阅读理解解题突破

阅读理解解题突破Ⅰ.阅读理解Whenyoueatapineapple,thepineappleeatsyou?Now,don'tbeafraid.Thisquestionisnotaboutapineapplemonsterthateatspeople.Infact,thecommonpineapplesoldinsupermarketscan“eat”alittlebitofyou.Whenyoueatsomething,yourstomachbreaksdownitslargemolecules(分子)intosmallerones.Inthesameway,pineapplescan“eat”youbybreakingdownthemolecules.Pineappleshavecertainenzymesthatcanbreakdownproteins(蛋白质).Tounderstandthisbetter,youcanimagineapearlnecklace.Manysmallermolecules－thepearls－cometogethertoformthelongnecklaceofaprotein.Youcancutanecklacewithapairofscissors.Inthesameway,theenzymesinpineapples“cutup”proteins.Proteinsareanimportantpartofthecells(细胞)inyourbody.Ifanenzymecanbreakdownaprotein,ithastheabilitytodamagecells.Whenyoueatpineapple,theenzymesinitwill“eat”thecellsofyourtongue.Thisiswhyyourmouthwillhurtifyoueattoomuchpineapple.Butluckily,thecellsinyourtonguewillbewellfast.Andafteryouhaveeatenthepineapple,thespecialenzymeswillendupgettingbrokendownbyyourstomach.Itwon't“eat”youanymore.Whydoespineapplehavetheseenzymes?Somescientistsbelievethattheyarecreatedbytheplanttopreventanimalsfromeatingitsimmature(未成熟的)fruits.Oncethefruitismature,itsenzymeswon'thurtananimal'stongueandthefruitwillbeokaytoeat.Anotherexplanationisthattheenzymeshelptheseedtomature.Theysendmessageswhentostartandstopgrowingtothecellsoftheplant.(

)1.Whatdoesyourstomachdowhenyoueatsomething?A.Hurtpeople'sbody.B.Breakdownthelargemolecules.C.Createsomenewcells.D.Beamonstertoeatpeople.B(

)2.Whataretheenzymeslikeaccordingtothetext?A.Apearl.B.Anecklace.C.Apairofscissors.D.Akindoffruit.C(

)3.WhichfollowingcanyoulearnfromParagraph4?①Proteinsplayanimportantpartinyourbody.②Aproteincanbebrokendownbyenzymes.③Thespecialenzymescanhurtyouallthetime.④Theenzymesinpineapplescandamageyourtongue.A.①②③ B.①②④C.①③④ D.②③④B(

)4.What'sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toexpresstheimportanceofenzymes.B.Toshowthedangerstoeatpineapples.C.Toencouragepeopletoeatmorepineapples.D.Toexplainhowandwhypineapples“eat”you.DⅡ.阅读理解“WhereisTrevor？”askedDad.“Inhisroom.”Fernanswered.ShewastryingtodecideonthebirthdaygiftforDad.Thisyear,shewantedsomethingthatcouldn'tbeboughtatastore.ThensheheardTrevorcallingher.“Justasecond，”shereplied,walkingtowardherbrother'sroom.“Look！”Trevorsoundedclosetotears.“Nodragon.”Trevorreallywantedatoydragoninthecereal(麦片)box,sohewasabitsadatfindingnothing.“Let'sseewhattheboxsays，”Fernsuggested.“Ican'tread.”

“Youcan'tbecauseyoudon'tknowhowtoread，”shesaidcarefully.Lastyear,Dadmadeadecisiontoteachhimtoread,buttheresultwasterrible.Theybothgaveup.Fernfinishedreadingthebox.“Nopromiseofatoydragon，”shesaid.“Iwishyoucouldread.SodoesDad，”sheadded.TheconversationsweptawayFern'sworryaboutagiftforDad.“Maybewecanprepareittogether，”shethought.SoonFernhadanidea－towriteandreadadragonstoryforDad.WhensheshareditwithTrevor,heshookhishead.Fernfeltdisappointed.WithoutTrevor'shelp,therewouldbenopresent.“We'lltryfortendays，”shesaid.“Thenwe'lldecideifit'llwork.”Trevorcountedwithhisfingers,sayingloudly,“Justtendays.”Thefirstdaywasthehardest.“Ineedyourhelp,Trevor，”Fernsaid.“Justtellmehowyoufeltwhendiscoveringtherewasnodragon.”

“Iwasmadandsad.”

“That'sit.”Shethenprintedthisonthenotebook:Iwasmadandsad,too.Trevorwatched.“Whichwordis'mad'？”Fernpointed.“Whatnext？”Fernasked.Trevorwassilent.“It'sastory，”shesaid.“You'retheteller.Ifyoucan'tdoit,Iwill.”

“No!Iwanttotellmore，”Trevorshouted.“So..thatnightI...”Eachday,Trevortoldmoreofhisdragonstory.(

)5.WhatpresentdidFernplantogivetoherfather?A.AbirthdaypenboughtbyFern.B.Astorybookfromastore.C.Aboxofcerealwithatoydragon.D.AdragonstoryreadbyTrevor.D(

)6.Whatdidthewritertellusinthelastparagraph?A.Thattendayshadpassedbyquickly.B.HowsoontheirDad'sbirthdaywouldcome.C.HowFemencouragedhisbrothertopreparethegift.D.WhyFernandTrevorwantedtoworktogetheronthegift.C(

)7.WhatdoyouthinkofFernaccordingtothepassage?A.Happyanduseful.B.Lovelyandhopeful.C.Creativeandhelpful.D.Kindandhardworking.C(

)8.Whatwouldprobablyhappenifthestorycontinued?A.FernandTrevorwouldhavetobuyapresentfortheirDad.B.AtDad'sbirthdayparty,Trevorwouldfailtotellhisdragonstory.C.FernandTrevor'sDadwouldbesatisfiedwiththespecialbirthdaypresent.D.Fernwouldgiveupherplanbecauseherbrotherwastoolazytofinishhisstory.CⅢ.阅读理解Haveyoueverheardofexpressivewriting?Writingaboutaterribleordifficultsituationiscalled“expressivewriting”.Peoplewhodothis,recordtheirdeepestthoughtsandfeelings.DoctorPan,leaderofthisstudyofexpressivewritingasahighlyeffectivewaytodealwithpainfulexperiences,saysthesepeopleoftenshowexcellentmentalandphysicalconditionafterwards.Expressivewritingiseffectivebecauseitallowsyoutomakesenseoutofanupsettingandevenheart-breakingexperience.Asyouwrite,youarerecognizingwhatishappeningaround,andacceptingthatsomethingisbotheringyouisanimportantfirststep.Next,translatingthatexperienceintolanguageforcesyoutoorganizeyourthoughtsandgivesyouasenseofcontrol.Thinkingortalkingaboutaneventseemsuseful.However,themoreyouthinkortalkaboutit,themorelikelyyouwillfindyourselfinamess.Asaresult,yougetcompletelylostinyourownemotionsandfinallyloseself-control.Writingworksdifferentlyasitmakesyouslowdown.Theactoflabelingafeelingofputtingwordstoanemotioncanease(缓解)theneural(神经系统的)activitiesinthebrain.Whatifyoudon'tconsideryourself“awriter”？Don'tworryaboutspellingorgrammar.Takeiteasywhenyouchoosethewordsorexpressions.Onlydigintoyourinnerself.Thegoaloftheexerciseistofindmeaninginanupsettingevent.Manypeoplehavetriedthismethod.Afterhisfatherwasrushedtothehospitalbecauseofaseriousheartattack,43-year-oldAlexbegantopanic.Sohedidtheonethingthatwouldcalmhimself:hewrote.Hethinksofitasacaptain'slifebuoy(救生衣).“MyexpressivewritinggavemethecourageIneedtofacemyfearandmoveon，”Alexsays.Thereareafewwhoareagainstthisapproach.Accordingtothem,expressivewritingisn'tamagicalsolution.Peopleshouldn'tfullytrusttheeffectofexpressivewriting.Neithershouldtheythinkofusingittoreplaceothertreatments.Peoplewhoarefacedwithaseriousmentaldisastermaynotfinditusefultodoontheirown,withoutmedicine.(

)9.What'sthefirststepofexpressivewriting?A.Towritedownwhatisbotheringyou.B.Totrainyourselfintoanexcellentwriter.C.Totalkaboutyourfeelingstoothers.D.Tothinkaboutthebadexperiencecarefully.A(

)10.WhoisAlex?A.Acaptainonaship.B.Thesonofapatientwhohasaseriousheartattack.C.Adoctorinahospital.D.Theleaderofastudyaboutexpressivewriting.B(

)11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“panic”meanaccordingtothepassage?A.Complain. B.Fear.C.Doubt. D.Guard.B(

)12.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Expressivewritingcandealwithallkindsofproblems.B.Somepeopledon'tthinkexpressivewritingasaperfectway.C.Expressivewritingcanhelpwithseriousmentaldisasters.D.Medicineisnotusefulwhensomeonehasamentaldisaster.BⅣ.阅读理解①Mostpeoplehaveafavoritecolor,buthowpeoplefeelaboutcolorsdependsontheirculture.Thiscanbeveryimportanttopeopleinbusinessthatsellproductsallovertheworld.Theymightchooseacolorbecausetheythinkitisexcitingorattractive,butinanothercountrythatsamecolorcouldbeusedtogiveasadmessage.Lookattheseexamples：②IfyouasksomeoneinBritainwhattherightcolorisforabridetowear,theanswerwillbewhite.InChinaandothereasterncountries,bridesoftenwearredbecausethecolorredisasignofgoodluck,happinessandprosperity(繁荣).

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InBritain,redisusedasasignofdanger.Roadsignsandwarninglabels(标签)areofteninred.Ineasterncultures,thecolorreddoesnotmeanyouhavetobecareful.③InEgypt,yellowisthecolorlinkedtodeath.InBritainandotherwesterncultures,deathandfunerals(葬礼)areusuallylinkedtothecolorblack,butinmanyeasterncountrieswhiteisthecolormostpeopleconnectwithdeathandfunerals.④Manypeoplelikethecolororangebecauseitisbrightandexciting.Someadvertisersw