高考英语二轮复习阅读提速练一227Word文件下载.docx

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第一节（共10小题；

每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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绍兴诊断性考试）Theworldcanbeascaryplacewhenyou’reyoung.Itcanbeevenscarierwhenyou’reayounglittlebluepenguin（企鹅）—thetiniestofthepenguinspecies.Luckily,therearesomehumanswillingtohelp.TheysteppedintoprotectBilly,abluepenguinthatappearedonabeachinChristchurch,NewZealand.

SpottedonNovember29attheslipwayatMoncksBay,nearSumner,inChristchurch,thelittlepenguinimmediatelyattractedasmallcrowd.JeffMeinSmithsawthecrowdwhilehewasbicyclingthatafternoon,andhebikedhometogethiscamera.Whenhereturnedtothescene,hefoundthatthepenguinhadreceivedalittlesign,onethatread“Hi,I’mwaitingformymumtocomeback.DOC（DepartmentofConservation）knowsI’mhere.Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogaway.Thanks.Billy—thebabybluepenguin.”

Billydidn’tmoveawayfromthesign.TheDOCarrivedlaterthatafternoontopickupBilly,thoughtheyweresurprisedtoseeitonthebeach.“It’sunusualforabluepenguintobeoutintheopenonthebeachduringtheday，”AnitaSpencer,aDOCseniorranger,toldStuff.

BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCenterafterbeingretrievedfromthebeach.Volunteersbelievethebirdmayactuallybeafemalepenguin,andisaround2monthsold.Thechickweighsamere550grams,lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigharound900gramsatthisage.Mostlittlepenguinsgrowuptoweigh1kilogram.

Thecenterwillhelpthelittlepenguingainsomeweightbyfeedingitfishjuice,beforeit’ssetfreeintotheocean.

1．Whycantheworldbefrighteningtoayoungpenguin?

A．Itisararespecies.

B．Itfacespotentialdanger.

C．Itissurroundedbythecrowd.

D．Itisthreatenedbydogs.

2．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“retrieved”inparagraph4?

A．Ignored.　　　　　B．Cured.

C．Givenaway.D．Broughtback.

3．WhatwillhappentoBillyinthecenter?

A．ItwillbereportedtoStuff.

B．Itwillbevisitedbythelocals.

C．Itwillbetakengoodcareof.

D．Itwillbefedwithfruitjuice.

B

Youcan’tseeyoursleepingpet’sbrainwaves,butitsbehaviorcantellyouwhenyourcatmightbedreaming.Ifyouwatchclosely,you’llseethatasshefallsasleep,herbreathingbecomesslowandregularwithherbodystill.Shehasenteredthefirststageofsleep,calledslowwavesleep.Afterabout15minutesyou’llnoticeachangeinherbreathing.Hereyesmoveunderherclosedlids,herpawstwitch（抽动）andsheflicks（轻拂）anear.Shehasentereddreaming.Althoughshetwitchesandmakeslittlegruntingnoises,messagesfromherbraintothelargemusclesinherlegsareblocked,soshecan’trunabout.Sheisinastateof“sleepparalysis（麻痹）”．

MichelJouvet,aFrenchscientist,interruptedtheirsleepparalysis.Eventhoughtheywerecompletelyasleep,thedreamingcatsbegantorunforballsthatJouvetcouldn’tseeandarchedtheirbacksatunseenenemies.Hefiguredhewaswatchingthemactouttheirdreams!

Obviously,thedreamingcatsseemedtobepractisingimportantcatskills:

following,pouncing,andfighting.

Inanotherstudy,MattWilsonrecordedrats’brainwaveswhiletheylearnedmazes.Oneday,herleftthebrainwaverecordingmachineonwhiletheratsfellasleep.ThepatternofbrainwavesinthesleepingratsmatchedthepatternfromthemazesocloselythatWilsoncouldfigureoutexactlywhichpartofthemazeeachratwasdreamingabout!

Manyresearchersnowthinkthatinbothpeopleandanimals,onepurposeofdreamsistopractiseimportantskillsandfigureoutrecentlearning.Thismayexplainwhysomanypeopledreamaboutfightingandescaping,skillsthatwereprobablyimportanttoourancestors,andwhydreamingaffectsourabilitytolearn.

Doallanimalsdream?

Fromlookingatthebrainwavesofsleepinganimals,howoftenanimalsdreamseemstobetiedtobodysize.Catsdreamaboutevery15minutes,miceevery9minutes,andelephantsevery2hours.Andthoughcowsandhorsesusuallysleepstandingup,theyonlydreamwhenlyingdown.

4．WhatdoesMichelJouvetfindinhisstudy?

A．Thedreamingcatsareinastateofbodyparalysis.

B．Thedreamingcatsoftenpractisetheirimportantskills.

C．Theeyesofdreamingcatsmovewhilebodiesarestill.

D．Thelegsofthedreamingcatscan’tmove.

5．Whatcanyouknowaboutdreamingfromthepassage?

A．Dreamingalotcanhelphumanslearnmore.

B．Learningmazesisthebasicskillforcatstolearn.

C．Ratsoftendreamtoworkouttheirrecentlearning.

D．Fightingandescapingarenotimportantskillsforancestors.

6．Howdoestheauthordevelophispassage?

A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Byusingfigures.

C．Bytellingstories.D．Byshowingfacts.

C

Skyscrapersarethesymbolofurbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeing