湖南省邵东县高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼5.docx
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湖南省邵东县高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼5
湖南省邵东县2016高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼(5)
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。
Belowisaselectionfromapopularsciencebook.
Ifbloodisred,whyareveins(静脉)blue?
Actually,veinsarenotblueatall.Theyaremoreofaclear,yellowishcolour.Althoughbloodlooksredwhenit'soutsidethebody,whenit'ssittinginaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin,it'smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolour.Attherightdepth,thesebloodfilledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthesurroundingskin,makingthemlookbluebycomparison.
Whichworksharder,yourheartoryourbrain?
Thatkindofdependsonwhetheryou'rebusythinkingorbusyexercising.Yourheartworksuptothreetimesharderduringexercise,andshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.But,inthelongrun,yourbrainprobablytipsit,becauseevenwhenyou'resittingstillyourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergyasyourheart,andittakesfourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.
Whydoteethfallout,andwhydon'ttheygrowbackingrownups?
Baby(or“milk”)teethdonotlastlong;theyfallouttomakeroomforbigger,strongeradultteethlateron.Adultteethfalloutwhentheybecomedamaged,decayedandinfectedbybacteria.Oncethissecondsetofteethhasgrownin,you'redone.Whenthey'regone,they'regone.Thisisbecausenaturefiguresyou'resetforlife,andwhatcontrolsregrowthofyourteethswitchesoff.
Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?
Yesandno.Manypeopledogetshorterastheyage.But,whentheydo,itisn'tbecausethey'reshrinkingallover.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine(脊柱)becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectsofgravity(重力).Many(butnotall)menandwomendoloseheightastheygetolder.Menloseanaverageof34cminheightastheyage,whilewomenmaylose5cmormore.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsold,wouldyoukeepshrinkingtillyouwere,like60cmtall,likealittleboyagain?
No,becauseoldpeopledon'treallyshrink!
Itisnotthattheyaregrowingbackwards—theirlegs,armsandbackbonesgettingshorter.Whentheydogetshorter,it'sbecausethespinehasshortenedalittle.Or,moreoften,becomemorebentandcurved.
Whydoesspinningmakeyoudizzy(眩晕的)?
Becauseyourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatyou'reseeingandwhatyou'refeeling.Thebrainsensesthatyou'respinningusingspecialgravityandmotionsensingorgansinyourinnerear,whichworktogetherwithyoureyestokeepyourvisionandbalancestable.But,whenyousuddenlystopspinningthesystemgoesoutofcontrol,andyourbrainthinksyou'removingwhileyou'renot!
Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom?
Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrainarea—frommicetodogs,cats,andhumans.Soallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefear,painandpleasure.Butsincehumanfeelingsalsoinvolveother,newerbitsofthebrain,wefeelmorecomplexemotionsthananyotheranimalontheplanet.
Ifexercisewearsyouout,howcanitbegoodforyou?
Becauseourbodiesadapttoeverythingwedotothem.Andasfarasyourbodyisconcerned,it's“useit,orloseit”!
It'snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthy;it'smorethatalackofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydisease.
1.Whatisthecolourofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?
A.Blue.B.Lightyellow.
C.Red.D.Darkreddishpurple.
解析 细节理解题。
根据第一个标题下的“...it'smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolour.”可知答案。
答案 D。
2.Whydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?
A.Becausetheirspineisinactiveuse.
B.Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.
C.Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.
D.Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.
解析 细节理解题。
根据第四个标题下的“Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine(脊柱)becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectsofgravity(重力).”可知,老年人变矮是因为脊柱收缩和弯曲造成的。
答案 D。
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?
A.Inthelongrun,ourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.
B.Whenourbrainsensesthespinning,wewillfeeldizzy.
C.Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.
D.Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.
解析 细节理解题。
根据第二个标题下的第三句“But,inthelongrun,yourbrain...”可知答案为A项。
此题最易误选B项,根据第五个标题下的最后一句可知,眩晕是由于“你已经不动了,而你的大脑认为你还在动”的错觉引起的。
答案 A。
4.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?
A.Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.
B.Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.
C.Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.
D.Toreportthelatestdiscoveriesinmedicalscience.
解析 写作意图题。
考生易误选D项,但是在医学领域,概括失误。
文章主要涉及我们身体的问题,包括身体的、情绪的等等。
故选择B项较全面。
答案 B。
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。
Forfivedays,Edmonton’sDowntownParkistransformedintoonehugestagewhereartistsareabletosharetheirtalents,andwherepeopleareabletocelebrateandenjoythemselves.Sinceitsbeginningin1980,theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalhasbeencommemorating(纪念)thetruefeelingofwhatfolkmusicisallaboutandthat’sthetraditionaltogetherness(友爱)thatisfeltwhenpeoplegathertosharestoriesandfeelingsthroughsong.
ThisyearwillbethesixthyearwhenvolunteerRiedelwillbeofferinguphertimetothefestival.“Peoplecomingoffabusyspringandsummerhaveamomentofrelaxation,”Riedelsaid.“It’sreallyeasytorelax,andit’sgreatseeingfamilyandfriendshavefuntogether.”Thesefamiliesandfriendscom
efromalldifferentkindsofmusicaltastes.PeoplewhotakepleasureinBluesarethere,soarepeoplewholoveBluegrass.Thisfestivaldoesitsbesttodevelopeveryone’smusicalinterests.
Withsomanyyearsofexperience,thefestivalhasbecomeawell-oiledmachine,anddoeswhateveritcantomakeattendeesfeelascomfortableaspossible.Therearefreewaterstationsthroughoutthevenue(举办地)forpeopletofilluptheirtravelcups.Whenpeoplebuyfood,reusabledishesaregivena$2platefee,butthatisreturnedwhentheplateisbroughtback.
Thefestivalhascompletelysoldoutoftickets,andinrecordtime.ButwithbignamessuchasVanMorrisonandJakobDylan,it’seasytoseehowthatwasgoingtohappen.Thereisnoparkingareaduringthefestival,sousingthePark&RidesystemorEdmontonTransitishighlyrecommended.Abikelock-upareaisprovidedandwillbeavailableThursdayuntilSundayonehourbeforethegatesopenuntil45minutesafterthegatesclose.
TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday,Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthespecialdonationfund(基金)concert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.
1.TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalisheldmainlyto .
A.gatherpeoplewithdifferentmusicaltastes
B.remindpeopleoftherealsenseoffolkmusic
C.exhibitthegoodvoicesofgreattalentsinfolkmusic
D.collectoldstoriesoffolkmusic
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Riedelhasvolunteeredforthefestivalforatleast5years.
B.It’shardforpeopletoappreciateBlues.
C.Itcostspeoplealittletofilluptheircupsfromwaterstations.
D.Peoplehavetopay$2foraplateoffood.
3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat .
A.peoplecangetticketseasilyforthefestival
B.theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivaliswellorganized
C.drivingone’sowncartothefestivalishighlyrecommended
D.bikesareavailableatthefestivalfromWednesdaytoSunday
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.FolkMusicofBlues B.OneFestivalforAll
C.FestivalforFamilyGathering D.Edmonton’sDowntownPark
【参考答案】1-4BABB
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
AlittlegirlinmyfamilygotatypewriterforChristmas.Notalaptop.Nothingwithascreen.Theold-fashionedmanualkind.
Typewritershadprettymuchgonethewayofdodobirdsquitesomeyearsbeforemygranddaughterwasborn.Butitwasthetypewriterusedbyajournalistinthemovie“KitKittredge:
AnAmericanGirl”thatattractedher.
Ormaybeitwasthewaythetypewriterwasused.Inthemovie,Kitdoesold-fashionedjournalismandwritesstoriesthathelprightawrong.Inachallengingenvironmentshekeepsherwits—andastrongsenseofethics(道德)—abouther.
However,anotherreporter,ChuckTatumin“AceintheHole”istotallydifferent.Hetellsaneditor,“Ifthere’snonews,I’llgooutandbiteadog.”Later,referringtoasigninthenewsroomthatreads“TelltheTruth,”Tatumacknowledgessomeguilt.But,“Notenoughtostopmeonmywaytothetop.”
Inbothmovies,thejournalistsusetypewriters.It’swhattheydowiththemthatmakesthedifference.Andtoday,it’swhatwedowithourhardware—thejournalismweproduce—thatmakesthedifference.
Typewritershavelongsincegivenwaytolaptops,cameraphonesandvideophones.ButhereatThomsonReuters(路透社),andinthemediaasawhole,theneedforastrongsenseofethicshasneverbeenmorenecessary.
Tome,attheheartofethicsarethepreservation(保持)ofhonesty,independenceandfreedomfromprejudice.Itmeansethicsandstandardsarecompatiblewithinnovation(革新).Infact,theyhavetogohandinhand.There’salotofroomforinnovationhere,butthere’snoroomforaChuckTatum,whowoulddoanythingtogettothetop.
Inabout2020,mygranddaughterwillprobablybeusingtechnologythathasn’tbeendevelopedyettoworkonherschool“newspaper”.Shewon’tbeusinghertypewriterbutshewill,Ihope,beusingwhatshe’slearnedfromthejournalistsofthisgeneration.It’suptoustosettherightexample.
41.WhatdoesChuckTatummeanbysaying“biteadog”?
A.Hetriesallsortsoftrickstoachievehisgoal.
B.Heacknowledgeshisguiltoftellinglies.
C.Heattractspeople’sattentioninthestreet.
D.Hebecomesmadbecausethere’snonews.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
由“Notenoughtostopmeonmy
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