湖南长沙市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练26及答案.docx

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湖南长沙市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练26及答案

湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（26）及答案

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。

Mostpeopleareright—handed。

Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1，500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright—handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today，onlyabout10%to15％oftheworld'spopulationisleft—handed.

Whyaretheremoreright—handedpeoplethanleft—handedones？

Scientistsnowknowthataperson'stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople，thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings。

Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain。

Therightsideofthebrain，whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain，whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems。

Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft—handed，andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs。

Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40％ofthepeoplebecomeleft—handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn。

However，thisdoesn'thappentoeveryone，soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft—handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright—handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene（基因）forright—handedness，he/shemaybecomeeitherright—handedorleft—handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.

Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft—handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft—handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual。

Alongtimeago,left—handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.

1.Whatisthehandformostpeopleusedtodo?

A。

It'susedtofindorholdthings.

B.It'susedtoworkwiththings。

C.It’susedtomakeaperson'seyesworktogether。

D.It’sthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.

2。

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright—handed。

B.Left—handednessisclevererthanright-handedness。

C。

Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.

D。

Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.

3.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______。

A。

Scientists’NewInventionsB.Left-handedPeople

C。

WhichHandD.DifferentBrains，DifferentHands

参考答案1—3、ABC

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。

Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmoment—yourcellphoneoryourwallet?

Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner.

InJanuary，Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstores。

Thisisthefirstpay—by—phonepracticeintheU.S。

butwe’relikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication（NFC）getsintoAmerica’sconsumerelectronics.LastDecember,somenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.

AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope，NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminal—acontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadoptedintheU.S。

afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction（交易）fees.Althoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwave-and—paysystemsthatuseNFC—enabledcreditcards，cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepoint-of-sale（POS）market.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure　　　（合资企业）thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU。

S。

paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephones.”

TheotherbigNFCissue，apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity。

Forinstance,what’stostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?

“We’restillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,"saysJimmyShah,amobile—securityresearcher。

“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits，perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.”

Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital—walletbusiness?

Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone，itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus，yourphonecanbepasswordprotected。

Yourwalletisn’t.

1。

WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.?

A。

Theexpansionofcellphonecompanies.B.Theboomofpay-by—phonebusiness.

C。

Thedisappearanceofcreditcards。

D。

TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.

2。

TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto　　　。

A。

ensurethesafetyofshoppersB。

collecttransactionfeeseasily

C.makepurchasefasterandsimplerD.improvethequalityofcellphones

3.Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto　　　。

A。

strengthentheirrelationshipB。

getashareinthepaymentsindustry

C。

sellmorecellphonesD。

testtheNFCtechnology

4。

Accordingtothepassage，whatcanusersdoiftheylosetheirsmartphones？

A.Stopthefunctioningoftheirphones.B.Setupapassword。

C。

Getallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Cancellargepurchases。

【参考答案】1—4、BCBA　

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.

“Experiencemaypossiblybethebestteacher,butitisnotaparticularlygoodteacher."YoumightthinkthatWinstonChurchillorperhapsMarkTwainspokethosewords，buttheyactuallycomefromJamesMarch,aprofessoratStanfordUniversityandapioneerinthefieldoforganizationaldecisionmaking。

ForyearsMarch（possiblythewisestphilosopherofmanagement）hasstudiedhowhumansthinkandact，andhecontinuestodosoinhisnewbookTheAmbiguitiesofExperience.

Hebeginsbyremindingusofjusthowfirmlywehavebeenstickingtotheideaofexperientiallearning：

“Experienceisrespected；experienceissought；experienceisexplained。

”Theproblemisthatlearningfromexperienceinvolves（涉及）seriouscomplications（复杂化）,onesthatarepartofthenatureofexperienceitselfandwhichMarchdiscussesinthebodyofthisbook.

Inoneinterestingpartofthebook,forexample，heturnsadoubtfuleyetowardtheuseofstoriesasthemosteffectivewayofexperientiallearning.Inoureffortstomakestoriesinteresting,heargues,welosepartofthecomplicatedtruthofthings。

Hesays“Themoreaccurately（精确地）realityispresented,thelessunderstandablethestory,andthemoreunderstandablethestory，thelessrealisticitis。

”

Besidesbeingabroadlyknowledgeableresearcher,Marchisalsoapoet，andhisgiftshinesthroughinthedepthofviewsheoffersandthesimplelanguageheuses.Thoughthebookisshort,itisdemanding:

Don’tpickituplookingforquick,easylessons.Rather，bereadytothinkdeeplyaboutlearningfromexperienceinworkandlife。

1.Accordingtothetext,JamesMarchis　　　.　

A。

apoetwhousesexperienceinhiswriting

B。

ateacherwhoteachesstorywritinginuniversity

C。

aresearcherwhostudiesthewayhumansthinkandact

D。

aprofessorwhohelpsorganizationsmakeimportantdecisions

2.AccordingtoJamesMarch,experience　　　.　

A.isovervalued　　　　B.iseasytoexplain

C.shouldbeactivelysought　　　　D.shouldbehighlyrespected

3。

WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Experiencemakesstoriesmoreaccurate.

B.Storiesmadeinterestingfailtofullypresentthetruth.

C.Theuseofstoriesisthebestwayofexperientiallearning.

D.Storiesareeasiertounderstandwhenrealityismoreaccuratelydescribed。

4。

What’sthepurposeofthistext？

A.Tointroduceabook.B.Todescribearesearcher.

C。

Toexplainexperientiallearning.D.Todiscussorganizationaldecisionmaking。

【参考答案】1—4CABA　　

较难题目特训：

介绍说明类

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。

Themulti-millionpoundnewLibraryofBirmingham（LoB）willbethemostvisiblesignofthewaythecityisacceptingthedigitalization（数字化）ofeverydaylife.

Settoopenin2013，the￡188mLoBisalreadybeginningtotakeshapenexttotheBirminghamRepertoryTheatre,withwhichitwillsharesomeequipment。

Asdigitalmedia（媒介）isimportanttoitsidea，theprojectisalreadyprovidingchancesforsomeofthemanysmallnewlocalcompaniesworkingatthenewtechnologies.

BrianGambles，theLoBprojectdirector，saysitisaboutgivingpeopletherighttoolsforlearning:

“Theaimistomixthephysicalwiththedigital,providing24—hourserviceswhichcanbeusedthroughmanydifferentways。

Itisimportanttoenableustoreachmorepeople，moreeffectively."

Thedigitallibrarywill,hesays,beasimportantasthephysicalone,allowingthedistantuseoftheservices，makingsurethatitisneverclosedtothepublic.

EvenbeforetheLoBiscomplete,thepublichasbeenabletogoonlinetovisittheVirtual（虚拟的）LoB,designedbyBaden，theBirminghamvirtualworldsspecialists.NotonlyhavethepublicbeenabletolearnabouttheLoB,butthevirtualonehasalsoenabledthoseworkingontheLoBtounderstandthebuildingandhowitwillworkbeforeitevenopens。

TwoothersmallBirmingham-baseddigitalcompaniesarealsoworkingontheLoBprojects。

Substrat，adigitaldesigncompany,isdevelopingwhatitcallsanexampleofan“enlargedreality"project。

Itisabouttheuseofanexcitingsmartphone,animportantpartoftheLoBwhichisintheearlystagesofdevelopment.AndThePeople'sArchiveisanonlinelibraryofhistoricalfiguresofthecitybeingbuiltupbyadigital