湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练30.docx

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湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练30

湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（30）

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。

ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it’spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,or,sharedthesamebirthday.

Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknow-ledgeofherfield.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.

Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypractisinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.

Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine.Thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehaviour.

1.Thepassagemainlydealswith　　　.　

A.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawriter

B.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccess

C.thedecisivefactorinmakingagenius

D.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction

2.Byreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould　　　.　

A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwriting

B.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomeday

C.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikes

D.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity

3.Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,　　　.　

A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess

B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformance

C.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievements

D.shecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towrite

4.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccess.

B.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.

C.Astothegrowthofagenius,I.Q.doesn’tmatter,butjusthis/herefforts.

D.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.

【参考答案】1—4、CABD　　

2016高考模拟题。

阅读理解。

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。

Whiletherehasbeenpublicdebateaboutwhetherrunningisgoodforyourhealthforalongtime,expertsagreethatrunninghasmorebenefitsthanthecosts.Somepeopleareconcernedthatthepressureonyourkneesandanklescanbedetrimental.Whilethiscanbetrue,therearemanythingsthatyoucandotoreduceyourriskofinjury.

Youshouldalwaysgotoadoctorforadvicebeforeyoubeginanytypeofexerciseprogram.Then,agoodpairofrunningshoescanbehelpfulasyourfeethittheground.Theywillhelpprotectyouranklesbyprovidingstabilitytoyourfeet.Soitisgoodideatovisitaspecialty（专业）runningshoestore.Thestafftherecansuggestshoeswhichareidealforyourrunningstyle.

Inordertolearntheproperform,youmaygetsomeadvicefromafriendwhohasbeenrunningforsometime,orevenjoinarunningclub.Theycanprovidegoodtipsaswellassomesupportandencouragementforyou.

Lastly,itisimportanttostartoutslowly.Whenitcomestogettinginshapeandlosingweight,shortburstsofspeedfollowedbyperiodsofslowermovementwouldbeproper.Aimforaround30minutesofexerciseafewdaysaweek.Asyougetbetter,youcanincreaseyourspeed.Alwaysallowyourbodytorestinbetweenheavyexerciseasyourmusclesneedtimetobringenergyback.

Followtheseinstructionsandyourrunningexperiencewillbeagreatone!

1.Intheexpert’sopinion,______________________.

A.runningisgoodforyourhealthaswellasyourmind.

B.youshouldbuyrunningshoesinanexpensivestore.

C.runninghasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantagesforyou.

D.youshouldgotothedoctorifyouhavearunninginjury

2.Theunderlinesword“detrimental”inParagraph1probablymeans___

A.harmfulB.usefulC.expensiveD.rare

3.Ifyoutakeuprunning,youshould___________________

A.worryaboutthepressureonyourkneesandankles

B.asktheshopkeeperforapairofrunningshoes

C.takeadvicefromfriendswhomyouwillstartrunningwith

D.joinarunningclubsothatyoucangetencouragement

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Moreandmorepeoplehavebecomeinterestedinrunning.

B.Goodrunningmethodscanreducetheriskofinjury.

C.It’sbettertorunasfaraspossibletoloseweight.

D.Theinstructionsinthepassagearegivenbyafamousdoctor.

参考答案1-4CADB

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。

BelowisapageadaptedfromanEnglishdictionary.

Importantwordstolearn:

　●EEssential●IImprover●AAdvanced

pump/pʌmp/

▶noun[c]DEVICE

1

apieceofequipmentwhichisusedtocauseliquid,airorgastomovefromoneplacetoanother:

　awater/bicycle/fuelpump○aUKpetrol/USgaspumpSHOE

2[USUALLYPLURAL]US（UKcourtshoe）atypeofplains

hoewitharaisedHEELandnowayoffasteningittothefootwhichiswornbywomen3[USUALLYPLURAL]atypeofflatshoe,likeaBALLETdancer’sshoe,whichiswornbywomen4[USUALLYPLURAL]UKaflatshoemadeofheavycloth,whichiswornbychildrenfordoingsports

▶verbLIQUID/GAS

1[TUSUALLY*ADV/PREP]toforceliquidorgastomovesomewhere:

　Ourlatestmachinecanpumpahundredgallonsaminute.○Thenewwineispumpedintostoragetanks.○Theheartpumpsbloodthroughthearteries/roundthebody.INFORMATION

2[T]INFORMALtokeepaskingsomeoneforinformation,especiallyinawaythatisnotdirect:

　Shewaspumpingmefordetailsofthenewproject.

▶idiomspumpsb’shandtoSHAKEsomeone’shand（=holdtheirhandandmoveitupanddown,especiallyinordertogreetthem）·pumpIronINFORMALtoliftheavyweightsforexercise:

　Thesedaysbothmenandwomenpumpironforfitness.

▶phrasalverbspumpsthintosthtospendalotofmoneytryingtomakesomethingoperatesuccessfully:

　Theyhadbeenpumpingmoneyintothebusinessforsomeyearswithoutseeinganyresults.

pumpsthout[M]REMOVE

1toremovewaterorotherliquidfromsomethingusingapump:

　Wetookturnspumpingouttheboat.PRODUCE

2INFORMALDISAPPROVINGtoproducewordsorloudmusicinawaythatisrepeated,forcefulandcontinuous:

　Thegovernmentkeepspumpingoutthesameoldpropaganda.○Thecarradiowaspumpingoutmusicwithaheavybeat.

pumpoutsthIfsomeone’sstomachispumpedout,apoisonoussubstanceisremovedfromitbybeingsuckedthroughatube:

　Shehadtogotohospitaltohaveherstomachpumpedout.

pumpsbup[M]INFORMALtomakesomeonefeelmoreconfidentorexcited:

　Hewasofferingthemadviceandtryingtopumpthemup.○[R]Theplayerswerepumpingthemselvesupbysingingthenationalanthembeforethegame.

pumpsthup[M]1tofillsomethingwithairusingapump:

　Haveyoupumpeduptheballoonsyet?

○Imustpumpthetyresuponmybike.2INFORMALtoincreasesomethingbyalargeamount:

　TheUSwasabletopumpupexports.○Let’spumpupthevolumeabit!

pump-action/ˈpʌmp.æk.ʃn/adjective[BEFORENOUN]describesadevicewhichoperatesbyforcingsomething,especiallyair,inoroutofaclosedspaceorcontainer:

apump-actionshotgun○apump-actiontoilet

ˈpumpˌprimingnoun[U]SPECIALIZEDtheactivityofhelpingabusiness,programme,economy,etc.todevelopbygivingitmoney:

　Thegovernmentisawardingsmall,pump-priminggrantstosinglemotherswhoarestartingtheirownbusinesses.

pun/pʌn/

▶noun[C]ahumoroususeofawordorphrasewhichhasseveralmeaningsorwhichsoundslikeanotherword:

　Shemadeacoupleofdreadfulpuns.○Thisisawell-knownjokebasedonapun:

　“What’sblackandwhiteandred（=read）allover?

““Anewspaper.“

▶verb[I]（-nn-）tomakeapun

punch/pʌntʃ/

▶nounHIT

1

[C]aforcefulhitwithaFIST（=closedhand）:

　ShegavehimapunchUKon/USinthenose.EFFECT

2[U]thepowertobeinterestingandhaveastrongeffectonpeople:

Ifelttheperformance/speech/presentationlackedpunch.DRINK

3[CORU]acoldorhotdrinkmadebymixingfruitjuices,piecesoffruitandoftenwineorotheralcoholicdrinksTOOL

4[C]apieceofequipmentwhichcutsholesinamaterialbypushingapieceofmetalthroughit:

　aticketpunch○Haveyouseentheholepunchanywhere?

▶verb[T]HIT

1

tohitso