河北省邯郸县高考英语阅读理解选练(7)

河北省邯郸县2016高考英语阅读理解选练（7）阅读理解As a professor at a large American university，I often hear a phrase from students：“I’m only a 1050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.The SAT score，whether it is 800,1100 or 1550，has become the focus at this time of their life.It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self­respect is put in the number.Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score，they think，will make it impossible for them to get into a good college.And without a degree froma_prestigious_university，they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.According to a study done in the 1990s，the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases.Interestingly，it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators—like a student’s high school grades.Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency(学业水平)，they will never be able to test things like confidence，efforts and will power，and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities(潜力).This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process.The SAT is an excellent test in many ways，and the score is still a useful means of testing students.However，it should be only one of many methods used.1.The purpose of the SAT is to test students’________.A.strong willB.academic abilityC.full potentialitiesD.confidence in school work2.Students’ self­respect is influenced by their________.A.scores in the SATB.achievements in mathematicsC.job opportunitiesD.money spent on education3.The underlined phrase “a prestigious university” probably means “________”.A.a famous universityB.a technical universityC.a traditional universityD.an expensive university4.This passage is mainly about________.A.how to prepare for the SATB.stress caused by the SATC.American higher educationD.the SAT and its effects【阅读心得】1.However，many of the young readers are getting interested in such poisonous reading，which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in return.(完形填空第二段倒数第二句)然而，许多年轻的读者对这些有害刊物非常感兴趣，而这些刊物花掉了他们本该去买早饭的钱，反而给他们带来了噩梦和邪恶的想法。

(1)I bought him a drink in return for his help.我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。

(2)On his return he reported his findings to the committee.他一回来就向委员会报告结果。

(3)Have you returned the novel to the library?那本小说你还给图书馆了吗？(4)We decided to return blow for blow.我们决定以牙还牙。

2.The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.(阅读理解第一段第二句)这些不幸的学生正谈论他们SAT测试的分数，而这分数决定了他们是否能进入他们选择的高校，或有机会接受更高层次的教育。

(1)Each ticket admits two persons to the party.每张票可供两人入场参加聚会。

(2)He was admitted to hospital with minor burns.他因轻度烧伤而入院。

(3)The school admits sixty new boys and girls every year.这所学校每年招收六十名男女新生。

(4)He admitted having stolen the car.他招认偷了那辆汽车。

3.It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self­respect is put in the number.(阅读理解第二段第一句)很明显，如果学生重视他们的考试成绩，他们就对这些分数投入了大量的自尊。

(1)Put in more water，will you?再加些水，好吗？(2)He put in a claim for ￡500 damages.他提出一项五百英镑的赔偿要求。

(3)If you’re writing to your mother，don’t forget to put in something about her coming to stay.你要是正给你的母亲写信的话，可别忘了再加上几句请她来住几天。

(4)Could I put in a word at this point?在这点上我可以说句话吗？【参考答案】1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It seems like every day there's some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good for us. One day, science says a glass of red wine a day will help us livelonger. The next day, maybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now there's been a lot of research into whether coffee's good for our health "the results have really been mixed"，admits Neal Freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. "There's been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and there's also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well".Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health. They analyzed data collected from more than 400，000 Americans ages 50 to 70 participating in the study. "We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers， he said. Here's what he means by "modestly": those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study when the researchers looked at specific causes of death, coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease, lung disease injuries,accidents and infections.Now, Freedman stressed that the study doesn't prove coffee can make people live longer.A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship. All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation. And even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why.【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告。