云南省曲靖市2022高考英语一轮 阅读理解训练题（3）

云南省曲靖市2022高考英语（阅读理解）一轮训练题（3）及答案阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AUntilIwastwelveyearsold,Ithoughteveryoneintheworldknewaboutthegrinnies,ifIthoughtaboutthetermatall—whichisunlikely.Afterall,everyoneinmyfamilyusedthewordquitenaturally,andweunderstoodeachother.SofarasIknew,itwasawordlikeanyotherword—likebath,orchocolate,orhomework.Butitwasmyhomeworkwhichledtomydiscoverythatgrinnieswasawordnotknownoutsidemyfamily.MylastreportcardhadsaidthatIwasa“C”studentinEnglish,andmyparents,bothteachers,decidedthatnochildoftheirswouldbejustanaveragestudentofanything.SonightlyIspelledwordsaloudandansweredquestionsaboutthefinepointsofgrammar.IwroteandrewroteandrewroteeverycompositionuntilIconvincedmymotherthatIcouldmakenomoreimprovements.Andthehardworkpaidoff.Onedaytheteacherreturnedcompositions,andthereitwas—abigfat,brightred“A”onthetopofmypaper.Naturally,Iwasdelighted,butIdidn’tknowIwasattractingattentionuntiltheteacherspokesharply,“Helen,whatareyoudoing?”Calledsuddenlyoutofmyhappythoughts,Isaid“Oh,I’vegotthegrinnies!”Theteacherandmyclassmatesburstintolaughter,andthenIunderstoodthatgrinnieswereusedinsidemyfamily.Otherpeoplewerenotsolucky.Anditisreallyluckytohavethegrinnies,anuncontrollable,naturalstateofgreatpleasure.Grinniesareshownontheoutsidebysparklingeyesandawide,widesmile—notjustanysmile,butonethatshowstheteethandstretchesthemouthtoitslimits.Apersonexperiencingthegrinniesappearstobeallmouth.Ontheinsidegrinniesarecharacterizedbyafeelingofjoyfulanxiety.Grinniesusuallylastjustafewseconds,buttheycancomeandgo.Sometimes,whenlifeseemsjustperfect,Ihaveoccasionalattacksofthegrinniesforawholeday.Thetermoriginatedinmymother’sfamily.Heryoungersister,Rose,whohad-7-\ndeepdimples(酒窝),oftenexpressedherpleasurewithsuchagrinthatthedimplesappearedtobecomepermanent.WhenRosewasaboutfour,shestartedexplainingherfunnylookbysaying,“Ihavethegrinnies”.Thetermcaughton,andithasbeenanimportantwordinourfamilynowfortwogenerations.Theoccasiondoesn’tmatter.Anythingcanbringonthegrinnies—justsolongasonefeelsgreatdelight.Whenmybrotherfinallyrodehisbicycle—withouttrainingwheels—fromourhousetothecornerandback,hecamehomewiththegrinnies.WhenIwaslittle,mymother’sannouncementthatwewouldhavehomemadeicecreamfordessertalwaysgavemethegrinnies.MyfatherhadthegrinnieswhenIwaschosentomakeaspeechattheend-of-school-yearceremony.Grinniescanbebroughtonbyagoodmeal,asenseofpride,anewfriend,atelephonecallfromsomeonespecial,anachievement.Orsometimesonegetsthegrinniesfornoreasonatall:justasuddensenseofhappinesscanbringonacase.Whateverbringsthemon,anattackofthegrinniesisamonglife’sgreatestpleasures.Infact,nowthatIlookbackontheexperience,Ifeelsorryformyseventh-gradeteacher.Ithinkit’sapitythatshedidn’tknowthewordgrinnies.It’ssuchausefultermforsaying,“I’mreally,reallypleased!”1.Afterthewriterwastwelveyearsold,she______.A.thoughteveryoneknewthemeaningof“grinnies”B.equaled“grinnies”tobathorchocolateinmeaningC.gottoknow“grinnies”wasusedonlyinsideherfamilyD.discoveredtheword“grinnies”throughhermother2.WhenherEnglishteachercalledhername,thewriterwas______.A.lookingatthebig“A”onthetopofherpaperB.listeningtoherEnglishteacherattentivelyC.toohappytonoticewhat’shappeningaroundherD.busyrewritingandimprovinghercompositions3.Accordingtothewriter,theword“grinnies”originatesfrom______.A.hermotherB.heraunt-7-\nC.herbrotherD.herfather4.Thewriterfeelssorryforherseventh-gradeteacherbecausetheteacher______.A.hasnopityonherstudentsK]B.shouldnothavelaughedatherC.doesn’thaveanylucktomeetherparentD.hasnoideaofwhat“grinnies”is5.Whatmethoddoesthewriterusetoexplain“grinnies”?A.Causeandeffect.B.Examples.C.Comparisonandcontrast.D.Process.参考答案1.C2.C3.B4.D5.B********************************************************结束2、（2022·河北省衡水中学三模A卷）Asyoudashoutdoorsinthemiddleofwinter,youmightmakeithalfwaydowntheblockbeforerealizingthatyourearsarefreezingbecauseyouforgotyourhat.Now,scientistshaveshownthateventhoughyou’vehadanapparentmemorylapse(丧失),yourbrainneverforgotwhatyoushouldhavedone.Memoryworksmainlybyassociation.Forexample,asyoutrytorememberwhereyouleftyourkeys,youmightrecallyoulasthadtheminthelivingroom,whichremindsyouthattherewasanadforsoapontelevision,whichremindsyouthatyouneedsoap,andsoon.Andthen,asyou’reheadingoutofthedoortobuysoap,yourememberthatyourkeysareonthekitchencounter.Yourbrainknewwherethekeyswereallalong.Itjusttookaround-aboutwaytogetthere.Now,scientistsattheSalkInstituteforBiologicalStudiesarestudyingassociativememoryinmonkeystofigureoutjusthowthiscomplicatedprocessworks.First,theresearcherstrainedagroupofmonkeystorememberarbitrary(任意的)pairsofsymbols.Theresearchersshowedthemonkeysonesymbol(coldweather)andthengavethemthechoiceoftwoothersymbols,oneofwhich(ahat)wouldbeassociatedwiththefirst.Acorrectchoicewouldearnthemasipoftheirfavoritejuice.-7-\nMostofthemonkeysperformedthetestperfectly,butonekeptmakingmistakes.“Wewonderedwhathappenedinthebrainwhenthemonkeymadethewrongchoice,althoughitapparentlylearnedtherightpairingofsymbols,”saidstudyleaderThomasAlbright.Albrightandhisteamobservedsignalsfromthenervecellsinthemonkey’sinferiortemporalcortex(ITC),anareaofitsbrainusedforvisualpatternrecognitionandforstoringthistypeofmemory.Asthemonkeywasdecidingwhichsymboltochoose,aboutaquarteroftheactivityintheITCwasduetothechoicebehavior.Meanwhile,morethanhalftheactivitywasinadifferentgroupofnervecells,whichscientistsbelieverepresentthemonkey’smemoryofthecorrectsymbolpairing,andsurprisingly,thesecellscontinuedtofireevenwhenthemonkeychosethewrongsymbol.“Inthissense,thecells‘knew’morethanthemonkeysletonintheirbehavior,”Albrightsaid.“Thus,behaviormayvary,butknowledgeendures.”57．Theexampleofthekeysandsoapisgiventoexplaintherelationshipbetween__________.A．memorylapseandhumanbrainB．memoryandassociationC．memoryandtelevisionadsD．memoryandourdailylife58．Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthegeneralideaofthetext?A．Yourbrainmayforgetsomething,butnotalways.B．Activityisaround-aboutwaytomemory.C．Yourbrainrememberswhatyouforget.D．Monkeyshavebettermemorythanus.59．Theresearchersbelievethemonkeythatmadethewrongchoice________.A．alsoknewthecorrectanswerB．hadtheworstmemoryC．failedtoseetheobjectswellD．hadsometroublewithitsnervesystem60．Theunderlinedword“endures”maybebestreplacedby__________.A．disappearsB．increasesC．improvesD．remains-7-\n2、参考答案-------BCAD***************************************************************结束Whichissillier:denyingweeverwenttothemoonortryingtoconvincethetruenonbelievers?Onceuponatime–July20,1969,tobespecific–twomengotoutoftheirlittlespaceshipandwanderedaroundonthemoonforawhile.Tenmoremenwalkedonthemoonoverthenextthreeandahalfyears.Theend.Unfortunately,notquite.AfairnumberofAmericansthinkthatthiswholebusinessofmoonlandingsreallyisafairytale.Theybelievethatthelandingswereabighoax(骗局)stagedintheMojaveDesert,toconvinceeveryonethatU.S.technologywasthe“bestest”inthewholewideworld.Whichistheharderthingtodo:Sendmentothemoonormakebelievewedid?Thefactisthephysicsbehindsendingpeopletothemoonissimple.Youcandoitwithcomputerswhoseentirememorycapacitiescannowfitonchipsthesizeofpostagestampsandthatcostaboutasmuchas,well,apostagestamp.Iknowyoucanbecausewedid.However,lastfallNASAconsideredspending$15,000onapublic-relationscampaigntoconvincetheunimpressedthatAmericanshadinfactgonetothemoon.ThatideawasmostlyareactiontoaFoxtelevisionprogram,firstairedinFebruary2022,thatclaimedtoexposethehoax.Theshow’screatorisapublicityhound(猎狗)whohasliveduptothenameinmorewaysthanonebyhoundingBuzzAldrin,thesecondmanonthemoon.Mr.X(asIwillcallhim,therebydenyinghimthejoyoussightofhisnameinprint)recentlyfollowedBuzzAldrinaroundandcalledhim“athief,liarandcoward”untilthe72-year-oldastronautfinallylostitandhitthe37-year-oldMr.Xintheface.Anyway,NASA’spublicitycampaignbegantoslowdown.Thenonbelieverstookthe-7-\ncampaignasNASA’sefforttohidesomethingwhilethebelieverssaidthat$15,000toconvincepeoplethattheworldwasround—Imean,thatwehadgonetothemoon—wassimplyawasteofmoney.(Actually,the$15,000wassupposedtopayforanarticlebyJamesE.Oberg,anastronomywriterwho,withAldrin,hascontributedtoScientificAmerican.)IfNASA’snotpayingOberg,perhapsitcouldputthemoneytogoodusebyhiringtwobigguystodragNeilArmstrongoutofthehouse.Armstrongisanextremelyprivateman,butheisalsothefirstmanonthemoon,somaybehehasadutytobeabitmoreoutspokenabouttheexperience.OrNASAcouldjustbuyAldrinacommemorateplaque(纪念匾)forhisrecenttouchonthefaceofMr.X.15.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatsomeAmericansbelieve_______.A.moonlandingswereinvented]B.U.S.technologywasthebestC.moonlandingendedsuccessfullyD.theMojaveDesertwasthelaunchingbase16.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingistoblameforthestoryaboutthehoax?A.NASA’spublicitycampaign.B.TheFoxtelevisionprogram.C.BuzzAldrin.D.JamesE.Oberg.17.Accordingtothewriter,Mr.X_______.A.toldafaithfulstoryB.wasnottreatedproperlyC.wasatalentedcreatorD.hadabadreputation18.ThebelieversthinkthatNASA’spublicitycampaignis________.A.prooftohidethetruthB.stupidandunnecessaryC.neededtoconvincethenon-believersD.importanttodevelopspacetechnology19.Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?-7-\nA.NASAshouldnotbotherwiththenon-believers.B.Armstrongwasaveryprivateanddeterminedperson.C.ArmstrongshouldbeasoutspokenasBuzzAldrin.D.NASAshouldsendmoreastronautstoouterspace.20.Thetoneofthearticleis_______.A.angryB.conversationalC.humorousD.matter-of-fact参考答案15.A16.B17.D18.B19.A20.C*****************************************************结束-7-