湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解及信息匹配选练9.docx

1、湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解及信息匹配选练9湖北省黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解及信息匹配选练（9）信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列表格内容及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题纸上将对应题号的相应 选项字母涂黑。 以下是一些新闻报道的信息：A. Science magazine published the study about orangutan. The scientists collected evidence from years of observations in six areas on Borneo and Sumatra. The scientists

2、 found that the animals demonstrated a total of twenty-four signs of cultural activity. Several actions were demonstrated in some orangutan groups, but not others.B. The Environmental Investigation Agency and Telapak released the report. Telapak is an environmental group based in Indonesia. The Envi

3、ronmental Investigation Agency operates in several countries. The two groups say Indonesia controls ten percent of the worlds tropical rainforests.C. Richard Sandor is the chairman of the C-C-X. He praised the companies forming the group for demonstrating leadership. He said they believe that an act

4、ive way to deal with global warning helps everyone. The group said its members want to reduce costs they may face from future rules on greenhouse gas emissions. Trading credits may help businesses find the most effective methods to reduce pollution. Members also hope to improve their public image on

5、 environmental issues.D. Their most detailed effort involved ninety-nine kinds of birds, insects and plants in North America and Europe. They found that the territory where these plants and animals live has moved north by an average of six kilometers every ten years. In Europe, some butterflies now

6、live as much as one hundred kilometers to the north because of changes linked to higher temperatures.E. The new report says many areas experienced unusual weather in two thousand and two. Most of Asia, for example, was warmer than usual. India had unusually high temperatures in April and May. The ex

7、tremely hot weather caused hundreds of deaths. There also were extremely dry conditions across India. Parts of Africa experienced unusual heavy rains. Yet other areas in Africa had unusual dry weather.F. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Hydrogen is a colorless gas. On Earth, it i

8、s present in large amounts in natural gas, coal, plants and water. By weight, hydrogen produces the highest energy levels of any known fuel. When burned in an engine, hydrogen releases no harmful pollution into the environment. When powering a fuel cell, the only waste is water. However, hydrogen is

9、 difficult to store. It also burns easily. 请阅读以下与新闻信息，然后匹配与上面新闻相关的报道内容：46. A severe ocean storm hit South Korea in August. It set a new national record for rainfall. In central Europe, more than one hundred people died in flooding caused by heavy rainfall in September. The flooding also resulted in

10、thousands of millions of dollars in property damage. Yet large parts of North and South America had extremely dry weather.47. One member of the Chicago Climate Exchange is American Electric Power. Its the biggest owner of electric power producers in the United States. Company officials say they hope

11、 their companys membership will demonstrate the ability of the C-C-X to grow.48. For example, members of some groups make a kissing noise by tightening their mouths and sucking in air. Some groups use leaves to clean themselves or protect their hands from sharp objects. The scientists found that som

12、e of the animals use sticks as tools to remove insects from holes in trees. Other orangutans use leaves to crush insects or gather water.49. Professors Parmesan and Yohe used similar methods to examine one hundred and seventy-two kinds of wildlife. They examined the timing of events in the spring, s

13、uch as the appearance of flowers and the reproduction of animals. They found that these events happened an average of two days earlier than normal every ten years.50. They say illegal operations to remove trees are causing large areas of forest to disappear. Environmental Investigation Agency direct

14、or Dave Currey says the illegal operations are completely out of control.【参考答案】信息匹配：46-50：ECADB【2014高考英语河北省衡水中学一调考试】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Its natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. _36_ But what happens if yourface and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more lik

15、ely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body?Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking atyour face, she might not believe what she sees of your body language doesnt match the feeling that your face shows. 37 Previously, they had

16、found that the tone of a persons voice can be more important than the words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “Im so excited.” When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the

17、face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies(with faces blurred out)that showed anger or fear. _38_ An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebr

18、ow and a slightly open mouth. _39_ A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend. These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly influences which emotion they read. 40 And if you

19、want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.B. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.D. An angry body had arms back a

20、nd shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.F. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that youre happy to see them.G. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were pai

21、red with angry or scared bodies.【参考答案】FAGDB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。Steven Spielbergs 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.On Jan. 3l, a

22、 team of scientist sat the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode (解码) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.These experim

23、ents are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad.Th

24、ere are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out ofinformation from the brain.In spite of these breakthroughs,Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is hel

25、d back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI.“Eventually,” says Gallant,“someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to be

26、gin unlocking the secrets ofmemory and consciousness.l. What is the best title for the passage?A. New technology can read your mind B. Fantasy is edging closer to factC. A new discovery in human brain D. The intelligent computers in the future2. What did scientist sat the UC Berkeley do?A. They prod

27、uced a fanciful world.B. They made computers jump forward like a human.C. They managed to translate brain waves into language.D. They used computers to make short movies.3. Which of the following is impossible for the research?A. It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.B. Doctors ca

28、n read a patients mind even if he is unconscious.C. People will know what happens in their dreams.D. Peoples thoughts may be given away.4. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?A. A computer.B. An iPad. C.A decoding machine.D. A hat.5. It can be inferred from the pass

29、age that .A. scientists got the inspiration from a movie B. the technology still has a long way to goC. the technology has been put into practice D. scientists have unlocked these crets of memory【参考答案】15、ACACB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 i

30、nto 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 Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and thats the traditional togethernes

31、s(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 time 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 g

32、reat seeing family and friends have fun together.”These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes.People who take pleasure in Blues 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 welloiled machine，and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible.There are free water