高考英语三轮冲刺复习 完形与阅读强化训练24.doc

2015届高考英语三轮复习完形与阅读强化训练24题号一二总分得分一 、完形填空（本大题共1小题，共30分）twelve years ago，a young traveler named rhett butler from san francisco，california，visited the sabah rainforest on malaysian borneo.in the rainforest，he watched a bird flying through the trees.the beautiful sight left quite an impression on him.but weeks later，back home，rhett butler got the news that trees in the area he visited had been cut down.that experience led rhett butler to write a book about rainforests and threats to their existence.but he did not publish the book.instead，in 1999，he created a website，using his research for the book.the site is .his purpose was to inform the public of tropical rainforests.but the subject quickly developed.as a former businessman，he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.the popularity of m attracted advertisers.small ads on the site pay for its has grown and led to other sites，for example，，a site for children; www.wildm，which is about the island that rhett butler called his favorite place.to keep his website going，he travels around the world on several major trips each year.his working tools are a laptop computer，cameras and some diving equipment.he often calls on experts for information.for example，he interviewed alison jolly，a top expert on lemurs.he interviewed rodney jackson，a biologist who established the snow leopard conservancy.stories like these have made mongabay a favorite place on the internet for researchers，students and teachers.in april， named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.note：lemur n狐猴二 、阅读理解（本大题共2小题，共20分）a c. the term “multitasking” originally referred to a computers ability to carry out several tasks at one time. for many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. in fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大脑训练) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. and studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss. in order to multitask, the brain uses an area known as the prefrontal cortex (前额叶脑皮层). brian scans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they shift from task to task, this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasks. you may have experienced a prefrontal cortex “moment of rest” yourself if youve ever dialed (拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you dialed when the line is answered. what probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to anther thought or task, and then took that “moment” to come back. research has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency (效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time. multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little thought. most people dont find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time. however, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes. we often dont remember things as well when were trying to manage several details at the same time. without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. that is one of the main reasons we forget peoples names-even sometimes right after they have introduced themselves. multitasking can also affect our relationships. if someone checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may come off as absent-minded or disinterested. it can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them. 49. why are some mental aerobic exercises designed to engage people in multitasking? a. to make them more productive. b. to reduce their stress and anxiety. c. to develop their communication skills. d. to help them perform daily tasks more easily. 50. according to paragraph 2, why may a person suddenly forget who has called? a. he may leave his prefrontal cortex temporarily damaged. b. he is probably interrupted by another task. c. he is probably not very familiar with the person he has called. d. he may need a rest between dialing and speaking. 51. people tend to make mistake when _. a. they perform several challenging tasks at a time. b. new messages are processed one after another c. their relationships with others are affected d. the tasks require little thought52. what is the main idea of the passage? a. multitasking has become a way of life. b. multitasking often leads to efficiency decline. c. multitasking exercises need to be improved. d. multitasking enables people to remember things better. bintemet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the intemetbasically，internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet them in person first the 6rst thing t。do if you decide t。try internet dating is to build your profile(简介)which can include your hobbies，hopes for the future，and so ona photograph is optional，but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profilemany internet dating sites will charge a one-time registration fee to use their services internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the worldyou call even narrow thesearch down to your area by zip codeanother advantage is that you can communicate by email before you meet in personthousands of people have met，fallen in love，and married throughintemet datingit i s an excellent way for shy people to meetit is also a way for people with busv lives to connect with others，and an easy way to meet people who share your interests. just as in conventional dating and love，there are some pitfalls to be aware of in interact daringthe person you have been talking to on the net may not be who they say they alre be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details，such as mafital status，income，and so on，for their own reasonsit would not be the first time that someone has been taken in , and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the internet in their spare timenevertheless，taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your intemet dating experience is fun61the purpose of writing the passage is to apersuade readers to go dating on the intemet binfornl us how to date on the internet cwarn readers against web love dintroduce internet dating to us62which of the following is a must to make an internet dating possible? aa photo ba profile cregi stration feedbusiness experience63one advantage of internet dating is that ayou can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginning byoure sure to find a partner with the same interests cyoull find absolutely reliable information of others dyou11 gain fame and money overnight64the underlined word“pitfalls”in paragraph 4 most probably means arules btrends cproblems dskills65what is probably talked about following the last paragraph? aconventional dating bhidden advantages csafety measuresdromantic love一 、完形填空【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。巴特勒游览过的热带雨林被砍伐，他因此写了本书，但并没有发表，而是建立了与此相关的网站。1rhett butler didnt publish his book about rainforests because _.ait couldnt bring him much moneybit was not about rainforest protectionche didnt want to become a writerdhe wanted to use the information to create a website答案d细节理解题。根据第二段“but he did not publish the book.instead，in 1999，he created a website.”可知d为正确答案。2which of the following is not true about the m？ait was set up in 1999.bit attracted many advertisers.ctwo related websites grew from it.drhett butler made a lot of money from it.答案d推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知a正确；根据第三段首句可知b正确；根据第三段第三句可知c正确。根据第三段第二句可知，该网站吸引的只是些小广告，故选d。3to keep his website going，rhett butler _.akept visiting the rainforestbraised rare snow leopardscmade a great number of advertisementsdtraveled around and interviewed experts答案d细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，为了维持网站，巴特勒要不停地旅行，并且向专家询问信息。4we can learn fro