湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解76.docx

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湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解76

湖北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练：

阅读理解（76）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Stayingpositivethroughthecoldseasoncouldbeyourbestdefenseagainstgettingill,newstudyfindingssuggest.

Inanexperimentthatexposedhealthyvolunteerstoacoldorfluvirus,researchersfoundthatpeoplewithagenerallysunnycharacterwerelesslikelytofallill.Thefindings,publishedinthejournalPsychosomaticMedicine,buildonevidencethata"positiveemotionalstyle"canhelptoprotectusfromsufferingthecommoncoldandotherillnesses.

Researchersbelievethereasonsmaybebothobjective—asinhappinessimprovingimmunefunction—andsubjective—asinhappypeoplebeinglesstroubledbyasorethroatorrunnynose."Peoplewithapositiveemotionalstylemayhavedifferentimmuneresponsestothevirus,"explainedleadstudyauthorDrSheldonCohenofCarnegieMellonUniversityinPittsburgh."Andwhentheydogetacold,theymayinterprettheirillnessasbeinglesssevere."

Cohenandhiscolleagueshadfoundinapreviousstudythathappierpeopleseemedlesslikelytocatchacold,butsomequestionsremainedastowhethertheemotionalstyleitselfhadtheeffect.

Forthenewstudy,theresearchershad193healthyadultscompletestandardmeasuresofpersonalitycharacteristics,self-felthealthandemotionalstyle.Thosewhohadatendencytobehappy,energeticandeasy-goingwerejudgedashavingapositiveemotionalstyle,whilethosewhowereoftenunhappy,tenseandaggressivehadanegativestyle.

Theresearchersgavethemnasal（鼻腔的）dropscontainingeitheracoldvirusoraparticularfluvirus.Overthenextsixdays,thevolunteersreportedonanyaches,painsorsneezingtheyhad,whiletheresearcherscollectedobjectivedata.Cohenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatbasedonobjectivemeasuresofnasaltroubles,happypeoplewerelesslikelytodevelopacold.

1.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.StayAwayfromBeingNegative

B.PositiveorNegative？

It’sUptoYou.

C.EmotionalStyleandFlu.

D.OptimisticPeopleLikelytoKeepDiseasesAway.

2.AccordingtoDrCohen’sresearch,thereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytocatchacoldmaybethat_____.

A.theircheerfulmoodbenefitstheimmunesystem

B.theyhavedevelopedacertainwayagainstfluvirus

C.theyarelesslikelytohaveasorethroatandrunnynose

D.theyhavegotastrongerself-confidenceintheirhealth

3.Theresearchisdoneby_____.

A.gettingvolunteersinoneemotionalgroupandanalyzingthem

B.conductingamedicalexperimentonvolunteersofdifferentemotionalstyles

C.collectingandanalyzingvolunteers'objectivenasalproductiondata

D.havingvolunteersanswerquestionsonpersonality,healthandemotions

4.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor_____.

A.medicalstudentsB.leadauthorsC.thepublicD.thevolunteers

B

Duringtheschoolyearmanyparentstakeontheroleofdriverastheydrivetheirchildrenfromonelessontoanother.Manyofuswantourchildrentohavealittletasteofeverything,fromorganizedsportstomusic,danceandmore.Butwecanoverdoit,leavingourchildrenfeelingalittleburntout,andaccordingtoparenteducatorDianeLoisie,it'stheirschoolworkthatsuffersthemost."Afterschool,ifthey'rebusyinanumberofsportingevents,besidestheyneedtodotheirhomework,thenthetimethey'llfeelsleepyisintheclassroom.Yourchildneedsfreetime.Soifyou'refillingupthatafterschooltime,thenit'sduringthedaythatthey'regoingtobetakingabreak."

ProfessorClaireMcDermottagreesthatthere'salottobegainedfromsometimesputtingthosescheduledlessonsandactivitiesaway."Relaxingtimeisimportantforchildren.It'stimejusttodothethingstheywanttodo.Achildcangouptotheirroom,ortheycanplayaround.Itdoesn'tlooklikeproductivetime;parentscertainlywouldn'tbesaying‘Wow,aretheyeverlearningthingsnow?

’Butthisrelaxingtimegivesboththebodyandthebrainjustawonderfulchancetorelaxafteraday.Ithelpsachildprepareforsleep,anditalsohelpstounderstandthelearningthat'sgoneonthatday."

It'shardtopreventsigningourkidsupforsomeactivitiesandlessons.Afterall,manyofuswantourchildrentohaveaheadstartinlifeandthechancetojoiningreatactivitiesintheartsorsportsisapartofthat.However,Loisiefeelsthatinthelongrunmostchildrenfeelbetterwithjustafewkeyactivitiesbecauseitgivesthemanopportunitytomasterthem."Whenwegetourchildrenintoomanyactivitiesbecausewewantourchildrentoexperienceeverything,thenwhatwe'redoingissettingthemupnottobegoodatonethingorgainingaskill."Sochooseyourchildren'sactivitieswisely.Itmaybeoneofthebestthingsyou'veeverdoneforyourkids.

5.Whatisthebiggestdisadvantageforchildrentoattendtoomanylessonsafterschool?

A.Theycangetboredeasilyabouteverything.

B.Theymighthavenotimetodothehomework.

C.Theymightnotpaymuchattentiontolearning.

D.Theycannoteasilyfocusonlearningduringtheday.

6.Whatshouldwethinkofchildren'splayingaroundaimlessly?

A.Itisproductive.

B.Itishelpful.

C.Itisabadhabit.

D.Itisawasteoftime.

7.Whyshouldparentslimittheactivitiesourchildrenattend?

A.Becausechildrenhavenotime.

B.Becausechildrencannotlearnmanythings.

C.Becausechildrendonothaveenoughsleep.

D.Becausechildrencannotfocusontoomanyactivities.

8.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Don'tbechildren'sdriversafterschool.

B.Chooseactivitiesforyourchildrenwisely.

C.Makeyourchildrenlearnasmuchaspossible.

D.Letchildrenlearnsomethingfromvarioussubjects.

C

SirWilliamOslerhasafewwordsforyou:

“IntheLifeofayoungmanthemostessentialthingforhappinessisthegiftoffriendship.”Truerwordswereneverspoken.Forwhatmorecouldyouaskthancomradeshipduringthepeaksandvalleysoflife?

Towhomelsebutaclose,valuablefriendcanyoushowoffyoursuccessesandcomplainaboutyourfailuresorlosses?

Whatisa“goodfriend”?

Howishebestdescribed?

Well,ithasbeenmyobservationthatalthoughmanywillcrywithyou,fewcansincerelyrejoice（欣喜）withyou.Therefore,inmyopinion,agoodfriendisonewhocanenjoyyoursuccesseswithoutenvy;onewhocansay,“Thatwaswonderful!

Youcandoitagain,evenbetterifyouwant!

”andmeanit.Nothingtaxesafriendshipmorethantheprosperityofoneandnottheother.Eventheclosestoffriendshipsoftencannotresistsuchpressureandfail.Nowondermanyminorfriendshipsgodowndaybydayforthesamereason.

Apersonofgoodcharacterandsoundmoral,ofhonorandhumor,ofcourageandbeliefisafriendtobesoughtandtreasured—fortherearefew.Toooftenwehear,“Ifyoucancountyourgoodfriendsonmorethanonehand,consideryourselfblessed.”

Whatmakesafriendshiplast?

Well,Idon’tknowalltheanswers,butoneofmyobservationsisthatmostgoodfriendsusuallyhavesimilartastes.Theygenerallylikeanddislikemanyofthesamethings.Therealsousuallyseemstoexistasimilarityofpersonalitytypes—especiallyinthefundamentalvaluesoflifesuchashonesty,sincerity,loyalty,anddependability.Moreoftenthannot,birdsofafeatherdoflytogether.Idon’tthinkitmattersalotwhetheroneprefersjazzorhockeytoanother’sMozartorballet.Muchothermattersfarmore:

relying,sharing,giving,getting,enjoying;asympatheticearalwaysthere;criticismwhenitcanhelp;praise—evenifonlybecauseitwouldhelp.Withnotmanypeopleonthisearthwillyoufindthismuchincommon.Whenyoufindone,hangontohim,foragoodfriendfoundisararetreasure.

9.ThefunctionofParagraph1istointroduce_____.

A.afamoussaying

B.thetopicfordiscussion

C.afamousperson

D.twodifferentattitudes

10.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?

A.Peopledon’thavetopaytaxestodevelopfriendshipwithothers.

B.Successofonepersoncanpromotehisfriendshipwithothers.

C.Friendshipcanbeaffectedbythedifferenceinsuccessbetweenfriends.

D.Nothingcanaffectfriendshipbecauseithasgonethroughthepeaksandvalleysoflife.

11.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Oneisluckytohavemanyfriends.

B.Afriendshouldhaveagoodcharacter.

C.Weshouldcountourfriendsonmorethanonehand.

D.Atruefriendshouldbetreasuredbecausetherearefew.[来源:

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12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingplaystheLEASTimportantroleinalong-lastingfriendship?

A.Hobbies.B.Tastes.

C.Personality.D.Sympathy.

D

Forthepastyear,theWorldFoodProgramhasoperatedaprojecttopreventhungerintwenty-onecountriesinAfrica.Intheproject,theUnitedNationsagencyworkswithsmallfarmerstogrowmoreandbetterproduce.

TheWorldFoodProgrambuystheproducethroughlocalcooperativeassociations.Thenitdistributestheproductswithinthecountryorarea.Theprojectworksmainlywithwomen.SheilaSisulufromtheWorldFoodProgramsaystheprojectaimstobreakacyclethatkeepspeoplehungry.Thesituationisthatfarmershavetoselltheirproduceatlowpricesafterharvest,whensuppliesaregreatest.Thentheyhavetopayhighpricestobuyfoodforthemselvesduringthe"leanseason,"whensuppliesarelimited.

Butwhenfarmersproducemorefood,theycansellmore.Andwhentheyproducehigh-qualityfood,theycangethigherprices.Theycanalsostorefoodforthemselves,andhaveenoughmoneytobuyfoodiftheyneedtoduringtheleanseason.SheilaSisulusaysthefarmersarenowstartingtoearnprofitsthroughtheproject.

TheFoodandAgricultur