1、绵阳市2015高考英语阅读理解一轮学生自选练习（3）及答案【陕西省咸阳市2014高考英语模拟试题】Ask runners why they run and youll get a variety of answers; to stay healthy or to feel better. Some have an even bigger reason一to stay calm or out of prison. But Back on My Feet puts recovering addicts and the homeless on the road to a brighter futur
2、e, starting with a simple step; attending group runs three tunes a week.At 5:30 a.m. on a hot July day, Back on My Feets Team Brooklyn gathered in a parking lot. After a round of hugs and some warm-up, the group of eight volunteers and seven residents(居民)set out on a run to nearby Prospect Park. Som
3、e ran three miles, some longer, but the goal for all was to finish as a teamIts helping me put my life back together, said Jimmy, a 58-year-old cancer survivor who was homeless and a former alcohol addict. “Its healthy. It makes me feel good inside,” adds Jimmy.Many are skeptical(怀疑的)about the idea
4、of homeless runners, according to Anne Mahlum, who founded Back on My Feet in 2007 after starting a running club for men at a shelter near her Philadelphia home. They did want to run, and in just six years, Mahlums small running club has expanded to 10 cities around the country, and 388 active membe
5、rs.The only requirement for joining, besides wanting to, is insisting on at least 30 days.The first day we give them new shoes and Back on My Feet shirts, Mahlum says. “Then they run a mile the first day. And then gradually well encourage them to build goals. “After 30 days,residents gain access to
6、services like financial aid,housing assistance and employment opportunities through Back on My Feets partners. In its first year, the New York chapter has seen 41 members obtain employment, 34 gain housing and 50 work in job-training programs.Thats not to say its always easy. “I wanted to quit. But
7、then I started to push myself，”said Adel, 39, who began running in March. “Now I would love to run a 10-mile run. Or maybe a marathon one day, who knows. I ran this far, so why not?”50. Back on My Feet aims to help .A. people build a better future B. the homeless remain healthyC. the addicts quit th
8、eir bad habits D. the prisoners get out of prison51. Members of Back on My Feet must .A. run on weekends B. run the same distanceC. attend group runs D. keep the same speed52. What great change happened to Adel after a period of running?A. He was more confident. B. He was much prouder.C. He was more
9、 addictive. D. He was more grateful.53. According to the author, Back on My Feet is .A. in need of money B. well-known around the worldC. meeting difficulty D. making progress【参考答案】5053 ACAD 阅读理解Why laughter mattersAlthough most people believe that laughter is one of the natures great treatments for
10、 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 basic
11、ally 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 d
12、o. 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, showi
13、ng that laughter isnt 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 h
14、e tickles them. It turns out rats love to be tickledthey return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them.By studying rats, scientists can figure out whats going on in the brain during laughter. Northwestern University biomedical engineering professor, Jeffrey Burgdorf has found that
15、 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
16、 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, l
17、argely because its hard to separate laughter from just feeling good. But he thinks it doesnt really matter, “Isnt the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough？”1The most important finding of Robert Provines research is that _Alaughter makes a person feel goodBlaughter depends on different
18、 sensesClaughter is a quality people are born withDlaughter is a social response shared by all creatures2According to the passage, scientists studied rats in order to find _Aif they can laughBif they like laughingCwhat laughter in rats producesDhow rats react while being tickled3What can we learn fr
19、om the passage?APatients will recover if they laugh enough.BLaughter is a means of communication as well as a language.CA new medicine has been developed based on the laughter research.DScientists can know what is happening in a human brain when he laughs.4Which of the following shows the structure
20、of the passage?A. B.C. D.CP: Central pointP: PointSp: Subpoint(次要点) C: Conclusion(二)【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。1A推理判断题。根据最后一段“Isnt the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough？”可知A项正确。2C事实细节题。根据第六段“laughter in rats pro
21、duces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药)”可知。故C项正确。3B事实细节题。根据第二段“All laughter groups laughhahaha 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。4D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
22、面来论述主观点：(1)“笑”是人类的行为：Laughter above all else is a social thingLaughing 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。阅读理解第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 One evening in February 2007. A st
23、udent named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . Thats when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later, she watched the train drag her car almost a
24、 kilometre down the railway tracks. Ceelys near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing. I put my complete trust in the device and it l
25、ed me right into the path of a speeding train, she told the BBC. W ho is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceelys story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, But our digital helpers are too often not up to the
26、 job. They are filled with small problems. And its not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards. The problem with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses digital technology, while the
27、re may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that t
28、here really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesnt say.Its a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independe
29、nt sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe its also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these facto
30、rs.The game between humans and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomi
31、ngs of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.( )1.WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident?A.Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.C. The railway works failed to give the signal.D. He
32、r GPS device didnt tell her about the crossing( )2. Thephrase “nearmiss”(paragraph2)canbestbereplacedby_.A.closebitB.heavylossC. narrow escapeD.bigmistake( )3. WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostprobablyagreewith?A. Moderntechnologyiswhatwe cantlivewithout.B.Digitaltechnologyoftenfalls shortof
33、outexpectation.C.Digitaldevicesaremore reliablethantheyusedtobe.D.GPSerrorisnottheonly causeforCelerysaccident.( ) 4. In the writers opinion, Stevensons argument is_.A. one-sided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based( ) 5.What is the real concern of the writer of this article?A. The major causes o
34、f traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The relationship between humans and technologyC.Theshortcomingsofdigital devicesweuse.D.Thehuman unawarenessoftechnicalproblems.4.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。由文章The problem with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses digital technology可知。5.【答案】B【解
35、析】主旨大意题。本文讨论了人与现代科技的关系。【陕西省咸阳市2014高考英语模拟试题】CRecently, the documentary(纪录片)“A Bite of China, which takes the fine foods as the theme, has beaten many TV series, becoming extremely popular on the microblog(微博)and turning into the hottest topic. Chinese people are proud of the great food culture of Chi
36、na and some even praise the documentary by saying that “it is a best video that arouses our great love of our country”.Produced by Chen Xiaoqing, an award-winning documentary maker, “A Bite of China” is filled with mouthwatering images of food ranging from royal cooking to local specialties. It focu
37、ses on the beautiful and simplified process of food making and attracts food lovers and ordinary audiences.“Television is filled with food these days, especially introductions by some professional cooks, even famous TV hosts. We also have some scenes of food-making, but how to create dishes is only
38、one aspect of food culture,” Chen says. “The program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements related to dishes, such as eating habits and eating principles,” be adds.Each series lasts 50 minutes. Every series will focus on different people, who will tell stories about their
39、 adventures with food. “A Bite of China” also focuses on social changes while presenting food cultures, such as the dispersion of families that leave the elderly in their hometowns while other members work outside. In such cases food serves as reminders of happy times and expectations of reunions.54
40、.Which of the foliowing statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The documentary has many different characteristics.B. The documentary is not only about food making.C. The documentary also involves social problems.D. The documentary usually lasts fifty minutes.55.What does the underlined word “dispersion” probably mean?A. connection B. separationC. communication D. immigration56. The purpose of the passage is to A. attract more people to enjoy Chinese foodB. make people know more about Chinese foodC. introduce a popular TV programD. deal with some social problems【参考答案】5456 DBC