Almost everyone wants to get smarter. We struggle to improve our 16_ , intelligence and attention. We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us  17_  the day.

 18 __, a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are 19___ to how smart humans can get.

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The study of Jews, who have an average IQ much _ 25_  than other Europeans, showed they were more  _26_  to develop diseases of the  _27_  system. This might be because of their increased brainpower.

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Our memory is also a “double-edged sword”. People with extremely good memories could  33__ having a difficult life because they cannot  _34 bad things that happen to them.

Thomas Hills, one of the authors of the paper, said that   35  all the problems in trying to get smarter, it’s unlikely that there will ever be a “super mind”.

1.                A．memory        B．character       C．.ability    D．emotion

 

2.                A．go through      B．get through      C．put through    D．carry through

 

3.                A．Though         B．Therefore       C．Meanwhile    D．However

 

4.                A．standards       B．measures       C．ranges   D．limits

 

5.                A．For example     B．In addition       C．At first   D．Above all

 

6.                A．until           B．before         C．because  D．so that

 

7.A. blood      B information        C. breath            D. strength

8.                A．reasons        B．factors         C．a(chǎn)spects   D．effects

 

9.                A．chances        B．lives           C．choices   D．deaths

 

10.               A．smarter        B．better          C．higher D．lower

 

11.               A．likely          B．possible        C．probable  D．sure

 

12.               A．nervous        B．bodily          C．personal   D．physical

 

13.               A．exercising      B．concentrating    C．memorizing D．thinking

 

14.               A．poisons        B．drinks          C．plants     D．drugs

 

15.               A．health         B．family          C．a(chǎn)ttention  D．living

 

16.               A．same          B．different        C．opposite   D．similar

 

17.               A．lower          B．smaller         C．higher D．upper

 

18.               A．end up         B．make up        C．start up   D．come up

 

19.               A．remember      B．forget          C．perform   D．share

 

20.               A．supposing       B．considering     C．concerning D．regarding

 

 

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章通過研究變得聰明會(huì)帶來的問題，得出結(jié)論我們是不可能擁有更聰明的頭腦的。

1.考查名詞：A. memory記憶B. character特點(diǎn)C. .ability能力D. emotion情感，我們想改善記憶力，智力和注意力，選A

2.考查詞組：A.go through經(jīng)歷B.get through完成C.put through通過D. carry through幫助…渡過難關(guān)，我們一杯咖啡一杯咖啡的喝來幫助我們度過每天。選B

3.考查副詞：A. Though雖然B. Therefore因此C. Meanwhile同時(shí)D. However然而，從后面的句中的warns 可知是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，用副詞。選D

4.考查名詞：A.standards標(biāo)準(zhǔn)B. measures措施C. ranges范圍D. limits限制，然而，一項(xiàng)研究警告說，人類有多聰明是有限制的。選D

5.考查詞組：A. For example例如B. In addition此外C. At first起初D. Above all最重要的是，前面說我們的身體發(fā)展是有一定的原因的，后面是舉例說明。選A

6.考查連詞：A.until直到B. before在…前面C. because因?yàn)镈. so that以至于，我們不到3米高，因?yàn)槿说难菏堑讲涣四敲锤叩�。選C

7.考查名詞：A. blood血液B information信息C. breath呼吸D. strength力量，解析同上。選A

8.考查名詞：A. reasons原因B. factors因素C. aspects方面D. effects影響，孩子的大腦是由一定的因素決定的。選B

9.考查名詞：A.chances機(jī)會(huì)B. lives生命C. choices選擇D. deaths死亡，如果孩子的腦袋太大，在出生的時(shí)候就有更多死亡。選D

10.考查形容詞：A.smarter更聰明B. better更好C. higher更高D. lower更低，猶太人平均的智商比歐洲人高，選C

11.考查形容詞：A.likely可能B. possible可能C. probable可能D. sure肯定，猶太人更有可能得神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的疾病，只有l(wèi)ikely可以用于：Sb/sth is likely to do，選A

12.考查形容詞：A. nervous緊張的B. bodily身體的C. personal個(gè)人的D. physical身體的，解析同上。選A

13.考查動(dòng)詞：A.exercising練習(xí)B. concentrating集中C. memorizing記憶D. thinking思考，如果腦力不能提高我們可不可以提高注意力呢？選B

14.考查名詞：A. poisons毒B. drinks飲料C. plants植物D. drugs藥品，他們研究了可以提高注意力的咖啡因。選D

15.考查名詞：A. health健康B. family家庭C. attention注意力D. living生活，藥品只能影響有嚴(yán)重健康問題的人，選A

16.考查形容詞：A.same同樣B. different不同C. opposite相反D. similar相似的，對(duì)沒有注意力問題的人這些藥物會(huì)有相反的影響。C

17.考查形容詞：A.lower更低B. smaller更聰明C. higher更高D. upper更高，對(duì)人們的注意力有更高的限制。選D

18.考查詞組：A. end up結(jié)束B. make up組成C. start up開始D. come up提出，記憶力好的人可能最終過著不好的生活。選A

19.考查動(dòng)詞：A. remember記得B. forget忘記C. perform改革D. share分享，因?yàn)樗麄儾荒芡洸缓玫氖虑椤＿xB。

20.考查動(dòng)詞：A.supposing猜想B. considering考慮到C. concerning關(guān)于D. regarding關(guān)于，考慮到，變得聰明會(huì)帶來的問題，我們是不可能擁有更聰明的頭腦的。選B

考點(diǎn)：考查科普類短文

點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章通過研究變得聰明會(huì)帶來的問題，得出結(jié)論我們是不可能擁有更聰明的頭腦的。文章層次分明結(jié)構(gòu)嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，立足語(yǔ)篇，側(cè)重通過上下文信息考查考生的綜合運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)的能力，注重語(yǔ)篇的理解，學(xué)生平時(shí)要培養(yǎng)自己駕馭語(yǔ)篇的能力，培養(yǎng)自己根據(jù)語(yǔ)篇綜合運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)的能力。

 

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：重慶市2010屆高三下學(xué)期第二次沖刺考試英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：閱讀理解

 

第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

   When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments shining against the green of a pine. "Where did it come from?" I asked.

    "I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but-such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…" The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the, tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.  "It's not like the one you used to find." my mother went on. "Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn't know where to look. But I couldn't be fussy(挑剔的)."

    "Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect." It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. From para. 1, we can infer that        .

   A. the writer spent his first wartime Christmas at home

   B. Not all the soldiers were allowed to go home for Christmas

   C. all the soldiers would have three-day passes for Christmas

   D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

2. When the writer got home,         .

   A. it was December 23

   B. it was snowing heavily

   C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room

   D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree

3. "All Christmas trees are perfect", because they can remind you of        .

   A. the wartime                    B. the green of a pine

   C. the pleasant moment             D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be "        ".

   A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

   B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

   C. A Perfect Christmas Tree

   D. A Christmas Without a Tree

 

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