湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练47.docx

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湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习阅读训练47

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练（47）

1.

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”mayperhapsbestbeviewednotasast

atethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving,theconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.

72.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson______.

A.keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalcondition

B.monitoringpatients’bodyfunctions

C.removingpeople’sbadlivinghabits

D.ensuringpeople’spsychologicalwell-being

73.Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat______.

A.goodhealthismorethannotbeingill

B.drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmful

C.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfit

D.preventionismoredifficultthancure

74.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered“well”ifhe______.

A.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits

B.doe

snothaveanyphysicalhandicaps

C.isabletohandlehisdailyroutines

D.isfreefromanykindofdisease

75.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof“wellness”isforpeople______.

A.tobestsatisfytheirbody’sspecialneeds

B.tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealth

C.tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealth

D.tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure

2.

Blogsareheretostay.Theyhavebecomeadeep-rootedpartoftheliterary,journalistic,andevensocialarea.

Perhapsyouwouldliketostartablog;perhapsyouwouldliketoimproveyourblog;perhapsyouwouldliketotakeyourblogtoprofessionalstandards—asameansofearningincomesorincreasingyourvisibility.Whateveryourgoalis,thiscoursewillmoveyouintherightdirection.

Millionsofpeoplehaveblogs.Onlyapartofthemdoitwellenoughtoachieverealbenefits,intermsofincomes,visibility,orsheer（纯粹的）entertainment.Thiscoursewillshowyouhowtojointhebandofbetterbloggers.Youwilllearnhowtofindtherighttoneforyourblog,setitupandmaintainit,writepoststhatareeffectiveandworthreading,andattractpeoplefromallovertheworldtoyourspotontheblogsphere.Whileit’ssimpletostartablog,ittakesvigilanceandskilltodoitreallywell,asistrueofanykindofwriting.

Amongthetopicscovered:

overviewsoftheblogsphere,thebenefitsofblogging,focusingonyourblogconcept,howtosetupandmaintainablog,tipsforeffectiveblogwritinganddrawingvisitorstoyoursite.

Youwillgethands-onpracticecreatingyourblogplustimeforquestions.Whetheryouwishtoblogforfunorbusiness,youwillgainarealisticunderstandingofhowtobecomepartoftheblogsphere.

Courseoffered.

HOWTOBLOG

Inthisfour-weekcourse,abloggingexpertwillguideyouthroughtheprocessofconceiving,settingup,writing,andpromotingablog.Eachstudentwillconsultwiththeinstructoronablogconcept,thensetupa“live”blogandintroduceittotherestoftheclassforfeedback.Studentswillalsohaveampleopportunitiestoasktheinstructorquestions.

ONLINECLASSES

Tuition:

$125.RegistrationFee:

$25

Eachclassisstrictlylimitedto25students,aged18andup.

Starts

NewLecture

Location

Time

Enroll

Jan12

Wednesdays

Online

24hrs.aday

CLASSFULL

Feb9

Wednesdays

Online

24hrs.aday

CLASSFULL

Mar16

Wednesdays

Online

24hrs.aday

Enroll

69.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.

A.anonlineprogrammeaboutbloghistoryB.anonlinewritingarrangement

C.anonlinecourseforwritinggoodblogsD.anonlinecompetitioninwritingblogs

70.Afterjoininginthecourse,youwill______.

A.learnskillsofwritingeffectiveblogs

B.havetorecitetheblogconcepts

C.berequiredtowriteblogsasacareer

D.chooseblogsforfunorbusiness

71.Whatdoweknowaboutthecourse?

A.Therearenomorethan25studentsineachcourse.

B.Thecourseisintendedforteenagersunder18.

C.Itwillcostyou$150tolearnthecourse.

D.Newlecturesaregiveneachdayeveryweek.

3.

Workyourbrain!

Between2and3poundsofwonder,itcontrolseverythingwesay,doorthink,whoweareandwhatwecareabout,thewaywewalkorlaughorfig

ureoutthings,whatwelikeandthetalentswepossess,howweseeandtalkandrunandjumpandprocessourfood.

Thebrainuses20percentofourbody'soxygenand20percentofitsblood.Somewherewithinitsprotein,fat,100,000milesofbloodvesselsand100billionnervecells,ithelpsusrememberwhereweputourgymshoes.Changeourtemperaturesowedon'tdiebecauseoftheheatorcold.Speedusuporslowusdown.Helpuschoosebetweenorangejuiceororangeflavoreddrinks.

Itscomplexityarestunning,farbeyondanythingmostofuscanimagine.Tokeepthisworkofartaspolishedaspossibleweneedtoeatright,exerciseandkeepmentallystimulated.

Goodnutritionhelpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachother.Exercisestimulatesahormoneinourbrainthatimprovesmemory.Mentalstimulationkeepsyousharpevenasyouage.

“It'sveryimportantthatwetellpeopletobephysicallyactiveandmentallyactive,”saidneurologistMalcolmStewart.

“Peoplecannotstopaging,butyou'reabletoreducethedamage;you'reabletokeepthefunctionup.”

FollowingareDr.Stewart'sadviceforimprovingbrainhealth：

●Nutrition

Avoidfastfood.Followtheoldadage（格言）:

Forbreakfast,eatlikeaking;forlunch,likea

queen;forsupper,likeabeggar.

●Exercise

Doacombinationofstretchingaerobicandmusclestrengtheningeveryday.

●Mentalgames

Trytohaveasenseofhopeaboutthefuture.Dopuzzles.Listentomusic.Reachouttootherstomak

etheirlivesbetter.

65.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto______.

A.informushowthebrainworks

B.giveusadviceonhowtokeepthebrainhealthy

C.tellusthatthebrainplaysanimportantroleinourlives

D.showhowspecialthebrainistous

66.Theword“stunning”inParagraph5means______.

A.interesting　B.strangeC.significant　D.amazing

67.Accordingtothetext，moreexercise______.

A.keepsourmindsharpB.helpsimproveourmemory

C.givesourbrainarest　D.isgoodforbraincellscommunicatingwitheachother

68.Inordertokeepbrainhealthy，weshouldavoid______.

A.eatingagoodlunchB.doingpuzzles

C.eatingalargesupperD.takingaerobicexercise

4.

SeligmanisleadingtheresearchonwhatmightbecalledHappinessRevolutioninpsychology.SinceWorldWarII,psychologistshavefocusedonfixingwhatisbroken—repairingpsychosis（精神病）,andneurosis（精神衰弱）.Researchhaspiledupsteadilywhenitcomestolookingatpatientswhoareneurotic,whilethehappyorjoyfulpeopleamongushavereceivedlittlescientificexamination.

WhenSeligmandidasearchtofindacademicarticlesaboutsuch‘positivepsychology’hefoundonly800outof70,000.‘Psychologiststendtobeconcernedwithtakinganegative8person,andhelpinghimgettonegative2,’saidSeligman,apsychologyprofessoroftheUniversityofPennsylvania.‘Myaimistotakeaplus2personandboosthimtoaplus6.’

Inthelast50years,statisticshaveshownthatwearelesshappyasapeople.‘Whileourqualityoflifehasincreaseddramaticallyoverthattime,andwe’vebecomericher,we’reinanepidemicofdepression,’Seligmansaid.‘Depressionis10timesmorecommonnow,andlifesatisfactionratesaredownaswell.’Seligmanarguesthatthenewsciencehewritesaboutisshiftingpsychology’smodelawayfromitsnarrow-mindedfocusonmentalillnesstowardspositiveemotion,virtueandstrengththatincreasepeople’shappiness.Ifyouwanttobehappy,forgetaboutwinningthelottery（抽奖）,gettinganosejob,orsecuringaraise. Inhisnewbook,AuthenticHappiness,psychologistMartinSeligmanarguesthatoverall

lifetimehappinessisnottheresultofgoodgenes,money,or

evenluck.Instead,hesayswecanincreaseourownhappinessbymakinguseofthestrengthsandvirtuesthatwealreadyhave,inc