2019高考英语二轮强化训练-阅读理解46

2019高考英语二轮强化训练—阅读理解46AToronto—Apleasantattitudecandowondersforpatients’recovery,accordingtoresearcherswhoreviewed16studiesthatlookedatpatients’attitudestowardhealth.Thestudieslasted30yearsandlookedatpatients’attitudesafteroperation.“Ineachcasethebetterapatient’sexpectationsabouthowtheywoulddoafteroperationorsomehealthprocedure,thebettertheydid,”saidtheauthorDonaldCole,oftheInstituteforWorkandHealthinToronto.“Thismind-bodyconnectionthatwehavebeentoyingwithforthepastcoupleofdecadesreallydoeshavehardsciencebehindit.Theresultshowsthatthepowerofpositivethinkingisreal,”Colesaid.NewYork—APabloPicassopaintingsoldatChristie’sauctionhouseinNewYorkWednesdayfor55-milliondollars.ThepricesetanewauctionrecordforaPicasso,andisthefifth-highestpriceeverpaidforanyworkofartatauction.Thepainting—Womanwithherarmscrossed—waspurchasedbyantelephonebidder(投标者).Paintedin1902inBarcelonaChristie’ssaysthepaintingbythefamousSpanishartistisofaqualitynotseenonthemarketinmorethan10years.Itsoldformorethantwiceitspre-saleestimate.XinhuaAgency—AreportthatthreekindergartenteacherskneltdownbeforeaSouthKoreancoupletoapologize,inNanjing,ofEastChina’sJiangsuProvince,hastriggeredwidecriticism.Atalocalkindergarten,aChineseteacherfrightenedaSouthKoreanchildbysayingshewouldcutoffhisfingersifhecontinuedtomakemischief.AlthoughthekindergartenhadapologizedtothecoupleanddismissedtheteachersurnamedYang,themotherinsistedthatYangshouldkneeldownbeforeher.ShengDalin,acolumnist,wroteintheXINXISHIBAOthatitwasenoughtofiretheteacherandmakeanapologytothecouple,butthemother’srequestwasbeyondallreason.56．NewsItem1intendstomakeusbelievethat. A．positivethinkingcanmakepeoplehealthy B．abetterattituderesultsinabetteroperation C．researchershaveobserved16patients’recoveryduringthepast30years D．greatattentionhasbeenpaidtohowattitudesaffecthealth57．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthepaintingWomanwithherarmscrossed? A．Thepaintingwasoncethoughttobewortharound$25million. B．Thepaintingisoneofthemostexpensivepictureseversoldatauction. C．Thepaintingwaspurchasedthroughtelephone. D．Thepaintinghasnotbeenseenonthemarketformorethan10years.58．ThereportinNewsItem3hascausedwidecriticismbecause_________. A．thekindergartenfiredtheteachersurnamedYang B．themotherdemandedanunreasonableapologyfromtheteachers C．theteacherfrightenedaSouthKoreanboy D．thekindergartenpunishedaboysoseverelyB ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot(积累奖金)inhistory. Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6million.Butthatlittlechancecertainlydidn’taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawing,ticketsweresellingattheunbelievablerateof500persecond. Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.Otherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeople.Itallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththey’llprobablyneverhave. Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized(合法化旳)gambling.Somecritics(批评家)notethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddicts(成瘾者)whotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit. Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetocomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice(恶习),underthenameofsocialprogress. Nomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornot,youcannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmercians.59．Themainideaofthepassageisthat__________. A．lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthem B．playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarket C．alotofpeoplebuylotterytickets,butlotteriescausedisagreement D．lotteriesarejustlegalizedvice60．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A．Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheydon’thavetopayextratax. B．ThepopularityoflotteriesinAmericaactuallyissocialprogress. C．Somecriticsdon’tlikelotteriesbecausemanypoorpeoplewastetheirmoneyonthem. D．Peoplelovethelotterybecauseitisastockmarket.61．Injustonehourinthelastfewdays,thePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling_______. A．$1.62million B．$90million C．$9.6million D．$87million62．Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould_________. A．joinaclub B．kickthehabit C．winthePennsylvania D．saveeverycentC Alexiswashotandtired.Withrageinhervoicesheshouted,“Pullmeup！Igiveup,Ihatethis.Thisisstupid!”ItwasatthatmomentwhenJason,theadviseronthetrip,lookedatmeandsaid,“Ed,I’mgoingtogodownandtalkwithher.”IthenshouteddowntoAlexis,“Holdon!Youcandothis.Weknowyoucan!” Jasongraspedanotherrope,puthisclimbingharness(系带)onandbegantorepeldownthecliff.WithinmomentsJasonwasbesideAlexis.Shehadhercheekdirectlyagainstthefaceoftherockwithherfeetbarelyrestingonasmallpieceofthecliffthatjettedoutward.JasonsaidtoAlexis,“Iknowthatyouhavebeenonthiscliffnowforwhatseemslikealongtime.Yourfeetandfingersarecramping(痉挛)upandyourforearmsfeelasthoughtheyareonfire.But,Alexis,youarestrong,lookhowfarupyouarealready.Youhavetakenoneofthemoredifficultpathsupthecliff.LookAlexis,lookatthepathyouhavetaken.” Atthatmoment,Alexismovedhercheekawayfromtherockfaceandlookeddown.Thebrightwhitechalksheusedonherhandstogiveherabetterhold,showedthepathwherehertiredhandshadmovedherupwardonthecliff.Jasonwasright.Alexishadtakenthehardestwayupthecliff.JasonthenlookedstraightintoAlexis’eyesandinacalmvoicehesaid,“Youarenotaloneouthere,therearepeoplewhocareaboutyou,whowanttohelpyouandseeyousucceed.Wearegoingtodothistogether.Areyouready?”Slowlysheshookherheadyesandtookadeepbreath.63．Jasonwentdownthecliffbecause_________. A．Alexistookawrongpath B．Alexiswastrappedinrocks C．Alexisdidn’tbelieveinherself D．Alexis’forearmswerebadlyhurt64．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________. A．AlexiswasfinallypulledupbyEd B．Alexisregrettedhavingtakenthewrongpathupthecliff C．Alexiswasimmediatelysenttohospitalaftershewaspulledup D．Alexissuccessfullyrockclimbed65．Theunderlinedword“hot”inthestorymeans_________. A．disappointed B．angry C．uncomfortable D．runningahighbodytemperature66．Alexiswouldprobablybecome_________. A．morestrong-minded B．easiertogiveup C．poorerinhealth D．lessinterestedinrockclimbingD AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable,Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked,“So,howhaveyoubeen?”Andtheboy—whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold—replied.“Frankly,I’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.” Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmed(确认)mygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutwewere“depressed”,thatis,inlowspirits,untilwewereinhighschool. Undoubtedlyachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto. Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why? Humandevelopmentisdependednotonlyonbornbiologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsofgainingsocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewsocialpositions.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandinstages;traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders. Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelation(揭示)machinehasbeenequippedin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationtoallviewersalike,whethertheyarechildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation(诱惑),manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallenging,moreattractivemovingpictures. Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationwhichchildrenwillgain.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.67．Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis________. A．asuresignofamentalprobleminachild B．amentalstatepresentinallhumans,includingchildren C．somethingthatcannotbeavoidedinchildren’smentaldevelopment D．somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild68．Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld_________. A．throughconnectionwithsocietyB．graduallyandunderguidance C．naturallywithoutbeingtaughtD．throughwatchingtelevision69．Accordingtotheauthor,thattoday’schildrenseemadultlikeresultsfrom______. A．thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevisionB．thepoorarrangementofteachingcontent C．thefastpaceofhumanscientificdevelopmentD．therisingstandardofliving70．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren? A．Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation. B．Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwriting. C．Ithelpschildrentoreadandwritewell. D．Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.71．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren? A．Hefeelstheiradultlikebehaviorissofunny.B．Hethinksthechangeworthyofnote. C．Heconsidersitarapiddevelopment.D．Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.EManyofuslikecookingbutneverhavemuchtimeforit.HelenFry’snewbookQuickCookinghasbeenspeciallywrittenforbusypeople.Ithasover1,000recipes,fromthefamousSpanishgazpachotoSwedishsmorgasbord.Thebookiswellwrittenandthephotographsanddrawingsareclear.(TheyarelikethoseintheexcellentlittleQuickDressmakingandQuickGardening.)Thebookhasastrongplasticcover.Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundittoo.Andbusypeople,noticethis!MrsFrytellsyouhowmuchtimeyouneedinordertogeteachdishready.QuickCookinghas4parts,oneforeachseason.Thishelpsyoutousefreshfruitandvegetableswhentheyarecheaper—and,ofcourse,better.Therearealotofexcitingideasfromforeigncountries,andmostoftherecipesareeasytofollow.Youtakesomethingsimplelikeachickenorsomecheese,andmakeanunusualdishoutofit.Forexample,therearenofewerthan40recipesforeggs!MrsFrydoesnotplancompletemealsforthe“quickbook”.Thebeginnerswillhavetofindoutalotofthingsforhimself—orherself.Butthisoughtnottobedifficultwithsuchagoodbook.IwantedtotrymanyoftherecipesassoonasIreadthem.Forpeoplewithlittlesparetime,HelenFry’sQuickCookingisexcellentvalue.72．HelenFry’sbookiscalledQuickCookingbecause. A．youcancookallthedishesinitquickly B．thereisover1,000recipesinit C．itiswrittenforpeoplewhodon’thavemuchtime D．ittellsyouhowtocookallkindsoffoodquickly73．Busypeopleshouldnoticethat. A．alltherecipesinthebookareeasytofollow B．thereareclearphotographsanddrawingsinthebook C．thebookhasastrongcover D．theyaretoldhowlongeachdishtakestocook74．Thispassageismostprobably. A．abookreview B．anotice C．alettertoaneditor D．anintroductiononcooking75．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat. A．HelenFryisgoodatwritingbooksquickly B．Completemealsareplannedonlyforbeginners C．Therearequiteafew“quickbooks”forbusypeople D．Beginnersareadvisedtostartmakingmealsoutofthecheapestmaterials56．A57．D58．B59．C60．C61．A62．B63．C64．D65．B66．A67．D68．B69．A70．D71．B72．C73．D74．A75．C一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一