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阅读理解基础演练（4）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。recreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and its sending guys like tim kovar to far off reaches of the globe. kovar, a tree-climbing instructor, recently returned to the u.s. from brazil, where he spent time developing a tree-climbing operation thanks to the slow travel movement. slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor of homegrown cookingthe kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy. likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a places natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games. tree climbing is a slow activity, says kovar. its not something you do quickly and then youre on to the next thing or event. there is no such thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. this wasnt a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. in fact, tree climbing is unlikely to ever become a feature of the extreme games. many climbers refuse competition. there has already been so much competition in the world.when you stand below the tree, it can be amazing, rusel demaria says, looking affectionately up at michaels triumph, a 150-foot-tall tree. but reaching the treetop, he adds, is an entirely different feeling. likewise, his wife, viola brumbaugh, kneels on the ground and asks michaels triumph for permission to climb. it goes a lot smoother that way, she says.and climbing has been included into many educational programs. new tribe offers guided climbs through its school, tree climbing northwest, where we teach enough tree biology and forest ecology to raise awareness in our students, says new tribe present sophis sparks. we know that the tree climbing experience deepens personal appreciation for trees. after climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation. this is not just to preserve their playground. perhaps that is why he struggles with the term recreational tree climbing, saying, i prefer to call it inspirational tree climbing.16. what do slow travel and the slow food movement have in common?a. they take people a long time. b. they are related to the eco-tourism industry. c. they advocate protecting nature. d. they cost people little money17 hat do we know about tree climbing from the passage?a. people compete to see who can climb to the top first.b. it favors the experience of enjoying nature.c. it is a kind of extreme sport and needs a lot of effort.d. people view it as a challenge to climb the tallest tree in a forest.18 rumbaugh kneels on the ground before climbing trees to _.a. beg for the safety of climbing b. expect to climb faster than her husband c. show respect for the tree d. ask for permission of her husband 19 sophia sparks prefers the term inspirational tree climbing because it _.a. provide people with more chances to play outsideb. bring a lot of pleasure to life c. deepens personal love between each other d. makes people realize they should protect trees20 whats the best title for the passage?a. tree-climbing travelling b. slow travel movementsc. dangers of climbing d. respect for natured篇【解析】爬树已经成为生态旅游的一种形式，它不但给人们带来了乐趣，而且还提高了人们保 护树木的意识。a。细节理解题。根据第二段 the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy可知，答案为a。b。推理判断题。根据第二段likewise, slow travel urges visitors to not afforded by extreme games可推断，答案为b。c。细节理解题。根据第四段 michaels triumph, a 150-foot tree和viola brumbaugh kneels on the ground and asks michaels triumph for permission to climb可知，答案为c。d。推理判断题。根据第五段after climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation可推断，答案为d。a。主旨大意题。本文的主要内容为：爬树已经成为生态旅游的一种形式，它不但给人们带来了乐趣而且还提高了人们保护树木的意识，故答案为a。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。in march 2008，joe ryan got a notice from a billing agency for a hospital near denver, colorado. the hospital wanted payment for surgery totaling $ 41,188. ryan had never set foot in that hospital. obviously there was some mistake. “i thought it was a joke,” says ryan. but when he called the billing agency，nobody laughed. someone, who s also named joe ryan, using ryans social security number, had indeed been admitted for surgery. he figured clearing this up would take a just few phone calls. two years later, ryan continues to suffer from the damage to his credit rating and still doesnt know if his medical record has been cleared of wrong information. joe ryan was the victim of a little-known but frightening type of consumer cheating that is on the rise：medical identity theft, which involves using your name to get drugs, expensive medical treatment and even cheating insurance payments. as ryan discovered, money isn t the half of it. when someone steals your name to receive health care, his medical history becomes part of your recordand setting the record straight can be extremely difficult. that s because，in part，the information is handed out among dozens of care-givers, from doctors to medicine stores to insurance companies and labs. i wanted to help straighten this out,” says ryan, so i went to the hospital, and they had a three-inch-thick record for me, but they wouldn t let me see it. i showed them my id, and they said that s not joe ryan s signature. well, of course not! they had this other guy s signature. ” ryan had fallen into a victim s catch-22： if your record doesn t appear to be yours, you may not have the right to read it, much less change it. ryan s next step was a visit to the police department. but the police said that there was not much they could do, that the local law enforcement has little experience with medical id theft, and cases like this can end up being considered a civil matter. 1. the billing agency sent joe ryan a notice to _.a. play a joke on him for medical treatmentb. inform him of the payment for his surgeryc. correct the mistakes about payment for his surgeryd. clear up the wrong information in his medical record答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由第一段 “in march 2008，joe ryan got a notice from a billing agency for a hospital near denver, colorado. the hospital wanted payment for surgery totaling $ 41,188.”可知，the billing agency 通知joe ryan支付手术费用41,188美元，故答案为b。2. joe ryan at first thought his problem was _.a. easy to settleb. difficult to settlec. impossible to solved. unnecessary to solve答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节推理题。由第二段 “he figured clearing this up would take a just few phone calls.” 可知，joe ryan刚开始认为只要打几个电话就可以解决问题，故答案为a。 3. the number of medical identity theft cases in the united states is _.a. increasingb. decreasingc. countabled. changeable答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节题。由第四段首句 “joe ryan was the victim of a little-known but frightening type of consumer cheating that is on the rise：medical identity theft”可知，医疗身份盗窃在美国正在增加，故答案为a。4. an even worse consequence of medical id theft is _.a. some trouble in obtaining insurance paymentb. a big loss of money and damage to credit ratingc. the widely spread medical information of the victimd. the difficulty in changing the wrong medical history答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由第五段可知，当别人盗用了你的名字来享受医疗服务后，他的医疗史就成为了你的医疗史，并且清除这些错误记录极其困难，因为你的信息已经给了许多照料者，包括医生、药店、保险公司和实验室。因此，医疗身份盗窃更糟糕的结果是受害者的医疗信息到处传播。故答案为c。干扰项最强的d选项“改变错误的医疗史非常困难”只是医疗身份盗窃的一个直接结果，但不是更糟糕的，因此排除d选项。 阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013天津，d)when asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.for kids, happiness has a magical quality. their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫不掩饰的)in the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. i can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.in adulthood the things that bring deep joylove, marriage, birthalso bring responsibility and the risk of loss. for adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的)my definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. the more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. its easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.i experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. first i was overjoyed when i shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself. then i spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which i love. when the kids and my husband came home, i enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. i dont think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. she did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.we, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing weve got to have. were so selfconscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. so we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.happiness isnt about what happens to usits about how we see what happens to us. its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文，通过诸多的对比体验点明了幸福的真谛：幸福不是希望获得我们没有的东西，而是享受我们所拥有的东西。幸福就是满足。16as people grow older, they _.afeel it harder to experience happiness bassociate their happiness less with others cwill take fewer risks in pursuing happiness dtend to believe responsibility means happiness答案：a细节理解题。由第一段which seems to get rarer the older we get 我们越老，幸福变得越来越少。可知随着人们变老，人们越难以体验幸福。故选a项。17what can we learn about the author from paragraph 5 and 6?ashe cares little about her own health. bshe enjoys the freedom of traveling. cshe is easily pleased by things in daily life. dshe prefers getting pleasure from housework.答案：c归纳概括题。第五段总体讲了作者对幸福的定义就是“快乐的能力”，越享受拥有的东西，越快乐。第六段具体讲述了作者的一系列幸福体验。可以看出作者对于日常生活中的一些小细节都很容易感到快乐。故选c项。18what can be informed from paragraph 7?apsychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness. bpsychologists opinion is well proved by grandma case. cgrandma often found time for social gatherings. dgrandmas happiness came from modest expectations of life.答案：d推理判断题。由第七段中知道祖母没有休闲时光，没有令人满意的工作，可是祖母对生活很满足，与心理学家的看法不一致，所以排除ab项。祖母没有休闲时光所以不可能经常找时间进行社交聚会，排除c项。祖母对平淡的生活很满足可以推断出祖母的幸福来自适度的生活期望。故选d项。19people who equal happiness with wealth and success _.aconsider pressure something blocking their way bstress their right to happiness too much care at a loss to make correct choices dare more likely to be happy答案：b细节理解题。由倒数第二段第二三句话我们过分刻意的追求幸福的权利，因此我们追逐它，把它等同于财富和成功。故选b项。20what can be concluded from the passage?ahappiness lies between the positive and the negative. beach man is the master of his own fate. csuccess leads to happiness.dhappy is he who is content.答案：d主旨大意题。由最后一段得出结论：幸福不是希望获得我们没有的东西，而是享受我们所拥有的东西。也就是说感到满足就是幸福。故选d项。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。language learning begins with listening. children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. it is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. but since these cant be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. it is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. this self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. the problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. it is a problem we need to get out. the meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world .thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, i doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.1. before children start speaking_.a. they need equal amount of listening b. they need different amounts of listeningc. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructionsd. they cant understand and obey the adults oral instructions2. children who start