湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练23Word下载.docx

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A．conventionalB．creativeC．realisticD．heartbreaking

2．Fromthesecondparagraphweknow__________________．

A．thevoiceoftherebelliousyoungshouldbeheardbythegovernment

B．schoolsencourageparentstoquestiontheireducationmethods

C．movementissatisfiedwiththenewleaders’attackonthepolicies

D．teachers’basicbeliefsshouldbequestionedbystudents

3．Inordertoeducatechildrenwell，parentsshould_________________．

A．forbidparticularbehaviorsintheirdailylife

B．knowasmuchaspossibleastheirchildren

C．educatethemwithfactsandexpectmuchofthem

D．knowthemwellandsetagoodexampletothem

4．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorprefers_____________________．

A．freeparentingB．traditionalparenting

C．smartparentingD．criticalparenting

5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TeachingMethods–forTeachersandSchools

B．Parents’Tasks–inChildren’sDevelopment

C．WayofGrowth–fortheYoungGroups

D．LettingGo–forChildren’sIndependentLife

【参考答案】1---5、BADCD

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobicexercises（大脑训练）involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeople,manytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductive,ratherthanmore.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstress,anxietyandmemoryloss.

Inordertomultitask,thebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex（前额叶脑皮层）.Brainseansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotask,thisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcortex“momentofrest”yourselfifyou’veeverdialed（拨电话）aphonenumberandsuddenlyforgottenwhoyoucalledwhenthelineisanswered.Whatprobablyoccurredisthatbetweenthedialingandtheanswering,yourmindshiftedtoanotherthoughtortask,andthentookthat“moment”tocomeback.Researchhasalsoshownthatformanyvolunteers,jobefficiency（效率）declineswhilemultitasking,ascomparedtowhentheyperformonlyonetaskatatime.

Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitual,orrequireslittlethought.Mostpeopledon’tfinditdifficulttoeatandreadthenewspaperatthesametime.However,whentwoormoreattention-requiringtasksareattemptedatonetime,peoplesometimesmakemistakes.

Weoftendon’trememberthingsaswellwhenwe’retryingtomanageseveraldetailsatthesametime.Withoutmentalfocus,wemaynot

payenoughattentiontonewinformationcomingin,soitnevermakesitintoourmemorystores.Thatisoneofthemainreasonsweforgetpeople’snames—evensometimesrightaftertheyhaveintroducedthemselves.Multitaskingcanalsoaffectourrelationships.Ifsomeonecheckstheire-mailwhileonthephonewithafriend,theymaycomeoffasabsent-mindedordisinterested.Itcanalsocausethatpersontomissoroverlookkeyinformationbeingpassedontothem.

1.Whyaresomementalaerobicexercisesdesignedtoengagepeopleinmultitasking?

A.Tomakethemmoreproductive.B.Toreducetheirstressandanxiety.

C.Todeveloptheircommunicationskills.D.Tohelpthemperformdailytasksmoreeasily.

2.AccordingtoParagraph2,whymayapersonsuddenlyforgetwhohehascalled?

A.Hemayhavehisprefrontalcortextemporarilydamaged.

B.Heisprobablyinterruptedbyanothertask.

C.Heisprobablynotveryfamiliarwiththepersonhehascalled.

D.Hemayneedarestbetweendialingandspeaking.

3.Peopletendtomakemistakeswhen　　　.　

A.theyperformseveralchallengingtasksatatime

B.newmessagesareprocessedoneafteranother

C.theirrelationshipswithothersareaffected

D.thetasksrequirelittlethought

4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflife.

B.Multitaskingoftenleadstoefficiencydecline.

C.Multitaskingexercisesneedtobeimproved.

D.Multitaskingenablespeopletorememberthingsbetter.

【参考答案】1--4、ABAB　　

2016高考模拟题。

阅读理解。

Weoftensmileattimes.However,themeaningofasmileindifferentculturesmaybedifferent.Dependingondifferentcultures,smilingcanexpressjoyandamusement,butitcanalsoindicateembarrassment.Thefollowingexamplesshowthispointofview:

Inanattempttobeopenandfriendly,peopleintheUnitedStatessmilealot.Everyonesmilesateachother,thisnonverbalcommunicationshowsbeingfriendlyintheUnitedStates.However，inChina,smilingisnotonlyanexpressionofhappiness,butalsoawaytoavoidbeingembarrassed.Chinesepeoplelikesmilingwhentheyareembarrassedinordertoavoidembarrassment.Smilingisakindofgoodwillbutnotsneer（嘲笑）.Forexample:

Whenachildfallsofffromabike,theadultsinChinamaysmile,whichisakindofgentleencouragementandmaynotbeakindofimpolitelaugh.

WhenapersonfromtheUnitedStatesmightblush（脸红）withembarrassmentorbecomeoffensive,aChinesemightblushwithsmile.Toavoidseriousmisunderstanding,peoplewhoengageininterculturalcommunicationshouldbeabletounderstandthemeaningofsmilingappropriately.Relatedtothesmileisthelaugh.Also,differentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutlaugh.Forexample,Americanscanenjoyaveryheartfeltbelly（腹部）laughthatcomesfromthedeepestemotions.However,mostChineseseldomlaughthatwaybecausetheyarethoughttobesillyexceptamongclosefriends.

1.Wecanusesmiletoexpressallofthefollowingfeelingsexcept_________,

A.joyandhappinessB.amusementC.embarrassmentD.fear

2.PeopleoftensmileateachotherintheUnitedStatesbecause_________.

A.theyareveryhappyB.theywanttoshowtheyarefriendly

C.theywanttohidetheirtruefeelingsD.theywanttoavoidembarrassment

3.InChina,seeingachildfallsoffabike,anadultwillsmileinorderto________.

A.laughathimB.avoidhisownembarrassment

C.avoidembarrassmentandencouragetheboyD.showhispoliteness

4.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Peoplesmileattimes.

B.Smilingcanexpressdifferentfeelingsdependingondifferentcultures.

C.AmericansaremoreopenandfriendlythanChinesepeople.

D.TheChinesepeopleoftenhidetheirtruefeelings.

参考答案1—4、DBCB

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.

Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:

Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.

Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbut