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绵阳市高考英语阅读理解专题练习2及答案
阅读理解。
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
AGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfutureactuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthosepessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.
Thepaper,publishedthisMarchinPsychologyandAging,examinedhealthandwelfaresurveysfromroughly40,000Germansbetweenages18and96.Thesurveyswereconductedeveryyearfrom1993to2003.
Surveyrespondents(受访者)wereaskedtoestimatetheirpresentandfuturelifesatisfactiononascaleof0to10,amongotherquestions.
Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddleagedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.Adultsof65andolder,however,werefarmorelikelytounderestimatetheirfuturelifesatisfaction.Notonlydidtheyfeelmoresatisfiedthantheythoughttheywould,theolderpessimistsseemedtosufferalowerratio(比率)ofdisabilityanddeathforthestudyperiod.
“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactuallyobservedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskofdeathwithinthefollowingdecade,”wroteFriederR.Lang,aprofessorattheUniversityofErlangenNuremberg.
Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosyfuture.
“Seeingadarkfuturemayencouragepositiveevaluationsoftheactualselfandmaycontributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施),”theauthorswrote.
Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.Also,theresearcherssaidthathigherincomewasrelatedtoagreaterriskofdisability.
Theauthorsofthestudynotedthattherewerelimitationstotheirconclusions.Illness,medicaltreatmentandpersonallosscouldalsohavedrivenhealthoutcomes.
However,theresearcherssaidapatternwasclear.“Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,”theauthorsconcluded.
1.Accordingtothestudy,whomadethemostaccuratepredictionoftheirfuturelifesatisfaction?
A.Optimisticadults.B.Middleagedadults.
C.Adultsinpoorhealth.D.Adultsoflowerincome.
解析 细节理解题。
由文章第四段第一句话“Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimatedtheirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddleagedadults(age40to64)moreaccuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.”可知中年人可以更加精确地预测他们的未来。
故选B项。
答案 B.
2.Pessimismmaybepositiveinsomewaybecauseitcausespeople________.
A.tofullyenjoytheirpresentlife
B.toestimatetheircontributionaccurately
C.totakemeasuresagainstpotentialrisks
D.tovaluehealthmorehighlythanwealth
解析 细节理解题。
由第六、七段中的关键信息“...peoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheirfuturemaybemorecarefulabouttheiractions...”及“...contributetotakingimprovedprecautions(预防措施)...”可知对未来持悲观态度的人会对他们的行动更加小心并且采取一些预防措施,故选C项。
答案 C.
3.Howdopeopleofhigherincomeseetheirfuture?
A.Theywillearnlessmoney.
B.Theywillbecomepessimistic.
C.Theywillsuffermentalillness.
D.Theywillhavelesstimetoenjoylife.
解析 细节理解题。
由第八段第一句话“Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectingagreaterdecline.”可知工资高的人会预料他们未来工资的下降,故选A项。
答案 A.。
4.Whatistheclearconclusionofthestudy?
A.Pessimismguaranteeschancesofsurvival.
B.Goodfinancialconditionleadstogoodhealth.
C.Medicaltreatmentdetermineshealthoutcomes.
D.Expectationsoffuturelifesatisfactiondeclinewithage.
解析 推理判断题。
由最后一段的最后一句话“‘Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectationsoffuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,’theauthorsconcluded.”可知对未来生活满意度的预测随年龄的增长而下降。
答案 D.。
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
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