2013高考英語二輪閱讀理解金品訓(xùn)練(12)

1、-1 -2013 高考英語二輪（閱讀理解）金品訓(xùn)練（12）及答案Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And whe n you re doing yourholiday shopping online, make sure you re holding a large glassof iced tea. The physical sen sati on （感覺）of warmth en courages emoti onal warmth,while a cold drink in hand

2、 preve nts you from making un wise decisi ons those arethe practical less on being draw n from recent research by psychologistJoh n A. Bargh.Psychologists have known that one person s perception （感知）of another s“ warmth” is a powerful determ iner in social relati on ships. Judgi ng some one to be ei

3、ther “warm”or “cold ” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidenee that a “ cold ” person may be morecapable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences,Bargh argues, when babies conceptual sense of the world around themis shaped by physical sen sati ons, particularly warmth an

4、d cold ness.Classic studics by Harry Harlow,published in 1958, showed mon keys preferred to stay close to a cloth“mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlow s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical con t

5、act fromcaregivers to help young childre n grow into healthy adults with no rmal social skills.Feelings of“warmth” and“coldness ” in socialjudgmentsappear to beuniversal.Althoughno worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describingpeopleas “ warm”，or “ cold ” is com mon to many cultures, and

6、studies have found thosepercepti ons in flue nee judgme nt in doze ns of coun tries.To test the relati on shipbetwee n physical and psychological warmth, Barghcon ducted an experime nt which in volved 41 college stude nts. A research assista nt who was unaware ofthe study s hypotheses （假設(shè)）,handed th

7、e students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to holdwhile the researcher filled out a short information form. The drink was the n han ded back. After that, thestude nts were asked to rate the personality of “Person A based on a particular description. Those whohad briefly held the warm dr

8、ink regarded Pers on A as warmer tha n those who had held the iced drink.“ We are groun ded in our physical experie nces even whe n we think abstractly，”says Bargh.語篇解讀 最近的心理學(xué)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們對“溫暖”或者“寒冷”的感受可以改變?nèi)藗兊那楦小?2 -1. According to Paragraph 1, a person s emotion may be affected by_.A. the visitors to his

9、 officeB. the psychology less ons he hasC. his physical feeli ng of cold nessD. the things he has bought on li ne解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的第三句話可知，溫暖的感覺激發(fā)溫暖的情感，而 冷飲在手則會阻止你做出不明智的決定，因此可以說一個人的情感可能會受到冷的感覺的影 響。答案B2._The author mentionsHarlow s experiment to show that_ .A. adults should develop social skillsB. babies

10、 n eed warm physical con tactC. caregivers should be healthy adultsD. mon keys have social relati on ships解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 在試驗中， 猴子喜歡去靠近布制的“媽媽”而不喜歡“金屬線” 做的“媽媽”。這使心理學(xué)家們強調(diào)養(yǎng)育者應(yīng)該讓孩子們多接觸一些令人感覺溫暖的東西， 以幫助孩子們成長為有正常社交技能的健康的成年人，故B 項正確。答案B3. In Bargh s experiment, the students were asked to_ .A. evaluate some one s p

11、ers on alityB. write dow n their hypothesesC. fill out a pers onal in formati on formD. hold coffee and cold drink alter natively解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中倒數(shù)第二段中的“ After that ,the students were askedto rate the pers on ality of Pers on A based on a particular descripti on.” 可知選 A。在試驗中，學(xué)生被要求評價某人的性格。答案A4. We can in

12、fer from the passage that_.A. abstract thinking does not come from physical experie ncesB. feeli ngs of warmth and cold ness are studied worldwideC. physical temperature affects how we see others-3 -D. capable pers ons are ofte n cold to others解析推理判斷題。全文都在論述人們對“溫暖”或“寒冷”的感覺可以影響人們對 事物的評價。因此，物理溫度會影響我們看

13、待他人的方式。因此選C。答案C5. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Drinking for Better Social Relati on shipsB. Experime nts of Pers on ality Evaluati onC. Develop ing Better Drinking HabitsD. Physical Sen satio ns and Emoti ons解析主旨大意題。本文主要介紹的是人們對物理溫度的感覺對人們情緒的影響，D 項概括性比較強。答案D*厶士-?1結(jié)束AThe sin ger, Mic

14、k Jagger, of the Roll ing Stones sings a song that tells peoplethey can t always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years inmy life my parents have told me this saying many times. I ve always complained about the quote（弓丨語）. Although over time I have told my

15、self to learn from it.This year my girlfriendflew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has beena killer for me because I haven t been able to see her and she is having a roughtime in school. The last two mon ths have bee n hard but we are work ing through it.I have been trying to get my dad to

16、 buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought himsome money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complai n to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spe nt several days and ni ghts thinking of ways to earn money to go see mygirlfrie nd. I fin

17、 ally came to the con clusi on that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money togive to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I en ded up gett ing the job.I have bee n work ing at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn moneyto go see my girlfrie nd. The other day my mom had surprise

18、d me and told me that she asked her boss ifshe could use their bus in ess miles（旅費）to buy me a ticket dow nto Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. Thethought of me work ing hard and gett ing a job showed my mom thatI really cared and w

19、as trying my best to be a successful pers on. I believe that you can t always get whatyou want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.41 . The author s parents often told him the saying quoted from the song becauseA. He liked to complain to them about his lifeB. They expected him to lear n

20、from the sin ger-4 -C. He always wan ted to get everyth ing he wan tedD. They tried to educate him to do things for himself42. What does the world “ killer ” underlined in the second paragraph refer to?A. Something that is quite troublesome. B. Something that is very difficult.-5 -C. A person who ki

21、lls purposely.D. A person who treats womenvery badly.43.What can we infer from the passage?A. The author was lazy and unwilling to work hard.B. The author s father was too mean to give him money.C. The author s actual action won support from his mother.D. The author was unable to tear himself away f

22、rom his girl friend.44.By writing the passage, the author tries to show ._A. we can do nothing without moneyB. fathers are strict while mothers are kindC. it s hard for parents to bring up their childrenD. we should try to rely on ourselves for everythingBPisco is a city on the Peruvian coast, the h

23、omeof Peruvian grape liquor （ 酒） Pisco has not only givenits name to Peru s nati onal drink, but it is also the centre ofits producti on.a drink, and it soon became popular with sailors who began taking bottles with them back to Europe. Theynamed it after the town where it was bought, Pisco, which i

24、n turn had bee n used to n ame the round potthat was used to store the liquor.In the 19th century Pisco became a popular drink with the miners who flooded toSan Fran cisco duri ng the Gold Rush, and in the 1940s it aga in became a fashi on able drink in New Yorkand Hollywood. Production gradually sp

25、read from Peru to Chile.However, Pisco is also the topic of heated arguments between Peru and Chile, both of which claim tohave inven ted it. They may fight bitterly over who first distilled the drink, but the rules and regulati ons theyhave placed on its product ion have en sured that only top qual

26、ity Pisco hits the liquor store shelves.Nowadays, Pisco is produced using both ancient and moder n tech niq ues and can be enjoyed in itspure form or used to prepare various cocktails,such as the well-known“Pisco Sour” . This is served in the best restaurants in Latin America and throughout the worl

27、d. It canalso be mixed with other liqueurs, fruit juice or soft drinks. The main markets for Pisco are currentlythe United States, Chile, Costa Rica, Venezuelaand Can ada.45.It can be learnedfrom the passage that Pisco refers to the followingexcept .A.a cityB. a sailorC. a potD. a drink46. The under

28、lined sentence in the fifth paragraph implies ._A.Peru and Chile has been fighting for the American market of PiscoB.It makes no differe nee who has inven ted Pisco as long as it is popularC. Both Peru and Chile have set strict product ion rules to produce a quality drinkD.Pisco is produced using bo

29、th ancient and modern techniques from two countriesPisco has its origi ns in the 16th-ce ntury Spanish conquestsAmerica and particularly Peru and Chile. suitable forgrowing grapes. These vineyards the settlers wereexport ing crops back to Europe.At first, grapes not suitable for makingThere the sett

30、lersfound fertileland（葡萄園） were so successful thatsoonwines were distilled（蒸餾，提?。﹊nto（征服）of Latin-6 -47. What s the best title for this passage?A. An Introduction to PiscoB. The Production of PiscoC. The Origin of PiscoD . A HistoryLess on of PiscoCOf all the problems facing moder n astr ono mers, p

31、erhaps the most fasc in ati ng is:“ Can in tellige nt（有智能的）life exist elsewhere? ” Si nee the Earth is an uni mporta nt planet movinground an unimportant star, it would be a pride on our part to suppose that we are the only in tellige ntbeings in the uni verse. But to obta in proof is difficult.The

32、main trouble is that our neighbor worlds, the bodies in the solar system appear to be un suitablefor adva need life forms. The Moon may be ruled out at once; it has hardly any atmosphere. Venus（金星）is little better; the surface temperature isextremely high and the atmosphere is mostly carb on dioxide

33、. Mars （火星） with a very thin atmosphereand a severe shortage of water, may well support simple plant life but there seems no hope of findinganimals, while the attractiveMartians of the story-tellers have long since been given up.Of course this has not stopped the flow of bright ideas for com muni ca

34、ti ng withthe supposed people on Mars. In the early nineteenth century the great mathematician Gauss suggestedpla nti ngtree patter ns in Siberia, so that the Martia ns would seethem and replay suitably.Following up this idea, the Austrian scientist Karl Littrowproposed diggi ng very wide ditches（溝）

35、 in the Sahara, tria ngular in patter ns, andthen filling them with petrol or some substanee so that,when lit, the ditches wouldpresent Martian observers with a “flaming triangle ” which would show the existenee here of in tellige ntmin ds. Even better were the pla ns of Charles Cross, a French writ

36、erof the 1870 s, who wan ted to build a large mirror to reflect the sun s rays andconcentrate them on the surface of Mars, thereby making a vast burning- glass. Byswinging the mirror around, Cross explained it would be practicable to write wordsin the Martia n deserts simply by burning the sand. For

37、 many years he bombarded （鼓吹）the French gover nment with literature about this pla n and was very disappo in ted whe n no official interest was show n.48.From the passage we can learn that the opinion of the writer is that ._A. people on the earth are almost certainly the only intelligent beings in

38、theun iverseB. people on the earth are defi nitely the only in tellige nt beings in the uni verseC. there may be other in tellige nt beings in the uni verseD. there are other in tellige nt beings in the uni verse49.Why is there uniikely any life on Venus?A. Because the weather is too cold.B. Because

39、 it is severely short of water.C. Because it has a very thin atmosphere.D. Because the surface temperature is too hot.50.According to the passage, it seems that Mars ._-7 -A. may have both vegetable and animal lifeB. may be in habited by attractive Martia nsC. may have some vegetable lifeD. can have

40、 no life at all51.How did Gauss, the mathematicia n, want to establish con tact with the Martia ns?A. By building a large mirror.B. By making patters with trees.C. By filling wide ditches with oil.D. By planting trees in triangularshape.52.It can be learned from the last paragraph that Charles Cross

41、 felt ._A. disappo in ted at the lack of official in terest show n in his pla nB. surprised that the officials were interested in his suggestionC. angry when the government paid little attention to his ideasD. pleased when the government did take notice of his planDIn this modern world, activity and

42、 movement are the default modes （默認(rèn)模式）,ifnot with our bodies the n at least with our min ds, with our atte nti on. We rush around all day, doing things,talking,emailing,sending and reading messages, clickingfrombrowser tab （分頁瀏覽器） to the n ext, one link to the n ext.We are always on, always conn ect

43、ed, always thi nking, always talki ng. There is no time for stillnessand sitting in front of a crazy computer all day, and thenin front of the too active television, doesn t count as stillness.This comes at a cost: we lose that time for deep thinking, for observi ng and liste ning. We losepeace.And

44、worse yet: all the rushi ng around is ofte n agaist our will. I know, in our society action isall-important inaction is seen as lazy and passive andunproductive. However, sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run aroundcrazily, all sound and fury, but get nothing done. Or

45、 you can get a lot done but nothing importa nt. Oryou can hurt things with your actions, make things worse than if you d stayed still.And when we are forced to be still because we e in line for something, orwait ing at a doctor appo in tme nt, or on a bus or train, we ofte n get impatie nt and n eed

46、 to find something to do. Some of us will have our mobile devices, others will have a no tebook or folder with things to door read, others will move their bodies around. Being still isn t something we re used to.Take a momentto think about how you spend your days at work, after work, getting ready f

47、orwork, evenings and weeke nds. Are you con sta ntly rush ing around? Are you constantlyreading andanswering messages, checking on the news and the latest streamof information? Are you always trying to Get Lots of Things Done, ticking off tasks from your list like a machine, rush ing through your sc

48、hedule?Is this how you want to spe nd your life?53.Which of the following is true, according to the passage?A. Doing nothing means happ in ess.B. Modern people are not used to being still.C. People tend to pretend to be busy sometimes.D. Too much action is always better than no action.-8 -54.The und

49、erlined “this ” in the third paragraph probably means ._-9 -56. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. Howe to avoid restlessness and why.B. Some advantages of less movement.C. How to keep still and its good effect.D .Somedisadva ntages of con sta nt action.EApple s

50、iPod completely changed the way people experienee music. What will itdo for televisi on ?The in dustry was in trigued by Wedn esdays announ ceme nt that episodes of the hitABC shows desperate Housewives and Lost will be available for Apples new video iPod. Episodes willgo on sale for $1.99 on iTunes

51、 the day after they are broadcast.For ABC and its pare nt Walt Disney Co., the bet is that the new tech no logy willbring in more new fans of the programs than will be taken away from watching them on traditi onalbroadcast televisi on.The n etworks affiliates（廣播電視網(wǎng)的成員）were n ot told the deal was in

52、theworks before Wednesday, and theyre the people most likely to be concerned about its impact. Now theiPod will join digital video recorders and DVDs as ano ther way of seeing television programs other thantheir regularly scheduled times on the ABC stati ons.Leon Long, chairma n of ABCs affiliate bo

53、ard said if viewers have the choice ofwatching desperate housewives on their wide-screen television with surround sound or a two-inch iPodscreen, they will almost certainly watch it on TV. The iPod option will likely be attractive to people whomissed an episode and want to keep up with the story, he said.He no ted that two of the three series ABC is offeri ng to iTunes - the new NightStalker is the other - are serials（系歹 U 片） that require viewers to follow storylines that play out over several mon ths.At the beginning, the downloads might also appeal to techies who want to try