【最后搶分】2024年高考臨門一腳自選訓練（1）附答案

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　　自選訓練（1）及答案

　　社會生活類閱讀理解

　　Homeownership has let us down. For generations, Americans believed that owning a home was undoubtedly good. Our political leaders hammered home the point. Franklin Roosevelt held that a country of homeowners was “unconquerable.” Homeownership could even save babies, save children, save families and save America. A house with a lawn and a fence wasn’t just a nice place to live in or a risk-free investment; it was a way to transform a nation.No wonder leaders of all political types wanted to spend more than $100 billion a year on subsidies and tax breaks to encourage people to buy.

　　But the dark side of homeownership is now all too apparent: Indeed, easy lending stimulated by the cult of homeownership may have triggered the financial crisis. Housing remains a drag on the economy. Existing-home sales in April dropped 27% from the prior month, worsening fears of a double-dip. And all that is just the obvious tale of a housing bubble and what happened when it popped.The real story is deeper and darker still.

　　For the better part of a century, politics, industry and culture lined up to create a fetish of the idea of buying a house.Homeownership has done plenty of good over the decades; it has provided stability to tens of millions of families. Yet by idealizing the act of buying a home, we have ignored the downsides. In the bubble years, lending standards slipped dramatically, allowing many Americans to put far too much of their income into paying for their housing. And we ignored longer-term phenomena too.Homeownership contributed to the hollowing out of cities and kept renters out of the best neighborhoods. It fed America’sover use of energy and oil. It made it more difficult for those who had lost a job to find another. Perhaps worst of all, it helped us become casually self-deceiving: By telling ourselves that homeownership was a pathway to wealth and stable communities and better test scores, we avoided dealing with these frightening issues head-on.

　　Now, as the U.S. recovers from the biggest housing bust（破產）since the Great Depression, it is time to rethink how realistic our expectations of homeownership are—and how much money we want to spend chasing them. Many argue that homeownership should not be a goal pursued at all costs.

　　1. Political leaders wanted to spend money encouraging people to buy houses because ______.

　　A. owning a home was undoubtedly good

　　B. homeownership was unconquerable　

　　C. houses could save families and America

　　D. homeownership could shape a country

　　2.The underlined sentence in Para. 2 means ______.

　　A. homeownership has quite a lot of bad effects

　　B. there might be another housing break down in the U.S.

　　C. the existing-home sales will keep decreasing in the U.S.

　　D. the result of homeownership is much worse than it appears

　　3.It can be inferred from Para. 3 that ______.

　　A. it is hard for Americans to get a home loan

　　B. it is the way to wealth to have one’s own house

　　C. many Americans choose to live out of urbanareas

　　D. homeownership has made many people out of work

　　4.What is the author’s attitude towards homeownership?

　　A. Favorable. B. Ambiguous.　 C. Cautious. D. Optimistic.

　　【參考答案】81.DDCC

　　[社會生活型閱讀理解(一)](ages 7～17)with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.single，with or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers.They are tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.，cooking，playing sport or going to a football match.These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive self-respect，confidence and life direction.t and most well-known provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.

　　Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008. Emily is a 10瓂ear璷ld girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmdeates at school. “I was pretty sure there

　　was something wrong with me.”

　　Emily's mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily

　　by 損roviding different feedback e(反饋) about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her self-worth”．work and no play.”

　　Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and Sarah. They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful, happy and unique girl she is!

　　1. What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters?

　　A．To offer students public services.

　　B．To help students improve their grades.

　　C．To organize sport activities for young people.

　　D．To provide partnership and fun for young people.

　　2. A volunteer is usually expected to work within a year for at least ________．24 hours

　　B．36 hours

　　urs

　　D．72 hoursthis programme may provide Emily with _____．advice from her teachers

　　B．a new way to assess herself

　　C．a new way to judge her schoolmates

　　D．more comments from her schoolmates

　　4. Why did Sarah want to get involved in the programme?

　　A．She used to be a volunteer.

　　B．She needed a part-time job.

　　C．She felt a bit bored with her life.

　　D．She wanted to get a challenging job.

　　5. According to the passage, “vulnerable young people” are probably those who are ________．popular at school

　　B．rather weak physically

　　C．easily hurt emotionally

　　D．confident in themselves

　　【參考答案解析】C

　　【要點綜述文章主要講述了Big Brothers Big Sisters這樣一個項目，該項目為情感上容易受挫折的孩子提供了幫助?！「鶕恼碌谝欢蔚诙洹癐t is a programme which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people…”可知，這個項目是“通過讓成人陪伴一些內心比較脆弱的孩子，從而來提供友誼和樂趣”。A選項是說為學生提供公共服務；B選項是說幫C選項是說為年輕人組織體育活動；D選項是說給年輕人提供友情和樂趣。所以選D。　根據文章第三段第一句可知，志愿者要每年至少參加12個月，每個月三到四次，每次花一到四個小時。由此可以得出，志愿者一年之內最少要工作12×3×1＝36小時?！「鶕恼碌诹蔚谝痪洹啊璪y ‘providing different feedback(反饋) about herself other than just…’．”可知，這個項目可以向Emily的媽媽提供一些關于她孩子不同的反饋，而不是僅僅只依賴同學的評價來評估Emily的自我價值。C　根據文章第七段最后一句“…because sometimes it's all work and no play.”可知Sarah想要通過參加這個項目來找些事兒做，因為有時候生活充滿了工作而沒有放松。A：她曾經是一個志愿者；B：她需要一份兼職工作；C：她感覺生活有點兒無趣；D：她想要獲C?！∮晌恼碌牡谝欢慰芍@個項目可以為這些孩子提供玩伴和樂趣。再由文章的第三段可以得知，這個項目可以為孩子們提高自尊、自信和找準生活方向。再由文章的第五段可以得知，Emily在學校很難被同學接受。綜上分析，可以得出，vulnerable young people是指“情感上容易受傷害的人”。Banks view online banking as a powerful “value-added” tool to attract and keep new customers while helping to eliminate costly paper handling or teller（出納員）interactions in an increasingly competitive banking environment.

　　Today, most large national banks, many local banks and credit unions offer some form of online banking, variously known as PC banking, home banking, electronic banking or Internet banking. Online banks are sometimes referred to as “brick-to-click” banks, both to tell them from “brick-to-mortar” banks that haven’t yet offered online banking, as well as from “virtual”（虛擬）banks that have no physical branches or tellers whatsoever.

　　The challenge for the banking industry has been to design this new service channel in such a way that its customers will readily learn to use and trust it. Most of the large banks can now offer fully safe , fully functional（功能的）online banking for free or for a small cost. As more banks succeed online and more customers use their sites, fully functional online banking will likely become as commonplace as automated teller machines (ATM).

　　Online banking has a lot of advantages. Unlike your corner bank, online banking sites never close; they’re at hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week and they’re a mouse click away. If you’re out of state or even out of the country when a money problem appears, you can log on instantly to your online bank and take care of business. Online bank sites generally carry out and confirm （確認）deals at or quicker than ATM processing speeds. Many online banking sites now offer fashionable tools to help you manage all of your valuable items more effectively.

　　1. The word “eliminate” in the first paragraph probably means “

　　”.

　　A. keep B. remove

　　C. reduce

　　D. improve

　　答案解析：答案為B。本題為詞義推斷題。結合該詞在第一段的前后文，銀行認為網上銀行是一種強大的增值工具, 可以用它來吸引和維護新的客戶，同時也可以幫助 “to eliminate costly paper handling or …”，此處costly意為 “昂貴的，代價高的”, 由此可知，eliminate 意為 “去除” 。故選B。

　　2. What is the challenge for the banking industry according to the text?

　　A. To make online banking attractive. B. To open new services all over the world.

　　C. To offer online banking for free. D. To take care of business 24 hours a day.

　　答案解析：答案為A。本題為段落主旨題。第三段的首句為本段的中心句，提到了“The challenge for the banking industry…that its customers will readily learn to use and trust it.” 即銀行業面對的挑戰是讓客戶學習使用和信任這種新的服務，第三段后面的內容都是對中心句進行解釋和說明。故答案為A，讓網上銀行變得具有吸引力。解答此題同樣要注意同義句的轉換。

　　3. From the text we can conclude that

　　A. “brick-to-click” banks are in fact another kind of physical banks

　　B. the function of a “brick-to-click” bank is as common as that of an ATM

　　C. a “brick-to-mortar” bank is no better than a virtual one

　　D. customers can deal with their banking by a mouse click

　　答案解析：答案為D。本題為細節理解題。從第二段 “Online banks are sometimes referred to as “brick-to-click” banks, both to tell them from “brick-to-mortar” banks that haven’t yet offered online banking, as well as from “virtual”（虛擬）banks that have no physical branches or tellers whatsoever.”“brick-to-click” 銀行，不同于沒有網上銀行業務的 “brick-to-mortar” 銀行; 網上銀行也是虛擬銀行，沒有實體的分行，故A不對；C選項中no better than 意為 “和 ... 一樣不好”“… fully functional online banking will likely become as commonplace as automated teller machines (ATM).”中，注意 “will likely” , 故B選項不對。

　　通過分析知，網上銀行被稱作是 “brick-to-click” 銀行, 可知D選項的意思 “顧客憑借鼠標就可以進行網上銀行操作”與文意符合。故答案為D。

　　4. What would be the best title for this text?

　　A. Banking of Various Forms

　　B. Improvement of Banking Industry

　　C. Development of Online Banking

　　D. Functions of the “Brick-to-Click” Bank

　　答案解析：答案為C。本題考查文章的標題。本文都是在圍繞網上銀行展開，故答案為C。

　　[社會生活型閱讀理解(二)]A

　　Increased use of the Internet and mobile phones is undermining pupils' capacity for independent study and promoting poor grammar.

　　Cranfield School of Management found almost 6 in 10 schoolchildren were copying information 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 (剽竊)．based on a sample of around 260 pupils aged from 11 to 18 at a secondary school in the Midlands, raised fresh 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 prevents spelling skills, encourages plagiarism, and disturbs classroom learning.

　　“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 increasingly finding it was into pupils' school work.

　　3 in 10 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 teachers failed to understand some pupils' writing because it was so full of confusing 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 phones in class, while nearly three quarters said they would not even make an excuse to leave class to answer a phone call.

　　1. The underlined word “undermining” in the first paragraph can best be replaced by “________”．determining

　　B．keeping

　　C．weakening

　　D．increasing

　　2. It can be inferred from what Kakabadse said that ________．he is in favour of students' mobile phone usage at school

　　B．he believes schools are responsible for technology obsession

　　C．the research finds a new way to improve school management

　　D．it is hard to limit students' mobile phone usage at school

　　3. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A．Most students' writing skills are becoming worse.

　　B．Text message language may affect pupils' language skills.

　　C．Students like to invent new words in their writing.

　　D．30% of pupils often send text messages when studying.

　　4. The passage is mainly about ________．the negative effect of technology on students' study

　　B．technology's positive influence on students' achievement

　　C．the importance of online social communication

　　D．the rapidly growing role of communication technologies

　　5. What's the attitude of the author to the problem?

　　A．Optimistic.

　　B．Approving.

　　C．Anxious.

　　D．Tolerant.

　　【參考答案解析】A

　　【要點綜述】使用互聯網和手機的學生越來越多了?？墒牵萍疾粌H給學生們帶來了便捷，也給他們的學習帶來了很多不利影響。　根據第二、三兩段可知，靠照搬網上資料完成家庭作業，實際上是一種抄襲，會影響學生的獨立學習能力。undermine是“逐漸損害，削弱”的意思，故此處選C。　根據第六段第一句的“…with the majority making calls from the toilets.The mobile phone…the school day.”可推出，限制學生在學校使用手機是很困難的?！「鶕谄咧辆哦慰芍?，短信語言可能會給學生的語言技能帶來不利影響。

　　　文章的第一段就點明了文章的大意“高科技的使用對孩子的學習有不好的影響?！惫蔬xA?！奈恼碌淖掷镄虚g可以看出作者對學生使用高科技產品(諸如手機之類)持憂慮態度。故C。