【高考专题辅导】福建省2022版高考英语 专题检测卷二十三 阅读理解

专题检测卷(二十三)阅读理解(建议用时:25分钟)A体裁说明文题材电影艺术词数280　　FromAvatartoLordoftheRings,plantsarenostrangerstoplayingbigmovieroles.However,noonehasevershotafilmthatplantsthemselvescanwatchuntilnow.InaNewYorkartgallery,sevenhouseplantshavespentthelastsevenweekswatchingStrangeSkies,thefirsttraveldocumentaryforavegetableaudience.Alltheplantssatinthecinemainrows,enjoyingthemselvesinItaliansunshine.ThemoviewasmadebyAmericanartistJonathonKeats.ItconsistsofItalianskiesrecordedovertwomonthsandmadeintoasix-minute-longmovie.Thefilmshowsthecleardawn(黎明),highclouds,amazingduskandthenbeautifulnight.Themoviehasnosoundandtheplants,ofcourse,donotapplaud.ButStephenSquibb,aprofessorfromHarvardUniversity,saidtheseplantscouldbenefitfromit—thelightofthemoviekeepsthemalivebecausetheycancontinuetheprocessofturninglightintoenergy.“Irealizedtherewasamuchlargeraudience—plants—thatwerenotbeingserviced,”Keatssaid.“IwantedtoprovideplantswithentertainmentthatcompaniessuchasDisneyprovideforhumans.”Meanwhile,Keatsalsowantstoexploreplants’sensibilities(敏感性)further.Heplanstoopena“restaurantforplants”ataCalifornianmuseum.Onevisitor,photographerAbbasEbrahimi,admired(羡慕)thegreenaudience,“Plantsarebetterthanus.Wedieandgo,whileinspringtheycomebackeachtime.”Butwhentalkingaboutthemovie,hesaidafterthinkingforafewminutes,“Itdoesn’tmeananythingtomeatall.It’sjustaboutlight.Forsomepeople,itmightmeansomething.”1.WhatcanwelearnaboutKeatsaccordingtothepassage?A.HeisanartistfromHarvardUniversity.-7-\nB.Heopenedarestaurantforplants.C.HemadethefilmStrangeSkies.D.HelikedrecordingItalianskies.2.ItcanbelearnedthatStrangeSkies　　　.A.hasalreadycreatedbeautifulsoundB.wasshotfromdawntoduskC.madeplantsplayrolesinitD.isthefirsttravelfilmforplants3.WhatdidStephenSquibbthinkofStrangeSkies?A.Hethoughtithadexploredplants’sensibilities.B.Hethoughtitmeantnothingtohim.C.Hethoughtitcouldkeepplantsgrowing.D.Hethoughtitofferedentertainmenttoplants.4.WhydidAbbasEbrahimiadmirethegreenaudience?A.Becausetheydieandre-growinspring.B.Becausetheymeansomethingtohim.C.Becausetherearemoreplantsthanpeople.D.Becausetheycanenjoythemovie.B体裁议论文题材大脑的研究词数390　　Whatmakeshumanssmarterthanotheranimals?We’vegotabiggerbrain,ofcourse.Butwhenitcomestobrains,isbiggeralwaysbetter?Traditionally,scientistshavethoughtthathumans’superiorintelligencederived(源于)mostlyfromthefactthatourbrainsarethreetimesbiggerthanthoseofournearestlivingrelatives,chimpanzees.Peopleevenusedtobelievethatbecausemenhaveslightlylargerbrainsthanwomenthatmenaresmarter.This,however,isnotthetruth.ScientistsatUniversityCollegeLondonin-7-\ntheUKhavefoundthatbrainorganization,andnotbrainsize,isthekeytothesuperiorityofhumanintelligence,reportedLiveScience.Throughmillionsofyearsofevolution,ourancestorswereconstantlypushedtogetsmartersothattheycouldmeetthedemandsofnewenvironments.However,holdingthisgrowingintelligenceinincreasinglylargebrainswasnotthebestchoicebecausebiggerbrainsrequiremoreenergytopower.“Thisiswhenreorganizationmaycomeintoplay,”saidChristopheSoligo,amemberoftheLondonresearchteam.Inthestudy,scientistslookedatthebrainsof17speciesofprimates(灵长目动物),includingmonkeys,apesandhumans.Theyfoundthatintheprocessofevolution,brainsdidn’tkeepgrowingasawhole.Certainregionsofthebraingrewpriortoothersinresponsetospecies’needs,andinthiswaytheycouldmakethebestuseoftheirlimitedbrainspace.Forexample,whenearlyhumanswerestrugglingtosurvive,thebrainregioninchargeofusingtoolsandfindingfoodgrewinsizemorethanotherregions.Butinmoderntimes,theprefrontalcortex(前额皮质)—theregioninchargeofsocialcognition(认知),moraljudgmentsandgoal-directedplanning—grewmorethantherestofthebrain.Thinkofthebrainasaroom.Ifabigroomispoorlyorganized,itdoesn’tnecessarilystoremorestuffthanasmallerone.PaulManger,professorattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand,SouthAfrica,explainsthisprincipleusingtheexampleofwhales.HetoldScientificAmerican:“Whaleshavebigbrains,absolutely.Butifyoulookattheactualstructureofthebrain,it’snotverycomplex.Brainsizeonlymattersiftherestofthebrainisorganizedproperly.”5.Ithasrecentlybeenfoundthathumansaresmarterthantheotheranimalsmainlybecause　　　.A.theyareaspeciesofprimatesB.theyhavemuchlargerbrainsC.theirbrainstructureismorecomplexD.theywereconstantlypushedtogetsmarter-7-\n6.Accordingtothearticle,inrecenthumanevolution,　　　.A.thebrainkeptgrowinginsizetoadapttonewenvironmentsB.mostregionsofthebraindidn’tchangeC.theprefrontalcortexgrewmorethantherestofthebrainD.humans’brainsbecameincreasinglysimplesothathumanscouldsurvive7.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.Gendermakesadifferenceinintelligence.B.Thesizeofthebrainhasnothingtodowithintelligence.C.Specieswhosebrainisorganizedproperlytendtobesmarter.D.Largerbrainsareusuallyorganizedbetterthansmallerones.8.Themethodthewriterusestodevelopthelastparagraphis　　　.A.bypresentingresearchdataB.bygivingexamplesC.bymakingacomparisonD.byanalyzingcauseandeffectC体裁说明文题材年度单词词数273　　EveryyearChrisBroganpostshisthreewordsforanewyear.ManyothersandIhavefollowedhisleadforthepastthreeorfouryears.Theyhelpedmealot.Mywordsforlastyearwere“passion”,“focus”and“delegate”andIstayedtruetothem.Thisyear,2022,mygoalsaremorepersonalandlessprofessional.FOCUSFocusismakingarepeatappearanceonmylistthisyearbecauseI’mtoomuchofamultitasker.TheproblemisthatIhavetroublefinishingonethingwithsomanythingscallingme.WhenIwasworkingasawriter,allmyprojectswerehandledviaaschedule,I’mputtingafitnessandhousekeepingroutineintomyschedule.HEALTHIgetsobusytakingcareofeveryoneelse,andIforgettotakecareofmyselfandthishastochange.Myhealthsuffersandmyweightsuffers.Ihavetogetmy-7-\nhealthincheck,notonlyformebutbecauseIpromisedmy9-year-oldson.I’llmakegoodfoodandlifestylechoices.Imissbeingthin,andit’stimetogetitback.CELEBRATEWhatgoodishavingitifI’mnottakingtimetoenjoyit?Ihaveawonderfuljob,ahappyfamily,andsomuchtobethankfulfor.SohowcomeIspendallmytimeworking?Lastsummermyfamilytookourfirstvacationinfouryears,thebestthingI’vedoneformyselfandmyfamilyinalongtime.Thisyear,I’mmakingsuretotaketimetoenjoylifeandcelebrateitsmanyblessings.Doyouhaveanywordsfor2022?9.Theunderlinedword“multitasker”probablyreferstoapersonwho　　　.A.makesalivingbywritingB.alwaysfailstofinishataskontimeC.hasseveralthingstodoatthesametimeD.paysmoreattentiontofitnessandhousekeeping10.Whydoesthewriterhave“HEALTH”asoneofhisthreewords?A.Hewantstotakebettercareofothers.B.He’sgainingweightandfeelingbad.C.Hedidnottakeanyexerciseinthepast.D.Hegottheideafromhisson.11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theword“CELEBRATE”canremindthewritertoenjoylife.B.Thewriterhasavacationwithhisfamilyeveryfouryears.C.Theword“FOCUS”canhelpthewriterfocusonhisfamily.D.Thewriterusedtobeoverweightforlackofexercise.12.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe　　　.A.ThreeWordsfor2022B.HealthShouldGoFirstC.KeepOrganizedD.Goalsfor2022-7-\n【拓展训练】阅读B篇文章,翻译并分析长难句。Traditionally,scientistshavethoughtthathumans’superiorintelligencederivedmostlyfromthefactthatourbrainsarethreetimesbiggerthanthoseofournearestlivingrelatives,chimpanzees.句意:_______________________________________________________________分析:第一个that引导________从句,第二个that引导________从句,强调________的内容。答案解析【文章大意】自从电影问世以来,植物历来是电影中不可或缺的一部分,但是从来没有一部电影是拍给植物观看的,近来在纽约的艺术展览馆,植物成了观众。1.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段第三句和第二段第一句可知JonathonKeats拍摄了电影StrangeSkies。2.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知StrangeSkies是第一部拍摄给植物看的电影。3.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第五句可知他认为电影StrangeSkies有利于植物的生长。4.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知本题选A项。【文章大意】是不是大脑越大越聪明?看看科学家们是怎么说的吧。5.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段的“...havefoundthatbrainorganization,andnotbrainsize,isthekeytothesuperiorityofhumanintelligence,reportedLiveScience”可以推知C为正确答案。6.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由倒数第三段的“Butinmoderntimes,theprefrontalcortex—theregioninchargeofsocialcognition,moraljudgmentsandgoal-directedplanning—grewmorethantherestofthebrain.”可知C正确。7.【解析】选C。推理判断题。由最后一段的“Butifyoulookattheactualstructureofthebrain,it’snotverycomplex.Brainsizeonlymattersiftherestofthebrainisorganizedproperly.”可以推知,以一种合适的方式建构的相对复杂的大脑趋向于更聪明,故C正确。8.【解析】选B。逻辑结构题。最后一段以鲸鱼为例来说明并非大脑越大,就越聪明,故选B。-7-\n【文章大意】作者介绍了2022年自己的三个重要单词:focus,health,celebrate,说明了选择这三个单词的原因。9.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。从第二段的句子TheproblemisthatIhavetroublefinishingonethingwithsomanythingscallingme.可知这个单词是“一次有很多任务的人”。10.【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第三段的句子Myhealthsuffersandmyweightsuffers.Ihavetogetmyhealthincheck可知作者的健康和体重出了问题。11.【解析】选A。细节理解题。从倒数第二段的句子I’mmakingsuretotaketimetoenjoylifeandcelebrateitsmanyblessings可知celebrate这个词提醒作者要享受生活。12.【解析】选A。推理判断题。从最后一段的句子Doyouhaveanywordsfor2022?可知这篇文章讲的是2022年的三个单词。【拓展训练】科学家们习惯上认为人类的高智商主要源于我们的大脑比我们的近亲——猩猩的大脑大三倍这个事实。宾语；同位语；fact-7-