2012届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解（六十）

1、2012届高考英语二轮专题精品复习资料阅读理解（六十）1Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “Its a wellknown_pattern，” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigans Institute for Soci

2、al Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist.But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children. ”Staf

3、ford said.Overall，times are changing in the American home. In 1976，women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweepinganddusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.Single women in their

4、20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours，while married women in their 60s and 70s did the mostabout 21 hours a week.Men showed a somewhat different pattern ，with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than th

5、at of all other age groups of married men.Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work，clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands 10 hours.【文章大意概括】过去，对于女人来说，结婚意味着每周多做7个小时的家务；对于男人来说，结婚意味着每周少做1小时的家务。而如今，情况

6、却发生了变化。1According to the“wellknown pattern”in Paragraph 1, a married man_.A. takes on heavier workB. does more houseworkC. is the main breadwinnerD. is the master of the house【详解剖析】猜测词义题。第一段最后一句告诉我们：男人通常在外挣钱养家，而女人则更多负责家务。【最佳选项】C2How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?A. About

7、 28. B. About 26.C. About 13. D. About 6.【详解剖析】事实细节题。第三段最后一句告诉我们：男人在20世纪70年代每周做家务6小时。【最佳选项】D3What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?A. An unmarried man.B. An older married man.C. A younger married man.D. A married man with children.【详解剖析】事实细节题。第五段最后一句告诉我们：单身男子做家务最多。【最佳选项】A4Wh

8、at can we conclude from Staffords research?A. Marriage gives men more freedom.B. Marriage has effects on job choices.C. Housework sharing changes over time.D. Having children means doubled housework.【详解剖析】主旨大意题。本文主要告诉我们：男女分担家务随着时间的推移发生了变化。【最佳选项】C2Youre sitting on the train home and the person opposi

9、te you yawns (打哈欠). Suddenly, youre yawning with him，though youre not tired.This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional

10、 ties with others did not experience contagious (有感染力的) yawning，which showed that humans communicate regularly without words.Hugo Critchley，a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critchley，our

11、mind and body are in constant exchange about how were feeling.“Emotions are closely linked with states of internal(内部的) responses，” he explained. “There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions. When were in a group，these signals can spread to another person. For example，

12、theres the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.”Hugo Critchley further explained，“Our bodies synchronise and when we like the other person，we even copy hi

13、s behavior. Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how youre sittingits pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe its our way of telling each other that were partners. Through body language, humans give each other very subtle(微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions.”So，wh

14、at lessons can we learn from this? “Spend time with happy peopleotherwise your health could suffer，” said Critchley. “When were sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when were happy，our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright，our skin glows，we feel healthy

15、 and it affects everyone around us.”5. According to Hugo Critchley，_.A. emotions are as visible as facial expressionsB. we yawn more frequently when we have a coldC. emotions are connected with states of internal responsesD. the change of blood pressure is not linked with the change of emotions【详解剖析

16、】细节判断题。从第三段“Emotions are closely linked with states of internal responses”可以看出C项是正确。从第三段“There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions.”可知A项不对。从第三段最后一句话可见D项错误。【最佳选项】C6. The underlined word “synchronise” in Paragraph 4 means“_”A. move slowly B. change rapidlyC. relax temp

17、orarily D. respond accordingly【详解剖析】词义猜测题。由synchronise后的“.when we like the other person，we even copy his behavior.”可以看出答案：当我们喜欢对方时，我们就模仿他的行为。【最佳选项】D7. From the passage we can learn_.A. sadness is as contagious as happinessB. anger is less contagious than friendlinessC. surprise is more contagious th

18、an smileD. surprise is the most contagious among emotions【详解剖析】推理判断题。这四个选项是考查学生对第三段最后一句话的理解“For example，theres the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise，anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.”当人们对我们微笑时，我们显然有微笑的倾向；那些反映惊奇、生气或悲伤的情绪却不太容易受影响而变化。【最佳选项】B8. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Emotions have delicate