江西彭泽县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮选练

江西彭泽县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮选练

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 江西彭泽县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮选练 阅读理解。 Why laughter matters Although most people believe that laughter is one of the nature's great treatments for a whole range of mental and physical diseases, it is still a serious scientific subject that researchers are trying to figure out. “Laughter above all else is a social thing，” says Baltimore neuroscientist, Robert Provine, who has studied laughter for decades. “All laughter groups laugh ‘hahaha’ basically the same way. Whether you speak Mandarin, French or English, everyone will understand laughter. There is a pattern generator(发生器) in our brain that produces this sound.” Laughing is our first way of communicating. Babies laugh long before they speak. No one teaches them how to laugh. They just do. People may laugh at a prank(恶作剧) on April Fools' Day. But surprisingly, only 10 to 15 percent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke. Laughter is mostly about social responses rather than to a joke. Deaf people laugh without hearing and people on cell phones laugh without seeing, showing that laughter isn't dependent on single sense but on social interactions. And laughter is not just a thing of people. Chimps tickle(挠痒) each other and even laugh when another chimp pretends to tickle them. Jaak Panksepp, a Bowling Green University Psychology professor, studies rats that laugh when he tickles them. It turns out rats love to be tickled—they return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them. By studying rats, scientists can figure out what's going on in the brain during laughter. Northwestern University biomedical engineering professor, Jeffrey Burgdorf has found that laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药). He thinks the same thing probably happens in humans, too. This would give doctors a new chemical target to develop drugs that can fight depression. Even so, laughter itself has not been proved to be the best medicine, experts say. Margaret Stuber, a professor at University of California, studied whether laugher helped patients. She found that distraction(分心) and mood improvement helped, but she could not find a benefit of laughter alone. “No study has shown that laughter produces a direct health benefit，”Provine said, largely because 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 it's hard to separate laughter from just feeling good. But he thinks it doesn't really matter, “Isn't the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough？” 1．The most important finding of Robert Provine's research is that ________． A．laughter makes a person feel good B．laughter depends on different senses C．laughter is a quality people are born with D．laughter is a social response shared by all creatures 2．According to the passage, scientists studied rats in order to find ________． A．if they can laugh B．if they like laughing C．what laughter in rats produces D．how rats react while being tickled 3．What can we learn from the passage? A．Patients will recover if they laugh enough. B．Laughter is a means of communication as well as a language. C．A new medicine has been developed based on the laughter research. D．Scientists can know what is happening in a human brain when he laughs. 4．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. CP: Central point P: Point Sp: Subpoint(次要点) C: Conclusion 【要点综述】“笑”既是人类也是动物的一种交际行为，多数人认为“笑”是治疗身体疾病和心理疾病的有 效方式之一。“笑”是否与健康有直接的联系，尚无科学定论，但是，“笑”能使你身心愉悦，这毕竟是一 件好事。 1．A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Isn't the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough？” 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 可知 A 项正确。 2．C 事实细节题。根据第六段“…laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药)．”可知。故 C 项正确。 3．B 事实细节题。根据第二段“All laughter groups laugh‘hahaha’ basically the same way.”以 及第三段“Laughing is our first way of communicating.”可知，“笑”既是一种交际方式也是一种所 有物种都能理解的语言。故 B 项正确。 4．D 篇章结构题。文章第一节首先提出话题：尽管“笑”被认为是治疗身体疾病和心理疾病的方式之一， 但是它仍旧是研究者们试图想弄明白的一个严肃的科研项目；接着文章从两个方面来论述主观点：(1)“笑” 是人类的行为：①Laughter above all else is a social thing②Laughing is our first way of communicating；(2)“笑”也是动物的行为：And laughter is not just a thing of people；最后得出 结论：“笑”是否与健康有直接的联系尚无科学定论，但是，“笑”能使人身心愉悦，这毕竟是一件好事。 综上可知 D 项正确。 2014 高考训练题 Christmas, Easter and birthday parties can be difficult times for grandmothers and parents as they rush around trying to arrange the perfect celebration or making everyone as happy as possible! What’s better than a birthday party that makes your grandchild smile throughout or a celebration that impresses relatives and close friends? That is why Granny Look has supplied in this section, one of the most comprehensive guides to making these special occasions that happen perhaps once a year a real success. From a selection of Advent calendars to party planning or Christmas-stocking fillers we have all the possibilities covered so that your children and grandchildren will really have a memorable time with attractive gifts and original ideas. Bring that festive spirit to all those traditional days, and ensure you are always ready for any possibility. Granny Look’s extensive links are bound to make every special occasion an entirely different experience from the year before and allow everyone to feel entertained and content. CHRISTMAS-STOCKING FILLERS Look no further! Granny Look helps the family to prepare in time for FATHER CHRISTMAS. Give SANTACLAUS some ideas. He can fill all the children’s Christmas-stockings with goodies! Unique 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 Christmas gifts for children –– stocking fillers. A Granny Look favorite! ADVENT CALENDARS All children love the build-up to CHRISTMAS! What is better than choosing one of Granny Look’s selection of Advent Calendars! Here you will find a list of websites to buy traditional or fun Advent calendars for children at Christmas time. A Granny Look favorite! BIRTHDAYS LOOKING for a SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIFT? Explore Granny Look’s selection of PRESENTS, PARTYPLANNING, PARTY TOYS and PARTY GAMES for your Children and Grandchildren’s BIRTHDAYS. Plan and organize the KIDDIE’S PARTIES ahead of time!! Don’t forget the PERSONALISED INVITATIONS! CHRISTMAS LOOK and BOOK now!! Granny Look’s selection of CHRISTMAS GIFTS for children. Some guides to “What’s on in your area”… for the kids, PANTOS, SHOWS, THEATRES… at Christmas time! UNIQUE Christmas gifts for Children. Spend QUALITY TIME with your Children’s Children this FESTIVE SEASON (圣诞节期间)! 29. If you want to send some invitations to your daughter’s classmates, where will you search for the information? A. At Christmas. B. At Birthdays. C. At Advent Calendars. D. At Christmas–stocking fillers. 30. According to the passage, we can infer _______. A. you can only get special ideas for Christmas, Easter and birthday parties B. in Granny Look you can buy many traditional or fun Advent calendars for children at Christmas time C. there is no personalized invitation in Granny Look for you to select D. Granny Look provides a wide range of links for people to prepare for special occasions 31. From the text, we know that “Granny Look” is ______. A. a website that helps you to prepare for special occasions 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 B. a company that sells all sorts of products on the Internet C. a person who guides you to make your yearly celebration a real success D. a magazine that helps the family to prepare for special occasions 【参考答案】29—31 BDA 2014 高考训练题 I prefer Lynne Truss’s phraseology: I am a grammar “sticker”. And, like Truss – author of Eats, shoots & Leaves – I have a “zero tolerance” approach to grammar mistakes that make people look stupid. Now, Truss and I disagree on what it means to have “zero tolerance”. She thinks that people who mix up basic grammar “deserve to be struck by lightning, hacked (砍) up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave”, while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a job – even if they are otherwise qualified for the position. Everyone who applies for a position at either of my companies, iFixit or Dozuki, takes a compulsory grammar test. If job hopefuls can’t distinguish between “to” and “too”, their applications go into the bin. Of course, we write for a living. iFixit.com is the world’s largest online repair manual (指南), and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical documentation, like paperless work instructions and step-by-step user manuals. So, it makes sense that we’ve made a strong strike against grammar errors. But grammar is relevant for all companies. Yes, language is constantly changing, but that doesn’t make grammar unimportant. Good grammar is credibility, especially on the Internet. And, for better or worse, people judge you if you can’t tell the difference between “their” “there” and “they’re”. Good grammar makes good business sense – and not just when it comes to hiring writers. Writing isn’t in the official job description of most people in our office. Still, we give our grammar test to everybody, including our salespeople, our operations staff, and our programmers. Grammar signifies more than just a person’s ability to remember high school English. I’ve found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 are doing something completely unrelated to writing – like stocking shelves or labeling parts. It is the same with programmers. Applicants who don’t think writing is important are likely to think lots of other things also aren’t important. 32. The author agrees with Lynne Truss in that ________. A. grammar mistakes can’t be tolerated B. books on grammar make people stupid C. people need to learn basic grammar D. grammar mistakes are absolutely unavoidable 33. What’s the author’s “zero tolerance” approach to these job seekers who mix up basic grammar? A. They should be left out for a job. B. They have to correct their mistakes. C. They aren’t qualified for their jobs. D. They must be severely punished. 34. Which of the following is TRUE of iFixit and Dozuki? A. Only one of them has a compulsory grammar test. B. They are companies where one learns grammar. C. Grammar is quite important for their existence. D. They depend on grammar correction for a living. 35. What can we learn from the text? A. Companies giving grammar tests may have no good business sense. B. Grammar becomes unimportant as language is constantly changing. C. A “zero tolerance” approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair. D. People who pay attention to writing may pay attention to other things. 【参考答案】32—35 AACD 【2014 高考英语湖北省汉阳市联考试题】D. Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse. Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace. A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesn't matter because I'm quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. We’d cared about him finishing school. Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training. Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational process—the human one. 63. The first paragraph mainly talks about _____________. A. the variety of modern teaching methods. B. the wide use of modern technology in education C. the importance of teacher-parent relationship. D. the importance of using modern technology. 64. The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means ____________. A. ambitious B. knowledgeable C. sympathetic D. generous 65. According to the text, the most important element in education is _________. A. teachers’ good instruction B. advanced technology C. teachers’ encouragement D. personal connection 66. The author states his view of education by __________. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 A. example B. description C. figure D. comparison 【参考答案】63、BCD 66、 A