河南省高考英语押题2文档格式.docx
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阅读理解(共两节,40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,共30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
What’sonYourPet’sMind?
In1977,IrenePepperbergofHarvardUniversitybeganstudyingwhatwasonanothercreature’smindbytalkingtoit.HerfirstexperimentsbeganwithAlex.
Alexwasaone-year-oldAfricangreyparrotandIrenetaughthimtoproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.“Ithoughtifhelearnedtocommunicate,Icouldaskhimquestionsabouthowheseestheworld.”
Atthetime,mostscientistsdidn’tbelieveanimalshadanythoughts.Theythoughtanimalsweremorelikerobotsbutdidn’thavetheabilitytothinkorfeel.Ofcourse,ifyouownapetyouprobablydisagree.Butitisthejobofascientisttoprovethisandnowadaysmorescientistsacceptthatanimalscanthinkforthemselves.
“That’swhyIstartedmystudieswithAlex,”Irenesaid.“Somepeopleactuallycalledmecrazyfortryingthis.”
Nowadays,wehavemoreandmoreevidencethatanimalshaveallsortsofmentalabilities.Sheepcanrecognizefaces.Chimpanzees(黑猩猩)useavarietyoftoolsandevenuseweaponstohunt.AndAlextheparrotbecameaverygoodtalker.
ThirtyyearsaftertheAlexstudiesbegan,IrenewasstillgivinghimEnglishlessonsupuntilhisrecentdeath.Forexample,ifAlexwashungryhecouldsay“wantgrape”.Alexcouldcounttosixandwaslearningthesoundsforsevenandeight.“Hehastohearthewordsoverandoverbeforehecancorrectlysaythem,”Irenesaid,afterpronouncing“seven”forAlexafewtimesinarow.Alexcouldalsotellthedifferencebetweencolors,shapes,sizes,andmaterials(e.g.woodormetal).Beforehefinallydied,Alexmanagedtosay“seven”.
AnotherfamouspetthatprovedsomeanimalshavegreatermentalskillswasadogcalledRico.HeappearedonaGermanTVgameshowin2011.Ricoknewthenamesof200differenttoysandeasilylearnedthenamesofnewones.Whenscientistsstudiedhisskilltheyfoundhecouldlearnandrememberwordsasquicklyasatwo-year-oldchild.WhenRicobecamefamous,manyotherdogownerswantedtoshowhowclevertheirpetswere.AnotherdogcalledBetsycouldunderstand300words.
Onetheoryfordogs’abilitytolearnalanguageisthattheyhavebeenclosecompanionstohumansformanycenturiesandsotheirabilitytounderstandusisconstantlyevolving(进化).Whileanimalscannotdowhathumansdoyet,somescientistsbelievethatexampleslikeAlexandRicoprovethatevolutiondevelopsintelligence,aswellasphysicalappearance.
21.Irenewantedtofindout______.
A.whataparrotthinksB.whyaparrotcanspeak
C.howparrotsmakesoundsD.ifparrotsspeakEnglish
22.Alexlearntnewwordsby______.
A.singingthemB.readingthemC.writingthemD.rehearingthem
23.Thetwodogsmentionedinthearticlecould______.
A.understandsomewordsB.recognizestrangevoices
C.copyhumangesturesD.telldifferentcolors
24.Thearticleconcludesthat______.
A.ourpetsunderstandwhatwesayB.dogsmayspeaktohumansoneday
C.humansarerelatedtochimpanzeesD.mentalabilitycanevolveinanimals
B
Sportsarethebaseofmylife,nexttomymotherwhoraisedmewhenmydadleftus.IhavebeenintosportssinceIwassixyearsold.Ihaveknownmanycoachesandheardhundredsoftheirtips,buttheyusuallyfocusedondrillstodevelopmyskillsandreachthenextlevelofplay.
WhenIwasinSeniortwo,Imetthenewschoolbasketballcoach,BrianPawloski.IthoughtIwascertaintobeselectedfortheschoolteamsinceIhadbeeninittheyearbefore.Ishoweduptothetryoutsandputoutabout90%effortsinceIthoughtI’dmakeitwithnoproblem.Thatwasabigmistake.
BrianPawloskiisthehardest-workingcoachIhaveevermet.Hedidn’texpect100%effort,heexpected200%effort.Oneexample:
heoncemadeusdo40suicidedrillsforthe40lay-ups(投篮)wemissedinagame.Somethinkthisiscrazy,butitisn’t.Afterthisconditioningpractice,asweweregettingacupofcoldwatertodrink,Isaid,“Coach,thatwasthebestpracticeIeverhad.”Iwascompletelysincere.Thismanwasandisthepersonwhoinfluencedmemostatmyhighschool.Heexpectsustobeexcellentnotjustonthecourtbutintheclassroom.IfIamnotworkingonbasketball,Iamreadingabookthathethinkswillhelpusbetterunderstandlife’schallenges,includingWooden,Coach,andTheScrewtapeLetters.
InthefirsttwoyearsIslackedoff,notputtingforthmyfullpotential.Now,unlikethecoachesofmyyouth,thismanwasinterestedinhowwedidoffthecourt.HealwaysmadesureIkeptupwithmystudiesandwasabletobetrusted.Icanhonestlysaythatnoothercoachhasgivenmesomuchadviceonhowtosucceedinbasketball,butmoreimportantly,inlife.Myschoolisluckytohavesuchagreatpersontoteach,coachandinfluencetheirstudents.Iwillalwaysremembermyhigh-schoolbasketballdaysasoneofthehardesttimesIhaveeverworkedinmylifenotonlyinbasketballbutinmygrowthasanindividual.
25.Differentfromothercoaches,CoachBrian_____________.
A.concentratedonskilltraining
B.trainedtheteamtotheedgeofdeath
C.expectedtheteamtodowellintheirstudies
D.askedtheteamtodomorereadingthantraining
26.Theunderlinedphrase“slackedoff”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______________.
A.paidnoattentionB.showednointerest
C.hadlesspassionD.madelesseffort
27.Intheauthor’seyes,CoachBrianis____________.
A.strictandhelpfulB.hardworkingandhonest
C.skilledandcruelD.professionalandserious
C
Aswegrowold,werealizethatwehavesolittletimetoreadandtherearesomanygreatbooksthatwe’veyettogetaroundto.Yetre-readersareeverywherearoundus.Forcertainfans,re-readingTheLordoftheRingsisaconventionalpracticeannually.OnefriendtoldmethatJaneAusten’sEmmacanstillsurprisehim,despitehishavingreaditover50times.
Newsuddenclearunderstandingscanbegainedfromtheprocessofre-reading.JournalistRebeccaMead,along-timeEnglishwomaninNewYork,firstcameacrossGeorgeEliot’sMiddlemarchat17.Sincethen,shehasreaditagaineveryfiveyears.Witheachre-reading,ithasopenedupfurther;
ineachchapterofherlife,ithasresonated(引起共鸣)differently.Meadevidencedthelargenumberofwaysinwhichreallygoodbooksnotonlystandthetestofrepeatreads,butalsoofferfreshgiftseachtimewecracktheirspines.Thesekindsofbooksgrowwithus.
Scientistshavealsorecognizedthementalhealthbenefitsofre-reading.ResearchconductedwithreadersintheUSfoundthatonourfirstreading,weareconcernedwiththe“what”andthe“why”.Secondtimeround,we’reabletobetterappreciatetheemotionsthattheplotcontinuestoexpress.AsresearcherCristelRusselloftheAmericanUniversityexplained,returningtoabook“bringsneworrenewedappreciationofboththegreatbookanditsreaders.”
It’struethatweoftenfindformerselvesonthepagesofoldbooks(ifwe’refondofmakingnotesonthepages).Thesetextscancarryusbacktoatimeandplace,andremindusofthekindofpersonthatwewerethen.We’rechangednotonlybylivedexperiencebutalsobyreadexperience–bythebooksthatwe’vediscoveredsincelastreadingtheoneinourhand.
Moresothanthemoviedirectororthemusician,thewritercallsuponourimaginations,usingwordstoleadustopicturethisdeclarationofloveorthatunfaithfulnessinlife.Abookisajointprojectbetweenwritersandreaders,andwemustpoursomuchofourselvesintoreadingthatourownlifestorycanbecomeconnectedwiththestoryinthebook.
Perhapswhat’sreallystrangeisthatwedon’tre-readmoreoften.Afterall,wewatchourfavoritefilmsagainandwewouldn’tthinkoflisteningtoanalbumonlyonce.Wetreasuremessyoldpaintingsasobjects,yetofallartforms,literaturealoneisalargelyone-timedelight.Abook,ofcourse,takesupmoretime,butasMeadconfirms,therewardsmakeitadequatelyworthwhile.
28.ThetwobooksarementionedinParagraph1mainlyto________.
A.attracttheattentionofreadersB.introducethetopicofthepassage
C.providesomebackgroundinformationD.showthesimilaritybetweenre-readers
29.Theunderlinedexpression“cracktheirspines”inParagraph2refersto________.
A.recitethemB.re-readthem
C.recallthemD.retellthem
30.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.
A.readingbenefitspeoplebothmentallyandphysically
B.readersmainlyfocusonfeelingsontheirfirstreading
C.weknowourselvesbetterthroughre-readingexperience
D.writersinspirethesameimaginationsasfilmdirectorsdo
31.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.
A.callondifferentunderstandingsofoldbooks
B.focusonthementalhealthbenefitsofreading
C.bringawarenesstothesignificanceofre-reading
D.introducetheeffectivewaysofre-readingoldbooks
D
Everydayweareexposedtoimages,videos,musicandnews.Inthisageofvisualandauralhyper-stimulation,themediumofradioismakingagreatcomeback.
“We’reatthebeginningofagoldenageofaudio,”saidUS-basedpodcasterAlexBlumberginanarticleinTheSydneyMorningHerald.Inthelastmonthalone,15percentofUSadultslistenedtoaradiopodcast(播客).Thesestatistics,releasedbyEdisonResearch,showthesuccessfulevolutionoftraditionalradiobroadcaststothepresentday’sdigitalpodcastformat.Theterm“podcast”wasinventedin2004,butthetrendonlystartedgainingmainstreampopularityinrecentyears.Withthesharpincreaseinconsumerdemandforsmartphonesandtablets,podcastsaleshavejumped.
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