1、福州市2015高考英语三月阅读理解、完形填空自练（8）答案阅读理解(原创)The British people love talking about the weather. This hot summer, Europe was caught in the heat wave, and many parts of China were also been struggling with record-breaking temperatures. Therefore, theres plenty for the British people to get excited about. But
2、beside from a simple“hot”, what other ways are there to describe the summer heat? Apart from phrases like“boiling hot”, there are many interesting expressions that relate to unbearably hot weather. Dog days of summerIn books and newspaper articles, the period from early July to mid-August is often r
3、eferred to as the“dog days of summer”. Some think the expression means the weather is so hot that dogs go wild. But in fact, the expression comes from 16th century and refers to the days on which Sirius(天狼星)the Dog Starrises at the same time as the sun. The Romans associated the hot weather with thi
4、s star and would sacrifice a dog every year in April to stop the anger of Sirius. So hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalkThis expression needs no explanation and although its origin is unclear, it hasnt stopped thousands of curious tourists from testing if the saying is true, with the result that
5、sidewalks in Death Valley, Californiathe hottest place in the USare now littered with broken eggshells. Early in July, the local government asked tourists to stop their cooking experiments. Even so, it is actually possible to fry an egg on the sidewalk, so long as you use a frying pan with a lid and
6、 the temperature is at least 49. 【文章大意】本文介绍了英语中描述炎热天气的几个习语。1. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Some expressions about hot weather. B. The heat wave in the world. C. Sirius is associated with the hot weather. D. Death Valleythe hottest place in the US. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文中第一段以幽默的方式介绍了今年夏天全球的热浪, 其目的是
7、引出本文的中心, 故B项错误; 第二段的最后一句话是整篇文章的主题句, 故A项正确; C、D两项都是文章中的一部分, 范围小了。2. According to the passage, how long does“dog days of summer”last? A. About one month. B. About two months. C. About two months and a half. D. About one month and a half. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段的第一句In books and newspaper articles, the period
8、 from early July to mid-August is often referred to as the“dog days of summer”. 可知“dog days of summer”持续大约一个半月。3. What caused broken eggshells littered around sidewalks in Death Valley? A. The hot weather. B. The curiosity of tourists. C. The permission of the local government. D. The origin of the
9、expression. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由最后一段可以看出好奇的游客为了验证当地的酷热是否能够“fry an egg on the sidewalk”, 不顾当地政府的告诫, 仍然坚持做这项实验, 故B项正确。4. Which of the following is NOT necessary to test the last expression about hot weather? A. On the sidewalk. B. A frying pan with a lid. C. The temperature(49). D. In the hottest place. 【解析
10、】选D。推理判断题。文章中提到的关于热浪的最后一个习语是“So hot you can fry an egg on the sidewalk”, 故A项是一个必要条件; 由最后一段的最后一句可知B、C是必要条件; D项范围太大。【技法导练】多学一点棋高一着阅读理解跳读查找关键词, 破解直接细节理解题如文章第2题解题步骤如下: (1)判断题干关键词“_”。(2)跳读原文, 找到题干关键词出现在第_段; 由此定位点向后可直接找到答案出处“In books and newspaper articles, the period from early July to mid-August is ofte
11、n referred to as the“dog days of summer”。(3)推断答案: 根据原文出处可以轻松算出该时期持续大约一个半月。答案: (1) dog days of summer Why laughter mattersAlthough most people believe that laughter is one of the natures great treatments for a whole range of mental and physical diseases, it is still a serious scientific subject that
12、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 basically the same way. Whether you speak Mandarin, French or English, everyone will understand lau
13、ghter. 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 do. People may laugh at a prank(恶作剧) on April Fools Day. But surprisingly, only 10 to 15 percen
14、t 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, showing that laughter isnt dependent on single sense but on social interactions.And laughter is not
15、 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 he tickles them. It turns out rats love to be tickledthey return again and again to the hands o
16、f 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 laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药). He thinks the same
17、 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 say. Margaret Stuber, a professor at University of California, studied whether laugher helped
18、 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, largely because its hard to separate laughter from just feeling good. But he thinks it doesnt r
19、eally 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 sensesClaughter is a quality people are born withDlaughter is a social response shared by all
20、 creatures2According to the passage, scientists studied rats in order to find _Aif they can laugh Bif they like laughingCwhat laughter in rats produces Dhow rats react while being tickled3What can we learn from the passage?APatients will recover if they laugh enough.BLaughter is a means of communica
21、tion 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 of the passage?A. B.C. D.CP: Central pointP: PointSp: Subpoint(次要点) C: Conclusion【要点综述】“笑”既是
22、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 produces 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 group
23、s 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 comm
24、unicating；(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。【天津市蓟县二中2014高考英语模拟试题】完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。I always remembered the first time I took part in an English composition competition. “Right! Dean w
25、ould be the 16 of our class to participate in the English composition competition,” my classmates said. (Applauding) I was too 17 to speak when I heard what my classmates said. In order not to 18 short of my classmates 19 , I trained myself very hard for the hope of being the 20 of the competition,
26、which would take place a month later. I 21 a lot of vocabulary, sentence structures and 22 rules and read many good or renowned articles. Not having I 23 pretty well, the day came. Every candidate 24 me looked so well prepared and 25 . “Only 1.5 hours. Start,” a supervisor suddenly said. Seeing the
27、26 “What do most teenagers concern nowadays?” I was nervous and got 27 block. Whats worse, other candidates had begun writing. Moments later, I 28 myself, took a deep breath, and began brainstorming ideas 29 the topic. I quickly wrote down the composition structure, central theme, and 30 necessary e
28、lements. As the finishing time was 31 , I tried my best to accelerate my writing. Unfortunately, 32 my failure of time management, I left my composition incomplete. My final draft looked like a robot 33 legs were broken.The result came out two weeks later. To my surprise, I got the second prize! All
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