高考英语二轮阅读理解金品训练及解析

1、 析 A. To write “memory snapshots 毕A.完 charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. On this occasion, the chore ( 烦人旳事 ) was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend. I left with complete confidencethat the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger c

2、hildren and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying the older ones. Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with thishappy news. But instead of hear

3、ing his cheerful, thankful voice on the other end ofthe line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the twoolder children should have been answering the phone. “Illgive him a lesson,

4、 I said. I decided they must be outside.Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriend s house. After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriendanswered. “Yes, she said br

5、ightly, “He s right here. He came on the phone. I was not my usual calm, rationalself. After all, one of the rules of survival ( 生存) for modernparents is that you can t trust modern teenagers. “Whereare the children I said. He said they were with him. Theyhad done nothing wrong. My son had taken the

6、 youngerchildren over to his girlfriend s housejust for ice cream andcake. This was too wholesome ( 有益旳 ) to be believed. Well, itturns out that I shouldn t have believed it. It was only partof the truth.The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating my birthday. My oldest so

7、n gave me the children s gifts. Mounted and framed (给装框 ) were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed intheir best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all takenby the father of my son s girlfriend.That was the most pr

8、ecious gift of all.41. The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because _.A. she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitterB. she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter nightC. the older children and the younger ones would get along wellD. she believed

9、he was old enough to take care of the younger ones42. Shortly after the author left home one evening, shediscovered that _.A. she should have taken the children along with herB. she shouldn t have completely trusted her sonC. her son had left home with his girlfriendD. her son had brought his girlfr

10、iend home43. The underlined sentence in paragraph 5 implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _.A. had a birthday party B.photographsC. had their pictures takenbest clothes 44. Which of the following possible titles best expresses themain idea ofthis text B access to clean water

11、and food, a home, health care, and relationships. But once the necessities are met, what dopeople most desire The answer is access to communicationdevices ( 设备), according to the survey by BCS, the Chartered Most people in the study gave similar answers, but thepotential (潜在旳 ) happiness increase th

12、at technology could bring about was particularly great in women and in peoplewith low incomes or levels of education even in developingcountries.While farmers in the African countryside arenpick up the latest shiny toys from Apple, even a simple cell phone can serve as a valuable happiness-increasin

13、g allowing the development of social networks beyond thecommunity. have a need for communication, In rural (乡村 ) communities,re all social beings, we all researcher Paul Flatters technology such as cell phones and computers is limited, but expanding, thanks to groups like One Laptop Per Child, which

14、 supplies children in developing countries with basic laptops that allow them to research school projects and connect with others all over the world. Other groups, like theUK s Computer Aid, are helping rural villagers get wiredwith the help of portable cyber cafes ( 便携式网吧 ) that allowlocals to log

15、online to send emails and perform work-relatedresearch.And back home, it seems from the results that small IT devices like the iPhone really can increase your happiness provided you use it to talk with and send messages, photos, and videos to friends and family to help strengthen social networks, ra

16、ther than simply play Angry Birds.45. How does an iPhone make one happier, according to the study A. By giving one a higher income.B. By letting one keep in touch with others.C. By giving one chances to surf the Internet.D. By letting one enjoy movies or take photos.46. What does the study show usA.

17、 How many people are using iPhones.B. What communication tools people like to use.C. What people need besides the basic necessities.D. What is the life of people in developing countries like.47. The underlined words “ Angry Birds in the last paragraph most probably refer to “ _ A. birds that are ang

18、ry B. an e-gameC. naughty children D. a computer48. The author wrote the text to tell us that _.A. communications technology can increase happinessB. the iPhone is the best cell phone in the worldC. playing with an iPhone is a waste of timeD. people in developed countries are happier CIf you were to

19、 come up with a list of organizations whose failures had done the most damage to the American economy (经济) in recent years, you would probably have to start withthe Wall Street firms that brought us the financial crisis ( 金融危机 ). From there, you might move on to the automakers inBut I would suggest

20、that the list should also include a less obvious nominee ( 被提名者 ): public education.At its top level, the American system of higher educationmay be the best in the world. Yet in terms of its main task turning teenagers into educated college graduates much ofthe system is failing.The United States do

21、es a good job enrolling ( 招 生 )teenagers in college, but only half of the students who enrollend up with a bachelor s degree.So finding out the causes of the college dropout crisis inthe world s largest economy matters greatly, and a newbook called “ Crossing the Finish Line tries t do preciselythat

22、. Its authors are economists William Bowen and Michael McPherson, and a doctoral candidate Matthew Chingos. Thefirst problem they discover is something they callunder-matching. It refers to students who choose not toattend the best college they can get into. They instead go to a less selective one,

23、perhaps one that is closer to home or less expensive. About half of the low-income students with a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in high school and an SATscore of at least 1,200 do not attend the best college theycould have. “ Ia really astonished by the degree to whichwell-qualified students

24、from poor families under-matched, said Mr. Bowen.In fact, well-off students attend the colleges that do thebest job of producing graduates. Meanwhile, lower-incomestudents even when they are better qualified often go tocolleges that excel (擅长 ) in producing drop- outs. “ It sreally a waste, Mr. Bowe

25、n said, “ and a big problem for thecountry. As the authors point out, the only way to lift thecollege graduation rate greatly is to lift it among poor and working-class students. Instead, it appears to have fallen.What can be done Money is clearly part of the answer.49. According to this text, which

26、 of the following would peoplefirst think of as a factor causing damage to the American economyA. The government. B. Public education.C. The Detroit automakers. D. The Wall Streetfirms.50. What is a big problem with American higher educationA. Many college students stay away from classes.B. It is ha

27、rd to enroll enough students into college.C. Many colleges are experiencing low rate of graduation.D. It is hard for many colleges to get financial aid fromthe government.51. Why do some students under-matchA. Because they are not sure about future.B. Because they have financial problem.C. Because t

28、hey can t get guidance.D. Because they lack confidence.52. The text is mainly about _.A. America s financial crisis, its cause and influenceB. relationship between American education and itseconomyC. low rate ofAmerican college graduation, its cause andits influenceD. problems with American secondar

29、y educationpossible solutionsDA new study has found that it may be possible to trainpeople to be more intelligent ( 聪 明 旳 ), increasing brainpower they had at birth.Until now, it has been widely supposed that the kind ofmental ability that allows us to solve new problems withouthaving any relevant (

30、相 关 旳 ) former experience whatpsychologists ( 心理学家 ) call fluid intelligence is innate andcannot be taught (though people can raise their grades on tests of it by practicing).But in the new study, researchers describe a method forimproving this skill ，along with experiments to prove it works.The key

31、, researchers found, was carefully structured training in working memory the kind that allowsmemorization of a telephone numberjust long enough to dial it. This type of memory is closely related to fluid intelligence, so the researchers reasoned that improving it might lead to improvements in fluid

32、intelligence.First they measured fluid intelligence ofvolunteers using standard tests. Then they trained each in a complicatedmemory task the child s card game,in which they had torecall a card they saw and heard. During the course, theyneeded to ignore irrelevant items, monitor ongoingperformance,

33、manage two tasks at the same time andconnect related items to one another in space and time. The four groups experienced a half-hour oftraining dailyfor 8, 12, 17 and 19 days, separately. To make sure they were The results, published Monday in The Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences ， wer

34、e striking. Improvement inthe trained groups was a lot greater. Moreover ， the longer they trained, the higher their scores were. All performers, from the weakest to the strongest ， showed great improvement.“ Our results show you can increase your intelligence with proper training. said Dr Jaeggi, a

35、 co-author of the paper. “ No one knows how long the gains will last aftertraining stops, he added, “ and the experiment s designdid not allow the researchers to determine whether moretraining would continue to produce further gains. 53. The researchers thought the key to improving the intelligence

36、was _.A. memorizing telephone numbers B. improvingworking memory C. training in attention54. Which of the following intelligence a. ignoring irrelevantitemsc. making connectionsA. a, b, d. B. b, c, d.55. When the experimentb. monitoring ongoingperformanced. working in groupsC. a, c, d.was conducted,

37、 the _.A. trained the four groups for the same period oftimeB. trained the four groups at different time of the dayC. compared the four groups with control groupsD. trained the four groups together56. By writing the article, the writer wants to _.A. inform the readers of a new studyB. call on people

38、 to be trained to increase intelligenceC. tell people the improved intelligence will last foreverD. say the more one is trained, the more one s bornintelligence improvesEI don t everwant to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people askedconstantly for stories

39、about what it s like to work in a fielddominated (主导) by men. I was never very good at telling holes.At 19, when I began studying astrophysics ( 天体物理学 ), it classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then aspost-doctor doing space research, the issue started to botherme. My every achievement j

40、obs, research papers, awards was viewed through the lens of gender ( 性别 ) politics. So immediately fight fiercelyThen one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a that I didn t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every femalescientist After

41、all, I don t study sociologyiiaplotlheory.Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me howmany ofthe 45 students in my class were women. You cannotimagine my satisfaction at being able to answer: 45. I knowsome of my students worry how they will manage their heavi