高考英语阅读理解专项训练9.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专项训练9

2021年高考英语阅读理解专项训练9

Haveyouwonderedwhyyouhavetwoeyesandwhytheyaresetclosetogetheronthefrontofyourface?

Thereasonsaresimpleandimportanttothewayyouseetherestofyourworld．

Youreyesareliketwosmallcameras.Acameracatchesanimageofanobjectandrecordsitonfilm．Similarly，whenyoulookatsomething，eacheyetakesinwhatitseesandsendsthisimagetothebackoftheeyeball．Becauseyoureyesaresetclosetogether，theyviewtheworldfromaboutthesameheightbutfromslightlydifferentangles.Workingasateam,theeyessendtheimagestoyourbrain,whichputsthemtogetherintoasingle,centeredimage.

Seeinginstereomeansseeingwithtwoeyesworkingtogether，whichiscalledstereoscopicsight．Thisallowsyoutoviewtheworldinthreedimensions，or3-D．Seeingdepthhelpsyoutojudgethedistancebetweenyouandtheobjectsyouseeandtoadjusttothechangingangleatwhichyouseesomethingasyoumoveclosertoorfartherawayfromit．Ifimagesareingfromonlyoneeye,however，onlytwoofthesedimensions-heightandwidth-canbeperceived．Aworldseenwithoneeyeisthustwo-dimensional，asinaphotograph．

Nowconsiderwhyyourtwoeyesareonthefrontofyourface．Thinkofotheranimalswiththissamearrangement．Theyareallanimalsthathunt，likelionsandwolves．Theireyesfacedirectlyinfrontofthem．Thisprovidesafieldofsightabout180degreeswide，whichiscalledbinocularsight．Ontheotherhand，animalsthatarehuntedhaveeyesonthesidesofthehead，whichprovidesnearly360-degreefieldofsight．Inordertostayalive，theyneedtoseethingsingfromthesidesandfrombehind．However，withoutstereoscopicsight，theyhavedifficultydetermininghowfaradangeris．

Withsightbothstereoscopicandbinocular，humanssharewithanimalhunterstheabilitytoseefromsidetosideandtoaccuratelydeterminethedistance．Ifyouthinkitwouldbegreattohaveanothertypeofsight，perhapswithhundredsoftinyeyeslikemanyinsectsdo，thinkagain!

Eachtinyinsecteyeseesonlyatinypart．Besides，whatifyouneededglasses?

Begladfortheeyesightthatyouhave．

56.Accordingtothepassage，aneyeislikeacamerabecauseboth

A.canrecordimagesB.canimagineobjects

C.providecenteredimagesD.workatthesameheight

57.Stereoscopicsightisaresultofhaving

A.athree-hundred-sixty-degreefieldofsight

B.hundredsofeyes，allseeingpartsofanimage

C.twoeyesclosetooneanotherthatworktogether

D.oneeyeoneithersideofthehead，eachseeingadifferentimage

58．Theauthorimpliesthat“seeinginstereo”

A．issimilartothewaycameraswork

B．isanabilityhumansarefortunatetohave

C．wouldbebetterforawiderfieldofsight

D．helpspeopletohavebettersightthananimals

B

putergameshavebeencriticisedforquitesometimeoverawholerangeofissues.Somepeoplesaytheyareoverlyviolentandencourageviolentbehaviourparticularlyinchildren.Otherssaythattheymakechildrenunsociableandarebadfortheireyes.Somehaveevenattributedfallingstandardsofliteracyandalackofinterestinreadingonthem.Now,however,itseemsthatputergameshavealsobeeafeministissue.

Gamemanufacturershave,forsometime,beenlookingtoincreasethenumberoffemalegameplayers.Thevastmajorityofputergamesstillselltoamainlymalemarket.Perhapsthisisbecausetheviolentnatureofmanyofthegamesappealsmoretomalesorperhapsbecausemanyofthemaincharactersinthegamesaremale.Manufacturers'attemptstoproducemorefemalecharactersincreasetheirshareofthefemalegamingmarketwhichhasmetwithseriouscriticismfrommanywomen'sgroups.

WhileheroinessuchasLaraCroftoftheTombRaidergameareseenasprovidingpositiverolemodelsofstrongwomen,manybelievethatthecharacter'sunrealisticBarbiesaresubconsciouslysettingunattainablestandardsinthemindsofyoungwomen.Perhapsastrongercriticismisthatalthoughmanygamesnowincludefemalecharacters,theirroleisoftensecondaryandtheysupportthemain,male,actioncharacterswithinthegames.Ofcoursethenatureofmanyofthegamesremainsviolentanddestructiveandthisinitselfcouldwellcontinuetoputofffemalegamers.

Therearenow,however,anumberofwebsitesspringingupontheWorldWideWebtohelpwomendealwiththisissue.SitessuchasGameGirlz,WomenGamersandGameGaloffergamereviews,articles,discussionforumsandevenemploymentopportunitiesforwomeninterestedinbeingpartoftherapidlyexpandinggamesindustry.Thegamesarereviewedbywomenfromaveryfemaleperspective.Someratethegamesfromonetotenacrossarangeofcriteriawhichincludetheappearanceofthefemalecharacters,thedegreeofintelligenceattributedtotheminthegameandeventhemarketingattitudeadoptedbythepany.Thesitesareobviouslylookingforgamesthatmoveawayfromtheverymaledominatedandviolentnatureofthemajorityofputergames.Manyofthemreviewgamesthataremoreconstructiveanddevelopmental.Althoughthemonfantasythemesofknights,witchesandgoblins（妖精）stillexistwithinthesegames,theaimsareoftenverydifferent.Insteadofdestroyingopposingarmies，theaimofthegamecanbetomakepeacewiththem.

Withthisincreaseddegreeofawarenessandinvolvementfromwomeninthegamesindustrymanypositivechangescouldbemadethatcouldencouragemorewomenandyounggirlstobeeenthusiasticabouttechnology.Perhapswemayevenfindmoremalegamersmovingawayfromthetraditionalviolentanddestructivegamestowardsthemorepositivevaluespromotedbythesemorefemininerolemodels,afterallTombRaiderisstilloneofthemostpopularputergamesonthemarket,butperhapsthat'stoomuchtoask.

59.Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Theviolenceinputergames.B.moncriticismsofputergames.

C.Children’sfeelinginputergames.D.Theputerissues.

60.Manufacturerswanttoproducemorefemalecharactersinorderto_______.

A.increasesalesinthemalemarket

B.helpwomenlearnhowtoplayputergames

C.encouragemorewomentobuyputergames

D.increasethenumberofmalegameplayers

61.FromthepassageweknowthatTombRaideris_______.

A.afilmwhichprovidespositiverolemodelsofstrongwomen

B.asitewhichhelpswomentodealwithmanyissues

C.afemalerolewhichissecondaryinmanygames

D.aputergamewhichisverypopularonthemarket

62.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Girls’GamesB.puterGames

C.Children’sGamesD.GamesIndustry

C

HungryForaWin

Avictoris,bydefinition,someonewhowinsastruggleorcontest.However,thatdoesn’tmeanheorshewillliveaproudandhappylifeeverafter,asKatnissEverdeenisabouttodiscoverinTheHungerGames:

CatchingFire.

CatchingFire,outinChinesetheatersonNov21,issetinafuturisticsocietycalledPanem.Everyyearitsgovernmentholdsatelevisedfighttothedeath.Twoteenagersfromeachofthe12districtsofPanemarechosentopete.

Inthenewfilm,lastyear’svictorsKatniss（JenniferLawrence）andherpartnerPeetaarebackhomeafterwinningthe74thHungerGames.Katnissjustwantstoliveanormallife.However,thatneverseemstohappen.Shehasnightmares,whichremindherthatsheisakiller.

HerworstnightmareestruewhentheannualHungerGamesarriveagain.TheteenagerfindsherselfbackinthepetitionalongwithPeeta.SinceKatnissbringshopetoPanemthroughhercourage,PresidentSnowplanstousethisyear’sGamestokilloffKatnissandPeetaandinturndampenthefiresofrebellion.

“ThisisthenextstepofKatniss’heroismandthenextpartofherjourneytofindingoutwhosheisreallygoingtobe,”LawrencetoldReuters.

Fast-pacedandfullofaction,CatchingFirelookstooutdothesuccessthatthefirstfilmhadinxx.Witha97percentratingonthemoviereviewwebsiteRottenTomatoes,itisenjoyingpositivereviews.CriticshavepraiseditforbeingfaithfultothebookwrittenbyAmericanauthorSuzanneCollins.TheHollywoodReportersaidthatCatchingFireoutshinesthefirstmoviealot.

JenniferLawrence,whowonabestactressOscarthisyearforherxxmovieSilverLiningsPlaybook,hashelpedCatchingFirefindsuccess,Forbespointedout.The23-year-oldactressdoeswellplayingayoungladywhohateswhatshewasforcedtodotostayaliveyetisdeterminednottogiveup.

“Lawrence’sdown-to-earthpersonalityinreallifewontheheartsofthepublic.Sogivenawildlypopularfirstfilmthatbleweveryoneaway,arisingfanbaseandaleadperformerbelovedbythemainstreampressandviewers,thesequel（续集）wasalwaysgoingtobebig,”Forbesnoted.

63.Theunderlinedword“dampen”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.

A.holdB.lightC.reduceD.support

64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthefilm’sstoryaccordingtothearticle?

A.Everyyear12teenagersintotalarechosentojoininthetelevisedfight.

B.Despitehavingwonthe74thHungerGames,Katnissdoesn’tfeelmuchjoy.

C.KatnissandPeetaarechosenonceagaintomaketheTVshowmoreappealing.

D.JenniferLawrencewonabestactressOscarthisyearforthefirstHungerGamesmovie.

65.WhataresomereasonswhyCatchingFirewillprobablybesuccessful?

a.Thepreviousfilmwassuccessful.

b.Itistruetotheoriginalbook’sstory.

c.Mostofthereviewsofthemoviearepositive.

d.IthasmanyfamousstarsinadditiontoJenniferLawrence.

A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bcd

66.Afterreadingthepassage,wecaninferthat_______.

A.PresidentSnowthinkshighlyofKatnissandPeeta’svictory

B.Katnissdecidestofightinthe75thHungerGamesbecause