2013高考英语阅读理解25分钟冲刺训练(1)

1、-1 -2013 高考英语（阅读理解）25 分钟冲刺训练（1）及答案解析（第*篇）Happ in ess is con tagious,_researchers reported on Thursday.People with the most social connections spouses, friends,neighbors andrelatives were also the happiest, the data showed. “Each additional happy person makes youhappier ，” Christakis said.“ Imagi ne

2、that I am conn ected to you and you are conn ected to others and othersare connected to still others. It is this fabric of humanity, like an American patch quilt. ”Efich person sirs on汕diffcrciir c（jlorcd pLlch.“Imagine that these patches arehappy and un happy patches. Your happ in ess depe nds on w

3、hat is going on in the patch around you，”Christakis said.“ It is not just happypeople conn ect ing with happy people, which they do. Aboveand bey ond, there is this contagious process going on. ”And happ in ess is more con tagious tha n un happ in ess, they discovered.“ If a social con tact is happy

4、, it in creases the likelihood that you are happyby 15 perce nt ，” Fowler said. “ A friend of a friend, or the friend of a spouse ora sibli ng （ 兄弟姐妹）,if they are happy, in creases your cha nces by 10 perce nt，”he added.A happy third dLigrcc friend the frie nd of a frie nd of a friend in creasesa pe

5、rson s chances of being happy by 6 percent.“ But every extra un happy friend in creases the likelihood that you ll be un happy by 7 perce nt，” Fowler said.The finding is interesting and it is useful, too, Fowler said.“ Among other ben efits, happ in ess has bee n show n to have an importa nt effect

6、on reducedmortality （ 死亡率）,pain reduction,and improved cardiac （ 心脏的）function.So better un dersta nding of how happ in ess spreads can help us lear n how to promote a healthiersociety ，” he said.The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extra in creased a person s

7、cha nces of beco ming happier by about 2 perce nt.- 2 -“A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000，” Christakis said.语篇解读美国科学家的一项最新研究成果表明，快乐感可以互相传递。这项研究成果为我们构建更为健康、和谐的社会提供了依据和方法。 1According to the research, your happiness_.A. has nothing to do with your workmates or schoolmatesB. has something to do wit

8、h anyone who has a close relationship with youC. depends on those who are in favour of you or are against youD. has little to do with what social connections you have 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段、第三段内容可知，快乐感会不断传递和扩散，你的 配偶、朋友、邻居、亲戚等的快乐指数会直接影响你的快乐程度，故选B。 答案 B2The underlined word“contagious ” in the first paragraph

9、means _.A. infectious B. beautifulC. effective D. prior 解析 词义猜测题。第一句是全文的主题句。由文章第二、三、四段可知，快乐感可 以在人们之间传播，故 contagious 的意思是“有感染力的，有传染性的”。 答案 A3It can be inferred that_ .A. happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappinessB. unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happinessC. happiness spreads

10、 faster and more widely than unhappinessD. the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers解析 推理判 断题。根据第六段 “ And happ in ess is more con tagiousthanunhappiness ，they discovered. ”一句可推知选C。 答案 C4Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?A. Being in a party

11、 with a happy atmosphere.B. A happy experience of your brother or your parents.C. A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends.D. Happiness of your friend s friend. 解析 事实细节题。 根据第七、 第八段讲述的别人的快乐感对你的影响几率可知， 排 在最前的是“ Ifa social contact is happy ”，故选A。- 3 - 答案 A5What does Christakismean by saying “A

12、 happy friend is worth about $ 20,000 ” ?A. A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of $ 20,000.B. A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about $ 20,000.C. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.D. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8 %. 解析 句意理解题。结合上

13、一段中的“ that having $5,000 extra increased aperson s chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent”可知，一个快乐的朋友带给你的快乐相当于大约 $20,000 带给你的快乐，也就是 $5,000 的四倍，即一个快乐的朋友给 你带来快乐的几率为8%，故选 D。 答案 D 长难句解读 The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extraincreased a person s chances

14、of becoming happier by about 2 percent.该句为主从复合句，主句为 The study also fits in with other data ， suggested in 1984 为过去分词作定语修饰 data ，后面 that 引导的是同位语从句，说明 data 的内容。该从句的 主语为 having $5,000extra ， a person s chances为宾语， of becoming happier 为定语修饰 chances ， by about 2 percent 为程度状语。*厶士 i=T（ 第 * 篇 ）If you trave

15、l to a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, you will have chances tosee some meat-eating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of such plant, for example. They appear so smalland grow in a quiet pond. But these are the fastest-known killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture asma

16、ll insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!Once the trap door closes on the victim, the enzymes（ 酶 ） similar to those in the human stomachslowly digest the insect. Whendinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again.Meat- eating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil

17、 that doesn t offer much food value. In suchconditions, these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritionalneeds overthousands of years. North America has more such plantsthan any other continent.Generally speaking, the traps may have attractive appearance to fool the eye, like

18、 pitcher plants,which get their name because they look like beautiful pitchers （a container like a bottle） full of nectar- 4 -（花蜜 ） The Asian pitcher plant, for example, has bright colors and an attractivehalf-closed lid. Curious in sects are tempted to come close and take a sip, and the nslide down

19、 the slippery （ 光滑的）slope to their deaths.Hair-like growths along the pitcher walls en sure that nothing cab escape, andthe digestive en zymes can get to work. A tiny in sect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes acouple of days.Some： of those pitc-hers arc hirgu enough tc hold two pilous.

20、 Huat eating pi（monly eat people in scienee fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover that apitcher plant isn t a good place to get a drink.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些特别的植物一一靠捕食动物获得生长所需养分的“食肉植物”。1. From the first paragraph, we can know that bladderworts can_ .A. capture 50 sma

21、ll in sects in a sec ondB. capture an in sect in the shortest timeC. be found floati ng on a quiet lakeD. digest an in sect in 1/50 of a sec ond解析细节理解题。第一段指出，bladderworts 能在 1/50 秒的时间内捕获一只小昆虫， 是植物中已知的捕获动物速度最快的，因此选B。答案B2.II I he lipa卩dour ol已HUHLeating pi am is closed, ihc planL_.A. is fooli ng in sects into tak ing a sipB. is produci ng n ectarC. is tempt ing in sects to come closeD. is enjoying a dinner解析细节判断题。第二段说，一旦“陷阱门”将猎物关起来，类似于人胃里的那些消化酶就开始慢慢地消化它了，由此判断D 正确。答案D3.Mu;：iI_wLii器 卩丄11匕eci忙w i匸 肛订;：nid iinor soil bce;：iLu Lliuy _ .A. can get nutrition from animalsB. don t need much f