高考英語二輪九十天強化訓練閱讀理解72.doc

2014屆高考英語二輪九十天強化訓練：閱讀理解72閱讀理解-b篇the queens english is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the queens christmas broadcasts had found. researchers have studied each of her messages to the commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble upper received to the standard received.jonathan harrington, a professor at germanys university of munich, wanted to discover whether accent (口音) changers recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “as far as i know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.he said the noble way of pronouncing vowels (元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. but these are very, very small and slow changes that we dont notice from year to year.”“we may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told the daily telegraph, a british newspaper. “in 1952 she would have been heard saying thet men in the bleck het. now it would be that man in the black hat. and hame rather than home. in the 1950s she would have been lorst, but by the 1970s lost.” the queens broadcast is a personal message to the commonwealth countries. each christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on tv at 3 pm in britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch. (傳統(tǒng)火雞午餐).the results were published (發(fā)表) in the journal of phonetics.50. the queens broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because _. a. she has been queen for many years b. she has a less upper-class accent now c. her speeches are familiar to many people d. her speeches have been recorded for 50 years51. which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in english? a. “duaty” b. “citee” c. “hame” d. “l(fā)orst”52. we may infer from the text that the journal of phonetics is a magazine on _. a. speech sounds b. christmas customsc. tv broadcasting d. personal messages53. what is the text mainly about?a. the relationship between accents and social classes.b. the queens christmas speeches on tv.c. the changes in a persons accent.d. the recent development of the english language.參考答案50-53 dbac 閱讀理解-a篇an ape has a larger brain than any animal except man, though it is much smaller than a mans brain. apes all belong to the hot countries of the worldtropical africa and southeast asia. the gorilla is the largest of the apes. he is as tall as six feet when standing upright. many people think that gorillas are very fierce. they are often described as standing upright like a man, beating their fists and roaring. in their home, in the forests of central africa, however, they are not at all like this, they are peaceful animals and never use their great strength unless attacked. even then, they retreat if they can. gorillas have black faces and long, black, hairy coats. they feed during the day on plants and fruit. at night the old male often sleeps on the ground at the foot of a tree, while the others each make a sleeping platform in the tree bending the leafy branches. besides this, gorillas climb trees very seldom.46. apes live in _ . a. different parts of the world b. the cold countries c. south america and africa d. the countries of africa and southeast asia 47. an apes brain is _ . a. as large as a mans brain b. a lot smaller than a mans brain c. larger than that of any other animal including man d. a lot larger than a mans brain48. a gorilla is about six feet tall when he _ . a. stands on his legs b. stand on his arms c. roars d. uses his great strength 49. all gorillas live on _ . a. vegetables b. leaves and grass c. plants and fruit d. rice50. during the night gorilla usually sleep in trees except _ . a. the old female gorilla b. the old male gorilla c. the young gorillas up to six years old d. the baby gorillas 參考答案46-50、dbacb professional mandarin chinese teacher for home / office lessons in shanghaiposted by christina wang 2009 - 5 - 271 expiration: 2009 - 6 - 24112 views in totaldetailswe provide a premier mandarin chinese language learning experience for students for all levels. it offers beginner, intermediate and advanced courses, individual or group classes, corporate training, professional and friendly teachers, affordable prices as well as modern, convenient facilities located in the heart of shanghai.the beginner intensive courses for 2009 are:may 1 to may 31, 8:00 am - 12:00 am, 13:00 pm - 17:00 pm, from monday - friday. our beginner intensive courses meet from mon - fri, 2 hours a day, in a small group （3 to 5 students）. it is a best way to learn chinese quickly and to meet friends from all around the world.features and services1. high quality professional mandarin teachers2. small class sizes3. charming facilities4. cultural activities5. warm, personal attention6. free broad and wireless internet accessa free trial lesson will be offered. contact me at the following address. hope to talk to you soon.course consultant: christinae - mail: shhmandarin yahoo, comcell phone:文章大意】本篇是篇應(yīng)用文，是上海的一所學校上課的時間及培訓的特點和服務(wù)方面的廣告。63. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the courses are mainly for beginners of mandarin. b. the courses are given on the internet. c. applicants can only contact the consultant via emaild. we dont know how much to pay for the courses.【答案】d【解析】從這則廣告里面details的第二句話it offers beginner, intermediate and advanced courses, individual or group classes, corporate training, professional and friendly teachers, affordable prices as well as modern, convenient facilities located in the heart of shanghai.得知這所學校只說了無論是團體還是個人能夠負擔的起學費，但是沒有具體說多少錢。【考點定位】考察的是推理判斷題64. which of the following services will have to be charged? a. wireless internet access during the courses. b. beginner intensive courses of mandarin. c. consulting the information of the courses.d. a trial lesson of the mandarin courses.65. which of the following cannot be found in the advertisement?a. the time the advertisement was posted. b. teaching conditions provided, c. detailed address of the training center.d. ways for communication and consultation.66. where can you possibly find the above advertisement? a. in a chinese textbook. b. on the internet.c. in a shanghai tv program. d. in an english newspaper. two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. one showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. researchers at harvard university in the united states did the study. they had about 200 college students play a game known as the prisoners dilemma. the game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group.the students played in groups of four. each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. but each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher.harvard researcher david rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. the groups that rewarded it the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded it the least.and the more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings. the group with the most punishment earned 25% less than the group with the least punishment.the other study involved children. researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. more than 800 children were ages two to four the first time they were tested. more than 700 children were ages five to nine.the two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not.the study says the iqs - or intelligence quotients - of the younger children who were not spanked（摑）were five points higher than those who were. in the older group, the difference was almost three points.murray strauss from the university of new hampshire has written extensively about physical punishment of children. he says the more they are spanked, the slower their mental development. he also looked at average iqs in other nations and found them lower where spanking was more common.67. which of the following is true about the game mentioned in the first paragraph?a. prisoners are more interested in the first game than the university students. b. the game is very popular with the students in harvard university in the united states. c. the game is played to test whether people are more cooperative on the basis of rewards.d. the game is played in order to encourage the students to cooperate.68. the underlined part in the third paragraph means the punisher will have to _. a. lose some of his money b. lose some of the pointsc. lose all the points of the group d. gain the points of the punished69. what does the result of the first experiment imply? a. rewards encourage better cooperation than punishments. b. individual interests are always a challenge to the group. c. four members will work better in one group.d. the group that punished most gained nothing eventually.【答案】a70. what do we know about the second experiment in the passage? a. the whole experiment, including two tests, lasted four years.b. physical punishment was employed only in the younger group.c. children in both groups have acquired same iq development.d. no physical punishment was used in the younger group.閱讀理解-b篇elizabeth blackwell was born in england in 1821, and moved to new york city when she was ten years old. one day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. that was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. after writing many letters asking for admission(錄取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in philadelphia. she was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. in 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in paris. she wanted to be a surgeon(外科醫(yī)師) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. upon returning to the united states, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. by 1857 elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. besides being the first woman physician and founding her own ho