红海湾名牌高中张静中学2015年高考英语小题精英复习(18)

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-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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