高三英语练习3

1高三英语练习3III.ReadingComprehensionSectionAInNewYork,weareverybusygoingfromoneplacetoanother.Ontheway,___50___youmeetatiny,cardboard-skinnedrobotwhois___51___itswaydownthestreets,askingforhelp.Wouldyoudoita(n)___52___?Tweenbotsare___53___robots.Rollingataconstantspeed,inastraightline,Tweenbotshavea(n)___54___displayedonaflag,andrelyonpassers-bythey___55___toreadthisflagandtoaimthemattherightdirectionto___56___theirgoal.Consideringthefactthattheyareeasilyharmedandthepossibilitythat___57___wouldbeinterestedinhelpingalostlittlerobot,atthebeginningI___58___thattheTweenbotsweremorelikelytostruggleanddieinthecitythantogettotheirdestination.IsetoutonthefirsttestwithavideocamerahiddeninmypurseandwalkedfarenoughawaysothatIwouldnotbeobserved.Theresultswere___59___.Overthefollowingmonths,assistedonlyby___60___,theTweenbotsweresuccessfulinrollingfromtheirstartingpointstotheirfarawaydestinations.Everytimearobotgot___61___byobstaclesontheroad,somepasser-bywouldalwaysrescueitandsendittowardsitsgoal.TheTweenbotswere___62___lostordamaged.InthistesttheTweenbotswere___63___primarilybyhuman’ssympathyforananthropomorphized(人格化的)object.Thejourneytheytookbecomesastoryofpeople’s___64___toengagewithacreaturethatmirrorsthehuman’scharacteristicsofbeingeasilyharmed,ofbeinglost,andofhavinggoalsbutnotbeingabletoachievethemdirectly.It’sastoryaboutavastspacemadesmallerbyanevensmallerrobot.50.A.supposeB.wonderC.wishD.believe51.A.askingB.fallingC.makingD.showing52.A.favourB.businessC.honourD.justice53.A.self-dependentB.robot-dependentC.human-dependentD.scientist-dependent54.A.nameB.directionC.instructionD.destination55.A.actasB.comeacrossC.lookforD.getin56.A.understandB.deliverC.reachD.change57.A.anybodyB.everybodyC.somebodyD.nobody58.A.explainedB.provedC.confusedD.disbelieved59.A.expectedB.admittedC.unexpectedD.unadmitted60.A.pioneersB.strangersC.friendsD.colleagues61.A.attractedB.supportedC.trappedD.replaced62.A.frequentlyB.occasionallyC.constantlyD.never63.A.performedB.drivenC.createdD.cultivated64.A.bravenessB.willingnessC.determinationD.intentionSectionB(C)2ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetarianby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointsmoreonaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesity（肥胖）rates.Thestudyof8,179wasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970,366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarian—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianhadanIQscoreof106,comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104,comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscorebetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetarianbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclass,butitremainedstatistically（统计地）significantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemale,tobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorprofessionalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.However,thesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincome,whichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaid,“Thefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansthanadults,togetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealth,mayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdisease(冠心病)inadultlife.”ButDrFrankiePhillips,oftheBritishDjeteticAssociation,said:“Itislikethechickenandtheegg.DopeoplebecomevegetarianbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues?”72.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat_____.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetariansC.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavegoodjobsthanmalevegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohaveahighannualincomethanmalevegetarians73.CatharineGaletalkedabout“beingvegetarians”ina(n)_____way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective74.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Intelligenceislinkedtonotjustbeingavegetarianbuttomanyfactors.B.Therateofgettingheartdiseaseislinkedtoyourlifestylepreferences.C.ThelinkbetweenahighIQandbeingavegetarianisstilluncertain.D.Thelinkbetweenahealthyheartanddietremainstobeproved.75.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarian,please!C.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk.D.AhighIQislinkedtobeingavegetarian.(C)Thesun'schangingenergylevelsarenottoblameforrecentglobalwarmingand,ifanything,solarvariationsoverthepast20yearsshouldhavehadacoolingeffect,scientistshavesaid.Theirfindingsaddtoagrowingbodyofevidencethathumanactivity,notnaturalcauses,liesbehindrisingaverageworldtemperatures,whichareexpectedtoreachtheirsecondhighestlevelthisyearsincerecordsbeganinthe1860s.3ThereislittledoubtthatsolarvariabilityhasinfluencedtheEarth'sclimateinthepastandmaywellhavebeenafactorinthefirsthalfofthelastc