2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础精品训练题(8)及答案

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解基础精品训练题（8）及答案阅读理解-----AWomen,beonyourguard.Thereisanewmaleexcusefornotlisteningtous.Arecentstudyshowsthatmenfinditalmostimpossibletolistentowhatwomensaybecausetheirbrainsareoutofsynch（不同步的）withcomplexfemaletones.Apparently,whenmenlistentoothermenaboutthethingstheycareabout,theyuseonlythefrontalareaoftheirbrains.However,whentheylistentowomenit'sdifferentstory.Theyhavetoworkmuchharder,employingapartofthebrainthatnormallydealswithmusic.Sowhenamantellsyouyourvoiceismusictohisears,he'sactuallytellingthetruth,thoughnotinagoodway.I'msurealotofwomencouldrecalltimeswhentheyhavewastedhoursexplainingwhytheyarecompletelyrightabouteverythingintheworld,onlytowakeupthenextdaytodiscoverthatnotonebrilliantpointgotthrough.Thosetimeswhenmenhaven'tlistenedtome,IjustthoughtIwasbeingignored.Ididn'trealizeIjustwasn'tsingingtheirfavoritemusic.IfI'drealizedIwasbeingheardasmusic,Iwouldhavehadabitoffunwithit.WheneverIwantedadiscussion,I'dhavebroughtalongmyownband,completewithstringandhornsections.Itisdifficultnottobesuspiciousofyetmorescientificfindingssparingmentheblamebecauseoftheirbiology.Isn'tthisslavestobiologyall-purposeexcusewearingthin?It'senoughtomakeyouwonderatwhatastrangehelplessspeciesmenare----whichpartofthebodywillbebeyondtheircontrolnext.Evenifthereissomethinginit,wehavetotakeintoaccountthatmostrelationshipsarelikelytobecomeboring.That'sthetruthofthematter.Maleorfemale,yourvoicemightstartoutasmusictoyourbeloved'sears.Butfinallyitwillendupasboredom.Whenyourbeautifultonesarethereallthetime,astheygoabouttheirdailybusiness,youstarttoblendinabittoomuch,untilfinallyyoubecomeakindofbackgroundnoise.1．Theauthorofthispassagetriesto___________.A.throwdoubtsonacommonlyacceptedideaB.explainacommonlyacceptedideaasitisC.givesomeadviceonacommonproblemD.argueagainstacommonbelief答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的写作目的。本文第二段就揭示了为什么男性听不进去女性的话的原因，文章后面的内容对此进行了阐述。故答案为B。[来源:网][来源:Zxxk.Com]2．Accordingtothenewstudy,mendon'tlistentowomenbecause_________.A.whatwomensayareusuallyboring[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]B.theydon'tcareaboutwhatwomensayC.theycan'tdealwithfemalevoicesD.theyregardfemalevoicesasmusic答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第三段的内容可知，男性在听同性的话语的时候只是用了大脑的前面区域；然而听女性的话语的时候，却更费力，因为要使用通常用来听音乐的那部分的大脑区域。故可推断，男性不听女性的话是因为他们大脑不能非常容易地处理女性的声音。故答案为C。干扰性最强的D选项“他们把女性的声音当成音乐”与文意不符。故错误。3．Theunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphshowsthattheauthoris_______.A.realisticB.humorousC.seriousD.funny答案解析：答案为B。本题为句意推断题。结合第五段的内容，作者以女性的口吻谈到如果她早意识到她是因为“音乐”而被男人倾听，她会为此而感到些许开怀。无论何时，如果她想要一场“讨论”，就会带上自己的乐队，弦号俱全。故可以推断，划线部分的语言显得幽默。4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefindingofthenewstudy?A.Shethinksitdoubtful.B.Shethinksitinteresting.C.Shethinksitneedsfurtherproof.D.Shethinksitright.答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推断题。由倒数第三段首句“Itisdifficultnottobesuspiciousof…”可知，本句话的同义词就是doubtful..故答案为A。5．Theauthorwouldmostprobablyagreethat________.A.menshouldacceptwhatwomensayB.womenshouldtalklessanddomorehouseworkC.howeverbeautifulvoicesmaybe,theywillfinallybecomeboringD.therelationshipbetweenmenandwomenshouldalwaysbeimproving答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。从最后一段“Whenyourbeautifultonesarethereallthetime,astheygoabouttheirdailybusiness,youstarttoblendinabittoomuch,untilfinallyyoubecomeakindofbackgroundnoise.”可知，当你美妙的旋律每天都出现在男人日常生活中的时候，最后也会变成背景噪音。故答案为C.A、B未提及；倒数第二段首句提到了“…mostrelationshipsarelikelytobecomeboring.”D选项与此不符，故错误。阅读理解(2011·江西卷，D)Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?Whyshouldmoney,timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeup(基因构成)ashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthetreesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanbeidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybecompletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,wecanlessenitseffects.Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotential(潜在的)resourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspin­offsincludingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesforweatherforecastingandincommunicationssystems.Evennon­stickpansandmirroredsunglassesareby­products(副产品)oftechnologicaldevelopmentsinthespaceindustry!Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationofspaceallowscreative,braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowtheuniversewasformedorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,butknowledgecanhelphumanbeingstosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.WhileEarthistheonlyplanetknowntosupportlife,surel