2020屆高中英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解（社會現(xiàn)象類）1、Withnewandinnovative（創(chuàng)新的）ideas,10teamsofstudentgroupscompetedatUR 'sHultPrizecompetitiononNov.3toskiptheselectionprocessfortheregionalcompetition.everhadacrazyideaorpassion,nowitistimetoexploreit."seniorandHultPrizecompetitorSharfuzShifatsaid.TheHultPrizeisaninternationalcompetitionwhereundergraduateandgraduatestudentsalikecompetetowina$1millionprizetostartacompanybasedontheirideas.Formanycompetitors,thiscompetitionisanoutletforinnovativeandnovelideasthatcanspeedupchangeintheworld. "Ibelieveinsocialentrepreneurshipandthepowerofbusinesstocreatesocialchange,"saidseniorShellyChenfromTeamBoodana.Inadditiontowantingtomakealastingsocialeffect,somecompetitorshavepersonalconnectionstotheirideasandastrongmotivationtobringthemtoreality. "Wdrepassiorthisbecauseitcomesfromourlife, "sophomoreCherineGhazouania-iTwoeaierFbetysaid. "Wdretryingtomakeourfamily 's,ourcountry'sandourpeople'slivesbetter.Aftertheevent,theawardceremonyannouncedthewinner:thefirstandsecondrunner-upsasTeamBestBeing,TeamForty-TwoandTeamBoodana,respectively.Althoughtherulingideasofthewinnersweremeanttoprovidejobsforunemployedyouth,manyoftheproposedsolutionsalsohandledotherproblemsintoday 'ssocietyrwoamoFloetyonre-inventingtheimpracticaltutoringsysteminMediterraneancountries;TeamBestBeingaimedtoprovideasolutionforthelackofavailabilityofmentalhealthservicesallovertheworld.“Usuallysomeofthemostsimplebutpracticalsolutionsaretheonesthatarethemostbeautifulandeffective, "judgeAnnaSchreyersaid. "Thechallengeisbeingabletolookatthingsinacompletelynewwaythat 'sverysimple.Trytostepoutoftheboxofhowwedothingsandhowwethinkaboutthings.”.WhatisthepurposeoftheUR 'sHultPrizecompetition?A.Nottoletgoofgoodideas.B.Toawardthemosthardworkingstudents.C.Nottobecrazyaboutchangingthereality.D.Tostresstheimportanceofregionalcompetition..Whatdothewinnersmainlyfocuson?A.Youthunemployment. B.Asolutiontomentalhealth.C.Theimpracticaltutoringsystem. D.Thewayofinnovativethinking..WhatcanbeviewedasthebestideaaccordingtojudgeAnnaSchreyer?A.Effectiveandinnovative. B.Simpleandpractical.C.Long-lastingandsimple. D.Changeableandpractical.2、 TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversity toannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flying Chinesestudentswishingtojoinits.undergraduatecoursesin2019.Highschoolstudentswhocompletethe"NationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination",orGaokao,withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.Gaokaoisusuallytakenbystudentsintheirlastyearofseniorhighschooland,everyyear,eachprovinceinChinasetsthegradesrequiredtogainadmissiontoitsuniversities.ItisusuallyheldacrossChinainearlyJune.StudentsaretestedinChinese,Mathematics,aForeignLanguageandsocialsciencesornaturalsciences.UniversityofBirminghamVice-ChancellorProfessorSirDavidEastwoodsaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenchallenginganddevelopinggreatmindsformorethanacentury.WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity.WearefurtheropeningaccesstoBirmingham'swealthofeducationopportunitiesforthebrightestandmostdedicatedChinesestudentsbyacceptingthisstrictandimportantqualification.Ilookforwardtowelcomingthesehigh-flyingstudentstotheUniversityofBirmingham."GaokaoisincreasinglyacceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,CanadaandmainlandEurope.Birminghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswhoachieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglishlanguagerequirements.ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirmingham'sChinaInstitutesaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasalonghistoryofeducatingstudentsfromChinaandoneofourmostfamousgraduatesisLiSiguang-thefoundingfatherofChinesegeology.IamdelightedthattheUniversityisnowacceptingtheGaokao.ThisgivesthebrightestandbestChinesestudentsanopportunitytomovestraightintothefirstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingataglobalTop100university,suchasBirmingham."1.WhatdoChinesestudentshavetodotoentertheUniversityofBirminghambefore2019?A.Gothroughafoundationyear.B.PrepareBirminghamdegreeprogrammes.C.Acquiretherighttopermanentresidency.D.Scoreover800%oftheuniversity'squalificationexamination..Whoistheannouncementintendedfor?A.TheforeignstudentsinChina.B.AllpeoplelivingintheUK.C.ThestudentsoftheUK.D.Chinesestudents..Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"integral"underlinedinparagraph3?A.Complete.B.Necessary.C.Indifferent.D.Unimportant..Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Theintroductiontothe"Gaokao"ofChina.B.ThehistoryoftheUniversityofBirmingham.C.Thehighqualitystudentsacceptedbytopuniversities.D.TheUniversityofBirmingham'sadmissiontoGaokao.3、There'sabluehouseincentralFloridathat'shardtomiss.It'ssomewhatfamousamongpeoplewholivenearby—it'spaintedtolooklike"StarryNight,"theiconicpaintingbyVincentvanGogh-butnoteveryoneisafanofthelarger-than-lifeartwork."Wehadnotoriginallyintendedtopaintthehouselikethis,"Nancy,wholivestherewithherhusband,Lubomir,andtheiradultson,toldTODAY.Theystartedbypaintingthewalloutsideoftheirhome,becauseitwas"indisrepair"andtheywantedittolooknice.Thecouplesaidtheyevenaskedpermissionfromthecitytopaintthewall,andweretolditwasOK."SowewentaheadandstartedhavingthewallpaintedbyanartistwhohashisworkshownthroughoutSouthAmerica,"Nancysaid.ThecouplechoseVanGoghbecausetheirson,whohasautism（自閉癥）,isafanofthegreatartist."Godforbidmysonweretobeinasituationwherehewasunabletofindhiswaybackhome,we'rehopingthathewouldhavetheabilitytoatleastsaythathebelongsattheVanGoghhouse,"Nancysaid.AndthefatherevenbelievedthattherewasmagicalconnectionbetweenVanGoghandautistickids,becauseVanGoghwaspossiblyalsoautistic.Aftertheypaintedthewall,thecouplegotacitation（傳票）fromthecitystatingthatthewallpaintingwasconsideredgraffiti（涂鴉）andthatthewallmustmatchthehouse.That'swhentheydecidedtopainttheentirehousetolooklike ---knowStagryiNighasnotquitewhatthecityhadinmindbutconfidentthattheyweren'tbreakinganylaw.

Sincethen,they'vebeenfined$10,600.InFebruary,theyfiledafederallawsuit（起訴）againstthecity,claimingthecityisviolatingtheirrighttofreedomofexpression.MountDoracityofficialsnortheirlawyerwouldcommentontheissue.ButinFebruary,theydidsayinastatementthattheyweretryingto"preservetheresidentialcharacterofourneighborhoods,"andthatthehouse"maypresentadistractiontosafevehicleoperationalongthestreetwhichfrontsthehome."Whilebothsidesareinsettlementtalks,thefateofthemural（壁畫）isstillupintheair.Thefamilysaytheyarereadytobattleforwhattheybelievein.1.Whatwasthecouple'soriginalintentiontopaintthewall?A.Tobeautifythedamagedwall.B.Torespondtothecallofthecity.A.Tobeautifythedamagedwall.B.Torespondtothecallofthecity.C.Toassistanartisttoshowhiswork.D.Toexpresstheirson'admirationforVanGogh.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Godforbid"inparagraphthreemean?A.MayGodforgiveus.B.It'sforbiddenbyGod.C.Toassistanartisttoshowhiswork.D.Toexpresstheirson'admirationforVanGogh.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Godforbid"inparagraphthreemean?A.MayGodforgiveus.B.It'sforbiddenbyGod.C.EvenGodcan'thelpit.D.Wehopeitdoesnothappen.C.EvenGodcan'thelpit.D.Wehopeitdoesnothappen..What'sthefinalattitudeoftheMountDoracityofficialstowardstheuniquehouse?A.Supportive B.Disapproving C.Ambiguous D.Understanding.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.”StarryNight"houseinFloridaarousesaheateddiscussion.B.Neighborssignanonlinepetitioninsupportof “StarryNight"house.C.ThemagicalconnectionbetweenVanGoghandautistickids.D.Homeownersbattlefortheir “StarryNight"houseinFlorida.、 Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou"?Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don'tthesepeoplerealizethatthey'rewastingyourtime?MaybeI'mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife'slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon'tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon'thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello;E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext;Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls."Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemails? ”mysisterasked."Justtexthim.Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness'sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy:Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist（人類學(xué)家）MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodernsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here'shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdo..Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exasperated"meaninthefifthparagraph?A.TiredB.SurprisedC.WorriedD.Annoyed.Whydidn'tthewriterreplytohisfather?A.Hedidn'treceiveanyvoicemailmessage.B.Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemails.C.Helikedtextmessagebetter.D.Hedidn'twanttotalkwithhisfather..Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A.Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.B.Declaringwhotheyareorsayinghellointextsisnecessary.C.Peopleneedn 'tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.D.Peopleneedn 'tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble..What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Nowadays:Doyouneedathank-youmessageB.Nowadays:DoyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessageC.Nowadays:Whatshouldwedowithtextmessages.D.Nowadays:Whatmeansshouldweuseincommunication5、Theproblemofrobocallshasgottensobadthatmanypeoplenowrefusetopickupcallsfromnumberstheydon'tknow.Bynextyear,halfofthecallswereceivewillbescams（欺詐）.Wearefinallywakinguptotheseverityoftheproblembysupportinganddevelopingagroupoftools,appsandapproachesintendedtopreventscammersfromgettingthrough.Unfortunately,it'stoolittle,toolate.Bythetimethese 解決^soJu）tonsomewidelyavailable,scammerswillhavemovedontocleverermeans.Inthenearfuture,it'snotjustgoingtobethenumberyouseeonyourscreenthatwillbeindoubt.Soonyouwillalsoquestionwhetherthevoiceyou'rehearingisactuallyreal.That'sbecausethereareanumberofpowerfulvoicemanipulation（處理）andautomationtechnologiesthatareabouttobecomewidelyavailableforanyonetouse.Atthisyear'sI/OConference,acompanyshowedanewvoicetechnologyabletoproducesuchaconvincinghuman-soundingvoicethatitwasabletospeaktoareceptionistandbookareservationwithoutdetection.Thesedevelopmentsarelikelytomakeourcurrentproblemswithrobocallsmuchworse.ThereasonthatrobocallsareaheadachehaslesstodowithamountthanprecisionAdecadeofdatabreaches儆據(jù)侵入）ofpersonalinformationhasledtoasituationwherescammerscaneasilylearnyourmother'sname,andfarmore.Armedwiththisknowledge.they'reabletocarryoutindividuallytargetedcampaignstocheatpeople.Thismeans.forexample,thatascammercouldcallyoufromwhatlookstobeafamiliarnumberandtalktoyouusingavoicethatsoundsexactlylikeyourbankteller's,rickingyouinto"confirming"youraddress,mother'sname,andcardnumber.Scammersfollowmoney,socompanieswillbetheworsthit.Alotofbusinessisstilldoneoverthephone,andmuchofitisbasedontrustandexistingrelationships.Voicemanipulationtechnologiesmayweakenthatgradually.Weneedtodealwiththeinsecurenatureofourtelecomnetworks.Phonecarriersandconsumersneedtoworktogethertofindwaysofdeterminingandcommunicatingwhatisreal.Thatmightmeaneitherdevelopingauniformwaytomarkvideosandimages,showingwhenandwhotheyweremadeby.orabandoningphonecallsaltogetherandmovingtowardsdata-basedcommunications—usingappslikeFaceTimeorWhatsApp,whichcanbetiedtoyouridentity.Credibilityishardtoearnbuteasytolose,andtheproblemisonlygoingtoharderfromhereonout.I.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesolutionstoproblemofrobecalls?A.Panicked. B.Confused. C.Embarrassed.D.Disappointed..takingadvantageofthenewtechnologies,scammercan.A.aimatvictimsprecisely B.damagedatabaseseasilyC.startcampaignsrapidly D.spreadinformationwidely.Whatdoesthepassageimply?A.Honestyisthebestpolicy. B.Technologiescanbedouble-edited.C.Therearemoresolutionsthanproblems.D.Credibilityholdsthekeytodevelopment..Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WheretheProblemofRobocallsIsRootedB.WhoIstoBlamefortheProblemofRoboeallsC.WhyRobocallsAreAbouttoGetMoreDangerousD.HowRobocallsAreAffectingtheWorldofTechnologyStatisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit 'snecessarytotakeastatislcoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout（球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe'soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey 'veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit 'snotwoithtryrngpteysiruit（Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive（主管人員）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit 'snotworthwhilerecruhim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn 't.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven'tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate（最終的）performanceinthesettingwe 'reconcernedabout.Wehaven'tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn 'tgoiworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe “l(fā)awoflargenumbers ecog/ntitiohiOsatstatherinterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there'ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:itonlyatinysample,it 'snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It 'sjusttoocompe怖gthatwe'velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou 'regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol（體系）,withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It 'shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.I.Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto.A.illustratetheinfluenceoffans B.showtheweaknessesofscoutsC.attachimportancetointerviews D.introducethetopicofthepassage.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB.asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC.asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD.thenumberofcandidateshasn'tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowemployeesareselectedB.WherestatisticsareavailableC.WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD.WhenrecommendationsareneededLivinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedays,butlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy18years,itiscommunicationthatisveryimportant,bothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong.Withanyrelationship,youneedtoletothersknowhowyouarefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,youdriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparents,oranyoneelse,nottalkingtothemdoesn'tsolveanything.Communicationbeginswiththeconcernsofanother.Itmeansthatyoucan'tjustcomehomefromschool,gouptoyourroomandignoreeveryone.Evenifyoujustsay"Hi",andseehowtheirdaywasforfiveminutes,itisbetterthannothing.Ifyoulookeduptheword"communication"inadictionary,itwouldsay"theexchangeofideas,theconveyanceofinformation,correspondence（通信），meansofcommunication:aletteroramessage".Tomaintainagoodrelationship,youmustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeel,evenifit'sjustbywritinganote.Whendealingwithparents,youalwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeit,tellthemthatyou'lllistentowhattheyhavetosay,butaskthempolitelytolistentoyou.Yellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworse.Thisisanexample:onenight,Sophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworks,butshedidn'tfeelshecouldjustasktogohome.Thatwouldberude.Afterall,theyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem.Needlesstosay,shewaslategettinghome.Herparentsweremadatfirst,butwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslate,theyweren'tasmadandlettheincidentgo.Communicationisthekeyfactorhere.IfSophie'sparentshadnotbeenwillingtolisten,Sophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftrouble.Communicationisn'taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie's,telltheotherpersonhowyoufeel-listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication..Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Thedisagreementbetweengenerations.B.Theimportanceofcommunication.

C.Thegreatimportanceofkeepingsilent.D.Thenecessityofmakingyourfeelingknown..Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunication,thekeytoahappyrelationshipisthat.A.parentsshouldlistentotheirchildrenB.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparentsC.parentsandchildrenshouldnotyellorignoreD.equalityplaysapartinfamilycommunication.Whatdoestheexampleinthispassageprove?A.Sophie'sparentsdidagoodjobinlisteningtoher.B.Childrenshouldfirstexplainthemselvestotheirparents.C.Communicationisthesolutiontomisunderstanding.D.Parentswouldbemadattheirchildren'sreturninghomelate..Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Walkawayinsteadofyellingifcommunicationfails.B.Itisbettertosay"Hi"toothersthansaynothing.C.Talkingismoreimportantthanlisteningincommunication.D.Youshouldfeelgoodaboutyourselfwhencommunicating.Masscommunicationhasbeengrowingandaffectingthewaycommunitiesandpeoplebehave.Ateverystageofthedevelopmentofcommunication,fromthetelegraphtotheInternet,societieshavehadtoadapttoitseffects.Buthavetheeffectsbeenmorepositiveornegative?Thesaying“knowledgeispower"hasbeennamexvatorforpeopletoimprovesli、sli、andbringingusclosertogether,theinformationageismakingusmoredividedandirresponsible.Nevertheless,manypeoplefindcomfortintheirvirtual（虛擬的）worldsandarehappytoconnectwithreal-lifefriendsandonlinefriendsfromthefamiliarsurroundingsoftheirlivingrooms.However,beingabletoreinventthemselvesonlineandbewhoevertheywanttobeleadstothequestionofwhethertheyarelosingtheiridentitiesbylivinginavirtualworld.It'snotallbadnews,however.Masscommunicationhashelpedchangesomeattitudesforthebetter.Takeourviewsontheenvironmentforexample.Internetcampaignsbygovernmentsandotherorganizationshavehelpedpopularizetheideasofrecycling,protectingwildlifeandreducingpollution.Modernelectroniccommunicationnowinfluenceseveryaspectofourlives-itisapowerfultoolthathasraisedsomeconcernsforsociety.However,ithasalsobroughtcountlessbenefitstosociety.Attheendoftheday,itcanbeusedbothforgoodorevil,whichlargelyreliesonthemoralsandsenseofresponsibilityoftheindividualorcommunityinvolved.Inshort,itneedstobeusedwithcare..Accordingtothetext,theinformationagetoday.A.helpspeopleimprovetheirlivesB.fullyshows"Knowledgeispower"C.makespeoplefeelmoreconnectedtoothersD.failstoachieveourexpectationssometimes.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A.Peopleonlyconnectwithonlinefriends.B.Onlinefriendscanbecomfortingforallpeople.C.Virtuallivescanmakepeopleclearofwhotheyare.D.TheInternethelpstoraiseourenvironmentalawareness..Whatisthewriter'sattitudetoelectroniccommunicationinthelastparagraph?A.Itshouldbeusedinacautiousway.B.Itdoesmoreharmthangoodtosociety.C.Itssideeffectscan'tbehandledbyindividuals.D.Itshouldbestrictlycontrolledbythegovernment..Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Thecomfortofthevirtualworlds.B.Theeffectsofmasscommunication.C.Thedevelopmentofmasscommunication.D.Thewaytousemodernmasscommunication.答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.A;2A3.B解析：2答案及解析：答案：1.A;2.D;3.B;4.D解析：1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段倒數(shù)第一句"withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman."可知在伯明翰大學(xué)承認(rèn)高考成績之前 ，中國學(xué)生需要進(jìn)行一年的預(yù)科學(xué)習(xí)之后才能進(jìn)入專業(yè)課程學(xué)習(xí)。故選 Ao.推理判斷題。第一段第一句"TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flyingChinesestudentswishingtojoinits.undergraduatecoursesin2019.”可知伯明翰大學(xué)的通告主要針對中國學(xué)生發(fā)布的。故選 D。.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段劃線部分句子“WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity."句意：我們歡迎來自世界各地的人們來伯明翰學(xué)習(xí) ，中國學(xué)生是我們教育和研究領(lǐng)域不可或缺的一部分?？芍?integral意思為“不可或缺的"，故選B。.主旨大意題。本文介紹了世界一流大學(xué)一一英國伯明翰大學(xué)從 2019年起開始承認(rèn)中國高考成績，為更多的中國高水平學(xué)生提供更多到世界名校深造的機(jī)會。即伯明翰大學(xué)對高考成績的承認(rèn)，故選Do3答案及解析：答案：1.A;2.D;3.B;4.D解析：4答案及解析：答案：1-4DCAD解析：1.詞義推斷題。根據(jù)下文中的dissatisfaction可推知，父親很惱怒。.推斷題。根據(jù)第4段內(nèi)容可知，作者認(rèn)為發(fā)文字信息更簡單、快捷，且不必說一些客套話，發(fā)語音信息不禮貌。.推斷題。