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1高考英语阅读理解训练十篇阅读理解强化训练12014sawthattheEbolavirusreappearedinGuineaandsoonspreadintoneighbouringLiberiaandSierraLeone,killingover7,800peoplebythenewyearof2015.Itleadstoviralhemorrhagicfever,whichischaracterizedbyhighfeverandinternalbleedingetc.EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012out-break,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluidsoftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.Unfortunately,therearenodisease-specifictreatmentsforEbola.Health-careworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithphysiologicalsaline(生理盐水)tokeepthemingoodcondition.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected,especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.What’sworse,sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theinfluencesofEbolaarehuge:damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayspreadthroughoutwestAfricancountries.Foreverycountry,astronghealthsystemcandecreasetheriskofhealthattackandlessentheimpactofEbola.1.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraphinthewholepassage?A.Toarousethereader’sconcern.B.Tosummarizethewholepassage.C.TogiveadetaileddescriptionofEbola.D.Tointroducethethemeofthewholepassage.2.WhatcanweinferabouttheEbolavirus?A.Ithascausedapanicinmanycountries.B.Itisthemostdangerousvirusintheworld.C.AstronghealthsystemisimportanttofightagainstEbola.D.AnyonewhowasinfectedEbolawilldie.3.Paragraph3mainlytellsus_________.A.WhattheEbolavirusisB.HowtheEbolavirusspreadsC.HowtheEbolavirusistreatedD.HowtheEbolavirusaffectsthelife4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TherearenoeffectivedrugstotreatEbolabyfar.B.EbolaisnowverycommoninGuinea.C.ThosewithafevermustbeinfectedbyEbola.D.FemalesareeasiertobeinfectedbyEbola.阅读理解强化训练1【语篇解读】本文是新闻报道类文章。主要介绍了埃博拉病毒到目前为止已经造成的伤害以及埃博拉病毒来源、传播的途径、目前的治疗状况等。21.A。判断推理题。通读第一段，主要告诉我们埃博拉病毒传播之迅速、后果之严重，目的就是为了引起读者的关注。故选A。2.C。判断推理题。根据文章最后一句话Foreverycountry,astronghealthsystemcandecreasetheriskofhealthattackandlessentheimpactofEbola可知选C。3.B。判断推理题。通读第三段可知该段主要告诉我们埃博拉病毒是如何进行传播的。故选B。4.A。细节辨认题。根据文章的第四段ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol可知至今仍没有有效办法对付埃博拉病毒。故选A。阅读理解强化训练2IfIaskedyoutositdownandrememberalistofphonenumbersoraseriesoffacts,howwouldyougoaboutit?There’safairchancethatyou’dbedoingitwrong.Oneoftheinterestingthingsaboutthemindisthateventhoughweallhaveone,weallhaveone,wedon’thaveperfectinsight(洞察力)intohowtogetthebestfromit.Thisispartlybecauseofflaws(缺陷)inourabilitytothinkaboutourownthinking.Studyingthisself-reflectivethoughtprocessexposeshumanbeing’personalblindspots.Oneareatheretheseblindspotsareparticularlylargeislearning.We’reactuallysurprisinglybadathavinginsightintohowwelearnbest.ResearchersJeffreyKarpickeandHenryRoedigerIIIImadeanexperiment,wheretheyaskedcollegestudentstolearnpairsofSwahibandEnglishwords.So,forexample,theyhadtolearnthatiftheyweregiventheSwahiliword“mashua”thecorrectresponsewas“boat”.Theycouldhaveusedthesortoffactsyoumightgetonahigh-schoolquiz,buttheuseofSwahilimeantthattherewaslittlechancetheirparticipantscoulduseanybackgroundknowledgetohelpthemlearn.Afterthepairshadallbeenlearnt,therewouldbeafinaltestaweeklater.Nowifmanyofuswererevisingthislistwemightstudythelist,testourselvesandthenrepeatthiscycle,droppingitemswegotright.Thismakesstudyingandtestingquickerandallowsustofocusoureffortonthethingswehaven’tyetlearnt.It’saplanthatseemstomakeperfectsense,butthatisdisastrousifwereallywanttolearnproperly.KarpickeandRoedigeraskedstudentstoprepareforatestinvariousways,andcomparedtheirsuccess—forexample,onegroupkepttestingthemselvesonallitemswithoutdroppingwhattheyweregettingright,whileanothergroupstoppedtestingthemselvesontheircorrectanswers.Onthefinalexamdifferencesbetweenthegroupsweredramatic.Whiledroppingitemsfromstudydidn’thavemuchofaneffect,thepeoplewhodroppeditemsfromtestingperformedrelativelypoorly.Itseemstheeffectivewaytolearnistopracticegettingitemsbackfrommemory,nottryingtoconsolidate(巩固)themintherebyfurtherstudy.Moreover,droppingitemsentirelyfromyourevision,whichistheadvicegivenbymanystudyguides,iswrong.Youcanstopstudyingthemifyou’velearntthem,butyoushouldkeeptestingwhatyou’velearntifyouwanttorememberthematthetimeofthefinalexam.Sotheevidencehasamoralforteachers:there’smoretotestingthanfindingoutwhatstudentsknows—testscanalsohelpusremember.1.Accordingtothepassage,weoftenfailtorememberfactsbecause_______.A.weignoreourweaknessinmemorizingthingsB.wedon’tunderstan