阅读理解专项训练 高考英语二轮复习

1、阅读理解专项训练（52）2022届高考英语复习高考英语阅读训练.第页(共7页)A阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.It is bad news for the rebels without a cause and mean girls. Being a “cool kid” can come back to bite you in later life, researchers have warned.They found that teens who “acted cool” at school were far more likely to struggle

2、as an adult, and were at higher risk of alcohol and drugs, and more likely to have taken part in criminal activities. Overall, teens who tried to act cool in early adolescence were more likely than their peers who didnt act cool to experience a range of problems in early adulthood.“It appears that w

3、hile so-called cool teens behavior might have been linked to early popularity, over time, these teens needed more and more extreme behaviors to try to appear cool, at least to a subgroup of other teens,” says Joseph P. Allen, Hugh P. Kelly Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. “So t

4、hey became involved in more serious criminal behavior and alcohol and drug use as adolescence progressed. These previously cool teens appeared less competent-socially and otherwise-than their less cool peers by the time they reached young adulthood.”Researchers warn that cool teens are often idolize

5、d in popular media, such as James DeansRebel Without a Causeand Tina FeysMean Girls. However, they discovered that seeking popularity and attention by trying to act older than their age may not yield the expected benefits.Researchers followed 184 teens from age 13, when they were in seventh and eigh

6、th grades, to age 23, collecting information from the teens themselves as well as from their peers and parents. The teens attended public school in suburban and urban areas in the southeastern United States and were from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.By 22, those once-cool teens were r

7、ated by their peers as being less competent in managing social relationships. They were also more likely to have had significant problems with alcohol and drugs, and to have engaged in criminal activities, according to the study.1. What problems will the “cool kids” experience in early adulthood?A.T

8、hey will become dangerous by biting other people.B.They are likely to get involved in alcohol, drugs, and criminal activities.C.They will seek popularity and attention by acting older than their age.D.They turn out to be more competent in managing social relationships.2. Why do these cool teens need

9、 extreme behaviors?A.They want to seek popularity and attention.B.They want to become more competent socially.C.They want to show they are from better backgrounds.D.They want to become rebels and mean girls.3. What can we infer from the passage?A.Cool teens are usually attractive to their peers.B.Co

10、ol teens are often from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.C.Alcohol and drugs are considered cool things done by adults.D.Idolizing cool teens in popular media proves to have negative effects.4. What can be the best title of the passage?A.Cool teens are idolized in popular mediaB.Acting co

11、ol to seek popularity and attentionC.Cool kids at school, losers as adultsD.Teens for alcohol and drugs, criminals as adultsB阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.As part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Microsoft has launched a recruitment drive for people with autism.The pilot scheme will b

12、egin by recruiting 10 people with autism to be based at the firms Redmond offices in Washington. If successful, the scheme could extend to more vacancies worldwide. Microsoft is running the scheme with support from Specialisterne and the announcement was made on the companys official blog by Mary El

13、len Smith, vice president of worldwide operations.Ms Smith has a 19-year-old autistic son called Shawn. She wrote: “At Microsoft, we believe that diversity enriches our performance, our products and services, the communities where we live and work, and the lives of our employees. We have been commit

14、ted to enabling people with disabilities to be successful and this week we announced another exciting effort, a new pilot program with Specialisterne, focused on hiring people with autism for full-time, Redmond-based Microsoft positions. ”Specialisterne is based in Denmark and the UK and specializes

15、 in recruiting people with autism across varies industries.Autism is a neurological disorder that affects how a person communicates, and relates to, other people. It can also affect how they make sense of the world around them. People with autism typically have trouble communicating, looking people

16、in the eye, and can get upset by loud noises or bright lights.In the UK, charity Papworth Trust is similarly working to improve employment prospects for people with autism who can complete work-based training or qualifications at the centre to help them learn new skills, get work experience and find

17、 a job. Technology industries are said to be suited to people with autism because of how they respond to gadgets and software.At a young age, for example, experts are finding that simple, carefully constructed apps are enabling affected children to feel safe and communicate more readily because the

18、software is more predictable and ordered than human interaction.Rhiannan Walton, 32, has been a speech and language therapist for eight years. “Technology responds in the same way every time; you press a button and it responds how you expect it to,” Walton told MailOnline.1. What is Microsofts commi

19、tment to diversity?A.Offering people with autism work positions.B.Training people with disabilities to learn skills.C.Helping people with disabilities make success.D.Hiring people with autism across all industries.2. What is the symptom of autism?A.Hard to communicate with others.B.Difficult to look

20、 at people.C.Easily scared by bright lights.D.Unable to learn new skills.3. What does Papworth Trust do to help people with autism?A.Improving their ability to respond to gadgets and software.B.Working with technology industries to offer them jobs.C.Helping them gain working experience.D.Training th

21、em to learn new skills and find a job.4. What can we infer from the passage?A.Human interaction is unpredictable and unsafe to people with autism.B.Technology is useful in improving the condition of people with autism.C.Simply and carefully constructed gadgets improve childrens intelligence.D.It is

22、easy to improve the condition of people with autism at a young age.5. What can be the best title of the passage?A.Microsofts Commitment to Diversity.B.Mary Ellen Smiths Son Is Autistic.C.Microsoft Wants to Hire People with Autism.D.Technology Industries Offer Jobs to People with Autism.C阅读下面短文,从每题所给

23、的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.It has long been a mystery to men why so many women enjoy watching tear jerker movies with their friends. But now scientists have come up with a suggestion sharing sad emotions helps women stick to one another.A research team at Cardiff University found that by sharing their emot

24、ions women found the happy parts of films more joyful and the sad bits less sad.Job van der Schalk, a psychologist at Cardiff University, said: “Our findings suggest that a negative emotional experience such as watching a weepy is more positive when it is shared with a friend. And, at the same time,

25、 a positive emotional experience, such as watching a romcom, should equally be more pleasant when shared.”The study involved 30 pairs of female friends aged between 20 and 33 who were shown emotionally powerful images and asked to rate them on a scale from “very negative” to “very positive”.The scie

26、ntists put one of each pair in a brain scanner to monitor their reactions, and the volunteers were also asked to view and rate the images while on their own and also while together. The researchers found the images were seen more positively when the pairs were together,The Sunday Timesreported.The s

27、tudy, published in the journalSocial Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, said: When people go to the cinema to watch a film, they . look forward to a positive subjective impact of sharing this emotional experience.And Hollywood success seems to back the theory. The 2008 film Marley and Me, which s

28、urrounds a couples relationship with their dog, took 160m at the global box office, and last years filmThe Fault in Our Stars- about two teenage cancer patients who find love - took more than 200m.Aggie Romeril, 22, a London beauty manager, said: “I think were a stream it and weep age. You scroll th

29、roughNetflix,find whos got the biggest laptop and bundle into a housemates bed for a sob session.1. Why do women like watching sad movies together?A.They will not shed tears by themselves.B.They will find sad roles in the films less sad.C.They can share a sad experience together.D.They will find hap

30、py parts of the films more joyful.2. What can we infer from the passage?A.Volunteers might see the images less positively on their own.B.Women tend to go to movies with their female friends.C.Women cry a lot as there are many weepy films on the web.D.It is a healthy way for women to watch weepy film

31、s together.3. Why does the author mention the two Hollywood films in the passage?A.To prove that these two films made a lot of women tearful.B.To say that Hollywood films were successful and made a lot of money.C.To tell us that the two films have gained great popularity around the world.D.To suppor

32、t the theory that sad movies appeal to women.4. What does the underlined sentence mean in the passage?A.Choose the biggest laptop and watch a movie with a roommate.B.Watch a sad movie with a roommate using a bigger laptop.C.Watch a sad movie with a roommate and shed tears together.D.Find a laptop wi

33、th a big screen as it is fit for watching a movie.5. What can be the best title of the passage?A.Mystery of Women Who Enjoy Seeing Sad Movies.B.Why women Enjoy Watching Weepy Films with Their Friends.C.Hollywood Made Success with Tear Jerker Movies.D.We Are Living in A “Stream It and Weep Age”.D阅读下面

34、短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.People who suffer from repetitive behaviors are more likely to bite their nails or pull their hair when frustrated - which is a sign of perfectionism.Biting your nails or pulling at your hair has long been thought to be a sign of nervousness and anxiety. But new research

35、has found that the unpleasant habit could in fact be a sign of perfectionism.Experts also found that the behavior was not a sign of anxiety. In tests, participants were more likely to start nibbling when frustrated and bored - both feelings commonly associated with perfectionists.The so-called body-

36、focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB) included nail-biting, hair-pulling and skin-picking. “We believe that individuals with these repetitive behaviors maybe perfectionistic, meaning that they are unable to relax and to perform tasks at a normal pace,” said author Professor Kieron OConnor from the Uni

37、versity of Montreal. “They are therefore easy to have frustration, impatience, and dissatisfaction when they do not reach their goals. They also experience greater levels of boredom.” He said that although these behaviors can induce important distress, they also seem to satisfy an urge and deliver s

38、ome form of reward.Professor OConnor and his colleagues studied 48 participants - half suffered from repetitive behaviors and the other half didnt, and acted as a control group. Each participant took part in four sessions designed to cause either feelings of stress, relaxation, frustration, or bored

39、om.The stress session involved watching a video of a plane crash, while the video in the relaxation section showed waves on a beach. “These results partially support our hypothesis in that participants were more likely to engage in repetitive behaviors when they felt bored, frustrated, and dissatisfied than when they felt relaxed,” said study author Sarah Robert. “Moreover, they do engage in these behaviors when they are under stress. This means that condition is not simply due to nervous habits. The findings suggest that individuals suffering from