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山西黎城县2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）精选（5）【浙江省金丽衢十二校2014高考英语第二次联考】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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。 recently i had a conversation in beijing with an adult chinese friend who was complaininghow difficult it was to study english.no surprises there. it is a difficult language to master, justlike chinese. i made a few suggestions based on myexperience. one involved a very valuablefact which i learned from my high school latin and greek teacher, dr. smithhe is a gifted linguist （语言学家），and has an amazing ability to memorize things, like poetry, essays, speeches, etchis advice to us students is that for memorization purposes, there is forty minutes each day in which our memory is more receptive than it is during the other 23 hours and 20 minutes. this 40-minute super memory period is divided into two parts: the 20 minutes before wesleep, hnd the 20 minutes after we first awake. the theory supporting this is pretty simple. first,the last information we input into our brain before bed has a better chance of taking root thaninformation obtained during the noisy daytime; and，second, our mind is free of disturbance whenwe first awake in the morning一so more receptive to inputs, like a blank slate（石板） i took the advice to heart and it served me well in my school yearsin my university days,our chinese teacher would assign us 200 new vocabulary words each day, on which we would bequizzed the following day. without the magic 40-minute technique, theres no way i would havepassed those daily quizzes. as far as language study goes, its not only useful for memorizing vocabulary. its also a veryuseful window of time to listen to the language were studying even with background noise, andeven if its at a level we find difficult to understand. it might be audio（声音的）language studyaids, or just radio, tv or whatever. beyond our years of formal education, memory skills are hugely important in any career.how many times have we heard a speaker read their speech from. a prepared text, or read theword-by-word content of a powerpoint presentation as they present each slide? these areannoying, boring, and ineffective ways of communicating. they are almost guaranteed to lose theaudiences close attention and interest, let alone persuade or inspire anyone to do anything. andyet lots of people still make this mistake. if we use the 40-minute technique, we may not succeed in memorizing our presentationcontent on a 100% word-by-word basis, but well be familiar enough so that we can spend muchmore time making eye contact with our audience. we will engage them in the process, whileglancing at our text instead of staring at it. this will also free up our hands and arms to conveysome extra messages through gesture as you see, the technique really works, but like many things,- it takes practice to perfect it.therefore，wed better find ways to use the language outside of the classroom，as regularly andfrequently as possible. one fundamental rule of language learning is, use it, or lose it” seize the forty-minute learning window and well bring in a rich harvest of language learning.41 which of the following is true according to paragraph 1？a. dr. smith is born with the great ability to memorize things b it is surprising that english is as difficult to master as chinese. c the authors high school latin and greek teacher has a positive influence on him. d the author made a few suggestions on learning english based on his teachers experience.42the authors teacher recommended the 40-minute“super memory”period partly because a it is less noisy in the forty minutes than in the daytime b we are always more peaceful when we awake in the morning c our brain is more active in the forty minutes than the other time d the last information obtained before bed is more likely to remain43 we can learn from the passage that the 40-minute technique a. guarantees that we understand the difficult language b aids a speaker in reading his speech from a prepared text c helps the author pass those daily quizzes in his university days d makes a speaker memorize the presentation content completely44 whats the authors attitude towards the 40-minute technique? a. approving b. objective c. doubtful d. cautious45 which of the following is the best title for this passage？ a. the best way to learn english bthe importance of memory skillsc the“magic，40-minute technique dmy advice on learning english【参考答案】4145、cdcac 【浙江省金丽衢十二校2014高考英语第二次联考】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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。46which two movies are concerned with dignity？ a. movie 3 and movie 5 b. movie l and movie 4 c. movie l and movie 3 d. movie 2 and movie 447 we can learn from saving mr. banks that a. walt disneys daughters liked the movie mary poppins very much b. the writer of mary poppins didnt want to, get her book filmed at first c. walt disney knew clearly that his promise would take 20 years to keep d. walt disney and mary poppins met ghosts when they were young48 the main character of the book thief is a girl whoa. survives by hiding under the stairs in world war ii b is encouraged by the power of words and imagination c escapes from germany with the help of fine new family d is expected to fight against the annoying events around her49.which of the following is true? a. the five movies all belong to the type“drama btwo of the movies are produced by the same studio. c of the five movies blue jasmine is the first to come out.d it will take the longest time to watch the hunt【参考答案】4649、bbbc 【浙江省金丽衢十二校2014高考英语第二次联考】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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。c think of the last time a song really moved you, or meant something to youlistening to andplaying music affects marry different sections of the brain, affecting us physically as well.why are we as humans so connected to music? making music is something that we are born with. theres a reason we refer to music as the“universal language”；there has been no known human culture without music,dancingandmusic came before agriculture, and possibly even before languagethe fact that whale music andhuman music have so much in common suggests that music may exist before humans and that wemay be latecomers to the musical scene rather than being the inventors of music we begin life being affected by music; babies first begin to respond to music even beforetheir birth，whether or not its true, everyone has heard that playing classical music; for your babysupposedly helps him or her become smarter. a study done in the united kingdom concluded thatchildren were able to .recognize and even preferred music that they had heard lip to three monthsbefore birth. although it made no difference whether it was rock music or country music, thebabies who were exposed to faster songs showed a stronger preference for that song than thosewho had heard something slower. researchers have also found that the playing of soft backgroundmusic or a mothers soft singing actually helps premature (早产的）babies. those who were.subjected to the music tended to gain weight faster and were able to leave hospitals earlier thanthose who werent. however, the study in the uk uncovers no links between babies listening tomusic and increased intelligence or brain development. another experiment at the university of california at irvine compared the puzzle-solvingabilities of 3-year-olds who were given piano lessons with those of others who sang, usedcomputers, or did nothing. the children studying the piano were better at the puzzlesalso, highschool students with a musical background seem to do better in their sats，whether its naturalintelligence that helps the children do better in both music and math，or the music that helpsdevelop other areas, you cant deny the benefits of a musical background. on the other hand, its possible that some music and lyrics（歌词）could be had for childrenand teenagersthe lyrics of todays popular music are stated more and more clearly. a study oilmass media and teenagers showed that a group of 14- to 16-year-olds in 10 different southeasterncities listened to music an average of 40 hours per week. obviously, the music they are listeningto plays a large part in their lives，and especially influences self-identity. so any bad influencesin the mus