河北省秦皇岛市山海关区高考英语信息匹配类和阅读理解练习8.docx

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河北省秦皇岛市山海关区高考英语信息匹配类和阅读理解练习8

河北省秦皇岛市山海关区2016高考英语信息匹配类和阅读理解练习（8）

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

MaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Sofarasthechildrenwereconcerned,theyhadamysteryabouthimthatstirredtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie’sanger,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusband,“It’smercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn’tcomeoftener.”

InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto’clockintheevening,andhestayedforsixhoursofclosediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildrenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthatheeverspoketothemorplayedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthetimecameforhimtogo.Instead,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher.

Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefourofthem,tokeephercompany,shesaid,butofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundofJames’svoice.Verylate,theydroppedofftosleepintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,forJames,thoughrich,wasmean.Healwayswenthomebythelasttrain,justaftertwoo’clock.

Maggie’schildrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.Theycouldnotforgetthathehad,intheirmother’swords,“losttwowivesandtakenathird,”Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies.Theyaskedeachotherwhattheirfatehadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefoundagain.Jamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentionedher.Thechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowedheroutsidethedoor.

1.Theunderlinedword“mercy”inthetextmostprobablymeans_______.

A.lossB.wonderC.luckythingD.terriblething

2.MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause_______.

A.hewasamandifficulttoplease

B.sheneverknewwhenhewascoming

C.shewastoobusylookingafterherchildren

D.heneverstayedlongenoughforameal

3.WhatdoweknowaboutJames’behavior?

A.Hewasakindman,withloveforthefamily.

B.Hewasgenerous,especiallytowardshisbrother.

C.Hewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallythekids.

D.Hewasrudetohissister-in-law.

4.Maggiefeltpleasedwhen_______.

A.shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedhim

B.Jamesgavesomemoneytothechildren

C.shehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhistrain

D.Jamesthankedherforthenicesupper

5.ThechildrendidnotrealizethattwoofJames’wives_______.

A.hadbeendeadB.sufferedfromlossofmemory

C.hadrunawayfromhimD.mightappearagainoneday

【答案与解析】

本文讲Maggie和她的孩子们对他们的叔叔James来访的不欢迎。

1.C。

词义猜测题。

Maggie不喜欢James的来访,由此可以说他不常来是一件幸运的事，所以答案为C。

2.B。

事实细节题。

根据InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly可知答案为B。

3.D。

推理判断题。

根据excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher可知他对Maggie的态度不是很友好，故答案为D。

4.B。

推理判断题。

根据Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction可知答案为B。

5.A。

推理判断题。

根据Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies可知答案为A。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworld,thereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.Payhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrent,aspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjob.Forsomeindustrialscientists,however,theattractionsofacademia（学术界）outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.

HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridge.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Someareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturn,andLee’sisoneofthem.

Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrant,nowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridge,spenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical（制药的）companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.

Higheruptheladder,whereapaycutisusuallymoresignificant,thedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition（转换）toacademiamoreattractive,accordingtoLee.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonot,suchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteam,managebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.Theyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduate,saysLee,perhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.“Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.”

1.By“aone-waystreet”（Line1,Para.1）,theauthormeans________.

A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworld

B.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademia

C.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversity

D.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch

2.WhatwasHelenLee’smajorconsiderationwhenshechangedherjobinthemiddleofhercareer?

A.Flexibleworkhours.B.Herresearchinterests.

C.Herpreferenceforthelifestyleoncampus.D.Prospectsofacademicaccomplishments.

3.GuyGrantchosetoworkasaresearcheratCambridgeinorderto________.

A.dofinanciallymorerewardingworkB.raisehisstatusintheacademicworld

C.enrichhisexperienceinmedicalresearchD.exploitbetterintellectualopportunities

4.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?

A.Increaseitsgraduates’competitivenessinthejobmarket.

B.Developitsstudents’potentialinresearch.

C.Helpittoobtainfinancialsupportfromindustry.

D.Gearitsresearchtowardspracticalapplications.

【参考答案】1—4、CBDA

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AboutathirdofallcommoncancersintheUnitedStates,ChinaandBritaincouldbepreventedeachyearifpeopleatehealthierfood,dranklessalcoholandexercisedmore,healthexpertssaidonFriday.

ReportsfromtheWorldCancerResearchFund（WCRF）suggestthatmakingsimplelifestylechangescouldpreventsome40percentofbreastcancersaloneinBritainandtheUnitedStates,aswellastensofthousandsofstomachcancers.

“Evenin2011,peoplearedyingunnecessarilyfromcancersthatcouldbepreventedthroughkeepingahealthyweight,diet,physicalactivityandotherlifestylefactors,”saidaWCRFmedicalandscientificadviser.

WCRFfindingsaresupportedbyWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）reports,whichsayregularexercisecanpreventmanydiseasessuchascancersandheartdiseases.

Cancerisaleadingcauseofdeatharoundtheworldanditsincidence（发病率）isrising.Eachyeararound12.7millionpeoplediscovertheyhavecancerand7.6millionpeoplediefromsomeformofthedisease.Thereareabout200knowntypesofcancer.

RachelThompson,theWCRF’sheadofscience,saidthatwhilethemessagewassimple—thatnotsmoking,eatinggoodfoodandbeingahealthyweightcanhelpwardoffmanycancers—itwasstilladifficultonetogetacross.

TheWHOsaysadultsshoulddoatleast150minutesofexerciseaweek.Thiscouldbedonebywalkingfor30minutesfivetimesperweekorbycyclingtoworkeveryday.

PeterBaldini,headoftheWorldLungFoundation,alsocalledonallgovernmentstointroducesmoke-freelawsandraisethepriceofcigarettes.Tobaccokillsmillionsofsmokerseveryyear,andtobacco-relatedlungcancersalsokillhundredsofthousandsofpeoplewhodon’tsmokebuthavebeenexposedtoitsecond-hand.

“Thereisn’tamagicbullettocureallformsofcancer,butwehavetheopportunityandthedutytoprotectpeoplefromdevelopingcancerwhereverpossible,”Baldinisaid.

63.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthephrase“wardoff”inthesixth

paragraph?

A.protectB.preventC.developD.cure

【答案】B

【解析】词义猜测题。

根据notsmoking,eatinggoodfoodandbeingahealthyweightcanhelp及manycancers可以推测是不吸烟，吃好的食物及有一个健康的体重有助于阻止癌症的发生，故选B。

64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Exercisingandeatinghealthilycanhelptoreducecancerrisk.

B.Eachyearabout12.7millionpeoplearediagnosedwithcanceraroundtheworld.

C.Everyyearmillionsofpeoplediefromsmokingandlungcancers.

D.Adultsshouldwalkforfiftyminutesthreetimesperweek.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据TheWHOsaysadultsshoulddoatleast150minutesofexerciseaweek.Thiscouldbedonebywalkingfor30minutesfivetimesperweekorbycyclingtoworkeveryday.世界卫生组织建议一周五次一次30分钟的锻炼时间，故选D。

65.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?

A.Simplelifechangescouldstopmillionsofcancers

B.Cancerisaleadingcauseofdeath

C.Ourbadlifestylecausedmanydiseases

D.Theincidenceofcommoncancersisrising

【答案】A

【解析