湖北省黄石市高考英语 阅读理解训练题（31）.doc

湖北省黄石市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（31）及答案 in modern society, it is necessary for middle school students to take part in academic activities and enrich their knowledge. there are many academic clubs that students can participate in. students can choose clubs that focus on an area of interest.mathcounts clubmathcounts tries to increase excitement towards mathematic achievement. it hopes to provide students with the foundation for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. schools select individuals and teams to participate in competitions. local competitions are held in february with winners progressing to state competitions and then on to the national level. mathcounts works to challenge student math skills, develop self-confidence and give rewards for their achievements.envirothonthe envirothon program focuses on natural resources knowledge and exposes students to diverse environmental issues, ecosystems, and topography. the ecology field competition for five-member middle school teams offers competitions in wildlife, soils, forestry, current environmental issues and aquatics. students work and learn in middle school clubs and can compete at the local and state level.future problem solversfuture problem solvers is an academic club that uses a six-step process to solve problems that may happen in the future. students who are in the talented and gifted program, who like to “think out of the box,” or who enjoy thinking about futuristic problems may like this club. teams comprised of four students read future scenes and write up solutions in a booklet using the six-step process. teams that score high enough can go to the state competition and then to the international competition.builders clubbuilders club is open to any middle school student who wishes to perform community service. each builders club is co-sponsored by a kiwanis club and the middle school. the members learn by doing, and they learn organization, teamwork, and leadership. builders clubs can sponsor a teacher of the year program, provide a recycling collection point, organize canned food and clothing drives to support local shelters, adopt a resident at a local senior citizens home, adopt a highway, tutor, etc.middle school academic clubs offer students a place to explore interests or talents. the clubs that join in middle school can help guide choices in high school and beyond. 9. the students who are not interested in competitions would like to choose_.a. mathecounts club b. builders clubc. future problem solvers d. envirothon10. why do some of the students choose mathcounts club?a. to be successful in science careers.b. to enjoy solving future problems.c. to perform community service.d. to study wildlife and soils.11. what is the common feature of the four clubs?a. competitions b. sponsorshipc. scientific researches d. teamwork.12. the passage mainly talks about_.a. the state academic competitions b. middle school clubsc. extra curricular activities d. the gifted students912 badb *结束monkeys are very similar to us in many ways. we enjoy watching them because they often act like us. in fact, scientists say monkeys and humans share a common ancestor.monkeys make us smile, too, because they are creatures full of playful tricks. this is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts. one of these expressions is monkeyshines, meaning tricks or foolish acts. so, when a teacher says to a group of students: stop those monkeyshines right now!, you know that the kids are playing, instead of studying.you might hear that same teacher warn a student not to monkey around with a valuable piece of equipment. you monkey around with something when you are touching or playing with something you should leave alone. also, you can monkey around when you feel like doing something, but have no firm idea of what to do. monkey business usually means secret, maybe illegal, activities. a news report may say there is monkey business involved in building the new airport, with some officials getting secret payments from builders.you may make a monkey out of someone when you make that person look foolish. some people make a monkey out of themselves by acting foolish or silly.if one monkey has fun, imagine how much fun a barrel of monkeys can have. if your friend says he had more fun than a barrel of monkeys at your party, you know that he had a really good time.monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear. in earlier years, performing monkeys tight-fitting, colorful jacket looked similar to a military uniform. so, people began to call a military uniform a monkey suit.9. which of the following can best state the main idea of the passage? a. monkeys are connected with our life. b. due respect should be paid to monkeys. c. some english expressions about monkey. d. monkeys share a common ancestor with us. 10. how many expressions about monkey are introduced in the passage? a. 5. b. 6. c. 7. d. 8. 11. the expression “monkeyshine” has the closest meaning to _. a. mischief b. laziness c. making noise d.diligence 12if you drew a funny picture on your friends face while he was sleeping, you were _. a. monkeying around b. doing money business c. enjoying a barrel of monkeys d. making a monkey out of him 9-12 cbad *结束 chris willis，47，tipped the scales at 27st(约172公斤)following a lifetime of fry-ups， takeaways and pork piesthe painter and decorator had to take long pauses just to climb the stairs or walk a few yardsbut overweight chris turned to dieting when realizing he was too fat to play with his ten-year-old daughter，sophie，who had a passion for running the determined dad cut out all the fatty foods and began exercisinghe now weighs 16st(约105公斤)after losing 15st every month since julychris，living in cambridgeshire with his wife jackie，a coach driver，said，“the hardest thing was seeing my girl in the garden and not being able to join in because i was so unhealthybut now im making up for lost time-we do so much together and its greata few months ago when i started getting active again，i remember chasing my daughter around the gardenwhen she suddenly turned around with an amazed look on her face and said，daddy，i didnt know you could run” delighted sophie said“im so proud of my dadits brilliant to run around with him” chris used to tuck into an incredible 5，000 calories a day before he switched to a healthy lifestyle he said，“at l3，i weighed l85st(约118公斤)and a teacher pointed this out to the whole schoolfrom then on，i was picked on and bullied(欺负)my weight went up and upbut i now have a new found freedommy family and friends have been so supportivein fact its them that i did it forthe whole journey has been amazing and im still shocked myself that i have managed to lose so much weight” 12what caused chris to make up his mind to lose weight? ahis daughter and wife asked him to bhis private doctor required him to che felt terrible and unhealthy himself dhe was too fat to play with his daughter 13chris willis has lost since july a27st b16st c11st d15st 14sophie took pride in her father because her father a10st weight for her and her mother bwas able to have fun with her ctook shorter time to climb the stairs dbegan to eat less in amount 15chris began to gain weight when ahe turned painter and decorator bhis wife became a coach driver che was in his teens as a student dhe cut out unhealthy fatty foods 1215、dcbc*结束 does exercise strengthen your brain while it builds muscle? to learn more about how exercise affects the brain，scientists in ireland recently asked a group of sedentary(久坐的)male college students to take part in a memory test followed by strenuous(紧张的)exercise first，the young men watched a rapidfire lineup of photos with the faces and names of strangersafter a break，they tried to recall the names they had iust seen as the photos again moved quickly across a computer screenafterward，half of the students rode a bicycle，at an increasingly strenuous pace，until they were exhaustedthe others sat quietly for 30 minutesthen both groups took the brain-teaser test agam notably,the exercised volunteers performed significantly better on the memory test than they had on their first trywhile the volunteers who had rested did not improve meanwhile, blood samples taken throughout the experiment offered a biological explanation for the increase in memory among the exercisersimmediately after the strenuous activity，the cyclists had significantly higher levels of a protein known as bdnf，which is to promote the health of nerve cellsthe men who had sat quietly showed no comparable change in bdnf levels for some timescientists have believed that bdnf helps explain why mental functioning appears to improve with exercisehowever，they havent fully understood which parts of the brain are affected or how those effects influence thinkingthe irish study suggests that the increases in bdnf caused by exercise may play a particular role in lmprovmg memory and recall other new studies have reached similar conclusions，among both people and animals，young and oldin one interesting experiment published last month， brazilian scientists found that after sedentary elderly rats ran for a mere five minutes or so several days a week tbr live weeksan increase of bioehemieal processes appeared in the memory center of their brains，resuhing in inereased production of bdnf therethe old，exercised animals then performed almost as well as much younger rats oil memory tests 5the brain-teaser test shows that aa good rest can improve ones memory btoo much exercise can slow down ones memory cexercise can improve ones memory dcyclists usually have better memory 6what is the function of the bdnf? ato increase the number of brain cells bto remind people of what is likely to be forgotten cto draw ones attention to what is seen dto motivate the brain and refresh ones memory 7the sedentary elderly rats after five weeks of runningagot worn out in the end bperformed better in remembering thingscreduced the amount of bdnf dstopped biochemical process in the brain 8the best title for the passage might be ahow exercise benefits the brain btoo much exercise harms the braincexperiments on the brain dexercise helps one stay young58、cdba *结束an old german satellite feel to earth on saturday after orbiting in space for more than a decade, but officials do not yet know where it fell.there is currently no confirmation if pieces of debris have reached earths surface, german aerospace officials said in a statement. while the 21-year-old satellite broke apart as it re-entered earths atmosphere, german aerospace officials estimated that up to 30 pieces totaling 1.9 tons tons could reach the surface of the planet.the satellite, which weighs 5,348 pounds, was launched into orbit in june 1990 to study x-ray radiation from stars and black holes. the satellite was originally designed for an 19-month mission, but it continued to work for far longer than its projected lifetimes. in 1998, some parts of the satellite failed and it retired in 1999. it was initially estimated that the german satellite could fall to earth in november. even in the last days, the satellite still circled the planet every 90 minutes, making it ha