高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题23.docx

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高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题23

2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题（23）及答案

【广东省珠海一中等六校2013联合模拟】C

Childprodigies（神童）causeawe,wonderandsometimesjealousy:

howcansuchyoungchildrendisplaythekindsofmusicalormathematicaltalentsthatmostadultswillnevermaster,evenwithyearsofhardpractice?

Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatprodigiesareborn,notmade.Practicealoneisn'tgoingtoturnoutthenext6-year-oldMozart.

Sofindsarecentstudyofeightfamousyoungprodigies,whichsoughttomakeiteasiertounderstandthecausesoftheirtalent.Thestudyfoundafewkeycharacteristicstheseyoungstershadincommon.Forexample,theyallhadexceptionalworkingmemories,farbetterthanordinarypeople.Surprisingly,however,thestudyfoundthatnotalloftheprodigieshadhighIQs.Indeed,whiletheyhadhigher-than-averageintelligence,somedidn'thaveIQsthatwereasremarkableastheirearlyachievementswouldsuggest.

Theauthorsalsofoundthatprodigiesscoredhighinautistic（自闭症的）features,especiallyintheirextremeattentiontodetails.Theyscoredevenhigheronthisfeaturethanpeoplediagnosed（诊断）withAsperger'ssyndrome,ahigh-functioningformofautism（自闭症）thattypicallyincludesgreatenthusiasmaboutdetails.

Threeoftheeightprodigieshadadiagnosedautismdisorder.Fouroftheeightfamiliesincludedinthestudyreportedautismdiagnosesinfirst-or-second-degreerelatives,andthreeofthesefamiliesreportedatotalof11closerelativeswithautism.Inthegeneralpopulation,incomparison,about1in88peoplehaveeitherautismorAsperger's.

Otherunusualsimilaritiesbetweenprodigiesandthosewithautism:

they'rebothmorelikelytobemaleandbothareassociatedwithdifficultpregnancies,suggestingthatwhattheyhadgonethroughbeforetheywerebornmayplayaroleintheirdevelopment.

Yet,verylittleresearchhasbeendoneontheconnectionbetweenautismandextremetalent.Asamatteroffact,prodigiesappeartobenefitfromcertainautistictendencies.Inotherwords,thesechildrenmayhavesomegeneticfeatureorlearnedskillthatallowsthemtomaintainintensefocus,withoutdamagingtheirsocialskillsorsufferingfromotherdisabilitiesthattypicallyaccompanyautismdisorders.Comparingthesechildrenwiththosewhohaveautismcouldthereforepotentiallyhelpexplainwhatgoeswronginthosewhodevelopdisablingformsofautismandwhatgoesrightinotherswithsimilarfeatureswhosimplybenefitfromtheconditionandareabletoimprovetheirabilities.

32.AccordingtoParagraph1,whatisthecommonideatowardschildprodigies?

A.Theyarenotcreated.B.Practicecancreatechildprodigies.

C.Theymustbecreated.D.Musicalchildprodigiesarecreatedwithinseveralyears.

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotherecentstudy?

A.Allthechildprodigieshavelimitedworkingmemories.

B.Allthechildprodigiesdon’thavehighIQs.

C.Allthechildprodigieshaveautismatthesametime.

D.Childprodigiescomeintobeingafteragoodeducation.

34.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.Alltheseeightprodigiesarediagnosedwithautism.

B.Prodigiesaremorelikelytosufferfromautismthantheordinarypeople.

C.Childrendiagnosedwithautismarelikelytobecomeaprodigy.

D.Childprodigiesandthosewithautismhavesomethingincommon.

39.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Whattalentandautismhaveincommon?

B.Whatarethecharacteristicsoftalent?

C.Whatarethefindingsaboutamentaldiseasecalledautism?

D.Whatisautism?

40.Suchanarticleismostlikelytobefoundin____________.

A.abusinessmagazineB.anewspaper

C.asportsprogramonTVD.theScienceColumnofamagazine

【参考答案】36-40ABBAD

36.A.此题为细节理解题。

根据第一段第五行“Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatprodigiesareborn,notmade"可知，人们普遍认为，天才是天生的，并不是后天培养的。

由此可得答案。

（另外原文中itiswidelyacknowledged等同于题干中的thecommonidea；原文中的made等同于选项中的created）

37.B.细节理解题。

根据第四段“thestudyfoundthatnotalloftheprodigieshadhighIQs."可知，并非的天才都有高智商。

此题目的陷阱就在于all…not和not…all都是不完全否定，翻译为“并不是所有的人”而不是“所有的人都不”。

另外A、C、D项分别可在第3、4、5段中找到正确答案。

38.B.此题为推理判断题。

根据第6段第一句话和最后一句话可知，8个天才中有3个被诊断为自闭症患者，天才的亲属患有自闭症的可能性也大。

相比之下，普通人患有自闭症的比例更低一些。

39.A.此题为主旨大意题。

根据全文内容可知此篇文章重点讲述的是天才和自闭症的相似之处。

40.D.纵观全文可得出答案。

阅读理解

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Anewstudysuggeststhatearlyexposuretogerms（细菌）strengthenstheimmune（免疫的）system.Thatmeanslettingchildrengetalittledirtymightbegoodfortheirhealthlaterinlife.

Thestudyinvolvedlaboratorymice.Itfoundthatadultmiceraisedinagerm-freeenvironmentweremorelikelytodevelopallergies,asthmaandotherautoimmunedisorders.Therearemorethaneightydisorderswherecellsthatnormallydefendthebodyinsteadattacktissuesandorgans.

RichardBlumberg，wholedthestudy,isaprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston，Massachusetts.Hesays,in1989,medicalresearcherswhosoughttoexplainthesediseases,firstdiscoveredthattheincreasinguseofantibacterialsoapsandotherproducts,especiallyearlyinlife,couldweakenimmunesystems.

Now,Dr.Blumbergandhisteamhavewhatisthefirstbiologicalevidencetolinkearlyexposuretogermstostrongeradultimmunesystems.Theysaythisexposurecouldpreventthedevelopmentofsomeautoimmunediseases.

Intheadultgerm-freemice,theyfoundthatinflammation（发炎）inthelungsandcolonwascausedbyso-calledkillerTcells.Thesenormallyfightinfection.Buttheybecameoveractiveandtargetedhealthytissue—anautoimmuneconditionseeninasthmaandadiseasecalledulcerativecolitis.

Dr.Blumbergsaysthemiceraisedinanormalenvironmentdidnothavethesamereaction.Hesaystheirimmunesystemshadbeen“educated”byearlyexposuretogerms.

Ratesofautoimmunedisordersarerisingworldwide,butmostlyinwealthier,industrializedcountries.AccordingtoDr.Blumberg,itmightbehightimethatpeoplewerewarnedtobemorecarefulwiththeearlyuseofantibiotics（抗生素）andtheprescriptionfromtheirdoctors.

RobDunnisaprofessorofecologyandevolutionarybiologyatNorthCarolinaStateUniversityinRaleigh.Hesaysthenewstudydoesnotmeanpeopleshouldstopwashing.“Washyourhands,butdon’tdoitwithantibacterialsoap.Letyourkidsplayinareasonableamountofdirtandgetoutsideandgetexposedtoadiversityofthings”,saysRobDunn.

16.Whofirstfoundimmunesystemsmightgetharmedbyoverlyusingantibacterialproducts?

A.Aprofessorofecologyandevolutionarybiology.

B.AprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston.

C.Medicalresearcherswhotriedtoexplainautoimmunedisorders.

D.Medicalresearcherswhotriedtotreatautoimmunedisorders.

17.Tokeephealthyinthefuture,childrenhadbetter_______.

A.playinadirtyenvironmentonceinawhile

B.liveinagerm-freeenvironment

C.useplentyofantibacterialsoaps

D.stayindevelopedcountries

18.Whyaregerm-freemiceeasytodeveloplunginflammation?

A.BecausetheirTcellsfightbacteriaeffectively.

B.BecausetheirTcellsattackthehealthytissues.

C.Becausetheirlungsbecomeabnormallyactive.

D.Becausetheirlungshaveweakertissues.

19.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______.

A.washinghandsisnolongeragoodhabitforchildren

B.antibioticswillbeforbiddeninchildren’shospitals

C.exposuretodirthelpsbuildchildren’scharacters

D.theabuseofantibioticsmaybecondemned

【文章大意】研究发现，孩子们在小时候适当地接触一点脏的东西会强化他们的自身免疫系统，而过度使用抗生素或抗菌产品反而对人的健康有害。

16.【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

从文章第三段中的...in1989,medicalresearcherswhosoughttoexplainthesediseases,firstdiscoveredthattheincreasinguseofantibacterialsoapsandotherproducts,especiallyearlyinlife,couldweakenimmunesystems.可知，医学研究者最早在1989年发现滥用抗菌产品会对人的免疫系统产生危害。

17.【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

从文章第一段可知，小的时候接触细菌会强化人的免疫系统，因此让孩子偶尔到脏的环境中是对孩子未来的健康有好处的，文章最后一段中的Letyourkidsplayinareasonableamountofdirtandgetoutsideandgetexposedtoadiversityofthings也说明了这一观点。

18.【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

由文章第五段中的...inflammationinthelungsandcolonwascausedbyso-calledkillerTcells.Thesenormallyfightinfection.Buttheybecameoveractiveandtargetedhealthytissue...可知答案。

19.【解析】选D。

推理判断题。

由文章第三段中的theincreasinguseofantibacterialsoapsandotherproducts,especiallyearlyinlife,couldweakenimmunesystems.及倒数第二段中的itmightbehightimethatpeoplewerewarnedtobemorecarefulwiththeearlyuseofantibioticsandtheprescriptionfromtheirdoctors.可知抗生素的滥用可能是不适宜的，会削弱人体的免疫系统。

第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

●Hi,Carolyn:

It’sbeenabadtimeformyhusbandandme.Ihaven’tbeenabletogetpregnantsinceamiscarriageaboutayearago,andmanypeoplearoundmehavehadbabiesoraregettingpregnant.20IhavebeenlookingforanotherjobformonthsandhavebeenonmoreinterviewsthanIeverthoughtIwouldget.ButIstilldon’thaveanewposition.

21Iknoweveryonehasupsanddowns,butIfeellikeI’vebeendownsolong,withnothingchanging.Howdoyoucontinuefeelinghopefulwhensomanythingsgowrong?

I’veseenadoctor.Shedidhelp,butitstillhurtswhenanotherfriendispregnantorwaitanotherweekwithnojoboffer.

—FeelingDown

●Dear,Feelingdown:

Itwillhurt,yes.Andifyou’velosthope,thenanalyzingthedepressionisamust.It’ssopersonalthatit’shardtomakesuggestions,butwhatareyoureliablygoodat,whatgivesyougreatpleasure,andwhatputssmilesonyourface?

22Formanyit’sjustgettingtotheotherside,knowingyouhaveafavoritebookorthepersonyoulovewaitingforyouattheendoftheday.

Personally,beingamomalsocomeswithdifficultlows,sinceallkidsstrugglewiththeworldandwiththeirparents.It’stheirjob.Whileyousay“somanythingsgowrong,”Iactuallycounttwoi