2011年高二英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练—第6天

用心 爱心 专心 1 20112011 年高二英语上学期年高二英语上学期 2525 分钟限时阅读天天练分钟限时阅读天天练 第第 6 6 天天 阅读理解阅读理解 A Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty In fact they say by the age of eighty five people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old The findings came from a survey of more than 340 000 adults in the United States The Gallup 民意调查 Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008 At that time the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty five The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness sadness and worry They also asked about mental or emotional stress Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty two and twenty five The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older One theory is that as people grow older they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world or maybe even changes in brain chemistry The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children being unemployed or being single But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well being related to age The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older However women at all ages reported more sadness stress and worry than men 41 What can be the best title of the text A Happiness Varies with Ages B Experience More Worry Less C The Older the Wiser D Being Young Being Happy 42 We can learn from the research that A only when people get older will they feel happier B stress levels among the youngest are the highest C older people tend to be grateful D older people usually have no worries 43 According to the research when people get older A they miss the old days B they are physically weak C they have better self control D they are more emotional 44 What would the author probably talk about next A What influences happiness B How to live better C How to keep happier D Why women are less happier 45 The author is intended to 用心 爱心 专心 2 A advise how to reduce stress B introduce a scientific finding C describe how to do research D talk about human emotions B Father Maurice Chase used a special way to celebrate his 90th birthday The Catholic priest 神父 took 15 000 in cash to Los Angeles Skid Row 贫民区 and gave it away Twenty wheelchair bound people received 100 bills while the rest received 1to 3 each I come out here to tell them that God loves them and I love them and that some one is concerned about them Chase said Chase has given away cash and blessings every Sunday at the same corner for 24 years Several hundred people wait for him every week He makes a point of coming on Thanksgiving and Christmas too but this is the first year he spent his birthday in the downtown neighborhood where people live mainly in shelters and on dirty sidewalks It s the place that makes me the happiest I just love it said Chase I look forward to coming here The money comes from donations he receives from rich and famous people he met during his work as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University The crowd broke into choruses of Happy Birthday several times Some people presented him birthday cards to his delight Travis Kemp a 51 year old disabled man with long black hair was one of the lucky 20 to receive 100 He said he had no special plans for spending the money He has a lot of respect from me Kemp said I know I couldn t do it 46 On his 90 th birthday Chase A handed out cash to the needy B collected money for poor people C visited poor people s homes with gifts D held a party at Los Angeles Skid Row 47 Which of the following makes Chase feel the happiest A Celebrating his birthday with his neighbours B Working in Loyola Marymount University C Celebrating Christmas with the people he has helped D Going to Los Angeles Skid Row to help people there 48 What s the source of the money Chase used to help people A All his savings B His earnings as a Catholic priest C Donations from the wealthy and celebrities 名人 D Donations from Loyola Marymount University 49 Travis Kemp is mentioned in the text to show A he was the luckiest person on that day B the disabled need to be taken care of C Chase is greatly appreciated by the needy D even old people came to celebrate Chase s birthday 50 Which statement is CORRECT according to the passage A Every recipient could get 100 in cash from Father Maurice Chase 用心 爱心 专心 3 B Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away not only on his birthday but also on other occasions C Although Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away on his birthday he didn t receive anything in return D Father Maurice Chase earned a lot of money as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University C The story begins with fishing Once a boy and his father went fishing before bass a kind of special fish season opened They were fishing early in the evening catching other fish with worms Then the boy tied on a small silver lure 鱼饵 and put it into the lake Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water It was the largest one he had ever seen but it was a bass the special fish The boy and his father looked at the big fish The father lit a match and looked at his watch It was 10 pm two hours before the bass season opened He looked at the fish then at the boy You ll have to put it back son he said Dad cried the boy There will be other fish said his father Not as big as this one cried the boy He looked around the lake No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight He looked again at his father Even though no one had seen them nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish the boy could tell from his father s voice that the decision couldn t be changed He threw the huge bass into the black water The big fish disappeared The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish That was 34 years ago Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place And he was right He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago But he does see that same fish again and again every time he has an ethical decision to make For as his father had taught him ethics 伦理道德 are simple matters of right and wrong It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult 51 What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass A The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly B The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish C The father lit a match in order to check the time D They worried other fishermen may discover what they ha