1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题（28）及答案阅读理解Do you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India，which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven
2、months of the year，and only accessible (可通行的)via a frozen riverWe also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:“Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes，skiing hasnt traditionally been u
3、sed as a means of transport by the locals，largely because trees dont grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skisIn 1995, a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in PadamThe sc
4、hool provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved educationchildren often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snowand the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the futureSo far，more than
5、 300 local people have received training，and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.”But what we werent able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipmentparticularly of a size suitable for childrenand, I thought. Now the European ski
6、season is drawing to a close，there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment youd like to see go to a good homeIf thats the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarski school.org.63. Whats the purpose in writing the text?A. To ask people to give away
7、their skis to the schoolB. To attract more tourists to the areaC. To appeal to more locals to attend the schoolD. To raise money to develop this area64. The local people dont use skiing to go about because .A. it is against the local custom B. trees are in the way of the skiing routeC. they dont hav
8、e the wood to make skisD. it is dangerous to go skiing in this region65. The Zanskar Ski School .A. has donated money to the local communityB. makes it easier for the students to attend schoolC. provides special training to the touristsD. has borrowed many skis from Europe66. Who would be the most h
9、elpful to the school now?A. Locals in Zanskar region B. Students in the Zanskar Ski SchoolC. People having old skiing equipment D. Tavellers enjoying skiing67. What can be the best title for the text?A. An extraordinary region in India B. A popular sportskiingC. A good means of transport D. A home f
10、or old skis参考答案63-67 ACBCD【福建省漳州三中2013一模】D Movie ExtrasWould you mind lying in a coffin (棺材)? Would you shave your head? Are you willing to take out your false teeth?These are just a few of the questions Anne Marie Stewart and her staff sometimes ask the talent who serve as non-speaking extras in sp
11、ecial films, television series, and made-for-TV movies produced in Toronto.Of course, the majority of extra calls are for more ordinary people, and Stewart has a list of about 650 registered extras. Crowd scenes, which are common, call for everyday people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, and sizes.O
12、ver at Movie People, last-minute requests are not unusual. We got a request once for an entire brass band of 30 people. They wanted it within the hour, said manager Yvonne McCartney. Another time, the company got a last-minute request for a newborn baby. We found a baby that was three weeks prematur
13、e, said Jonathan Aiken, an owner of the company.Then there was the worried call from a casting director whose Star got doggone stubborn one day and decided to just lie down and not work. The director needed a replacement dog, fast. We got them two in one hour. said Aiken. It was a matter of good con
14、nections and fast phone work. The eight phone lines needed to make 350 to 400 calls a day are one of Movie Peoples major expenses.Phone lines are the only way to stay in touch with casting directors and extras; but the latter are a group not necessarily interested in a long-term relationship. Most e
15、xtra jobs pay only $7 an hour (with a six-hour minimum), while most agencies charge an annual $75 registration fee and get 10 to 15 per cent of extras earnings. Its no wonder that the turnover rate is fairly high.Some people who are between jobs do extra work as a temporary measure, said McCartney.
16、But professionals, such as lawyers, also do the work because its interesting. Others with flexible jobs have a desire to do something different. Some homemakers want to get out of the house and onto a movie set. Moneys not the motivating reason.One of the first things I say to people who walk in and
17、 ask about being an extra is, You have to be available, said a person at Karen Clifton Agency. Inc. The next thing I say is, You cant make a living at this. ”68. What kind of people are movie extras?A. TV series makers. B. Casting directors.C. Non-professional movie actors. D. Agents for movie stars
18、.69. According to the passage, movie extras should _.A. have special talents B. have a flexible scheduleC. make good connections D. make hundreds of phone calls daily70. Why do white collar workers most probably like to be movie extras?A. They want to make more money. B. They want to start a career
19、in acting.C. They think their regular job is boring. D. They think being on the stage is enjoyable.71. The underlined word “turnover” in the sixth paragraph probably means _.A. business profit B. the loss of staffC. market demand D. operation expenses【参考答案】68-71、CBD B 阅读理解 While some scientists over
20、look the existence of a sixth sense for danger, a new research from Washington University in St. Louis has identified a brain area that clearly acts as an early warning system and helps us adjust our behavior to avoid dangerous situations. Our brains are better at picking up not obvious warning sign
21、s than we previously thought, said Joshua Brown, PhD, a research associate in psychology in the Feb. 18 issue of the journal Science. The findings offer exact scientific evidence for a new way to form a concept of the complex control processes taking place in and around the ACC, a brain area located
22、 near the top of the frontal lobes(耳垂) and along the walls that divide the left and right hemispheres(大脑半球). In the past, we found activity in the ACC when people had to make a difficult decision, or after they make a mistake, Brown said. But now we find that this brain area can actually learn to re
23、cognize when you might make a mistake, even before a difficult decision has to be made. So the ACC appears to act as an early warning system it learns to warn us in advance when our behavior might lead to a negative outcome, so that we can be more careful and avoid making a mistake. By providing a c
24、learer picture of the cognitive mechanisms(认知结构) by which we self monitor and control our behavior, the study is an important step in efforts to develop more effective treatments for mental illnesses. It also provides a new way of understanding inappropriate behaviors that often accompany mental ill
25、nesses. Our results suggest how injury of the ACC mechanisms can lead to breakdowns in the early warning system, so that the brain fails to stop or control inappropriate behavior ahead of time, said Brown. On the other hand, in those persons with mental disorder, the ACC might warn of an upcoming pr
26、oblem even when no problem is in the existence. Known to be an important part of the brains control system, the ACC is believed to help adjust between cold, hard, fact-based reasoning and emotional responses, such as love, fear or expectation.68. According to the passage, the ACC_.A. refers to the s
27、ixth sense for danger B. deals with obvious warning situationsC. connects the left and right hemispheres D. sends warning messages in advance69. The new research is beneficial because it _ .A. provides a new way of avoiding mistakesB. adjusts emotional responses in time of dangerC. helps find better
28、 treatments for mental illnessesD. assists people in predicting and avoiding danger70. The new research helps us understand _.A. why we are likely to make mistakes when the ACC is badly injuredB. why people with mental illnesses usually have so many strange behaviorsC. how the ACC works when somethi
29、ng dangerous happensD. how our brain warns us of failure in advance参考答案68-70 DCAA study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research
30、 project into teenagers and money, are particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts than any before.University tuition fees are currently capped at 3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressur
31、e to raise the ceiling.In the research, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average 31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to
32、 29 is just 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than 10.000. Average debts for graduates are 12,363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which ow
33、ns NatWest, said. The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively.Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressur
34、es on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn a
35、bout money.57. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?A. Students understand personal finances differently.B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.D. The students payback ability has become a majo
36、r issue.58. The phrase to raise the ceiling in paragraph 2 probably means _.A. to raise the student loans B. to improve the school facilitiesC. to increase the upper limit of the tuition D. to lift the school building roofs59. According to Stephen Moir, students _.A. are too young to be exposed to f
37、inancial issuesB. should learn to manage their finances wellC. should maintain a positive attitude when facing loans D. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance60. What can we learn from the passage?A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters wellB. Teenagers in Britain are heavily bur
38、dened with debts.C. Financial planning is a required course at college. D. Young people should become responsible adults.参考答案【福建省漳州三中2013一模】E Why texting harms your IQThe regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana (大麻). That is the statemen
39、t of researchers who have found that tapping away on a mobile phone or checking for electronic messages temporarily knocks up to 10 points off the users IQ. This rate of decline in intelligence compares unfavorably with the four-point drop in IQ associated with smoking marijuana, according to Britis
40、h researchers, who have described the phenomenon of improved stupidity as “infomania”. The research conducted by Hewlett Packard, the technology company, has concluded that it is mainly a problem for adult workers, especially men. It is concluded that too much use of modern technology can damage a p
41、ersons mind. It can cause a constant distraction of “always on” technology when employees should be concentrating on what they are paid to do. Infomania means that they lose concentration as their minds remain fixed in an almost permanent state of readiness to react to technology instead of focusing
42、 on the task in hand. The report also added that, in a long term, the brain will be considerably shaped by what we do to it and by the experience of daily life. At a microcellular level, the complex networks of nerve cells that make up parts of the brain actually change in response to certain experi
43、ences. Too much use of modern technology can be damaging not only to a persons mind, but to their social relationship. 1100 adults were interviewed during the research. More than 62 per cent of them admitted that they were addicted to checking their e-mails and text messages so often that they scrut
44、inized work-related ones even when at home or on holiday. Half said that they always responded immediately to an email and will even interrupt a meeting to do so. It is concluded that infomania is increasing stress and anxiety and affecting ones characteristics. Nine out of ten thought that colleagu
45、es who answered e-mails or messages during a face-to-face meeting were extremely rude. The effects on IQ were studied by Dr Glenn Wilson, a psychologist at University of London. “This is a very real and widespread phenomenon,” he said. “We have found that infomania will damage a workers performance
46、by reducing their mental sharpness and changing their social life. Companies should encourage a more balanced and appropriate way of working.” 72. We can learn from the passage that “infomania” _. A. has a positive influence on ones IQ B. results in the change of part of the brain C. lies in the pro
47、blem of lack of concentration D. is caused by too much use of modern technology73. The research mentioned in the passage is most probably about _. A. the important function of advanced technology B. the damage to ones brain done by unhealthy habits C. the tie between intelligence and working effecti
48、veness D. the relationship between IQ and use of modern technology74. The underlined word “scrutinized” in Para. 3 probably means “_”. A. corrected quickly B. copied patiently C. examined carefully D. admitted freely75. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?P 2Sp 2Sp 1CP 1CPA B. P 1CPSp 1Sp 2CP 2 C DP 1CPSp 2CSp 1Sp 2P 2Sp 1P 1CPCP 2P 3CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion【参考答案】7275、DDCB
