1、一轮复习高考英语 阅读理解训练经典题目含答案一轮复习高考英语 阅读理解训练经典题目(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 Babies born in summer are more likely to become short-sighted in late life, a study has shown. As many as a quarter of all cases of short-sightedness are caused by too great an exposure to sunlight in the first weeks of life, say eye expe
2、rts. They are advising all parents to put sunglasses on their babies during the first weeks. Scientists had already established that over-exposure to sunlight caused shortsightedness in animals. Researchers who compared the months in which babies were born with whether they needed glasses later on s
3、ay the principle also applies to humans. A study of almost 300, 000 young adults-the largest of its kind-showed that those born in June and July had a 25 per cent greater chance of becoming severely short-sighted than those born in December or January. Research leader Professor Michael Belkin, of Te
4、l Aviv University, said it was because prolonged illumination(光照) causes the eyeball to lengthen-causing short-sightedness. Hence the more light a newborn is exposed to, the more the eyeball lengthens and the worse the short-sightedness will be. The mechanism which lengthens the eyeball is associate
5、d with levels of melatonin(褪黑激素), a pigment (色素) which protects the skin against harmful rays of the sun. In young babies not enough melatonin is released as protection, meaning they are more vulnerable to sunburn and changes to eyeball shape. Sight expert Professor Daniel OLeary, of Anglia Ruskin U
6、niversity in Cambridge, said At the moment we dont know the precise cause of why light exposure affects sight, but the evidence seems to prove that it is one of the reasons for people becoming shortsighted.(1)Babies born in summer are more likely to be shortsighted _. A.because the summer sun is too
7、 strong for babiesB.because babies born in summer have lengthened eyeballsC.if they are exposed too much sunlight in the first weeks after they are born D if parents dont know a proper way to protect their babies eyes(2)Melatonin is a kind of material to _. A.prevent the eyes from becoming near-sigh
8、tedB.protect the skin from harmful sun raysC.make our body strongD.protect babies eyes from summer sun(3)From what Professor Daniel OLeary says we can conclude that _. A.there is no evidence that shortsightedness is related to exposure to sunlightB.whether light exposure affects sight still needs to
9、 be further provedC.he believes that light exposure can cause shortsightednessD.he tries to give the cause of why light exposure affects sight(4)The underlined word vulnerable in the passage probably means _. A.easy to be harmedB.resistantC.protectiveD.changeable【答案】 (1)C(2)B(3)C(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明
10、文,研究表明在夏季出生的婴儿长大后更容易成为近视眼,眼科专家称多达四分之一的近视眼病例是由于在出生后前几周里暴露阳光太久造成。 (1)考查细节理解。根据第一段和第二段可知,眼科专家称:在夏季出生的婴儿长大后更容易成为近视眼,因为由于婴儿在出生后前几周里暴露阳光太久造成。故选C 。 (2)考查推理判断。根据倒数第三段中的“The mechanism which lengthens the eyeball is associated with levels of melatonin(褪黑激素), a pigment (色素) which protects the skin against harm
11、ful rays of the sun.“可知,褪黑激素是一种可以保护皮肤不受阳光紫外线伤害的色素。故选B。 (3)考查推理判断。根据最后一段可知,剑桥大学的视学专家Daniel OLeary教授相信暴露在阳光下会导致人们近视眼。故选C。 (4)考查词义猜测。在婴幼儿时期,没有产生足够的褪黑激素作为保护,婴幼儿更容易被阳光灼伤,并且改变眼球的形状。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查,是一篇科研类阅读,考生需要准确掌握细节信息,同时根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 As the President of Ariel Inve
12、stments, I am often asked how to cultivate (培养) green hands to be qualified for a new job within a short time. My memories take me straight back to the days when I worked for John W. Rogers. While in college, I worked as an intern (实习生) at Ariel Investments. As the youngest girl of six kids from a s
13、ingle mom, I had very little knowledge of the business world. When I graduated, I decided to return to the company to improve myself. At the age of 22, my perspective was greatly influenced by lunching with the companys founder and then-president, John W. Rogers. He told me that I would often find m
14、yself in the company of rich and successful people with big titles, lots of degrees and lots of experience. And yet, my ideas could still be as good or even better, he said. This early advice became the guiding force that has helped me throughout my entire career. When I was starting out, I thought
15、my inexperience was holding me back, but John said that it was a good thing. He told me that being inexperienced means that you have a fresh point of view. As my tutor, John encouraged me to be brave. As my boss, he took some giant leaps of faith to support me. Because of our first lunch and the years of support that followed, I never thought twice about speaking up, raising my hand or taking a seat at the table. Staying in the background was never a choice. But Jo
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