英语蓝鸽阅读理解.docx
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英语蓝鸽阅读理解
Hypnotism(催眠术)isveryold.ThousandsofyearsagopeoplestartedtouseitinEgypt.Theuseofhypnotismhasgrownverymuchsincethattime.Today,doctorsandscientistsareinalmosteverycountryhypnotizepeopletohelpthemwiththeirproblems.
Whatishypnotism,andhowdoesitwork?
Manypeoplethinkthatahypnotistputspeopletosleep.Thenhemakesthehypnotizedpeopledostrangethings.Thisisnotwhatahypnotistdoes.Hypnotismisreallyjustawaytorelaxthemindandbody.
Whataresomeoftheusesofhypnotism?
Wegotoahypnotistbecausewehaveaproblem.Theproblemmakesusunhappy.Thehypnotistasksustothinkhardaboutsomethingandrelax.Whenwearerelaxed,thehypnotistgivesussomeideastohelpuswithourproblems.
Hypnotismcanhelppeopletorememberthings.Thepolicesometimesaskhypnotiststohelpthem.Forexample,amanseesanaccident.Heforgetsthelicensenumberofthecarhesees.Ifheishypnotizedhemayrememberit.Thepolicecanthenfindthecarandcatchthedriver.
Peoplewhoarehypnotizedcanalsomakemistakesorsaysomethingthatisn'ttrue.Peoplerememberwhattheythinktheysaw.Thatmaynotbewhatreallyhappened.
Thepolicedon'thypnotizepeoplewhodosomethingwrong.Whynot?
Peoplewhoarehypnotizedmaysaysomethingthatisn'ttrue.Apersonwhohasdonesomethingbadhasagoodreasontosaysomethingthatisn'ttrue.
11.Hypnotisthelpspeopleby____.
[A]puttingthemtosleep
[B]helpingthemtogetrelaxed
[C]offeringhisideasabouttheirproblems
[D]makingthemforgettheirproblems
【参考答案】:
C
12.Whenhypnotized,somepeoplemaysaysomethingthatisnottrue,because____.
[A]theydonotrememberwhathashappened
[B]theyrememberwhattheythinkhashappened
[C]theydonotknowwhathashappened
[D]theyarenotinterestedinwhathashappened
【参考答案】:
B
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?
____
[A]Hypnotismisverydifferentformwhatitusedtobe.
[B]Whenapersonishypnotized,hisbodygetsrelaxed,whilehismindworkshard.
[C]Hypnotismismuchmorewidelyusedtodaythanitwasthousandsofyearsago.
[D]Whenhypnotized,apersonwilldosomethingstrange.
【参考答案】:
C
14.Thepassagemainlytalksabout____.
[A]howhypnotismworks
[B]thedevelopmentofhypnotism
[C]theuseofhypnotism
[D]thewonderofhypnotism
【参考答案】:
C
Eventhenewestgardenerrealizesthatplantsdiewithoutwater;whatisnotsowellknownisthatplantsdieequallydecisively,thoughnotsoquickly,iftheyareoverwatered.Beginnersusuallydecidetoplayitsafeandkeeptheirpottedplantsthoroughlywet.Inconsequence,deathbydrowningisoneofthecommonestdisasterstobefalltheplantsofanewhorticulturist.Plantswitherawayiftheydon'tgetenoughwater,andthisdrawsattentiontotheirproblem.Aplantthathasbeenslightlyunderwateredsothatitdroopsstrikesterrorintotheheartofitsnewowner.Butitwill,infact,recovercompletelyaslongasrescuecomesintimeandtheprocessisnotrepeatedtoooften.Overwateredplants,unfortunately,donotgiveanysuchobvioussignal;slowlytheyceasetothriveandthefirstvisibleindicationofserioustroubleisayellowingofthelowerleaves.Unlesstheoverwateredpotsoilisgivenaconsiderableperiodwithoutwater,duringwhichtimetheplantwillcontinuetolookwretched,itwillsuddenlycollapseinexactlythesamewayastheunderwateredplant---butwithnochanceofbeingrevivedbecausetherootshaverottedaway
15.Judgingfromthetext,ahorticulturistisonewho____.
[A]raisesanimals
[B]growsplants
[C]givesadvicetonewgardeners
[D]studiesthewateringofplants
【参考答案】:
B
16.Oneofthecommonestdisastersthathappentoplantsofanewgardeneris____.
[A]underwatering
[B]overwatering
[C]lackoffertilizer
[D]awitheringdisease
【参考答案】:
B
17.Whichofthefollowingplantshasmorechanceofcompleterecovery?
____
[A]Aplantwithitsleavesdrooping.
[B]Aplantwithitslowerleavesyellowing.
[C]Aplantwithitsrootsrottingaway.
[D]Aplantthatslowlyceasetothrive.
【参考答案】:
A
18.Thepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassageis____.
[A]togivegeneralinstructionsforgardening
[B]togivepracticalinstructionsforgrowingpottedplants
[C]todrawattentiontotheproblemofunderwateredplants
[D]todrawattentiontotheproblemofoverwateredplants
【参考答案】:
D
MostAmericansfindtheideaofarrangedmarriagesdifficulttounderstandoraccept.Theybelievethattwopeopleshouldmarryforlove,afteraperiodofdatingorcourtship.Duringthatperiod,theprospectivemarriagepartnersaresupposedtolearnenoughabouteachothertodecidewhetherornottheywillbeabletobuildasuccessfulmarriage.TodayinAmerica,itiscommonforpeopletolivetogetherasawayofpreparingformarriage.Theideaofanarrangedmarriageseemsveryold-fashionedindeed.
Butaren'tallmarriagesarrangedinonewayoranother?
IntheUnitedStatesmarriagesareseldomformallyarranged,butquitealotofinformalarranginggoesonbeforetwopeoplebecomehusbandandwife.Peoplewhogetmarriedareintroducedtoeachotherbyfriends.Thesefriendshavealreadydecidedthatthetwopeoplearerightforeachotherandarrangeforthemtomeet.IntheUnitedStatesthiskindofarrangementisverycommon.Becausefriendshavesuchgreatinfluence,theirapprovalofadatingpartnerisveryimportant.
Familiesalsoexertopenandsubtlepressuresontheirchildrentoinfluencetheirchoicesofmarriagepartners.Parentsoftenarrangedatesfortheirownchildren.Oneparentoftentellsafriendaboutherbeautifuldaughterorhandsomeson.Also,parentscanmeettheperfectmarriageprospectfortheirsonordaughterthroughbusinessrelationships.Sinceparentsoftenassisttheirchildrenfinancially,theyfeelthattheyhavetherighttohelpthebrideandgroomselectwheretheywilllive,whattypeoffurnituretheywillpurchase,andwhattheirlife-stylewillbelike
11.MostAmericansthinkthatarrangedmarriagesare____.
[A]understandable
[B]acceptable
[C]unavoidable
[D]oldfashioned
【参考答案】:
D
12.Accordingtothispassage,theprospectivemarriagepartners____.
[A]oftenwritetoeachother
[B]oftenattendformalpartiestogether
[C]oftenmeeteachother
[D]oftendiscussproblemstogether
【参考答案】:
C
13.WhichoftheflowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?
____
[A]MarriagesareusuallyarrangedbyparentsinAmerica.
[B]Noarranginggoesonbeforetwopeoplegetmarried.
[C]Onlyoneformalarrangementtakesplacebeforetwopeoplegetmarried.
[D]Thereareusuallyalotofinformalarrangementsbeforetwopeoplegetmarried.
【参考答案】:
D
14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
____
[A]Parentsoftentrytoinfluencetheirchildren'smarriages.
[B]OpenarrangedmarriagesareunusualintheU.S.
[C]Friendssometimesplaysomeroleingettingtwopeopletogetherwhomaygetmarriedlater.
[D]Parentsnevercaremuchabouttheirchildren'smarriages.
【参考答案】:
D
15.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
____
[A]Socialclasshasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.
[B]Nationalityhasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.
[C]Knowledgehasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.
[D]Agehasmuchinfluenceonmarriages.
【参考答案】:
A
Sleepispartofyourdailyactivitycycle,butthereareseveraldifferenttypesorstagesofsleep,andtheytoooccurincycles.
Ifyouareanaveragesleeper,yoursleepcyclewillgosomethinglikethis:
Whenyoufirstdriftoffintosleepyoureyeswillrollaboutabit,yourtemperaturewilldropslightly,yourmuscleswillrelax,andyourbreathingwillslowandbecomequiteregular.Yourbrainwavesslowdownabittoo.ThisiscalledStage1sleep.
Forthenexthalfhourorso,asyourelaxmoreandmore,youwilldriftdownthroughStage2andStage3sleep.Theloweryourstageofsleep,thesloweryourbrainwaveswillbe.
Then,about40-60minutesafteryouloseconsciousness,youwillhavereachedthedeepestsleepofall.Yourbrainwaveswillshowthedeltarhythm.ThisisStage4sleep.
Youmaythinkthatyoustayatthisdeepfourthstagealltherestofthenight,butthatturnsoutnottobethecase.Instead,about80minutesafteryoufallintosleepyouractivitycyclewillincreaseslightly.Thedeltarhythmwilldisappear,tobereplacedbytheactivitypatternofbrainwaves.Youreyeswillbegintomovearoundunderyourclosedeyelidsasifyouwerelookingatsomethingoccurringinfrontofyou.ThisperiodofRapidEyeMovementslastsforsome8--15minutesandiscalledREMsleep.
Duringbothlightanddeepsleep,themusclesinyourbodyarerelaxedbutcapableofmovement.However,asyouslipintoREMsleep,averyoddthingoccurs--mostofthevoluntarymusclesinyourbodybecomeparalyzed.AlthoughyourbrainshowsveryrapidburstsofneuralactivityduringREMsleep,yourbodyisincapableofmoving.
16.Thelowerthestageofsleep,____.
[A]thegreaterthealphawaveswillbe
[B]thegreatertheactivitypatternofthebrain
[C]theslowerthebrainwaveswillappear
[D]thecloseroneistotheinitialStage1sleep
【参考答案】:
C
17.Beforeonereachesthedeepestsleep,____.
[A]muscularinhibitionoccurs
[B]lossofconsciousnesshasalreadyoccurred
[C]one'sbodymusclesbecomeparalyzed
[D]one'seyesbegintomoveasiflookingatsomething
【参考答案】:
B
18.REMsleepischaracterizedby____.
[A]alackofbodymovement
[B]adropintemperature
[C]theappearanceofdeltawaves
[D]alossofconsciousness
【参考答案】:
A
19.Muscularrelaxation,atemperaturedrop,andbreathregularityarecharacteristicsof____.
[A]Stages2and3sleep
[B]REMsleep
[C]del
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