湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (70)

　　B【2016届云南省师大附中高三适应性月考】

　　Like to kick back for an afternoon siesta (休息)?Good news : A new study shows that regular napping may cut your risk of dying of a heart attack of other heart problems.

　　Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Athens Medical School in Greece, tracked 23, 681 apparently healthy men and women, aged from 20 to 86, for more than six years. They found those who look afternoon siestas of 30 minutes or more at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not.

　　Even more impressive :researchers found that working men who took regular or occasional naps had a 64 percent lower risk of death from heart attacks or other heart-related ills than their non-napping compeers. And working women ?”The apparent effect was evident mainly among working men .” says lead study author Dimitrios Trichopculos.“ There were not enough coronary (冠心病) deaths among the working women (only six ) in this group to allow sound inference.”( Of course, some might consider that a positive thing.)

　　Trichopoulos , a

　　cancer prevention and epidemiology (流行病学) professor at HSPH, says researchers decided to look into this issue, because coronary death tends to be low in populations in which the frequency of siestas tends to be high .Trichopoulos says that if further studies net similar results. “then lifestyle changes that would allow afternoon napping might to be considered.” Of course ,that’s easier said than done ,especially in the United States, where employers are not exactly known to encourage workers to nap. “I am fully aware that the lifestyle in the US does not leave much room for changes of this type,” he says.

　　Afternoon siestas have long been a part of daily life in Greece, where the study took place , as well as in other Mediterranean and some Latin American countries, which tend to have low mortality (死亡) rates from coronary disease. The Mediterranean diet, rich in fruit, vegetables, beans and olive oil, has also been credited for keeping a lid on heart disease. Trichopoulos says the study considered diet, physical activity and other factors that are predictive of coronary mortality.

　　His advice :” For those, whose lifestyle allows having a nap, go ahead and have one. No doubt your boss will be thrilled.”

　　60．Where are workers least encouraged to take a nap?

　　A．In the Mediterranean. B．In Greece.

　　C．In Latin America.

　　D．In the US.

　　61．The underlined phrase “keeping a lid on “ probably means

　　A．reducing the risk of

　　B．providing a cure for

　　C．being closely related to

　　D．covering up

　　62．The findings of the new study would be most welcome to

　　A．bosses B．researchers C．working men D．working women

　　63．This passage most probably appears

　　A．in a book review

　　B．on an entertainment channel

　　C．on a fashion website

　　D. in a science magazine

　　E【2016届湖北武汉中学高三10月月考】

　　Just when scientists think they have discovered and recorded every species of insect that crawls on the earth they find something new．Earlier this month, Peter Jager, the head of Frankfurt's Senckenberg Research Institute reported the discovery of a unique eyeless spider!

　　The creature that has a leg span （跨度） of six centimeters and a body size of just twelve millimeters was found in a cave inside the tiny nation of Laos, in Southeast Asia．

　　It was identified as a member of the Huntsman spider, a large family that consists of 1100 species．However, the other members of the family all have eyes．The spider is the first one that has no eyes．The scientists believe that the reason for the lack of eyes can be that these spiders spend their entire life inside caves．In the past they have seen other members of the Huntsman spiders living in caves with six or less eyes．They believe that the kind of spider has adapted to the fact that they do not really need the eyes to such an extreme measure that they have dispensed with them altogether．

　　But they are not the only creature to have done that．Over the years, scientists have discovered completely blind cave fish, and even a freshwater crab, which happens to live in the same cave as this eyeless spider!

　　Surrounded by Burma and China on the northwest, Vietnam on the east, Cambodia on the South and Thailand on the west, the landlocked nation of Laos has been a treasure trove（宝藏） of an incredible number of new and exotic （新奇的） species．In the last few years researchers have discovered the Saola — never-before seen antelope-like creature, a small deer species called muntjacs, a tiny striped rabbit and a rock rat that was thought to have been extinct 11 million years ago．In addition to that it is also home to over one hundred species of large mammals ranging from tigers to macaques and over 165 species of amphibians and reptiles like the terrible King cobra and the noisy Tokay gecko, a permanent resident（居民） inside most Laos households．

　　67．What can we know about the newly discovered species of spider?

　　A．They are smaller in size．

　　B．They only live in Laos．

　　C．They belong to the Huntsman spider．

　　D．About 1100 such spiders were discovered．

　　68．The underlined part "dispensed with" （in Paragraph 2） means "_____"．

　　A．done away with

　　B．put up with C．got tired of

　　D．taken no notice of

　　69．The animals like Saola and muntjacs are mentioned in the text to show _____．

　　A．Laos is a better place for animals to survive

　　B．Laos is a country with great biological diversity

　　C．exotic species invade Laos on a large scale

　　D．more animals have made physical change for adaptation

　　70．From the passage we can know _____．

　　A．Tokay gecko is common in Laos

　　B．Peter Jager was the first spider discoverer

　　C．blind fish and crabs were also found in Laos

　　D．west of Laos lie two neighboring countries

　　69. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中the landlocked nation of Laos has been a treasure trove(宝藏) of an incredible number of new and exotic species可知。

　　70. A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中noisy Tokay gecko, a permanent resident inside most Laos households可知。