河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（5）VIP

用心 爱心 专心1 河北省河北省 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 5 5 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 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 用心 爱心 专心2 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 B B 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 用心 爱心 专心3 C All the parties are aimed at strangers who want to be lovers 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 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 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 art The eyes of Daniele s painted animals look amazingly real and they are the most difficult part to paint Paintings on hands must eventually be washed away Guido Daniele says that he s gotten used to this part and that he doesn t really mind seeing his work washed down the drain 排水沟 Tomorrow I will paint the next one The important thing is to take many good photo graphs before washing the hand 9 Daniele s paintings are mainly about A scenery B plants C stories D animals 10 In paragraph 3 the author mainly tells us A what Daniele needs to do before painting B why Daniele chooses to paint animals C how Daniele develops this own style of painting 用心 爱心 专心4 D how Daniele paints on the skin of his models 11 How does Daniele feel about the fact that his paintings must be washed away A He feels disappointed at this B He cares little about this C He is satisfied to see this D He in fact can t accept this 12 What do we learn about Daniele from the passage A His real name is Hand Gogh B His works are mainly drawn with pencils C He is an artist who paints on hands D He often asks his wife to be his model D D A small town in southwest Britain is banning 禁止 plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1 500 agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead Last month San Francisco became the first U S city to ban plastic grocery bags Internationally laws to discourage the use of plastic bags have been passed in parts of South Africa and Ireland where governments either tax shoppers who use them or fine companies that hand them out Bangladesh already bans them and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages Modbury about 225 miles southwest of London has also declared a bag ammesty 宽限期 allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at home They will be sent for a recycling The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking who saw the effect of bags on marine life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman She said response in the town so far had been really positive Modbury is quite an old fashi