高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题16及答案Word格式.docx

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TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.

AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea．Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded．Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.

Atfirs

t,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess（公爵夫人）foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asinkingfeeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandso,tea-timewasborn.

46．WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?

A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia. 

B.TeareachedBritainfromHolland.

C．TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.

D．Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.

47．Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____________.

A．thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritain 

B．howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritain

C．howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingtea 

D．howtea-timewasborn

48．TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain.

A．ineighteenthcentury 

B．insixteenthcentury

C．inseventeenthcentury 

D．inthelateseventeenthcentury

49．PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause.

A．ittastedlikemilk 

B．ittastedmorepleasant

C．itbecameapopulardrink

D．MadamedeSevingewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletrieocopythewayshedranktea

50．WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof　________.

A．afamousFrenchlady 

B．theancientChinese

C．theuppersocialclass 

D．peopleinHolland

参考答案46—50、BACDA

链接2.（2012陕西卷）

Eatingtoomuchfattyfood,exercisingtoolittleandsmokingcanraiseyourfutureriskofheartdisease.Butthereisanotherfactorthatcancauseyourheartproblemsmoreimmediately:

theairyoubreathe.

Previousstudieshavelinkedhighexposure（暴露）toenvironmentalpollutiontoanincreasedriskofheartproblems,buttwoanalysesnowshowthatpoorairqualitycanleadtoheartattackorstroke（中风）withinaslittleasafewhoursafterexposure.Inonereviewoftheresearch,scientistsfoundthatpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofpollutants（污染）wereupto5%morelikelytosufferaheartattackwithindaysofexposurethanthosewithlowerexposure.AseparatestudyofstrokepatientsshowedthatevenairthattheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）considerstobeof"

moderate"

（良好）qualityandrelativelysafeforourhealthcanraisetheriskofstrokeasmuchas34%within12to14hoursofexposure.

Theauthorsofbothstudiesstressthattheserisksarerelativelysmallforhealthypeopleandcertainlymodestcomparedwithotherriskfactorssuchassmokingandhighbloodpressure.However,itisimportanttobeawareofthesedangersbecauseeveryoneisexposedtoairpollutionregardlessoflifestylechoices.SostricterregulationbytheEPAofpollutantsmaynotonlyimproveenvironmentalairqualitybutcouldalsobecomenecessarytoprotectpublichealth.

53.Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween

A.heartproblemsandairquality

B.heartproblemsandexercising

CheartproblemsandsmokingD.heartproblemsandfattyfood

54.Theunderlinedword"

modest"

inParagraph3mostprobablymeans

A.relativelyhighB.extremelylow

CrelativelylowD.extremelyhigh

55.Whatcanwelea