2024全国高考英语试题汇编之阅读理解(精校版)

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2024全国高考汇编阅读之科普学问类

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25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout.

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72.Thefirstparagraphfocuseson.

A.thegreatestchallengeofgroupexerciseB.themosteffectivewaytoimprovephysicalfitness

C.thecontributionofgroupexercisetopsychologicalhealthD.thesharedcommongoalinperformingexerciseingroups

73.Theunderlinedword"upbeat"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans*'

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74.Whenitcomestoemotionalsupport,theauthorthinksitnecessary.

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(2024广东)DanielAnderson,afamouspsychologist,believesit'simportanttodistinguishtelevision'sinfluenceson

childrenfromthoseofthefamily.WetendtoblameTV,hesays,fbrproblemsitdoesn'treallycause,overlookingourown

rolesinshapingchildren'sminds.

Onetraditionalbeliefabouttelevisionisthatitreducesachild'sabilitytothinkandtounderstandtheworld.While

watchingTV,childrendonotmerelyabsorbwordsandimages(影像).Instead,theylearnbothexplicitandhidden

meaningsfromwhattheysee.Actually,childrenlearnearlythepsychologyofcharactersinTVshows.Furthermore,as

manyteachersagree,childrenunderstandfarmorewhenparentswatchTVwiththem,explainingnewwordsandideas.Yet,

mostparentsuseaneducationalprogramasachancetoparktheirkidsinfrontofthesetanddosomethinginanotherroom.

Anotherargumentagainsttelevisionis(hatitreplacesreadingasaformofentertainment.ButaccordingtoAnderson,the

amountoftimespentwatchingtelevisionisnotrelatedtoreadingability.TVdoesn'ttaketheplaceofreadingfbrmost

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children;ittakestheplaceofsimilarsortsofrecreation,suchaslisteningtotheradioandplayingsports.Thingslike

parents'educationalbackgroundhaveastrongerinfluenceonachild'sreading.**Achild'sreadingabilityisbestpredicted

byhowmuchaparentreads."Andersonsays.

Traditionalwisdomalsohasitthatheavytelevision-watchinglowersIQ（智商）scoresandaffectsschoolperformance.But

here,too,Andersonnotesthatnostudieshaveprovedit.Infact,researchsuggeststhatit'stheotherwayaround.4tIfyou're

smartyoung,you'llwatchlessTVwhenyou'reok^er,^^Andersonsays.Yet,peopleoflowerIQtendtobelifelongtelevision

viewers.

Foryearsresearchershaveattemptedtoshowthattelevisionisdangeroustochildren.However,byshowingthattelevision

promotesnoneofthedangerouseffectsasconventionallybelieved,Andersonsuggeststhattelevisioncannotbecondemned

withoutconsideringotherinfluences.

36.BywatchingTV,childrenlearn.

A.imagesthroughwordsB.morethanexplicitmeanings

C.moreaboutimagesthanwordsD.littleaboutpeople'spsychology

37.Aneducationalprogramisbestwatchedbyachild.

A.onhisownB.withotherkidsC.withhisparentsD.withhisteachers

38.Whichofthefollowingismostrelatedtochildren'sreadingability?

A.Radio-listeningB.Television-watching

C.Parents'readinglistD.Parents5educationalbackground

39.Andersonbelievedthat.

A.themoreachildwatchesTV.thesmarterheis

B.theyoungerachildis,themorehewatchesTV

C.thesmarterachildis,thelesslikelyhegetsaddictedtoTV

D.thelessachildwatchesTV,thebetterheperformsatschool

40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toadviseon（heeducationaluseofTV.B.TodescribeTV'sharmfulefleetsonchildren.

C.ToexplaintraditionalviewsonTVinfluences.D.TopresentAnderson'sunconventionalideas.

（2024湖北）Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgesto

standup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere'salwaysatemptation（诱惑）todragitintoproblemswhereit

maynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,

appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.

Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhis

earlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathasscience

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revealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhile

othersaren't?

Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebook

tobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrockshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox（特另I」规的），andperhapsunfortunate,

way.Insteadofintroduciingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetrieslomakehispoints,perhapsinorderto

keepthereader'sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearabout

thescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthis

throughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.

Onthewhole,Brooks'sstoryisacccptalbcifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,

somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhis

own.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocial

Animallieeslewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks'sattempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.

67.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto.

A.illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB.demonstratethevalueofBrooks'snewbook

C.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks

68.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?

A.Itsstrongbasis.B.Itsconvincingpoints.C.Itsclearwriting.D.Itsmemorablecharacters.

69.Whatistheauthor'sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?

A.Conlradiclory.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.D.Critical.

70.Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A.Problemswiththebook.B.Brooks'slifeexperience.

C.Deathofthecharacters.D.Brooks'stranslationskills.

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