1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家陕西三原县2016高考英语【二轮】阅读理解基础训练（2）及答案阅读理解 Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tav
2、ella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guide
3、d it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system al
4、lows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. T
5、he wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain. Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibi
6、lities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit front. And t
7、he other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.71.BCI is a technology that can A. help to update computer systems B. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recover D. control a persons thoughts72. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the
8、laboratory?A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine.C. By moving his hand. D. By using his mind.73. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A. scalp computer cap wheelchairB. computer cap scalp wheelchairC. scalp cap computer wheelchairD. cap
9、compute scalp wheelchair74. The team will test with real patients to A. make profits from them B. prove the technology useful to themC. make them live longer D. learn about their physical condition75. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center
10、B. New Findings About How the Human Brain WorksC. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries【文章大意】科普说明文。本文介绍了BCI脑机接口技术，它是帮助残疾人向机器输送指令。键词应该出现在标题中，选B。阅读理解 When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, Be sure and take a typin
11、g course so when this show business thing doesnt work out, youll have something to rely on. Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course, she recalls. The show business thing worked out, of course. In her ca
12、reer, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn, I dont know how to use a computer, she admits. Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with di
13、abetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. I felt there was a need for a book like this, she says. I didnt want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get bett
14、er when were self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease. But she hasnt always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests
15、showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p -again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette hab
16、it, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet. Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. Everybody on earth can ask, why me? about something or other, she insists. It doesnt do a
17、ny good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. Ive come to realize the importance of that as Ive grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.( ) 1. Why did Mary feel regretful? A. She di
18、dnt achieve her ambition. B. She didnt take care of her mother.C. She didnt complete her high school.D. She didnt follow her mothers advice. ( ) 2. We can know that before 1995 Mary A. had two books publishedB. received many career awardsC. knew how to use a computerD. supported the JDRF by writing
19、( ) 3. Marys second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .A. living with diabetes B. successful show businessC. service for an organizationD. remembrance of her mother ( ) 4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she . A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet C. Med to get a tre
20、atment D. behaved in an adult way ( ) 5. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Mary feels pity for herself. B. Mary has recovered from her disease. C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor. 【语篇解读】本文为人物介绍说明文。主要介绍了玛丽摩尔的职业生涯及抗病之争。61. 答案D考点
21、：细节理解题。解析：根据第二段“Only recently，when she began to write Growing Up Again，did she regret ignoring her mom，I dont know how to use a computer, she admits.”可判断选D项。62. 答案B考点：细节理解题。解析：根据第二段“The show business thing worked out，of course. In her career，Mary won many awards.”可判断选B项。63. 答案A考点：细节理解题。解析：根据第三段“her
22、second book is less about life as an award winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病).”可判断选A项。64. 答案A考点：细节理解题。解析：根据第四段“In a childlike act，she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up againand take control
23、 of her diabetes，not let it control her.”可判断选A项。65. 答案C考点：推理判断题。解析：根据最后一段中的Mary Moore 所说的话“Ive come to realize the importance of that as Ive grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”可推断她想尽可能地去帮助他人，故选C项。阅读理解 Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands
24、 income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The familys old farm house has become a chicken bourse its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms
25、. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said,“The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so its a win-win situation all around.”They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a fa
26、lling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country hacek bee
27、n sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.George C. Ball Jr. owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons hav
28、e been building for the last few years. The big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.(
29、 ) 1. What does the word“residents”in Paragraph l probably refer to?A. chickens B. tomatoes Cgardens Dpeople( ) 2. By saying“a win-win situation all around”，MsGartin means that_.Ashe is happier and her garden biggerBshe may spend less and lose weightCshe is selling more and buying lessDshe has grown
30、 more varieties of vegetables( ) 3. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?AMore Americans are doing it for funBThe price of oil is lower than beforeCTheres a growing need for fruitsDThe cost of living is on the rise( ) 4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text
31、?AFamily Food Planning BBanking on GardeningCA Belt-tightening Move DGardening as a Hobby参考答案、ADDB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 World BankThe World Bank is one of the major channels through which development aid is passed from the Industrial West to the poor and developing nations. In the last
32、 decade, important changes have taken place in the size of the Banks operations and in the emphasis of its lending policies. Few people would deny that the President of the Bank, Mr. Robert McNamara, has played a vital role in bringing about the changes.What immediately strikes anyone looking at the
33、 lending figures over the last ten years is the tremendous expansion of the Banks loan program. This has increased from $1 billion to nearly $7 billion. The figure includes hard loans which are made at current rates of interest, and soft loans which are allocated to poor countries at concessionary r
34、ates. In deciding the emphasis of its lending policy, the Bank had to take into account the population explosion in poor countries. There is a strong and deeply-rooted tradition among people in these countries to have big families. The large family unit, it is believed, brings greater financial stab
35、ility.What the Bank discovered - this was a revolutionary idea - was that there was a link between economic and social development, on the one hand, and a reduction in fertility rate, on the other. Thus, by improving basic health services, by introducing better nutrition in a poor country, a lower f
36、ertility rate would be achieved. This advance in thinking persuaded the Bank to change its overall lending strategy. Where previously it had concentrated on the big infrastructure project such as dams, roads and bridges, it began to switch to projects which directly improved the basic services of a
37、country. There was a shift from building dams to digging water holes to provide clean water.A second reason for the change in approach was that the Bank had learned a bitter lesson from projects financed in the 1960s. Many of it capital investments had scarcely touched the lives of the urban and rur
38、al poor, nor had they created much employment. Instead, the huge dams, steel mills and so on were left as monuments to themselves.This redirection of its lending has meant that the Bank has tended to support labor-intensive activities rather than capital-intensive ones. There is a better chance, in
39、the first case, that its funds will benefit the bottom 40% of a countrys population. The Bank is also looking at ways of stimulating the growth of small businesses in many developing countries, since this would create employment opportunities for people with low incomes.The major thrust of the Banks
40、 effort is directed towards improving conditions in poor countries. The Bank sees it as a moral duty of developed countries to help those living in conditions of absolute poverty. Mr. McNamara has publicly stated that he trusts Civilized people will never allow themselves to reach a state where they
41、 will watch on their TV sets other less fortunate nations perish. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。The Midnight Visitor (II)Its not my balcony, explained James angrily. It belongs to the next apartment. He glanced explanatorily at Fowler. You see, he said, this room used to be part of a large unit
42、, and the next room - through that door there - used to be living room. It has the balcony, which extends under my window now. You can get onto it from the empty room next door, and somebody did, last month. The management promised to block it off. But they havent.Max glanced at Fowler, who was stan
43、ding stiffly a few feet from James, and waved the gun with a commanding gesture. Sit down, he said. We had to wait half an hour, I think.Thirty-one minutes, James said moodily. The appointment was for twelve-thirty. I wish I knew how you learned about the report, Max.The little man smiled evilly. An
44、d we wish we knew how your people got the report. But, no harm has been done. Ill get it back tonight. What is that? Who is at the door?Fowler jumped at the sudden knocking at the door. James just smiled, Thatll be the police, he said. I thought such an important paper should have a little extra pro
45、tection. I told them to check on me to make sure everything was all right.Max bit his lips nervously. The knocking was repeated. If I dont answer the door, theyll enter anyway. The door is unlocked, and they will not hesitate to shoot. said James.Maxs face was black with anger as he backed swiftly t
46、oward the window; with his hand behind him, he opened the window and put his leg out into the night. Send them away! he warned. Ill wait on the balcony. Send them away or Ill shoot and take my chances.The knocking at the door twisted so that his gun still covered the fat man and his guest, the man a
47、t the window grasped the frame with his free hand to support himself as he rested his weight on one thigh. Then he swung his other leg up and over the window sill.The doorknob turned. Swiftly Max pushed with his left hand to free himself and drop to the balcony. And then as he dropped, he screamed o
48、nce, shrilly.The door opened and a waiter stood there with a tray, a bottle and two glasses. Here is the drink you ordered, sir. He set the tray on the table, uncorked the bottle, and left the room.White faced and shaking, Fowler stared after him. But. but. what about. the police? he stammered.There never were any police. James sighed. Only Henry, whom I was expecting.But what about the man on the balcony.? Fowler began.No, said James, There is no balcony. He wont return. - 9 - 版权所有高考资源网
