眉山市高考英语 阅读理解完形填空专题训练11.docx

眉山市高考英语 阅读理解完形填空专题训练11.docx

《眉山市高考英语 阅读理解完形填空专题训练11.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《眉山市高考英语 阅读理解完形填空专题训练11.docx（14页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

眉山市高考英语阅读理解完形填空专题训练11

四川省眉山市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（11）附答案

StudentsPaytoChangetoPopularMajors

Formoststudentsinuniversities,20,000yuanisabigsum.ButXiaoWangpaidthemoneysoonaftershelearnedthatshecouldchangetothepopularEconomicsDepartment.

Bypaying20,000yuanwiththehelpofherparents,XiaoWangcanstudytheeconomicsmajorsheprefers."Itisdifficultforgraduatesinchemistrytofindagoodjobinrecentyears."shesaid.XiaoWangisonlyoneofthemanyfreshmenthatpaytochangetopopularmajors.ManyuniversitiesthroughoutChinaoffersimilarservices.Thechargesforchangingmajorsarefrom5,000yuanto80,000yuan,accordingtoarecentre-portontheYangziEveningNews.Thefee（费用）isdecidedbyuniversityauthoritiesbasedonthepopularityofeachmajor,thereportsaid.Themostpopularmajorsincludecomputersci-ence,law,finance（金融）,informationengineeringandfor-eignlanguages.Asayingpopularamongstudentsmayexplainthephenomenon（现象）.Studyingagoodmajorismuchbetterthanstudyinginafamousuniversity.

Someeducatorswarnstudentsagainstrushingblindlytotoday'spopularmajors.Theymaynotbepopularyearslater,theChinaYouthDailysaid.Butitseemsthatmanystudentsarecareeroriented（以职业为宗旨）,insteadofbeinginterestbased.

Freshmenareallowedtochangetootherdepartments,accordingtorolesoftheMinistryofEducation.Buttherearenoofficialrulesonthecharges.Inspiteofthehighcharges,demandstochangemajorsarestillincreasing.Thepapersaidabout100studentsintheEnglishlanguagedepartmentofaschoolinHarbinchangedfromotherdepartments.Thedepart-mentplannedtoadmitonly50freshmenthisyear.

Thesechargeshavebecomeabigincomeforsomeuniver-sities,thepapersaid.ItisexpectedanormalschoolinHarbinwillgetanincomeof30millionyuanthisyear.

1.XiaoWangwouldratherpay20,000yuantochangetotheEconomicsDepartmentbecause____________.

A.herparentshavepersuadedhertodoso

B.shepreferstostudythemajor

C.shecanha

veapromisingfuture

D.transferringtoanothermajorisverypopularinuniversity

答案：

C指导：

参见文中第二段，她认为一个学化学的学生很难找一份好的工作，所以她决定换专业

2.ThefollowingarethemostpopularmajorsinChinatodayexcept________.

A.lawB.computerC.EnglishD.chemistry

答案：

D指导：

第二段第七行介绍了目前最受欢迎的几个专业，不包括化学。

3.Thefeesthatfreshmenhandintochangetoanewmajoraredecidedby___________

A.headmasters

B.theMinistryofEducation

C.universityauthorities

D.theChinaYouthDaily

答案：

C指导：

第四段中提到目前对收费仍无正式确定，所以都由各大学自行决定。

4.Thewriterwrotethepassageto_________.

A.enoouragestudentstochangetopopularmajors

B.expectuniversitiestochargelessmoneyforchangingmajors

C.tellusanewphenomenoninuniversities

D.warnthestudentstobecarefuliftheywanttochangemajors

答案：

C指导：

C项“告诉我们大学中的一个新现象”这是作者主要要表达的内容。

******************************************************************结束

A

WhenJeanneCalmententeredtheworldin1875,telephonesandautomobilesstilllayinthefuture.AlbertEinsteinandPabloPicassowerenotyetborn.TheEiffelTowerwas14yearsfrombeingbuilt.Asateenager,shemetVincentVanGogh,nearherhomeinArles,inthesouthofFrance.Hewas“veryugly,ungracious（举止粗俗的）,impolite,sick—Iforgivehim,theycalledhimloco（精神失常的）”,sherecalled.Whenshediedlastweekatage122,shewastheworld’seldestperson.（Thereareotherswhoclaimedtothetitle,butonlyCalmenthadtheofficialdocumentstoproveherage.）

EachFebruary21,herbirthday,shewouldsharethesecretsoflonglife.Someyearsitwas“asenseofhumour”,othersitwas“keepingbusy”.“Godmusthaveforgottenme,”sheonceexplained.Thetruthprobablywasthatshehadgoodgenes:

hermotherreportedlylivedtobe86andherfather94.

Herlifehaditssadness:

sheoutlivedherhusband,heronlydaughterandhergrandson.Accordingtoafriend,shewasimperturbable.“Ifyoucan’tdoanythingaboutit,”shereportedlysaid,“don’tworryaboutit.”

Inherlastyearsshewasnearlyblindanddeaf,butherhealthremainedgood.Sheateafewbarsofchocolateeachweekandcontinuedsmokinguntilafewyearsago,whenshecouldnolongerlightherowncigarettes.Sheneverlosthersenseofhumour.Onher110thbirthday,shecommented,“I’veonlyeverhadonewrinkle,andI’msittingonit.“Herlongevitymadeherfamous;herspiritmadehereternal（永恒的）.

41.WhydoestheauthormentionAlbertEinstein,PabloPicassoandtheEiffelTower?

A.ToshowthatCalmenthadseenfamouspeopleandthings.

B.ToemphasizethatCalmentwasbornalongtimeago.

C.ToindicatethatCalmentisjustasfamous.

D.ToadmiretheknowledgethatCalmenthad.

42.TheauthorbelievedthatCalment’slongevityismainlydueto______.

A.asenseofhumorB.beingkeptbusy

C.beliefinGodD.goodgenes

43.Theunderlinedword“imperturbable”means________.

A.calmB.humorousC.friendlyD.healthy

44.Towardtheendofthestory,theauthorseemstobeimpressedbyCallment’s_________.

A.spiritB.religiousbeliefC.knowledgeD.longevity

******************************************************结束

Everybodyishappyashispayrises．Yetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggerone．Indeed,ifheisknownasbeinglazy,youmightevenbequitecross．Suchbehaviorisregardedas"alltoohuman",withtheunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness．ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasJustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell．

Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys．Theylooksmart．Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodhappily．Aboveall,likefemalehumanbeings,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof"goodsandservices"thanmales．

SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan'sstudy．Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens（奖券）forfood．Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber．However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedrooms,sothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrock,theybecamequitedifferent．

Intheworldofmonkeys,grapesareexcellentgoods（andmuchpreferabletocucumbers）．Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber．Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcher,orrefusedtoacceptthecucumber．Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroom（withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit）wasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey．

Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialsenses．Inthewild,theyareco-operativeandgroup-living．Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated．Feelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreated,itseems,arenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalone．Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup．However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumans,orwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion．

56．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．Onlymonkeysandhumanscanhavethesenseoffairnessintheworld．

B．Womenwillshowmoredissatisfactionthanmenwhenunfairlytreated．

C．Inthewild,monkeysareneverunhappytosharetheirfoodwitheachother．

D．Monkeyscanexchangecucumbersforgrapes;forgrapesaremoreattractive．

57．Theunderlinedstatement"itisalltoomonkey"meansthat_____．

A．monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellows

B．feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey'snature

C．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobeenviousofeachother

D．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings

58．Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare___．

A．morelikelytoweighwhattheyget

B．attentivetoresearchers’instructions

C．niceinbothappearanceandbehaviors

D．morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions

59．WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Humanbeings'feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys．

B．Intheresearch,malemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers．

C．Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheated．

D．Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingbackto35millionyearsago．

60．WhatcanweinferaboutthemonkeysinSarah'sstudy?

A．Themonkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses．

B．Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo．

C．Themonkeysmayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment．

D．Co-operationamongthemonkeysremainseffectiveinthewild．

参考答案

*********************************************************结束

AngryBirdsisavideogamedevelopedbyFinnishcomputergamedevelo

perRovioMohile.Inspiredprimarilybyasketchofstylizedwinglessbirds,thegamewasfirstreleasedforApple’smobileoperatingsysteminDecember2009.Sincethen,over12millioncopiesofthegamehavebeenpurchasedfromApple’sAppStore.

Withitsfast-growingpopularityworldwide,thegameanditscharacters---angrybirdsandtheirenemypigs---haveappearedintelevionprogramsthroughouttheworld.THEIsraelicomedyAWonderfulcountry