2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列12(含解析).doc

2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列12（含解析）ACan you imagine being savagely attacked by a dog? What if the attack was so severe that your nose, lips and chin were completely destroyed? How would you feel about yourself? Would you be able to look at yourself in the mirror? And how do you think other people would treat you? Isabelle Dinoire is someone who can answer all of these questions honestly and openly.Last November Isabelle was attacked and mauled by her own dog. The attack was so severe that her lower face was damaged; it seemed, almost beyond repair. She was rushed to hospital and became the first person ever to have a face transplant.With such severe injuries doctors offered Isabelle little hope that they would be able to repair the damage to her face using conventional surgery. Shortly after being admitted, she came to the attention of Dr Bernard Devauchelle who, unlike other surgeons, believed there was an alternative: We found ourselves saying, yes, its clear this woman needs a transplant, he said. Two days after the operation she saw her face in the mirror for the first time. She said I was scared to look at myself, but when I did it was already marvelous and I couldnt believe it. I thought it would be blue and swollen but it was already beautiful.Now, less than a year after her 15 hour operation, shes trying to rebuild her life and there is no doubt how she feels about her new face: I have been saved. Lots of people write saying that I need to go on, that its wonderful. Its a miracle somehow. Although there were ethical questions raised about their decision to carry out the procedure, the doctors who operated on Isabelle are quick to defend their decision. One of them said Was it possible for her to live without a face? Its easy to say we shouldnt have done the operation, but her life has changed, she goes shopping, goes on holiday, she lives again.1. What would be the best title of the passage?A. The first face transplant B. A successful face operationC. The most severe damaged face D. The breakthrough of surgery2. The writer uses the five questions at the beginning of the passage to _.A. tell the story about Isabelle Dinoire B. show a severe face damage eventC. draw the readers attention to the topic D. invite the readers to answer them3. It can be concluded from Isabelle Dinoires remarks that_.A. she was too shocked to see herself in the mirrorB. she was satisfied with the result of the operationC. she thought her damaged face couldnt be repairedD.she looked more beautiful than before4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. It seemed that it was impossible to recover Isabelles face using face transplantB. After operation Isabelle thought she looked beautiful and rebuilt her life againC. Some doctors had no better idea to repair the damage to Isabelles faceD. It was Dr Bernard Devauchelle who came up with the idea of face transplantBIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language.A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density（密度）in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,”said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible（灵活的），” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.5. Which part will change more when a person studies a second language?A. grey matter densityB. the brainC. mental system D. muscles6. Who can study a second language easier?.A. The adults B. The teenagers C. The children D. The old7. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means .A. a researcher on language learningB. a second language learnerC. a person who can speak two languagesD. an active language learner 8. How do you understand the underlined sentence ( in paragraph 4 ) in the passage?A. It means that we can practise our brain by studying a second languageB. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learnC. It means that learning a second language makes you more flexableD. It means that learners will better understand the difficult ideas.1.A 细节理解题。从全文及第三段最后一句可以推断A才对。2.C 写作意图题。 短文开头前五句用了设问形式引出谈论的主题，所以是引起读者注意的。3.B 判断推理题。从何Isabelle Donoire说话所用的主要词汇 “ marvelous 、beautiful”等可知，她对手术的结果感到非常满意。4.A 细节理解题。从第四段可知传统的治疗方法治