1、2012屆高考英語二輪專題強化閱讀綜合能力培養精選（四）A(2011·沈陽六校診斷)I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two­hour business plans”. I separated them into six groups and gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their idea, the better, I said. Finally, five of the six groups presente

2、d plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering(提供飲食及服務) service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment.My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state­owned enterprises and global companies. They were not

3、without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years' teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard

4、 Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.In China, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well­developed marketing and management m

5、inds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand.With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there's the “thousand­talent scheme”： this new government program is intende

6、d to improve technological modernization by attracting top foreign­trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries about China's research environment. It's hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attrac

7、tive enough to overcome this.At last, for China, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnerships with top Western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well­educated people and telling them to think creatively. It's about establishing a rich learning en

8、vironment for young minds. It's not that simple.語篇解讀：作為培訓講師，作者深刻體會到中國的教育體制存在的弊端，人才激勵機制和研究環境不容樂觀，營造良好的學習環境是迫切而又艱難的任務。1Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?APapers were often downloaded from the Internet.BStudents often said that copying is a preferable business stra

9、tegy.CCase study debates were written up as well as recited.DStudents combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem.解析：細節理解題。文章第二段最后三句是作者介紹的三種缺乏創造性的場景，即A、B、C；文章第二段的前半部分批判了教育體制很少強調批判性思考或者創造力，由此可知學生把知識與批判性思考結合起來去解決問題不應該被認為是缺乏創造力，故選D項。答案：D2The underlined word “scheme” in the fourth paragra

10、ph means “_”Atimetable BthemeCproject Dpolicy解析：詞義猜測題。此處與本句后面的program相呼應，表示這項“千人人才 計劃”旨在用重金吸引在國外受過訓練的頂級科學家到大陸來提高科技現代化，故C項最接近畫線詞的意思。答案：C3We can infer from the passage that _.AChina can make and sell any product all over the worldBhigh pay may not solve the problem of China's research environmentC

11、cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brandDthe new government program is aimed at encouraging Imagination解析：推理判斷題。根據第四段最后一句后半句中的內容可推知即使是優厚的報酬，或許也不能解決中國研究環境的問題。答案：B4Which is the best title of the passage?ALook for a New Way of LearningBReward Creative ThinkingCHow to Become

12、 a CreatorDEstablish a Technical Environment解析：推理判斷題。作者根據自己給學生進行的培訓發現中國的人才缺乏創新，研究環境也不容樂觀，進而指出用重金吸引人才或者僅僅依靠與國外的知名機構合作不是解決之道，關鍵是營造良好的學習環境，所以A項最能概括文章大意。答案：AB(2011·山西省三市聯考)The iPhone, the iPad, the iPod: each of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fad(一時的風尚). Apple has cleverly taken

13、advantage of the power of the letter “i” and many other brands are following suit. The BBC's iPlayer which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear popular in the US and UK that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed­down ve

14、rsion of London's Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”In general, single­letter prefixes(前綴) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e­mail and e­com­merce first came into use.Most “i” products are targeted at young people and consider

15、ing the major readers of Independent's “i”， it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name.But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”， “b”， or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King's College,

16、 London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”， no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn't have one clear definition，” he says.“However, thanks

17、to Apple, the term is now associated with portability(輕便)，” adds Thorne.Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.Along with “Google” and “bl

18、og”， readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern.

19、 However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.語篇解讀：本文為說明文。蘋果公司推出的帶有i­前綴的產品銷售得異常火爆，你知道為什么嗎？本文就介紹了這方面的取名知識。5We can infer that the Independent's “i” is aimed at _.Ayoung readers Bold readersCfashionable women Dengineers解析：推理判斷題。根據第三段的內容可判斷Independent's “i”主要針對的讀

20、者群是年輕人。答案：A6The underlined word “ambiguous” means “_”Apopular BuncertainCdefinite Dunique解析：詞義推測題。根據第四段最后兩句所講的例子可以判斷ambiguous是“不明確的，模棱兩可的”意思。答案：B7Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are _.Aportable Benvironmentally friendlyCadvanced Drecyclable解析：細節理解題。根據第五段的However, th

21、anks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability(輕便)可知帶有i­前綴的產品通常與輕便聯系在一起。故選A項。答案：A8The writer suggests that _.A“i” products are often of a high qualityBthe popularity of “i” products may not last longCthe letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the productsDiTeddy is a live bear解析：推理判

22、斷題。根據最后一段第一句But as history shows, people grow tired of f ads以及后面的例子可推知作者認為帶有i­前綴的產品的盛行也維持不了太長的時間。答案：BC(2011·皖南八校第三次聯考)The “Neighborhood Watch” scheme all started a few years ago in the quiet village of Mollington after a number of burglaries in the village and the surrounding area. The vil

23、lagers came up with the idea that they themselves could keep an eye on their neighbors' possessions while they were away on holiday. Since then, and with the support of the government and police, more than 50,000 “Neighborhood Watch” schemes have been set up all over the country.The object of ea

24、ch “Watch” group is to reduce the opportunities that criminals have in any particular street or area. Each villager who is a member of the scheme will call the police whenever they see something suspicious. It is the police who actually check out each report and look into what is happening. Villager

25、s who are part of the “Watch” are not supposed to act as police or put themselves in danger.When a new “Neighborhood Watch” scheme is set up in an area, one benefit is that most burglars dare not take a chance on breaking into someone's house because they know that there is a high risk of being

26、seen by neighbors keeping a lookout. Burglars also know that people are more likely to have fitted good locks to their doors and windows.Another benefit is that, since the “Neighborhood Watch” schemes came into existence, there is growing evidence of a new community spirit. It is bringing people tog

27、ether as never before, and encouraging people to care for each other. New friendships are being made, and contact is often established with old people living on their own, who are often the most frightened and the most at risk.語篇解讀：這是一篇說明文，向讀者介紹了一個叫做“Neighborhood Watch”的計劃，并講述了該計劃的實施辦法以及收到的效果。9The “

28、Neighborhood Watch” scheme in Mollington started _.Abefore any others in the countryBafter 50,000 burglaries in the areaCbecause some villagers wanted to go away for a holidayDbecause the police could not protect people解析：邏輯推理題。由文章第一段的最后一句可推知，Mollington的“Neighborhood Watch” scheme是最早開始的，所以答案選A項。答案：A10When members of a “Watch” group see suspicious individuals, they should _.Acontact the police Btry and frighten them awayCtry an