贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（24）附答案
课时作业(二十四) [必修5 Unit 4 Making the news](限时：35分钟)阅读理解of the Manor Farm, had locked the henhouses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the door.With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he drew himself a last glass of beer and made his way up to bed.
As soon as the light in the bedroom went out, there was a big noise all through the farm buildings. Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle White pig, had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals. It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn(谷仓) as soon as Mr.Jones was safely out of the way.the big barn, Major lay on his bed of straw comfortably. He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather heavy, but he was still a nicelooking pig, with a wise and easygoing appearance. Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions. First came the three dogs, Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher, and then the pigs, who settled down in the straw immediately beside Major. The two carthorses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs(蹄子) with great care for fear that there should be some small animals hidden in the straw. Clover was a motherly big horse approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth kid.
Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together. A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance, and in fact he was not of firstrate intelligence, but he was well respected for his steadiness of character and extraordinary abilities. After the horses came Benjamin, the donkey, Benjamin got angry easily. He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make all such remarks—for instance, he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would rather have had no tail and no flies. Alone among the animals on the farm he never laughed. If asked why, he would say that he saw nothing to laugh at.
16．All the animals came to the barn to ________．
A．vote for a farm master
B．listen to Major's strange dream
C．discuss how to win a prize
D．share how to drive Mr. Jones away
17．According to the passage, Clover was ________．
A．considerate and in good shape
B．oldaged and out of shape
C．a fat horse with a gentle heart
D．a pretty horse with a nice character
18．What earned Boxer high respect?
A．His strong build and great wisdom.
B．His calm character and great powers of work.
C．His good temper and strong build.
D．His steady character and quick mind.
19．Which remark could be to Benjamin's taste?
A．Life is like a box of sweets.
B．Life is an interesting journey.
C．Life is a battle.
D．There is nothing exciting in life.
B[2012·福建卷] en you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons(神经元)in our brains.the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate(模仿)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 understand 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 discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to(for example：“The hand took hold of the ball”), the same mirror neurons were triggered 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 with 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 ever 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 Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does—well, perhaps you'll understand why.
20．Mirror neurons can explain ________．why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late
21．The underlined word “triggered” in the third paragraph probably means “________”．________．s
D．determine our knowledge and language abilities
23．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.
Ⅲ.短文填词________ “strangers”. When they need advice, they don't usually go to people they know. 25.________， many of them write letters to newspapers and ________ that give advice on many different subjects 27.i________ family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and 28.________ on how to buy a house or a car. Most newspapers 29.r________ print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are 30.s________ to know how to 31.________ (解决) such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most ________ (著名的) writers of advice are women without special ________ (训练) for this kind of work. Anyway, these writers are mostly specialists popular with the public.课时作业(二十四)本文向我们展示了Manor Farm 中动物们的外貌及其性格。 细节理解题。由第二段“Word had gone round…had had a strange dream…wished to communicate it to the other animals.”可知，动物们是来听Major的怪梦的。 推理判断题。从倒数第二段的“…with great care for fear that…Clover was a motherly big horse…who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth kid.”可知，Clover是一匹很胖的马，但心肠很好，所以选C项。 细节理解题。从最后一段的“he was well respected for his steadiness of character and extraordinary abilities.”可知Boxer 因其性格平和、工作能力强而受到较高的尊重，所以选B项。D 推理判断题。从最后一段的“Alone…he never laughed.If asked why, he would say that he saw nothing to laugh at.”可知，Benjamin 觉得生活没有乐趣，没什么值得笑的地方，所以选D项。本文是一篇科普说明文。介绍了20．C 推理判断题。从第二段的第一句话“…every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it”可知镜像神经元的作用就是当我们看到别人做某事，我们也会跟着做。 词义猜测题。根据第三段镜像神经元对语言的作用，当人们听到“手抓住球”这句话时，神经元就开始起作用了，就像手抓住球这个动作真的发生一样。set off意为 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知答案。D 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了人体镜像神经元的作用。 25.Instead 26.magazines 27.including 29.regularly 30.supposed 31.solve/settle 33.training
1
请根据下表内容写一篇介绍刘国正的英语短文。
注意：1．词数：120左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
姓名 出生地 出生时间 身高 体重 职业
刘国正 湖北武汉 1980年 1．66m 63kg 乒乓球运动员
经历、成
就、特点 1．六岁开始打球；
2．1995年进入国家队；
3．训练刻苦；
4．曾多次荣获国家及国际大赛冠军；
5．特点：敢打敢拼；心理素质好，大赛发挥出色。
现况 2012年1月3日正式成为国乒男二队主教练
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
参考范文：
Liu Guozheng，a super table tennis star，was born in Wuhan，Hubei Province in 1980.He is 1．66 meters tall and weighs 63 kilograms.
When he was six，he began to play table tennis.In 1995，he was chosen to the National Team.He trained hard and was strict with himself.Since then，he has won several championships in the national and international matches.Daring to struggle in the match and having fine quality are his strengths，so he performs well in the matches.Since January 3rd,2012，he has acted officially as coach of No.2 National Table Tennis Male Team.
We're sure that our national table tennis will make greater achievements under his guidance.
*****************************************************结束
阅读理解
I am a good mother to three children.I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe.I show up.I listen.I try to laugh.I am a good friend to my husband.I have tried to make marriage vows(誓约) mean what they say.I am a good friend to my friends，and they to me.Without them，there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I want to tell you today：get a life.A real life，not a desire of the next promotion(提升)，the bigger paycheck and the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone.Find people you love，and who love you.And remember that love is not leisure(休闲) but work.Pick up the phone.Send an email.Write a letter.And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives，our days，our hours，and our minutes.It is so easy to exist instead of livingI learned to live many years ago.Something really，really bad happened to me，something that changed my life.If I had my choice，it would never have been changed at all.And what I learned from it is what，today，seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey，not the destination.I learned to look at all the good in the world and tried to give some of it back because I believed in it，completely and totally.And I tried to do that，in part，by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this：read in the backyard with the sun on your face.Learn to be happy.And think of life as a deadly illness，because if you do，you will live with joy and passion(激情) as it ought to be lived.
36．The best title of this passage probably is “________”．
A．Love Your Friends
B．Live a Real Life
C．Don’t Waste TimeD．Be a Good Mother and Wife
37．How did the author form her view of life?A．Through social experience.B．By learning from her friends.
C．Through an unfortunate experience.D．From her children and husband.
38．By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of living.” in the fifth paragraph，the author really means that people tend to________.
A．make a living rather than live a real life
B．work rather than enjoy life
C．waste a lot in life
D．forget the most important lesson in life
39．What’s the author’s attitude toward work?
A．Do it well to serve others.
B．Earn enough money to make life better.
C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.
D．Don’t let it affect your real life.
40．It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A．the author is a success in personal life
B．the author doesn’t try her best to work well
C．the author spends all her time caring for her children
D．the author likes traveling very much
B
37. C
38.A
39.D
40.A