届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解50.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解50

2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选精：

阅读理解

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Canadianscientistshavefoundthatthemoreemotionalormentalchallengesapersonfacesinaday,thelessdeterminedtheybecometoworkoutphysically.

However,thefindingsshouldnotstopusfromkeepingfit.Expertsbelievethatwillpower（意志力）islikeamuscle,andneedstobeexercisedtohelponeavoidthetemptation（诱惑）spendinganightonthecouchinstead.

KathleenMartin-Ginis,aprofessorofkinesiology-thescienceofmovement—wholedthestudy,sayseveryonehasalimitedamountofwillpower,andthatitwillbereducedbystress.MissMartin-Ginis,ofCanada'sMcMasterUniversity,explains,"Cognitive（认知的）tasks,aswellastaskssuchasregulatingone'semotions,canreduceone'scapacitytoforceoneselftoexercise."

Herteamofscientistsperformedaso-called"Stroop"testonvolunteerstoreachtheirconclusions.Theexperimentinvolvedshowingparticipantswordsassociatedwithcolorsbutprintedindifferentcolors-forexample,theword"blue"writteninredinkParticipantsweredividedintotwogroups.Onegroupwasaskedtonamethecoloroftheink,insteadtosaytheprintedword,whiletheotherwasn'tMartin-Girussays,"Afterweusedthiscognitivetasktouseuptheirself-regulatorycapacity,theparticipantsdidn'texerciseashardasthosewhohadnotperformedthetask"Themorepeopleconcentratedonthecognitivetask,themorelikelytheyweretoskipexercisesessions（活动时间）overthenexteightweekYouonlyhavesomuchwillpower.

However,therearewaystostrengthenwillpower.Thestudyfoundthelisteningtomusicbeforegoingtothegymcanhelp,aswellasmakingacommitmenttoworkoutwithfriends.Italsoconcludedthatwillpowercanbestretchedbyconstantcake,orforcingoneselftostudyanextrahoureachnight

Martin-Ginisadds,"Therearestrategiespeoplecanusetohelprevitalize（使恢复活动）themselvesafterthey'veuseduptheirself-regulationWillpowerislikeamuscle:

itneedstobeusedtostaystrong."

43.Accordingtotheexperts,humanwillpower.

A.canbeexercisedthroughmusclemovement

B.canregulateitselftoresisttemptations

C.isweakenedbystressfulcognitiveoremotionaltasks

D.isreducedbylackofphysicalexercise

44.WelearnfromParagraph4thattheexperiment__________

A.madeuseoftheStrooptest

B.askedonegroupofparticipantstonamethewords

C.requiredresearcherstowritetheword"blue"inredinktomakeiteasilyrecognizable

D.showedthatthosewhohadn'tperformedthetaskweresmarterthanthosewhohad

45.Allthefollowingarewaystostrengthenone'swillpowerEXCEPT

A.listeningtomusicbeforedoingexercise

B.promisingtoworkoutwithfriends

C.trainingoneselfrepeatedlytoresisttemptations

D.forcingoneselftodothesamethingeachday

46.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Willpowercanbechallengedtobecomepowerful.

B.McMasterUniversityisfamousforitskinesiology.

C.Effectivewaystoresisttemptationshavebeenfound

D.Thestudyhasanimpactonthescienceofmovement

2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Iamespeciallyinterestedineco-friendlycars.Wouldyoupleasegivemesomehelp?

-JohnLily

JohnLily,

Moreandmoreautomobilecompaniesaretakingmeasurestocreatecarsthatdolessharmtotheplanet.Herearesomeofthetopgreencarsthisyear.

TeslaRoadster

Thisisanelectricsportscar.Youcantravel220milesbeforerechargingthebattery.Theonlyproblem?

Itwillcostyou$100000.So,untilyouwinthelotteryorhappentofindaboxofgoldattheendofarainbow,let'smoveontothemorereasonablechoices.

Aptera2e

ThiselectriccarismuchmoreaffordablethantheTeslaRoadster,withastartingpriceofaround$25000.Itselectricmotorruns100milespercharge.Unfortunately,itiscurrentlyonlyavailableinCaliforniathroughacomplexbookingprocess.

ToyotaPrius

At51milespergalloninthecityand480nthehighway,theToyotaPriusisoneofthemostfuel-efficientcarsintheworldWithanannualC02ratingof1968kilograms,thiscarholdsthefirstplaceonMSN'slistoftheLeastPollutingVehiclesof2009.Italsohasothereco-friendlyfeatureslikeasolar-poweredventilation（通风）system.

HondaCivicHybrid（混合动力车）

TheHondaCivicHybridiscompetitivewiththeToyotaPriuswhenitcomestofuelefficiency.Itgets40milespergalloninthecityand450nthehighway.Italsohasthesecond-lowestannualCO2figure,releasing2160kilogramsinayear.

HondaInsightHybrid

Withabasepriceofjust$20000,theHondaInsightHybridistheleastexpensiveHybridonthemarkettoday.ComingjustaftertheHondaCivicandToyotaPriusintermsofpollution,thisfuel-efficientvehiclegets40milespergalloninthecityand430nthehighway:

Besidesallthese,ToyotaCamryHybridisalsoagoodchoice.

William

39.ComparedwithAptera2e,TeslaRoadster

A.costslessB.needsmoretimetoberecharged

C.ishardertobookD.runsmuchfurtherpercharge

40.Whichofthefollowingvehiclescausestheleastpollutiontotheenvironment?

A.HondaCivicHybrid.B.ToyotaPrius.

C.HondaInsightHybridD.ToyotaCamryHybrid

41.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat___________

A.aslongasyouhavewonthelottery,youcanbuyTeslaRoadster

B.onlypeopleinCaliforniaareallowedtobuyAptera2e

C.HondaInsightHybridmaybethethirdleastpollutinghybridof2009

D.thefuelefficiencyoftheAptera2emustbethehighestofallthevehiclesmentioned

42.WhatmightWilliambeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Afuturecarbuyer.B.Acarexpertgivingadvicetopeopleonline.

C.Aneco-friendlycarrepairer.D.Aneco-friendlycardesigner.

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Ibelievethatanimalspossessgreaterintelligencethanmostpeoplethink.Butplants?

I'veneverconsideredthepossibilityofplantintelligence.Theideaseemsabsurd.

YetI'vehadfriendsarguethatplantintelligencemightexist."Whatarethedifferencesbetweenplantsandanimals?

"theyask,andthentheyargueaboutcertainspeciesthatseemtosharetheintelligenceofbothplantsandanimals.

Newresearchsuggeststhatplantscommunicatevia“networks".Plantcommunicationisnotidea,andcannotindicatethatitisakindofintelligence,butitisstillinteresting.

RecentresearchfromVidiresearcherJosefStueferattheRadboudUniversityNijmegenshowsthatplantshavetheirownchatsystemsthattheycanusetowarneachother.Thereforeplantsarenotboringandpassiveorganismsthatjuststandtherewaitingtobecutdownoreatenup.Manyplantsforminternalcommunicationnetworksandareabletoexchangeinformationnetworksandareabletoexchangeinformationefficiently.

Manyherbalplantssuchasstrawberriesandclovers（兰叶草）naturallyformnetworks.Individualplantsremainconnectedwitheachotherforacertainperiodoftimebymeansofrunners（plantstemsthatgrowalongthegroundandputdownrootstoformnewplants）.Theseconnectionsenabletheplantstoshareinformationwitheachotherviainternalchannels.Theyarethereforeverysimilartocomputernetworks.Butwhatdoplantschattoeachotherabout?

RecentlyStueferandhuscolleagueswerethefirsttoprovethatcloverplantswarneachotherviathenetworklinksifdangerisnearby.Ifoneoftheplantsisattackedbycaterpillars（毛虫）,theothermembersofthenetworkarewarnedviaaninternalsignal.Oncewarnedtheintact（完好无损的）plantsstrengthentheirchemicalandmechanicaicl（机体的）resistancesothattheyarelessattractivetoadvancingcaterpillars.Thankstothisearlywarningsystem,theplantscanstayonestepaheadoftheirattackers.Theresearchhasshownthatthissignificantlylimitsthedamagetotheplants.

Again,Idon'tbelievethisreflectsintelligence,

35.Theauthorthinksthattheplantcommunication__________

A.isabsolutelyanewideaB.isasignofplantintelligence

C.isrelatedtoanimalcommunicationD.isinterestingandfascinating

36.Cloverplantswarneachotherwhendangerisnearbyby____________

A.makingsoundsB.releasingchemicals

C.strengtheningmechanicalresistanceD.sendinginternalsignals

37.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsplantintelligenceis___________

A.unconcernedB.doubtfulC.positiveD.hopeful.

38.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DoesPlantCommunicationReallyExist?

B.SomeDiscoveriesAboutCloverPlant

C.DoesPlantCommunicationImplyIntelligence?

D.ANewStudyonPlantCommunication

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病）,Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin（胰岛素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindnessandevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.

Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones-aplacewhereoverl,100peoplesharepersonalstories,informationandresources.

JasonSwencki'sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithdiabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforumstogethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki,oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough,sohedoesn'tfeelalone."

Kodyisanythingbutalone;DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24million,diagnosedca