1、2015山西省大同县高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（7）及答案【广东省汕头市2014模拟】阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person，according to a new studyIn case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception：Famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的)
2、，which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person isThat is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and SMark Young of the University of Southern California，whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in PersonalityIt is not the entertainment industry t
3、hat turns stars into narcissists，the study foundRather, it suggests，the self-adoring(自恋的)people seek jobs in show businessThe study, whose subjects were a11 celebrities from PinskysLovelineradio show, found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebritiesFemale stars were also mor
4、e likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristicsIts “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists，said Jeremy Ritzlin，a longtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study“Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves，”he said“So it would be natural for
5、 narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight，where other people will also think highly of them”Pinsky, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USCS Keck School of Medicine，said narcissists desire attention，are overconfident，behave strangely and lack sympathy“However, they are
6、 easily-liked，especially on first meeting，are outgoing and perform well in public，” added Pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“Loveline”for 20 yearsCelebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the studyThey anonymously(匿名地)took the Narcissistic Personality Invent
7、ory testwhich rates self-love levels based on seven components：superiority, exhibitionism，entitlement，vanity，authority, exploitativeness，and self-sufficiency【小题1】Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study? AThe women stars BThe men stars CThe average people DIt is not mentioned in the passa
8、ge 【小题2】According to the forth paragraphthe fact “celebrities are narcissists” . Ais common in the entertainment industry Bis a misunderstanding of Jeremy Ritzlin Cis known to most of the people Dis unreal on the stage【小题3】According to Pinsky, narcissists may NOT . Ahope to attract attention Bbe kin
9、d to poor people Cbelieve in themselves Dbe liked by others easily【小题4】How were the celebrities surveyed in the study? AThey were interviewed by Drew Pinsky and SMark Young BThey were invited to the University of Southern California C。They appeared on PinskysLovelineradio show DThey took the Narciss
10、istic Personality Inventory test【小题5】The author of this passage wants to tell US Ahow psychologists make a studyBhow entertainment industry produces celebritiesChow people think of the famous starsDhow celebrities feel about themselves较难题目特训：人物故事类Eddie Mckay,a once-forgotten pilot,is a subject of gr
11、eat interest to a group of history students in Canada.It all started when Graham Broad,a professor at the University of Western Ontario,found McKays name in a footnote in a book about university history. McKay was included in a list of university alumni (校友)who had served during the First World War,
12、but his name was unfamiliar to Broad,a specialist in military history. Out of curiosity,Broad spent hours at the local archives (档案馆)in a fruitless search for information on McKay. Tired and discouraged,he finally gave up. On his way out,Broads glance happened to fall on an exhibiting case showing s
13、ome old newspapers. His eye was drawn to an old picture of a young man in a rugby uniform. As he read the words beside the picture,he experienced a thrilling realization. “After looking for him all day,there he was,staring up at me out of the exhibiting case,” said Broad. Excited by the find,Broad a
14、sked his students to continue his search. They combed old newspapers and other materials for clues. Gradually,a picture came into view.Captain Alfred Edwin McKay joined the British Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He downed ten enemy planes,outlived his entire squadron(中队)as a WWI flyer,spent some time a
15、s a flying instructor in England,then returned to the front,where he was eventually shot down over Belgium and killed in December 1917. But theres more to his story. “For a brief time in 1916 he was probably the most famous pilot in the world,” says Broad. “He was credited with downing Oswald Boelck
16、e,the most famous German pilot at the time.” Yet,in a letter home,McKay refused to take credit,saying that Boelcke had actually crashed into another German plane.McKays war records were destroyed during a World War air bombing on Londonan explanation for why he was all but forgotten.But now,thanks t
17、o the efforts of Broad and his students,a marker in McKays memory was placed on the university grounds in November 2007. “I found my eyes filling with tears as I read the worddeceased (阵亡)next to his name,” said Corey Everrett,a student who found a picture of Mckay in his uniform. “This was such a s
18、imple example of the fact that he had been a student just like us,but instead of finishing his time at Western,he chose to fight and die for his country.”1. What made Professor Broad continue his search for more information on McKay?A. A uniform of McKay.B. A footnote about McKay.C. A book on McKay.
19、D. A picture of McKay.2. What did the students find out about McKay?A. He trained pilots for some time.B. He lived longer than other pilots.C. He died in the Second World War.D. He was downed by the pilot Boelcke.3. McKays flying documents were destroyed in.A. BelgiumB. GermanyC. CanadaD. England4.
20、We can learn from the last paragraph that McKay.A. preferred fight to his studyB. went to war before graduationC. left a picture for Corey EverrettD. set an example for his fellow students5. What is the text mainly about?A. The research into war history.B. The finding of a forgotten hero.C. The pilo
21、ts of the two world wars.D. The importance of military studies.【参考答案】11.1-5 DADBB阅读理解-科普常识类(2013浙江，B)Below is a selection from a popular science book.If blood is red，why are veins(静脉) blue?Actually，veins are not blue at all.They are more of a clear，yellowish colour.Although blood looks red when its
22、outside the body，when its sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin，its more of a dark reddish purple colour.At the right depth，these bloodfilled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin，making them look blue by comparison.Which works harder，your heart or your brain?That kind of d
23、epends on whether youre busy thinking or busy exercising.Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise，and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker.But，in the long run，your brain probably tips it，because even when youre sitting still your brain is using twice as much ene
24、rgy as your heart，and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.Why do teeth fall out，and why dont they grow back in grownups?Baby (or “milk”) teeth do not last long；they fall out to make room for bigger，stronger adult teeth later on.Adult teeth fall out when they become damaged，decayed a
25、nd infected by bacteria.Once this second set of teeth has grown in，youre done.When theyre gone，theyre gone.This is because nature figures youre set for life，and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off.Do old people shrink as they age?Yes and no.Many people do get shorter as they age.But，wh
26、en they do，it isnt because theyre shrinking all over.They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力)Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older.Men lose an average of 34 cm in height as they age，while women
27、 may lose 5 cm or more.If you live to be 200 years old，would you keep shrinking till you were，like 60 cm tall，like a little boy again？No，because old people dont really shrink！It is not that they are growing backwardstheir legs，arms and backbones getting shorter.When they do get shorter，its because t
28、he spine has shortened a little.Or，more often，become more bent and curved.Why does spinning make you dizzy(眩晕的)?Because your brain gets confused between what youre seeing and what youre feeling.The brain senses that youre spinning using special gravityandmotionsensing organs in your inner ear，which
29、work together with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable.But，when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control，and your brain thinks youre moving while youre not!Where do feelings and emotions come from?Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system.All mam
30、mals have this brain areafrom mice to dogs，cats，and humans.So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear，pain and pleasure.But since human feelings also involve other，newer bits of the brain，we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on the planet.If exercise wears you out，how can it be good
31、 for you?Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them.And as far as your body is concerned，its “use it，or lose it”！Its not that exercise makes you healthy；its more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.1What is the colour of blood in a vein near the sur
32、face of the skin?ABlue. BLight yellow.CRed. DDark reddish purple.解析细节理解题。根据第一个标题下的“.its more of a dark reddish purple colour.”可知答案。答案D2Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age?ABecause their spine is in active use.BBecause they are more easily affected by gravity.CBecause they keep
33、growing backwards.DBecause their spine becomes more bent.解析细节理解题。根据第四个标题下的“They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力)”可知，老年人变矮是因为脊柱收缩和弯曲造成的。答案D3Which of the following statements about our brain is true?AIn the long run，our
34、brain probably works harder than our heart.BWhen our brain senses the spinning，we will feel dizzy.CThe brains of the other mammals are as complex as those of humans.DOur feelings and emotions come from the most developed area in our brain.解析细节理解题。根据第二个标题下的第三句“But，in the long run，your brain.”可知答案为A项。
35、此题最易误选B项，根据第五个标题下的最后一句可知，眩晕是由于 “你已经不动了，而你的大脑认为你还在动”的错觉引起的。答案A4What is the main purpose of the selection?ATo give advice on how to stay healthy.BTo provide information about our body.CTo challenge new findings in medical research.DTo report the latest discoveries in medical science.解析写作意图题。考生易误选D项，但是在医学领域，概括失误。文章主要涉及我们身体的问题，包括身体的、情绪的等等。故选择B项较全面。答案B
