届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解20.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解20

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Apolicemanwasquestioning3blondeswhoweretrainingtobecomedetectives．Totesttheirskillsinrecognizingasuspect,heshowsthefirstblondeapicturefor5secondsandthenhidesit．

“Thisisyoursuspect,howwouldyourecognizehim?

"

Thefirstblondeanswers,"That'seasy,we'llcatchhimfastbecauseheonlyhasoneeye!

"Thepolicemansays,"Well．．．uh．．．that'sbecausethepictureshowshisprofile．"

Slightlyconfusedbythisridiculousresponse,heflashesthepicturefor5secondsatthesecondblondeandasksher,"Thisisyoursuspect,howwouldyourecognizehim?

"

Thesecondblondegiggles,flipsherhairandsays,"Ha!

He'dbetooeasytocatchbecauseheonlyhasoneear!

"

Thepolicemanangrilyresponds,"What'sthematterwithyoutwo?

OfcourseonlyoneeyeandoneearareSHOWINGbecauseit'sapictureofhisprofile!

!

Isthatthebestansweryoucancomeupwith?

"

Extremelyfrustratedatthispoint,heshowsthepicturetothethirdblondeandinaverytestyvoiceasks"Thisisyoursuspect,howwouldyourecognizehim?

"Hequicklyadds,"Thinkhardbeforegivingmeastupidanswer．"

Theblondelooksatthepictureintentlyforamomentandsays,"Hmmmm…thesuspectwearscontactlenses．"

Thepolicemanissurprisedandspeechlessbecausehereallydoesn'tknowhimselfifthesuspectwearscontactsornot．"Well,that'saninterestinganswer．．．waithereforafewminuteswhileIcheckhisfileandI’llgetbacktoyouonthat．"Heleavestheroomandgoestohis．office,checksthesuspect'sfileinhiscomputer,andcomesbackwithabeamingsmileonhisface．"Wow!

Ican'tbelieveit．．．it'sTRUE!

Thesuspectdoesinfactwearcontactlenses．Goodwork!

Howwereyouabletomakesuchanacuteobservation?

"

"That'seasy,"theblondereplied．"Hecan'twearregularglassesbecauseheonlyhasoneeyeandoneear．"

51．Whydidthepolicemanshowapicturetothethreeblondes?

A．Toinquireabouttheirrelationshipwiththesuspect．

B．Totesttheirpotentialofbeingdetectives．

C．Totrainthemasqualifiedpoliceofficers．

D．Toshowtheskillsinrecognizingasuspect．

52．What'sthepoliceman'sattitudetowardsthefirstblonde'sanswer?

A．Angry．B．Puzzled．C．Embarrassed．D．Satisfied．

53．Whatdidthesecondblondethinkofthetask?

A．Demanding．B．Easy．C．Ridiculous．D．Confusing．

54．Howdidthethirdblondeknowthatthesuspectworecontactlenses?

A．Bycoincidence．B．Byrandomguess．

C．Bylogicalandreasonableanalysis．D．Bycheckingthefileinthecomputer．

2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That’sthefindingofastudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoconsumedatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaycomparedtothosewhoneveratefish.

TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientificsupporttothelongheldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,particularlytotheheart.

Heartdiseaseisthenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deathsoccurringfromheartattackseachyear.ButpreviousresearchhasshownthatthelevelofheartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericansdo.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,forexample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,whoconsumeabout14ouncesoffishaday,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfishconsumptionaveragesmorethan3ounces.

For20years,theDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen,20percentofwhomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudy,averagefishconsumptionwasabouttwo-thirdsofanounceeachday,withmoremeneatingleanfishthanfattyfish.

Duringthenexttwodecades,78ofthemendiedfromheartdisease.Thefewestdeathswereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefish,evenatlevelsfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapaneseorEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastrueregardlessofotherfactorssuchasage,highbloodpressure,orbloodcholesterol（胆固醇）levels.

71.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?

A.AdsB.MoviesC.BriefsD.HealthandDiet

72.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.

A.thehighincidenceofheartdiseaseinsomecountries

B.thechangesinpeople’sdiet

C.theeffectoffisheatingonpeople’shealth

D.thedailyfishconsumptionofpeopleindifferentcultures

73.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattherearefewerheartdiseasedeaths________.

A.incountriesoftheyellow-skinraceB.inhighly-developedcountries

C.inthecountrieswithhighconsumptionoffishD.inthecountrieswithgoodproductionoffish

74.Thephrase“thisrelationship”inparagraph6referstotheconnectionbetween____andthelevelofheartdisease.

A.theamountoffisheatenB.regularfish-eating

C.thekindoffisheaten D.peopleofdifferentareas

75.Fromthepassageweknowtheauthorismostprobably______.

A.aheartdoctorB.ascienceresearcher

C.asupporterofhealthyeatingD.auniversitystudent

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

　　Achemicalimportantofbraindevelopmentmayplayaroleinexplainingwhysomepeoplearegenetically（由基因决定地）likelytosufferfromanxietyandcouldleadtonewtreatments,U.S.researcherssaid.

Theysaidhighlyanxiousratswhichwerekepthadverylowlevelsofabrainchemicalcalledfibroblastgrowthfactor2orFGF2,comparedwithratsthatweremorerelaxed.Butwhentheyimprovedtheanxiousrats’livingconditions—givingthemnewtoystoexploreandabiggercagetolivein—levelsofthisbrainchemicalincreasedandtheybecamelessanxious.

　　“Thelevelsofthisbrainchemicalincreasedinresponsetotheexperiencesthattheratswereexposedto.Italsodecreasedtheiranxiety”.JavierPerezoftheUniversityofMichigansaidinatelephoneinterview.“Itmadethembehavethesamewayastheratsthatwererelaxed”,hesaid.

　　Inaformerstudyofpeoplewhowereseverelydepressedbeforetheydied,theteamfoundthegenethatmakesFGF2wasproducingverylowlevelsofthegrowthfactor,whichisknownprimarilyfororganizingthebrainduringdevelopmentandrepairingitafterinjury.

　　Perezthinksthebrainchemicalmaybeamarkerforgeneticvulnerability（脆弱性）toanxietyanddepression.Butitcanalsorespondtochangesintheenvironmentinapositiveway,possiblybypreservingnewbraincells.

　　Whileboththecalmandanxiousratsproducedthesamenumberofnewbraincells,thesecellswerelesslikelytosurviveinthehigh-anxietyrats,theteamfound.GivingtheratsbetterlivingconditionsorinjectingthemwithFGF2helpedimprovecellsurvival.

　　“Thisdiscoverymaypavethewayfornew,morespecifictreatmentsforanxietythatwillnotbebasedonsedation（药物镇静）,butwillinsteadfighttherealcauseofthedisease,”Dr.PierVincenzoPiazzafromFrancesaidinastatement.

66.FromthepassagewecaninferthatwiththelevelsofFGF2decreasing,theratswill______.

A.dieofanxietysoon　　B.sufferfromaheadache

C.becomemoreanxiousD.becomemorerelaxed　

67.What’sthebetterwaytoincreasethelevelsofFGF2?

A.Introducingmorecompanionstotheanxiousrats.

B.Improvingthelivingconditionsoftheanxiousrats.

C.Injectingtheanxiousratswithsomespecialmedicine.

D.Givingtheanxiousratsmoretimetorelax.

68.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto.

A.thebrainB.thegene　　C.thegrowthfactorD.theteam

69.What’sthemaininfluenceofthenewdiscovery?

A.Doctorswon’tuseanymedicinetocureanxiety.

B.Doctorsmayfindnewmedicineforanxiety.

C.Doctorswillfindtherealcauseofanxiety.

D.Doctorsmaytreatanxietymoreefficiently.

70.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Anxiousratsandrelaxedrats

B.Anxiety—aseriousmentaldisease

C.Brainchemicalmayplaykeyroleinanxiety

D.Scientificresearchintothebrainisimportant

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresincertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinaneworanxioussituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.

　　Forexample,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn’tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.And,ifhecan’tmakethingsworkoutright,hedoesn’tfeelashamedthathefails;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlook（人生观）onlife,specialfeelingaboutlife,andknowshowhefitsintoit.

　Ifyoulookatchildren,you’llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecall“bright”childrenand“notbright”children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountsofintelligence.Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutmoreaboutlife—hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.Buttheunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream–world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.

61.Thispassagemainlytellsusthatintelligenceistheability_________.

A.todowellinschool　B.tobehaveimmediately　　

C.toknowwhattodo　　D.todealwithlife

62.Inanewsituation,anintelligentperson___________.

A.knowsmoreaboutwhatmighthappentohim　　B.concentratesonthesituation

C.issureoftheresulthewillget　　D.