（课程标准卷地区专用）2020高英语二轮复习 专题限时训练(四十) 说明文型阅读填空配套作业(一)（解析版）

专题限时训练(四十)说明文型阅读填空(一)(限时：25分钟)(一)Food is life; it gives us the nourishment (营养) we need to stay alive and be healthy. 1._ Brian Wansink，a professor at the University of Illinois，says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good，and remind us of happy memories. Wansink calls this kind of food comfort food. For some people，ice cream is a comfort food. For others，a bowl of noodles soup makes them feel good.2_ Professor Wansink believes that we connect food with important times，feelings，and people in our lives. “When I was a child，my mother made a delicious soup; I loved it. 3._ And it helps me feel better，” says one of Wansinks coworkers.Do men and women choose different comfort foods? Wansinks research at the University of Illinois says “yes”. In his study，the favorite comfort food for both men and women was ice cream. After this，men usually preferred hot，savory (香的) foods like soup or noodles. 4._ Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are happy，but women eat these foods more when they are sad or worried.5_ About 40 percent of the comfort foods in Wansinks study were healthy main dishes or soups and vegetables. It shows，says Wansink，that a comfort food can taste good and be good for you.ANot all comfort food is junk food.BWhere can we buy this sort of food?CSweet foods are also their preference.DHow does a food become a comfort food?E. Usually，we eat because we are hungry or need energy.F. Women like sweet things such as chocolate and cookies.G. Now，I often have this kind of food when I am tired or worried.(二)What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow，orange，red? 1._Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet，shy，and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least，this is what psychologists tell us，and they should know，because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference，as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. 2._If you happen to love brown，you did so，as soon as you opened your eyes，or at least as soon as you could see clearly.3_A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. 4._ A black bridge over the Thames River，near London，used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the areauntil it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.5_It is an established fact that factory workers work better，harder，and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.AOn the other hand，black is depressing.BThey tell us，among other facts，that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow upwe are born with our preference.CThe rooms are painted in different colours as you like.DIf you do，you must be an optimist，a leader，an active person who enjoys life，people and excitement.E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem，full of different colours.G. Colours do influence our moodsthere is no doubt about it.(三)Peer pressurePeer pressure is just part of the challenges in life.1._ If you need further guidance, this article might help you.It provides three effective tips to deal with it:Be with friends who respect your beliefs.You can go out with people who accept and respect the things you believe in and those who you know you can share your interests with.It is all right to be choosy with friends because you just want what is best for them and you. 2._ You are just exhibiting what you know is right and good for both sides.Your friends will understand you for that.They can drag you away from discrimination and you can be confident that they will not leave you for your stand in life.3_When you are driven by so many peer pressures, you can always stay away from them. You can actually decide not to be one of them.When you have decided on it, learn to be firm with your decision.4._ They should know that you cannot be forced to do certain things because you are strong and firm with what you believe in.Learn how to say no.Learning to say no is one big factor to deal with some pressures from all of your friends.When you are convinced to do something you know that can only destroy you or ruin you, learn to say no.5._ You cannot just say yes to anything.You have a functional mind and you know what is best for you.So learn to say no even if saying no means losing your friends.AHave a firm decision.BDont blame others.CThis does not mean you are being selfish or you are being selfcentered.DYou should know how to deal with it.EYou can always deal with it positively.FThis can make them believe that you cannot just be driven by any other thing.GJust be straightforward and say it without hesitations.(四)TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea. Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalus nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level. Salt water is already entering the countrys drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruits and vegetables. 1._.2_. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 2050cm by 2050.A century ago, St. Marks Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalus rising sea level is caused by global warming.The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by extra 13 degrees over the next 100 years.Warmer weather makes glaciers melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 1025 cm in the last 100 years.3_. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of t