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2013高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解精选(26)及答案
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Hello.It’soneofthefirstwordswelearnasbabies,yetit’soneofthelastoneswethinktouseasadults.That’sunfortunate,becausesayinghelloismorethanjustsayinghello——itisrecognitionofanother’sworth.Howmighttheworldchange——howmightwechange——ifwemasteredthisword?
Tofindout,IspentonemonthsayinghellotoeverypersonImet.Here’swhatI’velearned.
Itcanboost(促进)productivity.Inoneofthefewstudieseverdoneonthissubject,Allan,anassistantprofessorofspecialeducationatOklahomaStateUniversity,hadmiddleschoolteachersgreettheirstudentsindividuallyeachmorning.Thisexchangeofgreetingsraisedthekids’productivity.Schoolwentfromimpersonaltopersonal,andthatresultedinmoreclassparticipationandbettergrades.
Environmentsinfluencefriendliness.Onestudyfoundthatpeopleinthecitywerelesslikelytoshakehandswithastrangerthanthoseinthecountryside.Andresearcherssay,pleasantenvironmentsgenerallyencouragemoresmilesandhellosthanunpleasantones.Myexperiencewassimilar.Whateverthereason,myurbanhelloswereansweredfarlessoftenthanmyruralones.Similarly,peopleinvacationspots,liketheJerseyShore,werefarfriendlierthanthosehurryingworkdowntown.It’saformofuniversalhealthinsurance.It’simpossibletosayhellowithoutsmiling.Andsmilinghasbeenshowntolowerbloodpressure,relievestressandboosthappiness.Apparently,asmilecreatesasimilareffectintherecipient(接受者).
Somaybewecanmaketheworldabetterplacebysayinghellotoeachother. Afteramonthofdoingit,IfeellighterandmoreconnectedandIhaveabettersenseofwell-being.
56.Whatcanbeinferredinparagraph1?
A.ThefirstwordwelearnasbabiesisHello.
B.Sayinghelloisrecognitionofanother’sworth.
C.Adultsarenotwillingtosayhello.
D.Thewriterspentamonthsayinghellotoeveryperson.
57.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeans.
A.studentscangethigherscoresintestsbecausetheygreettheirteacherseveryday
B.theexchangeofgreetingsmademorestudentsparticipateintheclass
C.thereismoreclassparticipationandbettergradesinprivateschools
D.teachersandstudentsgotfriendliersothatthestudentsbecamemoreactiveinlearningandscoredhigherintests
58.Accordingtothepassage,smilingcanhavethefollowingeffectsonhealthEXCEPT.
A.loweringbloodpressureB.reducingstressC.increasinghappinessD.improvingintelligence
59.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.Toadviseustosayhellomoreoften.
B.Totellussayinghellocanboostproductivity.
C.Toprovethatenvironmentsinfluencefriendliness.
D.Totellussayinghelloisaformofuniversalhealthinsurance.
B
Theparentsofatroubledteenmayfeelunsureastowhomtoturntoinordertofindhelpfortheirchild.Theymayfeelasiftheyhaveexhaustedalloftheiroptions,andsometimestheyareonthevergeofgivingup.Butthereishope.Schoolsfortroubledteensofferdisciplineandinsomecases,drugtreatmentprogramsthatcanprovideimportantlifeskills,andmoreimportantly,afreshstart.
Thefollowingisalistofthemosteffectivetypesofschoolsfortroubledteens.Noteveryfacilityisamatchforeverychild,butbyknowingthedifferencesbetweenthem,parentscanmakeabettereducateddecisionaboutwheretosendtheirteenagers.
BoardingSchools
Whenachildisunabletodealwiththerelativefreedomofastandardschoolday,boardingschoolsmightbeagoodchoice.Atboardingschools,thechildlivesinadormsetting,wherealmosteveryminuteofthedayisscheduledbyschooladministrators.
TreatmentCenters
Whenateenagerhasanaddictiontodrugsoralcohol,aresidentialcenterthatspecializesinyoungpeopleisanoutstandingwaytohelpthembreakthecycleofaddiction.Treatmentcentersfeatureindividualandgroupcounselingtohelpidentifytherootcausesofthedrugproblemandhelpdevelopthelifeskillsneededtostaycleanwhentheprogramisover.
WildernessPrograms
Designedtohelpimprovethedisciplineandself-relianceofthechild,wildernessprogramssendkidsbacktonature.Byplacingtheminaforeignandsometimesuncomfortablesetting,wildernessprogramshopetoimprovechildren’sbehavior.Programsgenerallyincludehikes,exerciseprogramsandteambuildingexercises.
BootCamps
Bootcampsarethemostextremestyleofschoolfortroubledteens.Thesefacilitiesaremodeledafteractualmilitarybootcamps,wheretheindividualmustgetintoshape,workaspartofateam,andfollowalong,hardsetofrulesandregulations.However,bootcampsmightnotbethebestchoiceforateenwithadrugaddiction.
60. Who would be the intended readers of the passage?
A.Teachers. B.Parents. C.Students. D.Experts.
61.Astheauthorsuggestsschoolsfortroubledteens______.
A.canbeagoodchoiceforsomedesperateparents
B.arebecomingmoreandmorepopularwithteensintrouble
C.cancompletelychangetroubledteens
D.caremoreaboutdisciplinethanlifeskills
62.Accordingtothepassage,boardingschools_____.
A.providechildrenwithmorefreedom
B.havetheirstudents’timemanagedcarefully
C.paymuchattentiontoteambuildingexercises
D.canmakechildrenfeelsafer
63.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?
A.Tointroduceschoolsfortroubledteens.
B.Toshowsomeproblemsoftroubledteens.
C.Toteachparentshowtoeducatetheirchildren.
D.Toremindparentstocarefortheirchildren.
C
AnewsurveyfindsthatmorethaneightypercentofInternetusersintheUnitedStatessearchforhealthinformationonline.Thesurveyfoundthatsearchingonlineisoneoftheleadingwaysthatpeoplelookforasecondopinionthoughdoctorsarestillthemainsourceofhealthinformation.
Forty-fourpercentofpeopleareactuallylookingfordoctorsorotherproviderswhentheysearchforhealthinformationonline.Anotherfindingofthesurvey:
Two-thirdsofInternetuserslookonlineforinformationaboutaspecificdiseaseormedicalcondition.
TheInternethasalsobecomeanimportantsourceofemotionalsupportforpeoplewithhealthproblems.SusannahFoxsaysoneinfiveInternetusershasgoneonlinetofindotherpeoplewhohavethesamecondition.Itwasmorepopularamongpeoplewithmoreserioushealthissues—oneinfourpeoplelivingwithchronicdiseases(慢性病).Anditwasbasicallyoffthechartswithpeoplelivingwithraredisease.Theyaresoeagertofindotherpeopleonlinewhosharetheirhealthconcerns.
Adiseaseisconsideredrareifitaffectsfewerthantwohundredthousandpeopleworldwide.Theriseofsocialnetworkinghasmadeiteasierforpeoplewithrarediseasestoconnectwitheachotherandfeellessalone.Socialnetworkingisalsochangingthewaysomedoctorsandpatientscommunicatewitheachother.Dr.JeffLivingstonoperatesamedicalcenterforwomeninIrving,Texas.Hisofficeusespassword-protectedsoftwaretoshareinformationwithpatients.
“Weprovidethepatientfullaccesstotheirmedicalcare.AnythingIcansee,thepatientcansee.Alloftheirnotes,alloftheirdoctorvisitsarerightthere.Alloftheirlabworkisrightthere.”Dr.Livingstonsaysthesoftwarehasincreasedefficiency,reducedcostsandimprovedrelationswithpatients.
64.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow_________.
A.mostonlinehealthinformationisreliable
B.morepeoplenowturntotheInternetformedicaladvice
C.peopleshouldn’trelyontheInternetformedicaladvice
D.doctorsarenolongerthepatients’firstchoice
65.Theunderlinedwords“offthecharts”inParagraph3mean_________.
A.verypopular B.notaccessible C.farawayfromD.notattractive
66.Byusingsocialnetworking,patientswithrarediseasescan_________.
A.findeffectivecuresB.getemotionalcomfort
C.askforfinancialsupportD.consultdoctorsanytime
67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueforDr.Livingston’ssoftware?
A.Itcutsdownmedicalexpenses.
B.Itdecreasesthetimespentonmedicalcare.
C.Ittakesdoctorsclosertotheirpatients.
D.Itgivespatientsamedicaltestonline.
D
Pollutionisreducingthefragranceofplantsandthuspreventingbeesfrompollinatingthem—endangeringoneofthemostessentialcyclesofnature,anewstudysuggests.
Thepotentiallyhugelysignificantresearch,fundedbyUSNationalScienceFoundation,hasfoundthatgasesmainlyformedfromtheemissionsofcarexhaustpreventflowersfromattractingbeesandotherinsectstopollinatethem.Andthescientistswhohaveconductedthestudyfearthatinsects’abilitiestodriveawayenemiesandattractmatesmayalsobedisturbed.
ProfessorJoseFuentes,wholedthestudy,said,“Scentmolecules(分子)producedbyflowersinalesspollutedenvironmentcouldtravelforroughly1,000to1,200meters.Buttodaytheymaytravelonly200to300meters.Thismakesitincreasinglydifficultforbeesandotherinsectstolocatetheflowers.”
Theresearchers,whoworkedonthemoleculesofsnapdragons(金鱼草),foundthatthemoleculesarevolatile(易挥发的)andquicklybondwithpollutants,mainlyformedfromvehicleemissions.Thischemicallychangesthemoleculessothattheynolongersmelllikeflowers.Aharmfulcycleisthereforesetupwhereinsectsstruggletogetenoughfoodandtheplantsdonotgetpollinatedenoughtomultiply.
Alreadybees,whichpollinatemostoftheworld’scrops,reduceinsuchagreatdeclinethathasneverbeenknownbeforeinBritainandacrossmuchoftheglobe.AtleastaquarterofAmerica’s2.5millionhoneybeecolonieshavebeenmysteriouslywipedoutbycolonycollapsedisorder(CCD),wherehivesarefoundsuddenl