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四川平武县2017高考英语阅读理解训练（二）阅读理解。3D cinema has been around since the early 20th century, but Hollywood brought the technology back in 2007. Many thought it was just a trick to make more money. But then came Avatar, the first mustsee movie in 3D.But since Avatar, 3D cinema has struggled. In_2010,_several_3D_movies_bombed_at_the_box_office. And by late 2010, some people said the technology was dead. Of course, that wasnt the first time Hollywood had struggled with new technology. Although sound was added to movies in the late 1920s, it took audiences time to get used to the new technology. But in the end, sound and colour became the standard. James Cameron, director of Avatar, thinks were going through the same process with 3D.Some say cinemas are charging too much for 3D movies. In the US, seeing a 3D movie can cost up to $7.5 more than seeing it in 2D.Also, a recent study at California State University finds audiences dont actually enjoy movies in 3D any more than in 2D.Walter Murch, a famous movie editor, wrote in 2011 that human beings have no ability to process 3D images. Watching a 3D movie confuses our brain and this is why some people get headaches.But James Cameron disagrees. In fact, he recently predicted that in five years all movies will be in 3D.And there are signs that 3D is fighting back. More 3D movies were put on the market in 2012 than ever before. The Lion King 3D recently made over US $150 million at the box office, and Camerons Titanic 3D made even more.Who knows what the future holds for 3D? Steven Spielberg recently said, “Im hoping 3D gets to a point where people notice it. Because then it just becomes another tool and helps tell a story.”1The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably means that in 2010, 3D movies_Awere not successful Bbecame popularCdeveloped quickly Dwere of poor quality2The example of sound and colour is used mainly to show that_AHollywood tends to absorb what is newB3D technology takes time to be acceptedCHollywood struggles with new technologyDhigh technology helps to make better movies3In Walter Murchs opinion, 3D movies_Abring moviemakers great profits Bare more expensive than 2D moviesCdo great harm to peoples health Dare unsuitable for people to watch4What can we learn from the text?AAvatar was the first 3D movie.B3D cinema has existed for years.CTitanic 3D has made the most money.D2012 witnessed the coming of 3Ds time.【要点综述】自从阿凡达采用3D影像技术获得巨大成功之后，全世界范围内掀起了一股波涛汹涌的3D热潮。本文就3D时代是否到来展开了讨论。1A推理判断题。由本段中关键词struggled、dead和bombed可判断该句意为“票房失利”。故选A项。2B推理判断题。根据第二段的“that wasnt the first time Hollywood had struggled with new technology.”可知，作者用有声电影和彩色电影如何发展成为行业标准的例子来说明3D电影技术目前遭遇的尴尬境遇，指出其要被大众接受还需要时间。故选B项。3D细节理解题。根据第三段“that human beings have no ability to process 3D images. Watching a 3D movie confuses our brain and this is why some people get headaches.”可以判断出，在Walter Murch看来，3D影像画面不适合人们观看。故选D项。4B推理判断题。3D技术自从20世纪初出现以来，一直处于尴尬的境地。多年来，人们一直讨论3D电影技术的发展前景。文章首句是解题关键。故选B项。2014高考训练题Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person，according to a new studyIn case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception：Famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的)，which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person isThat is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and SMark Young of the University of Southern California，whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in PersonalityIt is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists，the study foundRather, it suggests，the self-adoring(自恋的)people seek jobs in show businessThe study, whose subjects were a11 celebrities from PinskysLovelineradio show, found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebritiesFemale stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristicsIts “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists，said Jeremy Ritzlin，a longtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study“Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves，”he said“So it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight，where other people will also think highly of them”Pinsky, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USCS Keck School of Medicine，said narcissists desire attention，are overconfident，behave strangely and lack sympathy“However, they are easily-liked，especially on first meeting，are outgoing and perform well in public，” added Pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“Loveline”for 20 yearsCelebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the studyThey anonymously(匿名地)took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory testwhich rates self-love levels based on seven components：superiority, exhibitionism，entitlement，vanity，authority, exploitativeness，and self-sufficiency36Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study? AThe women stars BThe men stars CThe average people DIt is not mentioned in the passage37According to the forth paragraphthe fact “celebrities are narcissists” . Ais common in the entertainment industry Bis a misunderstanding of Jeremy Ritzlin Cis known to most of the people Dis unreal on the stage38According to Pinsky, narcissists may NOT . Ahope to attract attention Bbe kind to poor people Cbelieve in themselves Dbe liked by others easily39How were the celebrities surveyed in the study? AThey were interviewed by Drew Pinsky and SMark Young BThey were invited to the University of Southern California C。They appeared on PinskysLovelineradio show DThey took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test40The author of this passage wants to tell US Ahow psychologists make a studyBhow entertainment industry produces celebritiesChow people think of the famous starsDhow celebrities feel about themselves【参考答案】3640、ACBDD 2014高考训练题One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they areWhen we see something we dont like，we wish it could be differentWe cry out for something betterThat may be human nature，or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our cultureThe root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be differentHowever, its that we decided we didnt like it in the first placeWeve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “Its not bad or good，and it just is it”In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”Some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wrongHowever, its only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as badInstead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that isThis can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can beAccept these things as they are，and try to understand why theyre that wayIt will save you a lot of sadness，because youll no longer say,“Oh1 wish bad things didnt happen!Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11But change things not because you cant accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growingCan we make this world a better place? You can say that you11 continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this worldThats the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that pathTherefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understandIt might lead to some interesting results4 1The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because _. Ait is our natural emotion in the life Bculture asks us to be different from others Ceveryone has their own opinions on things Dwe dislike something in the beginning42Some readers think the words in the authors book is too _. Adepressing Bfrightening Cdelighting Didealistic43In Paragraph 4，the underlined word it refers to _ Aacting well at work and in politics Bfeeling depressed for the news media Caccepting and understanding what has happened Dsaying something negative when bad things come44In the last paragraph，you are advised _ Ato help others and make a difference Bto enjoy what you have to do in the work Cto judge yourself and make a wish for you Dto try a new way when making the world better45What is the main theme of the passage? AExpecting things to be different gives us hope BAccepting can make our life happier and better CTraditional culture becomes root of unhappiness DJudging good or bad is important for our world【参考答案】4145、DACDB【2014高考英语广东省佛山市质测试题】B If you hear the sound of a mobile phone beeping in a bag or pocket, you could be forgiven for thinking that someone has received a text message. But nowadays there are so many different ways of messaging someone that it could spell the death of the traditional text as we know it. Text messaging, or texting, is the art of sending a short, electronic message between two mobile phones or tablets(平板电脑) But in the last few years, messaging in this manner has been on the decline. The rise of smartphones and tablets has seen an increase in the use of instant messaging apps(应用程序)， which offer a cheap alternative to conventional texts. Using wireless internet connections or mobile data networks, people can send limitless numbers of instant messages to their friends for very little cost. Unlike traditional mobile texts, the user usually only has to pay to download the app once, after which each message they send is free. Web developers soon got the message. Instant messaging apps have become popular all over the world. WhatsApp in America and Europe, WeChat in China and KakaoTalk in South Korea are but a few which have attracted hundreds of millions of people, who use the apps to chat to their friends in real time. These apps allow people to send picture messages for free-something which previously was quite costly. Research firm Informa said that almost 19 billion messages were sent per day using chat apps in 2012, compared with 17.6 billion SMS(short message service) texts. And it expects the chat app market to grow t0 50 billion per day by 2014. So does this really mean the end for communication by text? Pamela Clark-Dickson from Informa doesnt think so. She says that there are a considerable number of people who use normal mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, who prefer the SMS messaging tool: They dont have mobile data plans, so there is an awfully big base of mobile phone users who are still going to find that SMS is the best messaging experience for them for a while.31. When you hear a mobile phone beeping, it means that _. A. you will be forgiven for your mistakes B. someone has got a text message C. the traditional text has disappeared D. someone has got some kind of message32. Why has text messaging been on the decline in recent years? A. Because sending text messages is an art. B. Because there are too many tablets nowadays. C. Because instant messaging is much cheaper. D. Because it doesnt need internet connections.33. What does the underlined part got the message probably mean? A. knew what people liked B. received instant messages C. became very popular D. used the apps to chat34. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. People wont use communication by text someday. B. People in developing countries are considerate. C. People dont use smart phones in developing countries. D. People can use SMS without any mobile data plans.35. What is best title for the passage? A. SMS Texts B. Smart Phones C. Trends in Messaging D. Instant Message Apps【参考答案】DCADC【2014高考英语广东省佛山市质测试题】C Being honest are fundamental requirements if you want to grow spiritually and follow your true destination of personal development. Its not simply about being honest with people. While that will make you a better person and a more accepted one its more importantly about being honest with yourself. Living your life honestly means that youve decided to live openly and to show your true self to others and that you can be relied upon to be trustworthy. On the other hand, dishonesty is all about shade and concealment and living your life in dark corners. When youre dishonest, it means that you remain living in the dark and cannot grow spiritually. Honesty produces trust-trust in ourselves and in all those around us. Trust in turn produces confidence which we all need to overcome lifes problems and which also encourages us to take risks in order to achieve our goals. Youll have no doubt heard expressions such as what goes around, comes around and you get back, what you give out in life and thats very true. If you dont live your lives honestly, you can be assured that the people youll attract will turn out to be very similar to you and its therefore unavoidable that one day you11 be on the receiving end of someones dishonest actions or words. There may be situations where telling the whole truth causes you to bring a lot of pain on somebody else. For example, John may have told Paul that he cant go on a weekend fishing trip with him because he has a family commitment arranged that weekend. You know differently and that the real reason John isnt going is because he hates Paul. When Paul asks you if you know whether the reason is true, what do you say? Well, in situations like this, its often better to be economical(经济的) with the truth. You might say that you dont know why John cant go or that you think he has something on that weekend. Of course, this isnt telling the complete truth but you are sparing Pauls feelings on something that wont, after all, have strong influence on Pauls future.36. If you want to grow spiritually, it is best for you to_. A. follow your destination B. be true to yourself C. plan your personal development D. accept honest people as衔ends 37. What does a dishonest man probably do? A. He keeps all his things secret. B. He doesnt want to be trustworthy. C. He depends much on others. D. He stops growing any taller. 38. The passage tells us that if you choose to live a dishonest life, you will_. A. suffer from dishonesty B. become very attractive C. influence honest people D. have attractive friends 39. The example in the last paragraph is used to prove that_. A. we should always tell the truth B. John is not a trustworthy person C. telling lies causes pain on someone else D. sometimes we cant be completely honest 40. What is the main idea of the passage? A. We should be economical with the truth. B. People can gain from dishonesty. C. Honesty helps you develop. D. Trust produces confidence.【参考答案】BAADC
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