1、高考真题周周练（12）阅读理解A The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time
2、with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze (凝视) starts to lose its focus until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different
3、 from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world? Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown ca
4、rds with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a scree
5、n when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise (同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and mo
6、ved to spots.21. The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the babys _. A. sense of hearing B. sense of sightC. sense of touch D. sense of smell22. Babies are sensitive to the change in _. A. the size of cards B. the colour of picturesC. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects23.
7、Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats? A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment. B. To see how babies recognize sounds. C. To carry their experiment further. D. To keep the babies interest.24. Where does this text probably come from? A. Science fiction. B. Childrens literature.
8、C. An advertisement. D. A science report.B It happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly (精彩地) w
9、ritten book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar. And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they h
10、avent. In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out), Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire t
11、op ten. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwells 1984. I think its really brilliant. The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles D
12、ickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I havent read him, but havent lied about it either) and Herman Melville. Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth! But when asked which authors they actually en
13、joy, people named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (Ill come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had n
14、ever done so).25. How did the author find his friend a book liar? A. By judging his manner of speaking. B. By looking into his background. C. By mentioning a famous name. D. By discussing the book itself.26. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report? A. Charl
15、es Dickens is very low on the top-ten list. B. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984. C. The author admitted having read 9 books. D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read.27. By lying about reading, a person hopes to _. A. control the conversation B. appear knowledgeable C. learn about the book D
16、. make more friends28. What is the authors attitude to 58% of readers? A. Favorable. B. Uncaring. C. Doubtful. D. Friendly.CThe National GalleryDescription: The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection o
17、f more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square b
18、y a ground floor entranceLayout: The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling. The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonard
19、o da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese. The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer. The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include
20、Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours: The Gallery is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm (Fridays 10 am to 9 pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.Getting There: Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-m
21、inute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).29. In which centurys collection can you see religious paintings? A. The 13th. B. The 17th. C. The 18th. D. The 20th.30. Where are Leonardo da Vincis works shown? A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing. C. In the S
22、ainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing.31. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery? A. Embankment. B. Leicester Square.C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Charing Cross.翻译1. 今年元旦我们玩得很开心。 (enjoy)2. 舅舅昨天寄给我一张卡片，祝贺我18岁生日。 (congratulate)3. 经过多年的建设，这个小镇现在和地震前一样充满了活力。 (as . as)4. 演出以一段五十多岁的人耳熟能详的经典
23、音乐开始。 (familiar)5. 她一看完那个关于已灭绝物种的电视节目，就立志加入野生动物保护组织。 (No sooner)完形填空 As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 41 too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 42 space. That left 43 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived
24、 home 44 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space too close to my car, 45 . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 46 and I shouted at her, “Cant you see youre not 47 me enough space? Park farther over.” Banging (猛推) open her door into 48 , t
25、he driver shouted back: “Make me!” 49 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 50 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 51 . The next day the woman 52 a note on her windshield (挡风玻璃):Dear Yellow Oldsmobile, Im sorry my mis
26、tress (女主人) shouted at yours the other day. Shes been sorry about it. I know it because she doesnt sing anymore while 53 . It wasnt like her to scream 54 . Fact is, shed just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I 55 you and your mistress will 56 her. Your neighbor, Blue Buick When I went
27、to the 57 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:Dear Blue Buick, My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 58 because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. Im glad we can be 59 now. Your neighbor, Yellow Oldsmobile After that,
28、 whenever Blue Buick 60 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled.41. A. parked B. stoppedC. stayed D. driven42. A. close B. narrow C. fixed D. complete43. A. nearly B. seldom C. hardly D. quite44. A. first B. finallyC. timelyD. hurriedly45. A. as planned B. as well C.
29、 as yet D. as usual46. A. run about B. run out C. run off D. run into47. A. saving B. offering C. leavingD. keeping48. A. hers B. itself C. ours D. mine49. A. With B. From C. UponD. For50. A. area B. front C. sideD. room51. A. a result B. an answer C. a chance D. an instruction52. A. wrote B. sent C
30、. discovered D. put53. A. driving B. returning C. cooking D. working54. A. so longB. like that C. any moreD. on end55. A. know B. suppose C. suggest D. hope56. A. help B. forgive C. pleaseD. comfort57. A. flat B. placeC. garage D. office58. A. eagerlyB. noisilyC. earlyD. crazily59. A. friends B. dri
31、vers C. writersD. neighbors60. A. passed B. found C. greeted D. followed高考真题周周练（12）Keys21-24: BDCD 全国卷201325-28: DBBC 全国卷201329-31: ABD 全国卷201341-60: ABCAD; BCDAC; BCABD; BCDAA 全国卷2005翻译 （上海2013）1. We (really) enjoyed ourselves on New Years Day this year.2. My uncle sent me a card yesterday congratu
32、lating / to congratulate me on my eighteenth birthday.3. After years of / years construction, the little town is now as lively as it was before the earthquake / it used to be before the earthquake.4. The performance began with a piece of classic music which was familiar to people in their fifties.5. No sooner had she watched the TV programme on the extinct species than she made up her mind to join the wildlife protection organization. 版权所有：高考资源网()
