贵州省贵阳市高考英语一轮阅读练习(5)

贵州省贵阳市2016高考英语一轮阅读练习（5）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。

F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgerald’s problems wit h his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels TenderIs the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States,he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, hisdear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.( ) 1. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 8( ) 2. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. f-d-e-c-b-aD. b-f-c-d-e-a( ) 3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.B. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital( ) 4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .A. Zelda’s personal lifeB. Zelda’s illness and treatmentC. Fitzgerald’s friendship with GrahamD. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world【语篇解读】本片文章为记叙文，主要讲述了英国著名文学家弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的生平、生活及其重要作品1.答案A。

【解析】细节理解题。

据题意，由文章中关键词novel可知，文章中提及到的弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德的小说有：This side of paradise，The Beautiful and Damned，The Great Gatsby，Tender Is the Night and The love of the last Tycoon，共计5篇。

故选A项2.答案D。

【解析】细节理解题。

根据第一段中“……was once a student of St. Paul Academy……In 1917 he joined the army……”可知弗兰西斯·司各特·菲茨杰拉德先在圣保罗学院学习，然后参加的军队。

由此可知答案应为D项3.答案C。

【解析】推理判断题。

由第四段第一句“However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wifeZelda affected his writing”可以判断出C项4.答案D。

【解析】推理判断题。

根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述，说明了菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义，因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献的。

故选D项阅读理解。

Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain withcomputers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people withdisabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnicschool in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchairdirected by a person’s thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving hisleft or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it withhis thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. These send signals through the spinal cord（脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries orother conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,”Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external worldand also to control de vices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signalsfrom the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signalsand commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras thatidentify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain. Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer softwarethat interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practicalpossibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit front. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.71.BCI is a technology that canA. help to update computer systemsB. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recoverD. control a person's thoughts72. How" did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A. By controlling his muscles.B. By talking to the machine.C. By moving his hand.D. By using his mind.73. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A. scalp → computer →cap→wheelchairB. computer →cap→scalp→wheelchairC. scalp →cap→computer→wheelchairD. cap → compute →scalp→wheelchair74. The team will test with real patients toA. make profits from themB. prove the technology useful to themC. make them live longerD. learn about their physical condition75. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Switzerland, the BCI Research CenterB. New Findings About How the Human Brain WorksC. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries【文章大意】科普说明文。