高考英语阅读理解(4月)训练

PAGE4-2013高考英语阅读理解（4月）训练（27）及答案阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.AChildren'sBooks:

Hawking'sfactandfictionGeorgeF．R．Ellis&RubyBOOKREVIEWED-George'sSecretKeytotheUniversebyLucy&StephenHawkingStephenHawking'sbookABriefHistoryofTimewasahugecommercialsuccess．Itsachievementsinbringingdifficultscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear．NowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhisdaughterLucytoproduceachildren'sbookdesignedtocommunicatecontemporaryphysics．Willitcapturetheattentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience?Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospectivereaders?George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestorycompletewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwithenjoyableline-drawings．Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorouslyportrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatripthroughtheSolarSystem．Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsofmodernphysics,suchassupernovaexplosionsandblack-holephysicsarehungonthisset-up．Therearealsofactboxesonphysicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsofastronomicalphenomena:planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon．Overall,thebookisaseriousefforttoconveyfactsandideasinpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withinascience-fictionadventurestory．Themixtureisgreat．Childrenlovefactsandadventurestories．Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeepthemoccupiedforhours．Aftertenminutesofleafingthroughthebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandIhadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhadcompletedmyreview．Likeanyeducationaltool,itwillsucceedforsomeandnotforothers．Isupposethereshouldbemoreoftheformer．1．Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken? A．Fromanewsstory． B．Fromatextbook． C．Fromabookreview． D．Fromanadvertisment．2．Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthispassage? A．George'sSecretKeytotheUniverse B．ABriefHistoryofTime C．TheNatureofSpaceandTime D．Hawking'sfactandfiction3．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebookbeingreviewed? A．Itwillbelesssuccessful． B．Itwillbemoresuccessful． C．Itwillbeacompletefailure． D．ItalldependsonRuby4．Theunderlinedword“leafing”（inthelastparagrph）probablymeans______] A．addingleavestoabook B．throwingawayabook C．tearingupabook D．turningpagesofabook参考答案1-4CABD****************************************************结束2.（2011·天津卷）CAnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametome.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起）the"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongkong.InChicago,themayor(市长）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"OneBook,OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.Acrossthebrokenbones—butonlyindirectly．Andwhataboutweightloss?Liftingweightsbuildsmusclesbutwillnotmakeyouburnmorecalories．JackWilmore,anexercisephysiologistatTexasA&MUniversity,calculatedthattheaverageamountofmusclethatmengainedafteraserious12-weekweight-liftingprogramwas2kilograms,or4．4pounds．Thataddedmusclewouldincreasethemetabolicrate（代谢率）byonly24caloriesaday．Exercisealone,intheabsenceofweightloss,hasnotbeenshowntoreducebloodpressure．Nordoesitmakemuchdifferenceincholesterol（胆固醇）levels．Weightlosscanlowerbloodpressureandcholesterollevels,butifyouwanttoloseweight,youhavetodietaswellasexercise．Exercisealonehasnotbeenshowntobringsustainedweightloss．JustaskStevenBlair,anexerciseresearcherattheUniversityofSouthCarolina．Herunseverydayandevenrunsmarathons．But,headds,“Iwasshort,fatandbaldwhenIstartedrunning,andI’mstillshort,fatandbald．Weightcontrolisdifficultforme．Ifightthelosingbattle．”Thedifficulty,Dr．Blairsays,isthatit’smucheasiertoeat1,000caloriesthantoburnoff1,000calorieswithexercise．Asherelates,“Anoldfootballcoachusedtosay,‘Ihaveallmyassistantsrunningfivemilesaday,buttheyeat10milesaday．’”5．InthecaseofStevenBlair,runningdoes______tohisweightcontrol． A．little B．much C．good D．harm6．Thelastparagraphofthetexttellsusthattheproblemisthatpeopletendto______? A．burnoff1,000caloriesinaday B．usemoreenergythantheyget C．getmoreenergythantheyuse D．runfivemilesinafootballgame7．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext? A．Exercisecancertainlypreventheartdisease． B．Exercisealonecannotreducebloodpressure． C．Liftingweightcandirectlypreventbrokenbones． D．Walkingcannotreducebloodsu