辽宁盘锦2014高考英语 信息匹配、阅读理解训练题（16）及答案

1、辽宁盘锦市2014高考英语信息匹配、阅读理解训练题（16）及答案信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. The following ar

2、e a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.*Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.*_71_.It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think t

3、hat way. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy their emotional state will be infectious(传染的).*_72_. Truly happy people dont allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor. *_73_. These few minutes

4、 will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.*_74_. Whether you treat yourself to lunch ,take a long ,relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance , you will be subconsciously (下意识地)putting yourself in a

5、 better mood.* Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.*_75_.Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.AIts also important to take some time each day to do so

6、mething nice for yourself.BSpend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.CWhen something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity.DKeeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.EThere are some tips in life that lead to happine

7、ss.FSurround yourself with happy people.GEveryone has unique requirement for happiness. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.参考答案71-75. FCBADIn 1986，when Carlo Petrini first coined the term “Slow Food，” he organized locally in his native Italy to prese

8、rve the food and wine culture and protest fast food.Today, slow food has spread to 132 countries with over 85, 000 members, addressing worldwide issues like farmer equity and environmental stewardshipthe actions people take to respect the rights of all living things and all environments, to contribu

9、te to healthy and livable communities.Characterized by Slow Food International as “good, clean, and fair food，” slow food must enrich the eaters' life，have no negative impact on human or environmental health，and compensate fairly for food producers' work.The average American meal travels abo

10、ut 1,500 miles to its final destination, with producing of food traveling by plane from overseas and other items shipped across the country.However，cost for food travel and heavy processing are not the only problems in the food industry that the environment faces. Industrial agriculture also has uns

11、ustainable practices like inefficient water use and decreased biodiversity. Our ideas in feeding ourselves are exceptional, but at various points our technologies come into conflict with nature's ways of doing things. A great many of the health and environmental problems created by our food syst

12、em owe to our attempts to oversimplify natures complexities, at both the growing and the eating ends of our food chain.“Slowing” food, by purchasing locally and sustainably, allows consumers to reduce the impact of “food miles” and develop a closer relationship with their food producers.“ We need to

13、 change our food system，” said David Prior, organizer of Slow Food Nation Eat­In. “Our current food system is sick and we need to support farmers and agriculture to ensure that everyone has the right to nutritious food.”72. The main idea of the passage can be summarized as_.A. why slow food is

14、so important B. the food and wine culture is rich in ItalyC. what you're eating always travels a long way D. slow food makes the current food system sick73. According to the second paragraph, “environmental stewardship” refers to_.A. measures of environmental protectionsB. ways to establish heal

15、thy and livable communitiesC. people's admiration for all the creatures on the earthD. actions to protect the rights of all living things and environment74. Slow food's characteristic doesn't lie in_.A. improving the quality of eaters' lifeB. providing a fair pay for food workersC. b

16、eing friendly to human and environmental health D. developing a loose relationship with food producers75. What is David Prior's attitude towards current food system? A. Suspicious. B. Unsatisfied. C. Indifferent. D. Supportive.参考答案 72-75 ADDB*结束 ADubai, the Gulf desert city state, which is well-

17、known for its huge projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis(危机), on Saturday announced a new development to open the worlds biggest mall and a park larger than Londons Hyde Park.The ruler of the Gulf desert city state, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, announced the plan for a

18、“new city within Dubai”, according to an official statement, naming it after himself.No cost was stated for “Mohammed bin Rashid City,” to be carried out by his private companies, which developed many of Dubais well-known projects, including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.The “Mall of t

19、he World” will attract 80 million visitors a year to become the “largest in the world,” said the statement, while its park will be “30 percent bigger than Hyde Park of London.”The mall will be connected to a family entertainment center to be developed in cooperation with Universal Studios Internatio

20、nal that will be the largest in the area, aiming to attract six million visitors a year.Dubai already has countless malls and hotels, including the Dubai Mall, the worlds largest shopping and entertainment destination, with 62 million visitors this year. “The malls and hotels available at present in

21、 Dubai need to be enlarged in line with the future ambitions for the city,” Sheikh Mohammed said in the statement.Dubais tourism is growing by 13 percent a year, according to the statement, with hotel occupancy(入住率) hitting 82 percent in 2011 while hotel profits grew 22 percent last year, more than$

22、4.4 billion.The city state rocked global financial markets in autumn 2009 over its debt crisis, but its economy has returned to growth.56. The “new city within Dubai” will _.A. attract 62 million visitors a yearB. become the worlds tallest towerC. be named after the ruler of the stateD. be the world

23、s largest family entertainment center57. All the followings are mentioned in the official statement EXCEPT _?A. the name of the new city B. the developer of the new cityC. the cost of building the new cityD the number of the visitors the new city expects to attract58. Which would be the best title o

24、f the news?A. Tourism and Hotel Profits Growing in DubaiB. Biggest Mall to be Developed In Dubai C. Global Financial Crisis Hit DubaiD. Plan to Rebuild Dubai Announced参考答案 56-58 CCB *结束 Loneliness has been linked to depression（抑郁）and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A fri

25、end of a lonely person was fifty-two percent more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was twenty-five percent more likely to do the same. Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity(肥胖) and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within socia

26、l groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression. The new findings involved more tha

27、n five thousand people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends. For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-

28、door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about forty-eight days a year. The study found that h

29、aving a lonely friend can add about seventeen days. But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others. This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends and more likely that society will reject（排斥）them. John

30、Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study. He says it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks. 57. As an average person, if you have 2 more common friends, how many d

31、ays a year might you suffer from loneliness?A. 48 days. B. 17 days. C. 65 days. D. 43 days.58. What can we infer from the passage about lonely people?A. They can overcome loneliness themselves.B. They will decrease loneliness day by day.C. They are in great need of help from people around.D. They ca

32、n help others to repair their social networks.59. Whats the best way to help lonely people according to this passage?A. Put them together. B. Make friends with them. C. Help them stop smoking. D. Ask them to loose weight.60. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Lonelines

33、sThe Cause of DepressionB. How Loneliness Can Affect Social NetworksC. LonelinessA Serious Social ProblemD. How People Can Help A Lonely Person参考答案57、DCBB*结束 APlant a Tree in Your CommunityAlmost everyone loves trees, but did you know that trees can help people heal faster?Its true. According to the

34、 ISA (International Society of Arboriculture), hospital patients have been shown to recover faster when offered a view with trees. And while trees certainly benefit any landscapeswhether lining residential streets, dotting urban areas, or in full glory in the forestthey are actually important to our

35、 daily wellbeing.Trees improve the quality of the air around us by absorbing dust and other particulates (微粒), and release clean oxygen for you to breathe. If the health of people and the environment arent high on your list of concerns, perhaps your wallet is: Trees make economic sense. A home surro

36、unded by trees costs less to cool and heat. Neighborhoods with trees are often several degrees cooler than those in similar climates that dont have trees. In winter, trees can keep your house warmer by blocking high winds. Also, less water is needed in treeshaded areas where the sun isnt constantly

37、boating down on the earth below.Besides, trees can enhance privacy, block unpleasant views, and improve the value of your home. Unfortunately, these days, mass construction projects tend to wipe out all the trees in an area before creating new neighborhoods and buildings. Thats why its more importan

38、t than ever to plant a tree in your community.Check out the NADF (National Arbor Day Foundation) online to find out more about planting a tree in your area or how to volunteer in an urban center. The Arbor Day Foundation can tell you how to plant a tree in someones name as a gift, donate a tree in s

39、omeones honor, or memorialize a loved one by planting a tree.5According to the ISA, a sick person in hospital can get well sooner if he or she _.A. has a glance at some trees B. can enjoy a view of treesC. receives treatment in time D. is surrounded by flowers6Which of the following is NOT true?A. T

40、rees benefit any landscape as well as human beings.B. Trees take in dust and dioxide and release clean oxygen.C. The health and the environment arent on peoples list of concerns.D. People in treeshaded areas can reduce their cost on house holding.7It is more necessary than ever to plant trees mainly

41、 because they _.A. improve the quality of the air B. make economic profitsC. are destroyed for mass construction D. are used to insure privacy8_ is most probably mentioned following the last paragraph.A. The website of the NADFB. How to plant a treeC. Importance of planting treesD. How to be a volun

42、teer答案树的好处难以一一列举，尽管如此，大规模的建设却将它们毫不留情地铲除。参加植树活动吧，为自己，为别人，也为我们赖以生存的地球增添一片绿荫。5B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.hospital patients have shown to recover faster when offered a view with trees”可判断B项正确。A项中的glance表示“瞥了一眼”，与原文不符；后两项在文章中没有信息支持。6C。细节理解题。第三段前半部分中的“If the health of people and the environment arent high on your l

43、ist of concerns”是说“假如你不太关心人们的健康和环境”，这只是假设，因此C项不正确。7C。细节理解题。结合倒数第二段的中间部分和最后部分可知C项正确。其余三项叙述的都是树的某种用途。8A。文章结构题。根据最后一段的开头部分可知文章接下去要叙述的是NADF网站。B、D两项只是网站涉及的部分内容；C项在本段中没有信息支持。*结束 To all of you at Chinese love links，I am 44 years old and never married. I have always wanted to find that perfect someone that

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