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专业的教育资料-1-2018.5第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节(共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHelloandwelcometoWordsandTheirStories!IthelpsyouunderstandcommonexpressionswhenyouarestudyingEnglish.Now,let’ssayyouarearegularlistenertotheshowandyouwanttolearnthemeaningofthesayingtobecutfromthesamecloth.Soyouwritetousrequestingmoreinformation.ThenIwriteashowaboutthatexpression.Youcouldsaythatprogramistailor-madejustforyou.Wewillexplainitlikethis:Atailormakesmen’sclothing.Whenatailorgoestowork,heorshefirsttakesmeasurements.Thetailorthenmakesclothingforjustthatindividual,notagroupofpeople.Wecallthatkindofclothingtailor-made.Butnow,let’sgetbacktoourearlierexpression—tobecutfromthesamecloth.Whenmakingabusinesssuit,atailorcutsthecoatfromthesamepieceofcloth.Thisway,thecolorandqualityofthematerialmatch.Let’ssayFelixandCatherinedesignvideogames.Thetwoyoungdesignersbothwanttodesigngoodgamesthathelpchildren.Theyalsohavethesamesenseofhumor.So,youcouldsaytheyarecutfromthesamecloth.Theyarealsogoodfriends.SoifCatherinewereinneed,Felixwouldgivehertheshirtoffhisback.Now,wepraisepeoplewhorolluptheirsleevesandwhogiveyoutheshirtofftheirbacks.Wetipourhatstothesepeople.OK,anotherphrase.Catherinehasbeenoutofworkforamonth,andsheisonpinsandneedlesformonths,hopingforajoboffer.Tailorsoftenusepinsandneedleswhenmakingclothes.Mostpinsandneedlesaremadeofmetal—andtheyaresharp!Theywouldhurtyouifyousatonthem.Soifyouareonpinsandneedles,youareanxiouslywaitingforsomethingtohappen.21.Howcanwedescribetwinsaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyaretailor-made.B.Theyareonpinsandneedles.专业的教育资料-2-C.Theyarecutfromthesamecloth.D.Theytiptheirhatstoeachother.22.Inwhichsituationmaywegiveafriendtheshirtoffourbacks?A.Hehasdoneagooddeed.B.Heislackinginfood.C.Heiscuriousaboutsomething.D.Heiswaitingforhisexamscores.23.Fromwherecanyoufindthepassage?A.Anacademicmagazine.B.Aradioprogram.C.Anentertainmentreport.D.ATVshow.BIfoundapolicereportthathadbeenfiledinFlorida17yearsbefore.Itsaidaboywashitandhisbodywasthrown19yards.Buthewasn’tthrown;hewasdraggedthatfarandcaughtinthechainsofthetruck.Itsaidsomeonefledthescene,butthatsomeonewasmyolderbrother,Alex,andhedidn’tflee.Herushedovertohisfriend,buttheboywasalreadydead.Itsaid…But…Alexhadjustturned15.Thiswasthedayweneverspokeabout.Wethoughtitwouldmakeadifferenceinhelpinghimstepoutoftheshadowofthataccident.SoIdidn’tbringitupuntilonenight,whenwewere30and31,IaskedifheeverthoughtaboutthedayJonathandied.Butherespondedwithanunpleasantlaughandacoldsilence.Beforetheaccident,wewereinseparable.Aftertheaccident,wedidn’thavewordsforanyconversation.IwasdesperatetoreconnectandconvincedthattheonlywaytodosowastogetascloseasIcouldtothatday.Itrackeddownthepolicereport.Iwrotedownthedriver’snameandfoundhisphonenumber.ItoldhimIwantedtoknowaboutanaccidenthewasinvolvedinbackin1999.Hetoldmeitwasthehardesttimeinhislife.ItoldhimIwantedtofindawaytotakeawaymybrother’spain.“Youcan’t.”hesaid“Butifyouwanttolessenit,lethimtalktoyou,andoncethosewordsstartcoming,you’llrealizethataskingistheeasypart.专业的教育资料-3-Listeningisthehardpart.”Ihungupthephonebutdidn’tstopthere.Itrackeddownthewitnesses.Ayearafterthefirstphonecall,ImetwithmybrotherandtoldhimaboutthepeopleIhadspokentoandwhattheyhadsaid,andhisinstinct(本能)wastoconfirmandcorrecteachdetail.Thatwasmyopening,andhistoo.LaterIwasabletoaskwhatnooneinmyfamilyeverhad:“Couldyoujuststartatthebeginningandtellmeeverything?”Andhedid.24.HowdidthepolicereportinParagraph1appeartobeintheauthor’sopinion?A.Fact-free.B.Ambiguous.C.Persuasive.D.Cautiously-worded.25.Whydidtheauthoravoidreferringtotheaccident?A.Toavoidarguingwithhisbrother.B.Toprotecthisbrotherfromothers’scolding.C.Tohelprelievehisbrother’spain.D.Toshowtrustinhisbrother’sinnocence.26.Whatmaytheauthor’sbrotherneedmostaftertheaccident?A.Others’realunderstanding.B.Others’immediatecompany.C.Others’sincerelistening.D.Others’detailedasking.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheAccidentNoOneTalkedAboutB.TheExperienceShapingMyBrotherC.TheQuestionNoOneCaredAboutD.TheMomentChangingMyBrother’sLifeCResearchfindsthatchildrenwhoplayviolentgamesorwatchviolentTVcanbecomeviolentthemselves,butwhatdrivesthischange?Arethekidssimplycopywhattheyseeonthescreen,orcouldgaminghaveamoreprofoundeffectontheirbrains,affectingbehavior?Toexplorethatquestion,Dr.VincentMatthewsandhiscolleaguesatIndianaUniversity,whohavelongstudiedmediaviolence,lookedatwhathappenedinthebrains专业的教育资料-4-in28studentswhowererandomlyassignedtoplayeitheraviolent,first-personshootergameoranon-violentoneeverydayforaweek.Noneoftheparticipantshadmuchpreviousgamingexperience.Atthestartofthestudy,researchersusedfunctionalMRItoscanbrainactivityintheparticipants,allyoungadultmen,whiletheycompletedlab-basedtasksinvolvingeitheremotionalornon-emotionalcontent.Theparticipantswerethenscannedagainwhiletheyrepeatedthesametasksafteraweekofplayingthevideogames.Researchersfoundthatthosewhoplayedtheviolentvideogamesshowedlessactivityinareasthatinvolvedemotions,attentionandinhibition(抑制)ofourimpulses(冲动).“Behavioralstudieshaveshownanincr