高考英语精选备考题库系列含详解阅读理解四.docx

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高考英语精选备考题库系列含详解阅读理解四

2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）

阅读理解（四）

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（2011-8）

Canyoubelieveyoureyes?

Arecentexperimentsuggeststhattheanswertothatquestionmaydependonyourage.

MartinDoherty,apsychologistattheUniversityofStirlinginScotland,ledtheteamofscientists.Inthisexperiment,Dohertyandhisteamtestedtheperception（观察力）ofsomepeople,usingpicturesofsomeorangecircles.Theresearchersshowedthesamepicturestotwogroupsofpeople.Thefirstgroupincluded151childrenaged4to10,andthesecondgroupincluded24adultsaged18to25.

Thefirstgroupofpicturesshowedtwocirclesaloneonawhitebackground.Oneofthecircleswaslargerthantheother,andthesepeoplewereaskedtoidentifythelargerone.Four-year-oldsidentifiedthecorrectcircle79percentofthetime.Adultsidentifiedthecorrectcircle95percentofthetime.

Next,bothgroupswereshownapicturewheretheorangecircles,againofdifferentsizes,weresurroundedbygraycircles.Here’swherethetrickliesin.Insomeofthepictures,thesmallerorangecirclewassurroundedbyevensmallergraycircles—makingtheorangecircleappearlargerthantheotherorangecircle,whichwasthereallargerone.Andthelargerorangecirclewassurroundedbyevenbiggergraycircles—soitappearedtobesmallerthantherealsmallerorangecircle.

Whenyoungchildrenaged4to6lookedatthesetrickypictures,theyweren’tfooled—theywerestillabletofindthebiggercirclewithroughlythesameaccuracyasbefore.Olderchildrenandadults,ontheotherhand,didnotdoaswell.Olderchildrenoftenidentifiedthesmallercircleasthelargerone,andadultsgotitwrongmostofthetime.

Aschildrengetolder,Dohertysaid,theirbrainsmaydeveloptheabilitytoidentifyvisualcontext.Inotherwords,theywillbegintoprocessthewholepictureatonce:

thetrickygraycircles,aswellastheorangecircleinthemiddle.Asaresult,they’remorelikelytofallforthiskindofvisualtrick.

1.Dohertyandhisteamofscientistsdidanexperimenttoevaluate________.

A.children’sandadults’eye-sight

B.people’sabilitytoseeaccurately

C.children’sandadults’brains

D.theinfluenceofpeople’sage

[解析]　考查细节理解能力。

第二段第二行可以得出结论。

[答案]　B

2.Whenaskedtofindthelargercircle，________.

A.childrenat6gotitwrong79%ofthetimewithnograyonesaround

B.onlyadultsover18gotitright95%ofthetimewithgrayonesaround

C.childrenat4gotitrightabout79%ofthetimewithgrayonesaround

D.adultsgotitrightmostofthetimewithgrayonesaround

[解析]　考查细节理解能力。

第三段清晰地说明了辨别圆圈的比例。

[答案]　C

3.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat________.

A.asmallerorangecircleappearsbiggeronawhitebackground

B.anorangecircleappearsbiggerthanagrayoneofthesamesize

C.acirclesurroundedbyothercircleslooksbiggerthanitsrealsize

D.acirclesurroundedbybiggeroneslookssmallerthanitsrealsize

[解析]　考查细节理解能力，对第四段整体的理解和第五段最后一句可以得出答案。

[答案]　D

4.Visualcontextmayworkwhenchildrengetolderthan________.

A.4B.6

C.10D.18

[解析]　考查推理判断能力。

从第五段和第六段第一句判断得出答案。

[答案]　B

5.Whyareyoungerchildrennotfooled?

A.Becausetheyaresmarterthanolderchildrenandadults.

B.Becauseolderpeopleareinfluencedbytheirexperience.

C.Becausepeople’seyesbecomeweakerastheygrowolder.

D.Becausetheirbraincanhardlynoticerelatedthingstogether.

[解析]　考查推理判断能力。

第四、五、六段提及到46岁小孩和6岁以上小孩的区别是判断的依据。

[答案]　D

BillFultondoesn’trememberlosinghiswallet,butitsreturnhelpedhimrememberthepast.Theleatherstayedsmoothandthecowboydesignunblemished（完美无缺的）.Andwhenhelookedinside,thecontentsbroughtbackmemoriesfrom1946,whenheapparentlydroppedthewalletbehindthebalconybleachers（露天看台）intheBakerMiddleSchoolgym.

Fulton’sSocialSecurityCardandbicyclelicense,bearingtheaddresswherehelivedduringhisteenageyears,werepositionedintheirrespectivecompartments,apparentlyuntouchedsincetheyearafterWorldWarIlended.

WorkerNathanOsbornefoundthewallet—alongwitholdhomework,lostlibrarybooksanda1964talentshowprogram—whileremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17.ItwasbroughttoFulton’sdoorthefollowingdaybyMelanieTrindle,theBakerMiddleSchoolsecretary.

MiddleSchoolPrincipalMindiVaughansaidthebrownpinebleacherswereconnectedtothegymbalcony’sbrickwallandhadremainedinthesameplacesincetheschool,knownastheHelenM.StackBuilding,openedin1936.

Fulton,78,saidheprobablylostthewalletwhilecheeringfortheBakerHighbasketballteamwithagroupoffriends.FultonsaidthebicycleIDwasneededbecausehedeliveredmedicineforRodamarDrug.Hewassurprised,however,thathisbicycleIDwasn’tinside.Hesaidhealwayskeptitthere.

Butratherthanfocusonwhatwasinsidethewallet,Fultonsaidtherecoveryhasledhimtoreflectonhislife—onethattookhimtotheKoreanWarandBerlinbeforethereturntoBakerCity.HeworkedatEllingsonLumberCompanyfor30years,fromMarch1964toApril1994.

Sincehisretirement,Fultonhasenjoyedspendingtimewithhis11yearoldblackdog,Smokey.Thetwooftenhikethenearbymountains.

Trindle’sknockonthedoor,walletinhand,inducedaslightrippleinhislife,promptinghimtoconsiderthetimeshehadn’tthoughtaboutinmanyyears.“Wheredidallthetimesgo？

”Fultonsaidwithadeepsigh.“It’shardtobelievethatthetimeshavegonesofast.”

[语篇解读]　本文是记叙文。

一个丢失了几十年的钱包居然被找到，而且还给了失主。

钱包勾起了失主对过去岁月的回忆。

1．Whenthewalletwasfound,it________.

A.wasstillingoodcondition

B.wasalittledamaged

C.hadjustlostcolor

D.wasjustrepaired

[解析]　细节理解题。

从文章第一段第二句可知，钱包的皮还很光滑，上面的图案也保持完好，因此A项正确。

[答案]　A

2．ThewalletwasimportanttoFultonbecause________.

A.hecouldgethisbicycleIDback

B.itcalleduphismemoriesofthepast

C.itcouldhelphimtofindhisstudentID

D.itmadehimthinkofhisschooldays

[解析]　推理判断题。

综合全文尤其是第一段和最后一段的信息可知，钱包勾起了Fulton对往昔岁月的回忆。

[答案]　B

3．Fultonlostthewalletwhen________.

A.hewasdoinghishomeworkonthebalconybleachers

B.hewasdoingsomeexerciseintheBakerMiddleSchoolgym

C.hewasremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17

D.hewaswatchingabasketballmatchwithhisfriends

[解析]　细节理解题。

从文章第五段可知，Fulton和朋友们在一起看篮球赛，在为一支篮球队助威时他丢失了钱包。

[答案]　D

4．Afterheretired,Fulton________.

A.livedapeacefulandpleasantlife

B.oftenregrettedlosinghiswallet

C.livedahardlifebyraisingdogsinthemountains

D.quitemissedhispastlife

[解析]　推理判断题。

分析文章倒数第二段可知，Fulton退休以后经常牵着狗到山里散步，可见生活非常惬意。

[答案]　A

5．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFulton’sfeelingwhenthewalletwasreturned?

A.Thankful.　　　　　　B.Overjoyed.

C.Surprised.D.Doubtful.

[解析]　推理判断题。

文章虽然没有明确说明Fulton接到钱包时的反应，但丢了那么多年的钱包失而复得，他应该感到吃惊。

[答案]　C

[长难句解读]　Andwhenhelookedinside，thecontentsbroughtbackmemoriesfrom1946，whenheapparentlydroppedthewalletbehindthebalconybleachers（露天看台）intheBakerMiddleSchoolgym.语意：

当他看钱包里面时，里面的东西把他的记忆带回到了1946年，当时他显然是把钱包丢在了贝克中学体育场的露天看台上。

本句是一个复合句。

第一个when引导时间状语从句，第二个when引导非限制性定语从句，修饰1946。

Popstarstodayenjoywhatonceonlybelongedtotheroyalty（皇室）.Wherevertheygo,peopleturnoutintheirthousandstogreetthem.Thecrowdsgowildtryingtocatchabriefglimpseoftheirsmiling,colorfullydressedidols.ThestarsaretransportedintheirchauffeurdrivenRollsRoyces,privatehelicoptersorexecutiveaeroplanes.Theyaresurroundedbyapermanententourage（随从）ofmanagers,pressagentsandbodyguards.Photographsofthemappearregularlyinthepressandalltheircomingsandgoingsarereported，for,likeroyalty,popstarsarenews.Iftheyenjoymanyoftheprivilegesofroyalty,theycertainlysharemanyoftheinconveniencesaswell.Itisdangerousforthemtomakeunscheduledappearancesinpublic.Theymustbeconstantlyshieldedfromtheadoringcrowdswhoidolizethem.Theyarenolongerprivateindividuals,butpublicproperty.Thefinancialrewardstheyreceiveforthissacrificecannotbecalculated,fortheirratesofpayaregreat.

Andwhynot?

Societyhasalwaysrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly.ThegreatdaysofHollywoodhavebecomelegendary:

famousstarsenjoyedfame,wealthandadulation（奉承）onanalltimescale.Bytoday’sstandards,theexcessesofHollywooddonotseemquitesospectacular.Asinglegramophonerecordnowadaysmayearnmuchmoreinroyaltiesthanthefilmsofthepasteverdid.Thecompetitionforthetitle“TopofthePops”isfierce,buttherewardsaretrulyhuge.

Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don’tthetopmeninindustryearnenormoussalariesfortheservicetheyperformtotheircompaniesandtheircountries?

Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeigncurrency—oftenmorethanlargeindustrialcompanies—andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfortheirmassiveannualcontributionstotheexchequer（国库）.Sowhowouldbegrudgethemtheirrewards?

It’sallverywellforpeopleinboringjobstocomplainaboutthesuccessesandrewardsofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanworkinginasteadyjobandlookingforwardtoapensionattheendofithasnorighttoexpectveryhighrewards.Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.Butamanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows,too,thattherewards