1、昆明市2014高考英语训练（2）附答案社会生活型阅读理解(一) Life is to be enjoyed. Theres no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back thats even better. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, and manage stress better, they find that they feel so much better that it reconstructs th
2、e reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. The latest studies show that when you exercise and eat right：YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking f
3、or three hours per week for only three months caused so many new neurons (神经细胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of peoples brains!YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your_skin_glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic e
4、motional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries (动脉) to narrow down, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle earlier. This is why smokers look years older than they really are.YOU
5、R GENES change. In May, a study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that changing your lifestyle changes your genes.YOUR TELOMERES (染色体端粒) get longer. Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes (染色体) that control how long we live. As telomeres become shorter,
6、then cells age more quickly, thus shortening our lives.Besides, one of the most interesting findings in the study was that the mothers awareness of stress was more important than what was really occurring in their lives. The researchers gave the women a questionnaire and asked them to rate on a thre
7、epoint scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them. The women who were aware that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres compared with those who felt more relaxed. On the contrary, some of the women who felt relaxed d
8、espite raising a disabled child had more normalappearing telomeres.In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed; if you feel fine, you are fine.1Which of the following are good for lengthening ones life, according to the passage? eat healthy food drink plenty of water take exercise get up
9、early go to sleep early release ones stressABCD2The underlined words “your skin glows” in Paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to “_”Ayour skin becomes white as there is plenty of sunshineByour skin becomes smooth as there is much blood in itCyour skin looks pink as you are healthyDyour skin becomes s
10、oft as you exercise enough3In the authors opinion, when you exercise and eat right, you will experience some changes EXCEPT _Abrains becoming clevererBfaces having fewer wrinklesCarteries turning narrowerDgenes being changed4From the last but one paragraph we learn that _Amothers will have more dama
11、ged telomeres if they raise a disabled childBmothers dont know how to handle stress effectivelyCsome women were asked to fill out a questionnaire about educating childrenDmothers positive attitudes are the key to managing their stress5The best title for the passage would be “_”AEat better, live bett
12、erBFeel better, live longerCLess stress, fewer diseasesDSmoke more, age sooner(二) 【要点综述】本文是一篇调查报告，讲述了生活方式对健康的重要性。1A细节理解题。根据文章第一段“When people eat more healthfully，exercise，quit smoking，and manage stress better”可知答案。2C词义猜测题。根据前文信息“YOUR FACE receives more blood flow”可知，glow 在文中的意思为“脸色红润”。故选择C项。3C推理判断题。
13、根据文章第三段“Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries(动脉) to narrow down”可知，尼古丁使动脉变窄。故C项错误。4D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段第一句话以及后面的调查结果可知，母亲们对压力的态度对成功应付压力起着重要的作用。故D项正确。5B主旨大意题。综合文章第二至五段可以看出，当心情好时，新的神经细胞不断生长、动脉变宽、基因改变、染色体端粒变长，因此人的寿命也会相应地变长，所以选择B，其他选项都是片面的。社会生活类阅读理解It is true that good writers rew
14、rite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. But in order to work up the desire to rewrite,it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look
15、 over the publishers opinions. One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that were often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work.Different from p
16、opular belief,we do not usually think in the words and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as mentalese),and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language. But while mentalese contains our thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry(织锦),writing
17、 can only be composed one thread at a time. Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produce new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.When people write as if s
18、ome strict critics(批评家) are looking over their shoulder,they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. Peter Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem. When writing we should have two different minds. At the first stage,we should
19、see every idea,as well as the words we use to express it,as wonderful and worth putting down. It is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses.1. What do we learn from the text about those famous writers?A. They often regret writin
20、g poor works.B. Some of them write surprisingly much.C. Many of them hate reading their own works.D. They are happy to review the publishers opinions.2. What do people generally believe about the way human minds work?A. People think in words and sentences.B. Human ideas are translated into symbols.C
21、. People think by connecting threads of ideas.D. Human thoughts are expressed through pictures.3. What can we conclude from the text?A. Most people believe we think in symbols.B. Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable.C. The writers and critics can never reach an agreement.D. Thinking a
22、nd writing are different stages of mind at work.【参考答案】56.1-3 CAD 社会生活型阅读理解(一)- (三)Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offers according to a study led by a Michigan State University scholar that has implications for the fastgrowing ecommerce indu
23、stry. The findings may come as a surprise that shopping online is an anonymous(匿名的)process that seemingly can give consumers more confidence to drive a hard bargain，said Don Conlon，professor of Management in MSUs Broad College of Business.But the study found that participants who made their own offe
24、rs were less successful in sealing the deal and，when they were successful, worried they overpaid. Many shoppers found the process of researching an offer to be a hassle. “Americans are very busy，and its less timeconsuming to be the one receiving the offer rather than the one proposing the offer，” Co
25、nlon said. “People tend to be happier when theyre in the receiver role. ”Online spending in the United States is expected to jump 45 percent in the next three years，from $ 226 billion this year to $ 327 billion in 2017，according to Forrester Research Inc. Nevertheless, researches into this prosperou
26、s market remain largely focused on the strategies of companies, rather than those shoppers. Conlons study is，obviously, a rare exception.Conlon got the idea for the study after considering the difference between two popular sites for hotels and airline flights, , which takes bids, and ，which provide
27、s offers. Using these two models，Conlon and his fellow researchers conducted a series of experiments with more than 850 people who were charged with booking a fictional hotel room and acquiring a fictional antique car. Not only did participants prefer to receive bids, Conlon said，but they also secur
28、ed more deals in that receiver role. Further when they had to make the bids，they were left more mentally taxed and regretful.From an industry perspective，putting customers in the receiver role may help fill more hotel rooms and airplane seats. “If youre a business with a lot of products，” Conlon sai
29、d，“you may want to be the one making the offers. ” However, when selling single items, such as an antique car, accepting bids may be a better option since that typically drives up the price, he said.1What can we learn from Para. 1?AThe result of the study gives customers more confidence.BScholars ar
30、ent surprised at the findings of the study.COnline shoppers dont bargain as much as expected.DEcommerce industry drives more hard bargains.2It can be concluded from Conlons experiments that_Aonline shopping is timeconsumingBgiven prices help promote online salesConline businesses provide a lot of pr
31、oductsDreceiving offers makes online shoppers regretful3The underlined word “taxed” in Para. 4 probably means “_”Aburdened BnumbedCrelieved Dchallenged4The passage is mainly about_Athe big advantages of online shoppingBthe rapid development of online shoppingConline shoppers preferences for taking o
32、ffersDonline companies strategies to improve service (三)【要点综述】本文是一篇调查结果，讲述了网络购物者更喜欢接受价格这一现象。1C细节理解题。从第一段中“Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offers”可知，网上购物的人并不像预料的那样讨价还价。故选C项。2B推理判断题。从文章可知，销售商给出价格可以帮助促进网络销售。故选B项。3A词义猜测题。从并列的形容词regretful可知，选项是与r
33、egretful内涵范围一致的词。taxed负荷的，有负担的。4C主旨大意题。从第一段中“Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offers”可知，这篇文章讲的是网络购物者更喜欢接受价格。故选C项。社会生活类- Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to insp
34、ire a lifelong love for theatre.The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26funded with 2. 5 million of taxpayers moneywas announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world, who expressed concern that the tickets ma
35、y not reach the most underprivileged. The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached 13. 6 million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006
36、to almost 470 million. One theatre source criticised the Governments priorities (优先考虑的事)in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying:“I dont know why the Governments wasting money on this. The Young Vic, as The times reported today, offers excellent performanc
37、es at cheap prices.”There was praise for the Governments plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said:“I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London.”Ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for
38、 funding under the two-year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26-year-olds, first-come, first-served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre. Mr. Burnham said:“A young person attending the theatre can find it an e
39、xciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear its not for them. Its time to change this perception.”Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said:“The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving
40、 arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no-go area.”1. Critics of the plan argued that.A. the theatres would be overcrowdedB. it would be a waste of moneyC. pensioners wouldnt get free ticketsD. the government wouldnt be able to a
41、fford it2. According to the supporters, the plan should.A. benefit the television industryB. focus on producing better playsC. help increase the sales of ticketsD. involve all the young people in England3. Which of the following is TRUE about the plan? A. Ninety-five theatres have received funding.B
42、. Everyone will get at least one free ticket.C. It may not benefit all the young people.D. Free tickets are offered once every day.4. We can infer from the passage that in England.A. many plays are not for young peopleB. many young people dont like theatreC. people know little about the planD. children used to receive good arts education5. According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems.A. controversial B. inspiringC. exciting D. unreasonable【参考答案】57.1-5 BDCBA
