湖北省2014高考英语 专项训练 阅读理解8

1 20142014 高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50 850 8 A A Women be on your guard There is a new male excuse for not listening to us A recent study shows that men find it almost impossible to listen to what women say because their brains are out of synch 不同步的 with complex female tones Apparently when men listen to other men about the things they care about they use only the frontal area of their brains However when they listen to women it s different story They have to work much harder employing a part of the brain that normally deals with music So when a man tells you your voice is music to his ears he s actually telling the truth though not in a good way I m sure a lot of women could recall times when they have wasted hours explaining why they are completely right about everything in the world only to wake up the next day to discover that not one brilliant point got through Those times when men haven t listened to me I just thought I was being ignored I didn t realize I just wasn t singing their favorite music If I d realized I was being heard as music I would have had a bit of fun with it Whenever I wanted a discussion I d have brought along my own band complete with string and horn sections It is difficult not to be suspicious of yet more scientific findings sparing men the blame because of their biology Isn t this slaves to biology all purpose excuse wearing thin It s enough to make you wonder at what a strange helpless species men are which part of the body will be beyond their control next Even if there is something in it we have to take into account that most relationships are likely to become boring That s the truth of the matter Male or female your voice might start out as music to your beloved s ears But finally it will end up as boredom When your beautiful tones are there all the time as they go about their daily business you start to blend in a bit too much until finally you become a kind of background noise 1 The author of this passage tries to A throw doubts on a commonly accepted idea B explain a commonly accepted idea as it is C give some advice on a common problem D argue against a common belief 答案解析 答案为 B 本题考查文章的写作目的 本文第二段就揭示了为什么男性听不 进去女性的话的原因 文章后面的内容对此进行了阐述 故答案为 B 2 According to the new study men don t listen to women because A what women say are usually boring 2 B they don t care about what women say C they can t deal with female voices D they regard female voices as music 答案解析 答案为 C 本题为推理题 由第三段的内容可知 男性在听同性的话语的时 候只是用了大脑的前面区域 然而听女性的话语的时候 却更费力 因为要使用通常用 来听音乐的那部分的大脑区域 故可推断 男性不听女性的话是因为他们大脑不能非常 容易地处理女性的声音 故答案为 C 干扰性最强的 D 选项 他们把女性的声音当成 音乐 与文意不符 故错误 3 The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph shows that the author is A realistic B humorous C serious D funny 答案解析 答案为 B 本题为句意推断题 结合第五段的内容 作者以女性的口吻谈到 如果她早意识到她是因为 音乐 而被男人倾听 她会为此而感到些许开怀 无论何 时 如果她想要一场 讨论 就会带上自己的乐队 弦号俱全 故可以推断 划线部 分的语言显得幽默 4 What does the author think of the finding of the new study A She thinks it doubtful B She thinks it interesting C She thinks it needs further proof D She thinks it right 答案解析 答案为 A 本题为细节推断题 由倒数第三段首句 It is difficult not to be suspicious of 可知 本句话的同义词就是 doubtful 故答案为 A 5 The author would most probably agree that A men should accept what women say B women should talk less and do more housework C however beautiful voices may be they will finally become boring D the relationship between men and women should always be improving 答案解析 答案为 C 本题为推理题 从最后一段 When your beautiful tones are there all the time as they go about their daily business you start to blend in a bit too much until finally you become a kind of background noise 可知 当你美妙的旋律每天都出现在男人日常生活中的时候 最后也会变成背景噪音 故 答案为 C A B 未提及 倒数第二段首句提到了 most relationships are likely to become boring D 选项与此不符 故错误 B B Listen carefully working people we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money Best of all it is free It s no What do you ask We ll say it again No 3 Sweet and simple no Say no at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears Saying no to others means you are saying yes to yourself said Leslie Charles a professional speaker from East Lansing Michigan Time is precious People are spending money buying time And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can t say no Susie Watson a famous writer said people who always say yes need to say no without guilt 内疚 or fear of punishment I would rather have someone give me a loving no than an obligated 强制的 yes she said Susie Watson says she feels no obligation to give an explanation when she says no either socially or professionally Does she feel guilty about it Not at all said Watson who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury Conneticut Most people are afraid of saying no My advice is to say yes only if you don t mean no Watson said no is the most effective weapon against wasting time Every year there are more demands on your time Other people are happy to use up your time Watson said Time saving appears to be no s greatest friend No can be your new friend a powerful tool to take back your life No may even take you further in the business world than yes No is power and strength No now seems completely correct Saying no isn t easy But finally it s greatly liberating Charles said But he added a no project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long term habit But he also warns Don t go to extremes Don t find yourself saying no to everything In return you should learn to hear no 1 The sentence Saying yes to yourself means A you can have more time to play with others B you needn t care about other s feeling if you are happy C you are selfish and treat others rudely D you can deal with your business as you have planned 答案解析 答案为 D 本题为细节推理题 由第五 六段可知 对别人说 不 就是 对自己说 是 当在办公室说 不 的时候 你可以看到你桌上的文件很快就完成 了 故答案为 D 2 When you say no to others you should say it in a A secret way B polite way C proud way D guilty way 答案解析 答案为 B 本题为细节推理题 由第八段 I would rather have someone give me a loving no 的 loving 可以推断 答案为 B 3 In Watson s opinion