高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习18.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习18

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品题练习（18）及答案

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Asanaidfashionedasitsounds,doctorssaythebestwaytoloseweightistoeatlessandexercisemore.Forwomenwhoaremiddleagedorolder,expertssayanhourofdailyexerciseisnecessaryjusttokeepweight.

Butformostwomen,fittinginanhourofexerciseinanalreadybusydayisdifficult,anditisevenimpossible.Especiallyformanywomen,mosthoursarealreadyfilledwithafulltimejobandraisingafamily.Attheendofthetiringday,atleastintheU．S.,thereislittleincentivetoprepareadinnerwhenfastfoodissoavailable－andsomuchmorefattening.

NearlytwentymillionwomenintheU．S.havetheproblemofobesity.TheUnitedNationsreportnotesthatAmericaisoneofthecountriesthathavethemostobesepeopleintheworldandMississippihasmoreoverweightwomenthananyotherstateintheU．S..TheU．S.CenterforDiseaseControlsaysthenumberofoverweightwomenincreasedby60%between2004and2009inAmerica.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysmorethanonebillionwomeninothernationsareinthesameshape.

Whilethereisplentyofadviceonhowtolosekilograms,anewstudyiscarriedoutonmiddieagedandolderwomenwhokeepnormalbodyweight,orBMI（BodyMassIndex）．“WefoundthatphysicalactivitywaseffectiveincontrollingweightonlyamongwomenwhostartedtogainweightfromanormalBMI，”IMinLeeandhercolleaguesfoundmoreexercisedidnothelp.

“Onceawomanisobese,therewasnorelationbetweenphysicalactivityandweightchangeamongthesewomen，”Leesaid.Theresearcherssaytheonlywaythatobesewomencanloseweightistosimplycutcalories.

9．Whatmakesitdifficultformostwomentohaveanhourofexerciseeveryday?

A．Losingconfidenceinexercising.

B．Payingallattentiontotheirjobs.

C．Havingnointerestinexercising.

D．Beingtoobusytofindsparetime.

解析：

选D。

由第二段内容可知，工作和家庭占据了妇女们的大多数时间，因此她们很难找到业余时间锻炼。

10．Thethirdparagraphshowsusthat________.

A．moreandmorewomenarecaringabouttheirweight

B．theproblemofwomanobesityworldwideisserious

C．manyorganizationsarebuilttocareaboutfatwomen

D．Americahasmoreoverweightwomenthananyothercountry

解析：

选B。

由第三段内容特别是最后一句话可知，世界范围内的妇女肥胖问题十分严重。

11．WhatshouldanobesewomandotoloseweightaccordingtoLee?

A．Eatmorevegetablesandfruitandlessfat.

B．Keepbusyalldaylonganddoalotofexercise.

C．Findahighenergycostingandtiringjob.

D．Sleepless,eatinglessandexercisingmore.

解析：

选A。

由最后一段最后一句话可知，肥胖妇女只能靠减少食物中的热量来减肥，也就是说她们应该多吃水果和蔬菜，少吃含高热量的东西。

12．Fromthepassage，weknowanhourofdailyexercisecan________.

A．helppeopletoloseweight

B．makepeopleputonweight

C．makepeoplekeepweight

D．keeppeoplebusy

解析：

选C。

由第一段最后一句话可知，每天一小时的锻炼只能使人保持体重。

BEIJING—AppleIncisonestepclosertobeginningsalesofiPad2tabletcomputerswithcellular（手机）networkcompatibility（兼容）forthefirsttimeintheChinesemainland,wheretheconsumer-electronicsgiantisinthemidstofanaggressiveexpansion．

AccordingtoChina’sTelecommunicationEquipmentCertificationCenter,adevicebyApplewiththird-generationhigh-speedwirelessdatacapabilitieswasissuedthenetworkaccesslicenseneededforthecompanytobeginofficialsalesinChina.Thedevice,listedundermodelnumber“A1396”,iscompatiblewiththe3GstandardWCDMA,andwouldworkwiththecellularnetworkoperatedbyApple’slocaliPhonepartner,ChinaUnicom（HongKong）Ltd．

ChinaUnicomdeclined（谢绝）tocomment．

Applealreadyoffersthe3GiPad2inHongKongthroughitspartners,butcurrentlyonlyoffersWi-FiversionsofthedeviceintheChinesemainland．Still,consumersinChina,whichaccordingtoresearchfirmIDCsurpassed（超过）theUSastheworld’slargestPCmarketinthesecondquarter,havebeenpurchasing3Gtabletsthroughunofficialchannels.

Separately,ApplespokeswomanCarolynWusaidSept6thatthecompany’sfirstHongKongstore,settoopenthisquarter,willbelocatedinthecity’scentralshoppingandbusinessdistrictintheInternationalFinanceCenter’supscale（高档的）IFCmall,acommercialcenterandsightseeingspotalongthecity’swaterfront.WualsosaidthatAppleisplanninganewstoreinShanghailaterthisquarter,whichwillbeitsbiggeststoreinChina.Shedeclinedtogivemoredetailsortocommentonthe3GiPad2．

Applecurrentlyhasfourfull-serviceApplestoresinthemainland,whichreceivethemosttrafficofanyApplestoresintheworld.Thecompanyotherwisereliesonresellerstogetitsproductsintothemarket．

ThenewstoresreflectApple’sconfidenceinrisingdemandforitsproductssuchassmartphonesandtabletcomputers．SalesintheChinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanhelpedboost（增长）thecompany’sthird-quarterresults,newlyappointedChiefExecutiveTimCooksaidinJuly．Chinarevenue（收益）surged（激增）six-foldtoabout$3．8billionduringthethreemonthsendedJune25．

“Thishasbeenasubstantial（重大）opportunityforAppleandIfirmlybelievethatwe’rejustscratchingthesurfacerightnow,”Cooksaidatthetime,referringtostrongsalesinChina.“IseeanincredibleopportunityforApplethere．”

FromChinaDaily2011-09-08

【1】Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A．WCDMAisnottheonly3Gstandardintheworld．

B．AppleIncsellsitsproductsinthemarketoftheChinesemainlandallbyitsownstores．

C．TheconsumersinChinacanonlygetiPad2ofWi-Fiversions．

D．ChinesemainlandisthesecondlargestPCmarketinthisyear’ssecondquarter．

【2】Howmanyfull-serviceApplestoresinChina?

A．4．B．6．C．8．D．Unknown．

【3】What’stheprobablemeaningof“six-fold”inthelastbutoneparagraph?

A．one-sixthB．sixtimesC.60percentD．2

times

【4】Cooksaid“we’rejustscratchingthesurfacerightnow”because________．

A．theydon’tknowmuchaboutChina’smarket

B．theywillsellmoreproductsandgainmoreprofitinChina

C．theyneedtoobtainmorepermissionfromChina’sgovernment

D．theyignoredtheruralmarketinChina

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SylvesterandIarewatchingtelevisionadvertisementsbecauseweneedinformationforaclassresearchproject.Wehavetodiscussrealismanddreamsintelevisionadvertising,andsowearelookingforexamplesofthingsthatarenottrueintelevisionadvertisements.Thequestionweareaskingis,“Istheadvertisementtruetolife,ordoesitofferanunrealpictureoftheproduct？

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Sylvesteriskeepingtrackofthelies,andhealreadyhasquitealonglist.Hesaysthatallhousewivesseemtoliveinlovelyhomes,dressbeautifully,andlovetheirhouseholdchores.Theysmileandboastaboutfloorcleanersandproudlydisplaytheirdirtyclothes,dirtytabletops,anddirtychildren.Inaddition,hehasneverseenmendoinghousework.Sylvesterthinksthatthisviewoffamilylifeisfilledwiththingsthatarenottrue.

Iamkeepingtrackofthepeoplewhoappearintheadvertisements.Ihavefoundhandsomemenchasingafterbeautifulwomen,andtheyarealwaysrecommendingbrandXtoothpasteorbrandYcologne（科隆香水）．Iseeteenagersandchildrenwiththeirfriends,havingwonderfultimeatpartiesandatschool,andtheyareusuallyenjoyinglarge,happyfamilygatherings.Ithinkthattheseadvertisementsarealsofilledwiththingsthataren’ttrue.

SylvesterandIhavediscoveredthatmuchofAmericanlifeispicturedunrealisticallyontelevision.Teenagersdonotalwayshavefunatparties,andveryfewpeoplelovedoingchores.Peopledohaveproblemsbutfewoftheseareevershowninadvertisements.Instead,wewatchCinderelladiscoveramiraclefloorcleaner,finishthekitchenchores,andwaltzofftotheball.Ourheadsarefilledwiththesedreams,andtheyalsosuggestthat,foranyproblem,brandZwillprovidetheinstantcure.SylvesterandIwillhaveveryfewfactsandalotofdreamstowriteaboutinourresearchreports.

13．WhyarethespeakerandSylvesterwatchingtelevision?

A．Theyarelookingforgoodproducts.

B．TheyaretryingtobelikeTVpeople.

C．Theyareinterestedinadvertising.

D．Theyaredoingaschoolproject.

解析：

选D。

从第一段第一句话“SylvesterandIarewatchingtelevisionadvertisementsbecauseweneedinformationforaclassresearchproject.”中可以看出。

14．Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouthowteenagersareshown?

A．Itisincomplete.B．Itisunrealistic.

C．Itistruetolife.D．Itistooboring.

解析：

选B。

从第四段第一句“SylvesterandIhavediscoveredthatmuchofAmericanlifeispicturedunrealisticallyontelevision.”中可以看出。

15．Sylvesterandtheauthorhavecometotheconclusionthattelevisionadvertising________.

A．trulyreflectsAmericanlife

B．islackinginmuchimagination

C．seldomshowsproblems

D．givesgreatfuntochildren

解析：

选C。

从第四段第三句“Peopledohaveproblemsbutfewoftheseareevershowninadvertisements.”中可以看出。

16．Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis________.

A．AClassResearchProjectonTV

B．AmericanLifetoBeShown

C．ChildrenLiketoSylvesterAdvertisements

D．UntrueThingsinTVAdvertising

解析：

选D。

文章从第一段就提出，作者和Sylvester讨论广告所说是否真实。

他们从广告中捕捉信息，得出结论，广告所言不是完全真实的。

“Ithinkthattheseadvertisementsarealsofilledwiththingsthataren’ttrue.”A和C不正确，B不切题。

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