高考英语阅读理解(25篇含详细解析)

2009年高考英语阅读理解专项练习1Everyonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolder,butmen'smindsdeclinemorethanwomen's,accordingtotheresultsofaworldwidesurvey.Certaindifferencesseemtobeinherentinmaleandfemalebrains:Menarebetteratmaintaininganddealingwithmentalimages(usefulinmathematicalreasoningandspatialskills),whilewomentendtoexcel(擅长)atrecallinginformationfromtheirbrain'sfiles(helpfulwithlanguageskillsandrememberingthelocationsofobjects).Manystudieshavelookedforaconnectionbetweensexandtheamountofmentaldecline(衰退)peopleexperienceastheyage,buttheresultshavebeenmixed.Somestudiesfoundmoreage-relateddeclineinmenthaninwomen,whileotherssawtheoppositeorevennorelationshipatallbetweensexandmentaldecline.Thoseresultscouldbeimproperbecausethestudiesinvolvedolderpeople,andwomenlivelongerthanmen:Thementestedarethesurvivors,sothey'retheonesthatmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedecline,saidstudyteamleaderElizabethoftheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Peoplesurveyedcompletedfourtasksthattestedsex-relatedcognitiveskills:matchinganobjecttoitsrotatedform,matchinglinesshownfromthesameangle,typingasmanywordsinaparticularcategory(范畴)aspossibleinthegiventime,e.g.objectusuallycoloredgray,andrecallingthelocationofobjectsinalinedrawing.Thefirsttwoweretasksatwhichmenusuallyexcel;thelatteraretypicallydominatedbywomen.Withineachagegroupstudied,menandwomenperformedbetterintheirseparatecategoriesonaverage.Andthoughperformancedeclinedwithageforbothgenders,womenshowedobviouslylessdeclinethanmenoverall.1.Theunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmeans_________.A.naturalB.greatC.obviousD.absolute2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanNotbetypedintothesamecategory?A.cloudB.sheepC.treesD.goose3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingthearticle?A.MendobetterthanwomenwhenitcomestolearningEnglish.B.Womenstandoutatrememberingpeople’snames.C.Menexcelattypingasmanywordsinaparticularcategoryaspossibleinthegiventime.D.Womenexcelatdealingmathematicproblems.4.Oneimportantfactorthataffectsthecorrectnessoftheresultsisthat_________.A.theoldmentestedmaynothaveshownsuchcognitivedeclineB.peoplesurveyedarealloldC.peopletakingpartinthistestcamefromallovertheworldD.womenlivelongerthanmen5.Theauthoraimstotellusthat__________.A.women’smindsperformbetterthanmen’sB.men’smindsdeclinemorewithageC.everyonebecomesalittlemoreforgetfulastheygetolderD.asurveyonhuman’sminddeclinewasdonerecently参考答案与解析：1、答案为A。词意猜测题。男女大脑的思维在某些方面的差异是天生固有的。2、答案为C。推理判断题。根据文章第五段可推断出选项中这类物体是以白色为限定范畴的，故选项C为答案。3、答案为B。推理判断题。男性在推理和空间思维方面占优势，女性在提取大脑中储存的记忆信息方面占优势。故答案为B。4、答案为A。细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知。文章只是说调查涉及到老年人，但并不都是老年人，故排除B。选项D不是造成调查结果不准确的原因。5、答案为B。主旨理解题。根据文章第一段可知。2Itseemsthatpoliticiansaroundtheworldarethinkingaboutthehealthoftheircountries.WhileinChina,ChenZhuhasannouncedhisplansforauniversalhealthserviceandreformacrosshealthservices.GordonBrown,theUKPrimeMinister,hasalsoannouncedheisplanningtomakesomechangesinourhealthservice.ThecruxofMr.Brown'sproposalsarerelatedtogivingtheNHS(NationalHealthService)agreaterfocusonprevention,ratherthanjustcuringpatients.Heisplanningtointroduceincreasedscreeningforcommondiseasessuchasheartdisease,strokes,andcancer,forexample,breastcancer.InBritainthereare200,000deathsayearfromheartattacksandstrokes,manyofwhichmighthavebeenavoidediftheconditionhadbeenknownabout.Initially,thediagnostic(诊断的)testswillbeavailableforthosewhoarevulnerable,ormostlikelytohavethedisease.Oneexampleisaplantoofferallmenover65anultrasoundtesttocheckforproblemswiththemainartery(动脉),aconditionwhichkills3,000menayear.TheoppositionhavecriticizedMr.Brown'sproposals,sayingthattheyarejustatrick,andclaimingthatthereisnopropertimetableforthechanges.TheyalsosaythatMr.Brownisreducingthemoneyavailableforthetreatmentofcertainconditionswhileputtingmoremoneytowardstestingforthem.TheNHSwasfoundedin1948,andispaidforbytaxation.Theideaisthattherichpaymoretowardsthehealthservicethanthepoor.Howeverinrecentyearstherehasbeenagreatincreaseintheuseofprivatehealthcare,becauseit’smuchquicker.NHSwaitinglistsforoperationscanbeverylong,somanypeoplewhocanafforditchoosetopayformedicalcarethemselves.(297words)1.Theunderlinedwordvulnerableinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans________.A.sickB.weakC.woundedD.old2.Allthefollowingstatementsaretrueexceptthat_________.A.allpeopleshouldpayfortheirhealthcareattheNHS.B.somepeopleareagainstthereformofthehealthcare.C.thewriterislikelytocomefromBritain.D.moremoneywillbespentontestingpeoplethanbefore.3.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfortheincreasingprivatehealthcare?A.Peoplearepayingmoreattentiontotheirownhealth.B.Peoplearewelloffenoughtopaytheirhealthcare.C.TheNHSwasnotavailableformostofthepeople.D.It’snotsoconvenientforpeopletogototheNHSfortheirhealthcare.4.Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofthehealthreformplanintheUKisto_______A.encouragemoreprivatehealthcare.B.focusonthepreventionratherthanoncuringthepatient.C.dealwiththemainarteryproblems.D.fightagainsttheoppositionintheUK.5.Theauthorofthispassageintendstotellus_________.A.theNHSshouldbereformedrightaway.B.moreandmorepeoplearedyingfromdiseases.C.theplantoreformtheNH