高三英语阅读训练十五篇之八

英语阅读（八）AEarlyinthe18thcentury,CaptainCook,afamousexplorerofAustralia,unexpectedlycaughtsightofanunusualanimalduringhisfirstvisittoAustralia.Theanimalhadalargemouselikeheadandjumpedalongonitslargelegs.Tohisgreatsurprise,theunusualanimalcarrieditsyounginaspecialpocketofflesh.CaptainCookpointedtotheanimalwhichwaseatinggrassinthedistanceandaskedhisnativeguidewhattheanimalwasreferredto.Theguideseemednottoknowthathewaspointingatandfinallysaid“Kang-a-roo”,buttheirrequestsweremetwithpuzzledlooksofthenativepeople.BeforelongtheygottodiscoverthatthenativeguidewhomadetheanswertoCook’squestionreallymeant,“Idon’tknowwhatyoupointingat.“Funnyenough,thename“Kang-a-roo”,stuckanditisstillinusetoday.1．Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestexpressesthemainidea?A．captainCook’sguidemadeajoke.B．NativeAustralianscouldnotspeakEnglishinCook’stime.C．Somewordshaveratherfunnyorigins(起源).D．CaptainCookwasaloverofwildanimals.2．Whenthenativeguidesaid“Kang-a-roo”,hereallymeant“______”A．Ah,itisaspecialkindofanimalB．IwonderwhatyouhavesaidC．Whatdoyoumeanbypointingatthatanimal?D．Ihavenoideaofwhatyouarereferringto.3．Wecaninferfromthispassage______.A．weshouldlearnmanydifferentlanguagesB．CaptainCookmadeamistakeinunderstandingC．CaptainCookwasafoolishexplorerD．theimportanceofalanguageincommonBTherearetwotypesoftwins;identicalandnon-identicaltwins.Identicaltwinsareformedfromasingleegginmother’sbodywhichdividestofromtwoseparatebabies.Identicaltwinslookthesame,andareoftendressedbytheirparentsinclothesofthesamecolors.Itisoftendifficulttotellidenticaltwinsfromeachother,evenwhentheyarestandingsidebyside.Non-identicaltwinscomeintobeingwhenthemotherproducestwoseparatedeggsathesametime,bothofwhichgrowtoformbabies.Inthiscasethetwinslooklikenormalbrothersandsistersandareeasytotellonefromtheother.Inthe1970sand1980sascientistdidsomeresearchintotwins.Heinvitedmanypairsofidenticaltwinstouniversityandaskedthemtotakepartinaweekoftests.Hewasparticularlyinterestedinadopted(收养)twinswhohadbeenseparatedatbirth.Hewouldgivethetwinsdifferentkindsofteststostudytheirspeedofthinking,theirspeech,theirmemory,thewaystheysawandhearddifferentthings,andsoon.Timeandtimeagainhefoundseparatedtwinswhopreferredclothesofthesamecolor,usedthesamekindofshavingsoap,worethesameshapedsquareglassesandthesamecoloredsocks.Thereisathirdtypeoftwins,butitisaveryunusualone.TwinswhicharejoinedtogetheratbirthareknowninwesterncountriesasSiamesetwins.4．Itisdifficulttotellidenticaltwinsapartbecause_______.A．theyaredressedinthesameclothesB．theyaredressedinthesamecolorC．theyareveryalikeD．theyarestandingsidebyside5．Ifthetwinsareeasytotellfromeachother,theyare______.A．veryprobablynon-identicaltwinsB．surelyidenticaltwinsC．surelyidenticaltwinsD．alwaysabrotherandasister6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?A．Inthe1970sand1980sascientistdidsomeresearchintothetwomaintypesoftwins.B．Intheweekoftests,hetestedtheirspeedofthinking,theirspeech,theirmemoryandsomeotherthings.C．Thereweretwinswhohadbeenseparatedfromeachotherassoonastheywereborn.D．Veryoften,separatedtwinswerefoundtochoosethingsofthesamekind,thesameshapeandthesamecolor.7．Thispassagemainlytellsus_______.A．themaintypesoftwinsB．whathasbeenfoundoutabouttwinsC．howtwinsareformedD．howascientiststudiedtwinsCThereweretwointerestingpiecesofnewsitemsinthepaperafewyearsago.Onewasaboutamanwhoreceivedabillfromthetelephonecompanyfor$2,000amonthfordoingnothing.Theconnectionbetweenthetwonewsitemsissimple;computers—thebestinventionofthe20thcentury.Thetelephonebillcamefromacomputerwhichmadeaterrifyingmistake;thatman’sbillwasonly$23.26.Theotheritemwasnotasamusing.Amanwalkedintotheunguardedcomputerroomofalargepackagedfoodcompanyandexpertlyprogrammedthecomputertopayhim$2,000amonthforrawmeatwhichhe“supplied”tothecompany.Ofcourseheneversentthemeat,buthecertainlyreceivedthemoney.Thecomputerwroteoutabill,andeven“signed”it.Itwasonlyarandom(随便)checkthatuncoveredthetrick.Itcouldbehappeninginthousandsofothercompaniesallovertheworld.Computersarenotthemagicalworkersthatsomepeoplesaytheyare.Theymakemistakes,they’resometimesslowerthanhumanbeingsandthey’reeasilyfooled.TheUSusedtoconscript(征兵)peoplewiththehelpofacomputer.Thearmysentoutacard,whichhadtobefilledinandsentback.Itwaseasytoavoidbeingcalledupsimplybyspreadingcandle-wax(腊)onthecard.Thecomputercouldn’treadthecard,anddidnothingwithit.It’sinoureverydaylifethatcomputerscausemanyproblems.Let’sgetbacktousingpeopleinsteadofcomputers,beforeamistakethatwecan’tputright.8．Inthefirstparagraphwecanconclude______.A．thepaperistellingalieB．thefirstsentenceisthetopicsentenceC．thetwonewsitemsmadepeoplesurprisedD．ifamandidnothingatallforthetelephonecompany,hewouldstillget$2,000amonth9．Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis_______.A．thecomputersaremagicalworkersB．thecomputerscandoanythingaswellasmanC．thecomputerscanwriteoutthebillandevensignitD．thecomputerssometimesalsomakemistakes10．Computers______.A．wereusedtoconscriptpeopleB．areusuallyfasterthanhumanbeingsC．arenotsomagicalaspeopleexpectD．werenoteasilycontrolledandalwaysfooledhumanbeings11．Thewriterthi