1、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。In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide. Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed b
2、y teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses, ” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan. MIT has offered a program called Op
3、enCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2, 000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard ha
4、s long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program. The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform. MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120, 000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join th
5、em in offering courses on the open- source edX platform. “Fasten your seatbelts, ” Hockfield said. Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie- Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online. The Harvard- MIT program will be monitored by a not- for- profit
6、(非盈利的) organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful. 1. According to th
7、is text, edX is.A. a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWareB. a free computer program by MIT and HarvardC. a Harvard- MIT platform of free online coursesD. a free program online for universities worldwide2. What is said about online education in the text? A. Universities have been trying online courses
8、. B. About 2, 000 online courses have been offered. C. Over 100 million people have finished courses online. D. Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX. 3. The underlined part in the text probably means “”.A. Get ready for the difficultiesB. Get ready for this educational changeC. Get
9、 prepared to complete the online coursesD. Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses4. What can be said about MITx according to the text? A. It is first offered as part of the edX learning program. B. It is another free MIT- Harvard online learning program. C. It is a standard to recognize
10、online learnersachievement. D. It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT. 【参考答案】14、CABC2016高考英语二轮：（精选）阅读理解训练（10）及答案AOne hometown owner in Detroit is intending to exchange his villa for the latest iPhone 6.The owner has dropped the asking price from $ 5,000 to a new iPhone 6 as the ow
11、ner is desperate to sell before the tax auction (拍卖) season where “thousands” of homes near foreclosure (房屋止赎权) will flood into the market, a real estate broker (房地产经纪人) called Larry Else told ABC News.“This house is really not worth much at all,” Else said. The windows are broken and there is no fr
12、ont door. The broker himself has not been inside the home because his company has a policy of not going in unsecured houses alone. Detroits declining fortunes have left its population about a third of what it used to be in its peak, according to the U.S. Census Bureau（人口普查办公室）.Now, the property has
13、accrued (拖欠) more than $6,000 in back taxes (退税款) and will enter foreclosure next year if that debt is not settled. So while the owner is asking for an iPhone 6, the true cost of the sale comes from the buyer including the cost of the back taxes.That attracted great interest in the property, as Else
14、 said that he received four offers today alone. One woman said she was interested in the house for the wood. Another said that they would be willing to hand over an iPhone 5, and another offered $ 850. But Else hinted that the most likely buyer is someone who already lives on the block and put in a
15、$ 700 bid（出价）, and their familiarity with the area appeared to put them at the head of the pack. He said he expects one of the four offers to work out, and may even confirm the sale tonight.This is not the end of his bartering (物物交换) business, however, as Else said that hes already gotten another ca
16、ll from a homeowner who has had trouble selling their property. 21. Why did the owner drop his price for the house?A. Because the house was too old.B. Because there is a boom in economy. C. Because he wanted to sell the house quickly.D. Because the population in Detroit is small.22. Larry Else hasnt
17、 come into the house because _.A. it is dangerous to enter itB. the owner doesnt permit itC. he is not familiar with the areaD. it will break the companys rule23. The house will most possibly be sold at the price of _.A. $ 5,000 B. $ 850 C. $ 700 D. an iPhone 624. The passage is most probably taken
18、from _.A. a story book B. a news report C. an economy report D. a tourist brochure参考答案2124 CDCB BRegardless of the fact that getting dressed in baseball caps and T-shirts are classic American style choices; the preppy(学院风格) look is what sophisticated(高雅时髦的) British youths wear. But when it comes to
19、the best-dressed nation, neither the US nor the UK tops CNNs list. So which country has the best fashion sense? Take a look.ItalyItaly is a country which lays a strong emphasis on outward appearance. Elegance is in Italian blood and most Italians would give up comfort in order to look graceful. They
20、 dress well even for simple trips to the grocery store. Both males and females have a good understanding of style, dressing themselves up with well-groomed(讲究的) hair and a smart pair of shoes. It is no wonder that so many of the best fashion designers are Italian!SwedenRetail(零售) giant H & M continu
21、es to spread affordable Swedish style around the world. What has been called the “Swedish fashion miracle” actually comes from the “less is more” philosophy. The Swedes tend to adopt a practical approach to what they wear, but they dont lack creativity.FranceThe French have a chic(别致的) air about the
22、m. They appear casual and elegant without being over-dressed or under-dressed, and always seem to give off confidence in their style choices. “The laissez-faire(自由放任的) approach to fashion is something many people love and the looks they wear are something we all want to emulate on a daily basis,” sa
23、id The Huffington Post.25. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Getting dressed sophisticatedly is American style. B. Wearing T-shirts is British style.C. British young people like the preppy style. D. The UK is the best-dressed country in the world.26. What can we lear
24、n from Swedish dressing style?A. It is practical and creative. B. It is unaffordable.C. It lacks confidence. D. It lacks creativity.27. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “emulate” in the last paragraph? A. Imitate. B. Thrill. C. Like. D. Hate.参考答案2527CAA CBabies dont learn to talk just from h
25、earing sounds. They are lip-readers too. It happens during the stage when a babys babbling (咿呀声) gradually changes from unclear voices into that first “mama” or “dada” . The baby in order to do like you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that particular sound they are hearing, accordi
26、ng to developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who led the study.Apparently it doesnt take them too long to absorb the movements that match basic sounds. By their first birthdays, babies start changing back to look you in the eye again. It offers more evidence that
27、quality face-time with babies is very important for speech development more than, say, turning on the latest baby DVD.But Lewkowicz went a step further. He and his student Amy Hansen-Tift tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them at ages 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months. How? They showed videos of a woman s
28、peaking in English or Spanish to babies of English speakers. They found that when the speaker used English, the 4-month-olds gazed mostly into her eyes. The 6-months-olds spent equal amounts of time looking at the eyes and the mouth. The 8-and 10-month-olds studied mostly the mouth. At 12 months, at
29、tention started changing back toward the speakers eyes.But what happened when these babies accustomed to English heard Spanish? The 12-month-olds studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. They needed the extra information to recognize the unfamiliar sounds. That fits with research into bil
30、ingualism (双语)that shows babies brains adjust themselves to distinguishing the sounds of their native language over other languages in the first year of life.The continued lip-reading shows the 1-year-olds clearly still are fit for learning. Babies are so hard to study that this is “a fairly heroic
31、data set”, says Duke University cognitive neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum, who found the research so fascinating that he wants to know more.28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,babies_.A.mightgetitsvoice “mama” bylip-readingB.learntotalkjustfromhearingthesoundsC. liketofigureouthowtoshapetheirlipsD.communi
32、catewithparentsthroughgestures29.Whatisnecessaryindevelopingbabies speechaccordingtoLewkowicz? A.PlayingbabyDVDnearby. B.TeachingbabiestoreadEnglish. C.Speakingwithbabiesfacetoface. D.Speakingdifferentlanguagesinfrontofbabies. 30. Which of the following shows the right change of babies eye gaze acco
33、rding to the text? Eye gaze 4 8 12 Month A.Eye gaze4 8 12 Month C.Eye gaze 4 8 12 MonthB.Eye gaze4 8 12 Month D. 31. What would be the best title of the text?A. Babies Have Different Methods to Talk B. Babies Try Lip-reading in Learning to Talk C. Babies Are Suitable to Learn Two Languages D. Babies
34、 Can Easily Accept Foreign Language 参考答案2831ACAB DIts a popular belief that a fishs memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they dont remember what theyve eaten or where theyve been, and they dont recognize you or any of their friends - every moment in their life would be
35、like seeing the world for the first time.But dont be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.In the study, researchers from MacEwan Universi
36、ty in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again.Researchers used computer software to monitor the fishs movements. They found that after such a long break the fish s
37、till went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively in front of certain fish,
38、 perhaps because they remembered their past “fights”. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence.Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild.“If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains sa
39、fe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risks,” lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees, dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a new understanding
40、 of their intelligence.32. What is the article mainly about?A. Fish having very bad memories.B. Fish being smarter than we thought.C. How fish improve their memory.D. What we can learn from fish.33. According to the article, people used to believe that _.A. fish could only remember part of their pas
41、t experiencesB. fish could remember things that happened 12 days agoC. a fishs memory lasted for only seven minutesD. fish didnt recognize any of their friends34. How can fish benefit most from a good memory? They can remember _.A. where to get food and surviveB. their enemies and fightC. where to escape to when in dangerD. their friends and help each other35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Fish behave aggressively in a fight.B. Fish can remember more.C. Fish dont belong to the list of smart animals.D. Only African cichlids have a good memory.参考答案3235 BDAB
