1、江苏省常熟市2015高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（4）及答案阅读下列短文，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。ASuppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia（蒙古）, some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud burp（打饱嗝儿）after you finish eating. Burping would show
2、 that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please”.In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while th
3、ey eat.What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are differ
4、ent all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.71. In Mongolia, burping is a way of showing that _. A . you are impolite B . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host C . your meal was not enough D . you ar
5、e friendly with your host72. However, in some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “_” A . Im full B . Im sorry C . I have had enough D . Excuse me, please73. In Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should _. A . eat quickly B . sit still C . turn your back on others D . say “B
6、e quick, please”74. People in an East African town are being polite by _. A . waiting for a long time before visits B . sitting down beside others C . seeing a friend quickly D . trying not to see you75. We have good manners to show that we _. A . are different from other people B . dont want other
7、people to worry us C . begin all manners in the same way D . want to be friends with other people参考答案-7175 BDCDD 社会生活类Brrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with hardly a m
8、oment to think. A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing. Once at the office, you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters. In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original problem- solving work?The way most
9、 of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible, open- minded thinking. Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when were unfocused. If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxe
10、d. Sleepy peoples lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving. By not giving yourself time totune into your wandering mind, youre missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer.The trip you take to work doesnt help, either. The stress slows down the speed with which signals
11、travel between neurons (神经细胞) , making inspirations less likely to occur. And while we all should read a lot about whats going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the days work is done.So what would our mornings look like
12、 if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving? Wed set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, following our thoughts where they lead. Wed stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower, stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minute
13、s of relaxation. Wed take some deep breaths on our way to work, instead of complaining about heavy traffic. And once in the officeafter we get a cup of coffeewed click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer.1. According to the author, we are more creative
14、 when we are.A. focused B. relaxedC. awakeD. busy2. What does the author imply about newspapers?A. They are solution providers.B. They are a source of inspiration.C. They are normally full of bad news.D. They are more educational than websites.3. By tune into your wandering mind” (in Para. 2) , the
15、author means.A. wander into the wildB. listen to a beautiful tuneC. switch to the traffic channelD. stop concentrating on anything4. The author writes the last paragraph in order to.A. offer practical suggestionsB. summarize past experiencesC. advocate diverse ways of lifeD. establish a routine for
16、the future【参考答案】40.BCDA【山东省潍坊市2014高考英语一模试题】C Do you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror? For some of us，shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money. For meits something I would rather avoidThank goodness for the Internet! Its
17、 more convenient to buy CDs，electrical items，even food，from the comfort of your sofaBut thats not the only reason：price is an important factorWe can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buyThis has led to a type of shopping called “showrooming”Showroomi
18、ng is something Ive doneI will go to a shop to see，touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a knockdown priceIm not alone in doing thisResearch by a company called Foolproof，found 24of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013Amy Cashman，Head of Technology at TNS U
19、K，says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that“people are lacking time，lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying”She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop aroundBut
20、does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will changeThey will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving instore discounts or free girlsWe mustnt forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can g
21、et good aftercareIts good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen but at least by showrooming，you get the best of both worlds!51The two questions in Paragraph l are raised to Aintroduce the topic Bgive two examplesCcompare different opinions Dget answers from readers5
22、2What does showrooming mean in the text?ATrying in shops and buying onlineBShowing products in a roomCBuying something in a storeDShopping on the Internet53According to Amy Cashman，which is not the reason for showrooming?AThe lack of time BThe comfort of the sofaCThe shortness of money DThe security
23、 of the product54What can be inferred from Paragraph 4 ?AOnline shops will disappearBFree gifts will surely promote salesCShops need necessary changesDShops will be replaced by online shops55The authors attitude towards showrooming is Acritical Bneutral Csupportive Dcasual【参考答案】5155、AABCCC 【四川省2014高
24、考英语仿真模拟试题】DInstead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments. The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&Ms College of Agriculture and
25、 Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential. Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school inv
26、olvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says. “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school. Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learne
27、d how to tell male from female mosquitoes. His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students. The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereoty
28、pes. Its molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program. At the end of the program, the students presented papers on th
29、eir research. Theyre also paid $600 for their work another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee. Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.43. The research program i
30、s chiefly designed for_. A. high school advisers from Houston B. college students majoring in agriculture C. high school students from different places D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences44. It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas_. A. had little
31、 chance to go to college B. could often take part in the program C. found the program useful to their future D. showed much interest in their high school experiments45. When the program was over, the students_. A. entered that college B. wrote research reports C. paid for their research D. found way
32、 to make money46. What would be the best title for the text? A. A Program for Agricultural Science Students B. A Program for Animal Science Students C. A Program for Medical Science Lovers D. A Program for Future Science Lovers【参考答案】43-46CCBD较难题目特训：科普知识类 Do you know how it is when you see someone ya
33、wn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently its because we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains. Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿)
34、it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we u
35、nderstand other people. Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers disco
36、vered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”) , the same mirror neurons weretriggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball) . Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems wit
37、h behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders. Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ev
38、er more information concerning how humans behave and interact (互动) . Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物) for neuroscience of what Einsteins theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else doeswell, perhaps youll unders
39、tand why. 1. Mirror neurons can explain.A. why we cry when we are hurtB. why we cough when we suffer from a coldC. why we smile when we see someone else smileD. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late2. The underlined word“triggered”in the third paragraph probably means“”.A. set off B. cut
40、 offC. built up D. broken up3. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons.A. relate to human behavior and interactionB. control human physical actions and feelingsC. result in bad behavior and social disordersD. determine our knowledge and language abilities4. What is the passage mainly about? A. Ways to find mirror neurons. B. Problems of mirror neurons. C. Existence of mirror neurons. D. Functions of mirror neurons. 【参考答案】15.CAAD
