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1、 2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（05）及答案A(浙江卷，A)One evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. Thats when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Rensult Clio was parked across
2、 a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.Ceelys near_miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it mad
3、e no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train，” she told the BBC.Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceelys story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our
4、 faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And its not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.The problem with his argumen
5、t in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A mapmaker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor si
6、gnalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesnt say.Its a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that
7、criminals use to defeat computerbased locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe its also due to the shortage of policemen on
8、 the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use o
9、f technology.If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.本文是议论文。讨论了人与现代科技的关系。1What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her
10、accident?AShe was not familiar with the road.BIt was dark and raining heavily then.CThe railway workers failed to give the signal.DHer GPS device didnt tell her about the crossing.答案：D。细节理解题。根据文中所述“Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing.I put my complete trust in the de
11、vice and it led me right into the path of a speeding train，she told the BBC.”可知，Ceely行驶中完全依赖导航仪， 显然Ceely认为出事故的原因是导航仪对于十字路口没有任何提示造成的。2The phrase “near miss” (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by _.Aclose hit Bheavy lossCnarrow espace Dbig mistake答案：C。词义猜测题。根据上下文不难看出，在此near miss与narrow escape同义，意为“侥幸逃
12、生”。3Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?AModern technology is what we cant live without.BDigital technology often falls short of our expectation.CDigital devices are more reliable than they used to be.DGPS error is not the only cause for Ceelys accident.答案：B。推理判断题。A现
13、代技术是我们的生活必备；B数字技术常常出乎的我们的意料；C数字仪器比以前更可靠了；D导航仪的失误不是Ceely出事故的唯一原因。根据Rick Stevenson 所说We put our faith in digital devices, he says，but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job.不难看出，Rick Stevenson认为我们信赖的数字仪器常常不能胜任它的工作，显然B项正确。4In the writers opinion，Stevensons argument is _.Aonesided Breasonab
14、leCpuzzling Dwellbased答案：A。观点态度判断题。onesided片面的；偏于一方的 ；reasonable合情合理的；puzzling令人困惑的；wellbased有事实依据的。在第四段中作者发表自己的观点，并且说But Stevenson doesnt say，显然A项正确。5What is the real concern of the writer of this article?AThe major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.BThe relationship between humans and tec
15、hnology.CThe shortcomings of digital devices we use.DThe human unawareness of technical problems.答案：B。主旨大意题。A交通事故和车辆盗窃事故的主要原因；B人类和技术的关系；C我们所用数字仪器的弊端；D人类没有意识到技术问题。通读全文可以看出B项正确。B(江西卷，C)The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (18501928). After immigrating from England to the USA, a
16、nd an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”， almost certainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan of towns. Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the
