2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习(21)及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习（21）及答案

阅读理解

It is your sense of smell that quickly tells you there is good food in the kitchen, or your smelly socks need to be washed.

But how do we recognize smell? Particular smells turn on certain groups of brain cells(细胞),

scientists say. When your nose catches a slight smell of something, one of 1,000 different types of odor-receiving(气味适应) cells pick it up. These cells send an electrical signal to a special part of the brain.

A group of scientists studied mouse brains using some particular odors like vanilla, apples and

fish. They looked at thin slices of each mouse’s brain to see which brain cells had been turned on by each odor. The scientists discovered that each odor produces a similar pattern of active cells in different mice. So, a certain combination(组合) of cells can tell a mouse that it is smelling vanilla, apples, fish, or any one of the thousands of other smells.

Scientists could use studies like this to create a map. It could show which parts of the brain are

activated(激活) by different smells. Some other scientists, however, say that researchers should also study animals that do not live in a lab, which have spent their lives smelling things in the natural world. With more smelling experience, they might show quite different patterns. 60. By doing mouse experiments, the scientists ___________. A. found different types of odor-receiving cells in mice

B. found each smell creates a similar pattern of active cells in different mice C. showed that different mice have different brain cells D. proved that a certain cell can tell a mouse what it smells 61. The last paragraph mainly tells us that __________. A. scientists think it important to draw a map about smelling B. scientists are determined to do more experiments on mice

C. some scientists have different opinions on the study about smelling patterns D. some scientists have already studied animals which live in the natural world 62. Which of the following would be the best title?

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A. An Experiment on Mice B. Smelling Experience

C. Bad Smell or Good Smell D. Studies on How to Recognize Smell

【福建师大附中2013模拟】B

Oyster

What is an Oyster card?

Oyster is the easiest way to pay for journeys on the bus，Tube，tram，Docklands Light Railway (DLR), London Overground and National Rail journeys in London You can store your travel cards, Bus & Tram Pass, season tickets and credit to pay for journeys as you go.

Where to get an Oyster card?

There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card: ? At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops

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? At Tube and London Overground station ticket offices ? At some National Rail stations ? At London Travel information Centres ? Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster How to use an Oyster card? To pay the correct fare on the Tube , DLR, London Overground and National Rail services, you must always touch in on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey, and touch out at the end. If you don’t, a maximum cash Oyster fare will be charged. When using the bus or tram, you must only touch in at the start, but not at the end of your journey.

What happens if I don’t visit London very often?

Don’t worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expire (过期)，so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.

Fares

Traveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6) Adult Oyster single fare

￡ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 - 19:00 ￡ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidays Adult single cash fare ￡ 5.00

For further information，visit tfl.gov. uk /fares.

60. You can get an Oyster card at the following places EXCEPT ________.

A. on the website B. at an Oyster Ticket stop C. at a post office D. at a Tube station 61. Which of the following is TRUE about Oyster cards? A. They are limited in use to the owners themselves.

B. On National Rail services you must touch them on the reader twice. C. They are not suitable for those who don’t visit London often.

D. Oyster card Tube fares cost more on public holidays than on weekdays.

62. If a person with an Oyster card takes the 7 o’clock Tube from Central London to Heathrow for a week (no public holiday in between)，he should pay________. A. ￡ 18.90

B. ￡ 29.40

C. ￡21.90

D. ￡ 26.40

63.The passage is probably taken from a _________ . A. magazine

B. travel brochure(旅游手册) C. textbook D. novel

【参考答案】60-63 C B D B

American Newspapers

No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2000 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted(引用) all over the influence all over the country. However the Post and the Times are not national newspapers in the sense that the Times is in

Britain or le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these present detailed accounts of national and international news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news.

Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the“sensational”, which feature crime, sex and gossip, to the serious, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. But with few exceptions American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with the attraction of television.

Just as American newspapers satisfy all tastes, so do they also try and appeal to readers of all political persuasions(信念).A few newspapers support extremist groups on the far right and on the far left, but most daily newspapers attempt to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are essentially moderate(中立的).Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views, in order to present a balanced picture.

As in other countries American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once courageously exposed political scandals(诽谤)or crimes, for instance, the Watergate Affair. The newspaper drew the attention of the public to the horrors of the Vietnam War. 63. There are fewer national newspapers in__________. A. Britain than in the USE. B. France than in Britain

C. the USA than in Britain or France D. France than in the USA or Britain 64. Most American newspapers try hard to entertain their readers because________. A. B. C. D.

they have to keep up a good relation with them they have to compete with television they have to write about crime, sex and gossip they have to give factual news in an interesting way

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65. Many American newspaper attract readers of different political preference by__________. A. B. C. D.

supporting extremist groups from time to time

inviting middle-of-the-road American to write articles for them avoiding carrying articles about extremists

printing articles representing different political viewpoint

66. The passage is mainly about_________.