高考英语二轮复习阅读提速练一227Word文件下载.docx
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第一节(共10小题;
每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
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绍兴诊断性考试)Theworldcanbeascaryplacewhenyou’reyoung.Itcanbeevenscarierwhenyou’reayounglittlebluepenguin(企鹅)—thetiniestofthepenguinspecies.Luckily,therearesomehumanswillingtohelp.TheysteppedintoprotectBilly,abluepenguinthatappearedonabeachinChristchurch,NewZealand.
SpottedonNovember29attheslipwayatMoncksBay,nearSumner,inChristchurch,thelittlepenguinimmediatelyattractedasmallcrowd.JeffMeinSmithsawthecrowdwhilehewasbicyclingthatafternoon,andhebikedhometogethiscamera.Whenhereturnedtothescene,hefoundthatthepenguinhadreceivedalittlesign,onethatread“Hi,I’mwaitingformymumtocomeback.DOC(DepartmentofConservation)knowsI’mhere.Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogaway.Thanks.Billy—thebabybluepenguin.”
Billydidn’tmoveawayfromthesign.TheDOCarrivedlaterthatafternoontopickupBilly,thoughtheyweresurprisedtoseeitonthebeach.“It’sunusualforabluepenguintobeoutintheopenonthebeachduringtheday,”AnitaSpencer,aDOCseniorranger,toldStuff.
BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCenterafterbeingretrievedfromthebeach.Volunteersbelievethebirdmayactuallybeafemalepenguin,andisaround2monthsold.Thechickweighsamere550grams,lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigharound900gramsatthisage.Mostlittlepenguinsgrowuptoweigh1kilogram.
Thecenterwillhelpthelittlepenguingainsomeweightbyfeedingitfishjuice,beforeit’ssetfreeintotheocean.
1.Whycantheworldbefrighteningtoayoungpenguin?
A.Itisararespecies.
B.Itfacespotentialdanger.
C.Itissurroundedbythecrowd.
D.Itisthreatenedbydogs.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“retrieved”inparagraph4?
A.Ignored. B.Cured.
C.Givenaway.D.Broughtback.
3.WhatwillhappentoBillyinthecenter?
A.ItwillbereportedtoStuff.
B.Itwillbevisitedbythelocals.
C.Itwillbetakengoodcareof.
D.Itwillbefedwithfruitjuice.
B
Youcan’tseeyoursleepingpet’sbrainwaves,butitsbehaviorcantellyouwhenyourcatmightbedreaming.Ifyouwatchclosely,you’llseethatasshefallsasleep,herbreathingbecomesslowandregularwithherbodystill.Shehasenteredthefirststageofsleep,calledslowwavesleep.Afterabout15minutesyou’llnoticeachangeinherbreathing.Hereyesmoveunderherclosedlids,herpawstwitch(抽动)andsheflicks(轻拂)anear.Shehasentereddreaming.Althoughshetwitchesandmakeslittlegruntingnoises,messagesfromherbraintothelargemusclesinherlegsareblocked,soshecan’trunabout.Sheisinastateof“sleepparalysis(麻痹)”.
MichelJouvet,aFrenchscientist,interruptedtheirsleepparalysis.Eventhoughtheywerecompletelyasleep,thedreamingcatsbegantorunforballsthatJouvetcouldn’tseeandarchedtheirbacksatunseenenemies.Hefiguredhewaswatchingthemactouttheirdreams!
Obviously,thedreamingcatsseemedtobepractisingimportantcatskills:
following,pouncing,andfighting.
Inanotherstudy,MattWilsonrecordedrats’brainwaveswhiletheylearnedmazes.Oneday,herleftthebrainwaverecordingmachineonwhiletheratsfellasleep.ThepatternofbrainwavesinthesleepingratsmatchedthepatternfromthemazesocloselythatWilsoncouldfigureoutexactlywhichpartofthemazeeachratwasdreamingabout!
Manyresearchersnowthinkthatinbothpeopleandanimals,onepurposeofdreamsistopractiseimportantskillsandfigureoutrecentlearning.Thismayexplainwhysomanypeopledreamaboutfightingandescaping,skillsthatwereprobablyimportanttoourancestors,andwhydreamingaffectsourabilitytolearn.
Doallanimalsdream?
Fromlookingatthebrainwavesofsleepinganimals,howoftenanimalsdreamseemstobetiedtobodysize.Catsdreamaboutevery15minutes,miceevery9minutes,andelephantsevery2hours.Andthoughcowsandhorsesusuallysleepstandingup,theyonlydreamwhenlyingdown.
4.WhatdoesMichelJouvetfindinhisstudy?
A.Thedreamingcatsareinastateofbodyparalysis.
B.Thedreamingcatsoftenpractisetheirimportantskills.
C.Theeyesofdreamingcatsmovewhilebodiesarestill.
D.Thelegsofthedreamingcatscan’tmove.
5.Whatcanyouknowaboutdreamingfromthepassage?
A.Dreamingalotcanhelphumanslearnmore.
B.Learningmazesisthebasicskillforcatstolearn.
C.Ratsoftendreamtoworkouttheirrecentlearning.
D.Fightingandescapingarenotimportantskillsforancestors.
6.Howdoestheauthordevelophispassage?
A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Byusingfigures.
C.Bytellingstories.D.Byshowingfacts.
C
Skyscrapersarethesymbolofurbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeing
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