高三英语专项复习阅读理解专练

千所名校资源共享大河试卷网-----中小学教育资源交流平台[e-mail]381424319高三英语专项复习阅读理解专练（I）RecentlytheWorldHealthOrganizationannouncedthatthediseaseofsmallpox（天花）hadalmostbeenwipedoutinmostpartsoftheworld，thankstowidespreadvaccination（种牛痘）．Mostpeoplearevaccinatedatleastonceintheirlivesandiftheywishtotravelfromonecountrytoanothertheymustbeabletoprovethattheyhavehadarecentvaccination．Inthiswaythediseasehasbeenpreventedfromspreadingandtodayoneseldomhearsofitatall．Thisismainlybecauseofthegreatdiscoverymadebyavillagedoctor，EdwardJenner，inabout1798whenhepublishedhisreportofhisnewexperimentcalledvaccination（fromtheword“vacca”meaningacow）．Jennerdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoworkedwithcattleoftensufferedfromaharmlessdiseasewhichtheycaughtfromthecattle，butthesepeopleneverseemedtogetsmallpox．Soheexperimentedbyputtingthediseaseintoasmallopeningonthearmsofhealthypeople，andthoughtheirarmsbecamepainfulforadayortwo，theysoonrecoveredandnoneofthesepeopleevergotsmallpox．Sothenewsofthewonderfuldiscoveryspreadtoothercountriesandpeoplerushedtotheirdoctorstobevaccinated．Inmanycountriesthesimplewaytodealwiththearmwasdoneonthousandsofpeople，andtheterriblesmallpoxbegantodisappear．1．Whichofthefollowingisanineffectualwayofpreventingthespreadofsmallpox？A．Mostpeoplewerevaccinatedagainstthediseaseatleastonce．B．Peoplegoingabroadshouldpromisenottospreadthedisease．C．Peopletravellingfromonecountrytoanothermustprovetheyarevaccinated．D．Peoplemustbevaccinatedshortlybeforegoingtoforeigncountries．2．Thedoctor'snewdiscoverywascalled“vaccination”forthereasonthat____．A．hediscoveredsmallpoxnearafarmB．heexperimentedwithadiseasefromthecattleC．hewasworkingwithcattleinthecountrysideD．peoplegotthediseaseofsmallpoxfromthecattle3．Thenewsofthediscovery____．A．caughtpeople'sattentionfromallcornersoftheworldB．spreadfarandnearinthewesterncountriesC．madepeoplerushtoDrJennerforvaccinationD．helpedtogetridoftheterriblediseaseofsmallpox（II）Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace．Theamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisacultural（文化的）difference，notaneconomic（经济的）one．Knowingyourownpsychological（心理的）spaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoices，including，forexample，thenumberofbedroomsinthehome．Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwo-childfamilyandbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedrooms，thechancesare，ifyouhavetwochildrenormore，thatyoualsowillofferseparatebedroomsforthem．InAmerica，forexample，theytrainpeopletowanttohavetheirownroomsbygivingthemtheirownroomswhentheyarebabies．Thisisveryrareintheworld．Inmanyothercountries，thebabysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinabednearthem．Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds．Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeach千所名校资源共享大河试卷网-----中小学教育资源交流平台[e-mail]hologicalspaceneedsarenotdecidedbyeconomicreasons，theysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressures．Itisalmostimpossible，however，tocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds．1．ThefirstsentenceinParagraph1“Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace”means“____”．A．NotwopeopleneedexactlythesameamountoflivingspaceB．LivingspacerequirementsarenotalwaysthesameC．TheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspaceD．Nobodyneedsarequiredamountoflivingspace2．Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherathomethanothersbecause____．A．theyhavelimitedlivingspaceB．theyarebroughtupinalargefamilyC．itsatisfiestheirpsychologicalspaceneedsD．thechildreninthefamilysleepinthesamebedwiththeirparents3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Americansaretrainedtoliveinlargeroomsatbirth．B．Economicsituationdecidesone'samountofspaceneeds．C．Peopleinvariouscountriesdemanddifferentpsychologicalspace．D．Knowingyourpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportant，asitaffectsyourfuture．4．Thebesttitleforthepassageis____．A．AmericanWayofLivingB．PsychologicalSpaceC．SpaceNeedsinDifferentCountriesD．PsychologicalSpaceandEconomicPressure（III）Ifyouwanttostayyoung，sitdownandhaveagoodthink．ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors，whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult，wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon．ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyquitehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreason（推理）ataratherearlyage，andhowthespeedofgettingoldcouldbesloweddown．WithateamofresearchersatTokyoNationalUniversity，hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumes（容量）ofathousandpeopleofdifferentageswithdifferentjobs．Computertechnologyhelpedtheresearcherstogetmostexactmeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain，whichhavesomethingtodowithintellect（智力）andfeelings，anddecidethehumancharacter．Asweallknow，thebackpartofthebrain，whichcontrolstaskslikeeatingandbreathing，doesnotcontract（萎缩）withage．Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascells（细胞）dieoff—wasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirties，butitwasstillnotfoundinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds．Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction—usingthehead．Thefindingsshow