湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (50)

　　阅读专练

　　A

　　What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

　　We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

　　Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”

　　56. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.

　　A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding

　　B. pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking

　　C. great and important; common

　　D. hopeful and helpful; careless　

　　7. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.

　　A. a normal person; a funny person

　　B. a strong person; a weak person

　　C. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded person

　　D. a famous person; an ordinary person　

　　8. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.

　　A. whose parents are clever

　　B. often thinking about difficult problems

　　C. often helped by his parents and teachers

　　D. born with a good brain and putting it into active use　

　　9. It is better for parents ________.

　　A. to praise and encourage their children more often

　　B. to be hard on their children

　　C. to leave their children alone with nothing to do

　　D. to give their children as much help as possible　Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.

　　Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda（大熊猫）eats only one particular type of bamboo（竹子）. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly（蝴蝶）will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet（多样化饮食）. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season.

　　Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.

　　60. We can infer from the text that humans and animals _________.

　　A. depend on one sense in choosing food

　　B.

　　are not satisfied with their food

　　C. choose food in similar ways

　　D. eat entirely different food

　　61. Which of the following eats only one type of food?

　　A. The white butterfly.

　　B. The small bird.

　　C. The bear.

　　D. The fox.

　　62. We can learn from the last paragraph that __________.

　　A. food is chosen for a good reason

　　B. French and British food is good

　　C. some people have few choices of food

　　D. some people care little about healthy diet

　　C

　　If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:

　　1. Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

　　2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

　　3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, and letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown, paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

　　4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

　　63. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on ________.

　　A. whether the reading material is easy or difficult

　　B. what you are reading

　　C. what your purpose in reading something is

　　D. both B and C　

　　. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up ________.

　　A. a story book

　　B. a book on science and technology

　　C. news, letters from friends

　　D. some material full of information　

　　. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?

　　A. Fairy tales.

　　B. Aesop’s Fables.

　　C. Directions for use of a machine

　　D. An evening paper.　

　　. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?

　　A. How to decide your reading speed.

　　B. How to raise your reading speed.

　　C. How to improve your reading skills.

　　D. How to choose your reading materials.

　　D

　　What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today's leading killers, such as heart diseases, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memory.

　　In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells(细胞) are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs(器官). The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on---in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.

　　It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic conditional human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.

　　67. According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by _______.

　　A. diseases and aging

　　B. accidents and war

　　C. accidents and aging

　　D. heart diseases and war

　　68. In the author's opinion, today's most important advance in technology lies in _____.

　　A. medicine

　　B. the internet

　　C. brain cells

　　D. human organs

　　69. Humans may live longer in the future because ______.

　　A. heart disease will be far away from us

　　B. human brains can decide the final death

　　C. the basic materials of cells will last forever

　　D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine

　　70. We can learn from the passage that _____.

　　A. human life will not last more than 120 years in the future

　　B. human have to take medicine to build new skin cells now

　　C. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life

　　D. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells.

　　阅读理解：

　　A篇56-59 ACDA

　　B篇60-62 CAD

　　C篇 63-66 DACA

　　D篇 67-70 AADC