届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练阅读理解主旨大意题及参考答案.docx
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届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练阅读理解主旨大意题及参考答案
2020届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练4-阅读理解(主旨大意题)
1、 Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.
Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.
Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.
Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof,6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):
noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.
1.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?
A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theywerelargeinnumber.
C.Theyhadsimilarpatterns.D.Theywerecloselyconnected.
2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinparagraph2?
A.Complex.B.Advanced.C.Powerful.D.Modern.
3.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?
A.About6,800B.About3,400C.About2,400D.About1,200
4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.
B.People'slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.
C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.
D.Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.
2、Wouldyoubuyacarthatreleasedcalmingsmellsintotheairwhenyouarestuckinheavytraffic?
Wouldyoubuyarobotthatsmellslikeahumanbeing?
Manypeoplehaveseenthe3-Dcomputer-madeenvironmentsofvirtual(虚拟的)reality(VR).Nowthesevirtualworldswillnotjustlookandsoundreal.ResearchershavecreatedVRenvironmentsthatevensmellliketherealthings.Withthenewtechnology,usersopenavirtualdoorandstepintoanewenvironment,likearainforest.Aftertheyenterthisvirtualworld,specialequipmentreleasesforest-likesmellsintotheairtomaketheexperienceseemmorereal.
SuzanneFisher-Murraysaid"Itisareallywonderfulexperiencethatyouhavebecauseyoureexploringthisenvironmentandyouhavesmellswithit."
IntheUnitedStates,Smell-O-Visionwasdesignedtoprovidesmellsduringtheshowingofamovie.TheSmell-O-Visionsystemwasoncepopularinthe1960s.Now,EmanuelaMaggionisaysitisclosetobecomingpopularagain,"Peoplewillbeimpressedbytheconnectionwithemotions,memories,and…thesenseofsmell,"Maggionisaid."Itisunbelievablewhatwecandowithtechnology."
Theusesforsmelltechnologyarenotjustlimitedtofilmsandtheperformingarts.Researchersshowedacomputerprogramwhereuserscouldimaginethemselvesdrivingacar.Thesystemincludedaspecialsmell-sprayingmachine.DmitrijsDmitrenkosaid,"Wewanttodeliverthesmelloflavender(薫衣草)everytimethepersondrivesoverthespeedlimit.Wechooselavenderbecauseit’saverycalmingsmell."
Scientistsareexperimentingwithsmellinsteadofsoundsorimage-basedalertsontelecommunicationsequipment.Andbusinessesarealreadyusingsmelltoinfluencepeople’sbehavior."Notonly…instores…Butontheotherside,youcancreateandstimulate(刺激)immediatebuying,"Maggionisaid"Soyou’reinalibraryandyousmellcoffeeandactuallyyouareunconsciouslyhavingtheneedtodrinkacoffee."
1.Usingsmelltechnology,researchersmakeVRenvironments.
A.haveasmellofarainforest
B.evensmelllikerealones
C.looklikea4-Denvironment
D.impresspeoplewithavirtualworld
2.TheexampleofSnell-O-Visionprovesthat.
A.Americaisthefirsttousesmelltechnology
B.cinemasarethemostsuitableforsmellsense
C.smelltechnologyhasbeentriedbefore
D.itwasoutofdatetousesmell-sprayingdevices
3.Howissmelltechnologyusedbybusinessmen?
A.Tomakebuyersunderstandsalesmenbetter.
B.Toremindpeopleoftheirunrealisticbuying.
C.Tohelpcustomerschoosetheirfavoritegoods.
D.Toencouragepeopletobuysomethingsuddenly.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Thedevelopmentsofsmelltechnology.
B.Amajorbreakthroughofsmelltechnology.
C.Thesenseofsmellinhumancommunication.
D.Theadvancedsmell-sprayingmachines.
3、ForWesterndesigners,ChinaanditsrichculturehavelongbeenaninspirationforWesterncreative.
"It'snosecretthatChinahasalwaysbeenasource(来源)ofinspirationfordesigners,"saysAmandaHill,chiefcreativeofficeratA+ENetworks,aglobalmediacompanyandhometosomeofthebiggestfashion(时尚)shows.
Earlierthisyear,theChinaThroughALookingGlassexhibitioninNewYorkexhibited140piecesofChina-inspiredfashionableclothingalongsideChineseworksofart,withtheaimofexploringtheinfluenceofChineseaesthetics(美学)onWesternfashionandhowChinahasfueledthefashionableimaginationforcenturies.Theexhibitionhadrecordattendance,showingthatthereishugeinterestinChineseinfluences.
"Chinaisimpossibletooverlook,"saysHill."Chinesemodelsarethefacesofbeautyandfashioncampaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld,whichmeansChinesewomenarenotjustconsumersoffashion—theyarecentraltoitsmovement."Ofcourse,onlyaretoday'stopWesterndesignersbeinginfluencedbyChina-someofthebestdesignersofcontemporaryfashionarethemselvesChinese."VeraWang,AlexanderWang,JasonWuaretakingonGaliano,Albaz,MarcJacobs-andbeatingthemhandsdownindesignandsales,"addsHil.
ForHill,itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussingfashion."ThemostfamousdesignersareChinese,soarethemodels,andsoaretheconsumers,"shesays."Chinaisnolongerjustanothermarket;inmanysensesithasbecomethemarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday,youaretalkingaboutChina-itsinfluences,itsdirection,itsbreathtakingclothes,andhowyoungdesignersandmodelsarefinallyacknowledgingthatinmanyways."
1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?
A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks.B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.
C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes.D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.
2.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?
A.Theyaresettingthefashion.B.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.
C.Theyadmiresupermodels.D.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.
3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"takingon"inparagraph4mean?
A.learningfromB.lookingdownon
C.workingwithD.competingagainst
4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.YoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorld
B.AChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYork
C.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAesthetics
D.ChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrends
4、Sometimes,youjustcan’thelpit;maybeyou’rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Nextthingyouknow,youfeelpressureinyourthroat,youreyesarewatering,andyouhavetearsrunningdownyourcheeks.
AccordingtoAdVingerhoets.aprofessorofpsychologyatTilburgUniversity,intheNetherlands,whoisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.TheyactasaprotectivebarrierbetweentheeyesandtherestoftheworldNextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears.“Thesearereleasedinresponsetoemotionalstates,”explainsVingerhoets.
Scientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother.“Humansareverycomplexsocialcreatures,”saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania.“Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothersshesays.
Vingerhoetsagrees.“Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumansshedtearshassomethingtodowithourchildhood,”hesay,“that’sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Themajoradvantageofemotionaltearsisthatyoucantargetthemataspecificperson.”Vingerhoetssaysthisabilitycouldhavecomeinhandyinprehistorictimes,whenhumanswerelivingamongdangerousanimals.Tearswereasaferwaytogetattention.“Inthiscase,itisbettertouseasilentsignaltoaskforhelp,”hesays.
VingerhoetsandByhmadofrequentstudiestobetterunderstandwhyhumanscry.AccordingtoByhma.thereisstillmuchmoretodiscover.“It’ssurprising,”shesays,“howmuchwestilldon’tknow.”
1.Inthescientist’sopinion,cryingis.
A.asignofhumanevolution
B.aresultofhumankindness
C.acauseofpersonalgrowth
D.ameans
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