日常生活类阅读理解专训含答案.docx

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日常生活类阅读理解专训含答案

日常生活类阅读理解专训

（一）

Wespendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleep．Thismaysouldlikealotoftime，butitisnotwasted．Ourbodiesneedsleeptostayhealthy．Notgettingenoughaleepcanmakeussick．

Sleepandourimmune（免疫）system

Theimmunesystemprotectsthebodyfro

mdiseasesandinfections（传染）．Notgettingenoughsleephurtsthisprotectivesystem．

TheMayoClinicisaresearchhospitalintheUnitedStates．Itswebsiteexplainsthatwhenwesleepourbodiesproduceproteins（蛋白质）thatsupportsleepandhelpusfightinfections．Theyaddthatinfection-fightingantibodies（抗体）arereducedduringperiodswhenyoudon’tgetenoughsleep．

AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofWashingtonintheU．S．seemstoconfirmthis．Dr．NathanielWatsonwastheleadwriterofthestudy．Watsonsayshisstudyshowsthattheimmunesystemworksbestwhenthebodygetsenoughsleep．Forthestudy，Watsonandhisteamstudied11pairsoftwins．Thisisanimportantdifferencefromothersleepstudies．Otherresearchdidnotstudytwins．Researchersfoundthatthetwinwhosleptlesshadaweakerimmunesystem．

Watsonsayshisstudyshowedforthefirsttimethatalong-termlack（缺乏）ofsleepshutsdownpartsoftheimmunesystem．Hesayspartsthatmovewhitebloodcellsaroundthebodyareinfluenced．Whitebloodcellsfightinfectionsinthebody．

Watson’sstudyprovidesmoreevidence（证据）thatsleepisimportantto“overallhealth”．Andsleepisespeciallyim

portanttoimmunehealth．

TheresearcherspublishedtheirfindingsinthemagazineSleep．

Howmuchsleepisenough?

Tostayingoodhealth，expertsattheMayoClinicsaythatadultsshouldget7to8hoursofsleep．Teenagersneed9to10hours．Andschool-agedchildrenmayneedmorethan10hoursofsleepanight．

Expertssayoursleepbecomespoorinour30s．Bythetimewereachour50s，theaveragepersonhaslost50percentoftheirabilitytohavearestfulsleep．Thesepeoplealsohavetroublefallingasleepandstayingasleepthroughthenight．Frommiddleageon，theysaytheseproblemsonlygetworse，andtheycaninfluenceourhealth．

Signsyoumaynotbegettingenoughsleep

●You’realwayshungryoryou’vegainedweight．

●Youhavetroublemakingdecisions．

●Youhavetroublerememberingthings．

●Yourskindoesn’tlookgood．

●Youarehavingtroubleseeing．

（  ）1．Fromthefirstthreeparagraphsweknowthat       ．

A.itisawastetospendaboutone-thirdofourlivesasleep

B.we’llbecomeseriouslyillifwedon’thaveenoughsleep

C.enoughsleepdoesgoodtoinfection-fightingantibodies

D.immunesystemisprotectedwhenpeoplebegintosleep

（  ）2．FromWatson’sstudy，weknow       ．

A.enoughsleephelpstheimmunesystemw

orkwell

B.thestudyoftwinsisakindofcommonsleepstudy

C.twinsneedlesssleepbuthavestrongerimmunesystem

D.sleepingforalongtimeisimportanttoimmunehealth

（  ）3．Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage？

A.Peopledon’tneed7to8hoursofsleepanightintheirfifties．

B.Thelessyousleepeverynight，themoreweightyou’lllose．

C.Teenagersshouldgetmorethan10ho

ursofsleepanight．

D.Ifyourmemorygetsworse，youmaynotgetenoughsleep．

（  ）4．Whatwillprobablybewritteninthefollowingpart？

A.Howtoimproveyoursleep         B．Howimportantenoughsleepis!

C.Howamazingifyoulookgood!

     D．Howtoavoidtroubleofseeing

（二）

It'sacommonbeliefthatovertime,petownersstarttolookliketheiranimals.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.

Nexttimeyoureachforyourfridge,thinktwice.Ifyourcatiswatching,shewillprobablyovereataswell.

InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessina,itturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirowners“mirror”thelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametime,eatatthesametime,andcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.

“Catsarecleveranimalswithalongmemory,”JaneBrunt,directoroftheCatalystCouncil,toldDiscoveryNews.“Theywatchandlearnfromus,notingthepatternsofouractions,knowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefed,howtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'sbeenimproperlyclosed,andwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasare.”Becausecatscopyourhabits,ifyouspendalotoftimeraiding（搜刮）thefridge,yourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnack,too.Accordingtothestudy,thisexplainswhy“humanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtomatch”．

There'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefit（使受益）yourcat,butbasedonthestudy,itsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepinghabitisbestforbothofyou.

There'salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.“Whentheysitsoftlybreathing,eyeshalfclosed,thesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditation（冥想），”Bruntsaid.They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.

So,accordingtoscience,thoughwethinkthatcatsarenotclosetousalltheseyears,itturnsouttheyareinfactlearningfromusandlookinguptous.Scary,huh?

（ ）1.Whatdoestheword“terrifying”inparagraph1probablymean?

  A.可怕的                           B.高兴的                   C.伤心的                   D.无聊的

（ ）2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?

A.Catscancopyhumans'behaviours.

B.Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.

C.Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.

D.Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.

（ ）3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4referto?

A.Humans'keepingsearchingthefridge.

B.Humans'drinkinggreenteaandgoingtoyoga 

C.Cats'copyinghumans'habitoflookingforfood. 

D.Cats'goingtotheirownersforfood.

（ ）4.Whatcanwelearnfromourcats?

A.Toremainpeaceful.                B.Tobeabletocopy.

C.Tostayhungry.                   D.Tolookuptofriends.

（ ）5.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe“________”．

A.Yourcatcanbringyoupleasure   B.Youarecopyingyourcat

C.Youcanmakeyourcatsocial     D.Yourcatiscopyingyourhabit

（三）

THISyeartheUSMintwillhonoroneofthecountry’smost famous writers.

“MarkTwain”,thepennameofSamuelClemens（1835-1911）islovedbyAmericanreadersforhisnovelsTomSawyer（1876）andTheAdventuresofHuckberryFinn（1844）.

   Nowheisgoingtohavehislifeandworkcommemorated（纪念）withspecialgoldandsilvercoins.

   ButdoesTwainneedtobecommemorated?

Itdoesn’tseemlikepeopleintheUSwillforgethim.Twainoncejokedthatalack（缺少）ofmoneyistherootofallevil（邪恶）”butalackofmoneywithTwain’sfamousfaceonitwouldn’thavemadepeopleforgetabouthim.

   TheAdventuresofHuckberryFinnisthoughttobehisgreatestworks.

   MotherlessHuckFinnisayoungboywhoshowsthespiritoffreedom.ButitcouldbesaidthatHuck’sfreedomreallycomesfromHuckwantingtofly.WhenHuckgetsawayfromhisviolent（暴力的）father,heisn’treallylookingforfreedom,butsurvival.

   It’sevenmoreofaproblemforaslave.Jim,theescaped（逃跑的）slavewhoHuckhelps,makesHuck’slifeseemevenbetter.It’seasiernottobeabletodealwithsomeonewhowantstoforceyoutogotoschoolthantohavetofightalawthatsaysyouareapieceofproperty（财产）.

HuckandJim’sfriendship,asshownbyMarkTwain,isoneofthegreatstoriesinAmericanliteraturebecauseitshowsawhitecharacter,Huck,whogetsanideaoftheAfricanAmericanexperience.

MarkTwainisfamousandwouldstillbefamouswithoutanyspecialcoins.Anyway,thecoinscouldbeareasontolookagainattheworkofawriterwhogotundertheskinoftheUSinthe19thcentury.

Withtheraceissue（种族问题）farfromdeadintheUStoday,perhapsTwainstillhassomethingtoteachtoday’sreaders.

（ ）1.HowmanynovelsismentionedwrittenbyMarkTwaininthispassage?

 A.One                   B.Two                        C.Three                      D.Four

（ ）2.WhyisTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnconsideredTwain’sgreatestworks?

A.Ittalksabouthowablackslaverunsawayfromhisviolentowner. 

B.Itdescribesaneverlastingfriendshipbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces.

C.Itdescribesthesocialproblemthatalackofmoneyistherootofallevil.

D.IttalksaboutawhiteAmericanunderstandingtheAfricanAmericanexperience.

（ ）3.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?

A.Huckgetsawayfromhisfatherforsurvival.

B.Jim escapes fromhisslaveownerforfreedom.  

C.TwaindugdeeplyintoAmericansocietyofhistimes.

D.Withoutthespecialcoins,he’llprobablybeforgotten.

（ ）4.Theunderlinedphrase“farfromdead”probablymeans_______.  

A.stillbeingthere.                            B.Becomingmoreserious.

C.Beingindanger.                            D.Goneforalongtime.

（ ）5.What’sthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A.TotellthestoryofTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.

B.TotellreadersaboutthespecialcoinscreatedtohonorMarkTwain.

C.ToexplorewhytheUSstillremembersandhonorsMarkTwain.

D.Todrawreaders’attentiontothemanyraceissuesintheUStoday.

（四）

Youeitherhaveit,oryoudon’t—asenseofdirection.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamapwhileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?

Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheory（理论）isthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseit