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word-1-/6 福州市 2015 高考英语信息匹配类、阅读理解四月自练13答案【由江西省吉安一中 2014 模拟改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最优选项。To Whom It May Concern:Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine.All of us here think TheInternational Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world.You know howto avoid unnecessary activities!As a matter of fact,we closely followed the advice in your article.First,we replaced allour telephones with carrier pigeons.Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacingthem with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone.Besides,birdsare cheaper than telephone service.After all,we are a business.We have to think of the bottom line.As a side benefit,the birds also fertilize the lawn outside the new employees sauna(桑拿房).Next,we sold the computers off to Stab,Grab,Grit,and Nasty,a firm of lawyers nearby.Our electricity bill went way down.Big savings!The boss is impressed.We have completelyembraced paper technology.Now that we all use pencils,doodling is on the increase,and thequality of pencilwomanship is impressive,as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter.Bythe way,if you can,please send this letter back to us.We can erase and reuse it.Just tie it toMaggies leg and shell know where to take it.Now its very calm and quiet here.You can notice the difference.No more loud chatter onthe telephones!All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper,the sound of pigeons,and thedelivery of inter-office correspondence by paper airplane.Wonderful!Ive always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a littlegirl.Now its perfect.Sincerely yours,Eleanor Lightly Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist word-2-/6 ABC Activity Insurance:insure against overdoing it 1.Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?A.A simple,slow-paced life.B.A life of hard work and security.C.A religious,peasant-like life.D.A life away from paper and pencils.2.Where is Eleanors letter sent to?A.How To Magazine.B.ABC Activity Insurance Company.C.Stab,Grab,Grit,and Nasty Law Firm.D.The International Institute of Not Doing Much.3.Which of the following is practiced in the authors company?A.Replacing the manual work system with modern technology.B.Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.C.Recycling paper resources whenever possible.D.Buying birds and pets as company for the staff.4.What is true about Maggie?A.She works as a manager in the authors company.B.She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna.C.She often helps with inter-office correspondence using e-mail.D.Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the company.5.What is the purpose for the person to write this letter?A.to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment.B.to complain about the bad working condition.C.to persuade people to live a simple life.D.to express his gratitude for the good advice.【参考答案】1-5、ADCBD word-3-/6【来自全国高考卷 II】For those who study the development of intelligence 智力 in the animal world,self-awareness is an important measurement.An animal that is aware意识of itself has a high level of intelligence.Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror,that is,its own reflected image反射出的影像 Many animals fail this exercise bitterly,paying very little attention to the reflected image.Only humans,and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins,have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.Now another animal has joined the club.In the Proceedings of the National Academy ofSciences,researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self-reflection test.We thought that elephants were the next important animal,said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society,an author of the study with Joshua M.Plotnik and Fans B M.de Waal of EmoryUniversity.With their large brains,Reiss said,elephants seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins.The researchers tested Happy,Maxine and Patty,three elephants at the Bronx Zoo.They put an 8-foot-square mirror on a wall of the animals play area(out of the sight of zoo visitors)andrecorded what happened with cameras,including one built in the mirror.The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it,and to examine parts of theirbodies.Of the three,Happy then passed the test,in which a clear mark was painted on one side of herface.She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror,and she used the mirror to touchthe mark with her long nose.Diana Reiss said,We knew elephants were intelligent,but now we can talk about theirintelligence in a better way.1.What can mirror tests tell us about animals?A.Whether they have large brains.B Whether they have self-awareness.word-4-/6 C.Whether they enjoy outdoor exercises.D.Whether they enjoy playing with mirrors.2.Why does the author mention apes and dolphins in the text?A.They are most familiar to readers.B They are big favorites with zoo visitors.C.They are included in the study by Reiss.D.They are already known to be intelligent.3.What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty?A.She used her nose to search behind the mirror.B.She recognized her own image in the mirror.C.She painted a mark on her own face.D.She found the hidden camera.【参考答案】1-3、BDB 任务型读写。Bored at school now？How do you think it will look in the future？Last week，about 600 teenagers in the U S.imagined a future changed by technology in which their lessons are taught by robots and they learn about celebrities(名人)and alien(外星人)languages.According to a survey published last week by the US.，Internet service provider American Online(AOL)，only one in 100 thinks that in the future they will walk from home to school;the rest believe they will use jet packs，and hover boards(滑板)as everyday transport.All the participants(参与者)of the survey are teenagers born into the Internet age.The study is to show how the first cyber(网络的)generation dream about a future life created by advanced technology.Most believe there will still be schools to go to，but that technology will play an increasingly important role in learning.The 600 teens surveyed think there will still be teachers，but 37 percent word-5-/6 imagine them to be robots.Some 24 percent believe that teachers will still be human but they will have inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.More than one in two believe hover boarding will be popular，while one-third say that wearing rocket boots will be their favorite activity.Another third think jet packs will be popular.Nearly 30 percent think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.When it comes to the curriculum(课程)，they think future generations will be learning about robot building(63 percent)，alien languages(47 percent)celebrities(26 percent)and RnB music(22 percent)Children will wear virtual(虚拟的)reality helmets(头盔)to bring lessons to life，say 40 percent，while over 20 percent believe they will not need lessons because microchips implanted(植入)in their head will send relevant information into the brain.Matt Whyman，adviser to the chief medical officer on youth issues of AOL，said：“The kids seem very aware of the liberation qualities of technology.Title 1._school Changes in the way of 2._traveling At present，most students walk to school.In the future，students will use jet packs，and hover boards.Changes in the way of 3._ In the future，robots will 4._as teachers and human teachers should be 5._with inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.Changes in the way of 6._ Virtual reality helmets can bring 7._lessons to them and with the help of microchips implanted in their head，they will not need lessons.Changes in 8._ Most students will 9._hover boarding，wearing rocket boots and jet packs while a small 10._of students think playing football and word-6-/6 bike-riding will remain popular.【参考答案】：1.future 2.daily 3.teaching 4.work5equipped 6.learning 7.vivid/lively 8.activities/hobbies9enjoy 10.number