高考英语阅读理解集训六.docx
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高考英语阅读理解集训六
2016高考英语阅读理解集训(六)
【高效增分】第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Test1
A
Anestimated80percentofAmericanadultsthinkmusiclessons,thoughattimesboringandchallengingintheeyesofsomekids,improvechildren’sabilitytolearnortheirperformanceinschool.Theysaythatthesatisfactionforlearningtoplayanewsonghelpsachildexpresscreativity.
ResearchersatHarvardUniversity,however,havefoundthatthere’sonethingmusicaltrainingdoesnotdo.SamuelMehr,theleadingresearcherofthenewstudy,saiditiswrongtothinkthatlearningtoplayamusicalinstrumentimprovesachild’sintellectualdevelopment.Theevidencecomesfromstudiesthatmeasuredthementalabilityoftwogroupsof4-year-oldsandtheirparents.Onegroupattendedmusicclass;thecomparisongroupwenttoaclassthatplacesimportanceontheopticalarts-artsthatcanbeseen.
“Wefoundnoevidenceforanyadvantageonanyofthesetestsforthekidsparticipatinginthesemusicclasses,”saidMehr.
SamuelMehrsaysresearchershavecarriedoutmanystudiesinanefforttolearnwhethermusicaltrainingcanmakechildrensmarter.OnlyonestudyseemstoshowasmallpercentageincreaseinIQ,intellectualscoresamongstudentsafteroneyearofmusiclessons.
HedoesnotbelievethatIQisagoodmeasureofachild’sintelligence.Therefore,theresearchersinhisstudycomparedhowwellchildreninthemusicaltraininggroupdidonmentalprocessingtasks,thentheresultswerecomparedtothoseofchildrenwhodidnottakelessons.
Musiclessonsmaynotofferchildrenafasteasywaytogainentrytothebestschoolslateroftheirlife,butthetrainingisstillimportant.
MrMehrnotesthattheworksofwriterWilliamShakespearearenottaught,sothechildrenwilldobetterinphysics.HesaysShakespeareistaughtbecauseitisimportantforculturalreasons.“AndIdon’tthinkmusicneedstobeanydifferentthanthat.”
21.WhatattitudedomostAmericangrown-upshavetowardsmusiclessons?
A.ApprovingB.UninterestedC.DoubtfulD.Uncertain
22.Theunderlinedword“optical”inParagraph2probablymeans.
A.colorfulB.visualC.traditionalD.serious
23.HowdidSamuelMehrdrawhisconclusioninthenewstudy?
A.Bystudyingpreviousresearchresults
B.BymeasuringtheIQofthekids.
C.Byreferringtosomedocuments
D.Bycomparingtwodifferentgroups
24.Thestudyshowsthat.
A.earlymusictraininghasnegativeeffects
B.musicallessonsshouldbestoppedatschool
C.playingmusicalinstrumentmakeskidsmorecreative
D.musicaltrainingdoesn’timprovekids’intelligence
【题文】B
Sellingfruitmaynotseemlikeajobthatrequiresmuchskill.ButXuJiadisagrees.Theformertechnician,whoearnedahugesalaryworkingforaBeijing-basedITgroup,believesfreshfruitisanevenmorepromisingindustrythanIT.Sothe27-year-oldquithisjobandbegantosellfruitandbecomeanonlinesensation(网络红人).
ButtoXu,itisonlyastorywhereayoungmandoeswhathelovesandbecomeshappyeveryafter,simpleasthis.
Oneofhisfriendspostedaphotocomparisononline.OnephotoisofXuasanITtechnician-withmostofhishairhavingfallenoutandlookingpale;theotherisofXusellingfruit–withsparklingeyes,hishairallgrownbackandmostimportantly,ahappylookonhisface.Allofasudden,thephotocomparisonwentviral,appearingonmicroblogstomajornewsportals(门户网站).
Hewasrewardedforhishardworkoverthoseyearsasatechnician,buthewasexhausted.Thinkingaboutwhathereallylikesdoing;eatingfruitcametohismind.HequithisjobearlythisyearandreturnedtoChongqingtobuildupanelectroniccommerceplatformforfruitselling.
Beforehemadethechange,Xuconsiderenhisoptionscarefullyandmadesomepreparations.
Xustartedhisbusinesswithfiveyoungemployees.OneofhisfriendswasinchargeoftherealstoreandXumanagedtheonlinestore.
Hepromotedthecherriesonhismicroblogandmanycitizensvisitedhisonlinestoretosupporthim.Somecomplainedthecherriesgotspoiledduringtransportaionandsomesaidthepackagingsmelledbad.
Xuansweredthesuggestionshonestly.Thiswasanimportantstepfortheyoungmantopursuehis“fruitdream”
“Somewebsitessellingfreshproducehaveclosed.I’mworriedaboutthefuture,butIstillhaveconfidence”,saysXu.
“Mydreamistobringfreshfruittothetableofeveryfamilyinthecountry,fromnorthtosouth.I’mreallyhappytomakethismycareer.”Hesays.
25.WhydidXuJiaquithisformerjobasatechnician?
A.Hethinksfreshfruitmorepromising.B.HeearnedlittlemoneyintheITgroup.
C.Heisnotsuitabletobeatechnician.D.Hecanbecomeamillionairebysellingfruit.
26.HowexactlydidXubecomeanonlinesensation?
A.Hequithisjobwhichgavehimahugesalary.
B.Thephotocomparisononlinemadehimbecomepopular.
C.ThephotoofXusellingfruitonlinewentviral.
D.Hedoeswhathelovesandbecomeshappy.
27.What’sthemostimportantreasonforXu’ssuccessofcareerchange?
A.Hemadeenoughpreparations.B.Heconsideredhisoptionscarefully
C.Hedoeswhathereallylikesdoing.D.Hisfiveyoungemployeeshelpedhim.
28.Theunderlinedword“This”probablyrefersto.
A.Xu’sansweringthecomplaintsB.somecitizens’complaints
C.Xu’sworryingaboutthefuture.D.Xu’shavingconfidence
【题文】C
Ifyou'reeverincentralLondonbetweenCoventGardenandHolborn,lookup.YoumightspotthreeletterssomewherebetweentheStarbucksangelsandthepubsigns:
“LSE”.Theymaynotlookmuch.Butthesethreeletterswelcomeyoutooneoftheworld'sleadinguniversitiesforsocialandpoliticalsciences.
TheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience(LSE)offersmorethanjusteconomics.Youcanstudyallsortsofthings,fromhistorytomathematicstopsychology.Theuniversitywasfoundedin1895.Ithasalwayssetveryhighstandardsforitsstudents.Today,itacceptsfewerstudentseveryyearthananyotherBritishuniversity.It'snotsurprisingthat17NobelPrizewinnersand34worldleaderswenttoLSE'includingJohnF.Kennedy.
ThosewhodogetaplacecanenjoyteachingfromLSE'stop-classstaff.Studentshavethechancetolearnintheuniversity'sgreatfacilities(设施).TheLSEhastheworld'slargestsocialandpoliticalscienceslibrary,itsowntheater,andmanyotherlecturetheaters.Thesehostlecturesanddebatesforbothstudentsandthepublic.
Someofthemostimportantpeopleintheworldcometospeak.RecentspeakershaveincludedformerUNSecretary—GeneralKofiAnnan,formerUSPresidentBillClinton,andeven'controversially'ColonelGaddafi.In2008,theLSEstarted“LSELive”,aseriesofliveonlinelectures.
There'sstilltimeforfunatLSE.StudentscanjoinupwiththeLSEstudentuniontotakepartinsports,artsanddramaclubs.TheycanalsojoinupwithotherLondonuniversities.
What'smore,LSEisbigonChina.TheuniversityhasastronglinkwithPekingUniversity.Atwo-weekLSE—PKUsummerschooltakesplaceeveryyear.Thecoursecoverseconomics,management,internationalrelations,mediaandlaw,allwithafocusonChinaandAsia.How'sthatforstrengtheningEast-Westrelations?
29.Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.ThesignofLSEishiddenamongothersigns.
B.LSEstudentsoftengotoStarbucksorpubs.
C.LSEisatopuniversityfornaturalsc
D.LSEmaynotbeeye-catchingatfirstsight.
30.WhydoestheauthormentionKofiAnnan,BillClintonandColonelGaddafi?
A.Toprovideexamplesoffamousspeakers.
B.Topromotetheprogramof“LSELive”.
C.TointroduceLSE'soutstandinggraduates.
D.Toshowtheinfluenceoftheuniversity.
31.WhatcanstudentsatLSEenjoyaccordingtothetext?
a.alargecampusb.firstclassstaffc.alargelibrary
d.gooddramaclassese.goodfacilitiesf.goodlectures
A.a,b,d,eB.b,c,e,fC.a,c,d,fD.b,d,e,f
32.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?
A.LSEcoursesfocusalotonEast-Westrelations.
B.LSEhasmoreartscoursesinvolvedinChina.
C.LSEhasattachedgreatimportancetoChina.
D.LSEsetsahighergoalforChinesestudents.
【题文】D
WhenIwas12,Igotapart-timejobonadairyfarm,milkingcows.Wemilked65cowstwiceaday.Oneday,Icomplainedtomyfatherabouthavingtogomilkthosecows,sayingitwastiring.Hesaid,youknow,boy,toworkisablessing.Ilookedatthemenwho'dworkedharder.IhadafeelingIhadbeentoldsomethingreallyimportant,butittookmanyyearsbeforeitsunkin.
Backthen,goingtocollegewasarareprivilege.MyfathertoldmeifI'dpickedsomethingtostudythatIlikeddoing,I'dalwayslookforwardtomywork.Buthealsoadded,evenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajobatall.Iwantedtobeafarmer,butIjoinedamilitaryprogramtohelppayforcollege.AndwhatstartedoutasanobligationtotheArmybecameawayoflifethatIstayedcommittedtofor37years.
Inthelate1980s,duringavisittoBangladesh,Isawawomanwithherbabyonherback,breakingbrickswithahammer.Iaskedalocalofficerwhytheyweren'tusingamachinetomaketheworkeasier.Hetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofwork.Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwas,itwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:
toworkisablessing.
AfterseeingalotofpeoplelikethatwomaninBangladesh,I'vecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotfree.They'revictimsofcrime,poorhealth,anddepression.Peoplewhohavejobscanhaveahome,sendtheirkidstoschool,developasenseofpride,contributetothegoodofthecommunityande
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