高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习15.docx

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高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习15

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（15）及答案

阅读理解

Rememberhowgreatexercisewaswhenyouwerealittlekid?

Backthen,racingaroundtheplaygroundorskippingropeforhours,youweren’tthinkingfitness,youwerethinkingentertainment.Butinthisageofhigh-techhomeequipmentandunderusedgymmemberships,thesimplejoyofjumpingropehasbeenforgotten.Rediscoveringitwillgiveyouatotal-bodyexerciseyoucanfind.

      Althoughconsideredanexcellentformofexercise,jumpingropehasnevergainedwidespreadacceptancebecauseoftwofundamentalreasons.First,mostpeoplerecognizejumpingropeasanexcellentformofcardiovascular（心血管的）exercise,buttheyalsobelievethatitissimplytoodifficult.Inotherwords,theydon’tthinkthey’llbeabletocontinuejumpingforthenear20minutesthatittakestoachieveabeneficialphysicaloutcome.Second,manyviewitassomewhatboringandoverlyrepetitive—notassomethingfunorenjoyable.

      Asamatteroffact,jumpingropecanbegreatfunifyoufindaproperwaytopracticeit.Insteadofdoingtheusualtwo-footbounceoverandoveragain,peoplegoodatrope-jumpingoftenchangetheirpatternevery10or20jumps.Asinglebounce,adouble–bounce,askip,aknee-up,sideswings,aswellasavarietyofothereasy-to-learnfree-stylerope-jumping.

      Nowresearchersarelearningthatjumpingropealsopreparesthebrainforlearning.Itisanexerciseallowingbothbrainhemispherestoperforminparalleltoeachother.Inshort,jumpingropecanbealife-longactivityrequiringlittleequipment,timeandspace,yetleadingtoamuchhealthierlife.

44.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat        .

A．jumpingropehasfadedfrompeople’smemories

B．peoplenowhavemoreadvancedequipment

C．racingaroundtheplaygroundwaspreferred

D．peoplenowliketohaveexerciseinagym

45.Ropejumpinghasnotspreadwidelybecause       .

A．itbenefitsthecardiovascularsystem B．itisneithereasynorenjoyable

C．itisconsideredboringandrepetitiveD．itrequireslittleequipment,timeandspace

46.Thefirstsentenceinthe3rdparagraphimplies        .

A．thereisonlyoneproperwaytofollow   B．theusualwayshouldnotbeused

C．theeasiestwayisalwaysthebest        D．therearemanywaystofollow

47.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsropejumping?

A．Heisarguingagainstit.                      B．Heisinfavorofit.

C．Heissittingonthefenceofit.             D．Heisnotclearaboutit.

参考答案44-47ABDB

C8[2013·湖北卷]E

AGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfutureactuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthosepessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.

Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfaresurveysfromroughly40，000Germansbetweenages18and96.Thesurveyswereconductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.

Surveyrespondents（受访者）wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelifesatisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions.

Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults（age18to39）routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddle－agedadults（age40to64）moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,werefarmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidtheyfeelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedtosufferalowerratio（比率）ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod.

“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactuallyobservedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeathwithinthefollowingdecade，”wroteFriederR．Lang,aprofessorattheUniversityofErlangen－Nuremberg.

Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosyfuture.

“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions（预防措施），”theauthorswrote.

Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherincomewasrelatedtoagreaterriskofdisability.

Theauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewerelimitationstotheirconclusions.Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutcomes.

However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear.“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic，”theauthorsconcluded.

67．Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuturelifesatisfacti