陕西省高考英语二轮复习 专题升级训练卷十八 信息匹配（一）

2013年高考第二轮复习英语陕西版专题升级训练十八　信息匹配（一）（一）A．ThemagicalpowerofcomputersB．HavefaithinthefutureC．OndeathD．HaveprideinyourproductE．BedevotedtoyourworkinglifeF．Don'tsitstillStevenPaulJobs（February24,1955October5,2011）wasanAmericanbusinessmanandinventorwidelyrecognizedasacharismaticpioneerofthepersonalcomputerrevolution.Hewasthecofounder，chairmanandCEOofAppleInc.HerearesomemostmemorablequotesfromStevenPaulJobs，youcanlearnsomethingfromthesequotes.1．“Youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatdotssomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething—yourgut（内心），destiny，life，karma（缘分），whatever.Thismethodhasneverletmedown，andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife.”2．“Ithinkifyoudosomethinganditturnsoutprettygood，thenyoushouldgodosomethingelsewonderful，notfocusonitfortoolong.Justfigureoutwhat'snext.”3．Ittakestheseverysimplemindedinstructions.Gofetchanumber，addittothisnumber，puttheresultthere，perceiveifit'sgreaterthanthisothernumber，butexecutes（执行）thematarateof，let'ssay,1,000,000persecond.At1,000,000persecond，theresultsappeartobemagic.4．“Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife，andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet，keeplooking.Don'tsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheart，you'llknowwhenyoufindit.And，likeanygreatrelationship，itjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.Don'tsettle.5．“Noonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon'twanttodietogetthere.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe，becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife'schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou，butsomedaynottoolongfromnow，youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.Sorrytobedramatic，butitisquitetrue.”（二）A．IndependenceleadingtofamilybreakupB．Women'seasyandconvenientlifeinUSAC．NomarriageformanypeoplenowadaysD．AverageAmericanfamiliesgetting-6-\nsmallE．FullfreedomforyoungwomenF．Divorce—asocialprobleminUSA1．Marriage，likeothersocialinstructions，isshowingthestrainsofmodernlife.WhilemoreAmericansaregettingmarriedtodaythaneverbefore，thedivorcerateisalsodisturbinglyontherise（onedivorceforeverythreemarriageslastyear）．Whyshouldthisbeso，andwhat，ifanything，canwedotoreversethistrend?2．Formostpeople，lifeiseasierandmorecomfortablethaneverbefore.Conveniencefoodsfromthesupermarketsimplifyshoppingandcooking.Householdapplianceslikethevacuumcleanerandthewashingmachinehavemadehouseworkmucheasiertodo.Releasedfromthesehouseholdchores，manywiveshavefoundjobsoutsidethehome.Womenareachievingeconomicindependence.3．Families，too，aresimplertoday.InAmerica，itisnotcustomaryforparentstolivewiththeirmarriedchildren.Withourgreatermobility，relativeshavescattered，theparentsretiringtoFloridaorArizonaandtheyoungpeople，aftertheymarry，goingwherevertheirjobsortheirintereststakethem.4．Youngadultwomenhavenewfreedom，too.Whileattendingcollege，theyoftenliveawayfromhome，sometimesfarfromtheirparentsortheirrelatives.Aftercollege，theymovetothecity，findajob，andsetup“bachelor”apartment.Thisistheeraofwomen'sliberation.5．Butallthisfreedomandaffluence（富裕）havehadanunforeseenandinsomerespectsadevastatingeffectonmarriage.Menandwomen，nolongerdependentoneachotherforfoodandmaintenance，findithardertoaccepttheresponsibilitiesandrestraintsorendurethemisunderstandingsofmarriedlife.Whenhappinessbecomesmisery，manycouplesdecidetoterminatetheirmarriagethroughdivorce.Ontheotherhand，thereisagrowingtrendtodayforcouplesintroubletotrytosavetheirmarriagebyconsultingaprofessionalcounselor.Helistenspatientlywhiletheytalk，knowingthatonlythroughselfunderstandingcantheysolvetheirproblems.（三）A．WhatdoestheOlympicMottomean?B．Researchonindividualstylesimprovesperformance.C．Researchholdsthekeytosuccess.D．Personalizedprogramswillhelp.E．Newequipmenthasmadeadifference.F．Istherealimittorecordbreaking?1．Aworldrecordiseveryathlete'sdream，butthehardwonrecordsofafewyearsagoaremostlyjusttoday'squalifyingtimes.RogerBannister'sfamousfourminutemileof1956hasbeenbeatenbynearly15seconds，whilealmostanhourandtwentyminuteshasbeentakenoffthewomen'smarathonsince1953.‘Faster，higher，stronger’，istheOlympicmotto，andtoday'scompetitorscontinuetopushbackthe-6-\nboundariesofwhatthebodycanachieve.Butonewondersifthiscancontinue.2．Thelastfortyyearshaveseenmanyimportanttechnologicaladvances.Forexample，sincetheintroductionofstrongflexible，fiberglasspoles，overameterhasbeenaddedtothepolevaultrecord.Therehavealsobeenimportantdevelopmentsinthedesignoftherunningshoes.Andwhileshoeswon'tactuallymakesomeonerunfaster，modernshoesdomeanmanymoremilesofcomfortable，injuryfreetraining.3．Pushingbackthelimitsnowdependsmoreonscience，technologyandmedicinethananythingelse.Athletictechnique，trainingprogrammesanddietsareallbeingstudiedtofindwaysoftakingafewmoresecondsofforaddingafewmorecentimetrestothatelusive（躲避的）worldrecord.Itseemsthatnaturalabilityandhardworkarenolongerenough.4．Theresearchtofindmoreefficientwaysofmovinggoeson.Analysisofanathlete'sstyleisparticularlyusefulforeventslikejumpingandthrowing.Studiesshowthatlongjumpersneedtoconcentratenotonthespeedofapproach，asoncethought，butontheangletheirbodiesmakewiththegroundastheytakeoff.However，therulesgoverningeachsportlimitadvanceswereachievedbynewstyles.Forinstanceonlyonefootedtakeoffsareallowedinthehighjump.5．Inthefuture，itshouldbepossibletodevelopamoreindividualapproachtotrainingprogrammes.Athleteswillkeepdetaileddiariesandcollectdatatohelppredictthepointwhentrainingbecomesovertraining，thecauseofmanyinjuries.Ifathletesfeedalltheirinformationintoadatabase，itmaythenbepossibletopredictpatternsandtoadvisethemindividuallywhentheyshouldcut.（四）A．MeansofewasterecyclingB．HowewastecomesintobeingC．ThebenefitofewasterecyclingD．ThetechnologiesofewasterecyclingE．TheimportanceoftheelectronicwasterecycleF．Moderntechnologybringsconvenienceandewaste1．Moderntechnologydoesbringusmanyconveniences，fromWiFi（无线网络）enabledcellphonesandeversmallerlaptopcomputersthatmakeentireliveseasytoenergyefficientwashersthatusehalfthepowerandtimetocompletetheirtasks.However，thesenewtoysandequipmentfinallybecomeelectronicwaste（ewaste）oncetheyareoutofuse.2．Ewasteincludeseverythingfromemptyprinterinkcontainerstobrokenrefrigerators.Aspeoplebuynewitemstoreplaceagingelectronicsormakeupgrades，moreelectronicwastecomesintobeing.Insomecases，suchas2009'sswitchfromanalog（模拟）todigitaltelevisionbroadcastingintheUnitedStates，changesintechnologyaresogreatthatoldequipmentmaynotevenworkatallwithnewsystems.3．Therearemanyreasonswhyitisimportanttorecycleelectronicwaste.Muchofthematerialusedtoconstructelectronics，includingmetal-6-\nandplasticparts，canberecycledintonewitemsatadiscountofthecostandenergyuseneededtocreatethingsfromnewrawmaterials.Additionally，manyelectronicscontainpoisonoussubstancesthatareharmfultotheenvironmentandcouldbedeadlyiftheygointoanarea'sgroundwater.Whenproperlyrecycled，theycanbereusedandwillnotdoharmtotheenvironment.Becauseoftheseenvironmentalconcerns，manyareasrequirebylawthatelectronicwastebeproperlyrecycled.4．Theavailabilityofewasterecyclingprogramsvariesfromplacetoplace.Insomeareas，annualcollectionsareheldonceortwiceayearasameansofdealingwithewasteaswellasusedengineoilorotherwastethatisharmfultotheenvironment.Therearealsosomegoodalternativestorecyclingyourewaste.Anyitemsthatareinworkingconditioncanbegiventofriendsordonatedtocharities（慈善机构）likeGoodwillortheSalvationArmy，whorelyheavilyondonations.Freecycling，orpassingonyourunwanteditemstothoseinneedofthem，isalsoameansoffindingnewhomesforuseditems.5．Ewasterecyclinghelpsprotecttheenvironmentbyreducingtheamountofpoisonousmaterialsplacedinlandfills（垃圾场）andsavingrecyclablepartstosaveenergyandotherresources.Recyclingisawayoflife.Sticktothatchoiceeverysingledayandrecyclingwillbecomesecondnaturetous.-6-\n参考答案（一）答案与解析：1．答案：B解析：根据“Youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward；youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatdotssomehowconnectinyourfuture.”可知B项为正确选项。2．答案：F解析：根据“...youshouldgodosomethingelsewonderful，notfocusonitfortoolong.Justfigureoutwhat'snext.”可知选F项。3．答案：A解析：根据本段最后一句“At1,000,000persecond，theresultsappeartobemagic.”当实现了每秒百万的速度，呈现出来的结果就非常神奇。可知答案选A项。4．答案：E解析：本段主要谈论工作，根据前两句可知选E项。5．答案：C解析：根据首句“Noonewantstodie.”可知本段谈论death。（二）答案与解析：1．答案：F解析：根据本段“WhilemoreAmericansaregettingmarriedtodaythaneverbefore，thedivorcerateisalsodisturbinglyontherise（onedivorceforeverythreemarriageslastyear）．”尽管如今更多的美国人结婚，但是离婚率的上升也很令人不安。2．答案：B解析：本段主要讲一些现代设施使得家务变得容易。因此妇女的生活也变得方便。故选B项。3．答案：D解析：根据本段“Families，too，aresimplertoday.InAmerica，itisnotcustomaryforparentstolivewiththeirmarriedchildren.”家庭变得简单。在美国，父母不再习惯和已婚子女生活。4．答案：E解析：根据首句“Youngadultwomenhavenewfreedom，too.”可知E项为正确答案。5．答案：A解析：根据首句“Butallthisfreedomandaffluencehavehadanunforeseenandinsomerespectsadevastatingeffectonmarriage.”但这一切自由和富裕，在某方面对婚姻有不可预见的破坏性的影响。可知A项正确。（三）答案与解析：1．答案：F解析：根据本段最后一句“Butonewondersifthiscancontinue.”人们不禁会问不断打破纪录的状况是否会继续。可知F项正确。2．答案：E解析：根据本段第一句“Thelastfortyyearshaveseenmanyimportanttechnologicaladvances.”过去的四十年中取得了很多重要的技术进步。3．答案：C解析：根据首句“Pushingbackthelimitsnowdependsmoreonscience，technologyandmedicinethananythingelse.”可知科技、医药已经成为成功的关键。4．答案：B解析：根据本段“Analysisofanathlete'sstyleisparticularlyusefulforeventslikejumpingandthrowing.”分析运动员的风格对于一些项目特别有用，可知B项正确。-6-\n5．答案：D解析：根据首句“Inthefuture，itshouldbepossibletodevelopamoreindividualapproachtotrainingprogrammes.”可知D项正确。（四）答案与解析：1．答案：F解析：根据本段第一句“Moderntechnologydoesbringusmanyconveniences...”和最后一句“However，thesenewtoysandequipmentfinallybecomeelectronicwaste（ewaste）oncetheyareoutofuse.”可知F项正确。2．答案：B解析：根据本段第二句“Aspeoplebuynewitemstoreplaceagingelectronicsormakeupgrades，moreelectronicwastecomesintobeing.”可知B项正确。3．答案：E解析：根据本段第一句“Therearemanyreasonswhyitisimportanttorecycleelectronicwaste.”可知E项正确。4．答案：A解析：根据本段第一句“Theavailabilityofewasterecyclingprogramsvariesfromplacetoplace.”可知A项正确。5．答案：C解析：根据本段第一句“Ewasterecyclinghelpsprotecttheenvironmentbyreducing...”可知本段主要讲电子垃圾回收的种种好处，故C项正确。-6-