1、2010屆高考第二輪復習英語閱讀理解練習七（含解析）AHow Room Designs Affect Our Work and FeelingsArchitects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（經驗的，實證的） basis. They are discovering how to design spaces t

2、hat promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation. Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people think. Her research ind

3、icates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. In additions to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant's ability to c

4、oncentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention. Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academicall

5、y, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabul

6、ary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots. Recent study on room lighting design suggests than dim（暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxa

7、tion. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax. So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. "We have a very limited number of studies, so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管）," ar

8、chitect David Allison says. "How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? That's what we're all struggling with." 1What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research? A. Light. B. Ceilings. C. Windows. D. Furniture. 2 The passage tell

9、s us that _. A. the shape of furniture may affect people's feelings B. lower ceilings may help improve students' creativity C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades D. students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed 3The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probab

10、ly means that _.A. the problem is not approached step by step B. the researches so far have faults in themselves C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect D. research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns 4. Which of the following shows the organization of the passa

11、ge? CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point（次要點） C: Conclusion BSocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name.

12、 Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.Many roads and places in Singapore（新加坡） are named in order

13、 that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries - in both the West and the East.Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to pro

14、mote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly

15、 Circus - obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay（馬來語）. Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The r

16、eason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescen

17、t（月牙） because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.5. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _.A. the government is usually the first to name a placeB. many places tend to have more than one nameC. a ceremony will be held when a place is namedD. people pref

18、er the place names given by the government6. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Change suddenly. B. Change significantly.C. Disappear mysteriously. D. Disappear very slowly.7. Which of the following places is named after a person?A. Raffles Place. B. Selector

19、Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Crescent.8. Bras Basah Road is named _.A. after a person B. after a place C. after an activity D. by its shape9. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.B. Some places in Singapore are named for mi

20、litary purposes.C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.CImagine youre at a party full of strangers. Youre nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, youve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips

21、in everyones name tag (標簽). The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simpleThis hasnt quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed

22、 in a product, under your pets skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately. Such a tag carries i

23、nformation specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patients medical records. At a nightclub

24、 in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP (very important person) section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.Take a step back:10 or 12 years ago,you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know wh

25、en you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simplerRFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connect

26、ed wirelessly,” predicts Dr.J.Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it.

27、And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits. When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Heres a wild guess: Not for buying milk.10. The article is intend

28、ed to_ . A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technologyB. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technologyC. convince people of the uses of RFID technologyD. predict the applications of RFID technology11. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people_.A. wil

29、l have no trouble getting data about othersB. will have more energy for conversationC. will have more time to make friends D. wont feel shy at parties any longer12. Passive RFID tags chiefly consist of _.A. scanning devices B. radio waves C. batteries D. chips13Why are some people worried about RFID

30、 technology?A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.B. Because market competition will become more fierce.C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected. D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.14. The last paragraph implies that RFID technology .A. will not be use

31、d for such matters as buying milk B. will be widely used, including for buying milkC. will be limited to communication usesD. will probably be used for pop musicDIt is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes Mor

32、e often the doctors cant fix the damage Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brainDr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help He thinks doctors

33、should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain. Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys bl

34、ood back to the monkeys brains. When the brains temperature was 10, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still d

35、o the jobs the doctor had taught them.15. The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that _ .A. the time is too short for doctors B. the patients are often too nervousC. the damage is extremely hard to fix D. the blood-cooling machine might break down 16. The brain operation was mad

36、e possible mainly by_.A. taking the blood out of the brainB. trying the operation on monkeys firstC. having the blood go through a machineD. lowering the brains temperature17. With Dr. Whites new idea, the operation on the damaged brain .A. can last as long as 30 minutesB. can keep the brains blood

37、warmC. can keep the patients brain healthyD. can help monkeys do different jobs18. What is the right order of the steps in the operations?a. send the cooled back to the brainb. stop the blood to the brainc. have the blood cooled downd. operate on the brainA. a, b, c, d B. c, a, b, dC. c, b, d, aD. b

38、, c, d, a19. Which of the following is not true? A. If there isnt enough blood, the brain can live for only three to five minutes.B. If the brain is very cold, it can live without blood for half an hour.C. Dr. White tried his idea for thirteen times.D. After their operations, the monkeys were health

39、y and busy againEThe traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard

40、that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled

41、. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof. Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.The design won an award at the annual

42、 New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a businessTo raise money for the idea, he toured the citys private companies which fund new business and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to fo

43、ur of Mints directors and won their support. Mint has committed around £500,000 to MyHabs and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr. Dunlops business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodat

44、es two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhabs team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personali

45、zed and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior (外部的) advertising space. The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp

46、 in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.20. “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents _. A. economically desirableB. favorable to the environment C. for holding music performances1 D. designed for disaster relief21. Mr. Dunlop established his business . A.

47、 independently with an interest-free loan from Mint B. with the approval of the Citys administration C. in partnership with a finance group D. with the help of a Japanese architect22. It is implied in the passage that _.A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer B. most performances at British

48、 festivals are given in the open airC. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailoredD. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users.23. The passage is mainly concerned with .A. an attempt at developing recyclable tentsB. some efforts at making full use of cardboardsC.

49、an unusual success of a graduation projectD. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals24. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Dont Use Tents Again B. The Advantages of TentsC. How to Produce Tents D. The Development of Recyclable Tents1B細節理解題。根據第二段內容可知Joan Me

50、yers-Levy focus on ceilings. 2A細節判斷題。根據文中內容可知B,C和D均是錯誤的。 3D句意猜測題。根據劃線句子后面的一句話可以知道該題的正確答案為:D。 4C考查文章結構。注意解題技巧。第一段為總要點，最后一段為結論，要點123共同服務于結論，重要的是要點二又包含了兩個次要點。綜上分析可知答案為:C。 5B推理理解題。 由 “Frequently it happens that a place has two names”可知。6D詞義猜測題。 根據下文“the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost”可知。7A細節理解。答案見第二自然段。8C。細節理解題。 見第四自然段前兩行。9A推理判斷題。 由本文第一句話“Societies all over the world name places in similar ways.”可推知。C 本