple­polishpeople.4.WhydidKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtakehisfollowerstotheseashore?A．Becausehewassickofhisnormallife.B．Becausehedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymore.C．Becausehewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewas.D．Becausehewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking.5.Whodoestheauthorthinkthatflatterycandogoodto?A．Thosewhoarepoliticiansorinhighoffices.B．Thosewholackconfidence.C．Thosewhoarereallyexcellen