（5月集训）河北省卢龙县高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（10）.docx

B. Japanese officials decided to ban dolphin-killing.C. The town government in Taiji kept silent on criticism.D. Most Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat.4. What does the underlined word “defensive“ probably mean?A. Feeling guilty for killing dolphins.B. Protecting themselves against criticism.C. Attacking those against dolphin-killing.D. Making the determination to change.5. What can we infer from the passage?A. Many people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinema.B. The Cove has not influenced Japan' s international image.C. Taiji' s dolphin-killing industry has been seriously damaged.D. The Cove has brought international attention to dolphin-killing.【参考答案】15、A B C B D阅读理解Why can some people sleep through noises like a honking car or flushing toilet, while others are awakened by the lightest sound?To find the answer, sleep researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital conducted an unusual study of 12 self-described deep sleepers. After tests confirmed that the healthy volunteers were solid sleepers, they took part in a three-night study in the university, s sleep laboratory. The participants spent the night in a big and comfortable room. But the room also included four speakers positioned near the top of the bed.During the night, the deep sleepers were subjected to 14 different recorded sounds, like street traffic, toilets flushing, an ice machine dispensing and an airplane flying overhead. Next door, the researchers monitored their sleep patterns and brain waves.As expected, all of the participants slept relatively well, but there were differences in how they responded to the noisy interruptions. Some of the sleepers didn, t wake up even when a sound was blasted at 70 decibels （分贝）;others were awakened by sounds at 40 or 50 decibels.The researchers discovered that the difference in a sleeper, s reaction to noise could be predicted by the level of brain activity called “sleep spindles' ' . A sleep spindle is a burst of high-frequency brain activity coming from deep inside the brain during sleep. Thesource of the spindles is the thalamus, a part of the brain that sends sensory information to the rest of the cortex （皮层）.Before the study, the Massachusetts researchers theorized （推理）that the spindles are the brain' s way of preventing sensory information from passing through the thalamus and waking the rest of the brain during sleep. They found that the sleepers who experienced the most sleep spindles during the night were also the soundest sleepers and were least likely to be awakened by noise.Scientists already know that most people become lighter sleepers with age, most likely because older people experience less uslow wave sleep' , which is the deepest stage of sleep. People also produce fewer sleep spindles as they age. But even when controlling for the stage of sleep a person was in, the number of sleep spindles still predicted their risk for awakening because of noise.More research is .needed, but the findings suggest that a better understanding of sleep spindles could lead to new behavioral or drug therapies for people with sleep disorders. For instance, future studies may try to determine whether diet, exercise or other behaviors may influence the number of sleep spindles a person produces during the night.8. Some participants can sleep well through loud noises mainly because .A. their brains don' t respond to outside noisesB. their brains react differently to noisesC. they adapt to the environment quicklyD. they don' t pay attention to the monitors9. Scientists believe that the key to affecting deep sleep is .A. sleep spindles B. stages of sleep C. sleep disorders D. sensory information10. It can be learned from the passage that .A. theolder a. deep sleeper becomes, the lighterhissleep must beB. themore “slow wave sleep” one experiences,thedeeper sleep onehasC. themore frequently a sleeper? s brain works,theless informationitsendsD. thedeeper sleep people have, the more likelytheywill be awakenedbynoise11. From the passage we can predict .A. more factors in influencing sleep spindles may be discoveredB. more solid sleepers will take part in relative experimentsC. sleep spindles will be applied to changing one' s behaviorsD. deep sleepers will probably enjoy a more healthy life【参考答案】8IK BAB A阅读理解DRay' s wedding had gone off smoothly. Everyone seemed to have had a good time. A few people had too good a time; they went home with designated （指派的）drivers. A.ll evening, the gift table remained unguarded. Who would steal anything, Ray thought. He had never heard of such a thing happening at a wedding. But his best friend Aaron said there was a first time for everything. He strolled out regularly from the inside festivities （庆祝）to check on the gift table, making sure no one suspicious was hanging around it.Ray and Julia went on a 3-week honeymoon to Italy right after the wedding. When they got back, they opened all the gifts and sent out thank-you notes. But there was one problem. A marrie.d couple that used to be good friends had apparently given nothing. This surprised Julia, because Walt and Mary said they were thrilled to be invited. And, they actually seemed to have had a great time at the wedding. Frankly, Ray didn' t even care if they hadn, t given a gift. He just needed to know whether to send a thank-you note. Ray called Aaron. Aaron said maybe Walt had left an envelope on the gift table like Aaron had. "Yes, but we got your envelope with the cash inside, ” Ray said.“Maybe my envelope looked too thin, and some thief thought Walt, s envelope .looked nice and fat.”Aaron asked Ray if he had looked everywhere for Walt? s gift. Had he called up the wedding site to see if anything had been left behind? Ray said that he had looked everywhere and made a lot of calls that were fruitless.Ray didn' t know what to do. If he sent Walt and Mary a thank-you note for a gift they hadn' t given, they would be insulted. If he didn' t send them a thank-you note for a gift they had given, they would get angry.“What would you do?” Ray asked. Aaron said he would call Walt up and tell him the problem.“You can' t go wrong with simply being honest, “ Aaron said.“Oh, yes, you can, “ Ray contradicted him. uSometimes it' s best to let sleeping dogs lie. " But he thought about it, and finally decided that Aaron was right. He called Walt and told him the problem. Walt said that yes, he had given an envelope. In fact, the envelope contained $500 cash.“$500?!” Ray asked. "That' s a lot of cash, Walt!” Walt .admitted that it was, but he had gotten a fat raise early that year and Ray' s was the only wedding he' d been to in quite a while. Ray thanked him very much, and apologized sincerely for someone stealing Walt' s generous gift. Walt told him that it was “only money” . When Ray told Aaron about Walt' s gift, Aaron laughed. "The only thief at the wedding was Walt! I quit playing cards with him last year because I caught him cheating. And it was only a $10 pot! I' m sure I told you about that. ”“Yes, you did tell me, “ Ray said. But, of course, he had to send Walt a thank-you note anyway.12. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Nobody checked on the gift table all evening.B. Walt had surely gotten a fat raise early that year.C. Stealing had never happened at a wedding.D. Aaron looked on honesty as the best policy.13. The underlined word “insulted“ in Paragraph 5 probably means .A. deeply impressed B. badly hurt C. much discouraged D. greatly moved14. What kind of person is Ray?A.Considerate and polite.B.Faithful andexperienced.C.Outgoing and determined.D.Friendly andoptimistic.15. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.A Wedding PartyB.The Theft atthe WeddingC. The Wedding GiftD. A Secret at the Wedding【参考答案】1215、DBAC阅读理解If you feel at present that you don' t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have.Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment. Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don' t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal （叙旧，更新）with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?If you havent seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?If the main reason you haven' t been getting together with the people you already know is because you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities （优先考虑的事）in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No" to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you.If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.16. The author mainly discusses in this passage.A. how to spend our spare timeB. how to balance friendship and workC. whether we should keep friendshipD. whether we should invite friends to dinner17. Which of the following doesn, t indicate a good relationship?A. You feel depressed with others in life.B. You have someone to have close talks with.C. You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.D.You have fun when you are with someone.18. What does the underlined word udelegatedv （Para. 7） probably mean?A. declined B. answeredC. appointedD. handled19. The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following EXCEPT that.A. you spend too much time seeking material toys in your lifeB. you stick to doing everything all by yourselfC. you feel it difficult to keep friendshipD. you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do20. Which would be the best title for the text?A. How to Make New FriendsB. Too busy for Friendship?C. How to Spend Your TimeD. Too busy with work?【参考答案】1620、BACCB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的和D项中，选出最佳选一项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWHAT happens to a. teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.Marcus Yailow, 17,. from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting （骗过）his high schooT s monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist. He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously （匿名地）.The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.1. What kind of article does this passage belong to?A. A fascinating story. B. A book review. C. News report D. A TV programme2. The underlined word destruction in the passage means .A. damage B. reward C. ruin D. protection3. Marcus Yailow was sent to prison becauseA. he killed his friendB. he bombed a jnilitary vehicleC. he did something that a possible terrorist could doD. his injured friend disappeared4. From the second paragraph we can infer that.A. Marcus Yailow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of societyB. Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real lifeC. Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real lifeD. Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world5. In the end of the book, Marcus Yallow.A. is supposed to be more irresponsibleB. becomes aware of very serious issues about his societyC. presents a young man who is irresponsibleD. plays a popular online game in real life【参考答案】15、BCCDB