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1、2015 西安市高考英语西安市高考英语【四月四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练（阅读理解、完形填空选练（2）答案）答案阅读理解。阅读理解。Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils ability for independent study and promoting poor grammar, it was claimed. Cranfield School of Managementfound almost six in ten schoolchildrenwere copying informati
2、on directly from websites for homework tasks without properly reading it. More than a quarter thought it was an acceptable practice, even though they know it was considered plagiarism(剽窃). The study, based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18 at a secondary school in the Midlands, rai
3、sed concerns that modern technology was having a destructive effect on young people. Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management development at Cranfield, said, “Our research shows that technology obsession(痴迷)prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learni
4、ng. ”“Despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently, with the majority making calls from the toilets. The mobile phone continues to be a main channel of social communication during the school day. ”The report revealed that so-called“text-speak”was increasi
5、ngly finding it was into pupils school work. Three in ten students admit to using text message shortcuts, such as“r u ok”in essays and classroom tasks. It followed a study earlier this year that found almost half of the teachers failed to understand some pupils writing because it was so full of conf
6、using language. Phrases such as“innit”and“Gr8”were regularly found in school work. The Cranfield study found that mobile use was so common that many pupils chose to ignore school rules on phones. More than a third said they would use their mobile in class, while nearly three quarters said they would
7、 not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call. 【文章大意】使用互联网和手机的学生越来越多了。可是, 科技不仅给学生们带来了便捷, 也给他们的学习带来了很多不利影响。1. The underlined word“undermining”in the first paragraph can best be replaced by“ ”. A. determiningB. keepingC. weakeningD. increasing【解析】选 C。词义猜测题。根据第二、三两段可知, 靠照搬网上资料完成家庭作业, 实
8、际上是一种抄袭, 会影响学生的独立学习能力。undermining 是“逐渐损害, 削弱”的意思, 故此处可以用 weakening 来代替。2. It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that . A. he is in favour of students mobile phone usage at schoolB. he believes schools are responsible for technology obsessionC. the research finds a new way to improve school man
9、agementD. it is hard to limit students mobile phone usage at school【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据第六段第一句中的 with the majority making calls from the toilets 和第二句 The mobile phone . . . the school day. 可推断, 限制学生在学校使用手机是很困难的。3. What can we learn from the passage? A. Most students writing skills are becoming worse. B.
10、Text message language may affect pupils language skills. C. Students like to invent new words in their writing. D. 30% pupils often send text messages when studying. 【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第七至九段可知, 短信语言可能会给学生的语言技能带来不利影响。4. Whats the attitude of the author to the problem? A. Optimistic. B. Approving. C. Anx
11、ious. D. Tolerant. 【解析】选 C。观点态度题。从文章的字里行间可以看出作者对学生使用诸如手机之类的高科技产品持忧虑态度。故答案为 C。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed
12、with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that werent bad enough, he had no health insurance. After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided hed better find a way to fig
13、ht back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources. Jason Swenckis son, Kody, wa
14、s diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online childrens forums(论坛) together most evenings. “Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over,“ says Swencki, one of the sites volunteers. “They know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel alone.“ Kody is anything but alon
15、e: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages. These days, Thomass main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho cant afford a diabe
16、tics huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean. Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. “Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure,“ says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstars original member
