1、学考 100 网 最权威的信息 最丰富的资源 最快捷的更新 最优质的服务 最真诚的交流2009 年高考英语阅读理解测试六阅读理解: 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。AImagine youre at a party full of strangers. Youre nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, youve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyones name
2、tag (标签). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simpleThis hasnt quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, und
3、er your pets skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately. Such a tag carries information specifi
4、c to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patients medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in Ne
5、w York the same chip gets you into the VIP (very important person) section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.Take a step back:10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to
6、buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simplerRFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” p
7、redicts Dr.J.Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beer
8、s. Accompanied by how many biscuits. When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Heres a wild 学考 100 网 最权威的信息 最丰富的资源 最快捷的更新 最优质的服务 最真诚的交流guess: Not for buying milk
9、.1. The article is intended to . A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technologyB. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technologyC. convince people of the uses of RFID technologyD. predict the applications of RFID technology2. We know from the passage that with the help of RF
10、ID tags, people .A. will have no trouble getting data about othersB. will have more energy for conversationC. will have more time to make friends D. wont feel shy at parties any longer3. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of .A. scanning devices B. radio waves C. batteries D. chips4. Why are some peo
11、ple worried about RFID technology?A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.B. Because market competition will become more fierce.C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected. D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.5. The last paragraph implies that RFID technolog
12、y .A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk B. will be widely used, including for buying milkC. will be limited to communication usesD. will probably be used for pop musicBIt is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain Without enough blood, the brain lives for only thre
13、e to five minutes More often the doctors cant fix the damage Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brainDr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to he
14、lp He thinks 学考 100 网 最权威的信息 最丰富的资源 最快捷的更新 最优质的服务 最真诚的交流doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain. Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do
15、different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys blood back to the monkeys brains. When the brains temperature was 10, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had
16、 been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.6. The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that .A. the time is too short for doctors B. the patients are often too nervousC. the damage is extremely hard to fix D. the blood-coo
17、ling machine might break down 7. The brain operation was made possible mainly by .A. taking the blood out of the brain B. trying the operation on monkeys firstC. having the blood go through a machine D. lowering the brains temperature8. With Dr. Whites new idea, the operation on the damaged brain .A
18、. can last as long as 30 minutes B. can keep the brains blood warmC. can keep the patients brain healthy D. can help monkeys do different jobs9. What is the right order of the steps in the operations?A. send the cooled back to the brain B. stop the blood to the brainC. have the blood cooled down D.
19、operate on the brainA. a, b, c, d B. c, a, b, d C. c, b, d, a D. b, c, d, a10. Which of the following is not true? A. If there isnt enough blood, the brain can live for only three to five minutes.B. If the brain is very cold, it can live without blood for half an hour.C. Dr. White tried his idea for
20、 thirteen times.D. After their operations, the monkeys were healthy and busy againCThe traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a 学考 100 网 最权威的信息 最丰富的资源 最快捷的更新 最优质的服务 最真诚的交流victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware mu
21、sic-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final yea
22、r project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof. Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, M
23、r. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a businessTo raise money for the idea, he toured the citys private co
24、mpanies which fund new business and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mints directors and won their support. Mint has committed around 500,000 to MyHabs and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr. Dunlops business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festiva
25、ls this summer, before being marketed fully next year.Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the My
26、habs team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior (外部的 ) advertising space. The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury
27、 having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.11. “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents _.A. economically desirable B. favorable to the environmentC. for
28、holding music performances1 D. designed for disaster relief12. Mr. Dunlop established his business .学考 100 网 最权威的信息 最丰富的资源 最快捷的更新 最优质的服务 最真诚的交流A. independently with an interest-free loan from MintB. with the approval of the Citys administrationC. in partnership with a finance groupD. with the help o
29、f a Japanese architect13. It is implied in the passage that _.A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer B. most performances at British festivals are given in the open airC. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailoredD. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by u
30、sers.14. The passage is mainly concerned with .A. an attempt at developing recyclable tentsB. some efforts at making full use of cardboardsC. an unusual success of a graduation projectD. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals15. Which of the following would be the best title for the
31、 text?A. Dont Use Tents AgainB. The Advantages of TentsC. How to Produce Tents D. The Development of Recyclable TentsA 答案及解析本文主要讲述的是一项新技术 RFID 的应用及它的前景1. D 主旨大意题。通读全文得知。2. A 细节理解题。根据第一段“Fortunately，youve got a thing that sends outand the time available for meeting-whatever”，可推知选 A。 3. D 细节理解题。根据第三段“
32、An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it”，可知选 D。4. C 细节理解题。根据第六段“Human right supporters are nervousIt goes too far tracking Accompanied by how many biscuits”可知选 C。学考 100 网 最权威的信息 最丰富的资源 最快捷的更新 最优质的服务 最真诚的交流5. B 推理推断题。根据最后
33、一段提到的 Marconi 在发明收音机时只想应用在轮船与陆地沿岸的交流沟通，没想到应用在流行音乐上，因而谁知道 RFID 及相关技术在未来将怎样使用，可能会用在买牛奶的问题上。B 答案及解析本文主要讲述的是医生不断探索如何给受伤的脑部做手术的事。6. A 细节理解题。根据第一段“It is difficult for doctors to help a person. the brain lives for only three to five minutes”，可知选 A。7. D 细节理解题。从“If it is very cold，the brain can live without
34、blood for 30 minutes”可知。8. A 细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知选 A。9. B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句至第九句可推知选 B。10. C 细节理解题。从第三段内容可知 C 项说法是没有根据的C 答案及解析本文主要介绍开发和使用可再利用的帐篷。11. B 词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句可知，eco-friendly tents 是用纸板做，在乐队和人群离开回家后，可以重复使用的，显然是对环境有利的。另外，根据 eco-friendly 的构成也可猜出其含义为“环境友好的”，上文 environmentally-ware(有环境意识的) 也有提示作用。12. C 细
35、节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，Mr. Dunlop 与财团 Mint 为合作关系，Mint 财团为其 MyHabs 项目提供 50 万英镑的资金支持，Mr. Dunlop 提供技术并负责实施该项目，作为回报，Mint 财团将获得 Mr. Dunlop 企业的 30的股份，故选 C。A 项获得 Mint的无息贷款，显然错。Mr. Dunlop 寻求的是 the Citys private companies 的支持，而非城市管理部门的批准，B 错。他的创意是受到日本建筑师的启发，而非得到其帮助，D 错。 13. C 推理判断题。倒数第二段最后一句“They can be personalized
36、“暗示可以根据用户的要求裁剪式样。根据第二段最后一句可推知英国夏季多雨，但不能推出 changeable(易变，多变)的，A 错。根据倒数第三段可知，这种帐篷只能睡两个人，显然不是为搭建露天演出棚所用，只是为那些观看节目演出，而又难以承担或不愿支付居住高额旅馆学考 100 网 最权威的信息 最丰富的资源 最快捷的更新 最优质的服务 最真诚的交流的年轻(学生) 野外露宿所用，演出应不是露天，至少不能推出 B 正确。根据倒数第二段首句，这种帐篷可在网上订购，但该公司将派安装队负责安装和拆除，可见安装和拆除不是很容易，D 错。14. A 主旨大意题。文章关注的是开发和使用可再利用的帐篷，A 正确。这种帐篷将利用纸板，但这不是根本目的，B 错。这种帐篷的确是 Mr. Dunlop 最后一年的课题，但文章聚集的不是大学生的课题，而且该项目尚不能说取得了成功，还有待实践去检验，C 错。现在尚只是使用，效果如何尚是未知， D 错15. D 主旨大意题。纵览全文得知，文章讲的是开发和使用可再利用的帐篷问题，所以 D 正确。
