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推荐学习高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练6

2016岳池县罗度中学高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（6）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Researchershavejustofferedevidenceinastudythatsaysobesityappearstospreadthroughsocialties,muchlikeavirus.Whenonepersongainsweight,theirclosefriendsoftenfollow.Butthefindingmightalsoofferhope.

Iffriendshelpmakeobesityacceptable,thenmightalsobeinfluentialinlosingthefat.Theresearchersnotethatsupportgroupsarealreadyaneffectivetoolindealingwithothersociallyinfluencedproblems,likealcoholism.

ThefindingsappearedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,Theresearchersusedinformationcollectedfrom12,000people.Itwascollectedbetween1971and2003aspartoftheFraminghamHeartStudy.

Theinformationwashighlydetailed.Therewasevencontactinformationforclosefriendsofthepeopleinthestudy.

Theresearchersexaminedmorethan40,000socialties.Theyfoundthataperson’schancesofbecomingseverelyoverweightincreasedby57%ifafriendhadbecomeobese.

Asisterorbrotherofapersonwhobecameobesehada40%increasedchanceofbecomingobese.Theriskforawifeorhusbandwasalittlelessthanthat.

NicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchoolwasaleadinvestigatorinthestudy.Hesaysthereisadirectcausalrelationshipbetweenapersongettingfatandbeingfollowedinweightgainbyafriend.

Thestudyfoundthatthesexofthefriendswasalsoaninfluence.Insame-sexfriendshipsapersonhada70%increasedriskofbecomingobese.Menhada44%increasedriskofbecomingobeseafterweightgaininbrother.Insisters,itwas67%.

Theresearchersalsoconsideredtheeffectofwherepeoplelivedinrelationtoeachother.JamesFowleroftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,wastheotherleadinvestigator.Hesaysafriendwholivesafewhundredkilometersawayhasasmuchinfluenceasoneinthesameneighborhood.Hesaysthestudydemonstratestheneedtoconsiderthatamajorpartofpeople’shealthistiedtotheirsocialconnections.

Bothinvestigatorssaytheirresearchshowsthatobesityisnotjustaprivatemedicalissue,butapublichealthproblem.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinPara.2mean?

A.Obesityhasanegativeinfluenceonaclosefriend.

B.Friendsmightalsoplayapartinlosingweight.

C.Onemighthaveapositiveinfluenceonone’sfriend.

D.Friendsusuallydon’tfolloweachothertoloseweight.

2.Whoismostlylikelytogainweight?

A.Amanwhohasafatbrother　　　　B.Ahusbandwhohasafatwife

C.Awifewhohasafathusband　　　　D.Awomanwhohasafatfemalefriend

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesn’tthepassageagreewith?

A.Youaresuretoloseweightifyouhaveaskinnyfriend.

B.Ifonegainsweight,one’sfriendsarelikelytogetfat.

C.Aperson’shealthiscloselylinkedwithhis/hersocialrelationship.

D.Evenifthefriendlivesfaraway,theinfluencestillremains.

4.Thereasonwhythestudyinvolvesbothfamilymembersandfriendsisthat_______.

A.researchersfailtofindamoredifferentsample

B.researchershavedifferentideasforfamilymembersandfriends

C.researcherscanmeetthesepeopleregularly

D.researcherscancomparetheresults

【参考答案】1—4、BDAD　　

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

BelowisapageadaptedfromanEnglishdictionary.

Importantwordstolearn:

　●EEssential●IImprover●AAdvanced

pump/pʌmp/

▶noun[c]DEVICE

1

apieceofequipmentwhichisusedtocauseliquid,airorgastomovefromoneplacetoanother:

　awater/bicycle/fuelpump○aUKpetrol/USgaspumpSHOE

2[USUALLYPLURAL]US（UKcourtshoe）atypeofplainshoewitharaisedHEELandnowayoffasteningittothefootwhichiswornbywomen3[USUALLYPLURAL]atypeofflatshoe,likeaBALLETdancer’sshoe,whichiswornbywomen4[USUALLYPLURAL]UKaflatshoemadeofheavycloth,whichiswornbychildrenfordoingsports

▶verbLIQUID/GAS

1[TUSUALLY*ADV/PREP]toforceliquidorgastomovesomewhere:

　Ourlatestmachinecanpumpahundredgallonsaminute.○Thenewwineispumpedintostoragetanks.○Theheartpumpsbloodthroughthearteries/roundthebody.INFORMATION

2[T]INFORMALtokeepaskingsomeoneforinformation,especiallyinawaythatisnotdirect:

　Shewaspumpingmefordetailsofthenewproject.

▶idiomspumpsb’shandtoSHAKEsomeone’shand（=holdtheirhandandmoveitupanddown,especiallyinordertogreetthem）·pumpIronINFORMALtoliftheavyweightsforexercise:

　Thesedaysbothmenandwomenpumpironforfitness.

▶phrasalverbspumpsthintosthtospendalotofmoneytryingtomakesomethingoperatesuccessfully:

　Theyhadbeenpumpingmoneyintothebusinessforsomeyearswithoutseeinganyresults.

pumpsthout[M]REMOVE

1toremovewaterorotherliquidfromsomethingusingapump:

　Wetookturnspumpingouttheboat.PRODUCE

2INFORMALDISAPPROVINGtoproducewordsorloudmusicinawaythatisrepeated,forcefulandcontinuous:

　Thegovernmentkeepspumpingoutthesameoldpropaganda.○Thecarradiowaspumpingoutmusicwithaheavybeat.

pumpoutsthIfsomeone’sstomachispumpedout,apoisonoussubstanceisremovedfromitbybeingsuckedthroughatube:

　Shehadtogotohospitaltohaveherstomachpumpedout.

pumpsbup[M]INFORMALtomakesomeonefeelmoreconfidentorexcited:

　Hewasofferingthemadviceandtryingtopumpthemup.○[R]Theplayerswerepumpingthemselvesupbysingingthenationalanthembeforethegame.

pumpsthup[M]1tofillsomethingwithairusingapump:

　Haveyoupumpeduptheballoonsyet?

○Imustpumpthetyresuponmybike.2INFORMALtoincreasesomethingbyalargeamount:

　TheUSwasabletopumpupexports.○Let’spumpupthevolumeabit!

pump-action/ˈpʌmp.æk.ʃn/adjective[BEFORENOUN]describesadevicewhichoperatesbyforcingsomething,especiallyair,inoroutofaclosedspaceorcontainer:

apump-actionshotgun○apump-actiontoilet

ˈpumpˌprimingnoun[U]SPECIALIZEDtheactivityofhelpingabusiness,programme,economy,etc.todevelopbygivingitmoney:

　Thegovernmentisawardingsmall,pump-priminggrantstosinglemotherswhoarestartingtheirownbusinesses.

pun/pʌn/

▶noun[C]ahumoroususeofawordorphrasewhichhasseveralmeaningsorwhichsoundslikeanotherword:

　Shemadeacoupleofdreadfulpuns.○Thisisawell-knownjokebasedonapun:

　“What’sblackandwhiteandred（=read）allover?

““Anewspaper.“

▶verb[I]（-nn-）tomakeapun

punch/pʌntʃ/

▶nounHIT

1

[C]aforcefulhitwithaFIST（=closedhand）:

　ShegavehimapunchUKon/USinthenose.EFFECT

2[U]thepowertobeinterestingandhaveastrongeffectonpeople:

Ifelttheperformance/speech/presentationlackedpunch.DRINK

3[CORU]acoldorhotdrinkmadebymixingfruitjuices,piecesoffruitandoftenwineorotheralcoholicdrinksTOOL

4[C]apieceofequipmentwhichcutsholesinamaterialbypushingapieceofmetalthroughit:

　aticketpunch○Haveyouseentheholepunchanywhere?

▶verb[T]HIT

1

tohitsomeoneorsomethingwithyourFIST（=closedhand）:

　Hepunchedhiminthestomach.2MAINLYUStohitwithyourfingersthebuttonsonatelephoneorthekeysonakeyboardUSETOOL

3tomakeaholeinsomethingwithaspecialpieceofequipment:

　Iwasjustpunchingholesinsomesheetsofpaper.○Thisbelt’stoobig—I’llhavetopunchanextraholeinit.

▶idiomspunchsb’slightsoutINFORMALtohitsomeonerepeatedlyveryhard·punchtheclockUStoputacardintoaspecialmachinetorecordthetimesyourarriveatandleavework:

　After17yearsofpunchingtheclock,hejustdisappearedonemorningandwasneverheardfromagain.

1.Whatdoestheword“pump”meanin“Heranineveryfiveminutestopumpmeaboutthecase”?

A.Talkwith.　　　　B.Askforinformation.　　　　

C.Listento.　　　　D.Providewithevidence.

2.WhenSallysays“TheTVprogramkeptpumpingoutcommercials”,shemaybe　　　.　

A.excited　　　　B.interested　　　　C.annoyed　　　　D.worried

3.Whatwillthegovernmentmostprobablyprovideifitisengagedinapump-primingprogram?

A.Sumsofmoney.　　B.Rawmaterials.　C.Humanresources.　　　D.Mediasupport.

4.WhenSylviasays“HisspeechwasOKbutithadnorealpunch”,shethinksitwasnot　　　.　

A.fluentandimpressive　　　　　　　　　　B.logicalandmoving　　　　

C.informativeandsignificant　　　　　　　　D.interestingandpowerful

【参考答案】1-4BCAD　

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ThefollowingstorytookplacelongagoinIsrael.Onedaywhengovernmentofficialswererebuildinganoffice,theyfoundamouseholeinacornerandusedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.Awhilelatertheyindeedsawmicerunningout,oneafteranother.

Then,everyonethoughtthatallthemicehadescaped.Butjustastheywerejustabouttostarttocleanup,theysawtwomicesqueezingoutattheexitofthehole.Aftersomeendeavor,themicefinallygotout.Thestrangethingwasthataftertheycameoutofthehole,theydidnotrunawayimmediately.Instead,onechasedaftertheotherneartheexitofthehole.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.

Everyonewaspuzzled,sotheysteppedclosertotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldnotseeanything,andtheotheronewastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsohecouldpulltheblindonewithhimtoescape.

Afterwitnessingwhathappened,everyonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.Duringmealtime,thegroupofpeoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtochataboutwhathappenedtothetwomice.

OneseriousRomeofficialsaid:

“Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofemperorandminister.”Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid:

“Thatwaswhy!

”ThustheRomeofficialshowedhisarrogance.

AsmartIsraelisaid:

“Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwo