高考英语一轮复习阅读理解暑假系列选练八1.docx

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高考英语一轮复习阅读理解暑假系列选练八1

四川郫县2017高考英语阅读理解暑假系列选练

【2016高考训练】阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

Anewstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops（笔记本电脑）．

Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornotetakingbecauseofspeedandlegibility（清晰度）．Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.

Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotes“mindlessly”bytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaid.

Inthefirstexperiment，studentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnotetakingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalk，theywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.

Theresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhand.However，thetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.

Theresearchers'reportsaid，“Whilemorenotesarebeneficial，ifthenotesaretakenmindlessly，asismorelikelythecaseonalaptop，thebenefitdisappears.”

Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglongtermmemory，studentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecture.Thistime，thestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.

Thesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstanding，butthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuture.

1．Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornotetakingbecausetheycan________.

A．writemorenotesB．digestconceptsbetter

C．gethigherscoresD．understandlecturesbetter

2．Whiletakingnotes，laptopuserstendtobe________.

A．skillfulB．mindlessC．thoughtfulD．tireless

3．Theauthorofthepassageaimsto________.

A．examinetheimportanceoflongtermmemory

B．stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhand

C．explaintheprocessoftakingnotes

D．promotetheuseoflaptops

4．Thepassageislikelytoappearin________.

A．anewspaperadvertisement

B．acomputertextbook

C．asciencemagazine

D．afinancereport

答案：

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。

本文揭示实验研究的结果，用笔记本电脑记笔记的人记忆和应用概念的能力较差，而用手记笔记的人在考试中的表现更好。

1．A　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句“Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornotetakingbecauseofspeedandlegibility（清晰度）”可知，学生越来越多地使用笔记本电脑记笔记是因为它的速度和清晰度，这说明用笔记本电脑记笔记速度快、记得多。

故选A。

2．B　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二段第二句“Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught”可知，研究已经发现笔记本电脑的使用者没能记住和应用教给他们的概念。

由此可推知，笔记本电脑的使用者在记笔记时是不动脑子的。

故选B。

3．B　解析：

推理判断题。

本文通过实验发现了用笔记本电脑记笔记的不良效果和用手记笔记的优势，两者相比突出了用手记笔记的好处。

故选B。

4．C　解析：

推理判断题。

根据文章内容可知，本文揭示实验研究的结果，用笔记本电脑记笔记的人记忆和应用概念的能力较差，而用手记笔记的人在考试中的表现更好。

由此可推知，本文应该出现在科学杂志里。

故选C。

阅读理解

Moresurprising,perhaps,thanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandincreasing.AsSkolnicknotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:

relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryatyoungerage.Moreover,afterfallingintheearly1970s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorceratesneedtobetakeninthispro-marriagecontext:

some80percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thus,marriageremains,byfar,thepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofpeopleinoursociety.

　　Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twenty-fiveyearsago,thetypicalAmericanfamilyconsistedofahusband,awife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren.Andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife'spreviousmarriage,orthehusband's,orboth,sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweentwoformerspouses.

　　Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoffamilyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenforonlythepresentmarriage;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswith“full-time”childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“part-time”childrenfromformermarriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,half-brothers,andhalf-sisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!

Theseareenormouschangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidstofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant:

mostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarried.

1.BycallingAmericansmarryingpeopletheauthormeansthat__________.

　A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeans

　B.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeans

　C.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheUSAthaninEurope

　D.moreofAmericansascomparedwithEuropeans,prefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerage

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday'sAmericanfamilies?

　A.AtypicalAmericanfamilyconsistsofonlyahusbandandawife.

　B.Manytypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptable.

　C.Americansprefertohavemorekidsthanbefore.

　D.Therearenonuclearfamiliesanymore.

3.The“nuclearfamily”refersto___________.

　　A.familiesformedupbymenorwomenworkingfornuclearpowerstations

　　B.marriedcoupleswhoarecloselymatched

　　C.familyconsistsofmarriedcoupleswhodonotwanttohaveanychild

　　D.familywithsmallnumberofmembers

4.“Part-time”children________]

A.spendsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalf-brothersandsomeoftheirtimewiththeirhalf-sisters

B.spendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromthepreviousmarriage

C.aresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses

D.cannotstaywith“full-time”children

【参考答案】1—4、DBCC

阅读理解。

PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.

RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly（均匀的）acrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.

"WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglect（忽略）themouth."

AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedtoreliablyconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.

Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesof.expressivefacesandputthemintocategories:

happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.

ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners."Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless."

Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.

（）1.ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners.

A.payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouth

B.considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliable

C.observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentways

D.havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions

（）2.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?

A.Tomakeafaceateachother.B.Togettheirfacesimpressive.

C.Toclassifysomefacepictures.D.Toobservetheresearchers'faces.

（）3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph6referto?

A.Theparticipantsinthestudy.

B.Theresearchersofthestudy.

C.Theerrorsmadeduringthestudy.

D.Thedatacollectedfromthestudy.

（）4.IncomparisonwithWesterners,Easternersarelikelyto.

A.dotranslationmoresuccessfully

B.studythemouthmorefrequently

C.examinetheeyesmoreattentively

D.readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly

（）5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoul

B.CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotions

C.EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkills

D.HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding

【语篇解读】本文为科普说明文。

主要介绍了最新的科学研究发现：

东方人比西方人更难于读懂他人的面部表情。

66.答案：

A

考点：

细节理解题

解析：

根据第三段“Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglect（忽略）themouth.”可以得出答案

67.答案：

C

考点：

细节理解题

解析：

根据第五段“…byrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesof.expressivefacesandputthemintocategories:

happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.”可以判断选C

68.答案：

A

考点：

词义猜测

解析：

根据定语从句“thattheyshow”所修饰的eyemovements在研究中为theparticipants所作（从theeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeople”可知）可判断选A

69.答案：

C

考点：

细节理解题

解析：

根据第六段“ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners.”可判断选C

70.答案：

B