高中英语 阅读理解题及详细答案解析.docx

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高中英语阅读理解题及详细答案解析

2021年高中英语阅读理解题及详细答案解析

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.

AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee（黑猩猩）.

Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40mandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.

Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.

Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworked

outtheanswerbyprocessofelimination（排除法）.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.

Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.

It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!

60.Fromparagraph2weknowthat__.

A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings

B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees

C.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills

D.dogshavesimilar'learningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren

61.Bothexperimentsshowthat.

A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallmandsright

B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys

C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics

D.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem

62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.

B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.

C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.

D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'smands.

63.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Totrainyourdog.B.Totalktoyourdog.

C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

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PaynesPrairie（used）

HaveyoueverheardofPaynesPrairie?

ItisoneofthemostimportantnaturalandhistoricalareasinFlorida.PaynesPrairieislocatednearGainesville.Itislarge,21000acres.Thisprotectedlandiscalledapreserve.TheFloridaParkServicemanagethepreserve.

ThePaynesPrairiebasinwasformedwhenlimestonedissolvedandthegroundsettled.Itiscoveredbymarsh（沼泽）andwetprairievegetation.Thereareareasofopenwater.Duringbriefperiodsithasfloodedenoughtobeconsideredalake.Exceptforthat,thebasinhaschangedlittlethroughtime.

ManhaslivedonPaynesPrairieaverylongtime.Helivedthereasfarbackas10000B.C.Atonetime,theSeminoleslivedthere.TheprairieisthoughttohavebeennamedafterKingPayne,aSeminolechief.Duringthelate1600s,thelargestcattleranchinFloridawasonPaynesPrairie.Today,PaynesPrairieispreservedland.ItisoccupiedbyvisitorsandFloridaParkServiceemployees.

WillamBartramvisitedPaynesPraire.Bartramwasthefirstpersonwhoportrayed（described）naturethroughpersonalexperienceaswellasscientificobservation.Helived200yearsago.HevisitedPaynesPrairiein1774.Atthattimehedescribedit.HecalledPaynesPrairiethe"greatAlachuaSavannah."

Mostoftheanimallife,whichBartramdescribed,isstillhere.Alargenumberofsandhillcranes,hawksandwaterfowlarehereinwinter.Theanimaldiversityisincreasedbythepresenceofpineflatwoods,hammock,swampsandponds.

ThePaynesPrairiePreserveStateParkisopenyearround.TheFloridaParkServiceworkshardsothattheparkwillappearasitdidinthepast.Itoffersmanyopportunitiesforrecreation.Attheparkyoucancampandpicnic.Youcanhikeandbike.Youcanboatandfish.Youcanrideonhorsetrails.Andyoucanseelotsofnatureandwildlife.YoucanseeFloridaasitwasintheearlydays.

PaynesPrairieisapartofourFloridahistory.ItisanexampleofourFloridanaturalresources.Itisaplaceforrecreation.PaynesPrairieisanimportantexperienceoftheRealFlorida.

64.HowwasthePaynesPrairiebasinformed?

A.BytheSeminoleIndians.

B.BytheFloridaParkService.

C.Fromdissolvedlimestoneandthegroundsettling.

D.Fromlotsoffloodingandwetprairievegetation.

65.Theunderlinedword"diversity"means“.”

A.varietyB.societyC.populationD.area

66.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat__.

A.PaynesPrairiehaschangedlittlethroughtime

B.PaynesPrairieiscoveredbywetprairiegrasses

C.thereusedtobeabigcattlefarmonPaynesPrairie

D.WilliamBartramwasthefirstperson~tovisitPaynesPrairie

67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.callonpeopletoprotectwidlife

B.attractpeopletothispreservedpark

C.showyoutheformationofPaynesPrairie

D.introducetherecordedhistoryofPaynesPrairie

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NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase（抹去）,theeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,Whileotherssupportit.

Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

"Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theyebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallyewithverypainfulemotions,"saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool."Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering."

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity（特质）.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.

"Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,"saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.

68.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.anewmedicalinvention

B.anewresearchonthepill

C.awayoferasingpainfulmemories

D.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill

69.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan.

A.causethebraintofixmemories

B.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiences

C.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicals

D.Wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories

70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills

B.thepillwillstoppeople'sbadexperiences

C.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'shealth

D.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica

71.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?

A.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.

B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.

C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.

D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.

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What'syourdreamvacation?

WatchingwildlifeinKenya?

BoatingdowntheAmazon?

SunbathinginMalaysia?

Newchancesareopeningupallthetimetoexploretheworld.Sowevisittravelagents,parepackagesandprices,andpayourmoney.

Weknowwhatourvacationcostsus.Butdoweknowwhatitmightcostsomeoneelse?

It'struethatmanypoorercountriesnowdependontourismforforeignine.Unfortunately,though,tourismoftenharmsthelocalpeoplemorethanithelpsthem.

Itmightcosttheirhomesandlands.InMyanmar,5,200peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomesamongthepagodas（佛塔）inBagansothattouristscouldvisitthepagodas.

Tourismmightalsocostthelocalpeopletheirlivelihoodanddignity.Localworkersoftenfindonlymenial（卑微的）jobsinthetouristindustry.Andmostoftheprofitsdonothelpthelocaleconomy.Instead,profitsreturntothetouroperatorsinwealthiercountries,WhentheMaasaipeopleinTanzaniaweredrivenfromtheirlands,somemovedtocityslums.Othersnowmakealittlemoneysellingsouvenirsorposingforphotos.

ProblemslikethesewereObservedmorethat20yearsago.Butnowsomenon-governmentorganizations,touroperatorsandlocalgovernmentsareworkingtogethertobegincorrectingthem.Tourists,too,areputtingonthepressure.

Theresultisresponsibletourism,or“ethicaltourism.”Ethicaltourismhaspeopleatitsheart.Newinternationalagreementsandcodesofconductcanhelpprotectthepeople'slands,homes,economiesandcultures.Thebeginningsaresmall,though,andtheproblemsareplex.

Buttakeheart.Thegoodnewsisthateveryone,includingus,can