2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(37)
广东省深圳市2015届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解 高考真题练.
2. C 细节理解题。本题根据题干很难定位出在文 章何处可以寻找到答案线索,所以建议使用排除法。 根据A选项“recite their homework together”定位 到第三段中的“which would be recited in class the following day”可知选项中“together”为画蛇添足, A选项错误;根据B选项“grade their homework themselves学生自己给自己的作业打分”定位到第 三段中的“our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questions我们的分数取决于对 家庭作业的口头回答”可知选项曲解了文章的意思, B选项错误;D选项“check the answers to their homework questions”文章中根本没有提到;由此 可得出,应选C,另外第三段中根据“our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questions”可知C正确。
(十三) 作者在接受查找有关乔治· 华盛顿的信息的任务 后, 发现有两个乔治· 华盛顿, 一个是发现花生有 几百种用法, 一个是领导美国革命, 然后按爷爷 的建议, 用抛硬币决定介绍哪一位, 结果闹出笑 话。当要求重做时, 遭到老师拒绝, 作者认为不 公平, 作者从此潜心学习, 十个月后, 情况完全不 同了, 作者的校长告诉作者可以跳过六年级。公 平是甜美的! 1. B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes可知。
2. A 细节理解题。根据第二段的描述, 尤其是其 中的I had never heard of that name before可知 选 A。 3. D 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的I was totally lost可知作者一脸茫然, 自然是焦急地想知道自 己错在哪里。 4. C 细节理解题。根据最后一段第四句I felt that the punishment was not justified可知。 5. B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year可知选B。
高考英语二轮复习专题训练:阅读理解(37)
山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练:阅读理解(37)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
ASinging are the pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti. One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin. Their headmistress, Emile Jean-Noel, is one of the few women school principals in the country. ks**5uOver 70 % of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food, water, schools, or housing. To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme.“We are so cut off we have many difficulties,” comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossible. Emile tries to encourage those around her to make use of all available resources. Her efforts are bearing fruit. One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children’s schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery(刺绣) and other handicrafts. ks**5uRecent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years. Enrolment(入学) is a mere 44 per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish it. Less than a third of these go on to secondary school. In rural areas it is not rare to find 17- and 18 year-olds in primary school. Beau-Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils. Emile works constantly to improve her pupils’ environment. Under her direction, a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food Programme.Not only is Emile’s salary too little, but she receives it irregularly. For her, transport is a real headache. She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately-owned bus, costing more than she can afford.“The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly”, Emile comments. “With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it.” Nevertheless, Emile loves her job. “I al ways feel at home with the children and, the parents understand what I’m doing.”1. What theme is presented in this passage?A. Devotion to education.B. Poverty and hardship.C. Politics and childrenD. Love and beauty ks**5u2. Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school?A. Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts.B. Persuading local women to care about their children’s education.C. Encouraging those around her to use those available resources.D. Finding chalk, school books and other materials.3. In the last paragraph, “those who are really cut out for teaching” are those who are ________.A. dismissed from teachingB. unfamiliar with teachingC. qualified for teachingD. cautious about teachingBLabor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employers and the self-employed. Labor is one of the country's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services wanted by the community.Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population, there are several other influences which also affect it. The age distribution (分布) of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were a balanced spread age distribution. If the population naturally grows rapidly, the number of births greatly exceeds (超出) the number of deaths then as a total population increases proportion of the workforce declines.Sometimes a population is described as aging which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are insufficient numbers of young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it. In that situation the population istop-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate. ks**5uThe age distribution of the population has several important effects on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax revenue (税收) is relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.4.In the passage “labor force” is defined as ___________.A.people who are available to work and earn incomeB.self-employed people onlyC.people who are looking for an employment ks**5uD.employers who create job opportunities5.The conclusion which can be drawn from the second paragraph is that___________.A.a natural growth of population leads to a balanced workforceB.a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforceC.the larger the population, the higher the proportion of the workforceD.the workforce will be lower, if the population has a balanced age distribution,6.When a population is said to be aging,___________.A.there are more people retiring than those entering the workforceB.the birth rate must be growingC.there should be an oversupply of workforceD.There are more people entering the workforce than those retiringC(1) Mr. Brown (the motorist)At about 9:20 p.m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market Road in the direction of Midwick. I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends. Iprepared to turn into Sturham Road, which was on my right. In the distance, I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was along way from me. I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right. Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road. Suddenly there was a loud noise on t he passenger’s (near) side of the car. I stopped the car and got out. A motorcycle had hit my car. The motorcyclist had been thrown over the car. He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help.(2) Mt. Smith (the injured motorcyclist)On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown. I was riding my motorcycle. I was going slowly because some of the streetlights were out and road was wet and slippery. Just before Sturham road, a car suddenly drove right across my path. The driver did not flash his lights to give a warning. I could not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car. WhenI woke up, I was lying in a hospital in Market Road.(3) Mr. Lee (another motorcyclist) ks**5uAt about 9:10 p.m. on October 14th, I left my home in Midwick. Ten minutes later I was riding my motorcycle along Market Road. I was going to Newton. There was a motorcycle about 40 meters in front of me. It was not going very quickly. The man on it was riding near the curb (路边) but I was near the center of the road. The motorcyclist in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time. He hit the car and was injured. There was no car going along in front of us o put by the road. ks**5u7. Which of these pictures exactly shows the scene of the accident?X= the place where the motorcycle hit the car; N=Newtown;M= Midwick; S=Sturham (Note that cars and motorcycles always keep to the left in England.)8. Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?A. Mr. Brown wrongly supposed that the lights of the two motorcycles were those of a car.B. the lights of the car moving towards Mr. Brown made him unable to see.C. Mr. Brown knocked down a motorcyclist on purpose.D. The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motorcyclist.9. It seems probable from the statements that Mr. Brown ______ .A. gave no signal to show that he was turning rightB. did not five any signal until he was actually turningC. failed to give a proper signal at that timeD. flashed his light to show that he was going to turn10. We would expect to find that Mr. Brown’s car was damaged on its ______ side.A. frontB. leftC. rightD. driver’sDAs any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more. ks**5uLewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with M M MDeach other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ effor ts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking the re is.”The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible.” Says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”11. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ______ .A. show the relationship between parents and childrenB. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner tableC. report on the findings of a studyD. give information about family problems12. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragrap h 3, Lewis means that middle children______ .A. have to help their parents to serve dinnerB. get the least attention from the familyC. are often kept away from the dinner tableD. find it hard to keep up with other children13. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ______ .A. they are busy serving food to their childrenB. they are busy keeping order at the dinner tableC. they have to pay more attention to younger childrenD. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family14. Lewis research provides an answer to the question ______ .A. Why TV is important in family ks**5uB. why parents should keep good orderC. why children in small families seem to be quietD. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life15. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?A. It is important to have the right food for children.B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner. 1—15 ADC ABAD CACB CBBDC。
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解(18)
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解〔18〕ADo you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!〞This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.Some politicians oft en use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!〞that’s true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.〞Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.〞 It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.This kind of deceptio n happens too of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.49. How much did the lottery winner lose?A. One hundred dollars.B. Two hundred dollars.C. Three hundred dollars.D. Four hundred dollars.50. We may infer that the author believes people should _______.A. buy lottery ticketsB. make use of half-truthsC. not take anything at face valueD. not trust the Yucky Company52. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?A. False statements are easy to see through.B Half-truths are often used to mislead people.C. Doctors like to act in advertisements.D. Advertisements are based on facts.51. What do the underline words “net gain〞 in Paragraph 5 mean?A. final increaseB. big advantageC. large shareD. total savingBThose who have suffered from insomnia know the sinking feeling of watching the clock tick. Now a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that lying in bed awake may actually contribute to the problem of sleeplessness. The study of 79 adults (average age 72) with insomnia aimed to determine whether brief behavioral interventions for insomnia would help. Traditional behavioral therapy〔疗法〕requires at least half a dozen hour-long sessions with a therapist — a costly commitment many patients either can't make or don't have access to. Other options include sleep-aiding medications or supplements. In the current study, the 39 participants in the behavioral therapy group received a 45- to60-minute instructing session, plus a 30-minute follow-up session and two20-minute phone calls.Doctors offered the following behavioral interventions for improving sleep: reduce time in bed; get up at the same time every day, regardless of sleep duration; don't go to bed unless sleepy; and don't stay in bed unless asleep.The other 40 participants in the study were given printed educational materials about insomnia, which included the same instructions given to the intervention group, but without the individualized sessions with a therapist. Two weeks later, the latter group also got a 10-minute follow-up phone call.At the end of four weeks, the behavioral treatment group was significantly more likely to show improvements in sleep than the printed-materials group. By that time, 55% of those who received behavioral treatment no longer met the criteria for insomnia, compared with 13% of the group that got educational brochures. The good news comes at the same time as a report on the health effects of insomnia from the U.K.'s Mental Health Foundation. The report, Sleep Matters, suggests a link between insomnia and poor relationships, low energy levels and an inability to concentrate. Poor sleep has already been linked to depression, immune deficiency and heart disease.1.What is the meaning of the underlined word “ insomnia〞?A. sleeplessnessB. depressionC. heart diseaseD. immune deficiency67. What is the disadvantage of traditional behavioral therapy?A. It can’t help.B. It costs a lot of money.C. It requires sessions with a therapist.D. It includes sleep-aiding medications.68. How to improve sleep according to the doctor?A. Lying in bed awake.B. Get up early every day.C. Don’t go to bed late at night.D. D on’t stay in bed if you are not asleep.69. We can learn from the text that insomnia may cause the following resultsexcept________.A. depressionB. concentrationC. immune deficiencyD. heart disease70. What can we infer from the study?A. The intervention group was not given the printed materials.B. The latter group of the study was not given follow-up phone calls.C. The behavioral treatment group was less likely to show improvements.D. The instructing session that the intervention group received is most effective.C〔2014福建卷〕As has been all too apparent in recent days at Balcombe, few issues cause greater concern than energy policy. Many village communities feel their countryside is being ruined by the power-producing machines of wind farms; yet they never take "direct action", even though the planning laws put them at a severe disadvantage. And the generous subsidies (财政补贴) , which encourage the expansion of wind power, are not favorable to the village communities and set landowners in conflict with other residents (居民) .Those who disagree with the rapid expansion of wind farms state that the damage they cause is out of proportion(比例) to the benefits they bring, because their energy output cannot match that of the carbon-based power stations they are supposed to replace. Supporters insist that wind must be part of a mix of renewables, nuclear and carbon, and that the country is committed to meeting EU( European Union) targets for non-carbon energy generation.Against this background, the fact that there is an argument within the Government over whether to publish an official report on wind farms' impact on the countryside becomes even more extraordinary. The two parties in the coalition (联合) government are in disagreement over what it should say.We have some advice for the two parties: publish the report, and let the country be the judge. Even if it contains evidence that wind farms are harmful, it will hardly be a pleasant surprise to people who do not like them. Equally, supporters must argue their case by acknowledging the concerns and explaining why they are either misplaced or worthy of much attention.The suggestion that further negotiations are to take place to produce an "acceptable" report suggests that the politics of coalition government are doing the country harm in a certain way. Given the sensitivities involved, all the information should be available so that people can reach their own conclusions, rather than being left with the suspicion〔猜疑〕that facts are being replaced by political beliefs.72. We can learn from the first paragraph that__________.A. energy policy catches much attention of the publicB. the residents are in favor of the expansion of wind farmsC. many village communities are satisfied with the subsidiesD. the planning laws offer great benefits to the residents73. Supporters think that the expansion of wind power____.A. is more rapid than that of carbon-based powerB. guarantees an increase in energy outputC. is expected to be much better than that of nuclear powerD. agrees with EU targets for non-carbon energy generation74. It can be inferred from the passage that____.A. an official report will settle the energy problemB. the two parties are divided over the issue of wind farmsC. the two parties have agreed on a further negotiationD. political beliefs concerning energy issue go against facts75. Which of the following reflects the author's opinion?A. Increase political impact on energy policy.B. Release a statement of supporters on wind farms.C. Let the nation judge the facts about wind power.D. Leave the two parties to reach their own conclusions.D1.Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner didnot know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in witha lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a menu(菜单), The menu looked exactlythe same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu that he gave to the lady supplied a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous(慷慨) than he really was.1. Why didn’t people come to the White Rose Restaurant to eat at first?A. Because the price was high.B. Because the food was too cheap.C. Because the food was not good.D. The passage didn’t mention.2. According to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at thisrestaurant are mostly _______.A. poor old peopleB. rich young peopleC. men with their girl friendsD. parents with their children3. The difference between the two kinds of menu lie in _______.A. the colorB. the shapeC. the priceD. the food4. According to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eat at this restaurant, the food was paid _______.A. always by the ladies onlyB. always by the men onlyC. sometimes by the ladiesD. either by the men or by the ladies5. According to the passage we can know that, generally speaking,_____.A. men are more generous than womenB. women are more generous than menC. men like their lady friends to be generousD. women like their men friends to be generousAC篇揭露了一个社会问题――社会上有些人利用半真半假的陈词来误导他人。
2015届高考英语二轮复习专题训练:信息匹配及任务型阅读(1)
2015届高考英语二轮复习专题训练:信息匹配及任务型阅读【2014高考英语安徽省六校联考】任务型读写 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。
注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
Once kids hit the teenage years, parenting becomes more difficult than ever. Establishing effective house rules is one of the best ways to educate teenagers. House rules must respect teenagers’ desire to be independent and make sure they behave responsibly.How can effective house rules be established?First of all, get your teenager to take part in making the rules, which can help keep them motivated to follow them. Ask their opinion about what sorts of things they think are important when creating the rules and try to include some of their ideas.When creating the list of rules, don’t list every single rule imaginable. Instead, try to li mit it to the ten most important rules. I’ve seen some parents come up with several pages of rules which turn out to be more like a rule book rather than a list. Remember, it is important to make the list easy to remember and to be a basic guide.Then, it is important that you write out the list of rules and hang them in a prominent (显眼的) location. Keeping the rules on the refrigerator or displayed somewhere where everyone can see them is a good reminder. Revise the rules whenever there’s a need, not very frequently though.Explain clearly in advance what negative consequences will be in store when a rule gets broken. But ensure that none of your consequences are equal to abusive parenting. For example, take off the rule that says —“if you don’t get home by 11 at night, make arrangemen ts to stay elsewhere until morning”. Let helping with small household chores like cleaning up their own rooms serve as consequences for disobeying rules.Following these tips on establishing effective house rules accompanied by constant positive reinforcement (执行) will help improve your teenager’s behavior. Hope you can direct your teenager to become a responsible and independent person with the help of house rules!Establishing house rules for (76) __________【参考答案】任务型读写 (参考)76. teenagers 77. ensure 78.Tips/Suggestions/Advice79.Involving 80. listing 81. written82.remind 83.explanation 84.disobey/break 85. improved根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
高中英语真题-2015届高考高三英语二轮专题练习:单项选择(27)_1
高中英语真题:2015届高考高三英语二轮专题练习:单项选择(27)1.(江苏省石庄高级中学2014届高三第四次调研)We are calling on people to ________ goods from companies that use child labor.A. refuseB. resistC. rejectD. boycott2.(山东省德州市重点中学2014届高三上学期期中考试) —Oh, doctor, The wound on my leg is infected.—You really shouldn’t have left it _______ to the sun.A. discoveredB. exposedC. openedD. buried【答案】B【解祈】discover发现;expose暴露,显露;open打开;bury 埋葬,致力于。
句意:——医生,我腿部的伤口感染了。
——你本不应该把伤口暴露在阳光工下的。
本句的动词expose与前面的it构成逻辑上的被动关系,故使用过去分词。
3.(改编)All happy families ______ one another, but each unhappy fa mily is unhappy in its own way.A. likeB. appearC. resembleD. represent【答案】C【解析】like做动词用时表示:喜欢;appear出现,用于句型it appears that/as if时,表示:好像;resemble看起来像,类似;represent代表。
句意:所有幸福的家庭都彼此相似,不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。
4.(原创)His comments appeared to remarks made earlier in the day by the headmaster.A. disagreesB. contradictsC. declinesD. opposes【答案】B【解析】句意:他的意见似乎和当天早些时候校长所说的相矛盾。
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解(14)
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(14)A错误!未找到引用源。
(2014届·合肥四校高三4月质量检测)Parents are creating an “I want it now” generation by indulging children’s every demand at Christmas,say experts.Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish,claim the education analysts.Consumersavvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future.Behavioural consultant Chris Calland said,“Parents are desperate to make Christmas into a magical fairy ta le for their kids.There’s nothing wrong with that as such.The problem arises when it means always giving into all ourchildren’s demands—even if they are beyond our price range or notageappropriate.”Ms Calland,who runs “Santa Says No” style sessions wi th colleague Nicky Hutchinson,added,“Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.Yet so often the parcels we’ve carefully wrapped,once opened,are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for,they have now lost interest in.”Ms Calland and Ms Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring’s Christmas lists this year.They say that adults can actu ally improve their relationships with their children by resisting “pester (纠缠) power”.Ms Calland said,“All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we’re only building up problems for the future.We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.”“Children learn fast—if we sometimes change our mind,they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.Make sure you and your partner are working together on this.Be consistent.And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.”5.What is the main problem with the “I want it now” generation?A.They are quite selfcentered.B.They like to live in fairy tales.C.They waste a lot of money on gifts.D.They can’t keep their interest in gifts.6.What is probably the aim of “Santa Says No” style sessions?A.To advise on how to wrap gifts properly.B.To keep children’s interest in the gifts.C.To tell pa rents how to say no to children’s demands.D.To advise parents on what gifts to buy for children.7.According to the passage,we can infer that Ms Calland intends to________.A.analyze children’s behaviorB.give advice to parentsC.introduce a new generationD.give her support to parents8.Ms Calland would agree that parents should________.A.buy nothing for children at ChristmasB.choose gifts carefully for childrenC.let children choose their own giftsD.avoid competing with othersB错误!未找到引用源。
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解(1)
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解〔1〕AA new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin caner, actually increases the risk.Researchers from the University of lows based their firdings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the associstion between sunscreen use and melanoms(黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helpsprevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence (发生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States.But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning.The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin concer—people with fair skin and freckles 〔雀斑〕,for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.72. The underlined word “flaws〞 in the 2nd paragraph most probably means .A.evidencesB.factsC.faultsD.failures73. People with fair skin and freckles .A.seldom use sunscreenB. are more in danger of skin concerC. can be free from the harm of the sunD. often expose themselves tothe sun74. We can learn from the passage that .A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more oftenB. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreenC. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteersD. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America75. Which of the following can be the beat title for this passage?A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin CancerB. Sunscreen to Increase SkinCancerC. Skin Cancer Caused by SunscreenD. Skin Cancer Caused byFrecklesB〔2014四川卷〕Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently."Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men lend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status," said Professor Ryan.Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations andour body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions (互动) such as falling in love or giving birth.But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the abilityto recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship. Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants〔参与者〕received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors (因素) that are mainly hormonal."47. What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?A. Placebo.B. Oxytocin.C. The gesture.D. The social status.48. What can we learn from Professor Ryan's previous experiment?A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success.D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences.49. Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?A. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.B. To know the differences between friendship and competition.C. To know people's different abilities to answer questions.D. To test people's understanding of body language.50. The author develops the text by______.A. explaining people's behaviorsB. describing his own experiencesC. distinguishing sexual differencesD. discussing research experimentsCThe morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching,and I’d been in an argument with a friend.Her words still hurt:“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place.Can’t y ou see things from my point of view?〞Ishook my head stubbomly—and felt the ache in my tooth.I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday,but the pain was really unbearable.I started calling the dentists in the phone book,but no one coule see me immediatcly.Finally,at about lunchtime,I got lucky.“If you come by right now,〞the receptionist said,“the dentist will fit you in .〞I look my purse and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice?Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?In the dentist’s office,I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.When I tole her my fears,she laughed and said ,“Don’t worry.The dentist is very good.〞“How long do I have to wait for him?〞I asked impatiently.“Come on ,he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork,〞the assistant said.“The artwork?〞Iwas puzzled.The chair went back,suddenly I smiled.There was a beautiful picture,right where I could enjoy it :on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was !At that moment,I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.What a relief!56.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?A.Cheerful.B.Nervous.C.Satisfied.D.Upset.57.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?A.The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very sho rt notice.B.The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.C.The surroundings of the dentist’s office.D.The laughing assistant of the dentist.58.Why did the author suddenly smile?A.Because the dentist came at last.B.Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.C.Because she could relax in the chair.D.Because the assistant kept comforting her.59.What did the author learn from her experience most probably?A.Strike while the iron is hot.B.Have a good word for one’s friendC.Put oneself in other’s sho esD.A friend in need is a friend indeed.DThe very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction〔拍卖〕.Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid〔出价〕. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled〔敲槌〕the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.The poor-quality painting didn’t receive any bidders. . . except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the l awyer read from the will: “Whoever buys thepainting of my son gets all my collection. 〞 Then the auction was over.56. The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______.A. a museum directorB. a master of artC. an art collectorD. an art dealer57. Why did th e old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald’s son?A. He was devoted to the family.B. He saw that no one bid for it.C. He knew the content of the will.D. He found it cheap for him to buy.58. Fitzgerald’s will showed ______.A. his desire to fool the biddersB. his invaluable love for his sonC. his sadness at the death of his sonD. his regret of having no children to take over his wealthA.71.A 72.C 73.B 74.D 75.AB【考点】考察科普知识类阅读【文章大意】文章讲述了Professor Ryan调查实验,实验告诉我们荷尔蒙催生素能提高人们识别不同的社会交往的能力;男女之间行为的差异是由主要是荷尔蒙的生物因素所引起的。
高中英语真题-2015届高考英语二轮专题训练精华:单项选择(17)_1
高中英语真题:2015届高考英语二轮专题训练精华:单项选择(17)1.I had to the bad habit to laugh at others’ mistakes.A.conserveB.overcomeC.overtakeD.support答案:B解析:这里指克服嘲笑别人错误的坏习惯。
overcome “克服,战胜”。
2.In order not to let the others hear what he said, he the news to me.A.shoutedB.toldC.whisperedD.said答案:C解析:句意:为了不让别人听到他说的话,他小声把消息告诉了我。
whisper “耳语,低声说”。
3.I know you have placed great hope on me, but I’m afraid I mig ht .A.let you downB.let you outC.let you upD.let you alone解析:句意:我知道你对我抱有很大希望, 但我恐怕要让你失望了。
let sb.down “使某人失望”;let out “放出”;let up “停止, 终止”;let alone “听任不管”。
故A项正确。
4.Up to now, Moore any films based on his works.People around him all feel puzzled.A.didn’t approve ofB.doesn’t approve ofC.won’t approve ofD.hasn’t approved of答案:D解析:由up to now可知, 此句应该用现在完成时。
5.As the busiest woman in Norton,she made her duty to look after all the people’s affairs in that town.A.thisB.thatC.oneD.it答案:D解析:句意:作为诺顿镇最忙的女人,她把料理镇上所有人的事情当成她的责任。
高中英语真题-2015届高考高三英语二轮专题复习精练:阅读理解(13)
高中英语真题:2015届高考高三英语二轮专题复习精练:阅读理解(13)A[2014·宁夏银川市高三年级模拟考试]Well, there is no doubt about it that time seems to be flyin g!It feels like you just get the holidays trappings_and__trimming s put away and it's time to get them out again. When we inte rviewed women for our book Love for Grownups, we discove red that as the holidays came to an end, women looked to the New Year with both anticipation and a bit of dread. How can you look at the New Year as a fresh start? Here are some ide as:Keep your resolutions reasonable. Sure, we all might want t o put “lose ten pounds by Valentine's Day” on our resolution list, but let's be practical here - the odds of that happening are probably p retty slim, but if you do achieve that goal, good for you! Try th inking of more“life changing”resolutions like“try something ne w this year”or“get in touch with friends from college” that kind of thing. The pounds will take care of themselves.Use deadlines to help you do things you've put off. One woma n we interviewed for our book told us that she and her husba nd had been meaning to rewrite their wills for over three years and still hadn't gotten around to it.One of her friends finally sa id,“Use your wedding anniversary as the deadline for writing you r wills.Tell yourselves you'll have it done before you celebrate.”And they did.Look at the calendar and think ahead.When you get your calendar for 2013,think if there is something you'd like to do in,say,summer or fall,and plan ahead.If you've been trying to take the kids camping for two years but somehow it neverhappens, this is the year to look ahead and say“let's go the se cond week in August”.If it turns out you have to move your tr ip,fine,but at least you've got it on the calendar! Remember that the beginning of every year is a new,fresh start.You may not achieve all of your goals,but every little bit will help make this year even better than the last.1.The underlined part“trappings and trimmings” in Paragrap h 1 means “________”.A.fruits B.equipmentC.furniture D.decorations2.What's the author's proper advice on taking the kids campi ng?A.You should do it in summer or fall.B.You'd better plan for two years.C.Your should get it on the calendar first.D.You have to go the second week.3.What could be the best title for the text?A.Keep Your Determinations ReasonableB.New Year,Same You—But BetterC.Use Deadlines to Help You Do ThingsD.Look and Think Ahead[文章大意]文章为说明文,介绍了新年规划以及如何落实的问题。
高中英语真题-2015届高考英语二轮专题专练:任务型读写
高中英语真题:2015届高考英语二轮专题专练:任务型读写A任务型读写阅读下列短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。
(注意:每个空格只填一个单词)Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old tr aditions of family and community then we will have a better lif e. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opi nion?In this fastpaced world, many values are undergoing major ch anges. While people traditionally prioritize(优先考虑) caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern pe ople seem to be more selfabsorbed and selfconcerned. Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition o f life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you hav e to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously gr eed and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a co mpany, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in a ny way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people ar e pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences. In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that moder n society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are n ot newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more c ondemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pre ssure compared with their modern counterparts.Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them ? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great ple asure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doi ng the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the d evelopment of a mutually beneficial relationship.In conclusion, modern people appear to be more selfcentered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. Howev er, we should encourage people to know the importance of be ing caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficial rela tionship with others.Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?B任务型读写阅读下列短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(40)
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(40)AThe city of X is internationally known for sports, catering for the needs of both professional and amateur sportspeople as well as those that seek to maintain an active lifestyle. The city promotes well-being by offering its citizens lots of opportunities for sports, both indoors and outdoors throughout the year.Sports clubs in X organize activities in a wide arrangement of sports. The most popular are ice hockey and football, and the list covers well over one hundred other sports.X’s large green areas including the Central Park and the sea offer ample opportunities for physical activity: walking, running, jogging, hiking, bicycling, roller skating, swimming, boating and fishing. The city claims 50,000 amateur fishermen, more than any other capital city in Europe.The city organizes a number of community sports activities and maintains a variety and lots of sports facilities. These facilities include more than 200 km of tracks for walking, jogging and running, close to 200 km of ski tracks in winter, some 30 indoor sports halls, some 10 indoor ice rinks and 80 outdoor ice rinks, 14 indoor swimming halls and 2 outdoor pools in summer, close to 30 beaches, and 12,000 boat berths (泊位).Ice Park is a downtown winter-time skating rink on Railway Square, complete with skate rental (出租) and a heated café.The local people are active bicyclists especially in summer. X’s bicycle path network covers 1,000 kilometers inside the city limits. The city promotes bicycling with many services, including a Journey Planner for Cycling.One of the unusual sports here is ice swimming, and X even hosts ice swimming world championships. The city maintains some 15 ice swimming sites throughout thecity.Campers find a convenient site inside the city: Rastila Camping is one of the most popular camping sites in this country, located by the seaside and accessible by underground. The Nuuksio National Park offers camping in wilderness just half an hour from the city by car.The city of X’s sports function is managed by the Sports Department. The department provides and maintains sports facilities and organizes activities. The department also rents facilities for sports, conference rooms and saunas.BThe White House dropped a report putting together some federal data. None of the information is exactly new, but a number of graphs in the report offer a clear and convincing illustration (阐述) of the status of women today. For instance, more young women are going to college than young men for the first time in US history. But, women are much more likely to go into lower-paying fields than men when they graduate, therefore lasting the long-standing wage gap. And women, especially minority women, are still more likely to live in poverty than men. Check out three of the graphs from the report below.Senior Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said on a conference call with reporters that the president will use the data as a “tool” to inform policy plans, though she would not name any specific new moves the administration is considering.“You really have to look at the whole story of a woman’s life,” Jarrett said. “This report gives us a framework to do that.”24. The reason why American women delay having their first child, as is shown in Graph I, may be that ________.A. they get married at a later ageB. they don’t want to have childrenC. more of them are going to collegeD. more of them are working outside25. From Graph II, we can know that in the USA ________.A. women can receive the same education as menB. in the 1970s, only 10% of women got a bachelor’s degree or higherC. men are paying more attention to university education than womenD. more women have finished university education than men since the late 1990s26. Which conclusion can we draw from Graph III?A. Women with the same education level as men don’t earn as much.B. The more education one has received, the more pay he or she can get.C. Women under 25 years old usually don’t go out to work.D. The longer one has worked, the more pay he or she can get.27. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the report?A. The State of American WomenB. The Education American Women ReceiveC. American Men and WomenD. Competition between Men and WomenCPhysics is a different world now. Will there ever be another Einstein?Scientists say a new Einstein will appear, but it may take a long time. After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival (堪与相比者), Isaac Newton.Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn’t been born yet. That is because the long difficult search for a theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits.New math must be created before the problem can be solved.But researchers say there are many other factors working against another Einstein appearing anytime soon.For one thing, physics is a much different field today. In Einstein’s day, there were a few thousand physicists worldwide, and fewer theoreticians.Education is different, too. One important aspect of Einstein’s training that is overlooked is the philosophy he read as a teenager. It taught him how to think abstractly about space and time.And he was an accomplished musician. The interplay between music and math is well known. Einstein would crazily play his violin as a way to think through a complex physics problem.Today, universities have produced millions of physicists. There aren’t many jobs in science for them, so they go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley to apply their analytical skills to more practical and rewarding efforts. Those who stay in science don’t work alone.It’s very difficult to imagine an independent person like Einstein ever tolerating this.28. According to the passage, the most important reason for Einstein’s successis that ________.A. he was a good musicianB. he learnt philosophy as a teenagerC. he was born 200 years later than NewtonD. he was a great mathematician29. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason why a new Einstein has not been born yet?A. The limits of current mathematics.B. The development of physics.C. Different education systems.D. The lack of analytical skills.30. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?A. Einstein rather than Newton made great contributions to the world.B. Working independently is one of the contributing factors of Einstein’s success.C. Physics graduates can easily get science jobs today.D. Music has nothing to do with science.DMy room faces the sun in the morning and on clear summer mornings it wakes me bright and fresh, no matter what time I stayed up till; I’ll get up and make breakfast.This morning I wake up suddenly, like the alarm clock in my head has given me a little electric shock; it isn’t sunny outside. I pull back the curtains and the sky is dark grey.Hearing my brother is getting up, I go downstairs to make him a cup of tea. He’s down in the kitchen about five minutes later, wearing his work clothes, eyes mostly closed against the morning.“Morning.” I say.“Uh huh.”I leave him to work out what he is going to eat and go back to my room, and get back beneath the quilt.This morning I want to think a while. Today is Dad’s birthday; Mom won’t mention it. My brother might, just to cause a row, so I’ll keep him sweet when he comes in from work. Every year on my dad’s birthday I draw a picture of him; each year he looks a bit different. I’m an artist. It’s not that I draw a straighter line or a truer circle, as they try to teach us to do at school. I just get the message across more clearly than other people. More truthfully. I know it.I read a lot of books too, mainly about artists, and I try to paint like them. When my dad comes back I’ll be able to say “this is you when I was twelve and I was in love with Monet” or “this is you on your thirty-eighth birthday, when I was fourteen, and you’d been gone five years, and I wanted to paint like Dante Gabriel Rossetti.” And he’ll look at each painting and know that I love him and never forget him.On Saturday mornings he’d take me to town and I’d drag him around the art shops. On my sixth birthday he bought me a box of 99 crayons. On my eighth birthday he bought me an easel (画架), a real one, not a kiddie’s. On my ninth birthday he bought me oils. Some mornings I’d wake up and there’d be a book on my pillow about Picasso, or Chagall.“Draw me,” he’d say.“Aw, Dad, I can’t.”I know I should go to school; I’m not one of those kids who are scared to go. But, it’s my dad’s birthday and I think I must spend it with him.So I spend some time thinking about his hair, which I think is probably no more grey than it was last year; I know hair doesn’t age at the same speed every year, but I make his hair longer this year. And in my mind’s eye I give him an extra fewpounds too. But I keep the smile fixed in my head, like it is when he’s happy.It’s head and shoulders, so I’ll put him in a T-shirt that shows his neck and throat and how strong he is and how brightly his eyes shine and how his eyebrows are dead level straight and still black.I try to think of how much I want to show and how much I want to tell.Then I pick up a charcoal stick and do it. I pick up a chalk to add a suggestion of colour to his eyes, then another chalk for his mouth.And there he is.Dad.There you are.31. The author wakes up suddenly this morning because ________.A. it is a dark grey morningB. it is time for her to make breakfastC. it is her father’s birthdayD. she doesn’t want to go to school32. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The author’s father left home when she was twelve.B. The author has drawn more than five pictures of her father.C. The author’s mother won’t hear a word about her father.D. The author’s brother is a worker.答案:ABDCD AABDB CABDC。
2015届高考英语二轮专题专练 阅读理解(2 )
2015届高考英语二轮专题专练:阅读理解(2 )AIn the summer of 1936, people all over the world heard the name of Jesse Owens. That summer, Owens joined the best athletes from fifty nations to compete in the Olympic Games. They met in Berlin, Germany. There was special interest in the Olympic Games that year.We do not know what Hitler thought of Jesse Owens. No one recorded what he said about this black man who ran faster and jumped farther than any man of any color at the Olympic Games. But Hitler thought nobody should run faster or jump higher than the athletes from Germany. For at Hitler's request, films were made of the Berlin Olympic Games.The films show Jesse Owens as a thin but powerfully-built young man with smooth brown skin and short hair. When he ran, he seemed to move without effort. When he jumped, as one observer said, he seemed to jump out of Germany.Jesse Owens won the highest award, the gold medal, in all four of the Olympic competitions he entered. In the 100-meter race, he equaled the fastest record in that Olympic event. In the long jump and the 200-meter race, he set new Olympic records. And as part of a four-man team, he helped set a new world record for the 400-meter relay race. He was the first American in the history of Olympic track and field events to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.1.When were Berlin Olympic Games held?A.Before the Second World War.B.After the Second World War.C.During the Second World War.D.During the First World War.答案:A第二次世界大战是1939年爆发的,从文章第一段可知柏林奥运会是1936年夏天举办的。
2015届高考英语二轮专题复习 精选精练4(含答案)
2015届高考英语二轮专题复习书面表达限时测验4(含答案)1.书面表达(满分25分)假如你是某家英文报社的编辑,昨日收到一位中学生读者李华的来信。
请根据来信内容和所给的要点提示用英语写一封回信。
词数100左右。
Dear Editor,I am a hardworking boy and want to be the number one in my class. But in the exams, I always make mistakes that I should have avoided. I really worry about it. What can I do to improve my performance in exams?Li Hua提示:1.不要压力太大;2.如有问题,请教老师或同学;3.考试时合理分配时间并尽量抽出几分钟检查。
注意:1.可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯;2.书信的开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。
3.词数:100—120。
参考词汇:分配——distributeDear Li Hua,It’s good that you know what prevents you achieving satisfying scores in exams._________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________Editor2.请根据以下提示, 结合生活中的一个事例, 就“乐观”这一话题, 用英语写一篇短文。
2015届高考英语二轮复习专题训练:信息匹配及任务型阅读(7)
2015届高考英语二轮复习专题训练:信息匹配及任务型阅读【2014高考英语广东省华侨中学四模】信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。
首先请阅读下列六个网站的相关介绍:A.FriendsterThis social networking website allows the users to make new friends, most often based on their preferences, and communicate with them. It also allows the users to share messages, videos, photos, etc. With more than a hundred million registered (注册的) users to its credit, Friendster is indeed one of the most popular social networking websites in the world.B. Hi5Hi5 is a social networking website which is quite popular, especially among youths. Other than helping you stay in touch with your friends, this website also allows you to play online games. More recently, Hi5 has developed into more of a social gaming website, with the intention of providing a platform for game developers.C. TravellerspointQuite popular among travel and tourism enthusiasts, Travellerspoint allows its users to discuss their travel experiences through forums and blogs. Basically a travel guide, this website also allows its users to upload photos and maps of various tourist destinations in the world.D. TwitterWhat started out as microblogging website has quickly grown into a social messaging platform and one of the top social networks in the world. Twitter is a phenomenon that transcends (优于) social networking to provide an outlet for news, the buzz, and chat among many other uses.E. Last.fmBuilding itself as a social music site, Last.fm allows members to create theirown radio station that learns what the person likes and recommends new music based on those interests. In addition to this, you can listen to the radio stations of friends and other Last.fm members.F. LinkedInAs one of the top social networking sites for business development, LinkedIn invites people to be “connections” instead of “friends”. LinkedIn is somewhat similar to a job search website which is built on a social networking platform. The best part of LinkedIn is that it allows people to develop more contacts in the same field, with the intention of spreading their business.然后阅读下列人员的相关信息,把每个人与其感兴趣的网站匹配起来。
高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解(11)
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(11)AThere are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured.The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts. By contrast (对照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way.The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties.In this process, the journey never really ends;there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail”at first.How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow.Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences.Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge.Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow.If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing.We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.53.In the author’s e ye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______.A.succeed in climbing up the social ladderB.grow up from his own achievementsC.face difficulties and take up challengesD.aim high and reach his goal each time54.Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing? A.Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.B.Jane won the first prize in the speech competition.C.Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris.D.Father’s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000.55.For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______.A.being curious about more changesB.being quick in self-adaptationC.having an open mind to new experiencesD.staying away from failures and challenges56. The best title for this passage should be ______.A.Facing New Challenges B Growth—Product or ProcessC.Two Basic Ways of Growth D Overcoming Internal FearBIn the United States, there were some well-constructed houses for native Indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.In the eastern United States, one of the existing types was that commonly know under the Algonkian name of wigwam in which the Iroquois Indians lived. The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians from bad weather. Over the bark dried grass was added. A small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. Doorways at each en served also as windows, The Iroquois Indians built trunk walls all around their villages. The wall had only one opening, They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.Interestingly, the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the IroquoisIndians. The Choctaw Indians’ wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. The covering was made of a long, tough grass. A post in the centre supported the roof. A hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.The tipi tent-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. It was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within an hour.The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes (部落) along the Missouri built solid ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.The Wichita and other tribes of the Texas border built large ring-shaped houses covered with dried grass.Apart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.72. Which of the following pictures shows the house for the Iroquois Indians?73. According to the passage, the Pawnee Indians built their houses _____.A. with openings in the trunk wallsB. large enough for several familiesC. in a ring shape with bark and mudD. by bending young trees to form the shape74. All the native Indian houses described in the passage were_____.A. of the same shapeB. covered with grassC. built with a post in the centreD. built with doorways at each end75. The passage suggests that ________A. all the native Indians built trunk walls all around their housesB. all the native Indian houses were built with poles tied togetherC. the Iroquois Indians took safety into account while building their wigwamsD. the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi built their wigwams with straight sides and endsCDoctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don't listen because they already know it all. I was lucky: ] became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn't realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot - and my boss - so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, "We need to put the landing gear down now!" That was my first real lesson in the powerof CRM, and I've used it in the operating room ever since.CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn't overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. So when I'm in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes they're not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them , someday someone will keep me from ”landing gear up”.56.What dose the author say about doctors in general?A. They like flying by themselves.B. They are unwilling to take advice.C. They pretend to be good pilots.D. They are quick learners of CRM.57.The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when_______.A. he saved the plane by speaking upB. he was in charge of a flying taskC. his boss landed the plane too lateD. his boss operated on a patient58. In the last paragraph “landing gear up” probably means ______.A. following flying requirements.B. overreacting to different opinions.C. listening to what fellow doctors sayD. making a mistake that may cost lives59. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.CRM:A New Way to Make Flying SafeB.Flying Makes Me a Better DoctorC.The Making of a Good PilotD.A Pilot-Tumed DoctorDMany people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well.Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as ‘bracketing’. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside, stepping into his or her shoes. Moreover, since listening well involves bracketing,it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. Many of us are farmore interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we don’t want to hear.It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic(有疗效的) In about a quarter of the patients I saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy(心理疗法), before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I believe, was the patient’s s ense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.66. The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.A. preparing a topic list firstB. focusing on one’s own mindC. directing the talk to the desired resultsD. experiencing the speaker’s inside world67. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2 ?A. How to listen well.B. What to listen to.C. Benefits of listening.D. Problems in listening68. According to the author , in communication people tend to ________.A. listen activelyB. listen purposefullyC. set aside their prejudicesD. open up their inner mind69. According to the author , the patients improved mainly because _______.A. they were taken good care of.B. they knew they were truly listened to.C. they had partners to talk to.D. they knew the roots of problems.70. What type of writing the article likely to be ?A. Science fictionB. A news report.C. A medical report.D. Popular scienceA53~56 CADBB72. A 73. B 74. B 75. CC56—59BADBD。
2015届高考英语二轮专题专练 阅读理解(3 )
2015届高考英语二轮专题专练:阅读理解(3 )ALaptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use emails to“speak”with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop used in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too. At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said,“Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a_window_on_the_world. They can see everything and do everything.”文章大意:你使用过便携式电脑吗?它们不仅给人们提供信息,也很方便哦!1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to________.A.use for their schoolworkB.access the InternetC.work at homeD.connect them to libraries答案:A判断此类题要分清主干与枝节,A项是主干,其它均是枝节。
南京市2015届高考英语二轮基础选练(7)
南京市2015高考英语二轮基础选练(7)及答案短文语法填空阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1--10的相应位置上。
A motto is a sentence or a phrase ____1____ can inspire us especially when we are__2______(face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoe s, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help __3______.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts_4_______( work) hard, __5______ the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself __6______ what I am doing. I write my motto __7______ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much____8____(confident). My motto also makes me become __9______ independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose _10_______ because a motto can have a great effect on you.【参考答案】(16)1. that / which2. faced3. themselves4. to work5. but6. to7. where8. confidence9. an 10. one完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
高中英语真题-2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习:单项选择(1)_1
高中英语真题:2015届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习:单项选择(1)The stone on the river bank rolled under her feet; she was ___ __into the river,and she called out for help.A. being jumpedB. jumpedC. pulledD. being pulled-When are you leaving?-My plane _____ at six.A. took offB. is about to take offC. takes offD. will take off【2013北京】25. --- Do you think Mom and Dad late? --- No, Swiss Air is usually on time.A. wereB. will beC. would beD. have been 【2013湖南】30. Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until yo u have it memorized.A. readB. readingC. to readD. reads(2014·成都市重点中学联考)She can’t help________the house because she’s busy making a cake in the kitchen.A.to clean B.cleaningC.cleaned D.being cleaning( 2014届·威海两校4月质检,32)—Ye Shiwen got the championship in the women's 400 meter in dividual medley at London Olympics.—She fully deserves the title. She ________ for it for years. A.is preparing B.was preparingC.has prepared D.had been preparing(2014·济南4月巩固性训练)_ _______it is,the boy never seems to be able to finish it off.A.However interesting a bookB.Whatever interesting a bookC.How interesting a bookD.What an interesting bookThere is no simple answer,________is often the case in science.A.as B.thatC.when D.where(2014福建卷)27. the past year as an exchange student in Hong Kong, Linda appears more mature than those of her age.A. SpendingB. SpentC. Having spentD. To spend (2014·临川一中检测)Hurry up!The train________.You know it________at 8∶00 am. A.leaves;leaves B.is leaving;leavesC.leaves;is leaving D.is leaving;is leaving( 2014届·上海市八校联考,35)Despite ongoing street protests, US beef ________ in South Korea due to its lower price.A.is sold well B.sells wellC.sells poorly D.is sold poorly(2014·温州第一次适应性测试)The footballer didn’t succeed in scoring,though________several chances by his teammates.A.was given B.being givenC.giving D.given【2013安徽】27. This project requires close teamwork. will be achiev ed unless we work well together.A. NothingB. AnythingC. SomethingD. Ev erything(2014·石家庄高中复习教学质检)I always try to be________to others when walking my pet d og along a pavement and step to the side with my dog to let t hem pass by.A.flexible B.considerateC.devoted D.sensitive【2013湖南】21. Happiness and success often come to those ________ are good at recognizing their own strengths.A. whomB. whoC. whatD. whichAs everybody knows,kangaroos are native________Australia and are often regarde d as one of Australia’s national treasures.A.in B.toC.from D.with(2014届·济南3月模拟)The basic design of the car is very similar to________of the earlier model.A.that B.itC.this D.oneHow cool you are! I like color and style of your tie. They are good______ match for your coat.A.a, the B.a, a C.the, a D.the, the Don’t have the clock ______ , Your father is sleeping.A. ringsB. rangC. ringD. ringing( 2014届·济南市4月模拟,22)Suddenly I heard a man shouting at a driver, ________ car was blocking the street.A.which B.whoseC.of whom D.of whichI called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn't get through. Her brother ______ on the phone all the time. A. has been talking B. was talkingC. has talkedD. talkedHiking by oneself can be fun and good for health.It may also b e good for________building.A.respect B.friendshipC.reputation D.character(2014届·山东省实验中学高三检测)—He tried his best to make the________of the famous professor and persuaded him to be his tutor.—May he succeed.A.decision B.functionC.acquaintance D.friends(2014·黑龙江质检)—How do you find your missing pen?—________.A.Quite by accidentB.I found it in my drawerC.It writes wellD.It was well kept by my fatherMary and Joan quarreled, but they after a while.A.put up B.brought up C.made up D.set up1.【译文】河岸的石头滚到她的脚下;把她推到了河里,于是喊救命。
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(7)
2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(7)Ddiners with counters and stools, and people sat down while they ate.Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels. Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.Today, many people eat infast-food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, andthousands of people still enjoy eatingthere. It was popular a century ago, andit is still popular today.1. A man named Walter Scott had the first "diner" in 1872. Why is diner in quotationmarks (引号)?A. Because it is spelled differentlyfrom "dinner". B. Because the firstdiner was not a real diner.C. Because diner was a new word.D. Because it is a special kind ofrestaurant.2. What meals did the first diners serve?A. Only breakfast.B. Only lunch.C. Only night-meals.D. All of theabove.3. According to paragraph 3 , dinerschanged in ______. ?A. two waysB. three waysC. four waysD. five ways4. Which of the following is NOT trueaccording to the passage?A. diners existed before fast-food restaurants.B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.C. Burger King is a fast-food restaurant.D. Sandwiches became bigger.5. The main idea of the passage is______.A. the diner is a traditional, popular place to eat in the United StatesB. Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come insideC. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customersD. diners are different fromfast-food restaurants in many waysB1.DMany people to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer full name,address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard. He needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game. “People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is symbol of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process writer’s complaints if they do not bear thewriter’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.There are people who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的)for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name, it is a matter if responsibility to it when wemake a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.68. What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.C. Writers should be responsible for their names.D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.69. The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may .A. help to end a relationshipB. not get a replyC. be accepted all the sameD. become a family problem70. Some people don’t want their namesknown because they are .A.hesitant to make a donation B.unwilling to draw public attentionC.afraid of an accusation D.ready for involvement71. The passage is mainlyabout .A. honour and writersB.identity and signatureC. signature and responsibilityD. anonymity and signatureC2.One day a few years ago, a veryfunny thing happened to a neighbour ofmine. He is a teacher at one of London'sbig medical schools. He had finished histeaching for the summer term and was at theairport on his way to Russia to give alecture.He had put a few clothes and hislecture notes in his shoulder bag, but hehad put Rupert, the skeleton(人体骨架) tobe used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgoten tobuy a newspaper. He left his suitcase nearthe desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discoveredthat someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.l. Who wrote the story?A.Rupert's teacher.B.The neighbour's teacher.C.A medical school teacher.D.The teacher's neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton inhis suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he hadfinished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing.B. The skeleton was stolen.C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.4. Which of the following best tells theteacher's feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry.B. He think it rather funnyC. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert.5. Which of the following might havehappened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcasebut not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither thesuitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but notthe suitcase.D. The teacher got back both thesuitcase and Rupert.DWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear(鞋类)in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits(展品)from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.Room 1Thecelebrity(名人)footwearsection isprobably themost popularin the entiremuseum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes andboots belonging to everyone from queensand presidents to pop stars and actors!Mostvisitorsfind thecelebrities'choice offootwearextremelyinteresting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazed—and shocked—by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!Room 3As well as shoesand boots, themuseum alsoexhibitsshoeshapedobjects. Thevariety isunbelievable.For example,there is a metallamp thatresembles a pairof shoes, andGreek winebottles thatlook like legs!The Footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject offootwear.56. Where would you find a famous singer's shoes?A. Room 1.B. Room 2.C. Room 3.D. The Footwear Library.57. All exhibits each room ________.A. share the same themeB. have the same shapeC. are made of the same materialD. belong to the same social class58. Which of the following is trueaccording to the text?A. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were madein the 1950s.B. Room 2 is the most visited place in themuseum.C. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibitsthan the other two.D. Researchers come to the FootwearLibrary for data.59. The purpose of the text is to get morepeople to ________.A. do researchB. design shoesC. visit the museumD. followcelebrities1.答:B最佳【分析】从文中的It wasn't reallya diner. It was only a food cart.已作出回答。
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2015届高考英语二轮专题训练:阅读理解(37)AOne out of many important things for the whole family to do is to have dinner together. Researchers began reporting the benefits of family dinner about a decade ago, focusing mainly on how it affects children. Studies show that those families who eat dinner at least 3 or 4 times a week together, benefit in many ways.[2]Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build stronger and healthier relationships. Children have better grades at school and are better adjusted as teens and adults, and the entire family enjoys healthier nutrition. For many families, eating dinner together proves to be good and effective way to reduce the risk of youth rates of addiction, and helps to raise healthier children. It is also a great time to share the events of the day, discuss news and ideas and just be together and enjoy each other's company.[3]During dinner time parents have better opportunity to show that they are the prior to their children. Sitting at the same table and sharing meals is where and when parents can find out more about their children's school performance, daily activities and attitudes toward life. When parents have all this information they can better direct their kids toward positive things in life. They also have better chance to reduce the possibility that children will get involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.[4]However, family researchers say that the benefits of family dinner by no means can be considered as automatic. Parents can sit down to dinner with their kids every day and achieve nothing. ____________________ if there is too much arguing going on, if there is no meaningful conversation or, what is even worse, if there is just plain silence during gathering.76. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)________________________________________________________________77. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one? By having dinner together family members can have free exchange of information and develop closer ties among them._________________________________________________________________78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 8 words) _________________________________________________________________79. What information can parents probably get about their children at family dinner? (no more than 12 words)_________________________________________________________________80. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.________________________________________________________________BDid you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent(聪明的) than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain consists of “grey matter” andIt has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.There are other important differences between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions …and women often need to!The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about mine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children ad young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors(祖先) ,among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it.” says a biologist.57. Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?A. Women’s brain is 10% less than men’sB. Grey matter plays the same role as white matter.C. Grey matter controls thinking in the brain.D. Both sexes have the same amount of white matter.58. What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?A. Women prefer doing many things at a time.B. Men do better dealing with one job at a time.C. Women do not need to tell directions.D. Men have weaker spatial abilities.59. Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph?A. Young boys may be stronger than young girls.B. More women take up jobs requiring speech skillsC. Women may have stronger feelings than men.D. Our ancestors needed more spatial skills.60. What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?A. Defensive.B. Persuasive.C. Supportive.D. Objective.A答案:76. Families benefit from eating together. /Having dinner together is beneficialto families.77. Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build strongerand healthier relationships.78. No family dinner can benefit. /Family dinner may not benefit.79. their children’s school performance, daily activities and attitudes towardlife80. 父母也有更好的机会来减少孩子沾染烟、酒和毒品的可能性。