江苏省扬州市2014高考英语一轮阅读理解暑假练习题(三)

1、扬州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮暑假练习题（3）及答案解析维c阅读理解（每题2分，满分8分）选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：mankind evolved to possess the fight-or-flight stress response, allowing us to survive in a dangerous world.yet in todays man-made jungle, it has become one ofour greatest killers.even simple tasks , such as driving to work , are often

2、compounded by emotional responses: expletives hurled , fists shaken in anger and aggressive threats made toward other drivers.we forget to turn off our nature and instead allow stress, anger andfrustration to take physical control of our bodies.why stress , anger and frustration are problematicthe p

3、roblem with stress and anger in the modern world is that most stressful or frustrating scenaries do not require an active physical response.there are no lions or tigers to escape , only imaginary ones.our inactivity in the face of stress or frustration causes most of us not to recognize that our fig

4、ht-or-flight responsesystem has been started.our bodies often exist in a state of constant panic, and thechemicals and hormones released into the blood become toxic, resulting in heartdisease , arthritis , osteoporosis , diabetes and certain cancers.the biological response that has helped to keep us

5、 from becoming prey fo r thousands of years is now preying upon us. how to keep stress , anger and frustration from killing youthe first thing to do in the battle against stress and anger is to recognizethem.recognizing triggers and physical responses to stressful situations can helpyou reduce them.

6、once you recognize that a stressful situation has triggered a physiological response , the best way to bring the body back into a homeostatic state is through physical activity.walking, running , biking , jumping or any energetic activity will help bring the body back into equilibrium.while it may s

7、eem strange to do 100 jumping jacks after a stressful meeting or go for a jog after getting into an argument with your wife ， it can save your life.it only feels unnatural becauseour environment is unnatural.dont let stress ， anger or frustration eat at you.fight back through exercise.notes ：frustra

8、tion n. 挫折equilibriumn. 平衡长短句分析： our bodies often exist in a state of constant panic ， and the chemicals and hormones released into the blood become toxic， resulting in heart disease ，arthritis ， osteoporosis ， diabetes and certain cancers.句法点睛： and 前后为顺承关系， resulting 是动名词形式作结果状语。句意：我们的身体常常处于一种持续的恐慌

9、状态，这使得化学物质和释放入血液中的荷尔蒙变得有毒，从而导致心脏病、关节炎、骨质疏松症、糖尿病和某些癌症。【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了面对压力、愤怒和挫折，人们最佳的应对方法进行体育活动。1 which of the following isnt mentioned in the passage as the expression of emotional response during driving to work?a expletives hurled.b sweat all over.c fists shaken in anger.d aggressive threats

10、.答案 b 细节理解题。 由第二段第一句“ even simple tasks ， such as driving to work ， are often compounded by emotional responses ： expletives hurled ， fists shaken in anger and aggressive threats made toward other drivers. ”可知， a 项、 c 项和 d 项都在文中 有信息支持，只有b 项未提及。 2 what can we infer from the underlined sentence?a our

11、biological response is not as useful as before.b there is something wrong with our biological response.c our biological response now affects us in a bad way.d our biological response now makes us the prey of other livings.答案 c 推理判断题。这句话直译是“数千年来使得我们成为捕猎者的生物反应现在反过来使得我们成为被捕猎者”。意味着以前帮助我们生存的生物反应现在使得我们在生存

12、中变得十分被动，因而 c项正确。其他选项均不合语境。3 find out a word which has the similar meaning with the underlined phrase in this passage.a equilibrium. b stressful.c unnatural. d frustrating.答案 a 词义猜测题。由语境可知，使身体回到“ homeostatic state ”的最好方式是进行体育活动。后面一句对上文进行了进一步解说。 equilibrium 和 homeostatic state 是同 义词。 4 which of the fo

13、llowing is not the right way to keep you from stress， angerand frustration?a do jumping jacks. b go for a jog.c have a walk. d stay at home doing nothing.答案 d 推理判断题。 由最后一段最后两句“ dont let stress ， anger or frustrationeat at you.fight back through exercise. ”可知，击败压力、愤怒和挫折的最好办法是进行体育活动。选项中只有d 项不是体育活动。 *任

14、击（2010 郑州质检）in their book time to eat the dog: the real guide to sustainable living, robert and brenda vale say keeping a medium-sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter land cruiser.“were not actually saying it is time to eat the dog. were just saying that

15、 we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and t hat we take for granted. ”constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41 hectares of land, while growing and manufacturing a dogs food takes about 0.84 hectares or1.1 hectares in the case of a large

16、dog such as a german shepherd.co nvincing flesh-eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake ofthe planet is a non-starter, the vales say. instead they recommend keeping “ greener ”，smaller, and more sustainable pets, such as goldfish, chickens orrabbits.the books playful title, and serious su

17、ggestion that pet animals may beusefully “ recycled ”， by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die, may not appeal to animal fans.annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planets growing population and limited resources, robert vale said.“issues about sus

18、tainability are increasingly becoming things that aregoing to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog. its not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket ，” he said.“ its about muchmore challenging and difficult issues ，” he added. “ on

19、ce you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things, you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself. ”1. the authors gave their book the playful title to .a. make it amusingb. create a vivid imagec. show writin

20、g skillsd. arouse peoples concern2. in paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us .a. the amount of consumed landb. the neglected ecological impactc. some familiar examplesd. some actual figures3. who may not like the idea of “ recycling ” pet animals?a. manufacturers.b. drivers.c. animal fans.d

21、. the authorities.4. what do the authors think of living a sustainable life?a. challenging.b. inspiring.c. inviting.d. touching.答案与解析：robert vale 和 brenda vale 写了一本名为 time to eat the dog: the real guide to sustainable living（ 该吃狗了：永续生活 ） 的书，书中提到了一种绝对新鲜的观点 吃掉宠物，或者“回收”宠物。1 d 推理判断题。 robert vale 和 brend

22、a vale 写的书名非常有趣，从全文可知，他们这样写的目的在于吸引读者的眼球，引起人们环保的意识，所以答案选 d 项。2 b 推理判断题。通过第三段建造和驾驶吉普车一年需要的土地的量和种植、生产一条狗的食物所需要土地的量的对比，我们不难发现第三段承接第二段第二句而写的，主要告诉我们“被忽视的生态影响”，所以答案选 b 项。3 c 细节理解题。从第五段的 may not appeal to animal fans 可知，“回收”宠 物的观点不受那些宠物爱好者的欢迎，所以答案选c项。4 a 推理判断题。 从最后一段中的 its about muchmore challenging and dif

23、ficult issues 可以知道，书的两位作者认为过环保的生活是非常有挑战性的，而且也是很困难的事情，所以答案选 a 项。*任击（2010 成都检测）everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend a bird called woodstock.created by the american cartoonist charles schulz in 1950, the clever dogis loved by generations o

24、f kids and adults. he speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.when snoopy first appeared, he was not different from other pet dogs. but - 7 -two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. by 1957 he could walk on two legs and was go

25、ing to school with his master, charlie brown, who failed in just about everything. later he learned to use the typewriter.snoopy has done lots of jobs. he has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first a

26、stronaut on the moon.however, snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. the beginning of his story is always, “it was a dark and stormy night. ” unfort unately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.in love, snoopy is as much of a failure as charlie brown is at baseball. he ea

27、sily falls in love but always has his heart broken. he eats to forget, but it never works.snoopy is an insightful （富有洞察力的）,feel-good and sometimes sad dog.if you think a little about his words, you might find them full of life lessons.among his most famous lines are “to live is to dance, to dance is

28、 to live. and“yesterday i was a dog. today im a dog. tomor row ill probably still be a dog.sigh! theres so little hope for advancement”.1. snoopy has done all the following jobs except.a. a lawyerb. a playerc. a clerkd. a writer2. from the passage, we can learn that.a. snoopy is always a sad dogb. snoopy can not speak in the beginningc. snoopy often dreams of