1、考点规范练17(选修6Theme B)考点规范练第34页.阅读理解Whether its to help their dogs or themselves,about half of all Americans surveyed in a recent poll(民意测验) say they exercise regularly.According to the poll,most people walk for exercise a few times a week.About a third say they walk every day.But are they kidding them
2、selves to think a walk is really helping them?Should we all be running or jogging if we want to count that activity as good for us?Dr.Tim Church,who studies the effects of physical activity at Louisiana State Universitys Pennington Biomedical Research Center,made a study about that.Church headed a s
3、tudy with 464 postmenopausal(绝经后的) women who,for six months,came into the lab to walk a treadmill(跑步机) while researchers watched.The first group walked for 73 minutes a week,the second 136 minutes a week and the third 190 minutes weekly.These women walked slowly,and could easily carry on a conversat
4、ion.“Surprisingly,the group that was only walking for 73 minutes a week slowly benefited a lot,”Church says.They say theyve gotten more physically active from walking.They havent necessarily lost weight,but their pants fit differently.Its because they have less belly fat,he says,which is a very good
5、 thing.This document from the American Heart Association lists dozens of studies showing similar benefits from walking.And in Churchs study,participants gained more than physical benefits.They also gained benefits like less anxiety and fewer symptoms of depression.They also discovered something many
6、 of us long for:more energy.“It wasnt a dose-response(剂量效应)as in,the more exercise you did,the more your energy increased,”Church says.“Actually,all three exercise groups increased their levels of energy the same.”【语篇导读】本文是议论文。文章通过研究证明散步有益健康,并且运动量和强度与受益程度不成正比。1.What does the underlined word “that” i
7、n Paragraph 2 refer to?A.If people should walk the dog.B.The effect of running or jogging.C.If people need to exercise hard to benefit.D.The importance of doing exercise regularly.答案:C解析:篇章结构题。由第二段开头的“But are they kidding themselves.as good for us?”及下文的研究可推断,画线词指代人们是否必须做高强度的运动才能受益。2.The three groups
8、 in Churchs study .A.were of different agesB.were required to walk slowlyC.were in different physical conditionD.were required to do different exercises答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第四段末的“These women walked slowly,and could easily carry on a conversation.”可知答案为B项。3.At the end of Churchs study,women in the first gro
9、up .A.lost weightB.lost belly fatC.benefited littleD.benefited the most答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第五段中的“their pants fit differently.Its because they have less belly fat.”可知答案为B项。4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?A.Walking may make people feel anxious.B.People should do as much exercise as possible
10、.C.Walking benefits people physically and mentally.D.People should do exercise when they feel energetic.答案:C解析:推理判断题。由最后两段可知,研究的参与者通过步行不仅减掉了腹部脂肪,而且精神更健康,精力更充沛。故C项正确。.完形填空(2015河北石家庄一模)Communication is an important part of any relationship.Many of us are 1 to share our experiences or emotions with our
11、 friends.But when its our turn to lend a(n)2,we soon become bored or are short of ideas on how to 3and offer advice.Thats because of what researchers call “listener burnout(精疲力竭)”.A friend might talk to us 4,often complaining about the same 5 problems.When we offer quick advice to 6the situation,we
12、may be unconsciously trying to7 ourselves from burnout.However,good listeners 8their natural tendency to solve the others problems hurriedly and to keep the conversation brief.To be a good9,you need to use“active listening”.It starts with the real 10 to help others and think through their feelings.D
13、ont 11things.You can start by putting your phone 12and sitting close to your friend.Let your facial expressions 13 what he or she is saying.14 you are able to fully understand,acknowledge the other persons 15 by reflecting them back:“That must be really hard for you.”Use 16words or even sounds such
14、as“yes”“right”,and“hmm”to 17the other person to continue.Of course,a 18can be extremely hard if the other person is too critical.But dont get defensive.Effective listeners dont 19 negative criticism.Instead,they listen and understand what the person is trying to convey 20 responding.【语篇导读】交流在人际关系中起着
15、重要的作用,许多人都愿意和朋友分享自己的经历或情感,但是如何做一个善听者呢?文章对这个问题进行了说明。1.A.afraidB.hesitantC.shyD.eager答案:D解析:本句句意:我们许多人都渴望和朋友分享自己的经历或感情。be eager to do sth.“渴望做某事”。2.A.shoulderB.handC.earD.eye答案:C解析:lend an ear为固定短语,意思为“倾听”。3.A.respondB.explainC.argueD.quit答案:A解析:根据“and offer advice”可知,我们对如何作出反应(respond)和提供建议没有了主意。4.A.
16、aimlesslyB.endlesslyC.deliberatelyD.cautiously答案:B解析:由下文的“经常抱怨同样老生常谈的问题”可知,这里应该是无休止地(endlessly)对我们谈这些。5.A.difficultB.oldC.acuteD.sensitive答案:B解析:参见上题解析。6.A.fixB.discussC.createD.describe答案:A解析:由“offer quick advice”可知,应选fix,表示“解决”。7.A.forgiveB.protectC.discourageD.prevent答案:B解析:protect sb./sth.from s
17、th.“保护某人/某事免于某事”,符合语境。8.A.followB.displayC.formD.overcome答案:D解析:本句句意:然而,好的倾听者会克服他们自己迅速解决他人问题的自然倾向9.A.readerB.partnerC.listenerD.speaker答案:C解析:由下文的“active listening”可知,做一个好的倾听者(listener)需要积极地倾听他人诉说。10.A.demandB.habitC.desireD.ability答案:C解析:本句句意:开始时要有真的要帮助别人的渴望,并认真考虑他们的感情。11.A.skipB.rushC.overlookD.po
18、stpone答案:B解析:rush things“仓促做事”,符合语境。12.A.awayB.offC.outD.up答案:A解析:这里表示把你的手机收起来,紧紧地坐在你朋友身边。13.A.recordB.restrictC.reflectD.replace答案:C解析:由15空后的“by reflecting them back”可知,这里表示让你的面部表情对你朋友所说的话作出反应。14.A.WhetherB.SinceC.WhileD.If答案:A解析:作为一个倾听者不管(whether)你是否能够完全理解对方,你都要对对方的感情(feelings)作出回应。15.A.suggestion
19、sB.purposesC.responsesD.feelings答案:D解析:参见上题解析。16.A.bigB.toughC.strongD.short答案:D解析:由下文的yes,right和hmm可知,要用简短的(short)语言来鼓励(encourage)他人继续说下去。17.A.forceB.remindC.encourageD.convince答案:C解析:参见上题解析。18.A.conversationB.suggestionC.problemD.lecture答案:A解析:由语境可知,这里说的是谈话(conversation)很难进行下去。19.A.give upB.make u
20、pC.leave outD.block out答案:D解析:本句句意:善听者不会抹去负面批评。block out“忘掉,抹去”。20.A.afterB.beforeC.whileD.once答案:B解析:本句句意:相反,他们会在作出反应之前倾听并且明白这个人正试图传达的意思。.语篇填空(2015河北石家庄一模)On Thursday Mrs.Clarke locked the door and went to the womens club as usual.When she came home she sensed 1. unusual.Had anyone got in?The back
21、door and the windows were all locked and there was 2. sign of forced entry.Had anything been taken?She went from room to room checking and 3.(find)her spare camera missing.The following Thursday she went out at her usual time,but she just took a short walk in a park nearby,came home through the back
22、 door and settled down to wait and see what 4.(happen).It was 4 oclock 5. the front doorbell rang.Mrs.Clarke was making tea at the time.The bell rang again,and then she heard her letter box 6.(push)open.Picking up the kettle(水壶) of boiling water,she moved quietly towards the door.A piece of 7. appea
23、red through the letter box,and then a hand.8. wire turned and caught around the knob(旋钮)on the door lock.Mrs.Clarke raised the kettle and poured the hot water 9. the hand.A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was 10.(instant)pulled back,which was followed by the so
24、und of running feet.答案与解析:【语篇导读】克拉克小姐发现自己家中被盗后,决心找出这个小偷,最后她用她的智慧击退了这位“不速之客”。1.something解析:考查代词。依据下文可知,她意识到有点儿不寻常。something表示“某事”。2.no解析:考查限定词。根据本句中的“The back door and the windows were all locked”可知,没有破门而入的迹象。故填no。3.found解析:考查时态。本空所在句中的and连接两个谓语动词,第一个是went,因此这里用found。4.would happen解析:考查时态。根据上文可知,她从后门
25、进入,待在屋里,想看看将会发生什么,故应用would happen。5.when解析:考查固定句式。“it is/was+时间点+when.”是固定句式,表示“某事在某时发生”。6.being pushed解析:考查非谓语动词。此处表示听见某事正在发生,故应用hear sth.doing;letter box与push之间是被动关系,因此用being pushed。7.wire解析:考查名词。根据下文中的“wire”可知,小偷是用金属丝打开门的。故此处应填wire。8.The解析:考查冠词。wire在上文已经提到过,因此此处用定冠词The。9.over/on解析:考查介词。本句句意:克拉克小姐
26、提起水壶,把开水泼到了小偷的手上。pour sth.over/on sth.“把泼到上”。10.instantly解析:考查副词。这里是用副词修饰“pulled back”。.短文改错(2015江西南昌调研)I will share a truly story with you that happened a couple of days ago.One of my classmate bought a bag of snacks from a food store.A few roommates were then invited to enjoy snacks.Luckily,all of
27、 them got poisoned and had stomachaches with our faces pale.They are quickly sent to a nearby hospital.Doctors examined them but gave them some medicine.They were out of danger soon before taking the medicine.This accident should make us to realize the seriousness of the food safety problem.I strong
28、 suggest that the whole society pay more attention to food safety.答案:I will share a story with you that happened a couple of days ago.One of my bought a bag of snacks from a food store.A few roommates were then invited to enjoy snacks.,all of them got poisoned and had stomachaches with faces pale.They quickly sent to a nearby hospital.Doctors examined them gave them some medicine.They were out of danger soon taking the medicine.This accident should make us realize the seriousness of the food safety problem.I suggest that the whole society pay more attention to food safety.版权所有：高考资源网()