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高二英语下册阅读专题测试题8
高二英语:
阅读专题训练(8)(新人教版必修3)
A
Britain’soldestmanmadehisfirstvisittoLondonyesterdayattheageof101.Mr.JohnEvanshadneverfoundthetimeormoneytomakethetripfromhishomeinForestFach,nearSwansea.But,whenBritishRailofferedhimanall-expenses-paidbirthdaytriptothecapitalhejustcouldnotrefuse.
HearrivedatPaddingtonStationandsmartlyturnedoutinhisbestsuit,favoritePanamahatandaredroseinhisbuttonhole.“It’sveryexciting.There’snodoubtaboutit,”hesaid.
Untilyesterdayhehadneverbeenfarfromhome,exceptforonetriptoAberdeen.“ButI’vebeenontheseastothatfarawaylandcalledIlfracombe21milesfromhome,”hejoked.
MrEvans,whospent60yearsworkingasaminerinSouthWales,almostmadethejourneytoLondononcebefore,attheturnofthecentury.“TherewasatriptotheWhiteCitybutitwastenshillingsreturnfromSwansea—toomuchIthought.Allmymoneywenttothefamilythen,”hesaid.
DuringthenexttwodaysMr.EvanswillbetakenonashorttourofLondontoseethesights.TopofhislistisavisittotheHouseofParliamentorganizedbyhisMP,Mr.GarethWardell.
Theonlyarrangementhedoesnotcareforisthewheelchairprovidedforhimifhegetstired.“Idon’tlikethechair—peoplewillthinkIamgettingold.”hesaid.Hissecretforalongandhealthylifehasbeenwellpublicized—nowine,notobaccoandnoanger.
BeforesettingofffromSwanseawithhis76-year-oldson,Amwell,hesaidjokingly,“I’mgladtoseethey’vegivenmeareturnticket.”
1.TheveryreasonthatMr.Evansdidn’tgotoseetheworldisthat_________.
A.hehadalreadybeenontheseastoIlfracombe
B.hewastoobusytogotoofarawayfromhome
C.hecouldn’taffordboththetimeandthemoney
D.hebelieved“Eastorwest,homeisbest”
2.MrEvansdidn’tlikethewheelchairsimplybecause_________.
A.hewasnotusedtotravelinginit
B.thewheelchairwasofpoorqualityandnoteasytooperate
C.heactuallypreferredwalkingtosittinginitathome
D.hethoughthewasstillyoungenoughtomanagethetrip
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Mr.Evanshadtoworkhardtoraisehisfamilywhenyoung.
B.ThetriptoLondonexcitedMr.Evansverymuch.
C.Mr.Evanscouldnotreallyenjoythetripbecauseofhisage.
D.HumorwasoneofMr.Evans’characters.
4.TheprobableexplanationtoMr.Evans’longlifeliesin_________.
A.hisgoodlivinghabits B.hishardworkingforthefamily
C.hisstickingtohishometown D.hislivingconditionsneartheSwansea
B
TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundinglessupper-class,ascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshadfound.ResearchershavestudiedeachofhermessagestotheCommonwealthcountriessince1952tofindoutthechangeinherpronunciationfromthenobleUpperReceivedtotheStandardReceived.
JonathanHarrington,aprofessoratGermany’sUniversityofMunich,wantedtodiscoverwhetheraccent(口音)changersrecordedoverthepasthalfcenturywouldtakeplacewithinoneperson.“AsfarasIknow,therejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecords,”hesaid.
Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels(元音)hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.“Heraccentsoundsslightlylessnoblethanitdid50yearsago.Butthesearevery,verysmallandslowchangesthatwedon’tnoticefromyeartoyear.”
“Wemaybeabletorelateittochangesinthesocialclasses,”hetoldTheDailyTelegraph,aBritishnewspaper.“In1952shewouldhavebeenheardsaying‘thetmeninthebleckhet’.Nowitwouldbe‘thatmanintheblackhat’.And‘hame’ratherthan‘home’.Inthe1950sshewouldhavebeen‘lorst’,butbythe1970s‘lost’.”
TheQueen’sbroadcastisapersonalmessagetotheCommonwealthcountries.EachChristmas,the10-minutebroadcastisputonTVat3pminBritainasmanyfamiliesarerecoveringfromtheirtraditionalturkeylunch.(传统火鸡午餐).
Theresultswerepublished(发表)intheJournalofPhonetics.
5.TheQueen’sbroadcastswerechosenforthestudymainlybecause______.
A.shehasbeenQueenformanyyears
B.shehasalessupper-classaccentnow
C.herspeechesarefamiliartomanypeople
D.herspeecheshavebeenrecordedfor50years
6.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofalessnobleaccentinEnglish?
A.“duaty” B.“citee” C.“hame” D.“lorst”
7.WemayinferfromthetextthattheJournalofPhoneticsisamagazineon_________.
A.speechsounds B.Christmascustoms
C.TVbroadcasting D.personalmessages
8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Therelationshipbetweenaccentsandsocialclasses.
B.TheQueen’sChristmasspeechesonTV.
C.Thechangesinaperson’saccent.
D.TherecentdevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.
C
.Somethinginchocolatecouldbeusedtostopcoughsandleadtomoreeffectivemedicines,sayUKresearchers.
Theirstudyfoundthattheobromine,foundincocoa,wasnearlyathirdmoreeffectiveinstoppingcoughsthancodeine,whichwasconsideredthebestcoughmedicineatpresent.
TheImperialCollegeLondonresearcherswhopublishedtheirresultsonlinesaidthediscoverycouldleadtomoreeffectivecoughtreatment.“Whilecoughingisnotnecessarilyharmful(有害的)itcanhaveamajoreffectonthequalityoflife,andthisdiscoverycouldbeahugestepforwardintreatingthisproblem,”saidProfessorPeterBarnes.
Tenhealthyvolunteers(志愿者)weregiventheobromine,codeineorplacebo,apillthatcontainsnomedicine,duringtheexperiment.Neitherthevolunteersnortheresearchersknewwhoreceivedwhichpill.Theresearchersthenmeasuredlevelsofcapsaicin,whichisusedinresearchtocausecoughingandasasignofhowwellthemedicinearestoppingcoughs.
Theteamfoundthat,whenthevolunteersweregiventheobromine,thecapsaicinneedtoproduceacoughwasaroundathirdhigherthanintheplacebogroup.Whentheyweregivencodeinetheyneedonlyslightlyhigherleversofcapsaicintocauseacoughcomparedwiththeplacebo.
Theresearcherssaidthattheobromineworkedbykeepingdownaverveactivity(神经活动),whichcausecoughing.Theyalsofoundthatunlikesomestandardcoughtreatments,theobrominecausednosideeffectssuchassleepiness.
9.AccordingtoProfessorBarnes,theobromine______.
A.cannotbeaseffectiveascodeine
B.canbeharmfultopeople’shealth
C.cannotbeseparatedfromchocolate
D.canbeamoreeffectivecureforcoughs
10.Whatwasusedintheexperimenttocausecoughing?
A.Theobromine. B.Codeine. C.Capsaicin. D.Placebo.
11.Welearnfromthetextthatvolunteersintheexperiment_____.
A.werepatientswithbadcoughs
B.weredividedintothethreegroups
C.receivedstandardtreatments
D.sufferedlittlesideeffects
12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Codeine:
ANewMedicine B.ChocolateMayCureCoughs
C.CoughTreatment:
AHardCase D.TheobromineCanCauseCoughs
1.C 细节理解题。
从第一段第二句话“…neverfoundthetimeormoney…”可知。
2.D 细节理解题。
从第六段第二句话“…peoplewillthinkIamgettingold…”可知。
3.C 细节理解题。
从第二段,尤其是最后一句话可知。
4.A 细节理解题。
从第六段最后一句话“…nowine,notobaccoandnoanger”可知。
5.D。
细节理解题。
第二段最后一句AsfarasIknow,therejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecords可知只有女王的讲话录音完整,具有研究的价值。
6.B。
细节判断题。
从文章第三段第一句Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels(元音)hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.可知,研究者主要是研究女王发音的元音的变化。
四个选项中只有B项中的元音没有变化,其余三个在第四段可以看出现在都有变化。
7.A。
推理判断题。
从文章德内容得知,研究者是研究女王50年来口音的变化,属于语音类的研究,所以研究成果应刊登在语音学杂志上。
由此推断JournalofPhonetics是一本有关语言方面的杂志。
8C。
主旨大意题。
文章开头一句TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundinglessupper-class,ascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshadfound.就是文章的中心句,其后内容就是围绕这一话题展开的,故主要是讲述一个人口音随着时间的变化。
篇是一篇科普性读物。
选材于医学的某一方面的研究――对巧克力中theobromine(可可碱)独特的治疗咳嗽的功效的对比研究,证明theobromine(可可碱)是未来有效的治疗咳嗽的良药。
9D。
推理判断题。
从第二段的Theirstudyfoundthattheobromine,foundincocoa,wasnearlyathirdmoreeffectiveinstoppingcoughsthancodeine,whichwasconsideredthebestcoughmedicineatpresent.可看出theobromine比codeine更有效,判断A项错误。
既然它用来止咳,改善人们的生活质量,所以B项错误。
在第一段提到了heobromine是从chocolate里提炼出来的,所以C项错误。
故正确答案是D项。
10C。
细节理解题。
A、B、D三项中的物品是用来做实验的物品。
在文章第四段最后一句Theresearchersthenmeasuredlevelsofcapsaicin,whichisusedinresearchtocausecoughingandasasignofhowwellthemedicinearestoppingcoughs.可知Capsaicin(辣椒素)用来引起咳嗽和作为这些药物如何止咳的依据。
11B。
推理判断题。
从第四段首句Tenhealthyvolunteers(志愿者)weregiventheobromine,codeineorplacebo,apillthatcontainsnomedicine,duringtheexperiment.可知实验中每组人吃一种所给的物品才能看出止咳的效果,故需要三组志愿者。
12B。
归纳主旨题。
本文主要介绍chocolate中含有的一种成分Theobromine能有很好的止咳效果,所以该题的正确答案为B
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