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题目列表(包括答案和解析)

阅读理解,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。

  Rene Descartes’ explanation of pain has long been acknowledged in medicine.He proposed that pain is a purely physical phenomenon – that tissue injury makes specific nerves send a signal to the brain, causing the mind to notice pain.The phenomenon, he said, is like pulling on a rope to ring a bell in the brain.It is hard to overstate how deeply fixed this account has become.In medicine, doctors see pain in Descartes’ terms-as a physical process, a sing of tissue injury.

  The limitations of this explanation, however, have been apparent for some time, since people with obvious injuries sometimes report feeling no pain at all.Later, researchers proposed that Descartes’ model be replaced with what they called the gate control theory of pain.They argued that before pain signals reach the brain, they must first go through a gating mechanism in the spinal cord(脊髓).In some cases, this imaginary gate could simply step gain signals from getting to the brain.

  Their most amazing suggestion was that what controlled the gate was not just signals from sensory nerves but also emotions and other “output” from the brain.They were saying that pulling on the rope need not make the bell ring.The bell itself-the mind-could stop it.This theory led to a great deal of research into how such factors as mood, gender, and beliefs influence the experience of pain.In a British study, for example, researchers measured pain threshold and tolerance levels in 53 ballet dancers and 53 university students by using a common measurement:after immersing your hand in body-temperature water for two mintues to establish a baseline condition, you put your hand in a bowl of ice water and start a clock running.You mark the time when it begins to hurt:that is your pain threshold.Then you mark the time when it hurts too much to keep your hand in the water:that is your pain tolerance.The test is always stopped at 120 seconds, to prevent injury.

  The results were striking.On average female students reported pain at 16 seconds and pulled their hands out of the ice water at 37 seconds.Female dancers were almost three times as long on both counts.Men in both groups had a higher threshold and tolerance for pain, but the difference between mals dancers and mals nondancers was nearly as large.What explains that difference? Probably it has something to do with the psychology of ballet dancers – a group known for self-discipline, physical fitness, and competitiveness, as well as by a high rate of chronic(慢性)injury.Their driven personalities and competitive culture evidently accustom them to pain.Other studies along these lines have shown that outgoing people have greater pain tolerance and that, with training, one can reduce one's sensitivity to pain.

  There is also striking evidence that very simple kinds of mental suggestion can have powerful effects on pain.In one study of 500 patients undergoing dental procedures, those who were given a placebo injection and promised that it would relieve their pain had the least discomfort-not only less than the patients who got a placebo and were told nothing but also less than the patients who got actual drug without any promise that it would work.

  Today it is abundantly evident that the brain is actively involved in the experience of pain and is no more bell on a string.Today every medical textbook teaches the gate control theory as fact.There's a problem with it, though.It explains people who have injuries but feel no pain, but it doesn't explain the reverse, which is far more common-the millions of people who experience chronic pain, such as back pain, with no signs of injury whatsoever.So where does the pain come from? The rope and clapper are gone, but the bell is still ringing

(1)

The primary purpose of the passage is to ________.

[  ]

A.

describe how modern research has updated an old explanation.

B.

support a traditional view with new data.

C.

promote a particular attitude towards physical experience.

D.

suggest a creative treatment for a medical condition.

(2)

Which statement best describes Descartes theory of pain presented in paragraph 1?

[  ]

A.

The brain can shut pain off at will.

B.

The brain plays no part in the body's experience of pain.

C.

Pain can be caused in many different ways.

D.

Pain is an automatic response to bodily injury.

(3)

The author implies that the reason why the gate control was “amazing” was that it ________

[  ]

A.

offered an extremely new and original explanation.

B.

was just opposite to people's everyday experiences.

C.

was grounded in an ridiculous logic.

D.

was so sensible it should have been proposed centuries before.

(4)

The author refers to “chronic back pain” as an example of something that is ________

[  ]

A.

costly, because it troubles millions of people.

B.

puzzling, because it sometimes has no obvious cause.

C.

disappointing, because it does not improve with treatment.

D.

worrying, because it lies beyond the reach of medicine.

(5)

The last sentence of the passage serves mainly to express that ________

[  ]

A.

scientific judgments are difficult to understand.

B.

theoretical investigations are generally useless.

C.

researchers still have a long way to go before the puzzle is made clear.

D.

there is always something puzzling at the heart of science.

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Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节,满分40分)

第一节 阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who lived between 1867-1934. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered two new elements (radium and polonium, two radioactive elements that they extracted chemically from pitchblende ore) and studied the x-rays they emitted. She found that the harmful properties of x-rays were able to kill tumors. By the end of World War I, Marie Curie was probably the most famous woman in the world. She had made a conscious decision, however, not to patent methods of processing radium or its medical applications.

Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Poland and died on July 4, 1934. Her co-discovery with her husband Pierre Curie of the radioactive elements radium and polonium represents one of the best known stories in modern science for which they were recognized in 1901 with the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1911, Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel prize, this time in chemistry, to honor her for successfully isolating pure radium and determining radium's atomic weight.

As a child, Marie Curie amazed people with her great memory. She learned to read when she was only four years old. Her father was a professor of science and the instruments that he kept in a glass case fascinated Marie. She dreamed of becoming a scientist, but that would not be easy. Her family became very poor, and at the age of 18, Marie became a governess. She helped pay for her sister to study in Paris. Later, her sister helped Marie with her education. In 1891, Marie attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie, a well-known physicist.

 Marie Curie contributed greatly to our understanding of radioactivity and the effects of x-rays. She received two Nobel prizes for her brilliant work, but died of leukemia, caused by her repeated exposure to radioactive material.

41. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. To give us a general introduction to Madame Curie.

B. To show us how Madame Curie discovered radium.

C. To tell us how Madame Curie developed as a scientist.

D. To tell us how Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes.

42. Madame Curie was given the Nobel Prize in chemistry because_________.

A. she discovered radium

B. she separated pure radium and calculated its atomic weight

C. she discovered polonium

D. she didn’t patent methods of processing radium

43. Which of the following statements about Madame Curie is Not True?

A. Madame Curie made great contributions to medical science.

B. Madame Curie was very smart and ambitious when she was a child.

C. Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes in physics.

D. Madame Curie’s husband helped her a lot in her research.

44. We can infer from the third paragraph that_________.

①Madame Curie got married when she was at college.

②Madam Curie had a great ambition when she was young.

③Madame Curie loved teaching more than anything else.

④Madam Curie must have met a lot of difficulties to get high education.

⑤Her father had a great influence on Madam Curie’s future career.

⑥Madam Curie was very smart when she was a child

A. ①②④⑤⑥     B.②④⑤⑥    C. ②③④⑤⑥    D. ①②③④⑤

45. Which is the right order about Madam Curie according to the passage?

a. married Pierre       b. attended University       c. discovered radium  

d. determined radium’s atomic weight               e. won the Nobel Prize in physics

A. b, c, a, d, e      B. b, a, c, d, e     C. b, a, c, e, d     D. b, c, a, e, d

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后完成文后题目。

  As you know, the 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney in Sept. 2000. You may 1 what Sydney looks like.

  Sydney is Australia's old, 2 and liveliest city with a population of 3000000. It is a colorful, 3 city but it has also a 4 beauty with 5 park land and perhaps the world's most beautiful deep - water harbour (港口).

  As well as being 6 for its modem building and 7 , the city has many 8 of historical interest. For example, Mrs Macquarie's Chair, the Rocks dating back to the early nineteenth century, and the attractive 9 of houses of Paddington, are all close to the harbour and the city 10 .

  Sydeny has many attractions which tourists can 11 a zoo, Koala Bear Park and the Opera House which stand the water's edge. Some 12 that this is one of the most beautiful examples of modern 13 in the world. For fun entertainment(接待) there are all kinds of restaurants, theatres, nightclubs, sports and social clubs. There is 14 an advanced network of communications 15 the city 16 underground railway, buses and taxis. Sydney has a very 17 climate. The average temperature in summer is 21.7℃, and in winter 12.6℃.

  There are 18 places in world where a 19 can find such a rich kind of natural and historical beauty, entertainment and culture. 20 any inhabitant(居民) of Sydney about his city and he'll say there's no place like it.

1.

[  ]

A.imagine
B.ask
C.think
D.wonder

2.

[  ]

A.largest
B.smallest
C.happiest
D.strangest

3.

[  ]

A.crowded
B.quiet
C.polluted
D.modem

4.

[  ]

A.special
B.natural
C.real
D.true

5.

[  ]

A.big
B.high
C.green
D.wide

6.

[  ]

A.popular
B.famous
C.known
D.praised

7.

[  ]

A.roads
B.trees
C.hills
D.houses

8.

[  ]

A.sorts
B.kinds
C.differences
D.places

9.

[  ]

A.lines
B.rows
C.queue
D.scores

10.

[  ]

A.office
B.cinema
C.center
D.side

11.

[  ]

A.watch
B.see
C.meet
D.enjoy

12.

[  ]

A.regard
B.say
C.consider
D.suggest

13.

[  ]

A.designs
B.science
C.imaginations
D.buildings

14.

[  ]

A.also
B.just
C.only
D.even

15.

[  ]

A.outside
B.within
C.around
D.near

16.

[  ]

A.besides
B.except
C.such as
D.including

17.

[  ]

A.pleasant
B.changeable
C.cool
D.wet

18.

[  ]

A.on
B.few
C.many
D.a few

19.

[  ]

A.writer
B.reader
C.inhabitant
D.visitor

20.

[  ]

A.Tell
B.Telephone
C.Question
D.Ask

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Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who lived between 1867-1934. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered two new elements (radium and polonium, two radioactive elements that they extracted chemically from pitchblende ore) and studied the x-rays they emitted. She found that the harmful properties of x-rays were able to kill tumors. By the end of World War I, Marie Curie was probably the most famous woman in the world. She had made a conscious decision, however, not to patent methods of processing radium or its medical applications.

Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Poland and died on July 4, 1934. Her co-discovery with her husband Pierre Curie of the radioactive elements radium and polonium represents one of the best known stories in modern science for which they were recognized in 1901 with the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1911, Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel prize, this time in chemistry, to honor her for successfully isolating pure radium and determining radium's atomic weight.

As a child, Marie Curie amazed people with her great memory. She learned to read when she was only four years old. Her father was a professor of science and the instruments that he kept in a glass case fascinated Marie. She dreamed of becoming a scientist, but that would not be easy. Her family became very poor, and at the age of 18, Marie became a governess. She helped pay for her sister to study in Paris. Later, her sister helped Marie with her education. In 1891, Marie attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie, a well-known physicist.

 Marie Curie contributed greatly to our understanding of radioactivity and the effects of x-rays. She received two Nobel prizes for her brilliant work, but died of leukemia, caused by her repeated exposure to radioactive material.

What is the main idea of the passage?

To give us a general introduction to Madame Curie.

To show us how Madame Curie discovered radium.

To tell us how Madame Curie developed as a scientist.

To tell us how Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes.

Madame Curie was given the Nobel Prize in chemistry because_________.

she discovered radium

she separated pure radium and calculated its atomic weight

she discovered polonium

she didn’t patent methods of processing radium

Which of the following statements about Madame Curie is Not True?

Madame Curie made great contributions to medical science.

Madame Curie was very smart and ambitious when she was a child.

Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes in physics.

Madame Curie’s husband helped her a lot in her research.

4. We can infer from the third paragraph that_________.

①Madame Curie got married when she was at college.

②Madam Curie had a great ambition when she was young.

③Madame Curie loved teaching more than anything else.

④Madam Curie must have met a lot of difficulties to get high education.

⑤Her father had a great influence on Madam Curie’s future career.

⑥Madam Curie was very smart when she was a child

A. ①②④⑤⑥     B.②④⑤⑥    C. ②③④⑤⑥    D. ①②③④⑤

5. Which is the right order about Madam Curie according to the passage?

a. married Pierre       b. attended University       c. discovered radium  

d. determined radium’s atomic weight               e. won the Nobel Prize in physics

A. b, c, a, d, e      B. b, a, c, d, e     C. b, a, c, e, d     D. b, c, a, e, d

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BEIJING - Hailing Mo Yan as the first Chinese citizen that won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the public has started to consider the way to enhance Chinese literature's global presence.

The prize indicates that Chinese contemporary authors and their works are getting the world's attention, which promp ts writers and amateurs to continue their work, according to Wang Meng, a renowned Chinese writer. But "the prize came a little late," said Xue Yongwu, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication with Ocean University of China (OUC). There have been many accomplished writers of modern and contemporary literature in China, including Lu Xun, Ba Jin and Mao Dun, who should have won the prize earlier, he noted. China's splendid ancient literature, which extends thousands of years, has been widely acknowledged across the world. However, the contemporary literature failed to get enough recognition from outside the country due to its short history and complex political influences, he explained. Language has also been a barrier. Only a small proportion of Chinese literature has been translated into foreign languages, mainly English. The quality of some translated editions needs improvement, said Xue.

In addition to language skills, translation requires high-level comprehension and explanation of culture and art. It's hard for people without any literature background to produce a translation that fully reserves the aesthetic(美学的) sense of the original version, according to Ren Dongsheng, professor with the College of Foreign Languages of OUC. The 57-year-old writer is known for his description of Chinese rural life. The settings for his works range from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution. Mo combines hallucinatory(幻觉的) realism with folk tales, which is more appealing to the taste of Western readers than the styles adopted by many of his peers, such as Yu Hua, Su Tong and Wang Shuo, said Zhang Hongsheng, dean of the Literature Department of the Communication University of China.

  However, "Nobel Prize is not the unique standard to judge the achievements of a writer. Prizes presented by different organizations adopt various evaluation criteria," said Xu Yan, a literature critic. The quality of a literary work is always judged by the topic, language, structure, the way of story-telling, imagination and some other significant elements. People's tastes vary from different social background and cultural mechanism, she added.

  Chinese contemporary literature, which appeared in 1949, has seen a trend of diversification since the country adopted the market economy in 1992. "The prize is a positive sign that the West begins to recognize Chinese literature. But it's an acknowledgement of individual efforts, and Chinese literature revival still has a long way to go," said Zhang. Xue called upon Chinese writers to produce quality works with international perspectives. Good literature should reveal social problems and people's concerns while create the beauty of art. "The society should provide favorable environment for the growth of Chinese writers," he stressed. Seeking increasing world attention requires Chinese writers to maintain the national characteristics and uniqueness. "Chinese elements are the last to lose in successful writings," Zhang said.

  China's book market has witnessed booming sales of Mo's masterpieces over the past days. Zhicheng Classic Bookstore, registered at T-Mall of China's largest online retailer Taobao.com, said 1,500 volumes of Mo's latest novel Frog were sold out in six hours after Mo won the prize. The store has received 1,200 reservation orders by 3:30 pm Friday. The book, about China's family-planning policy, also moved up to 14th from 560th on the list of the most populous book at the Amazon.cn withinin two days. Cao Yuanyong, deputy editor-in-chief of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing Group, said the company is producing the new edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works, which is expected to refill the empty shelves of many book retailers in a week.

50. The article is mainly about_________.

A. Mo Yan's Nobel win sparks piracy concerns

B. Mo Yan's hometown to hail Nobel success

C. Mo Yan sees income soar following Nobel win

D. Mo Yan sparks discussion about Chinese literature

51. The underlined word “renowned” in Paragraph 2 means _______

A. well-known   B. critical     C. fantastic    D. admirable

52. Which of the following is NOT the reason for Chinese contemporary literature failed to win the Nobel in the past from the opinions of Xue Yongwu?

A. Short history  B. Individual efforts  C. Political influences D. Language translation

53. According to Zhang Hongsheng, what is the main characteristics of Mo Yan’s works?

A. Combining hallucinatory realism with folk tales.

B. His description of Chinese urban life

C. Settings from the 1911 revolution, Japan's invasion to Cultural Revolution.

D. Providing different social background and cultural mechanism

54. In order to make Chinese contemporary literature better acknowledged across the word, what is the most important from the opinions of Zhang Hongsheng?

A. International characteristics B. International perspectives

C. Chinese elements           D. Favorable environment

55. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. New edition of a collection of Mo's 16 works has been sold out.

B. Only online bookstores sold out his works after Mo won the prize.

C. The novel Frog was listed the most populous book at the Amazon.cn.

D. Mo Yan’s works are bestsellers in the bookstores at present.

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