福建省漳州市2014高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题（7）

1 漳州市漳州市 20142014 高考英语 阅读理解 一轮暑假训练 高考英语 阅读理解 一轮暑假训练 7 7 答案 答案 FRIDAY Dec 5 2008 College students who think all night study sessions will help them remember facts might want to get some sleep instead That s the message from a new study that finds that as you sleep the mind consolidates the things you learn during the day Study participants who learned how to play a video game in the morning or evening did a better job the next day after a night s rest apparently because their brains were actively absorbing what they d learned as they slept The finding shows that sleep is not just a passive state when no information is coming in said Howard Nusbaum a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago For the study the researchers recruited 200 college students Most of them weren t very familiar with playing video games Some of the participants learned how to play the games in the morning while others learned in the evening The researchers then tested the subjects on the video games 12 hours later and 24 hours later Those who took part in the morning training sessions showed an average eight percentage point improvement in their performance immediately after training They performed more poorly scoring four percentage points better 12 hours later But they scored 10 percentage points better the next morning If we train you in the morning and come back at the end of the day you forget some of what you learned Nusbaum said But if you sleep after that it restores some of what you learned The students who took part in the evening training sessions performed better the next morning after sleeping than they did after being trained The role that dreams play in the learning process if any isn t clear But some dreams could serve as a kind of practice for the brain Nusbaum said If you play a video game a lot and you re playing in your dreams maybe that could 2 help you learn Jerry Siegel professor at the Center for Sleep Research at the University of Calfornia Los Angeles said going without sleep hurts performance but he s not convinced that sleep itself actively contributes to learning If you take a break for a few hours it can easily be shown that learning did occur because performance is better at the start of a new learning session than it was at the end of the initial session he said No sleep needs to occur for this to happen Still Siegel suggested that sleep before learning a skill is crucial For long term retention it is more important to be well rested and therefore attentive when you are doing the learning than afterwards he said It is even better if you don t have to choose and get your natural amounts of sleep every day 9What does the underlined word want in Paragraph 1 mean A lackB wish C desireD need 10What is mainly talked about in this text A The effect of video games on learning B The relation between sleep and learning C The role of dreams in the learning process D The difference between morning and evening trainings 11What would be the best title for the text A Sleep strengthens learning B Dreams clearly help learning C A break before learning is better D Video games improve performance 12Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A Training in the morning showed better results at once B Learning won t occur during sleeping without dreams C Sleeping well helps to absorb what one learned D Studying all night helps to remember more facts 参考答案 9 12 DBAC 3 结束 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的四个选项 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的四个选项 A A B B C C 和和 D D 中 选出最佳选项 中 选出最佳选项 A A If English means endless new words difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation you are wrong Haven t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language According to a new study by a British university learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter This is the area of the brain which processes information It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language A team led by Dr Andrea Michelle from University College London took a group of Britons who only spoke English They were compared with a group of early bilinguals who had learnt a second language before the age of five as well as a number of later learners Scans showed that grey matter density 密度 in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language the smaller the difference Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language said the scientists It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible 灵活的 he said You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34 Reading writing and comprehension were all tested The results showed that the younger 4 they started to learn the better Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world explained the scientists 1 The main subject talked about in this passage is A science on learning a second language B man s ability of learning a second language C 1anguage can help brain power D 1anguage learning and maths study 2 In the second paragraph the writer mentions exercise in order to A say language is also a kind of physical labor B prove that one needs more practice when he she is learning a language C to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language D make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well 3 We may know from the scientific findings that A the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density is B there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn t know a second language C the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people s brain D the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time 4 The underlined word bilingual probably means A a researcher on language learning B a person who is good at learning foreign languages C a person who can speak two languages D an active language learner 1 1 4 4 CDACCDAC 结束 B B 5 STRANGERS parties go wild these days The main idea of them is to never let the people know who their matches are until the last minute These are some popular practices that are storming the world s youth on this V day Speed dating It s exactly what the name implies Complete with a timer a whistle and 50 willing singles speed dating is not the traditional dinner and a movie type of first date Singles pay US 35 for three minutes with more than two dozen future dates They ask questions and try to get to know each other At the sound of a whistle they do the same thing all over again 25 times in all Lock and key party Women are given a lock and men are given a key upon arriving at the party Each key and lock has several matches One can hunt for his her later to be sweetheart in various groups and try out the key or lock Each time a lock and key match the pair are entered into a ballot 票数 for top prizes Dinner in the dark Waiters wearing night vision glasses guide the guests through the pitch black dining room They are seated at the table and familiarized with the wine glass and plate Food is handled with the fingers People will not see the food they are eating or the guests at their table until the dessert course At that moment dining partners will appear Message party Have A Cocktail Leave A Message When you arrive you get a tag with a number and a pad of post it notes If you see someone you like write a message on the message board But wait You ve got a message Go and collect it You can make new friends and win lots of gifts The more messages you leave on the bulletin board the more chances you have of winning prizes 5 What do you think the similarities of these parties are A All the parties have very strict rules for their members B If you want to go to any of the parties you have to buy a ticket C All the parties are aimed at strangers who want to be lovers 6 D All the parties are suitable not only for the young but for the old 6 In which party does a participant have to be careful with the time A Speed dating B Lock and key party C Dinner in the dark D Message party 7 If you go to the Dinner in the dark A you have to wear night vision glasses B you have to eat with your hands C guests eat all the courses in the darkness D your dining partners will help you choose the food 8 How many of the parties offer gifts or prizes A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 5 5 8 8 CABBCABB 结束结束 C C When you think of an artist you probably think of someone painting on canvas 画布 But Guido Daniele creates fantastic paintings of birds elephants tigers and giraffes by painting on skin Born in Soverato Italy Guido Daniele has been called Hand Gogh after artist Vincent van Gogh since he began creating works of art on people s hands in 1990 Painting on the hands can be a challenge because unlike canvas the skin moves when rubbed Daniele s models must remain perfectly still for hours as he paints He often uses his daughter and his son as his canvases Before he can begin to create his manimals the artist s name for his hand animals Daniele studies photographs of the animal that he will be painting in order to be able to understand its character and give it life Next he says I look at the hand from different perspectives 视角 and I begin to imagine what is the best way to position the hand for me to paint the animal He also studies the skin of the model preferring it to have little 7 hair and few blemishes 瑕疵 Daniele starts by drawing on the model s hand with a pencil He next paints the skin using watercolors made specifically for body a