河南省确山任店一中2013届高三英语分类阅读训练（4）.doc

1、2013高考阅读训练（四）AThere is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine (内燃机) has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons (活塞) being driven. For people should have some b

2、asic idea of how the things that they use do what they do. Further, students might be helped by a course that considers the computers impact on society. But that is not what is meant by computer literacy. For computer literacy is not a form of literacy (读写能力); it is a trade skill that should not be

3、taught as a liberal art.Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that all ought to know how to

4、program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lots of fun, and while our society needs some people who are experts at it, the same is true of auto repair and violin-making.Learning how to use a computer is not that difficu1t, and it gets easier a

5、ll the time as programs become more “user-friendly”. Let us assume that in the future everyone is going to have to know how to use a computer to be a competent citizen. What does the phrase “learning to use a computer” mean? It sounds like “learning to drive a car”, that is, it sounds as if there is

6、 some set of definite skills that, once acquired, enable one to use a computer.In fact, “learning to use a computer” is much more like “learning to play a game”, but learning the rules of one game may not he1p you play a second game, whose rules may not be the same. There is no such a thing as teach

7、ing someone how to use a computer. One can only teach people to use this or that program and generally that is easily accomplished.41. To be the competent citizens of tomorrow, people should . A. try to lay a solid foundation in computer science B. be aware of how the things that they use do what th

8、ey do C. learn to use a computer by acquiring a certain set of skills D. understand that programming a computer is more essential than repairing a car.42. In the second paragraph “violin-making” is mentioned to show that . A. programming a computer is as interesting as making a violin B. our society

9、 needs experts in different fields C. violin-making requires as much skill as computer programming D. people who can use a computer dont necessarily have to know computer programming43. Learning to use a computer is getting easier all the time because . A. programs are becoming 1ess complicated B. p

10、rograms are designed to be convenient to users C. programming is becoming easier and easier D. programs are becoming readily available to computer users44. According to the author, the phrase “learning to use a computer” in Para. 3 means learning . A. a set of rules B. the fundamentals of computer s

11、cience C. specific programs D. general principles of programming45. The authors purpose in writing this passage is . A. to stress the impact of the computer on society B. to explain the concept of computer literacy C. to illustrate the requirements for being competent citizens of tomorrow D. to emph

12、asize that computer programming is an interesting and challenging job.BThe way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappines

13、s. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achieveme

14、nt, religious commitment, self-improvement.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. lf he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, advent

15、ure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights s1eep or three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.But couples who decide not to have

16、 children ever know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase ou

17、r happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems point1ess. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.46. According to the auth

18、or, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because . A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement47. Raisin

19、g children, in the authors opinion, is . A. a moral duty B. a thankless job C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain48. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems form -. A. hatred B. misunderstanding C. prejudice D. ignorance49. To understand what true happiness in, one m

20、ust_. A. have as much fun as possible during ones 1ifetime. B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C. put up with pain under all circumstances D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun50. What is the author trying to tell us? A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. B. One must

21、 know how to attain happiness. C. It is important to make commitments. D. It is pain that leads to happiness.CIts very interesting to note where the debate about diversity is taking place. It is taking place primari1y in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top

22、corporate (公司的) leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the g1oba1 village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled

23、 Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rates are growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more

24、 immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesnt occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.Likewise, I dont hear people in the academy saying, “Lets go backward. Lets go back to the good old days, when we had a

25、 meritocracy (不拘一格降人才)” (which was never truewe never had a meritocracy, although weve come closer to it in the last 30 years, ) I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has

26、 been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in t

27、he medianot in corporate board rooms or on college campuses.51. The underlined word “imperative” in Para. l most probably refers to something . A. superficial B. remarkable C. debatable D. essential52. Which of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity? A. Minorities B.

28、 Politicians C. Professors D. Managers53. High corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to . A. lower the rate of unemployment B. win equal political rights for minorities C. be competitive in the world market D. satisfy the demands of a growing popu1ation54. It can be infe

29、rred from the passage that _. A. meritocracy can never be realized without diversity B. American political circles will not accept diversity C. it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U. S. media D. minorities can only enter the fields where no debate is heard about diversity55. According to

30、 the passage diversity can be achieved in American society by . A. expanding the pool of potential employeesB. promoting policies that provide skills to employeesC. training more engineers, scientists lawyers and business managersD. providing education for all regardless of race or sexKey: 41-45 C D B CB 46-50 A C B D A 51-55 D B CA D