高二英语下册阅读理解测试题6.docx

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高二英语下册阅读理解测试题6

阅读理解汇编（6）（同步类）高二

（10～11·聊城市高唐一中高二期中）

A

ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.

ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Nature,heoftensaid,isfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.

Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.

Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.

56.Edisonthought____________.

A.hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusB.geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone’ssuccess

C.hardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusD.geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork

57.Edisonwas_____________.

A.verymuchinterestedinnatureB.interestedindiscoveringthesecretsofnature

C.interestedinchangingpeople’sideas

D.uninterestedinmakingpeoplehappierbydiscoveringthesecretsofnature

58.InEdison’sopinion,______________.

A.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelp

B.people’ssuccessliesmostlyingenius

C.hardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessful

D.therearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlater

59.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies__________.

A.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings

B.Edisonmade100inventionsinhislife

C.Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100years

D.PeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years’work

答案：

56-59CBAA.

B

Lastyear,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashingtonD.C.Isawmanyofourunfortunateandhomelessfellowcitizensonthestreet.

StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenter,Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?

”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Immediately,Ipulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.

Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”

Inamoment,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.Iactedwithprejudice（偏见）—IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIthoughtshehadtobe.

IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility（谦卑）I’dlostforamoment.

ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedinUSat15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister,andastrong,no-nonsensemother.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadoorkeeper,roofer,cashier,mechanic（技工）andpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumble（卑微的）jobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.

Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice.Irememberatime,atage17—Iwasabusboy,andIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme.SoIknowwhatit’slike,andIshouldhaveknownbetter.

Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIam,whereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.Thatblindwomanonthestreetscuredmeofmyself-induced（自我引发的）blindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.

60.Howdidthewritergivetheblindwomanmoney?

A.Inamodestway.B.Inapoliteway.C.Inanimpatientway.D.Inapainfulway.

61.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________.

A.stilllivesapoorlife.B.mightbeborninHonduras.

C.wasbusywithhisworkD.wasanativeofWashingtonD.C.

62.Attheendofthestory,thewritermight________.

A.helptheladytothepostofficeB.saysorrytothewomanandgavehermoremoney

C.ignorethewomanD.sendthewomanhome

答案：

60-62CBA

C

ThereisanEnglishsaying,"Laughteristhebestmedicine."Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingveryseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntostudylaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundfactsthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople'shealth.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheartrate,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartrateandtherateofbreathing,italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducepainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupwhichputupwiththepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceendorphinsinthebrain.Thesearenaturalchemicalswhichdiminishbothstressandpain.

Therearealsosomefactstosuggestthatlaughterhelpsthebody'simmune（免疫的）system,thatis,thesystemwhichfightsinfection.Inallexperiments,onegroupofstudentswatchedafunnyvideowhileanothergroupofstudentsservedasthecontrolgroup—namely,agroupwithwhichtocomparethefirstgroup.Doctorscheckedthebloodofthestudentsinbothgroupsandfoundthatthepeopleinthegroupthatwatchedthevideohadanincreaseintheactivityoftheirwhitebloodcells,thatis,thecellswhichfightinfection.

Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsandpsychiatrists（精神病学家）intheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics,inwhichtheytrytoimprovetheirpatients'conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.

Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.

63.Itcanbelearntfrom

thepassagethatlaughtercan________.

A.makepeoplefeelyoungerB.changepeople'shabits

C.improvepeople'shealthD.makepeoplelovetheirlives

64.Theunderlinedword"diminish"inParagraph3probablymeans________.

A.testB.reduceC.increaseD.find

65.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.

A.thedoctorsshouldlearnhowtomakepeoplelaugh

B.thereareseveralwaysofstudyingthebenefitsoflaughter

C.testsshowthatlaughtercanproducebeneficialeffectsonhumanbody

D.laughterandphysicalexercisehavethesameeffectsonhumanbody

答案：

63-65CBC

D

Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments—mostlyforentertainmentpurposes—isfairandrespectful?

Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats（栖息地）.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.

Zoosclaim（声称）toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies（物种）,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange（分布区）.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.

Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworld-widestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.

Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosaremotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈养繁殖）ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalottheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?

Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.

66.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?

A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.C.Natural.D.Easy.

67.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.

A.remainincagesB.behavestrangelyC.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround

68.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?

A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.

C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.

69.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepth