湖南省长沙市2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练(35)

湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（35）

2016高考训练题。阅读理解。

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。

We were moving to a new state after my husband had been out of work for many months and we had no money. In fact, we had to borrow money to reach our destination town. Anyway, it was my husband, two boys aged four and two, and myself, seven months pregnant (怀孕), in an old Volvo station wagon. We had been driving for two days in the middle of winter (that car’s heater didn’t work), and we had taken a route that was very desolate. There was nothing around for miles－no cars, buildings or signs of civilization. Suddenly, our car started losing power and the gauges(汽油表) went all out of order. We saw a light in the distance and managed to roll to a stop in front of this property that looked like a small simple house. Our cell phones had not gotten reception for ma ny miles, and it was freezing outside, so I didn’t know if we were going to make it out of this situation alive. My husband got out of the car to see if there was something he could do to get us rolling again, but it was not looking good. A short while later, a man came out of the house and spoke with my husband a bit before inviting us all into his home. He and his wife took us in, fed us, and made us feel at home as we struggled to find some way to get to our destination, which was still a few hours’ drive away. We were able to call a friend and get a ride, leaving our broken car behind, but not before the couple gave us food and water for our journey. One week later, this dear sweet couple pulled our car all the way to our place and refused to take anything in return, except for us to pay it forward －and we have, and will continue to do it forever.

1. We can learn from the text that the family________.

A. had a hopeless future

B. was in financial difficulty

C. suffered from a company crash

D. wanted to turn to their relatives for help

2. The underlined word “ desolate” probably mean________.

A. deserted

B. advanced

C. smooth

D. muddy

3. Knowing that the wagon had broken down, the author________.

A. called her friend several miles away for help

B. stopped the car in front of a simple service station

C. was afraid that they couldn’t overcome the difficulty

D. encouraged her husband and children to be confident

4. We can learn from the text that the family___________.

A. got out of their financial difficulty

B. met with more troubles after that

C. came back to thank the couple who had helped them

D. followed the couple’s example in return for their help

参考答案1-4、BACD

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。

Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it’s because we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains.

Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿) it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.

Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”) , the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball) .