湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练23.docx

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湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习阅读训练23

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练（23）

第三部分：

阅读理解。

本部分共两节，满分40分。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分。

A

Packagingisaveryimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatepeopletobuyproducts.Forexample,alittlechildmig

htaskforabreakfastfoodcontainedinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninbreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolororcutout,gamesprintedonapackage,orasmallgiftinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproducts---ortoasktheirparentstobuyforthem.

Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinplaincontainermightcostless,peopleoftenprefertobuytheproductinareusableglassordish,becausetheybelievethecontainerisfree.However,thecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostoftheproduct.

Thesizeofapackagealsomotivatesabuyer.Maybethepackagehas“EconomySize”（大包装）or“FamilySize”（特大号包装）printedonit.Thissuggeststhatthelargersizehasthemostproductfortheleastmoney.Butthatisnotalwaystrue.Tofinditout,abuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandthepriceofthebasicunit.

Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Buttheimportantthingforanybuyerto

rememberisthatapackageisoftenanadvertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlytheproductinsidecandothat.

56.Thefirstandthelastsentencesinparagraph2mayprobablymean______.

A.abuyerwillnotgetwhathepaysfor

B.abuyerwillgetmorethanwhathepaysfor

C.abuyerwillgetsomethingusefulfreeofcharge

D.abuyerwillgetmorebutpayless

57.Fromthepassageweknowthebuyerpaysmoreattentionto______.

A.thesizeofacontainerB.acontainerwithattractivepictures

C.awell-designedcontainerD.aplaincontainerwithlowcost

58.Whatsuggestiondoesthewritergiveinthepassage？

A.It‘snotgoodtobuytheproductwhichissoldinaglassordish.

B.Thequalityofacontainerhasnothingtodowiththequalityoftheproduct.

C.Thebestchoiceforabuyeristobuyaproductinaplainpackage.

D.Abuyershouldbuywhatheneedsmostratherthanawell-designedpackage.

59.Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage？

A.PackagingofProducts.B.HowtoMakeanAdvertisement.

C.HowtoSellProducts.D.HowtoAttractMoreBuyers.

B

Internetuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth,accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.

　EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmorebadfeelingsandlonelinessthanthosewhowasonlinelessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudyshowed.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

　ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth,researchershypothesized（推测）.Faceless,bodiless“virtual”（虚的）communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaybeshallower.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

　“Butit'simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnology,it'sabouthowitisused,”sayspsychologistChristineRileyofIntel,oneofthestudy'ssponsors（发起人）."Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology."

60.Whathadtheresearchersexpectedbeforetheresearch?

A.TheNetmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth.

B.Internetusemayimprovepsychologicalhealth.

C.Internetusehasnothingtodowithpsychologicalhealth.

D.SpendingmuchtimeontheInternetmakespeoplefeelbadandlonely.

61.Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.

B.Internetcommunicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation.

C.UndevelopedInternettechnologycausesthedropinpsychologicalhealth.

D.ThewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.

62.WhatdoesChristineRiley,thepsychologist,suggest?

A.It'snecessarytotakesocialfactorsintoaccountindesigningapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.

B.It'simportanttotelltheusershowtodesignandapplythetechnology.

C.Comparedwithsocialfactors,thetechnologyitselfhasmoreinfluenceontheInternetusers.

D.Nosocialfactorsshouldbeconsideredinapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.

63.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoUsetheInternetB.DisadvantagesoftheInternet

C.SocialFactorsandtheInternet D.InternetMayCauseBadFeelings

C

Aswehaveseen,thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease—especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehavior,suchaspooreatinghabits,smoking,andfailuretoexercise.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteatverynutritiousfoods,whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoestoworkeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts（血细胞计数）,butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.Thispersonisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardisease.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.

Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely“notill”andsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalled“well.”Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplytheterms“well”and“wellness”onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexercise,andtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody’scondition.Mostimportant,perhaps,peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap（缺陷）maybe“well,”inthisnewsense,iftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.“Wellness”mayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving,thecon

ceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.

64.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresso

n______.

A.keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalcondition

B.monitoringpatients’bodyfunctions

C.removingpeople’sbadlivinghabits

D.ensuringpeople’spsychologicalwell-being

65.Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat______.

A.goodhealthismorethannotbeingill

B.drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmful

C.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfit

D.preventionismoredifficultthancure

66.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered“well”ifhe______.

A.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits

B.doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicaps

C.isabletohandlehisdailyroutines

D.isfreefromanykindofdisease

67.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof“wellness”isforpeople______.

A.tobestsatisfytheirbody’sspecialneeds

B.tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealth

C.tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealth

D.tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure

D

Psychiatrists（精神病专家）whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrearing---olderparentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents’biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havi

nglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor

oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,“endupretiringmuchlater.”Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.

HenryMetcalf,a54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe’salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Sure,hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader,buthe’slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn’tmeanyoung.Latelyhe’sbeentakingafternoonnaps（午睡）tokeepuphisenergy.“Mybodyisaging,”saysMetcalf.“Youcan’tgetawayfromthat.”

Often,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat.“Theyworrythey’llbemistakenforgrandparents,orthatthey’llneedhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool,”saysJoannGalst,aNewYorkpsychologist.Butatthecoreofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggerone:

“thattheywon’tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchild,”shesays.

Manylate-lifeparents,though,saytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttime.Aftermarryinglate