【高考专题辅导】高考英语专题检测卷（二十二） 阅读理解（第二节）VIP免费

专题检测卷(二十二)阅读理解第一节(建议用时:25分钟)A(2013·濮阳模拟)体裁说明文题材电影艺术词数280FromAvatartoLordoftheRings,plantsarenostrangerstoplayingbigmovieroles.However,noonehasevershotafilmthatplantsthemselvescanwatchuntilnow.InaNewYorkartgallery,sevenhouseplantshavespentthelastsevenweekswatchingStrangeSkies,thefirsttraveldocumentaryforavegetableaudience.Alltheplantssatinthecinemainrows,enjoyingthemselvesinItaliansunshine.ThemoviewasmadebyAmericanartistJonathonKeats.ItconsistsofItalianskiesrecordedovertwomonthsandmadeintoasix-minute-longmovie.Thefilmshowsthecleardawn(黎明),highclouds,amazingduskandthenbeautifulnight.Themoviehasnosoundandtheplants,ofcourse,donotapplaud.ButStephenSquibb,aprofessorfromHarvardUniversity,saidtheseplantscouldbenefitfromit—thelightofthemoviekeepsthemalivebecausetheycancontinuetheprocessofturninglightintoenergy.“Irealizedtherewasamuchlargeraudience—plants—thatwerenotbeingserviced,”Keatssaid.“IwantedtoprovideplantswithentertainmentthatcompaniessuchasDisneyprovideforhumans.”Meanwhile,Keatsalsowantstoexploreplantssensibilities(敏感性)further.Heplanstoopena“restaurantforplants”ataCalifornianmuseum.Onevisitor,photographerAbbasEbrahimi,admired(羡慕)thegreenaudience,“Plantsarebetterthanus.Wedieandgo,whileinspringtheycomebackeachtime.”Butwhentalkingaboutthemovie,hesaidafterthinkingforafewminutes,“Itdoesn’tmeananythingtomeatall.It’sjustaboutlight.Forsomepeople,itmightmeansomething.”1.WhatcanwelearnaboutKeatsaccordingtothepassage?A.HeisanartistfromHarvardUniversity.B.Heopenedarestaurantforplants.C.HemadethefilmStrangeSkies.D.HelikedrecordingItalianskies.2.ItcanbelearnedthatStrangeSkies.A.hasalreadycreatedbeautifulsoundB.wasshotfromdawntoduskC.madeplantsplayrolesinitD.isthefirsttravelfilmforplants3.WhatdidStephenSquibbthinkofStrangeSkies?A.Hethoughtithadexploredplants’sensibilities.B.Hethoughtitmeantnothingtohim.C.Hethoughtitcouldkeepplantsgrowing.D.Hethoughtitofferedentertainmenttoplants.4.WhydidAbbasEbrahimiadmirethegreenaudience?A.Becausetheydieandre-growinspring.B.Becausetheymeansomethingtohim.C.Becausetherearemoreplantsthanpeople.D.Becausetheycanenjoythemovie.B体裁议论文题材大脑的研究词数390Whatmakeshumanssmarterthanotheranimals?We’vegotabiggerbrain,ofcourse.Butwhenitcomestobrains,isbiggeralwaysbetter?Traditionally,scientistshavethoughtthathumans’superiorintelligencederived(源于)mostlyfromthefactthatourbrainsarethreetimesbiggerthanthoseofournearestlivingrelatives,chimpanzees.Peopleevenusedtobelievethatbecausemenhaveslightlylargerbrainsthanwomenthatmenaresmarter.This,however,isnotthetruth.ScientistsatUniversityCollegeLondonintheUKhavefoundthatbrainorganization,andnotbrainsize,isthekeytothesuperiorityofhumanintelligence,reportedLiveScience.Throughmillionsofyearsofevolution,ourancestorswereconstantlypushedtogetsmartersothattheycouldmeetthedemandsofnewenvironments.However,holdingthisgrowingintelligenceinincreasinglylargebrainswasnotthebestchoicebecausebiggerbrainsrequiremoreenergytopower.“Thisiswhenreorganizationmaycomeintoplay,”saidChristopheSoligo,amemberoftheLondonresearchteam.Inthestudy,scientistslookedatthebrainsof17speciesofprimates(灵长目动物),includingmonkeys,apesandhumans.Theyfoundthatintheprocessofevolution,brainsdidn’tkeepgrowingasawhole.Certainregionsofthebraingrewpriortoothersinresponsetospecies’needs,andinthiswayt...