2016湖南株洲县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习

2016湖南株洲县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习（通用2篇）

篇1：2016湖南株洲县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习

湖南株洲县2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习（5）

阅读理解。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。

Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity.It may be walking, cycling, or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing.It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis.It may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion of climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment.Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game.There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football.There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people.Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”.We should be mistaken in this.There are, it is true, no “ matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man.He has to fight the forces of nature.His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year by year.A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty.But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.1

【文章大意】本文叙述了登山运动的独特之处以及登山运动员所要战胜的困难。登山运动员不遵循一些人为的规则，而是自由的用自己的方法来攀登，因此登山属于一种运动而不是一种比赛。登山运动员不仅要战胜内心的强迫意识而且要战胜自然界的力量。46.What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage? A.Soccer and golf.B.Skiing and skating.C.Cycling and hockey.D.Mountaineering.【答案】B 【 解析】细节理解题。根据or in winter, skating or skiing.可知冬季人们喜爱的运动有滑雪和滑冰。故选B 47.The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.A.strong emotion B.good way C.better feeling D.enough affection 【答案】A 【 解析】词义猜测题。根据willing to suffer cold and hardship and to take risks in high mountains可知登山运动员愿意遭受寒冷和辛苦，冒险登山需要的是很强的热情和激情。故选A 48.Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_______.A.it has man-made rules B.it is too dangerous for climbers C.it can’t bring people joy or leisure D.it is free for climbers to use their own methods 【答案】D 【 解析】推理判断题。根据Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.可知登山运动员不遵循一些人为的规则，而是自由的用自己的方法来攀登，因此登山属于一种运动而不是一种比赛。故选D。

49.We know from the passage that _______.A.mountaineering has no appeal for people B.physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers C.a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty D.it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps 【答案】D 【 解析】推理判断题。根据But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.可知50岁或60岁的男人攀登最高山阿尔卑斯山是很常见的，是有可能的。故选D。

50.What is the best title for the passage? A.Sports in winter B.Team work in climbing C.Mountaineering D.The quality for mountaineering 【答案】C 【 解析】标题归纳题。全文围绕着登山运动的独特之处，以及登山运动员需要战胜的困难，可知本文主要讲的是登山运动。故选C。

阅读理解.Why play games? Because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides.Following the rules„planning your next move...acting as a team member„these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek.Such games are entertaining and fun.But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating(合作).3

Many children’s games have a practical side Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups.For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones.Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.Many sports encourage national or local pride.The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition.People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it.For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.Sports are also an event that unites people.Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living.Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer.He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.()1.Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.A.be a team leader B.obey the basic rules C.act as a grown-up D.predict possible danger 41.B.细节理解题。根据第一段中Following the rules„planning your next move...acting as a team member„these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.可知B项正确。

()2.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.A.describe life in an exciting way B.turn real-life experiences into a play C.make learning life skills more interesting D.change people’s views of sporting events

42.C.词义猜测题。这部分前面的谓语动词是translate有“翻译，解释，转移，调动”的意思，该部分后面有一个定语从句，前后结合就可以理解这部分的意思了。

()3.According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging? A.It inspires people’s deep love for the country.B.It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.C.It helps the country out of natural disasters.D.It earns the winners fame and fortune.43.A.细节理解题。根据第四段中的People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it.可知A项正确。

()4.Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.A.bring fun to poor kids B.provide soccer balls for children C.give poor kids a chance for a better life D.appeal to soccer players to help poor kids 44.C.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.可推出C项是正确的。()5.What can be inferred from the passage? A.Gamed benefit people all their lives.B.Sports can get all athletes together.C.People are advised to play games for fun.D.Sports increase a country’s competitiveness.45.A.推理判断题。整段分析做游戏的好处，不仅儿童、成人也可以玩游戏。由此可以推断有些对人终身有益。

阅读理解.In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother.Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did.Surely it can’t be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking bank into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil.“You still use a pencil.Can’t you afford a pen?” My mother replies a little sharply.“It works perfectly well.I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen.I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”

Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently.My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty.One of the children must have taken the paper.So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back.It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”

This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician.I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work.Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards.Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics.Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.()1.Why has the author’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen? A.To leave messages.B.To list her everyday tasks.C.To note down maths problems.D.To write down a flash of inspiration.()2.What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand? A.It has great value for the family.B.It needs to be replaced by a better one.C.It brings her back to her lonely childhood.D.It should be passed on to the next generation.()3.The author feels embarrassed for _________ A.blaming her mother wrongly.B.giving her mother a lot of trouble.C.not making good use of time as her mother did.D.not making any breakthrough in her field.()4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.The mother is successful in her career.B.The family members like traveling.C.The author had little time to play when young.D.The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.()5.In the author’s mind ,her mother is____ A.strange in behavior.B.keen on her research.C.fond of collecting old things.D.careless about her appearance.本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述“我”的母亲总是习惯实用厨房里的记事本和铅笔。50年过去了，换了 5 所房子，可母亲的习惯没有改变，却更热衷于此。我突然意识到母亲是位天才的数学家。

46.D细节理解题。根据第四段第三句 never knew when I might want to note down an idea, “and I was always in the kitchen in those days”可知作者母亲随时在存放的记事本上记录自己的想法，故选 D 项。

47.B 推理判断题。根据第三段作者说的“I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.”“Can’t you afford a pen”可知作者态度，是在反问母亲，想让母亲用更好的笔和记事本，故选B

48.C 细节理解题，根据第五段第二句“I fell embarrassed that T complain about not having enough child-free time to work”可判断选C项

49.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容，可知我意识到母亲的成功，她是天才数学家，母亲充分利用了厨房里的记事本写下数学，以及她对我的影响，由此判断选A 50.B细节理解题。根据第五段第二句母亲的话““One day I was cooking and watching baby „It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”可知，作者的母亲很热衷于自己的发现，由此判断选B

阅读理解。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。When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back.When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out.We take buses instead of taxis.And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer.With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four.Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient.But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程)any time soon.For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits.In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits.Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education.A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major.It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’s not a good idea to water down medicine.If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation.We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible.We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.【文章大意】本文叙述了大学教育是否要削减时间，由四年制改为三年制。虽然许多美国大学没有正式的赞同三年制的教育模式，但是在美国大多数大学，有些优秀大学生可以提前毕业。作者认为四年制的大学教育质量比三年制的更优越，学生可以利用充足的时间在所主修的专业和领域变得越来越熟练。

51.Which of the following can be the best title? A.It’s time to shorten the learning process B.Best learning takes place over time C.University education should be watered down D.College education calls for reform 【答案】B 【 解析】标题归纳题。根据A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major.可知作者认为大学教育要求学生利用充足的时间在所主修的专业和领域变得熟练，也就是要求最好的学习需要充足的时间。故选B 52.We can learn from the passage that ________.A.most American universities are against the “three-year degree” model B.many famous US universities are considering adopting the “three-year degree” model

C.professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” model D.The “three-year degree” model can make college learning more efficient 【答案】A 【 解析】推理判断题。根据Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.可知几乎没有美国大学正式的赞同三年制的教育模式。故选A。

53.In most US universities，________.A.college students are offered the co-op program B.electives’ credits make up one quarter of the required credits C.all students are required to finish four-year education before graduation D.some excellent students can graduate ahead of time 【答案】D 【 解析】推理判断题。根据most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits.可知在美国大多数大学，有些优秀大学生可以提前毕业。故选D。54.We can infer that________.A.the author is a college professor B.the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford C.the author considers the university education quality very important D.the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students 【答案】C 【 解析】推理判断题。根据In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education.可知作者认为四年制的大学教育质量比三年制的更优越，从中可推断作者认为大学的教育质量非常重要。故选C 55.The first paragraph serves as a(n)________．

A.explanation B.definition C.introduction D.comment 【答案】C 【 解析】推理判断题。根据With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.可知全额的满时的高校学生渴望削减大学教育成本，由此导入下文的大学教育是否要削减时间。因此第一段起到了导入，介绍的作用。故选C。

篇2：2016湖南株洲县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习

阅读理解。

You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride.Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it.But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport.He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette(礼仪)is sort of odd(奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC.“They [elevators] are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”

We walk in and usually turn around to face the door.If someone else comes in, we may have to move.And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements.He told the BBC what he had observed.He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally(对角线地)across from each other to create distance.When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle.And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner.A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively.Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.Why are we so awkward in lifts? “You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC.“Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us.And that’s not possible in most elevators.”

In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed(理解)as threatening or odd.“The easiest way to do this is 1

to avoid eye contact,” she said.【文章大意】本文告诉我们一些不成文的电梯礼仪。

36.The main purpose of the article is to _____.A.remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator B.tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette C.share an interesting but awkward elevator ride D.analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator 【答案】B 【 解析】写作意图题。根据短文的内容可知这里叙述了电梯里的一些不成文的规定，故选B。

37.According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.A.turn around and greet one another B.look around or examine their phone C.make eye contact with those in the elevator D.try to keep a distance from other people 【答案】D 【 解析】细节理解题。根据“from each other to create distance”可知，人们进电梯后要跟别人保持距离。故选D。

38.Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?

【答案】C

【 解析】细节理解题。根据A两个人应站在对角线。B三个人要站成三角形。D五个人要站在四个角和中间。只有C四个人站在四个角是正确的。故选C。

39.The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.A.judge B.ignore C.put up with D.make the best of 【答案】A 【 解析】词义猜测题。size up出现在“when the doors slide open”电梯门开时，“act decisively果断行动”之前，所以应该是判断门内情况的意思，只有judge审度最接近。B“ignore”无视；C“put up with”容忍；D “make the best of” 充分利用。故选A。

40.According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.A.someone’s odd behaviors B.the lack of space

C.their unfamiliarity with one another D.their eye contact with one another 【答案】B 【 解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“You don’t have enough space”可知只有电梯里缺少空间的时候感到尴尬，故选B。

阅读理解.Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money.Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street.It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George.But sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window , thinking about his former rival（竞争对手）。Perhaps he missed him? George was very interested in old dictionaries, He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition.When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted.But while he was having lunch，George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable!Trembling, George started reading.“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans.The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”()1.George and Richard were at school.A.roommates B.good friends C.competitors D.booksellers()2.How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance? A.He envied Richard’s marriage.B.He thought of Richard from time to time.C.He felt lucky with no rival in town.D.He was guilty of Richard’s death.()3.George got information about Richard from.A.a dictionary collector in Australia B.the latter’s rivals Dylans C.a rare first edition of a dictionary D.the wrapping paper of a book 65.C 细节理解题。由第一段“Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.”可知从上学开始，乔治和理查德就是竞争对手。A、B、D三项没有根据，可排除。

66.B细节理解题。由第五段“But sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window , thinking about his former rival（竞争对手）, Perhaps he missed him?”可知理查德消失后乔治常常想起他来，故B项正确。A、D两项文中没有交代，属于主观臆测。C项也无从推断出乔治在没有了竞争对手后感到很幸运。

67.D 细节把握题。由第六段“But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.”一句可知乔治是从包书的一张报纸上得知理查德的消息的，故答案为D。

阅读理解.Sports shoes that out whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant time in

front of the television have been devised in the UK.The shoes—named Square Eyes—contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day.A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day’s efforts.The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK.“We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says.“And I wanted to tackle that with my design.”

Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off.And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both.Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television.So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time.Existing pedometers（计步器）normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement.Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking.But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat.“It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says.“That was one of my main design considerations.”

()1.According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to ________.A.keep a record of the steps of the wearer B.deal with overweight among teenagers C.enable children to resist the temptation of TV D.prevent children from being tricked by TV programs()2.Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes? A.They regulate a child’s evening TV viewing time.B.They determine a child’s daily pocket money.C.They have raised the hot issue of overweight.D.They contain information of the receiver.()3.What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion? A.The exact number of steps to be taken.B.The precise number of hours spent on TV.C.The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.D.The way of changing steps into TV watching time.()4.Compared with other similar products, the new design ________.A.makes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat B.counts the wearer’s steps through shaking C.records the sudden movement of the wearer D.sends teenagers’ health data to the receiver

()5.Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A.Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time B.Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise C.Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise D.Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight 71.B 这是一道推断题。根据第三段“‘We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,’she says,‘And I want to tackle that with my design.’”可以推断出这个设计是为了解决孩子超重的问题。

72.A 这是一道推断题。根据第四段“Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off.And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.”可知这种鞋利用走路的步数来控制孩子看电视的时间。

73.C 这是一道推断题。根据第五段“Health experts suggest that a child take 12 000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television.”可以推断出健康专家给出了每天合适的运动量和看电视时间。

74.A 这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking.But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy

teenagers to cheat.”可以推断出类似产品可以用晃动来作弊,但是她设计的鞋使得懒惰的青少年很难作弊。

75.A 这是一道主旨题。本文主要介绍了一款智能运动鞋,利用孩子们每天的走步数来决定看电视的时间,起到控制体重的作用。

阅读理解。

She’s not afraid of anything.Snakes? No problem.Walking alone in the dark? Easy.We’re not talking about a superhero here--SM is a 44-year-old mother.And she’s fearless because she happens to be missing part of her brain: the amygdala(扁桃腺).Shaped like a pair of almonds sitting in the middle of your brain, the amygdala helps control fear and anxiety.A rare condition called Urbach-Wiethe disease left SM without her amygdala, and seems to have completely erased her sense of fear.To try to understand how the amygdala works, a team of researchers made their efforts to scare SM.They showed her horror movies and took her to the Waverly Hills Sanatorium Haunted House in Kentucky.She pushed out one of the monsters(巨物)and laughed.SM said she didn’t like snakes, but at a pet store full of poisonous creatures, she kept asking to touch them.When asked to rate her feelings, SM reported feeling surprised or disgusted, but never fearful.“She tends to approach everything she should be avoiding,” says Justin Feinstein of the University of Iowa.This means the amygdala could control deeper urges to approach or avoid danger.Other scientists have a different opinion, though.“I don’t believe you can make a general statement about what the amygdala does by a single case study,” Elizabeth Phelps said.In 2002, Phelps published a study on a similar patient with amygdala damage who still showed fear.It may sound like fun to be totally fearless, but we get scared for a good reason.“The nature of fear is survival and the amygdala helps us stay alive by avoiding situations, people, or objects that put our life in danger,” Feinstein said.SM

was once followed in a park after dark by a man with a knife, and she simply walked away.“It is quite remarkable that she is still alive,” said Feinstein.【文章大意】本文叙述了研究人员通过在失去扁桃腺人的身上实验扁桃腺的作用，结果发现它能控制人的恐惧，但是也有的科研人员对此产生了怀疑。

41.SM dares to walk alone in the dark mainly because ____________.A.she is a superhero B.she has experienced such conditions a lot C.she is a mental patient D.she has no sense of fear 【答案】D 【 解析】细节理解题。根据she’s fearless because she happens to be missing part of her brain她失去了扁桃腺没有了害怕的感觉，故选D。

42.Researchers tried their best to frighten SM in order to find ___________.A.The function of a particular organ B.SM’s reaction of fear and anxiety C.The process of removing amygdala D.A special way to get along with monsters 【答案】A 【 解析】细节理解题。根据To try to understand how the amygdala works,研究人员为了找到扁桃腺是如何工作的，故选A。

43.What do we know from the research on SM? A.It was easy for her to avoid danger.B.SM never felt fearful but disgusted.C.SM was frightened by nothing except monsters.D.SM got along well with the snakes.【答案】B 【 解析】细节理解题。根据SM reported feeling surprised or disgusted, but never fearful.她没有感觉到害怕和厌恶，故选B。

44.What is Elizabeth Phelps’ attitude toward the function of the amygdala based on the research on SM? A.Indifferent B.Supportive C.Disapproving D.Interested 【答案】C 【 解析】细节理解题。根据“I don’t believe you can make a general statement about what the amygdala does by a single case study, 可知Elizabeth Phelps不相信这种实

验，故选C。