高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训16（含解析）

《阅读理解特训真模含解析》届高三英语二轮突破32201416C7[2013•新课标全国卷H]CGiven thatmany peoples moods（情绪）are regulatedby thechemical actionof chocolate,it wasprobablyonly a matter of time beforesomebody madethe chocolateshop similarto adrugstore ofChinese medicine.Lookinglike asetting fromthe filmCharliethe ChocolateFactory,Singapore，s ChocolateResearch Facility（CRF）has over100varieties of chocolates.Its founderis Chris Lee whogrew upat hisparents，corner storewithone handalmost alwaysin thejar ofsweets.If theCRF seemsto bea smartidea,thats becauseLee is not merelya seasoned salesperson but alsohead of a marketingdepartment thathas business relations withbig namessuch asLevi，s andSony.That ideasurelyresults in the imagination at workwhen itcomes tomaking differentflavored（味道）chocolates.The CRF，s produceis“green”,made within the countryand dividedinto10lines,with theAlcohol Seriesbeing the most popular.The ExoticSeries—with Sichuanpepper,red bean（S.）,cheese andother flavors一also doeswell andis funto taste.And forchocolate snobs,who thinkthat theyhave abetter knowledgeofchocolate thanothers,the ConnoisseurSeries usescocoa beansfrom Togo,Cuba,Venezuela,and Ghana,amongothers.

44.What isgood aboutchocolateA.It serves as asuitable gift.B.It works as aneffective medicine.C.It helpsimprove thestate ofmind.D.It strengthensbusinessrelations.

45.Why isChrisLeeable todevelop hisidea of the CRFA.He knowsthe importanceof research.B.He learnsfrom shopsof similartypes.C.He hasthe supportof manybig names.D.He has a lotof marketingexperience.

46.Which lineof theCRF producesells bestA.The ConnoisseurSeries.B.The ExoticSeries.C.The Alcohol Series.D.The SichuanSeries.

47.The words“chocolate snobs”in Paragraph3probably referto peoplewho.A.are particularabout chocolateB.know littleabout cocoabeansC.look downupon othersD.like totry newflavors【要点综述】本文是一篇说明文巧克力可以改善情绪本文以此为切入点介绍了新加坡的ChocolateResearch Facility的一些情况

44.C细节理解题根据第一段中的“Given thatmany people，smoodsare regulatedby thechemical actionofchocolate,it wasprobably onlyamatteroftime…”可知，巧克力有助于改善心理状态

45.D推理判断题根据第二段中的“If theCRF seemsto bea smartidea,that，s becauseLee is not merelyaseasonedsalespersonbutalsohead of a marketingdepartment thathas businessrelations withbig namessuchas Levi，s andSony.”可以推知，他有许多市场经验

46.C细节理解题根据第三段中的“…with theAlcoholSeriesbeingthe mostpopular…”可知,the AlcoholSeries卖得最好

47.A推理判断题根据最后一段中的“…who thinkthat theyhave abetter knowledgeofchocolatethanothers…”可以推知，该词组指自以为对巧克力很有研究的人C7[2013•新课标全国卷I]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ASome peoplewill dojust aboutanything tosave money.And Iam oneof them.Take myfamily，s lastvacation.It wasmy six—year—old son，s winterbreak fromschool,and wewere headinghome fromFort Lauderdaleaftera weeklongtrip.The flightwas overbooked,and Delta,the airline,offered us$400per personin creditstogive upour seatsand leavethe nextday.I hadmeetings inNew York,so Ihad toget back.But thatdidn，t meanmy husbandand myson couldn，t stay.I tookmy nine-month-old andtook offfor home.The nextday,my husbandand sonwere offeredmore creditsto takean evenlater flight.Yes,I encouraged一okay,ordered一them towait itout atthe airport,to“earn”more DeltaDollars.Our totaltake:$1,

600.Not bad,huhNow somepeople maythink Vm abad motherand notsuch agreat wifeeither.But as a big—time bargainhunter,I knowthe valueof adollar.And thesedays,a good deal issomething fewof uscan afford to passup.r vemade aliving lookingfor thebest dealsand exposing（揭露）the worsttricks.I havebeen theconsumer reporter of NBC，s Todayshow forover adecade.I havewritten acouple ofbooks includingone titledTricksof theTrade:A ConsumerSurvival Guide.And Ireally dowhat Ibelieve in.I tellyou thisbecause thereisnoshame ingetting yourmoneys worth.Im alsotightfisted whenit comestoshoes,clothes formy children,and expensiverestaurants.But Iwouldn，t hesitateto spend on a good haircut.It keepsits shapelonger,and itsthe firstthing peoplenotice.And Iwill alsospendona classicpieceof furniture.Quality lasts.

56.Why didDelta givethe authorsfamily creditsA.They tooka laterflight.B.They hadearly bookings.C.Their flighthad beendelayed.D.Their flighthad beencancelled.

57.What canwe learnabout the authorA.She rarelymisses a.gooddeal.B.She seldommakes acompromise.C.She isvery strictwith herchildren.

58.What doesthe authordoD.She isinterested incheap products.A.She，sateacher.B.She，sahousewife.C.She，samedia person.D.Shes abusinesswoman.

59.What doestheauthorwant totell usA.How toexpose badtricks.B.How toreserve airlineseats.C.How tospend moneywisely.D.How tomake abusiness deal.【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文作者通过一家人乘飞机返家过程中由于机票超额预定，从而推迟回家而得到航空公司的赔偿一事，引出在日常生活中如何利用一些机会合理地花钱，体现了一个女人在持家方面的睿智

56.A细节理解题根据文章第一段中的“…Delta,the airline,offered us$400per personin creditstogive upour seatsand leavethe nextday.”可知，他们是因为放弃了本航班的机票从而得到航空公司的赔偿，他们第二天离开故选A

57.A推理判断题根据文章第三段中的•••asabig—time bargainhunter***agooddeal issomething fewofus canaffordtopass up.”可以推知作者很少错过便宜货故选A

58.C事实细节题根据文章第四段中的“I havebeen theconsumerreporterofNBC，s Todayshow for,overa decade.”可知,作者是个媒体记者故选C

59.C主旨大意题纵观全文，尤其是第一段和最后一段第一段指出作者是省钱一族；最后一段描述了作者对不同产品的不同决策，指出对于质量高的产品也会毫不犹豫地买，说明了作者花钱的明智故选CC8[2013•新课标全国卷I]BThe babyis justone dayold andhas notyet lefthospital.She isquiet butalert（警觉）.Twentycentimeters fromher faceresearchers haveplaced awhite cardwith twoblack spotson it.She staresat itcarefully.A researcherremoves thecard andreplaces itby another,this timewith thespots differentlyspaced.As thecards changefrom oneto theother,her gaze（凝视）starts tolose itsfocus一until athird,with threeblackspots,is presented.Her gazereturnsshe looksat itfor twice as longas shedid atthe previouscard.Can shetell thatthe numbertwo isdifferent fromthree,just24hours aftercoming into the worldOrdo newbornssimply prefermore tofewer Thesame experiment,but withthree spotsshown beforetwo,shows thesame returnof interestwhen the number ofspots changes.Perhaps itis justthe newnessWhenslightly olderbabies wereshown cardswith picturesof objects（a comb,a key,an orangeand soon）,changingthe numberof objectshad aneffect separatefrom changingthe objectsthemselves.Could it be thepatternthat twothings make,as opposedto threeNo again.Babies paidmore attentionto squaresmoving randomlyona screenwhen theirnumber changedfrom twoto three,or threeto two.The effecteven crossesbetween senses.Babies whowere repeatedlyshown twospots becamemore excitedwhen theythen heardthree drumbeatsthan whentheyheard justtwo;likewise（同样地）when the researchers startedwith drumbeatsand movedto spots.

60.The experimentdescribed inParagraph1is relatedtothebaby，s.A.sense ofhearingB.sense ofsightC.sense oftouchD.sense ofsmell

61.Babies aresensitive tothe changein.A.the sizeof cardsB.the colourof picturesC.the shapeof patternsD.thenumberof objects

62.Why didtheresearcherstest the babies withdrumbeatsA.To reducethe difficultyof theexperiment.B.To seehow babiesrecognize sounds.C.To carrytheir experimentfurther.D.To keepthebabiesinterest.

63.Where doesthis textprobably come fromA.Science fiction.B.Children，s literature.C.An advertisement.D.A sciencereport.【要点综述】本文是一篇说明文通过变化纸上的黑点及鼓的敲打次数对婴儿的视觉、听觉进行实验

60.B推理判断题根据文章第一段中的“She staresat itcarefully.可知，本段是对孩子的视觉进行实验故选B

61.D事实细节题根据文章第二段中的uBabies paidmore attentionto squaresmoving randomlyonascreenwhen theirnumber changedfrom twoto three,or threeto two.”可知D正确

62.C推理判断题文章第一段描述对孩子的视力进行实验，接下来用鼓来对孩子的听力继续实验所以选Co

63.D推理判断题纵观文章，这是一篇医学实验报告，所以选DC8[2013•浙江卷]BBelow isa selectionfrom apopular sciencebook.If bloodis red,why are9力7s（静脉）blueActually,veins are not blueat all.They are more ofa clear,yellowish colour.Although bloodlooks redwhen its outsidethe body,whenitssitting in a vein near the surface of the skin,its moreofadark reddishpurple colour.At theright depth,these blood—filled veinsreflect lessred lightthan thesurrounding skin,making themlook blueby comparison.Which worksharder,your heartor your brainThat kindof dependson whetheryoure busythinking orbusy exercising.Your heartworks upto threetimesharder duringexercise,and shiftsenough bloodover alifetime tofill asupertanker.But,inthelong run,your brainprobably tipsit,because evenwhen youre sitting still your brain is using twiceas much energyasyour heart.,and ittakes fourto fivetimes asmuch blood to feed it.Why doteeth fall out,and whydon tthey growback ingrown-upsBaby（or“milk）teeth donot lastlong;they fallout tomake roomfor bigger,stronger adultteethlater on.Adult teethfalloutwhen theybecome damaged,decayed andinfected bybacteria.Once thissecondset ofteeth hasgrown in,youre done.When they，re gone,they，re gone.This isbecause naturefigures you，re setfor life,and whatcontrols regrowthof yourteeth switchesoff.Do oldpeople shrinkas they ageYes andno.Many peopledo getshorter as they age.But,when theydo,it isn，t becausetheyre shrinkingallover.They simplylose height as theirspine（脊柱）becomes shorterand morecurved due to disuseand theeffectsof gravity（重力）.Many（but notall）men andwomen dolose heightastheyget older.Men loseanaverage of3—4cm inheightastheyage,while womenmay lose5cm ormore.If youlive tobe200yearsold,would youkeep shrinkingtillyouwere,like60cm tall,like a little boyagain No,because oldpeopledont reallyshrink!It isnot thatthey aregrowing backwards―their legs,arms andbackbones gettingshorter.When theydo getshorter,its becausethe spinehas shorteneda little.Or,more often,become more bent andcurved.Why doesspinning makeyou（□玄晕的）？Because your brain getsconfused betweenwhat youreseeing andwhat yourefeeling.The brain senses thatyou，re spinningusing specialgravity—and—motion—sensing organsin yourinner ear,which worktogetherwith youreyes tokeep yourvision andbalance stable.But whenyou suddenlystop spinningthe systemgoesout ofcontrol,and your brain thinksyou，re movingwhile you，renot!Where dofeelings and emotions comefromMostly froman ancientpart of the braincalled thelimbic system.All mammalshave thisbrain area一from miceto dogs,cats,and humans.So allmammals feelbasic emotionslike fear,pain andpleasure.But sincehumanfeelings alsoinvolve other,newer bitsofthebrain,we feelmore complexemotions thanany otheranimalon theplanet.If exercisewears youout,how canitbegood foryouBecause ourbodies adaptto everythingwe doto them.And asfar asyour bodyis concerned,it，s“useit,or loseit”!It，snotthat exercisemakes youhealthy;it，s morethat alack ofexerciseleaves your body weakand easily affected bydisease.

46.What isthe colourof bloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskinA.Blue.B.Light yellow.C.Red.D.Dark reddishpurple.

47.Why doA.Because theirspine isin activeuse.B.Because theyaremoreeasilyaffectedby gravity.C.Because theykeep growingbackwards.D.Because theirspine becomesmorebent.some oldpeople lookalittleshrunken asthey ageA.In thelong run,ourbrainprobably worksharder thanour heart.B.When ourbrainsensesthe spinning,we willfeel dizzy.C.The brainsoftheother mammalsare ascomplex asthose ofhumans.

48.Which ofthe followingstatements aboutourbrainis trueD.Our feelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdeveloped areain ourbrain.

49.What isthe mainpurpose ofthe selectionA.To giveadvice onhow tostay healthy.B.To provideinformation aboutourbody.C.To challengenew findingsin medicalresearch.D.To reportthe latestdiscoveries inmedical science.【要点综述】本文是一篇常见的应用文，主要向读者介绍了与我们人体相关的一些知识和信息

46.D考查细节理解从第一则中的“…its moreofadark reddishpurplecolour.”可知，血液应该是深紫红色，所以答案选D项

47.D考查细节理解从第四则中的“They simplylose heightas theirspine（脊柱）becomes shorterand morecurvedduetodisuse…”可知，由于脊柱的弯曲，所以导致老年人看起来有点矮了，所以答案选D项

48.A考查细节理解从第二则中的“But,inthelong run,yourbrainprobably tipsit,because evenwhenyou，resittingstill yourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergy asyour heart,and ittakes fourto fivetimesas muchbloodtofeedit.”可知，脑子要比心脏更努力、更辛苦，所以答案选A项

49.B考查写作意图从全文知，这是一篇医学科技类的文章，主要介绍了与我们人体相关的一些知识,所以B项能很好地概括全文。