高考英语各地模拟试题分类汇编-阅读理解55篇

精题分解：高考各地模拟阅读理解分类汇编（5）

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医学保健类

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（江苏省六合高级中学2010届高三第一次调研考试）

Happinessisgenetic

HAPPINESSandsadnessarestatesofbeingthatdefinethewayweviewtheworld.Itisoften

saidthatsomepeoplebynaturehaveasunnydisposition（性格）.Nowscientistsmayhave

discoveredwhy.

Somepeoplemaybehard-wired（天生的）fbrhappiness,whileothersaregeneticallynegative,

scientistshavesuggestedinastudypublishedlateFebruary,inBritishjournalProceedingsofthe

RoyalSocietyB（《皇家学会学报B》）.

Earlierresearchhadalreadyestablishedthatthegeneknownas5-HTTLPRplaysakeyrolein

determininghowtheneurotransmitter（神经传递素）serotonin（含于血液中的复合胺）works

withinthebrain.Serotonin,ahonnone（荷尔蒙）,passeschemicalmessagesbetweennervecells.

Ithasbeencloselylinkedtomood.Severalanti-depressant（抗抑郁）drugsregulateserotonin

levels.

Scientistshadalsoidentifiedthreevariants（变体）ofthegene.Twoso-called“short”variantswere

linkedtoahigherriskofdepressionandsuicide（自杀）attempts.Unlikethetwo"short”variants,

the"long"variantof5-HTTLPRshowedacleardislikeofnegativeimages（图像）,suchasfierce

animals,andaclearlikingfbrpositiveones,suchasflowers.

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritain,ledbyElaineFox,showedparticipantsa

seriesofimages.

Theimagesweredividedintothreekinds:negativeonesaimedatinspiringfearorstresssuchasa

spiderorpersonabouttocommitsuicide,pleasantonesandneutral（中性的）ones.

Theparticipantswhohadthelongvariantofthe5-HTTLPRgene“showedacleardislikeof

negativematerialalongsideacarefulattentionfbrpositivematerial/*theresearchersfound.They

paidcloseattentiontotheprettypictures,andignoredthefrighteningones.Ontheotherhand,the

shortvariantgroupshadtheoppositereaction.

InJanuary,theAustraliangovernmentorganized"happinessworkshops1*,teachinggovernment

staffhowtobehappy.Thedepartmentthatheldthe"happinessworkshops**saidunhappystaff

weren'tproductivestaff.

Australianpoliticaloppositionpartieshavearguedthatthe''happinessworkshops**areprobablya

wasteofmoneyandcouldn'tincreaseproductivityasintended.However,whethertheworkshop

willhaveahappyordisappointingresult,wewillhavetowaitandsee.

60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.TheAustraliangovernmentwantsitsgovernmentstafftobehappy.

B.Thereasonwhycertainpeoplehaveasunnydispositionhasbeendiscovered.

C.Scientistshavediscoveredseveralanti-depressantdrugstocontrolmoods.

D.Scientistshavefounddifferentvariantsof5-HTTLPRexistinthesameperson.

61.Fromthethirdparagraph,weknowthat.

A.affectedby5-HTTLPR,theneurotransmitterserotoninworkswithintheblood

B.thereare5variantsof5-HTTLPRgeneswhichcontrolpeople'smoods

C.howtheneurotransmitterserotoninworksisgreatlydeterminedby5-HTTLPR

D.5-HTTLPRreceiveschemicalmessagesfromnervecells

62.Whatdoes"It"inthesentencenIthasbeencloselylinkedtomood."inthe3rdparagraphrefer

to?

A.SerotoninB.AnervecellC.5-HTTLPRD.Thebrain

63.Ifapersonhadthelongvariantof5-HTTLPR,heorshewouldprobably.

A.liketheimagesofspidersB.prefertheimagesofcrocodiles

C.enjoyanimageofgreentreesD.sufferfromdepressionveryoften

64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.People'smoodscanchangealittlebitundertheinfluenceofcertaindrugs.

B.Researchersshowedparticipantsoftheresearchtwokindsofimages.

C.Apersonmaypossessonelongandoneshortvariantof5-HTTLPRatthesametime.

D.Theauthorfirmlybelievesthat"happinessworkshops"willnotchangepeople'smoods.

答案：60-64BCACA

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（广东省汕头市2010届高三调研考试2）

Wantaglanceofthefutureofhealthcare?Takealookatthewaythevariousnetworksofpeople

aboutpatientcarearebeingconnectedtooneanother,andhowthisnewconnectivityisbeing

exploitedtodelivermedicinetothepatient-nomatterwhereheorshemaybe.

Onlinedoctorsofferingadvicebasedonnormalsymptoms（症状）arethemostobviousexample.

Increasingly,however,remotediagnosis（远程诊断）willbebasedonrealphysiologicaldata（生

理数据）fi*omtheactualpatient.AgroupfromtheUniversityofKentuckyhasshownthatbyusing

personaldataassistanceplusamobilephone,itisperfectlypracticaltosendapatient'simportant

signsoverthetelephone.Withthiskindofequipment,thecryaskingwhethertherewasadoctor

inthehousecouldwellbeathingofthepast.

OthermedicaltechnologygroupsareworkingonapplyingtelemedicinetoruraKcountryside）care.

Andatleastoneteamwantstousetelemedicineasatoolfbrdisasterneed-especiallyafter

earthquakes.Onthewhole,thetrendistowardsprovidingglobalaccesstomedicaldataand

experts'opinions.

Butthereisoneproblem.Bandwidth（宽带）isthelimitingfactorfbrsendingcomplex（复杂）

medicalpicturesaroundtheworld,—CUphotosbeingoneofthebiggestbandwidthusers.

Communicationsatellitessaybeabletodealwiththeshort-termneedsduringdisasterssuchas

earthquakesorwars.Butmedicineislookingtowardsboththesecond-generationInternetand

thirdgenerationmobilephonesfbrthefutureofremotemedicalservice.

Doctorshavemettodiscusscomputer-basedtoolsfbrmedicaldiagnosis,trainingand

telemedicine.Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunications,thenewtechnologiesshould

startanewtimewhentelemedicineandthesharingofmedicalinformation,experts'opinionsand

diagnosisarecommon.

68.Thewriterchieflytalksabout.

A.theuseoftelemedicineB.theon-lineddoctors

C.medicalcareandtreatmentD.communicationimprovement

69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Patientsdon'tneeddoctorsinhospitalsanymore.

B.Itisimpossibletosendapatient'ssignsoverthetelephone.

C.Manyteamsusetelemedicinedealingwithdisastersnow.

D.Broadbandcommunicationswillbecomecheaperinthefuture.

70.The“problem“inthefourthparagraphreferstothefactthat.

A.bandwidthisn'tbigenoughtosendcomplexmedicalpictures

B.thesecond-generationofInternethasnotbecomepopularyet

C.communicationsatellitescanonlydealwithshort-termneeds

D.thereisnotenoughequipmentforspreadingthemedicalcare

68.A提示：从全文意思可知。

69.D提示：从第五段"Withthefallingpriceofbroadbandcommunications”可知。

70.D提示：从第四段第二句"Bandwidthisthelimitingfactorforsendingcomplexmedical

pictures…”可知。

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（浙江省衢州市杜泽中学2010届高三上学期第一次月考）

WhenIsay“workisrest”,somepeoplewillsayI'mcrazy.Butthafsthewayitis—weneedto

rest.Withoutrest,wewilldie.Ataminimum,wewon'thavetheenergytowork.

Nobodyforcesustobesostupidaboutthis.Wejustdon'tknowhowtorestproperly.Werestin

waysthatarenotrestful（宁静的）,evenstressful.Someofourwaysofrestinterfere（妨碍）with

ourworkingenergy.Insteadofsleep,wegotothemoviesandclubs,drinkorhaveasmokewith

friends.Thisisbecausewemisunderstandthemeaningof"rest.”

Weshouldrememberthatrestmeansnotworking,bothphysicallyandmentally.Onlythenisit

realrest.Whentired,rest.It'ssimple.Actually,dogsandcatsaresmarteraboutthisthanpeople.

Peoplearestupidenoughtorestinwaysthatdestroytheircapacity（能力）towork.

Restandworkalwaysgotogether.Theremustbeabalance:workduringthedayandrestatnight.

Whenthesuncomesup,onehasplentyofstrengthtoworkwellandenjoyit.Inotherwords,rest

isakindofinvestment,sothatonehasthestrengthandenergytocontinueworking.Soweneed

resttowork,recognizingthatwecan'thaveonewithouttheother.Restiswhatrechargesour

batteries.Weneedenoughtimetochargeupadequatelytothetasksweundertake.Thus,weneed

torestcorrectly;otherwise,illnesswilloccurandalsocanaffecttheefficiencyofourwork.

Restcan'tbeskimped.Withoutenoughrest,goodworkisimpossible.Thisiswhywesaythatrest

isanotherkindofwork.

44.Whichofthefollowingisthebestrestaccordingtothispassage?

A.Goingtothemoviesandclubs.B.Drinkingorhavingasmokewithfriends.

C.Sleepingathome.D.Playingcardswithfamilymembers.

45.Theunderlinedword“skimped“inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.notsuppliedwithenoughofwhatisneeded

B.strengthenedinspiteoftheconditions

C.rechargedduringthetimeofworkingD.investedwithoutanyofthecost

46.Wecanknowfromthispassagethat.

A.dogsandcatsaresmarterthanwehumanbeings

B.restcanmakeusworkmoreefficiently

C.it'snotpropertosleepinthedaytimefbrpeople.

D.restismoreimportantthanworkfbrpeople

47.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Restisanotherkindofwork.B.Howtoformthehabitofsleeping.

C.Sufficientrestleadstosuccess.D.Whypeopleneedtorest.

答案：44-47CABA

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（浙江省金华一中2010届高三上学期9月月考）

Tearsarenature'swayofmakingusfeelmorecomfortable.Whenoureyesismadeuncomfortable

bysomesmallpiecesofpollution,orwhenwearecuttingonions,orwhenweareexhaustedand

“red-eyes“fromoverworkandlatehours,tearsforminoureyestocleanandrefreshthem.

Tearsarealsoasignofstrongemotion.Wecrywhenwearesadandwecrywhenwearehappy.

Andtearsseemtobeuniquelyhuman.Weknowthatanimalsalsoexperienceemotionfear,

pleasure,loneliness,buttheydonotshed（流）tears.

Biologicallyspeaking,tearsareactuallydropsofsalinefluid,whichisalittlebitsalty,produced

byagland（腺）inthebody.Becausesaltisanimportantcomponent,tearsmayactuallyconstitute

（构成）themostconclusiveevidencethatthehumananimalistheendproductofalong

evolutionaryprocessthatbeganinthesea.

Anditisclearthat,inadditiontotheemotionalbenefits,thesheddingoftearshasaspecific

biologicalfunctionaswell.Throughtears,wecaneliminatefromourbodycertainchemicals

whichbuildupinresponsetostressandcreateachemicalimbalanceinthebody.Cryingactually

makesusfeelbetterbycorrectingthatimbalanceandmakingusfeelgoodagain.Andthusthe

emotionalandthebiologicalfunctionsoftearsmerge（合并）intooneandmakeusevenmore

“human“thanwewouldotherwisebe.

65.Accordingtothepassage,humanbeingsmayhaveoriginatedin.

A.theseaB.thesaltC.chemicalsD.animals

66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionoftears?

A.Biological.B.Emotional.C.Political.D.Chemical.

67.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisuniquetohumans?

A.Thefeelingofloneliness.B.Thestateoffeelinggood.

C.Theabilitytoshedtears.D.Thefeelingoffear.

68.Theunderlinedword“eliminate“probablymeans.

A.addB.produceC.replaceD.remove

69.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Tearsareasignofstrongemotion.

B.Tearsarealwaysmakingusfeelmorecomfortable.

C.Tearsareuniquelyhuman.

D.Tearshavecertainbiologicalfunctions.

答案：65-69ACCDB

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（福建省永定县湖雷中学2010届高三第•次月考）

Friendshipcandeeplyaffectthephysicalandmentalhealthofbothmenandwomen.Studiesshow

thatpeoplewhohavenofriendsorwhoarelonely,aremorelikelytodieearlier,getsickmore

oftenandsuffergreaterphysicalwearandtear（折磨）thanthosewhohaveasupportsystemof

friends.

Sometimes,familymembersmaybemorelikelytogiveyouadviceortellyouwhatyoudon't

wanttohear.Itmaynotbeasgoodasafriendwhowilllistentoyouandguideyou,butsupport

yourdecisionsanyway.Themostimportantelementsaboutfriendshiparethosewhosuffer

supportanddonotjudgeyourdecisionsbasedonsociety.

Onereasonforthelinkbetweensocialsupportandgoodhealthpracticeseemstobethatpeople

whofeelcaredforbyothersarelessstress-outandareprotectedagainstthesymptoms（症状）of

depressionandloneliness.

Generally,womenbenefitmostbecauseofhowtheydealwithstress.Womenaremoresocialin

howtheydealwithstressthanmen,whilemenaremorelikelytohavea“fightorflight"reaction.

Womenalsotendtohavelarger,densersocialnetwork,inwhichmorepeopleknoweachother

andhelpeachother,whilementypicallyhavesmallergroupsoffriendsandwillrelyontheir

wivesorotherimportantpeoplefbrmoresupport.Whilealltheseaffectpeoplepsychologically

（心、王里上）,friendshipbringscomfortthatreducestheilleffectsofstress,andthesexdifference

alsocontributestothedifferenceinthelengthofone'slifetime.

56.Intheauthor'sopinion,arealfriendshould.

A.tellyouwhattodoevenifyourefusetohearit.

B.trytopersuadeyoutochangeyourmindquickly.

C.judgeyourdecisionaccordingtohis/herexperience.

D.giveyouadvicebutrespectyourowndecision.

57.Womenbenefitmorefromfriendshipthanmenbecause.

A.womenarealwayscaredfbrbymorepeoplethanmen.

B.womenareusuallylessstress-outwhenstayingwithothers.

C.womenaremorelikelytosolveproblemswithfriends5help

D.womencanalwayskeepmorelong-lifefriendshipthanmen

58.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat.

A.it'sgoodfbrwomentotellmenwhattheyshoulddoornot

B.friendsarealwaysmoreimportantthanfamilymembers

C.mendon'twanttosharetheirproblemswithmanypeople

D.thetrendthatwomencanlivelongermakesthemmorerelaxed

59.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whypeopleshoulddevelopfriendship

B.whenfriendshipaffectspeople'shealth

C.people'sdifferentattitudestowardsfriendship

D.thefriendshipwhichcanmakepeoplelivelonger

答案：56-59DCCD

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（江苏省六合高级中学2010届高三第一次调研考试）

Aquicklookatthelengthsofchildren'sindexandringfingerscanbeusedtopredicthowwell

studentswillperformineducationtests,newresearchclaims.

Kidswithlongerringfingerscomparedtoindexfingersarelikelytohavehighermathscoresthan

literacyororalscoresonthecollegeentranceexam,whilechildrenwiththereversefinger-length

arelikelytohavehigherreadingandwriting,ororal,scoresversusmathscores.

Scientistshaveknownthatdifferentlevelsofthehormonestestosterone（雄性激素）andestrogen

（雌性激素）accountforthedifferentfingerlengths,whichareareflectionofareasofthebrain

thataremorehighlydevelopedthanothers,saidpsychologistMarkBrosnanoftheUniversityof

Bath,wholedthestudy.

Exposuretotestosteroneissaidtopromotedevelopmentofareasofthebrainoftenassociated

withmathematicalskills,hesaid.Thathonnonemakestheringfingerlonger.Estrogenexposure

doesthesamefbrareasofthebrainassociatedwithoralabilityandtendstolengthentheindex

fingerrelativetotheringfinger.

Totestthelinktochildren'sscoresontheCollegeBoard'sScholasticAssessmentTest,Brosnan

andhiscolleaguesmadephotocopiesofchildren'spalmsandmeasuredthelengthoftheirindex

andringfingers.Theyusedthefinger-lengthratesasastandardfbrthelevelsoftestosteroneand

estrogenexposure.

Theresearchersthenlookedatboys'andgirls,testperformancesseparatelyandcomparedthemto

finger-lengthratemeasurements.Theyfoundaclearlinkbetweenhightestosteroneexposure,

indicatedbythelongerindexfingercomparedtotheringfinger,andhigherscoresonthemath

SAT.

Similarly,theyfoundhigherliteracySATscoresfbrthegirlsamongthosewhohadlower

testosteroneexposure,asindicatedbyashorterringfingercomparedwiththeindexfinger.

65.It'slikelythatifaChinesechildwithalongerindexfingerthanhisringfinger,hewill

probablygetgoodmarksin.

A.mathB.physicsC.chemistryD.Chinese

66.Whatcanmakeyourindexfingerlongerthanyourringfingeraccordingtotheresearch?

A.Estrogen.B.Testosterone.C.Vitamin.D.Vegetables.

67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrectinthepassage?

A.Achildwithalongerindexfingerthanhisringfingerwillfailinthemathexam.

B.GirlswithshorterringfingersgethigherliteracySATscores.

C.Kidswithlongerringfingersarelikelytohavehighermathscores.

D.Thelengthofthefingerhassomethingtodowithhonnones.

答案：65-67DBA

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（江苏省六合高级中学2010届高三第次调研考试）

Thehighnoiseofmodemlifemayaffectspeechandlanguagedevelopmentintheveryyoung,

accordingtoastudythatfoundtheauditory（听觉的）partsofthebrainsofyoungmiceareslower

toorganizeproperlyinthepresenceofcontinuoussounds.

ResearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,rearedagroupofratsinan

environmentofcontinuousbackgroundnoiseandfoundthattheirbraincircuitsthatreceiveand

interpret（解释）sounddidnotdevelopatthesamerateasanimalsthatwereraisedinaquieter

environment.

EdwardF.ChangandMichaelMerzenich,co-authorsofthestudyappearinginthejournalScience,

saidthatthecontinuousnoisedelayedtheorganizationofauditoryneurons（神经细胞）duringa

criticaltwo-to-three-weekperiodaftertheratpupswerebom.

Forratsnotexposedtothenoise,theauditorycortex（皮层）neuronsduringthisperiodgathered

intoasmallerareaandbegandevelopingaselectiveresponsetosounds.

Butforthenoise-exposedrats,thisorganizationwasslowed,causingadelayinthedevelopment

oftheabilitytodiscriminate（辨另ij）specificsoundtones.Theresearcherssaidittookthreeorfour

timeslongerfortheratsraisedinanoisyenvironmenttoreachthebasicbenchmarks（基准）of

auditorydevelopmentseenintheratpupsnotexposedtonoises.

Althoughtheratisnotaperfectmodelforwhathappensinhumans,theauthorsnote,thestudy

doessuggestthathighlevelsofnoisemightpossiblyaffectsomelanguagelearninginbabies.

“Thesefindingssuggestthatenvironmentalnoise,whichiscommonlypresentincontemporary

child-rearingenvironments,canpotentiallycontributetoauditoryandlanguage——related

developmentdelays,9,theauthorswroteinScience.

Theauthorsnotedthatalthoughthebraindevelopmentwasdelayedinratsexposedtothenoise,

theirbrainsdideventuallymature（成熟）normally.

56.ThescientistsatCaliforniaUniversitystudiedrats.

A.ofdifferentagegroupsB.withdifferenthabits

C.indifferentenvironmentsD.fromdifferentareas

57.Theratsexposedtonoise,comparedtothosenotexposed,.

A.weremoresensitiveB.wereduller

C.grewupmoreslowlyD.gatheredtogethermorequickly

58.Theresultoftheresearchmainlytellsusthatnoise.

A.delaysbraindevelopmentB.stopsbabygrowth

C.affectsspeechandlanguageD.destroysbrains

59.Thefindingsoftheresearcharesaidtohavespecialconnectionswith.

A.causesofnoisesB.medicalscienceC.otherlivingthingsD.humanbabies

答案：56-59CBAD

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（浙江省金华一中2010届高三上学期9月月考）

ThelatestUnitedNationsreportontheAIDSspreadpaintsasadpicture.Itconcludesthatthe

regionsoftheworldmostaffectedbyAIDSwillexperiencerapidincreasesindeathsamong

youngadults.Thiswillhaveserioussocialandeconomicresults.

ThespreadofAIDSandthevirusthatcausesit,HIV,isparticularlydestructiveinAfrica.Itis

estimatedthatinsub-SaharanAfrica,overtwenty-fourmillionadultsandchildrenarenowliving

withHIV.Insixteensub-Saharancountries,accordingtotheUN,atleasttenpercentofthepeople

betweentheageoffifteenandforty-nineareHIVpositive（PFItt）.InSouthAfricaandZimbabwe,

halfthepeoplebetweenthoseagesmaydieofAIDS.InBotswana,aboutoneinthreeadultsis

infected,andsometwo-thirdsofthecountry*sfifteen-year-oldboysmaydiebeforetheygrowup.

Asaresult,agriculture,business,education,andhealthcarearealreadysufferingseriouslosses.

TheUnitedStatesisspendingmillionsofdollarstodoit.Fundingisbeingusedforprevention

campaignsandtomakeAIDStreatmentmoreaffordable.Moneyisalsobeingusedtoreduce

mother-to-childtransmissionrates,supporthomeandcommunitybasedcare,andprovidecarefor

childrenorphaned（成为孤儿）byAIDS.ThePeaceCorpswillsoonmakeanalloutefforttobring

AIDSeducationtothecountriesmostatrisk.Itisimportantthatthegovernmentsandcitizensof

thosenationsmostaffectedbyAIDSdotheirparttofightagainstit.Some,likeSenegaland

Uganda,havealreadybegunprogramsfbrdiseaseprevention.Thesecountriesareexperiencing

fallingorstableHIVratesandlesssuffering.Butforothernations,muchwaitstobedone.

76.Thereportshowsthat__.

A.moreplacesareaffectedbyAIDSB.moredeathsarecausedbyAIDS

C.moreyoungadultsaredyingofAIDSD.thespreadofAIDScanneverbecontrolled

77.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.ThespreadofAIDSisgettingworseandmoredangerousinAfrica.

B.Insub-SaharanAfrica,90%ofthepopulationarenotaffectedbyAIDS.

C.InSouthAfricaandZimbabwe,50%ofthepopulationmaydieofAIDS.

D.InBotswana,one-thirdofthegrown-upsareinfectedbyAIDS

78.ThemoneyusedtofightagainstAIDSdoesn'tincludethatfor.

A.preventionandtreatmentB.orphansinfectedbyAIDS

C.homeandcommunitybasedcareD.reductionofmother-to-childtransmission

79.Thephrasenatrisk**inthe3rdpassageprobablymeans"”・

A.likelytobeaffectedbyAIDSB.dangerous

C.poorinmedicalcareD.poorineducation

80.has/havedonebetterinpreventionandtreatmentfbrAIDS.

A.Sixteensub-SaharancountriesB.SouthAfricaandZimbabwe

C.BotswanaD.SenegalandUganda

答案：76・80CDBAD

社会百科类

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（浙江省衢州市杜泽中学2010届高三上学期第•次月考）

Ifyouexhibitpositivecharacteristicssuchashonestyandhelpfulness,thechancesarethatyou

willbethoughtasagood-lookingperson,fbranewstudyhasfoundthattheperception（认知）of

physicalattractivenessisinfluencedbyaperson'spersonality.

Thestudy,ledbyGaryW.Lewandowski,hasfoundthatpeoplewhoexhibitnegative

characteristics,suchasunfairnessandrudeness,appeartobelessphysicallyattractiveto

observers.Inthestudy,theparticipantsviewedphotographsofopposite-sexindividualsandrated

（评分）themfbrattractivenessbeforeandafterbeingprovidedwithinfbnnationabouttheir

personalities.

Afterpersonalityinformationwasreceived,participantsalsoratedtheprobabilityofeach

individuaPsbecomingafriendandadatingpartner.Informationonpersonalitywasfoundto

significantlychangetheprobability,showingthatcognitive（认知的）processesmodify（修改）

judgmentsofattractiveness.

"Thinkingapersonashavingadesirablepersonalitymakesthepersonmoresuitableingeneralas

acloserelationshippartnerofanykind,“saidLewandowski.

Thefindingsshowthatapositivepersonalityleadstogreaterexpectationofbecomingfriends,

whichleadstogreaterexpectationofbecomingromanticpartnersand,finally,tobeingviewedas

morephysicallyattractive.Thefindingsremainedconsistentregardlessofhow"attractive”the

individualwasformerlythoughttobeoroftheparticipants'currentrelationshipstatus.

“Thisresearchprovidesapositiveoutcomebyremindingpeoplethatpersonalitygoesalongway

towarddeterminingyourattractiveness;itcanevenchangepeople'simpressionsofhowgood

lookingyouare,“saidLewandowski.

52.Whatdidparticipantsdointhestudy?

A.Theyexhibitednegativecharacterssuchasunfairnessandrudeness.

B.Theyratedpeople'sattractivenessbeforeandafterknowingtheirpersonalities.

C.Theytriedtomakefriendswitheachother.

D.Theytriedtoprovethatpositivecharactersmakepeoplemoreattractive.

53.What'stheCORRECTorderofhowcognitiveprocessesmodifyjudgmentsofattractiveness?

a.findapersonhavingapositivepersonality

b.viewhim/hermorephysicallyattractive

c.wanttomakefriendswithhim/her

d.wanttobehis/herromanticpartner

A.a―>b->c->dB.a->c~>d->b

C.a->c~>b~>dD.a->d~►c->d

54.WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?

A.Personalitycanchangepeople'simpressionsofhowgood-lookingyouare.

B.Positivepersonalitymayleadtomorefriends.

C.Thejudgmentofattractivenessremainsunchangedaftertwopeoplehavebecomeclose

friends.

D.AccordingtoLewandowski,theresearchremindspeopletopaymoreattentiontotheir

personality.

55.Thepassageiswrittenina（n）tone.

A.subjectiveB.humorousC.doubtfulD.objective（客观的）

答案：52-55BBCD

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（浙江省杭州高级中学2010届高三上学期第一次月考）

Thousandsofpeopleintheworldareahundredyearsold—ormoreandcertainpartsofthe

worldarefamousfbrthelonglivesoftheirinhabitants:theVilacambaValleyinEcuador,andthe

homeoftheHunzasintheHimalayas.

Whydosomanypeoplelivetoahealthyoldageincertainpartsoftheworld?Whatisthesecret

oftheirlonglives?Threethingsseemtobeveryimportant:freshair,freshfoodandasimpleway

oflife.Peopleworkneartheirhomesintheclean,mountainairinsteadoftravelinglongdistances

toworkbybus,carortrain.Theydonotsitalldayinbusyofficesorfactories,butworkhard

outdoorsinthefields.Theytakemoreexerciseandeatlessfoodthanpeopleinthecitiesofthe

West.ForyearstheHunzasoftheHimalayasdidnotneedpolicemen,lawyersordoctors.There

wasnocrime,nodivorceandnotmuchillnessintheirsociety.Theywereahappy,peaceful

people,famousalloverIndiafbrtheirlong,healthylives.

Doyouwanttolivetoahundredyearsold?Herearesomerulesfbrsuccess.First,chooseyour

parentsandgrandparentscarefully.Iftheylivedorlivetoagoodoldage,sowillyou.Secondly,

liveintherightplace.Thirdly,choosetherightkindofjob.Doctors,dentistsandbus-driversdie

young.Farmers,priestsandorchestralconductorslivemuchlonger.Ifyouareinthewrongkind

ofjob,youcanstillimproveyourwayof