四川省達(dá)州市2014 高考英語閱讀理解一輪暑假訓(xùn)練（7）（答案）（201*·安徽卷）EGeorge Prochnik would like the world to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):“Weve become so accustomed to noise, theres almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But its never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”“We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of artthe spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono(和服)brushing against the floor.”“Deaf people are very attentive(專注的)in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts(一陣陣)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around usof little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking(開裂聲). Its astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”【文章大意】文章介紹了George Prochnik的新著Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise和他的觀點(diǎn)：在喧囂的世界中創(chuàng)造一方不太紛擾的環(huán)境，這個(gè)世界會(huì)更美好。72. What does the phrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. to be quiet B. to be colorful C. to be full of love D. to be attentive to someone【解析】選A。詞義理解題。根據(jù)第二段作者的觀點(diǎn)Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.可知，作者是推崇的silence, 故選A項(xiàng)。73. What does Prochnik say about us?A. We are used to quietnessB. We have to put up with noiseC. We do not think silence to be beneficialD. We do not believe lasting peace to be available【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段Weve become so accustomed to noise, theres almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial和its never been more important to find continuing quiet及第三段During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art等句可以判斷得出，我們生活在一個(gè)喧鬧的世界，寂靜才是我們的追求，故選擇C項(xiàng)。74. Which of the following is true according to Prochnik?A. We need more sounds in our livesB. There is nothing to be learned from the deafC. We are not aware how rich the world around us isD. There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章末段If we remove the powerful blasts(一陣陣)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us. Its astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen.可知C項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)和作者的觀點(diǎn)相反；根據(jù)We in the hearing world can learn from them (deaf people)可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art可知作者贊賞the smallest sounds，故D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。75. It can be inferred from the text that .A. we can benefit a lot from old peopleB. it is a good idea to use sign languageC. there is no escape from the world of sound D. it is possible to find how beautiful things sound【解析】選D。推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，盡管我們生活在一個(gè)喧鬧的世界，作者提倡我們創(chuàng)造一個(gè)不太紛擾的環(huán)境，果真如此，這個(gè)世界是很美好的，據(jù)此D項(xiàng)正確。*結(jié)束閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A About half of the seniors at Jane Addams High School for Academic Careers in the South Bronx may not be able to graduate in June because they were wrongly given credit(學(xué)分)for courses that did not meet state requirements，The Daily News reported on Thursday Teachers and staff members at the school of 1，000 students，which received an F on its latest city progress reporttold The News that for the last few years，students who took courses in cosmetology(美容)were given credit for chemistry and students who took a tourism course were given credit for geography，among other credit switches listed on a“Dual Credited Course Table”that was given to teachers “They did it all so the kids would graduate without taking the reciuired courses”a teacher，told The News“Kids are supposed to come firstbut here they dont come first” Staff members told The News that the blame falls on the principal，Sharron Smalls，who has been at the school since 2007The Department of Education is said to be investigating The News said the credit switching had been going on for yearsresulting in the graduation of hundreds of students who had not earned the credits for a diplomaEven soonly 31 percent of the students earned a Regents(校董事)diploma last year，and the other performance data is equally badJane Addams was named by the city to the list of struggling schools，which means it could be closed next year In a related article，The News reported that teachers at Jane Addams are also complaining that they were wrongly charged 30 a year to park in a vacant lot next to the schoola practice that started before MsSmallsarrival at the school 1Some students will have trouble in graduating because they Afailed to meet the requirements of some courses Bwere given credits for courses they never took Cfailed in some exams for their courses Drefused to take the required courses 2What can be learned from the passage? AThe students will have to study for another year before graduation BThe teachers and the principal get along well with each other CThe teachers had to pay to park in the lot near the school DThe school will have no choice but to be closed3Which statement is true according to the text? AStudents were meant to graduate early，but they were delayed BStudents should have come early，but they were always late CStudents were to graduate without taking some courses DStudents did very well in all their required courses4We can conclude that the problem mainly resulted from Athe fauh of the students Bthe poor conditions for teachingCthe high requirements for credit Dthe wrong practice of credit-switching1-4 BCA D *結(jié)束B Does exercise strengthen your brain while it builds muscle? To learn more about how exercise affects the brain，scientists in Ireland recently asked a group of sedentary(久坐的)male college students to take part in a memory test followed by strenuous(緊張的)exercise First，the young men watched a rapidfire lineup of photos with the faces and names of strangersAfter a break，they tried to recall the names they had iust seen as the photos again moved quickly across a computer screenAfterward，half of the students rode a bicycle，at an increasingly strenuous pace，until they were exhaustedThe others sat quietly for 30 minutesThen both groups took the brain-teaser test agam Notably,the exercised volunteers performed significantly better on the memory test than they had on their first trywhile the volunteers who had rested did not improve Meanwhile, blood samples taken throughout the experiment offered a biological explanation for the increase in memory among the exercisersImmediately after the strenuous activity，the cyclists had significantly higher levels of a protein known as BDNF，which is to promote the health of nerve cellsThe men who had sat quietly showed no comparable change in BDNF levels For some timescientists have believed that BDNF helps explain why mental functioning appears to improve with exerciseHowever，they havent fully understood which parts of the brain are affected or how those effects influence thinkingThe Irish study suggests that the increases in BDNF caused by exercise may play a particular role in lmprovmg memory and recall Other new studies have reached similar conclusions，among both people and animals，young and oldIn one interesting experiment published last month， Brazilian scientists found that after sedentary elderly rats ran for a mere five minutes or so several days a week tbr live weeksan increase of bioehemieal processes appeared in the memory center of their brains，resuhing in inereased production of BDNF thereThe old，exercised animals then performed almost as well as much younger rats oil memory tests 5The brain-teaser test shows that Aa good rest can improve ones memory Btoo much exercise can slow down ones memory Cexercise can improve ones memory Dcyclists usually have better memory 6What is the function of the BDNF? ATo increase the number of brain cells BTo remind people of what is likely to be forgotten CTo draw ones attention to what is seen DTo motivate the brain and refresh ones memory 7The sedentary elderly rats after five weeks of runningAgot worn out in the end Bperformed better in remembering thingsCreduced the amount of BDNF Dstopped biochemical process in the brain 8The best title for the passage might be AHow Exercise Benefits the Brain BToo Much Exercise Harms the BrainCExperiments on the Brain DExercise Helps One Stay Young58、CDBA *結(jié)束CBest Books of 2011 SWAMPLANDIA! 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Foreman gives us an enormous cast of characters and a wealth of vivid description in her lavish examination of a second battle between North and South，the trans-Atlantic one waged for British hearts and minds THE TIGERS WIFE By Téa ObrehtRandom House，cloth，$25；paper，$15 As war returns to the Balkansa young doctor inflects her grandfathers folk tales with stories of her own coming of age，creating a vibrant collage of historical testimony that has neither date nor datelineObreht，who was born in Belgrade in 1985 but left at the age of 7，has recreated，with startling immediacy and presence，a conflict she herself did not experience 9Which book should you refer to if you hope to know the life story of a famous person? ASWAMPLANDIA！ BTHE TIGERS WIFE CARGUABLY DMALCOLM X 10If you have no more than 30 dollars and youd like to buy two bookswhich will be your choice? ATHE BOY IN THE MOON and MALCOLM X BA WORLD ON FIRE and SWAMPLANDIA！ CSWAMPLANDIA！and THE TIGERS WIFE DA WORLD ON FIRE and THE TIGERS WIFE 11Readers interested in the American Civil War might refer to AA WORLD ON FlRE BMALCOLM XCARGUABLY DSWAMPLANDIA!911、DCA*結(jié)束