演漏市慢寨学校高考英语 热门考点化专练 阅读理解八.docx

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演漏市慢寨学校高考英语热门考点化专练阅读理解八

漫滴州演漏市慢寨学校2013高考英语热门考点强化专练：

阅读理解（三十八）（含解析）

（一）

Doesadrinkadaykeepheartattacksaway?

Overthepast20years,numerousstudieshavefoundthatmoderatealcoholconsumption,say,oneortwobeers,glassesofwineorcocktailsdailyhelpstopreventcoronaryheartdisease.LastweekareportintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineaddedstrongnewevidenceinsuportofthattheory.Moreimportant,theworkprovidedthefirstsolidindictionofhowalcoholworkstoprotecttheheart.

Inthestudy,researchersfromBoston’sBrighamandWomen’sHospitalandHarvardMedicalSchoolcomparedthedrinkinghabitsof340menandwomenwhohadsufferedrecentheartattackwiththoseofhealthypeopleofthesameageandsex.Thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhosiponetothreedrinksadayareabouthalfaslikelytosufferheartattacksasnondrinkersare.Theapparentsourceoftheprotection:

thosewhodrankalcoholhadhigherbloodlevelsofhighdensitylipoproteins,thesocalledgoodcholesterol,whichisknowntopreventheartdisease.

Asevidencehasmounted,somedoctorshavebegunrecommendingadailydrinkforpatientsofheartdiseases.Butmostphysiciansarenotreadytoreommendaregularhappyhourforeveryone.Therisksofteetotalling（绝对戒酒）arenothingcomparedwiththedangersoftoomuchalcohol,includinghighbloodpressure,strokesandlivertroubles—nottomentionviolentbehaviourandtrafficaccidents.Moreover,somestudiessuggestthatevenmoderatedrinkingmayincreasetheincidenceofbreastandcoloncancer.Untilthereisevidencethatthebenefitsofadailydoseofalcoholoutweightherisks,mostpeoplewon’tbeabletotakeadoctor’sprescriptiontotheneighbourhoodbarorliquorstore.

1.Themedicalarticlequotedinthefirstparagraphindicates.

A.thewayinwhichalcoholcanhelptheheart

B.howacoupleofcocktailsdailycanstopheartproblems

C.whyalcoholicdrinksaredangeroustoone’shealth

D.thatreportsontheadvantagesofalcoholweremisled

2.Experimentsshowedthatnondrinkershad.

A.largeramountsofgoodcholesterol

B.smalleramountsofgoodcholesterol

C.higherbloodpressure

D.lowerbloodpressure

3.Accordingtothepassage,moderatedrinking.

A.isrecommendedbymostdoctorsforheartpatients

B.shouldbeallowedonprescription

C.isstillnotmedicallyadvisable

D.isnotrelatedtoliverproblems

4.Themainthemeofthispassageis.

A.thechangeinrecentdrinkinghabits

B.theconnectionbetweencancerandalcohol

C.whethermoderatedrinkersoutlivenondrinkers

D.whetheralcoholmaybegoodforone’shealth

（二）

Acrosstheglobe,singleparenthomesareontherise.IntheUS,the2000census（人口普查）showed24.8million,ornearly24percentofthenation’s105.5millionhouseholds,weretraditionaltwo-parenthomes.Bycomparison,9.8millionhouseholds,or9percentofallUShouseholdswereheadedbyanadultraisingachildalone.The1990censusshowed26percentofhomeswereledbyamarriedmotherandfather,and8percentofhomeswereledbyasingleparent.

Similarincreasesoccurredinothercountries.IntheUK,lone-parenthomesincreasedfrom3.3percentin1990to5.5percentin1999.SingleparenthouseholdsinAustraliarosefrom5.8percentin1990to7.6percentin1999.Belgiumsawtheincreasefrom1.8percentto2.7percentduringthesameperiodoftime.Thesecountriestendtohavegreateracceptanceofthesingleparentbecausetherearefewernearbyfamilymemberstodisapprove,Riche,aCensusBureaudirector,said.

JustasintheUS,thosechangesraisednewquestionsabouthowinvolvedgovenmentshouldbeinhelpingsingleparentfamilies.Someresearchsuggestschildrenraisedintwo-parentfamiliesarebetteroffthanthosewhodependonone.

“Thepositionofone-parentfamiliesinanycountryisverymuchagender（性别）issue-women’sopportunities,especiallyworking-classwomenonlowincome,”saidSueCohen,coordinator（协调员）oftheSingleActionParentsNetworkinEngland.

5.Notconsideringtheexactnumberofthesingle-parentfamilies,whichcountrysawthefastestriseratein1999,comparedwith1990?

A.UK.B.Australia.C.America.D.Belgium.

6.Whatisthecauseoftheriseofsingleparentfamiliesacrosstheglobe?

A.Thenearbyfamilymembershaveafavourableopinion.

B.Aloneparentiswelloffenoughtosupporthis/herchildren.

C.Alotofproblemshavearisenintwo-parentfamilies.

D.Wecannotgetenoughprovinginformationfromthetext.

7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheincreaseofsingleparentfamiliesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itwillsomewhatlimitthegrowingpopulationofyoungergeneration.

B.Governmentsshouldtakeactionsaboutthesocialproblemsbroughtaboutbyit.

C.Singleparentfamiliesarenotlookeddownuponinanycountrymentionedhere.

D.Generallyspeaking,thesingleparentsneedn’tworrysincetheyarehighlypaid.

8.WhichofthefollowingdiagramscorrectlyshowstheriseofsingleparentfamiliesintheUSfrom

1990to2000?

（三）

Insomeurbancenters,workaholismissocommonthatpeopledonotconsideritunusual:

Theyacceptthelifestyleasnormal.GovernmentworkersinWashingtonD.C,forexample,frequentlyworksixtytoseventyhoursaweek.Theydon’tdothisbecausetheyhaveto;theydoitbecausetheywantto.

Workaholismcanbeaseriousproblem.Becausetrueworkaholicswouldratherworkthandoanythingelse,theyprobablydon’tknowhowtorelax.

Isworkaholismalwaysdangerous?

Perhapsnot.Thereare,certainly,peoplewhoworkwellunderstress.Somestudiesshowthatmanyworkaholieshavegreatenergyandinterestinlife.Theirworkissopleasurablethattheyareactuallyveryhappy.Formostworkaholics,workandentertainmentkeepthembusyandcreative.

Whydoworkaholicsenjoytheirjobssomuch?

Thereareseveraladvantagestowork.Ofcourse,itprovidespeoplewithpaychecks,andthisisimportant.Butitoffersmorethanfinancialsecurity.Itprovidespeoplewithselfconfidence;theyhaveafeelingofsatisfactionwhenthey’reproducedachallengingpieceofworkandareabletosay,“Imadethat.”Psychologistsclaimthatworkgivespeopleanidentitythroughparticipationinwork,theygetasenseofselfandindividualism.Inaddition,mostjobsprovidepeoplewithasociallyacceptablewaytomeetothers.Perhapssomepeoplearecompulsiveabouttheirwork,buttheiraddictionseemstobeasafe-evenanadvantageous-one.

9.Thepassageindicatesthatworkaholics.

A.justknowworkbutnothingelse

B.arewillingtoworkhardforlonghourswithoutpay

C.findtheirworkprovidethemmoresatisfactionandselfconfidencethanhowmuchtheyarepaid

D.hastheworkwithmoreresponsibilitythanothers

10.Oneofthereasonsthatsomepeoplearenotwillingtoquittheirjobsevenintheireightiesandninetiesisthat

A.theyareintheneedoffinancialsecurity

B.theywouldratherworkthanbedisturbedbydomesticaffairs

C.theylongforasenseofidentityandbeingaccomplished

D.theymayhavehealthproblemsfromsheerboredom

11.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.workaholicsareusuallysuccessfulpeople,buttheirlivesareinamess

B.workaholismcanleadtoseriousproblemsbutitcanalsocreateajoyfullife

C.peoplewhoareabsorbedintheirworkmayenjoymovies,sportsandotherkindsofentertainment

D.thosewhoworkevenunderdifficultconditionsmaybeveryhappy

12.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.intheeyesofallthecommonpeopleworkaholicsarepeculiar

B.toworkaholics,workisthesolesourceofhappiness

C.apieceofchallengingworkmayprovidetheworkaholicsasenseofsatisfaction

D.workaholicsareasaddictedtotheirjobasotherpeoplearetodrugsoralcohol

（四）

Moresurprising,perhaps,thanthepresentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandthriving.AsSkolnicknotes,Americansareamarryingpeople:

relativetoEuropeans,moreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungerage.Moreover,afteradropintheearly1915s,therateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorcerateneedstobetakeninthispromarriagecontext:

some30percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thus,marriageremainsbyfarthepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofpeopleinoursociety.

Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twentyfiveyearsago,thetypicalAmericanfamilywasmadeupofahusband,awife,andtwoorthreechildren.Now,therearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildren.Andtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife’sformermarriage,orthehusband’s,orboth.Sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses（配偶）.

Thus,onecanfindeverytypeoffamilyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenfromonlythepersentmarriage;marriageswith“fulltime”childrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswith“fulltime”childrenfromthepresentmarriageand“parttime”childrenfromformermarriages.Therearestepfathers,stepmothers,halfbrothers,andhalfsisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!

Thesearegreatchangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevenso,eveninthemidstofallthis,thereremainsoneconstant:

MostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarried.

13.BycallingAmericanmarryingpeopletheauthormeansthat.

A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeans

B.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeans

C.therearemoremarriedcouplesinU.S.A.thaninEurope

D.moreofAmericans,ascomparedwi