高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解5

PAGE6-2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（5）A(2014·山东省济南名校高三第四次诊断性测试)Therewasasweetsmellofincense(香)intheairasthewell­muscledmanmovedhislegsintoapositionwellbehindhishead.Itwassomethingthatthehumanbodyreallyshouldnotbeabletodo.ButwhatelsewouldyouexpectattheFirstWorldYogaChampionships?OnSeptember25，theworld’sleadingyogaexpertsarrivedintheUStofindoutwhowasthebest.ButtherealprizewastoturnyogaintoaproperOlympicevent.“Yogaisacombinationofbodybuilding，MissWorld，MrUniverseandgymnastics，”saidchampionshiporganizerBikramChoudhury.“Therearesome70peoplefrommorethan20countriescompetinginthisevent.WhynothaveyogaattheOlympics？”ThepubliccannotdecidewhetherornotChoudhury’sdreamwillcometrue.Butheisrightaboutonething：yogahasbecomepopularwithyoungandoldpeopleallovertheworld.IntheUSalone,15millionpeoplepractiseyoga.Everyoneisatit，includingMadonnaandRickyMartin.YogastartedinIndiamorethan5,000yearsago.Thenamemeans“tojointogether”．Thatistobringthebodyandmindtogetherintoonepleasingexperience.Thewholesystemofyogaisbuiltonthreethings：exercise，breathingandmeditation(沉思)．Theyogathatweknowtodayismostlyphysicalyoga.It’sseenasatypeofexercise，butisdifferentfromsportslikefootballorrunning.Whenwedoyoga，wemoveourbodyintopositionsthatstretchthemusclesandjoints，makingthemstronger.Oneofthebestthingsaboutyogaisthefactthateveryonecandoit.Towomen，itmeansaflatstomach，moreshapelylegsandagracefulbody.Tomen，itisawayofbecomingstrongerandmoreathletic.Therearealsospecially­designedyogaclassesforpregnantwomenorchildrensufferingfrommentaldisabilities，suchasautism(孤独症)．Asforteenagers，meditationandsimplebreathingexercisescanhelpthemlearntocalmdown，relaxandconcentratebetter.Butteenagersunder16arenotsupposedtodothebodyexercisesasitcouldhaveabadeffectontheirnaturalgrowth.1．Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A．Somethingsportsmenshouldnotdoinpractisingyoga.B．Basicskillsthatarerequiredinperformingyoga.C．TheperformanceofthesportsmenattheFirstWorldYogaChampionships.D．Theuniquesettingwhereyogaisperformed.2．WhatisChoudhury’sdreaminthepassage?A．TurningyogaintoaproperOlympicevent.B．MakingallAmericanspractiseyoga.CWinningtheFirstWorldYogaChampionships.D．Gettingthepublicsupportforpromotingyoga.3．WhydoestheauthormentionMadonnaandRickyMartininthefourthparagraph?A．Tocomparethedifferencesbetweentheyoungandtheold.B．TodescribetheextensivepopularityofyogaintheUS.C．Toemphasizetheimportanceofpractisingyoga.D．ToexplainthestronginfluenceofpublicfiguresintheUS.4．WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutyoga?A．Itisatypeofexercisewhichbenefitsthebodyandmind.B．Itmakesmusclesandjointsstrongerbystretching.C．Itcontainsexercise，breathingandmeditation.D．Itissimilartothesportslikefootballorrunning.5．Accordingtothepassage，whodoesnotneedtopayspecialattentioninpractisingyoga?A．Womentobemothers.B．Teenagersunder16.C．Adultmen.D．Childrenwithautism.BLISTNUMOutlineDefault\l3错误!未找到引用源。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread，costlyanddeadly”．Depressionhitsonepersoninfivearoundtheworld.Althoughpeoplehavebelieveddepressiontobeaproblemamongtherichandeducated，studiesshowthatdepressionisaproblemamongeveryone.Overanysix­monthperiod，betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld’spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression.Suicideratesamongpeoplesufferingfromthediseaseinitsextreme，orclinicalformwere80percenthigherthaninthepopulationatlarge，andsuffererswerefourtimesmorelikelytohaveheartattacks.Peoplewhosufferfromdepressionoftenhaveproblemssleeping，gettingupontime，anddoingworkproductively.Depression，whichresearchersagreehasitsorigininthegenes，bringslossofconfidenceandabilitytoconcentrate—makingitimpossibleforemployeesandmanagerstoworkefficiently.DepressionismademoreseriousinChinabyChinese’sinabilitytofaceit.Manypeoplebelievethatdepressedpeopleareeitherweakorlazy.Besides，thereisnogoodtreatment，withfewspecialistsavailable.“MostpatientsinChinajustdon’tgethelp，”aChinesedoctorsays.“Inmyhospital，Ihavetosee30or40patientsinamorning，justhavetimetosay‘Hello，howdoyoufeel？’”InWesterncountries，peoplearenotafraidtoadmitthattheyhavedepression，butmostdonottellittotheirboss，becausetheyfearthattheywillbestricken_off_the_rolls.“Inmyexperience，agingbossesarethemostwillingtoadmittheyhaveit.Becausetheyfeelthemostsecureaboutthemselves，”anAmericandoctorsays.Hopefully，inthenearfuture，peoplearoundtheworldwillbeabletoadmitthattheyhavedepressionsothattheycangettherighttreatment.1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itiswidelybelievedthateveryonemaysufferfromdepression.B．Depressionbringsgreatproblemstoitssufferersintheirlifeandwork.C．Depressionisacommonly­existingproblemonlyinrichcountries.D．Thepoorerandthelesseducatedapersonis，thelesshewillsufferfromdepression.2．Comparedtonormalpeople，thedepressedpeoplearelikelytobe________.A．veryunconfidentandoftenabsent­mindedB．easytoavoidbeinghitbyheartattacksC．workingefficientlyandproductivelyD．eitherweakorlazy3．DepressionbecomesmoreseriousinChinabecauseof________.A．theunderstandingoftheproblemB．thelackoftreatmentanddoctorsC．theirunwillingnesstotellittotheirbossD．thedoctors’carelesswork4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Peoplearesufferingfromdepressionbecauseoftheshortageofspecialists.B．Theagingbossesaroundtheworlddaretosaytheyaredepressed.C．Moreandmorepatientswillturntospecialistsforhelp.D．WesternpeoplearebraverthanChinesepeople.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsinthe5thparagraphmean?A．Hired.B．Dismissed.C．Promoted.D．Recommended.A语篇解读瑜伽是一项集锻炼、呼吸和沉思于一身的健身运动，练习瑜伽将会给人带来不可思议的改变。1．解析：考查段落大意。根据第一段最后一句“ButwhatelsewouldyouexpectattheFirstWorldYogaChampionships？”可知，此段主要描写的是运动员在瑜伽比赛中的情景。答案：C2．解析：考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句“真正的奖是让瑜伽成为奥运会的一个项目”和第三段最后一句“为什么奥运会没有瑜伽呢？”可知，Choudhury的梦想就是使瑜伽成为奥运会的项目之一。答案：A3．解析：考查推理判断。作者在文中提到，在美国有一千五百万人练习瑜伽，紧接着作者特别提到两名公众人物Madonna和RickyMartin，其目的是以此来说明瑜伽在美国很受欢迎。答案：B4．解析：考查细节理解。根据第六段第二句话可知，瑜伽不同于足球、赛跑这些运动。答案：D5．解析：考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段可知，人人都可练瑜伽，但最后一段提到，怀孕妇女和患有孤独症的孩子有特别设计的瑜伽课程，沉思和简单的呼吸训练有助于青少年静心和集中精力，但十六岁以下的青少年不适宜做这种身体锻炼。因此C项“成年男子”练瑜伽时没有需要特别注意的事项。答案：CB56【答案】C。【解析】细节理解题。第一段第四行我们可以知道答案为C.57【答案】B。【解析】第二段前两行告诉我们作者离开的时候感受到的不是困惑和担忧，而是兴奋。58【答案】C。【解析】细节理解题。ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.59【答案】D。【解析】第四段用很多例子表明她用她的英语在帮助家人。60【答案】D。【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段话最后