【英语】英语阅读理解(教育文化)练习题20篇及解析

【英语】英语阅读理解(教育文化)练习题20篇及解析一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类1．阅读理解

Inordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,fourthingsarenecessary.First,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitourselves,withconfidenceandwithouthesitation(犹豫).Thirdly,wemustdomuchreading.Finally,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar.

Therearenoshortcutstosuccessinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisagreathelp,butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchlearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.

Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.Wemust"learnthroughuse."Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.（1）Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare

.A.

understandingandspeaking

B.

Listening,speaking,readingandwritingC.

writingandunderstanding

D.

memorizingandlistening（2）SomeonehearsandwritesEnglishverywell,buthespeaksitverybadly.Thisisbecause

.A.hedoesn'tunderstandthelanguagewhenhehearsitspokenB.hedoesn'thaveagoodmemoryC.healwaysrememberslistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsD.heoftenhesitates(犹豫)topractisespeakingit（3）Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellby

.A.doingmuchpracticeB.studyingthedictionaryC.learningthroughuseD.usingthelanguage（4）Whichisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?A.goodmemory.B.Speaking.C.Practice.D.Writing.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了学习一门语言的基本方法和根本方法。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的”Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly（完全地），fourthingsarenecessary.“为了完全了解一门外语，要做好四个方面的准备，故选B。（2）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的”Secondly，wemustbeabletospeakitourselves，withconfidenceandwithouthesitation.“第二，我们必须要自己会说，带着自信而且毫不犹豫。推断有些人说不好，是因为在说这方面，他有犹豫要不要练习说这门语言，故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的”Agoodmemoryisagreathelp，butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.“好的记忆力是会很有帮助，但是光从语法书上记忆语法规则是不够的；以及第三段中的”Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized，wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.Wemust"learnthroughuse."Practiceisimportant.“如果我们对于记点语法规则就很满足，但在并不是真正在学语言。我们必须通过使用它来学这门语言。所以选B。（4）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的”Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.“练习非常重要。我们必须尽可能地练习说和写一门语言，故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解

Whenitcomestolearningaforeignlanguage,manypeoplewonderiftheywillbeabletomemorizeenoughvocabulary.Butthisquestionneverhappensabouttheirmothertongue,andyet,itwasaforeignlanguageonce.However,amongallthequestionsthatnewparentsask,nodoctorhaseverheard:"Willmybabybeabletolearnmylanguage?"Behonest,doyouknowallthewordsofyourmothertongue?Theansweris:"no".

Newwords,andnewwaysofusingoldwords,appeareveryday.Twentyyearsago,whocouldhavebeenabletounderstandasentencelikethis:"Clickheretodownloadyourdigitalbook."?Nobody.Youneverstoplearningnewvocabularyandyouneverknowhowlongyouwillneedit.

Sometimes,youhavethewordonthetipofyourtongue...anditsticksthere!Butyoudoknowthisphenomenon(现象)anddon'tthinkthatitisbecauseofabadmemory.Youshouldnotgivethisphenomenonmoreimportanceinthelanguageyouarelearningthaninyourmothertongue.

Youneedtolearnonly2000orsobasicwordstobeabletocreateanyphraseyouneed.Youcan'tavoidsomeworkinordertolearnthesenecessarywordsandallthemoreifyouwanttolearnquickly.Andbeforeyouconsiderbuyingintoanymethod,besureitisrightforyou.Itisnotwisetodependonanymethodbaseduponmnemonics(记忆群).Thefirstfewwordsseemveryeasytolearn,soyoubuythecourse,butthenyoudiscoverquickly,thoughtoolate,thatadozenwordslater,itisallthemoredifficulttolearnanewwordwhenyouhavealsotolearnthetricktomemorizeit.（1）Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A.

thereisnoneedtoknowallthewordsofaforeignlanguageB.

itishonesttoanswer"no"toaquestionyoudon'tknowC.

ababycanknowallthenewwordsofitsmothertongueD.

peoplefindithardtomemorizevocabularyoftheirlanguage（2）Tolearnaforeignlanguage,theauthoradvisesyou______.A.toremembernewwordsappearingeverydayB.tokeepupwithnewwaysofusingoldwordsC.tolearnatleast2,000necessarywordsD.topaymoreattentiontoyourbadmemory（3）Theauthor'sattitudetomnemonicsis________.A.supportiveB.neutralC.opponentD.indifferent（4）Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.usingoldwordsinanewwayB.learningnewwordsfromthecontextC.findingamethodtomemorizevocabularyD.learningvocabularyofaforeignlanguage【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，很多学习外语的人都有一个困惑是否要记忆足够多的单词，作者的回答是"不"，文章告诉人们应该掌握多少个基本单词，且不能为了学习这些必要的单词而逃避一些工作，以及依靠任何基于助记法的方法都是不明智的。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Tobehonest，doyouknowallthewordsofyourmothertongue？Theansweris‘No’．“说实话，你知道你母语的所有单词吗?"答案是:"不"。可知，一个人既然连自己的母语的词汇都不可能全部认识，那么在学习外语时，也就没有必要记住所有的词汇。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Youneedtolearnonly2，000orsobasicwordstobeabletocreateanyphraseyouneed.”你只需要学习2000个左右的基本单词就能创造出任何你需要的短语。可知为了学习一门外语，作者建议你至少学习2000个必要的单词。故选C。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Itisnotwisetodependonanymethodbaseduponmnemonics.”依靠任何基于记忆术的方法都是不明智的。可知作者对记忆术的态度是反对的。故选C。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Whenitcomestolearningaforeignlanguage,manypeoplewonderiftheywillbeabletomemorizeenoughvocabulary.”当谈到学习一门外语时，许多人想知道他们是否能记住足够的词汇。以及文章主要内容围绕学习外语时的词汇量问题，所以短文主要是关于学习一门外语的词汇量。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解

ThepictureofGeorgeWashingtonisontheone-dollarbill.HeservedasAmerican'sfirstpresidentfrom1789to1797.PresidentWashingtonhasbeencalledthe"Fatherofhiscountry."

ThethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,ThomasJefferson,isonthetwo-dollarbill.HewasthemainwriteroftheDeclarationofindependencein1776.Jeffersonwasoneofthemostinfluentialofthenation'sFoundingFathers.Hewasalsoaplantexpert,architect,musicianandinventor.

AnotherofAmerican'sgreatestpresidents,AbrahamLincoln,isonthefive-dollarbill.Heservedasthesixteenthpresidentfrom1861until1865.HesuccessfullyledthecountrythroughtheCivilWar,savedtheUnionandendedslavery.

ThepictureofAlexanderHamiltonappearsontheten-dollarbill.Hamiltonwasneverpresident.ButhewasthefirstSecretaryoftheTreasuryandoneoftheFoundingFathers.Hewasalsoaneconomistandpoliticalphilosopher.

AndrewJacksonwastheseventhpresident,servingfrom1829to1837.Hesupportedpopulardemocracyandindividualliberty.Hispictureisonthetwenty-dollarbill.

Anotherpresidentisonthefifty-dollarbill.UlyssesS.Grantservedfrom1869to1877.Beforeservingaspresident,GrantwasmilitarycommanderofUnionforcesduringtheCivilWar.Underhiscommand,theUnionArmydefeatedConfederateforces.

Sowhodoyouthinkisontheonehundred-dollarbill?ItisBenjaminFranklin.Franklinwasneverelectedpresident,butwasoneoftheFoundingFathers.Hewasalsoaleadingwriterandprinter,politicalthinker,politician,postmaster,scientist,inventor,civilactivist,anddiplomat.

TheseAmericanstatesmenareonthefrontofthebills.Thebacksofthenotesshowimagesfromnation'shistoryorfamousplaces.Theyareinorder,theGreatSealoftheUnitedStates,thesigningofDeclarationofIndependenceandtheLincolnMemorial.TheothersaretheTreasuryBuilding,theWhiteHouse,theCapitolBuildingandindependenceHall.（1）ThedesignofthebillsshowsthatAmericansvaluestheirpeople's__________.A.

talentsinmanyways

B.

successintheircareersC.

inventionsinnewfields

D.

contributionstothecountry（2）Forhundredsofyears,thosehistoricmenonthebillsfoughtforthenation's____________.A.

economyandpower

B.

independenceanddemocracyC.

wealthandsuccess

D.

faithandglory（3）Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.

MenontheMoney

B.

theDesignofUSBillsC.

HistoryontheMoney

D.

theStoryofUSBills【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了各种面值的美元纸币上伟大人物，以及他们对国家所做出的贡献。（1）考查推理判断。文章在描述每一种面值的纸币上的人物时，都着重描写他们对国家的作用与影响，GeorgeWashington是第一任总统，ThomasJefferson独立宣言的主要起草者，AbrahamLincoln结束内战，废除奴隶制，AlexanderHamilton第一个财政部长和开国元勋之一，AndrewJackson支持大众民主和个人自由，BenjaminFranklin开国元勋之一，从而可判断美国人民看重的是伟人对这个国家做出的贡献。故选D。（2）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“PresidentWashingtonhasbeencalledthe‘Fatherofhiscountry.’"；第二段中的“Jeffersonwasoneofthemostinfluentialofthenation'sFoundingFathers.”及下文对美元上其他人物的介绍可知，文章中提到的这些历史上著名的人物，无论是独立战争，美国内战，还是独立宣言的起草与签署都反映出他们为争取国家的独立与民主所做出的努力与牺牲。故选B。（3）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“ThepictureofGeorgeWashingtonisontheone-dollarbill.第二段中的ThethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,ThomasJefferson,isonthetwo-dollarbill.”及下文各段的段首句可知，本文主要描述了各种面值的美元纸币上伟大人物，以及他们对国家所做出的贡献。故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

Rumors(谣言):we'veallheardsomeandwe'veallspreadsome.Inmoretraditionaltimestheyshookentirefamilies.Today,theycirculatedifferentlybecausethewayweshareinformationhasalsochanged.

Thefactisthatrumorshavegreatpotentialtoupsetthings,whethersociallyorpersonally.Wedon'tenjoybeingonthereceivingendofone,sincetheyusuallydon'thavegoodintentions.Theyaresomewhatveiled(掩饰的)messages.

Normallyrumorsareoralmessages:wordofmouth.Theparadox(自相矛盾)isthatthereisnoevidencetosupportrumors,butthemorepeopleshareit,themoretheyseeitastrue.Tofinishdefiningrumors,wethinkthattheyfollowcertainveryclearlaws.Secrecy:Thesourceisunknown.Thereisalsoaprovenphenomenonthathumanbeingsusuallyforgetthesourceofamessagebeforetheyforgetitscontent.Certainty:Wehardlyquestionrumorssimplybecauseofthementaleffortinvolved.Ontheotherhand,noonelikestodoubtapersonwhoconvincesusthattheinformationtheyspreadistrue.Change:Itactslikeatree.Newrumorsbranchouttofillinthegapsleftbytheinitialrumor.

Anotherpropertyofrumorsisthattheytendtobecomeviral.Eachreceiverisatthesametimeapotentialtransmitteroftheinformation.Thereceiveroftenaddstheirownopinion.Theirmannerandtoneoftransmittingitalsochangesit.

Howcanweendrumors?Theanswerisassimpleasitisimpossible:preventingpeoplefromcommunicating.Amorerealisticresponseisequallydifficult,althoughlessthanthefirstone.Itisthatweshouldbecriticaloftheinformationwereceive.Weshouldaskourselvesifthesourceisreliable.Ask(ifpossible)thepersonyouhearditfromwhethertheyalsotrusttheinformation.Weshouldalsothinkaboutiftherumorbenefitssomeone,andifthatsomeonestartedtherumor.

Onerumortobeespeciallycautiousofisarumoraboutgroupsrelativelyunabletodefendthemselves.That'swhywesay,"historyisalwaystoldbythevictors."Thefirstpaymentthedefeatedmustmakeistoacceptthevictor'sversionofthestory.（1）What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsrumors?A.Critical.B.Positive.C.Approving.D.Cautious.（2）Whatcanwelearnaboutrumors?A.Wehaveallheardsomeandbelievedthem.B.We'rehappytobethereceivingendofthem.C.Theymayhavenegativeinfluenceonsociety.D.Theyoftenhidegoodintentionsinthemessages.（3）Howarerumorsliketrees?A.Rumorskeepchanging,justastreeschangetheircolor.B.Rumorsaredeeplyrootedinreality,liketreerootsintheearth.C.Newrumorshavegaps,likethespacebetweentreebranches.D.Newrumorsgrowoutoftheoriginal,likebranchesoutofatrunk.（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"viral"inParagraph4probablymean?A.SomethingeasilyspreadB.SomethingacceptableC.Somethingeasilydefended.D.Somethingbeneficial.（5）Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A.Itiseasytopreventpeoplefromspreadingrumors.B.Peopleareoftenactiveinjudgingtherumorscritically.C.Weshouldthinkaboutthehiddenmessageoftherumors.D.Storiestoldbythevictorsareusuallybetterworthtrusting.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A（5）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，介绍了什么是谣言，谣言的危害，特点及怎样避免谣言。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Inmoretraditionaltimestheyshookentirefamilies.”；第二段中的“Thefactisthatrumorshavegreatpotentialtoupsetthings,whethersociallyorpersonally.”；以及第四段中的“Anotherpropertyofrumorsisthattheytendtobecomeviral.”等信息可知作者认为谣言会对个人生活和社会造成混乱，作者对谣言是批评的态度。故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Thefactisthatrumorshavegreatpotentialtoupsetthings,whethersociallyorpersonally.”可知谣言会对个人生活和社会造成混乱，给社会带来不良影响。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Change:Itactslikeatree.Newrumorsbranchouttofillinthegapsleftbytheinitialrumor.”把谣言比作树，新谣言的出现填补了最初谣言留下的空白。这说明新的谣言从原来的地方冒出来，就像树枝从树干冒出来一样。故选D。（4）考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“Eachreceiverisatthesametimeapotentialtransmitteroftheinformation.Thereceiveroftenaddstheirownopinion.Theirmannerandtoneoftransmittingitalsochangesit.”可知每个接收者同时又是信息潜在的发送者。接收者通常还会添加自己的观点或改变信息。这是在说谣言的危害，像病毒一样容易传播。画线的“viral”即指像病毒一样容易传播，故选A。（5）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“Itisthatweshouldbecriticaloftheinformationwereceive.Weshouldaskourselvesifthesourceisreliable.Ask(ifpossible)thepersonyouhearditfromwhethertheyalsotrusttheinformation.Weshouldalsothinkaboutiftherumorbenefitssomeone,andifthatsomeonestartedtherumor.”可知我们要理性对待谣言，核实信息的准确性，可信度，评估对别人的影响，即考虑谣言的背后信息。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及词义猜测和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇教育类阅读，考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。5．阅读理解

Whyisitthatmanypeoplewhohavesufferedamajorshock,suchasdivorceordeathofafamilymember,seemtobeweakeragainstavarietyofmajorandminorillness?Onecommonideaamongpsychologistshasbeenthatpeoplecoulddealwithsufferingmoreeffectivelyiftheywereabletounderstandandacceptit.Indeed,manyexpertsstressthevalueofexpressingthoughtsandfeelingsconnectedwithupsettingevents.

Recently,ateamofmedicalresearchersstudiedthelinksbetweendescribingpsychologicallypainfuleventsandlong-termhealth.Inoneexperimenthealthycollegestudentswereaskedtowriteabouteitherpersonallydisturbingexperiencesorordinarytopicsoveraperiodoffourdays.Inthemonthsafterwards,studentswhohadchosentoshowtheirinnerthoughtsandfeelingsintheirwritingvisitedthehealthcenterforillnessmuchlessoftenthanthosewhohadwrittenabouteverydaytopics.

Inanexperimentthatfollowed,anothergroupofhealthystudentsweregiventhefour-daywritingexercises.Somechosetowriteabouthighlypersonalandupsettingexperiences(includingloneliness,problemswithfamilyandfriends,andhealth).Whenquestionedimmediatelyafterwards,theysaidthattheydidnotfeelanybetter.However,theirbloodsamples(样本)takenbeforeandaftertheexperimentshowedevidenceofanimprovedresistancetoillness.Thewhitecellsthatfightoffbacteriaandviruseshadincreasedtheirreactionandsensitivitytothese"invaders".Thistrendcontinuedoverthefollowingsixweeks,whenanotherbloodsamplewastaken.Individualswhoshowedthebestresultswerethosewhowroteabouttopicsthattheyhadactivelykeptfromtellingothersabout.

Theresearcherssuggestedthatfailuretofaceuptopainfulexperiencecanbeaformofstressitself,andcanincreasethepossibilityofillness.Itfollows,then,thatactivelydealingwithamajorshockmakespossibleitsunderstandingandacceptance.Theanswerisnottosufferinsilence.Itmaynotalwaysbepossibletotalkaboutpersonalproblems,butwritingthemdownwillhelpthebodytofightdiseaseinthelongrun.（1）Inthefirstexperiment,thestudentswhowroteaboutpainfulevents________.A.startedtosufferpsychologicalproblemsB.enjoyedsharingtheirinnerthoughtandfeelingsC.werelesslikelytoseektreatmentforsicknessD.couldn'tdealwithsufferingeffectively（2）Peoplewhowroteaboutpersonalproblemsinthesecondexperiment________.A.hadmorebacteriaandvirusesintheirbloodB.haddecreasedfeelingsoflonelinessC.showedanimprovedwhitecellreactionD.didbetterintheirwritingtasks（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"invaders"referto?A.Thewhitecells.B.Bacteriaandviruses.C.Resistancetoillness.D.Thereactionandsensitivityofthecells.（4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SufferingandHealthB.InnerThoughtsandFeelingsC.IllnessandHealthD.MentalIllnessandSocialAcceptance【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，心理学的研究表明，如果人们能够理解并接受痛苦，人们就能更有效地应对它。许多专家认为将与令人不安的事件有关的思想和情感表达出来是十分重要的。不能面对痛苦的经历本身就可能是某种形式的压力，也会增加患病的可能性。所以从长远来看，不要默默忍受，说出来或者写出来将有助于身体对抗疾病。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Inthemonthsafterwards,studentswhohadchosentoshowtheirinnerthoughtsandfeelingsintheirwritingvisitedthehealthcenterforillnessmuchlessoftenthanthosewhohadwrittenabouteverydaytopics.”可知，在随后的几个月里，那些选择在写作中表达自己内心想法和感受的学生，比那些写过日常话题的人更少去看病。故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“However,theirbloodsamples(样本)takenbeforeandaftertheexperimentshowedevidenceofanimprovedresistancetoillness.Thewhitecellsthatfightoffbacteriaandviruseshadincreasedtheirreactionandsensitivitytothese‘invaders’.”可知，在第二个实验中写下了个人问题的人显示他们的白细胞对细菌和病毒的反应和敏感性增强了。故选C。（3）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“Thewhitecellsthatfightoffbacteriaandviruses…”可知，白细胞是用来对抗细菌和病毒的，因此these"invaders"指的就是细菌和病毒这些“入侵者”。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。本文开头提出观点，如果人们能够理解并接受痛苦，人们就能更有效地应对它。然后通过两个实验证明，将内心的感受通过说或者写的方式表达出来从长远看会有助于身体对抗疾病。因此本文关注的话题是情感经历和健康的关系问题。选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇健康类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读理解

Fordecades,doctorshavewarnedpatientsthattoomuchsaltcanbebadfortheheart.Heatattackhaslongbeenconsideredagrown-upproblem,butanewresearchsuggeststhatsaltisstartingtoaffectchildren.Eatingtoomuchsaltyfoodwhenyou'reyoungcanleadtohealthproblemslater.

Saltismadeupoftwoelements:sodiumandchlorine.Dietaryguidelinesrecommendthatadultsandkidsaged9—13shouldn'tconsumemorethanaboutateaspoonofsaltdaily.TheaverageAmericaneatstwicethisamount.Thisworriesdoctorsbecausetoomuchsodiumresultsinthebodyproducingmoreblood.Topumptheextrablood,thehearthastoworkharder.Thiscausesariseinbloodpressureameasurementofhowstressedtheheartis.Highbloodpressureoftenleadstoheartdisease.

Akidwithhighbloodpressureismorelikelytobecomeagrown-upwithhighbloodpressure.Reducingsaltmightalsohelpstopchildhoodobesity(肥胖).Britishresearchersrecentlyfoundthatkidswhoeatlesssaltalsodrinkfewersugarysoftdrinks.Drinkingfewerfizzydrinksmakeskidslesslikelytogainweight,becomeobeseanddevelophighbloodpressure.

Saltcanaffectmorethanjustyourheartandweight.ArecentstudyfoundthatagrowingnumberofkidsintheUSaresufferingfromkidneystones.Thispainfulconditionusuallyaffectspeopleagedover40.Now,kidsasyoungasfivearegettingit.

Cuttingdownonsaltcanbehard,butyoucanretrainyourselftopreferlesssaltyfood.Thebestwaytoreducetheamountofsodiumyoueatistomakechangesgradually.Startbyaddinghalfasmuchsalttoyourdinnerasyounormallydo.Switchtofreshfoodsinsteadofcannedandbottledversions.Andgoeasyonthecondiments(调味品).Youmightalsowanttostartreadingnutritionlabels.Youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatthereare1,150mgofsodiuminadoublecheeseburger,andover2,000mginmanyfrozenmeals.（1）Whatistheauthor'smajorconcern?A.Childreneattoomuchsaltyfood.B.Manyadultssufferfromheartattack.C.Americansconsumetoomuchsalt.D.Heartattackisnowayouthproblem.（2）Whatdoestheauthorrefertoasthecauseofchildhoodobesity?A.Eatingmoresaltyfood.B.Lackofphysicalexercise.C.Drinkingmanysugarysoftdrinks.D.Eatingthesamefoodastheadults.（3）WhatisanotherdiseasetendingtobeyoungeraccordingtoParagraph4?A.Obesity.B.Kidneystone.C.Blooddisease.D.Heartattack.（4）WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?A.Thelawsofhealth.B.Howtocutdownonsalt.C.Healthydiet.D.Theamountofsaltweneed.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了盐对心脏有影响的原因，以及人们在日常生活中保持低盐的生活方式。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Heatattackhaslongbeenconsideredagrown-upproblem,butanewresearchsuggeststhatsaltisstartingtoaffectchildren.Eatingtoomuchsaltyfoodwhenyou'reyoungcanleadtohealthproblemslater.”长期以来，心脏病被认为是成年人的问题，但一项新的研究表明，盐开始影响儿童。年轻时吃太多咸的食物会导致以后的健康问题；以及第三段中的“Akidwithhighbloodpressureismorelikelytobecomeagrown-upwithhighbloodpressure.”一个有高血压的孩子更有可能成为一个有高血压的成年人，可知，文章作者特别担心孩子食用过咸的食物导致心脏病和高血压。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Reducingsaltmightalsohelpstopchildhoodobesity(肥胖).Britishresearchersrecentlyfoundthatkidswhoeatlesssaltalsodrinkfewersugarysoftdrinks.”减少盐可能有助于阻止儿童长胖。英国的研究人员最近发现吃盐少的孩子喝的含糖饮料也更少，可知，作者认为吃多盐食品和喝过多含糖的软饮料也会使孩子长胖。故选C。（3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“ArecentstudyfoundthatagrowingnumberofkidsintheUSaresufferingfromkidneystones.Thispainfulconditionusuallyaffectspeopleagedover40.Now,kidsasyoungasfivearegettingit.”最近一项研究发现越来越多的美国孩子正在患肾结石。这种痛苦的病通常只在40岁以上的人才患，现在五岁的孩子也在遭受这种疾病，可知，研究发现现在肾结石这种病正在变得年轻化。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第五段中的“Thebestwaytoreducetheamountofsodiumyoueatistomakechangesgradually.Startbyaddinghalfasmuchsalttoyourdinnerasyounormallydo.Switchtofreshfoodsinsteadofcannedandbottledversions.Andgoeasyonthecondiments(调味品).Youmightalsowanttostartreadingnutritionlabels.”减少钠摄入量的最好方法是逐渐改变。先在晚餐中加入平时一半的食盐。食用新鲜食品而非罐装或者瓶装食品。少放些调味品。你可能也要阅读营养标签。可知，本段提供了一些可以减少食盐摄入量的方法。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇健康类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解

Howdoyouspendyourtime？Togetit,PaulT.Rankinaskedsixty-eightindividualstokeepanaccurate,detailedrecordofwhattheydideveryminuteoftheirwakinghours.Hediscoveredthat70percentoftheirwakingtimewasspentononethingonly-communication.PutthatevidencealongsidetheresearchfindingsuncoveredbytheHumanEngineeringLaboratories,theydiscoveredthat,vocabulary,morethananyotherfactoryetknown,predictsfinancialsuccess.Newwordsmakeusbetterthinkersaswellascommunicators.Whatbetterreasonforbeginningrightnowtoextendyourvocabulary？Buthow？

Hybrid(杂交产生的)corncombinesthebestqualitiesofseveralvarietiestoensuremaximumproductivity.Ahybridapproachtovocabularyshould,inthesameway,ensuremaximumresults.That'swhyyoushouldusetheCPDformula.

ThroughContext.Whenstudentsinacollegeclasswereaskedwhatshouldbedonewhentheycameacrossanunknownwordintheirreading,84percentsaid,"Lookitupinthedictionary."Ifyoudo,however,youshort-circuittheverymentalprocessesneededtomakeyoureffortsmostproductive.

Butthere'sanotherreason.Supposesomeoneasksyouwhattheword"fast"means.Youanswer,"speedyorswift".Butdoesitmeanthatinsuchcontextas"fastcolor"or"fastfriend"？Andifahorseisfast,isitsecurelytiedorgallopingattopspeed？Itcouldbeeither.Italldepends.Onthedictionary？No,onthecontext.Afterall,thereareovertwentydifferentmeaningsfor"fast"inthedictionary.Butthedictionarydoesn'ttellyouwhichmeaningisintended.That'swhyitmakessuchgoodsensetobeginwithcontext.

ThroughWordParts.Nowforthenextstep.Oftenunfamiliarwordscontainoneormoreparts,which,ifrecognized,providedefinitehelpwithmeaning.Taketheword"monolithic"forexample.Trytoseparatetheparts.Thereistheprefixmono-,meaning"one",andtheroot-lith,meaning"stone".Finally,there'sthesuffix-ic,meaning"consistingof".Thosethreepartsadduptothisdefinition："consistingofonestone".

Tospeedupyouruseofwordparts,youwillbeintroducedtothefourteenmostimportantwordsintheEnglishlanguage.Theprefixandrootelementsinthosefewwordsarefoundinover14,000words.Withthoseamazinglyusefulshortcuts,youcanbuildupvocabulary,notatasnail'space,onewordatatime,butingiantleaps,uptoathousandwordsatatime.

ThroughtheDictionary.Nowyoucanseewhyyoushouldconsultthedictionarylast,notfirst.You'velookedcarefullyatthecontext.You'velookedforfamiliarwordparts.NowyouplaySherlockHomes.Inlightofcontextorwordparts,youtrytosolveamystery.Whatexactlydoesthatstrangewordmean?Onlyafteryougothroughthementalgymnasticstocomeupwithatentative（不确定的）definitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou'reright.

Youarenowpersonallyinvolved.Yourincreasedinterestwillleadtoabettermemoryofbothwordandmeaning.Italsoencouragesyourdevelopmentofthehabitsneededtoaccelerateyourprogress.Andwhenyouseeinblackandwhitethedefinitionyouhadexpected,whatafeelingofaccomplishmentisyours.Inthatway,theCPDFormulaprovidestheexactapproachesformaximumeffectiveness.

Well,thereitis,yournewformula-Context,Parts,Dictionary.Useit!Theresultswillbelikethemoneyinthebank.（1）TheresearchfindingsoftheHumanEngineeringLaboratoriesshowthat______.A.intelligenceandvocabulariesarecloselyrelatedB.incomeandvocabulariesarecloselyrelatedC.peopleoflargevocabulariesareboundtosucceedinthefutureD.vocabularyisofgreatimportancetoastudent'sacademicperformance（2）Whatwouldmostcollegestudentsdowhilecomingacrossanunfamiliarword？______A.Seekhelpfromothers.B.Inferthemeaningthroughcontext.C.Lookforfamiliarwordparts.D.Consultthedictionary.（3）Whatdoes"monolingual"meanaccordingtothepassage？______A.Involvingonlyonelanguage.B.Usingtwolanguages.C.Speakingorusingmanylanguages.D.Involvingmorethanonelanguage.（4）Thispassageismeanttoteachreadershowto