2022高考英语暑假阅读理解讲练(7)及答案

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobicexercises(大脑训练)involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeople,manytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductive,ratherthanmore.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstress,anxietyandmemoryloss.Inordertomultitask,thebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex(前额叶脑皮层).Brainseansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotask,thisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcortex“momentofrest”yourselfifyou’veeverdialed(拨电话)aphonenumberandsuddenlyforgottenwhoyoucalledwhenthelineisanswered.Whatprobablyoccurredisthatbetweenthedialingandtheanswering,yourmindshiftedtoanotherthoughtortask,andthentookthat“moment”tocomeback.Researchhasalsoshownthatformanyvolunteers,jobefficiency(效率)declineswhilemultitasking,ascomparedtowhentheyperformonlyonetaskatatime.Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitual,orrequireslittlethought.Mostpeopledon’tfinditdifficulttoeatandreadthenewspaperatthesametime.However,whentwoormoreattention-requiringtasksareattemptedatonetime,peoplesometimesmakemistakes.Weoftendon’trememberthingsaswellwhenwe’retryingtomanageseveraldetailsatthesametime.Withoutmentalfocus,wemaynotpayenoughattentiontonewinformationcomingin,soitnevermakesitintoourmemorystores.Thatisoneofthemainreasonsweforgetpeople’snames—evensometimesrightaftertheyhaveintroducedthemselves.Multitaskingcanalsoaffectourrelationships.Ifsomeonecheckstheire-mailwhileonthephonewithafriend,theymaycomeoffasabsent-mindedordisinterested.Itcanalsocausethatpersontomissoroverlookkeyinformationbeingpassedontothem.1.Whyaresomementalaerobicexercisesdesignedtoengagepeopleinmultitasking?A.Tomakethemmoreproductive.B.Toreducetheirstressandanxiety.C.Todeveloptheircommunicationskills.D.Tohelpthemperformdailytasksmoreeasily.2.AccordingtoParagraph2,whymayapersonsuddenlyforgetwhohehascalled?A.Hemayhavehisprefrontalcortextemporarilydamaged.B.Heisprobablyinterruptedbyanothertask.C.Heisprobablynotveryfamiliarwiththepersonhehascalled.D.Hemayneedarestbetweendialingandspeaking.3.Peopletendtomakemistakeswhen.A.theyperformseveralchallengingtasksatatimeB.newmessagesareprocessedoneafteranotherC.theirrelationshipswithothersareaffectedD.thetasksrequirelittlethought4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflife.B.Multitaskingoftenleadstoefficiencydecline.C.Multitaskingexercisesneedtobeimproved.D.Multitaskingenablespeopletorememberthingsbetter.【参考答案】1--4、ABAB人物传记型阅读理解(一)Therehasbeenanoutpouringoflovefor,a23­year­olddisabledwomanwhosedogwaskilledinfrontofherwhileagroomer(美容师)triedtotrim(修剪)itsclaws.Callsande­mailscamefromasfarawayastheUpperPeninsulaandArizonaaswellasOaklandandMacombcounties,offeringLaurieCrouch,whousesawheelchairbecauseofmultiplesclerosis(硬化症),everythingfromdogstomoney,suchasthatfromJasonDalyofRosevillewhosaid,“Iwouldliketobuyheranewdog.”AstoryaboutthedeathofCrouch’spet,Gooch,wasprintedonthefrontpageofMacombDaily.CrouchsaidagroomertiedGoochupwithacollar,andthensheandamansatonthedogtotrimitsnails.Goochdiedafteroneclawwastrimmed.CrouchyelledatthegroomertostopwhenshesawGoochwasstrugglingtobreathe,butshesaidshewasignored.“IfIcouldhavewalked,Iwouldhaveputmyhandsonherandpulledheroffmydogandphysicallystoppedher,butIcan’tdothat.”Goochwasnotatrainedserviceanimal,butnaturallyhelpedCrouchbypickingupthingsforher.“Thiscaseisabsoluteanimalabuse(虐待)，”LarryObrecht,divisionmanageroftheOaklandCountyAnimalShelterinAuburnHills,said.PeoplewhoreadthestorycontactedOaklandPresstoofferhelp.Amessage,fromRebeccaAmettofGigglesNWigglesPuppyRescue,inRoseville,said,“Wehavepuppiestodonateandwanttohelptheyoungwomanwholostherservicedog.”“WhenGoochwaswithme,Iwashappy，”Crouchsaid.“IthinkIcanbehappyagainbutnoanimalcanreplaceGooch.There’snevergoingtobeanotherGoochouttherebutIthinkIwillfindadogthatcanbringmejoyagain.”()1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Adisabledwoman’sservicedog.B．Acruelgroomerkilledadisabledwoman’sdog.C．People’sloveforadisabledwomanwholostherdog.D．Adisabledwomanlovestohavethedogascompany.()2.Peoplecalledande­mailedto________.A．givetheirangryvoicetothegroomerB．offerhelpandcaretoLaurieCrouchC．tellCrouchhowtopunishthegroomerD．offeracureforCrouch’sdisease()3.Goochdiedmainlybecause________.A．thegroomerwascarelessB．thegroomerdidn’tknowhowtotrimthedog’snailsC．thegroomersatonthedogwithanothermanD．thedogwaswearingacollar()4.WhatdoweknowaboutCrouch’sdog?A．Itwasaspeciallytrainedservicedog.B．Itwastrainedtodomanythingsforpeople.C．ItwasCrouch’sonlyfriend.D．ItcouldoffersomehelptoCrouch.()5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．CrouchmustbesadafterlosingherdogB．CrouchrefusedtotakeanotherdogC．CrouchhasacceptedanotherdogfromastrangerD．Crouchcanlivewellwithoutadog’scompany【解析】一位23岁的残疾女士，她的狗被宠物美容师压死以后，人们纷纷打电话或者发电子邮件劝慰她，并表示情愿为她供应挂念。1．C主旨大意题。综合文章内容可知，文章主要叙述了人们对这位失去爱狗的残疾女士的关爱。2．B细节理解题。从文章其次段everythingfromdogstomoney,suchasthatfromJasonDalyofRosevillewhosaid,“Iwouldliketobuyheranewdog.”和倒数其次段可知B为正确选项。3．C细节理解题。从文章第三段可知，宠物美容师和另外一个人坐在狗身上最终导致狗窒息而死。4．D细节理解题。从文章第四段可知，Gooch虽然没有经过特殊训练，但能够为Crouch捡东西，给她供应一些挂念。5．A推理推断题。从文章最终一段可知，Crouch认为没有狗会替代她原来的狗，因此推断狗死了以后，她很难过。AYouneedtobeofacertainagetounderstandwhysomanypeopleinHollywoodarecaringaboutthepossibleclosingdownofMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer(米高梅电影公司)．Forthepast40years,itsoutputhasbeengood,butnowitisontheropes,withdebtsof$3.7billionandwillhavetoselloffitsmostvaluableassets(资产).Initsgoldentime,MGMstoodforsomething．IfWarnerBrothersmeantsocialdramasandgangstermovies,andDisneymeantcartoonfilms,thenMGMwashealthyfantasy．Thisbusinessmodelfounditsmostgloriousexpressioninitsmusicals(音乐剧)ofthepost-warera．ItalsofeaturedsuchmanyfamousstarsasFredAstaire,FrankSinatra,GeneKellyandJudyGarland.ButMGMhadalwaysputitshopesonthequalityofstarsitcouldattract．FromthetimeMGMbecameacompanyin1924,thestudioandhisassociateprovedthemselvesgoodatcreatingbignames.For35years,thisworkedwellenough,butthegrowingpoweroftelevisiondisturbedHollywood．MGMcontinuedtothrowmoneyintomakinggorgeous-lookingmusicals,butdespitesomebigsuccessesaudiencesgraduallystartedtodriftaway．Throughoutthesixties,MGM'sdeclinesetin．Thingswentfrombadtoworse．In1973,MGMstoppeddistributingitsownfilms．Sincethen,theLion'sroarhasbeenreducedtoawhimper(哽咽).HowfarMGMhasfallencanbeshownbyitsrecentreleases．Thiswasastudiothatforyearsofferedareliablesupplyoffirst-classfilms．Yetlastyearitstotaloutputwasthree．Tomakeitworse,allwereco-producedwithotherstudios．Andthisyear?Onlyonesofar,andmaybethelast.Whatnow?MGMwillprobablybesold,thoughrecentbuyershavebeencautiousaboutapricethoughttobearound$2billion.1.MGMisbecomingthefocusinHollywoodbecauseit_______．A.hasmoresupporters B.hasproducedgoodfilmsC.mightbecloseddown D.haslostallitsassets2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMGMfromthetext?A.Ithasbeensoldoutforaround$2billion.B.TheInternetwasafactorcausingitsdecline.C.Itonlyproducedthreefilmsbyitselflastyear.D.Itmadeawrongdecisionforitsdevelopment.3.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThepastgloriesofMGM． B.ThemusicalsmadebyMGM.C.ThedeclineofMGM． 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