高三艺术部英语阅读专项训练(七)答案版

1、高三艺术部英语阅读专项训练（七）第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） With time flying, people become aged. Then many people even in their middle age often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly cant remember 36 we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old friends name,

2、or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain 37 , we refer to these occurrences as senior moments. 38 seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(n) 39 effect on our social and 40 well-being Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly s

3、howing that theres actually a lot that can be done. It 41 out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental 42 can significantly improve our basic cognitive(认知) 43 . Thinking is basically a 44 of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our abil

4、ity to 45 in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited(继承). 46 , because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and wave 47 mental effort. Now, a new Web-based company has taken a step 48 and developed the first brain

5、 training program designed to actually help people improve and 49 their mental sharpness. The Web-based program 50 you to systematically improve your memory and attention skThe Web-based program 50 you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps a(n) 51 of your prog

6、ress and provides detailed feedback(反馈) 52 your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it 53 changes and improves the games you play to 54 up the strengths you are developing-much like a(n) 55 exercise routine which requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use. 1. A. where B.

7、 when C. that D. why2 A. improves B. fades C. recovers D. falls3. A. If B. Unless C. Once D. While4. A. irregular B. limited C. damaging D. positive5. A. personal B. psychological C. mental D. physical6. A. turns B. finds C. points D. figures7. A. connection B. responses C. workouts D. associations8

8、. A. style B. functions C. circumstances D. atmosphere9 A. steps B. condition C. consequences D. process10. A. insist B. believe C. succeed D. fail11. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Otherwise D. However12. A. according to B. regardless of C. apart from D. instead of13. A. back B. further C. aside D. ar

9、ound14. A. regain B. reflect C. review D. respond15. A. suggests B. makes C. hurries D. allows16. A. hold B. record C. order D. pace17. A. to B. with C. for D. about18. A. irregularly B. habitually C. constantly D. unusually19. A. carry B. put C. build D. take20. A. risky B. effective C. meaningless

10、 D. FamiliarASome years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain

11、 satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy record

12、ing every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon,

13、and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen.At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previo

14、us few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not

15、 very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful. Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one day and

16、have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I dont live to make memoriesI just live, and the memories form themselves.21.Before the age

17、of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of . A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfaction C. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her history22. What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary? _ A. A dull night on the journey.B. The beauty o

18、f the great valley. C. A striking quotation from a book. D. Her concerns for future generations.23. What does the author put in her diary now? _ A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings. C. Detailed accounts of daily activities. D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.24.The

19、author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is . A. to experience it B. to live the present in the future C. to make memoriesD. to give accurate representations of itBPeople diet to look more attractive. Fish diet to avoid being beaten up, thrown out of their social group, and getting eat

20、en as a result. That is the fascinating conclusion of the latest research into fish behavior by a team of Australian scientists.The research team have discovered that subordinate fish voluntarily diet to avoid challenging their larger competitors. “In studying gobies we noticed that only the largest

21、 two individuals, a male and female, had breeding （繁殖） rights within the group,” explains Marian Wong. “All other group members are nonbreeding females, each being 5-10% smaller than its next largest competitor. We wanted to find out how they maintain this precise size separation.”The reason for the

22、 size difference was easy to see. Once a subordinate fish grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor, it causes a fight which usually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the group. More often than not, the evicted fish is then eaten up.It appeared that the smaller fish we

23、re keeping themselves small in order to avoid challenging the boss fish. Whether they did so voluntarily, by restraining how much they ate, was not clear. The research team decided to do an experiment. They tried to fatten up some of the subordinate gobies to see what happened. To their surprise, th

24、e gobies simply refused the extra food they were offered, clearly preferring to remain small and avoid fights, over having a feast.The discovery challenges the traditional scientific view of how boss individuals keep their position in a group. Previously it was thought that large individuals simply

25、used their weight and size to threaten their subordinates and take more of the food for themselves, so keeping their competitors small.While the habits of gobies may seem a little mysterious, Dr. Wong explains that understanding the relationships between boss and subordinate animals is important to

26、understanding how hierarchical （等级的） societies remain stable.The research has proved the fact that voluntary dieting is a habit far from exclusive to humans. “As yet, we lack a complete understanding of how widespread the voluntary reduction of food intake is in nature,” the researchers comment. “Da

27、ta on human dieting suggests that, while humans generally diet to improve health or increase attractiveness, rarely does it improve long-term health and males regularly prefer females that are fatter than the females own ideal.”25. When a goby grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competit

28、or, it . A. faces dangerB. has breeding rights C. eats its competitorD. leaves the group itself26. The underlined words “the evicted fish” in Paragraph 3 refer to . A. the fish beaten up B. the fish found out C. the fish fattened up D. the fish driven away27. The experiment showed that the smaller f

29、ish . A. fought over a feast B. went on diet willingly C. preferred some extra foodD. challenged the boss fish28. What is the text mainly about? A. Fish dieting and human dieting. B. Dieting and health. C. Human dieting. D. Fish dieting.CNew Zealand 【What can you see? Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, l

30、akes, waterfalls, forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.】The MaorisWhen the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the

31、 large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.Who can you meet? Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” c