1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 11 The Media 课时练 (一 ) 阅读理解提速练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 甘肃省第一次高考诊断试卷 ) In China, there are usually two reasons why people receive messages from friends and relatives from whom they havent heard for a while. The first is about New Year greetings, which are always welcome. The
2、 second reason is often unpleasant, however; people are increasingly contacting longlost friends, or even casual acquaintances, and urging them to cast online votes for their children or grandchildren in competitions. The practice, which has been growing rapidly, has now reached the point where peop
3、le are becoming tired and may even feel annoyed. The results of a recent survey conducted by the Jinhua Evening News in East Chinas Zhejiang Province show that 94 percent of 384 interviewees were once asked by friends or relatives to cast votes online for their children. The contests range from the
4、“cutest baby” to dancing competitions, but in many cases the people receiving the messages havent heard from the sender for a long time and have never met the child involved. Although the competitions may appear to be harmless fun, some education professionals are concerned that they could have a ne
5、gative effect on children. Tang Sulan, a member of the CPPCCs National Committee (全国政协委员会 ), proposed a ban on online competitions featuring children to prevent future psychological issues. She was also concerned that public disclosure of a childs personal information and publication of photos cause
6、 a potential risk to the childs safety. Li Hongyan, the mother of an 11yearold girl and an 18monthold boy in Beijing, said she has never urged others to vote for her children. Although on the surface the children are competing among themselves via their parents social networks, the competitions are
7、also about parents seeking a “sense of victory” for themselves, she said. “It feels as though parents are using their babies as tools to win glory for themselves, rather than truly respecting their kids dignity and nature.” However, despite her dislike of the contests, she has twice voted for the ba
8、bies of close friends because “it would be embarrassing to say no” 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了最近社会上常见的一种现象，有些家长为了给孩子在网上拉票，可谓不择手段，甚至要求不常联系的朋友和不熟悉的朋友投票。这种现象已让越来越多的人感到厌烦和恼怒。文章通过金华晚报对这一现象的调查进行了分析。 1 What is the best title for the text? A Receiving Messages: An Unhappy Experience B To Say No: An Embarrassing Experience
9、 C A Dilemma: Vote or Not D Childs Safety and Casting Votes Online 解析： C 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，一些专家提到这种现象会对孩子产生消极的影响，但最后一段谈到如果你拒绝朋友的投票要求，会非常尴尬。因此， “ 投还是不投？ ” 是一个进退两难的困境。 2 What does the underlined word “disclosure” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A Exposure. B Concern. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C Reputation. D Competition
10、. 解析： A 词义猜测题。这里表达的意思是：一名政协委员担心公开曝光孩子的个人信息和照片会对孩子的安全造成潜在的风险。根据词根 closure(关闭；倒闭；暂时封闭 )，再结合前缀 dis(表示相反或否定 )及语境可猜测出， disclosure 意思是 “ 透露的信息；披露 ” ，与 exposure“ 揭露；暴露 ” 意义相近。 3 What can be inferred from Li Hongyans words? A Her children dont want to join in those online competitions. B She urges people to
11、 vote for the babies of her close friends. C She agrees to bring the children to their parents social networks. D She opposes the idea of parents seeking votes for children. 解析： D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句 “. never urged others to vote for her children.” 和最后一句 “However, despite her dislike of the contests.”
12、 可知，李红艳反对父母给孩子拉选票这种现象。 B (2018 广西重点高中二模 ) People love cellphones, which is why nine in ten Americans own one. But does heavy use of cellphones pose a risk of cancer? This question has caused controversy for many years. A new study in rats now augments those concerns. Its data linked longterm, intens
13、e exposure to radiation from cellphones with an increased risk of cancer in the heart or brain. The results have yet to be confirmed, the authors note. Indeed, although the rat study found a link between cellphone radiation and cancer， it offers no clues to why such a link might exist, notes Jonatha
14、n Samet. He teaches preventative medicine and directs the Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Still, he calls the new studys findings “significant”. They could lead to studi es researching how cellphone radiation might cause cancer, he says. Phone sig
15、nals are relayed between cell towers and cellphones via radio waves. This radio frequency or RF radiation is a type known as nonionizing (非电离的 ). Unlike Xrays, nonionizing radiation does not deposit enough energy into cells to release electrons from atoms or molecules, producing ions. So it tends to
16、 be far less harmful than ionizing radiation, such as Xrays. But that does not mean radio waves might not cause harm. In very large doses (量 ) this radiation will heat the body and cause tissue damage. But its not yet known what much lower RF levels might do, such as those from cellphone use. Five y
17、ears ago, the World Health Organizations International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, concluded that cellphone use “is possibly carcinogenic (致癌的 )” Its conclusion was based on what little research data was available at that time. But notice that IARC was not certain. It said only that phon
18、e use might “possibly” cause cancer. So scientists at the National Toxicology Program, or NTP, investigated further. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。人们喜欢用手机， 90%的美国人都有手机。那么，过度使用手机是否会有患癌的风险呢？一项新的研究给出了一些线索。 4 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “augments” ？ A figures out B puts out C refers to D ad
19、ds to 解析： D 词义猜测题。画线词前面提到过度使用手机是否有患癌的风险这一问题多年来引发的争议不断，再根据画线词后的 “concerns” 和 “Its data linked longterm, intense exposure to radiation from cellphones with an increased risk of cancer in 【 精品教育资源文库 】 the heart or brain” 可知，现在一项在老鼠身上进行的新研究增加了那些忧虑。故画线词与 adds to 意义相近。 5 In which aspect does Jonathan Sam
20、et think the new study in rats is significant? A It assists him with his teaching. B It indicates a new research direction. C It warns people to mind cellphone safety. D It makes a breakthrough in cancer research. 解析： B 推理判断题。根据 第二段中的 “They could lead to studies researching how cellphone radiation m
21、ight cause cancer, he says” 可知，这项研究会促使科学家去查明手机辐射可能是怎样致癌的，也就是说它为科学家提供了一个新的研究方向。 6 What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A How phone signals are delivered. B How cellphones produce radiation. C Features of radiation from cellphones. D Differences between ionizing and nonionizing radiation. 解析： C 考查主旨要义。根据
22、第三段的内容尤其是 “nonionizing radiation does not deposit enough energy into cells to release electrons from atoms or molecules, producing ions. So it tends to be far less harmful than ionizing radiation.”可知，本段主要讲的是手机辐射的特点，它是非电离的，其危害性远低于电离辐射。 7 What might be the theme of NTP scientists further research? A Why cellphone use causes cancer. B Whether cellphone use really causes cancer. C What health effects cellphone use has. D How much exposure to cellphone radiation is safe. 解析： B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “It said only that phone use might possibly cause cancer. So scientists at t
