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云南省昆明市2016高考英语阅读练习（4）

阅读理解。

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher

21-year-oldtwinsons:acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodest

rhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome,’butatthesametime

Iwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation,”saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidformthe

schools,andeachsonincreadhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederal

loan(贷款)lleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleastthey

willbeabletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorxpecttohearmore

udentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliexpect

eadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothave

enoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）tfromtheNational

CenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfees

incread439%from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerojust147%.Student

borrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade,

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon’thaveanaffordablesystem

ofhighereducation,”,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddle

llndkidstocollege

whateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecide

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news,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudent

borrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

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theJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

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thelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

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【文章大意】这是一篇关于学费贷款的文章。

【参考答案】1---5、BDACD

阅读理解。

TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,New

York--heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation."Teachingmeanverythingtous,"

l1998,he

kindofnewsthatleadstosomeriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpo.

Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,

aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation(基金会)thatmailedabookeverymonth

tochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennese.

“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,"Timrecalls.

Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,"asareminder."

Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Tim

gramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswho

couldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.

thansignuponline,

theywenttoDollywoodforalook-e.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,”

ks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDolly

woodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewer

bookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaries.

Satisfied,

2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.

MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:“Thisprogramintroduces

ustobooksI’veneverheardof.”

TheRichterspendabout＄400amonthndingbooksto200children.“Somepeople

sitthereandwaittodie,”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetime

theyhaveleft.”

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【文章大意】文章通过介绍Richter夫妇从接触一个名为ImaginationLibrary的项目到成立

自己的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值

61.答案A。细节理解题。由文章第1段的

wasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpo.可知

答案。

阅读理解。

PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthofromEuropein

distinguishingfacialexpressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrent

Biologyexplainswhy.

RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowrearcher,saidthatratherthanscanning

evenly(均匀的)acrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentiononthe

eyes.

"WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoread

facialexpressions,"Jacksaid."Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequal

measure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandneglect(忽略)themouth."

AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathuman

ult,facial

expressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeudto

reliablyconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.

Therearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacial

expressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsian

sivefacesandputthemintocategories:

happy,sad,surprid,fearful,disgusted,angry,mparedhow

accuratelyparticipantsreadthofacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareye

movementstrategies.

ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocudmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesand

madesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners."Theculturaldifferenceineye

movementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacial

expressions,"Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersuthewholeface

toconveyemotion,Easternersutheeyesmoreandmouthless."

Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsof

reon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthe

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【语篇解读】本文为科普说明文。主要介绍了最新的科学研究发现：东方人比西方人更难于读

懂他人的面部表情。

66.答案：A

考点：细节理解题

解析：根据第三段“Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereas

Easternersfavortheeyesandneglect(忽略)themouth.”可以得出答案

67.答案：C

考点：细节理解题

解析：根据第五段“…byrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13

sivefacesandputtheminto

categories:happy,sad,surprid,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.”可以判

断选C

68.答案：A

考点：词义猜测

解析：根据定语从句“thattheyshow”所修饰的eyemovements在研究中为the

participants所作（从theeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsian

people”可知）可判断选A

69.答案：C

考点：细节理解题

解析：根据第六段“ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocudmuchgreaterattentionon

theeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthandidWesterners.”可判断选C

70.答案：B

考点：主旨大意题

解析：文章首先指出科学研究的最新发现：东方人比西方人更难于读懂人的面部表情。之后更

具体地介绍研究的结构及其研究过程，最后得出结论：文化差异丰富了理解情感的基本社会技

巧，即：不同的文化背景使人理解他人情感的方式也不尽相同。由此判断最佳标题应为B

完形填空

Oneday,whenIwasworkingasapsychologistinEngland,aboynamedDavid1

walkingupanddownrestlessly,his

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family,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadand

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he13thatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,14wewereplaying

chess,helookedupatmesuddenly.

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Afterthatday,riendsinschoolandjoinedabicycle

adreallystartedto17hisownlife.

solearnedthatone—withoutanywords—can

20isahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,

andanearthatlistens.

【文章大意】本文作者用亲身经历说明,一个人无需用语言也能触及到另一个人的心灵,所

需要的只不过是一个拥抱,一个哭泣时可以依靠的肩膀,一次友好的抚摸和一只愿意倾听的

耳朵。

【解析】选A。词语辨析题。showup出现,露面;putup张贴,举起;goup爬上,上升;take

up从事,占据。

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上下文,David焦躁地在房间里走来走去,手轻微地颤抖,可

知他的脸色变得苍白。故选B。

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【解析】选C。习语搭配题。.把某人介绍给某人;David的校长曾经向“我”

介绍过David的情况。

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【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据后文可知,因为家庭的变故,David变得沉默寡言,拒绝与

其他人进行交流。

【解析】选D。背景常识题。“我”看了看David,示意让他坐在椅子上。

【解析】选C。短语搭配题。theanswertosth.……的答案。

【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据文章最后一句话可以得出,此处指有时候敞开心扉和抱着同

情心去倾听是能够做的最好的事情。

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【解析】选D。词语辨析题。think认为;hope希望;demand要求;suggest建议,后接虚拟

语气。

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【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据下文可知,最初David和“我”下棋的时候,没有抬头看

“我”一眼。

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【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。David非常喜欢和“我”下棋,故来得比较早。

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【解析】选C。词语辨析题。David比预定的时间来得早,好像非常愿意和我在一起。companion

伙伴;communication交流;community社区;company陪伴,符合题意。

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【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。“我”认为或许他仅仅需要有人来分担他的痛苦。simply仅仅。

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。或许他能感觉我同情他。

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。几个月之后,当我们在下象棋的时候,他突然抬头看我。

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。David说轮到我下棋了。

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【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上文可知,David从最初沉默寡言,变得开始讲话了。

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【解析】选B。短语搭配题。他开始按自己的方式生活。live...life过……的生活。

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【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。或许“我”给了David一些重要的东西。

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【解析】选B。词语辨析题。putout扑灭;arriveat到达;comeup走近,靠近;reachout

伸出。一个人无需用语言也能触及到另一个人的心灵。

【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。所需要的只不过是一个拥抱……,take需要,符合题意。