2016届四川省蓬溪县高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（10）

　　四川省蓬溪县2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（10）

　　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。

　　A research by the National Center for Health Statistics is seen as an important confirmation of the “Hispanic mortality paradox(西班牙裔死亡率悖论).”

　　On average, Hispanics outlive whites by 2.5 years and blacks by 7.7 years. Their life expectancy at birth in 2006 was 80.6 years, compared with 78.1 for whites, 72.9 for blacks and 77.7 years for the total population.

　　The report shows that the Hispanic population has higher life expectancy at birth and at almost every age despite a socioeconomic status lower than that of whites. “Mortality is very correlated with income, education and health care access,” says Elizabeth Arias, author of the report. “You would expect the Hispanic population would have higher mortality, in line with the black population.”

　　The Hispanic paradox has been documented for more than two decades, but this is the first time the government has had enough data to issue national numbers. Researchers are struggling to explain why Hispanics live longer.

　　“We don’t know,” says David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. “We thought it was a problem in the data, but we can pretty much say this is real.”

　　Potential factors:

　　·Culture and lifestyle. Support from extended family and lower rates of smoking and drinking. Latino groups in particular have very strong family and social ties.

　　·Migration. The “healthy migrant effect” argues that healthy people are more likely to emigrate. And when immigrants become ill, they might return home and die there.

　　“Solving the puzzle may help the nation deal with health care issues because Hispanics use health services less—they make fewer doctors visits and spend less time in hospitals,” Hayes Bautista says. “It’s clearly something in the Latino culture,” he says.

　　1. In 2006, Hispanics’ life expectancy is　years longer than the average of the total population.

　　A. 2. 5 B. 7. 7 C. 2. 9 D. 80. 6

　　2. What does the underlined word “outlive” in the second paragraph probably mean?

　　A. To live longer than. . .

　　B. To live shorter than. . .

　　C. To die out.

　　D. To expect to live.

　　3. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

　　A. Hispanics were born better than whites.

　　B. Morality is closely related with health care access.

　　C. Whites should have longer life expectancy.

　　D. Even experts can’t explain the phenomenon.

　　4. What is Mr. Hayes-Bautista’s opinion about the paradox?

　　A. He supports there is a problem with the data.

　　B. He intends to trust the cultural factor.

　　C. He believes in the “healthy migrant effect”.

　　D. He thinks health care the most important factor.

　　5. Which of the following inferences is true according to the passage?

　　A. Black people suffer the lowest social status in America.

　　B. Hispanics might have healthier ways of life.

　　C. Only healthy people can immigrate into America.

　　D. White people don’t have strong family ties.

　　【参考答案】1—5、CADBB

　　阅读理解。

　　I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor,

　　mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby's point of view.

　　Mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a baby's blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.

　　It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four­hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock­watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I've never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn't follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.

　　Well, at last we have copper­bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ (智商) scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample (样本) of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a child's sex and age, the mother's health and feeding style. These results don't surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.

　　I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices.

　　31. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels ________.

　　A．sick

　　B．upset

　　C．sleepy

　　D．hungry

　　32. What does the author think about Dr King?

　　A．He is strict.

　　B．He is unkind.

　　C．He has the wrong idea.

　　D．He sets a timetable for mothers.

　　33. The word copper­bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________.

　　A．basic

　　B．reliable

　　C．surprising

　　D．interesting

　　34. What

　　does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand?

　　A．The baby will sleep well.

　　B．The baby will have its brain harmed.

　　C．The baby will have a low blood sugar level.

　　D．The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.

　　35. The author supports feeding the baby ________.

　　A．in the night

　　B．every four hours

　　C．whenever it wants food

　　D．according to its blood sugar level

　　【要点综述】这是一篇议论文。主要介绍了怎样喂婴儿，是根据婴儿的需求还是按照时间表。根据调查研究发现，按照婴儿的需求喂婴儿要比按照时间规定喂婴儿要好很多。

　　31. D　细节理解题。从第二段The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.看出婴儿哭是因为饿了。故选D。

　　32.

　　C　作者观点题。根据第三段I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.看出作者认为Dr Frederic Truby King的观点是不正确的。故选C。

　　33.

　　B　词义猜测题。根据本段的…research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7 , 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ (智商)scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable.看出这个研究是非常可靠的。basic“基础的，基本的”；reliable“可依赖的，可靠的”；surprising“令人吃惊的”；interesting“有趣的”。故选B。

　　34.

　　D　细节理解题。根据第四段By the age of 8, their IQ (智商)scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable.看出答案。故选D。

　　35.

　　C　细节理解题。本文的第一句(I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly)就提出观点，“反对定时喂婴儿”，最后一句(I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices)希望结束严格按时喂养的习惯。既然是“不定时”，也就是按婴儿需要喂养，故选C。

　　阅读理解。

　　Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons(神经元)in our brains.

　　Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate(模仿)it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.

　　Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example：“The hand took hold of the ball”), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball)．

　　Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.

　　Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact(互动)．Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent(相等物)for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does—well, perhaps you'll understand why.

　　67．Mirror neurons can explain ________.

　　A．why we cry when we are hurt

　　B．why we cough when we suffer from a cold

　　C．why we smile when we see someone else smile

　　D．why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late

　　68．The underlined word “triggered” in the third paragraph probably means “________”．

　　A．set off

　　B．cut off

　　C．built up

　　D．broken up

　　69．We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons ________.

　　A．relate to human behavior and interaction

　　B．control human physical actions and feelings

　　C．result in bad behavior and social disorders

　　D．determine our knowledge and language abilities

　　70．What is the passage mainly about?

　　A．Ways to find mirror neurons.

　　B．Problems of mirror neurons.

　　C．Existence of mirror neurons.

　　D．Functions of mirror neurons.

　　【要点综述】本文是一篇科普说明文。介绍了镜像神经元的作用。

　　67.C　推理判断题。从第二段的第一句话“every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it”可知镜像神经元的作用就是当我们看到别人做某事，我们也会跟着做。

　　68. A　词义猜测题。根据第三段镜像神经元对语言的作用，当人们听到“手抓住球”这句话时，神经元就开始起作用了，就像手抓住球这个动作真的发生一样。set off：出发；触发。

　　69. A　细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知答案。

　　70. D　主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了人体镜像神经元的作用。

　　【山东省2017模拟】写作【满分30分）

　　孩子的成长和教育是社会热议的话题，现今父母包揽一切、孩子过度依赖等现象十分严重。请阅读下面的漫画，按要求用英文写一篇短文。

　　：

　　1．描述漫画内容；

　　2．分析漫画所揭示的问题；

　　3．提出你的看法。

　　注意：

　　1．短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

　　2．考生可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；

　　3．词数120左右;

　　4．文中不能出现考生的具体信息。

　　参考词汇红地毯red carpet

　　铺路pave the way

　　From the picture, we can see a family of three walking on a long red carpet．

　　【江西省吉安一中2017模拟】书面表达（满分25分）

　　假设你是Li Hua，昨天是你18岁的生日，请根据下列要点，用英语写一篇日记。

　　要点：

　　1. 简要描述庆祝生日的时间、地点、方式和参加对象；

　　2. 描述让你最感动的一个场景；

　　3. 最后写出你的感受。

　　注意：

　　1. 内容积极向上，语意连贯，结构完整。词数120左右；

　　2. 不能写成诗歌形式；不能使用具体的人名和地名；

　　3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

　　March 20, 2017

　　Fine

　　Yesterday was my 18th birthday. _______________________________________________

　　__________________________________________________________________________

　　__________________________________________________________________________

　　【参考范文】

　　March 20, 2017

　　Fine

　　Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me, they suggested I hold a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy preparing for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come. Mother cooked us a big meal.

　　We ate and talked happily. The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears. Mother asked me to make a wish before I blew out all the candles. After that, everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.