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1、2013年高考第二轮复习英语江西版专题升级训练十四阅读理解(三)第一节阅读理解A(2012江西重点中学盟校第一次联考)“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard，”wrote Oscar Wilde.“This is the only proper basis for family life.”Its hard to say what Wilde would have thought of this weeks cover photo or the pictures inside of dads and their children.Several cl
2、early oppose the outdated idea of fathers as detached(使分开) from the parenting process and thats just what the photographers intended.Gregory Heisler，who did the cover photograph，says he wanted the image to show genuine affections.So，rather than use professional models，he went out and found some “rea
3、l dads and their real kids”Adds Heisler：“Instead of doing some skilful，overproduced photographs，I wanted something more authentic to the experience of being a father.”This isnt the first time that Heisler,39，has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of TIME.His photographs have decorated the front of
4、 the magazine some 20 times，ranging from Olympic athlete Jackie JoynerKersee and director Davis Lynch to former President George Bush and Ted Turner for “Man of the Year” issues in 1991 and 1992，respectively.But this weeks TIME cover has special meaning，he says，because he and his wife had their firs
5、t child，Lucy,16 months ago.The pictures appearing inside were all done by photographer Jeffrey Lowe.Although Lowe has not experienced fatherhood yet，he observed many warm moments of parenting by spending a lot of private time with each dad and child.Of all the pictures，Lowe was most deeply touched b
6、y the fathertobe embracing his pregnant wife.While most of the credit for the pictures rightly goes to those behind the camera，cover coordinator(协调者) Linda Freeman and assistant picture editor Mary Worrell Bousquette，who work behind the scenes，also deserve praise.Freeman，for instance，had the challen
7、ging task of making arrangements for the group portrait of child movie stars that appears on Page 62.Says she：“My greatest reward is working with these talented artists.”Bousquette edited the pictures that appear inside.“I wanted our story to show the many faces of fatherhood，”she says.At least in t
8、his issue，those fathers are seen as well as heard.Sorry，Oscar.1In this weeks TIME the photographers wanted _.Ato show Oscar Wildes view had gone out of dateBto show honor to the famous playwright Oscar WildeCto support Oscar Wildes viewDto say sorry to Oscar Wilde2In Oscar Wildes view，_.Afathers sho
9、uld stay actively involved in their childrens livesBthere should be distance between fathers and children in family lifeCwhat fathers enjoy most is family lifeDfathers arent sure about what they should do at home3What does the underlined word “genuine” mean?ArealBartificialCprofessional Dskilful4Jef
10、frey Lowe managed to show fathers feelings accurately in his photos by _.Atrying to experience fatherhood himselfBspending most of his time with his pregnant wifeCstudying the relationship between each member in a familyDmixing with many fathers and their children5Which of the following is TRUE acco
11、rding to this passage?AHeisler has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of Time several times.BMary Worrell Bousquette is a cover coordinator.CLowe was most deeply touched by pregnant wives.DThe author praises the work by the photographers and the editors.B(2012济南三模)Batteries are included，but the ch
12、argers not.The Nokia ECu concept phone doesnt need to plug in；it charges from any heat source.Designer Patrick Hyland says it can even work off the warmth of your pocket.The first time “it would take approximately seven hours to reach full charge，then after that its continuously charging by keeping
13、the phone in areas between 86 degrees and 104 degrees Fahrenheit.” Thats one hot pocket.Hes put a thermogenerator(热偶发电器)inside the phone that transforms heat into electric potential energy.To better conduct the heat to that little power plant in your pocket，the ECu(E for energy，Cu for copper)is coat
14、ed by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating.Nokia doesnt have current plans to build the phone，so for now it remains a concept.But Hyland says hes open to anyone who wants to cooperate.For Americans this technology would certainly be convenient.
15、It would also save a bit on energy bills and waste.“Annually，unwanted phone chargers produce 51,000 tons of waste in addition to the greenhouse gases created by the production of the electricity needed to charge them，” Hyland says.So a chargerfree phone is also a green phone.Though adapting our plug
16、in habits would help a group of people，most cell phone related energy use comes from leaving your charger plugged in all day unnecessarily.The real potential for chargerfree cell phone technology is what it could enable places where plugging in isnt an option，like rural areas in the developing world.Cell phones are spreading faste
