2022高考英語(yǔ)暑假閱讀理解講練(7)及答案

閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobicexercises(大腦訓(xùn)練)involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeople,manytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductive,ratherthanmore.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstress,anxietyandmemoryloss.Inordertomultitask,thebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex(前額葉腦皮層).Brainseansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotask,thisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcortex“momentofrest”yourselfifyou’veeverdialed(撥電話)aphonenumberandsuddenlyforgottenwhoyoucalledwhenthelineisanswered.Whatprobablyoccurredisthatbetweenthedialingandtheanswering,yourmindshiftedtoanotherthoughtortask,andthentookthat“moment”tocomeback.Researchhasalsoshownthatformanyvolunteers,jobefficiency(效率)declineswhilemultitasking,ascomparedtowhentheyperformonlyonetaskatatime.Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitual,orrequireslittlethought.Mostpeopledon’tfinditdifficulttoeatandreadthenewspaperatthesametime.However,whentwoormoreattention-requiringtasksareattemptedatonetime,peoplesometimesmakemistakes.Weoftendon’trememberthingsaswellwhenwe’retryingtomanageseveraldetailsatthesametime.Withoutmentalfocus,wemaynotpayenoughattentiontonewinformationcomingin,soitnevermakesitintoourmemorystores.Thatisoneofthemainreasonsweforgetpeople’snames—evensometimesrightaftertheyhaveintroducedthemselves.Multitaskingcanalsoaffectourrelationships.Ifsomeonecheckstheire-mailwhileonthephonewithafriend,theymaycomeoffasabsent-mindedordisinterested.Itcanalsocausethatpersontomissoroverlookkeyinformationbeingpassedontothem.1.Whyaresomementalaerobicexercisesdesignedtoengagepeopleinmultitasking?A.Tomakethemmoreproductive.B.Toreducetheirstressandanxiety.C.Todeveloptheircommunicationskills.D.Tohelpthemperformdailytasksmoreeasily.2.AccordingtoParagraph2,whymayapersonsuddenlyforgetwhohehascalled?A.Hemayhavehisprefrontalcortextemporarilydamaged.B.Heisprobablyinterruptedbyanothertask.C.Heisprobablynotveryfamiliarwiththepersonhehascalled.D.Hemayneedarestbetweendialingandspeaking.3.Peopletendtomakemistakeswhen.A.theyperformseveralchallengingtasksatatimeB.newmessagesareprocessedoneafteranotherC.theirrelationshipswithothersareaffectedD.thetasksrequirelittlethought4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflife.B.Multitaskingoftenleadstoefficiencydecline.C.Multitaskingexercisesneedtobeimproved.D.Multitaskingenablespeopletorememberthingsbetter.【參考答案】1--4、ABAB人物傳記型閱讀理解(一)Therehasbeenanoutpouringoflovefor,a23-year-olddisabledwomanwhosedogwaskilledinfrontofherwhileagroomer(美容師)triedtotrim(修剪)itsclaws.Callsande-mailscamefromasfarawayastheUpperPeninsulaandArizonaaswellasOaklandandMacombcounties,offeringLaurieCrouch,whousesawheelchairbecauseofmultiplesclerosis(硬化癥),everythingfromdogstomoney,suchasthatfromJasonDalyofRosevillewhosaid,“Iwouldliketobuyheranewdog.”AstoryaboutthedeathofCrouch’spet,Gooch,wasprintedonthefrontpageofMacombDaily.CrouchsaidagroomertiedGoochupwithacollar,andthensheandamansatonthedogtotrimitsnails.Goochdiedafteroneclawwastrimmed.CrouchyelledatthegroomertostopwhenshesawGoochwasstrugglingtobreathe,butshesaidshewasignored.“IfIcouldhavewalked,Iwouldhaveputmyhandsonherandpulledheroffmydogandphysicallystoppedher,butIcan’tdothat.”Goochwasnotatrainedserviceanimal,butnaturallyhelpedCrouchbypickingupthingsforher.“Thiscaseisabsoluteanimalabuse(虐待)，”LarryObrecht,divisionmanageroftheOaklandCountyAnimalShelterinAuburnHills,said.PeoplewhoreadthestorycontactedOaklandPresstoofferhelp.Amessage,fromRebeccaAmettofGigglesNWigglesPuppyRescue,inRoseville,said,“Wehavepuppiestodonateandwanttohelptheyoungwomanwholostherservicedog.”“WhenGoochwaswithme,Iwashappy，”Crouchsaid.“IthinkIcanbehappyagainbutnoanimalcanreplaceGooch.There’snevergoingtobeanotherGoochouttherebutIthinkIwillfindadogthatcanbringmejoyagain.”()1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Adisabledwoman’sservicedog.B．Acruelgroomerkilledadisabledwoman’sdog.C．People’sloveforadisabledwomanwholostherdog.D．Adisabledwomanlovestohavethedogascompany.()2.Peoplecalledande-mailedto________.A．givetheirangryvoicetothegroomerB．offerhelpandcaretoLaurieCrouchC．tellCrouchhowtopunishthegroomerD．offeracureforCrouch’sdisease()3.Goochdiedmainlybecause________.A．thegroomerwascarelessB．thegroomerdidn’tknowhowtotrimthedog’snailsC．thegroomersatonthedogwithanothermanD．thedogwaswearingacollar()4.WhatdoweknowaboutCrouch’sdog?A．Itwasaspeciallytrainedservicedog.B．Itwastrainedtodomanythingsforpeople.C．ItwasCrouch’sonlyfriend.D．ItcouldoffersomehelptoCrouch.()5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．CrouchmustbesadafterlosingherdogB．CrouchrefusedtotakeanotherdogC．CrouchhasacceptedanotherdogfromastrangerD．Crouchcanlivewellwithoutadog’scompany【解析】一位23歲的殘疾女士，她的狗被寵物美容師壓死以后，人們紛紛打電話或者發(fā)電子郵件勸慰她，并表示情愿為她供應(yīng)掛念。1．C主旨大意題。綜合文章內(nèi)容可知，文章主要敘述了人們對(duì)這位失去愛狗的殘疾女士的關(guān)愛。2．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章其次段everythingfromdogstomoney,suchasthatfromJasonDalyofRosevillewhosaid,“Iwouldliketobuyheranewdog.”和倒數(shù)其次段可知B為正確選項(xiàng)。3．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段可知，寵物美容師和另外一個(gè)人坐在狗身上最終導(dǎo)致狗窒息而死。4．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段可知，Gooch雖然沒(méi)有經(jīng)過(guò)特殊訓(xùn)練，但能夠?yàn)镃rouch撿東西，給她供應(yīng)一些掛念。5．A推理推斷題。從文章最終一段可知，Crouch認(rèn)為沒(méi)有狗會(huì)替代她原來(lái)的狗，因此推斷狗死了以后，她很難過(guò)。AYouneedtobeofacertainagetounderstandwhysomanypeopleinHollywoodarecaringaboutthepossibleclosingdownofMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer(米高梅電影公司)．Forthepast40years,itsoutputhasbeengood,butnowitisontheropes,withdebtsof$3.7billionandwillhavetoselloffitsmostvaluableassets(資產(chǎn)).Initsgoldentime,MGMstoodforsomething．IfWarnerBrothersmeantsocialdramasandgangstermovies,andDisneymeantcartoonfilms,thenMGMwashealthyfantasy．Thisbusinessmodelfounditsmostgloriousexpressioninitsmusicals(音樂(lè)劇)ofthepost-warera．ItalsofeaturedsuchmanyfamousstarsasFredAstaire,FrankSinatra,GeneKellyandJudyGarland.ButMGMhadalwaysputitshopesonthequalityofstarsitcouldattract．FromthetimeMGMbecameacompanyin1924,thestudioandhisassociateprovedthemselvesgoodatcreatingbignames.For35years,thisworkedwellenough,butthegrowingpoweroftelevisiondisturbedHollywood．MGMcontinuedtothrowmoneyintomakinggorgeous-lookingmusicals,butdespitesomebigsuccessesaudiencesgraduallystartedtodriftaway．Throughoutthesixties,MGM'sdeclinesetin．Thingswentfrombadtoworse．In1973,MGMstoppeddistributingitsownfilms．Sincethen,theLion'sroarhasbeenreducedtoawhimper(哽咽).HowfarMGMhasfallencanbeshownbyitsrecentreleases．Thiswasastudiothatforyearsofferedareliablesupplyoffirst-classfilms．Yetlastyearitstotaloutputwasthree．Tomakeitworse,allwereco-producedwithotherstudios．Andthisyear?Onlyonesofar,andmaybethelast.Whatnow?MGMwillprobablybesold,thoughrecentbuyershavebeencautiousaboutapricethoughttobearound$2billion.1.MGMisbecomingthefocusinHollywoodbecauseit_______．A.hasmoresupporters B.hasproducedgoodfilmsC.mightbecloseddown D.haslostallitsassets2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMGMfromthetext?A.Ithasbeensoldoutforaround$2billion.B.TheInternetwasafactorcausingitsdecline.C.Itonlyproducedthreefilmsbyitselflastyear.D.Itmadeawrongdecisionforitsdevelopment.3.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThepastgloriesofMGM． B.ThemusicalsmadebyMGM.C.ThedeclineofMGM． 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