英語全能閱讀強(qiáng)化練（十五）

閱讀強(qiáng)化練（十五）

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1.閱讀理解

A

''Preventingobesity（月巴胖）andsmokingcansavelives,

butitdoesn/tsavemoney,"reportedresearchers."Itwasa

smallsurprise,foritisagainstthemonbelief,"saidPietervanBaal,

wholedthestudy./zButitmakessense.Ifyoulivelonger,thenyourcosts

ofthehealthsystemwillbemore.”

Theresearchersfoundthatfromage20to56,obesepeopleracked

up（累計(jì)）themostexpensivehealthcosts.Butonaverage,healthy

peoplelived84years.Smokerslivedabout77years,andobesepeople

livedabout80years.Smokersandobesepeopletendedtohavemore

heartdiseasethanhealthypeople.Thereforeinthelongrun,thethin

andhealthygroupspentabout$417,000,fromage20on.Smokers

spentabout$326,000andobesepeople$371,000.

“Theresultthrowsabucketofcoldwaterontotheidea,basedon

guesswork,thatobesityisgoingtocosttrillionsofdollars,"saidPatrick

Basham,aprofessorofhealthpolitics./zlfwe'regoingtoworryaboutthe

futureofobesity,weshouldstopworryingaboutitsfinancialimpact,"

hesaid.

“Thebenefitsofobesitypreventionmaynotbeseenimmediatelyin

termsofcostsavingintomorrow'sbudget,buttherearelongterm

gains,"saidBaal."Theseareoftenimmeasurablewhenitestopeople

livinglongerandhealthierlives."Inthemeanwhile,hesaidthat

governmentsshouldrecognizethatsuccessfulsmokingandobesity

preventionprogramsmeanthatpeoplewillhaveahigherchanceofdying

ofsomethingmoreexpensivelaterinlife.

“Lungcancerisacheapdiseasetotreatbecausepeopledon'tsurvive

verylong.ButiftheyareoldenoughtogetAlzheimer's（早老性癡呆

?。﹐neday,theymaysurvivelongerandcostmore.Wearenotadvising

thatgovernmentsstoptryingtopreventobesity,"Baalsaid."Butthey

shoulddoitfortherightreasons.w

【文章大意】本文為我們介紹了防治肥胖和吸煙能使我們活得更長(zhǎng)，但

是卻不能省錢，可能會(huì)花的更多。

1.Amongmiddleagedpeople,whosecostsofthehealthsystemarethe

most?

A.Thosewhoareheavysmokers.

B.Thosewhoareoverweight.

C.Thosewhoaretoothin.

D.Thosewhoaresufferingfromheartattacks.

【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容■Theresearchersfoundthat

fromage20to56,obesepeoplerackedup（累計(jì)）themostexpensive

healthcosts.可知是肥胖人群。

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthebeliefthatobesitycostsmuch?

A.Itturnsouttobeincorrect.

B.Itesfromscientificstudies.

C.Itisbasedonmedicalevidence.

D.Ithaschangedoverthepastyears.

【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)從20歲到56

歲，肥胖人群健康消費(fèi)最多。但是從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看，健康人群和瘦人花費(fèi)最

多。所以胖人消費(fèi)最多這種觀點(diǎn)是不對(duì)的。

3.Accordingtothetext,governmentsshouldpreventobesityforthe

purposeof.

A.reducingtheriskofsufferingcancer

B.weakeningobesity'sfinancialimpact

C.makingsureofpeople'slongandhealthylife

D.reducingthemoneyspentonmedicalprograms

【解析】選Co細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Theseareoften

immeasurablewhenitestopeoplelivinglongerandhealthierlives.可知

防治肥胖是為了讓人們過上更健康更長(zhǎng)久的生活。

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ARecentMedicalStudyShowstheTruthaboutHealth

B.PreventingObesityandSmokingMayCostMore

exchangeforasmallfee,〃thewebsiteexplains,listing50experts.

Amongcoursesbeingofferedlaterthisyearareinstructioninlife,

love,work,familyandpolitics.Atypicalcourse,inlove,willexplore

whyrelationshipsaresoplicatedandwhyattractionebbsandflows.Z/We

drawonideasfromphilosophy,psychoanalysis（心壬里分析），literature

andart.WediscoverwhatthelikesofPlato,Shakespeare,Tolstoyand

Freudhadtosayaboutpassion,empathyandselflove,"theinstructors

promise.

Coursesrunforsixweeksandcost195pounds.

【文章大意】一群藝術(shù)家、作家和知識(shí)分子在倫敦創(chuàng)建了一所新的〃大

學(xué)〃，旨在幫助那些埋頭于工作的人們欣賞生活中更加美好的事物，比

如藝術(shù)、書籍和旅游等。

5.FromParagraph1weknowthepurposeof"theuniversity”isto

A.helppeopleliveafinerlife

B.tellpeoplehowtospendtheirsparetime

C.makemoneybysettingupauniversityontheInternet

D.offereducationtothosewhohavelittlechancetogotouniversity

【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段designedtohelpthosetootied

upwithworktoappreciatethefinerthingsinlife得知新大學(xué)是為了幫助

人們欣賞生活中美好的事情。

6.TheSchoolofLifeofferscoursestothosewho.

A.pursueaqualitylife

B.trytoimprovemunicativeskills

C.getintothehabitofreadinggoodbooks

D.seeksolutionstotheirphysicaldiseases

［解析］選Ao推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Thefoundersbelievethatpeople

withtoolittletimetospareneedinstructioninhowtoliveamorefulfilled

existence.可以判斷出生活大學(xué)向那些想要過上高品質(zhì)生活的人們提

供課程。

7.ThecoursesoftheSchoolofLifeareofferedby.

A.freechattingonlinewithartypeople

B.chattingwithinstructorsfacetoface

C.makingappointmentswithchemists

D.attendingpubliclecturesgivenbyfounders

【解析】選Bo細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段TheSchoolofLifehasalarge

professional.,fee,“得知生活學(xué)校有很多專業(yè)的教職員，愿意跟你面對(duì)

面談上一個(gè)小時(shí)，只收取一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)費(fèi)用。故選B。

8.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitle?

A.Anewuniversity——solutionstoeverything

B.Anewuniversity—instructionstoyourcareer

C.TheSchoolofLife—achemistformind

D.TheSchoolofLife—aschoolforhealth

【解析】選C。主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段TheSchoolofLife,operatingout

ofasmall...mind”得知這所生活學(xué)校開在布盧姆斯伯里藝術(shù)區(qū)的一間

小作坊，它把自己形容為〃頭腦的藥劑師〃，打算給“日常疾病開出文化

處方〃。故選C。

C

There'ssomethingabouttheNewYearthatalwaysmakesmereadmy

horoscope（星象）toseewhatliesahead.Idon'tbelieveinanyofitreally

butthere/sfortinbeingtoldthatthenext12monthswillbringhealth,

wealthandhappiness.Well,it'susuallyoveroptimistic,isn'tit?

Therearemanyotherpeoplewhoarealsoskepticalabout

astrology（占星術(shù)）anditsbeliefthatknowledgeofthepositionofthestars

andplanetscanhelpusunderstandourpersonalityorpredicthuman

affairs.However,despitethelackofscientificevidenceinitsfavour,

astrologyhasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears,andisbelievedby

millionsofpeopleinboththeWestandtheEast.

TheWesthasitsstarsignseverymonthandtheEasthasitsanimals

everyyear.KmaPig.WhenIfirstfoundoutIwasaPigpersonIwasalittle

disappointed,andmyfriends（powerfulDragons,friendlyDogsand

fierceTigers）laughed.Pigshaveabadreputation—peoplethinkthey're

dirtyanimalsthatsmellhorrible.

IntheChinesezodiac（生肖）thereare12animalsandaccordingtoone

legend,whenBuddhalefttheearth,only12animalscametosay

goodbyetohim.AsarewardBuddhanamedayearaftereachofthe

animalsintheorderthattheycametohim,andthepigcamelast.SoI

thoughtIwasunluckybeingaPigbutthisisn'tso.

ItappearsthatPigsarekindpeoplewhoarehelpfulandgiving.They

tendtomakegoodfriendsastheyarefaithful,thoughtfulandtrusting.

Pigsarehappy,optimisticpeopleandhavelotsoffun—thatsoundsOK

tome!HoweverPigsareoftennaive（幼稚的）andapparentlyit'seasy

tocheataPig.Theyarealsolikelytoreactwithoutthinking,andthey/re

notthatgreatwithmoneyeither.Pigs,itseems,getalongwithSheep

andRabbitsbut,interestingly,nototherPigs,whotheyshouldstay

clearof.

【文章大意】本文主要介紹了星象等，西方每個(gè)月都有星座，東方每年

都有屬相。被告知未來一年會(huì)有健康、財(cái)富、快樂伴隨著，我們會(huì)感到

更樂觀。

9.FindingoutthathewasaPigperson,theauthorfelt.

A.alittleunhappyB.veryexcited

C.quiteproudD.alittlesurprised

【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中WhenIfirstfoundoutIwas

aPigpersonIwasalittledisappointed.得知作者原來認(rèn)為屬豬的人不幸

運(yùn)，當(dāng)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己屬豬時(shí)有點(diǎn)失望，不高興。

10.WhatisthelegendmentionedinParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.ThelonelylifeofBuddha.

B.ThefeaturesofPigpeople.

C.TheadvantagesofbeingaPig.

D.TheoriginoftheChinesezodiac.

【解析】選Do細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中IntheChinesezodiacthereare

12animalsandaccordingtoonelegend,得知第四段講的是中國(guó)的12生

肖。

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"stayclearof,inthelastparagraph

mean?

A.Giveinto.B.Fightagainst.

C.Keepawayfrom.D.Makefriendswith.

【解析】選C。詞義猬測(cè)題。根據(jù)最后一段中Pigs,itseems,getalong

withSheepandRabbitsbut,interestingly,nototherPigs,whothey

shouldstayclearof.得知看起來好像屬豬的和屬羊的、屬兔的相處融洽，

有趣的是，應(yīng)該遠(yuǎn)離同樣屬豬的人。故選C。

D

LeviStraussdidnotinventjeans,butheisconsideredtheMA：

firstpersontomakeandsellgreatnumbersofthem.Hewasbornin/

Bavaria,anareathattodayispartofGermany.In1847heandhis

familyimmigratedtotheUnitedStates.LeviStraussopenedasmall

drygoodsstore,firstinNewYork,theninSanFrancisco,California.

Amongtheproductshesoldwerejeans.Thesepantswereespecially

usefulforminersinCalifornia.Theyneededclothingmadefromastrong

material.Jeansareusuallymadefromaheavycottonclothcalled

denim件仔布）.LeviStrausspartneredwithaclothingmakernamedJacob

Davis.Davishadinventedaprocessformakingrivets（鉀釘）forjeans.These

littlemetalconnectorshelpedholdthepiecesofclothtogethertomake

thejeansstronger.

In1873,thegovernmentgaveStraussandDavisapatent（專利

證）fortheirinvention.Thatmeantnooneelsecouldlegallycopyitwithout

theirpermission.Theybeganproducingwhattheycalled"copperriveted

waistoveralls''.In1928,theLeviStrausspanyregistered（注冊(cè)）theword

Levi'sasatrademarkfortheirproduct.TheSmithsonian'sNational

MuseumofAmericanHistoryinWashingtonhasoneoftheoldestknown

pairsofLevi's.

WriterJamesSullivanpublishedabookcalled“Jeans:ACultural

HistoryofanAmericanIcon”.Init,hesaysjeansrepresenttwoAmerican

values:creativityandrebellion.CowboysworejeansintheoldWildWest.

Inthe1950s,peoplesawfamousHollywoodactorslikeJamesDeanand

MarlonBrandowearingjeansinmovies.Todayjeansstilleinbluebutalso

lotsofothercolors.Theycanalsodifferwidelyinprice.Youmightfind

jeansfor15dollarsinanAmericandiscountstore.However;theycan

alsosellforthousandsofdollarsapair.

SomepeopleliketobuyJeansthatlookfreshandnew.Othersliketo

buynewjeansthataretomandlookold.EarlyrockandrollerGene

Vincentreleased"BlueJeanBop”in1956.Theenergeticsongincludesa

linewiththeword"dungaree”.Thatisanotherwayofsayingbluejeans.It

isanoldHindiwordmeaningcoarsecalico,ordenim.Thewordcame

fromthenameofavillagethatisnowMumbai.

【文章大意】牛仔褲深受大家的喜愛，可是你知道它是誰的專利嗎？想

知道它的來歷嗎？文章對(duì)此進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)的介紹。

12.WhatcanwelearnaboutLeviStraussfromParagraph1?

A.LeviStraussopenedhisfirstjeansstoreinNewYork.

B.LeviStrausswasborninajeansmakingfamilyinBavaria.

C.LeviStraussinventedjeansandsoldgreatnumbersofthem.

D.LeviStrausscooperatedwithJacobDavistomakeandselljeans.

【解析】選Do細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段LeviStrausspartneredwitha

clothingmakernamedJacobDavis.得知利維和織布商雅各布合作研發(fā)

并銷售牛仔褲。

13.Davisinventedrivetsforjeansinorderto.

A.maketheJeanswearwell

B.petewithotherjeanmakers

C.gainapatenttopopularizehisproducts

D.decoratethejeanstomakethemmorebeautiful

【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Davishadinventedaprocess

formakingrivets...tomakethejeansstronger.得知戴維斯發(fā)明釧釘牛

仔褲是為了使牛仔褲更結(jié)實(shí)，更耐穿。

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Jeansshowthedifferenttastesofpeople.

B.JeanshavebeeimportantAmericanvalues.

C.JeansenjoyawidepopularityinthelifeofAmericanpeople.

D.JeansweremorepopularamongcowboysintheoldWildWest.

【解析】選Co推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Init,hesaysjeans

representtwoAmericanvalues:...andMarlonBrandowearingjeansin

movies.得知牛仔褲代表美國(guó)人的價(jià)值觀：創(chuàng)新和叛逆。在美國(guó)，牛仔

褲深受人民喜愛。

15.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thehistoryofjeans

B.thefeaturesofjeans

C.thelifestoryofLeviStrauss

D.thereasonsforjeans'popularity

【解析】選A。主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段中Thatisanotherwayof

sayingbluejeans.Itis...avillagethatisnowMumbai.得知本文主要講

述的是牛仔褲的歷史。

II.閱讀填句

Oneofmyearliestmemorieswaswatchingmymomtalkonourold

phone.Iwasfascinatedthatshecouldtalktosomeonewhowasn't

actuallyintheroomwithher.1Iwaswonderinghowshemanaged

totalkwithsomeoneshecouldn/tsee.

2Later,wehadmobilephonesthatcouldbecarriedaroundthe

room.Thencameputersandsmartphones.ThesedaysIcansendan

emailaroundtheworldinasecond.Mydaughter'ssmartphonehasa

hundredappsandadozensocialmediaaccounts.Shestoresallofher

informationinamysteriousplaceknownas“thecloud”,whereshecan

takeitoutatanytime.Itseemsthatwearemoreconnectedinthisvjorld

thaneverbefore.

3Fewtakethetimetotalkfacetoface.Insteadoflookinginto

theeyesofourlovedones,westareatourscreens.Itseemsasifthemost

connectedgenerationsarealsotheloneliest.

Don'tlettechnologytakeourtimeandruinourlife.Makethetimeto

meet,toprayandtomunicatewitheachother.Takeawalkonthebeach

withafriend.Havealongconversationwiththephonesoffandthehearts

on.