2012届高考英语二轮 专题强化阅读综合能力培养精选（八）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题强化阅读综合能力培养精选 八 届高考英语二轮专题强化阅读综合能力培养精选 八 A 2011 吉林省部分重点中学检测 A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four year olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see Some last a few minutes before they give in But others are determined to wait until the last moment By the time the children reach high school something remarkable has happened A survey found that those who as four year olds had enough self control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular adventurous confident and dependable The children who gave in to temptation 诱惑 early were more likely to be lonely easily frustrated and inflexible 顽固的 Actually the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which doesn t show up on an IQ test The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists concerns But brain theory can t explain what we wonder about most like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman writer of Emotional Intelligence when it comes to predicting people s success brain ability measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as character EQ is not the opposite of IQ What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together how one s ability to handle stress for instance affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use Among the ingredients 要素 for success researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20 the rest depends on everything from social class to luck While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously some few fear EQ invites misuse 语篇解读 这篇文章讲述了情商所起的重要作用 它与智商的关系以及人们应如何看待 18 The experiment with the four year olds makes it clear that A the age of 4 is a proper time for scientific experiment B emotional intelligence won t show up until adolescence 用心 爱心 专心 2 C the ability of self control plays a role in personal success D candy can be used to measure a person s emotional intelligence 解析 推理判断题 从文章第二段的第二句可推出答案为 C 答案 C 19 Which of the following is TRUE of EQ and IQ according to the text A The higher a person s EQ is the higher his or her IQ is B The higher a person s IQ is the higher his or her EQ is C Some people can be blessed with lots of both but some with little of either D Scientists have already discovered the way in which EQ and IQ work together 解析 推理判断题 从倒数第二段的第一句 EQ is not the opposite of IQ 可知 EQ 和 IQ 并没有相对立的关系 由此可判断 C 项正确 答案 C 20 The underlined word upbeat in Paragraph 4 probably means A kind B floating C excited D optimistic 解析 词义猜测题 从画线词所在句后面的内容 困难可打倒意志不坚定的人 可猜 测出 upbeat 是 乐观的 的意思 答案 D 21 What is most likely to be written in the paragraph that follows A Information about famous people with high EQ B Examples showing the opposite voice about EQ C Some reasons why EQ is relatively new field D Strong demands for basic emotional education 解析 文章结构题 从文章的最后部分 some few fear EQ invites misuse 可推出 下 文最有可能谈及少数人对 EQ 持否定态度的例子 答案 B B 2011 太原市部分重点中学联考 In 1986 when Carlo Petrini first coined the term Slow Food he organized locally in his native Italy to preserve the 用心 爱心 专心 3 food and wine culture and protest fast food Today slow food has spread to 132 countries with over 85 000 members addressing worldwide issues like farmer equity and environmental stewardship the actions people take to respect the rights of all living things and all environments to contribute to healthy and livable communities Characterized by Slow Food International as good clean and fair food slow food must enrich the eater s life have no negative impact on human or environmental health and compensate fairly for food producers work The average American meal travels about 1 500 miles to its final destination with producing of food traveling by plane from overseas and other items shipped across the country However cost for food travel and heavy processing are not the only problems in the food industry that the environment faces Industrial agriculture also has unsustainable practices like inefficient water use and decreased biodiversity Our ideas in feeding ourselves are exceptional but at various points our technologies come into conflict with nature s ways of doing things A great many of the health and environmental problems created by our food system owe to our attempts to oversimplify nature s complexities at both the growing and the eating ends of our food chain Slowing food by purchasing locally and sustainably allows consumers to reduce the impact of food miles and develop a closer relationship with their food producers We need to change our food system said David Prior organizer of Slow Food Nation s Eat In Our current food system is sick and we need to support farmers and agriculture to ensure that everyone has the right to nutritious food 语篇解读 本文的作者告诉我们 如果想更健康 更营养 那就慢食吧 22 According to the second paragraph environmental stewardship refers to A measures of environmental protections B ways to establish healthy and livable communities C people s admiration for all the creatures on the earth D actions to protect the rights of all living things and all environments 解析 细节理解题 从第二段中的 environmental stewardship the actions people take to respect the rights of all living things and all environments 可 用心 爱心 专心 4 知 环境管理 environmental stewardship 的内容就是