英语英语高中阅读理解练习题.docx

1、英语英语高中阅读理解练习题（英语）英语高中阅读理解练习题一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 When you go to the doctor, you like to come away with a prescriptionIt makes you feel better to know you will get some medicine. But the doctor knows that medicine is not always needed. Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be

2、 well. In such cases the doctor may prescribe a placebo. A placebo is a sugar pill, a harmless shot, or ail empty capsule. Even though they have no medicine in them, these things seem to make people well. The patient thinks it is medicine and begins to get better. How does this happen? The study of

3、the placebo opens up new knowledge about the way the human body can heal itself. It is as if there was a doctor in each of us. The doctor will heal the body for us if we let it. But it is not yet known just how the placebo works to heal the body. Some people say it works because the human mind fools

4、 itself. These people say that if the mind is fooled into thinking it got medicine, then it will act as if it did, and the body will feel better. Placebos do not always work. The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor. If the patient ha

5、s a lot of trust in the doctor and if the doctor really wants to help the patient, then the placebo is more likely to work. So in a way, the doctor is the most powerful placebo of all. A placebo can also have bad effects. If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine, then they will also show a bad

6、reaction to the placebo. This would seem to show that a lot of how you react to medicine is in your mind rather than in your body. Some doctors still think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used. They think there is still not enough known about it. The strange power of the

7、placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is. There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind. And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo（1）What do we know about placebo according t

8、o the passage? A.It contains some sort of medicine.B.It wont function if you are negative about medicine.C.People who dont believe placebo cant be healed by it.D.Patients and doctors know clearly how it helps to heal the body.（2）Why is the doctor sometimes the most powerful placebo? A.The patient ne

9、eds help badlyB.The patient believes in the doctorC.The doctor knows better about your bodyD.The doctor has carefully studied medicine（3）What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A.The placebo.B.The bad effect.C.The body.D.The medicine.（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.Placebo

10、：Work on Your MindB.Placebo：The Most Powerful MedicineC.Placebo：The Best DoctorD.Placebo：Heal Your Body【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，有时候病人的病并不是需要真正的药物来医治，而是需要医生开一些安慰的药剂，安慰病人的心理使病人的情绪得到舒缓，从而有利于病情的痊愈。(1)考查细节理解。纵观全文可知，一些医生仍然认为，如果安慰剂有坏的影响，它应该永远不会被使用，他们认为对安慰剂仍然没有足够的了解。所以此处的it是指的安慰剂。故选A。(2)考查推理判断。

11、根据第二段中的“A placebo is a sugar pill，a harmless shot，or ail empty capsule”可知安慰剂不会起到医学上的作用。故选B。(3)考查细节理解。根据文章的描述有时候病人是不需要使用药物的，医生给病人开出安慰剂，病人觉得安慰剂有很大的作用是因为他们很相信医生。故选B。(4)考查主旨大意。本文讲述的是有时候病人的病并不是需要真正的药物来医治，而是需要医生开一些安慰的药剂，这时候就会安慰病人的心理，病人的情绪得到舒缓从而有利于病情的痊愈。这被叫做安慰剂。通常是空的甜胶囊，作用于病人的心理，帮助他们调节心情，从而有利于病情痊愈。故选A。【点评】

12、本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Scientists found that sleeping considerably improves our creativity. After taking a nap people are able to think faster and put more imagination into their thinking. Besides, if we dream, the thinking abi

13、lities are improved even more. Researchers consider that sleeping on a problem in most cases leads to elucidation(解释). They say when a person enters a phase called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) during sleep, it increases the effect. Such phase takes place right before we awake and according to scientists

14、 it helps our brain make links between unrelated subjects. In the study, led by Professor Sara Mednick, scientists made a conclusion that the REM was important for assimilating(消化) new information into past experience in order to find solutions to creative problems. Prof. Mednick is a psychiatrist a

15、t the University of California. Her study involved the analysis of 77 adults. Each participant was given several word-associated creative tasks. All tasks were given in the morning, with participants being shown a number of groups of 3 words, for example: cookie, heart and sixteen. They were asked t

16、o come up with a word that would be associated with all three given termslike sweet. Sometime later, after some participants were allowed to sleep, they were asked to perform the same tasks and some new ones. It is worth mentioning that while some people slept, researchers used brain scans to see th

17、e type of sleep each participant entered. When given the same tasks, participants, who took a nap, were able to give more varied solutions, some of which were much better than they gave earlier. But when given new tasks, researchers found that those who entered REM sleep had a 40 percent better resu

18、lt compared to the performance they showed in the morning.（1）What does it refer to in the second paragraph?A.The effect.B.REM.C.Sleep.D.A problem.（2）Why do the researchers study the REM?A.Because REM takes place just after you sleep.B.Because REM can store more information.C.Because REM can help fin

19、d creative solutionsD.Because REM can make a creative invention.（3）What can we know from this passage?A.Taking a short nap is good for your thinking during the day.B.Sleeping has three processes which is good for creativity.C.Each adult was allowed to sleep after the task was given.D.REM is a proces

20、s taking place right after we awake when we nap.（4）The important stage in the study is_.A.to think of a creative wordB.to show a group of 3 wordsC.to give participants time to thinkD.to let some participants sleep for a while【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章讲述了科学研究发现，睡眠能大大提高我们的创造力。( 1 )词义猜测题。根据前一句The

21、y say when a person enters a phase called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) during sleep可知，it指代REM，选B。( 2 )细节理解题。根据倒数第三段scientists made a conclusion that the REM was important for assimilating(消化) new information into past experience” in order to find solutions to creative problems.可知，科学家之所以研究这个时期是因为这个时期对于找到

22、创造性问题的解题办法是重要的，这个时期会将新信息消化为经验，故答案为C。( 3 )细节理解题。根据最后一段When given the same tasks, participants, who took a nap, were able to give more varied solutions, some of which were much better than they gave earlier.可知，小睡一会之后会让人有更好的表现。故选A。( 4 )推理判断题。根据倒数第二段It is worth mentioning that while some people slept, r

23、esearchers used brain scans to see the type of sleep each participant entered.可知，研究很重要的一个阶段就是要让参加者睡一会，然后来扫描他们大脑看看他们进入的睡眠阶段。选D。3阅读理解 Paying a higher price than usual for a ticket to see a film in 3D is the annoyance of many a cinema-goers life. But there may be a benefit to doing so, as a study has f

24、ound that 3D films exercise the brain and improve short-term functioning in a similar way to brain-training tests. The research found that people who watched a movie in 3D improved cognitive (认知) skills, compared to those who watched it in 2D. The research was led by neuroscientist(神经学家) Dr Patrick

25、Fagan from Goldsmiths University in London. More than 100 people took part in the experiment, where participants watched Disney film Big Hero 6 in either standard format or RealD 3D. They also carried out a brain-training-style test before and after seeing a section from the film. The test covered m

26、emory, reaction times and cognitive function and the results were compared later. According to the research, which was carried out in partnership with science group Thrill Laboratory, participants experienced a 23 percent increase in cognitive processing, as well as an 11 percent increase in reactio

27、n times. Dr Fagan said that the results showed enough of an improvement in brain function to suggest that 3D could play a part in improving brain power in the future. These findings are more significant than you might think, he said. It is a fact that people are living longer and there is a noticeab

28、le decline in cognitive brain function in old age which can worsen future quality of life. There has never been a better time to look at ways to improve brain function. The initial results of this study show that 3D films may potentially play a role in slowing this decline. A second part of the expe

29、riment involved those watching the film being fitted with headsets that scanned brain activity and this too showed heightened (加强的) activity when watching 3D. According to the results, participants were seven percent more engaged with what they were watching, adding to argument that 3D movies are mo

30、re like watching real-lifesomething Professor Brendan Walker from Thrill Laboratory agreed with. As Professor Brendan Walkers test concluded, 3D films are more attractive and heighten the senses this, in turn, makes the brain run at quicker speeds, Dr Fagan said. （1）According to the research, people

31、 watching a movie in 3D _. A.have a good exercise for their brainB.lose their short memory of its plotsC.are willing to pay a high price for ticketsD.react the same way as those watching it in 2D（2）What can be learned from the research? A.Watching 2D films limits brain function.B.3D would be a contributing factor in improving brain power.C.The test was