河北省邯郸县高考英语阅读理解选练7.docx

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河北省邯郸县高考英语阅读理解选练7

河北省邯郸县2016高考英语阅读理解选练（7）

阅读理解

AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity，Ioftenhearaphrasefromstudents：

“I’monlya1050.”TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheScholasticAptitudeTest（SAT），whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice，orevenhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall.TheSATscore，whetheritis800,1100or1550，hasbecomethefocusatthistimeoftheirlife.

Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores，thenagreatamountoftheirselfrespectisputinthenumber.Studentswhoperformpoorlyontheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover.Thelowtestscore，theythink，willmakeitimpossibleforthemtogetintoagoodcollege.Andwithoutadegreefroma_prestigious_university，theyfearthatmanyoflife’sdoorswillremainforeverclosed.

Accordingtoastudydoneinthe1990s，theSATisonlyareliableindicatorofastudent’sfutureperformanceinmostcases.Interestingly，itbecomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicators—likeastudent’shighschoolgrades.EvenifstandardizedtestsliketheSATcouldshowastudent’sacademicproficiency（学业水平），theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidence，effortsandwillpower，andareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofastudent’spotentialities（潜力）.ThisisnottosuggestthatweshouldstopusingSATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess.TheSATisanexcellenttestinmanyways，andthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents.However，itshouldbeonlyoneofmanymethodsused.

1.ThepurposeoftheSATistoteststudents’________.

A.strongwillB.academicability

C.fullpotentialitiesD.confidenceinschoolwork

2.Students’selfrespectisinfluencedbytheir________.

A.scoresintheSATB.achievementsinmathematics

C.jobopportunitiesD.moneyspentoneducation

3.Theunderlinedphrase“aprestigiousuniversity”probablymeans“________”.

A.afamousuniversityB.atechnicaluniversity

C.atraditionaluniversityD.anexpensiveuniversity

4.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.howtopreparefortheSATB.stresscausedbytheSAT

C.AmericanhighereducationD.theSATanditseffects

【阅读心得】

1.However，manyoftheyoungreadersaregettinginterestedinsuchpoisonousreading，whichcoststhemwhattheyshouldpayfortheirbreakfastandbringsthemnightmaresandimmoralideasinreturn.（完形填空第二段倒数第二句）

然而，许多年轻的读者对这些有害刊物非常感兴趣，而这些刊物花掉了他们本该去买早饭的钱，反而给他们带来了噩梦和邪恶的想法。

（1）Iboughthimadrinkinreturnforhishelp.

我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。

（2）Onhisreturnhereportedhisfindingstothecommittee.

他一回来就向委员会报告结果。

（3）Haveyoureturnedthenoveltothelibrary?

那本小说你还给图书馆了吗？

（4）Wedecidedtoreturnblowforblow.

我们决定以牙还牙。

2.TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheScholasticAptitudeTest（SAT），whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice，orevenhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall.（阅读理解第一段第二句）

这些不幸的学生正谈论他们SAT测试的分数，而这分数决定了他们是否能进入他们选择的高校，或有机会接受更高层次的教育。

（1）Eachticketadmitstwopersonstotheparty.

每张票可供两人入场参加聚会。

（2）Hewasadmittedtohospitalwithminorburns.

他因轻度烧伤而入院。

（3）Theschooladmitssixtynewboysandgirlseveryyear.

这所学校每年招收六十名男女新生。

（4）Headmittedhavingstolenthecar.

他招认偷了那辆汽车。

3.Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores，thenagreatamountoftheirselfrespectisputinthenumber.（阅读理解第二段第一句）

很明显，如果学生重视他们的考试成绩，他们就对这些分数投入了大量的自尊。

（1）Putinmorewater，willyou?

再加些水，好吗？

（2）Heputinaclaimfor￡500damages.

他提出一项五百英镑的赔偿要求。

（3）Ifyou’rewritingtoyourmother，don’tforgettoputinsomethingabouthercomingtostay.

你要是正给你的母亲写信的话，可别忘了再加上几句请她来住几天。

（4）CouldIputinawordatthispoint?

在这点上我可以说句话吗？

【参考答案】1.B　2.A　3.A　4.D　

阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Itseemslikeeverydaythere'ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'sgoodforourhealth"theresultshavereallybeenmixed"，admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently."There'sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell".

Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy."Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，hesaid.Here'swhathemeansby"modestly":

thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfections.

Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.

【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告。

文章通过科学调查研究了喝咖啡与疾病的关系。

63.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof_______.

A.teaB.beerC.coffeeD.wine

64.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400，000Americanstocollectdate.

B.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman'sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.

C.About400,000AmericansworkedforFreedman'steamfor13years.

D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkwffee.

【答案】B

【解析】根据文章中的Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy.可知B正确。

A错在没有morethan；C错在忽视了定语从句thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsaday……;D项与文章内容不符。

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

65.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists________.

A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealth

B.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffee

C.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffee

D.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus

【答案】D

【解析】根据文章最后一段中的evenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.可知D正确。

【考点定位】考查推理判断。

66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.TheMagicalEffectsofCoffee

B.NealFreedmanandHisResearch

C.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?

D.ACupofCoffeeADayMakesDiseasesAway

【答案】C

【解析】根据文章的整体内容及最后一段可知C正确。

【考点定位】考查文章的标题。

【江西省九江市2014二模】

Manypeoplefocusonphysicalfitness,butfewknowthatbrainfitnessisalsosomethingyoucanworkon.Infact,youcanexerciseyourbrainasoftenasyouworkoutyourarmsorabs--andtheresultscanbepositiveandempowering.It’shelpfultothinkofyourbrainasyouworkoutamuscle.Toimproveyourbrain,youcan’tsimplyrepeatthesameexercisesoverandover.Justasliftingatwopoundweightwillnolongerchallengeyou,sowillrepetitiveexercisessuchascrosswordsorSudoku.Onceyoumastereasyexercises,youmustmoveontoharderonesinordertopushyourbrain—likeyourmuscles—toanewlevel.

Scientistsoncebelievedthatyourmentalabilitieswerefixedinadulthood.Nowthatstudiesonneuroplasticityhaveshownjusttheopposite,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldhaveadoptedthenewpracticeofbraintraining.

ThemostpopularofthesebraintrainingproductsismadebytheSanFrancisco-basedLumosity,whichemploysateamofin-houseneuroscientistswithdegreesfromStanfordandUCBerkeley.Realizingthatbrainsneedmoresophisticatedprogramsandguidancetogrowandchange,Lumosity’sscientistsworkwithanexperiencedteamofgamedesigners.Togetherthey’vedevelopedafun,effectiveonlinebraintrainingprogramthatmeasures,tracks,andadaptstoyourprogresssoyou’llalwaysbechallenged.Lumosity’strainingsystemand40+gamesarebasedonwell-studiedtestsusedinclinicalneuropsychologyresearch.

Ina2013Stanfordstudy,atreatmentgroupof21breastcancersurvivorsused12weeksofLumositytrainingtoworkonprocessingspeed,mentalflexibility,andworkingmemorytasks.Onaverage,thosewhotrainedimprovedontestsoftheseabilities,comparedtoagroupthatdidnottrainwithLumosity.ThereisevensomefirstroundevidencesuggestingthatLumositymaybebeneficialtonormal,healthyadults.Ina2011studybyLumosityandSanFranciscoStateUniversityresearchers,13peoplewhodidLumositytrainingover5weeksimprovedontestsofbrainperformancecomparedtoagroupthatdidnottrain.Onaverage,thosewhotrainedimprovedworkingmemoryscoresby10%andattentionscoresby20%.

Trainingcantakejustafewminutesaday,buttherewardscanmakeadifferenceinmanyaspectsoflife.Thegoalofbraintrainingisnottoimprovegamescores:

it’stoimprovetheunderlyingcoreabilitiesthatthosegamesrelyon.Lumosityisoneofthefirstandmostpopularbraintrainingprogramsinexistence.There’sasmallfeetousethefullproduct,ornewuserscanstartafreetrial.

66.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Braintrainingcanmakeadifference.B.Braintraining—anewscience.

C.Braintrainingcankeepyoufit.D.Braintraining—anopenonlinecourse.

67.Inordertoimproveourbrain,wecan______.

A.dothesameexercisesdayafterday

B