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阅读理解精炼（3） 【2014高考英语安徽省联考模拟试题】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项。 its not about how much money you make, and its not about who your daddy is. and no, its definitely not about whether you look like tom cruise or his wife katie holmes . what it is about is these simple things, things that maybe even a person like tom cruise does not have.were talking about being attractive in general, whether its on a job interview or just gaining the respect of your colleagues.ask lots of questionsin other words, be humble. if you come across as a know-it-all (even if you really do know it all!)， it really pushes people away. rather, asking lots and lots of questions (even dumb ones) makes people feel like you care, you can be trusted, and you are. humble.stay busydo you really know the power of this? were told to stay busy to prevent depression and feelings of anxiety. but did you know you should also stay busy to be really attractive? its true. always have something to do. have you ever seen someone just sitting around, doing nothing? how unattractive. always be busy with something, even if for some reason you have to make something up.show your pearly whites (or just smile)smile more, no matter how ugly your teeth are. im not kidding about this one. its not all about the teeth. if you are smiling genuinely, you can draw everyone for 100 meters around to you.be interested in other menbe interested in the other person. again, ask them questions. dont talk about yourself. remove attention from yourself. if you are truly interested in the person, it will come across. and if you want to talk about yourself, youll find that putting the other person first actually opens him up to return the favor and ask you questions. see how fun this is?so, yes it is possible to be the most attractive person in the world. if youve noticed the ring throughout the article, it has a lot to do with just being confident in who you are. nobody needs to look like tom cruise or will smith or their wives, or anyone else for that matter. every person, of every race, of every nationality, of every background, can be the most attractive person in the world.60. in the writers opinion, attractiveness is determined by a persons _.a. good looks b. white teeth c. confidence d. race61. the underlined sentence means that _.a. if you are a know-it-all, you are surely welcomeb. being a know-it-all may keep people away from youc. a person should pretend to be a know-it-all when communicating with othersd. people admire a person who know it all62. in order to be attractive, you should do followings except _.a. behave like tom cruise b. ask questions c. smile d. keep busy63. the main idea of the article is to tell us _.a. how to make friends b. how to build your confidencec. how to reduce depression d. how to be attractive 【参考答案】60-63 cbad 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. and when youre doing your holiday shopping online, make sure youre holding a large glass of iced tea. the physical sensation(感觉) of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisionsthose are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist john a. bargh. psychologists have known that one persons perception(感知) of anothers “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, bargh argues, when babies conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. classic studies by harry harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth“mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. harlows work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills. feelings of “warmth” and“coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. although no worldwide study has been done, bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries. to test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. a research assistant who was unaware of the studys hypotheses(假设), handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form. the drink was then handed back. after that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “person a” based on a particular description. those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded person a as warmer than those who had held the iced drink. “we are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says bargh. 1. according to paragraph 1, a persons emotion may be affected by.a. the visitors to his office b. the psychology lessons he hasc. his physical feeling of coldness d. the things he has bought online2. the author mentions harlows experiment to show that.a. adults should develop social skills b. babies need warm physical contactc. caregivers should be healthy adults d. monkeys have social relationships3. in barghs experiment, the students were asked to.a. evaluate someones personality b. write down their hypothesesc. fill out a personal information form d. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively4. we can infer from the passage that.a. abstract thinking does not come from physical experiencesb. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwidec. physical temperature affects how we see othersd. capable persons are often cold to others5. what would be the best title for the passage? a. drinking for better social relationships. b. experiments of personality evaluation.c. developing better drinking habits. d. physical sensations and emotions.【参考答案】15、cbacd阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。plants cant communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. instead, plants produce volatile compounds, chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. a flowers sweet smell, for example, comes from volatile compounds that the plant produces to attract insects such as bugs and bees. plants can also detect volatile compounds produced by other plants. a tree under attack by hungry insects, for instance, may give off volatile compounds that let other trees know about the attack. in response, the other trees may send off chemicals to keep the bugs awayor even chemicals that attract the bugs natural enemies. now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying:a chemical sensor(传感器) called an electronic nose. the“e-nose” can tell compounds that crop plants make when theyre attacked. scientists say the e-nose could help quickly detect whether plants are being eaten by insects. but today the only way to detect such insects is to visually inspect individual plants. this is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses, enclosed gardens that can house thousands of plants. the research team worked with an e-nose that recognizes volatile compounds. inside the device, 13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds. based on these interactions, the e-nose gives off electronic signals that the scientists analyze using computer software. to test the nose, the team presented it with healthy leaves from cucumber, pepper and tomato plants, all common greenhouse crops. then the scientists collected samples of air around damaged leaves from each type of crop. these plants had been damaged by insects, or by scientists who made holes in the leaves with a hole punch(打孔器). the e-nose, it turns out, could identify healthy cucumber, peper and tomato plants based on the volatile compounds they produce. it could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged. but even more impressive, the device could tell which type of damageby insects or with a hole punchhad been done to the tomato leaves. with some fine-tuning, a device like the e-nose could one day be used in greenhouses to quickly spot harmful bugs, the researchers say. a device like this could also be used to identify fruits that are perfectly ripe and ready to pick and eat, says natalia dudareva, a biochemist at purdue university in west lafayette, ind. who studies smells of flowers and plants. hopefully, scientists believe, the device could bring large benefits to greenhouse managers in the near future. 1. we learn from the text that plants communicate with each other by.a. making some soundsb. waving their leavesc. producing some chemicals d. sending out electronic signals2. what did the scientists do to find out if the e-nose worked? a. they presented it with all common crops.b. they fixed 13 sensors inside the device.c. they collected different damaged leaves.d. they made tests on damaged and healthy leaves.3. according to the writer, the most amazing thing about the e-nose is that it can.a. pick out ripe fruits b. spot the insects quicklyc. distinguish different damages to the leaves d. recognize unhealthy tomato leaves4. we can infer from the last paragraph that the e-nose.a. is unable to tell the smell of flowers b. is not yet used in greenhousesc. is designed by scientists at purdue d. is helpful in killing harmful insects【参考答案】14、cdcb【2014高考英语安徽省联考模拟试题】 c阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项。bbc sports program sunday.we are currently planning our volunteer program, which will ensure volunteers are trained and ready to go for 2012.up to 70,000 volunteers will be needed to help put on the london 2012 olympic and paralympic games. our program will aim to encourage a wide range of people to join in. we will provide the training to make sure our volunteers skills are of the highest standard. london 2012 is an opportunity to inspire everyone to develop their interests and volunteerin sport and also more widely within their community.applications will open in the late 2011.well recruit(招募) volunteers from across the ukfrom a range of communities and backgrounds. our recruitment process will be open and fair. our goal is to select applicants who meet our standards and who will bring passion, enthusiasm and energy to the games. previous volunteering experience is not necessary. well give each successful applicant a specific role, allowing them to contribute meaningfully to the games. there will be two kinds of games volunteerspecialist and generalist.specialist volunteers will have specific existing skills or qualifications that are needed for them to complete the role, for example, sport or medical training.generalist volunteers will not need any special skills or qualifications and will receive full training. they might be given roles in areas such as event services, uniform distribution (分发) and village operations. all volunteers will be expected to attend training events that will give them the knowledge they need to carry out their role.the