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1、1邵东三中邵东三中 20162016 届高三第四次月考英语试卷届高三第四次月考英语试卷2第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）分）第一节第一节 （共（共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A.B.C 和和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。题卡上将该项涂黑。AAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information ,
2、are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information,why store it in your own personal memory,your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we rememberand how.3In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research tea
3、m wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory.In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer would save the informationThe second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later,the secon
4、d grroup remembered the information better.People in the first group knew the could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment , the researchers gave people facts to remember ,and told them where to find the information on the computer. The information was i
5、n a specific computer folder(文件夹).Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location better than the facts.when people use the Internet,they do not remember the information.Rather, they remember how to find it.This is called “transactive memory”(交互记忆)According to Sparrow,we are not becoming p
6、eople with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead,computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is,people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less
7、 intelligent, but there is no doubt that 21. The passage begins with two questions to_.A. introduce the main topicB. show the authors attitudeC. describe how to use the Internet D. explain how to store information22.What can we learn about the first experiment?A. The Sparrows team typed the informat
8、ion into a computer.B. The two groups remembered the information equally wellC. The first group did not try to remember the informationD. The second group did not understand the information.23. In transactive memory,people_A. keep the information in mindB. change the quantity of informationC.organiz
9、e information like a computerD. remember how to find the information424.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A. We are using memory differently.B.We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before.D. We need a better way to access information.BSalvad
10、or Dali(1904-1989) was one of the most ppopular of modern artists. The Pompidor Ceterin Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personlity with an Salvador Dali(1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists.The PompidouCenter exhibition bringing togethe
11、r over 200 paintings,sculptures,drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces,most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L Enigme sans Fin from 1938,works on paper,objects,and projects for stage and screen and selected pars from
12、 television programmes reflecting the artistshowman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exciting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws t
13、he viewer betweem two infinities(无限). “From the infinity small to thr infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,”explains the Pompidor Ceter.The fine selection of
14、 the major works was done in close collaboration(合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain ,and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in Petersburg,Florida.25. Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?A .Optimistic. B. Prod
15、uctiveC. Generous D. Traditional.26. What is Dalis The Persistence of Memory considered to be?A. One of his masterworks. B. A successful screen adaptation.5C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the best TV programmes27. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?A. By popularity B
16、 .By importance.C. By size and shape. D. By time and subject.28. What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to ?A. Artworks. B. Projects.C. Donations. D. Documents.CScientists have discovered a special biological behavior in dophins that could lead to a treatment for late-onset diabetes(晚发性糖尿病) in humans.Studies on dolphinsfound that heslthy do
