高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（12）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（12）及答案阅读理解jenny bowen, an american living in beijing, was selected, as the only american to carry the 2008 beijing olympic torch on chinese soilshe and seven other non-chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by chinese computer maker lenovo group and the official english-language newspaper, china dailywhen bowen ran with the olympic torch, she was not only representing the united states, but also representing thousands of chinese orphans（孤儿）bowen, a mother of two adopted（收养） chinese daughters, is director of half the sky foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in chinain nearly 10 years, bowen and half the sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 childrenhalf the sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 chinese citiesabout 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphansbowen hoped that running with the olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in chinashe was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continentsbeijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in olympic historylike bowen, the seven othernon-chinese winners, including a german engineer and a venezuelan designer, live in chinaother countries represented were the philippines, colombia, india, japan and russiaaccording to olympic organizers, candidates （候选人） were selected based or an online vote, committee selection, their love of chinese culture and history and devotion to communicating information of a real china to their native countrieseach runner carried the torch for 200 meters on chinese soil45bowen hoped that being a torch runner would help _ _acollect educational tools, medical support, etcfor orphansbmake half the sky foundation well knowncdraw special attention to the children in chinadcommunicate information of america46the eight foreign torch relay runners_ awere selected by half the skybwon the contest organized by the committeecall lived in beijingdcarried the torch in the relay in china47we can infer from the text that jenny bowen _ _aloves chinese culture and historybfounded half the sky aimed at helping chinese orphanschas adopted 13,000 children during 10 yearsdis interested in chinese sports48whats the best title for the passage?ahappy life of a us woman in chinaba us woman carrying 2008 olympic torch in chinacdevelopment of chinese welfare institutionsdthe longest torch relay in olympic historyc82013新课标全国卷 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? no 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.60the experiment described in paragraph 1 is related to the babys_asense of hearingbsense of sightcsense of touchdsense of smell61babies are sensitive to the change in _athe size of cardsbthe colour of picturescthe shape of patternsdthe number of objects62why 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.63where does this text probably come from?ascience fiction.bchildrens literature.can advertisement.da science report.【要点综述】 本文是一篇说明文。通过变化纸上的黑点及鼓的敲打次数对婴儿的视觉、听觉进行实验。60b推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“she stares at it carefully.”可知，本段是对孩子的视觉进行实验。故选b。61d事实细节题。根据文章第二段中的“babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two.”可知d正确。62c推理判断题。文章第一段描述对孩子的视力进行实验，接下来用鼓来对孩子的听力继续实验。所以选c。63d推理判断题。纵观文章，这是一篇医学实验报告，所以选d。fat tirebike tours（formerly mikes toursparis）day bike tour（reservations （预订） not needed for this tour to visit parisyou will love this tour!）whether youre new or experienced, our goal is not to provide you with mind-bending dates and boring storiesinstead, we offer you the famous sites, all the education information, lots of unique and fascinating stories, fantastic photo options, a comfortable bike and excellent personal service from your guidein fact, we want you to love paris like we do and have a great time doing it! （4 hours）$22 students, $24 adult （day & night combo $44 student, $48 adult）marchmay 1411 ammarchjuly 31st11am and 3pmaugust 1november 3011 amno tours july 25night bike tour（reservations not needed for this tour to visit parisyou will love this tour!）our night tour is the way to experience the city of light at its best! ride through the latin quarter and witness the best nightlife in townpedal down the lie de la cite, along the river and enjoy ice cream at berthillon （pariss most famous ice cream shop） see the louvre as never before （free concert often included） and relax onboard a boat trip on the seinedid we mention free wine is provided on the boat?make no mistakethis tour is 100% different form our day tour in both route and informationover 65% of our customers take both tours and we hope you will tooalso, be sure to eat something before coming or the wine may give you an unexpected hit! （45 hours）$26 students, $28 adult （day & night combo$44 student, $48 adult）march 1may 31sunday, tuesday, thursday 7pmapril 1october 31steveryday 7pmnovember 1november 15sunday, tuesday, thursday 7pmno tours june 21 & july 14our headquarters0156581054/ www fntrire bike tnurs pariscom/infofat tire bike tours pariscom?49according to the schedule, which day might be appropriate for a day & night combo?aa saturday in november bany day in juneca friday in march da monday in may50 if a teacher and his five students plan to visit paris during daytime, they must pay .a$268 b$158 c$134 d$14251one may taste the best ice cream and enjoy free wine in .athe day bike tour bthe night bike tourcthe tour on the seine dthe tour to the louver52the following statements are true except afor further information, one can call 0156581054bone can attend free concert on the boat trip on the seinecthe route of the day bike tour is totally different from that of the night bike tourdno reservations are needed for attending both the bike tours in late march, southwest university became the first school in china to open a 24-hour hotline providing suicide-prevention counselingcollege suicide is a heart-breaking and controversial topicchinese college students have long been the focus of public attention: their youth, education andmost importantly, bright futures make them the envy of societyhowever, in recent years, weve read more reports of student suicidesperhaps thats simply because of societys attention with youthbut it could also signify the increasing troubled mental state of young peoplemany studies have sought to find out the causes of student suicidesnot surprisingly, the top factors usually include psychological and physical sickness, emotional trouble and peer pressure despair about their futures is also quickly becoming a leading factor: many students say they feel hopeless and confused about the direction of their careers in a crowded job marketthankfully, more and more universities and colleges are providing counseling services to address students mental and psychological problemsthese at least offer some comfort to students facing tough job prospects and personal difficultiesfrom appointing in-house student counselors to setting up hotlines and recruiting students to help their troubled peers, many universities are making efforts to fight student depressionthere is no denying that much remains to be done, but such efforts are already working, helping students and saving liveshowever, the most important front in this battle lies with the students themselveswhatever efforts school officials make, it is up to students to realize their problems and ask helpunfortunately, many students considering suicide refuse to seek helpby shutting themselves away, they can easily fall into vicious cycles （恶性循环） , becoming even more easily hurt to personal difficulties and the pressures of the outside worldwhile establishing better on-campus psychological education and outreach programs as a step forward, students themselves must actively reach out for helpthese dangers are a reality for every student, not only those who feel confused and depressed53why are there so many students that commit suicide?abecause of psychological and physical sicknessbbecause they feel hopeless and confused about their futurecbecause of the emotional troubledall of the above54according to the article, all of the following are right except_ _ano university in china had a whole day hotline providing suicide-prevention counseling before marchbmany people envy the college students their bright futurescthe students who feel confused and depressed may have psychological problems and need psychological educationdthe problems of student suicides indicate the increasing troubled mental state of young people55the key to avoid student suicides is that _aparents communicate with their children and understand thembcolleges and universities oner more help to studentscstudents themselves realize their problems and seek help from othersdfriends give more comfort and show more understanding to the problem students56which of the following can be the best title for the article?ahelp is at hand for suicidal studentsbmore college students commit suicidechow can students avoid committing suicide?dwhy do college students feel depressed? c82013浙江卷 bbelow is a selection from a popular science book. if blood is red, why are veins(静脉) blue?actually, veins are not blue at all. they are more of a clear, yellowish colour. although blood looks red when its outside the body, when its sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin, its more of a dark reddish purple colour. at the right depth, these bloodfilled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin, making them look blue by comparison. which works harder, your heart or your brain?that kind of depends on whether youre busy thinking or busy exercising. your heart works up to three times harder during exercise, and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker. but, in the long run, your brain probably tips it, because even when youre sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart, and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it. why do teeth fall out, and why dont they grow back in grownups?baby(or“milk”) teeth do not last long; they fall out to make room for bigger, stronger adult teeth later on. adult teeth fall out when they become damaged, decayed and infected by bacteria. once this second set of teeth has grown in, youre done. when theyre gone, theyre gone. this is because nature figures youre set for life, and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off. do old people shrink as they age?yes and no. many people do get shorter as they age. but, when they do, it isnt because theyre shrinking all over. they simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力). many(but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older. men lose an average of 34 cm in height as they age, while women may lose 5 cm or more. if you live to be 200 years old, would you keep shrinking till you were, like 60 cm tall, like a little boy again? no, because old people dont really shrink! it is not that they are growing backwardstheir legs, arms and backbones getting shorter. when they do get shorter, its because the spine has shortened a little. or, more often, become more bent and curved. why does spinning make you dizzy(眩晕的)?because your brain gets confused between what youre seeing and what youre feeling. the brain senses that youre spinning using special gravityandmotionsensing organs in your inner ear, which work together with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable. but when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control, and your brain thinks youre moving while youre not!where do feelings and emotions come from?mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system. all mammals have this brain areafrom mice to dogs, cats, and humans. so all mammals feel basic emotions like fear, pain and pleasure. but since human feelings also involve other, newer bits of the brain, we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on the planet. if exercise wears you out, how can it be good for you?because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them. and as far as your body is concerned, its “use it, or lose it”！ its not that exercise makes you healthy; its more that a lack of exercise leaves your