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高考英语阅读理解专项练习题
2016年高考英语阅读理解专项练习题(6)
(一)
Ourbrainsworkincomplexandstrangeways.Therearesomepeoplewhocancalculatethedayoftheweekforanygivendatein40,000years,butwhocannotaddtwoplustwo.Otherscanperformcomplexclassicalpianopiecesafterhearingthemonce,buttheycannotreadorwrite.
Dr.J.LangdonDownfirstdescribedthisconditionin1887.Hecalledthesepeopleidiotsavants.Anidiotsavantisapersonwhohassignificantmentalimpairment(损伤),suchasinautism(孤独症,自闭症)orretardation.Atthesametime,thepersonalsoexhibitssomeextraordinaryskills,whichareunusualformostpeople.Theskillsofthesavantmayvaryfrombeingexceptionallygiftedinmusicorinmathematics,orhavingaphotographicmemory.
Oneofthefirstdescriptionsofahumanwhocouldcalculatequicklywaswrittenin1789byDr.BenjaminRush,anAmericandoctor.Hispatient,ThomasFuller,wasbroughttoVirginiaasaslavein1724.IttookThomasonly90secondstoworkoutthatamanwhohaslived70years,17days,and12hourshaslived2,210,500,800seconds.Despitethisability,hediedin1790withouteverlearningtoreadorwrite.
Anotheridiotsavantslavebecamefamousasapianistinthe1860s.BlindTomhadavocabularyofonly100words,butheplayed5,000musicalpiecesbeautifully.
IntheexcellentmovieRainMan,madein1988andavailableonvideocassette,DustinHoffmanplaysanidiotsavantwhoamazeshisbrotherplayedbyTomCruise,withhisabilitytoperformcomplexcalculationsveryrapidly.
Todaywemoreclearlyrecognizethattheidiotsavantisspecialbecauseofbrainimpairment.Yetnotallbrainimpairmentleadstosavantskills.Somestudieshaveshownthatpeoplewhohavepurposefulinterruptionoftheleftsideofthebraincandevelopidiotsavantskills.Howeverfewpeoplewishtoparticipateinsuchexperiments.Therearemanyexcellentreasonsfornotundergoingunnecessaryexperimentationonone'sbrain.Thetermidiotsavantisoutdatedandinappropriate.Virtuallyallsavantshaveahighdegreeofintelligenceandarethusnotidiots.
72.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Idiotsavantshaveareasofoutstandingabilities.
B.HumanBeingshavecomplicatedthinkingprocess.
C.Thebrainsoftheidiotsavantsarepartlyimpaired.
D.Thereasonswhypeoplehavewonderfulskillsvary.
73.WhichofthefollowingcanbedonebyRainMan?
A.Hecanplaywonderfulpiecesofclassicalmusic.
B.Hecanguessoutexactlythelengthofaman'slife.
C.Hecanmemorizethecontentsofthepicturesfast.
D.Hecancountmatchesdroppedonthefloorquickly.
74.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?
A.Idiotsavantshaverealtalentsforartandmath.
B.Dr.Downisthefirstpersonwhofoundidiotsavants.
C.Fewpeoplewishtoriskbecomingsavantsbybrainoperations.
D.Intentionalleftbrainimpairmentswillsurelyleadtoidiotsavants.
75.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?
答案:
72—75ADCB
(二)
Lawsthatwouldhaveensuredpupilsfromfiveto16receivedafullfinancialeducationgotlostinthe‘washup’.Anapplicationiscallingonthenextgovernmenttobringitback.
Atschoolthechildrenaretaughttoaddupandsubtract(减法)but,extraordinarily,arenotroutinelyshownhowtoopenabankaccount—letalonehowtomanagetheirfinancesinanincreasinglycomplexanddemandingworld.
TodaytheparentingwebsiteMumsnetandtheconsumercampaignerMartinLewishavejoinedforcestolaunchanonlineapplicationtomakefinancialeducationacompulsoryelementoftheschoolcurriculuminEngland.Childrenfromfiveto16shouldbetaughtabouteverythingfrompocketmoneytopensions,theysay.AndthatwasexactlytheplanpreservedintheChildren,SchoolsandFamiliesbillthatwasshelvedbythegovernmentintheso-called“wash-up”earlierthismonth—therushtolegislationbeforeparliamentwasdismissed.Consumerandparentgroupsbelievefinancialeducationhasalwaysbeenoneofthemostfrustratingomissionsofthecurriculum.
AsthePersonalFinanceEducationGroup(Pfeg)pointsout,thegoodhabitsofyoungchildrendonotlastlong.Over75%ofseven-to11-year-oldsaresaversbutbythetimetheygetto17,overhalfofthemareindebttofamilyandfriends.Bythisage,26%seeacreditcardoroverdraft(透支)asawayofextendingtheirspendingpower.Pfegpredictsthattheseyoungpeoplewill“finditmuchhardertoavoidtheseriousunexpecteddangersthathavebefallenmanyoftheirparents'generationunlesstheyreceivegoodqualityfinancialeducationwhileatschool.”
TheUKhasbeenintheworstfinancialrecession(衰退)forgenerations.Itdoesseemoddthat—unlessparentsstepin—youngpeopleareleftinthedarkuntiltheyarecruellyintroducedtotheworldofdebtwhentheyturnupatuniversity.Inarecentpollofover8,000people,97%supportedfinancialeducationinschools,while3%saiditwasajobforparents.
61.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.
A.howtomanageschoollessons
B.howtodealwiththefinancialcrisis
C.teachingyoungpeopleaboutmoney
D.teachingstudentshowtostudyeffectively
62.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat__________.
A.theauthorcomplainsabouttheschooleducation
B.pupilsshouldnotbetaughttoaddupandsubtract
C.studentshavebeentaughttomanagetheirfinances
D.lawsonfinancialeducationhavebeeneffectivelycarriedout
63.Thewebsiteandtheconsumercampaignerjoinedto_________.
A.instructthepupilstodonatetheirpocketmoney
B.promotetheconnectionofschoolsandfamilies
C.askthegovernmenttodismisstheparliament
D.appealforthecurriculumoffinancialeducation
64.AccordingtoPfeg,___________.
A.itiseasytokeepgoodhabitslong
B.teenagersspendtheirmoneyasplanned
C.parentsarewillingtopaythedebtfortheirkids
D.itwillbeintroubleiftheteenagersareleftalone
65.Apollismentionedto___________.
A.stressthenecessityofthecurriculumreform
B.showtheseriousnessofthefinancialrecession
C.makethereadersawareofburdenoftheparents
D.illustratesomepeoplearestronglyagainsttheproposal
答案:
61-65CADDA
三)
EuropeansshouldtrytostayindoorsifashfromIceland'svolcanostartssettling,theWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedFridayassmallamountsfellinIceland,ScotlandandNorway.
WHOspokesmanDanielEpsteinsaidthemicroscopic(微小的)ashispotentiallydangerousforpeoplewhenitstartstoreachtheEarthbecauseinhaled(吸入)particlescanenterthelungsandcauserespiratoryproblems.AndhealsosaidEuropeanswhogooutsidemightwanttoconsiderwearingamask.
Otherexperts,however,weren'tconvincedthevolcanicashwouldhaveamajoreffectonpeoples'healthandsaidWHO'swarningswere"hysterical."Theysaidvolcanicashwasmuchlessdangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.Volcanicashismadeoffineparticlesoffragmentedvolcanicrock.Itislightgraytoblackandcanbeasfineastalcumpowder.Duringavolcaniceruption,theashcanbebreatheddeepintothelungsandcauseirritationeveninhealthypeople.Butonceitfallsfromagreaterdistance—likefromthecloudcurrentlyhoveringaboveEurope—itshealtheffectsareoftenminimal,expertssay.
"Notallparticlesarecreatedequal,"saidKenDonaldson,aprofessorofrespiratorytoxicologyattheUniversityofEdinburgh,"Inthegreatschemeofthings,volcanicashisnotallthatharmful."AndhesaidmostEuropeans'exposuretovolcanicashwouldbenegligibleandthatonlythoseintheneardistrictsoftheIcelandicvolcanowouldlikelybeatrisk.
Dr.StephenSpiro,aprofessorofrespiratorymedicineanddeputychairoftheBritishLungFoundation,saidthefurthertheparticlestravel,thelessdangeroustheywillbe."ThecloudhasalreadypassedovernorthernScotlandandwehaven'theardofanyilleffectsthere,"hesaid.Spirosaidtowearmasksorstayindoorstoavoidvolcanicashwas"overthetop"and"abithysterical."
60.Thetextismainlyabout.
A.theeffectofvolcanicash
B.thehealthriskofvolcanicash
C.thedisadvantagesofvolcanicash
D.theopinionsonhealthriskofvolcanicash
61.WhichoneistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.Thevolcanicash’seffectsonEuropeanswerelittle.
B.Theashcausedirritationeveninhealthypeople.
C.OtherexpertsthoughtWTO’Swarningswereuseful.
D.Thevolcanicashwasmoredangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.
62.Theunderlinedword“hysterical”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans.
A.amazingB.practicalC.valuableD.overstated
63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thevolcanicashwouldn’tbeharmfultopeople.
B.Allexpertsthoughtthevolcanicashdidgreatharmtoourhealth.
C.Peopleclosetothevolcanowouldlikelybeatriskaccordingtosomeexperts.
D.EuropeansshouldstayindoorsbecauseIceland'svolcanostartssettling.
答案:
60.D.主旨大意题。
本文主要就火山灰对人的健康的危害问题世卫组织和其他专家给出不同观点。
A太笼统;B不能体现不同的观点;C与文章内容无关;D符合题意。
61.A.细节理解题。
第三段最后一句可知A是正确的;由第三段中Duringavolcaniceruption……inhealthypeople.可知B错误;由第三段中Otherexperts,however,weren'tconvinced……cigarettesmokeorpollution可排除CD。
(四)
Fearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmanandanimalspossessiftheyareused.Iffiredidn’thurtwhenitburned,childrenwouldplaywithituntiltheirhandswereburnedaway.Similarly,ifpainexistedbutfeardidn’t,achildcouldburnitselfagainandagainbecausefearwouldnotwarnittokeepawayfromthefirethathadburntitbefore.Areallyfearlesssoldier—andsomedoexist—isnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;anda