2012屆高考英語二輪專題復習 精選閱讀理解專練（五）

1、2012屆高考英語二輪專題總復習精選閱讀理解專練（五）A(2011·廣東卷·A)In the animal kingdom，weakness can bring about aggression in other animalsThis sometimes happens with humans alsoBut I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in peopleI see it every day when people hold doors for me，pour cream into my co

2、ffee，or help me to put on my coatAnd I have discovered that it makes them happyFrom my wheelchair experience，I see the best in people，but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see dailyThey dont get to see this soft side of othersOften we try every way possibl

3、e to avoid showing our weakness，which includes a lot of pretendingBut only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in themLast month，when I was driving home on a busy highway，I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usualPeople behind me be

4、gan to get impatient and angry，with some speeding up alongside me，horning(按喇叭) or even shouting at meAt that moment，I decided to do something I had never done in twenty­four years of drivingI put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speedNo more angry shouts and no more horns!Whe

5、n I put on my flashlights，I was saying to the other drivers，“I have a problem hereI am weak and doing the best I can”And everyone understoodSeveral times，I saw drivers who wanted to passThey couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing trafficBut instead of getting impatient and angry，they

6、 waited，knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weakSometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont feel that wayBut those are few and far betweenMore often，it would be better if we dont pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when

7、 were scared1The author has discovered that people will feel happy when_Athey offer their helpBthey receive others helpCthey feel others kindnessDthey show their weakness2The author feels sad sometimes because _Ahe has a soft heartBhe relies much on othersCsome people pretend to be kindDsome people

8、fail to see the kindness in others3What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?AThey speeded up to passBThey waited with patienceCThey tried their best to helpDThey put on their flashlights too4In this passage，the author advises us to _Ahandle problems by ourselvesBaccept help from o

9、thersCadmit our weaknessDshow our bravery5Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AA Wheelchair ExperienceBWeakness and KindnessCWeakness and StrengthDA Driving Experience211工程(優(yōu)秀生選做題)2vocabulary：(1)bring about_導致；引起；造成(2)What does the underlined word “it” in Para1 mean?_1根據(jù)下句的劃線部分仿

10、寫句子But only_when_we_stop_pretending_were_brave_or_strong_do_we allow people to show the kindness thats in them_1What does it mean when you put on your flashlights?_B(2011·山東卷·D)Since the 1970s，scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computersBrain­computer inter

11、face (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machinesRecently，two researchers，Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne，Switzerland，demonstrated(展示)a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughtsIn the laboratory，Tavella o

12、perated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right handHe could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts“Our brain has billions of nerve cellsThese send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to moveBut spinal cord inju

13、ries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles，” Tavella says“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices”The researchers designed a special cap for the userThis head cover picks up the signals from th

14、e scalp(頭皮) and sends them to a computerThe computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchairThe wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its pathThey help the computer react to commands from the brainProfMillan，the team leader，says scientists keep improving the c

15、omputer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories：communication，and controlling devicesOne example is this wheelchair”He says his team has set two goalsOne is t

16、esting with real patients，so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit fromAnd the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time1BCI is a technology that can _Ahelp to update computer systemsBlink the human brain with computersChelp the disabled to rec

17、overDcontrol a persons thoughts2How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?ABy controlling his musclesBBy talking to the machineCBy moving his handDBy using his mind3Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?AscalpcomputercapwheelchairBcomputercapsca

18、lpwheelchairCscalpcapcomputerwheelchairDcapcomputerscalpwheelchair4The team will test with real patients to _Amake profits from themBprove the technology useful to themCmake them live longerDlearn about their physical condition5Which of the following would be the best title for the text?ASwitzerland，the BCI Research CenterBNew Findings about How the Human Brain WorksCBCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledDRobotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries211工程(優(yōu)秀生選做題)2vocabulary：(1)search n& v尋找；搜索in search _尋找in ones search _尋找_搜某人的身search for sb尋找某人(2)g