1、陕西凤县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解初练（5）及答案【2015高考复习】阅读理解What happens inside the skull of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer ball？That question motivated a challenging new study of the brains of experienced players that has caused discussion and debate among soccer players，and some anxiety among those of
2、us with soccerplaying children.For the study，researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York selected 34 adults，men and women.All of the volunteers had played soccer since childhood and now competed yearround in adult soccer leagues.Each filled out a detailed questionnaire develop
3、ed especially for this study to determine how many times they had headed a soccer ball in the previous year，as well as whether they had experienced any known concussions (脑震荡) in the past.Then the players completed computerized tests of their memory and other learning skills and had their brains sca
4、nned，using a complicated new MRI technique which can find structural changes in the brain that cant be seen during most scans.According to the data they presented at a Radiological Society of North America meeting last month，the researchers found that the players who had headed the ball more than ab
5、out 1,100 times in the previous 12 months showed significant loss of white matter in parts of their brains involved with memory，attention and the processing of visual information，compared with players who had headed the ball fewer times.This pattern of white matter loss is “similar to those seen in
6、traumatic (外伤的) brain injury”，like that after a serious concussion，the researchers reported，even though only one of these players was reported to have ever experienced a concussion.The players who had headed the ball about 1,100 times or more in the past year were also generally worse at recalling l
7、ists of words read to them，forgetting or fumbling the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less.语篇解读：研究表明，经常用头顶球会对大脑的内部构造造成严重影响，进而影响人的记忆力、注意力以及对视觉信息的处理能力。 1The passage is most probably a_.Anews report Bresearch reportCstory for soccer playersDtext for doctors解析推理判断题。根据第二段开头部分中的内
8、容可推知，本文是一篇研究报告。答案B2From the passage we can conclude that frequent heading may have_.Asignificant effect on ones brainBlittle effect on ones brainCnothing to do with the brain injuryDones memory improved解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“the players who had headed the ball more than about 1,100 times in the previous 12
9、 months showed significant loss of white matter in parts of their brains”可推知，频繁地用头顶球对大脑有显著的影响。答案A3What is likely to be the cause of memory loss?APlaying soccer frequently.BTests of their memory.CWhite matter loss.DInformation processing.解析细节理解题。结合第四段中的“loss of white matter in parts of their brains i
10、nvolved with memory”以及下一段的开头部分可知，记忆力的丧失可能与大脑中的白色物质缺失有关。答案C4The underlined word “fumbling” is closest in meaning to_.Aremembering BmisunderstandingCrecalling Dmissing解析词义猜测题。结合画线词前面的“worse at recalling lists of words”和“forgetting”可推知，fumbling与missing的意思最相近。答案D阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A, B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Passa
11、ge 1As one of Chinas most popular and widely know legend, the story of Monkey King is set to return to screens with 3D effects. It may feature many of the same leading actors from the earliest 1986TV series Jonrney to the West. According to the producer, which can be got easily in the market. The TV
12、 drama, with a total investment of 150 million yuan, will be aired on SichuanTV. Almost 90 million yuan has been put into 3D effects with each 45-mniute episode containing eight minutes of 3D. “The 3D effects not only cost us a lot of money but also a lot of time,” director KanWeiping said. “We had
13、to put off its broadcasting time, which was set at first this ssummer.”Passage 2The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun, while providing safer driving conditions along with power. American inventors of the Solar Road said that it will po
14、wer itself ,and reduce the countrys carbon marks. Many panels are fixed on the Solar Road. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of glass and the inventors are working together with top glass researchers to develop super strong glass that would offer vehicles pulling power they need. The Solar Ro
15、adway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and, therefore, electric vehicles can be recharged at any rest stop, or at any business that uses solar road panels in their parking lots. Such parking lots will be safer at night with the light provided by LED within the road panels. The invento
16、rs say their solar roadway has many applications and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths and runways.56. Whats Passage 1 mainly about?A. the origin of the story about Monkey King B. monkey king will return to screens with 3D effects. C. the brief introduction to the TV
17、series Journey to the West D. The amount of money invested on the 3D TV series Journey to the West57. About the 3D TV series Journey to the West we can learn that_.A. it contains 45 episodes in total B. it will feature new actors completely C. we could watch it on TV after the summer D. we can enjoy
18、 it at home just with normal glasses58. What can be inferred about the Solar Roadway from Passage 2?A. It will have a bright future B. It cant work without electricity C. There wont work without electricity D. The electric vehicles cant be recharged on it59. Passage 2 is most probably taken from_.A.
19、 a science fiction B. a research paper C. a product brochure D. a technology report56.B 主旨大意题。第一篇短文主要讲述电视剧西游记将以3D的形式重返电视荧屏。因此我们可以看到3D版的美猴王。故答案为B。57.C 细节判断题。由第一篇短文中的最后一句话可推知答案。其它三项均不符合文意。58.A 推理判断题。第二篇短文简介了“the Solar Roadway”这种新型、环保、高科技公路的概念、构成及与传统概念公路相比较的优势。故可推知作者认为其发展前景应该很光明。59.D 推理判断题。通读整个第二篇短文，尤其
20、由其中的一些关键词，如Solar、renewable energy、panel、inventors、super-strong glass以及LED可知该篇文章最有可能出自一篇科技报道。故答案为D。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。【2013广东省广州市调研测试】 As thousands of communities in the USA especially in the South became booming gateways for immigrant families from Central and South America during th
21、e 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms. Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before
22、. We had to develop them all ourselves,” a Texas principal said. Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere. School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.
23、But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many places, and instructional programs for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their children remains a work in progress in many public schools, especially those in communities that are skeptical, or sometimes unwelcoming, t
24、o the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who dont speak English an issue that, in part, has contributed to recent complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities. “The parents role is very important for the success of the
25、se students, but its also one of the most difficult things weve had to tackle,” said Jim D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale school district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more than 7,500 now. “You have to make it a priority a
26、nd work on it, work on it, and work on it.” Aside from the practical challenges, such as finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultural divides. For school leaders in the South, especially
27、in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the negative attitudes of some locals towards immigrants. 36. According to the passage, what is the problem that public schools are facing? A. Handling more cases from the immigrant Mexican communities. B. Offering services to i
28、mmigrant families in the southern states. C. Offering enough communicative lessons to immigrant parents. D. Providing education for non-native English learners.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classr
29、ooms.公立学校目前面临的问题是为那些母语不是英语的学生提供教育，故选D。37. The underlined part “built from scratch” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “_”. A. completely new B. painful to make C. based on past experience D. constructed gradually 【答案】A【解析】短语猜测题。根据We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before.因为
30、以前没有过适合英语的初学者的教学资源，所以这个短语应是完全是新的，故选A。38. What is one of the things the school leaders have done to deal with the problems? A. Provide more Spanish-only classes. B. Invite more teachers from other places. C. Train their teachers to speak Spanish. D. Use bilingual parents as part-time teachers.【答案】B【解
31、析】细节理解题。根据Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere.主要问题是解决师资问题，需要更多的老师，需要邀请从外地来的老师，故选B。39. What do we know about the immigrant parents? A. Many of them cannot speak English. B. Most of them think educ
32、ation is not important. C. Some of them feel skeptical about the local community. D. Few of them have attended American schools. 【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.。这些父母当然不会讲英语，故选A。40. According to Paragraph 3, what has caused
33、 some of the recent complaints by Latino students? A. Discrimination by schools. B. Unfriendliness of the locals. C. Miscommunication with parents. D. Poor government service.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who dont speak Engli
34、sh an issue that, in part, has contributed to complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities.由于学生的家长不会英语所以交流起来有一定的困难，容易引起误解，故选C。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。More than half of teachers in a UK survey said they thought plagiarism from the Internet is a problem.Some students who s
35、teal essays whoesale from the Web, they said, are so lazy they dont even bother to take the ads off the cut-and-pasted text. 58 percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lectures(ALT) questionaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen Col
36、lege in southampton, for example, said pieces handed in by two students were identical and significantly better than either of them could have done.” “Not only that, the essays given in didnt quite answer the title question I had set.” A teacher from Leeds said, “ I had one piece of work so abviousl
37、y cut and pasted that it still contained ads from the Web page” Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College, Stockton, said, “ With less able students it is easy to spot plagiarism as the writing style changes mid-assignment, but with more able students it is sometimes necessary for tutors to ca
38、rry out Internet research to identify the source of the plagiarism.” Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ALT, said, “Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the students own or plagiarism.” She called for strong plicies to combat plagiarism, and asked
39、for help from exam boards and the government in providing resources and techniques to delect cheats.60. What does the underlined word “plagiarism” in para 1 probably mean?A. making quotations B. stealing others works or ideasC. cutting and pasting on the Internet D. surfing others works or ideas61.
40、According to para 2 some students are so lazy that they dont_.A. bother to remove the ads B. want to steal the whole essayC. check the mistakes on the Internet D. bother to do the work of cutting and pasting62. According to Mary Bousted, we can learn that_.A. the government doesnt fulfil its duty to
41、 stop plagiarism B. its very easy for teachers to spot plagiarismC. plagiarism causes the teachers great troubleD. only the government can find cheats63. What can be the best title for the passage?A. UK students are lazy B. punishment on plagiarism C. Internet plagiarism a problem in UK D. Hard to prevent plagiarism from the Internet60.B 词义猜测题。通读全文，再结合文章第二段和第三段出现的关键词steal和cheat，可得知该词的意思为“剽窃”。B项意思与其相近。61.A 细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第一句话可得知答案。62.C 推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知，老师每天在成堆的剽窃作品中挣扎，真是苦不堪言。63.C 标题概括题。文章第一段开门见山地概括了文章的主题网上剽窃在英国学生中非常普遍，造成了一定的问题。