1、高考英语阅读理解训练十高考阅读理解训练十Passage 1 Being able to multitaskdoing several things at the same timeis considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again. What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an e
2、ver larger number of electronic devices （电子产品） as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. Multitasking is ev
3、en changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table. Multitasking
4、 also affects young peoples performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets （器具） on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response（反应）. However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite
5、 as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over ag
6、ain, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work. 1. What does the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Want to buy. B. Take the place of. C. Use at the same time. D. Seek for information from. 2. In Paragraph 3, the author p
7、oints out that _. A. family members do not eat at the family table B. family members do not greet each other C. young people live happily in their families D. young people seldom talk with their family members 3. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Multitasking is harmful to young people
8、s development. B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets. C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people. D. Young people must learn skills for future jobs. 4. The author develops the passage mainly by _. A. providing typical examples B. following the natural time order C. comparing o
9、pinions from different fieldsD. presenting a cause and analyzing its effectsPassage 2The problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they dont know. By next year, half of the calls we receive will be scams（欺诈）. We are finally waking up to the seve
10、rity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through. Unfortunately, its too little, too late. By the time these solutions（解决方案） become widely available, scammers will have moved onto cleverer means. In the near futu
11、re. its not just going to be the number you see on your screen that will be in doubt. Soon you will also question whether the voice youre hearing is actually real. Thats because there are a number of powerful voice manipulation （处理），and automation technologies that are about to become widely availab
12、le for anyone to use. At this years I/O Conference, a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing humansounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection. These developments are likely to make our current problem with roboc
13、alls much worse. The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision. A decade of data breaches （数据入侵） of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mothers name, and far more. Armed with this knowledge, theyre able to carry out in
14、dividually targeted campaigns to cheat people. This means for example, that a scammer could call you from what looks to be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like your bank tellers, tricking you into confirming your address, mothers name, and card number. Scammers fo
15、llow money, so companies will be the worst hit. A lot of business is still done over the phone, and much of it is based on trust and existing relationships. Voice manipulation technologies may weaken that gradually. We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks. Phone carriers and
16、 consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real. That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images，showing when and who they were made by，or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards databased communicationsusing like Fac
17、eTime or WhatsApp，which can be tied to your identity. Credibility is hard to earn but easy to lose, and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out. 1. How does the author feel about the solutions to the problem of robocalls？A. Panicked. B. Confused. C. Embarrassed. D. Disappointed. 2.
18、Taking advantage of the new technologies, scammers can_. A. aim at victims preciselyB. damage databases easilyC. start campaigns rapidlyD. spread information widely3. What does the passage imply？A. Honesty is the best policy. B. Technologies can be doubleedged. C. There are more solutions than probl
19、ems. D. Credibility holds the key to development. 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？A. Where the Problem of Robocalls Is RootedB. Who Is to Blame for the Problem of RobocallsC. Why Robocalls Are About to Get More DangerousD. How Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Te
20、chnologyPassage 3Weve all had cases where weve waited just a bit too long to pay an electric bill or speeding ticket. But one man, from California by reasonable assumption，who goes by “Dave”，recently took procrastination (拖延) one step further, by paying a parking ticket almost a half-century after i
21、t was given.In December 2018, the Minersville Police Department in Pennsylvania received a letter in the mail. Whoever wrote the letter decided it was best to keep his name somewhat unknown，so he put the return address as “Wayward Road, Anytown California” under the name “Feeling guilty”.When the of
22、ficers opened the envelope，they found a brief letter, along with a $5 bill, and a parking ticket dating all the way back to 1974. The note read，“Dear PD，Ive been carrying this ticket around for 40 plus years always intending to pay. Forgive me if I dont give you my info. With respect，Dave.”Even thou
23、gh the initial parking ticket was only for $2, “Dave” must have felt awfully guilty because he left 150 percent，or $3, in interest.Michael Combs, the Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department, stated in an interview that the same ticket would cost about $20 if it were given today. Combs went
24、 on to share that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate.Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to out-of-state cars back then，“Dave” could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine. But apparently，guilt got the best of him，and he dec
25、ided to finally cough up the money more than 40 years past its due date.1. How much do we know about “Dave”？A. He lives in Wayward Road, Anytown California.B. His car probably came from Ohio at that time.C. The police are trying to find out more about him.D. “Dave” is of course the mans real name in
26、deed.2. Why didnt “Dave” pay for the parking ticket until recently?A. He completely forgot about it in the past 44 years.B. He didnt find it until almost half a century later.C. He didnt pay for it just because of procrastination.D. He failed to find out who he should pay the money to.3. What drove
27、“Dave” to pay for the parking ticket at last?A. A strong sense of guilt.B. Fear of being tracked by the police.C. Worry about being fined more.D. Sudden change of his financial situation.4. Which of the following can be the best title?A. Police Chief of the Minersville Police Department Shares a Sto
28、ryB. Parking Ticket Carried Around for Almost Half a Century from OhioC. Unusual Letter Comes from Wayward Road, Anytown CaliforniaD. Mysterious Procrastinator Finally Pays 44-Year-Old Parking TicketPassage 4Next time you go shopping, keep in mind that there may be hidden cameras analyzing your habi
29、ts. According to a 2015 survey of 150 managers from Computer Services Corporation, a quarter of British shops use facial recognition software to collect data on shopper behavior.With concerns that face-recognition cameras are kind of invasive(冒犯的), British analysis firm Hoxton Analytics has come up
30、with a new way of measuring footfall (客流)by filming peoples shoes. The technology can collect a large amount of personal information. We have cameras at 50 cm off the ground and they point down so they are less invasive than facial recognition, Duncan Mann, Hoxtons officer said.As modern cities get
31、fuller70 percent of the population will live in urban areas by 2050cameras and other technologies are taking over public spaces and collecting our data. Their purpose is to keep people safe, provide efficient services and prevent disasters and crimes.But some are not happy with the cameras as far as
32、 their privacy(隐私) is concerned. Very few of us have any real concept of what data smart cities are gathering, said Renate Samson.We begin giving away data as soon as we wake up. When we enter the transport system, we are giving away even more details about ourselves through smart cards, mobile phones or credit cards.Nick Millman, director at a consulting firm thinks statistics are the key to the privacy concern. He used the example of Google Map
