高考英语阅读理解抓分练习18.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解抓分练习182014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习（18）及答案阅读理解 （安徽省“江南十校”高三联考） A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it. Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see. Some last a few minutes before they give

2、 in. But others are determined to wait until the last moment. By the time the children reach high schoo1,something remarkable has happened. A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable.

3、 The children who gave in to temptation(诱惑)early were more likely to be lonely. easily frustrated and inflexible(顽固的). Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which doesnt show up on an IQ test. The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been s

4、cientists concerns. But brain theory cant explain what we wonder about most,like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul. Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence：when it comes to predicting peoples Suc

5、cess, brain ability measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as character. EQ is not the opposite of IQ. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together; how ones ability to handle stress, for instance, affects the ability to concen

6、trate and put intelligence to use. Among the ingredients (要素)for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20;the rest depends off everything from social class to luck. While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriousl

7、y, some few fear EQ invites misuse.（3)The underlined word upbeat in Paragraph 4 probably means_.A. kind B. floating C. excited D. optimistic(4)Why does the author mention the experiment at the beginning of the text?A. To amuse both the children and readers.B. To prove the scientists wisdom.C. To int

8、roduce the topic of the text.D. To show us how to do an IQ test.(5)What is most likely to be written in the paragraph that follows?A. Information about famous people with high EQ.B. Examples showing the opposite voice about EQ.C. Some reasons why EQ is a relatively new field.D. Strong demands for ba

9、sic emotional education.【解析】 这篇文章讲述了情商所起的重要作用、它与智商的关系以及人们应如何看待。(1)C推理判断题。从文章第二段的第二句可推出答案为C。 (2)C正误判断题。从倒数第二段的第一句EQ is not the opposite of IQ. 可知EQ和IQ并没有相对立的关系，由此可判断C项正确。(3)D猜测词义题。从画线词所在句后面的内容“困难可打倒意志不坚定的人”可猜测出upbeat是“乐观的”意思。(4)C写作意图题。文章从make an experiment入手，从而引出作者要谈及的话题EQ和IQ。(5)B文章结构题。从文章的最后部分some f

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18、n the Internet.C. In a Shanghai TV program. D. In an English newspaper. 福州市2011届高三年级第一次质量检查） Last weekend,20,000 people gathered in the state of Georgia to watch students from 28 countries compete with robots they built. More than ten thousand students and more than five hundred robots took part in

19、the competition. The students and their robots competed at the FIRST Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. FIRST is the short way of saying the organizations complete name：For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Almost 1.700 high school teams entered a level of competition

20、called LUNACY. In January, the organization sent supplies for robots to each team. The teams had six weeks to build robots that could compete in the LUNACY game. The playing area had six robots, three on each team. Each robot had another vehicle, or trailer(拖车)，connected to it. The robots had to pic

21、k up 1arge balls and throw them into the trailers of opposing robots. The robots were moving on a surface where they could slide. An alliance(联盟)of teams from California，Illinois and Michigan won the LUNACY competition. A second competition involved building a robot that could travel on uneven surfa

22、ces,move objects with unusual shapes and resist physical stress. Another competition was for younger students，aged from 9 to 14.They had to design. build and program robots to explore the Earths climate. American inventor Dean Kamen started FIRST in 1989. The organization holds robot competitions ar

23、ound the world. It offers programs that help young people learn more about science， technology，engineering and mathematics，which build life skills. Many companies provide support to the organization. Mister Kamen says the goal is about more than building robots. He says the student competitors showe

24、d they could deal with difficult technological problems.And.1le says that is good news because the world needs creative thinkers to help with increasingly complex problems in the future.(1)The Robot Competition was organized by_Athe state of GeorgiaBan organization named FIRSTCAmerican inventor Dean

25、 KamenDsome companies from California(2)The robots in the LUNACY game are able to_Atravel on uneven surfacesBexplore the Earths climateCthrow balls into the trailersDmove objects with different shapes(3)The main purpose of FIRST is to_Aattract more companies to support themBhelp students under 8 to

26、be interested in scienceCteach students how to build robots on the spotDhelp young people learn science as well as life skills(4)The underlined word that in the last paragraph refers toAthe goal of building robotsBthe students ability to deal with technological problemsCthe goal of the student compe

27、titorsDsomething about technological problems【解析】在美国的佐治亚州举办的机器人比赛吸引了来自不同国家的众多选手的参与，组织者希望通过这样的比赛提升年轻人的科学知识，培养生活技能，为未来攻克复杂问题做准备。 (1)B细节理解题。根据第二段后半部分中的内容可知机器人比赛是由个名叫FIRST的组织举办的。(2)C细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第三句中的内容可知这次比赛中的机器人要能够把球扔进对抗机器人的拖车中。(3)D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第三句中的内容可知这个组织的主要目的是帮助年轻人学习科学和生活技能。(4)B代词指代题。此处承接的是上一句中的内容

28、，根据上一句后半部分中的内容可知此处that指的是学生处理技术问题的能力。 Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. Researchers at Harvard University in the United States did the study. They had ab

29、out 200 college students play a game known as the Prisoners Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group.The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also rewar

30、d or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher.Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded it the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded it the least.And the more a group p

31、unished itself, the lower its earnings. The group with the most punishment earned 25% less than the group with the least punishment.The other study involved children. Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than 800 children were ages two to four the first time they were tested. More than 700 children were ages five to nine.The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not.The study says the IQs - or intelli