湖南省邵东县高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼5.docx

1、湖南省邵东县高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼5湖南省邵东县2016高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼（5）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。Below is a selection from a popular science book.If blood is red，why are veins(静脉) blue?Actually，veins are not blue at all.They are more of a clear，yellowish colour.Although blood looks red when its outside the bo

2、dy，when its sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin，its more of a dark reddish purple colour.At the right depth，these bloodfilled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin，making them look blue by comparison. Which works harder，your heart or your brain?That kind of depends on whe

3、ther youre busy thinking or busy exercising.Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise，and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker.But，in the long run，your brain probably tips it，because even when youre sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your h

4、eart，and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.Why do teeth fall out，and why dont they grow back in grownups?Baby (or “milk”) teeth do not last long；they fall out to make room for bigger，stronger adult teeth later on.Adult teeth fall out when they become damaged，decayed and infected b

5、y bacteria.Once this second set of teeth has grown in，youre done.When theyre gone，theyre gone.This is because nature figures youre set for life，and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off.Do old people shrink as they age?Yes and no.Many people do get shorter as they age.But，when they do，it

6、 isnt because theyre shrinking all over.They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力)Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older.Men lose an average of 34 cm in height as they age，while women may lose 5 c

7、m or more.If you live to be 200 years old，would you keep shrinking till you were，like 60 cm tall，like a little boy again？No，because old people dont really shrink！It is not that they are growing backwardstheir legs，arms and backbones getting shorter.When they do get shorter，its because the spine has

8、shortened a little.Or，more often，become more bent and curved.Why does spinning make you dizzy(眩晕的)?Because your brain gets confused between what youre seeing and what youre feeling.The brain senses that youre spinning using special gravityandmotionsensing organs in your inner ear，which work together

9、 with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable.But，when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control，and your brain thinks youre moving while youre not!Where do feelings and emotions come from?Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system.All mammals have thi

10、s brain areafrom mice to dogs，cats，and humans.So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear，pain and pleasure.But since human feelings also involve other，newer bits of the brain，we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on the planet.If exercise wears you out，how can it be good for you?Beca

11、use our bodies adapt to everything we do to them.And as far as your body is concerned，its “use it，or lose it”！Its not that exercise makes you healthy；its more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.1What is the colour of blood in a vein near the surface of the s

12、kin?ABlue. BLight yellow.CRed. DDark reddish purple.解析细节理解题。根据第一个标题下的“.its more of a dark reddish purple colour.”可知答案。答案D。2Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age?ABecause their spine is in active use.BBecause they are more easily affected by gravity.CBecause they keep growing back

13、wards.DBecause their spine becomes more bent.解析细节理解题。根据第四个标题下的“They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力)”可知，老年人变矮是因为脊柱收缩和弯曲造成的。答案D。3Which of the following statements about our brain is true?AIn the long run，our brain proba

14、bly works harder than our heart.BWhen our brain senses the spinning，we will feel dizzy.CThe brains of the other mammals are as complex as those of humans.DOur feelings and emotions come from the most developed area in our brain.解析细节理解题。根据第二个标题下的第三句“But，in the long run，your brain.”可知答案为A项。此题最易误选B项，根据

15、第五个标题下的最后一句可知，眩晕是由于 “你已经不动了，而你的大脑认为你还在动”的错觉引起的。答案A。4What is the main purpose of the selection?ATo give advice on how to stay healthy.BTo provide information about our body.CTo challenge new findings in medical research.DTo report the latest discoveries in medical science.解析写作意图题。考生易误选D项，但是在医学领域，概括失误

16、。文章主要涉及我们身体的问题，包括身体的、情绪的等等。故选择B项较全面。答案B。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。For five days, Edmontons Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton

17、 Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and thats the traditional togetherness (友爱) that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song. This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her tim

18、e to the festival. “People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation,” Riedel said. “Its really easy to relax, and its great seeing family and friends have fun together.” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blu

19、es are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyones musical interests. With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water station

20、s throughout the venue (举办地) for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back. The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and

21、Jakob Dylan, its easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minu

22、tes after the gates close. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund (基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8. 1. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to.A. gather people with different musical tastesB. remin

23、d people of the real sense of folk musicC. exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk musicD. collect old stories of folk music2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years.B. Its hard for people to appreciate Blues.

24、 C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.3. We can learn from the passage that.A. people can get tickets easily for the festivalB. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organizedC. driving ones own car to the festival is h

25、ighly recommendedD. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday4. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Folk Music of BluesB. One Festival for AllC. Festival for Family GatheringD. Edmontons Downtown Park【参考答案】1-4 BABB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。A little girl in m

26、y family got a typewriter for Christmas. Not a laptop. Nothing with a screen. The old-fashioned manual kind.Typewriters had pretty much gone the way of dodo birds quite some years before my granddaughter was born. But it was the typewriter used by a journalist in the movie “Kit Kittredge: An America

27、n Girl” that attracted her.Or maybe it was the way the typewriter was used. In the movie, Kit does old-fashioned journalism and writes stories that help right a wrong. In a challenging environment she keeps her wits and a strong sense of ethics (道德) about her.However, another reporter, Chuck Tatum i

28、n “Ace in the Hole” is totally different. He tells an editor, “If theres no news, Ill go out and bite a dog.” Later, referring to a sign in the newsroom that reads “Tell the Truth,” Tatum acknowledges some guilt. But, “Not enough to stop me on my way to the top.”In both movies, the journalists use t

29、ypewriters. Its what they do with them that makes the difference. And today, its what we do with our hardware the journalism we produce that makes the difference.Typewriters have long since given way to laptops, camera phones and video phones. But here at Thomson Reuters (路透社), and in the media as a

30、 whole, the need for a strong sense of ethics has never been more necessary.To me, at the heart of ethics are the preservation (保持) of honesty, independence and freedom from prejudice. It means ethics and standards are compatible with innovation (革新). In fact, they have to go hand in hand. Theres a

31、lot of room for innovation here, but theres no room for a Chuck Tatum, who would do anything to get to the top.In about 2020, my granddaughter will probably be using technology that hasnt been developed yet to work on her school “newspaper”. She wont be using her typewriter but she will, I hope, be

32、using what shes learned from the journalists of this generation. Its up to us to set the right example.41. What does Chuck Tatum mean by saying “bite a dog”?A. He tries all sorts of tricks to achieve his goal. B. He acknowledges his guilt of telling lies.C. He attracts peoples attention in the street. D. He becomes mad because theres no news.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由“Not enough to stop me on my