日常生活类阅读理解专训（含答案）

1、.日常生活类阅读理解专训一We spend about one-third of our lives asleepThis may sould like a lot of time，but it is not wastedOur bodies need sleep to stay healthyNot getting enough aleep can make us sickSleep and our immune免疫systemThe immune system protects the body from diseases and infections传染Not getting enoug

2、h sleep hurts this protective systemThe Mayo Clinic is a research hospital in the United StatesIts website explains that when we sleep our bodies produce proteins蛋白质that support sleep and help us fight infectionsThey add that infection-fighting antibodies抗体are reduced during periods when you dont ge

3、t enough sleepA new study from the University of Washington in the USseems to confirm thisDrNathaniel Watson was the lead writer of the studyWatson says his study shows that the immune system works best when the body gets enough sleepFor the study，Watson and his team studied 11 pairs of twinsThis is

4、 an important difference from other sleep studiesOther research did not study twinsResearchers found that the twin who slept less had a weaker immune systemWatson says his study showed for the first time that a long-term lack缺乏of sleep shuts down parts of the immune systemHe says parts that move whi

5、te blood cells around the body are influencedWhite blood cells fight infections in the bodyWatsons study provides more evidence证据that sleep is important to“overall healthAnd sleep is especially important to immune healthThe researchers published their findings in the magazine SleepHow much sleep is

6、enough?To stay in good health，experts at the Mayo Clinic say that adults should get 7 to 8 hours of sleepTeenagers need 9 to 10 hoursAnd school-aged children may need more than 10 hours of sleep a nightExperts say our sleep becomes poor in our 30sBy the time we reach our 50s，the average person has l

7、ost 50 percent of their ability to have a restful sleepThese people also have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep through the nightFrom middle age on，they say these problems only get worse，and they can influence our healthSigns you may not be getting enough sleepYoure always hungry or youve ga

8、ined weightYou have trouble making decisionsYou have trouble remembering thingsYour skin doesnt look goodYou are having trouble seeing   1From the first three paragraphs we know that        A.it is a waste to spend about one-third of our lives asleepB.wel

9、l become seriously ill if we dont have enough sleepC.enough sleep does good to infection-fighting antibodiesD.immune system is protected when people begin to sleep   2From Watsons study，we know        A.enough sleep helps the immune system work wellB.the

10、study of twins is a kind of common sleep studyC.twins need less sleep but have stronger immune systemD.sleeping for a long time is important to immune health   3Which of the following is right according to the passage？A.People dont need 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night in their fiftiesB.The l

11、ess you sleep every night，the more weight youll loseC.Teenagers should get more than 10 hours of sleep a nightD.If your memory gets worse，you may not get enough sleep   4What will probably be written in the following part？A.How to improve your sleep       

12、;   BHow important enough sleep is!C.How amazing if you look good!      DHow to avoid trouble of seeing二It's a common belief that over time, pet owners start to look like their animals. Now comes the terrifying news that cats look up to their owners as role mod

13、els and copy their behaviour.Next time you reach for your fridge, think twice. If your cat is watching, she will probably overeat as well.In a new study from the University of Messina, it turns out that indoor cats who live closely to their owners “mirror the lives of their caregivers. They sleep at

14、 the same time, eat at the same time, and can even become more or less social depending on the behaviour of their owners.“Cats are clever animals with a long memory, Jane Brunt, director of the Catalyst Council, told Discovery News. “They watch and learn from us, noting the patterns of our actions,

15、knowing where their food is kept and what time to expect to be fed, how to open the cupboard door that's been improperly closed, and where their feeding and toileting areas are. Because cats copy our habits, if you spend a lot of time raiding搜刮the fridge, your cat will return to its food bowl fo

16、r that midnight snack, too. According to the study, this explains why “human and cat overweight rates often seem to match There's no word if drinking green tea and making sure you go to yoga will benefit 使受益 your cat, but based on the study, it sounds like sticking to a healthy eating and sleepi

17、ng habit is best for both of you.There's a lot we can learn from our cats in return. “When they sit softly breathing , eyes half closed, the sense of peace and calm that comes over us is like a private less on in inner meditation冥想，Brunt said. They're probably pretty good at remaining calm.S

18、o, according to science, though we think that cats are not close to us all these years, it turns out they are in fact learning from us and looking up to us. Scary, huh?  1. What does the word “terrifying in paragraph 1 probably mean?   A. 可怕的       &

19、#160;                    B. 快乐的                    C. 伤心的         

20、;           D. 无聊的  2. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?A. Cats can copy humans' behaviours.B. Cats are smart and have a long memory.C. Green tea and yoga can benefit cats.D. Humans can learn from cats in some way. &

21、#160; 3. What does the underlined word “this in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Humans' keeping searching the fridge.B. Humans' drinking green tea and going to yoga  C. Cats' copying humans' habit of looking for food.  D. Cats' going to their owners for food.   4. What can

22、 we learn from our cats?A. To remain peaceful.                  B. To be able to copy.C. To stay hungry.                    

23、D. To look up to friends.   5. The best title for the passage could be “_ A. Your cat can bring you pleasure    B. You are copying your catC. You can make your cat social      D. Your cat is copying your habit 三THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the

24、countrys most famous writers.“Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Clemens1835-1911 is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer1876 and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn1844.     Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated纪念 with special gold and silver co

25、ins.     But does Twain need to be commemorated? It doesnt seem like people in the US will forget him. Twain once joked that a lack缺少of money is the root of all evil邪恶 but a lack of money with Twains famous face on it wouldnt have made people forget about him.     The A

26、dventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works.    Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Hucks freedom really comes from Huck wanting to fly. When Huck gets away from his violent暴力的 father, he isnt really lookin

27、g for freedom, but survival.     Its even more of a problem for a slave. Jim, the escaped逃跑的 slave who Huck helps, makes Hucks life seem even better. Its easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a p

28、iece of property财产. Huck and Jims friendship, as shown by Mark Twain, is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character, Huck, who gets an idea of the African American experience.Mark Twain is famous and would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway, the

29、 coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century.With the race issue种族问题 far from dead in the US today, perhaps Twain still has something to teach todays readers.  1. How many novels is mentioned written by Mark Twain in this pa

30、ssage?  A. One                     B. Two                         C. Three 

31、                      D. Four  2. Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered Twains greatest works? A. It talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.  B. I

32、t describes an everlasting friendship between people of different races.C. It describes the social problem that a lack of money is the root of all evil.D. It talks about a white American understanding the African American experience.   3. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?&#

33、160;  A. Huck gets away from his father for survival. B. Jim escapes from his slave owner for freedom.   C. Twain dug deeply into American society of his times.D. Without the special coins, hell probably be forgotten.   4. The underlined phrase “far from dead probably m

34、eans _.   A. still being there.                              B. Becoming more serious.C. Being in danger.       

35、60;                      D. Gone for a long time.   5. Whats the main purpose of the article?A. To tell the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.B. To tell readers about the special coins

36、created to honor Mark Twain.C. To explore why the US still remembers and honors Mark Twain.D. To draw readers attention to the many race issues in the US today.四You either have it, or you donta sense of direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map wh

37、ile others can lose themselves in the next street?  Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory理论 is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverp

38、ool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around, says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop

39、 the skills.Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:l       If you are using a map, turn it to the way you are facing.l       If

40、you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a treesomething easy to recognize辩认. Note landmarks地标 on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route. l       The simple way of finding your dire

41、ction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tall buildings or hills which can help to find out where you are.Now you will never get lost again!1. Children hav

42、e the ability to find the way around when they are _ years old.A. 5                           B. 6             

43、0;                    C. 7                          D. 82. Which of the following thi

44、ngs cannot be used as landmarks?A. Tall buildings.           B. Hills.                             C. Wells.  

45、                 D. Bikes. 3. What does the underlined word “emphasize mean in the passage?A. To give special importance to something.              B. To express tha

46、nks for somebody.  C. To understand or realize a fact.                            D. To admire somebody.4. Scientists believe that _.A. some babies are born with a s

47、ense of directionB. people learn a sense of direction as they grow olderC. people never lose their sense of directionD. everybody has a sense of direction from birth5. What may be the best title of the passage?A. A research on direction.          

48、60;                 B. The sense of direction. C. Peoples ability of finding the way.                    D. Scientists research on skil

49、ls.五Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair, or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called “Internet of things.The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier th

50、is year, Samsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things. He said that five years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, no matter whether its a remote control or a washing machine.So, how do household家用的 objects that are part of the Internet of thi

51、ngs work? Well, think of a common chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes. It can know peoples faces and has an infrared sensor红外传感

52、器, so even if its dark it can see when someone passes by and send you a message on your smartphone to let you know whos there. If the person is someone you dont know, it can tell you that, too.But according to MIT Technology Roview, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or securi

53、ty 平安 systems to the Internet, there may be some problems. For example, many early connected-home objects dont have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked被黑客攻击. Moreover, it could be difficult to get these new machines to work together especially when they are made by differen

54、t companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2019.So, picture this: you enter your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good t

55、hing? It may happen sooner than you think.    1. The Samsung CEO's speech is mentioned to prove that _.   A. Samsung has produced the Internet of things recently B. the Internet of things will appear in our daily life sooner C. Samsung products have been p

56、art of the Internet of things D. he spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things    2. We can infer推断from paragraphs 3 and 4 that _. A. the chair can know whether the user feels cold or not B. a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes in  C

57、. an Internet-connected camera can be used to take photos in the house D. an Internet-connected camera can be connected to the user's smartphone    3. Paragraph 5 is mainly about _. A. the possible problems of “the Internet of things B. the problems with early conne

58、cted-home objects C. how to get different new machines working together D. how to solve the “the Internet of things problems    4. Which of the following words best describes the writers tone语气 in the article?   A. Worried       &

59、#160;  B. Doubtful     C. Hopeful           D. Humorous 六 Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids. But what is health? "Health" means eating well, getting enough exercise, and havi

60、ng a healthy weight. Let's read the following rules. They can help you stay healthy.Eat a variety of foods, especially fruits and vegetables. We all know that eating fruits and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite foods. Remember that we can only get the nutr

61、ition 营养 we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruits and vegetables.Drink water and milk most often. Everyone knows that water is important. Besides that, kids need plenty of calcium钙to grow strong bones, and milk has a lot of it. Every day, you should drink at least three cups of m

62、ilk 1300 milligrams of calcium, when you are 9 years old or older. You should also try to have less sugary drinks like soda and coca. They include a lot of added sugar. Sugar just includes calories without any important nutrition. Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how you body fe

63、els. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating. Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable. If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.Limit screen time. What's screen time? It's the amount of time you spend watching TV, movies, and playing computer games. The mo

64、re time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports, like-basketball, and doing other activities like bike riding and swimming. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.     1. According to the passage, "health" includes a

65、ll of the following EXCEPT_.      A. eating well                     B. doing more exercises      C. having a healthy weight    &#

66、160;      D. wearing comfortably    2. The underlined phrase "a variety of" means_.A. all kinds of B. plenty of   C. several D. the rest of    3. Which of the following is NOT true?   A. Eating more fruits and vegetables

67、 is good for people.  B. We should eat and drink something with less sugar.  C. When we are full, we should stop eating, no matter how delicious the food is.  D. We should spend the same time on both sitting-down activities and on sports.    4. What's the best title

68、 for the passage?A. How to Eat Healthily            B. Eating and Playing Are Both Important   C. Tips for Staying Healthy       D. Health Is Very Important七What is a good excuse to ask for some time off ? At your school, sickness may be the only one. But in British schools, family events are also well-accepted ones. The National Association of Head Teachers in the UK has written new guidelines about students as