高考英语二轮复习考点真题研练 22 阅读理解.docx
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高考英语二轮复习考点真题研练22阅读理解
专题二 阅读理解
——决定成败
科普常识类
(2013·浙江,B)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
社会现象类
(2013·湖北,D)AGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfutureactuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthosepessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.
Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfaresurveysfromroughly40,000Germansbetweenages18and96.Thesurveyswereconductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.
Surveyrespondents(受访者)wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelifesatisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions.
Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddleagedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,werefarmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidtheyfeelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedtosufferalowerratio(比率)ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod.
“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactuallyobservedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeathwithinthefollowingdecade,”wroteFriederR.Lang,aprofessorattheUniversityofErlangenNuremberg.
Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosyfuture.
“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施),”theauthorswrote.
Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherincomewasrelatedtoagreaterriskofdisability.
Theauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewerelimitationstotheirconclusions.Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutcomes.
However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear.“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,”theauthorsconcluded.
5.Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuturelifesatisfaction?
A.Optimisticadults.B.Middleagedadults.
C.Adultsinpoorhealth.D.Adultsoflowerincome.
解析 细节理解题。
由文章第四段第一句话“Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddleagedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.”可知中年人可以更加精确地预测他们的未来。
故选B项。
答案 B
6.Pessimismmaybepositiveinsomewaybecauseitcausespeople________.
A.tofullyenjoytheirpresentlife
B.toestimatetheircontributionaccurately
C.totakemeasuresagainstpotentialrisks
D.tovaluehealthmorehighlythanwealth
解析 细节理解题。
由第六、七段中的关键信息“...peoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractions...”及“...contributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施)...”可知对未来持悲观态度的人会对他们的行动更加小心并且采取一些预防措施,故选C项。
答案 C
7.Howdopeopleofhigherincomeseetheirfuture?
A.Theywillearnlessmoney.
B.Theywillbecomepessimistic.
C.Theywillsuffermentalillness.
D.Theywillhavelesstimetoenjoylife.
解析 细节理解题。
由第八段第一句话“Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.”可知工资高的人会预料他们未来工资的下降,故选A项。
答案 A
8.Whatistheclearconclusionofthestudy?
A.Pessimismguaranteeschancesofsurvival.
B.Goodfinancialconditionleadstogoodhealth.
C.Medicaltreatmentdetermineshealthoutcomes.
D.Expectationsoffuturelifesatisfactiondeclinewithage.
解析 推理判断题。
由最后一段的最后一句话“‘Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,’theauthorsconcluded.”可知对未来生活满意度的预测随年龄的增长而下降。
答案 D
人文地理类
(2013·重庆,D)NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anSshapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.
“StormatSea”,ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind'searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.
Whenthewindisfromthewest
Allthewavesthatcannotrest
Totheeastmustthunderon
Wherethebrighttreeofthesun
Isrootedintheocean'sbreast.
Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.
ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath-perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmidocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics(模仿)nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbiotic
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