1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014河北省栾城县高考英语阅读理解训练（6）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInternet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the InternetBasically, Internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet t
2、hem in person firstThe first thing to do it you decide to try Internet dating is to build your profile （简介） which can include your hobbies, hopes for the future, and so onA photograph is optional, but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profileMany Inte
3、rnet dating sites will charge a one-lime registration fee to use their services.Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the worldYou can even narrow the search down to your area by zip codeAnother advantage is that you can communicate by e-mail before you meet in personThousan
4、ds of people have met, fallen in love, and married through Internet datingIt is an excellent way for shy people to meetIt is also a way for people with busy lives to connect with others, and an easy way to meet people who share your interestsJust as in traditional dating and love, there are some pit
5、falls to be aware of in Internet datingThe person you have been talking to on the Net may not be who they say they are, Be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details, such as marital status, income, and so on, for their own reasonsIt would not be the f
6、irst time that someone has been taken in, and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare timeNevertheless, taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your Internet dating experience is fun1The purpose of writing the passage is t
7、o _Apersuade readers to go dating on the InternetBinform us how to date on the InternetCwarn readers against web loveDintroduce Internet dating to us2Which of the following is a must to make an Internet dating possible?AA photo BA profile CMoney DBusiness experience3One advantage of Internet dating
8、is that _Ayou can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginningByoure sure to find a partner with the same interestsCyoull find absolutely dependable information of othersDyoull gain fame and money overnight4What is probably talked about following the last paragraph?ATraditional datingBHidden advant
9、agesCSafety measures DRomantic love5The underlined word pitfalls in Paragraph 4 most probably means _Arules Btrends Cproblems Dskills【参考答案】15、DBACC 阅读理解 It seems like every day theres some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good for us. One day, science says a glass of red wine a day
10、 will help us livelonger. The next day, maybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now theres been a lot of research into whether coffees good for our health the results have really been mixed，admits Neal Freedman who led the coffee
11、study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. Theres been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and theres also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well. Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest
12、study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health. They analyzed data collected from more than 400，000 Americans ages 50 to 70 participating in the study. We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than the non-drinkers， he said. Heres what he means by modestl
13、y: those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study when the researchers looked at specific causes of death, coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease, lung disease injur
14、ies, accidents and infections. Now, Freedman stressed that the study doesnt prove coffee can make people live longer.A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship. All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation. And even if it turns
15、out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why.【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告。文章通过科学调查研究了喝咖啡与疾病的关系。 63. According to the first paragraph，reporters would like to know the research findings of_. A. tea B. beer C. coffee D. wine 64. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. F
16、reedman and his colleagues hired 400，000 Americans to collect date. B. People who took part in Freedmans research are about 50 to 70 years old. C. About 400, 000 Americans worked for Freedmans team for 13 years.D. People who are 50 to 70 years old seldom drink wffee.【答案】B【解析】根据文章中的They analyzed data
17、 collected from more than 400，000 Americans ages 50 to 70 participating in the study.可知B正确。A错在没有more than；C错在忽视了定语从句those who drank at least two or three cups a day;D项与文章内容不符。【考点定位】考查细节理解。65. According to the author, scientists_. A. have already proved that coffee is good for human health B. have a
18、long way to go before they find a way to study coffee C. have avoided the cause-and-effect approach to study coffeeD. are still unable to figure out why coffee is good for us【答案】D【解析】根据文章最后一段中的even if it turns out that coffee is really good for you, scientists have no idea why.可知D正确。 【考点定位】考查推理判断。66
19、. Which of the following can be the best title? A. The Magical Effects of Coffee B. Neal Freedman and His Research C. Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?D. A Cup of Coffee A Day Makes Diseases Away【答案】C【解析】根据文章的整体内容及最后一段可知C正确。【考点定位】考查文章的标题。 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt is obvious that
20、doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility t
21、o do so, they often dont know what to say.“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. “Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (糖尿病),” she said. “And doctors dont feel
22、they have good information to give. They felt that they didnt have adequate tools to address this problem.The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients dont even know that theyre too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people
23、 surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the pastand many are still tryi
24、ng, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. ,
25、which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If youre to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visi
26、t about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.“Part of this is that theres this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just dont have any willpo
27、wer and are selfindulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, youre not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”1 What is the Stop Obesity Alliance most probably in Paragraph 3?A. An organization of doctors suffering from obesity.B. An organization of patients suff
28、ering from obesity.C. A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.D. A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.2 How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?A. About 350.B. About 390.C. About 900.D. About 1,000.3What
29、can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5?A. They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.B. Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.C. Without their doctors constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.D. Most of them have just gi
30、ven up their hope of becoming less heavy.4.According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?A. Most doctors never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.B. Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose
31、weight.C. Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.D. Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Obesity in the U. S.B. Trouble of overweight Americans.C. Talk more, help better.D. D
32、octors or patients-who to bear more blame?【参考答案】15、BAABC 阅读理解-D Many times when people hear the words social networking, their brainsautomatically go to sites such as Twitter or Facebook. However, there are sites for those into social networking and into reading. Sound crazy?, Its really not.If youv
33、e ever wanted a site where you can receive book recommendations，follow your favorite authors，and keep up with what your friends are reading, then look no further than Goodreads. com. Goodreads provides useful services for those in the reading world. It is a site where you can win books by going to g
34、iveaways（赠书）and simply entering your information. Some giveaways are even signed by the author. And the books arent boring，old or torn copies many of them are ARCs (Advanced Readers Copies)，for which you can write a short review on the site. Anyone can post reviews of their favorite books or series
35、so that others may feel inclined to read them as well. Another function of the site is offering book clubs and interest groups. You can have interactive discussions with groups of people reading the same things，sort of like a blog. You can also make friends with people and post statuses similar to F
36、acebook. Your friends can send you book recommendations and you can add them to your shelf if you choose. Shelves are by far one of the best features on the site. You can categorize（归类） your entire library and put books you want to read on your“to-read” shelf. These virtual（虚拟的）shelves allow you to
37、see what youve read and also let you keep track of the number of books youve read in a year. You can even read original writing for free because many people post their own writing on the site to gain feedback and advice on how to improve. Anyone can join this site for free and fall in love with not
38、just a book, but a book site as well.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个人们交友读书的网站Goodreads. com.。67. People who go to the site Twitter or Facebook mostly want to_ A. get more books to read B. meet more people and make friends C. buy goods for their daily lifeD. post their book recommendations68. The underlined p
39、art“feel inclined in. Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to_. A. have a desire C. have no difficultyC. have a possibility D. have no doubt69. You can do all of the following things on Goodreads. com EXCEPT_ A. receiving books signed by the authors B. publishing your comments on books C. exchangin
40、g your ideas with other peopleD. buying all kinds of books that you like【答案】D【解析】根据文章中的Goodreads provides useful services for those in the reading world. It is a site where you can win books by going to giveaways（赠书）and simply entering your information.可知D正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解。70. What do we know about the shelves on Goodreads. com? A. They are filled with all kinds of books from some libraries. B. The books there are categorized for readers by the site. C. That is where people put books they have read or want to read D. New books will continuously be added to readers by the site.- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网
