2023高考英语阅读练习题4

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ALONDON----Here’sanewwarningfromhealthexperts:Sittingisdeadly.Scientistsareincreasinglywarningthatsittingforprolongedperiods—evenifyoualsoexerciseregularly—couldbebadforyourhealth.Anditdoesn’tmatterwherethesittingtakesplace—attheoffice,atschool,inthecarorbeforeacomputerorTV—justtheoverallnumberofhoursitoccurs.Severalstudiessuggestpeoplewhospendmostoftheirdayssittingaremorelikelytobefat,haveaheartattackorevendie.

InaneditorialpublishedthisweekintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine,ElinEkblomBakoftheSwedishSchoolofSportandHealthSciencessuggestedthatauthoritiesrethinkhowtheydefinephysicalactivitytohighlightthedangersofsitting.

Whilehealthofficialshaveissuedguidelinesrecommendingminimumamountsofphysicalactivity,theyhaven’tsuggestedpeopletrytolimithowmuchtimetheyspendinaseatedposition.

"Afterfourhoursofsitting,thebodystartstosendharmfulsignals,"Ekblom-Baksaid.Sheexplainedthatgenesregulating(调节)theamountofglucose（葡萄糖）andfatinthebodystarttoshutdown.

Evenforpeoplewhoexercise,spendinglongperiodsoftimesittingatadeskisstillharmful.TimArmstrong,aphysicalactivityexpertattheWorldHealthOrganization,saidpeoplewhoexerciseeveryday—butstillspendalotoftimesitting—mightgetmorebenefitifthatexercisewerespreadacrosstheday,ratherthaninasinglebout.（一回）Still,inastudypublishedlastyearthattrackedmorethan17,000Canadiansforaboutadozenyears,researchersfoundpeoplewhosatmorehadahigherdeathrisk,independentlyofwhetherornottheyexercised.

"Wedon’thaveenoughevidenceyettosayhowmuchsittingisbad,"saidPeterKatzmarzykofthePenningtonBiomedicalResearchCenter1.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.NotSittingTooMuchWhileWorkingB.HowToAvoidSittingTooMuchC.SittingTooMuchCouldBeDeadlyD.MoreAndMorePeopleSitTooMuch2.Accordingtotheresearch,______________.A.themoretimeyouspendinexercisinginasinglebout,thehealthieryouwillbe.B.thosewhooftensittoomucharesuretogrowfatorsufferfromaheartattack.C.regularexerciseiseffectivetogetridofthesideeffectofsittingtoomuch.D.youhadbetternotsitformorethanfourhoursinasinglebout.3.Howdoesthedangerofsittingtoomuchaffectthehumanbody?A.Itresultsinahigherdeathrisk.B.Itincreasesglucoseandfatinthebody.C.Itmakesapersonunabletoexerciselongenoughinaday.D.Itcausesthegenetofailtobalancetheglucoseandfatinthebody.4.IntheopinionofEkblom-Bak,you’dbetterhavearestintheofficeby________.A.sendingyourfriendse-mailsB.havingawalkaroundyourofficeC.chattingonlineorplayingcomputergamesD.listeningtomusicwithyourheadonthedesk.BThefirsttimeIsawCarlosIwouldneverhavebelievedhewasgoingtochangemylife.IhadmyarmsfullofbooksandIwastearingintotheclassroomwhen1ranintosomethingsolid.ItwasCarlos.“MyGod,you’retall,”hesaid.Ofcourse,theclassbegantolaugh.Angry,Iwalkedtomyseatwithoutaword.IglancedbacktoseeifReedHarringtonwaslaughingwiththerest.Thatwouldbethelaststraw.ButReedwasstudyingchemistryanddidnotseemtobeawareofanythingelse.Ididn’tknowwhyIconsideredReedmyfriend.MaybejustbecausehewasagoodtwoinchestallerthanI.Anyway,everytimeIblewoutmybirthdaycandlesandmadeawish,itwasforadatewithReedHarrington.“Takethatseat，”Mr.McCarthytoldthecockynewcomerCarlos，pointingtotheonlyemptyone，inthebackoftheroom.Carloslaughedwidely.“ButIneedacoupleofdictionaries.”Againtheclasslaughed,butnowtheywerelaughingwithCarlos，notathim.Hehadbeenhereonly10minutesandalreadyhehadthemonhisside.Thebellrangforclasses.AsIstooduptogo,IsawCarloscomingtowardme.“I’sorryIembarrassedyou,”hesaid.Ilookedstraightheadoverthetopofhisblackhair.“That’sallright.”“Ioughttoknowbetter.”Hewasstillblockingmyway.”What’syourname?”“KarenForbes.”“YouprobablyheardmesayI’mCarlosHerrera.”Heheldouthishand.Unwillingly,Ishookhandswithhim.Helookedupatmeseriouslywithhisbrowneyes.”“Idon’tseewhyyou’resotouchy.”Ibrushedbyhimandsaidsharply,“Youwouldn’tunderstand.”Hefollowedmeafewsteps.“I’mjusttheonewhoshould,Karen,”hesaid.“YouandIhavealotincommon.”ItwastheschoolelectionsthatmademethinkofCarlosagain.ReedHarringtonwasvotedpresidentandCarlosvice-president.“Howcome?”Ikeptaskingmyself,”Howcomethisshrimpwho’sonlybeenintownforalittleoveramonthgetstobesopopular?”Sothatmorning，IstoppedCarlosandsaid，“Itdoesn’tseemtobotheryou—beingshort.”Helookedupatme,“OfcourseImindbeingshort.Butthereisn’tanythingIcandoaboutit.WhenIrealizedIwasgoingtohavetospendmylifeinthisundersizedskin，Ijustdecidedtomakethebestofitandconcentrateonbeingmyself.”“Youseemtogetalonggreat,”Iadmitted,“Butwhataboutme?Nobodywantstodateagirltallerthanheis.”“Thetroublewithyouisthatyou’reafraidtobeyourself.You’resmart.Andyoucouldbepretty.Infact,youmightbemorethanpretty.”Ifeltmyselfturningred…5.Theauthorwasangrybecause________.A．theclassmadefunofher

B．CarloswastoorudetoherC．shehadtocarrymanybooks

D．ReedHarringtondidn’tdateher6.WhichofthefollowingaboutCarlosisNOTTRUE?A．Hewaspopular.

B．Hewasnewintheschool.C．Hewasshorterthantheauthor.

D．Hewaschosenpresidentintheschoolelections.7.Theunderlinedword“touchy”inparagraph8probablymeans________A.movedB.cheerfulC.curiousD.annoyed8.WecaninferfromParagraph4thattheauthor________.A.caredmuchaboutReed’sattitudeB.hopedReedwaslaughingwithothersC.thoughtReedwasthesameasothersD.couldn’tstandCarlosplayingtricksonher9.Accordingtothetext,whichisthemostlikelyending?CarlosandReedbecameverygoodfriendsCarlosandtheauthorarguedwitheachother.TheauthorchangedherattitudetowardsCarlos.Carloswaselectedpresidentofthestudentcommittee.C“Whatisthemostimportantthingyou’vedoneinyourlife?”ThequestionwasputtomeduringapresentationIgavetoagroupoflawyers.Theanswercametomeinaninstant.It’snottheoneIgave,becausethesituationwasnotright.Asalawyerintheentertainmentindustry,Iknewtheaudiencewantedtohearsomeamusingstoriesaboutmyworkwithwell-knownpeople.buthere’sthetrueanswer:ThemostimportantthingI’veeverdoneoccurredonOctober8,1990.IbeganthedayplayingtenniswithanoldfriendIhadn’tseenforawhile.Betweenpointswetalkedaboutwhathadbeenhappeningineachother’slives.Heandhiswifehadjusthadababyboy,whowaskeepingthemupatnight.Whilewewereplaying,acarcamescreaminguptheroadtowardthecourts.Itwasmyfriend’sfather,whoshoutedtomyfriendthathisbabyhadstoppedbreathingandwasbeingrushedtothehospital.Inaflashmyfriendwasinthecarandgone,disappearinginacloudofdust.ForamomentIjuststoodthere,paralyzed(呆若木鸡).ThenItriedtofigureoutwhatIshoulddo.Followmyfriendtothehospital?TherewasnothingIcouldaccomplishthere,Iconvincedmyself.Myfriend’ssonwasinthecareofdoctorsandnurses,andnothingIcoulddoorsaywouldaffecttheoutcome.Bethereformoralsupport?Well,maybe.Butmyfriendandhiswifebothhadlargefamilies,andIknewthey’dbesurroundedbyrelativeswhowouldprovidemorethanenoughcomfortandsupport,whateverhappened.AllIcoulddoatthehospital,Idecided,wastogetintheway.Also,Ihadplannedafulldaywithmyfamily,whowerewaitingformetogethome.SoIdecidedtoheadbacktomyhouseandcheckinmyfriendlater.AsIstartedmycar,Irealizedthatmyfriendhadlefthistruckandkeysatthecourts.Inowfacedanotherproblem.Icouldn’tleavethekeysinthetruck.SoIdecidedtogotothehospitalandgivehimthekeys.WhenIarrived,Iwasdirectedtoaroomwheremyfriendandhiswifewerewaiting.AsIhadthought,theroomwasfilledwithfamilymemberssilentlywatchingmyfriendcomforthiswife.Iwentinandstoodbythedoor,tryingtodecidewhattodonext.Soonadoctorappeared.Heapproachedmyfriendandhiswife,andinaquietvoicetoldthemthattheirsonhaddied.Foralongtimethetwoheldeachotherandcried,unawareoftherestofusstandingaroundinpainedsilence.Aftertheyhadcalmedthemselves,thedoctorsuggestedtheyspendafewmomentswiththeirson.Myfriendandhiswifestoodupandwalkedpasttheirfamilies.Whentheyreachedthedoor,myfriendsawmestandinginthecorner.Hecameoverandhuggedmeandstartedtocry.Myfriend’swifehuggedme,too,andsaid,“Thanksforbeinghere.”Fortherestofthatmorning,Isatintheemergencyroomofthathospitalandwatchedmyfriendandhiswifeholdthebodyoftheirinfantson,andsaygoodbye.It’sthemostimportantthingIhaveeverdone.Theexperiencetaughtmetwolessons.First:ThemostimportantthingI’veeverdonehappenedwhenIwascompletelyhelpless.NoneofthethingsIhadlearnedinuniversity,inthreeyearsoflawschoolorinsixyearsoflegalpracticewereofanyuseinthatsituation.SomethingterriblewashappeningtopeopleIcaredabout,andIwaspowerlesstochangetheoutcome.AllIcoulddowasstandingbyandwatchingithappen.AndyetitwascriticalthatIdojustthat---justbetherewhensomeoneneededme.Second:ThemostimportantthingI’vedonealmostdidn’thappenbecauseofthingsIhadlearnedinclassroomandprofessionallife.Lawschooltaughtmehowtotakeasetoffacts,breakthemdownandorganizedthem.Theseskillsarecriticalforlawyers.Whenpeoplecometousforhelp,they’reoftenstressedoutanddependonalawyertothinklogically.Butwhilelearningtothink,Ialmostforgethowtofeel.TodayIhavenodoubtthatIshouldhaveleaptintomycarwithouthesitationandfollowedmyfriendtothehospital.FromthatoneexperienceIlearnedthatthemostimportantthinginlifeisn’tthemoneyyoumake,thestatusyouattainorthehonorsyouachieve.Themostimportantthinginlifeisthekids’teamyoucoachorthepoemyouwrite----orthetimewhenyou’rejustsomebody’sfriend.10.Whenhewasaskedaboutthemostimportantthinghehaddoneinlifeatapresentation,theauthor__________.AfeltitwasnotaninterestingquestionB.thoughtforawhileandspokehismindC.gaveananswerfromalawyer’spointofviewD.didn’tgivetherealanswer11.Whenhesawhisfriendrushtothehospital,theauthorcouldnotdecidewhethertofollowmainlybecausehethought_________.A.HehadtostaywithhisfamilyB.Hisfrienddidnotneedhishelp.C.HewouldnotbeofmuchhelpD.thebabywouldbeinthedoctor’scare12.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor’sdescriptionofthesceneatthehospital?A.Hefoundoutthathewasintheway.B.Hewouldhavefeltguiltyifhehadnotbeenthere.C.Heregrettedthathewenttoolater.D.Hisfriendwouldhavefeltbetterifhehadnotbeenthere.13.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisstory?Familyandrelativescannottaketheplaceoffriends.Morepeopleareagreatcomfortwhenoneisintrouble.Itisbesttobeherewhensomeoneneedsyou.Youcancertainlyhelpafriendifyouwantto.14.Theauthorlearnedfromhisownexperiencethat_______.whatistaughtinschoolisusuallyofnouse.alawyercannotlearnmuchinclassroomsalawyershouldknowpeople’sfeelingfirstheneedstobeabletofeelaswellasthinklogically15.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggeststhattheauthor_______.isfondofwritingpoemsisgoingtocoachthekid’steamisdeterminedtomakefriendswitheverybodyisfullyawareoftheimportanceofbeinghelpfultothoseinneedDTheaimsoftheIllustrators’(插图画家的)Exhibition,stagedaspartoftheBolognaChildren’sBookFair,organizedbyBolognaFiereandheldfrom23to26December2023,aretobringillustratorsandpublisherstogetherandtopromoteillustratorsandtheirworksamongpublishers.QUALIFICATIONS·Individualillustratorsorgroupsofillustratorsofanynationality,iftheywerebornbefore31stDecember1992,whoseartworkisintendedfoeuseinchildren’sbooks,arequalifiedtoentertheExhibition,eitherdirectlyorthroughpublishinghousesorschools.·PleasestateintheapplicationformwhetheryouareenteringworkfortheFictionorNonfictionCategory.Illustratorsmayonlyenteronecategory.·ArtworkpreviouslypresentedtotheExhibitionmaynotbere-entered.·Theconfirmation(确认)formmustbefilledinandaphotographattached,thenpresentedtogetherwithillustrationsnolaterthan15October2023.SHIPMENTEntriesmaybedeliveredbypost,expressdeliveryserviceorbyhand.Fromabroad,pleaseusethefollowingforms:Form“A”forregisteredmailorpostbyair;Form“B”ifusinganinternationalforwardingagentorairline.Toavoiddelays,materialshouldnotbesentbynormalpost.Materialshouldbesent“carriage(运费)paid”,includinganycustomsanddeliverycosts.BolognaFieremaynotbeheldresponsibleforthenon-arrivalorlatearrivalofartwork.allpublishedworksmustbeaccompaniedbyadeclarationbearingtheISBNnumber,publisher’snameandaddress.REQUIREMENTSTheillustrations(i.e.thesizeofthesheet)mustnotexceed(超过)thefollowingdimensions:Fiction:32×42cm(or42×32cm)Non-fiction:50×70cm(70×50cm)Illustrationsinlargerformatswillnotbeconsidered,norwilltheybereturnedbyBolognaFiere.Theillustrationsmustbeonpaperorflexibleboard,maximumthickness2mm(forscannerseparationpurposes).SELECTIONPROCESSAllartworkreceivedbythestateddeadlineandmeetingthespecifiedrequirementswillbeexaminedandselectedbyaninternationalgroup(whosedecisionisfinal),includingfivemembers(frompublishinghouseandartschools)appointedeachyearbyBolognaFiere.EXHIBITIONSABROADAftertheBolognaevent,theIllustratorsExhibitionwilltraveltoJapanunderthesupervisionofJBBY.TheIllustratorsExhibitionmayafterwardsb