2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习阅读理解(25)

-1-2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（25）A(2014届·东北三校联考)WhenTaylorSwiftfirstcametotheattentionofthepublic，shewasa17­year­oldnewcomerwholovedsingingtoherguitar.Sheseemedfarmoreenthusiasticthanskillful.Fouryearslater，Swiftbecameamulti­awardwinner.Thismonth，shewascrowned“WomanoftheYear”byBillboardmagazine，theyoungestsinger­song­writerevertoreceivethehonor.“Agedonly21，Taylorhasalreadymadeamaiorimpactonmusicandhasbeenanunbelievablerolemodelforhopefulartistsandyoungwomeneverywhere，”saidBillWerde，Billboard’sdirector.Werde’s_words_do_not_come_from_nowhere.Unlikemanypopsingers，especiallythosewhodonotwritetheirownmaterial，Swifthasthepowerofturningherideasintolyricsthatwillsetpeoplethinking.“HiddenbeneathTaylorSwift’snot­a­girl，not­yet­a­womansweetnessisaveryskillfulsongwritingtechnique，”wroteLeahGreenblattinanAmericanmagazine.Songwriting，asSwiftexplains，istocopewithissues.“Itendtowriteaboutthingsthatreallyimpactmemost.”Therecertainlyseemstobesomethingtrueandhonestrunningthrougheveryoneofthe14songsonheralbum，SpeakNow，about“thelessonsandconfusionandheartbreakandallthedifferentthingsthatgoalongwithbeing18,19and20.”“Fortheaudiencetooyoungtohaveexperiencedrealpassionorheartbreak，Swift’ssongsarelikeapotentialroadmap，promisingthingswillworkoutOK，”commentedDorianynskeyinaBritishnewspaper.NowSwiftisgettingreadytogofurtherandhassofarwrittenabout10songsforher2012album，whichisaboutfeelingsofgrowingupandbecominganadult.“They’resad，ifI’mbeinghonest.”“They’reaboutmyheartbreaksandmymovingon.Butmoreimportantly，theyareaboutachievingcontentment.You’renotalwaysgoingtobeperfectlyhappyasyougrowup.”1．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Werde’swordsdonotcomefromnowhere”？A．Swiftstandsoutasasingerandsongwriter.B．OnlySwiftwritesherownsongs.C．Swiftbeginstotakeinterestinsinging.D．Swiftdecidestodealwithproblemsinhernewalbum.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Swifthastheabilitytowritesongswithdeepermeanings.B．Swiftisbothenthusiasticandskillfulnow.C．Swiftbecameamulti­awardwinnerwhenshebegantosingonthestage.D．Swift’salbumSpeakNowhas14songs.3．TaylorSwift’s2012albummainlyrecords________.A．dreamandrealityB．heartbreakanddespairC．painandgrowthD．problemsandsociety4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Swiftcomestopeople’sattentionB．SwiftrisestofameC．Swiftwinsmanyawards-2-D．SwiftexperiencesrealpassionBThepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphones,writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofanostalgic(怀旧的)skill.However,whiletoday'seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteaching,manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful—bothinschoolandinlife.VirginiaBerninger,professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington,saysit'simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks－bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy,publishedin2009,foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper,participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.Inamorerecentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent'swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactive,whichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary,wordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.”Berningersaid.Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe(转换)“thosewordsinthemindintowrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen，”thestudysaid.Seeingthewordsinthe“mind's_eye”helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords,saysBerninger,butalsotospot(发现)spellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthemovertime.“Inourcomputerage,somepeoplebelievethatwedon'thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks，”shesaid.“Butuntilachildhasafunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel,theywon'thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”46.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?A.Theabsenceofblackboardsinclassrooms.B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.47.Berninger'sstudypublishedin2009________.A.focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputerB.indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaperC.foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentencesD.discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeed48.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?A.Spellingimprovesone'smemoryofwords.B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.49.Whatdoes“mind'seye”inParagraph5mean?A.Window.-3-B.Soul.C.Picture.D.Imagination.50.Whatconclusioncouldbedrawnfromthepassage?A.Computerscanhelppeoplewiththeirchoiceofwords.B.Spellcheckscantaketheplaceofspellingteaching.C.Handwritingstillhasaplaceintoday'sclassrooms.D.Functionalspellingabilitydevelopsfastinthefifthgrade.CItw