山东省即墨市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题(2)

山东省即墨市2014高考英语二轮阅读理解精英训练精品题（2）及答案【山东省日照市2014高考英语一模试卷】BClenchingyourfistcouldbeenoughtohelpyougetagriponyourmemory．Researchsuggeststhatballinguptherighthandandsqueezingittightlyactuallymakesiteasiertomemorizelists．Later,whenitistimetogetbacktheinformation，itisthelefthandthatshouldbeclenched．Itisthoughtthemovementsactivatebrainregionskeytothestoringandrecallofmemories．TheAmericanresearcherssuggestthosewhoareshortofapenandpapershouldtrythetrickwhenattemptingtorememberashoppinglistorphonenumber．Inthestudy,volunteersweregivenarubberballandaskedtosqueezeitashardaspossiblebeforetryingtomemorizealistof72words．Theysqueezedtheballagainacoupleofminuteslater,aheadofrecollectingasmanyofthewordsaspossible．Thefirstgroupofthevolunteersusedtheirrighthandonbothoccasions，andthesecondgrouptheirleft．Thethirdgroupclenchedtheirrightfistaheadofmemorizingandtheirleftaheadofrecallandthefourthdidtheopposite．Thefifthgroupheldtheballbutdidnotsqueezeit．Thosewhosqueezedwiththeirrighthand，followedbytheirleft，rememberedthemostwords．Thenextbestwerethevolunteerswhomadeafistwiththeirrighthandbothtimes，whilethosewhodidn’tsqueezeatalldidbetterthanthosewholedwiththeirleft．Itisthoughtthatthemovementofclenchingtherightfistactivatesabrainregionthatisinvolvedinstoringmemories，whilesqueezingthelefthandawakensanareathatiskeytogettingbackinformation．LeadresearcherDrRuthProppersaid：‘Thefindingssuggestthatsimplebodymovements—bytemporarilychangingthewaythebrainfunctions—Callimprovememory．’46．What’sthewriter’spurposetowritethepassage?A．Tomakeknowntheresultoftheexperiment．B．Totellpeoplememorydependsmostlyontheirhands．C．Toshowthefunctionofbody’movementsinmemory．D．Tostatethatgoodmemorybenefilsfromlabor．47．Ifyouwanttorecallsomethinginyourmemory，youshouldclench________________．A．yourfighthandB．yourlefthandC．bothofyourhandsD．yourlefthandfirst，andthenright48．Theunderlinedword“trick”inthefourthparagraphistheclosestinmeaningto“_________________”．A．methodB．gameC．cheatD．experiment49．Whichgroupintheexperimentrememberedthefewestwords?A．TIlefirstgroup．B．Thesecondgroup．C．Thefourthgroup．D．Thefifthgroup．50．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MemoryexperimentsonbodymovementsB．Whatisagoodmemory?C．GoodmemoryliesinactionsD．Clenchinghandsimprovesthememory【参考答案】46-50CBACD【语篇导读】如何有效地培养自己的记忆能力？请看作者对握拳与记忆力的关系。46.C该文属于新闻体裁，主要还是说明身体的运动对于记忆的作用。文章结尾提到这一点。47.B单纯为了记起某事，就文中所述，应该先攥紧左手。48.Atrick的原意有“诡计、恶作剧”等义，在这里应该是作为一种“方法、技巧”来采用的。这一点提示我们记忆词汇一定不可过于机械和短视。49.C记忆效果最差的反而不是一点动作也没有的第五组，而是第四组，因为他们做反了（opposite），导致效果最差。50.D文章的核心内容就是握手对记忆的作用，因此D项是最直接的表述。【山东省烟台市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】EMicrosofthasaproblem：ItdesperatelywantstheremainingWindowsXPuserstoupgradetoanewerversionoftheoperatingsystembutagoodmanyofthemstillhaven’tstarted．ThelatestnumbersfromNetMarketshowthatWindowsXPstillaccountsforaround29．5％ofalldesktopsinuseeventhoughMicrosoftisduetoendsupportforthel3-Year-oldplatformonApril8th．ZDNetreportsthatMicrosoftplanstoforceremainingXPuserstostartnextweekbysendingthemnoticesremindingthemagainthatitwillendXPsupportwithinamonth．However,asComputerworldreports，MicrosoftmayhaveatoughtimeconvincingsomeWindowsXPuserstoupgradebecauseit'stryingtosellthemonWindows8，thenewestoperatingsystemthathasangeredmanylongtimePCusersbyremovingthetraditionalStartmenuandbyaddingtheinterface(界面)aspecialfeature．ComputerworldwritesthatmanyWindowsusersexpressedangerlastmonthwhenMicrosoftaskedthemtohelpswitchasmanypeopleastheycouldfromWindowsXPtoWindows8partlybecauseMicrosofthasn’tofferedanysortofdiscountforWindowsXPusersmakingtheswitch．Thisisparticularlytiresome,theseuserssaid，becauseswitchingfromXPtoWindows8won’tjustrequireasoftwareupgradebutwillinsteadlikelyforcethemtobuynewmachinescapable(能够)ofrunningMicrosoft’snewoperatingsystem．SomeuserswerealsoannoyedthatMicrosoftonlymentionedWindows8andnotWindows7asupgradepossibilities．Intheend，itlookslikewhenMicrosoftendssupportforWindowsXPnextmonththerewillstillbealargepartofthedesktopPCworldusingtheplatform．Hackerswhohavebeensavingupalltheirbestnewmalware(恶意软件)forthedaywhenWindowsXPsupportendsareabouttohaveafieldday．61．WhatproblemdoesMicrosofthavenow?A．WindowsXPisoutofdateandneedsimprovement．B．Windows8runsworsethanWindowsXP．C．Nopeopleliketoupgradetheiroperatingsystem．D．LotsofusersrefusetoswitchfromXPtoWindows8．62．HowwillMicrosoftremindusersofthestopofXPsupport?A．Bysendingthemnotices．B．Bysendingthemdailyemails．C．Byaddingtheinterfaceaspecialfeature．D．ByremovingthetraditionalStartmenu．63．WhichisprobablyoneofthereasonswhyusersdislikeWindow8?A．Microsofthasn’tofferedanydiscountforit．B．TheylikeWindow7morethanWindow8．C．Microsoftrefusestoofferthemanewmachine．D．It’simpossibleforthemtousethenewoperatingsystem．64．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“haveafieldday”probablymeaninthelastparagraph?A．Showupwithoutwarning．B．Makerapidprogress．C．Makefulluseoftheopportunity．D．Cometoanendcompletely．65．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．WindowsXPwillcompletelybeoutofuseinamonth．B．WindowsXPwillstillbeinuseforaperiodoftime．C．Windows8willhavealongerhistorythanWindowsXP．D．Windows7willeasilybeattackedbyHackers．【参考答案】