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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