1、2012屆高考英語二輪專題強化閱讀綜合能力培養精選（七）A(2011·東北三省四市第一次聯考)A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy(搖頭丸) can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson's disease, scientists say. Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasonin

2、g, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson's 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 Parkinson

3、9;s, after receiving three low doses(劑量) 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. “Th

4、e most troubling result is 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. We

5、've long known that repeated use damages 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：don't experiment with your own brain.”Janet Betts, a mother whose teenage

6、 daughter Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995, said, “This comes as no surprise. But people can't see the effects at first, and they say it won't happen to them. We'll see the symptoms later, just as we have with smoking.”語篇解讀：本文是一份調查報告。研究表明，一粒小小的搖頭丸在使人迷幻的同時也對人的腦細胞造成了永久性的損害。1

7、8The article is intended to _.Aexplain the bad effects of drugs on people's 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 Parkinson's disease解析：推理判斷題。根據第三段最后一句話，

8、第四段最后一句話及最后一段，可以推斷出作者想提醒人們，尤其是年輕人要遠離搖頭丸。故選B。答案：B19We know from the passage that a low dose of Ecstasy _.Awon't cause serious brain damageBcan permanently destroy one's brain cellsCwill result in immediate symptomsDmay bring on Parkinson's at once解析：細節理解題。根據第一段第二句及第二段中的“.both species suff

9、ered permanent damage. after receiving three low doses of Ecstasy at three­hour periods”可知答案為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 g

10、et well after the experiment.DBecause there is a model in the animals' brains.解析：推理判斷題。根據第三段第一句中的“because baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain”可知答案選A。答案：A21The underlined word “This” in the last paragraph probably means that _.ALeah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in

11、1995Btaking drug has the same symptoms as smokingCoccasional use of the drug can have long­lasting effects on the brain systemsDpeople have long known that repeated use of the drug damages brain cells解析：指代判斷題。根據整篇文章的主題(第一段)，第四段中的“even very occasional use can have long­lasting effects on ma

12、ny different brain systems”及最后一段中的“But people can't see the effects at first, and they say.”可推測“This”指搖頭丸對大腦造成的永久性傷害。故選C。答案：CB(2011·鹽城第一次調研)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 gl

13、orious history; the unspoiled beauty of our landscape; the rich variety of our weather, not to mention our great achievements in cricket and football.As for me, I'm 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.

14、I pay for them, in pounds and shillings.The following are some specific aspects of us British：ComplainingIn order to be British, or at 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

15、the receptionist ignores you, or the hairdresser blows smoke in your face, if the soup is cold or the taxi driver overcharges say nothing. Who knows what disappointments, what secret sadness their lives might contain? So don't complain. You can always write to the local newspaper when you get ho

16、me.PolitenessTo be popular, and to make good impression on his British hosts, the foreign visitor needs to learn how to apologize, in the street, on the bus, at the hairdresser's, in the bedroom, going out and coming in. Sorry is one of the most important words in the vocabulary of any true Brit

17、, 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 visitor. Britain is an island and eating fish reminds us of our practical and spiritual dependence on the sea. The chips symbol

18、ize our people：no two chips are the same, but we are united because we are all cut from the same bag of potatoes, all deep­fried in the same oil.This supper should be eaten almost immediately, with the fingers, walking along the street, preferably in the dark. DO NOT take the fish ' n'

19、chips home, empty them onto a plate and eat them with a knife and fork. This is not the British way.Mind Your Own BusinessA respect for privacy is one of the most highly valued social virtues in Britain, and those who offend against it are branded “Nosey Parkers”. Householders in foreign lands may s

20、it outside their front doors, shelling peas and chatting to the world at large, or else hang from their balconies calling down to passers­by in the street. Such behavior makes the British deeply uneasy.語篇解讀：如果你將訪問英國，那就先了解些英國的文化吧！使自己的行為舉止符合英國人的習慣，這樣你才會在英國過得更加愉快。22According to the passage, people

21、 normally associate Britain with _.Athe changeable weatherBthe destroyed natural environmentCpoor performance in cricket and footballDbrief but splendid history解析：細節理解題。根據第一段中的“the rich variety of our weather”可知，人們會將英國同多變的天氣聯系起來。答案：A23We know from the passage that the British _.Ausually don't mind being noticedBare tired of eating fish ' n' chipsChate hanging from their balconies calling down to pas