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1、3. About Tabatha Bundesen, we know thatUn it 3 ComputersI閱讀理解cat is getting. Her fortune is estimated at $ 100 million, more than many famous actors and musicia nsearn.So how did it all start?Grumpy Cats owner Tabatha Bundesen was working as a waitress when her brother Bryandecided to take a photo o
2、f her funny-looking cat and post it on Reddit, a social news site. In a matter ofhours, she became a sensation(轟動).It got 1 millio n views on Imgur in 48 hours.Grumpy Cats real n ame is Tardar Sauce and she actually hasa con diti oncalleddwarfism, which makes her constantly frowning.But that unique
3、frown turned out tobe worth millio ns of dollars.Tabatha, who lives in Ariz ona in the US, is nt compla ining.She still remembersthat September 22, 2012, whe n her life turned upside dow n.Since her cat became a worldwide phe nomenon, she was able to quit her job and devote her lifeto managing her c
4、ats modeling career. Sounds unbelievable, but its true. She says that her only jobnow is to book Tardars photo shoots, commercials (商業(yè)廣告),and other appearances.What are the other ben efits of owning a milli on-dollar cat?Apart from not having to work, Tabatha can travel all the time. She has time an
5、d money to visit herfamily more ofte n and enjoy her life. She n ever could have imag ined just how huge her cat wouldbecome, but she always knew Tardar was very special. And she is glad to see her cat bringing joy to somany people around the world.As for the millionsof dollars Tardar has earned, th
6、ey come from all the products,commercials and a best-sellingbook. She even has her own movieGrumpyCats WorstChristmas Ever.【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文主要介紹了 Grumpy Cat 和她的主人 Tabatha Bundesen 的相關(guān)情況。1. What does the un derl ined part “ the Internetcant get eno ugh of her ” mean?A. The Internet cant sta nd her any more.B
7、. The Internet cant pay more attention to her.C. People dont focus on her any Ion ger on the Intern et.D. The Internet cant find eno ugh in formati on about her.答案與解析:B 考查推理判斷。根據(jù)But attention is not the only thing that this cat is getti ng ”可知,這只貓得到的不僅僅是關(guān)注。由此可推斷出,“ the In ternet cantget en ough of h
8、er ”的意思為:這只貓在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上得到了很大的關(guān)注。故選B2. What made Grumpy Cat become famous?A. Her unu sual appeara nee.B. Her bad temper.C. Her short and fat body.D. Her unique fur.答案與解析:A 考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的take a photo of her funny-looking cat ” 和第五段中which makes her constantly frowning. But that unique frown”可知,是這只貓?zhí)貏e的長相使她出名了。
9、故選A。(2017 河南省高三質(zhì)量檢測)Eversi neeGrumpythe Internet cant get eno ugh of her.CatfirstappearedBut attentionis not the only thingon li ne,that this2A. she now works as a waitressB. she feels very tired of her famous catC. she only man ages her cats modeli ng careerD. she is too busy to go home to visit he
10、r career答案與解析: C 考查細節(jié)理解。 根據(jù)第七段第一句中的she was able to quit her job and devo te herlife to managing her cats modeling career”可知,選C。4. The general idea of the last paragraph is_.A. how the cat can become so famousB. how the cat can make so much moneyC. what the film about the cat is n amedD. how the cats
11、 owner spe nds so much money答案與解析:B 考查段落大意。文章最后一段的內(nèi)容告訴我們Tardar 是如何賺如此多的錢的。故選 B。心)too: email, in sta nt messagi ng and quickie movies on websites.Some people are worried about the effect on young people. “ You n eed time tounderstand and think about what you read,” says Julia Wood, from London. “Youn
12、gpeople search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no timeto make sense of it. I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more books, so that they concen trate onone subject for Ion ger.”O(jiān)ther teachers are tryi ngmore unu sualmethods to improve stude
13、ntsconcen tratio n. Anne Sava n, from Wales, was so worried about her stude nts that shestarted play ing Mozart duri ng her scie nee less ons. She says that it had effect :“ Themusic made them calmer, and their concen trati on was much better.But not every one believes that there is a problem. Ray C
14、ole, an educati onal psychologist says :On the web, young peopl e lear n to make quick decisi ons about what is and isnt worth read ing. Theymight look at five un helpful websites very quickly, before stopp ing and readi ng a sixth useful websitemore carefully .In a world with so much in formati on
15、available, this is an importa nt skill. ”【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文是一篇議論文。隨著科技的發(fā)展,人們將大量時間花在瀏覽網(wǎng)站上,快速不斷地瀏覽網(wǎng)站使人們的注意力時長越來越短;但是有人認為,瀏覽網(wǎng)站可以提高年輕人的判斷能力。5. Why does the writer mention“goldfish ”?A. To an alyze data.B. To in troduce a topic.C. To settle problems. D. To suggest a way out.答案與解析:B 考查寫作方法。文章第一段第一句說金魚只能集中九秒鐘的注意力;
16、結(jié)合第一段的 第二句 “But according to new research, humansare becoming likegoldfish ”可知,人們正變得像金魚一樣;接著文章提出中心論點:由于技術(shù)問題,我們的 注意力時長變得越來越短。據(jù)此可以判斷,作者用金魚的例子是為了引出文章主題,故B項正確。like goldfish.Our atte nti on span (時長)is gettingshorter. and itsof tech nology.“ Wemove quicklyfrom one site to anotheron the web, ”says Doctora
17、 computerscie ntistfromMassachusetts ,“ andwe are los ingtheconcen trate. ” Withmil lionsof websites tochoosefrom, the attention(2017 福建省高中質(zhì)量檢查)Goldfish have pretty boring lives, so maybe its a good thing they can only concen tratefor nine sec on ds! But accord ing to new research, huma ns are beco
18、mingaverage internet user is just sec on ds. There are other digital distract ions(all becauseTed Selker,ability to spanof the分an amazing36. What may cause a shorter attention span according to Dr. Ted Selker?A. Skipp ing on the Intern et.4B. Time to digest in formatio n.C. Traditi onal methods of r
19、ead ing.D. Making decisi ons.答案與解析:A 考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段的 We move quickly from one site to ano ther on theweb and we are los ing the ability to concen trate ” 可知, Ted Selker 認為,由于人們快速瀏覽網(wǎng)站,人們正在喪失集中注意力的能力,故A 項正確。7. What will help students overcome a short attention span?A. Receivi ng emails.B. Text ing messa
20、ges.C. Readi ng more books.D. Watch ing quickie movies.答案與解析:C 考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段的最后一句Iamtryingto persuade mypupils to read more books, sothat they concen trate on one subject for Ion ger”可知,閱讀更多的書將有助于學(xué)生克服注意力時間短的問題,故C 項正確。8. What is Ray Coles attitude towards looking through websites quickly?A. Cautious.
21、B. Un favorable.C. Skeptical. D. Supportive.答案與解析:D 考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段的But not everyone b elieves that there is aproblem ” On the web, young people lear n to make quick decisi ons about what is and isnt worthreading”可知, Ray Cole 認為年輕人快速瀏覽網(wǎng)站可以提高自己快速判斷的能力;據(jù)此可判斷,Ray Cole 對快速瀏覽網(wǎng)站持支持態(tài)度,故 D 項正確。n.完形填空(2017 煙臺高
22、考適應(yīng)性練習(xí)一)It was a cold windy winter day and I was walking home from work. My head pointed dow n aga instthe _1_The paveme nt _2_ quickly un der my feet. Then I no ticed an old lady. She was _3_ onthe sidewalk in her house slippers.As I _4_ her, I saw that she was well into her 80s, and she was holdi
23、ng some _5_ in her hands.I walked on and arrived at the traffic light. Waiting there, I saw the mailbox_6_ the street. The light turned gree n, but I _7_ to check_my phone and waitedfor her to catch up to me. In this neighborhood, even crossing with the green light was _8_. Driversofte n drove _9_ t
24、hrough red lights and stop sig ns.I stayed there until she _10_ me. I turned to her and touched her gently on the arm. She smiledand took my hand in hers and _11_ it. Her small hand was soft and warm. Hand in hand, we were waiting for the _12_ to change.The light changed and we walked together _13_
25、across the street. I _14_ the letters in themailbox and took her _15_ across the street.As I walked the _16_ of the way home I could still feel the_17_ of her handin my own.People say the first Ian guage of all huma ns is _18_. A caring touch helps to make a bad situation _19_上 nd even now, every ti
26、me I thi nk of the old lady, I can still feel the _20_ of touch.【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文,主要講述了作者在下班回家途中遇見了一位80 多歲的老婦人,她要到馬路對面寄信。作者拉著老婦人的手安全地過了馬路,并幫助她把信寄了。作者在回家的途中仍能感受到老婦人留在他手心里的溫暖。直到現(xiàn)在,作者每次一想到那位老婦人,他仍能感到那份接觸給他帶來的力量。1. A. crowd B. snowC. wind D. dust解析:考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上文It was a cold windy win ter day .”可知,故事C。5發(fā)生在一個
27、刮著寒風(fēng)的冬天。所以作者在下班回家的路上逆風(fēng)而行。故選 答案:C62.A. went by B. went onC. went off D. went out解析:考查動詞短語辨析。A 項意為“經(jīng)過”;B 項意為“繼續(xù)”;C 項意為“離開”; D 項意為“出去”。根據(jù)上文和常識可知,當(dāng)時天氣寒冷,作者應(yīng)該是匆匆回家。所以人行 道在作者腳下匆匆而過。故選A答案:A3.A. begging B. walkingC. running D. ridi ng解析:考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文描述的老婦人要去馬路對面寄信和老婦人的年齡“wellinto her 80s”可知,此處指老婦人也在人行道上走著。故選B
28、。答案:B4.A. followed B. observedC. greeted D. passed解析:考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“ I saw that she was well into her 80s”及常識可知,只有作者經(jīng)過老人的身邊才能看出她的年齡。由此可知,D 項符合語境。故選D答案:D5.A. letters B. picturesC. books D. flowers解析:考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文“ I_the老婦人手上拿的是信。故選A。答案:A6.A. across B. overC. through D. beh ind 解析:考查介詞辨析。A 項意為“在對面”;“穿過”;
29、D 項意為“在后面”。根據(jù)下文“.the street. I_ the letters in the mailboxAo答案:A7.A. happened B. pretendedC. continued D. expected解析:考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文“ and waited for her to catch up to me ”可知,作 者為了等老婦人趕上他, 假裝看手機。pretend to do sth.為固定結(jié)構(gòu),意為“假裝做某事”。 故選 Bo答案:B8.A. pleasant B. crazyC. surprised D. dan gerous解析:考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上文“
30、In this neighborhood ”及下文“ Drivers often drove_ through red lights and stop sig ns.”可推知,綠燈時過馬路也會有危險。故選 Db答案:D9.A. calmly B. quietlyC. wildly D. carefully解析:考查副詞辨析。A 項意為“鎮(zhèn)靜地”;B 項意為“安靜地”;C 項意為“瘋狂地, 狂亂地”;D 項意為“小心地”。根據(jù)上文行人在綠燈時過馬路都會有危險可推知,當(dāng)?shù)厮?機開車很瘋狂,常常闖紅燈。故選Co答案:C10. A. called B. reachedC. found D. caugh
31、tletters in the mailbox ” 可知,B 項意為“在上面”;C 項意為we walked together _ across”可知,郵箱位于馬路對面。故選7解析:考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)上文“ . waited for her to catch up to me.作者一直等到老婦人來到自己身邊。故選Bo答案:B11. A. pushed B. pulledC. hit D. held解析:考查動詞辨析。A 項意為“推”;B 項意為“拉”;C 項意為“打”;D 項意為“抓 住”。根據(jù)上文took my hand in hers”及語境可知,老婦人抓住作者的手。故選D。答案:D12. A. policeman B. lightC. people D. traffics解析:考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文“ The light changed ”可知,作者和老婦人在等待交 通燈變綠。故選 B。答案:B13. A. happily B. steadilyC. rap
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