2009高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练——阅读理解（三十四）（附详解）.doc.doc

十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载2009高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练阅读理解（三十四）(一)Evenwithlittleexposuretoculturalstandardsofbeauty,“infantstreatattractivefacesasdistinctiveregardlessofthesex,ageandraceofthestimulus(刺激物)faces,”writepsychologistJudithH.LangloisandhercolleaguesintheJanuaryDEVELOPMENTALPSYCHOLOGY.Intheirexperiment,5healthy6-month-oldinfantsfrommiddle-classfamiliesviewedslidesshowingeightpairsofwhitemalefacesandeightpairsofwhitefemalefaces.Eachpair,displayedfor10seconds,consistedofoneattractiveandoneunattractiveface,aspreviouslyjudgedbyagroupofmaleandfemalecollegestudents.Anexperimenterviewedtheyoungparticipantsonavideomonitorandrecordedthedirectionanddurationofeachinfantsgaze.The35boysand25girlslookedlongeratbothmaleandfemalefacesjudgedasattractive,theresearchersfound.Theirsecondstudyof6-month-oldinvolved15boysand25girls,mostlywhite,whosaweightpairsofslidesshowinganattractiveandanunattractiveblackfemale,aspreviouslyjudgedbybothwhiteandblackcollegestudents.Again,thebabieslookedmuchlongeratattractivefaces.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mFinally,19boysand20girls,all6monthsoldandalmostallofthemwhite,viewedeightpairsofslidesshowingthefacesof3-month-oldboysandgirlspreviouslyratedasattractiveorunattractivebycollegestudents.Attractivebabyfacesdrewsignficantlylongerlooks,thepsychologistsreport.Furtherstudiesmustexplorewhetherinfantstakeattractivefacesas“bestexamples”ofaface,theinvestigatorsclaimLangloisandacoworkerrecentlyreportedthatattractivefacesmaypossessfeaturesthatapproximatethemathematicalaverageofallfacesinparticularpopulation.1.Whatwasfoundinthefirststudy?A.Maleinfantslookedlongeronlyatfemaleones.B.Femaleslookedmoreattractivethanmales.C.Sixty6montholdbabieslookedlongerattheattractivefaces,maleorfemale.D.Whitefemalefacesdrewmoreattentionthanthoseofblackones.2.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterimpliesthat.A.LangloisandherpartnerswillstoptheirexperimentstheyaccomplishedalotB.L十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载C.LangloisandherpartnershaveachievedsuccessinstudyingtheinfantsmindD.Langloisandherpartnershavefoundamoreinterestingfield3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Allbabies,whiteorblack,tendtosharewiththecollegestudentsthepreferenceforattractivefaces.B.Whitebabiespreferwhitefacestoblackones.C.Babiestendtogetinterestedintheattractivefacesoftheoppositesex.D.Beautyhassomethingtodowithapersonsage,raceandsex4.Thetitlethatbestexpressesthemainideais.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.PsychologyofInfantsB.BeautyinVarietyC.BeautyandRaceD.BeautyinInfants（二）Americaisacountryonthemove.Inunheardofnumbers,peopleofallagesareexercisingtheirwaytobetterhealth.Accordingtothelatestfigures,4percentofAmericanadultsexerciseregularly-up12percentfromjusttwoyearsagoandmorethandoublethefigureof25yearsago.Evennon-exercisersbelievetheywouldbemoreattractiveandconfidentiftheyweremoreactive.Itishardnottogetthemessage.Thevirtuesofphysicalfitnessareshownonmagazinecovers,postagestamps,andtelevisionadsofeverythingfrombeautysoapstotravelbooks.Exerciseasapartofdailylifedidnotcatchonuntilthelate195swhenresearchbymilitarydoctorsbegantoshowthehealthbenefitsofdoingregularphysicalexercises.Growingpublicity(宣传)forracesheldinAmericancitieshelpedfuelastronginterestintheancientsportofrunning.AlthoughrunninghasleveledoffinrecentyearsasAmericanshavediscoveredequallyrewarding-andsometimessafer-formsofexercise,suchaswalkingandswimming,runningremainsthemostpopularformofexercise.Asthepopularityofexercisecontinuestomount,sodoesscientificevidenceofitshealthbenefits.Thekeytofitnessisexercisingthemajormusclegroupsvigorously(强有力地)enoughtoapproximatelydoubletheheartrateandkeepitdoubledfor20to30minutesatatime.Doingsuchphysicalexercisesthreetimesormoreaweekwillproduceconsiderableimprovementsinphysicalhealthinaboutthreemonths.5.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatthehealthbenefitsofexercise.A.aretobefurtherstudiedB.areselfevidentC.areyettobeprovedD.aresupportedbyscientificevidence6.Agrowinginterestinsportsdevelopedafter_.A.anincreasingnumberofraceswereheldinA十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载B.researchshowedtheirhealthbenefitsC.scientificevidenceofhealthbenefitswasshownonTVadsD.peoplegotthemessagefrommagazinecoversandpostagestamps7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Exercise-TheRoadtoHealthB.ScientificEvidenceofHealthBenefitsC.DifferentFormsofExerciseD.Running-APopularFormofSport8.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase“leveledoff”intheparagraph2?A.“reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity”B.“stoppedbeingpopular”C.“stoppedincreasinginpopularity”D.“becomeverypopular”（三）w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mUnlesswespendmoneyspottingandpreventingasteroids(小行星)now,onemightcrashintoEarlyanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddontthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,wellhaveawaytochangeitscourse.Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffco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