最新高二英语阅读理解模拟试题

最新高二英语阅读理解模拟试题
一、高中英语阅读理解
1．阅读理解
One of the main decisions you must make when traveling is deciding where to stay. A place to stay can often make or break a holiday. Whether you are looking for a classy hotel or a night under the stars, we can guide you through your different options.
Bed and Breakfast
An English invention, bed and breakfasts, offers exactly what they suggest, a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. “B&Bs”，are usually someone's private home, often found in the countryside.
Hostels
For those traveling on a tight budget, hostels are the best accommodation option. Informal places usually with a lovely relaxed atmosphere, they offer dormitory beds for rent. Bathrooms are usually down the hall.
Remember to check reviews by previous guests online before you book your hostel.
Couch Surfing
An unusual but interesting option, couch(沙发) surfing is a growing trend among young internationals. The idea is that you become a member of the online couch-surfing community (www. couchsurfing. com) and then when you travel, look up other members in that country and ask to stay on their couch. Most hosts will suggest sightseeing trips and take you out in the evening, making it a great way to see things that aren't in your guidebook. And remember, it may be free but don't forget to offer to buy your host a drink or dinner.
Camping
Sleeping under the stars! For budget travelers staying at camping grounds is the cheapest way to travel. The drawback is having to carry a tent with you. Camping grounds can be found across Europe, America and Australia. However, if you intend on camping in busy cities check first where the nearest place for camping is. More often than not, they are on the edge of cities, which can mean lengthy bus rides into town when you want to eat or see the sights.
（1）What will hostels provide for budget travelers?
A. A positive experience.
B. Dormitory beds for sale.
C. Reviews by previous guests.
D. Beds and private bathrooms.
（2）What is the advantage of couch surfing?
A. You can have a couch to sleep on.
B. You don't have to pay any money.
C. You can explore the nightlife there.
D. The host will share the expense with you.
（3）What is the disadvantage of camping?
A. Sleeping in the open air.
B. Taking some extra articles.
C. Camping near big cities.
D. Using public transportation.
（4）What may the four alternatives have in common?
A. They help you save money.
B. They help you make friends.
C. They offer you good reviews.
D. They offer you nice views.
【答案】（1）A
（2）C
（3）B
（4）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，为手头资金紧张的出门旅游者介绍了四种住宿方式：住宿兼次日早餐的旅馆、青年旅舍、睡沙发旅行和露宿，并介绍了各自的优点和不足之处。

(1)考查推理判断。

根据Hostels部分中的“Informal places usually with a lovely relaxed atmosphere”可知，这些非正式的场所给你一种轻松愉快的氛围，会让你有一次积极的体验。

故选A。

(2)考查推理判断。

根据Couch Surfing部分中的“Most hosts will suggest sightseeing trips and take you out in the evening, making it a great way to see things that aren't in your guidebook.”可知，到旅游时寻找这样的家庭，主人给你提供自家的沙发代替旅馆，在夜晚，主人会带你出去转悠，你能看见在旅游指南上找不到的东西。

故选C。

(3)考查推理判断。

最后一节谈到露宿，说它能让你在星空下睡觉，不方便的地方是你出门时得带着帐篷，要额外携带一些物品。

故选B。

(4)考查推理判断。

本文介绍了四种经济的出行方式：住宿兼次日早餐的旅馆，青年旅舍，睡沙发旅行和露宿。

从各部分的介绍看，这四种选择都不像旅馆那么贵，可以帮你省钱。

故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，要求考生根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解
In 2015, a man named Nigel Richards memorized 386, 000 words in the entire French Scrabble Dictionary in just nine weeks. However, he does not speak French. Richards' impressive feat is a useful example to show how artificial intelligence works—real AI. Both of Richard and AI take in massive amounts of data to achieve goals with unlimited memory and superman accuracy in a certain field.
The potential applications for AI are extremely exciting. Because AI can outperform humans at routine tasks—provided the task is in one field with a lot of data—it is technically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.
But not every job will be replaced by AI. In fact four types of jobs are not at risk at all. First, there are creative jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can. Second, the complex, strategic jobs—executives, diplomats, economists —go well beyond the AI limitation of single-field and Big Data. Then there are the as-yet-unknown jobs that will be created by AI.
Are you worried that these three types of jobs won't employ as many people as AI will replace? Not to worry, as the fourth type is much larger: jobs where emotions are needed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors. These jobs require compassion, trust and sympathy—which AI
does not have. And even if AI tried to fake it, nobody would want a robot telling them they have cancer, or a robot to babysit their children.
So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do them. This must be the responsibility not just of the government, which can provide funds, but also of corporations and those who benefit most.
（1）What is the main purpose of paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic.
B. To mention Nigel's feat.
C. To stress the importance of good memory.
D. To suggest humans go beyond AI in memory.
（2）Which of the following best explains "outperform" underlined in paragraph 2?
A. Be superior to
B. Be inferior to
C. Be similar to
D. Be related to （3）Which of the following jobs is the most likely to be replaced?
A. The writer.
B. The shop assistant.
C. The babysitter.
D. The psychologist.（4）Which of the following suggestions can the author give about job replacement of AI?
A. Limit the application of AI to a certain degree.
B. Get more support from the government.
C. Apply for the donation from companies.
D. Upgrade people's professional skills all the time.
【答案】（1）A
（2）A
（3）B
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，人工智能有取代人类工作的潜力,但是,并非所有工作都会被人工智能取代,有四种类型的工作完全没有风险。

因此,在人工智能时代人类仍然会有工作,关键必须是对劳动力进行再培训,这样人们才能从事这些工作。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第一段可知一个名叫奈杰尔·理查兹（Nigel Richards）的人在短短九周内记住了《法国拼字游戏词典》中的386,000个单词。

但是,他不会说法语。

其展示了人工智能是如何工作的。

而后文主要与人工智能有关,由此推断作者写第一段的目的是引出人工智能这个话题。

故选A。

（2）考查词义猜测。

根据第二段中的“Because AI can outperform humans at routine tasks—provided the task is in one field with a lot of data”可知AI可以在日常任务中outperform人类（前提是该任务在一个涉及到大量数据的领域中；以及“it is t echnically capable of replacing hundreds of millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or so.”可知从技术上讲,人工智能具有在未来大约15年里取代成千上万的白领和蓝领工作的能力。

结合下文推断人工智能能够具有取代人类的工作是因为AI在日常任务中表现超过了人类,划线词的意思是"胜过,超过",故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“First, there are creative jobs. AI needs to be given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and artists can.”可知四种类型的工作完全没有风险。

首先,有创造性的工作。

人工智能不可能像科学家,小说家和艺术家那样进行
发明创造。

也就是作家和科学家不会被取代。

排除A；再根据第四段中的“as the fourth type is much larger: jobs where emotions are need ed, such as teachers, nannies and doctors.”可知需要情感的工作,例如老师,保姆和医生也不大可能被取代,因此排除C和D。

故选B。

（4）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的“So there will still be jobs in the age of AI. The key then must be retraining the workforce so people can do them.” 可知作者认为在AI时代仍然会有工作,关键必须是对劳动力进行再培训,这样人们才能从事这些工作。

进行培训是为了得到专业技能,由此推断作者会给出一直提升人们的专业技能的建议,故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解
Some of the best research on daily experience is rooted in rates of positive and negative interactions, which has proved that being blindly positive or negative can cause others to be frustrated or annoyed or to simply tune out.
Over the last two decades, scientists have made remarkable predictions simply by watching people interact with one another and then scoring the conversations based on the rate of positive and negative interactions. Researchers have used the findings to predict everything from the likelihood that a couple will divorce to the chances of a work team with high customer satisfaction and productivity levels.
More recent research helps explain why these brief exchanges matter so much. When you experience negative emotions as a result of criticism or rejection, for example, your body produces higher levels of the stress hormone, which shuts down much of your thinking and activates (激活) conflict and defense mechanisms (机制). You assume that situations are worse than they actually are.
When you experience a positive interaction, it activates a very different response. Positive exchanges increase your body's production of oxytocin, a feel-good that increases your ability to communicate with, cooperate with and trust others. But the effects of a positive occurrence are less dramatic and lasting than they are for a negative one.
We need at least three to five positive interactions to outweigh every one negative exchange. Bad moments simply outweigh good ones. Whether you're having a conversation, keep this simple short cut in mind: At least 80 percent of your conversations should be focused on what's going right.
Workplaces, for example, often see this. During performance reviews, managers routinely spend 80 percent of their time on weaknesses and “areas for improvement”. They spend roughly 20 percent of the time on strengths and positive aspects. Any time you have discussions with a person or group, spend the vast majority of the time talking about what is working, and use the remaining time to address weaknesses.
（1）The underlined phrase “tune out” in Paragraph 1 probably means
A. stop listening
B. change one's mind
C. sing aloud
D. be crazy
（2）What will happen if you experience negative emotions?
A. The situations are sure to become worse.
B. Much of your thinking will be prevented.
C. You will feel an urge to improve and become better.
D. You'll be motivated to resolve conflicts with people.
（3）From Paragraph 4, we can learn that
A. we need a positive feeling to beat one negative feeling
B. positive interactions have greater effects than negative ones
C. our conversation should center on what needs improvement
D. the effect of negative feelings lasts longer than that of positive ones
（4）What is the best title for the passage?
A. Harmful Negatives
B. More Positive Interactions
C. How to Be a Productive Manager
D. Less Time on Strengths and Positive Aspects 【答案】（1）A
（2）B
（3）D
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是说明文。

主要讲述通过一些关于日常经验的研究证明，当你因为批评或遭到拒绝而经历负面情绪时，你的身体会产生较高水平的应激激素，它关闭了你的思维，激活冲突和防御的机制。

而当你体验到积极的互动时，积极的交流会增加你与他人沟通、合作和信任的能力。

但是积极的影响不如消极的影响更持久，它需要三到五个积极的互动才能去掉一个负面互动。

这给我们一个启示，在谈话时尽可能多的积极互动，才会调动人的积极性。

（1）考查猜测词义题。

根据第一段中的内容可知，一些关于日常经验的最好研究是建立在积极和消极互动率的基础上的，这证明了盲目的积极或消极会使其他人感到沮丧或烦恼，或者干脆把不理睬。

分析选项的内容可知A项符合题意。

（2）考查细节理解题。

根据第三段中的中间部分“When you experience negative emotions as a result of criticism or rejection, for example, your body produces higher levels of the stress hormone, which shuts down much of your thinking and activates （激活） conflict and defense mechanisms （机制）.” 可知，你经历负面情绪时，你的身体会产生较高水平的应激激素，它关闭了你的思维机制和激活你的防御机制。

由此可判断B项是正确的。

（3）考查细节理解题。

根据第四段最后一句“But the effects of a positive occurr ence are less dramatic and lasting than they are for a negative one.”可知，积极面事件的影响不如消极的影响更持久。

由此判断出D项正确。

（4）考查主旨大意题。

通读全文可知，一些关于日常经验的研究证明，当你因为批评或遭到拒绝而经历负面情绪时，你的身体会产生较高水平的应激激素，它关闭了你的思维，激活冲突和防御的机制。

而当你体验到积极的互动时，积极的交流会增加你与他人沟通、合作和信任的能力。

但是积极的影响不如消极的影响更持久，它需要三到五个积极的互动才能去掉一个负面互动。

这给我们一个启示，在谈话时尽可能多的积极互动，才会调动人的积极性。

分析选项可知B项正确。

【点评】科普文客观题的解题方法1.“找”。

读完材料，审完题干(题干不可不审清)，可根据题干确定选项的大致范围，开始找与选项相对应的句子，然后再进行合理的想象、推理及判断。

有时候选项的语句散见于文章的各处，也一定找准原句。

2.“比”。

比较时重在关注意
思、关注逻辑关系。

有时需要统观全篇，不能只盯住一处。

3.“判断”。

推断时，切不可只凭主观臆断，一定要找到确切的根据，找到合理的解释。

4．阅读理解
It's 3 o'clock and you've been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn't. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.
Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brai n. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.
A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. So, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.
In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that “dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.” So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.
So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.
（1）What is the function of the first paragraph?
A. To remind readers of their own special food.
B. To deepen the understanding of hunger.
C. To report the discovery of craving study.
D. To lead to the topic of the whole passage.（2）What do we learn about food craving?
A. It shows food is linked to feelings.
B. It ensures a person survives hunger.
C. It means the stomach functions well.
D. It proves the brain decides your appetite.
（3）What's the likely result of dieting?
A. The decrease of chemicals.
B. The increase of food desire.
C. The refusal of fat and sugar.
D. The disappearance of appetite.
（4）What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The functions of brain areas.
B. What hunger is all about.
C. The findings of food craving.
D. What dieting may bring us.
【答案】（1）D
（2）A
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文是说明文，主要谈论饮食冲动的调查结果。

食物与情感有关系，节食的结果会导致食物欲望的增加。

(1)目的意图题。

根据第一段最后一句Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.可知，第一段是为了引导整篇文章的话题。

故答案选D。

(2)推理判断题。

根据第三段最后一句Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.可知，食物与情感有关系。

故答案选A。

(3)推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段第一句In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that“dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.可知，节食的结果会导致食物欲望的增加。

故答案选B。

(4)主旨大意题。

根据最后一段So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.本文主要谈论饮食冲动的调查结果。

故答案选C。

【点评】说明文主题和文章大意的技巧：应对文章主题和中心大意考题时，寻找和发现文章主题句就是关键。

这个主题句一般具有如下特点：①表达的意思比较概括。

②句子结构简单，大多数时候，不采用长句、难句的形式。

③段落的其他句子必定是用来解释或发挥主题句所表达的主题思想的。

④主题句的位置除个别情况下是在文中的句子，大多数情况下，主题句往往是在段首和段尾。

所以，在阅读文章时，要特别注意文章的首段、首句和末句。

5．阅读理解
Average humans can consume 15 or more drinks in plastic bottles a month. If you were born after 1978, and live until 80 years old, you will leave behind a minimum of 14,400 plastic bottles on this planet. These bottles take hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces of plastic, never to completely disappear. Most of the waste is consumed by fish and birds, which has shortened their lifetime greatly.
The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic. It's a community in Panama that is going to be made of used bottles. The design process begins with building steel frames, which are then filled with these bottles. Once this step is complete, and electrical and plumbing (管道装置) lines are put inside, the plastic walls are covered by concrete—both inside and outside. So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic. Besides, the material will keep the house 17°C cooler than the outside, which is the biggest benefit to people living inside.
The village is the brainchild (主意) of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several environmental projects. Having started a recycling program four years ago, during which a number of plastic bottles were collected, he started to think of how they could be put to use. Soon enough, he decided to use them to build houses, and came up with a basic idea for the construction process.
The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protect the environment. The village will also create an education center that will
teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter. Recycled bottles could neutralize the negative effect of your passage on this planet, and move closer to leaving only your “footprints”.
（1）What does Paragraph 1 intend to tell us?
A. The reason for buying fewer drinks.
B. The difficult situation of wildlife.
C. The amount of plastic waste.
D. The seriousness of plastic pollution.
（2）What is the biggest benefit to people living in the Plastic Bottle Village?
A. The house will be much cooler than normal ones.
B. The material of construction will be reduced a lot.
C. The newly-made house can save a lot of electricity.
D. The waste of the house can be consumed by fish and birds.
（3）Which of the following words can best describe Robert?
A. Creative.
B. Courageous.
C. Enthusiastic.
D. Sensitive.（4）The main purpose of Robert's projects is to
A. provide shelter for locals
B. reuse all deserted plastic bottles
C. popularize the use of plastic bottles
D. raise people's environmental awareness
【答案】（1）D
（2）A
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】考查环保类文章。

一个人一生中会留下许多塑料瓶子，这些瓶子要花上百年才能分解成碎片，而且永远不会完全消失，给地球留下太多的污染。

于是Robert想出了用这此塑料瓶子建成房子，这种材料房子的室内温度相对凉爽，这对于环境来说更加环保。

（1）考查推理判断题。

根据第一段内容可知，一个人一生中会留下许多塑料瓶子，这些瓶子要花上百年才能分解成碎片，而且永远不会完全消失。

大部分的废物被鱼和鸟所消耗，大大缩短了它们的寿命。

由此可推测出这些塑料瓶子对地球的污染有多严重。

故答案选D。

（2）考查细节理解中的一一对应型。

答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合。

根据第二段最后一句“the material will keep the house 17°C cooler than the outside, w hich is the biggest benefit to people living inside.”可知，这种材料可以使房子的温度比室外低17°，这对居住在室内的人来说是最大的好处。

故答案A。

（3）考查推理判断题。

根据全文可知这地球上的塑料瓶子要花上百年才能分解成碎片，而且永远不会完全消失，给地球留下太多的污染。

于是Robert的项目就是用这些塑料瓶建成房子，这种材料房子的室内温度相对凉爽，不仅让利用废物，还环保了地球。

可说是一个有创意性的项目，即Robert是一个有创造性的人。

故答案选A。

（4）考查推理判断题。

根据最后一段的第一句“The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protect the environment. ”可知项目希望人们意识到这些瓶子造成的浪费，以便他们能做更多来保护环境，以此提高人们保护环境的意识。

故答案选D。

【点评】细节判断题——定位法。

通过定位词寻找出题点定位词和主题句是英语阅读理解
解题方法的最重要的两个要素，前者适用于解答细节理解题，后者用于解答主旨大意题。

通过定位词解题，就是说我们在阅读题干的时候迅速的把题干中有标记意义的词或词组划
记出来，然后用这个词回到原文当中定位。

6．阅读理解
China will green light Internet medical services conducted by medical institutions as part of a broader push to promote Internet Plus Healthcare, those at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided.
Medical institutions will be allowed to provide online diagnostic services for some common and chronic diseases in patients' follow-up visits to their doctors. The top levels of hospitals will
be encouraged to provide online services, including consultations (会诊), reservations and test result inquiries.
As China joins the ranks of middle-income countries, the demand for health services has increased accordingly. Internet Plus Healthcare can help reduce the problem of inaccessible and expensive public health services that have long been a big concern for the general public.
One decision coming out of the meeting says the intelligent review for health insurance will be applied and the one-stop settlement will be advanced. The real-time sharing of prescription and drug retail sales will be explored, as well.
“We must waste no time in pushing forward the measures once the decisions made.” Li said. “In recent years, top-level hospitals in major cities have seen steady increases in the number of patents. Medical bills have become a heavy burden on families and high-end medical resources
sill fall short of meeting the growing demand of the public.”
To solve the problem, a two-pronged (双管齐下的) approach must be taken. One is to establish medical partnerships to strengthen cooperation between major hospitals and community clinics. The other is to bring forward Internet Plus Healthcare to promote the sharing
of quality medical resources.
The government will see to it that long-distance healthcare services cover all county-level hospitals. So more efforts will be made to ensure that high-speed broadband network will be extended to cover medical institutions in urban and rural areas. Dedicated internet access services will be set up to meet the needs for long-distance healthcare services.
（1）According to the text, which of the following services wont a patient enjoy online?
A. Receiving a medical operation.
B. Asking doctors for advice after the test.
C. Several doctors discussion about the disease.
D. Making an appointment with a doctor in advance.
（2）Why is the demand for health services increasing in China?
A. The expense of medical care.
B. The recognition of health insurance.
C. The improvement of people's life quality.
D. The inconvenience of hospital equipment.
（3）What does Li mean by saying “We must waste no time in pushing forward the measures”?
A. The bills are impossible to afford.
B. The situations are urgent to improve.
C. The measures are perfectly worked out,
D. The hospitals are unwilling to admit patients.
（4）What can be the suitable title for the text?
A. Modern Hospitals.
B. Online Healthcare on its Way,
C. No More Burden for General People.
D. Wide Applications of Internet Service.
【答案】（1）A
（2）C
（3）B
（4）B
【解析】【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。

文章主要是关于中国政府计划开展绿色互联网医疗服务的详细内容报道。

（1）细节理解题。

根据第二段“The top levels of hospitals will be encouraged to provide online services, including consultations (会诊), reservations and test result inquiries.”可知，高级医院被鼓励可以在线提供的服务包括在线会诊，预约挂号和检查结果查询。

并没有提到医疗手术。

故答案选A。

（2）细节理解题。

根据第三段“As China joins the ranks of middle-income countries, the demand for health services has increased accordingly.”可知，随着中国进入中等收入国家行列，对健康服务的需求也随之增加。

也就是说中国人民的生活水平提高，是健康服务需求增加的原因。

故答案选C。

（3）推理判断题。

由原文“Internet Plus Healthcare can help reduce the problem of inaccessible and expensive public health services that have long been a big concern for the general public.”，公共卫生服务一直是公众关注的焦点。

又由“In recent years, top-level…the growing demand of the public.”，近年来医疗费用已成为家庭的沉重负担，高端医疗资源无法满足公众日益增长的需求。

可知，目前医疗资源不足等问题日益严重和紧迫，所以中国政府必须抓紧时间采取措施解决问题。

故答案选B。

（4）主旨大意题。

由文章开头“China will green light Internet medical services conducted by medica l institutions as part of a broader push to promote Internet Plus Healthcare”及全文内容可知，文章主要讲了中国政府推行网上医疗服务的消息。

故答案选B。

【点评】新闻报道类阅读理解的解题技巧
1）仔细阅读导语，掌握新闻主旨：导语(即文章的第一句话或第一自然段)往往是对整篇文章的高度概括，正文部分则对导语展开叙述，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。

2）运用查读的方法明确新闻的细节：根据题干的关键词，采用查读的方法搜寻所考查的细节描述，然后与选项进行比较，最后确定答案。

3）把握文章基本框架，抓住长句和难句的主干：在阅读新闻报道类文章时，首先要了解其基本框架结构，始终把重点放在文章最主要的内容上，不要被细枝末节、和主旨不相关的难句所迷惑。

其次，检测的关键句常常是长句或者含有习语、难词的句子。

7．阅读理解
Can exercise during childhood protect you against memory loss many decades later?Exercise early in life seems to have lifelong benefits for the brain,in rats at least.
"This is an animal study,but it shows that physical activity at a young age is very important一
not just for physical development,but for the whole lifelong track of cognitive（认知的）development during ageing,"says Martin Wojtowicz of the University of Toronto,Canada."In humans,it may delay the appearance of Alzheimer's symptoms（阿兹海默氏症）,possibly to the point of preventing them."
Wojtowicz's team divided 80 young male rats into two equal groups,and placed running wheels in the cages of one group for a period of six weeks.Around four months later—when the rats had reached middle age—the team taught all the rats to connect an electric shock with being in a specific box.When placed in the box,they froze with fear.
Two weeks later,the team tested the rats in three situations: exactly the same box in the same room,the same box with the room arranged differently,and a completely different box in a different room.
The rats without access to a running wheel when they were young now froze the same percentage of times in each of these situations,suggesting they couldn't remember which one was dangerous.But those that had been able to run in their youth froze 40 to 50 percent less in both changed box settings.
“The results suggest the amount of physical activity when we're young,at least for rats,has influence on brain and cognitive health—in the form of better memories—when we're older,"says Arthur Kramer of Northeastern University in Boston,who has found that,in humans,exercise promotes the growth of new brain cells.
（1）The study shows that______.
A. physical activity is important for physical health
B. using the running wheels is of benefit to the rats' growth
C. physical activity can prevent human's Alzheimer's symptoms
D. the more exercise a rat has when young,the better memory it will possess when older
（2）How are Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By giving an example.
C. By describing the process.
D. By showing differences.
（3）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Exercise.
B. Development.
C. Benefit.
D. Study.
（4）What is the author's attitude towards the animal study?
A. Negative.
B. Objective.
C. Critical.
D. Doubtful.
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）A
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，通过对实验鼠的实验，发现了动物在年轻时运动越多，老年时的记忆力就越好。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“Exercise early in life seems to have lifelong benefits for the brain, in rats at least.”可知，锻炼对大脑终生有好处，至少对老鼠是这样的。

故选D。

（2）考查推理判断。

根据第三段和第四段讲述Wojtowicz的研究小组对老鼠进行试验的过程，因此通过描述过程发展的。

故选C。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第二段介绍一项动物研究，具体的运动对身体的发育很重要，对于人类，它可能会推迟阿兹海默氏症的出现。

因此it在句中指的是具体的身体活动，也就是锻炼。

故选A。

（4）考查观点态度。

根据短文中对这项老鼠实验的过程及其结果的介绍，用数据表示，可见作者对动物研究的态度是很客观的。

故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，推理判断和观点态度四个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

8．阅读理解
In Shanghai's Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage. He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves. Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buyi folk song. Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China.
It's the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater. But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantonese-born singer; who has made it her mission to help preserve China's traditional ethnic music.
Several years ago, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of China's remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups. In the course other four- month trip, she recorded more than a thousand songs. But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out.
"I was shocked the beauty of what I heard-it was so good," she says. "But it needed support. I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contemporary times."
So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience. By doing this, she hopes to rekindle (再次点燃) the interest of the younger generation. "Young people don't like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs. They think these songs are something their grandma sings. This kind of repackaging gives young people a new door into their heritage." Zhu believes China needs to look again at its own roots. "China today is basically all Western art; in our conservatories (音乐学院) Western classical music is the top," she says. "For China to really contribute to the world, we need to go on our own path. So what can represent China today?" The answer, she suggests, is to move from "made in China" to "created in China".
（1）From the first paragraph, we learn that ________.
A. the audience are all young people
B. Guo Yong is playing the Buyi folk music
C. Guo Yong is the only minority performer on the stage
D. tree branches make good musical instruments
（2）Which of the following is TRUE of Zhu Zheqin?
A. She teaches music in a conservatories.
B. She is helping preserve Chinese ethnic music.
C. She works as an official in the United Nations.
D. She's created all the music for the Grand Theater.。