1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（33）及答案A Papas jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final examsnot to succeed but to fail. “Its unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!”“Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But its not unbelievable. It just shows
2、 how badly she wanted off the swimming team.”“Wanted off the swimming team?” said Papa. “She never said anything about that to me.”“Of course she didnt,” said Mama. “She was afraid youd blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympi
3、cs. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldnt have been much fun.”“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead. “Ive been so stupid! I just thought shed want to be a champion swimmer because shes so good at it.”“Its like anything else, dear
4、,” said Mama. “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you wont want to do it anymore.”Papa put his head in his hands.“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled. “Maybe I should say sorry to her.”Sisters footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked ho
5、pefully up at her parents.“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided that theres no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you dont want to.”Sisters face lit up like a Christmas tree. “Yippee!” she cried.“And,” added Papa, “theres no need for any more drills. Im sure youll
6、bring your grades back up all by yourself.”Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms. She gave him a big hug. “Im going to go play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!”From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzys house.“Its good to see
7、 her happy again,” said Mama.“It sure is,” Papa agreed. “As for the swimming team, theres always next year.”“If?” Mama prompted him.“Oh, right,” said Papa. “If she wants to.”Mama smiled. “At least youre learning, dear,” she said. She kissed him.“Well, you know what they say,” Papa said. “Better late
8、 than never.”1. Sister wanted off the swimming team because _. A. she was not as good at swimming as ever beforeB. she intended to improve her grades in her studiesC. she wanted to play cards far more than swimmingD. she felt it boring to struggle for Papas expectation2. Mama insisted that the child
9、 should do _. A. what she was willing to B. what she felt easy to C. what she was able to D. what she felt right to 3. What do you think of Papa?A. Cruel but reasonable. B. Crazy but confident. C. Stubborn but honest. D. Ambitious but considerate.4. Which might be the proper title for the passage?A.
10、 Easier Said Than Done B. Health Is Better Than WealthC. Better Late Than NeverD. Something Is Better Than Nothing【参考答案】14、DADC 阅读理解-E(2013北京，D)MultitaskingPeople who multitask all the time may be the worst at doing two things at once, a new research suggests. The findings, based on performances and
11、 selfevaluations by about 275 college students, indicated that many people multitask not out of a desire to increase productivity, but because they are easily distracted (分心) and cant focus on one activity. And “those people turn out to be the worst at handling different things，” said David Sanbonma
12、tsu, a psychologist at the University of Utah.Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues gave the students a set of tests and asked them to report how often they multitasked, how good they thought they were at it, and how sensationseeking (寻求刺激) or impulsive(冲动)they were. They then evaluated the participants mu
13、ltitasking ability with a tricky mental task that required the students to do simple mathematical calculations while remembering a set of letters.Not surprisingly, the scientists said, most people thought they were better than average at multitasking, and those who thought they were better at it wer
14、e more likely to report using a cellphone while driving or viewing multiple kinds of media at once. But those who frequently deal with many things at the same time were found to perform the worst at the actual multitasking test. They also were more likely to admit to sensationseeking and impulsive b
15、ehavior, which connects with how easily people get bored and distracted. “People multitask not because its going to lead to greater productivity, but because theyre distractible, and they get sucked into things that are not as important，” Sanbonmatsu said.Adam Gazzaley, a researcher at the Universit
16、y of California, San Francisco, who was not a member of the research group, said one limitation of the study was that it couldnt find out whether people who start out less focused tend toward multitasking or whether peoples recognizing and understanding abilities change as a result of multitasking.T
17、he findings do suggest, however, why the sensationseekers who multitask the most may enjoy risky distracted driving. “People who are multitasking are generally less sensitive to risky situations，” said Paul Atchely, another researcher not in the group. “This may partly explain why people go in for t
18、hese situations even though theyre dangerous.”文章大意：本文为一篇科普短文，介绍了Sanbonmastu与他的同事们的一项研究结果：同时干很多事情的人往往有最糟糕的结果，这是因为这些人干事情不专心，他们不能对潜在的危险作出迅速的反应。17The research led by Sanbonmatsu indicates that people who multitask _.Aseek high productivity constantlyBprefer handling different things when getting boredCa
19、re more focused when doing many things at a timeDhave the poorest results in doing various things at the same time答案：D细节理解题。由文章第一句话研究结果：People who multitask all the time may be the worst at doing two things at once.可知，这样的人在同时干很多事情时往往结果最差，故正确答案为D。18When Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues conducted their
20、research, they _.Aassessed the multitasking ability of the studentsBevaluated the academic achievements of the studentsCanalyzed the effects of the participants tricky mental tasksDmeasured the changes of the students understanding ability答案：A细节理解题。文章第二段提到他们让参与的学生干这干那，然后他们“evaluates the participants
21、 multitasking ability with a tricky mental task.”可知A项正确。19According to Sanbonmatsu, people multitask because of their _.Alimited power in calculationBinterests in doing things differentlyCinability to concentrate on one task Dimpulsive desire to try new things答案：C细节理解题。由文章第四段Sanbonmastu所说的话“People m
22、ultitask not because its going to lead to greater productivity but because they are distractible and they get sucked into things that are not important.”可知。distractible意为“不专心的，分心的”，因此正确答案为C。20From the last paragraph, we can learn that multitaskers usually _.Adrive very skillfullyBgo in for difficult
23、 tasksCfail to react quickly to potential dangersDrefuse to explain the reasons for their behavior答案：C推理判断题。文章最后一段提到研究结果表明：这些寻找感觉的人(sensationseekers指的是他们的感觉不灵敏)往往会“multitask the most”但是却有“enjoy risky distractible driving”的结果，这是因为这些人往往“less sensitive to risky situation”，即：对潜在的危险不能迅速作出反应，故C项为正确答案。(八)A
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