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高考英语暑假自选训练9
2016高考英语暑假自选训练(9)
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。
Thereareplentyofgoodreasonstobuyorganicproducts,butnutritionmaynotbeoneofthem,suggestsanewstudy,whichfoundnodifferenceinantioxidant(抗氧化剂)levelsbetweenorganicallyandconventionally(常规地)grownonions,carrots,andpotatoes.
Thestudyonlylookedatthreetypesofvegetablesandjustafewselectnutrients.Buttheexperimentwaspartofabiggerprojectthatwassosystematicandstrictlycontrolledthatthefindingslikelyapplytoothercrops,too.
“Givingpreferencetoorganicproductsbecausetheycontainmorebioactivecomponentsisdoubtfulandnotsupportedbyscientificevidence,”Knuthsensaid.“Still,therearemanygoodreasonsfortheconsumertoselectorganicfoodproducts,includingabsenceofpesticideresidues(农药残留)infoods,animalwelfare,andenvironmentalprotections.”
Argumentoverwhetherorganicproduceismorenutritiousthanconventionalvarietieshasbeenaroundforatleastadecade,saidJeffreyBlumberg,directoroftheAntioxidantsResearchLaboratoryatTuftsUniversityinBoston.“Somestudieshavesuggestedthatorganicallygrownplantscontainhigherlevelsofhealthfulantioxidants,possiblybecausesomeantioxidantsactasnaturalfungicides(杀真菌剂),pesticidesandinsecticides,”hesaid.“Theideaisthat,withouthelpfromindustrialchemicals,plantsonorganicfarmsneedtoworkhardertoprotectthemselves.Theyendupbecomingmorenutritiousasaresult.”Butplentyofotherstudieshaveshownnosuchrelationship.
“Iunderstandthatorganicfarmerswouldlovetobeabletosaythattheirsaresuper-fruitsandsuper-vegetablesbecausetherearehigheramountsofthesecompoundsinthem,”Blumbergsaid.“Ifyouwanttobuythembecauseyouthinkthey’resaferfortheplanettogrowthingsthatway,orbecauseyouthinkpesticidesarebadforyouoryourfamily,oryoulikethattheycomefromashorterdistanceaway,that’sgreat.”
“Butifyouwanttobuythembecausethey’remorenutritious,you’reconfused,andwedon’tknowifthat’strueornot.”
1.Thenewstudyprovesthat .
A.thereareplentyofgoodreasonstobuyorganicproduce
B.nutritionisoneofthegoodreasonstobuyorganicproduce
C.someorganicallyandconventionallygrownfoodshavethesameantioxidantlevels
D.organicproduceisharmfultoourhealth
2.Whydopeoplepreferorganicproducts?
A.Becausetheythinkorganicproductshavenobioactivecomponents.
B.Becausescientificevidencesupportsorganicproductscanmakethemstronger.
C.Becauseit’sprovedthatorganicproduceismorenutritiousthanconventionalvarieties.
D.Becausetheythinkorganicfoodproductshavenoharmfulthings.
3.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus .
A.it’sunclearwhetherorganicproduceismorenutritiousthanconventionalvarieties
B.organicallygrownplantscontainhigherlevelsofhealthfulantioxidants
C.plantsonorganicfarmsneedtoworkhardertoprotectthemselves
D.plentyofotherstudieshaveshownnosuchrelationship
4.WhichisNOTthereasonforyoutobuyorganicproductsaccordingtoBlumberg?
A.Therearehigheramountsofthesecompoundsinthem.
B.They’resaferfortheplanettogrowthingsthatway.
C.Pesticidesarebadforyouoryourfamily.
D.Theyaremorenutritious.
【参考答案】1—4、CDAD
阅读理解。
Areyoupreparingforabigtest?
Ifso,youmaywanttogoplaysomebasketballinbetweenhittingthebooks.Doctorsarestartingtofindmoreandmoreinformationthatsuggestsaconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment.JudyCameron,ascientistatOregonHealthandScienceUniversity,studiesbraindevelopment.Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels(血管),includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.DoctorCameronissurethatthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetothinkbetter.Asshesays,“whilewealreadyknowthatexerciseisgoodfortheheart,exercisecanactuallycausephysicalchangesinthebrain.”
Theeffectsofexerciseonbraindevelopmentcanevenbeseeninbabies.Babieswhodoactivitiesthatrequiresalotofmovementandphysicalactivityshowgreaterbraindevelopmentthanbabieswhoarelessphysicallyactive.Evenalittlemovementcanshowbigresults.MargaretBarnes,ascientist,alsobelievesintheimportanceofexercise.Shethinksthatmanylearningdisabilitiesthatchildrenhaveinprimaryschoolorhighschoolcanresultfromalackofmovementasbabies.“Babiesneedmovementthatencouragesandexcitestheirfivesenses.Theyneedtosetupaconnectionbetweenmotionandmemory.Inthisway,astheygetolder,childrenwillbegintoconnectphysicalactivitywithhigherlearning,”saysMargaret.
Olderpeoplecandeveloptheirbrainsaswell.CornellUniversitystudiedagroupofseniorswhohaveashort—termmemoryincreaseofupto40percentafterexercisingjustthreehoursaweek.Theexercisedoesnothavetobeverydifficult,butitdoeshavetoincreasetheheartrate.Also,justlikethemotionforbabies,exerciseforolderpeopleshouldnotbetoosimple.Learningsomenewskillsoractions,suchaswithyogaortai-chihelpstoopenupmemorypathsinthebrainthatmaynothavebeenusedforalongtime.Formostpeople,anytypeofphysicalactivitythatincreasestheheartrateishelpful.Themainaimistoincreasethebrain’sflowofblood.Andyourbraincanbenefitfromaslittleastwotothreehoursofexerciseaweek.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Howexercisemakespeoplestrong.B.Howtogetgoodscoresonatest.
C.Howexercisehelpsthebrain.D.Howthebraincanchange.
答案解析:
答案为C。
本题为主旨大意题。
第一段就点出了全文的中心“Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.”,锻炼可以使血管,包括大脑里的血管更结实、发育更好,后面的段落分别对中心进行阐述证明。
故答案为C。
2.Accordingtothepassage,whatistheconnectionbetweenexerciseandbraindevelopment?
A.Exercisehelpsmakeourbloodvessels.
B.Physicalexercisehelpsusthinkbetter.
C.Thebrainneedsspecialmentalexercise.
D.Themoreexercise,thebiggerthebrain.
答案解析:
答案为B。
本题为细节推理题。
由第一段“Accordingtoherresearch,itseemsthatexercisecanmakebloodvessels,includingthoseinthebrain,strongerandmorefullydeveloped.DoctorCameronissurethatthisallowspeoplewhoexercisetothinkbetter.”可知,答案为B。
3.Thesmallestamountofexerciserequiredtogainanybenefitis.
A.threehoursperweekB.40hoursperweek
C.threehoursperdayD.40hourspermonth
答案解析:
答案为A。
本题为细节题。
由最后一段最后一句话“Andyourbraincanbenefitfromaslittleastwotothreehoursofexerciseaweek.”可知,答案为A。
4.Whyisyogasuggestedforseniors?
A.Itdoesgoodtothejointsofoldpeople.
B.Itdoesnotincreasetheheartrate.
C.Itincludeslearningnewactions
D.Itcanbedoneingroups.
答案解析:
答案为C。
本题为推理题。
由最后一段“Learningsomenewskillsoractions,suchaswithyogaortai-chihelpstoopenupmemorypathsinthebrainthatmaynothavebeenusedforalongtime.Formostpeople,anytypeofphysicalactivitythatincreasestheheartrateishelpful.”,可知C选项正确。
A、D选项未提及;B选项与文意相反。
故答案为C。
阅读理解A
Women,beonyourguard.Thereisanewmaleexcusefornotlisteningtous.
Arecentstudyshowsthatmenfinditalmostimpossibletolistentowhatwomensaybecausetheirbrainsareoutofsynch(不同步的)with"complexfemaletones".
Apparently,whenmenlistentoothermenaboutthethingstheycareabout,theyuseonlythefrontalareaoftheirbrains.However,whentheylistentowomenit'sdifferentstory.Theyhavetoworkmuchharder,employingapartofthebrainthatnormallydealswithmusic.Sowhenamantellsyouyourvoiceis"musictohisears",he'sactuallytellingthetruth,thoughnotinagoodway.
I'msurealotofwomencouldrecalltimeswhentheyhavewastedhoursexplainingwhytheyarecompletelyrightabouteverythingintheworld,onlytowakeupthenextdaytodiscoverthatnotonebrilliantpointgotthrough.
Thosetimeswhenmenhaven'tlistenedtome,IjustthoughtIwasbeingignored.Ididn'trealizeIjustwasn'tsingingtheirfavoritemusic.IfI'drealizedIwasbeingheardas"music",Iwouldhavehadabitoffunwithit.WheneverIwanteda"discussion",I'dhavebroughtalongmyownband,completewithstringandhornsections.
Itisdifficultnottobesuspiciousofyetmorescientificfindingssparingmentheblamebecauseoftheirbiology.Isn'tthis"slavestobiology"all-purposeexcusewearingthin?
It'senoughtomakeyouwonderatwhatastrangehelplessspeciesmenare----whichpartofthebodywillbe"beyondtheircontrol"next.
Evenifthereissomethinginit,wehavetotakeintoaccountthatmostrelationshipsarelikelytobecomeboring.That'sthetruthofthematter.Maleorfemale,yourvoicemightstartoutasmusictoyourbeloved'sears.Butfinallyitwillendupasboredom.
Whenyourbeautifultonesarethereallthetime,astheygoabouttheirdailybusiness,youstarttoblendinabittoomuch,untilfinallyyoubecomeakindofbackgroundnoise.
1.Theauthorofthispassagetriesto___________.
A.throwdoubtsonacommonlyacceptedidea
B.explainacommonlyacceptedideaasitis
C.givesomeadviceonacommonproblem
D.argueagainstacommonbelief
答案解析:
答案为B。
本题考查文章的写作目的。
本文第二段就揭示了为什么男性听不进去女性的话的原因,文章后面的内容对此进行了阐述。
故答案为B。
2.Accordingtothenewstudy,mendon'tlistentowomenbecause_________.
A.whatwomensayareusuallyboring
B.theydon'tcareaboutwhatwomensay
C.theycan'tdealwithfemalevoices
D.theyregardfemalevoicesasmusic
答案解析:
答案为C。
本题为推理题。
由第三段的内容可知,男性在听同性的话语的时候只是用了大脑的前面区域;然而听女性的话语的时候,却更费力,因为要使用通常用来听音乐的那部分的大脑区域。
故可推断,男性不听女性的话是因为他们大脑不能非常容易地处理女性的声音。
故答案为C。
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