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届高考英语阅读理解和短文改错自练测试10
【由内蒙古包头市201模拟改编】
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。
AsIgrewolder,mydadand1grewfurtherapart.Wealwayshadtotallydifferentopinions.Hethoughtthatcollegewasawasteoftime,butformeitwasimportanttofinishcollege.Hewantedmetoworkmywaytothetopashehaddoneinhisfield,butIwantedadifferentlife.Therewasatimewhenwedidnottalkwitheachother.
Afewmonthsago,Iheardthatmy84-year-olddadwasinpoorhealth.WhenhecalledandaskedwhetherIcouldmovefromColoradobanktoTennesseetohelphim,Iknewhewasseriouslyill.Iamhisonlychildandsoitwastimetomeetmyfather'srequirement.
Twoweeksaftermovingback,weboughtaboatandstartedfishingagain.Fishingwasoneofthefewthingsthatwedidwhile1wasyoungandthatwebothenjoyed.Itisstrangebuttruethataswearefishingweareabletoputthingsthathavekeptusapartforsomanyyearsbehindus.Weareabletotalkaboutthingsthatwehavenevertalkedaboutbefore.Fishinghasheenhealingtheoldwoundsthathavekeptusapart.
Itisnotimportanthowmanyfishwecatch.Itisaboutenjoyingtherelationshipthatwehavenothadforyears.I'm62andheis84.Whenweareonthelakefishing,itislikeenjoyinglife.Itisfarbettertofindawaytoputtheunhappypastbehind.Iamsoluckytospendthehappytimewithmyfatherinhislastyears.Nowmyheartisfilledwithlove.Asmilealwaysgracesmylips.
1.Theauthorandhisfatherbecamefurtherapartbecause
A.theylivedveryfarfromeachotherB.theyseldomwentseeeachother
C.theyonlycommunnicatedbyphoneD.theyhaddifferentviewsonthings
2.WhydidtheauthorcamebacktoTennessee?
A.Becausehisfatherinvitedhimtgga$shire.
B.Becausehedecidedtoliveinadifferentcity.
C.Becausehisfatherwasillandneededcaring.
D.Becauseheregrettedbeingrudetohisfather.
3.Fortheauthor,fishingwithhisoldfather
A.helpcurehisfather’sdisease
B.makeshimrealizetheimportanceofrelaxation
C.isagoodwaytogetclosetonature
D.providesachanceforthemtocommunicate
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleforthetext?
A.FishingBringsUsTogetherB.ForgivingIsDifficult
C.MemoriesofOldDaysD.MyBelovedFather
【参考答案】1--4、DCDD
阅读理解。
PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.
RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly(均匀的)acrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.
"WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglect(忽略)themouth."
AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedtoreliablyconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.
Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferences
intherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesof.expressivefacesandputthemintocategories:
happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.
ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners."Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless."
Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.
()1.ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners.
A.payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouth
B.considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyrel
iable
C.observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentways
D.havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions
()2.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?
A.Tomakeafaceateachother.B.Togettheirfacesimpressive.
C.Toclassifysomefacepictures.D.Toobservetheresearchers'faces.
()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph6referto?
A.Theparticipantsinthestudy.B.Theresearchersofthestudy.
C.Theerrorsmadeduringthestudy.D.Thedatacollectedfromthestudy.()4.IncomparisonwithWesterners,Easternersarelikelyto.
A.dotranslationmoresuccessfully
B.studythemouthmorefrequently
C.examinetheeyesmoreattentively
D.readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly
()5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoul
B.CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotions
C.EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkills
D.HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding
【语篇解读】本文为科普说明文。
主要介绍了最新的科学研
究发现:
东方人比西方人更难于读懂他人的面部表情。
1.答案:
A
考点:
细节理解题
解析:
根据第三段“Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEastern
ersfavortheeyesandneglect(忽略)themouth.”可以得出答案
2.答案:
C
考点:
细节理解题
解析:
根据第五段“…byrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesof.expressivefacesandputthemintocategories:
happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.”可以判断选C
3.答案:
A
考点:
词义猜测
解析:
根据定语从句“thattheyshow”所修饰的eyemovements在研究中为theparticipants所作(从theeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeople”可知)可判断选A
4.答案:
C
考点:
细节理解题
解析:
根据第六段“ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners.”可判断选C
5.答案:
B
考点:
主旨大意题
解析:
文章首先指出科学研究的最新发现:
东方人比西方人更难于读懂人的面部表情。
之后更具体地介绍研究的结构及其研究过程,最后得出结论:
文化差异丰富了理解情感的基本社会技巧,即:
不同的文化背景使人理解他人情感的方式也不尽相同。
由此判断最佳标题应为B。
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。
体裁:
记叙文 话题:
学校生活 时间:
6分钟
Wouldyouwantadoctorwhogothighmarksinmedicalschooljustfortryinghard?
Apparentlymanycollegestudentswouldhavenoproblemwiththat.Theybelievestudentsareowedagoodgradesimplybecausetheyputalotofeffortintoaclass.
Theresearchersaskedover800undergraduatesiftheyagreedordisagreedwithsomestatements.Forexample:
“IfIhavecompletedmostofthereadingforaclass,IdeserveaBinthatcourse.”“AprofessorshouldnotbeannoyedwithmeifIreceiveanimportantcallduringclass.”
Just16%thoughtitwasOKtotakethatphonecall.But66%agreedthataprofessorshouldconsidereffortandnotjustthequalityofastudent'sworkwhendecidinggrades.And40%thoughttheyshouldgetaB,thesecondhighestmark,justbecausetheydidmostofthereadingforclass.
Someexpertsaren'tsurprisedthatstudentsoftenseenodifferencebetweeneffortandresults.Socialcriticsliketosaythatinchildren'sactivitiesthesedays,everyonegetsanawardjustfortrying,sonoonewillfeelrejected.
Yetcompetitiontogetintothebestcollegesisfiercerthanever.Studentsmayworrythatlowgradeswillkeepthemoutofgraduateschooloragoodjob.
Andtheremaybeanotherexplanation:
pressurefromparentstogetagoodreturnonthefamily'sinvestment.Thesedays,collegecancostmorethanahouse.
AformerteachingassistantrecentlywrotetoTheNewYorkTimesabouthisexperiencewithgradeexpectations.Hewouldtrytoexplainitthiswaywhenstudentsaskedforatopgradejustforstudyinghardinchemistryclass.
Whatifabaseballplayercametospringtrainingandworkedharderthanalltheothers,butstillcouldnotplaywell?
Wouldtheteamaccepthimanyway,justbecausehetriedsohard?
Thestudentswouldsayno.ButmostofthemwouldstillaskforanA.
【语篇导读】 许多大学生认为只要他们努力学习,就应当得到高的分数,但是专家认为,努力和结果不能等同。
1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.Whetherstudentsdeservehighmarksjustfortryinghard.
B.Whetherstudentsareallowedtoanswercallsinclass.
C.Howstudentscangetagoodgradeinthecourse.
D.Whystudentsputalotofeffortsintheirstudies.
解析 主旨大意题。
根据全文内容尤其是第一段中的“Theybelievestudentsareowedagoodgradesimplybecausetheyputalotofeffortintoaclass.”可知,文章主要讨论的是“付出努力是否应该得到高分”。
答案 A
2.Accordingtotheresearch,mostofthestudents______.
A.thoughtitwasallrighttoanswerthecallduringclass
B.objectedtodecidinggradesonlybythequalityofastudent'swork
C.thoughttheydidmostoftheworkforclassandshouldgetaB
D.agreedthattheyshouldbegiventopgradesbecauseoftheirhardwork
解析 细节理解题。
根据第三段的第二句“But66%agreedthataprofessorshouldconsidereffortandnotjustthequalityofastudent'sworkwhendecidinggrades.”可知,大多数的学生不同意教授只根据功课的质量来决定分数。
答案 B
3.Fromthesixthparagraphwecanlearnthat______.
A.itcostsmuchmoretobuildacollegethantobuyahouse
B.thecostsofstudyingatcollegearemuchmorethanstayingathome
C.thecostsofsendingachildtocollegearemuchmorethanbuyingahouse
D.itisdifficultforparentstosendachildtocollege
解析 细节理解题。
根据第六段中的“Thesedays,collegecancostmorethanahouse.”可知,如今供孩子上大学的费用比买房的费用还高。
答案 C
4.Whatdoestheformerassistantwanttotellstudentswiththeexampleofthebaseballplayer?
A.Effortcanleadtogoodresults.
B.Effort