【正文】 最新英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)題含答案一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解1．閱讀理解 Scientists have been studying how people use money for long. Now they39。re finding some theories may apply to one group of monkeys. Researchers recently taught six monkeys how to use money. They gave the monkeys small metal disks(圓片) that could be used like cash and showed them some yummy apple pieces. The monkeys soon figured out that if they gave one of the disks to a scientist, they39。d receive a piece of apple in return. If you think that is all the monkeys can figure out, you are wrong. Two researchers, Jake and Allison, acted as apple sellers in the experiments. The monkeys were tested one at a time and had 12 disks to spend in each experiment. Jake always showed the monkeys one apple piece, while Allison always showed two pieces. But that39。s not necessarily what they gave the monkeys. The number of apple pieces given for a disk was determined at random. Experiment One: Allison showed two pieces of apples but gave both pieces only half the time. The other half, she took one piece away and gave the monkey just the remaining piece. Jake, on the other hand, always gave exactly what he showed: one piece for each disk. The monkeys chose to trade more with Allison. Experiment Two: Allison continued to sometimes gave two pieces and sometimes one piece. But now, half the time, Jake gave the one apple piece he was showing, and half the time he added a bonus. Guess what? The monkeys chose to trade more with Jake. In the first experiment, the monkeys correctly figured out that if they traded with Allison, they39。d end up with more treats. In the second one, when a monkey received two pieces from Jake, it seemed like again. When Allison gave the monkey only one piece instead of the two she showed, it seemed like a loss. The monkeys preferred trading with Jake because they39。d rather take a chance of seeming to win than seeming to lose. We also sometimes make silly business decisions just to avoid the feeling that we39。re getting less, even when were not. Would you have made the same choices?（1）What conclusion might experts draw from the first experiment? A.The monkeys show certain business sense.B.Business theories can apply to all monkeys.C.People are smarter in terms of finance.D.It39。s easy to teach monkeys how to trade.（2）What does a bonus in paragraph 5 refer to? A.A metal disk.B.An apple piece.C.A chance.D.A coin.（3）Why did the monkeys choose to trade more with Jake in the second experiment? A.Because Jake always gave them two apple pieces.B.Because the apple pieces from Jake were yummy.C.Because they didn39。t like the feeling of losing.D.Because they get more apple pieces from Jake.（4）What could be the best title for the passage? A.People39。s Business Decision: Lose or Gain?B.Moneky39。s Business Sense: Smart or Silly?C.Shopping for Bargain: Same or different?D.Disk for Apple: Who to Trade with?【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，科學(xué)家們通過(guò)實(shí)驗(yàn)來(lái)說(shuō)明，“猴子的商業(yè)意識(shí)：聰明還是愚蠢？”(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“The monkeys chose to trade more with Allison.”可知，專(zhuān)家們從第一個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)中得出的結(jié)論是“猴子表現(xiàn)出一定的商業(yè)意識(shí)?！惫蔬xA。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“half the time, Jake gave the one apple piece he was showing, and half the time he added a ，a bonus指代的是“一塊蘋(píng)果”，故選B。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The monkeys preferred trading with Jake because they39。d rather take a chance of seeming to win than seeming to lose.”可知，猴子在第二個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)中會(huì)選擇與杰克進(jìn)行更多的交易是因?yàn)樗麄儾幌矚g失去的感覺(jué)。故選C。(4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第二段中的“Researchers recently taught six monkeys how to use money. ...The monkeys soon figured out that if they gave one of the disks to a scientist, they d receive a piece of apple in return.”和最后一段中的“We also sometimes make silly business decisions just to avoid the feeling that we39。re getting less, even when were not. Would you have made the same choices?”可知，本文說(shuō)的是，猴子的商業(yè)意識(shí)：聰明還是愚蠢？故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科普類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解 When he was young, Louis Armstrong was taking what was called “Creole jazz”, which was also called dance music, and bining it with trumpeter (小號(hào)手) Buddy Bolden, to create what would eventually bee today39。s jazz. Armstrong acplished that with almost no formal training. He received little training before he was placed in the New Orleans Colored Waif39。s Home at the age of 12, after a runin (小爭(zhēng)執(zhí)) with the police. The punishment turned out to be a mixed blessing, for he also had the opportunity to play in a real band. While at the Waif39。s, Armstrong also got the chance to hear some of the city39。s finest musicians. Cornetist Freddie Keppard performed in a nearby club. So did trumpeter and bandleader, King Joe Oliver, who took the boy under his wing and taught him how to read music and work on his playing technique. When Oliver left for Chicago, Armstrong chose to stay in New Orleans and work with some of the other top musicians of the day. In Chicago, King Oliver offered him a place in his band in 1922. It became Armstrong39。s biggest challenge yet — the band had no parts written for trumpet, so he was forced to listen to King Oliver and improvise (即興創(chuàng)作). Soon, Armstrong39。s undeniable talent was getting notice. Even classically trained musicians would e to hear the incredible sounds this young man created. Lil Hardin, the bands piano player and the future Mrs. Armstrong, explains that Oliver kept Armstrong in the second trumpetchair so that Oliver would still be “King”. Hardin convinced him to leave the band. Armstrong moved to New York City in 1924 to join Fletcher Henderson39。s band and then flew solo. In 1925, Armstrong put together the Hot Five, expanding his popularity even more. Armstrong recorded his first position, Cornet Chop Suey, one of the most copied jazz solos of all time. This monumental 1928 recording blends (混合) artistry, endurance and showmanship that has rarely, if ever, been matched in Jazz.（1）What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the second paragraph? A.To play dance music.B.