人教版全国通用高考英语阅读理解一轮选练6.docx

1、人教版全国通用高考英语阅读理解一轮选练62016高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（6）【2015高考复习】阅读理解Many of us still tend to think that emotions can affect reasonablethought，and sometimes land us in trouble.But in recent years psychologists have taken quite a different view.Keith Oatley，Professor of Psychology at Glasgow University，is involved i

2、n the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions.He believes we_are_very_ambivalent_about_them：we think of our emotions as being unreasonable，but we also consider them as essential to being human.For example，Mr Spock，a character in the television series Star Trek，is superintelligent

3、 and he has no emotions at all.However，he is never made captain of the spaceship.Maybe，this is because Mr Spock is not the kind of person you can share your feelings witha person who shows his emotions.As Professor Oatley points out，our emotions have very important functions，for example，fear.If we c

4、ross the road and a car approaches，we usually stop moving or step back.We stop what we are doing，check what we have done and pay very careful attention to the environment.The emotion of fear makes us take this small series of actions which，on average，help preserve our safety.On the other hand，if thi

5、ngs are going well and small problems come up，we find we can solve them with the resources we have to hand.As a consequence，we tend to feel happy and usually continue doing the job.Anger is an emotion that tends to occur when someone is preventing us from doing something.Then this small “kit” of rea

6、ctions enables us to prepare ourselves to be quite aggressive to that person，or to try harder，and so on.Professor Oatley believes emotions generally occur at these important moments in actions.With fear and anger our emotions make us decide to start doing something else，while with happiness they “su

7、ggest” we continue what we are already doing.【语篇解读】相关研究表明，情感对人而言至关重要，不可或缺。1Whats Keith Oatleys opinion about emotions?AThey affect reasonable thought.BThey get us into trouble.CThey are helpful to us.DThey are reasonable.解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句中的“which shows the fundamental importance of emotions”以及第三段中

8、的“our emotions have very important functions”可知，Oatley认为情感对我们来说是有益的。答案C2What does the underlined part “we are very ambivalent about them” in Paragraph 2 mean?AWe have contradictory feelings towards emotions.BWe have similar ideas of emotions.CWe are quite clear about emotions.DWe can do nothing abou

9、t emotions.解析句意理解题。根据第二段中的“we think of our emotions as being unreasonable，but we also consider them as essential to being human”可知，我们认为我们的情感毫无道理，但对于我们人类来说，它是必不可少的，这足以说明我们的矛盾心理。答案A3Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?AFear helps us to be careful about our surroundings.BHappiness in

10、spires us to continue what we are doing.CAnger may urge us to make greater efforts.DAnger tends to do us more harm than good.解析细节理解题。本题可用排除法。根据第三段的内容可知A项正确；根据第四段的最后一句可知B项正确；根据第五段的最后一句可知C项正确。答案D4It can be inferred from the passage that_.Awe must control our emotions in daily lifeBemotions play a more

11、 important part than we realizeCpositive emotions such as love and joy are good for usDnegative emotions make us continue what we are doing解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的内容可推知，积极的情感和消极的情感都发挥着比我们意识到的更重要的作用。答案B。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office wor

12、k over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive

13、computers, so now most smaller companies can use them. The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (处理器) , or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast. There are many advan

14、tages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a managers point of view, secretarial time is being made bet

15、ter use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours. But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work wi

16、th visual display units (显示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few c

17、ompanies in England bother to buy them. Whatever the arguments for and against word processor are, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice.1. Ten years ago, smaller companies did not use large computers because_. A. these companies had not enough money to buy such expensive

18、 computers B. these computers could not do the work that small computers can do today C. these computers did not come onto the market D. these companies did not need to use this new technology2. According to the writer, the main feature of the revolution in office work over the last ten years is _.

19、A. the saving of time and money B. the use of computers in small companies C. the wide use of word processors D. the decreasing number of secretaries3. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that with the use of word processors _. A. some secretaries will lose their jobs B. daily jobs

20、can be done automatically outside office hours C. medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased greatly D. the British companies will make less money4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor. B. The British

21、 companies care much for the health of the people using word processors. C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years. D. Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.5. It can be concluded from the

22、 passage that _. A. safety screens are of poor quality B. working at a VDU for a long time is good for ones health C. more and more British offices will use word processors D. British companies will need fewer and fewer managers【参考答案】15、ACABC 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。【河北省邯郸市2014一模试题】AI use

23、d to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story. Apart from a few Indian novels and the Australian and South African book, my literature collection consisted of British and American titles. Worse still, I hardly ever read anything in translation. My reading wa

24、s limited to stories by English-speaking authors.So, at the start of 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what I was missing. As I was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, I decided to

25、 ask the planets readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted

26、me books from their home countries. Others did hours of research on my behalf. In addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the British who only speak English. Even so, selecting books wa

27、s no easy task. With translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the UK and Ireland, getting English versions (版本)of stories was difficult.But the effort was worth it. I found I was visiting the mental space of the storytellers. These stories not only opened my mind

28、 to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.And that in turn changed my thinking. Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realised I was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet. 21. Whi

29、ch of the following might be found on the blog A Year of Reading the World? A. Lists of English version books. B. Research on English literature. C. Unfinished novels by British writers. D. Comments on English literature.22. Why was it hard for the author to select the right books to read? A. The au

30、thor had a busy schedule. B. The author was only interested in a few topics.C. The author could only read books written in English.D. Most books recommended are not available in local bookshops.23. The author is probably from_. A. America B. the UK C. Australia D. Canada24. Which of the following wo

31、rds can best describe the authors experience? A. fast and effortless B. challenging but rewarding C. hopeless but beneficial D. meaningful but fruitless【参考答案】21-24 ACBB 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。Today, bicycles are elegantly simple machines that are common around the world. Many people ride

32、 bicycles for recreation, whereas others use them as a means of transportation. The first bicycle was invented in Germany in 1818. Because it was made of wood, it wasnt very strong nor did it have pedals (脚踏板）.Riders moved it by pushing their feet against the ground.In 1839, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith, invented a much better bicycle. Macmillans machine had iron-covered wheels to