2010届高考英语阅读理解专题训练8

1、2010届高考英语阅读理解专题训练8（一）Ways to Burn More CaloriesRun through waterRunning in water is one of the toughest activities you can perform because the wet stuff is about 12 to 15 times as resistant (具有阻力的) as air. Try your hardest to run and you can burn about 17 calories per minute.Start fast Dont be foole

2、d slow and steady wont win the race. A recent study found that after a short warm-up, cyclists who rode hard during the first half of their workouts and then slowed for the second half burned about 10 percent more calories than those who started slow and finished fast.Take to the sand Here is some e

3、asy-to-remember advice on burning calories: the softer the surface, the more you burn. By walking or running on the beach, you can use up 20 to 50 percent more calories than you do going at the same pace on a hard trail.Shut up and danceHeres the perfect excuse to sign up for that hip-hop dance clas

4、s youve been eager to try. Surprising your body with new activities dance, a new sport, you name it forces it to work harder because its doing unfamiliar movements and using muscle groups in different ways.Use your armsGetting both your upper and lower body involved can provide a big calorie-burning

5、 advantage. So if youre short of time or want to get everything you can out of your usual 45-minute workout, try total-body activities such as rowing ormming. You can evenng your arms as hard as you can while you walk.1. How can water help you burn more calories? A. By pushing your body.B. By wettin

6、g your clothes and shoes.C. By forcing you to run faster.D. By forcing your body to work harder.2. What does “it” in Part 4 refer to?A. Dance. B. Movement. C. Body. D. Muscle.3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. One can burn more calories when walking on the sand than on land.B. One can b

7、urn more calories when walking on stones than on earth.C. One can burn more calories when running in water than on the sand.D. One can burn more calories when exercising using the upper body than using the lower body.（二）A popular student in her small high school, Katie started college expecting to d

8、o well in her courses and be best friends with her roommates. But things didnt turn out that way. Psych 101, the course she thought would be a first-semester favorite, turned out to be a struggle. And her roommates were as different from Katie as the student restaurants mystery meat was from her mom

9、s roasted pork. Living away from home tends to be the toughest adjustment for first-year students. You may feel homesick in your first weeks or months. It can help to call, write, or email your parents and friends making them know how youre doing. You can also talk with your roommates. As first-year

10、 students themselves, theyre probably experiencing many of the same fears and worries that youre dealing with. But what if you dont get along well with your roommates?In some cases, it can be a good thing if you and your roommates arent much alike. Different views on things may be helpful, so respec

11、t your differences no matter what.If you and your roommates dont get along well, it can help to find someone who you feel does understand you, which should be easy on a campus with so many people. Many schools have student organization nights where all of the campus clubs gather and promote their or

12、ganizations, so you can meet people with the same interests there as you. Youll also meet tons of people in class or in your dorm building.As homesickness, painful throats, sprained (扭伤的) ankles and wisdom teeth that act up are common among college students, you should check out your student guidebo

13、ok or your schools website to find out information about the university health center.If you think you cannot deal with your problems, make a stop at the school counseling (咨询) center. First-year troubles are something the counselors know well. You can get help there.4. From Paragraph 1 we can infer

14、 that _. A. Katie had been worried about the changes before starting her college life B. Katie felt satisfied when her college life startedC. Katie wasnt used to the new environment in college at firstD. Katie has fallen behind in her study after the first semester in college5. Whats the authors sug

15、gestion on dealing with homesickness?A. Adjust to it.B. Share fears and worries with your parents.C. Talk to your roommates about it.D. Get along with your roommates.6. Which of the following ways of dealing with roommates is RIGHT?A. Not trying to change them.B. Not making friends with them.C. Deve

16、loping the same interests as themD. Not talking with them. 7. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Freshmen may meet many problems. B. Communication is important in college.C. How you can adjust to your first year in college.D. How schools help freshmen to get used to college life.【答案与解析】1. D。第一段提到“the wet stuff is about 12 to 15 times as resistant (具有阻力的) as air”，因此在水中跑步需更用劲。2. C。it 代指“Surprising your body with new activities”中的body。3. A。根据第3