廣安市2024高考英語閱讀理解一輪系列訓(xùn)練（9）

　　閱讀理解。

　　Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places：

　　·Visit art museums. They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings(簽名) by children's favorite writers, and even musical performances and other arts.

　　·Head to a

　　natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.

　　·Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet (木偶) making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.

　　·Try hands-on_science. Visit one of the many hands-on science museums around the country. These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.

　　1．If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit ________.

　　A．a(chǎn) YoutheaterB．a(chǎn)n art museum

　　C．a(chǎn) natural history museumD．a(chǎn) hands-on science museum

　　．What can kids do at a Youtheater?

　　A．Look at rock collections.B．See dinosaur models.

　　C．Watch puppet making.D．Give performances.

　　．What does “hands-on science” mean in the last paragraph?

　　A．Science games designed by kids.B．Learning science by doing things.

　　C．A show of kids' science work.D．Reading science books.

　　．Where does this text probably come from?

　　A．A science textbook.B．A tourist map.

　　C．A museum guide.D．A news report.

　　【要點(diǎn)綜述】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。本文介紹了4則關(guān)于博物館信息的廣告。第一則：藝術(shù)博物館；第二則：自然歷史博物館；第三則：木偶劇院；第四則：自己動手科學(xué)博物館。

　　．C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。如果孩子對宇宙感興趣，那你就得帶孩子去“自然歷史博物館”。宇宙的內(nèi)容是自然歷史博物館的一部分。根據(jù)第二則廣告中的“This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky.”可知C正確。

　　. C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三則廣告中的“Puppet(木偶)making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.”可知C正確。

　　. B　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章中最后一則廣告中的“They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building.”可知在這種博物館中，孩子們通過按按鈕、做實驗和建東西去體驗。所以B正確。

　　. C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第一句話“Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids

　　to? Try some of these places：”和四則廣告全是有關(guān)博物館的內(nèi)容可知，這是一則博物館廣告介紹，所以這取材于博物館指南。 (2024·安徽)

　　There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide.Each individual (個體的) ant hardly weighs anything，but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind.They also live nearly everywhere，except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.For animals their size，ants have been astonishingly successful，largely due to their wonderful social behavior.

　　In colonies (群體) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions，they organize their lives with a clear division of labor.Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization.Where we use sound and sight to communicate，ants depend primarily on pheromones (外激素)，chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony.When an ant finds food，it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is.When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying，it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.

　　In fact，when it comes to the art of war，ants have no equal.They are completely fearless and will readily take_on a creature much larger than themselves，attacking in large groups and overcoming their target.Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.

　　Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner，these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years，far longer than dinosaurs.Because they think as one，they have a collective (集體的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.

　　文章大意：文章主要講的是螞蟻。單個的螞蟻顯得微不足道，但成群結(jié)隊的螞蟻卻蘊(yùn)含著巨大的力量。螞蟻的數(shù)量之眾，加起來可以與人類的重量相媲美。螞蟻分布極為廣泛，除了寒冷的山頂和兩極地區(qū)，幾乎到處都有它們的蹤影。

　　12．We can learn from the passage that ants are ________.

　　A．not willing to share food

　　B．not found around the poles

　　C．more successful than all other animals

　　D．too many to achieve any level of organization

　　答案：B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“They also live nearly everywhere，except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.”可知答案，結(jié)冰的山頂和兩極沒有螞蟻。

　　13．Ants can use pheromones for ________.

　　A．escape B．communication

　　C．warning enemies D．a(chǎn)rranging labor

　　答案：B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Where we use sound and sight to communicate，ants depend primarily on pheromones(外激素)”可知，我們使用聲音和視覺來交流，而螞蟻卻使用外激素。

　　14．What does the underlined expression “take on” in Paragraph 3 mean?

　　A．Accept. B．Employ.

　　C．Play with. D．Fight against.

　　答案：D　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“attacking in large groups and overcoming their target”可知，這里指與比自己大的敵人戰(zhàn)斗。

　　15．Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?

　　A．Their behavior. B．Their size.

　　C．Their number. D．Their weight.

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“l(fā)argely due to their wonderful social behavior”和最后一段“Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner，...they think as one，they have a collective(集體的)intelligence greater”可知，螞蟻之所以能夠存活下來，是因為它們的社會行為。

　　(2024·江西省上饒市三模)

　　When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents.

　　The bill was paid, and the woman was entirely satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling quite sure as to the accuracy of his calculations, added up the things again. To his surprise he found that it should have been but two dollars.

　　“ I've made her pay six and a quarter cents more, ”said Abe, disturbed.

　　It was an unimportant thing, and many clerks would have forgotten it, but Abe was too conscientious for that.

　　“ The money must be paid back, ”he decided.

　　At night, he closed the store, and walked to the home of his customer. He explained the matter, paid over the six and a quarter cents, and returned satisfied.

　　Here is another story of young Lincoln's strict honesty. A woman entered the store and asked for half a pound of tea. The young clerk weighed it out. This was the last sale of the day.

　　The next morning, when beginning his duties, Abe discovered a four-ounce weight on the scales. It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale of the previous night, and so, of course, given his customers short weight. I am afraid that there are many country merchants who would not have been much worried by this discovery. But Abe weighed out the balance of the half pound, shut up the store, and carried it to the defrauded customer. I think my young readers will begin to see that the name so often given, in later times to President Lincoln, of “Honest Old Abe, ”was well deserved. A man who begins by strict honesty in his youth is not likely to change as he grows older, and mercantile honesty is some guarantee of political honesty.

　　文章大意：本文是小故事。文章主要講述了亞伯拉罕·林肯小時候的誠實守信的故事。

　　1．We know from the text that Abe ________.

　　A．charged less for the woman

　　B．tricked the woman on purpose

　　C．was careful and responsible

　　D．was confident of his calculations

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。charged less for the woman少收那位婦女的錢；tricked the woman on purpose故意糊弄了那位婦女；was careful and responsible認(rèn)真而且有責(zé)任心；was confident of his calculations對他的計算很有信心。根據(jù)文章中敘述的兩個故事以及文中的最后一段推斷選C。

　　2．From the underlined sentence, we can see that the author ________.

　　A．speak highly of Abraham Lincoln

　　B．learns how to succeed in the political field

　　C．comes to understand the importance of honesty

　　D．hopes to give readers some personal suggestions

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。speak highly of Abraham Lincoln高度贊揚(yáng)林肯； learns how to succeed in the political field學(xué)會了如何在政治領(lǐng)域成功；comes to understand the importance of honesty漸漸理解了誠實的重要性；hopes to give readers some personal suggestions希望給讀者提出自己的建議。通讀全文，根據(jù)該畫線句前的I think my young readers will begin to see that the name so often given, in later times to President Lincoln, of “Honest Old Abe, ”was well deserved可推斷作者是對林肯行為的高度贊揚(yáng)。故選A。

　　3．What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

　　A．Better late than never.

　　B．Honesty is the best policy.

　　C．A good name is better than gold.

　　D．Where there is a will there is a way.

　　答案：B　推理判斷題。Better late than never再晚不嫌遲； Honesty is the best policy誠實是最好的策略； A good name is better than gold好名聲比金子更重要； Where there is a will there is a way有志者事竟成。根據(jù)文章敘述的兩個故事和最后一段作者對林肯行為的高度贊揚(yáng)，作者應(yīng)該是想告訴我們：誠實是最好的策略。故選B。

　　【2024高考訓(xùn)練題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。Babies don’t learn to talk just from hearing sounds. They are lip-readers too. It happens during the stage when a baby’s babbling (咿呀聲) gradually changes from unclear voices into that first “mama” or “dada” . The baby in order to do like you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that particular sound they are hearing, according to developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who led the study.

　　Apparently it doesn’t take them too long to absorb the movements that match basic sounds. By their first birthdays, babies start changing back to look you in the eye again. It offers more evidence that quality face-time with babies is very important for speech development more than, say, turning on the latest baby DVD.

　　But Lewkowicz went a step further. He and his student Amy Hansen-Tift tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them at ages 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months. How? They showed videos of a woman speaking in English or Spanish to babies of English speakers. They found that when the speaker used English, the 4-month-olds gazed mostly into her eyes. The 6-months-olds spent equal amounts of time looking at the eyes and the mouth. The 8-and 10-month-olds studied mostly the mouth. At 12 months, attention started changing back toward the speaker’s eyes.

　　But what happened when these babies accustomed to English heard Spanish? The 12-month-olds studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. They needed the extra information to recognize the unfamiliar sounds. That fits with research into bilingualism (雙語)that shows babies’ brains adjust themselves to distinguishing the sounds of their native language over other languages in the first year of life.

　　The continued lip-reading shows the 1-year-olds clearly still are fit for learning. Babies are so hard to study that this is “a fairly heroic data set”, says Duke University cognitive neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum, who found the research so fascinating that he wants to know more.

　　1.?According?to?the?first?paragraph,?babies______.? A.?might?get?its?voice “mama” by?lip-reading? B.?learn?to?talk?just?from?hearing?the?sounds? C. like?to?figure?out?how?to?shape?their?lips? D.?communicate?with?parents?through?gestures?

　　2.?What?is?necessary?in?developing?babies’ speech?according?to?Lewkowicz?

　　A.?Playing?baby?DVD?nearby.

　　B.?Teaching?babies?to?read?English.?

　　C.?Speaking?with?babies?face?to?face.?

　　D.?Speaking?different?languages?in?front?of?babies.

　　3. Which of the following shows the right change of babies’ eye gaze according to the text?

　　Eye gaze

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　A.

　　Eye gaze

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　C.

　　Eye gaze

　　4

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　B.

　　Eye gaze

　　4

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　D.

　　4. What would be the best title of the text?

　　A. Babies Have Different Methods to Talk

　　B. Babies Try Lip-reading in Learning to Talk

　　C. Babies Are Suitable to Learn Two Languages

　　D. Babies Can Easily Accept Foreign Language

　　參考答案1—4、ACAB

　　【2024高考訓(xùn)練題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。It’s a popular belief that a fish’s memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they don’t remember what they’ve eaten or where they’ve been, and they don’t recognize you or any of their friends --- every moment in their life would be like seeing the world for the first time.

　　But don’t be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.

　　In the study, researchers from MacEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again.

　　Researchers used computer software to monitor the fish’s movements. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.

　　In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past “fights”. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence.

　　Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild.

　　“If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risks,” lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

　　For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees, dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence.