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全国高考英语汇编阅读之科普知识类

2015全国高考汇编阅读之科普知识类

（2015全国2）Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces-andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmaketoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.

Don’tforgettheclock-ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.

Downsizethedishs,Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.

25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.

A.theirhomecomforts

B.theirbodyshape

C.housebuying

D.healthydiets

26.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.

A.digestfoodbetter

B.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecalories

D.regaintheirappetites

27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.

B.Playfastmusic.

C.Usesmallerspoons.

D.Turndownthelights.

28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?

A.IsYourHourseMakingYouFat?

B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness

D.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

（2015福建）Groupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimprovephysicalfitnessandsustainahealthylifestyle.

Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfunandempowering!

Ofcourseeveryoneknowsthatexerciseisgoodforthebody.

However,studieshaveshownthatwhenexerciseisperformedingroups,it'snotonlygreatforimprovingphysicalhealthbutforpsychologicalhealth.It'sanopportunitytobesocial,releaseendorphins,andimproveyourstrength.Additionally,groupexercisecreatesacommunityfeelandthesharedcommongoalmotivatesparticipantstoworkhard.Theinstrumentalsupportoftakingonafitnessjourneywithothersprovesmoreeffectivethangoingtothegymalone.

Anotherbeneficialaspectofgroupexerciseistheinformationalsupportparticipantsreceivefromtheinstructor.

Manypeoplefearthegymbecausetheyfeellostanddon'twanttoembarrassthemselves.Ifyoufeelyoucanrelate,thengrouptrainingisanevenbetteroptionforyou.It'sagreatopportunitytolearnmoreaboutfitnessthroughtheclearinstructionandsupervision（Hu^）ofafitnessinstructor.Ifyou'retiredofwanderingaroundthegymwastingtimeandbecomingbored,!

youcanattendanupbeatgroupfitnessclassthat'llkeepyourworkoutontrack.Don'tlet

fitnessfrightenyou!

Ifyou'reseriousaboutwantingtoliveahealthylifestyle,it'sextremelyimportanttosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwiththeproperemotionalsupport.Iwouldn'tscoldanyonefordecidingtopartyonweekendsandinturnIwouldn'texpectanyonetogiveoffencetomeforfocusingonmyhealth.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhouplift,encourageandunderstandyou!

Makefitnessevenmorefunbytryingsomethingneworanygroupfitnessclass,withafriend.Plantogoforajogtogether.Thentryafunhealthyrestaurantorfreshjuicebar!

Fitnesscanbebothfunandsocial!

Surroundingyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwithrespectsupportcanbeverybeneficialwhileworkingtowardsreachinghealthandfitnessgoals.First,decidetodoitforyourselfandworktowardsstayingpositive.Thenmakesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.Don'tletnegativityruinyourmotivation.

72.Thefirstparagraphfocuseson.

A.thegreatestchallengeofgroupexercise

B.themosteffectivewaytoimprovephysicalfitness

C.thecontributionofgroupexercisetopsychologicalhealth

D.thesharedcommongoalinperformingexerciseingroups

73.Theunderlinedword"upbeat"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"

A.cheerfulB.averageC.seriousD.temporal*）'

74.Whenitcomestoemotionalsupport,theauthorthinksitnecessary.

A.tosustainacolorfullifestyle

B.topartyonweekendswithpositivepeople

C.totryafunhealthyrestaurantregularly

D.tosurroundyourselfwithsupportivepeople

75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SeekingSupportB.SupportingHealth

C.ImprovingYourStrengthD.BuildingUpFitness

（2015广东）DanielAnderson,afamouspsychologist,believesit’simportanttodistinguishtelevision’sinfluencesonchildrenfromthoseofthefamily.WetendtoblameTV,hesays,forproblemsitdoesn’treallycause,overlookingourownrolesinshapingchildren’sminds.

Onetraditionalbeliefabouttelevisionisthatitreducesachild’sabilitytothinkandtounderstandtheworld.WhilewatchingTV,childrendonotmerelyabsorbwordsandimages（影像）.Instead,theylearnbothexplicitandhiddenmeaningsfromwhattheysee.Actually,childrenlearnearlythepsychologyofcharactersinTVshows.Furthermore,asmanyteachersagree,childrenunderstandfarmorewhenparentswatchTVwiththem,explainingnewwordsandideas.Yet,mostparentsuseaneducationalprogramasachancetoparktheirkidsinfrontofthesetanddosomethinginanotherroom.

Anotherargumentagainsttelevisionisthatitreplacesreadingasaformofentertainment.ButaccordingtoAnderson,theamountoftimespentwatchingtelevisionisnotrelatedtoreadingability.TVdoesn’ttaketheplaceofreadingformostchildren;ittakestheplaceofsimilarsortsofrecreation,suchaslisteningtotheradioandplayingsports.Thingslikeparents’educationalbackgroundhaveastrongerinfluenceonachild’sreading.“Achild’sreadingabilityisbestpredictedbyhowmuchaparentreads.”Andersonsays.

Traditionalwisdomalsohasitthatheavytelevision-watchinglowersIQ（智商）scoresandaffectsschoolperformance.Buthere,too,Andersonnotesthatnostudieshaveprovedit.Infact,researchsuggeststhatit’stheotherwayaround.“Ifyou’resmartyoung,you’llwatchlessTVwhenyou’reolder,”Andersonsays.Yet,peopleoflowerIQtendtobelifelongtelevisionviewers.

Foryearsresearchershaveattemptedtoshowthattelevisionisdangeroustochildren.However,byshowingthattelevisionpromotesnoneofthedangerouseffectsasconventionallybelieved,Andersonsuggeststhattelevisioncannotbecondemnedwithoutconsideringotherinfluences.

36.BywatchingTV,childrenlearn_________.

A.imagesthroughwords

B.morethanexplicitmeanings

C.moreaboutimagesthanwords

D.littleaboutpeople’spsychology

37.Aneducationalprogramisbestwatchedbyachild_________.

A.onhisown

B.withotherkids

C.withhisparents

D.withhisteachers

38.Whichofthefollowingismostrelatedtochildren’sreadingability?

A.Radio-listening

B.Television-watching

C.Parents’readinglist

D.Parents’educationalbackground

39.Andersonbelievedthat_________.

A.themoreachildwatchesTV,thesmarterheis

B.theyoungerachildis,themorehewatchesTV

C.thesmarterachildis,thelesslikelyhegetsaddictedtoTV

D.thelessachildwatchesTV,thebetterheperformsatschool

40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToadviseontheeducationaluseofTV.

B.TodescribeTV’sharmfuleffectsonchildren.

C.ToexplaintraditionalviewsonTVinfluences.

D.TopresentAnderson’sunconventionalideas.

（2015湖北）Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation（诱惑）todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:

TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.

Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:

Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?

Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?

Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?

Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox（非常规的）,andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroduciingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.

Onthewhole,Brooks’sstoryisacc