(参考)2019年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解学生选练12

（参考）2019年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解学生选练12

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出

最佳选项。

Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will conform to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classic experiment, people were shown a vertical（垂直的） line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three.

You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform it by themselves they do it very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed

by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three people was set up,

where two of the people were confederates（同伙） of the experimenter. When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers, people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion.

But why do people conform in this way? In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step out of line

with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks, people also conform because they lose confidence in

their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead.

1. In Paragraph 1, the underlined word “conform” probably means “”.

A. seek independence

B. disobey orders

C. follow what others do

D. seek pleasure

2. What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2?

A. To explain why people would be influenced by the opinions

of others.

B. To prove that people are easily influenced by the opinions of others.

C. To train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-minded.

D. To describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others.

3. In the last paragraph, according to the author, why wouldn’t one help the woman?

A. He thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand.

B. He thinks he has nothing to do with it.

C. He is too shy to give his helping hand.

D. He thinks someone else will offer assistance.

4. What method does the author mainly use to develop the text?

A. Giving examples.

B. Cause-effect analysis.

【参考答案】1---4、CBDA

A

Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys things. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart(车). One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items(件) or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.

Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “ Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you don’t mind waiting, while I go to get it.”Five minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. What is stranger is that customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, a customer will wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says , “ Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she has forgotten hers. But I have to tolerate cust omers because they pay my salary, and that’s something I can’t afford to forget.

21. What does the author say about his customers?

A .They can not count numbers.

B. They sometimes jump the queue.

C. They don’t know how to express themselves.

D. They behave as if their memories had totally failed.

22. According to the text, who are supposed to be in the express line?

A Customers with nothing purchased.

B. Customers with not more than 15 items.

C. Customers with items between 15 and 25

23. When customers arrive at the check-out counter,they_______

A. find their pens lost

B. go back and get more items

C. can not wait to pay for their groceries.

D. prefer paying by check to paying with a credit card.

24. We can infer from the text that ________

A. business in the grocery store runs well

B. the author finds his present job full of fun

C. the author’s part-time job calls for patience

D. customers go to grocery stores without planning.

21~24 DBBC

B

Flappy Bird is flapping(拍打) its wings no more. The popular game for mobile equipment was removed from online stores on Sunday by its Vietnamese creator. Who said its fame “destroys my simple life”

In spite of its simple graphs, Flappy Bird was an extremely difficult game since many users could only keep the bird in the air for a new seconds before it hits an obstacle (障碍物) and falls.

After Mr. Nguyen took the game down, many fans turned to social media to ask for its return. The game is no longer a available through online stores, but it still works on phones that had previously downloads it. However, some fans expressed their relief that the game was gone. One user described Flappy Bird as “ an addictive game that everyone hates to love” while another said, “I think it’s for the best, and for the best of all the broken –down phones out there.

25. Dong Nguyen took Flappy Bird down because________

A. it was against the law

B. it was easily destroyed

C. it disturbed his normal life.

D it could break down phones.

26.What can we learn about Dong Nguyen from the te

xt?

A. He is addicted to playing games.

B. He likes to make games by himself.

C. He earned a lot by selling Flappy Bird.

D. He rose to fame after removing his game.

27. What were the users' reactions to Dong Nguyen's removing the game?

A. Some felt happy and relaxed.

B. Some got so angry that they accused him.

C. Some regretted they couldn't keep the bird in f light.

D. Some asked social media to help develop another game.

D

Music lessons in early childhood bring about c hanges in the brain that could improve its performa nce far into adulthood, researchers say.Brain scans of young adults showed those who had formal musical tr aining before seven had thicker brain areas dealing w ith hearing and self-

awareness The findings note how brain development can be influenced by the age when children start to le arn a musical instrument , and how those changes can continue into later life.

"Early musical training benefits kids more than just making them enjoy music. It changes the brain, which could bring about cognitive advances as well," said Yunxin Wang of Beijing Normal University.

The brain’s cortex(皮层) plays a leading role in one’s abilities, from thought and language to memory and attention. The area matures rapidly in the early years of life, and its development could be affected more if a person starts musical training before it fully matures.

Wang studied 48 Chinese students aged between 19 and 21 who had received formal music training for at least a year sometime between the ages of 3 and 15. Each had a scan to

measure the thickness of the brain’s cortex.

“We’re not sure why these changes occur, bu t a reasonable explanation is that early starters might depend more on hearing clues(线索) when learning music, since it might be more difficult for younger children to read music,” Wang said.

32. According to the researchers, musical training before the age of seven can _______________.

A. contribute to future work.

B. create a successful life

C. develop all-round abilities

D. deal with puzzling problem

33. When conducting the research with the students, Wang __________.

A. tested their language abilities

B. watched their musical performances

C. focused on school behavior and achievements

D. measured the thickness of the brain’s cortex

34. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____________.

A. it must be hard for kids to read music

B. kids are more likely to learn music by hearing

C. Wang’s explanation has been the most reasonable

D. Wang will research into the reasons for the brain change

35. For what purpose does the author write the text?

A. To describe the development of brain.

B. To challenge the previous discoveries.

C. To present the findings of the research.

D. To give advice on how to learn music.

32~35 ADBC