湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解71.docx

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湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解71

湖北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练：

阅读理解（71）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

RulesfortheUniversityEntranceExamination

●Youmustbeattheexaminationcentertenminutesbeforetheexaminationstarts.Ifyouaremorethantenminuteslate,youmaynotentertheexaminationcenter.Theexaminationtakesplaceatthesametimeindifferentstates.

●Youmusthaveproofofyournameandgradeaswellasofficialexaminationnumber.Showthesewhenyoucometotheexaminationcenter.

●Dependingonwhichexaminationyouaretaking,youmaybringcertainitemsintotheexaminationcenter.Mathematicsexaminationsmayallowyoutouseelectroniccalculators.Othersubjectsmayallowyoutousedictionariesandotherreferencematerial.Pleasereadthenotessentwithyourtimetablecarefully.

●Youmustbringyourownpencils.Nonewillbeprovidedforyou.Thefollowingitemsarenotallowedintheexaminationcenter:

walkmansandradios,headsets,anyfoodordrink,schoolbags,electronicequipment（unlessspecificallypermittedforvarioussubjects）,andmobilephones.

●Onceinthecenter,youmustsitatthedeskwithyourexaminationnumberonit.Whenyousitdown,placeyourexaminationnumberatthetopcornerofyourdesk.

●Youmustremainsilentduringtheexamination.Youmustnotdisturbotherpeoplewhoaretakingthetest.

●Ifyouneedadrinkortoiletbreak,youshouldraiseyourhandandwaitforthesupervisor（监督者）tospeaktoyou.Youwillbegivenwaterorthesupervisorwilltakeyoutothebathroom.Youarenotallowedtotalkwithanyoneduringthebreak.

●Youmustwriteyouranswersintheofficialanswersheet.Yoursupervisorwillprovideextrapaperifyouwishtomakenotes.

●Youmayleavetheexaminationroomatanytimeifyoudonotplantoreturn.Ifyoufinishearlyandwanttoleave,pleasemovewellawayfromtheexaminationcenter.

●Thesupervisorwillwarnyoufifteenminutes,fiveminutesandoneminutebeforetheendoftheexamination.Whenthesupervisorsaysthatthetimeisup,youmustputdownyourpencilandwaitatyourdeskuntilyoupaperiscollected.

1.Whatkindofexaminationaretheserulesprobablyfor?

A.Alocalexam.

B.Afinalexam.

C.Acollegeexam.

D.Anationalexam.

2.Whatareyouallowedtohavewithyouwhenyoutakemathematicsexamination?

A.Relatedmaterial.

B.Proofofyourself.

C.Acellphone.

D.Adictionary.

3.Whatshouldyoudoifyoufinishthetestearlyandwanttogetabetterresult?

A.Takesomenotescarefully.

B.Leavetheroomimmediately.

C.Remaininyourseatandcheckagain.

D.Raiseyourhandtoinformyourteacher.

4.Whatcanbeprovidedforyouduringtheexam?

A.Pencils.B.Foodanddrink.C.Extrapaper.D.Calculators.

B

Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?

Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.

Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.

“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.

“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”

Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.

“Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.“Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,”saidGoldspink.

Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.

5.Thetextmainlytalksabout________.

A.men’sheartcellsB.women’sageingprocess

C.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglife

6.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat________.

A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyareborn

B.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeat

C.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithage

D.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage

7.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould________.

A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfaster

B.findoutthereasonforageing

C.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthy

D.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost

8.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.

A.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundout

B.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecells

C.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterloss

D.womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20

C

Believeitornot,opticalillusion（错觉）cancuthighwaycrashes.

Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Butstripes,calledchevrons（人字形）,paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.

NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundation（基金会）forTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.

Excessive（过多的）speedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazards（危险）arethegreatestcurves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.

Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitially（起初）cuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.

Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.

9.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

A.anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol

B.anewpatternforpaintinghighways

C.anewwayoftrainingdrivers

D.anewtypeofopticalillusion

10.Onroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeelthat________.

A.theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazards

B.theyaredrivinginthewronglane

C.theyshouldslowdowntheirspeed

D.theyarecomingneartothespeedlimit

11.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer________.

A.cankeepdriversawakeB.cancutroadaccidentsinhalf

C.willlookmoreattractiveD.willhavealongereffectondrivers

12.TheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto________.

A.tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareas

B.changetheroadsignsacrossthecountry

C.replacestraight,horizontalbarswithchevrons

D.repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns

D

Justasthestockmarketrisesandfallsinresponsetowhatpeoplearewillingtoputtheirmoneybehind,wehaveinsideourselvesaninnereconomythatrisesandfallsinresponsetoourbeliefsaboutwhatispossible.Sometimesthedegreetowhichwearewillingtochallengeourbeliefsystemsdeterminesthesuccessofourinnereconomy.Forexample,imaginethatyourfamilyoforiginhadabeliefthatmusicaltalentwasnotsomethingtheypossessed.Asamemberofthatgroup,youwouldlikelyinheritthatsamebeliefaboutyourself.Asaresult,evenifyouhadagreatdesiretocreatemusic,youmightbehesitanttoreallygetbehindyourself,fearingthatyourinvestment（投资）wouldnotpayoff.Evenifyouhadthecouragetofollowyourpassion,yourinnerbeliefthatyouarenotinherentlytalentedwouldprobablybeamajorobstacle（障碍）toinvestingyourenergyinyourdream.

Ontheotherhand,ifyoufoundawaytoreleasethatnegativebelief,agreatfloodofenergywouldpourforth,greatlyincreasingthelikelihoodofyoursuccess.Howmuchenergywearewillingtoinvestinthevariousideas,dreams,andvisionswecarrywithinislikethemoneypeopleare,orarenot,willingtoinvestinthevariousproductsavailablefortradeonthestockmarket.Andinbothcases,beliefplaysakeyroleindetermininghowwillingwearetogetbehindsomething.Onewaytoopenupthepossibilityforgreatersuccessinourinnereconomiesistounderstandthatbeliefisnotthereliableguidewesometimesthink.Thereareothermorereliablethingsofsuccessthatwecanputourfaithin,suchaspassion,feeling,andsense.Someofthemostsuccessfulinvestorsinthestockmarketaretheonesthatgoagainstthegrain,trustingtheirsenseoverthecommonopinionheldbycommonpeopleaboutwhatwillwork.

Inthesameway,wecanlearntotrustourheart’sdesiresandoursensetoguideus,questioninganybeliefsthatstandinthewayofourabilitytofullyinvestinourselves.Aswetakeoutenergyfromlimitingideasaboutwhatispossible,wefreeuptheresourcesthathavethepowertomakeourinnereconomyprosper.

13.Wecansafelyconcludefromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.ourbeliefisnotreliable.

B.beliefisanobs