高考英语社会现象类阅读练习.doc

1、高考英语阅读练习（一）Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name phubbers（低

2、头族）.Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities(身份) bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty

3、 woman takes selfie in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real.Your health

4、 is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will da

5、mage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.But thats not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with eac

6、h other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.1. For what purpose does the author give the examp

7、le of a cartoon in Paragragh2?A. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.B. To advertise the cartoon made by students.C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.2. Which of the following is NOT a risk a

8、phubber may have?A. His social skills could be affected.B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.C. He will cause the destruction of the world.D. He might get separated from his friends and family.3. Which of the following may be the authors attitude towards phubbing?A. Supportive. B. Oppos

9、ed. C. Optimistic. D. Objective.4. What may the passage talk about next?A. Advice on how to use a cell phone.B. People addicted to phubbing.C. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing.D. Consequences of phubbing.（二）I didnt hear them call my name, explained Shelley Hennig toActive Teens (AT)as she ta

10、lked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2019. Are you ready? is what she heard. Then she said, I shook my head no, and then they said yes and it was announced again.It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high

11、 school student from Destrehan, Louisiana - she was still on cloud nine.I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen. Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.Understanding why members of her family and

12、 her friends would be there,ATasked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete. Shes always been my role model. Ive danced with her since I was six. Shes been through so many difficulties and came through them all. Ive learned to get over bad lifes experiences and learned how to mo

13、ve on because of her.One of those bad lifes experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot.As Miss

14、 Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth. WhenATasked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice fo

15、r our readers, she said, Dont let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself.1. What do the words on cloud nine in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. frightened B. troubled C. very happy D. very angry2. Shelley takes her dance teache

16、rs as a role model mainly because she is _.A. determined B. friendly C. strict D. experienced3. What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?A. Be yourself with the support of friends. B. Meet friends whenever possible.C. Go easy on yourself and others. D. Have a good role model.（三）Pop idols are c

17、elebrities who burn brighter than regular stars. If a star is someone you can recognize on the street, an idol is someone who will cause a stir at a public appearance.Without fans, an idol is just an ordinary person, like you and me. As Reese Witherspoon once said while announcing the Oscar for best

18、 make-up, movie stars look just like people in documentaries(纪录片) if you see them without make-up.I was once invited to a private party where about half of the guests were stars and the other half entertainment reporters. Guess what? The good-looking ones were the reporters because they tend to be y

19、oung, and they glow without make-up.Some idols are born; some are made. Most idols are created by a machine called the entertainment industry. They may have some charms and talent, but not enough to become famous. They are the raw material out of which a star, or even an idol, is made. An army of be

20、hind-the-scenes assistants will hype(炒作) or even make up their virtues and hide their shortcomings.Paris Hilton is the kind of star who possesses no real talent but yet is quite well-known. This is the result of endless hype. If you are thrust into the limelight often enough, you can become a celebr

21、ity without having any talent.Television contest shows create a much fairer more transparent platform where young people can compete and showcase their talent. The soap opera is another platform for idol making. These dramaseries are long, giving an actor much needed exposure. The actors and actress

22、es are always well-lit, made up and beautifully dressed. Now all they need is some good dialogue from the scriptwriter( 编 剧).1. Which of the following statements agrees with the writers viewpoint?A. Most idols are born.B. The entertainment industry is more popular.C. Many stars are often good lookin

23、gD. Pop idols are not as pretty as you think.2. Why does the writer use the example of Paris Hilton?A. To show that hype is an important element in making a star.B. To indicate that Paris Hilton is very famous.C. To prove a star often lacks talent.D. To show a star is popular because of the acting s

24、kills.3. What does the writer think of the television contest show?A. More practical B. More formal C. More equal D. More competitive（四）You never played the video dance game? Now such games are used to help lose weight! Like many other teenage boys, Jones loves sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he

25、found his weight in trouble. His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds so that he may be a good football game player by the end of the summer. Jones chose the popular Dance Revolution video game at home to increase his activity. He had lost about 10 pounds by changing his diet. Now, after two weeks pl

26、aying the game, he has lost another 10! A health study is being done by an insurance company. The company hopes that the game will lead to better health and lower costs. “Obesity claims (肥胖索赔) last year cost us $ 77 million. We have to cut those costs,” said a member of the insurance group. The comp

27、any provides a game console (游戏主机), a dance mat and software for the six-month, $ 60,000 study. The study is more than a commercial thing of an insurance company. It is widely supported by physical education and health professionals. In West Virginia, 43% of the nearly 6,000 children examined for he

28、art disease risk were considered over-weighted; more than 25% were too fat. “We are in a crisis of childhood obesity not only in West Virginia but in America,” said a researcher. Researchers are now looking at the potential for improving effects by using the game. A teacher in West Virginia has been

29、 using the video games in her classes since last fall. She reported that the game does improve heart health as well as eye-hand coordination (协调能力), and her students take the video game as a great alternative to jumping rope or ball games. The US Education Department is putting the game in 20 school

30、s to control childhood obesity. Well, are you going to try such to dance away your extra weight?1. The underlined part is trying to tell us _.A. the study involves many insurance companiesB. the study is only an insurance companys businessC. the study is less important than the insurance companys mo

31、ney D. its not only the insurance company that is concerned about the study2. It can be inferred that _. A. the government thinks highly of the dance gameB. in West Virginia, more than 25 % of the adults were too fatC. a teacher is a failure in using the video game in her classesD. the US Education

32、Department isnt interested in the game3. The most suitable title of the passage is _.A. Dance Away Your Weight B. Play the Video Dance Game C. Solve the Problem of Obesity D. Cut the Cost of Obesity Claims（五）There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health andwea

33、lth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant par

34、ts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, theysour the pleasure of society,

35、hurt many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habi

36、t may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it b

37、rings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people hurt many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortu

38、ne, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleas

39、ing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contactwiththem. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.1. People who are unhappy _.A. always consi

40、der things differently from othersB. always discover the unpleasant side of certain thingsC. usually misunderstand what others think or sayD. usually are affected by the results of certain things2. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_”.A. makes others unhappy B. has a good

41、taste with social lifeC. tend to scoldothers openlyD. enjoy the pleasure of life3. We can conclude from the passage that _.A. we should pity all such unhappy people B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social lifeC. people can get rid of the habit of unhappinessD. unhappy people can not understan

42、d happy persons（六）“The child has become part of the management of family life, ”says Adele Schwartz, research director for Stars for Kids, a childrens market-research firm “This is a big role change in family life Housework is changingIt used to be to take out the garbage and walk the dogThis is a l

43、ittle bit bigger than that” Three-quarters of students between the ages of 8 and 14 say they have completed an online transaction（交易），according to a national survey on May 9Nearly one-fourth of the 6,000 young people asked say they shop with their parents credit cards, 26 percent use gift cards, and

44、 8 percent say they use their own credit cardAlmost half say they help with electronic transactions because their parents are helpless onlineOnethird help because their parents dont have enough time to shop “Kids do a large amount of comparison shopping,”MsSchwartz says, “including clothing, househo

45、ld items, family vacations, and even large items like a car All this cyber-help “clearly gives kids a power that they might not have had before,”says Gary Rudman, in San Francisco“Parents still make the decisions, but kids have more and more effect than ever before, because they have access to infor

46、mationThey are more involved with the household, so they have more effect on some of the decisions” Parents have different opinions about letting their children use credit cards onlineMrRudman Says, “Some parents are open to it, others are not for it” Like many parents, Mrs.Hanstein keeps a watchful

47、 eye on Jacobs Internet use“he loves to order something, but its always with our guidanceHe doesnt understand that a lot of the popup advertisement Youve won this！or You can get this for $1is a scam” ( ）1_ is playing a more and more important role in the family management. A. The Internet B. The ele

48、ctronic transaction C. The child D. The father or mother( ) 2It seemed that_ has just been included as houseworkA. taking garbage outside B. walking the dogs B. going shopping online D. using computers ( ) 3According to MrsHanstein, _ A. kids shouldnt order anything online B. kids should go shopping

49、 online considering their parents advice C. popup advertisement is something useful D. kids should make full use of the popup advertisement（七）The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essent

50、ially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre (大屠杀)on the road may be regarded as a social problem .In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it

51、is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when ones actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be at

52、tributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort drivers reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep ones emotions under control.Yet

53、 the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.Significant legal

54、advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. B

55、ut the accidents experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things p

56、resent a threat to those with whom they share the road.1 . What is the authors main purpose in writing this passage? A. To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving.B. To discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions.C. To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention.D. T

57、o promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers.2. The reason why traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem is that _.A. autos have become most destructive to mankind B. people usually pay little attention to law and morality C. the lack of virtue is becoming more sev

58、ere D. civilization brings much harm to people3. Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph 3?A. To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents.B. To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.C. To show some of the inaccurate

59、 estimations by researchers.D. To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving.4. The following is mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents EXCEPT _.A. careless bicycle-riders B. mindless people walking in the street C. irresponsible drivers D. irresponsible manufacturer of a

60、utomobiles （八）Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver，according to a report from Oxford University.The effect of the celebrity role models，who have given cooking a more manly picture，has combined with a more general dr

61、ive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.According to the research by Prof.Jonatahn Gershuny，who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford，men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking，up from just 12 minutes a day

62、in 1961.Prof.Gershuny said，“The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality，but there is another 40 years probably to come.”Women，who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking，now spend just one hour and seven minutesa great fall，bu

63、t they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”，who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay，Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh F

64、earnleyWhittingstall，Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.“I was married in 1974.When my father came to visit me a few weeks later，I was wearing an apron when I opened the door.He laughed，” said Prof.Gershuny.“That would never happen now.”Twothirds of adults say that they come together to share at lea

65、st three times a week，even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table.Prof.Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a tablewith many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room，and shared by family members.“The f

66、amily meal has changed a lot，and few of us eatas I did when I was a childat least two meals a day together as a family.But it has survived in a different format.”1.What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?A. The improvement of cooks status. B. The influence of

67、 popular female chefs.C. The change of females view on cooking. D. The development of sexual equality campaign.2. What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.B. Women spend much less time on cooking than before.C. It wil

68、l take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.D. There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.3.How did Prof.Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?A. It has become a thing of the past. B. It is very different from what it used to b

69、e.C. It shouldnt be advocated in modern times. D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family.4.Which is the best title for the passage?A. The Changes of Family Meals B. Equality between Men and WomenC. Cooking into a New Trend for Men D. Cookinga Thing of the Past for Women（九）Christmas，Easter a

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79、s B. fun Advent Calendars C. Christmas gifts D. tickets for theatres（十）Some of the worlds most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots （暴动）and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decrease in t

80、he growth in production of some of the worlds major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat, corn and soyabe

81、ans. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in production that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2019s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the worlds most populous countries, Indi

82、a and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency (自给自足) cannot be taken for granted if productions continue to slow down.Second, production growth has been lower in wheat and ri

83、ce than in corn and soyabeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soyabeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feed

84、ing animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.”The report also states the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion pe

85、ople in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organisation has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed（犁）up for crops might be able to revert (回返) to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the prediction assumes continued improvements i

86、n productions, which may not actually happen.1.Whatsignificant problem does the writer think we should pay more attention to?A.The decline of the grain production growth B.Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia.C. Food riots and hunger. D. Thefoodsupplyinpopulouscountries.2. WhydoestheauthormentionIndiaandC

87、hinainparticular?A. Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.B.Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasesharplyinrecentyears.C. Theirself-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoodmarkets.D. Theirfoodself-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted.3. Whatdoesthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecentcrop

88、improvementefforts?A. Theyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbeforethe1980s.B.Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfoodproduction.C.Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodsecurityoftheworld.D. Theyfocusmoreontheincreaseofanimalfeedthanhumanfoodgrains.4. What does the Food and Agriculture Org

89、anization say about world food production in the coming decades?A.Thegrowingpopulationwillgreatlyincreasethepressureonworldfoodsupplies.B. Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbeviewedwithcaution.C. Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcropswillbereversed.D.Theworldwillbeabletofeedits

90、populationwithoutexpanding the area offarmland.5. HowdoestheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganisation?A.Itisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy. B.Itisbasedonadoubtfulassumption.C. Itisbackedbystrongevidence. D.Itisopentofurtherdiscussion.参考答案1、ACBC 2、CAA 3、DAC 4、DAA 5、BAC 6、CCB 7、ACBD 8、DBBC 9、DCB 10、ACDDB