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高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品题23
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品(23)及答案
阅读理解--------B
Studiesshowthatlaughterissomethingthatmakesyoufeelcalmorrelaxedforbothphysicalandpsychologicalwoundsthoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear.
WhenDanRatherinterviewedcomedianBillCosbyjustoneweekafterhisson,Ennis,waskilled,Cosbysaid,“Ithinkitistimeformetotellpeoplethatwehavetolaugh.Youcanturnpainfulsituationsaroundthroughlaughter.Ifyoucanfindhumorinanything,youcansurviveit.”
Callitaflashlightfordarktimes:
laughterjustseemstoadjustattitudebetterthananythingelse.InspirationalspeakerSteveRizzorecallsaTVinterviewwithaninjuredfirefighterafewdaysafter9.11.Themanhadfallenmorethan30storiesinoneofthetowersandhadbrokenaleg.Everyonewascrying,andthereporterasked,“Howisitthatyou’vecomeoutofthisalive?
”Helookedatherandwithoutmissingabeat,said,“Look,lady,I’mfromNewYorkandI’mafirefighter;that’allyouneedtoknow.”
“Everyonelaughedandthoughthelaughterwasonlyacoupleofseconds,”saysRizzo.“Sometimesthat’sallyouneedtocatchyoursecondbreath.Laughtergivesyouthatcoupleofseconds.You’resendingamessagetoyourbrain,andthemessageis:
Ifyoucanstilllaughevenalittleamongthepain,youaregoingtobeOK.”
Ofcourse,thereisadifferencebetweenlaughingoffaserioussituationandlaughingoffthefearthatresults.Thefirefighterwasdoingthelatter,statesRizzo,theauthorofBecomingaHumorousBeing,andsoshouldwe.“Ifthereisanythingwehavelearntfrom9.11,it’showpreciouslifereallyis,”shesays.“Wehavetosendamessagethatourspiritwon’tdie.Oneimportantthingthatunitesusisourabilitytolaugh.”
60.Thewriterusestheexamplesofthecomedianandthefirefightertoshow.
A.laughterisagoodwaytogetridofpainandfear
B.laughteristhebestwaytocurepsychologicalwounds
C.itisyourattitudethatdecideswhetheryoucansurvivethepainornot
D.laughingoffaserioussituationisdifferentfromlaughingoffthefearthatresults
61.WecaninferfromthepassagethatSteveRizzois.
A.areporterB.asoldier
C.afirefighterD.adoctor
62.Theunderlinedwordfutileinthefirstparagraphmeans.
A.hopelessB.uselessC.carelessD.worthless
63.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatAmericansare.
A.reallyinspiredafter9.11B.hardlyunitedafter9.11
C.nearlysurprisedby9.11D.greatlyhurtby9.11
60.A【解析】逻辑推断题。
根据文章第一段Studiesshowthatlaughterissomethingthatmakesyoufeelcalmorrelaxedforbothphysicalandpsychologicalwoundsthoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear.可以看出这是文章的主旨,下面的两个例子都是围绕着这个主旨展开的,所有推断出A选项“笑能够摆脱痛苦和恐惧”最符合题意。
所以选A。
61.A【解析】细节推理题。
根据文章statesRizzo,theauthorofBecomingaHumorousBeing可以看出SteveRizzo是一个作者,所有areporter最符合他的身份。
所以选A。
62.B【解析】词汇推测题。
从文章第一段thoughitmayseemfutiletolaughinthefaceofpainandfear,再结合上下文可知,笑能够给生理和心理以放松,虽然有时候看起来在面对痛苦和恐惧可能会失去作用。
可知道futile解释为useless符合题意。
所以选B。
63.D【解析】主旨推测题。
根据文章最后段可以推测出美国人受到了9.11的严重的伤害。
所以应该选D。
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WesternNewBridgeLibraryAnnouncement
ShortenedLibraryHoursforSpringBreak
LibraryHourshavebeenshortenedto7hoursaday(9∶00a.m.4∶00p.m.)forSpringBreakfromMarch24toMarch30.
ComingEvents
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【文章大意概括】 本文是一则通知,属于应用文。
文章主要介绍了寒假期间学校图书馆作息时间的变化及将要举行的一系列活动。
1.Timwantstopolishhiswriting,itisbestforhimtoattendtherelatedactivityon________.
A.Monday B.Tuesday
C.ThursdayD.Friday
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
根据ComingEvents中的第一、二两条信息判断,提高写作技能的活动是在March25举行的,而由第一条信息可知March24是星期一,所以选B。
【最佳选项】 B
2.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsabouttheannualChildren’sGatheringistrue?
A.Ticketsareamustinordertoattendit.
B.OnlythosewhohavereceivedaninvitationareadmittedintheGathering.
C.Youhavetomakeareplytotheinvitationtomakesureyougetaseat.
D.You’dbetterapplyinadvancebecausetherearenotenoughseatsforeveryone.
【详解剖析】 细节判断题。
根据第四条信息可知,要想参加该活动,需要在儿童室取请帖并回复以预订座位,因此C项正确。
【最佳选项】 C
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheannouncement?
A.ThechildrenwhoareinterestedinthemysteriesofkillerdinosaurscanattendtheEllenDeGeneresShowonFriday.
B.Childrencan’tattendalltheactivitieswiththeirparents.
C.Childrencanchoosemorethanoneoftheactivities.
D.Childrencanborrowsomerelevantbooksfortheactivities.
【详解剖析】 细节判断题。
根据第五条信息的最后一句可知A选项中的theEllenDeGeneresShow并非在假期所举办的活动。
【最佳选项】 A
4.Ifthereisanemergency,youshould________.
A.calltheHelpDesk
B.contacthld@wnbl.corg
C.stayinthelibraryandwait
D.ring9263637
【详解剖析】 细节理解题。
由注意事项中的第一句话可知答案。
【最佳选项】 A
5.Theannouncementismainlyintendedfor________.
A.staffmembersofthelibrary
B.parentsoftheschoolchildren
C.theschoolchildren
D.volunteersoftheactivities
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
根据通知内容可知,活动是为学生举办的,这则通知主要是让他们了解活动的时间、地点及相关内容。
【最佳选项】 C
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Mankindisstillevolving(进化),accordingtoarecentstudybyateamofscientistsledbyaYaleUniversityevolutionarybiologist.Butresearchsuggeststhatthenaturalselectionprocessisnolongerdrivenbysurvival,perhapsbecauseofdifferencesinwomen’sfertility(能生育性).
Theteamexamined2,238womeninFramingham,Massachusetts,theUSandstudiedthemedicalhistoriesofsome14,000residentssince1948.
Theyfoundthatstrong,slightlyfatwomentendtohavemorechildren.Andifthistrendweretocontinueforthenext10generations,by2409theaveragewomanwouldbe2cmshorter,1kgheavier,andhaveahealthierheart.
Thatrateofevolutionisprettysimilartowhatweseeinplantsandanimals.Humans_don’_t_seem_to_be_any_exception,_theteamsaid.
Otherrecentgeneticresearchbacksupthatbelief.OnestudybyJohnHawks,ananthropologistattheUniversityofWisconsinatMadison,foundthatsome1,800humangenevariations(变异)arecommoninrecentgenerationsbecauseofevolution.Amongthechangesaremutations(突变)thatallowpeopletodigestmilkorresistmalaria(疟疾)andothersthatgovernbraindevelopment.
SincetheIndustrialRevolution,modernhumanshavegrowntallerandstronger.It’seasytoassumethatevolutionismakinghumansfitter.ButaccordingtoanthropologistPeterMcAllister,thecontemporarymalehasevolvedphysicallyinto“thesorriestexampleofmaleeverontheplanet”.AnaverageNeanderthalwoman,McAllisternotes,couldhavebeatArnoldSchwarzeneggerinanarmwrestling(腕力)match.AndearlyAustralianAboriginescouldeasilydefeatUsainBoltina100-mdash.
However,DouglasEwbank,oftheUniversityofPennsylvania,saysthatculturalfactorstendtohaveamuchgreaterimpactthannaturalselectiononfuturegenerations,sopeopletendtoignoreevolution’seffects.
And,despiteevidenceindicatingevolutionstillworks,SteveJones,anevolutionarybiologistatUniversityCollegeLondon,thinksthattheimpactofevolutiononhumansisnotthemostimportant.“Whatmakeshumanswhatweareisinourminds,inoursociety,andnotinourevolution,”saidJones.
【文章大意概括】 科学家们发现人类还在不断地进化,但是他们认为自然选择对人类进化的影响已经没那么大了。
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Humansdon’tseemtobeanyexception”imply?
A.Plantsandanimalsareevolvingfasterthanhumans.
B.Evolutiondoesn’tworkinhumansanylonger.
C.Therateofevolutioninplantsandanimalsalsoappliestohumans.
D.Humansareuniqueintheirevolution.
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
根据第四段内容可知,人类的进化速度和动植物的很相似,人类并不例外,由此可判断动植物的进化速度也适用于人类。
【最佳选项】 C
2.Whyistherecentgeneticresearchquotedinthefifthparagraph?
A.Tosupportthebeliefthatmankindisstillevolving.
B.Toshowhumangenevariationsarecommoninrecentgenerations.
C.Toprovemodernhumanshavegrownfitter.
D.Tosuggestthatthenaturalselectionprocessisnolongerdrivenbysurvival.
【详解剖析】 细节理解题。
根据第五段中的Otherrecentgeneticresearchbacksupthatbelief可知最近的其他基因研究也支持“人类还在进化”这一观点,和文章开头的主题句照应。
【最佳选项】 A
3.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthatArnoldSchwarzenegger________.
A.usedtobeafamousactor
B.isanAmericangovernor
C.isveryweak
D.isverystrong
【详解剖析】 推理判断题。
第六段中举施瓦辛格的例子是为了证明在人类越来越健壮的进化中,男性成为最令人遗憾的例子。
由对施瓦辛格的了解和文段内容可判断阿诺德·施瓦辛格很强壮,力气很大。
【最佳选
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