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Unit16Stories课时练1 阅读理解提速练阅读理解A2018·唐山一模Anewresearchbringssomegoodnewsforloversofspicy辛辣的foodsafterfindingthateatinghotredchilipeppersmighthelptoextendlifespan寿命.ConsuminghotredchilipeppersmightreducedeathrisksayChopanandLittenbergfromtheresearchteam.Inhotpeppers,suchasMexicopeppersthestrongflavoresfromapound化合物,whichdoesnotexistinsweetpeppersoronions.Studieshavesuggestedthatthispoundcanofferwealthofhealthbenefits.Astudyofmorethan16,000peopleintheUnitedStatesshowedthatindividualswhoconsumedredchilipeppershadalowerriskofdeathfromallcausesoveranaverageof18yearsthanthosewhodidnoteatthespicyfood.paredwithparticipantswhodidnotconsumehotredchilipeppersthosewhodidwerefoundtobeata13percentreducedriskofall-causedeath.ForexamplearecentstudyreportedbyMedicalNewsTodayfoundthatthepoundmighthavethepotentialtostopbreastcancerwhileanearlierstudylinkedthepoundtoareducedriskofdigestsystemcancers.Stilltheavailabledatasuggestedthathotredchilipepperconsumptionwasmoststronglyassociatedwithareducedriskofdeathfromheartdisease.Whiletheresearchersareunabletoidentifythespecificpoundbywhichredchilipeppersmightextendlifespantheteamsaysthatitislikelyduetothepoundthatiseffectivelyagainstobesity肥胖症.Overalltheteamsaysthattheselatestfindingssupportthoseofthe2015studylinkingspicyfoodsintaketoreducedriskofdeathbyshowing“asignificantdecreaseindeathassociatedwithhotredchilipepperconsumption”.HoweverChopanandLittenbergnotethattheearlierstudywasonlyconductedinChineseadultssothenewresearchmakesthesefindingsmorecredible.【解题导语】 一项新的研究发现,食用红辣椒之类的辛辣食物可能会降低死亡风险,延长人类的寿命1.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageA.ThestudyonlygoesforAmericanpeople.B.Redchilipepperscancureall-causediseases.C.Thepoundprotectspeopleagainstobesity.D.Onionconsumingcanreducedeathrisk.C 解析推理判断题根据倒数第二段内容可知,尽管研究人员还不清楚到底是哪种具体的化合物能够延长寿命,但是研究团队认为可能是一种对防治肥胖症有效的化合物由此可以推断,这种物质能够控制肥胖故选C项2.WhatisthefindingofthenewresearchmainlyaboutA.Hotredchilipepperloversdevelopnocancers.B.Hotredchilipeppershelpcontrolbreastillness.C.Hotredchilipeppersdecreaseheartdisease.D.Hotredchilipepperintakemayincreaselifespan.D 解析推理判断题文章在第一段就提出了研究发现食用辛辣食物如红辣椒能延长寿命,在下文中用具体的数据和例子来支持这一观点由此可知,这个新发现主要是关于红辣椒的食用可能会延长寿命故选D项3.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“credible”?A.Convincing. B.Practical.C.Encouraging.D.Attractive.A 解析词义猜测题文章第二段和第三段的数据和事例是在美国进行的研究,画线词所在句则提到,以前的研究只是在中国成年人中进行的,那么现在的研究结果使得这项新发现更加令人信服了convincing意为“使人信服的”;practical意为“切实可行的”;encouraging意为“令人鼓舞的”;attractive意为“有吸引力的”故选A项B2018·西宁检测Ifyouchooseonlytoplainandescapefromamisfortuneitwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrongthehardshipwillturnouttobefortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.Inanaccident,aboylostbothhisarmsandhisfatherwhowasthemainsourceofsupportforthefamily.Sincethenhehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.Forthesakeoftakingcareofhimhisyoungerbrotherbecamehisshadowneverleavinghimaloneforyears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoeshewaspletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogethertheyhadtheirshareofproblemsandtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenonedayhisyoungerbrotherwantedtoleavelivinghisownlifeasmanynormalpeopledo.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Asimilarmisfortunebefellagirltoo.Onenighthermotherwhosufferedfromchronicmentalillnessdisappeared.Herfatherwentouttolookforhermotherleavingheraloneathome.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparentsonlytooverturnthekerosenelightonthestoveresultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.Thoughhereldersisterwhowasstudyinginanothercityshowedherwillingnesstotakecareofhershewasdeterminedtobepletelyindependent.Atschoolshealwaysstudiedhard.Mostofallshelearnedtobeself-reliant.Onedaytheboyandthegirlwerebothinvitedtoappearonatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthisuncertainfutureatbeingleftonhisownwhereasthegirlwasfullofenthusiasmforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Theboywrote:Myyoungerbrother’sarmsaremyarms;whilethegirlwrote:Brokenwingsflyingheart.【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文文章通过介绍两个不同的故事启迪我们积极勇敢地面对困难4.Whatattitudeshouldwetaketowardsamisfortuneintheauthor’sopinionA.Tryingtofindanescapefromit.B.Facingitbravelywithapositivemind.C.Askingforhelpfromyourrelatives.D.Ignoringitandlivinganormallife.B 解析推理判断题根据第一段的第二句“Butifyoudecidetobestrongthehardshipwillturnouttobefortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.”可推知,面对困难我们应当积极勇敢地面对,故B项正确5.Aftertheaccidenttheboy____________.A.decidedtolivewithhisbrotherB.learnttodothingswithhistoesC.madealivingallbyhimselfD.dependedwhollyonhisbrotherD 解析细节理解题根据第二段的第二句“Sincethenhehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.”可知,失去双臂后,他就完全依靠他的弟弟,故D项正确6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofthegirlA.Shelosthermotherinanaccident.B.Hersistertookgoodcareofher.C.Shewasoptimisticandfullofcourage.D.Sheledapoorlifewithherfather.C 解析细节理解题根据最后一段第二句中的“thegirlwasfullofenthusiasmforherlife”,并结合第五段可知,她决定独立生活,在学校努力学习;据此可知,女孩在事故后乐观而坚强,故C项正确7.Whatdidthegirlmeanby“Brokenwingsflyingheart.”?A.Nevergiveuphopesinfaceofhardship.B.It’snoteasyforhertoliveanormallife.C.Ifabirdlosesitswingsitcannotfly.D.Ifyouloseyourhandsyourlifewillbehard.A 解析句意理解题“Brokenwingsflyingheart.”为女孩用脚趾写的话,意为“失去双翼,心仍飞翔”;结合最后一段第二句中的“thegirlwasfullofenthusiasmforherlife”和第五段可知,事故之后,她决定独立生活,在学校努力学习,乐观坚强地面对生活;据此可知,该句是说“面对困难,永远不要放弃希望”,故A项正确C2018·广州高考模拟Asachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthanatreat.Ididn’tfindthechimps’teapartiesfunny,northebirdshowsentertaining.Feedingtimeforsealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmoreinacircus.AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts—menteasinglions,girlsbalancingonelephantsandmonkeysplayingfootball.Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossiblycruelty.Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhavechanged.Circusesusingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitelyevolved.Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocalzoo.Theelephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananasandstaringatteasingvisitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal’snameandwhereitcamefrom.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabouttheenvironmentalchallengestheyfaced.Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenopposezoos.“Animalsbelonginthewild”isamonandunderstandableplaint.ButwhatdotheanimalsthemselvespreferGenerallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealongerlife.But—youmayprotest—theyarenotfree.WhatFreetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirstMaybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn’tsobad.Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosandAquariums.ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA’sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimalresearchprogrammes,bothintheUKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosallovertheworld.Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,fortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywelltrained,knowledgeableandcaringzooemployees.Ofcourseit’snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunatelythisisn’talwayspossible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecideforyourself【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了现代的动物园是如何得到改善的8.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howzooshaveimprovedB.whetherazooshouldbecloseddownC.anewenvironmentalorganisationD.thedifferencebetweenzoosandcircusesA 解析主旨大意题根据第三段的内容并结合全文可知,本文主要讲述了现代的动物园是如何得到改善的9.FromParagraph2,wecanguessthatthewriterbelievescircusanimals________.A.hadmuchshorterlivesthanthoseinthewildB.werenottreatedwellbytheirtrainersC.shouldhavebeenplacedinzoosD.werenotasintelligentasthoseinzoosB 解析推理判断题根据第二段的最后一句“Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossiblycruelty.”可推知,马戏团的动物有可能被驯兽师们虐待10.WhichofthefollowingrolesareperformedbyBIAZAA.Organisinganimalstudyprojectsandtrainingzooworkers.B.Checkingzooconditionsandarranginganimalexchanges.C.Designingzoosandapprovingzoooperations.D.Caringforillanimalsandsettingzoostandards.B 解析细节理解题根据倒数第二段的“ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA’sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimalresearchprogrammes,bothintheUKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosallovertheworld.”可知,BIAZA会检查动物园的情况,安排动物交换等活动11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzooswouldthewriteragreewithA.Zooanimalsshouldbefreedintothewild.B.Zoosaremorepopularnowthaninthepast.C.Zooanimalsaremorerestrictedthaninthepast.D.Zoosnowprovidecaringlivingconditionsforanimals.D 解析推理判断题根据最后一段的第一句“Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,fortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywelltrained,knowledgeableandcaringzooemployees.”可知,作者认为现在的动物园给动物们提供了舒适和充满关爱的环境D2018·云南高三11校跨区调研Ifourkidsdon’tfalltheydon’tlearntogetup.Istillrememberthedayinhighschoolthatmymomforgottopickmeupfromschool.I’mtheoldestoffourchildrenandnodoubtshe’dhadalongdaywiththeotherkidsandit’dslippedhermind.AfterwaitingatschoolforanhourIwalkedthethreemileshomeandwhenIgottomyhouseIshutourfrontdoorwithangerstormedintothekitchenandscreamedinmymom’sfacethatshe’dforgottenme.LaterthatnightmydadtoldmeInolongerhadaridetoschoolthenextday.Ifiguredmymomwouldstilltakemebutwhenthemorningcamesherefused.ItwasmidtermandasastraightAstudentreadytostartcollegeapplicationsbeinglatewasn’tanoption.Inmymindmissingthesetestswouldhavebeentheendofmyacademiccareer.Ibeggedmymom.ItoldhershewasruiningmyfutureandeverythingI’dworkedfor.Butsheheld__her__ground__andthatdayIwalkedtoschool.AndImissedmytests.Mymomdidn’trescuemefromfailure.Sheletmesufferfromit.Sheletmefigureitout.Sheletmelearn.NowasamommyselfI’verealizedthatIwantmykidstoexperiencefailurebecausefailureishowwegrowlearnandthinkoutsideofourselves.It’showweselfeducatetolearnwhat’srightandrespectableandwhat’snot.It’showwebeeresponsibleandenthusiastic.Fallingdownmakesusbetterbecausewelearnhowtogetup.【解题导语】 本文作者通过亲身体会告诉我们失败让我们变得更好,因为我们在失败中学会成长12.WhydidtheauthorshoutathermotherA.Becauseshewastiredafterwalkinghome.B.Becauseshemissedsomeimportanttests.C.Becausehermotherhadruinedherfuture.D.Becausehermotherdidn’tpickheruphome.D 解析细节理解题根据第一段的“AfterwaitingatschoolforanhourIwalkedthethreemileshomeandwhenIgottomyhouseIshutourfrontdoorwithangerstormedintothekitchenandscreamedinmymom’sfacethatshe’dforgottenme.”可知,作者在学校等了一个小时,后来自己走回了家,因此她对妈妈没有去学校接她非常生气,故选D13.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutherexperiencenowA.Disappointed. B.Merciful.C.Beneficial.D.Embarrassed.C 解析细节理解题根据第三段中的“NowasamommyselfI’verealizedthatIwantmykidstoexperiencefailurebecausefailureishowwegrowlearnandthinkoutsideofourselves.”说明作者现在认为她之前的经历对她是有益的Beneficial14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“heldherground”inParagraph2meanA.Stucktoherdecision.B.Gaveintome.C.Saidyestome.D.Stayedintheplace.A 解析词义猜测题根据第二段的“Butsheheld__her__ground__andthatdayIwalkedtoschool.”中But的转折意味以及后面作者仍然走着去上学可知,妈妈仍坚持她的观点,没有送作者去上学15.WhatisthebesttitleforthetextA.OfferYourKidsHelpIfNecessaryB.StopRescuingYourKidsfromFailureC.BeResponsibleforYourKids’FailureD.TrytoMeetYourKids’DemandsB 解析标题归纳题根据第三段和第四段的叙述,尤其是第三段的“Mymomdidn’trescuemefromfailure.”及“Iwantmykidstoexperiencefailurebecausefailureishowwegrowlearnandthinkoutsideofourselves”可知,B项最适合作文章标题七选五2018·潍坊模拟TipsforTeachingKidsResponsibilityYourbestfriendhasateenagerwhohelpswithhouseworkwithoutbeingasked.Yourcousinhasaoneyearoldchildthatputsherbottleinthesinkwhenshefinishesthemilkbutnoremindersareneeded.
1.________Raisinghelpfulgoodkidswhoknowhowtomakeasandwichisnotafantasy!Thefollowingtipscangiveyouabetterchanceofraisingaresponsiblechildwhothengrowsintoaresponsibleadult.2.________Youcan’tsuddenlyspringresponsibilityonateenagerandexpecthewillknowhowtofollowthrough.Heneedstimetopracticeandtotallyunderstandwhatresponsibilitymeans.Letkidshelpyou.Don’tplainwhenit’stimetodohousework.Smileandinviteyoursontohelp.
3.________Hewilltakethesegoodfeelingsandlearntotakeownershipofhishomeandfeelprideinkeepingitup.4.________Makeresponsibilitiesageappropriate.Youcanshowhowtopletesmalltasksindailylifeandperformthematachild’sskilllevel.Forexampleifyourkidwantsasnackshowhimwheretheapplesareandhowtowashoneoff.Teachyourchildconsequences.Learningtotakecareofhisthingsalsohelpsachilddevelopasenseofresponsibilityforhisactions.Getyoursontocleanupafteranartprojectandinformhimthathewon’tbeabletoplaywithhiscrayonsthenextdayifheleavesamessytable.
5.________Themoreyoucarryouttherulesthemorelikelyheistocleanupwithoutbeingasked.A.Haveasenseofresponsibility.B.WhydotheymakeasandwichforkidsC.Showkidshowtoperformresponsibility.D.WheredothesewonderfulchildrenefromE.Teachingresponsibilitytokidsneedstostartearly.F.Whenyourchildisinvitedtoparticipatehefeelsvalued.G.Thentakeawayhissuppliesifhedoesnottakehisresponsibility.【解题导语】 文章主要对如何让自己的孩子变得有责任感给出几点提示1.D 解析根据上文可知,你最好朋友的孩子不用告诉就知道做家务;你堂兄一岁的孩子知道喝完奶之后把奶瓶放在水槽里下文接下来叙述的是几条能够帮助你的孩子有责任感的小建议D项“那么这些完美的孩子都是从哪来的呢”紧密联系上下文,符合题意故D项正确2.E 解析根据本段的内容可知,青少年不会突然就表现得有责任感,也不要期待他自己会学会他需要一个练习的过程才能完全知道责任的含义E项“需要早点开始教会孩子有责任感”能够概括整段内容,适合作为这一段的主旨句,符合题意故E项正确3.F 解析根据本段第一句“Letkidshelpyou.”可知,本段的主题是“让孩子来帮助你”F项“当你的孩子被邀请加入帮忙的时候,他会觉得自己有价值”与主题紧密联系,符合题意故F项正确4.C 解析根据下文可知,你可以以孩子的技能水平向他们展示如何在日常生活中完成小任务例如,如果你的孩子想要零食,那么就先告诉他苹果放在哪里并且怎样洗苹果C项“教会孩子如何表现得有责任感”能概括本段内容,适合作为这一段的主旨句,符合题意故C项正确5.G 解析本段主要讲的是教会你的孩子不管做什么事情都要想到后果,并且上文举了一个例子,即告诉你的孩子如果他把桌子弄得凌乱而不去整理,那么第二天他就不能再玩他的蜡笔G项“如果他没有履行他的责任,那么就拿走他的东西”是对该事例的一个总结,符合题意故G项正确。