2016届湖南长沙市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（25）（含答案）

　　湖南长沙市2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（25）及答案

　　【由山东省枣庄市2016模拟

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（AB、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Parents used to rely on physical punishments to control their children's bad behavior, which has been proven to be very harmful．Therefore, most parents now choose to simply yell, thinking that language

　　probably won't hurt as much．But is hat really so?

　　Using harsh words such as "lazy" or "stupid" is just as harmful as hitting, according to a new study carried out at the University of Pittsburgh, US．"It cannot reduce or correct their proble behavior," said Professor Ming - Te Wang, leader of the study, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal．"On the contrary, it makes it worse．"

　　In the study, which involved 976 two - parent families, researchers asked the kids about their behavior problems, while asking their parents how often they had yelled at them． Nearly half of the parents admitted that they'd shouted at their children in the past year．Researchers noted that the kids whose parents used more harsh words experienced more behavior problems after-wards, including fighting, stealing, lyg as well as symptoms of depression．

　　"Adolescence is a very sensitive period when kids arc trying Lo develop their self -identities（性）．When you yell, it makes them feel they are not capable, and that they are worthless and useless," Wang said．"This may explain why so many parents say that no matter how loud they shout, their teenagers don' t listen．

　　While harsh yelling can stop bad behavior in the moment,

　　it doesn' t teach children to be-have how parents want them to, according to Professor Alan Kazdin of Yale University, US．What parents need is to pse their children for good behavior．If parents really need to punish their kids, they should try things like taking away smartphones and reminding hem that good behavior will get them back． After all, "we want to teach kids, not hurt them," said Kazdin．

　　．How do most parents react to their children's misbehaving now?

　　A．Letting them alone．B．Beating them．

　　C．Shouting at them．D．Praising them．

　　．The study finds that using harsh words． A．can make things even worse B．inspires children to do better

　　C．corrects children's bad behavior D．has a better effect than hitting

　　．According to Professor Ming - Te Wang,． A．physical punishments are sometimes necessary

　　B．children are more self - centered in adolescence

　　C．parents should never punish kids for misbehaving

　　D．harsh yelling damages children's self - confidence

　　4．In Professor Alan Kazdin's opinion, parents should

　　A．set good examples for their children

　　B．take away their children' s sphones

　　C．praise their children for good behavior

　　D．always think in their children's shoes

　　5．What does the underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refer to A．children

　　B．bad behaviors

　　C．parents．smartphones

　　—5、CADCD

　　阅读理解。

　　Exploit your parking space

　　An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement（广告）for free on Let park or At my house park.

　　Rent（出租）a room

　　Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.

　　Make money during special events

　　Won’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space.

　　Live on set

　　Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.

　　Use your roof

　　You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing

　　solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.

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　　) 1. If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______.

　　A. ￡800

　　B. ￡500

　　C. ￡4500

　　D.5000

　　(

　　) 2. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?

　　A. On Letpark.

　　B. On Roomspare.

　　C. On Grashpadder.

　　D. On Roommateeasy.

　　(

　　) 3. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.

　　A. sign an agreement with the government

　　B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment

　　C. sell the roof to some energy companies

　　D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years

　　(

　　) 4. For whom the text most probably written?

　　A. Lodgers.

　　B. Advertisers.

　　C. House owners.

　　D. Online companies

　　【参考答案】1---4、BCDC

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.

　　Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.

　　In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.

　　“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”

　　The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.

　　Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories:　communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”

　　He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.

　　1. BCI is a technology that can　.　

　　A. help to update computer systems

　　B. link the human brain with computers

　　C. help the disabled to recover

　　D. control a person’s thoughts

　　2. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?

　　A. By controlling his muscles.

　　B. By talking to the machine.

　　C. By moving his hand.D. By using his mind.

　　3. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?

　　A. scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

　　B. computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

　　C. scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

　　D. cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

　　4. The team will test with real patients to　.　

　　A. make profits from them

　　B. prove the technology useful to them

　　C. make them live longer

　　D. learn about their physical condition

　　5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

　　A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center

　　B. New Findings About How the Human Brain Works

　　C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

　　D. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

　　【参考答案】1--5 、BDCBC

　　【由山东省枣庄市2016模拟

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（AB、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。It' s never a real problem for us when the weather gets cold．

　　We have many different was of coping with the cold．We can put on more clothes, stay next to a fireplace, turn on the air conditioner or simply travel to a warmer city to spend the winter．But things are not as easy for plantsnlike humans, plants can’t move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warm．So how do they manageurvive the freezing winter?

　　The cold is a big challenge for plants．Teir living tissues can be damaged when they freeze．t's like a plant's equivalent(相等物）frostbite（冻疮）．Also，the pcess of freezing and thawing（解冻）can causer bubbles to form in the plant's water transport system．f enough of these air bubbles come together as water thaws they can block the flow of water from the roots to the leaves and kill the plant．

　　To live through cold weather，plants have develop three strategies，Se plants，ch as oak trees, avoid freezing damage by dropping their leaves, before the winter chill sets in-effectively shutting off the flow of water between roots and leaves—and growing new leaves and water transport cells when the warm spring returns. Other plants, pine trees for example, protect them-selves by narrowing their water transport cells, which makes it easier for cells to travel among air bubbles．The third stratef;yi8 also the most extreme．Some plant; die on the ground in winter and start growing as new plants from seeds when conditions get warmer．

　　Howeer, these smart strategies were developed nmry8lowly－over millions of years of evolution．This eads scientists to worry that plants may not be able to deal with human-caused climate change, which has only started occurring over the past few decades．Scientists are hoping o find possible ways to save plants from the threat of climate change．

　　1．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Different ways for peopkeep warm．

　　B．How plant live through the freezing winter．

　　C．How plants develop the 8tratef;ies to keep warm*

　　D．The ways to save plantsrom the cold,

　　2． the water transport from roots to leaves 18 blocked,

　　．

　　A．the plant will suffer from f'rostbite

　　B．air bubbles will be formed

　　C．the plant's lving tissues will be damaged

　　D．the plant wi be killed

　　3．Ok trees protect themselves by

　　． A．stopping the water transport from rootso leaves

　　B．dropping their eaves to grow seeds

　　C．slowing the flow of water from roots to eaves

　　D．storing enough water in the roots

　　4．What does the undeined phrase “sets in” mean in Paragraph3?

　　A．stops

　　B．

　　C．leaves

　　D．retus

　　5．What ithe main idea of the last paragraph

　　A．Plants can, easily adapt to climate change．

　　B．Scientists are makin to save plants．

　　C．Cimates change is a great threat to plants．

　　D．Plants are developing new stregies to survive．

　　—5、BDADC