1、南安一中2015届高三年阅读练习十五2015.3组编 叶婷茹 班级： 号数： 姓名： AFinding a new voice IT was time for more difficult speech therapy (治疗). Delvin Washington said his name again and again, making sure to bite his lower lip to pronounce the V in his first name. The 18-year-old from Texas, US, has had to practice this every
2、day since he woke up from a coma (昏迷) in late September.Over half a year ago, Washington was preparing for the biggest day of his young life graduating from high school. But on a cloudy day in May, he had a serious car accident.He survived, but his life changed forever. His friends have left for col
3、lege, his mom has returned to work and he recently began all-day physical rehabilitation (康复治疗). He is relearning almost everything, from the names of his best friends to simple physical tasks, like swallowing his saliva (唾液).His friends and family have given him a lot of support. While Washington l
4、ay in a coma in hospital, friends and family filled his room during visits. They celebrated his 18th birthday in July while he was still unconscious.Two days after Thanksgiving, eight friends from high school visited Washington at his home. The friends looked through photos on Facebook, showing them
5、 all to Washington. As he sat in his wheelchair, friends asked him to recognize the people in the photos, helping him recover his brain.Washingtons popularity doesnt come from nowhere. He was determined to become a police officer after college and behaved like a respectable police officer at school.
6、His high school principal (校长), Eric Markinson, said Washington was always a gentleman. “He was incredibly gracious (和善的) and incredibly helpful,” he said.His accident has damaged Washingtons brain. It has caused his left side, from his face to his feet, to all but shut down. His personality has als
7、o changed. The serious police-officer behavior is gone. He laughs a lot and smiles when he sees children, his mom said.Now Washington is working hard on all-day rehabilitation. So far, he has made tremendous (巨大的) improvement, said his therapist Lindsay Sims.“I try to live as independently as possib
8、le,” Washington said slowly but firmly.1. What happened to Delvin Washington last May?A. He started to make improvements in his speech therapy.B. He was seriously injured in a car accident.C. He graduated from high school with good grades.D. He suffered a heart attack and went into a coma.2. How did
9、 Washingtons friends support him when he was in need of help?A. They helped Washington make up for the lessons he had missed.B. They worked together to collect money for Washington on campus.C. They helped Washington realize his dream of becoming a police officer.D. They regularly visited Washington
10、 and helped him with his rehabilitation.3. What is the article mainly about?A. Washingtons friendship with his friends.B. Washington making great efforts to achieve his dream.C. What makes Washington so popular at school.D. How Washington is recovering his brain.BCrows show cleverness People may use
11、 the expression “birdbrain” in English to talk about someone who is stupid, but crows (灰鸦) prove that this is unfair. Now it has been discovered that crows may understand analogies (类推法).It was once thought that only humans could understand analogies, which help us to solve problems creatively, put
12、things into categories, and make scientific discoveries.To test this ability in animals, scientists do “relational matching-to-sample (RMTS, 依照示例中物品的关联进行匹配)” tests, according to the IFL Science website. If a pair was AA, for example, then picking BB to match it would be correct. If the pair was CD,
13、however, then EF would be correct.Apes (猿) and monkeys have learned RMTS, but scientists wanted to know if crows could do it, too. An international team led by Edward Wasserman from the University of Iowa in the US first trained two hooded crows to match things by color, shape, and number in what is
14、 called “identity matching-to-sample (IMTS, 依照示例进行匹配)”, then moved onto RMTS.For the IMTS test, the birds were put in a cage with a plastic tray (塑料盘) that had three cards and two cups in it. The card in the middle was the sample card. The cups on either side were covered with the other two cards: O
15、ne was the same as the sample (in the color, shape, or number of shapes pictured), while the other wasnt. The cup with the card that matched the sample card contained two worms (虫子) to eat.In the second part of the experiment, the birds were tested with relational matching pairs. A card with two sam
16、e-sized circles, for example, meant they should pick the test card with two same-sized squares and not two different-sized circles. The birds did well in the more difficult test and picked the correct card more than three quarters of the time, Science News reports.Wasserman was surprised that crows
17、were able to solve the problem without any training in RMTS. “What the crows have done is extraordinary,” he said in a news release. “Honestly, if it was only by force that the crows showed this learning, then it would have been an impressive result. But this was spontaneous (本能的).”So perhaps its ti
18、me to stop saying “birdbrain” for good!4. Why does the author mention the expression “bird brain” in the opening paragraph?A. To get the reader interested in the origins of the expression.B. To urge people to stop saying that birds are stupid.C. To introduce the topic of Edward Wasserman and his exp
19、eriments.D. To introduce recent findings about crows intelligence.5. Which of the following is TRUE about the tests on the hooded crows?A. The birds did better in RMTS than in IMTS.B. The birds were first made to do RMTS, then IMTS.C. The birds picked almost all the correct cards in RMTS.D. In the I
20、MTS test, the birds needed to identify the sample card to get rewards.6. In the RMTS test, if the birds were given the sample card with two same-sized triangles, they had to pick the test card with _.A. two same-sized circlesB. one circle and one triangleC. two different-sized circlesD. two differen
21、t-sized triangles7. The underlined word “spontaneous” in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to _.A. natural B. creativeC. trustworthy D. predictableCFamily welcomeJoining us for the beach trip of this year is the younger daughters boyfriend, a friendly young man.“The boyfriend must r
22、emind her of me,” I tell my wife. “Yeah, maybe,” she lies.This boyfriend still has a certain amount of easy college charm (魅力). Having dated our daughter a couple of years now, he is like family but nicer. As you know, many families are more polite to perfect strangers than they are to one another.W
23、hile not unkind, our family can be blunt (不客气的), and very few thoughts go unspoken. Behavior, body parts, taste in TV, even the way you hold a fork, its all fair game.I feel for him because that was once me, only the family was Italian and didnt really welcome Irish outsiders.At the time, the men ba
24、rely paid me any attention at all, and the women wouldnt stop looking at me head to toe as if they were sewing me a new suit with their eyes. Tough, outspoken women youd never want to cross.Thats why I can relate to this boyfriend. Chicago roots. Appreciates a cold Pabst (一个啤酒品牌). Throws a decent sp
25、iral (棒球里的旋球). And he has that most important quality in serious boyfriends these days: great math skills.So we proudly welcome this capable kid to our beach party, introduce him around to our best friends.Its a complicated issue, welcoming suitors (追求者). I think most dads want to still be the lead
26、lion, the one everyone looks to when the keys are locked in the car.Even brothers have issues with this. Its such a stupid male thing. But its a thing. Its out there.Yep, to most dads, even God wouldnt be good enough for their daughters. In my mind, I still build boyfriend catapults (弹射器). At first
27、sight, I want to fire suitors into the sea. And Im not alone in that.8. From the authors description of his daughters boyfriend, we learn that _.A. he doesnt like him because hes an out-of-townerB. this is the first time the author has met himC. he thinks he has a charm of his ownD. he still treats
28、him like a perfect stranger9. Where does the author have roots?A. Italy. B. Ireland. C. Britain. D. Chicago.10. What does the underlined sentence “Even brothers have issues with this” mean?A. Brothers fight with each other over who can be the most welcoming.B. Brothers also find it hard to welcome t
29、heir sisters suitors.C. Brothers have different opinions about a lot of things.D. Brothers want to compete with their dads to be the lead lion of the family.11. In the last paragraph, the author intends to _.A. share his experience of meeting his daughters boyfriend with other dadsB. make his attitu
30、de toward his daughters boyfriend clearC. show that its common for fathers to find fault with their daughters boyfriendsD. give examples of things a suitor should pay attention to at first sight of his girlfriends fatherWords in focusfair game: sb or sth that can be chased, attacked, or criticized 易
31、被攻击的对象 e.g. Famous people are fair game for criticism.feel for: have sympathy or pity for sb 同情 e.g. I feel deeply for you, but theres nothing I can do to help.cross: vt. act against the wishes, plans, or orders of sb 反对 e.g. My boss is usually nice, but she has a terrible temper and you dont want t
32、o cross her.decent: adj. good enough but not the best 相当不错的 e.g. Shes a decent tennis player.have issues (with sb/sth): have difficulty or disagreement with sb or sth 有争议 e.g. I have some issues with his rude and irresponsible behavior.Sentence bank释义：当时，男人们根本没留意我，倒是那些女人们不停地从头到脚打量着我，似乎要用眼睛为我缝制一套新衣服一样。分析：句中用as if引导了一个方式状语从句，这里用到了比喻的修辞手法，将当时家里的那些女士对准姑爷审视的眼神描写得栩栩如生。释义：在内心里，我仍然排斥（女儿们的）男朋友们。分析：这里也是比喻的说法，指作为父亲，心里始终对女儿的男朋友有本能的抵触情绪。下面那句“把追求者扔到海里去”是夸张（Hyperbole）的说法，为给人以深刻的印象，起到强调的作用。阅读练习十五答案： 1-3 BDD 4-7 DDAA 8-11 CBBC
