湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练（2）.doc

湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（2）【由山东省2014模拟改编】 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。our body clock，or natural body rhythm，influences our energy and alertnesspaying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of day when we best perform specific tasksthe reality，however，is that most of us organize their time around work demands，school deadlines，commuting or social eventsdoing whatever your body feels like doing is a luxury in todays fast-paced modem societybut that doesnt mean it isnt worth tryingobeying our body clock has significant health benefitsdisrupting our natural body rhythm，on the other hand，has been linked to problems such as depression，obesity，or headache，says steve key，a biology professorwhen the body clock can synchronize（使同步）the rhythms of its natural processes，it “gives us an advantage in daily life”，says keyaccording to him，when it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most adults perform best in the late morningas our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday，our memory，alertness and concentration gradually improvehowever，he adds，our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereaftermost of us are more easily distracted（分心）between noon and 4 pmalertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm，making that a good time for a napsurprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powersfor most adults，problems that require open ended thinking are often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired， according to a study in the journal thinking & reasoningwhen choosing a time of day to exercise，paying attention to your body clock can improve resultsphysical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm，says michael smolensky，a professor of biomedical engineeringof course, not everyones body clock is the same，making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans 1if we know our natural body rhythm well, we can afind out the suitable time to do specific tasksborganize our time around work demandscdo whatever our body feels like doingdbe sure to be healthy2which of the following is not true?aour alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythmbdoing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modem societycobeying our body clock is good for our healthddisrupting our natural body rhythm can lead to obesity3according to steve key，which of the following is not true?awhen our body clock synchronizes the rhythms of its natural processes，we can do betterbwhen it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most people perform best in the late morningcas body temperature rises before awakening in the morning，our concentration gradually improvesdwe concentrate better in the late morning than between noon and 4 pm4inspiration（灵感）to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us awhen we get up in the morningbwhen we are tired in the eveningcwhen we are full of energy in the late morningdwhen we are asleep at night5which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?awhat is natural body rhythm?bnatural body rhythm is good for uscsomething about natural body rhythmdthe latest research about natural body rhythm【参考答案】1-5 adbbc 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。inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, so all may eat (same) in downtown denver, the spirit of generosity (慷慨) is instantly noticeable: a donation box stands in place of a cash register. customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.a risky business plan, perhaps, but same cafe has done one unchangeable thing in the mile high city for six years: open only at midday, the restaurant provides poor local people with healthy, delicious lunches six days a week. those unable to pay for their meals can instead volunteer as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.“its based on trust, and its working all right, ” says co- owner brad birky, who started the cafe in 2006 with his wife libby. previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there.“we wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable, regardless of their circumstances, ” birky says. sames special lunch menu changes daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farmers.the cafe now averages 65 to 70 customers(and eight volunteers) a day. and the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. in early 2007, one volunteer who had cleared snow for his meals during the long winter said goodbye to the birkys. “he said he was going to new orleans to help with the hurricane cleanup, ” says birky.1. what can we learn about the soup kitchens the birkys previously worked for?a. they refused to have volunteers.b. they offered low quality food. c. they provided customers with a good environment.d. they closed down because of poor management.2. according to the passage, which of the following is true?a. the customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.b. more volunteers will go to new orleans for the hurricane cleanup.c. many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.d. the lunch menu has remained the same since the cafe was started.3. the authors attitude towards running such a cafe is_.a. unfavorableb. approvingc. doubtfuld. cautious【参考答案】13、bab2016高考训练题。阅读理解。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。 musiclessonsinearlychildhoodbringaboutchangesinthebrainthatcouldimproveitsperformancefarintoadulthood,researcherssay. brainscansofyoungadultsshowedthosewhohadformalmusicaltrainingbeforesevenhadthickerbrainareasdealingwithhearingandself-awareness.thefindingsnotehowbraindevelopmentcanbeinfluencedbytheagewhenchildrenstarttolearnamusicalinstrument,andhowthosechangescancontinueintolaterlife. earlymusicaltrainingbenefitskidsmorethanjustmakingthemenjoymusic.itchangesthebrain,whichcouldbringaboutcognitiveadvancesaswell,saidyunxinwangofbeijingnormaluniversity. “our results suggest its better to start musical training before seven, which agrees with what most piano teachers recommend,” she added. she hoped the results might help parents decide when was the best for their children to learn an instrument. the brains cortex(皮层) plays a leading role in ones abilities, from thought and language to memory and attention. the area matures rapidly in the early years of life, and its development could be affected more if a person starts musical training before it fully matures. wang studied 48 chinese students aged between 19 and 21 who had received formal music training for at least a year sometime between the ages of 3 and 15. each had a scan to measure the thickness of the brains cortex. after considering sex and the number of years spent having music lessons, wang found that musical training that started before seven appeared to thicken areas of the brain involved in language skills and executive function, which is a persons ability to plan and accomplish tasks.“were not sure why these changes occur, but a reasonable explanation is that early starters might depend more on hearing clues(线索) when learning music, since it might be more difficult for younger children to read music,” wang said.1. according to the researchers, musical training before the age of seven can _. a. contribute to future work. b. create a successful life c. develop all-round abilities d. deal with puzzling problem2. when conducting the research with the students, wang _. a. tested their language abilities b. watched their musical performances c. focused on school behavior and achievements d. measured the thickness of the brains cortex3. it can be inferred from the last paragraph that _. a. it must be hard for kids to read music b. kids are more likely to learn music by hearing c. wangs explanation has been the most reasonable d. wang will research into the reasons for the brain change4. for what purpose does the author write the text? a. to describe the development of brain. b. to challenge the previous discoveries. c. to present the findings of the research. d. to give advice on how to learn music.参考答案14、adbc 【由山东省2014模拟改编】 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。swiss international air lines（swiss）will introduce daily non-stop flights between beijing and zurichthe new service to the financial center of switzerland is expected to start on dec12,2012，which marks an expansion of services for the chinese marketin may 2008，swiss already started direct flights to shanghaithe first flight to europe has a special price of 2,680 yuan，which does not include taxes and fuel surcharges“i am delighted the airlines of switzerland can contribute to growing economic ties between the two countries with new daily flights scheduled，”says swiss ceo harry hohmeister“we are witnessing a growing demand for tourist travel in both directions”apart from shanghai and hong kong，beijing will be the third chinese destination for swissthe new route marks a return to beijing for swiss：the airlines previously flew to the chinese capital as late as june 2003swiss will initially operate its new daily non-stop beijing-zurich flights with an airbus a340-300（219 seats）and airbu: a330-300（236 seats）air-crafts the modem swiss business class offers the most suitable comforts since the seats can be adjusted into a two-meter-long bedseating firmness and softness can be adjusted thanks to air cushionswith the introduction of the new swiss service from beijing，the lufthansa group airlines may attract more chinese customers when traveling to europeswisslufthansa and austrian airlines already connect five chinese cities with europe and beyondthis airlines group is the leading european airlines network in the chinese marketin the summer of 2011，the lufthansa group operated 78 weekly flights from china including hong kong to europeswiss is part of the lufthansa group as well as a member of the star alliance，the worlds biggest airlines grouping1according to the passage，from dec12,2012， ait will only take us a day to fly from beijing to zurich bwe can fly directly from beijing to zurichcthe first flight from beijing to europe will only cost you 2,680 yuandthe direct flight to shanghai started by swiss will be canceled 2why is the new flight added?aswiss wants to offer good service to chinese peoplebswiss wants to contribute to growing economic ties between the two countriescthere is a growing demand for tourist travel in both directionsdswiss wants to create more opportunity for people to work3whats special about the airbus of the new flight?athe airbus can carry more passengers than other planesbthe seats in it can be adjusted into comfortable beds cit offers all kinds of services for passengers to choose fromdit has two kinds of air cushions on its seats4whats the right relation between swiss，lufthansa and austrian airlines?aswiss is the customer of the lufthansa group airlinesbaustrian airlines is a part of swisscswiss is part of the lufthansa groupdswiss belongs to austrian airlines5what is the passage mainly about?aswiss already started direct flights to shanghai bswiss adds direct flights from beijing to europecbeijing will be the third chinese destination for swissdswiss is the worlds biggest airlines grouping【参考答案】15、bbcb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。most young architectsparticularly those in big citiescan only dream about working in a building of their own. and making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want,which is exactly what happened to david yocum and his partner,brian bell. their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in atlanta. from the outside,it looks too old,even something horrible,but open the door and you are in a wide,open courtyard,lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的)walls.in 2000,yocum and bell found this building in the citys west end. built in 1947,the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. but the price was right,so yocum bought it. he spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (拆除),pulling rubbish out through the roof,because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. the demolition was hard work,but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do,and“to treasure what was therethe walls,the rust,the light. “ yocum said. “every season,more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. its like an art installation (装置)in therea slow-motion show. “since the back building had been constructed without windows,an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard,and skylights were installed in the roof. the back of the building is a working area and a living room for yocum and his wife. a sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom,a kitchen and a mechanical room,and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views