1、强化练(十)阅读七选五(二)A An eBook library, sometimes called an eLibrary, is a collection of electronic books.Similar to a library filled with physical books, an eBook library can exist as a persons own collection of electronic texts or as a public library that allows users to keep electronic versions of book
2、s for a period of time.1 Meanwhile, they can be viewed as digital downloads on a computer.Electronic readers can store ebooks and serve as an eBook library.These books, though they do not exist in a physical sense, are the property (财产) of the person who has purchased them.The digital format has als
3、o allowed private book collectors to leave their eBook libraries on the Internet.2Some books “live” for a long time.Other classics are preserved for a few hundred years under glass and climatecontrolled conditions.But most paper books only last 1020 years due to moisture (湿气), mold, mice, silverfish
4、, fire, etc.3 Who knows what the future may hold?4 Many libraries now have an eBook library in addition to the physical books they have.People with library cards can borrow digital books from their public libraries by downloading them onto many different eReaders or their personal computers.However,
5、 there are some disadvantages of ebooks.For example, some texts and other resources are simply not available in an electronic format.5 A person wishing to look at these resources must visit a traditional library.AEbooks can be read on a number of electronic readers.BNo trees are consumed in the proc
6、ess of creating ebooks.CIn this way they can redownload their books whenever they want.DEbooks, however, could potentially last thousands of years as digital files.EThere is just nothing that will compare to the magic of a room full of books.FThe popularity of digital books has affected the public l
7、ibrary system greatly.GThis is often the case with limitededition print journals or texts from centuries ago.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了电子图书馆以及电子书的利弊。1解析：根据空后内容“Meanwhile, they can be viewed as digital downloads on a computer.”可知，本空与空后一句为并列关系，共同说明了电子书既可以在电子阅读器上阅读，也可以被下载到电脑上阅读。答案：A2解析：本空与上句内容为递进关系，说明这样他们可以在任何
8、时间重新下载他们的书籍，C项中的they指的是上句中的private book collectors。答案：C3解析：本句与空前内容存在对比关系，说明与纸质书不同的是，电子书以数码形式存在很可能可以保存数千年。答案：D4解析：根据空后内容可知，本句为本段的中心句。本段主要讲电子书的流行影响了公共图书馆系统，故正确答案为F项。答案：F5解析：本空起承上启下的作用，说明有些限量版的杂志或几个世纪之前的文本不是以电子形式存在的，例证了上句内容，因此，想要看这些内容必须去传统的图书馆。答案：GBYou probably think of food poisoning as something that
9、 you might pick up at a greasy spoon or an outdoor barbecue stand.1 The way you handle food in your own kitchenwhich, unlike a restaurant, doesnt have to conform to health regulationscan just as easily make you sick.Here are some most overlooked food safety guidelines.Wash your hands properly.This m
10、ight seem like the most obvious food safety practice.However, most people dont bother to do it.And the minority that does wash doesnt do it properlywhich might be even more dangerous, because they think theyre protecting themselves and their families, when they arent.23Chances are youve probably tak
11、en a bite of something in the fridge thats just a bit past the expiration date, in an effort to see if its safe to eat the rest of it.If its gone dangerously bad, it should taste extremely unpleasant, right? 4 According to the United States Department of Agriculture, there is one type of bacteria wh
12、ich typically doesnt alter the taste, smell or appearance of food.Wash fruit and veggies, even if youre going to peel (削皮) them.5 The problem is that when you cut away the unwashed skin and then use the same knife to cut up whats underneath that, you actually may be spreading bacteria from the outsi
13、de to the previously pristine inside.In fact, you can contaminate (弄脏) the veggies further if your salad bowl or sink is not clean.ANot necessarily.BBetter safe than sorry.CDont taste food to see if its good.DHowever you wash your hands, at least wash them.EWhy wash them when you are not going to ea
14、t the skin?FBut those arent the only places you might get food poisoning.GYou are supposed to wet your hands with running water, apply soap and wash for at least 20 seconds.语篇解读本文主要介绍了在我们日常生活中的一些被忽视的食物安全指南，包括正确地洗手、削皮前也要洗水果和蔬菜等。1解析：空前一句是说你可能认为在低级餐馆或户外烧烤摊你可能会食物中毒，空后一句是说你在自己厨房里处理食物的方式也容易使你生病，故F项符合语境。答案
15、：F2解析：根据该段的小标题“Wash your hands properly.”可知，该段是讲正确洗手的内容，故G项“你应该用流动的水弄湿你的手，涂上肥皂，至少洗20秒”与此处匹配。答案：G3解析：此处为该段的小标题。根据本段内容可知，食物的味道、气味或外观即使没有变化，过了保质期的食物并不一定可以安全食用，故C项“不要品尝食物以确认其是否是好的”总结该段内容。答案：C4解析：根据语境可知，空处应是对前一句问句的回答，空后一句是说有一种细菌不会改变食物的味道、气味或外观，故A项符合语境。答案：A5解析：根据该段小标题可知，该段讲的是水果和蔬菜去皮前应清洗，结合空后一句的内容可知，E项符合语境
16、。答案：ECReallife Room Escape GamesReallife room escape games are a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles, find clues, and escape the room within a set time limit.The games are ba
17、sed on Escape the Room video games, such as Crimson Room and QPShot, created by Toshimitsu Takagi in 2005, in which the player is locked inside a room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape.1 Other inspirations include adventure board games and movies.Reallife room escape games
18、are becoming popular in the United States, Japan, and China.2 For example, some games require you to escape prison cells while others require you to escape space stations.3 Soon, they were exported to North America, Asia and Australia.Examples include the two pioneer companies HintHunt and Adventure
19、Rooms.The games were so successful that new locations began opening up across China, in cities big and small, according to a newspaper.In the southern city of Shenzhen, for example，the first escape game location opened last August.4 “These reallife escape games can help those who stay at home on the
20、ir computers and iPads all day to experience real social circles，”said Tian Xiaochuan, who owns two room escape game stores in Jinan.Earlier this year, a newspaper said the reallife escape games are a hit among “highly stressed students and overworked young professionals”5 Some players get so involv
21、ed that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their “prisons”， as Zhu Yumeng, chief operating officer of a Beijing room escape game store told China Daily.APlayers must be observant and use their critical thinking skills to escape the room.BThey should also be brave enough to face their fea
22、rs.CPermanent reallife escape games in a fixed location were first opened in Europe.DSometimes the excitement becomes a bit much, though.EEscape games have been held in some stores.FAnd seven new game locations quickly followed.GEach game adds local themes to settings.语篇解读本文主要介绍了真人密室逃脱游戏的相关情况。它源于欧洲，
23、很快风靡北美洲、亚洲和澳大利亚，受到压力大的学生和劳累过度的年轻专业人士的欢迎。1解析：根据空前一句可知，这个游戏设置了一定的规则，由此可推知，空处承接上文，应是对游戏规则更进一步地说明，故选A项。答案：A2解析：根据空后例子中所列举的“prison cells”和“space stations”并结合空前一句表述的真人密室逃脱游戏正在美国、日本和中国流行起来可推知，空处应是说明在这三个国家真人密室逃脱游戏的特点，故G项符合语境。答案：G3解析：根据空后一句“Soon，they were exported to North America, Asia and Australia.”和对本段的整
24、体理解可知，本段主要讲述的是这款游戏兴起的历史，又结合本空在本段中段首的位置可知，C项中的first与空后的soon呼应，故选C项。答案：C4解析：根据空前一句可知，去年八月第一个密室逃脱游戏场地在深圳开放，由此可知F项“很快七个新的游戏场地也开放了”承接上文。答案：F5解析：根据空后一句“Some players get so involved that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their prisons”可知，有一些玩家太投入，玩得有些过火，这与选项D的内容呼应，故选D项。答案：DDAre people less or
25、more happy when they get older? A study in 2018 found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50.In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at St
26、ony Brook University in New York led the study.His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25.1Happiness was the highest among the youngest adults and those in their early 70s.But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those
27、 in their 70s and 80s.The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older.2The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single.But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of h
28、appiness and wellbeing related to age.3 One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions.They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.4 In another study, people in their 80s reported the fewest problems with t
29、he quality of their sleep.The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems.5 But except for that, people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.ASo why will happiness increase with age?BResearchers surveyed more
30、 than 150,000 American adults.CAt that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85.DStress levels dropped sharply after people reached their 50s.EHappiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age.FThe survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women.GHowever
31、, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.语篇解读随着年龄的增长，人们是变得更幸福还是不那么幸福了呢？2018年的一项研究发现，通常人们在50岁之后，会变得更幸福且体会到较少的忧虑。1解析：根据空前一句中的“levels of stress”可推知，该空应是进一步陈述压力水平和年龄之间的关系，故D项与此处匹配。答案：D2解析：根据空前一句中的“men and women have similar emotional patterns”可知，男性和女性有类似的情感模式，由此可推知，空处应是接着陈述男性和女性的情感模式的相似之处或差异性，又结合选项可知，G项与此处匹配。答案：G3解析：根据空后的“One theory is that”和语境可推知，该空应是一个问句，又结合本段分析的是幸福随着人们年龄的增长而增长的原因可推知，A项符合语境。答案：A4解析：本段主要表述睡眠质量随着人们年龄的增长而有所提高，又因为空处所在位置承上启下，上段叙述幸福与年龄之间的关系，故E项与此处匹配。答案：E5解析：根据本段中的in another study并结合空处前后句表述的年龄增长与睡眠问题的关系可推知，F项符合语境。答案：F
