1、2013高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练（16）及答案ALast year, around Labor Day, I read a “Happy Ad” in our local newspaper There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was celebrating her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to know about it It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her address So
2、 I did I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthdayA week or so later, someone knocked at my front door I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep He introduced himself as the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card He explained
3、that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for sending such a nice card to his mom Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite excited to receive mine I just didnt know what to say I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her bi
4、rthdayThat year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, except to this lovely old lady in the nursing home I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday I sent her a Valentine and also a couple of notes in between I just thought she might like to have someone w
5、rite to her, to get some mailShe passed away a couple of months ago I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my thoughts I dropped them a line of sympathy I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth56 The old ladys address was given b
6、ecause _A her family wanted to make her well-knownB the old lady wanted to receive a birthday cardC the son of the old lady wanted to meet the authorD her family wanted to give her a happy birthday57 Which of the following best describes the author?A Brave B Polite C Caring D Faithful 58 Which of th
7、e following is the best title for the passage?A A Kind Act B An Old LadyC A Happy Ad D A Considerate SonBIn the next few years, battery technology is going to grow rapidly.No more charging your smart phone every day.No more “range anxiety” for electric cars, as new lithium batteries allow them to dr
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14、mote Energy & CapitalD. sell new technologyCA new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily，it is a bad thing for young peoplePuppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression（
15、忧郁症）The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and younger girls are the worst of allThe possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”According to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relations
16、hip”，this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girlsYoung girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinionsThey wont tell that to their parentsDr Marianm Kaufman，an expert on young people problems，says 15% to 20% young people
17、 will have depression during their growingTrying romance often causes the depressionShe advises kids not to jump into romance too earlyDuring growing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of selfShe also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to
18、 keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with familyParents should watch for signs of depressioneating or mood changesand if they see signs from their daughters or sons，they need to give helpThe good news is that the connection between romance and
19、depression seems to become weak with ageLove will always make us feel young，but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects63Whats the main idea of the passage?APuppy love may bring young people depressionBParents should forbid their childrens loveCRomance is a twoedged sword fo
20、r adultsDRomance is good for young people64Which of the following is more likely to have depression?AYoung people who have a strong sense of selfishnessBYoung boys whose parents watch for their behaviorCYoung girls who always hide their feelings and opinionsDCareless parents whose children are deep
21、in love65What can be inferred from the passage?ALacking love can lead young people to grow up more quicklyBEarly love makes young people keep close to their friends and parentsCParents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depressionDThe older a woman is，the less likely she seems to
22、 lose herself in romance66Whats the authors attitude towards puppy love?AConfused BDisapprovingCDisinterested DScaredDProfessor Wiseman expects thousands of people to take part in an experiment in controlling dreamsParticipants will download a specially designed iphone app that turns their phone int
23、o a dream factoryPlaced on the bed ,the phone can monitor when a sleeper is not moving, which suggests the onset of dreamingIt then plays a carefully crafted（精心制作的）“soundscape”designed to produce pleasant scenes such as walking in the woods, or lying on a beachThe idea is that this will influence dr
24、eaming, causing dreamers to form fantasyland inspired by the sounds they are hearingAt the end of the dream the app sounds a gentle alarm to wake the dreamer, who submits a brief description of the dream to a “dream catcher”database（数据库）Prof Wiseman, from the University of Hertfordshire, who is best
25、 known for his research on sleeps, said,“Getting a good nights sleep and having pleasant dreams promotes peoples productivity, and is necessary for their mental and physical well being Despite this we know very little about how to influence dreamsThis experiment aims to change that”As many as 10,000
26、 people are expected to take part in the study, declared at the Edinburgh International Science FestivalProf Wiseman teamed up with app developers YUZA, which created the“ Dream：ON” softwareParticipants will be encouraged to share their dreams via Facebook and TwitterA national survey conducted for
27、the experiment found that 21% of people had trouble sleeping and 15%suffered from unpleasant dreamsProf Wiseman said people feeling low dreamed far more than others, and often had negative dreams“Perhaps improving their dreams might help them,”he addedThe “Dream：ON” app can be downloaded for free fr
28、om iTunes or via the project site, http:67What is the special function of the “Dream：ON”software?ARecording the process of dreamsBSweetening dreamsCStopping unpleasant dreamsDWaking up dreamers68Why does professor Wiseman carry out the experiment?ATo improve the quality of sleepingBTo analyse mental
29、 effect on dreamersCTo set up a worldwide dream databaseDTo know about how to affect dreams69If you volunteer to participate in the study, you are expected to Apay to download the“Dream: ON”appBlie on a beach with your smartphone on Cpresent your dreams via Facebook and TwitterDdesign a pleasant situation according to the sound70The word “onset”in the 2nd paragraph probably means AinfluenceBbackgroundCstartingDending参考答案A. 56-58 DCA B. 59-62 BACB C. 63-66 ACDB D. 67-70 BDCC版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()