山东高考英语阅读理解模拟题及答案

山东高考英语阅读理解模拟题及答案

Geniuses amaze us，impress us and make us all a little jealous. How do

they differ from the average person?Scientists are working hard to figure out

that answer. Tune in to the National

Geographic Channel to find out about the discoveries they’re making in

the series My Brilliant Brain.

When Marc Yu was only two years old，he began to play the piano. After a

year, he started learning pieces by Beethoven. Now he’s a world-famous

concert pianist at age eight. He learns newer

and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note he hears.

He seems to be specially designed for music. In Born Genius, National

Geographic looks at the science behind child

prodigies 神童 to explain why some children seem to be born without

limits.

Geniuses didn’t come naturally to Tommy McHugh. His came only after he

nearly died from bleeding in his brain. After recovering, McHugh’s head was

filled with new thoughts and picture. So, he

began to express them in the form of poetry and art. Now, he’s a

seemingly unstoppable creative machine. Suffers of brain injury have shown

that great mental ability can sometimes come from

damage or disease. Accidental Genius explores this puzzling relationship.

Can normal people be trained to be geniuses? Susan Polger has shown no

sign of extraordinary intelligence. Yet, during her childhood, she studied

thousands of chess patterns and learned to

recognize them immediately. As a result, she was able to beat skilled

adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time

without even seeing the boards. Make Me a Genius

examines what is takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.

If becoming a genius were easy, we’d all be done. Yet, there is much more

to super intelligence than simply being born lucky. Learn more about amazing

brains this month on National

Geographic’s My Brilliant Brain.

1. In paragraph 2, Marc Yu’s story tells us_________________.

A. a child prodigy can work easier than others. B. a child prodigy is trained by family.

C. a child prodigy has an unbelievable listening skill.

D. a child prodigy always practise his skills.

2. In paragraph 3, the sentence “Geniuses didn’t come naturally to Tommy

McHugh.” means that ______________.

A. Tommy McHugh could not be called a genius.

B. Tommy McHugh became a genius when he was young.

C. Tommy McHugh was a robot but not a real human being.

D. Tommy McHugh became a genius after a sudden accident.

3. The writer provides different examples to _____________.

A. show how people can be geniuses. B. show becoming a genius is easy.

C. show geniuses are common. D. show people know how to explain geniuses.

4. The passage may come from_________.

A. a report B. a novel C. a TV program D. a newspaper

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Between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder，it controls everything we say，do or

think，who we are and what we care about. The way we walk or laugh or figure

out things. What we like and the talents we

possess. How we see and talk and run and jump and process our food.

The brain uses 20 percent of our body's oxygen and 20 percent of its blood.

Somewhere within its protein，fat, 100,000 miles of blood vessels and 100

billion nerve cells，it helps us remember

where we put our gym shoes. Change our temperature so we don't die

because of the heat or cold. Speed us up or slow us down. Help us choose

between orange juice or orange­flavored drinks.

Its intricacies复杂性are stunning，far beyond anything most of us can

imagine. To keep this work of art as polished有光泽的 as possible we need to

eat right，exercise and keep mentally

stimulated刺激. Good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other. Exercise

stimulates a hormone荷尔蒙in our brain that improves memory. Mental

stimulation keeps you sharp even as you age.

“It's very important that we tell people to be physically active and

mentally active，” said neurologist Malcolm Stewart.

“People cannot stop aging，but you're able to reduce the damage;you're

able to keep the function up.”

Following are Dr.Stewart's advice for improving brain health：

5. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to ______.

A. inform us how the brain works

B. give us advice on how to keep the brain healthy

C. tell us that the brain plays an important role in our lives

D. show how special the brain is to us

6. The word “stunning” in Paragraph 5 means ______.

A. interesting B. strange C. significant D. amazing