（重庆大学版）2016届高考英语一轮复习：考点规范练24

　　考点规范练24(选修8　ThemeC)

　　　考点规范练第48页　 

　　.阅读理解1.

　　A

　　Some people are happy to believe in ESP(第六感觉) while others are firm disbelievers.

　　Parapsychologists,who lend a certain seriousness to the subject,have identified four types of ESP:clairvoyance describes the act of being able to obtain knowledge of a person or event without the use of the normal senses;telepathy is the process by which a person is able to read another person’s thoughts without the use of any of the normal senses;psychokinesis is the ability to influence a physical object just by thinking about it;precognition is the term applied when somebody is able to foresee future events.

　　Over the years there have been many ESP experiments conducted by serious scientists in serious institutions.Joseph Banks Rhine,a botanist at Duke University published a famous book in 1934 called Extra-SensoryPerception in which he claimed to have overwhelming(压倒性的)evidence of ESP.However,other scientists have been unable to repeat his results exactly in the same way,which has resulted in the book losing much of its original reliability(可靠性).

　　The Granzfield experiments are considered to have been the most carefully examined ESP experiments.The experimenters had their eyes covered and ears blocked while a “sender”attempted to transmit messages.Later the experimenters would compare the messages received to the original messages sent out.There was a great deal of excitement and interest at the time but the research failed to produce convincing results.

　　Human beings are attracted to the supernatural phenomena.ESP will always continue to fascinate.Some of the most successful films in recent years have fuelled interest among the younger generations who are starting to ask the same questions and to look for explanations for the same phenomena as their parents and grandparents before them.Who knows?One day we might just find these answers because one thing is certain,“The truth is out there!”

　　【语篇导读】这是一篇科普文。人们对于第六感这一超自然的现象很感兴趣,但遗憾的是,迄今为止人们没能证明第六感是否存在,只有时间能告诉我们这个问题的答案了。

　　Accordingtothepassage,Rhine’sbook　. 

　　A.wasacceptedbyfamousscientistsinESPfield

　　B.presentedthefirst-handevidenceagainstESP

　　C.wasn’ttrustedandbelievedbythepublic

　　D.trulyprovedresultsoftheexperiments

　　答案:C

　　解析:细节理解题。由第三段内容可知,Rhine在1934年写了一本书,宣称他掌握了关于第六感存在的大量证据,但其他科学家用同样的方式去研究却不能得到与他一样的结果,于是这本书就失去了可靠性(thebooklosingmuchofitsoriginalreliability),由此可知选C项,他的书不被公众接受。

　　2.InParagraphs3and4,theauthorwantstoshow　. 

　　A.whatresultedinpeople’sdisbelief

　　B.whowereinvolvedintheexperiments

　　C.whypeopleacceptedESP

　　D.howseriouslytheexperimentswereconducted

　　答案:A

　　解析:推理判断题。第三、四段讲述了两个研究,这两个研究在当时轰动一时,但都没有得出让人相信的证据或结果,因此选A项。

　　3.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsESPis　. 

　　A.objectiveB.defensive

　　C.supportive D.persuasive

　　答案:A

　　解析:推理判断题。最后一段作者说,人们对第六感这一超自然的现象很感兴趣,还在寻找解释,或许有一天我们能找到解释,因为有一点是确定的,“事实的真相摆在那里”。由此可以看出,作者只相信事实的真相,没有直接肯定或否定这一现象的存在,因此选A项。

　　4.

　　B

　　People have been dreaming up horrible monsters and scary spirits for centuries.The vampire,an “undead”creature thirsty for blood,is one of the most inventive and attractive creatures of all.It’s also one of the most lasting.Vampire-like creatures date back thousands of years,and pop up in dozens of different cultures.

　　In this article,we’ll see where the various elements of the vampire legend come from.We’ll also look at the psychological significance of these creatures and find out about some real-life people or things that are remarkably similar to the supernatural vampire.

　　The vampires in today’s books,movies and television shows are incredibly complicated creatures.According to the mythology(神话),every vampire was once a human,who,after being bitten by a vampire,died and rose from the grave as a monster.Vampires desire the blood of the living,whom they hunt during the night.They bite their victims’ necks with their two sharp front teeth.

　　Since they’re back-to-life corpses(尸体)—the living remains of a dead person—vampires are often referred to as “the undead”.They can still pass as healthy humans,however,and will walk undetected among the living.In fact,vampires may be attractive,highly sexual beings,seducing(引诱) their prey before feeding.A vampire may also take the form of an animal,usually a bat or wolf,in order to launch a sudden attack on a victim before being detected.

　　Vampires are potentially immortal(不死的),but they do have a few weaknesses.They can be destroyed by a stake through the heart,fire,beheading and direct sunlight,and they are afraid of holy water and garlic.Vampires don’t cast a reflection,and they have superhuman strength.

　　This vampire figure,with its particular combination of characteristics and governing rules,is actually a fairly recent invention.Bram Stoker made it up in his 1897 novel Dracula.Other authors reinterpreted Dracula in a number of plays,movies and books.

　　But while the many details are new,most of the individual elements of the legend have deep roots,extending across many regions and cultures.In the next few sections,we’ll... 

　　【语篇导读】近年来随着小说、电影和流行文化的不断改编,吸血鬼的形象也逐渐为人所熟知,本文主要介绍了吸血鬼的相关情况。

　　Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanknowthat　. 

　　A.vampirestoriesonlyexistinEuropeancultures

　　B.vampireswilldiein3dayswithoutdrinkingblood

　　C.vampirestorieshaveexistedsincealongtimeago

　　D.vampiresactuallyexistinreallife

　　答案:C

　　解析:细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知,吸血鬼的故事由来已久,故选C项。

　　5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbestmatchestheimageofavampire?

　　A.Awolfstandingstillbythelakestaringatitsownreflectioninthewater.

　　B.Astrongmanwithsunglassessunbathingonthebeach.

　　C.Alonelyoldmansittingbythecampfirecrushinggarlic.

　　D.Asexyyoungwomandressedinalongskirtsippingwineinanightclub.

　　答案:D

　　解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Infact,vampiresmaybeattractive,highlysexualbeings,seducing(引诱)theirpreybeforefeeding.”可以判断,D项描述的内容与吸血鬼的形象最为一致,所以D项正确。

　　6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A.GettingToKnowVampires

　　B.TheHistoryofVampires

　　C.WhereDidVampiresComeFrom?

　　D.TheHometownofVampires

　　答案:A

　　解析:主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了吸血鬼的相关情况,其目的是让人们了解它们,因此A项最适合作文章标题。

　　7.Theunderlinedsentenceofthelastparagraphisnotcomplete.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethemissingpart?

　　A.trytofindoutmoreabouttheeatinghabitsofvampires

　　B.lookatsomeofmorefamousvampireancestors

　　C.readsomeromanticlovestoriesinwhichvampiresfallinlovewithhumans

　　D.startatourexploringsomeofthebestvampirefilmsofalltime

　　答案:B

　　解析:推理判断题。根据画线句前面的 “Butwhilethemanydetailsarenew,mostoftheindividualelementsofthelegendhavedeeproots,extendingacrossmanyregionsandcultures.”可知,下文主要会围绕一些具体的过去的吸血鬼的故事展开。故B项正确。

　　Ⅱ.七选五

　　　1　Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion;they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.　2　When you come to think of it,only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear. 

　　Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn.Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way,waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have.　3　 

　　　4　Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth,comfort and durability.They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort,as long as they look right.There can hardly be a man who hasn’t at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day,or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes. 

　　When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion,the conclusions to be drawn are obvious.Do the constantly changing fashions of women’s clothes,one wonders,reflect basic qualities of instability?Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers.　5　That is for you to decide. 

　　A.If women are mercilessly exploited year after year,they have only themselves to blame.

　　B.Women are better able to put up with discomfort.

　　C.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society.

　　D.Men are less reasonable in the matter of fashion.

　　E.Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.

　　F.Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability?

　　G.Skirts are lengthened or shortened;necklines are lowered or raised,and so on.

　　答案:1A　2E　3G　4C　5F

　　Ⅲ.书面表达

　　假如你是李华,一个月前与家人在纽约旅游,临走时不慎把一些重要物品落在旅馆了,发现时为时已晚,但是两周后你收到旅馆经理寄来的信和你的物品。请根据下列要点,给经理Mr Smith写封回信。

　　内容:1丢失的物品对你很重要;

　　2你收到物品后的感受;

　　3你的感激之情和愿望。

　　注意:1.词数:100左右,信的开头已为你写好,不计入总词数;

　　2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

　　Dear Mr Smith,

　　I am extremely surprised and glad to hear from you.

　　Yours,

　　Li Hua

　　答案:

　　Dear Mr Smith, 

　　I am extremely surprised and glad to hear from you.Last month my parents and I had a wonderful trip in New York.We visited many famous places and took lots of photos.I wrote all what I had seen and felt in my diary during the trip.Both these photos and the diary were unforgettable memories in my life.However,it was not until I returned to China that I realized I had left the photos and the diary in your hotel.I was very upset those days.The moment I received a letter and my precious photos and diary from you,I was too excited to say a word.Thank you so much!To express my sincere gratitude,I wish I would be your guide in Beijing if you and your family visit China in the future. 

　　Thanks again for your kindness.

　　Yours,

　　Li Hua