山东省2015年高考阅读表达专项训练（一）
阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
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[1]A mobile phone service which makes your handset scream when it’s been stolen has been started, with its makers claiming it could put an end to mobile theft altogether.
[2]The Remot e XT system uses software to link customers’ mobile phones directly to a secure remote server, which stores all their data from phone numbers to text messages and e-mails. If the owner’s phone is lost or stolen, they can dial a 24-hour call centre and have it registered. The handset is then disabled, and cannot even be used if a new SIM card is put in. At the same time, the system sets off an alarm sounding like a high-pitched(尖声的) scream, which can only be stopped by removing the battery.
[3]Existing data is also wiped off the phone but, because the information has been stored centrally, as soon as the victim gets a news phone, the system designers said.
[4] “By making mobiles unusable to anyone but the rightful owner the phones become worthless and we will see the market for stolen handsets stopped once and for all,” said Mark Whiteman, managing director of Remote XT. For the moment the system is aimed at business customers and comes with a fee of 9.99 pounds per month, possibly available to the majority of average users within two years as mobile technology advances.
[5]According to the latest UK government statistics, mobile phone theft has risen 190 percent in recent years, with one third of all UK robberies now solely involving mobile phones.
【文章大意】手机被盗一直困扰着我们，因为被盗的不仅仅是手机，还有里面储存的信息，英国的一家公司研究了一个新的软件，致力于解决这一问题。文章对此进行了介绍。
1. What is the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
答案：Screaming Phone to Fight against Theft
解析：主旨大意题。文章开篇点题：A mobile phone service which makes your handset scream when it’s been stolen has been started，下文围绕该部分展开，由此可以确定标题。
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
With a phone los t or stolen, the phone’s user can call a service centre at any time, having his/ her case recorded.
答案：If the owner’s phone is lost or stolen, they can dial a 24-hour call centre and have it registered.
解析：同义置换题。关键词“lost or stolen”。“ the phone’s user”对应原文的“the owner”；“ call a service centre at any time”对应“dial a 24-hour call centre”；“ having his/ her case recorded”对应“have it registered”。
3. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
答案：it can be restored
解析：信息补全题。这里表达的意思是：（发出尖叫后，）手机所存的信息就会被清除，一旦受害者使用了新的手机，那么（所删除的信息）就会（自动）恢复。由此可知答案。4. Do you believe the security system can put an end to phone theft? Try to give your reasons. (Please answer within 30 words.)
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答案：In my opinion, it’s impossible that this service will stop phone thefts completely because thieves are likely to use advanced technology to deal with the security measures.
解析：开放型问题。答案不唯一，只要对文章所描述的技术阐述出自己的观点，并阐述出理由即可得分。
5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.
答案：目前, 该系统针对的商业客户, 同时按月收取9.99英磅的费用，随着制作手机技术的发展, 两年之内大多数普通手机用户都能够使用该系统。
B
One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装)．
On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is. ”What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”，“pitiful”，and “dying”， which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming. “Don't expect any presents this year，” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He's all right？” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home！”
“Thank God！” I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. ; they were filled with love!
【文章大意】“我”四岁时母亲给了“我”一件特殊的圣诞礼物：人娃娃——我可爱的弟弟Richard。但后来Richard发高烧差点夭折，经医院抢救得生，这使我更加珍爱我的“人娃娃”。
1. What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958? (no more than 10 words)
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1. 答案：He got a baby brother.
解析：封闭型问题。虽然表面上是有了一个娃娃，但事实上是有了亲弟弟。
2. What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?（1word）
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答案：Fearful.
解析：词义猜测题。从该句前半部分中的“hopeless”，“pitiful”，and “dying”可知该词意思是“令人害怕的”。虽然其他三个词均表示消极含义，但只有fearful表示“我”害怕“弟弟”离“我”而去。
3. What is the passage mainly about? (no more than 5 words)
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答案： A special Christmas gift.
解析：主旨大意题。第一段一开始便定义我的弟弟Richard是一件特殊的圣诞礼物。虽然弟弟Richard差点离我们而去，但后来还是得以平安回家，因此圣诞节并不悲惨。B和D 选项外延过大，此段材料只是截取生活中的一个片段，并非整个和Richard一起生活的全部。
4. How did the father when Christmas was coming? （1 word）
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答案： Sadness.
解析：推理判断题。从第四段最后两句As he spoke, his eyes filled with tear s. I’d never seen him cry before.可知父亲感到十分伤心。
5. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.
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答案：But I knew they were not empty
解析：上文告诉我们，我的圣诞玩瘪瘪的挂在那里，下文告诉我们里面装满了爱，所以这里承上启下表达的意思是：我知道里面不是空的。