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18.Flappy Bird![](http://thumb.zyjl.cn/pic3/quiz/images/201604/159/0cfd1a17.png)
Be careful what you wish for,especially if you want to invent something new.Recently,Dong Nguyen,the designer of the mobile game Flappy Bird,removed it from app stores.He said its success-it had been downloaded more than 50million times and was making him around£30,000from advertising each day-had ruined his simple life.On his Twitter account,he said:"I cannot take this anymore."OK,so regretting making Flappy Bird isn't quite the same as regretting making a gun,but Nguyen is just the latest inventor who wished he hadn't created a monster.
The Labradoodle
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The labradoodle isn't a monster-it's attractive.But what's unnatural is the way crossbreed (杂交的)dogs have been sold since the labradoodle's inventor,Wally Conron,first created the dog in the 1980s."I've done a lot of damage,"he told the media."I've created a lot of problems.There are a lot of unhealthy and dropped dogs out there."Conron came up with the labradoodle when he was working for the Royal Guide Dog Association of Australia to provide a dog for a blind woman whose husband was easily affected by dog hair.What he didn't expect was that the labradoodle-and other types of such dogs,many of which have health problems-would become so popular.
The AK-47
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Six months before his death in December 2013,Mikhail Kalashnikov,the designer of the gun,wrote to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church:"I almost cannot deal with my mental pain.If my gun killed people,does that mean that I,93years of age,the son of a poor farmer,am responsible for people's deaths,even if they were enemies?"
Electronic Tagging
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The electronic tag was originally made in the 1960s as a way of tracking former prisoners'presence at school and work,and rewarding them for good behavior.Its inventors,Bob Gable and his brother Kirkland,were later shocked that the tag had become a form of control and punishment."It's not pleasant,"Kirkland Gable told the Guardian in 2010,"but I'm not in control of the universe.I have to realize there are some things out of my control."
Pepper Spray
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After police sprayed(喷射) peaceful protesters with pepper spray at a University of California campus in 2011,one of the scientists who helped develop it in the 80s criticized its use."I have never seen such an inappropriate use of chemicals,"Kamran Loghman told The New York Times.
The Office Cubicle
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In the late 60s,a new form of office was designed to give workers privacy and increase productivity by providing more work space.Instead,it became a way for companies to put employees into tighter spaces.These days,the cubicle is often connected with uniformity and soulless work.Its inventor,Bob Propst,said,in 1997,"the use of cubicles in modern corporations is crazy."
Office Cubicle
55.Which of the following is Wrong according to the passage?D
A.The labradoodle was originally created to help people have a better life.
B.The inventor thought electronic tagging would give former prisoners more freedom.
C.The office cubicle was intended to provide personal life and improve work performance.
D.Pepper spray and the AK-47were used to kill enemies.
56.Which of the following inventions came first?C
A.Flappy Bird. B.The labradoodle.
C.The office cubicle. D.Pepper spray.
57.What's the best title of the six passages?A
A.Inventions their creators regret.
B.Products their creators praise.
C.Damages inventions cause.
D.Benefits inventions bring.
分析 本文为广告应用文,介绍了几个发明者后悔发明的产品.
解答 55-57 DCA
55.答案D.细节理解题.根据Pepper Spray部分的"After police sprayed(喷射) peaceful protesters with pepper spray at a University of California campus in 2011,"可知,Pepper Spray只是用来防身的,并不能杀人,故D选项错误.
56.答案C.细节理解题.Flappy Bird根据图示是2013年的产品.The Labradoodle的时间为1980s.The AK-47的时间为2013年.Pepper Spray的时间为2011.The Office Cubicle的时间为In the late 60s,大约为1960s.故最早的是The Office Cubicle,选C.
57.答案A.主旨大意题.根据文章第一段"Be careful what you wish for,especially if you want to invent something new"可知,本文要讲的是那些让发明者后悔的产品.故选A.
点评 做广告类阅读的五大技巧
1.先题后文法:"先题后文"指的就是先读试题,了解试题的考查点,再根据试题的要求快速阅读短文.
2.题干定向法:如果题干的问题与原文中的相应句段基本相同,则可直接对号入座;如果题干的问题与原文中的相应句段有较大出入,则要进行一定的处理,这个"处理"是多方面的,它可能包括对原文进行同义变换、对概念进行解析、对事实进行归纳、将具体问题抽象化或将抽象问题具体化、将文中提到的原则或规则进行实际运用等等.
3.错误排除法:一般说来,对于那些与文意明显不符或与文章内容不相关的选项比较容易排除,但有些选项与文章内容相符,却与题干问题不吻合,即属答非所问的情形,也应作为错误项予以排除,尤其是那些从文章中摘录的句子,要特别小心,它们很有可能是干扰项.除了验证其是否能回答所提问题外,还要看它是否回答了问题的主要方面,也就是说看它是不是最佳答案,如果它只能回答所提问题的一个侧面或还有比它更合适的选项,都要毫不犹豫地将其排除.
4.信息补全法:前面讲到,广告类阅读材料的一大特点就是缩略词和省略句多.考生在做题时,要注意根据文章的上下文语境将省略句补充完整,以便于正确地理解和答题.
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The two-year study(2)Achildren aged 3 to 5 who were regularly read to this way in class with children who were not.In all,over three hundred students,who were considered to be at serious risk of(3)C reading problems in future life,were(4)Din a classroom setting.After reviewing the recorded lessons,the researchers found that those students whose teachers most often(5)Bthe print showed clearly higher skills in reading,spelling and understanding.
Professor Shayne Piasta,the study's author,says most teachers would find this method(6)Dbecause it needs only a small change in the way they teach.They already read storybooks in class.The only(7)Ain the new method would be increased attention to the print.
Ms.Piasta says if adults can(8)Cchildren in the stories and get them to pay attention to letters and words,it makes sense that they will do better at(9)Arecognition.But few parents and teachers do this in a(10)Bway starting first with letters,then(11)Cmoving to words,sentences and paragraphs.
Teachers and parents can point to a letter and outline its(12)Bwith a finger.They can point out a word and(13)C."This is‘dog'".They can discuss the(14)Dof the print to find how the words combine to tell the story.And they can talk about the(15)Aof the print for example,how words are written from left to fight.
1. A.clearer | B.better | C.higher | D.happier |
2. A.compared | B.paired | C.related | D.involved |
3. A.avoiding | B.solving | C.developing | D.forcing |
4. A.found | B.locked | C.interviewed | D.observed |
5. A.studied | B.discussed | C.saw | D.ignored |
6. A.reliable | B.illogical | C.unbelievable | D.manageable |
7. A.difference | B.concern | C.problem | D.challenge |
8. A.annoy | B.leave | C.interest | D.puzzle |
9. A.word | B.voice | C.story | D.number |
10.A.easy | B.systematic | C.different | D.typical |
11.A.silently | B.suddenly | C.gradually | D.mostly |
12.A.route | B.shape | C.move | D.sound |
13.A.guess | B.think | C.explain | D.answer |
14.A.size | B.style | C.form | D.meaning |
15.A.organization | B.development | C.information | D.improvement |
The(18)C started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink.I was so used to seeing them that I(19)Dtook notice of them.But Katy shouted,laughing and(20)Bto talk to them.I had to get down on my knees and(21)Dher to shut up so my grandma wouldn't(22)B and get hurt.
After that happened,I(23)C there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing(令人窘迫).
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.(24)Dordering our hamburgers well-done,she told the person behind the counter,"They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do."Jill burst out laughing,but I almost(25)A.
After a while,I started wishing I could(26)DGrandma in a closet.I even complained to my parents.Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel(27)C in our home.
Then last Wednesday,something happened tha(28)A everything completely.My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and(29)A them about their(30)B for a big Oral History project.I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother,"she whispered."She's(31)C and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on(32)B today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合).All my friends and teachers were listening to her(33)D she was a great heroine.I was(34)Bof my grandma and hoped she would(35)Aknow that I had been ashamed of her.
16.A.funny | B.common | C.terrible | D.clear |
17.A.admit | B.receive | C.refuse | D.show |
18.A.quarrel | B.accident | C.trouble | D.adventure |
19.A.already | B.always | C.simply | D.hardly |
20.A.enjoying | B.pretending | C.imagining | D.continuing |
21.A.warn | B.demand | C.advise | D.beg |
22.A.mind | B.hear | C.see | D.fall |
23.A.expected | B.declared | C.realized | D.doubted |
24.A.Because of | B.Except for | C.Such as | D.Instead of |
25.A.died | B.cheered | C.disappeared | D.suffered |
26.A.meet | B.avoid | C.arrange | D.hide |
27.A.independent | B.inconvenient | C.unwelcome | D.unfamiliar |
28.A.changed | B.finished | C.stopped | D.Prepared |
29.A.interview | B.report | C.tell | D.write |
30.A.news | B.lives | C.advantages | D.achievements |
31.A.free | B.popular | C.interesting | D.embarrassing |
32.A.show | B.stage | C.duty | D.time |
33.A.and then | B.even if | C.so that | D.as if |
34.A.sure | B.proud | C.ashamed | D.afraid |
35.A.never | B.even | C.still | D.once |
A. | expression | B. | conclusion | C. | impression | D. | information |