2017届高考英语三轮复习完形与阅读强化训练24
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、完形填空（本大题共1小题，共30分）
Twelve
years
ago，a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco，California，visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.In the rainforest，he watched a bird flying through the trees.The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him.But weeks later，back home，Rhett Butler got the news that trees in the area he visited had been cut down.
That experience led Rhett Butler to write a book about rainforests and threats to their existence.But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he created a website，using his research for the book.The site is www.mongabay.com.His purpose was to inform the public of tropical rainforests.But the subject quickly developed.As a former businessman，he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.
The popularity of Mongabay.com attracted advertisers.Small ads on the site pay for its operations.www.mongabay.com has grown and led to other sites，for example，www.kids.mongabay.com，a site for children; www.wildMadagascar.org，which is about the island that Rhett Butler called his favorite place.
To keep his website going，he travels around the world on several major trips each year.His working tools are a laptop computer，cameras and some diving equipment.He often calls on experts for information.For example，he interviewed Alison Jolly，a top expert on lemurs.He interviewed Rodney Jackson，a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.
Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers，students and teachers.In April，www.time.com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.
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、阅读理解（本大题共2小题，共20分）
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“multitasking” originally referred to a computer’s ability to carry out several tasks at one time. For many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. In fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大脑训练) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. Although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. And studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss.
In order to multitask, the brain uses an area known as the prefrontal cortex (前额叶脑皮层). Brian scans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they shift from task to task, this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasks. You may have experienced a prefrontal cortex “moment of rest” yourself if you’ve ever dialed (拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you dialed when the line is answered. What probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to anther thought or task, and then took that “moment” to come back. Research has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency (效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time.
Multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little thought. Most people don’t find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time. However, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes.
We often don’t remember things as well when we’re trying to manage several details at the same time. Without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. That is one of the main reasons we forget people’s names---even sometimes right after they have introduced themselves. Multitasking can also affect our relationships. If someone checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may come off as absent-minded or disinterested. It can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them.
49. Why are some mental aerobic exercises designed to engage people in multitasking?
A. To make them more productive.
B. To reduce their stress and anxiety.
C. To develop their communication skills.
D. To help them perform daily tasks more easily.
50. According to Paragraph 2, why may a person suddenly forget who has called?
A. He may leave his prefrontal cortex temporarily damaged.
B. He is probably interrupted by another task.
C. He is probably not very familiar with the person he has called.
D. He may need a rest between dialing and speaking.
51. People tend to make mistake when ____.
A. they perform several challenging tasks at a time.
B. new messages are processed one after another
C. their relationships with others are affected
D. the tasks require little thought
52. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Multitasking has become a way of life.
B. Multitasking often leads to efficiency decline.
C. Multitasking exercises need to be improved.
D. Multitasking enables people to remember things better.
B
Intemet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the Intemet．Basically，Internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet them in person first·
The 6rst thing t。do if you decide t。try Internet dating is to build your profile(简介)which can include your hobbies，hopes for the future，and So on．A photograph is optional，but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profile·Many Internet dating sites will charge a one-time registration fee to use their services·
Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the world·You call even narrow thesearch down to your area by zip code．Another advantage is that you can communicate by
email before you meet in person．Thousands of people have met，fallen in love，and married throughIntemet dating．It i s an excellent way for shy people to meet．It is also a way for people with busv lives to connect with others，and an easy way to meet people who share your interests.
Just as in conventional dating and love，there are some pitfalls to be aware of in Interact daring．The person you have been talking to on the net may not be who they say they alre Be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details，such as mafital status，income，and so on，for their own reasons．It would not be the first time that someone has been taken in , and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare time．NeVertheless，taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your Intemet dating experience is fun·
61．The purpose of writing the passage is to
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A．persuade readers to go dating on the Intemet
B．infornl us how to date on the Internet
C．warn readers against web love
D．introduce Internet dating to US
62．Which of the following is a must to make an Internet dating possible?
A．A photo．
B．A profile．
C．Regi stration fee．D．Business experience．
63．One advantage of Internet dating is that
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A．you can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginning
B．you’re sure to find a partner with the same interests
C．you'll find absolutely reliable information of others
D．you’11 gain fame and money overnight
64．The underlined word“pitfalls”in Paragraph 4 most probably means
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A．rules
B．trends
C．problems D．skills
65．What is probably talked about following the last paragraph?
A．Conventional dating．
B．Hidden advantages．
C．Safety measures．D．Romantic love．
、完形填空
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。巴特勒游览过的热带雨林被砍伐，他因此写了本书，但并没有发表，而是建立了与此相关的网站。1．Rhett Butler didn't publish his book about rainforests because ________.
A．it couldn't bring him much money
B．it was not about rainforest protection
C．he didn't want to become a writer
D．he wanted to use the information to create a website
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第二段“But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he created a website...”可知D为正确答案。]
2．Which of the following is NOT true about the Mongabay.com？
A．It was set up in 1999.
B．It attracted many advertisers.
C．Two related websites grew from it.
D．Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.
答案 D [推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知A正确；根据第三段首句可知B正确；根据第三段第三句可知C正确。根据第三段第二句可知，该网站吸引的只是些小广告，故选D。]
3．To keep his website going，Rhett Butler ________.
A．kept visiting the rainforest
B．raised rare snow leopards
C．made a great number of advertisements
D．traveled around and interviewed experts
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，为了维持网站，巴特勒要不停地旅行，并且向专家询问信息。]
4．We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．www.mongabay.com was loved by researchers as well as students
B．www.kids.mongabay.com has many stories written by kids
C．www.wildMadagascar.org is better known than www.mongabay.com
D．Rodney Jackson was once a successful businessman
答案 A [细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知A为正确选项。]
、阅读理解
actually takes a moment of rest between tasks”，可以推断出之后的“if you’ve ever dialed (拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you dialed when the line is answered”的情况，所以选择B。
51答案：A
考点：：
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段内容，特别是最后一句话可知当人在同时从事两项或多项需要花费精力的工作时，常常会出错。故选择A。
52答案：B
考点：：
解析：主旨大意题。最后一段中作者继续描述了之前的观点：一个人同时从事多项工作会出现很多问题。回到整篇文章，作者主要观点就是告诉大家：多项工作不能产生高效的结果，故选择B。
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