1、河北省赞皇县 2015 高考英语阅读理解（暑假）训练（3 ）及答案阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Grown- ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he g
2、ets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinder
3、ella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle
4、riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables (乘法口诀表 ) are an exception to th
5、e general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a col
6、lege course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development.1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?A. Peopl
7、e remember well what they learned in childhood.B. Children have a better memory than grown- ups.C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children are easy to remember.2. The author explains the law of overlearning by.A. presenting research findingsB. setting down general rulesC. m
8、aking a comparisonD. using examples3. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is.A. a result of overlearningB. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies4. What is the authors opinion on cramming?A. It leads to fai
9、lure in college exams.B. Its helpful only in a limited way.C. Its possible to result in poor memory.D. It increases studentslearning interest.【参考答案】35.ADAB 【甘肃省嘉峪关市一中 2014 模拟】阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence“:Price: $10BOOKINGThere are fou
10、r easy ways to book seats for performance:- in personThe Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m. -by telephoneRing 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted)- by postSimply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre B
11、ox Office. -on lineComplete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. comDISCOUNTS:Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students. Supersaver: half-price seats
12、are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It isadvisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show. Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the perf
13、ormance for peopleeligible(suitable)for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers. Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more. School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every ten
14、th ticket free. Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. 9. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _. A. use the Internet.B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card. C. go to the Box Off
15、ice on Sundays. D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office. 10. According to the notes, who can get $2 off? A. A 20-year-old full-time college student. B. A 55-year-old woman.C. An 18-year-old teenager. D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays. 11. If you make a group booking for
16、a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay? A. $120 B. $126C. $140 D. $150 12. From the passage we can know all the following information except that _. A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre. B. The audience cant refund money if the performance is on show.C. A group of 12 persons c
17、an get 10 percent discount. D. A school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets. 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.D【甘肃省嘉峪关市一中 2014 模拟】阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。The fourth round of heavy smog to hit Beijing in four weeks has sent more people to the hospital with respiratory（呼吸的） i
18、llnesses and led to calls for laws to control the pollution.Pan Shiyi, a celebrity real estate developer said he is planning to propose (提案) a Clean Air Act to the local government. As a representative to the Beijing Municipal Peoples Congress, he started an online survey at 9:20 a.m. Within three h
19、ours, more than 25,000 web users, or 99 percent of total respondents（应答者）, welcomed his proposal on Sina Weibo, Chinas Twitter.They have good reasons to stand alongside Pan. The latest round of haze（雾霾）reduced visibility to under 500 meters in many parts of the city. The smog has also led to a great
20、 increase in respiratory illnesses, particularly among children and the elderly. Anxious parents and doctors almost all blame the smoggy air for the illnesses. Though most schoolchildren are home for the winter holidays, the bad air can easily move indoors. Besides, ordinary medical masks fail to pr
21、ovide adequate protection, so some people have turned to gas masks and respirators（呼吸器）.The causes of the scary smog are rather mysterious, though experts blame excessive emissions and the mountains around Beijing that trap pollution in winter, unless there is adequate wind to clear it away. Some cr
22、itics have pointed fingers at Chinas top two oil firms, China National Petroleum Corp and China Petrochemical Corporation, saying the companies outdated production technologies produce large quantities of substandard, high-polluting gas fuel.Meanwhile, concerned Beijingers have moved their brainstor
23、ming sessions to cyberspace. If Pans proposal for a Clean Air Act is adopted, netizens say the new law should include items providing for “car-free days” in times of smog, higher standards for vehicle fuel, stricter restrictions on industrial and exhaust gas emissions, and more effective protection
24、for the public.Beijing is not the only city that has ever lost the blue sky. Five days of thick fog caused thousands of deaths in Britain in December 1952, urging the government to pass the first Clean Air Act in 1956, which introduced smokeless zones and cleaner fuels to reduce pollution. That may
25、provide some experience for Beijing to refer to.13. What can we learn from the passage?APeople are clear about the causes of the smoggy weather.BChildren staying indoors will not get respiratory illnesses.CSmog is worse for people with lower resistance to diseases.DMasks can give people protection a
26、gainst the smoggy weather.14. Britain is mentioned in the last paragraph to _.Asuggest Beijing should learn from other countriesBlet people know many places have this problemCtell people the situation in Britain is worseDcall on the government to pass Britains Clean Air Act15.Whats the best title fo
27、r this passage？AThe Use of Gas masks and RespiratorsBBeijingers Call for Clean Air ActCEffective Protection for Blue SkyDThe Mysterious Causes of the Scary Smog13.C 14.A 15.B阅读理解Primary Source Holiday Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages Brookline Shop for your holiday gifts and give back to Prim
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34、 who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important in formation that should be included, he can give you a false picture.For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket b
35、ack to the store and turned it in for on e hundred dollars!”This guys a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. Hes really a big loser!He didnt say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. T
36、hats called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.Some politicians often use this trick. Lets say that during Governor Smiths last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) s
37、ays, “During Governor Smiths term, the state lost one million jobs!” thats true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smiths term, the state had anet gain of two million jobs.”Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. Its against the law to make false statements so
38、they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.This kind of deception happens too of often. It
39、s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.49. How much did the lottery winner lose?A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars.C. Three hundred dollars.D. Four hundred dollars.50. We may infer that the author believes people should _.A. buy lottery tickets B. ma
40、ke use of half-truthsC. not take anything at face value D. not trust the Yucky Company51. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. final increase B. big advantage C. large share D. total saving52. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?A. False statements are easy to see through. B. B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.C. Doctors like to act in advertisements. D. D. Advertisements are based on facts.2. 49.A 50.C 51.A 52.B
