1、专题三 阅读理解(八)【山东省东营市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】CWhen Allison Winn was eight and her family adopted a dog named Coco, they had no idea how much the little creature would change her life.“Coco helped me feel better,” says Allison, who was recovering from l4 months of treatment for a brain cancer at the time. “She w
2、ould cuddle（偎依) with me when I didnt want to play.” Allison loved Coco so much that she told her parents she wanted to help other sick kids find the same kind of comfort.She started small, raising money by selling lemonade and homemade dog biscuits in front of her house. Her first customer was the m
3、ailman. By the end of that summer, she had raised nearly $l,000, enough to adopt and train two dogs and give them to children with cancer. Now, a little more than two years later, some groups gather to make dog treats for Allisons cause.Her organization, the Stink Bug Project, named after a picture
4、she drew in memory of the end of her treatment, is run and managed in partnership with the Morgan Adams Foundation. Stink Bug helps families adopt pets from the Trained K9 Companion Program, where the rescued dogs are taught commands. Allisons mother, Dianna Litvak, who helps run Stink Bug, hopes to
5、 extend the pet-adoption program statewide and continue donating some of the money to help fund childrens cancer research.“Allison has figured out how to help-in a way that no one else has,” Litvak says. “We involve her younger sister, Emily, her friends, the adopting families, and some others. It t
6、ook the love of a little girl to wrap all that together into one amazing package.”Go to stinkbugproject. org to donate or to buy Allisons dog biscuits.66. At the beginning, Allisons family .A. wanted other sick children to get the same comfortB. didnt know the sufferings of fighting a cancerC. thoug
7、ht a dogs company would harm her healthD. didnt expect a dog could change her so much67. How did Allison start her cause?A. She helped advertise lemonade and homemade dog biscuits.B. She earned some money by doing small business.C. A mailman donated some money to her.D. Some groups gave her a hand.6
8、8. The name of Allisons organization, the Stink Bug Project, is from .A. one of her drawings B. her dogC. her homemade biscuits D. her friend69. According to Paragraph 4, Allisons mother feels .A. calm B. worried C. embarrassed D. proud70. Whats the passage mainly about?A. Helping to make dog treats
9、. B. Adopting a dog for your child.C. Giving dogs and love to kids with cancer. D. Raising money to train pets.【答案】6670 DBADC【山东省东营市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】DSteven Spielbergs 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanc
10、iful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.On Jan. 3l, a team of scientists at the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmedcomputers to decode (解码) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier,another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and
11、used computers to play back in color what people saw.These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayedimages from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities, are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of
12、a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad. There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary takeout of information from the brain.In spite of these breakthroughs, Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decod
13、ing brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI.“Eventually,” says Gallant, “someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.Still, the recent adv
14、ances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of memory and consciousness.7l. What is the best title for the passage?A. New technology can read your mindB. Fantasy is edging closer to factC. A new discovery in human brainD. The intelligent computers i
15、n the future72. What did scientists at the UC Berkeley do?A. They produced a fanciful world.B. They made computers jump forward like a human.C. They managed to translate brain waves into language.D. They used computers to make short movies.73. Which of the following is impossible for the research?A.
16、 It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.B. Doctors can read a patients mind even if he is unconcious.C. People will know what happens in their dreams.D. Peoples thoughts may be given away.74. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?A. A computer. B. An
17、 iPad. C. A decoding machine. D. A hat.75. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. scientists got the inspiration from a movieB. the technology still has a long way to goC. the techology has been put into practiceD. scientists have unlocked the secrets of memory【答案】7175 ACACB【山东省济南市2012届高三第一次模拟
18、考试】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAlmost 20 years ago, a few days before Christmas, Roni Austins 6-year-old daughter, Lauren, went to a Jack in the Box in Carlsbad and ate a hamburger. She got sick, was rushed to a hospital and never came home. Lauren was the first to die in a multi-
19、state E. coli outbreak that killed three other children and sickened 700 people. Like many people, Austin had never heard of E. coli before. At first bewildered, and then angry, Austin soon became the face of food-safety reform in California and beyond. She co-founded a nonprofit group, Safe Tables
20、Our Priority (STOP), and pushed successfully for legislation (立法) requiring E. coli to be a reportable illness, so outbreaks could be followed and stopped sooner. Nervous initially to be in the spotlight, she learned not to fear politicians for the beef and fast-food industries. She was in the Oval
21、Office when President Clinton signed the most sweeping changes to federal food-inspection law in the 1990s. She was in Sacramento when a state measure named after her daughter passed, indicating minimum cooking temperatures in restaurants.Austin, 64, is not sure she has much choice. Every time she t
22、hinks shes handed off the baton (指挥棒) to others, though, something brings her back. A phone call from a parent who has lost a child to a food-borne illness. A news story about another outbreak. An event at La Costa Heights Elementary School, where redheaded Lauren was in first grade and where a memo
23、rial garden was planted in her honor.Fixing food safety meant putting her career as a fashion designer on hold and flying 10 times to Washington DC to testify. It meant going to Sacramento to speak a half-dozen times. Shes not fond of the legislative process. Asked what shes proudest of in making he
24、r way through all that, she said, “That I didnt give up.” 56. What does the underlined word “E. coli” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. A fast-food restaurant. B. A special person.C. A reportable illness. D. A state of America.57. The third paragraph is mainly about _.A. the great changes in food inspectio
25、nB. Austins efforts to achieve food safetyC. the standards and practices of safe food D. the federal plan to monitor food production58. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that _.A. food safety problems are very seriousB. Roni Austin was forced to do the jobC. more people are concerned about food sa
26、fetyD. Roni Austin donated to a memorial garden59. Which of the following is true of Roni Austin?A. She regretted for what she had done.B. She used to be a fashion teacher.C. She founded the organization STOP on her own.D. She is the representative of food-safety reform.60. What can be the best titl
27、e for the text?A. Mothers Way of Making Food Safe.B. Painful Reminders, Constant Efforts.C. Mothers Pride in Public Services.D. Handling Sorry, Celebrating Life.BThe western alphabet, which is used in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Australia and New Zealand as well as in other countries, originated i
28、n the Middle East. The people who gave the world this alphabet were the Phoneacians, a people who established colonies all over the Mediterranean, including Carthage in Africa and Gades in Spain. In their alphabet, the letters were represented by little pictures which represented sounds. The Phoneac
29、ian A was aelph, which means “bull”, and it was made from a little picture of a bulls head. The letter B was beth which meant “house”, and showed the round-roofed buildings which you can still see today in Syria.The Phoneacians had contact with another nation of sailors, the Greeks, with whom they f
30、ought and traded. The Greeks also started to use the Phoneacian alphabet. They changed the names, so aelph and beth became alpha and beta. The shapes of the letters are the same, but they have been turned sideways. If you know any Greek, you can try turning the letters around again, and see how they
31、 look. You will see that the curve on the right of the Greek A becomes the horns of a little bull. Of course, the first two letters of the alphabet give it its name. Over the years there have been changes. Latin developed an alphabet with some different letters to the Greeks, and other letters have
32、been added since. But really westerners are using the same system of writing which has served them so well for thousands of years.61. What is the purpose of this text?A. To share something of the Phoneacian history. B. To tell the story of the western alphabet.C. To compare the western alphabet with
33、 others. D. To describe the order of the Greek alphabet.62. Where did the western alphabet originally come from?A. Carthage. B. Gades. C. The Mediterranean. D. The Middle East.63. Which picture, according to the text, represents beth? A B C D64. Which change did the Greeks make to the Phoneacian alp
34、habet?A. They changed the pictures to sounds.B. They put a curve on the letter A.C. They changed the shape of the letters.D. They turned the letters in a different direction.65. Which of the following shows the development of western alphabet? More letters were added to the alphabet. Little pictures
35、 represented sounds. The letters were turned sideways. The names of the letters were changed. A. B. C. D. COur particular parenting style reflects our own way of “looking”. Heres a great piece of writing reflecting parents particular ways on the parenting style that have become known humorously as h
36、elicopter parenting and submarine (潜水艇) parenting.Helicopter parents hover over their children, managing every aspect of their childs life. On the contrary, submarine parents remain “hidden” coming to the surface when guidance is needed.While helicopter parents may have the best intentions, in reali
37、ty, they are raising children with few problem solving skills. Children with hovering parents never get the chance to face disappointment and build up their ability to recover from misfortune.Think about your typical submarine. Submarines usually remain underwater. In case of a need for emergency su
38、rfacing, submarines can rise so quickly they are driven partially out of the water. Submarine parents also remain out of sight, yet able to pop up in the case of an emergency.I admit Im a submarine mom. My job as a parent is to have fun with my daughters while letting them explore and learn natural
39、consequences. My older daughter found herself acting in commercials and making more than minimum wage as a teen. To give her a sense of the real world, I insisted she spend three weeks every summer, picking strawberries and earning $3.50 on a good day. When my youngest daughter Sondra was six, she w
40、anted a very expensive American Girl Doll. I cut the full color 18 picture out of the American Girl catalogue and had it laminated (压膜). “Heres your American Girl Doll.” I said “When you turn nine, Ill buy you the 3D doll on your birthday.” Sondra played with her flat doll for months, making clothes
41、 and furniture for her. She learned creativity. I saved $88.00.66. What is the text mainly about?A. Various means of transportation. B. Funny experiences of a mom.C. Humorous stories about parents. D. Different styles of parenting.67. The underlined phrase “hover over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in m
42、eaning to “_”.A. leave behind B. fly aroundC. watch over D. set aside68. Which of the following is true of helicopter parents?A. They give their children proper guidance.B. They try to do everything for their children.C. They teach their children how to face failures.D. They help their children expl
43、ore by themselves.69. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that Mom _.A. has good parenting skills B. is always making promisesC. is strict with her daughter D. tries her best to save money70. The author supports her point of view mainly by_.A. stating facts and offering adviceB. using fi
44、gures and giving evidenceC. analyzing data and drawing conclusionsD. making comparisons and giving examplesDA new study has revealed that non-smokers who repeatedly breathe in others tobacco smoke are more likely to have some degree of hearing loss. Researchers studied a total of 3307 adults aged be
45、tween 20 and 69. The degree of hearing loss in each ear was assessed by testing the ability to hear pure tones over a range of frequencies from 500 Hz (low) to 8000 Hz (high).Men, those who were older, and those with diabetes (糖尿病) were significantly more likely to have high frequency hearing loss.
46、And this was true of those who were former smokers and those who had never smoked. But even after taking account of these factors, both former and passive smoking were associated with damaged hearing.Former smokers were significantly more likely to have damaged hearing. The prevalence (流行程度) of low
47、to mid frequency hearing loss among this group was 14 percent. And almost half (over 46 percent) had high frequency hearing loss. Although the risk was not as strong among those who had never smoked, almost one in 10 (8.6 percent) had low to mid frequency hearing loss and one in four (26.6 percent)
48、had high frequency hearing loss. And the stronger findings among former smokers suggested that continued passive smoking in this group, even at low levels, could continue the progression of high frequency hearing loss that began when they were active smokers, say the authors. “Further research is re
49、quired to determine whether passive smoking increases the effect of noise exposure and aging on hearing,” they conclude. “If this finding is independently confirmed, then hearing loss can be added to the growing list of health consequences associated with exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke.” The
50、study was published online in Tobacco Control.71. Who are most likely to damage their hearing?A. Those who had never smoked. B. Former smokers with diabetes.C. Non-smokers who are older. D. Teenagers exposed to noise.72. The author uses figures in Paragraph 3 to _.A. explain the hearing test results
51、 B. assess passive smoke exposureC. indicate the degree of damaged hearingD. measure the range of hearing frequency73. According to the last paragraph, passive smoking _.A. can only cause hearing loss B. increases risks of noise exposureC. weakens the process of aging D. may do more damage to health
52、74. What can be inferred from the text?A. We should try to avoid contact with tobacco smoke.B. More research on smoking is being carried out.C. Hearing loss may lead to many social problems.D. Active smokers are in great need of help.75. The text is meant to _.A. introduce a new studyB. advise giving up smokingC. arouse attention to hearingD. show concern for non-smokers【答案】5660 CBADA6165 BDADA 6670 DCBAD 7175 BCDAA
