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阅读理解综合训练(三)注意事项:1. 本练限时在45分钟内完成为最佳。2. 答题前,考生务必将学校、班级、姓名写在密封线内。(1)a study in norway has found that students who stayed in school longer than others their same age scored higher on intelligence tests.in the middle of the nineteen fifties, the government began requiring students to attend school until the age of sixteen instead of fourteen. communities had almost twenty years to make the change. so some students went to school for seven years while others went for at least nine years. this difference gave researchers the chance to see if the additional schooling had any effect on intellectual development.all young men in norway must take a test of their cognitive ability at age nineteen in preparation for required military service. this is commonly called an iq, or intelligence quotient, test.the researchers compared the test results of one hundred and seven thousand young men to their years of school. taryn ann galloway is a researcher at the university of oslo.“the young men who were basically forced to stay in school for two years longer actually did have higher iqs. so, based on that, we were able to say that increasing compulsory schooling did actually have an effect on their cognitive abilities as measured at nineteen years of age,” taryn ann galloway says.the average iq is one hundred. most people score between eighty-five and one hundred fifteen.ms galloway says students who attended school for nine years scored seven points higher than those who attended for seven years. those who went for eight years scored about four points higher.taryn ann galloway says, “so thats still quite large.”the findings appear in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences.another recent study, in the journal nature, found that iq scores can rise or fall during the teenage years. in two thousand four, researchers from university college london tested thirty-three young people aged twelve to sixteen. they repeated the tests four years later. they found increases or decreases of as much as twenty points.professor cathy price says the differences in performance could be the result of some teens being early or late developers. but she says it is equally possible that education played a part. she sees a lesson for educators: “we have to be careful not to write off poorer performers at an early stage when in fact their iq may improve significantly given a few more years.”()1. according to the passage, in norway .a. teens stay at school longer than those in other countriesb. students usually begin school at 7c. the public must carry out the requirement at onced. the government did a lot of things to improve students iq()2. young men in norway must take an iq test at 19 .a. to help researchers do a study on intellectual developmentb. to see whether their iq scores rise or fallc. to prepare for the required military serviced. to be allowed to graduate from the school()3. how did the researchers do their study?a. by comparison.b. by asking questions.c. by giving examples.d. by discussion.()4. from what cathy price says, we can know that .a. it is important to start educating earlierb. we shouldnt jump to conclusions about teens performancec. the iq will be improved as one agesd. educators must try to improve teens iq()5. what is the best title of the passage?a. education quality is determined by studying timeb. the iq is developing faster as one is getting olderc. beginning school late does harm to studentsd. more school may mean higher iq(2)kelly reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. panic moment! she quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. her first reaction? she got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new mobile at full price.a new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common illness. about 66 percent of those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”. interestingly, more women worry about losing their phone than men.fortunately, theres a solution.the first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you cant conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe.do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? thats another sign of a problem. if you find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day, there may be a problem.some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: leaving the phone behind and not checking email or text messages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety. even if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to push through the fear and learn to deal with not having your phone.of course, there are also technological alternatives. luis levy, a co-founder at novy pr, says he uses an application called cerberus that can automatically track the location of his phone. to find it, he can just go to a website and see the phones location.he also insures his phone through a service called asurion. the companys description of its product reads like a prescription for anxiety: “60 million phones are lost, stolen or damaged each year. youll have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected and you can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”()1. why does the author mention kellys experience in the first paragraph?a. to introduce the topic for discussion.b. to inform us that mobile phones are useful.c. to warn us that we should be careful.d. to tell us we should get phones ready for a trip.()2. the underlined word “nomophobia” in paragraph 2 means “”.a. habits of using mobile phonesb. fear of losing mobile phonesc. eagerness for new mobile phonesd. independence of mobile phones()3. which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?a. avoiding using a phone for some time.b. learning more about modern technology.c. protecting ones phone against any damage.d. not using a mobile phone in ones daily work.()4. why can the service called asurion help to treat nomophobia?a. it lets you know other people also lose their phones.b. it will give you a new phone through insurance.c. it enables you to reconnect with your acquaintances.d. it gives you a prescription to treat nomophobia.()5. what is the passage mainly about?a. attitude towards mobile phones.b. new mobile phone technology.c. disadvantages of mobile phones.d. solutions to nomophobia.(3)during lectures, my students often ask which is the most difficult language to learn. its not easy to answer because there are many factors to take into consideration. for a persons first language these factors are unimportant because people learn their mother tongue naturally. so the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.studies have shown that native speakers of spanish find portuguese much easier to learn than, say, native speakers of chinese, because portuguese is very similar to spanish, while chinese is very different. so a persons first language affects their learning of a second language. the greater the differences between a second language and the first, the harder it will be for most people to learn. many westerners think that chinese is the hardest language to learn because of its writing system and pronunciation. but for japanese speakers, who already use chinese characters in their own language, learning writing is less difficult than for speakers of languages using the roman alphabet.a recent study reported that british embassy staff found that the second hardest language to learn was japanese. more surprising was the language that they found most problematichungarian. in this case the issue was not the writing system (as both english and hungarian use a similar alphabet) but grammatical complexity. hungarian has 35 cases (forms of a noun according to whether it is subject, object, genitive, etc.) and it was this that caused the british diplomatic personnel most difficulty. one suspects they would have even more problems with tabasaran, a caucasian language with 48 cases, if they ever had to learn it.teachers and the circumstances in which a language is learned also play important roles, as does each learners motivation for learning. if people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day-to-day life.put simply, no language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first language are easier. learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another. in the end, it is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world.()1. according to the passage, who is likely to have the most difficulty learning a new language?a. a korean person learning french.b. a spanish person learning portuguese.c. a german person learning english.d. a chinese person learning japanese.()2. which language do british embassy staff find most difficult to learn?a. japanese.b. caucasian.c. hungarian.d. tabasaran.()3. which of the following is not mentioned as a factor affecting language learning?a. the amount of time spent studying the new language.b. the environment in which language learning takes place.c. the reasons a person has for learning the new language.d. the similarity between a persons first language and the new language.()4. why does the author believe theres no single hardest language?a. all languages are equally difficult to learn well.b. with enough effort, any language can be learned well.c. there is not enough evidence to make any final conclusion.d. to different people, the hardest language is different.()5. the writer is probably .a. a language learnerb. a language teacherc. a newspaper journalistd. an embassy official(4)jogging is a great way to have fun and stay in shape. but is it safe? yes, it can be, as long as you are making it safe. there is no reason that you cant share the road with everyone.first of all, it is best to run with a partner, just in case something would go wrong. but some people enjoy running as a way to be alone and get away for a while. i must admit i am guilty of this one myself. so if possible, bring a cellphone, and i always carry it in my hand if i dont have pockets.i know the number one worry when jogging on the road is traffic. you cant control who is driving on the road, but there are precautions that you can take. avoid running at night, even with reflective clothing. and also avoid running in bad weather; when conditions are bad, try to use alternate forms of exercises.next, if you plan on running for a long distance, make sure you have access to water. if you plan on running in the country and might not have access to a fountain, then bring a light bottle with you. wearing proper shoes is also important. not wearing proper shoes can result in blisters, rashes, and even more serious injuries such as sprained ankles.warming up is a must when jogging, especially for long distances. if you dont, cramps(痉挛) are very likely to happen, and they are not fun at all, not to mention pulling and straining muscles. i like to take a very light warm up, just around the block or down the dri