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阅读理解联合演练（3）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。from good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. a good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. it increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.with a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. whether the characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. in the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. the people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. by turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. when human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement. one of the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience. few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. to travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our hearts desire. through books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger. we can climb lofty mountains, brave the perils of an antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without hardship. in books we may visit the studios of hollywood; we may mingle with the gay throngs of the paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an alpine village or the kindly natives on a south sea island. indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. the possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. the beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.16. why is it that we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading?a. no one has come to disturb you.b. everything is so quiet and calm around you.c. the book you are reading is so interesting and attractive.d. your book is overdue; you are finishing it at a very fast speed.17. how would you account for the fact that people like their acquaintances in books even more?a. they resemble human friends exactly.b. they are unfamiliar types we like.c. they never desert us.d. they never hurt our feelings.18. which of the following is true?a. your wish to visit some far-off place can be realized through the pages of the books. b. to escape from the dull realities of everyday life you should take up reading. c. books can always help you to live a colorful life. d. you may obtain valuable experience from reading good books.19. the word “weary” means _. a. “to attract someones attention”b. “to distract someones attention” c. “to make someone very tired”d. “to make someone interested”20. “. the whole world is ours for the asking” implies that _.a. in books the world is more accessible to usb. we can ask to go anywhere in the worldc. we can make a claim to everything in this worldd. we can make a round-the-world trip free of charge 全解全析本书主要讲读好书的益处。c 细节理解题。由第一段第二句(absorb our attention completely)可知。c 推理判断题。由第二段第五、六和七句可知。d 细节理解题。由第二段第八句one of the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience.可知。c 猜测词义题。由两个分句的转折关系可知never weary应与bore反义，即weary与bore同义，都是“使人疲倦/厌烦”之意。a 推理判断题。由该句所处的语境可推知。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013全国，b)the baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. she is quiet but alert (警觉). twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. she stares at it carefully. a researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. as the cards change from one to the other, her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focusuntil a third, with three black spots, is presented. her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? the same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. perhaps it is just the newness? when slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? not again. babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. the effect even crosses between senses. babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.文章大意：本文对刚出生一天的孩子做实验，看他们的视觉和听觉反应。5the experiment described in paragraph 1 is related to the babys_.asense of hearing bsense of sightcsense of touch dsense of smell答案：b细节理解题，根据第一段内容可知，研究者把带有两个黑点和三个黑点的卡片交换放于婴儿面前，看他有何变化，此处是在研究婴儿的视觉。6babies are sensitive to the change in _.athe size of cardsbthe colour of picturescthe shape of patternsdthe number of objects答案：d细节理解题。根据短文第二段倒数第三句话中的“babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen.”可知，d项正确。7why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?ato reduce the difficulty of the experiment.bto see how babies recognize sounds.cto carry their experiment further.dto keep the babies interest.答案：c推理判断题。根据短文最后，研究者一边用图片做实验，同时又敲鼓，引起婴儿的注意，这样做的目的就是进一步研究婴儿的视觉及听觉。故c项正确。8where does this text probably come from?ascience fiction. bchildrens literature.can advertisement. da science report.答案：d推理判断题。本文是对婴儿感觉的实验，是科普文章，故d项正确。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。 (2013全国，c)given that many peoples moods (情绪)are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of chinese medicine. looking like a setting from the film charlie & the chocolate factory, singapores chocolate research facility (crf) has over 100 varieties of chocolates. its founder is chris lee who grew up at his parents corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets.if the crf seems to be a smart idea, thats because lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as levis and sony. that idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates.the crfs produce is “green”， made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the alcohol series being the most popular. the exotic serieswith sichuan pepper, red bean (豆), cheese and other flavorsalso does well and is fun to taste. and for chocolate_snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the connoisseur series uses cocoa beans from togo, cuba, venezuela, and ghana, among others.文章大意：本文介绍了chris lee想出了crf这一想法，生产销售100多种巧克力，满足各种口味的人们。9what is good about chocolate?ait serves as a suitable gift.bit works as an effective medicine.cit helps improve the state of mind.dit strengthens business relations.答案：c推理判断题。根据短文第一段第一句话可知，人们的情绪由巧克力的化学作用来调节，故c项正确。10why is chris lee able to develop his idea of the crf?ahe knows the importance of research.bhe learns from shops of similar types.che has the support of many big names.dhe has a lot of marketing experience.答案：d推理判断题。由短文第二段可知，李不仅是售货员而且是与许多大公司有商业关系的市场部经理，故他有许多市场营销经验。所以d项正确。11which line of the crf produce sells best?athe connoisseur series.bthe exotic series.cthe alcohol series.dthe sichuan series.答案：c细节理解题。根据短文最后一段第一句话中“.with the alcohol series being the most popular”可知，c项正确。12the words “chocolate snobs” in paragraph 3 probably refer to people who _.aare particular about chocolatebknow little about cocoa beansclook down upon othersdlike to try new flavors答案：a词义理解题。snob 势利小人，势利眼；附庸风雅之徒，假内行。根据定语从句的内容可知，他们认为他们比别人更懂巧克力，由此可知，他们会对巧克力更加挑剔。所以a项正确。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。most americans get what money they have from their work; that is, they earn an income from wages or salaries. the richest americans, however, get most of their money from what they own their stocks, bonds, real estate, and other forms of property, or wealth. although there are few accurate statistics to go by, wealth in american society appears to be concentrated in very few hands. more than 20 percent of everything that can be privately owned is held by less than one percent of the adult population and more than 75 percent of all wealth is owned by 20 percent of american adults. the plain fact is that most americans have no wealth at all aside from their homes, automobiles, and a small amount of savings.income in the united states is not as highly concentrated as wealth. in 1917 the richest 10 percent of american families received 26.1 percent of all income, while the poorest 10 percent received 17 percent, mainly from social security and other government payments. the most striking aspect of income distribution is that it has not changed significantly since the end of world war ii. although economic growth has roughly doubled real disposable (可自由使用的) family income (the money left after taxes and adjusted for inflation) over the last generation, the size of the shares given to the rich and the poor is about the same. by any measure economic inequality is great in the united states.the reality behind these statistics is that a large number of americans are poor. in 1918, 14 percent of the population was living below the federal governments poverty line, which at that time was an annual income of $ 9 287 for a non-farm family of two adults and two children. in other words, about one out of seven americans over 31 million people was officially considered unable to buy the basic necessities of food, clothes, and shelter. the suggested poverty line in 1981 would have been an income of about $11 200 for a family of four. by this relative definition, about 20 percent of the population or more than 45 million americans are poor. 1. what do the majority of the americans have in terms of wealth? a. their income and savings.b. everything they own in their homes.c. actually, they have no wealth at all.d. their house, cars and small amounts of savings.2. what is the percentage of wealth that is in the hands of most americans?a. more than 25%.b. less than 25%. c. more than 75%. d. less than 20%.3. why is economic inequality still great in the us in spite of the economic growth?a. because the proportion of income received by the rich and the poor remains almost the same as in 1917.b. because the economic growth has widened the gap of the fam