规范练(十六) 2篇阅读理解 阅读七选五(限时25分钟)

规范练(十六)2篇阅读理解＋阅读七选五(限时25分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解

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The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare to take the Curiosity Challenge!

The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge.The challenge invites，even dares school students between the ages of 5－14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.

Students are being dared to draw a picture，write an article，take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about.To enter the challenge，all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival，MIT Museum,265 Mass Avenue，Cambridge 02139 by Friday，February 8th.

Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday，April 21st.Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students.Winning entries will be published in a book.Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given.Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.

Between March 10th and March 15th，each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration.The program guidelines and other related information are available at：http：//cambridgesciencefesti v .

[语篇解读]本文是一篇应用文。叙述了第六届剑桥科技节的通知，通知要求5至14岁的学生可以报名参加，参赛作品可以是一张画、一篇文章、一张照片或一首诗，作品能够鼓励人们探险世界。将在剑桥科技节4月21日给优秀作品颁奖。

1．Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?

A．School students.B．Cambridge locals.

C．CSF winners. D．MIT artists.

解析：细节理解题。谁能够参加好奇心的挑战？根据第二段中The challenge invites，even dares school students between the ages of 5—14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity可知是5—14岁的学生可以参加比赛。故选A。

答案：A

2．When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?

A．On February 8th. B．On March 10th.

C．On March 15th. D．On April 21st.

解析：细节理解题。颁奖仪式什么时间举行？根据第四段中Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the

CSF on Sunday，April 21st.可知颁奖仪式在4月21日星期天举行，故选D。

答案：D

3．What type of writing is this text?

A．An exhibition guide. B．An art show review.

C．An announcement. D．An official report.

解析：推理判断题。这篇是属于什么体裁的文章？根据短文的内容及最后一段The program guidelines and other related information are available at：http：//cambridgesciencefesti v .可推知这是一个通知，如果想了解更多的信息可以登录这个网址。故选C。

答案：C

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The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital.She is quiet but alert (警觉)．Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it.She stares at it carefully.A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another，this time with the spots differently spaced.As the cards change from one to the other，her gaze (凝视) starts to lose its focus until a third，with three black spots，is presented.Her gaze returns：she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card.Can she tell that the number two is different from three，just 24 hours after coming into the world?

Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer？The same experiment，but with three spots shown before two，shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes.Perhaps it is just the newness？When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb，a key，an orange and so on)，changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves.Could it be the pattern that two things make，as opposed to three？No again.Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three，or three to two.The effect even crosses between senses.Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise (同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.

[语篇解读]文章主要讲述了对刚出生一天的婴儿做实验，通过变化纸上的黑点及鼓的敲打次数对婴儿的视觉、听觉进行的一个实验。对初生婴儿做实验，通过对卡片上黑点的变化，看新生儿的反应，并根据实验所得婴儿的反应情况进行分析。

4．The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby's .

A．sense of hearing B．sense of sight

C．sense of touch D．sense of smell

解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的She stares at it carefully和her gaze starts to lose