1、1专题十一 应用广告类阅读+社会文化类阅读+语篇填空+短文改错.阅读理解A(2018河北保定二模)Freelance Writers WantedAssociated Content is an online publishing platform that enables anyone to earn money by writing articles on the Web.Writing for AC is a great work opportunity for students,stay-at-home parents and freelance writersyou can work
2、 on your own time and submit papers,reviews,essays,etc.on any topic that you have interest in.This is a job you can do from anywhereall you need is access to the Internet.Heres how you get started:(1)Go to the instructions to register.(3)Fill in your profile(简介),making note of your previous experie
3、nce and your areas of experience (if any).(4)Start submitting articles.Youll begin earning money as soon as your articles are published and the amount is based on the page views it receives.In addition to our own library of content,we have hundreds of partners (Partner Content Team) who work with AC
4、 to obtain high-quality.As such,there are lots of opportunities for our most talented and productive writers to accept“Partner Assignments” on an as-needed basis.If youre interested in accepting higher paying Partner Assignments,send us a link to your AC profile once you have submitted at least five
5、 articles.We will review 2all submissions and pass them along to our Partner Content Team.If selected,you will start receiving special paid assignments from us on a regular basis,which you are free to accept or ignore.NOTE:we pay our writers via PayPal daily.Any questions?Email me:【语篇解读】本文为说明文。文章是一则
6、招聘广告,告诉我们如何做一个自由撰稿人,如何为AC撰稿。1.You can write for AC on condition that you . A.have rich experience in writingB.have access to the InternetC.must register an accountD.must be free at home答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Associated Content is an online publishing platform that enables anyone to earn money by writ
7、ing articles on the Web.”和第二段最后一句“This is a job you can do from anywhereall you need is access to the Internet.”可知,如果想给 AC写东西的话必须上网,故选 B项。2.What can influence how much youll earn for your published article?A.The space it covers. B.The topic it deals with.C.The opinion it voices. D.The page views it
8、receives.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据 Heres how you get started部分中的“Youll begin earning money as soon as your articles are published and the amount is based on the page views it receives.”可知,赚钱多少要视它收到的页面浏览量。分析选项可知 D项符合题意。3.Why is Partner Content Team mentioned here?A.To encourage people to write more articles fo
9、r AC.B.To lay stress on the importance of cooperation.C.To seek more support from other business partners.D.To show off its abundant library of content.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,如果你想有更高的报酬的话,就要提交一个链接给Partner Content Team,如果你被接受了,可从中得到特殊的有偿任务由此可推断出提及它的目的就是让你写更多的东西。分析选项可知 A项符合题意。B(2018山东泰安二模)Several Job
10、s That Will Be Automated By Artificial Intelligence(AI) And Robots3TranslatorImage recognition software and voice recognition software are bringing some major advances to language translation.Applications like Googles Word Lens can translate words from signs and documents in real time and there are
11、a lot of translation apps that allow you to type in a word or phrase and will translate it for you.Some will even speak the phrase for you and raw word-to-word translation will be fully automated soon.Fast food workersAutomated ordering booths have already made their way into a few McDonalds restaur
12、ants around the world,and cooking positions could be removed next.The booths probably cant handle customer service problems well,so televideo systems could bring in an office employee to deal with complaints.Field technicianNew advances in the Internet of Things could make this work obsolete.Low-cos
13、t sensors combined with high availability cellular/satellite communications and cloud technology are being started to automate and alarm these sites,and can be checked and maintained from a desktop or mobile device.Sales representativeBut,e-commerce is changing how we make purchasing decisions,espec
14、ially those where there isnt much differentiation among the major competitors.If youre selling a high-differentiation product or a high-price,low-volume product you have some job security,but if youre selling a high-volume,low-differentiation product,youd better start polishing your resume,said Doug
15、 Camplejohn,CEO of Fliptop.“These kind of product sales are all moving online.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了几个可以由人工智能和机器人自动操作的工作。4.What can Googles Word Lens do?A.Translate by image and voice recognition software.B.Speak the phrase or word for you.C.Make real-time translation.D.Allow you to type in a word
16、or phrase.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由 Translator中的“Applications like Googles Word Lens can translate words from signs and documents in real time and there are a lot of translation apps that allow you to type in a word or phrase and will translate it for you.”可知,Googles Word Lens 可以进行实时翻译,故选 C项。5.What can we infe
17、r from the second part?A.All the restaurants own automated ordering booths.4B.Service problems cant be handled automatically.C.Cooks will not be automated by AI and robots.D.Customers will have no complaints because of AI.答案 B解析 细节理解题。由 Fast food workers中的“Automated ordering booths have already made
18、 their way into a few McDonalds restaurants around the world,and cooking positions could be removed next.The booths probably cant handle customer service problems well,so televideo systems could bring in an office employee to deal with complaints.”可知,自动点餐机已经被全世界的一些麦当劳餐厅应用,然后接下来烹饪的岗位会被取消,但客户服务问题没有机器可
19、以处理,故选 B项。6.What does the underlined word“obsolete”mean in Part 3?A.Abandoned. B.Welcome.C.Forbidden. D.Efficient.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。由 Field technician中的“Low-cost sensors combined with high availability cellular/satellite communications and cloud technology are being started to automate and alarm these si
20、tes,and can be checked and maintained from a desktop or mobile device.”可知,低成本传感器结合高应用型的通讯技术和云技术可以取代人力,所以推断出“New advances in the Internet of Things could make this work obsolete.”这句话的意思是物联网的新的改进,可以使得这项工作被废弃。“obsolete”的意思是“被废弃”,故选 A项。7.What does the author mean by“youd better start polishing your resu
21、me” in the last paragraph?A.You must value your present work.B.You have some job security.C.Your resume needs correcting further.D.You should consider changing the job.答案 D解析 推理判断题。由最后一段“If youre selling a high-differentiation product or a high-price,low-volume product you have some job security,but
22、 if youre selling a high-volume,low-differentiation product,youd better start polishing your resume,said Doug Camplejohn,CEO of Fliptop.These kind of product sales are all moving online.”可知,前面有转折连词 but,故“youd better start polishing your resume”的意思应该与“you have some job security”相反,所以“youd better star
23、t polishing your resume”暗含的意思是你应该考虑改变工作,选 D项。C5(2018北京西城二模)Great Books for Every ReaderShe Flies Through the AirCircus LifeLee Stath (Marilees)Hardback $29.99Paperback $19.99E-book $3.99Having fear of heights is definitely not an advantage when flying over circus rings or swinging from one trapeze t
24、o the other.Rather constant practice and determination led trapeze performer now author Lee Stath,also known in the circus world as part of The Flying Marilees,to share how his instructor made one of the best catchers in the circus world out of an unwilling school teacher.Through She Flies Through t
25、he Air,Stath uncovers the determination of the human spirit and the energetic life on a circus train or inside a sweaty tin truck.续 表Never Quote the Weather to a Sea LionPaul BPaperback $19.95For Paul Binder the circus wasnt merely a weekend escapeit was a lifestyle.Discover the origins of New Yorks
26、 beloved Big Apple circus in Binders new memoir,which records his journey from lowly beginnings to circus founder.Never Quote the Weather to a Sea Lion will help readers understand the inner-working of the circus and find the magic in everyday life.6A Century on New Brunswicks N.W.MiramichiGeorge S.
27、MHardback $29.99Paperback $19.99E-book $3.99Experience the greatness of nature and the glory of life.In A Century on New Brunswicks N.W.Miramichi,George S.Mumford shares his fathers journal,one that recorded an unforgettable first trip to a breathtaking region of Canada.I Chose to Be a U.S.MarineGeo
28、rge W.CHardback $23.99Paperback $14.95E-book $3.99I Chose to be a U.S.Marine is author George W.Carringtons military memoirs during his many years as a U.S.soldier at sea.This highly interesting and informative book is filled with stories of bravery and heroism lightened by amusing stories,and tells
29、 the authors life in the marines.【语篇解读】本文是一篇推荐图书的广告应用文,作者在文中推荐了四位作者及他们的书。8.Which of the following books would you like to read if you are interested in Canadian wilderness?A.She Flies Through the Air.B.I Chose to Be a U.S.Marine.C.Never Quote the Weather to a Sea Lion.D.A Century on New Brunswicks N
30、.W.Miramichi.答案 D7解析 细节理解题。带着题干中的标识词“Canadian”,在文中查寻,在 A Century on New Brunswicks N.W.Miramichi中找到“.one that recorded an unforgettable first trip to a breathtaking region of Canada.”,由此可知最佳答案是 D项。9.Which two authors of the following have a similar experience?A.Lee Stath and Paul Binder.B.Lee Stath
31、and George S.Mumford.C.Paul Binder and George W.Carrington.D.George S.Mumford and George W.Carrington.答案 A解析 细节推断题。略读四位作者的身世可知,Lee Stath 和 Paul Binder的经历相同,他们都通过毅力和努力成为了成功的杂技演员。10.Whats the main purpose of the passage?A.To introduce the authors. B.To provide special offers.C.To expand readers horizo
32、ns. D.To recommend the books.答案 D解析 写作意图题。通过标题“Great Books for Every Reader”我们可知作者是在向我们推荐以下四本图书。D(2018山西太原二模)Mirroring Chinas Past:Emperors and Their BronzesChinese bronzes(青铜) of the second and first millennia BC are some of the most distinctive achievements in the history of art.These vessels (容器)
33、 were made to carry sacrificial offerings,to use in burial or to honor noble families in public ceremonies.When they were found by emperors centuries later,these spiritually significant objects were seen as signs of heavenly messages about a ruler or a dynasty and became prized items in royal collec
34、tions.This exhibitionthe first to explore these ancient objects throughout Chinese historypresents a rare opportunity to experience a large number of these works together in the United States.Unlike Greek and Roman bronze sculptures of human and animal forms,most objects from Bronze Age China(about
35、2000 BC221 BC) were vessels for ceremonial use.Beginning with the Song dynasty(9601279),emperors unearthed these symbolic works and began collecting them,considering them to be evidence of their own authority as rulers.In addition to impressive collections,the royal fascination with bronzes led to t
36、he creation of numerous reproductions and the comprehensive cataloguing of palace holdings.These catalogues are works of art themselves,featuring beautiful drawings and detailed descriptions of each object.8From the 12th century onward,scholars and artists also engaged in collecting and understandin
37、g ancient bronzes.Unlike emperors,scholars regarded bronzes as material evidence of their efforts to recover and reconstruct the past,and they occasionally exchanged them as tokens (象征) of friendship.Today ancient bronzes still occupy a primary position in Chinese cultureas historical objects and as
38、 signifiers of an important cultural heritage that inspires new generations,as seen in the works of contemporary artists on view in this presentation.Mirroring Chinas Past brings together approximately 180 works from the Art Institute of Chicagos strong holdings and from the Palace Museum in Beijing
39、,the Shanghai Museum,and important museums and private collections in the United States.By providing viewers with a new understanding of ancient bronzes and their significance through time,the exhibition demonstrates Chinas fascinating history and its developing present.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是一次艺术品展览,这
40、个展览主要展出的是中国的青铜器。11.In what way are Chinese bronzes different from Greek and Roman ones?A.They fascinated the royal family.B.They took animal or human forms.C.They served ceremonial purposes.D.They were important cultural heritage.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第二段“Unlike Greek and Roman bronze sculptures of human a
41、nd animal forms,most objects from Bronze Age China(about 2000 BC221 BC) were vessels for ceremonial use.”可知,中国的青铜器和希腊罗马青铜器的不同之处在于中国的大多数青铜器用于仪式使用,也就是礼器,故选 C项。12.What does the author think of catalogues of bronzes?A.Unreal. B.Creative. C.Artistic. D.Necessary.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据第二段最后“These catalogues are
42、works of art themselves,featuring beautiful drawings and detailed descriptions of each object.”可知,作者认为青铜器目录本身就是艺术品,配有美丽的图画和每个物品详细的描述。故选 C项。13.What can we infer about the exhibition according to the text?A.It is held in China. B.It is arranged by time.C.It is organized by scholars. D.It includes mode
43、rn artworks.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Mirroring Chinas Past brings together approximately 180 works from the Art Institute of Chicagos strong holdings and from the Palace 9Museum in Beijing,the Shanghai Museum,and important museums and private collections in the United States.”和“.the exhibition demonstrat
44、es Chinas fascinating history and its developing present.”可知,这次展览包含了一些来自国内外的藏品,既有中国的,也有美国的,这次展览展示了中国迷人的历史和目前的发展现状。故选 D项。14.What does the underlined word “holdings” in the last paragraph refer to?A.Viewers. B.Collections.C.Museums. D.Art dealers.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。此处指来自芝加哥艺术馆的大量的收藏品,holdings 指收藏品,与 collect
45、ions同义,故选 B项。.语篇填空(2018四川德阳一诊)Tiger Parents Do No Good to Kids DevelopmentDigging through kids school bags,looking up all the assignments,sitting beside them going through each item,and finally 1. (have) all the homework checked with a name signed is a 2. (day) routine for most Chinese parents,as re
46、quired by teachers.A demanding task especially after a long days work at office,isnt it? 3. (luck),some parents in Jinhua,Zhejiang Province,have been liberated.A local primary school has recently announced that parents will no longer have to sign their names on their kids homework,as students should
47、 be responsible 4. their own assignments. Making mistakes is 5. essential part of the process of understanding.Who cares how much you 6. (score) in your homework after you have settled down in life and found your directions?The 7. (able) to realize ones mistakes and learn from them is what matters,w
48、hich is also the main purpose of education.Why not give students a chance 8. (find) out and correct their mistakes themselves? It is by no 9. (mean)parents duty to go through the kids assignments.10. parents are supposed to do is to create a friendly studying environment for kids,and teach them to b
49、e an independent learner.After all,independent learning is much more important than high scores. 答案与解析【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。作者针对当下父母过多地帮助孩子做作业、检查作业这一现象,告诉我们家长不要过多参与孩子学习,让他们在错误中自己成长。1.having 考查动词形式。此处与句中的 digging,looking,sitting并列,几个并列成分合作主语,故填 having。2.daily 考查形容词。此处修饰名词 routine用形容词,指日常的工作,故填 daily。3.Luckily 考查副词。此处表示“幸运的是”,单独作状语用副词,故填 Luckily。104.for 考查
