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贵州省贵阳市2016高考英语一轮阅读练习（5）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。 f. scott fitzgerald, born on september 24, 1896, an american novelist, was once a student of st. paul academy, the newman school and attended princeton. university for a short while. in 1917 he joined the army and was posted in alabama, where he met his future wife zelda sayre. then he had to make some money to impress her. his life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “my own happiness in the past often approached such joy that i could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.” ks*5u.c#o%this side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. encouraged by its success, fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. then he continued with the novel the beautiful and damned (1922), a collection of short stories thales of the jazz age (1922), and a play the vegetable (1923). but his greatest success was the great gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories all the sad young men.however, fitzgeralds problems with his wife zelda affected his writing. during the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. by 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a swiss clinic. during this period he completed novels tender is the night in 1934 and the love of the last tycoon in 1940. while his wife was in hospital in the united states, he got totally addicted to alcohol. sheila graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism. ks*5u.c( ) 1. how many novels written by fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8( ) 2. which of the following is the correct order to describe fitzgeralds life according to the passage?a. he became addicted to drinking.b. he studied at st. paul academy. c. he published his first novel this side of paradise.d. the great gatsby won high praise.e. he failed to reorder his life.f. he joined the army and met zelda.a. f-c-e-a-b-d b. b-e-a-f-c-d c. f-d-e-c-b-a d. b-f-c-d-e-a( ) 3. we can infer from the passage that fitzgerald .a. had made some money when he met zelda in alabama.b. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyc. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downd. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital( ) 4. the passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .a. zeldas personal lifeb. zeldas illness and treatmentc. fitzgeralds friendship with grahamd. fitzgeralds contributions to the literary world 【语篇解读】本片文章为记叙文，主要讲述了英国著名文学家弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德的生平、生活及其重要作品1.答案a。【解析】细节理解题。据题意，由文章中关键词novel可知，文章中提及到的弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德的小说有：this side of paradise，the beautiful and damned，the great gatsby，tender is the night and the love of the last tycoon，共计5篇。故选a项2.答案d。ks*5u.c【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“was once a student of st. paul academyin 1917 he joined the army”可知弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德先在圣保罗学院学习，然后参加的军队。由此可知答案应为d项3.答案c。【解析】推理判断题。由第四段第一句“however, fitzgeralds problems with his wife zelda affected his writing”可以判断出c项4.答案d。ks*5u.c【解析】推理判断题。根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述，说明了菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义，因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献的。故选d项阅读理解。since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. brain-computer interface(bci) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.recently, two researchers, jose millan and michele tavella from the federal polytechnic school in lausanne, switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.in the laboratory, tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. he could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. these send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. but spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” tavella says. “our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”the researchers designed a special cap for the user. this head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. the computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. the wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. they help the computer react to commands from the brain. prof. millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “the practical possibilities that bci technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. one example is this wheelchair.”he says his team has set two goals. one is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit front. and the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.71.bci is a technology that can a. help to update computer systems b. link the human brain with computersc. help the disabled to recover d. control a persons thoughts72. how did tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?a. by controlling his muscles. b. by talking to the machine.c. by moving his hand. d. by using his mind.73. which of the following shows the path of the signals described in paragraph 5?a. scalp computer cap wheelchairb. computer cap scalp wheelchairc. scalp cap computer wheelchaird. cap compute scalp wheelchair74. the team will test with real patients to a. make profits from them b. prove the technology useful to themc. make them live longer d. learn about their physical condition75. which of the following would be the best title for the text?a. switzerland, the bci research centerb. new findings about how the human brain worksc. bci could mean more freedom for the disabledd. robotic vehicles could help to cure brain injuries【文章大意】科普说明文。本文介绍了bci脑机接口技术，它是帮助残疾人向机器输送指令。键词应该出现在标题中，选b。完形填空i take a deep breath, cross my fingers and step forward. am i about to take the leap before bungee-jumping? 1, im about to cross the road on my way to work. there have been a few2in the press over the last couple of months about“chinese-style road crossing”. the definition of this3is“a large number of people jaywalking(乱穿马路)together because they feel4in a big group”. crossing the road is a simple task but sometimes it can be time-consuming and dangerous. it can be5to try and rush across the road while the red6is still lit; its only a short distance, whats the7that can happen? many pedestrians dont seem to understand the8they are taking. if the lights on green, then most drivers wont pay attention, 9that no one will be crossing the road. if the driver does notice, its possible that they may not have the10stopping distance to be able to stop11hitting the person. also, stepping out onto a road at the wrong12causes vehicles to slow down, meaning the cars behind them have to slow down, creating a13effect possibly even a long tailback(车辆长队). 14, it can be difficult to stick to the rules when there is15pedestrian-friendly crossings and it seems that drivers dont follow the rules, either. even if the green man is showing, cars are still allowed to turn right at many lights, often turning into large crowds of people16crossing the road. many times these cars dont slow down, meaning pedestrians have to quickly move out of the way. it also means that people17cross the road when they should be allowed tomaybe this is a motivating factor for so-called jaywalkers. driving a car doesnt mean you have more rights. its a privilege and with that privilege comes a lot of18. it doesnt seem completely19to punish pedestrians for taking matters into their own hands on a road system thats designed against them. a rethink of the way pedestrian crossing work and driver education may20a stop to“chinese-style road crossing”. 【文章大意】本文主要讲述“中国式过马路”的现象、原因及其对交通产生的影响, 并提出了作者自己的看法。1. a. yesb. noc. whyd. however【解析】选b。前后照应题。否定前面的问句, 引出下文。2. a. articlesb. sentencesc. storiesd. persons【解析】选a。前后照应题。下句提到“中国式过马路”的现象, 结合此处信息press, 可推知是在出版物上的“文章”。3. a. wordb. namec. phrased. term【解析】选c。词义辨析题。phrase表示(简洁的)说法。term指专业术语, 一般指科技、学术方面的。此句为“中国式过马路”这种说法的定义是。4. a. greatb. happyc. safed. strong【解析】选c。词义辨析题。“中国式过马路”即“凑够一大群人就过马路”, 因为他们感觉这样有安全感。5. a. temptingb. interestingc. excitingd. shocking【解析】选a。词义辨析题。tempting指“有诱惑力的”, 往往用于怂恿某人干不正当的事。从整句可知当红灯还亮时, 大家就跃跃欲试, 冲过马路。6. a. boyb. manc. girld. woman【解析】选b。背景常识题。指红灯, 显示一个红色人形图。7. a. moreb. worstc. betterd. faster【解析】选b。逻辑推理题。the worst最坏的事, 此处表示“最糟糕会发生什么事? ”。8. a. riskb. liftc. lightd. road【解析】选a。固定搭配题。本段主题句, 下文讲到“中国式过马路”的危险性, 故用固定搭配take the risk(冒险)。9. a. hopingb. believingc. guessingd. assuming【解析】选d。逻辑推理题。如果(机动车方向的)绿灯亮着, 司机就会以为没有人会横穿马路。assuming指“假定, 认为(但未能证明)”。10. a. requiredb. requestedc. suggestedd. allowed【解析】选a。词义辨析题。车在刹车后到停止有一定的制动距离, required指“所需的, 规定的”。requested请求的; suggested建议的; allowed允许(某人拥有或某事发生)的, 意思不恰当。11. a. beforeb. afterc. whend. while【解析】选a。逻辑推理题。根据句意可知, 此处为“在之前”。12. a. directionb. timec. placed. speed【解析】选b。词义辨析题。在错误的时间行人穿马路会阻碍车辆的行进。at与direction搭配不对, place与spee