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1、2012届高考英语二轮专题强化阅读综合能力培养精选（七）A(2011东北三省四市第一次联考)A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy(摇头丸) can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinsons disease, scientists say. Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, accordin
2、g to American research that links the drug to Parkinsons for the first time.A study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, involving squirrel monkeys and baboons (狒狒) found that both species suffered permanent damage to key cells, which are lost in Parkinsons, after receiving
3、three low doses(剂量) of Ecstasy at threehour periods.The study is particularly important because baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain. George Ricaurte, who led the research, said that the widespread abuse of drug might have caused severe damage. “The most troubling result is
4、that young adults using Ecstasy may be increasing their risk of developing Parkinsonism as they get older.”Alan Leshner, a former director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, said, “This study emphasizes the multiaspect damage that Ecstasy causes to users. Weve long known that repeated use d
5、amages brain cells. But this study shows that even very occasional use can have longlasting effects on many different brain systems. It sends an important message to young people：dont experiment with your own brain.”Janet Betts, a mother whose teenage daughter Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet
6、 in 1995, said, “This comes as no surprise. But people cant see the effects at first, and they say it wont happen to them. Well see the symptoms later, just as we have with smoking.”语篇解读：本文是一份调查报告。研究表明，一粒小小的摇头丸在使人迷幻的同时也对人的脑细胞造成了永久性的损害。18The article is intended to _.Aexplain the bad effects of drugs
7、on peoples healthBwarn young people of the risk of taking the drug EcstasyCpersuade people out of such bad habits as smoking and using drugsDtell us the links between the drug Ecstasy and Parkinsons disease解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句话，第四段最后一句话及最后一段，可以推断出作者想提醒人们，尤其是年轻人要远离摇头丸。故选B。答案：B19We know from the passage
8、 that a low dose of Ecstasy _.Awont cause serious brain damageBcan permanently destroy ones brain cellsCwill result in immediate symptomsDmay bring on Parkinsons at once解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句及第二段中的“.both species suffered permanent damage. after receiving three low doses of Ecstasy at threehour periods”可知
9、答案为B。答案：B20Why are squirrel monkeys and baboons involved in the experiments?ABecause their brain is similar to human beings.BBecause these animals usually take drugs.CBecause these animals will soon get well after the experiment.DBecause there is a model in the animals brains.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段第一句中的“bec
10、ause baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain”可知答案选A。答案：A21The underlined word “This” in the last paragraph probably means that _.ALeah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995Btaking drug has the same symptoms as smokingCoccasional use of the drug can have longlasting effects
11、 on the brain systemsDpeople have long known that repeated use of the drug damages brain cells解析：指代判断题。根据整篇文章的主题(第一段)，第四段中的“even very occasional use can have longlasting effects on many different brain systems”及最后一段中的“But people cant see the effects at first, and they say.”可推测“This”指摇头丸对大脑造成的永久性伤害。故
12、选C。答案：CB(2011盐城第一次调研)How do you do? Pleased to meet you. If you are a visitor to our country, I expect by now you have realized why we call it Great Britain：our long and glorious history; the unspoiled beauty of our landscape; the rich variety of our weather, not to mention our great achievements in
13、 cricket and football.As for me, Im so many feet and inches tall, and weigh so many pounds and ounces. My petrol comes in gallons and my milk in pints from a milkman. I pay for them, in pounds and shillings.The following are some specific aspects of us British：ComplainingIn order to be British, or a
14、t any rate to pass unnoticed in British society, the visitor must learn not to make a fuss. The true Brit cannot stand it. It is equal to drawing attention to you. If the receptionist ignores you, or the hairdresser blows smoke in your face, if the soup is cold or the taxi driver overcharges say not
15、hing. Who knows what disappointments, what secret sadness their lives might contain? So dont complain. You can always write to the local newspaper when you get home.PolitenessTo be popular, and to make good impression on his British hosts, the foreign visitor needs to learn how to apologize, in the
16、street, on the bus, at the hairdressers, in the bedroom, going out and coming in. Sorry is one of the most important words in the vocabulary of any true Brit, and a word which should be always on the lips of any foreigner moving among us.Fish and Chips or rather, “fish n chips” is another essential experience for the visit
