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重庆市2024高考英语阅读理解选编（77）（附解析）
（2024高考训练）阅读理解。
Complete the following sentence：“You go to the library to check out ...？” The obvious answer is “books”.But a harder question might be, “What do we mean by ‘books’？” Nowadays, electronic books, or “ebooks”， have become more and more popular in American society.
The biggest online bookseller Amazon, for example, recently announced that less than four years after introducing them to its catalog, it is now selling more electronic versions of its book titles than printed ones.
Last week, Pew Internet Project released a survey about the use of ebooks by library customers.It found that 12% of Americans aged 16 and older who read ebooks say they had borrowed at least one from a library within the past year.But the survey found that the broader public, including 58% of those who have library cards and 53% of people who own electronic book readers, are not aware that they can find and check out ebooks from public libraries, even though three quarters of the libraries offer that service.
Pew Internet Project director Lee Rainie noted that ebook borrowing is becoming more popular at the same time that publishers, who are selling plenty of ebooks and fewer hardcopy editions, are worried that free ebook checkouts at the library will hurt sales.In February, for example, the big publisher Penguin Books stopped supplying new ebooks and audio books to libraries.Penguin just reached an agreement to resume supplying one big library system in New York City but not until six months after new titles are released.That way, those who want the latest books will have to buy them.
So things are a little murky (阴暗的) in the library world when it comes to electronic books.More and more customers want them, but publishers are giving the libraries a hard time about offering them.Demand is not the problem.Supply may soon be.
1.What is the function of the two questions in the first paragraph?
A.To introduce the topic of the passage.
B. To stress the popularity of ebooks.
C.To show what the author cares about.
D.To remind us of the change at the library.
2.According to Paragraph 2, what can we know about Amazon?
A.It has sold ebooks for five years.
B.Its ebooks are cheaper than printed books.
C.It has the best ebooks among all libraries.
D.Its ebooks sell better than printed books.
3.We know from the survey done by Pew Internet Project that ________.
A.few library customers know how to read ebooks
B.the promotional effort at ebook readers is not big enough
C.library customers should be reminded about the ebook service
D.more library cards should be offered to readers free of charge
4.Why did Penguin Books NOT supply new ebooks to libraries?
A.Because they are not allowed to offer ebooks.
B.Because they wanted to increase the sales of printed books.
C.Because they didn't want their ebooks to be copied.
D.Because their products were not welcomed there.
1．解析：选A 推理判断题从第一段的两个问题和文章的内容可知通过第一段的两个问题作者引出了自己即将在文章中讨论的话题故选A项解析：选D 细节理解题从第二段中的“it is now selling
more electronic versions of its book titles than printed ones.”可知它的电子书比纸质书畅销解析：选C 细节理解题从第三段的内容可知很多人还不知道他们可以在图书馆里借阅电子书因此图书馆应该多推广电子书的借阅故选C项解析：选B 细节理解题从第四段的“free ebook checkouts at the library will hurt sales”和“That way, those who want the latest books will have to buy them.”这两句话可知Penguin Books 停止向图书馆提供电子书是为了保证纸质书的销售故选B项阅读理解
Batteries are included, but the charger’s not. The Nokia E-Cu concept phone doesn’t 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 it’s continuously charging by keeping the phone in areas between 86 degrees and 104 degrees Fahrenheit. ”That’s one hot pocket.
He’s put a thermo generator(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 E-Cu(E for energy, Cu for copper)is coated by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating.
Nokia doesn’t have current plans to build the phone, so for now it remains a concept. But Hyland says he’s open to anyone who wants to cooperate.
For Americans this technology would certainly be convenient. 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 charger-free phone is also a green phone. Though adapting our plug-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 charger-free cell phone technology is what it could enable places where plugging in isn’t an option, like rural areas in the developing world.
Cell phones are spreading faster than power lines and bringing with them countless opportunities, aid and health advances. A phone like the E-Cu, if it ever comes to be, would enable all manner of expanded aid and development by phone projects. Let’s hope Patrick finds a partner.
【文章大意】本文介绍的是一种不用插入电源、在口袋里即可获得电能的手机。
1. What do we know about the E-Cu phone?
A. It doesn’t have a battery or a charger.
B. It is properly marketed and sells well.
C. It’s continuously charging from any area.
D. It has a highly conductive copper cover.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段“. . . the E-Cu(E for energy, Cu for copper)is coated by copper backing with heat sinks like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating. ”可知, 这种手机有一个铜制的后盖, 可以防止电器过热, 所以有一个导热性很强的盖子。
2. What’s the function of the underlined part“heat sinks”in Paragraph 2?
A. To give off heat.
B. To measure heat.
C. To turn up heat.
D. To supply heat.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。画线部分后面“. . . like those normally used to keep electronics from overheating. ”作出了解释, 说明是用来散热的。
3. From the last two paragraphs we can know that .
A. Patrick is not ready to cooperate with others
B. power lines spread every corner of the world
C. phone projects may help solve the energy crisis
D. phones like the E-Cu have huge potential benefits
【解析】选D。推理判断题。从后两段看出, 即使在没有电源的地方也可以使用这种手机, 结合“countless opportunities, aid and health advances”判断, 这种手机潜力无限、前景广阔。
4. What is the best title of the text?
A. Designer Patrick Hyland
B. Nokia Concept Phone on Sale
C. Charging Your Phone from Pockets
D. Benefiting from Phone Technology
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。全文介绍了这种没有电源也可以使用的手机。所以选C。阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：科普文 话题：健康生活 词数：350 时间：6′
Sleeping in a room with too much light has been linked to an increased risk of gaining weight，a study shows.A team at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found women had larger waistlines if their bedroom was
“light enough to see across” at night.However，they say there is not enough evidence to advise people to buy thicker curtains or turn off lights.
The women were asked to rate the amount of light in their bedrooms at night as：Light enough to read.Light enough to see across the room，but not read.Light enough to see your hand in front of you，but not across the room.Too dark to see your hand or you wear a mask.Their answers were compared to several measures (程度) of obesity.These measures were all higher in women with lighter rooms.
Prof Anthony Swerdlow of the Institute of Cancer Research told the BBC：“In this very large group of people there is an association between reported light exposure at night and overweight and obesity.But there is not enough evidence to know if making your room darker would make any difference to your weight.There might be other explanations for the association，but the findings are interesting enough to guarantee further scientific investigation.”
The light is disrupting (干扰) the body clock，which comes from our evolutionary (进化的) past when we were active when it was light in the day and resting when it was dark at night.Light changes moods，physical strength and even the way we process food in a 24hour cycle.
Prof DerkJan Dijk，from the Surrey Sleep Centre，said there would be no harm in trying to make bedrooms darker.He told the BBC：“People in general are not aware of the light present in their bedroom，I think people should assess their bedroom and see how easy it would be to make it darker.” “Overall this study points to the importance of darkness，” he concluded.
【语篇解读】 明亮的卧室与肥胖有关系。
1．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．People should buy thicker curtains.
B．Light bedrooms are linked to obesity.
C．People should turn off lights.
D．Dark bedrooms are linked to obesity.
答案 B [主旨大意题。根据全文内容尤其是第一段“Sleeping in a room with too much light has been linked to an increased risk of gaining weight，a study shows.”可知，本文主要讲述的是在光线太强的房间睡觉会有增加肥胖的风险。]
2．What will make the researchers go on their scientific investigation?
A．Light exposure.
B．The interesting findings.
C．More people with obesity.
D．Darker bedrooms' effect.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，对于很多人来说，夜间曝光与超重以及肥胖有关，但没有足够的证据表明，如果将房间灯光调暗，体重会有变化。但是这个发现很有趣，足以促使进一步的科学研究。]
3．The author writes the fourth paragraph in order to show ________．
A．manmade light can disrupt the body clock
B．manmade light is a product of evolution
C．the body clock won't be disrupted by anything
D．the body clock can change our mood and physical strength
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，作者写本段是为了说明人造光会干扰生物钟。]
4．What's Prof DerkJan Dijk's attitude towards the dark room?
A．Negative.
B．Doubtful.
C．Favorable.
D．Unclear.
答案 C [推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，德克·简·迪克教授称，将卧室的光线调暗没有坏处，并且这个研究总体指明黑暗的重要性。由此推断，德克·简·迪克教授对黑暗的卧室持赞成态度。]
阅读理解
Finally，I entered the university.Because of my careful
savings，I did not have to work during the school years.Then，summer came and it was time to work harder than ever.I continued working as a waitress at night，instructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons.I even decided to take a class at a community (社区) college.This class at the community college
saved me $650.It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively easy life at the university.
During my second and
third years of undergraduate schooling，I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus (校园)admissions office answering phones.This provided a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings
out.The
overall
situation
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I approached my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the previous summer.I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks，but I hesitated in making this decision because it would cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel.About two weeks later my mom called to tell me that I had $1,600 in the bank that I had forgotten about！One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost，but the loss of time to make money；however，I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before.The way everything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me.
This experience has shaped me in many important ways.The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic (道德准则)．Working long hours did a lot to develop my character and helped me learn the value of a dollar.It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult situations.
【语篇解读 作者非常勤奋地做着各种兼职工作，既锻炼了自己，又挣到了钱，为以后自我的发展奠定了良好的基础。
1．Where did the writer probably work parttime before attending the university?
A．In a restaurant.
B．In the tennis camps.
C．In a company.
D．In the campus admissions office.
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I continued working as a waitress at night”可知，作者上大学前在饭店工作过。
答案 A
2．The writer took a class at a community college mainly because________.
A．she wanted to save money
B．life there was relatively easy
C．summer time was tiring
D．it was required by the university
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This class at the community college saved me $650.”可知，作者是为了省钱。
答案 A
3．The writer’s major concern about the trip to Israel was that________.
A．her mother would not give her approval
B．she would fail to get credits in Israel
C．a wellpaid summer job would be lost
D．$1,600 couldn’t be drawn out in time
解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost，but the loss of time to make money”可知，作者主要担心没有时间赚钱了，一分高薪的暑假工作失去了。
答案 C
4．The passage is mainly about how the writer________.
A．made money on the college campus
B．managed to make full use of her vacation
C．was forced to support herself by her mother
D．was shaped by working parttime through college
解析 主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了作者通过做各种兼职工作，学到了很多东西，塑造了自己的性格，懂得了金钱的价值。
答案 D
