2024屆湖南省常寧市高考英語閱讀理解和信息匹配選練（1）
湖南省常寧市2024高考英語閱讀理解和信息匹配選練（1）
信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）
下面是一篇應用文及其應用場合的信息，請閱讀下列應用文和相關信息，并按照要求匹
配信息。請在答題卡上將對應題號的相應選項字母涂黑。
以下是電器產品的信息：
A. West Bend Electric Hot Pot
Quantity: 1
Price: $17.99
Availability: This item is available online but is not available in stores.
Features:
Compact (小型的) electric water heater.
Automatic temperature control. The lid twists to lock, so there's no chance for hot water to spill or scald people.
Durable polypropylene exterior.
B. Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Switch Coffee Maker
Quantity: 1
Price: $19.99
Availability: This item is available only in stores.
Features:
Black, stainless steel accents. Easy-clean warming plate.
Dual-reservoir windows.
C. Black .& Decker 2-Slice Toaster - Black (T3550)
Quantity: 1
Price: $19.99
Availability: This item is available online and in stores.
Features:
Frozen button for one-step toasting of French toast and more.
Cancel button stops the toasting at any time.
D. Hamilton Beach Heavy Weight Can Opener
Quantity: 1
Price: $19.99
Availability: This item is available online and in stores Features:
1. Auto-shutoff.
Removable washing unit, bottle opener and knife sharpener.
E. Chefmate Nonstick 5-pc. Bakeware Set
Quantity: 1
Price: $11:99
Availability: This item is available online but is not available in stores.
Features:
This 5-pc. set includes the baking essentials: two round cake pans, a biscuit pan, a roast pan and a cookie sheet.
Made from pewter gray aluminum nonstick material.
F. Cake Stand with Cover
Quantity: 1
Price: $ 9.99
Availability: This item is available online and in stores.
Features：
Covered glass cake stand on a pedestal doubles as a punch bowl when you flip both the base and the cover upside down. This cake stand with a cover does two jobs, so you can meet all of your holiday party demands.
Made of elegant yet heavy patterned glass in a simple design.
以下是消費者的信息。請匹配消費者與他們擬購買的電器產品。
46. Mr. Lai is a worker. He is busy doing his work all day long. He will buy a can opener. This champion of can openers features a removable washing unit and automatic shutoff.
47. Mrs. Zhou is a housewife. She has relied on the magic of baker's secret pans for years. She wants to buy a new set of baker's secret pans, which are even better with a sturdier, more durable design that's dishwasher safe.
48. Mr. Sun is used to boiling water for tea, cocoa, instant soup and more. He needs a portable electric kettle, which has an automatic temperature control, a durable polypropylene exterior and a- heat-resistant handle and base.
49. Mrs. Lu is a housewife. She enjoys cake and punch. She needs a cake stand with a cover. She will use it as a cake stand with a lovely fluted base and dome cover.
50. Mr. Song has retired for five years. He, as well as his old wife, doesn't know how to use the Internet, but they both like coffee more than tea when chatting with each other. He wants to buy a cup coffee maker to make coffee.
【參考答案】46-50 DEAFB
閱讀理解。閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps，after all，it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red，orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”．These help us see in a bright day and tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”， but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.
. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. color and its surprising effects
B. women being luckier than men
C. danger caused by color blindness
D. color blindness
2. According to the passage，with the help of the “cones”，we can ________A. tell different colors
B. see in weak light
C. tell different shapes
D. tell orange from yellow
3. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A. Women are more careful.
B. There are fewer color-blind women.
C. Women are fonder of driving than men.
D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
【參考答案】1—3、D A B
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake （）even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable. I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
1. Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?
A. To get close to a butterfly. B. To look over the bad situation.
C. To escape a sudden attack. D. To avoid getting his shoes dirty.
2. What made the man feel funny?
A. Making the attacker pause. B. Being attacked by a butterfly.
C. Being stepped on by his mate. D. Discovering the energetic butterfly.
3. From this experience the man learned
.
A. what he should do when faced with trouble
B. people should show sympathy to the weak
C. how he should deal with attacks
D. people should protect butterflies
4. Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?
A. Careless.
B. Amusing.
C. Courageous.
D. Aggressive.
【參考答案】1—4、DBAC
閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it’s because we have mirror neurons (神經元) in our brains.
Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿) it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.
Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”) , the same mirror neurons weretriggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball) .
Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.
Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact (互動) . Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物) for neuroscience of what Einstein’s theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does—well, perhaps you’ll understand why.
1. Mirror neurons can explain .
A. why we cry when we are hurt
B. why we cough when we suffer from a cold
C. why we smile when we see someone else smile
D. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late
2. The underlined word“triggered”in the third paragraph probably means“ ”.
A. set off B. cut off C. built up D. broken up
3. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons .
A. relate to human behavior and interaction
B. control human physical actions and feelings
C. result in bad behavior and social disorders
D. determine our knowledge and language abilities
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Ways to find mirror neurons. B. Problems of mirror neurons.
C. Existence of mirror neurons. D. Functions of mirror neurons.
【參考答案】1—4、CAAD
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
Tui Na and Your Emotional Health
In Traditional Chinese Medicine the body, mind and spirit cannot be divided and so the unique whole-body treatment in Tui Na can also be a useful treatment correcting any imbalances in the body's energy before symptoms and disease can develop. It also works to restore emotional harmony as well as physical health. This is why after a Tui Na treatment many people "feel good". Many people in China use Tui Na regularly to keep healthy and to deal with some specific illnesses.
Tui Na is performed on the clothed body and the patient is either lying on a couch or sitting on a chair. Therapists using a variety of strokes or movements will control the intensity and direction of pressure in an exact way. The unique rolling movement in Tui Na is one of the most difficult strokes to learn and students have to practice sometimes for many months on a rice bag before they are allowed to practice on the human body.
Stress
Tui Na is of course very useful for treating stress.
It distributes the energy around the whole body. It is believed that Tui Na moves the strong energy in the tense muscles to the weaker areas, thus making a more balanced body. When your Qi （energy in the body） flow is balanced you feel relaxed and comfortable.
Tui Na is especially useful for stiff shoulders and tense neck muscles.
Emotions
In Traditional Chinese Medicine each major organ is linked to an emotion. By balancing the energy in the organ, the relevant emotion will be calmed. When your emotions are out of control, you would usually turn to your doctor or perhaps a psychotherapist. But perhaps some people would not like to be seeing a psychotherapist or feel nervous about discussing their problems with others. With Tui Na one does not need to tell the therapist anything one does not want to. The treatment of Tui Na can deal with the problem itself — although if one does need to talk, then the safe space is there to do so. An active dialogue between the therapist and the patient will help to get a better effect.
How the major organs rule your emotions
Each major organ — the heart, the stomach, the spleen, the liver, the bladder, the kidneys, the lungs, etc. — is linked to a relevant emotion.
The heart is linked to joy, excitement and sadness. If the heart is out of balance, the patient may dream a lot at night and often forget something important in the day.
The stomach and spleen are connected with too much thinking or worrying — over anxiety. When the stomach is out of balance there is often a lack of energy. The patient often feels very tired and has no interest in doing anything at all.
The liver and gall bladder are linked to anger. In Chinese Medicine the eyes are connected with the liver, and many people who suffer from anger often suffer from eye problems. The gall bladder rules decision-making and too much energy here can lead to rashness, while if there is too little it can bring about indecision. Where there is a history of depression, the therapist would look to the liver.
The bladder and kidneys are linked to fear of all kinds, from simple anxieties and phobias to vague fears and worries.
The lungs are connected with feelings of grief and sadness. When there is a history of grief, the therapist would look to the lungs.
Tui Na is used in almost all the hospitals in China and very popular among Chinese people. It is a useful and valuable method of restoring Qi balance, when emotional and physical health is out of balance. Tui Na is one of the remaining secrets of Chinese Medicine.
1. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE about Tui Na?
A. Tui Na is a whole-body treatment and can't be divided into different parts.
B. Tui Na can be used to balance the diseases before they can develop in the body.
