高考英語二輪專題檢測精品練習：閱讀理解（23）

　　A

　　A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin caner, actually increases the risk.

　　Researchers from the University of lows based their firdings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the associstion between sunscreen use and melanoms(黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.

　　Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helpsprevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence (發生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States.

　　But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning.

　　The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin concer—people with fair skin and freckles （雀斑）,for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.

　　The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.

　　72. The underlined word “flaws” in the 2nd paragraph most probably means

　　A.evidences

　　B.facts

　　C.faults

　　D.failures

　　73. People with fair skin and freckles

　　A.seldom use sunscreen

　　B. are more in danger of skin concer

　　C. can be free from the harm of the sun

　　D. often expose themselves to the sun

　　74. We can learn from the passage that

　　A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more often

　　B. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreen

　　C. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteers

　　D. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America

　　75. Which of the following can be the beat title for this passage?

　　A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer

　　B. Sunscreen to Increase Skin Cancer

　　C. Skin Cancer Caused by Sunscreen

　　D. Skin Cancer Caused by Freckles

　　B

　?。?024四川卷）

　　Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷爾蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently.

　　"Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men lend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status," said Professor Ryan.

　　Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and

　　our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions (互動) such as falling in love or giving birth.

　　But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.

　　Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship. Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants（參與者）received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰劑).

　　After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.

　　Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.

　　The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.

　　Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors (因素) that are mainly hormonal."

　　47. What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?

　　A. Placebo.

　　B. Oxytocin.

　　C. The gesture.

　　D. The social status.

　　48. What can we learn from Professor Ryan's previous experiment?

　　A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.

　　B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.

　　C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success.

　　D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences.

　　49. Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?

　　A. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.

　　B. To know the differences between friendship and competition.

　　C. To know people's different abilities to answer questions.

　　D. To test people's understanding of body language.

　　50. The author develops the text by______.

　　A. explaining people's behaviors

　　B. describing his own experiences

　　C. distinguishing sexual differences

　　D. discussing research experiments

　　C

　?。?024重慶卷）

　　The morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching,and I’d been in an argument with a friend.Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place.Can’t you see things from my point of view?”Ishook my head stubbomly—and felt the ache in my tooth.I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday,but the pain was really unbearable.I started calling the dentists in the phone book,but no one coule see me immediatcly.Finally,at about lunchtime,I got lucky.

　　“If you come by right now,”the receptionist said,“the dentist will fit you in .”

　　I look

　　my purse and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice?Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?

　　In the dentist’s office,I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

　　When I tole her my fears,she laughed and said ,“Don’t worry.The dentist is very good.”

　　“How long do I have to wait for him?”I asked impatiently.

　　“Come on ,he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork,”the assistant said.

　　“The artwork?”Iwas puzzled.

　　The chair went back,suddenly I smiled.There was a beautiful picture,right where I could enjoy it ：on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was ！At that moment,I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

　　What a relief！

　　56.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

　　A.Cheerful.

　　B.Nervous.

　　C.Satisfied.

　　D.Upset.

　　57.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

　　A.The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

　　B.The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.

　　C.The surroundings of the dentist’s office.

　　D.The laughing assistant of the dentist.

　　58.Why did the author suddenly smile?

　　A.Because the dentist came at last.

　　B.Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.

　　C.Because she could relax in the chair.

　　D.Because the assistant kept comforting her.

　　59.What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

　　A.Strike while the iron is hot.

　　B.Have a good word for one’s friend

　　C.Put oneself in other’s shoes

　　D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　D

　　The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.

　　Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍賣）.

　　Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid（出價）. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.

　　When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.

　　The poor-quality painting didn’t receive any bidders. . . except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.

　　As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection. ” Then the auction was over.

　　56. The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______.

　　A. a museum director

　　B. a master of art

　　C. an art collector

　　D. an art dealer

　　57. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald’s son?

　　A. He was devoted to the family.

　　B. He saw that no one bid for it.

　　C. He knew the content of the will. D. He found it cheap for him to buy.

　　58. Fitzgerald’s will showed ______.

　　A. his desire to fool the bidders

　　B. his invaluable love for his son

　　C. his sadness at the death of his son

　　D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth

　　A

　　71.A

　　72.C

　　73.B

　　74.D

　　75.A

　　B

　　【考點】考察科普知識類閱讀

　　【文章大意】文章講述了Professor Ryan調查實驗，實驗告訴我們荷爾蒙催生素能提高人們辨認不同的社會交往的能力；男女之間行為的差異是由主要是荷爾蒙的生物因素所引起的。

　　47. 【答案】 B

　　【試題解析】細節題。根據文章第一段1,2行Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it’s all down to the hormone oxytocin(荷爾蒙催生素)可知，男女之間行為表現的不同是由于荷爾蒙催生素水平的不一樣導致的。故B正確。

　　48. 【答案】 A

　　【試題解析】推理題。根據文章第三段Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and和our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions (互動) such as falling in love or giving birth.第四段But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy在實驗里Professor Ryan發現在消極的社會交往中，我們身體也釋放出荷爾蒙，可知之前的實驗告訴我們hormone oxytocin (荷爾蒙催生素)使用了另外一種形式來影響我們的行為。故A正確。

　　49. 【答案】 A

　　【試題解析】推理題。文章最后三行Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors (因素) that are mainly hormonal."

　　可知，最近這次實驗是想測試一下荷爾蒙催生素對辨認社交能力的效果，而結果證實了荷爾蒙催生素能提高人們的這種能力。

　　50. 【答案】 D

　　【試題解析】推理題。作者是通過討論所做的不同的實驗產生的不同的結果而展開，之前的實驗結果和現在的實驗結果的比對。產生新的結論。故D正確。

　　【長難句解析】

　　Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.

　　【翻譯】進一步地研究顯示在男性身上，荷爾蒙催生素能夠提高辨認競爭性關系的能力，但是在女性身上，它能夠提高辨認友誼的能力。

　　【分析】本句中的動詞show后面有兩個賓語從句in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.使用了and連接。

　　My….And I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words…一大早牙疼，與朋友爭吵，她的話深深傷害了我，可知心情極度郁悶。

　　57.【答案】A

　　【解析】推理判斷題。根據第三段話可知作者對這個牙醫在這么短的時間久這么迫切想給病人醫治的行為表示懷疑，故選A。

　　58.【答案】B

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據文章倒數第二段Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it：on the ceiling正是天花板上的漂亮圖片讓作者會心的笑了。

　　59.【答案】C

　　【解析】推理判斷題。根據作者的經歷，在沒有躺下之前，有很多疑問，但躺下之后，看到天花板上的精美圖片，就一切釋然了，符合“設身處地替他著想”。

　　D

　　答案：56-58 CAB