（3年高考2年模拟）2016届高三英语二轮突破 阅读理解特训16（含解析）

　　《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2016届高三英语二轮突破16

　　C7 [2016·新课标全国卷Ⅱ]

　　C

　　Given that many people's moods (情绪)are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates.Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents' corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets.

　　If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates.

　　The CRF's produce is “green”， made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series—with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆), cheese and other flavors—also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate_snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela, and Ghana, among others.

　　44. What is good about chocolate?

　　A. It serves as a suitable gift.

　　B. It works as an effective medicine.

　　C. It helps improve the state of mind.

　　D. It strengthens business relations.

　　45．Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?

　　A. He knows the importance of research.

　　B. He learns from shops of similar types.

　　C. He has the support of many big names.

　　D. He has a lot of marketing experience.

　　46．Which line of the CRF produce sells best?

　　A. The Connoisseur Series.

　　B. The Exotic Series.

　　C. The Alcohol Series.

　　D. The Sichuan Series.

　　47．The words “chocolate snobs” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who ________．

　　A. are particular about chocolate

　　B. know little about cocoa beans

　　C. look down upon others

　　D. like to try new flavors

　　【要点综述】

　　本文是一篇说明文。巧克力可以改善情绪。本文以此为切入点介绍了新加坡的Chocolate Research Facility的一些情况。

　　44．C　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Given that many people's moods are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time…”可知，巧克力有助于改善心理状态。

　　45．D　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony.”可以推知，他有许多市场经验。

　　46．C　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“…with the Alcohol Series being the most popular…”可知，the Alcohol Series卖得最好。

　　47．A　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“…who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others…”可以推知，该词组指自以为对巧克力很有研究的人。

　　C7 [2016·新课标全国卷Ⅰ]

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Some

　　people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them.Take my family's last vacation.It was my six－year－old son's winter break from school，and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked，and Delta, the airline，offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York，so I had to get back. But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine－month－old and

　　took off for home.

　　The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged—okay, ordered—them to wait it out at the airport, to “earn” more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1，600. Not bad, huh?

　　Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big－time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.

　　I've made a living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露) the worst tricks.I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do

　　what I believe in.

　　I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money's

　　worth. I'm

　　also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children，and expensive restaurants.But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.

　　56．Why did Delta give the author's family credits?

　　A. They took

　　a later flight.

　　B. They had early bookings.

　　C. Their flight had been delayed.

　　D. Their flight had been cancelled.

　　57．What can we learn about the author?

　　A. She rarely misses a good deal.

　　B. She seldom

　　makes a compromise.

　　C. She is very strict with her children.

　　D. She is interested in cheap products.

　　58．What does the author do?

　　A. She's a teacher.

　　B. She's a housewife.

　　C. She's a media person.

　　D. She's a businesswoman.

　　59．What does the author want to tell us?

　　A．How to expose bad tricks.

　　B. How to reserve airline seats.

　　C. How to spend money wisely.

　　D. How to make a business deal.

　　【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过一家人乘飞机返家过程中由于机票超额预定，从而推迟回家而得到航空公司的赔偿一事，引出在日常生活中如何利用一些机会合理地花钱，体现了一个女人在持家方面的睿智。

　　56．A　细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“…Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.”可知，他们是因为放弃了本航班的机票从而得到航空公司的赔偿，他们第二天离开。故选A。

　　57．A　推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“…as a big－time bargain hunter…a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.”可以推知作者很少错过便宜货。故选A。

　　58．C　事实细节题。根据文章第四段中的“I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade.”可知，作者是个媒体记者。故选C。

　　59．C　主旨大意题。纵观全文，尤其是第一段和最后一段：第一段指出作者是省钱一族；最后一段描述了作者对不同产品的不同决策，指出对于质量高的产品也会毫不犹豫地买，说明了作者花钱的明智。故选C。

　　C8 [2016·新课标全国卷Ⅰ]

　　B

　　The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert(警觉). Twenty

　　centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it.She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other，her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focus—until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns：she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?

　　Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment，but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes.Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects(a comb，a key，an orange and so on)，changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves.Could it be the pattern that two things make，as opposed to three? No again.Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses.Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.

　　60．The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby's________．

　　A．sense of hearing

　　B．sense of sight

　　C．sense of touch

　　D．sense of smell

　　61．Babies are sensitive to the change in ________．

　　A．the size of cards

　　B．the colour of pictures

　　C．the shape of patterns

　　D．the number of objects

　　62．Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?

　　A．To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.

　　B．To see how babies recognize sounds.

　　C．To carry their experiment further.

　　D．To keep the babies' interest.

　　63．Where does this text probably come from?

　　A．Science fiction.

　　B．Children's literature.

　　C．An advertisement.

　　D．A science report.

　　【要点综述】 本文是一篇说明文。通过变化纸上的黑点及鼓的敲打次数对婴儿的视觉、听觉进行实验。

　　60．B　推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“She stares at it carefully.”可知，本段是对孩子的视觉进行实验。故选B。

　　61．D　事实细节题。根据文章第二段中的“Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two.”可知D正确。

　　62．C　推理判断题。文章第一段描述对孩子的视力进行实验，接下来用鼓来对孩子的听力继续实验。所以选C。

　　63．D　推理判断题。纵观文章，这是一篇医学实验报告，所以选D。

　　C8 [2016·浙江卷]

　　B

　　Below is a selection from a popular science book.

　　If blood is red, why are veins(静脉) blue?

　　Actually, veins are not blue at all. They are more of a clear, yellowish colour. Although blood looks red when it's outside the body, when it's sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin, it's more of a dark reddish purple colour. At the right depth, these blood－filled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin, making them look blue by comparison.

　　Which works harder, your heart or your brain?

　　That kind of depends on whether you're busy thinking or busy exercising. Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise, and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker. But, in the long run, your brain probably tips it, because even when you're sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart, and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.

　　Why do teeth fall out, and why don't they grow back in grown－ups?

　　Baby(or“milk”) teeth do not last long; they fall out to make room for bigger, stronger adult teeth later on. Adult teeth fall out when they become damaged, decayed and infected by bacteria. Once this second set of teeth has grown in, you're done. When they're gone, they're gone. This is because nature figures you're set for life, and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off.

　　Do old people shrink as they age?

　　Yes and no. Many people do get shorter as they age. But, when they do, it isn't because they're shrinking all over. They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力). Many(but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older. Men lose an average of 3－4 cm in height as they age, while women may lose 5 cm or more. If you live to be 200 years old, would you keep shrinking till you were, like 60 cm tall, like a little boy again? No, because old people don't really shrink! It is not that they are growing backwards—their legs, arms and backbones getting shorter. When they do get shorter, it's because the spine has shortened a little. Or, more often, become more bent and curved.

　　Why does spinning make you dizzy(眩晕的)?

　　Because your brain gets confused between what you're seeing and what you're feeling. The brain senses that you're spinning using special gravity－and－motion－sensing organs in your inner ear, which work together with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable. But when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control, and your brain thinks you're moving while you're not!

　　Where do feelings and emotions come from?

　　Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system. All mammals have this brain area—from mice to dogs, cats, and humans. So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear, pain and pleasure. But since human feelings also involve other, newer bits of the brain, we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on the planet.

　　If exercise wears you out, how can it be good for you?

　　Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them. And as far as your body is concerned, it's “use it, or lose it”！ It's not that exercise makes you healthy; it's more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.

　　46. What is the colour of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin?

　　A. Blue.

　　B. Light yellow.

　　C. Red.

　　D. Dark reddish purple.

　　47．Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age?

　　A. Because their spine is in active use.

　　B. Because they are more easily affected by gravity.

　　C. Because they keep growing backwards.

　　D. Because their spine becomes more bent.

　　48．Which of the following statements about our brain is true?

　　A. In the long run, our brain probably works harder than our heart.

　　B. When our brain senses the spinning, we will feel dizzy.

　　C. The brains of the other mammals are as complex as those of humans.

　　D. Our feelings and emotions come from the most developed area in our brain.

　　49．What is the main purpose of the selection?

　　A. To give advice on how to stay healthy.

　　B. To provide information about our body.

　　C. To challenge new findings in medical research.

　　D. To report the latest discoveries in medical science.

　　【要点综述】 本文是一篇常见的应用文，主要向读者介绍了与我们人体相关的一些知识和信息。

　　46．D　考查细节理解。从第一则中的“…it's more of a dark reddish purple colour.”可知，血液应该是深紫红色，所以答案选D项。

　　47．D　考查细节理解。从第四则中的“They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse…”可知，由于脊柱的弯曲，所以导致老年人看起来有点矮了，所以答案选D项。

　　48．A　考查细节理解。从第二则中的“But, in the long run, your brain probably tips it, because even when you're sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart, and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.”可知，脑子要比心脏更努力、更辛苦，所以答案选A项。

　　49．B　考查写作意图。从全文知，这是一篇医学科技类的文章，主要介绍了与我们人体相关的一些知识，所以B项能很好地概括全文。