高二英语话题阅读训练WeekFourteen生活哲理.docx
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高二英语话题阅读训练WeekFourteen生活哲理
WeekFourteen生活哲理
一、阅读理解(共14小题;共28.0分)
A
Theoldsaying"You'reonlyasoldasyoufeel"hasnewlife,backedupbyanewstudy.
Researchersfoundolderpeoplewithpositiveviewsonagingwere44%morelikelytorecoverfullyafterseveredisabilitythanthosewithnegativeviewsonaging.Peoplewithpositiveattitudesaboutagingalsohadaslowerdeclineintheirabilitytododailytaskssuchasdressingandbathing.
Untilnow,expertssay,mostoftheresearchonattitudesaboutagingandhealthhaslookedatthehealthrisksandlosseslinkedtoanegativeviews.Butthisstudysuggeststheremaybeactualhealthbenefitstohavingamorepositiveviewaboutaging.
Inthestudy,researchersperiodicallysurveyed598peopleaged70orolderabouttheirviewsonagingoveraperiodofabout11years.
Noneweredisabledwhenthestudystarted,butlateron,allofthemhadatleastonemonthwhentheyneededhelpwithdailytaskssuchasbathing,dressing,orwalking.
Theolderpeoplewithpositiveviewsonagingweremorelikelytoprogressfromseveredisabilitytomilddisabilityormilddisabilitytonodisability.Andtheyalsohadaslowerrateofdeclineintheirabilitytoperformdailyactivitiesastheygotolder.
Ofcourse,manyfactorsaffectwhetherortowhatextentapersonrecoversfromdisability.Thisstudydoesnotprovethatapositiveattitudeaboutagingmadeadifference.Positiveviewsonagingmayhelppeoplerecoverfromdisabilityandpromoteindependentlivinginavarietyofways.
Aperson'sattitudesaboutagingsayalotabouthowmuchtheybelievetheirhealthisundertheirowncontrol.Peoplewithpositiveageattitudesmaybemorelikelytoliveahealthylifestyle,keepupontheirdoctorappointments,andtaketheirmedicinesasordered.
Researcherssaythenextstepistolookathowpeoplecanupgradetheirattitudesaboutaging.
1.Fromthepassage,wecanknow .
A.manypeopleareafraidofaginginfact
B.positiveviewsonagingaremorelikelytohelppeoplerecover
C.wecanliveaslongaswewantifwithpositiveviews
D.positiveviewscanstopusfromdecliningtheabilityofdressing
2.What'sthedifferencebetweenthenewstudyandmostoftheformerstudies?
A.Thewaysofstudying.
B.Thecontentsofstudying.
C.Thehostsofstudying.
D.Theattitudesoftheresearchers.
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .
A.positiveattitudesdeterminewhetherapersonrecovers
B.positiveattitudesassurethatpeoplemustrecoverfromdisability
C.negativeattitudesdestroypeople'shealth
D.positiveattitudescanbringactualhealthbenefitstopeople
4.Thepeoplewithpositiveageattitudesmay .
A.liveaneasylife
B.visitthedoctorsoccasionally
C.takemedicinesastold
D.doexercisesregularly
5.Whatwilltheresearchersdonext?
A.Emphasizesomeofthepositiveviews.
B.Focusonthedevelopmentallosswithaging.
C.Helppeopletaketheirmedicinesasordered.
D.Believetheirhealthisundertheirowncontrol.
B
Irecentlyturnedfifty,whichisyoungforatree,midlifeforanelephant,andancientforasportsman.FiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationalspeedlimit,butitisnotanumberthatIwaspreparedtohavehungonme.Fiftyissupposedtobemyfather'sage,butnowIamstuckwiththisnumberandeverythingitmeans.
Afewdaysago,afriendtriedtocheermeupbysaying,"Fiftyiswhatfortyusedtobe."Hehadmadeaninspirationalpoint.AmIoverthehill?
Peoplekeeptellingmethatthehillhasbeenmoved,andIkeeptellingthemthatthehigh-jumpbarhasdroppedfromthesixfeetIonceeasilyclearedtothefourfeetthatisimpossibleformenow.
"You'renotgettingolder,you'regettingbetter,"saysDr.JoyceBrothers.This,however,isthekindofdoctorwhoinspiresasecondopinion.
Andso,asIapproachthedaywhenIcannotevenjumpoverthetennisnet,Iammovedtosharesomethoughtsonagingwithyou.Iammovedtoshowhowagingfeelstomephysicallyandmentally.Gettingolder,ofcourse,isobviouslyabetterchangethantheonethatbringsyoueulogies(悼词).Infact,apoetnamedRobertBrowningconsidereditthebestchangeofall:
Growoldalongwithme!
Thebestisyettobe.
WhetherornotBrowningwasright,mostofmyfirstfiftyyearshavebeengoldenones,soIwillsettleforwhatisaheadbeingasgoodaswhathasgoneby.Ifindmyselfmovingtowardwhatisaheadwithacuriousblend(混合)ofbothfightingandacceptingmyaging,hopingthatthephilosopher(哲学家)wasrightwhenhesaid,"Oldisalwaysfifteenyearsfromnow."
6.TheauthorseemstotellusinParagraph1that .
A.timealonewilltell
B.timegoesbyquickly
C.timewillshowwhatisright
D.timemakesoneforgetthepast
7.Whentheauthorturnedfifty,peoplearoundhim .
A.triedtocomforthimB.gotinspirationsfromhim
C.werefriendlierwithhimD.foundhimmoretalkative
8.Theauthorconsidershisfiftyyearsoflife .
A.peacefulB.ordinaryC.satisfactoryD.regretful
9.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat .
A.theoldshouldleadasimplelife
B.theoldshouldfacethefactofaging
C.theoldshouldtakemoreexercise
D.theoldshouldfillthemselveswithcuriosity
C
AboutLanoxin
Lanoxinisderivedfromtheleavesofadigitalisplant.Ithelpsmaketheheartbeatstrongerandwithamoreregularrhythm.Lanoxinisusedtotreatcongestive(充血的)heartfailure.Lanoxinisalsousedtoslowtheheartrateinpatientswithchronicatrialfibrillation,aheartrhythmdisorderoftheatria(心房).
Whoisfor?
WhocantakeLanoxin:
●Peoplewhoseheartsbeatdisorderly.
●Peoplewhoneedtoslowtheheartrate.
WhoshouldNOTtakeLanoxin:
●Womenwhoarepregnant,mybepregnant,ormaybecomepregnant.Lanoxinmayharmyourunbornbaby.
●Womenwhoarebreast-feeding.Lanoxincanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby.
●Peoplewithkidneydisease.
●Peoplewitharecenthistoryofheartattack.
Lanoxinsideeffects
Callyourdoctoratonceifyouhaveaserioussideeffectsuchas:
●fast,slow,orunevenheartrate;
●bloodyorblack,tarrystools;
●blurredvision,yellowedvision;orconfusion,hallucinations,unusualthoughtsorbehavior.
LessseriousLanoxinsideeffectsmayinclude:
●mildnausea,vomiting,diarrhea;
●feelingweakordizzy;
●headache;
●enlargedbreastsinmen;or
●mildskinrash.
HOWtotakeLanoxin
DO:
TakeLanoxinasprescribedbyyourdoctor.
Trytotakethemedicationatthesametimeeveryday.
Measureitwithaspecialdose-measuringspoonorcup.
Don't:
Donotyoumissadose(一剂).Ifsoandnextdoseislessthan12hoursaway,skipthemisseddose.Takenextdoseatregulartime.
Donottakeitinlargeramountsorforlongerthanrecommended.
DonotstoptakingLanoxinwithoutfirsttalkingtoyourdoctor.Stoppingsuddenlymaymakeyourconditionworse.
10.TheauthorintroducesLanoxinto .
A.tellpeoplehowtotreatunevenheartrate
B.presentanewreportonmedicine
C.directhowtotakethemedicineregularly
D.giveinformationaboutakindofmedicine
11.WhatisNOTamajorfunctionofLanoxin?
A.Tohelpmaketheheartbeatstronger.
B.Totreatcongestiveheartfailure.
C.Toimproveunhealthydiet.
D.Toslowtheheartrate.
12.Lanoxinisbeneficialfor .
A.womenwhoarepregnant
B.womenwhoarebreast-feeding
C.womenwithkidneydisease
D.womenwithcongestiveheartfailure
13.Whichisaserioussideeffect?
A.Unevenheartrate.B.Feelingweak.
C.Enlargedbreastsinmen.D.Mildskinrash.
14.Ifyoumissedadoseandyouwilltakethenextdosein11hours,youshould .
A.takethenextdoseinlargeramount
B.takethemedicineimmediately
C.takethenextdoselater
D.takethenextdoseatyourregulartime
二、阅读理解(共4小题;共8.0分)
Onceuponatime,therewasascholarwhowantedtogainmoreknowledgeeachdayeventhoughhehadalreadygainedenoughknowledge.Oneday,hecametovisitasaintandwantedtobehisstudent.Thesaintprovidedsometea.Heslowlyfilledthescholar'scup:
thecupwasfull,yethekeptpouringandpouring.Thescholarburstout,"Stop!
Youcan'taddanythingtosomethingthat'salreadyfull!
"Thesaintsetdowntheteapotandreplied,"Exactly."
Whetherit'sthesilencebetweennotesinmusic,orsomeopentimeinyourschedule,youneedspacetoacteffectively(有效地).Yetmostofus,myselfincluded,tendtostuffasmuchaspossibleintowhateverroomisavailable—closets,schedules,budgets,relationships,andeventheminditself.
However,somepeopleknowhowtoavoidoverstuffing(装填过度)theirlife.Forexample,inAustralia,itseemedthatmostpeoplethereoperatedatabout85%oftheircapacity(能力),unlikeAmericanspushingascloseto100%aspossible.SowhenyourunintoAustraliansyouknowinthestreet,theyhavetimetohangoutandtalkwithyou.
Rememberthecup:
itsvalueisinthespace,theemptinessitholds.Howtoemptyyour"cup"?
Bemindfuloftheelementofspace,openness,andemptinessinyourlife.Thisincludesroominadrawer,thevolumeofairinakitchen,andopen-mindednessinafriend.Sometimesyou'rejuststuckwithabigbucketoftasksyettodo.Butatleastemptythebucketfasterthanyoufillitwithnewtasks.Putsomespacebetweenfinishingonethingandstartinganother.Forexample,aftersendingoneemail,takeabre
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