高二英语下册阅读理解测试题6.docx
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高二英语下册阅读理解测试题6
阅读理解汇编(6)(同步类)高二
(10~11·聊城市高唐一中高二期中)
A
ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.
ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Nature,heoftensaid,isfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.
Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.
Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.
56.Edisonthought____________.
A.hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusB.geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone’ssuccess
C.hardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusD.geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork
57.Edisonwas_____________.
A.verymuchinterestedinnatureB.interestedindiscoveringthesecretsofnature
C.interestedinchangingpeople’sideas
D.uninterestedinmakingpeoplehappierbydiscoveringthesecretsofnature
58.InEdison’sopinion,______________.
A.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelp
B.people’ssuccessliesmostlyingenius
C.hardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessful
D.therearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlater
59.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies__________.
A.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings
B.Edisonmade100inventionsinhislife
C.Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100years
D.PeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years’work
答案:
56-59CBAA.
B
Lastyear,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashingtonD.C.Isawmanyofourunfortunateandhomelessfellowcitizensonthestreet.
StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenter,Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?
”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Immediately,Ipulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.
Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”
Inamoment,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.Iactedwithprejudice(偏见)—IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIthoughtshehadtobe.
IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility(谦卑)I’dlostforamoment.
ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedinUSat15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister,andastrong,no-nonsensemother.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadoorkeeper,roofer,cashier,mechanic(技工)andpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumble(卑微的)jobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.
Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice.Irememberatime,atage17—Iwasabusboy,andIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme.SoIknowwhatit’slike,andIshouldhaveknownbetter.
Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIam,whereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.Thatblindwomanonthestreetscuredmeofmyself-induced(自我引发的)blindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.
60.Howdidthewritergivetheblindwomanmoney?
A.Inamodestway.B.Inapoliteway.C.Inanimpatientway.D.Inapainfulway.
61.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________.
A.stilllivesapoorlife.B.mightbeborninHonduras.
C.wasbusywithhisworkD.wasanativeofWashingtonD.C.
62.Attheendofthestory,thewritermight________.
A.helptheladytothepostofficeB.saysorrytothewomanandgavehermoremoney
C.ignorethewomanD.sendthewomanhome
答案:
60-62CBA
C
ThereisanEnglishsaying,"Laughteristhebestmedicine."Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingveryseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntostudylaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundfactsthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople'shealth.
Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheartrate,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartrateandtherateofbreathing,italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.
Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducepainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupwhichputupwiththepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceendorphinsinthebrain.Thesearenaturalchemicalswhichdiminishbothstressandpain.
Therearealsosomefactstosuggestthatlaughterhelpsthebody'simmune(免疫的)system,thatis,thesystemwhichfightsinfection.Inallexperiments,onegroupofstudentswatchedafunnyvideowhileanothergroupofstudentsservedasthecontrolgroup—namely,agroupwithwhichtocomparethefirstgroup.Doctorscheckedthebloodofthestudentsinbothgroupsandfoundthatthepeopleinthegroupthatwatchedthevideohadanincreaseintheactivityoftheirwhitebloodcells,thatis,thecellswhichfightinfection.
Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsandpsychiatrists(精神病学家)intheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics,inwhichtheytrytoimprovetheirpatients'conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.
Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.
63.Itcanbelearntfrom
thepassagethatlaughtercan________.
A.makepeoplefeelyoungerB.changepeople'shabits
C.improvepeople'shealthD.makepeoplelovetheirlives
64.Theunderlinedword"diminish"inParagraph3probablymeans________.
A.testB.reduceC.increaseD.find
65.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.
A.thedoctorsshouldlearnhowtomakepeoplelaugh
B.thereareseveralwaysofstudyingthebenefitsoflaughter
C.testsshowthatlaughtercanproducebeneficialeffectsonhumanbody
D.laughterandphysicalexercisehavethesameeffectsonhumanbody
答案:
63-65CBC
D
Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments—mostlyforentertainmentpurposes—isfairandrespectful?
Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats(栖息地).Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.
Zoosclaim(声称)toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies(物种),butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange(分布区).Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.
Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworld-widestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.
Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosaremotendangered.Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalottheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?
Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.
66.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?
A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.C.Natural.D.Easy.
67.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.
A.remainincagesB.behavestrangelyC.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround
68.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?
A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.
C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.
69.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccept
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