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课时提能练(十八).阅读理解A(2019太原模拟)Every day when Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the drivethrough window of a local cafe，he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him.He also asks the restaurant workers to tell the customer to have a great day，in case theyre not already having one.Oliver has never made a big deal out of his own generous actions until a letter was published by a news website in November.He found out that he had not just bought someone his breakfasthe had saved a life.According to the website，someone had written a letter stating that on July 18th，he was planning on committing suicide.The writer said that while he was at the drivethrough window，he was planning on going home，writing a note and ending his life.When he went to pay for his coffee and muffin，however，the cashier told him that the man in the SUV in front of him had picked up the tab and told him to have a great day.“I wondered why someone would buy coffee for a stranger for no reason，”said the writer.“Why me？Why today？If I were a religious man，I would take this as a sign.This random act of kindness was directed at me on this day for a purpose.”When the writer arrived home，he couldnt hold back his tears and started to think about the simple good deed that had affected him so deeply.“I decided at that moment to change my plans for the day and do something nice for someone.I ended up helping a neighbor take groceries out of her car and into the house.”The writer said that in the months following that fateful event，he does at least one kind thing for others every day.“To the nice man in the SUV，thank you from the bottom of my heart.Please know your kind gesture has truly saved a life，”he said.“On July 18，2017，I had the greatest day.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Glen Oliver在得来速买咖啡时总习惯为下一位顾客付钱，没想到他的善举挽救了一个准备自杀的人的生命。这个准备自杀的人准备付钱时，得知有人已经为他付过钱了，他深受感动，放弃了自杀的念头，决定做一个善良的乐于助人的人。1What is Olivers act of kindness every day?ABuying others breakfast.BGreeting restaurant workers.CPublishing positive news.DTaking groceries for neighbors.A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Every day when Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the drivethrough window of a local cafe，he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him”可知，Glen Oliver每天早晨买咖啡时都为下一位顾客付钱，故A项正确。2What is special about Olivers act of kindness on July 18，2017?AIt brought him thankyou letters.BIt was reported on a news website.CIt was the first time hed paid for others.DIt stopped someone from killing himself.D细节理解题。根据第二段尾句“He found out that he had not just bought someone his breakfasthe had saved a life”并结合本文最后一句“On July 18，2017，I had the greatest day”可知，2017年7月18日对Oliver来说是特别的一天，因为那天他挽救了一个准备自杀的人的生命，故D项正确。3What does the underlined phrase“picked up the tab”mean in Paragraph 3?APaid the bill. BParked the car.CLeft a message.DOrdered a drink.A词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句“I wondered why someone would buy coffee for a stranger for no reason”可知，那个准备自杀的人思考，为什么会有人无理由地给陌生人买咖啡；结合该句“When he went to pay for his coffee and muffin，however，the cashier told him that the man in the SUV in front of him had picked up the tab and told him to have a great day”可知，当他准备付钱时，收银员告诉他坐在SUV里的那个人已经为他付过钱了，并祝他有美好的一天；据此可以判断，画线词意为“付钱”，故A项正确。4How did the writer of the letter feel after the event?AHe felt guilty. BHe felt grateful.CHe felt confused.DHe felt saddened.B细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“To the nice man in the SUV，thank you from the bottom of my heart.Please know your kind gesture has truly saved a life”可知，那个准备自杀的人衷心感谢那个坐在SUV里的善良的人，感谢他的善良挽救了他的生命，故B项正确。B(2019长春质检)Next time you go shopping，keep in mind that there may be hidden cameras analyzing your habits.According to a 2015 survey of 150 managers from Computer Services Corporation，a quarter of British shops use facial recognition software to collect data on shopper behavior.With concerns that facerecognition cameras“are kind of invasive(侵犯的)”，British analysis firm Hoxton Analytics has come up with a new way of measuring footfall(客流量)by filming peoples shoes.The technology can collect a large amount of personal information.“We have cameras at 50 cm off the ground and they point down so they are less invasive than facial recognition，”Duncan Mann，Hoxtons officer said.As modern cities get fuller70 percent of the population will live in urban areas by 2050cameras and other technologies are taking over public spaces and collecting our data.Their purpose is to keep people safe，provide efficient services and prevent disasters and crimes.But some are not happy with the cameras as far as their privacy(隐私) is concerned.“Very few of us have any real concept of what data smart cities are gathering，”said Renate Samson.We begin giving away data as soon as we wake up.When we enter the transport system，we are giving away even more details about ourselves through smart cards，mobile phones or credit cards.Nick Millman，director at a consulting firm thinks statistics are the key to the privacy concern.He used the example of Google Maps，which is to monitor the flow of traffic in Stockholm.He explained，“It is basically adding privacy controls to statistics so that you only see the data you need to know about.”In this case，Google gets enough data to improve traffic but not so much that it shows individual journey patterns.【语篇解读】本文主要讨论了在现代生活中，人们对于个人信息以科技途径流失的状况的担忧和可能的解决方法。5What is the article mainly about?AAn introduction to collecting shoppers data.BThe concerns about giving away personal data.CThe problems caused by imbalanced distribution of population.DAn invention recording and collecting customers information.B主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“According to a 2015 survey of 150 managers from Computer Services Corporation，a quarter of British shops use facial recognition software to collect data on shopper behavior”并结合下文内容可知，本文主要讲的是对于泄露个人信息这一问题的担忧，故选B。6The new technology invented by Hoxton Analytics .Acan gather a lot of peoples personal data from their shoesBuses cameras fitted on the ground to collect customers dataChas improved the accuracy of facial recognition softwareDoffers a perfect solution to customers privacy concernsA细节理解题。根据第二段第一句和第二句“With concerns that facerecognition camerasare kind of invasive(侵犯的)，British analysis firm Hoxton Analytics has come up with a new way of measuring footfall(客流量)by filming peoples shoes.The technology can collect a large amount of personal information”可知，Hoxton Analytics公司所发明的新技术通过分析客人的鞋子而收集他们的个人信息，故选A。7According to the author，cameras in modern cities Acause a huge waste of public spacesBhelp reduce the size of population in urban areasCare likely to help improve traffic conditionsDare to avoid crimes and disasters and provide efficient servicesD细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Their purpose is to keep people safe，provide efficient services and prevent disasters and crimes”可知，作者认为摄像头在现代城市应用是为了避免犯罪、灾难并提供有效服务，故选D。8What is Renate Samsons attitude toward the rise of smart cities?AWorried. BOptimistic.CConfused.DUninterested.A观点态度题。根据第四段第一句“But some are not happy with the cameras as far as their privacy(隐私) is concerned”可推知，Renate Samson对于智能城市的增加是很担忧的，这与本段最后一句“Very few of us have any real concept of what data smart cities are gathering，said Renate Samson”呼应，故选A。.完形填空(2019江西名校检测)From a young age, my parents have taught me the importance of giving generously to the less fortunate. Out of 1 ，whenever there is something I can 2 ，I give it to someone on the streets.Last week, 3 I left the house to run a few errands (差事)，I carried with me some old clothes, some food and a handbag to hand over to someone 4 .As the car 5 at a traffic signal, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money. I 6 her to come to me and quickly 7 all the things I had. As I started handing them over, she seemed 8 She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked what was in the 9 I told her there were some clothes and food for her. 10 she looked up at me and asked, “Can you give me some water？” It was then that I noticed her 11 lips. It seemed as if she had not had a drop of water all day.I 12 my bottle of water that I always carried with me and helped her to drink from it. She finished it quickly and gave me a heartwarming smile of 13 I was thankful that I could 14 her simple wish! I realized once again that day that you dont necessarily have to make big 15 to help someone. This experience 16 once again my belief in the 17 acts of kindness and how they can make someones 18 .The next time you want to do something nice for someone, dont 19 ，waiting for the right chance. 20 and do it! 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者帮助一个女孩的故事以及由此产生的一些感悟。1A.respect Bhabit Csympathy Dkindness B上文作者提到从小父母就教育自己要对不幸的人慷慨解囊，所以此处指出于习惯(habit)。respect“敬重”；sympathy“同情心”。2A.afford Bget Cspare Dserve C出于习惯，每当有可以提供(给别人)的东西的时候，作者就会把它送给流浪街头的人。故选spare“(尤指不会造成不便或损失地)供给，给予”。3A.as Buntil Conce Dbefore A上星期，当作者离开家去办差事的时候，作者带了一些旧衣服、食物和一个手提包去送给一些贫穷的人。根据语境可知，应选as。4A.needy Bsick Cdisabled Dsad A参见上题解析。needy意为“缺食物(钱)的，贫困的”。5A.parked Bstared Cturned Dpaused D根据语境可知，此处指的是车停在了交通信号灯处。故选pause“暂停，停顿”。6A.phoned Bsignaled Cadvised Dallowed B根据语境可知，此处是指作者招手示意(signaled)女孩过来。7A.threw Bfetched Cpacked DcollectedD女孩过来后，作者把自己放在车里的衣服和食物快速收集(collected)在一起。8A.ashamed Bupset Cembarrassed Dastonished D根据语境及下文女孩问问题可以推知，女孩很吃惊(astonished)。ashamed“羞耻的”；embarrassed“尴尬的”。9A.car Bbag Cbottle Dclothes B根据上文内容可知，作者出门时带的东西有衣服、食物和手提包。所以作者这里应是把衣服和食物装在包(bag)里送给她。10A.Then BNext CAgain DBut C根据空后的“she looked up at me and asked”以及上文中的“She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked”可知，此处应是指女孩再一次(Again)抬起头来看作者并问问题。11A.dirty Bpale Cthick Ddry D根据下文中的“It seemed as if she had not had a drop of water all day”可知，女孩由于缺水嘴唇比较干(dry)。12A.pointed out Bpicked out Cgave out Dtook outD作者取出(took out)随身携带的一瓶水。point out“指出，指明”；pick out“挑选”；give out“分发，发出”。13A.happiness Bpleasure Cappreciation Dwelcome C根据语境可知，女孩喝完作者递给她的水后，应是流露出感激的微笑。appreciation“感激，欣赏”。14A.satisfy Battain Cpromise Drealize A女孩那时的心愿是有水喝，所以作者满足(satisfy)了她的心愿。attain“达到，获得”；promise“承诺”；realize“实现”。15A.differences Bambitions Cachievements Ddonations D那一天作者再次意识到你没有必要给予大额的捐赠(donations)来帮助他人。ambition“追求，理想”；achievement“成就”。16A.found Bdoubted Cshowed Dproved D这再次证明(proved)了作者的信仰：简单的(simple)善举以及这些善举是如何给人们带来幸福的。17A.unique Bsimple Creliable Dpolite B参见上题解析。18A.day Bfortune Cdream Dlife A参见第16题解析。make ones day“给某人带来幸福”。19A.hold on Bhold up Chold back Dhold down C此处作者想要表达的是下次你想帮别人时，不要犹豫。故选hold back“犹豫”。hold on“不挂断电话，等一等”；hold up“举起，阻挡”；hold down“压制，保住”。20A.Take care BSpeed up CGo ahead DLook outC此处是作者鼓励别人去做助人为乐的事。go ahead“开始吧，开始(做某事)”符合语境。take care“提防，注意”；speed up“加速”；look out“注意，当心”。- 8 -
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