安徽省高考英语专题检测卷(二十二)阅读理解

1、阅读理解（建议用时：25分钟）A体裁说明文题材电影艺术词数280From Avatar to Lord of the Rings, plants are no strangers to playing big movie roles.However,no one has ever shot a film that plants themselves can watch until now. In a NewYork art gallery, seven house plants have spent the last seven weeks watchingStrange Skies , th

2、e first traveldocumentary for a vegetable audienee. All the plants sat in the cinema in rows, enjoying themselves in Italia n sunshine.The movie was made by America n artist Jon ath on Keats. Itcon sists ofItalia nskies recordedover two mon ths and made into a six-mi nu te-l ongmovie. The film shows

3、 the clear daw n（黎明），highclouds, amazing dusk and then beautiful night.The movie has no sound and the plants, of course,do not applaud. But Stephen Squibb, a professorfrom Harvard University, said these plants couldben efit from it the light of the movie keeps them alive because they can continue th

4、e process of turning light into en ergy.“I realized there was a much larger audienee plants that were not being serviced, ” Keats said.“ I wan ted to provide pla nts with en terta inment that compa niessuch as Disney provide forhuma ns. ” Mean while, Keats also wants to explore pla nts ' sen sib

5、ilities（ 敏感性）further. He pla ns to open a "restaurant for plants” at a Californian museum.One visitor, photographer Abbas Ebrahimi, admired（羡慕）the gree n audie nee, “ Pla nts arebetter than us. Wedie and go, while in spring they come back each time. ” But when talkingaboutthe movie, he said aft

6、er thinking for a few minutes,“ It doesn ' t mean anything to me at all.It ' s just about light. For some people, it might mean something.”1. What can we lear n about Keats accord ing to the passage?A. He is an artist from Harvard Uni versity.B. He ope ned a restaura nt for pla nts.C. He mad

7、e the film Strange Skies .D. He liked record ing Italia n skies.2. It can be learned thatStrange Skies .A. has already created beautiful soundB. was shot from daw n to duskC. made plants play roles in itD. is the first travel film for pla nts3. What did Stephen Squibb thi nk ofStra nge SkiesA. He th

8、ought it had explored pla nts' sen sibilities.B. He thought it meant nothing to him.C. He thought it could keep pla nts grow ing.D. He thought it offered en terta inment to pla nts.4. Why did Abbas Ebrahimi admire the gree n audie nee?A. Because they die and re-grow in spri ng.B. Because they me

9、an someth ing to him.C. Because there are more pla nts tha n people.D. Because they can enjoy the movie.B体裁议论文题材大脑的研究词数390What makes humans smarter than other animals? We ' ve got a bigger brain, of course. But whe n it comes to brain s, is bigger always better?Traditi on ally, scie ntists have

10、thought that huma ns superior intelligeneederived（ 源于）mostly from the fact that our brains are threetimes bigger than those of our nearest living relatives, chimpanzees.People even used to believe that because men have slightly larger brains tha n wome n that men are smarter.This, however, is not th

11、e truth.Scientistsat University College London in the UK have foundthat brain organization, and not brain size,is the key to the superiorityof humanintelligenee,-7 -reported Live Science .Through millionsof years of evolution,our ancestors were constantlypushedto getsmarterso that they could meetthe

12、 dema nds ofnew environments.However,holdi ngthisgrow ingintelligeneein increasinglylarge brains was not the best choice becausebiggerbrai nsrequiremore energy to power. “Thisis when reorganizationmay come into play, ” said ChristopheSoligo,a member of the London research team.In the study, scientis

13、ts looked at the brains of 17 species of primates（ 灵长目动物 ）,including mon keys, apes and huma ns. They found that in the process of evolutio n,brains did n ' t keep grow ingas a whole. Certain regions of the brain grew prior to others in response to species' n eeds,and in this way they could

14、make the best use of their limited brain space.For example, when early humans were struggling to survive, the brain region in charge of using tools and finding food grew in size more than other regions. But in modern times, the prefrontal cortex（ 前额皮质 ）the region in charge of social cognition（认知）,mo

15、ral judgmentsand goal-directed pla nning grew more tha n the rest of the brai n.Think of the brain as a room. If a big room is poorly organized, it doesn' t necessarilystore more stuff tha n a smaller one.Paul Man ger, professor at the Uni versity of the Witwatersra nd, South Africa, expla ins t

16、hisprin ciple using the example of whales. He toldScien tific America n : “ Whales have big brains,absolutely. But if you look at the actual structure of the brain, it ' s not very complex. Brainsize only matters if the rest of the brain is orga ni zed properly.”5. It has recently been found tha

17、t humans are smarter than the other animals mainly becauseA. they are a species of primatesB. they have much larger brainsC. their brain structure is more complexD. they were con sta ntly pushed to get smarter6. Accord ing to the article, in rece nt huma n evoluti on,.A. the brain kept grow ing in s

18、ize to adapt to new en viro nmentsB. most regions of the brain didn ' t changeC. the prefro ntal cortex grew more tha n the rest of the brainD. huma ns'brains became in creas in gly simple so that huma ns could survive7. What can we con clude from the article?A. Gen der makes a differe nee i

19、n in tellige nee.B. The size of the brain has nothing to do with in tellige nee.C. Species whose brain is orga ni zed properly tend to be smarter.D. Larger brains are usually orga ni zed better tha n smaller ones.8. The method the writer uses to develop the last paragraph isA. by prese nting researc

20、h dataB. by giv ing examplesC. by making a comparis onD. by an alyz ing cause and effectC（2013 淮南模拟）体裁说明文题材年度单词词数273Every year Chris Brogan posts his three words for a new year. Many others and I have followed his lead for the past three or four years. They helped me a lot. My words for last year we

21、re “passion ”， “focus ” and “delegate ” and I stayed true to them. This year, 2013, my goals are more pers onal and less professi on al.FOCUSFocus is making a repeat appearanee on mylist this year because I ' m too muchof a multitasker. The problem is that I have trouble finishing one thing with

22、 so many things calling me. When I was working as a writer, all my projects were handled via a schedule, I ' m putting a fitnessand housekeep ing routi ne into my schedule.HEALTHI get so busy tak ing care of every one else, and I forget to take care of myself and thishas to cha nge. My health su

23、ffers and my weight suffers. I have to get my health in check, notonly for me but because I promised my 9-year- old son. I ' ll make good food and lifestyle choices. I miss being thin, and it ' s time to get it back.CELEBRATEWhat good is having it if I' m not taking time to enjoy it? I h

24、ave a wonderful job,a happyfamily, and so much to be tha nkful for. So how come I spe nd all my time work ing? Last summer my family took our first vacation in four years, the best thing I' ve done for myself and myfamily in a long time. This year, I' m making sure to take time to enjoy life

25、 and celebrate itsmany bless in gs.Do you have any words for 2013?9. The un derl ined word “ multitasker ” probably refers to a pers on who.A. makes a living by writingB. always fails to finish a task on timeC. has several things to do at the same timeD. pays more attention to fitness and housekeepi

26、ng10. Why does the writer have “ HEALTH as one of his three words?A. He wants to take better care of others.B. He ' s gaining weight and feeling bad.C. He did not take any exercise in the past.D. He got the idea from his son.11. What can we learn from the passage?A. The word “ CELEBRATEca n remi

27、 nd the writer to enjoy life.B. The writer has a vacation with his family every four years.C. The word "FOCU” can help the writer focus on his family.D. The writer used to be overweight for lack of exercise.12. The best title for the passage might be.A. Three Words for 2013B. Health Should Go F

28、irstC. Keep Organi zedD. Goals for 2013【拓展训练】阅读B篇文章，翻译并分析长难句。Traditi on ally, scie ntists have thought that huma ns ' superior in tellige nee derived mostly fromthe fact that our brains are three times bigger than those of our nearest living relatives,chimpa nzees.句意：分析：第一个that引导从句，第二个that引导从句，强

29、调的内容。答案解析【文章大意】自从电影问世以来，植物历来是电影中不可或缺的一部分，但是从来没有一部电影是拍给植物观看的，近来在纽约的艺术展览馆，植物成了观众。1. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段第三句和第二段第一句可知Jonathon Keats拍摄了电影StrangeSkies 。2. 【解析】选0细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知Strange Skies是第一部拍摄给植物看的电影。3. 【解析】选G细节理解题。根据第二段第五句可知他认为电影 Strange Skies有利于植物的生长。4. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知本题选A项。【文章大意】 是不是大脑越大越聪明 ? 看看科学家们是怎么说的吧。5.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段的have found that brainorganization,and not brain- 8 -Live Science ”可以推知 Ccortex the regiongrew more than thesize, is the key to the superiority of human intelligence, reported为正确答案。6. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由倒数第三