各省高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解及答案

上海卷

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Researchhasshownthattwo-thirdsofhumanconversationistakenupnotwithdiscussionofthe

culturalorpoliticalproblemsoftheday,notheateddebatesaboutfilmswe'vejustwatchedorbookswe've

justfinishedreading,butplainandsimple_51_.

Languageisourgreatesttreasureasaspecies,andwhatdowe_52_dowithit?Wegossip.About

others1behaviourandprivatelives,suchaswho'sdoingwhatwithwhom,who'sinandwho*sout-andwhy;

howtodealwithdifficult_53_situationsinvolvingchildren,lovers,andcolleagues.

Sowhyarewekeenongossiping?Arewejustnatural_54_,ofbothtimeandwords?Ordowetalka

lotaboutnothinginparticularsimplytoavoidfacinguptothereallyimportantissuesoflife?It'snotthe

caseaccordingtoProfessorRobinDunbar.Infact,inhislatestbook,Grooming,GossipandtheEvolutionof

Language,thepsychologistsaysgossipisoneofthesereally_55_issues.

Dunbar_56_thetraditionalviewthatlanguagewasdevelopedbythemenattheearlystageofsocial

developmentinordertoorganizetheirmanlyhuntingactivitiesmoreeffectively,oreventopromotethe

exchangeofpoeticstoriesabouttheiroriginsandthesupernatural.Insteadhesuggeststhatlanguageevolved

amongwomen.Wedon'tspendtwo-thirdsofourtimegossipingjustbecausewecantalk,arguesDunbar—

_57_,hegoesontosay,languageevolvedspecificallytoallowustogossip.

Dunbararrivedathischeerytheorybystudyingthe_58_ofthehigherprimates（靈長(zhǎng)類動(dòng)物）like

monkeys.Bymeansofgrooming—cleaningthefurbybrushingit,monkeysformgroupswithother

individualsonwhomtheycanrelyforsupportintheeventofsomekindofconflictwithinthegroupor_59_

fromoutsideit.

Aswehumanbeingsevolvefromaparticularbranchoftheprimatefamily,Dunbar_60_thatatone

timeinourhistorywedidmuchthesame.Groupingtogethermadesensebecausethebiggerthegroup,the

greaterthe_61_itprovided;ontheotherhand,thebiggerthegroup,thegreaterthestressesoflivingcloseto

others.Groominghelpedto_62_thepressureandcalmeverybodydown.

Butasthegroupsgotbiggerandbigger,theamountoftimespentingroomingactivitiesalsohadtobe

_63_tomaintainitseffectiveness.Clearly,amore_64_kindofgroomingwasneeded,andthuslanguage

evolvedasakindofvocal（有聲的）groomingwhichallowedhumanstodeveloprelationshipwith

ever-largergroupsbyexchanginginformationoverawidernetworkofindividualsthanwouldbepossibleby

one-to-one_65_contact.

51.A.claimB.descriptionC.gossipD.language

52.A.occasionallyB.habituallyC.independentlyD.originally

53.A.socialB.politicalC.historicalD.cultural

54.A.admirersB.mastersC.usersD.wasters

55.A.vitalB.sensitiveC.idealD.difficult

56.A.confirmsB.rejectsC.outlinesD.broadens

57.A.forinstanceB.inadditionC.onthecontraryD.asaresult

58.A.motivationB.appearanceC.emotionD.behaviour

59.A.attackB.contactC.inspectionD.assistance

60.A.recallsB.deniesC.concludesD.confesses

61.A.prospectB.responsibilityC.leadershipD.protection

62.A.measureB.showC.maintainD.ease

63.A.savedB.extendedC.consumedD.gained

64.A.commonB.efficientC.scientificD.thoughtful

65.A.indirectB.dailyC.physicalD.secret

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A).

Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNature

agree?Animalscan*ttalk,butcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewith

theirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlying,buttheydo

agreethatmanyanimals,frombirdstochimpanzees,behavedishonestlyto

foolotheranimals.Why?Dishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvive.

Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.For

example,abirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinorderto

protectitsyoung.Whenaprcdator(獵食動(dòng)物)getsclosetoitsnest,theploverleadsthepredatorawayfrom

thenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthe"hurt"adult,leavingthebaby

birdssafeinthenest.

Anotherkindofbird,thescrubjay,buriesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealso

thieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhena

thiefiswatchingthem.Sotheygobacklater,unburythefood,andburyitagainsomewhereelse.

Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon*t

makenests.Instead,theygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthe

babybirdscomeout,theiradoptiveparentsfeedthem.

Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky.Afterafight,thelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtothe

other.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshand,too,thechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpert

oncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.

Chimpsaresneakyinotherways,too.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylove,suchasbananas,itis

naturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.Butsomecleverchimpslearntocryvery

softlywhentheyfindfood.Thatway,otherchimpsdon'thearthem,andtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfood.

Aschildren,manyofuslearnthesaying"Youcan'tfoolMotherNature."Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusther,

either.

66.Aploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby.

A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredator

C.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured

67.By“Chimpanzees,orchimps,canalsobesneaky"(paragraph5),theauthormeans.

A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonest

C.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo

68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.

B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shand.

C.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.

D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.

69.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?

C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?

(B)

嚶貂1NEWYEAR'S

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right?

70.WhichofthefollowingbestfitsintheboxwithainTHEHABITLOOP?

A.Pickanewcue.B.Formanewhabit.

C.Chooseanewreward.D.Designanewresolution.

71.AccordingtoTHEHABITLOOP,youcansticktoyourplanmosteffectivelyby.

A.changingtheroutineB.tryingitforaweek

C.adjustingyourgoalD.writingitdown

72.What'sthepurposeofputtingthehabitlooptouse?

A.Totestoutdifferentkindsofcues.

B.Todosomethingasahabitevenwithoutrewards.

C.ToworkoutthebestNewYear'sresolution.

D.Tomotivateyourselfwithsatisfactoryrewards.

73."ThisyearwhenIseetheHarryPotterposter,Iwillread30pagesofanEnglishnoveloranEnglish

newspaperinordertowatchTVforhalfanhour.*'Whatisthecueinthisresolution?

A.TheHarryPotterposter.

B.Reading30pagesofanEnglishnovel.

C.AnEnglishnewspaper.

D.WatchingTVforhalfanhour.

（C）

Ifyoucouldbeanybodyintheworld,whowoulditbe?Yourneighbourorasuperstar?Afewpeople

haveexperiencedwhatitmightbeliketostepintotheskinofanotherperson,thankstoanunusualvirtual

reality（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）device.RikkeWahl,anactress,modelandartist,wasoneoftheparticipantsinabody

swappingexperimentattheBeAnotherlab,aprojectdevelopedbyagroupofartistsbasedinBarcelona.

Sheswappedwithherpartner,anactor,usingamachinecalledTheMachinetoBeAnotherandtemporarily

becameaman.HAsIlookeddown,Isawmywholebodyasaman,dressedinmypartner'spants,"shesaid.

"That'sthepictureIrememberbest"

Theset-upisrelativelysimple.Bothuserswearavirtualrealityheadsetwithacameraonthetop.The

videofromeachcameraissenttotheotherperson,sowhatyouseeistheexactviewofyourpartner.Ifshe

movesherarm,youseeit.Ifyoumoveyourarm,sheseesit.

Togetusedtoseeinganotherperson'sbodywithoutactuallyhavingcontrolofit,participantsstartby

raisingtheirarmsandlegsveryslowly,sothattheothercanfollowalong.Eventually,thiskindofslow

synchronised（同步的）movementbecomescomfortable,andparticipantsreallystarttofeelasthoughthey

arelivinginanotherperson'sbody.

Usingsuchtechnologypromisestoalterpeople'sbehaviourafterwards-potentiallyforthebetter.Studies

haveshownthatvirtualrealitycanbeeffectiveinfightingracism-thebias（偏見）thathumanshaveagainst

thosewhodon*tlookorsoundlikethem.ResearchersattheUniversityofBarcelonagavepeoplea

questionnairecalledtheImplicitAssociationTest,whichmeasuresthestrengthofpeople'sassociations

between,forinstance,blackpeopleandadjectivessuchasgood,bad,athleticorawkward.Thentheyasked

themtocontrolthebodyofadarkskinneddigitalcharacterusingvirtualrealityglasses,beforetakingthe

testagain.Thistime,theparticipants'biasscoreswerelower.Theideaisthatonceyou've"putyourselfin

another'sshoes'*you'relesslikelytothinkillofthem,becauseyourbrainhasinternalisedthefeelingof

beingthatperson.

ThecreatorsofTheMachinetoBeAnotherhopetoachieveasimilarresult."Attheendofbody

swapping,peoplefeellikeholdingeachotherintheirarms,"saysArthurPointeau,aprogrammerwiththe

project."It'sareallynicewaytohavethiskindofexperience.Iwouldreally,reallyrecommenditto

everyone.1'

74.Theword"swapping"(paragraph1)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.buildingB.exchangingC.controllingD.transplanting

75.WecaninferfromtheexperimentattheBeAnotherlabthat.

A.ourfeelingsarerelatedtoourbodilyexperience

B.wecanlearntotakecontrolofotherpeople'sbodies

C.participantswilllivemorepassionatelyaftertheexperiment

D.TheMachinetoBeAnothercanhelppeoplechangetheirsexes

76.IntheImplicitAssociationTest,beforetheparticipantsusedvirtualrealityglassestocontroladark

skinneddigitalcharacter,.

A.theyfoughtstronglyagainstracism

B.theyscoredloweronthetestforracism

C.theychangedtheirbehaviourdramatically

D.theyweremorebiasedagainstthoseunlikethem

77.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.technologyhelpspeoplerealizetheirdreams

B.ourbiasescouldbeeliminatedthroughexperiments

C.virtualrealityhelpspromoteunderstandingamongpeople

D.ourpointsofviewaboutothersneedchangingconstantly

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北京卷

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，20分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分,共30分）

閱讀下列短文：從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，將正確的選項(xiàng)涂在答題卡

上。

A

SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium（水族館）

Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,situatedintheheartofMelbourne'sCBD,isoneof

Victoria'sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazing

zonesofdiscovery,SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthe

city.

*OpeningTimes

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmeverydayoftheyear,including

publicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:00pm,onehourbeforeclosing.

*Location（位置）

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreet,Melbourne.

ItissiyuatedontheYarraRiver,oppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.

*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium

Train

TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute（公交線路）

andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.

ShuttleBus

TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservice,stoppingatkeytouristattractionsinand

aroundtheCity.Runningdaily,every15minutesfrom10:00amto4:00pm.

CarParking

WhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,thereareseveralpubliccar

parkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.

*WheelchairAccess

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Each

flooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.

*Terms

Ticketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticket

oncepaymenthasbeenaccepted.Pleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceof

SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticket,noentry!

56.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.

A.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecityB.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourne

C.admitsvisitorsfrom9:30amuntill6:00pmD.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex

57.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,visitorscantake.

A.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstationB.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstation

C.boatsacrosstheyarraRiverD.eithertramroute70or75

58.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors.

A.freecarparkingB.wheelchairaccess

C.InternetconnectionD.transportationservice

59.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.

A.arefreetoallvisitorsB.canbepursedbyemail

C.rarecheckedattheentranceD.canbeprintedattheticketoffice

B

TheBrownBear

MywifeLauraandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnear

ourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmall,movingaimlessly.

Justafewminuteslater,Iheardmydaughtershouting,"Dad!Thebearisrightbehindus!”An

agreesivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelast

minute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback——thesign（跡象）ofananimalthatisgoinginforthe

kill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.

Iheldmycameratripod（三腳架）inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshuge

headwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfound

myselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.

Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamily,whowould

standlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.

Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeast

heldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybones

weregoingtobreak.

Drawingbackmyfreehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.Thebearopened

itsmouthandIgraspeditsfur,tryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling（扭打）withthebearatthis

point.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowardtheforest,before

returningforanotherattackThefirsttimeIfelfpanic.

Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.

Myarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I'mproudthatmyfamily

remindedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome.

60.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorderto.

A.catchshorebirdsB.startanattack

C.protectthechildrenD.setupabarrierforitself

61.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit.

A.feltsafeB.gotinjured

C.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera

62.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir.

A.prideB.patience

C.calmnessD.cautiousness

C

ChoosingtheRightResolution（決定）

MillionsofAmericansbegan2014withthesameresolutiontheystarted2013with,agoaloflosing

weight.However,settingweightlossasagoalisamistake.

Toreachourgoaloflosingweight-theoutput,weneedtocontrolwhatweeatitheinput（輸入）.

Thalis,wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstrucegoals.

Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweight,tryanactionable

resolution:'Tilstophavingdesertforlunch,"or'Tilwalkeverydayfor20minutes.^^Creatingagoalthat

focusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcome.

Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives（激勵(lì)），includingineducation,hasbeendiscussed.For

example,researcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterin

school.Insomecases,hegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninput,likereadingcertainbooks,whileinothers,

theincentiveswerebasedonoutput,likeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreased

achievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer'sconclusionwasthattheintensivesfor

inputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausedonotknoehowtodobetteronexam,asidefromgeneralruleslike

“studyharder."Readingcertainbooks,ontheotherhand,isawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmore

control.

Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoal,youhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.And

it'seasiertostartagainifyoufail,becauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.

Ifyouwanttocutdownonyourspending,agoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathome

insteadofgoingtoacafe,forexample.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasure

yoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn'tagoalbecauseit'stoogeneral.Similarly,ifyouwanttospend

moretimewithyourfamily,don'tstopwiththisgeneralwish.Thinkboutanactionablehabitthatyoucould

adoptandstickto,likeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.

Inthelongrun,thesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.

63.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause.

A.itishardtoachieveformostAmericans

B.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresult

C.itisdependentontoomanythings

D.itisbasedonactionabledecisions

64.InRolandFryer*sresearch,somestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause.

A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrules

B.theypaidmoreattentiontoexams

C.theyweremotivatedbytheirclassmates

D.theywererewardedforreadingsomebooks

65.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?

A."I'llgiveupdesert.^^B.'Tilstudyharder.”

C."I'llcutdownmyexpense"D.'THspendmoretimewithmyfamily”

66.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould.

A.developgoodhabitsandfocusontheoutcome

B.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothem

C.pickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits

D.setambitiousgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputangoutput

D

Multitasking

Whatisthefirstthingyouniticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed（展示）atthe

entrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?

Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop's

scentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobe

anincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.

Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhalland

outtotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfreshening

air.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers'

intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.

WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand'ssuccessasthe

qualityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonslaes.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferent

experiencetowhatitusedtobe.

Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants'

disprovingattitudeanddon^-touch-what-you-can^-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce

（e-commerce）hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsand

sounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores（實(shí)體店）canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstep

throughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,but

ratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.

Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowder

floatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut（椰子）scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehas

evenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore'swindowstosmellbooks,potsand

drawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.

67.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstore?

A.Friendlyassistant.B.Uniquescents.

C.SoftbackgroundmusicD.attractivewindowdisplay.

68.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto.

A.ashowtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstores

B.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitude

C.pushstorestousesightsandsounds

D.introducetheriseofe-commerce

69.Theunderlinedword“destination“inParagraph5means.

A.