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高考英语阅读理解专项限时训练1

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Off-Peakfaresarecheaperticketsfortravelingontrainsthatarelessbusy,offeringgoodvalue

ketsmayrequireyoutotravelatspecifictimesofday,daysoftheweekorona

hereismorethanoneOff-Peakfareforajourney,thecheaperfareiscalled

SuperOff-Peak.

YoucanbuyOff-Peakticketsanytimebeforeyoutravel,

travelrestkets

-Peakreturntickets,relatedjourneysmustbe

madeonthedateshownonyourticketaswell.

Childrenagedlivelofifteengeta50%2childrenunder

rdholdersget1/3offallStandardClass

,anddisabledRailcardholdersalsoget1/3offallFirstClassOffPeakfares.

PleanotethatminimumfaresandtimerestrictionsmayapplytoticketsboughtwithaRailcard.

Ifyouplanonatraintripwithfriendsoryourfamily,youmaygetgrouptraveldiscounts.

Threeorfourcantravelforthepriceofjusttwoadults—leavingeveryonemoremoneytospendon

thedayout!IfyouaretravelinginagroupoftenormoreatOff-Peaktimes,youmaybeableto

tthetrain

companydirectlyandbeawarethatyoumayneedtobookticketsinadvance.

Formoreinformation,.

-Peakticketdiffersfromotherticketsin.

venience

schedules

romtheOff-Peakfares,youmayalsosavemoneyby.

ingatrushtime

ggrouptraveldiscounts

peofwritingisthistext?

tbookingguide.

lreview.

B

Tippingisn’tabigpartofBritishculture,unlikeinNorthAmerica,wherewaitersand

waitressarepaidbelowminimumwage,Tipsareusuallyappreciated,butofferingatipofsome

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rvicescancauconfusion.

Incasualrestaurants,whereyoupayforyourorderatacounterbutfoodisbroughttoyour

table,aurants

whereyouplaceyourorderwithawaiterorawaitressandreceiveyourfoodandbillatyourtable,

it’restaurants,arvicechargemaybeadded1othe

billautomatically,ca,youdon’tneedtoaddafurthertip.

Whenyoupaybycreditcard,ourbilltoe

ifarvicechargehasalreadybeenaddedbeforepaying—ifsoyoudon’tneedtoaddatiponthe

requestthervicechargeberemovedfromyourbillifyouareunhappywiththe

casarestaurantmayprint“rvicenotincluded”a

’renotforcedtoofferanything,but10percentwouldbenormalinthissituation.

Tippingincafesandfastfoodrestaurantisnotexpected.

Ifyouuataxi,rneyfrom

ortotheairportinabookedminicabyoumightwishtotip2or3poundsifthedriverhelpswith

yourbags.

Besuretocheckacountry’einformation,

visitTripAdvisorcom.

ingtothetext,inBritishculture.

cessarytotipifyouarervedincafes

nfusingtotipifyoureceiveyourbillatyourtable

stomarytotipif“rvicenotincluded”isprintedonthebill

mpulsorytotipeveniftherviceisunsatisfyinginsomerestaurants

upaybycreditcard,.

vicechargecanbeaddedonthemachine

vicechargemusthavebeenincludedinthebillautomatically.

vicechargecan’tberefud

vicechargeneedn’tbecheckedbeforeyoupay

ritishtaximetershows58.4pounds,youareexpectedtopay.

A.58.4poundsB.59poundsC.61poundsD.64pounds

thebesttitleforthetext?

onsforTipping

hWaystoTipping

C

Ourperceptionofhowfoodtastesisinfluencedbyculterylikeknives,forks,andspoons,

rearchsuggests.

“Size,weight,shapeandcolorallhaveaneffectonflavor,”saysaUniversityofOxfordteam.

Cheetastessaltierwheneatenfromakniferatherthanafork;whilewhitespoonsmakeyoghurt

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tastebetter,experimentsshow.

ThestudyinthejournalFlavoursuggeststhebrainmakesjudgmentsonfoodevenbeforeit

goesinthemouth.

Morethan100studentstookpartinthreeexperimentslookingattheinfluenceofweight,color

earchersfoundthatwhentheweightofthecutleryisconsistent

withexpectations,mple,foodtastedsweeter

onthesmallspoonsthanaretraditionallyudtorvedesrts.

Colorcontrastwasalsoanimportantfactor—whiteyoghurteatenfromawhitespoonwasrated

rly,whentesterswereofferedcheeon

aknife,spoon,forkortoothpick,theyfoundthatthecheeonaknifetastedsaltiest.

“Howweexperiencefoodisamultinsoryexperienceinvolvingtaste,feelofthefoodinour

mouths,pleasantsmells,andhefeastingofoureyes,”a

Harrar.“Evenbeforeweputfoodintoourmouths,ourbrainshavemadeajudgmentaboutit,which

affectsouroverallexperience.”

Pample,

peoplegenerallyeatlesswhenfoodisrvedonsmallerplates.“Thenewrearchintohowthe

braininfluencesfoodperceptioncouldhelpdietersorimprovegastronomic(美食的)experiencesat

restaurants,”BBCNews:“There’salotmoretofoodthanwhat’sonthe

ingswethoughtdidn’’regoingtoealotmoreofneuroscience(神

经科学)designaroundmealtimes.”

ingtothetext,weknowthatthecheeudintheexperimentis.

weknowabouttheweightofthecutleryinparagraph3?

usuallydon’tcareaboutit.

waysdifferentfrompeople’xpectation.

estheunderlinedword“multinsory”inParagraph5probablymean?

ingmanydifferentns.

affectedbyotherfeelings.

nwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

choncutleryisofgreatimportance.

chintofoodwillbecontinuedinthefuture.

chontheeffectofnervesandtasteoffoodwillbedone.

chintoplatesandfoodwillbecarriedoutinthenearfuture.

D

A“memorypill”thatcouldaidexamrevisionandhelptopreventpeopleforgettingimportant

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anniversariesmaysoonbeavailableoverthecounter.

ThemedicinehasbeendesignedoriginallytohelptreatAlzheimer’sdia,adiamarked

byprogressivelossofmentalcapacityresultingfromweakeningofthebraincells,butcouldbe

adaptedandlicendforsaleinaweakerformwithinthenextfewyears.

Onebrandofmemory-enhancing(增强记忆的)pillisbeingdevelopedbythemultinational

companyAstraZenecatogetherwithTargacept,anAmericancompany,whileEpixPharmaceuticals,

alsofromtheUS,isdevelopinganother.

Bothhave“Cognitive-enhancing(提高认知的)effectswhichareaimedattreatingpatients

withage-relatedmemoryloss.

StevenFerris,aneurologistandformercommitteememberoftheFoodandDrug

AdministrationintheUS,haspredictedthatamilderversionwillbeavailableforhealthyconsumers

asalifestylepillavailableoverthecounter.

said:“Myviewisthatonecouldgainapproval,providedyoushowedthedrugsto

dbeahugemarket.”

Thereividencethatmind-improvingdrugsarealreadybeingtakeninBritainbyhealthy

urs.

Provigil,whichwasudtotreatnarcolepsy,isbeingtakenbysomestudentstohelpthemstay

dderallXRandRitalin,treatmentsforattentiondeficitdisorder(注意力缺乏症),are

beingudtohelppromoteconcentration.

AspokesmanofAdderallXRsaid:“Wegetalotofcallsfromcollegecampusaskingabout

it.“aibloodpressure,peopleshouldn’tdoit.”

TheDepartmentofHealthsaiditwasnotillegaltobuythemedicinesovertheInternet,butit

wasnotrecommended.

BarbaraSahakian,professorofclinicalneuropsychologyatCambridge,said:“It’shardto

quantifythescaleofthephenomenonbutit’sdefinitelycatchingon.’

“eingupatnightlookingafterthekids

’snotprohibitedtodrink

nciplewithcognitionenhancersisnotsodifferent.”

“memorypill”,asismentionedinthefirstparagraph,isnotsoldoverthecounternow

mainlybecau.

tefficientenough

otyetbeentestedonhumans

amaceuticalsisdevelopingamemory-enhancingpillfor.

-agedpeople

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andstudents

welearnaboutthemanufacturesofAdderallXR?

reproudthattheirdrugwaspopularwithcollegestudents.

velopedamilderversionofthedrugforhealthypeople.

ggestedthatcollegestudentsshouldnotuthedrug.

oducedthedrugforhelpingpromoteconcentration.

ingtoBarbaraSahakian,RedBull

ffectiveasitisinreality.

torestorepeople’nergy.

esasmuchriskascognitionenhancers.

sameeffectascognitionenhancers.

第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两

项为多余选项。

Twoweeksbeforemy26thbirthday,ixedsomepowders

together,uidhitmeintheeyes,thoughIfeltnopain.

Iwastakentohospital,butthedoctorsdidn’wasflownto

ntheagesof27and29,Ihad40operations.16Eventually,it

fadedcompletelyandIhadmyeyesremoved.

17Mostblindpeople,eveniftheydon’thaveanysightthey’reawareof,arestillableto

vesthemanofdayandnight.18

Formanyyears,Ifeltmysightlossdarkeningmylifelikethelossofmyparentsformwhich

Iwouldneverrecover.19Itrainedtobecomeacounlor(咨询师),andthathashelpedme

’tfixpeople’sbrokenlives—justlikeIcan’tfixmy

r,Icanhelpthemfindawaytomanage.

Allthestrugglesandnegativeexperienceswereinfactakindofpreparationforhelping

others.20

,Iwasinpainanddark.

uldbethankfultoyou.

alizedIhadtofindawaytolive.

stheirownwaytowardsthelight.

hen,Ihavelivedintotaldarkness.

utelylostthatnoftimepassing.

operationcameandwent,myvisionwouldchange.

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