1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时规范训练(单独成册)训练(二十一).阅读理解(共两节)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。An electric signal can trick a monkeys brain into believing the animals finger has been touched.Touch something，and your brain knows.The hand sends signals to the brain to announce contact was made.But that feeling of
2、 touch may not require making actual contact，tests on monkeys now show.Zapping brain cells can fool the animal into thinking its finger has touched something.A person who has lost a limb or become paralyzed may need an artificial limb to complete everyday tasks.But such patients may not truly feel a
3、ny objects they hold.The new findings point toward one day creating a sense of touch in those who use such artificial limbs.Psychologist Sliman Bensmaia of University of Chicago worked on the new tests.His teams findings appeared on October 14 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences o
4、f the United States of America.The sense of touch is crucial to everyday tasks：People without it may have difficulty cracking an egg，lifting a cup or even turning a doorknob.Thats why restoring it is a major goal for designers of artificial limbs.In their new study，Bensmaia and his coworkers worked
5、with rhesus monkeys (恒河猴)The scientists implanted electrodes (电极)small devices that can detect and relay an electrical signalinto the animals brains.The scientists used the electrode data to identify which neurons had become active.Then the scientists used the implanted electrodes to zap those same
6、neurons.And the monkeys reacted as though their fingers had been touched.In fact，they hadnt.The monkeys couldnt use words to tell the scientists what they had felt.Instead，they communicated by looking in a particular directionjust as when they had really been touched.The new findings show how touchs
7、ensitive devices could be built.The new study also offers “a nice clear pathway” for figuring out how to restore a sense of touch to an amputee (被截肢者) or someone with a injury of spinal cord.The study shows how artificial limbs might be connected to the brain so that a person can “feel” with such a
8、prosthesis (假肢)But such a supersensory device doesnt exist yet and scientists have a lot of work to do before people will benefit from it.Researchers must first figure out whether the electrodes would work in people in the same way they do in monkeys.“I think the foundation is laid for human trials，
9、” Bensmaia said.【解题导语】本文是一篇科技文。文中介绍了一种新型的技术也就是电信号可以让人们的触觉产生错觉，即使是没有触摸到东西也有触感。这种技术可以为瘫痪或截肢病人带来方便。1What does the underlined word “it” refer to ?AThe sense of touch.BAn artificial limb.CThe turning of a doorknob.DThe lifting of a cup解析：选A。细节理解题。第四段的首句说触觉对日常工作的完成至关重要，所以这里指的就是触觉。故选A。2Bensmaia tested monk
10、eys to prove that the feeling of touch .Ais important to everyday tasksBmay not require making actual contactCis a problem of life and deathDmay be a challenge for designers of artificial limbs.解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第五段中的“And the monkeys reacted as though their fingers had been touched.In fact，they hadnt.”可
11、知，猴子以为他们摸到了东西其实并没有，所以触觉有的时候并不需要真正接触东西。故选B。3The last sentence of the text suggests humans .Awill use touchsensitive devicesBwill test monkeys soonClay foundations for monkey trialsDwill be tested on the electrodes解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章末句“I think the foundation is laid for human trials”可知，人类应该做一下电信号的实验。故选D。
12、4The passage is mainly about .Arestoring a sense of touchBfooling a clever monkeyCmaking new artificial limbsDsending a signal with a touch解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是电讯号会改变人的触觉，所以A选项“恢复触觉”符合题意。故选A。第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。How to treat your guests at a dinner party Almost everyone has atte
13、nded a dinner party where they felt awkward.1. So its very necessary to prevent unpleasant party situations for your guests with the following useful tips and find out how to treat your guests at a dinner party. As guests arrive，greet them at the door saying “Hello” and ask how they are.2. If there
14、is a wine table，show them to the table and allow them to mix with other guests. If a guest arrives who doesnt know the majority of the people in the room，announce his presence and introduce him to everyone.3. Be modest about your food even if the food is great.And dont apologize eitheryour guests ma
15、y think they shouldnt try your food.Serve your guests or allow guests to serve themselves if food has been placed on a serving table.4. Make sure that they are as comfortable as possible. As you and your guests dine，play a “get to know each other” game.Have the guests go around the room and give a f
16、un fact about themselves，their favorite things to do，where they would like to live and their worst or best cooking experience.5. After the main course is served，offer your guests dessert.Have a dessert wine ready to serve in case a guest would like to pair wine with dessert.AThis is a great icebreak
17、er as well.BThis would help him feel more comfortable.CAsk your guests often if they need more food.DTake their coats，welcome them and make them feel at home.EChoosing a specific theme for your party is definitely a great idea.FA great dinner party allows you to enjoy oneonone time with your guests.
18、GStill more people remember dinner parties where they didnt have a good time.答案：15GDBCA.完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。We all have weaknesses and strengths.Sometimes the weaknesses seem to 1 the strengths and sometimes its the other way around.Some people get sick easily.Some people are 2 communica
19、tors and struggle with 3 .Many people accept it as just bad luck 4 not everyone.Some people facing huge limitations still 5 to achieve tremendous things.They rise 6 their weaknesses and do not allow them to limit their 7 .I attended a school prizegiving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becr
20、oft，who had a 8 stutter(结巴)as a child.Instead of allowing this to limit him，he chose to work hard to 9 it.He is now a famous judge in New Zealand.Not only did he become successful，but he did so in a profession 10 he had to speak in front of others regularly.If he hadnt worked on his 11 ability，it wo
21、uld have been very limiting to his life and 12 prospects.Lots of people face far more 13 limitations than you do.But no matter what the limitation，you will 14 find people who have overcome it.At 19 months old，Helen Keller fell 15 and lost her sight and hearing.Yet，she became a worldfamous author and
22、 speaker.Mark Inglis lost both of his legs in a mountaineering 16 ，but has since climbed Mt Everest.If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve you would have nodded kindly while 17 thinking to yourself that they had no chance.And yet the results 18 for themselves.Most of us will never ha
23、ve to face the kinds of challenges these people faced.Yet most of us will never achieve to the 19 that these people have either.If Mark Inglis can climb the highest mountain in the world without 20 ，what can you do?1A.outputBoutlineCoutnumberDoutweigh解析：选D。这里说的是弱点超过自己的强点。outweigh意为“(在重量、价值或重要性上)超过某物
24、”符合文意。output“输出(结果、信息等)”；outline“画出或标出轮廓、外形”；outnumber“(在数量上)超过”。2A.hopelessBwonderfulCordinaryDskilled解析：选A。后面讲到把这些看作是不幸，故只有hopeless符合文意。3A.scholarshipsBcitizenshipsCrelationshipsDfriendships解析：选C。前面讲到有些人是糟糕的交际者，故可断定这些人在人际关系上不顺。4A.thenBbutCorDso解析：选B。前后两句语义发生转折。有些人只得把这些缺陷当成不幸，但并不是所有人都是这样的。5A.manage
25、BfailCwishDpretend解析：选A。manage在此意为“设法做到”。有些具有巨大缺陷的人仍然设法取得了伟大的成就。6A.inBamongCaboveDtoward解析：选C。above意为“在之上，超越”。这些人从缺陷中崛起。7A.possibilitiesBchallengesCimaginationsDactions解析：选A。这些人没有让缺陷限制他们的可能性(possibilities)。8A.slightBmildCcasualDsevere解析：选D。只有“口吃严重”这个例子才最有说服力，故用severe(严重的)。9A.defeatBovercomeCwinDexpa
26、nd解析：选B。overcome the limitation意为“克服缺陷”，符合语境。10A.whichBwhenCwhyDwhere解析：选D。profession意为“行业”，后面通常用关系副词where引导定语从句。11A.communicationBspeakingCactingDreading解析：选B。“口吃”与“说话”的能力有关。12A.careerBpoliticsCwealthDhealth解析：选A。前面提到but he did so in a profession，故此处选A项，强调“职业前景”。13A.interestingBcomfortableCpuzzling
27、Dsignificant解析：选D。后面提到的两个例子中的生理缺陷比一般人的缺陷大得多。14A.alwaysBseldomCneverDrarely解析：选A。不管这些限制是什么，你总是能找到一些人克服了这些缺陷。15A.asleepBapartCflatDill解析：选D。后面讲到她失去了听力和视力，可见她当时病倒了。16A.accidentBincidentCeventDprogram解析：选A。Mark Inglis应该是在登山事故中失去了双腿。17A.loudlyBswiftlyCquietlyDslowly解析：选C。思考属于静止性的心理活动，故用quietly恰当。18A.seeB
28、hearCspeakDfeel解析：选C。结果事实胜于雄辩。19A.itemBdegreeCdistanceDstage解析：选B。degree在此意为“程度”。20A.armsBlegsChandsDeyes解析：选B。前面Mark Inglis lost both of his legs有提示。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Jack：Hello，Julie.Where are you going?Julie：To the cinema.How 1. coming with me?Jack：Id love 2. .But I havent
29、finished my work yet.Julie：What a 3. ！I believe its a very good film.Jack：Do you go to the cinema a lot?Julie：Once a month.Most nights I stay at home 4. (surf) the Internet.Jack：Sounds 5. (relax)By the way，6. are you going for your holiday this year?Julie：I havent decided yet.My husband is going to
30、his mothers for a couple of weeks.She 7. (live) in the countryside，you know.Jack：Oh，does she？It 8. be a quiet place.Julie：Yes，9. I want to go to the seaside.Jack：Dont you like the country?Julie：Yes，very much.But I want to get a suntan and go 10. (swim) in the sea this holiday.What are you going to d
31、o?Jack：Im staying at home.Julie：Arent you going to have a holiday abroad this time?Jack：No，I want to buy a car，and thats going to take every penny Ive got.答案：1about。考查固定搭配。通过语境可知，此处是提出建议，询问对方“和我一起去怎么样”，所以用about。2to。考查动词不定式。此处动词不定式符号to后面省略了go to the cinema。3pity。考查名词。根据前面的对话可知，Jack不能去看电影，所以表示遗憾，用pity
32、。4surfing。考查非谓语动词。此处用v.ing作伴随状语。5relaxing。考查形容词。这是一个省略句，句子的主语是it，要用v.ing形式的形容词来修饰，relaxing意为“令人放松的”。6where。考查副词。从下文可知，是问去哪儿，所以用where。7lives。考查动词时态。此处陈述客观情况，应用动词的一般现在时态。8must。考查情态动词。根据语境可知，那一定是一个很安静的地方。情态动词must意为“一定，必须”，符合语境。9but。考查连词。根据语境可知，虽然说话者认为那是个安静的地方但却更愿意去海边，表示语意的转折应用but。10swimming。考查固定短语。go s
33、wimming意为“游泳”，是固定用法。.小写作【写作素材】1教学方法因人而异。(vary from.to.)2我们的英语老师有丰富的教学经验，她特别注重老师和学生间的交流。(a great deal of; communication)3在课堂上，她让同学们参与每项活动。(involve)4她总是问各种各样的问题，任何知道答案的同学都可以举手回答。(various; hold up)5如果问题有点难，他会要求我们分组讨论。(request)6我们都赞成她的教学方法。(in favour of) One possible version：Teaching methods vary from t
34、eacher to teacher.Our English teacher has a great deal of teaching experience and pays special attention to the communication between the teacher and the students.She involves her students in every activity in class.She always asks various questions.Whoever knows the answers can hold up his/her hand and answer them.If the question is a bit difficult，she will request us to discuss in groups.We are all in favour of her teaching methods.高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！