湖南省衡南县2020高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（1）

湖南衡南县2020高考英语【二轮】阅读理解选练（1）Imagine youre in a dark room, running your fingers over a smooth surface in search of a single dot the size of this period, How high do you think the dot must be for your finger to feel it?Scientists have determined that the human finger is so sensitive it can detect a surface bump just one micron（l06m）high The human eye, by contrast, cant tell anything much smaller than100 micronsNo wonder we rely on touch rather than eyesight when faced with a new roll of toilet paperBiologically, touch is the mother of all sensory（感觉的） systemsIt is an ancient sense in evolution: even the simplest single-celled living things can feel when something brushes up against them and will respond by moving closer or pulling away It is the first sense aroused during a babys development and the last to weaken at lifes peak Patients in a deep coma （昏迷）who seem otherwise lost to the world will show skin reaction when touched by a nurse“Touch ,is so central to what we are that we almost cannot imagine ourselves without it,” said Chris Dijkerman“Its not like eyesight, where you close your eyes and you dont see anything You cant do that with touchIts always thereLong ignored in favor of the sensory heavyweights of eyesight and hearing, the study of touch lately: has been gaining new concern among scientistsTheyre exploring the effects of recently reported false touch impressions, of people being made to feel as though they had three arms, for example, with the hope of gaining the true understanding of how the mind worksOthers are turning to touch for more practical purposes: to build better touch screen instruments and robot hands, a more well-rounded virtual life。“Theres a fair amount of research into new ways of offloading information onto our sense of touch, said Lynette Jones To have your cell phone buzzing （making a low sound） as opposed to ringing turned out to have a lot of advantages insome situationsTouch is our most active sense, our means of seizing the world and experiencing it first hand DrSusan Lederman pointed out that while we can become aware of something by seeing or hear,ing7;-from a distance and without really trying, if we want to learn about something by means of touch, we must make a moveWe must rub the cloth, or pet the cat Touching is a two-way street, and thats not true for seeing or hearing If you have a soft object and you squeeze it, you change its shape The physical world reacts backOur hands are smart and can do many tasks automatically - button a shirt, fit a key in a lock, play the; piano for othersDrLederman and her colleagues have shown that blindfolded subjects can easily recognize a wide range of common -objects placedin their handsBut on some feeling tasks, touch is all thumbs （very clumsy） When people are given a raised line drawing of a common object, theyre puzzled“If all weve got is outline information; DrLederman said,“no weight, no texture, no temperature information, well, were very, very bad with thatTouch also turns out to be easy to fool, Among the sensory tricks now being investigated is something called the Pinocchio illusion Researchers have found that if they shake the band of the biceps（二头肌）, many people report feeling that their forearm is getting longer, their hand floating ever further from their elbow（肘） And if they are told to touch the forefinger of the shaken arm to the tip of their nose, they feel as though their nose was lengthening, too50Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A Our eyes are more sensitive than our fingersB Our fingers are more sensitive than our eyesC Our eyes are more sensitive than our earsD Our noses are less sensitive than our ears51The sense that is firstly awaked during a childs development is the sense of A sight B taste C hearing D touch52The underlined sentence “You cant do that with touch” here means “You cant ”A close your skin B close your eyes C touch anything D see anything53Scientists are lately getting interested in the following except A living a well-rounded virtual life B understanding how the mind worksC favoring eyesight and hearing D building better touch screen objects54In the view of , movement is needed when we want to know something by touchingA the author B Chris DijkermanC Lynette JonesD Susan Lederman【参考答案】5054、BDACD【2020高考训练】Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who rose to fame during Hollywoods golden age as the star of several Alfred Hitchcock classics, died from natural causes at her home in Carmel, northern California on December 16, 2020 aged 96, US media reports saidBorn in Japan to British parents, Fontaine moved in 1919 to California, where she and her elder sister screen idol Olivia de Havillandwere to shape successful movie careersFontaine and de Havilland remain the only sisters to have won lead actress honours at the Academy AwardsYet the two sisters also had an uneasy relationship, with Fontaine recording a bitter competition in her own account No Bed of Roses Fontaine began her acting career in her late teens with Largely less important roles on the stage and later in mostly B-movies in the 1930s It was not before famous British film director Hitchcock spotted her a decade later that her career took offGreatly surprised by her expressive looks, the suspense (悬念） master cast Fontaine in his first US film, a 1940 adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca She received an Academy Award nomination（提名） for her performance as a troubled wife A year later, Fontaine finally won the long-sought golden figure, for her role as leading lady in Suspicion opposite Cary Grant, becoming the first and only actress to earn the title for a Hitchock filmAlthough her sister, Olivia de Havilland, preceded her in gaining Hollywood fame, Fontaine was the first of the sisters to win an Oscar, beating Olivias nomination as best actress in Mitchell Leisens Hold Back the DawnThe dislike ,between the sisters was felt at the Oscars ceremonyI froze I stared across the table, where Olivia was sittingGet up there! she whispered commandingly, Fontaine saidAll the dislike wed felt toward each other as childrenall came rushing back in quickly changing picturesI felt Olivia would spring across the table and seize me by the hairOlivia did not win her first Oscar until 1946, for her role as the lover of a World War I pilot in Leisens To Each His Own Fontaine later made it known that her sister had slighted her as she attempted to offer congratulations“She took one look at me, ignored my hand, seized her Oscar and wheeled away,” she saidThe sisters were also reportedly competitors in love Howard Hughes, a strange businessman who dated the elder de Havilland for a time, offered marriage to Fontaine several timesI married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, shell undoubtedly be extremely angry because I beat her to it! Fontaine once jokedAs her film career fruited in the 1950s, Fontaine turned to television and dinner theatre, and also appeared in several Broadway productions, including the Lion in Winter Anything but the ordinary lady, Fontaine was also a licensed pilot, a champion balloonist, an accomplished golfer, a licensed .decoration designer and a first-class cook55When she moved to California, Joan Fontaine was years oldA two B twelve C twentyD twenty -two56Fontaine did not become successful or popular until the _ A 1930s B 1940s C 1950s D 1960s57Fontaine won her Oscar for her role in the film of “ ”A Rebecca B SuspicionCTo Each His Own D Hold Back the Dawn58Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A Olivia preceded Fontaine in getting marriedB Olivia gamed Hollywood fame after FontaineC Fontaine won an Oscar before her sister Olivia,D Fontaine wanted to meet her death before Olivia59The dislike between Fontaine and Olivia began when they Acompeted for an Oscar Bcompeted for a husbandCwere small children D were successful actresses60As can- be seen from the passage, Fontaine was a person who was A disliked by her family B always a troubled wifeC able to do few jobs D gifted in many ways【参考答案】5560、ABBCCD【北京市丰台区2020统一模拟】CNow Hear ThisWhat do former American president Bill Clinton and rock musician Pete Townshend have in common.? Both men have hearing damage from exposure to loud music, and both now wear hearing aids as a consequence. As a teenager, Clinton played saxophone in a band. Townshend, who has the more severe hearing loss, was a guitarist for a band called the Who. He is one of the first rock musicians to call the publics attention to the problem of hearing loss from exposure to loud music.Temporary hearing loss can happen after only 15 minutes of listening to loud music. One early warning sign is when your ears begin to feel warm while you listen to music at a rock concert or through headphones. One later is that an unusual sound or a ringing is sometimes produced in your head after the concert.What happens is that the hair cells in the inner ear are damaged, but theyre not dead, says physician and ear specialist Dr. Sam Levine. According to Dr. Levine, if you avoid further exposure to loud noise, its possible to recondition the cells somewhat. However, he adds, Eventually, over a long period of time, hair cells are permanently damaged. And this is no small problem.What sound level is dangerous? According to Dr. Levine, regular exposure to noise above 85 decibels (分贝) is considered dangerous. The chart below offers a comparison of decibel levels to certain sounds. Heres another measurement you can use. If youre at a rock concert and the music is so loud that you have to shout to make yourself heard, you re at risk for hearing loss. Thats when wearing protective devices such as earplugs becomes critical.The facts are pretty frightening. But are rock bands turning down the volume.? Most arent. Rock music is supposed to be loud, says drummer Andrew Sather. I wouldnt have it any other way. And neither would the real fans of rock. Continued exposure to loud music and the failure to wear earplugs can lead to deafness, according to Dr. Levine. He states, Theres no cure for hearing loss. Your ears are trying to tell you something. That ringing is the scream of your hair cells dying. Each time that happens, more and more damage is done. Levels of Common NoisesNormal conversation 50 65 dBFood blender 88 dBJet plane flying above a person standing outside 103 dBRock band during a concert 110 140 dB63. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that .A. loud music is a major cause of hearing lossB. famous people tend to have hearing problemsC. teenagers should stay away from school bandsD. the problem of hearing damage is widely known64. In Paragraph 3, the underlined word recondition means .A. not to be seen B. to fill with soundC. to become larger in size D. to make good again65. The purpose of the chart at the end of the article is to show .A. a list of harmful soundsB. the effect of rock concertsC. the noise levels of familiar soundsD. relationship between daily activities and hearing loss66. Which of the following statements will Dr. Sam Levine probably agree?A. When your ears feel warm, your hair cells are dead.B. Drummer Andrew Sather gives good advice.C. Many are taking the risk of losing hearing.D. Doctors know how to cure hearing loss.【参考答案】63. A 64. D 65. B 66. C【北京市丰台区2020统一模拟】DWhether we should allow marine (海洋的) parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. A variety of different arguments have been put forward about it.Smith, a sociologist, argued that dolphin parks provide the only opportunity for much of the public to see marine mammals. As this argument goes, most Australians live in cities and never get to see these animals. Marine parks allow the average Australian to appreciate our marine wildlife. However, in fact, there are many places where they can be seen in the wild. Moreover, these places do not charge an overpriced entry fee they are free.Dr. Alison Lane, the director of the Cairns Marine Science Institute, insists that we need marine parks for scientific research. She argues that much of our knowledge of marine mammals comes from studies which were undertaken at marine parks. The knowledge which is obtained at marine parks can be useful for planning for the preservation of marine mammal species. However, Jones, a zoologist, explains that park research is only useful for understanding captive animals and is not useful for learning about animals in the wild. Their diets are different, they have significantly lower life lengths and they are more likely to have a disease. In addition, marine mammals in dolphin parks are trained and this means that their patterns of social behaviour are changed.The Marine Park Owners Association holds that marine parks attract a lot of foreign tourists. This position goes on to state that these tourists spend a lot of money, increasing our foreign exchange earnings and assisting our national balance of payments. However, foreign tourists would still come to A