2019高考英语一轮选练习题unit4pygmalion（含解析）新人教版选修8

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1、选修8Unit4Pygmalion李仕才一、阅读理解AAccordingtoateamofresearchers,ananimal'sabilitytoperceive（感矢口）timeislinkedtotheirpaceoflife.“Ourresultslendsupporttotheimportanceoftimeperceptioninanimalswheretheabilitytoperceivetimeinaveryshorttimemaybethediffereneebetweenlifeanddeathforfastmovingcreatures,”commentedth

2、eleadauthorKevinHealyfromTrinityCol1egeDublin.Thestudywasdonewithavarietyofanimalsusingaphenomenonbasedonthemaximumspeedofflashesoflightanindividualcanseebeforethelightsourceisseenasconstant・Dogs,forexample,haveeyeswitharefreshratehigherthanhumans.Oneexampleofthisphenomenonatwork,theauthorssay,ist

3、hehouseflyanditsabilitytoavoidbeinghit.Theresearchshowsfliesobservemotioninashortertimethanourowneyescanachieve,whichallowsthemtoavoidbeinghit.ProfessorGraemeRuxtonoftheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotland,whoworkedjointlyontheresearchproject,saidinastatement,“Ilavingeyesthatsendupdatestothebrainatmuch

4、higherfrequenciesthanoureyesdoisofnovalueifthebraincannotprocessthatinformationequallyquickly,Thus,thisworkhighlightstheimpressiveabilitiesofeventhesmallestanimalbrains・Fliesmightnotbedeepthinkers,buttheycanmakegooddecisionsveryquickly.”Incomparison,thetigerbeetle（虎甲虫）runsfasterthanitseyescankeepu

5、p,basicallybecomingblind,whichrequiresittostopperiodicallytore-evaluateitsprey，s（猎物）position.OurresultssuggestthattimeperceptionoffersanasyetunstudieddimensioninwhichsnimaIscanspecializeandthereisaconsiderablerangetostudythissysteminmoredetai1・【文章大意】本文是一篇科普说明文。研究发现，动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关，对于快速移动的动物来说，

6、在短时间内感知时间的能力决定着它们的生死。文章列举了家蝇、狗和虎甲虫等动物，证明了动物感知时间的能力的重要性。1.Whatistheresearchmentionedinthepassagemainlyabout?A.Paceoflifeofanimals・B.Timeperceptionofanimals.C.Lifetimeofsmallanimals.D.Impressiveabilitiesofanimals.答案与解析：B'考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，“Accordingtoateamofresearcher's,ananimarsabilitytoperceive（感矢口）ti

7、meislinkedtotheirpaceoflife・”为本文的主题句；结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究发现：动物感知时间的能力和它们的生活节奏有关，故B项正确。2・WhatdoesKevinHealy’scommentmeaninPara.2?A.Theabilityofanimalstoperceivetimedependsontheirhighmovingspeed.B.Thesurvivaloffast