1、2016山东高考英语二轮：阅读理解训练（11）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。“Experience may possibly be the best teacher,but it is not a particularly good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words,but they actually come from James March,a professor at Stanford Unive
2、rsity and a pioneer in the field of organizational decision making. For years March(possibly the wisest philosopher of management)has studied how humans think and act,and he continues to do so in his new bookThe Ambiguities of Experience.He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been stic
3、king to the idea of experiential learning:“Experience is respected;experience is sought;experience is explained.” The problem is that learning from experience involves(涉及)serious complications(复杂化),ones that are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this bo
4、ok.In one interesting part of the book,for example,he turns a doubtful eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. In our efforts to make stories interesting,he argues,we lose part of the complicated truth of things. He says “The more accurately(精确地)reality is p
5、resented,the less understandable the story,and the more understandable the story,the less realistic it is.”Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher,March is also a poet,and his gift shines through in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short,it is
6、 demanding:Dont pick it up looking for quick,easy lessons. Rather,be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.1. According to the text,James March is.A. a poet who uses experience in his writingB. a teacher who teaches story writing in universityC. a researcher who studi
7、es the way humans think and actD. a professor who helps organizations make important decisions2. According to James March,experience.A. is overvalued B. is easy to explain C. should be actively soughtD. should be highly respected3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Experience makes stories more
8、accurate.B. Stories made interesting fail to fully present the truth.C. The use of stories is the best way of experiential learning.D. Stories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.4. Whats the purpose of this text?A. To introduce a book. B. To describe a researcher.C. T
9、o explain experiential learning. D. To discuss organizational decision making.【参考答案】1-4 CABAASince I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys things. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to p
10、ush a shopping cart(车). One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items(件) or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.Customers also forget why they came to the store in t
11、he first place. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “ Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you dont mind waiting, while I go to get it.”Five minutes later, hes back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. What is stranger is that c
12、ustomers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, a customer will wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says , “ Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minu
13、tes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she has forgotten hers. But I have to tolerate customers because they pay my salary, and thats something I cant afford to forget.21. What does the author say about his customers?A .They can not count numbers.B. They sometimes jump the queu
14、e.C. They dont know how to express themselves.D. They behave as if their memories had totally failed.22. According to the text, who are supposed to be in the express line?A Customers with nothing purchased.B. Customers with not more than 15 items.C. Customers with items between 15 and 2523. When cus
15、tomers arrive at the check-out counter,they_A. find their pens lostB. go back and get more itemsC. can not wait to pay for their groceries.D. prefer paying by check to paying with a credit card.24. We can infer from the text that _A. business in the grocery store runs wellB. the author finds his pre
16、sent job full of funC. the authors part-time job calls for patienceD. customers go to grocery stores without planning.2124 DBBC BFlappy Bird is flapping(拍打) its wings no more. The popular game for mobile equipment was removed from online stores on Sunday by its Vietnamese creator. Who said its fame
17、“destroys my simple life”Dong Nguyen, who created the game in just two to three days, was making as much as $50,000 a day from the games advertising income. In several Twitter posters, he said the games removal was not due to legal issues(问题) and that he may make a follow-up.Mr. Nguyen, who describe
18、s himself as an “ enthusiastic independent game maker”, also said on the micro-blogging mobile game so far. Coming out in May 2013, the game was free to download and required players to tap the screen to keep the bird in flight.In spite of its simple graphs, Flappy Bird was an extremely difficult ga
19、me since many users could only keep the bird in the air for a new seconds before it hits an obstacle (障碍物) and falls.After Mr. Nguyen took the game down, many fans turned to social media to ask for its return. The game is no longer a available through online stores, but it still works on phones that
20、 had previously downloads it. However, some fans expressed their relief that the game was gone. One user described Flappy Bird as “ an addictive game that everyone hates to love” while another said, “I think its for the best, and for the best of all the broken down phones out there.25. Dong Nguyen t
21、ook Flappy Bird down because_A. it was against the lawB. it was easily destroyedC. it disturbed his normal life.D it could break down phones.26.WhatcanwelearnaboutDongNguyenfromthetext?A.Heisaddictedtoplayinggames.B.Helikestomakegamesbyhimself.C.HeearnedalotbysellingFlappyBird.D.Herosetofameafterrem
22、ovinghisgame.27.WhatweretheusersreactionstoDongNguyensremovingthegame?A.Somefelthappyandrelaxed.B.Somegotsoangrythattheyaccusedhim.C.Someregrettedtheycouldntkeepthebirdinflight.D.Someaskedsocialmediatohelpdevelopanothergame.28.Whatwouldbethetitleforthistext?A.FlappyBird-AMobileGameB.FlappyBird-AComp
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30、cansofyoungadultsshowedthosewhohadformalmusicaltrainingbeforesevenhadthickerbrainareasdealingwithhearingandself-awareness Thefindingsnotehowbraindevelopmentcanbeinfluencedbytheagewhenchildrenstarttolearnamusicalinstrument,andhowthosechangescancontinueintolaterlife. Earlymusicaltrainingbenefitskidsmo
31、rethanjustmakingthemenjoymusic.Itchangesthebrain,whichcouldbringaboutcognitiveadvancesaswell,saidYunxinWangofBeijingNormalUniversity. “Our results suggest its better to start musical training before seven, which agrees with what most piano teachers recommend,” she added. She hoped the results might
32、help parents decide when was the best for their children to learn an instrument. The brains cortex(皮层) plays a leading role in ones abilities, from thought and language to memory and attention. The area matures rapidly in the early years of life, and its development could be affected more if a perso
33、n starts musical training before it fully matures. Wang studied 48 Chinese students aged between 19 and 21 who had received formal music training for at least a year sometime between the ages of 3 and 15. Each had a scan to measure the thickness of the brains cortex. After considering sex and the nu
34、mber of years spent having music lessons, Wang found that musical training that started before seven appeared to thicken areas of the brain involved in language skills and executive function, which is a persons ability to plan and accomplish tasks.“Were not sure why these changes occur, but a reason
35、able explanation is that early starters might depend more on hearing clues(线索) when learning music, since it might be more difficult for younger children to read music,” Wang said.32. According to the researchers, musical training before the age of seven can _. A. contribute to future work. B. creat
36、e a successful life C. develop all-round abilities D. deal with puzzling problem33. When conducting the research with the students, Wang _. A. tested their language abilities B. watched their musical performances C. focused on school behavior and achievements D. measured the thickness of the brains
37、cortex34. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _. A. it must be hard for kids to read music B. kids are more likely to learn music by hearing C. Wangs explanation has been the most reasonable D. Wang will research into the reasons for the brain change35. For what purpose does the author write the text? A. To describe the development of brain. B. To challenge the previous discoveries. C. To present the findings of the research. D. To give advice on how to learn music.3235 ADBC
