2013高考英语二轮专题思路点拨及增分训练—阅读理解16Sometimeslifegetsalittledull.Whatusedtobefunanddifferentbecomesboring.Thatisthetimetolookforsomethingnew.Itisthetimeforabigideatogetyourmindoffeverydaylife.Sowhynotsearchforextraterrestrial(地球外的)intelligence?Orevenbetter,whynotgetyourcomputertodoitforyou?OvertwomillionpeoplehavejoinedtheSearchforExtraterrestrialIntelligence（SETI）project.BasedinCalifornia,theSETIprojectanalyzesinformationtakenfromagiantradiotelescopebasedinSouthAmerica.Itstaskistolookforsignalsfromouterspacethatmightprovethatlifeexistsonotherplanets.Processingthisinformationisfartoobigajobforonecomputer.SotheSETIprojectworkersdividetheworkamongvolunteerswhovisittheirwebsite.EachcomputergetssomeinformationtoworkoutfromtheSETInetworkthroughtheInternet.Thisprocessisoftenknownas“meta-computing”.Itisawonderfulthought.Youaresleeping,eatingamealorgoingoutwithfriends.Allthistime,yourcomputerissearchingthestarsforsignsthatmightshowsomethingisouttheretryingtogetintouch.VolunteersareproudofbeinginvolvedintheSETIproject.Itshowsthattheyunderstandthepotential(潜能)ofcomputing.Theyknowthatitismorethanjustawayofworkingorplayinggames.Meta-computingmayalsobecreatingintelligenceaswellaslookingforit.Thisideaisbasedonthetheorythathumanintelligenceiscreatedbythewayinwhichdifferentpartsofthebraincommunicatewitheachother.Asthesayinggoes,“Thewholeismorethanthesumofitsparts.”PeoplewhojointheSETIprojectsometimeswonderwhethertheircomputerwillbecomepartofahugenetworkthathaslearnedtothinkforitself.60.Accordingtothewriter,meta-computingmaybecreatingintelligence.A.becausehumanbeingsareintelligentB.becauseacomputerworksasthebraindoesC.becauseofanetworkofmanycomputersD.becauseofthenumberofcomputers61.WhichofthefollowingshowstheorderinwhichtheSETInetworkworks?-6-\nA.Radiotelescope→SETIwebsite→Volunteers’computer→SETIbaseB.Radiotelescope→SETIbase→SETIwebsite→Volunteers’computerC.SETIbase→SETIwebsite→Volunteers’computers→RadiotelescopeD.SETIbase→Radiotelescope→SETIwebsite→Volunteers’computers62.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto.A.extra-terrestrialintelligenceB.humanintelligenceC.theSETIprojectD.meta-computing63.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.A.anewwaytoworkonthecomputerB.anewwaytoworkandplaygamesC.anewwaytosearchforlifeoutsidetheearthD.anewwaytomakelifeinterestinganddifferent60、CBACATheengineerCamilloOlivettiwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.AthisfactoryinIvera,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter.Todaythecompany’sheadofficeisstillinIvrea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuchlargerthanitwasinthosedaysandthereareofficesallaroundtheworld.By1930therewasastaffof700andthecompanyturnedout13,000machinesayear.SomewenttocustomersinItaly,butOlivettiexportedmoretypewriterstoothercountries.Camilllo’sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhebecametheboss.Heintroducedastandardspeedfortheproductionlineandheemployedtechnologyanddesignspecialists.Thecompanydevelopednewandbettertypewritersandthencalculators(计算器).In1959itproducedtheELLAcomputersystem.Thiswasthefirstmainframe(主机)computerdesignedandmadeinItaly.AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblems.Othercompanies,especiallytheJapanese,madefasterprogressinelectronictechnologythantheItaliancompany.In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreaseditsmarketingandservicenetworksandmadeagreementswithothercompaniestodesignandproducemoreadvancedofficeequipment.Soonitbecameoneoftheworld’sleadingcompaniesininformationtechnologyandcommunications.Therearenowfiveindependent-6-\ncompaniesintheOlivettigroup---oneforpersonalcomputers,oneforotherofficeequipment,oneforsystemsandservice,andtwofortelecommunications.56.Fromthetextwelearnthat__________.A.by1930Olivettiproduced13,000typewritersayearB.Olivettiearnedmoreinthe1960sthaninthe1950sC.someofOlivetti’s700staffregularlyvisitedcustomersinItalyD.Olivettisetupofficesinothercountriesfromtheverybeginning57.WhatwasprobablythedirectresultofOlivetti’sfallingbehindinelectronictechnology?A.Adriano’sdeath.B.AperiodoffinancialproblemC.Itsfasterprogress.D.Itsagreementswithothercompanies58.WhatdoweknowaboutOlivetti?A.Itproducedthebesttypewriterintheword.B.Itdesignedtheword’sfirstmainframecomputer.C.Itexportedmoretypewriterthanothercomputer.D.IthasfiveindependentcompanieswithitsheadofficeinIvrea.59.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe___________.A.TheOriginofOlivettiB.TheSuccessofOlivettiC.TheHistoryofOlivettiD.TheProductionofOlivetti参考答案56.A57.B58.D59.CBShakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare’sWorldWelcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty(房产)remainedintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworld,forover250years.◆EnterthroughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWorld,alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod.◆Enjoythetraditional(传统的)Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet’sworks.◆TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;nearestisWindsorStreet(3minutes’Walk).◆TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre,itsexhibition,andthegardenareaccessible(可进入的)towheelchairusers.◆TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse(oppositetheBirthplace).-6-\n60.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildren？A.￡9.80.B.￡12.00.C.￡14.20.D.￡16.40.61.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace？A.Behindtheexhibitionhall.B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.C.AtWindsorStreet.D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.62.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter____________.A.theHouseB.thegardenC.theVisitors’CentreD.theexhibitionhall参考答案60.B61.C62.ACBusinessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers’desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive(主管)oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking----wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand.”Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions(排放).Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.“Whencompaniesaregranted(授予)thestandard,theycanusealogo(标识)inalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions,”Mr.Morrisonsaid.63.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.B.Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.C.Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.-6-\nD.Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers’environmentalawareness.64.Theunderlinedword“inform”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A.affectB.changeC.disturbD.reject65.AccordingtoHarryMorrison,businesses.A.shouldbuycarbonallowancesforshoppersB.willbenefitfromcuttingcarbonemissionC.arerequiredtomakeupfortheircarbonemissionsD.haveencouragedshopperstotaketheircustomelsewhere66.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbusinesseswill.A.haveastrongdesiretoreducecostsB.usethesamelogointheirmarketingC.gainadvantagesbytakingearlyactionD.attractmoreshoppersbystoringgoods参考答案63.D64.A65.B66.CDFormanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents’completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.BothfeeltrappedInthisarticle,I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis----politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg----thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority----someonewhoactuallyknowssomething----andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.67.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?-6-\nA.Bothcancontinueforgenerations.B.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.C.Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D.Neithercanbeputtoanend.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C.Theteensaccusetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D.Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.69.Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto___________.A.giveorderstotheotherB.knowmorethantheotherC.gainrespectfromtheotherD.gettheothertobehaveproperly70.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Causesfortheparent-teenconflicts.B.Examplesoftheparent-teenwar.C.Futureoftheparent-teenrelationship.D.Solutionsfortheparent-teenproblems.参考答案67.B68.A69.C70.D-6-
