高考英语二轮复习60分达标阅读理解训练(5).doc

2015届高考英语二轮复习60分达标阅读理解训练11一 、阅读理解（本大题共6小题，共60分）A (广东省十校2014届高三第一次联考) DShes not afraid of anything. Snakes? No problem. Walking alone in the dark? Easy. Were not talking about a superhero here - SM is a 44-year-old mother. And shes fearless because she happens to be missing part of her brain: the amygdala(扁桃腺). Shaped like a pair of almonds sitting in the middle of your brain, the amygdala helps control fear and anxiety. A rare condition called Urbach-Wiethe disease left SM without her amygdala, and seems to have completely erased her sense of fear. To try to understand how the amygdala works, a team of researchers made their efforts to scare SM. They showed her horror movies and took her to the Waverly Hills Sanatorium Haunted House in Kentucky. She pushed out one of the monsters(巨物) and laughed. SM said she didnt like snakes, but at a pet store full of poisonous creatures, she kept asking to touch them. When asked to rate her feelings, SM reported feeling surprised or disgusted, but never fearful. “She tends to approach everything she should be avoiding,” says Justin Feinstein of the University of Iowa. This means the amygdala could control deeper urges to approach or avoid danger. Other scientists have a different opinion, though. “I dont believe you can make a general statement about what the amygdala does by a single case study,” Elizabeth Phelps said. In 2002, Phelps published a study on a similar patient with amygdala damage who still showed fear.It may sound like fun to be totally fearless, but we get scared for a good reason. “The nature of fear is survival and the amygdala helps us stay alive by avoiding situations, people, or objects that put our life in danger,” Feinstein said. SM was once followed in a park after dark by a man with a knife, and she simply walked away. “It is quite remarkable that she is still alive,” said Feinstein. 41. SM dares to walk alone in the dark mainly because _. A. she is a superhero B. she has experienced such conditions a lot C. she is a mental patient D. she has no sense of fear 42. Researchers tried their best to frighten SM in order to find _. A. The function of a particular organ B. SMs reaction of fear and anxiety C. The process of removing amygdala D. A special way to get along with monsters 43. What do we know from the research on SM? A. It was easy for her to avoid danger. B. SM never felt fearful but disgusted. C. SM was frightened by nothing except monsters. D. SM got along well with the snakes.44. What is Elizabeth Phelps attitude toward the function of the amygdala based on the research on SM? A. Indifferent B. Supportive C. Disapproving D. Interested 45. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. People can remove their amygdala to be fearless. B. SM will be admired because of her bravery. C. No one can survive if their amygdala is removed. D. The sense of fear is crucial to humans.【答案解析】 4145 DABCDBIn the atmospherecarbon dioxideacts rather like a one-way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping According to a weather experts prediction，the atmosphere will be 3C warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rateIf this warming up took place，the ice caps in the poles would begin to meltthus raising sea level several meters and severely flooding coastal cities Also，the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere，possibly resulting in an alteration of the earths chief food growing zones in the past，concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheetBut the weather expels are Bow paying more attention to West Antarctic，which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming，in other words，by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearingThe evidence available suggests that a warming has taken placeThis fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere，where temperatures seem to be fallingScientists conclude，therefore，that up to now natural influences on the weather have gone beyond those caused by manThe question is：Which natural causehas most effect on the weather? One possibility is the variable behavior of the sunAstronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots andcoldspots(that is，the relatively less hot spots)on the sunAs the sun rotates(旋转)，every 275 days，it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth，and different aspects to different parts of the earthThis seems to have a considerable effect on the distribution of the earths atmospheric pressure，and consequently on wind circulationThe sun is also changeable over a long term：its heat output goes up and down in cycles，the latest trend being downward Scientists are now finding shared relations between models of solar weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years，including the last Ice AgeThe problem is thatthe models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is notOne way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a delay of thousands of years while the solar effects overcome the inertia(惰性)of the earths climateIf this is right，the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful opposed balance to the suns fading heat46It can be concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would Amean a warming-up in the Arctic Braise the temperature of the earths surface Cprevent the suns rays from reaching the earths surface Dexplain the cause of great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphere47The article was written to explain Athe greenhouse effect Bthe solar effects on the earth Cthe causes affecting weather Dthe models of solar weather interactions48Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemispheretemperatures there seemto befallingThis is Amainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are rising Bpartly due to changes in the output of solar energy Cpossibly because the ice caps in the poles are melting Donly due to the effect of the inertia of the earths climate49On the basis of their models , scientists are of the opinion that Athe climate of the world should be becoming cooler Bthe new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect Cthe manmade warming effect helps to increase the solar effects Dit will take thousands of years for the inertia of the earths climate to take effect50If the assumption about the delay of a flew ice, Age is correct , Aice would soon cover the northern hemisphere Bthe greenhouse effect could work in favor of the earth Cthe best way to overcome the cooling effect would be to bum more fuels Dthe increased levels of carbon dioxide could warm up the earth even more quickly【答案解析】答案：46-50 BCBABCD(2013广东卷)While Jennifer was at hose taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor（监控器）a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.Using a web camera equipped in Jennifers Los Angeles apartment , the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved form the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Internet access was locked remotely to prevent Internet searches , and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?In the battle against cheating , this is the cutting edge and a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of online education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in general. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are valid that students havent just searched the Internet to get the right answers. Although online classes have existed for more than a decade ，the concern over cheating has become sharper in the last year with the growth of open online courses. Private colleges，public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field . spending millions of dollars to attract potential students，while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.Aside from the web camers, a number of other hight-tich methods are becoming increasingly popular Among them are programs that check students identities using personal information,such as the telephone number they once used. Other programs can produce unique exam by drawing on a arge list of questions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test question are answered at the same speed as easy ones ,As in many university classes ,term papers are scanned aganinest some large Internet data banks for cheating.41. Why was Jennifer watched in anonine exam ?A.To correct her typing mistakes.B.To find her secrets in the room.Cto prevent her form slowing down.D.To keep her from dishonest behaciors.42. The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.A.advanced teachiqueB.sharpening tool C.effective ruleD.dividing line 43.For internet universities, exams and diplomas will be valid if _.A.they can attract potential studentsB.they can defeat academic cheatingC.they offer students online helpD.they offer many online courses44.Some programs can find out possible cheaters by _.A.checking the question answering speed B.produucing a large number of question C.scanning the Internet test question D.giving difficult test question45.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A.The Advantages of Online ExamsB.The High-tech Methods in Online CoursesC.The Fight against Cheating in Online EducationD.The War against the Booming of Online Education【答案解析】DWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear(鞋类)in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits(展品)from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars. Room 1The celebrity(名人)footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear extremely interesting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazedand shockedby the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much！Room 3As well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoeshaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs！The Footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.56. Where would you find a famous singers shoes?A. Room 1. B. Room 2.C. Room 3. D. The Footwear Library.57. All exhibits each room _.A. share the same theme B. have the same shapeC. are made of the same material D. belong to the same social class58. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.B. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.C. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.D. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.59. The purpose of the text is to get more people to _.A. do research B. design shoesC. visit the museum D. follow celebrities【答案解析】【要点综述】本文讲述世界上最大的收集鞋类的博物馆之一Footwear Museum。56. A细节推断题。Room 1中有名人鞋的展品，所以选A。57. A推理判断题。每个展厅的展品都和“鞋类”有关。所以选A。58. D细节推断题。根据The Footwear Library中Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.可判断研究者是为了收集资料。59. C推理判断题。本文讲述了世界上最大的收集鞋类的博物馆之一Footwear Museum，目的是吸引更多的人来参观。EBrrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think. A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing. Once at the office, you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters. In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original problemsolving work? The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible, openminded thinking. Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when were unfocused. If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed. Sleepy peoples lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving. By not giving yourself time to tune_into_your_wandering_mind,_youre missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer. The trip you take to work doesnt help, either. The stress slows down the speed with which signals travel between neurons (神经细胞), making inspirations less likely to occur. And while we all should read a lot about whats going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the days work is done. So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving? Wed set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, following our thoughts where they lead. Wed stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower, stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation. Wed take some deep breaths on our way to work, instead of complaining about heavy traffic. And once in the officeafter we get a cup of coffeewed click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer.67According to the author, we are more creative when we are _. Afocused Brelaxed Cawake Dbusy68What does the author imply about newspapers? AThey are solution providers. BThey are a source of inspiration. CThey are normally full of bad news. DThey are more educational than websites.69By “tune into your wandering mind” (in Para. 2), the author means “_” Awander into the wild Blisten to a beautiful tune Cswitch to the traffic channel Dstop concentrating on anything70The author writes the last paragraph in order to _. Aoffer practical suggestions Bsummarize past experiences Cadvocate diverse ways of life Destablish a routine for the future【答案解析】【要点综述】此篇作者根据自己的观察，发现人们工作中的问题，并提出了增强创造性的建议。67B信息理解题。根据第二段your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed.可知正确答案为B。68C推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句话：“当你浏览报纸上令人沮丧的消息和关于灾难的报道时，你怎么能安心工作呢？”所以C项正确。69D词义理解题。划线部分句子的意思为：不给自己时间随着自己的思绪徜徉，你将错过一些令人吃惊的(好的)解决问题的方案。D项正确。70A主旨大意题。最后一段首句即为此段中心句，它交代了这一段的写作意图，所以A项正确。FIt is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderndss(荒野) For Killing Wolves In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds 0f them forsport . However1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their furSo the woIf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for foodMany of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant lifeWhen the deer cant find enough food，they die If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey(猎物)will disappear some dayAnd the wolves willtooSo we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecologyIf we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying outWed also save some farm animals In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for foodFarmers want the government to send biologists to study the problemThey believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small woIf population Against Killing Wolves If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolfAccording to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for foodEven today，the stories of the“big bad woIfwill not disappear But the fact is wolves are afraid of peopl