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-1-2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（18）ATimetable67.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whatweshalldoifthesystemgoeswrong.B.Whatweshalldoiftherearenoasphaltroads.C.Howthesystemcoolsthebuildinginsummer.D.Howthesystemcollectsheatinspringandautumn.68.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthemembershipcard?A.Itsnumberisl0865305305.-2-B.ItbelongstoMr.E.M.Driscoll.C.Itisvalidthroughtheyearof2010.D.Itgetstheowneradiscountwhenused.69.IfonewantstoattendabusinesslunchinLondonatl2：00,thelatesttrainthatheshouldtakeatOxfordleavesat.A.11：45B.11：15C.10：35D.10：0570.Ifyouwouldliketohavesomevegetablebeef,whatmaybeyourchoice?A.FrenchSlam®B.Chicken-FriedSteak®C.TheSuperBird®D.SandwichwithSaladorSoup®71.Thechartshowsthatfrom2005to2008，.A.thepercentageoftheSpanishfamilieswithacomputerrose35pointsB.thepercentageoftheWhitefamilieswithacomputerremainedunchangedC.thenumberoftheBlackfamilieswithacomputerwasonthedecreaseD.thenumberoftheAsianfamilieswithacomputershowedthesharpestincreaseB(2014届广东省广雅中学高三月考)Englishisanimportantgloballanguage,butthatdoesn’tmeanit’seasytolearn.ManyexpertshavetriedtomakeEnglisheasierforstudentstolearn–buttheyweren’talwayssuccessful.In1930,ProfessorCKOgdenofCambridgeUniversityinventedBasicEnglish.Ithadonly850words(andjusteighteenverbs)andOgdensaidmostpeoplecouldlearnitinjustthirtyhours.TheproblemwasthatpeoplewholearnedBasicEnglishcouldwriteandsaysimplemessages,buttheycouldn’tunderstandtheanswersin‘real’English!Itwasalsoimpossibletoexplainawordifitwasn’tintheBasicEnglishwordlist.Forexample,ifyouwantedawatermelon,youaskedfor‘alargegreenfruitwiththeformofanegg,whichhasasweetredinsideandagoodtaste’!REZachrisson,auniversityprofessorinSweden,decidedthatthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglishwasspelling,soheinventedalanguagecalledAnglic.AnglicwassimilartoEnglish,butwithmuchsimplerspelling.‘Father’became‘faadher,‘new’became‘nue’and‘years’became‘yeerz’.UnfortunatelyforsomestudentsofEnglish,Anglicneverbecamepopular.-3-Eveneasieristhelanguagewhichships’captainsuse:it’scalled‘Seaspeak’.Seaspeakusesafewsimplephrasesforeverypossiblesituation.InSeaspeak,forexampleyoudon’tsay,‘I’msorrywhatdidyousay?’or‘Ididn’tunderstand,canyourepeatthat?’...it’sjust,‘Sayagain.’Nomoregrammar!IntheageofinternationalcommunicationthroughtheInternetwhoknows?...anewformofEnglishmightappear.Alargenumberoftheworld’se-mailsareinEnglishandincludeexamplesof‘NetLingo’likeOIC(Oh,Isee)andTTYL(Talktoyoulater).Inanotherfiftyyears,Englishasweknowitmightnotexist...wewillprobablyallspeakfluentInternetish!61.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.SeaspeakB.BasicEnglishC.EasyEnglishD.Internetish62.Itwilltakeapersonabout______weekstolearnBasicEnglishifhespendstwohourslearningiteveryday.A.sixB.fourC.threeD.two63.AccordingtoProfessorZachrisson,whatwasthebiggestproblemforlearnersofEnglish?A.Grammar.B.Vocabulary.C.Spelling.D.Speaking.64.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeAnglic?A.Agraetbatl.B.IOUC.Longtimenosee.D.Twofive,nolights.65.WhatmighthappentoEnglishinanotherfiftyyears?A.Itmightbecomeagloballanguage.B.ItmightbereplacedbyInternetish.C.Itmighttaketheplaceofallotherlanguages.D.Itmightbecomemoreandmoredifficult.C(2014届·苏锡常镇四市二调)GlobalPositioningSystemsarenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellite­basedsystemsprovideturn­by­turndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.Buttheycanalsocausealotofproblems,sendingyoutothewrongplaceorleaveyoucompletelylost.Manytimes,thedriveristoblame.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsible.Mostoften,saysBarryBrown,-4-itisacombinationofthetwo.BarryBrowniswiththeMobileLifeCentreinStockholm,Sweden.Thecenterstudieshuman­computerinteraction,orHCI,especiallycommunicationsinvolvingwirelessdevices.WespoketoMrBrownbySkype.HetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairportintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPS­equippedcartouseduringhisstay.BarryBrown：“Andtheyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.”And,thenitwasn'tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyhadputinadestinationbackontheWestCoastwheretheylived.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.Soagain,the_GPS_is_kind_of_“garbage_in_garbage_out”．MrBrownsaysthisisacommonhumanerror.But,hesays,whatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortcomings,orfailures,ofGPSequipment.BarryBrown：“OneproblemwithmanyGPSunitsistheyhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturn,sometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit'sgoingtothewrongplace.”BarryBrownformerlyservedasaprofessorwiththeUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Whilethere,heworkedonaprojectwithEricLaurierfromtheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThetwomenstudiedtheeffectsofGPSdevicesondrivingbyplacingcamerasinpeople'scars.Theywroteapaperbasedontheirresearch.Itiscalled“TheNormal,NaturalTroublesofDrivingwithGPS.”BarryBrown:“Oneofthethingsthatstruckus,perhapsthemostimportantthingwasthatyouhavetoknowwhatyou'redoingwhenyouuseaGPS.Therearethesenewskillsthatpeoplehavedeveloped.TherearethesenewcompetenciesthatyouneedtohavetobeabletouseaGPSbecausetheysome