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When people talk of a virus these days, chances are that they are talking about computer virus that have the power wipe out all the valuable work people may have stored in their computers. Imagine, the virus has the power to make military systems, giant banks, airports, hospitals and traffic system come to stop!
What does a computer virus do? It targets electronic objects that are programmed. The virus spreads through connections between these electronic objects. For virus spreading experts, e-mail is a favorite method of sending their destructive (破坏性的) weapon.
But scientists warn that this is not the worst that can happen. There is more. People are also connected through phones. The next virus may actually target mobile phones, especially those that are programmed to do many tasks apart from just communicating. It would then be easy for a virus to infect those programs and create major disorder.
For example, these virus may have the power to record your phone conversations and make others hear them. They create problems with your electronic money accounts, or they could create a mountain of telephone bills for calls you never made. And that would be a disaster. A report on this was published in the New Scientist recently. 
One way out would be to have simpler phones with not so many different functions. This would mean there would mean there would be fewer programs for the virus to attack. But mobile phone producers are in a fix. People on longer want an electronic item to perform just one task. They want more and more functions added. That would mean more software programs to make the mobile phone perform all those functions. And that means the possibility of more viruses.
小题1:It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.computer viruses are not so as destructive as mobile phone viruses
B.people should be careful when receiving e-mails
C.people find it difficult to use electronic equipment correctly
D.having electronic money accounts brings people a lot of convenience
小题2:Which of the following shows that your mobile phone is infected with a virus?
A.You can’t hear the person who answers the phone clearly
B.You can’t send e-mails with your mobile phone
C.your phone bill increases for unknown reasons
D.You can hear other people’s phone conversations
小题3:What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A.Mobile phone producers have made no progress.
B.Mobile phone producers are proud of their products.
C.Mobile phone producers are faced with a difficult situation.
D.Mobile phone producers refused to fight against virus.
小题4:For whom is the passage written?
A.Government officialsB.Virus spreading experts
C.Electronic scientistsD.Mobile phone users

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:本文是写给手机的使用者的一篇文章,文中叙述了,人们经常遇到的病毒,给我们的电脑手机带来了很大的危害,提醒用户在使用手机时要注意的事情。
小题1:这是推理判断题。根据因为有病毒的出现,所以电子邮件也有可能有病毒,所以我们看邮件时要小心,故选B。
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据they could create a mountain of telephone bills for calls you never made.你有许多没有打过的电话账单,故选C。
小题3:这是词义猜测题。根据如果手机的功能少了病毒入侵的可能性就小了,而人们还愿意要功能多的手机,这使制造商陷入困境,故选C。
小题4:这是写作对象题。根据For example, these virus may have the power to record your phone conversations and make others hear them. 可以看出这是写给手机的使用者,故选D。
点评:阅读理解题中所设置的词义猜测类题多是对生词、短语、指示代词的猜测。一方面,命题者要求考生所猜测的单词或短语可能是已学过的或是考生较熟悉的,但高考所考查的是不太常见的意思;另一方面命题者要求考生所猜测的单词或短语可能是考生没有学过的。此时,对单词或短语的猜测不要停留在字面上,要根据语境来判断。
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You never see them, but they"re with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you"re traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They"re known as the black box.
When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the device"s homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.
In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane – the area least subject to(易遭受)impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.
Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots" conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft"s final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged, they"re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft.
Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1, 2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they"re still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane"s black boxes were never recovered.
小题1:What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner?
A.Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.
B.The total number of passengers on board.
C.The scene of the crash and extent of the damage.
D.Homing signals sent by the pilot before the crash.
小题2:Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?
A.New materials became available by that time.
B.Too much space was needed for its installation.
C.The early models often got damaged in the crash.
D.The early models didn"t provide the needed data.
小题3:Why did the Federal Aviation Authority require the black boxes be painted orange or yellow?
A.To distinguish them from the colour of the plane.
B.To caution people to handle them with care.
C.To make them easily identifiable.
D.To obey international standards
小题4:What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?
A.There is still a good chance of their being recovered.
B.There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed.
C.They have stopped sending homing signals.
D.They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil.

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It"s not just adults who have a thing or two to discuss with other people, babies too have their own social lives and enjoy group interaction, according to a world-first study.
The breakthrough study conducted by psychologist Professor Ben Bradley, at Charles Sturt University, could completely transform the way child-care centers are set up. In their study, the researchers examined groups of nine-month-old babies in new South Wales and Britain.
And they came across astonishing results—it was found that infants had “social brains” and focused not just on their mothers but on social 1ife in groups as well,
“They communicate with more than one baby at once,and show jealousy and generousness,”said Professor Bradley.
He added,“They develop their own meanings through group interaction,they notice if a group member is behaving differently and they take on roles,such as leaders and followers.”
“A baby who has a depressed mother tends to be withdrawn(内向的),but put that same baby in a group of its peers(同龄人)and they behave and interact like any other baby.”
It was the first all-baby group study ever to be conducted.“Most studies of babies concentrate on the infant-mother relationship,assuming that is the single foundation for mental health.but babies are constantly involved with groups of people other than their mothers:fathers,siblings,grandparents and those taking care.Therefore。the ‘mother-baby approach’ needs to be combined with a‘ group approach’.”said Bradley.
Phoebe Christison ,a child-care worker at Camperdown Sunshine Bubs in Sydney’s inner west.said she often noticed what appeared.to be emotional attachments developed between toddlers
She said,“Joel(10 months)and Isabella (11months)always like to hold hands when they sit in their high chairs and eat.And babies definitely show jealousy.They push and touch each other,and copy what the other is doing.”
小题1:A baby who has a depressed mother ____  .
A.tends to be a follower
B.also enjoys group interaction
C.has poor social ability
D.pays more attention to its mother
小题2:What can be inferred from the result of this study?
A.Babies are affected by groups more than by their mothers.
B.There’s no need of child-care centers at a11.
C. Adults should include babies when having social activities.
D.The normal infant-mother bond alone isn’t enough for the good mental health for babies.
小题3:The underlined word “toddlers” in Para.8 can be replaced by_________
A.adultsB.infantsC.peersD.groups
小题4:The example given in the last paragraph proves that a baby________ .
A.is born to be friendly to other babies
B.has interest in peers as well as in its mother
C.may have emotional attachments to another baby
D.shows jealousy and generousness as an adult

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Do your children always sit still and watch TV? If so, you should be very alert!
Nowadays, children watch television for long hours. They often spend evenings watching their favorite programs on TV. Sometimes they might stay up late to watch TV. Their addiction to television results in their not having time to play or do exercise. They should go outside with friends or spend time reading books. Moreover, watching television too much is harmful to their eyesight.
Researchers claim that attention deficit disorders in children are a result of watching too much television. They say that watching television leads to a developmental disorder in the part of the brain which is responsible for language skills. Children who watch television more and read less have greater difficulty paying attention and concentrating. Children that spend long hours watching television are more likely to be affected by attention deficit disorders.
Television is one form of media which is used to show all kinds of products. Watching too much television can lead to early exposure to a wide variety of things. Television advertisements may cause children to behave incorrectly or damage themselves. Advertisements about fast food, cold drinks or other such products that are not good for children’s health can have a bad effect on them. Some TV shows and films also affect how children think and behave.
Studies in psychology have shown that certain programs can have a long-lasting effect on children’s minds. Horror scenes and other frightening shows can have a negative effect on the minds of children watching them.
Television is a means of recreation but watching it too often is harmful to children’s physical and mental health. You need to help you children deep a balance of everything in life.
小题1:The underlined word “deficit ” in the third paragraph most probably means _____.
A.need B.habitC.fearD.lack
小题2:It’s implied in the last paragraph that you should ______.
A.decide on when children can watch television
B.give children more time to play
C.help you children balance everyday life
D.stop you children from watching TV
小题3:What is the passage mainly about?
A.The bad effects watching TV has on children.
B.How many hours children should spend watching TV.
C.How advertisements affect children’s behavior.
D.What scenes children should not watch on TV.
小题4:Which of the following are the effects of watching too much TV according to the passage?
a. causing children to have less time to read good books.
b. making children behave improperly
c. harming children’s eyesight
d. affecting the parent-child relationship
A.a, b, dB.b, c, dC.a, b, cD.a, c, d

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The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said , "you get to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."
Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers. Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, "What am I doing with my life?"and they don't know what they're doing because they lack goals.
Goal-setting is a focus of the will to move in a certain direction. Begin with a clear conception of what you want. Write down your goals and date them---putting them into words clarifies them. Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute to goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need.
It’s important to visualize(想象)yourself accomplishing your goal. While losers visualize the penalties(不利) of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success. I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference. I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly. I had programmed myself, without realizing it ,to stay off planes.
Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort; I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation. So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing.
When the day arrived, I was eager to go . To everyone's surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it , and I still use the techniques I employed that day.
小题1:According to the passage, if you want to be successful ,the first thing for you to do is to         .
A.find the right methodsB.be careful about everything
C.know your abilityD.have a clear goal
小题2:The problem with the author before he overcame his fear of air travel is that        .
A.he didn’t know air travel is safer than highway travel
B.he couldn’t imagine himself accomplishing his goal
C.he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flying
D.he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one
小题3:What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Defining Your GoalB.Visualizing Reward of Success
C.Overcoming the Fear of Air TravelD.Sleepwalking Through life

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I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (乌龟). At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔的), by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
小题1:The writer argued (辩论)with his son because ______________.
A.he liked tortoises while his son liked hares
B.they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish
C.he tried to teach his son a moral (品德) lesson but the son had totally different opinion
D.he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t.
小题2:Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.
A.won the race by his own hard working
B.took a risk (冒险) by agreeing to run a race
C.was not given a fair chance in the race
D.in fact did win the race luckily
小题3:Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.
A.boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father
B.boys who Sonny has run races with before
C.boys who Sonny has never raced with before
D.boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again
小题4:The writer thinks that his generation (一代人) ______________.
A.are cleverer than Sonny’s generation
B.have the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation
C.are more hopeful than Sonny’s generation
D.have different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation
小题5:According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson?
A.The tortoiseB.Sonny
C.The hareD.Sonny’s father

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