《高考英语一轮阅读理解选编四》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高考英语一轮阅读理解选编四（6页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、安徽省淮北市杜集区2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编四阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。【2016高考训练】Most of us have quite good memories, but our memories are limited. For example, we cannot remember everyone we have ever met or what we did on every single day of our lives. However, there are some people who do have prodigious m
2、emories. These people have a rare condition known as savant syndrome (学者症候群). Savants suffer from a developmental disorder, but they also exhibit great talents that contrast(显出差异) sharply with their physical and mental disabilities.Kim Peek (1951-2009) was a savant who lived in Salt Lake City, Utah,
3、 in the United States. He was born with damage to parts of his brain, but it seemed that other parts of his brain, particularly those relating to memory, became over-developed.Peeks unique abilities appeared at a very early age. When he was just 20 months old, he could already remember every book th
4、at was read to him. Peek could read two pages of a book at the same time-one page with the right eye and one with the left-in less than 10 seconds and remember everything he read. By the time he died, Peek had memorized more than 9,000 books. He could remember all the names and numbers in a variety
5、of telephone books. He could remember thousands of facts about history, literature, geography and sports.Dr. David Treffert, an expert on savant syndrome, once described Peek as “a living Google” because of his astonishing ability to memorize and connect facts. However, at the same time, Peek was un
6、able to carry out simple tasks, such as brushing his hair or getting dressed, and he needed others to help him. In 1989, the movie Rain Man won the Oscar for best Picture. The main character in the movie, played by Dustin Hoffman, was based on Kim Peeks life. He started to appear on television, wher
7、e he would amaze audiences by correctly answering difficult questions on different topics. Peek became world famous, and he and his father began touring widely to talk about overcoming disabilities. He inspired a great many people with his words. “Recognizing and respecting differences in others, an
8、d treating everyone in the way you want them to treat you, will make our world a better place for everyone. Everyone is different.”1. The underlined word “prodigious” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.A. happy B. vivid C. amazing D. short2. According to the text, Peek _.A. could take care of himselfB.
9、 was born with a good memoryC. was the student of Dr. David TreffertD. became brain-damaged at 20 months old3. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?A. By proving facts.B. By following time order.C. By analyzing causes.D. By making comparisons.4. Peeks words suggest that we should _.A. respect differe
10、nt culturesB. listen to different opinionsC. treat different people differentlyD. be respectful of othersdifferences参考答案14、CBAD 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling.Recycling in the home i
11、s very important of course.However,being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need.We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible,but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The
12、total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005.It now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the UK.In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment.The UK,for example
13、,is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste.If such packaging is burnt,it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect.Recycling helps,but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place.Food waste is a serious proble
14、m,too.Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However,few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags,for example.But this is not just about supermarkets.It is about all of us.We have learned to assoc
15、iate packaging with quality.We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality.This is especially true of food.But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products,which often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope.As more of us recycle,we are beginn
16、ing to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected.We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture,but we have a mountain to climb.71.What does the underlined phrase“that over-consumption”refer to?A.Using too much packaging.B.Recycling too many wastes.C.Making more products than necessary.D.Having more material than is needed.72.The auth
