1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while youre thereyou gain the health benefits for months，new research shows. Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back
2、 from stress, it found.The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases where it is claimed.Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each yearas many as one in three dontto get the benefits. The study compared key h
3、ealth markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand, Peru or the Maldives, with people who stayed at home and continued working. The average blood pressure of those on holiday dropped by six percent while the workers saw their blood pressure rise by two percent over the same period.The sleep quality of
4、 holidaymakers improved by 17 percent while that of the nonholidaymakers deteriorated_by 14 percent.The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stressknown as the stressresilience testimproved by 29 percent. There was a 71 percent fall in stress resilience scores among workers. T
5、ests showed a fall in blood glucose levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, trimmer waistlines and enhanced mood and energy levels, with the effects sustained for at least two weeks after returning home. The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UKs l
6、argest healthcare charity.1. According to the passage, how many people go on holiday?AOne third.BTwo thirds.C17 percent. DA quarter.2. Which of the following can we infer from the passage? AThe further you go, the better the benefits.BMost people like to stay at home during the holiday. CHolidaymake
7、rs are more adaptable than nonholidaymakers.DThe result of the study is mostly based on the description from the people involved.3. The underlined word “deteriorated” in Para.3 probably means _.Aimproved BroseCworsened Dremained4. The author intends to tell us that _.A. we have to go on holiday as m
8、uch as possibleByoull certainly get depressed if you dont go on holidayCit is best to go to foreign countries like MaldivesDwe had better go on holiday for the benefit of health解题导语本文主要论述了旅游可以给我们的身体带来健康。1解析：选B。细节理解题。根据Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year as
9、 many as one in three dont to get the benefits.2/3的人去度假，故选B。2解析：选C。推理判断题。根据Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found.可以推出度假的事的人比不度假的人更具有适应性，因为缓解了压力并且度假有利于身体健康，故选C。3解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据The sleep quality of
10、holidaymakers improved by 17 percent while that of the nonholidaymakers deteriorated by 14 percent.这里while表示前后的对比，前面用的是improved“提高，变好”与它对应的是“变坏”，故选C。4解析：选D。细节理解题。根据Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while youre there you gain the health benefits for months，为了身体的健康我们最好去度假，故选D。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
11、四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。You need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅电影公司)For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sel
12、l off its most valuable assets (资产).In its golden time, MGM stood for somethingIf Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasyThis business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals (音乐剧) of the post-war eraIt al
13、so featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attractFrom the time MGM became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.For 35 years,
14、this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed HollywoodMGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift awayThroughout the sixties, MGMs decline set inThings went from bad to worseIn 1973,
15、 MGM stopped distributing its own filmsSince then, the Lions roar has been reduced to a whimper (呜咽).How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releasesThis was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class filmsYet last year its total output was threeTo make it worse, all
16、were co-produced with other studiosAnd this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.1. MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _ A. has more supporters B. has produ
17、ced good films C. might be closed down D. has lost all its assets2. What can we learn about MGM from the text? A. It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion. B. The Internet was a factor causing its decline. C. It only produced three films by itself last year. D. It made a wrong decision for its de
18、velopment.3. Whats the main idea of the text? A. The past glories of MGM B. The musicals made by MGM. C. The decline of MGM D. A historical decision by MGM.【参考答案】13、CDC 14、CDDA 14、BDCD 完形填空。A young girl，Hattie，stood outside a small church from where she had been turned away because it was too crowde
19、d.A kind pastor carried her_1_and found a place for her to sit in the back.He also told her they could build a_2_Sunday school by raising money.The pastor didnt see_3_again until he heard from her parents some two years later.Hattie had sadly died and her parents called for the kindhearted pastor，wh
20、o had treated their daughter_4_，to handle the final arrangements.As her poor little body was_5_，a worn and wrinkled purse appeared in front of them.Inside was found 57 cents and_6_，reading“This is to help to build the little church bigger_7_more children can go to Sunday school.”For two years she ha
21、d saved for this offering of _8_.When the pastor_9_read that note，he knew immediately what he would do._10_this note and the cracked，red pocketbook to the pulpit，he_11_the story of her unselfish love and devotion.He challenged his deacons(助祭)to get busy and raise enough money for the larger building
22、._12_the story doesnt end there!A newspaper learned of the story and_13_it.It was_14_by a rich man who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands.When told that the church couldnt pay so_15_，he offered it for a(n)_16_payment. Church members made large donations.Checks _17_from far and wide.W
23、ithin five years the little girls_18_had increased to $250,000.00.Her unselfish love had paid large shares.When you visit Philadelphia，look up Temple Baptist Church，with a_19_capacity of 3,300.In one room may be seen the_20_of the sweet face of the little girl，whose 57 cents made such remarkable his
24、tory. 1A.away BoffCinside Dout答案：C根据上文中outside，crowded以及空格后的found a place for her to sit.可知这个好心的牧师把她领进了教堂。 2A.new BlargerChigher Dmodern答案：B根据第二段最后一句中bigger，可知此处的答案是larger。募捐建一所更大的周日学校。3A.Hattie BchildrenCchurch Dschool答案：A根据上文提到的女孩子的名字，以及下文她的父母给牧师写信，可知牧师两年没有见到Hattie。4A.fairly BbadlyCwell Dequally答案
25、：C根据上文一个好心的牧师把她领了进去，她的父母又给这个好心的牧师写信，可推知这个牧师当时对小女孩很好。5A.buried BhiddenCburnt Dmoved答案：D根据后文，当把女孩瘦小的尸体_以后，露出了一个磨损的有褶皱的钱包，可推知是把她的尸体移开，故用moved. 6A.a note Ba letterCa purse Da box答案：A根据第三段第二句中的that note，可推知在钱包里有57美分和一张纸条。7A.in case Bnow thatCeven if Dso that答案：D根据空格前后出现的build，bigger和more children可知，建造更大的
26、学校的目的是让更多的孩子来上学，所以用so that“目的是”。now that“既然”；in case“以免”；even if“既使”。8A.money BloveCfriendship Ddonation答案：B根据第五段最后一句话中的love得出答案。9A.hopefully BtearfullyCquietly Dexcitedly答案：B根据文章的整个内容，可知小女孩为了扩建教堂学校，已经攒了57美分，牧师被小女孩的爱感动地流下了热泪，因此牧师是泪流满面地在读那张小纸条，故用tearfully。hopefully“满怀希望地”；quietly“静静地”；excitedly“激动地”。
27、10A.Carrying BHoldingCSeizing DCatching答案：A根据空格后的宾语this note，可推知牧师拿着纸条朝教坛走去。carry“携带，拿着”；hold“举着，举起”；seize“抓住，夺取”；catch“抓住”。11A.stated BannouncedCspoke Dtold答案：D根据文章提供的情景，牧师站在教坛上向众人讲述了这个故事，故用tell。state“陈述，说明”；announce“宣布”；speak“说”。 12A.So BButCAnd DOr答案：B根据空格后的doesnt end there以及下文发生的故事，可知此句与上句构成的是转折
28、关系，故用but。13A.published BinterviewedCbroadcast Dreleased答案：A根据空格前的a newspaper，可推出用publish发表。broadcast“广播”；interview“采访某人”；release发行”。14A.discovered BheardCread Dwatched答案：C根据上文，这个故事在报纸上出现了，因此它应该是被人们读到，故用read。15A.much BlittleCmore Dless答案：A根据空格前的many thousands以及couldnt，可推知付不起那么多，故用much。16A.$1,000 B57c
29、entCnothing D$100答案：B上文中提到在女孩的钱包里有57美分，此处又说教堂无力承担此费用，可知这位富人只要了57美分。17A.filled BpaidCran Dflied答案：D根据空格前的large donations，可知捐款的支票就像雪片一样飞了过来，故用flied，同时它用在这里又非常生动形象。18A.gift BhelpCidea Dthought答案：A根据上文女孩捐出了57美分，这是她献给教堂的一份礼物，可推知现在这份礼物已扩展到了很多很多。 19A.sitting BcoveringCseating Dincluding答案：C现在小教堂已经变成了大教堂，能容纳3,300人，表示“容纳”的是动词seat。20A.memory BpictureCbill Dexpression答案：B根据下文的the sweet face，可知女孩的照片被挂在了其中的一间屋子里，故用picture。 - 7 - 版权所有高考资源网
