浙江高考英语阅读理解模拟专项训练

这是一份浙江高考英语阅读理解模拟专项训练，共18页。
By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at hme lying n the sfa, wndering hw thse famus vilinists dealt with this terrible dilemma(进退两难). I searched nline fr the E-minr Cncert, a well-knwn vilin wrk by German cmpser Felix Mendelsshn, and listened t it.
A beautiful and mysterius sund came frm the vilin as the bw mved acrss it. It was like the music slid ver the flwers, rse up, and started t fill the air. The vilin's vice wke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back t gray. A glmy shade cvered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I culd hear children crying and men shuting. It was like an invisible claw(爪子)had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable t beat.
That glrius day set ff my passin and interest in vilin — I grabbed mine and never let it g. Befre the memries faded, I stared at my instrument. Withut hesitating, I picked it up, rsined the bw, and began t play. Peace filled my heart.
My vilin has been by my side fr 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I'm deep in srrw, a peaceful tune washes it away； when I'm walking n air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, slemn tunes calm me dwn. Gradually, it has becme a part f my life.
My vilin, shall I cmpare yu t a summer's day?
1．What further cntributed t the authr's dislike f vilin-playing?
A．Orders frm mum.B．Bredm f practice.
C．Disappintment in the teacher's eyes.D．Lss f passin fr vilin.
2．What can be inferred frm Paragraph 4?
A．The weather actually changed because f the tune.
B．The scenery utside the rm was quite attractive.
C．The sudden change made the authr's heart unable t beat.
D．The authr's feeling was cntinuusly influenced by the music.
3．Why did the authr pick up the vilin again?
A．The invisible hammer and claw are gne.
B．A famus tune arused his interest and passin.
C．The beautiful imaginatin changed his attitude.
D．He was crazy abut Felix Mendelsshn, s wrks.
4．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A．Musical Sulmate —VilinB．My Dislike and Like f Vilin
C．An Inspiring Stry f VilinD．Deep Lve fr Vilin Music
Yur next Saturday night takeaway culd be brught t yu by a rbt after a majr fd delivery cmpany annunced plans t use autmated vehicles t transprt meals. Eurpe’s biggest nline takeaway fd cmpany Just Eat has partnered with Starship Technlgies t deliver fd with rbts n the streets f Lndn later this mnth. “Nbdy has ever dne deliveries with land-based rbts,” said Allan Martinsn, the chief perating fficer f Starship.
The rbt curier can travel up t 4 miles per hur fr abut 10 miles. It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras t navigate (确定方向). Instead f a persn arriving at their dr, custmers culd find themselves receiving a ntificatin n their phne that says a rbt is n its way and a cde t unlck the autmated curier. “Put the cde in, the rbt pens up, and there’s yur fd,” said David Buttress, chief manager f Just Eat.
The rbt, which has s far been tested in Greenwich, Miltn Keynes and Glastnbury, csts £ 1 t transprt within 3 miles, cmpared with the £3 t £6 it csts fr a human curier. T date 30 rbts have driven nearly 5,000 miles withut getting int an accident r finding themselves picked n by passers-by. They have driven in mre than 40 cities arund the wrld, including Lndn and Tallinn, Estnia.
An initial wrry was hw the public wuld react t rbts. But Martinsn said the public has been calm when passing the delivery machine n the streets. “The mst surprising reactin has been the lack f reactin,” said Martinsn.
Anther significant fear was that peple wuld disrupt (扰乱) the rbts, r try t steal them and their cntents. T prevent this, the rbt is fitted with nine cameras, tw way audi, and mvement sensrs that send a warning if it is lifted ff the grund. And it pens nly with a passcde prvided t the custmer via a ntificatin. “It’s much easier t shplift than it is t steal a rbt,” said Martinsn.
5．Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “curier” in Paragraph 2?
A．delivererB．cllectr
C．prviderD．guide
6．Accrding t the text, the Starship rbt ________.
A．pens up upn hearing the cde
B．travels 10 miles per hur at mst
C．finds its way by means f GPS and cameras
D．sends a message t the custmer upn arrival
7．The test f Starship rbts shws that ________.
A．they are easy t perate
B．the rbt delivery is appreciated in big cities
C．the rbt delivery is cheaper than human delivery
D．they can travel fr 10 hurs cntinuusly
8．Which f the fllwing is ne f the wrries abut Starship rbts?
A．Safety f the rbt delivery.
B．Accuracy f the rbt delivery
C．Peples indifference t the rbts.
D．Peple’s cncern abut public traffic.
9．Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．Great Imprvement f Just Eat
B．Glbal Trend f Fd Cmpanies
C．New Rbts t Mve n the rad
D．Delivery Rbts t Replace Takeaway Drivers
Fr mst f her life, Suanne Laqueur’s passin fr strytelling was shwn n the dance flr.
Althugh Laqueur began writing at a yung age, dancing always tk center stage. She majred in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mther’s dance studi in Crtn-n-Hudsn, New Yrk, fr years. But when her mther was ready t retire and an pprtunity pened fr Laqueur t take ver the studi, she realized she had n interest in taking n the business side f her art: “Owning a studi is a lt f wrk—financially, lgistically. I lve the teaching, the chregraphing(编舞), the staging, but I didn’t want t wn it.”
Yet Laqueur’s disinterest in running the studi changed when she became a self-published authr. In the fall f 2013, she decided t pursue Self-publishing as a way f sharing her first cmpleted nvel with friends and family. During the prcess, she realized that fllwing her true passin—telling stries thrugh writing—made the business f the art wrthwhile, and wning that business meant she culd direct her writing career hwever she chse.
Starting with her secnd self-published nvel, she began investing mre time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid ff. Since 2014, Laqueur, nw 49, has self-published six nvels, which cllectively have hundreds f ratings and reviews n Gdreads. Her 2016 nvel An Exaltatin f Larks stle the shw at the 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Bk Awards, tpping mre than 2,300 entries t win the grand prize.
“Yu have t write the mst truthful stry t yu, and I think self-publishing allws that freedm,’ she says. “If yu wrk with traditinal publishing, it’s mre abut what’s marketable, There are trade-ffs, which everyne will tell yu, but by self-publishing I have cntrl f the bk, I have cntrl f the stry, and I’m cl with that.”
10．Frm Paragraph 2，we can learn that Laqueur _______.
A．wanted t wn a publishing huse
B．didn’t like teaching dancing in fact
C．was a part-time writer when she was yung
D．was interested in running her mther’s studi
11．What made Laqueur change her attitude t business?
A．Her mther’s persuasin.B．Self-publishing her nvels.
C．The desire t make mney,D．Her wn passin tward art.
12．Which f the fllwing can best replace the phrase “stle the shw” in Paragraph 4?
A．became a failure.B．was shwn t peple.
C．gt all the attentin.D．was accidentally stlen.
13．What can be inferred frm what Laqueur’s said?
A．She enjys the way f self-publishing.
B．She will never use traditinal publishing.
C．Traditinal publishing nly fcuses n the market.
D．Self-publishing will replace traditinal publishing.
Training the Brain
Peple wh can accmplish unbelievable tasks, such as memrizing thusands f randm numbers in under an hur, state that they just have nrmal brains. Sme memry superstars cmpete in Olympic-like Wrld Memry Champinships. These mental athletes, r MAs fr shrt, can memrize names f dzens f strangers in a few minutes r any pem handed them. Ed Cke, a 24-year-ld MA, explains they see themselves as participants rescuing the lng-lst art f memry training. These techniques existed nt t recall useless infrmatin, but t cut int the brain basic text and ideas.
A study in the jurnal Nature examined eight peple wh finished near the tp f the Wrld Memry Champinships. The scientists examined whether their brains were fundamentally different frm everyne else’s r whether they were simply making better use f memrizing abilities we all pssess. They put the MAs and cntrl subjects int brain scanners and had them memrize numbers and phtgraphs. The result surprised everyne. The brains f the MAs and thse f the cntrl subjects were indistinguishable. On every test, the MAs scred in the nrmal range. Hwever, when the scientists examined what part f the brain was used during a memry activity, they fund the MAs relied mre heavily n areas in the brain invlved in spatial memry.
MAs ffer an explanatin: anything can be fixed upn ur memries and kept in rder by cnstructing a building in the imaginatin and filling it with pictures f what needs t be recalled. Dating back t the fifth century, the building is called a memry palace. Even as late as the furteenth century, when there were cpies f any text, schlars needed t remember what was read t them. Reading t remember requires a different technique than speed reading. If smething is made memrable, it has t be repeated. Until relatively recently, peple read nly a few bks intensively (细致地) again and again, usually alud. Tday we read extensively, usually nly nce and withut cntinuus fcus.
S the great difference is the ability t create impressive pictures in mind and t d it quickly. Using memry palaces, MAs create memrized pictures. Fr example, recmbine the pictures t frm unfrgettable scenes such as the ways thrugh a twn. One cmpetitr used his wn bdy parts t help him memrize a 57,000-wrd dictinary.
Anyne wh wishes t train the mind needs first t create fantastical palaces in the imaginatin. Then they shuld cut each building int cubbyhles fr memries. In a shrt amunt f time, they will ntice imprvement with remembering things. T keep the skill sharp, MAs deliberately empty their palaces after cmpetitins, s they can reuse them and they recmmend that beginners d the same.
14．We can learn frm Paragraph 2 that a mental athlete ________.
A．wns a brain that is larger in size
B．shws a gift in mental ability tests
C．uses the memrizing technique better
D．depends less n the areas that cntrl spatial memry
15．Why des the authr mentin “speed reading” in Paragraph 3?
A．T discuss the memrizing technique in the fifth century.
B．T give the reasn why peple read nly a few bks carefully.
C．T explain the text furteenth century schlars had t remember.
D．T cmpare the type f reading nwadays with that f earlier times.
16．What can be inferred frm Paragraph 4?
A．There is a variety f unfrgettable scenes.
B．Memry palaces can be quickly frgtten.
C．Impressive pictures are in actual buildings.
D．One persn prbably has 57,000 bdy parts.
17．What des the underlined wrd “cubbyhles” in the last paragraph prbably mean?
A．Small spaces.B．Blacks hles.
C．Technical skills.D．Different numbers.
In 1975, Gerge Carlin appeared n a ppular TV shw, Saturday Night Live, with his famus wrds abut blue fd. ＂Why is there n blue fd? I can’t find blue fd—I can’t find the flavr f blue! I mean yellw is lemn; range is range and red is cherry. Where is the blue fd? ＂
Well, Carlin almst has it right—there’s nt n blue fd, but there’s certainly nt a lt f it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, thugh they becme purple when they are turned int jam. The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tmates—is fund in nature. But it isn’t a ht clr fr fd. Peple dn’t seem t prefer blue fd. Sme diet prgrams even suggest that thse determined t lse weight shuld make their fd blue.
Eating, in part, begins with ur eyes. Charles Spence—an experimental psychlgist frm Oxfrd University—pints ut that clr can change ur taste experience. Cmmnly, we cnsider red-clred fds up t 20% sweeter than they actually are and green fds as being mre sur. Spence suggests: human expectatins may be influenced by ur lng histry f watching—green fruits can becme sweet as they grw up and turn red.
But what abut blue? Except blueberries, much f the blue fd we see these days is dyed blue artificially. Fd prducers argue that artificial clr desn’t d much harm t health. A lt f research shws that sme physical prblems f kids are related t fd dyes—while ther studies shw n effects at all. Blue birthday cake r even blue-dyed chicken can be served n the dinner table.
18．What’s the purpse f the first paragraph?
A．T intrduce the tpic.B．T intrduce a TV shw.
C．T state the authr’s pinin.D．T explain why peple dislike blue.
19．What can we learn abut blueberries frm Paragraph 2?
A．The blue in blueberries is fund natural.
B．Blueberries are still blue when prcessed.
C．Mst peple dn’t eat blueberries wing t the clr.
D．Peple ften feel cld when they eat blueberries.
20．What des the authr mean by saying eating smetimes begins with ur eyes?
A．Peple prefer red-clred fd t green fd.
B．We shuld examine fd carefully befre eating.
C．Our taste experience can be influenced by clr.
D．Red-clred fds lk sweeter than they actually are.
Thanks t the vast territry and huge ppulatin f China, different living habits with gegraphical features have been an ever-lasting tpic amng Chinese. Netizens (网民) went wild again as they recently discvered anther striking difference in the ways the cuntry’s nrtherners and sutherners shp fr fd.
Accrding t netizens frm suthern China, they usually buy what they need fr just ne r tw meals. “It is quite nrmal fr us t buy ne r half f a Chinese cabbage (大白菜) at a time,” said a netizen. Hwever, ne may be lked dwn upn if he des this in the nrth. “We lve t stre up n fd. Buying 25 kilgrams f Chinese cabbage is nrmal,” said a netizen frm the nrth.
Besides, in the suth, it is said that winter meln (冬瓜) is always sld in slices, “One slice is enugh fr tw meals!” ne said. While in the nrth, it is simply nt pssible. “Of curse we buy a whle ne, therwise nbdy is willing t buy the ther half,” said a nrthern Chinese.
Experts say that the difference is due t the varied climate. Fd can be stred fr a relatively lng time in the nrth as it is usually cld and dry there. Hwever, the cmparatively ht and humid weather in the suth frces suthern Chinese t buy just enugh fr ne meal r ne day, therwise it might g bad.
Besides bvius ways f fd shpping, ther nrth-suth differences in China include the flavr f tfu (豆腐) (nrtherners prefer a salty taste while sutherners like it sweet), and the way t give directins (nrtherners prefer say “g east/west,” but sutherners usually say “g left/right”).
21．In what case is a buyer lked dwn upn by a nrtherner?
A．When he buys a whle winter meln.
B．When he buys t small an amunt f fd.
C．When he buys a bag f a Chinese cabbage at a time.
D．When he buys fd just enugh fr ne r tw persns.
22．Why d experts think there is much difference in hw much fd t buy between nrtherners and sutherners?
A．Due t different habits.B．Due t different custms.
C．Due t different climates.D．Due t different characters.
23．Hw d sutherners prefer tfu?
A．They prefer it t taste sweet.
B．They prefer t have it taste salty.
C．They prefer it much mre than nrtherners.
D．They prefer t have it mre ften t keep healthy.
Have yu ever been given smething yu dn’t like r desn’t fit, but yu dn’t want t hurt the feelings f the persn wh thinks abut yu? Yu’re nt alne. Everyne has received an unwanted gift at least nce in his r her life. That desn’t mean the item is bad r useless. It simply means that it desn’t wrk fr yu.
If yu find yurself with smething nice but that desn’t fit int yur lifestyle, cnsider regifting it. Befre yu d that, make sure yu understand the manners f this practice that is mre and mre cmmn as peple find it difficult t make ends meet t a great extent.
There are specific things yu shuld d t an item. Failure t d any f them may create an awkward situatin. Yu never have t lie abut what yu are ding, but yu dn’t want t be in the psitin f having t explain anything. Fr example, remve the riginal wrapping paper and rewrap it in yur wn; make sure the bx is in gd cnditin s the item desn’t appear used; check the item and make sure there are n cards r names n the packaging; inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent cnditin...
When yu get ready fr regifting, cnsider having a white elephant gift exchange fr yur next celebratin. This remves all the embarrassment f being caught regifting because that’s the whle purpse f the event. In rder t prevent hurting feelings, prvide everyne with a guest list and ask them nt t bring anything given by the peple n that list.
24．What mst cntributes t the grwing regifting?
A．Peple’s lack f mney.
B．Peple’s dislike f the gifts.
C．Peple’s reduced desire fr gifts.
D．Peple’s understanding f its manners.
25．What’s mainly talked abut in Paragraph 3?
A．What t d befre regifting.
B．Hw t make use f unwanted gifts.
C．What kind f gifts t be regifted.
D．Why regifting can cause embarrassment.
26．What d peple exchange at a white elephant party?
A．Guest lists.B．Regifting experiences.
C．Regifting ideas.D．Unwanted gifts.
It must have been a very clever human wh lked at a sheep walking past and thught f the use its wl might have!
The ldest surviving textile (纺织品)made ut f wl is arund 3,500 years ld. Wl was prbably the first fiber t be wven int textiles. Because when humans stpped hunting and started raising animals, it was their first step frm a wild life t a civilized ne. Sheep became a cnvenience stre fr the new lifestyle f ur ancestr during the Stne Age, a walking fd supply that required little care. Sheep prvided all — meat and milk fr fd, skin and bnes fr clthing, shelters and tls.
Sme sheep were suitable t rast while thers were t prduce wl, as sheep fit fr eating d nt necessarily have high-quality wl. Early wild species f sheep had lng uter hair prtecting their shrt wl undercats. It was this underlayer that was highly suitable fr textile use, s they were selectively bred int mdern sheep.
Great empires were built n the backs f sheep and their wl. Arund 1800 BC, the civilizatin f Babylnia was famus fr its wl. After the Rmans cnquered Spain, they develped a new breed (品种)that wuld cme t be knwn as Spanish Merin, with the whitest, finest wl ever knwn. Tday, the Merin is the mst highly regarded breed in the wrld.
The Chinese held nt the secret f silk fr thusands f years befre Eurpeans even gt an idea abut hw t put tw threads tgether. With wl, they seem t have gt their revenge.
27．What d we knw abut raising sheep in the Stne Age?
A．Peple made great effrts t raise sheep.
B．Peple exchanged sheep fr what they needed.
C．Sheep led t the bm f ancient sciety.
D．Sheep met many basic needs f ancient peple.
28．What is the main idea f Paragraph 3?
A．Ecnmic value f sheep.
B．Features f sheep breeds.
C．Chice f suitable sheep breeds.
D．Develpment f the wl industry.
29．What are Babylnia and the Rmans mentined t prve?
A．The wisdm f ancient peple.
B．The aggressin f ancient natins.
C．The link between their rise and wl.
D．The greatness f well-rganized ancient sciety.
30．What des the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?
A．They lst their advantage f smething.
B．They wn and gt rid f the shame f failure.
C．They did smething harmful t their ppnent.
D．They were taking pains t catch up with thers.
参考答案
1．C
2．D
3．B
4．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成了生活的一部分，成了作者的灵魂伴侣。
1．
细节理解题。根据第二段中的And t make things wrse, the disappintment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrng ntes was like an invisible(隐形的) hammer, striking n my heart.(更糟糕的是，当我弹错音符时，老师眼中的失望就像一把无形的锤子，敲打着我的心)可知，当作者演奏错误时，老师失望的眼神加剧了作者对小提琴的不喜欢。故选C。
2．
推理判断题。通过第四段中的It was like the music slid ver the flwers, rse up, and started t fill the air. The vilin’s vice wke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back t gray.(它就像音乐滑过花朵，上升，并开始充满空气。小提琴的声音唤醒了太阳，使树木变绿，使空气清新。随着音乐的变化，天空又变成了灰色)可知，这些对优美琴声的描写，表现了琴声对人心情的影响，人的心情会随着音乐而变化。由此判断出作者的感受不断受到音乐的影响。故选D。
3．
推理判断题。根据第三段中的I searched nline fr the E-minr Cncert, a well-knwn vilin wrk by German cmpser Felix Mendelsshn, and listened t it.(我在网上搜索了德国作曲家门德尔松的著名小提琴作品E小调协奏曲，并听了它)和第五段中的That glrius day set ff my passin and interest in vilin - I grabbed mine and never let it g.(那辉煌的一天点燃了我对小提琴的热情和兴趣——我紧紧抓住我的激情，永不放弃)可知，Felix Mendelsshn的E-minr Cncert这首名曲让作者对小提琴又有了兴趣和热情。故选B。
4．
主旨大意题。根据第一段My vilin is like a sul mate that whispers wrds f wisdm t me. Tgether, we’ve gne thrugh bth tears and happiness.可知我的小提琴就像一个灵魂伴侣，向我低语着智慧的话语。我们一起经历了泪水和幸福。结合文章中作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成为了生活的一部分，成了灵魂伴侣。由此可知A选项“音乐心灵伴侣——小提琴”概括了全文意思，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。故选A。
5．A
6．C
7．C
8．A
9．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了伦敦一家食品速递公司宣布未来会使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，目前该公司在几个城市都测试了陆地快递机器人送餐服务。未来送货机器人可能会取代人类送快递。
5．词义猜测题。根据第一段Yur next Saturday night takeaway culd be brught t yu by a rbt after a majr fd delivery cmpany annunced plans t use autmated vehicles t transprt meals.可知，一家食品速递公司宣布计划使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，你下周六晚上点的外卖，说不定就由机器人送达。所以这个词是“投递”的意思，故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据第二段It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras t navigate(确定方向). Instead f a persn arriving at their dr, custmers culd find themselves receiving a ntificatin(通知) n their phne that says a rbt is n its way and a cde t unlck the autmated curier.可知，Starship机器人依靠全球定位系统和照相机找到路。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据第三段The rbt, which has s far been tested in Greenwich, Miltn Keynes and Glastnbury, csts ￡1 t transprt within 3 miles, cmpared with the ￡3 t ￡6 it csts fr a human curier.可知，机器人送餐要比人送餐更便宜。故选C。
8．推理判断题。根据第五段第一句Anther significant fear was that peple wuld disrupt(扰乱) the rbts, r try t steal them and their cntents.（另一重大担忧就是担心人们干扰机器人，或是想把机器人及其所运物品偷走）可以推断出，担忧机器人运送的安全问题。故选A。
9．主旨大意题。纵观全文，特别是第一段第一句Yur next Saturday night takeaway culd be brught t yu by a rbt after a majr fd delivery cmpany annunced plans t use autmated vehicles t transprt meals.（一家食品速递公司宣布计划使用自动驾驶机器人送餐，你下周六晚上点的外卖，说不定就由机器人送达。）可知，D项Delivery Rbts t Replace Takeaway Drivers作为标题最合适。
【点睛】
推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能根据原文表面文字信息一步推出答案。题干常含有infer，suggest，imply等标志性词语。第4题根据第五段第一句另一重大担忧就是担人们干扰机器人，或是想把机器人及其所运物品偷走，可以推断出担忧机器人运送的安全问题。故选B。
10．C
11．B
12．C
13．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文为记叙文。讲述了Laqueur自幼主修舞蹈和戏剧并兼职写作，后来成为一名自主出版作家的经历。
10．细节理解题。依据第二段内容Althugh Laqueur began writing at a yung age, dancing always tk center stage. She majred in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mther s dance studi in Crtn-n-Hudsn, New Yrk, fr years.…I lve the teaching.可知，尽管拉克尔很年轻就开始写作，但她主修舞蹈和戏剧，并在她母亲的舞蹈工作室任教多年，年轻时兼职写作，故选 C。
11．细节理解题。依据文章第三段第一句Yet Laqueur s disinterest in running the studi changed when she became a self-published authr.可知当Laqueur成为一名自主出版的作家后，改变了对生意的态度，故选B。
12．词义猜测题。通读划线部分可知，2016年，她的小说《云雀的狂欢》参评第25届《作家文摘》(Writer s Digest)自出版图书奖，超过2300部作品获得大奖，故而大出风头，吸引了所有人的注意。只有C项符合句义。
13．推理判断题。依据最后一段“I think self-publishing allws that by self-publishing I have cntrl f the bk, I have cntrl f the stry, and I’m cl with that.”可知她喜欢自助出版，故选A。
14．C
15．D
16．A
17．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，记忆达人与普通人的头脑是不是存在着差别？文章对此进行了研究，发现这些记忆达人在记忆的时候会使用空间记忆等不同的记忆构建方法。
14．推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句Hwever, when the scientists examined what part f the brain was used during a memry activity, they fund the MAs relied mre heavily n areas in the brain invlved in spatial memry.可知，平时这些记忆达人与正常人是一样的，但当他参加记忆比赛的时候，他们会使用大脑中与空间记忆相关的部分。说明他们可以更好地运用这些记忆技巧。故选C项。
15．推理判断题。根据第三段后三句Even as late as the furteenth century, when there were cpies f any text, schlars needed t remember what was read t them…If smething is made memrable, it has t be repeated. Until relatively recently, peple read nly a few bks intensively (细致地) again and again, usually alud. Tday we read extensively, usually nly nce and withut cntinuus fcus.可知，作者使用speed reading指现代人的阅读类型与以前有了很大的变化，之前人们通常反复阅读一本书，而现在通常只读一次。故选D项。
16．推理判断题。根据第四段第三句Fr example, recmbine the pictures t frm unfrgettable scenes such as the ways thrugh a twn.可知，我们可以把多张图片相结合形成一些令人难忘的场景。如果我们要想记住更多的事情，就要在我们的脑海里形成更多这样的场景。也就是说会有各种各样的场景，故选A项。
17．猜测词义题。根据横线前面一句Anyne wh wishes t train the mind needs first t create fantastical palaces in the imaginatin.可知，我们首先要在脑海里创造出幻想出的宫殿，然后再把这些宫殿分隔成不同的记忆空间来存储不同的记忆内容。所以本句中的“cubbyhles”是指被分隔出来的小空间。故选A项。
18．A
19．A
20．C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章通过对科学实验结果和人们饮食习惯的分析，介绍了日常饮食中蓝色食物很少见的原因。
18．目的意图题。文章首段引用Gerge Carlin所说的话是为了引入文章的话题，即：为什么生活中蓝色食物很少见。故选A项。
19．细节理解题。根据第二段的The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tmates — is fund in nature.可知，蓝莓的蓝色是天然的。故选A项。
20．细节理解题。根据第三段的＂clr can change ur taste experience＂，可知我们的味觉体验 会受到颜色的影响。故选C项。
21．B
22．C
23．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是购物文化类文章。本文叙述了在中国的北方人与南方人在购买食品时的不同文化，以及导致这种不同的原因。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ne may be lked dwn upn if he des this in the nrth.”可知：B项“当购买食品量十分少时，买主会被北方人看不起”正确。该句中的“this”指代上文的“t buy ne r half f a Chinese cabbage at a time”，此句暗示买的太少，故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Experts say that the difference is due t the varied climate”可知：C项“由于不同气候的原因”正确，故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据第五段中的“nrtherners prefer a salty taste while sutherners like it sweet”可知：A项“南方人喜欢吃甜豆腐”正确，故选A。
24．A
25．A
26．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是议论文。几乎每个人都会收到自己不喜欢或不适合自己的礼物，那么人们该怎么处理这些礼物呢？本文给出了应对策略。
24．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Befre yu d that, make sure yu understand the manners f this practice that is mre and mre cmmn as peple find it difficult t make ends meet t a great extent"可知，礼物转送变得流行很大程度上是因为转送者发现很难保持收支平衡，即缺钱。故选A。
25．考查主旨要义。根据第三段的内容，尤其是"There are specific things yu shuld d t an item" "Fr example, remve the riginal wrapping paper and rewrap it in yur wn... inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent cnditin"可知，本段主要讲述的是转送礼物之前的准备工作。第四段首句中的"When yu get ready fr regifting"亦是提示。故选A。
26．考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"having a white elephant gift exchange... that’s the whle purpse f the event"并结合第一段中的"an unwanted gift"可知,在 white elephant party上，人们交换的是"white elephant gifts"(昂贵而无用的礼物)，即他们不需要的礼物。故选D。
【点睛】
找主题句的四个小窍门：
1.段落中出现表转折的词语(如hwever, but, in fact, actually, while, n the cntrary, in cntrast等)时，其后的句子很可能是主题句。
2.首段出现疑问句时，对该问题的回答很可能就是主题句。
3.作者有意识地反复强调的观点，通常是主旨;反复出现的词语，一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。
4.表示总结或结论的话常有therefre，thus， in shrt，cnclude， cnclusin等。
本题第2小题是段落大意题，根据第三段的内容，尤其是"There are specific things yu shuld d t an item" "Fr example, remve the riginal wrapping paper and rewrap it in yur wn... inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent cnditin"可知，本段主要讲述的是转送礼物之前的准备工作。第四段首句中的"When yu get ready fr regifting"亦是提示。故选A。
27．D
28．C
29．C
30．B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文，介绍了纺织品原料——羊毛的相关信息。
27．考查细节理解。根据第二段的"Sheep became a cnvenience stre fr the new lifestyle f ur ancestr during the Stne Age, a walking fd supply that required little care. Sheep prvided all — meat and milk fr fd, skin and bnes fr clthing, shelters and tls"可知,羊的肉和奶可作为食物，皮可作为衣服和遮蔽物，而骨头可用于制作各种工具，即羊满足了古人的许多基本需求，故选D。
28．考查主旨要义。根据第三段的内容可知，本段主要介绍了不是所有的羊都适合用于羊毛编织，故人们选择了合适的品种饲养。故选C。
29．考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的"Great empires were built n the backs f sheep and their wl"可知，一些实力强大的帝国是建立在羊背和羊毛上的，紧接着就列举了巴比伦王国和罗马人的例子，故可判断出，作者说到巴比伦王国和罗马人是为了说明他们的崛起和羊毛之间是有联系的。故选C。
30．考查句意理解。根据最后一段的第一句"The Chinese held nt the secret f silk fr thusands f years befre Eurpeans even gt an idea abut hw t put tw threads tgether"可知中国人在掌握了如何制作丝绸的秘诀数千年之后，欧洲人才知道如何把蚕丝缠绕在一起变为一根。结合上文中提到西方国家在羊毛利用方面的领先情况可以推断出，画线部分意思应为他们似乎扳回一局，即羊毛纺织让欧洲人得以"一雪前耻"。revenge意为"报仇，复仇，雪耻"。故选B。
【点睛】
做推理判断题时，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西。本题第3小题，根据倒数第二段中的"Great empires were built n the backs f sheep and their wl"可知，一些实力强大的帝国是建立在羊背和羊毛上的，紧接着就列举了巴比伦王国和罗马人的例子，故可判断出，作者说到巴比伦王国和罗马人是为了说明他们的崛起和羊毛之间是有联系的。故选C。