四川省成都市2016届高考英语阅读理解二轮提升训练（34）（含解析）

　　阅读理解。

　　Feel tired lately?Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you?Perhaps he sends you to a hospital,but all the advanced equipment there shows there is nothing wrong with you.

　　Then,consider this:you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康).

　　Sub-health,also called the third state or gray state,is explained as borderline state between health and disease.

　　According to the investigation by the National Organization,over 45 percent of sub-health people are middle-aged or elderly.The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.

　　Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortness of breath,sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

　　The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health,according to some medical experts,is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly,and take part in open air activities.

　　As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.They should also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits,fish because they are rich in nutritional elements?vitamins and trace elements(微量元素)—that are important to the body.

　　Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道).They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.

　　1.When you are in a state of sub-health,you should ________.

　　A .stay home and keep silent

　　B. go to a doctor and buy some medicine

　　C. not consider it very serious

　　D. find out the reasons and relax yourself

　　提示:从全文可以看出，亚健康是身体对压力、疲劳的一种反应，即使最先进的仪器也查不出病因。所以不必去医院，也不必吃药，但是不能听之任之，不认真对待。正确的方法是找出原因、减轻压力、消除疲劳、平衡膳食。

　　答案:D

　　2.Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ________.

　　A. they have used up their energy

　　B. they have lost their living hopes

　　C. they have more pressure in life and work

　　D. they have changed their way of life

　　提示:亚健康的起因与疲劳有关系，但不是已将体力用完，排除A项。B、D两项文章没涉及。根据常识和第四段最后一句，我们也能判断正确答案为C项。

　　答案:C

　　3.The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is to ________.

　　A. keep on working regularly

　　B. go to sleep a bit earlier

　　C. form good living habits

　　D. take medicine if necessary

　　答案:C 文章倒数第三段第一句“…is to form good living habits”

　　4.The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to ________.

　　A. arrange by turns

　　B. cause to take place

　　C. make up for

　　D. keep away from

　　答案:A 从文中可看出：形成好的生活习惯，要劳逸结合，即轮流工作与休息

　　【阅读理解】介绍说明类

　　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。

　　For millions of Facebook users, choosing which photo to use for an online profile is an important decision. According to a study by researchers at the UT Dallas Center, the photos we select may reflect individual preferences, but they also appear to reflect more deeply rooted, unconscious cultural differences.Previous research has shown that culture can affect not only language and custom, but also how we experience the world and process information. Western cultures，for example，condition people to think of themselves as highly independent entities (实体)，whereas East Asian cultures stress collectivism and interdependence.

　　Dr. Denise Park, co-director of the Center at UT Dallas, and former graduate student Dr. ChihMao Huang of the University of Illinois, were curious about whether these patterns of cultural influence extend to cyberspace. In a paper published in the International Journal of Psychology, they examined the profile photographs of more than 500 active Facebook users from the United States a nd East Asia. Overall, they found that profile photos of Americans are more likely to focus on the individual's face，while the profiles of East Asians tend to less emphasize the face and include more background features. Americans also show greater smile intensity compared to East Asian Facebook users.

　　The findings show marked cultural differences in the focus of attention among East Asian and American Facebook users. Moreover, they echo previous research on cultural influences on visual perception(感知），attention, and reasoning in the offline world.

　　“We believe these findings relate to a cultural bias to be more individualistic and independent in the US and more communal and interdependent in Asia”，said Park.

　　The research also found that cultural influences over our self-presentation online can shift over time and from place to place. In one of the study samples, Americans studying in Japan and Japanese studying in the US both showed a tendency to adjust their profile photos to the general preferences of their host country.

　　“ Facebook constitutes an extended social context in which personal profiles mirror various individual characteristics，private thoughts，and social behaviors，” noted Huang. “ As such，the study presents a new approach to investigate cognition and behaviors across cultures by using Facebook as a data collection platform. ”

　　1. The underlined word ‘‘condition” in the first paragraph probably means _______.

　　A. adviseB. instructC. shapeD. forbid

　　2. We can know from the passage that Mongolians probably emphasize________.

　　A. cultural influencesB. social behaviors

　　C. independent existenceD. collective power

　　3. It can be inferred that a Korean studying in the US is likely to _______.

　　A. use a picture of his face on Facebook

　　B. adjust to American preferences quickly

　　C. change his profile photos from time to time

　　D. put up a photo of his apartment on Facebook

　　4. According to Dr. Huang, Facebook can help to _______.

　　A. make up a more extended social context

　　B. study the diversity of worldwide cultures

　　C. promote communication between east and west

　　D. combine different cultures from different aspects

　　【参考答案】1—4、CDAB

　　2016高考训练题。阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Scientists fear rising energy bills may lead to an increase in obesity （肥胖） after discovering a link between poorly-heated homes and higher body -fat．

　　Researchers from the University of Stirling’s Behavioural Science Centre set out to explore claims that warm indoor temperatures have contributed to rising obesity levels in winter．Instead, the team found that people who live in well-heated homes are more likely to have low body mass index （体重指数） levels while those who keep their heating turned down or off tend to be heavier．

　　Dr Michael Daly, behavioral scientist and senior lecturer, said: "We set out to investigate the scientific claims that cooler indoor temperatures help us maintain a healthy weight by pushing our bodies to use up more energy. In fact, the research suggests people may eat less and burn more energy when in a warmer indoor environment．

　　The 13-year study, published in the journal Obesity, involved more than 100,000 adults across England．

　　Researchers found reduced weight levels among people living in homes heated to above 23°C（73F）, which involved about 15,000 of the households studied．

　　Dr Daly said: "As national gas bills continue to rise faster than the rate of inflation, this research suggests the obesity could worsen where heating is turned down below comfortable levels or off for long periods to cut costs．"

　　This is not just about people who live in well-heated homes being in the financial position to afford more expensive low-calorie foods, exercise classes and sporting activities, and therefore finding it easier to maintain a low BMI level．The study took age, sex, social class and other factors into account．

　　"The comfortable temperature of 20°C -23°C is where we feel comfortable in our clothes and are neither hot nor cold．At temperatures above this, we use more energy and we eat less because our appetite is affected．"

　　1. The findings of the research can be described as ___．

　　A．horrible

　　B．surprising

　　C．funny

　　D．encouraging

　　According to the passage, with rising gas bills, people may turn down or off their heating to______.

　　A．stay in shape

　　B．maintain a low BMI level

　　C．save money

　　D．avoid eating more

　　. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

　　A．Obesity links to poorly-heated homes

　　B．Well-heated home's contribute to obesity

　　C．Obesity--- A weighty problem in England

　　D．Rising energy bills help maintain a healthy weight

　　—3、BCA

　　阅读理解

　　【来自2011·湖北卷In today's throw­away society，dealing with the city's growing mountain of waste is an increasing challenge for the city council(市议会)．

　　Recently, Edinburgh is faced with the problem of disposing of(处理)about 250,000 million tons of waste a year. Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner—largely through encouraging recycling—its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.

　　The European Union(EU) has issued a new policy，regulating how such mountains of waste are to be disposed of.The five councils (Edinburgh，East Lothian, West Lothian，Midlothian and Borders) face fines around ￡18 million a year from 2016 if they don't increase recycling levels and rely less on landfill.With this in mind，the councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant (垃圾焚烧厂)to burn half of the waste produced in their districts.But this plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25% of the city's waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025.

　　After the plan was abandoned，a private company which already transported millions of tons of the city's waste by train to a landfill site near Dunbar，offered an alternative solution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello.

　　Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015，it seemed necessary for the members of the Edinburgh Council to accept the suggestion.But soon they turned it down—after 700 local objections reached them—because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.

　　That still leaves the council with a problem.By 2016，only 50% of 1995 levels of waste will be allowed to be sent to landfill.Even if recycling targets are met，there will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up.Due to this，Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an incinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out.

　　回收利用曾是最绿色的垃圾处理方式。 但是，这种处理方法却不能短时间内满足欧盟对于及时解决废物的政策需求，因此，在回收利用的同时，他们还是得重建一所大型的垃圾焚烧厂。

　　．The main way of handling waste in a green manner in Edinburgh is ________.

　　A．recycling

　　B．restoring

　　C．burying

　　D．burning

　　答案：A。细节判断题。第二段中的信息词“largely through encouraging recycling”可以断定选项A的说法是与原文保持一致的。

　　．The five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant to ________.

　　A．reduce the cost of burying waste B．meet the EU requirements

　　C．speed up waste recyclingD．replace landfill sites

　　答案：B。细节判断题。在第三个段落的开头提到了“The EU has issued a new policy...”便可以断定他们制定这个处理垃圾的计划也正是这个政策的出台，所以与选项B的说法是相符合的。

　　．The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello because ________.

　　A．it came from a private company B．the council was not interested in it

　　C．it was not supported by EUD．the local people were against it

　　答案：D。细节判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“...700 local objections reached them...”，可以断定市民是反对的。

　　．What is the final decision of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils?

　　A．To open a new landfill nearby.

　　B．To close the Powderhall landfill in 2015.

　　C．To set up a plant for burning waste.

　　D．To persuade people to reduce their waste.

　　答案：C。细节判断题。根据文章最后一句话中的“set up an incenerator plant”，即：建一个垃圾焚烧厂，就可以断定，选项C与本信息句是相吻合的。