英语全能阅读强化练（十五）

阅读强化练（十五）

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1.阅读理解

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''Preventingobesity（月巴胖）andsmokingcansavelives,

butitdoesn/tsavemoney,"reportedresearchers."Itwasa

smallsurprise,foritisagainstthemonbelief,"saidPietervanBaal,

wholedthestudy./zButitmakessense.Ifyoulivelonger,thenyourcosts

ofthehealthsystemwillbemore.”

Theresearchersfoundthatfromage20to56,obesepeopleracked

up（累计）themostexpensivehealthcosts.Butonaverage,healthy

peoplelived84years.Smokerslivedabout77years,andobesepeople

livedabout80years.Smokersandobesepeopletendedtohavemore

heartdiseasethanhealthypeople.Thereforeinthelongrun,thethin

andhealthygroupspentabout$417,000,fromage20on.Smokers

spentabout$326,000andobesepeople$371,000.

“Theresultthrowsabucketofcoldwaterontotheidea,basedon

guesswork,thatobesityisgoingtocosttrillionsofdollars,"saidPatrick

Basham,aprofessorofhealthpolitics./zlfwe'regoingtoworryaboutthe

futureofobesity,weshouldstopworryingaboutitsfinancialimpact,"

hesaid.

“Thebenefitsofobesitypreventionmaynotbeseenimmediatelyin

termsofcostsavingintomorrow'sbudget,buttherearelongterm

gains,"saidBaal."Theseareoftenimmeasurablewhenitestopeople

livinglongerandhealthierlives."Inthemeanwhile,hesaidthat

governmentsshouldrecognizethatsuccessfulsmokingandobesity

preventionprogramsmeanthatpeoplewillhaveahigherchanceofdying

ofsomethingmoreexpensivelaterinlife.

“Lungcancerisacheapdiseasetotreatbecausepeopledon'tsurvive

verylong.ButiftheyareoldenoughtogetAlzheimer's（早老性痴呆

病）oneday,theymaysurvivelongerandcostmore.Wearenotadvising

thatgovernmentsstoptryingtopreventobesity,"Baalsaid."Butthey

shoulddoitfortherightreasons.w

【文章大意】本文为我们介绍了防治肥胖和吸烟能使我们活得更长，但

是却不能省钱，可能会花的更多。

1.Amongmiddleagedpeople,whosecostsofthehealthsystemarethe

most?

A.Thosewhoareheavysmokers.

B.Thosewhoareoverweight.

C.Thosewhoaretoothin.

D.Thosewhoaresufferingfromheartattacks.

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段内容■Theresearchersfoundthat

fromage20to56,obesepeoplerackedup（累计）themostexpensive

healthcosts.可知是肥胖人群。

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthebeliefthatobesitycostsmuch?

A.Itturnsouttobeincorrect.

B.Itesfromscientificstudies.

C.Itisbasedonmedicalevidence.

D.Ithaschangedoverthepastyears.

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段内容，研究发现从20岁到56

岁，肥胖人群健康消费最多。但是从长远来看，健康人群和瘦人花费最

多。所以胖人消费最多这种观点是不对的。

3.Accordingtothetext,governmentsshouldpreventobesityforthe

purposeof.

A.reducingtheriskofsufferingcancer

B.weakeningobesity'sfinancialimpact

C.makingsureofpeople'slongandhealthylife

D.reducingthemoneyspentonmedicalprograms

【解析】选Co细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Theseareoften

immeasurablewhenitestopeoplelivinglongerandhealthierlives.可知

防治肥胖是为了让人们过上更健康更长久的生活。

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ARecentMedicalStudyShowstheTruthaboutHealth

B.PreventingObesityandSmokingMayCostMore

exchangeforasmallfee,〃thewebsiteexplains,listing50experts.

Amongcoursesbeingofferedlaterthisyearareinstructioninlife,

love,work,familyandpolitics.Atypicalcourse,inlove,willexplore

whyrelationshipsaresoplicatedandwhyattractionebbsandflows.Z/We

drawonideasfromphilosophy,psychoanalysis（心壬里分析），literature

andart.WediscoverwhatthelikesofPlato,Shakespeare,Tolstoyand

Freudhadtosayaboutpassion,empathyandselflove,"theinstructors

promise.

Coursesrunforsixweeksandcost195pounds.

【文章大意】一群艺术家、作家和知识分子在伦敦创建了一所新的〃大

学〃，旨在帮助那些埋头于工作的人们欣赏生活中更加美好的事物，比

如艺术、书籍和旅游等。

5.FromParagraph1weknowthepurposeof"theuniversity”isto

A.helppeopleliveafinerlife

B.tellpeoplehowtospendtheirsparetime

C.makemoneybysettingupauniversityontheInternet

D.offereducationtothosewhohavelittlechancetogotouniversity

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段designedtohelpthosetootied

upwithworktoappreciatethefinerthingsinlife得知新大学是为了帮助

人们欣赏生活中美好的事情。

6.TheSchoolofLifeofferscoursestothosewho.

A.pursueaqualitylife

B.trytoimprovemunicativeskills

C.getintothehabitofreadinggoodbooks

D.seeksolutionstotheirphysicaldiseases

［解析］选Ao推理判断题。根据第三段Thefoundersbelievethatpeople

withtoolittletimetospareneedinstructioninhowtoliveamorefulfilled

existence.可以判断出生活大学向那些想要过上高品质生活的人们提

供课程。

7.ThecoursesoftheSchoolofLifeareofferedby.

A.freechattingonlinewithartypeople

B.chattingwithinstructorsfacetoface

C.makingappointmentswithchemists

D.attendingpubliclecturesgivenbyfounders

【解析】选Bo细节理解题。根据第三段TheSchoolofLifehasalarge

professional.,fee,“得知生活学校有很多专业的教职员，愿意跟你面对

面谈上一个小时，只收取一点点费用。故选B。

8.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitle?

A.Anewuniversity——solutionstoeverything

B.Anewuniversity—instructionstoyourcareer

C.TheSchoolofLife—achemistformind

D.TheSchoolofLife—aschoolforhealth

【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据第二段TheSchoolofLife,operatingout

ofasmall...mind”得知这所生活学校开在布卢姆斯伯里艺术区的一间

小作坊，它把自己形容为〃头脑的药剂师〃，打算给“日常疾病开出文化

处方〃。故选C。

C

There'ssomethingabouttheNewYearthatalwaysmakesmereadmy

horoscope（星象）toseewhatliesahead.Idon'tbelieveinanyofitreally

butthere/sfortinbeingtoldthatthenext12monthswillbringhealth,

wealthandhappiness.Well,it'susuallyoveroptimistic,isn'tit?

Therearemanyotherpeoplewhoarealsoskepticalabout

astrology（占星术）anditsbeliefthatknowledgeofthepositionofthestars

andplanetscanhelpusunderstandourpersonalityorpredicthuman

affairs.However,despitethelackofscientificevidenceinitsfavour,

astrologyhasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears,andisbelievedby

millionsofpeopleinboththeWestandtheEast.

TheWesthasitsstarsignseverymonthandtheEasthasitsanimals

everyyear.KmaPig.WhenIfirstfoundoutIwasaPigpersonIwasalittle

disappointed,andmyfriends（powerfulDragons,friendlyDogsand

fierceTigers）laughed.Pigshaveabadreputation—peoplethinkthey're

dirtyanimalsthatsmellhorrible.

IntheChinesezodiac（生肖）thereare12animalsandaccordingtoone

legend,whenBuddhalefttheearth,only12animalscametosay

goodbyetohim.AsarewardBuddhanamedayearaftereachofthe

animalsintheorderthattheycametohim,andthepigcamelast.SoI

thoughtIwasunluckybeingaPigbutthisisn'tso.

ItappearsthatPigsarekindpeoplewhoarehelpfulandgiving.They

tendtomakegoodfriendsastheyarefaithful,thoughtfulandtrusting.

Pigsarehappy,optimisticpeopleandhavelotsoffun—thatsoundsOK

tome!HoweverPigsareoftennaive（幼稚的）andapparentlyit'seasy

tocheataPig.Theyarealsolikelytoreactwithoutthinking,andthey/re

notthatgreatwithmoneyeither.Pigs,itseems,getalongwithSheep

andRabbitsbut,interestingly,nototherPigs,whotheyshouldstay

clearof.

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了星象等，西方每个月都有星座，东方每年

都有属相。被告知未来一年会有健康、财富、快乐伴随着，我们会感到

更乐观。

9.FindingoutthathewasaPigperson,theauthorfelt.

A.alittleunhappyB.veryexcited

C.quiteproudD.alittlesurprised

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段中WhenIfirstfoundoutIwas

aPigpersonIwasalittledisappointed.得知作者原来认为属猪的人不幸

运，当发现自己属猪时有点失望，不高兴。

10.WhatisthelegendmentionedinParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.ThelonelylifeofBuddha.

B.ThefeaturesofPigpeople.

C.TheadvantagesofbeingaPig.

D.TheoriginoftheChinesezodiac.

【解析】选Do细节理解题。根据第四段中IntheChinesezodiacthereare

12animalsandaccordingtoonelegend,得知第四段讲的是中国的12生

肖。

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"stayclearof,inthelastparagraph

mean?

A.Giveinto.B.Fightagainst.

C.Keepawayfrom.D.Makefriendswith.

【解析】选C。词义猬测题。根据最后一段中Pigs,itseems,getalong

withSheepandRabbitsbut,interestingly,nototherPigs,whothey

shouldstayclearof.得知看起来好像属猪的和属羊的、属兔的相处融洽，

有趣的是，应该远离同样属猪的人。故选C。

D

LeviStraussdidnotinventjeans,butheisconsideredtheMA：

firstpersontomakeandsellgreatnumbersofthem.Hewasbornin/

Bavaria,anareathattodayispartofGermany.In1847heandhis

familyimmigratedtotheUnitedStates.LeviStraussopenedasmall

drygoodsstore,firstinNewYork,theninSanFrancisco,California.

Amongtheproductshesoldwerejeans.Thesepantswereespecially

usefulforminersinCalifornia.Theyneededclothingmadefromastrong

material.Jeansareusuallymadefromaheavycottonclothcalled

denim件仔布）.LeviStrausspartneredwithaclothingmakernamedJacob

Davis.Davishadinventedaprocessformakingrivets（钾钉）forjeans.These

littlemetalconnectorshelpedholdthepiecesofclothtogethertomake

thejeansstronger.

In1873,thegovernmentgaveStraussandDavisapatent（专利

证）fortheirinvention.Thatmeantnooneelsecouldlegallycopyitwithout

theirpermission.Theybeganproducingwhattheycalled"copperriveted

waistoveralls''.In1928,theLeviStrausspanyregistered（注册）theword

Levi'sasatrademarkfortheirproduct.TheSmithsonian'sNational

MuseumofAmericanHistoryinWashingtonhasoneoftheoldestknown

pairsofLevi's.

WriterJamesSullivanpublishedabookcalled“Jeans:ACultural

HistoryofanAmericanIcon”.Init,hesaysjeansrepresenttwoAmerican

values:creativityandrebellion.CowboysworejeansintheoldWildWest.

Inthe1950s,peoplesawfamousHollywoodactorslikeJamesDeanand

MarlonBrandowearingjeansinmovies.Todayjeansstilleinbluebutalso

lotsofothercolors.Theycanalsodifferwidelyinprice.Youmightfind

jeansfor15dollarsinanAmericandiscountstore.However;theycan

alsosellforthousandsofdollarsapair.

SomepeopleliketobuyJeansthatlookfreshandnew.Othersliketo

buynewjeansthataretomandlookold.EarlyrockandrollerGene

Vincentreleased"BlueJeanBop”in1956.Theenergeticsongincludesa

linewiththeword"dungaree”.Thatisanotherwayofsayingbluejeans.It

isanoldHindiwordmeaningcoarsecalico,ordenim.Thewordcame

fromthenameofavillagethatisnowMumbai.

【文章大意】牛仔裤深受大家的喜爱，可是你知道它是谁的专利吗？想

知道它的来历吗？文章对此进行了详细的介绍。

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutLeviStraussfromParagraph1?

A.LeviStraussopenedhisfirstjeansstoreinNewYork.

B.LeviStrausswasborninajeansmakingfamilyinBavaria.

C.LeviStraussinventedjeansandsoldgreatnumbersofthem.

D.LeviStrausscooperatedwithJacobDavistomakeandselljeans.

【解析】选Do细节理解题。根据第一段LeviStrausspartneredwitha

clothingmakernamedJacobDavis.得知利维和织布商雅各布合作研发

并销售牛仔裤。

13.Davisinventedrivetsforjeansinorderto.

A.maketheJeanswearwell

B.petewithotherjeanmakers

C.gainapatenttopopularizehisproducts

D.decoratethejeanstomakethemmorebeautiful

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段中Davishadinventedaprocess

formakingrivets...tomakethejeansstronger.得知戴维斯发明钏钉牛

仔裤是为了使牛仔裤更结实，更耐穿。

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Jeansshowthedifferenttastesofpeople.

B.JeanshavebeeimportantAmericanvalues.

C.JeansenjoyawidepopularityinthelifeofAmericanpeople.

D.JeansweremorepopularamongcowboysintheoldWildWest.

【解析】选Co推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中Init,hesaysjeans

representtwoAmericanvalues:...andMarlonBrandowearingjeansin

movies.得知牛仔裤代表美国人的价值观：创新和叛逆。在美国，牛仔

裤深受人民喜爱。

15.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thehistoryofjeans

B.thefeaturesofjeans

C.thelifestoryofLeviStrauss

D.thereasonsforjeans'popularity

【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据最后一段中Thatisanotherwayof

sayingbluejeans.Itis...avillagethatisnowMumbai.得知本文主要讲

述的是牛仔裤的历史。

II.阅读填句

Oneofmyearliestmemorieswaswatchingmymomtalkonourold

phone.Iwasfascinatedthatshecouldtalktosomeonewhowasn't

actuallyintheroomwithher.1Iwaswonderinghowshemanaged

totalkwithsomeoneshecouldn/tsee.

2Later,wehadmobilephonesthatcouldbecarriedaroundthe

room.Thencameputersandsmartphones.ThesedaysIcansendan

emailaroundtheworldinasecond.Mydaughter'ssmartphonehasa

hundredappsandadozensocialmediaaccounts.Shestoresallofher

informationinamysteriousplaceknownas“thecloud”,whereshecan

takeitoutatanytime.Itseemsthatwearemoreconnectedinthisvjorld

thaneverbefore.

3Fewtakethetimetotalkfacetoface.Insteadoflookinginto

theeyesofourlovedones,westareatourscreens.Itseemsasifthemost

connectedgenerationsarealsotheloneliest.

Don'tlettechnologytakeourtimeandruinourlife.Makethetimeto

meet,toprayandtomunicatewitheachother.Takeawalkonthebeach

withafriend.Havealongconversationwiththephonesoffandthehearts

on.