高考英语暑假自选训练9及答案.docx

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高考英语暑假自选训练9及答案

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Thereareplentyofgoodreasonstobuyorganicproducts,butnutritionmaynotbeoneofthem,suggestsanewstudy,whichfoundnodifferenceinantioxidant（抗氧化剂）levelsbetweenorganicallyandconventionally（常规地）grownonions,carrots,andpotatoes.

Thestudyonlylookedatthreetypesofvegetablesandjustafewselectnutrients.Buttheexperimentwaspartofabiggerprojectthatwassosystematicandstrictlycontrolledthatthefindingslikelyapplytoothercrops,too.

“Givingpreferencetoorganicproductsbecausetheycontainmorebioactivecomponentsisdoubtfulandnotsupportedbyscientificevidence,”Knuthsensaid.“Still,therearemanygoodreasonsfortheconsumertoselectorganicfoodproducts,includingabsenceofpesticideresidues（农药残留）infoods,animalwelfare,andenvironmentalprotections.”

Argumentoverwhetherorganicproduceismorenutritiousthanconventionalvarietieshasbeenaroundforatleastadecade,saidJeffreyBlumberg,directoroftheAntioxidantsResearchLaboratoryatTuftsUniversityinBoston.“Somestudieshavesuggestedthatorganicallygrownplantscontainhigherlevelsofhealthfulantioxidants,possiblybecausesomeantioxidantsactasnaturalfungicides（杀真菌剂）,pesticidesandinsecticides,”hesaid.“Theideaisthat,withouthelpfromindustrialchemicals,plantsonorganicfarmsneedtoworkhardertoprotectthemselves.Theyendupbecomingmorenutritiousasaresult.”Butplentyofotherstudieshaveshownnosuchrelationship.

“Iunderstandthatorganicfarmerswouldlovetobeabletosaythattheirsaresuper-fruitsandsuper-vegetablesbecausetherearehigheramountsofthesecompoundsinthem,”Blumbergsaid.“Ifyouwanttobuythembecauseyouthinkthey’resaferfortheplanettogrowthingsthatway,orbecauseyouthinkpesticidesarebadforyouoryourfamily,oryoulikethattheycomefromashorterdistanceaway,that’sgreat.”

“Butifyouwanttobuythembecausethey’remorenutritious,you’reconfused,andwedon’tknowifthat’strueornot.”

1.Thenewstudyprovesthat　　　.

A.thereareplentyofgoodreasonstobuyorganicproduce

B.nutritionisoneofthegoodreasonstobuyorganicproduce

C.someorganicallyandconventionallygrownfoodshavethesameantioxidantlevels

D.organicproduceisharmfultoourhealth

2.Whydopeoplepreferorganicproducts?

A.Becausetheythinkorganicproductshavenobioactivecomponents.

B.Becausescientificevidencesupportsorganicproductscanmakethemstronger.

C.Becauseit’sprovedthatorganicproduceismorenutritiousthanconventionalvarieties.

D.Becausetheythinkorganicfoodproductshavenoharmfulthings.

3.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus　　　.

A.it’sunclearwhetherorganicproduceismorenutritiousthanconventionalvarieties

B.organicallygrownplantscontainhigherlevelsofhealthfulantioxidants

C.plantsonorganicfarmsneedtoworkhardertoprotectthemselves

D.plentyofotherstudieshaveshownnosuchrelationship

4.WhichisNOTthereasonforyoutobuyorganicproductsaccordingtoBlumberg?

A.Therearehigheramountsofthesecompoundsinthem.

B.They’resaferfortheplanettogrowthingsthatway.

C.Pesticidesarebadforyouoryourfamily.

D.Theyaremorenutritious.

【参考答案】1—4、CDAD　　

阅读理解。

Areyoupreparingforabigtest?

Ifso,youmaywanttogoplaysomebasketballinbetweenhittingthebooks.Doctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment.JudyCameron,ascientistatOregonHealthandScienceUniversity,studiesbraindevelopment.Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels（血管）,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.DoctorCameronissurethatthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetothinkbetter.Asshesays,“whilewealreadyknowthatexerciseisgoodfortheheart,exercisecanactuallycausephysicalchangesinthebrain.”

Theeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies.Babieswhodoactivitiesthatrequiresalotofmovementandphysicalactivityshowgreaterbraindevelopmentthanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive.Evenalittlemovementcanshowbigresults.MargaretBarnes,ascientist,alsobelievesintheimportanceofexercise.Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinprimaryschoolorhighschoolcanresultfromalackofmovementasbabies.“Babiesneedmovementthatencouragesandexcitestheirfivesenses.Theyneedtosetupaconnectionbetweenmotionandmemory.Inthisway,astheygetolder,childrenwillbegintoconnectphysicalactivitywithhigherlearning,”saysMargaret.

Olderpeoplecandeveloptheirbrainsaswell.CornellUniversitystudiedagroupofseniorswhohaveashort—termmemoryincreaseofupto40percentafterexercisingjustthreehoursaweek.Theexercisedoesnothavetobeverydifficult,butitdoeshavetoincreasetheheartrate.Also,justlikethemotionforbabies,exerciseforolderpeopleshouldnotbetoosimple.Learningsomenewskillsoractions,suchaswithyogaortai-chihelpstoopenupmemorypathsinthebrainthatmaynothavebeenusedforalongtime.Formostpeople,anytypeofphysicalactivitythatincreasestheheartrateishelpful.Themainaimistoincreasethebrain’sflowofblood.Andyourbraincanbenefitfromaslittleastwotothreehoursofexerciseaweek.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Howexercisemakespeoplestrong.B.Howtogetgoodscoresonatest.

C.Howexercisehelpsthebrain.D.Howthebraincanchange.

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为主旨大意题。

第一段就点出了全文的中心“Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.”，锻炼可以使血管，包括大脑里的血管更结实、发育更好，后面的段落分别对中心进行阐述证明。

故答案为C。

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatistheconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment?

A.Exercisehelpsmakeourbloodvessels.

B.Physicalexercisehelpsusthinkbetter.

C.Thebrainneedsspecialmentalexercise.

D.Themoreexercise,thebiggerthebrain.

答案解析：

答案为B。

本题为细节推理题。

由第一段“Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.DoctorCameronissurethatthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetothinkbetter.”可知，答案为B。

3.Thesmallestamountofexerciserequiredtogainanybenefitis.

A.threehoursperweekB.40hoursperweek

C.threehoursperdayD.40hourspermonth

答案解析：

答案为A。

本题为细节题。

由最后一段最后一句话“Andyourbraincanbenefitfromaslittleastwotothreehoursofexerciseaweek.”可知，答案为A。

4.Whyisyogasuggestedforseniors?

A.Itdoesgoodtothejointsofoldpeople.

B.Itdoesnotincreasetheheartrate.

C.Itincludeslearningnewactions

D.Itcanbedoneingroups.

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为推理题。

由最后一段“Learningsomenewskillsoractions,suchaswithyogaortai-chihelpstoopenupmemorypathsinthebrainthatmaynothavebeenusedforalongtime.Formostpeople,anytypeofphysicalactivitythatincreasestheheartrateishelpful.”，可知C选项正确。

A、D选项未提及；B选项与文意相反。

故答案为C。

阅读理解A

Women,beonyourguard.Thereisanewmaleexcusefornotlisteningtous.

Arecentstudyshowsthatmenfinditalmostimpossibletolistentowhatwomensaybecausetheirbrainsareoutofsynch（不同步的）with"complexfemaletones".

Apparently,whenmenlistentoothermenaboutthethingstheycareabout,theyuseonlythefrontalareaoftheirbrains.However,whentheylistentowomenit'sdifferentstory.Theyhavetoworkmuchharder,employingapartofthebrainthatnormallydealswithmusic.Sowhenamantellsyouyourvoiceis"musictohisears",he'sactuallytellingthetruth,thoughnotinagoodway.

I'msurealotofwomencouldrecalltimeswhentheyhavewastedhoursexplainingwhytheyarecompletelyrightabouteverythingintheworld,onlytowakeupthenextdaytodiscoverthatnotonebrilliantpointgotthrough.

Thosetimeswhenmenhaven'tlistenedtome,IjustthoughtIwasbeingignored.Ididn'trealizeIjustwasn'tsingingtheirfavoritemusic.IfI'drealizedIwasbeingheardas"music",Iwouldhavehadabitoffunwithit.WheneverIwanteda"discussion",I'dhavebroughtalongmyownband,completewithstringandhornsections.

Itisdifficultnottobesuspiciousofyetmorescientificfindingssparingmentheblamebecauseoftheirbiology.Isn'tthis"slavestobiology"all-purposeexcusewearingthin?

It'senoughtomakeyouwonderatwhatastrangehelplessspeciesmenare----whichpartofthebodywillbe"beyondtheircontrol"next.

Evenifthereissomethinginit,wehavetotakeintoaccountthatmostrelationshipsarelikelytobecomeboring.That'sthetruthofthematter.Maleorfemale,yourvoicemightstartoutasmusictoyourbeloved'sears.Butfinallyitwillendupasboredom.

　　Whenyourbeautifultonesarethereallthetime,astheygoabouttheirdailybusiness,youstarttoblendinabittoomuch,untilfinallyyoubecomeakindofbackgroundnoise.

1．Theauthorofthispassagetriesto___________.

A.throwdoubtsonacommonlyacceptedidea

B.explainacommonlyacceptedideaasitis

C.givesomeadviceonacommonproblem

D.argueagainstacommonbelief

答案解析：

答案为B。

本题考查文章的写作目的。

本文第二段就揭示了为什么男性听不进去女性的话的原因，文章后面的内容对此进行了阐述。

故答案为B。

2．Accordingtothenewstudy,mendon'tlistentowomenbecause_________.

A.whatwomensayareusuallyboring

B.theydon'tcareaboutwhatwomensay

C.theycan'tdealwithfemalevoices

D.theyregardfemalevoicesasmusic

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为推理题。

由第三段的内容可知，男性在听同性的话语的时候只是用了大脑的前面区域；然而听女性的话语的时候，却更费力，因为要使用通常用来听音乐的那部分的大脑区域。

故可推断，男性不听女性的话是因为他们大脑不能非常容易地处理女性的声音。

故答案为C。

干扰性最强的D选项“他们把女性的声音