第八讲  阅读理解3

不同题材文章的限时阅读训练

    考前广泛阅读不同题材的文章，有利于考生了解各种题材方面的知识, 这种知识称为“KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD”。在高考中遇到同类或相似题材、话题的文章时，这种知识能发挥很大的作用，帮助考生正确答题；因此，广泛阅读不同题材的时文在考前复习中有着重要意义。同时，在考前进行一定数量的限时阅读训练，能培养语言思维能力，保证在规定时间内顺利完成答题任务。

限时阅读训练（25-30分钟）

第一组

    请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security(安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.

56．Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

       A．Locks.                B．Marking.             C．Registration.        D．Basic Security.

57．The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ________.

       A．help you recognize your bike                B．help the police find your bicycle

       C．stop someone stealing your bicycle        D．stop you worrying about your bike

58．The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _________.

       A．in the bike shop and your computer

       B．in a police station and a security company

       C．in a security company and your university

       D．by yourself and in a security company

59．The main purpose of this article is _______________.

       A．to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen

       B．to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe

       C．to give you advice on where to buy a good lock

       D．to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place

B

Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact(互动) these days. The term is “networked individualism”. This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals(个体) and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.

Here is what Professor Wellman means. Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.

A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing. Why?

In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated(孤立) us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us with more real people than expected－helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.

Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people－at the same time!

60．The underlined phrase “networked individualism “probably means that by using computers people ______________.