问题 填空题

Part 4


Questions 26-45


·Read the following text and decide which answer bestfits each space.
·For questions 26-45, mark one letter A, B, C or D on the Answer Sheet.

How to Tell Which Side You Favor


Brain researcher Ned Herrmann tested more than 7,000 people to find out which side of the brain they favored. He found a p relationship between hemisphere (26) and the way subjects made a (27) : left-brain-oriented subjects were more often lawyers, writers, bookkeepers, doctors, tax experts, etc. —jobs (28) with logical, language-related information. Those who favored the right hemisphere (29) out to be poets, politicians, musicians, architects, entrepreneurs, dancers and (30) —top executives. Herrmann’s studies showed that the most successful people in any (31) are those who use both the left and right brains.
One test for hemisphere dominance is to (32) how you turn your head and eyes when (33) questions asked by someone in front of you. Research suggests that if you generally turn to the left, you have a right-brain (34) ; if you turn to the right, (35) are you prefer work that (36) use of logic or language.
Another test for dominance involves directions for (37) a product. A left-hemisphere- oriented person usually follows instructions in a step-by-step (38) —from written sentence to written sentence. Someone with p right-side input will probably (39) the written directions and assemble the pieces by (40) the diagram or picture.
If you think you’re right-brained, (41) this teaser. Read the sentence below carefully and count the number of f’s:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS.
Did you find all six fs If not, don’t be surprised. Only 15 percent of those who take this test (42) .If you counted less than six—most count three—you probably (43) the f in each "of". Since "of" is pronounced "ov", the verbal left hemisphere took the verbal (44) and overrode the right, "seeing" hemisphere; (45) forcing the wrong conclusion.

A.took

B.worked

C.turned

D.found

答案

参考答案:C

解析: [考点] 习惯搭配

[分析]: 本句意为“喜欢使用右侧脑半球的人通常是诗人、政治家、音乐家等。”turn out to be意为“结果是,证明是”。

阅读理解与欣赏

阅读下面的文字,完成第(1)~(4)题。(选做题)

另一种呼唤

黄晓萍

  两幅古人物画,在我心中激起的反响,竟比文字更强烈。它从形象到神韵,从志气到精神,无不是一种完整,说完美也是可以的。我所指的,是钟馗与屈原。

  我们那地方,钟馗像常用来镇邪避妖打鬼,年三十往家门上贴,怪有人缘地同主人共享年夜饭,差不多同祖宗同一档次,敬祖宗的美酒,钟馗也饮一斛。画上的钟馗总丑得那么正气,短髯黑黑撑出扇面形状,立立的怒中带笑,就看你带着何种心情去凝望了。

  屈原像民间不常见。他出于文字经典,是我爷爷乡土师爷身份的徽章,轻易不示人。画中的屈原是那么飘逸,《天问》中找不到头,那头是横的,山羊胡子与飘飘怒发和离体襟衫生出一股寒风,我总觉得他很冷。学业稍进之后读《离骚》,先读出大气磅礴文采飞扬,后悟出身世际遇情系苍生。这时再看那幅《天问》,很感同身受诗人的无可奈何。爷爷说这书我是读进去了。最近另见到一幅明朝陈洪缓作的《屈子行吟图》,大不是《天问》的情结,《天问》中的激荡没有了。在这幅行吟图中,广袖长袍翘头履上,原是悬宝剑的腰,悬了一根拐杖,怎么看怎么苍凉。我观他峨冠项戴下,瘦长的脸凄苦而平和。他不再问天了,天已有病还问它何来?我想他这是去投江。他本是投江而去的,英雄气短并不影响他精神长存,文化人没有一个能如屈原集政治与文才于一身的。屈原的失误并不在谋略而是在宫帏,屈原遭了女祸,还有男人的舌箭。君臣恩断义绝,他被发配了,充军了。他言志的《离骚》,未必不是一曲有志不得伸展的牢骚。

  文人迂腐而可爱。灵魂的屈原成为国宝,昭示着文化的不朽,也从另一个侧面反映出文人脆弱的心态。每当自身怯力之时,总是会从古人身上找出些说法来充实和鼓励自己。把气节化为一种文化内涵,他们请出屈原询问过去未来。刘勰、司马迁、李白……他们将“路曼曼其修远兮,吾将上下而求索”镂石成印悬于案头,撰成六书旌于中堂,曲成宫商荡涤五腑六根浊气。至于屈原投江之举,被颂为洗却尘世肮脏。皎洁永恒,使瀚海书林梅香荷香桔香千古。

  那日走江,行至秭归,两千余年的古城仍是一座古城,不城不乡似城似乡,古墙豁口取民宅一堵风火墙,宽驳出悠悠岁月。剃头匠挑子横着横着量完小巷,不紧不慢的吆喝声古歌一样绵长。这出大思想家、大政治家、大诗人的秭归有庙有祠供奉屈原,有石牌坊旌帜屈原,一派苍朴古雅终未曾把它经营成旅游胜地文化名城。在送里,我听到另一种呼唤。

  长江弯弯回浪,临北岸有一片软水,江中的激流冲南岸峭崖,使北岸的软水温柔而明净。软水叫屈原沱。传说屈原有位贤德的姐姐叫女婆,兄弟做大官时她是农妇,概无锦衣富贵。兄弟被流放她归来故里等待兄弟。流放人永远在流放,呼唤声天天在呼唤:“兄弟,屈子,归来兮!”汨罗江中一缕英魂托梦姐姐,他已愤怒地随水而去,他将留恋地随水而归。次日女婴翘首江边,一条大红鱼溯流而上,面对女婴,鱼头点三下鱼尾摇三下,巨口一张吐出个宛然生前的屈原,那鱼顿时失影。传说凄美而离奇,人民性极强,秭归人都能言说而且不走样。这故事的淳朴,还在于呼唤魂兮归来的是姐姐而不是恋人或者母亲。屈原在秭归,同于钟馗在我的家乡,又成了家家门上一幅画,概无官爵,一个巴东小老头,还原于民间,我想这当是屈原最好的归宿。(节选自《百年百篇经典美文》,有删改)

注:箐( qìng),山间的大竹林,泛指树木丛生的山谷。

(1)下列对文章内容的理解分析,不正确的两项是(  )     

A.钟馗虽相貌丑陋,但他丑得有正气,为百姓镇邪避妖打鬼,百姓喜欢的是他刚直不阿的一身正气。

B.屈原沱的传说表明屈原还是一个有情有义的普通人,秭归百姓喜欢的是他的淳朴正直。

C.屈原是一位伟人,其形象难免会被世人美化神化,文章暗含了对神化屈原的文人的不满之情。

D.屈原令人崇敬,他也是从民间走出去的,文章呼唤屈原应当具有普通人对故乡的亲人的情感。

E.“另一种呼唤”实质上呼唤的是被文人神化了的屈原向作为民间普通人的屈原的回归、还原。

(2)文章围绕“呼唤”展开,请梳理作者的行文思路。

                                                                                                    

(3)文中描述了关于屈原的三幅画像,请根据文意,简要概括三幅画像中屈原形象的特点。

                                                                                                     

(4)文章结尾说:“一个巴东小老头,还原于民间,我想这当是屈原最好的归宿。”请结合全文,分析并评价作者的观点。

                                                                                                     

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