上海外国语大学17级音体美阅读理解SectionA试题

1、D. nuisance E. peak I. slight J. specify N. treated O. visual 上海外国语大学D. nuisance E. peak I. slight J. specify N. treated O. visual 阅读理解 Section A第一套A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend lo someone who is sick, but these creatures have some 1 skills that could help the treatment of

2、human diseases. Pigeons arc often seen as dirty birds and an urban 2 . but they arc just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans. Despite having a brain no bigger than the 3 of your index finger, pigeons have a very impressive 4 memory. Recently it

3、was shown that they could be trained lo be as accurate as humans at detecting breast cancer in images. Rats are often 5 with spreading disease rather than 6 it. but this long-tailed animal is highly 7 . Inside a rat s nose are up to 1000 different types of olfactory receptors, whereas humans only ha

4、ve 100 to 200 types. This gives rats the ability to detect 8 smells. As a result, some rats are being put lo work to detect TB (肺结核). When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to 9 a sample is infected. Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days

5、 to 10 , but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes. This rat detection method doesnt rely on specialist equipment It is also more accurate - the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives. A. associated B. examine C. indicate F. preventing G. prohibiting H. sensitive

6、K. superior L. suspicious M. tip 阅读理解 Section A第二套The festive break is fast becoming a distant memory and for many, New Year fitness regimes are too. Despite2.6m people starting diets on New Years Day, research suggests that by the end of the week 92 percent of dieters gave up, 1 exercise and gorgin

7、g on comfort food. Findings 2 by weight loss firm XLS-Medical, suggest that the 3 majority are unsuccessful at sticking to their diets for more than five days a week. Two out of l0 dieters 4 they have their first diet relapse (退步) just four to five days in, with hunger cited as the main cause. Bored

8、om and alcohol were 5 blamed for people failing to keep their health kick on track. Dr. Matt Capehorn, Clinical Director of the National Obesity Forum, 6 that just one day off from dieting can undo a weeks worth of hard work. He told Female First: A healthy diet, aimed at losing llb per week, relies

9、 on saving 3500 calories a week by having 500 calories less each day. A day off the diet should mean that you B) consume F) harmful J) resume N) terminals C) decade G) outcomes K) suffered O) twisting D) determine B) consume F) harmful J) resume N) terminals C) decade G) outcomes K) suffered O) twis

10、ting D) determine H) passively L) surfing have thousands of calories more than they need. The results suggest that a 7 590,000 could already have 8 to stick to New Year diet resolutions. And a vast majority are unaware of the negative impact a single day off can have on their weight loss efforts. Ye

11、t 9 it was found only 5 percent of women stick to their diets until theyve 10 their target weight. A. massive B. reached C. highlighted D. blamed E. shunning F. still G. released H. lost I. also J. admitted K. Treated L. dieted M. overall N . vast O. failed 阅读理解 Section A第三套Its our guilty pleasure;

12、Watching TV is the most common everyday activity, after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. Americans view five hours of TV each day, and while we know that spending so much time sitting _1_ can lead to obesity (肥胖症) and other diseases, researchers have now quantified just how _2_ being a co

13、uch potato can be. In an analysis of data from eight large _3_ published studies, a Harvard-led group reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that for every two hours per day spent channel _4_ , the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (糖尿病) rose 20% over 8. 5 years, the risk of he

14、art disease increased 15% over a _5_ , and the odds of dying prematurely _6_ 13% during a seven-year follow-up. All of these _7_ are linked to a lack of physical exercise. But compared with other sedentary (久坐的) activities, like knitting, viewing TV may be especially _8_ at promoting unhealthy habit

15、s. For one, the sheer number of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs the time we spend on anything else. And other studies have found that watching ads for beer and popcorn may make you more likely to _9_ them. Even so, the authors admit that they didnt compare different sedentary activities to _10_ whe

16、ther TV watching was linked to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease or early death compared with, say, reading. A) climbed E) effective I) previously M) term B) attend F) expensive J) naturally N) up-to-date C) aware D) especially G) guidelines B) attend F) expensive J) naturally N) up-to-date

17、C) aware D) especially G) guidelines H) involved K) observe L) origin O) volunteering As a teacher, you could bring the community into your classroom in many ways. The parents and grandparents of your students are resources and _1_ for their children. They can be _2_ teachers of their own traditions

18、 and histories. Immigrant parents could talk about their country of _3_ and why they emigrated to the United States. Parents can be invited to talk about their jobs or a community project. Parents, of course, are not the only community resources. Employees at local businesses and staff at community

19、agencies have _4_ information to share in classrooms. Field trips provide another opportunity to know the community. Many students dont have the opportunity to _5_ concerts or visit museums or historical sites except through field trips. A school district should have _6_ for selecting and conducting

20、 field trips. Families must be made _7_ of field trips and give permission for their children to participate. Through school projects, students can learn to be _8_ in community projects ranging from planting trees to cleaning up a park to assisting elderly people. Students, _9_ older ones, might con

21、duct research on a community need that could lead to action by a city council or state government. Some schools require students to provide community service by _10_ in a nursing home, child care center or government agency. These projects help students understand their responsibility to the larger

22、community. A) assets E) excellent I) joining M) recruited 阅读理解 Section A第五套Because conflict and disagreements are part of all close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflict in a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just_1_ and deny the presence of any conflict in a

23、 relationship. However, denying the existence of conflict results in couples_2_ to solve their problems at early stages, which can then lead to even greater problems later on. Not _3_, expressing anger and disagreement leads to lower marital (婚姻的)satisfaction at the beginning. However, this pattern

24、of behavior _4_ increases in marital satisfaction over time. Research suggests that working through conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction. So, what can you do to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand the other person s point of view and put yoursel

25、f in his or her place. People who are sensitive to what their partner thinks and feels_5_ greater relationship satisfaction. For example, researchers found that among people in dating relationships as well as marriages, those who can adopt their B) charity C) essential F) illustrates G) incredibly J

26、) perspective K) positive N) striving B) charity C) essential F) illustrates G) incredibly J) perspective K) positive N) striving O) surprisinglyD) experience H) inevitable L) predicts and more constructive responses to conflict. Second, because conflict and disagreements are an _7_ part of close re

27、lationships，people need to be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and receive forgiveness from their partners for their own acts. Apologies _8_conflict, lead to forgiveness, and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line with this view, spouses who are more forgiving show higher

28、mental _9_ over time. Increasingly, apologizing can even have _10_ health benefits. A) avoid E) failing I) minimize M)quality 阅读理解 Section A第六套Many Brazilians cannot read. In 2000, a quarter of those aged 15 and older were functionally illiterate (文盲). Many 1 do not want to. Only one literate adult

29、in three reads books. The 2 Brazilian reads 1.8 non-academic books a year, less than half the figure in Europe and the United States. In a recent survey .of reading habits, Brazilians came 27th out of 30 countries. Argentines, their neighbors, 3 18th. The government and businesses are all struggling

30、 in different ways to change this. On March 13 the government 4 a National Plan for Books and Reading. This seeks to boost reading, by founding libraries and financing publishers among other things. One discouragement to reading is that books are 5 . Most books have small print-runs, pushing up thei

31、r price. But Brazilians indifference to books has deeper roots. Centuries of slavery meant the counties leaders long 6 education. Primary schooling became universal only in the 1990s. All this me Brazil book s market has the biggest growth 7 in the western world. But reading is a difficult habit to

32、form. Brazilians bought fewer books in 2004, 89 million, including textbooks 8 by the government, than they did in 1991. Last year the director of Brazils national library 9 . He complained that he had half the librarians he needed and termites (白蚁） had eaten much of the 10 . That ought to be a caus

33、e for national shame. B)collection C)distributed G)named L) quit 9 , the world is likely to see more skyscrapers cover ed in solar 10 , but rather one to collect the most solar B) cleaner G)dimension N)scale D)exhibition B)collection C)distributed G)named L) quit 9 , the world is likely to see more

34、skyscrapers cover ed in solar 10 , but rather one to collect the most solar B) cleaner G)dimension N)scale D)exhibition H)neglected M) ranked C) collection H) discovered O) undertaken E)expensive I) normal N) simply D) competed I) eventually J) particularly O) treasured E) constructed J) height F)la

35、unched K) potential 阅读理解 Section A第七套An office tower on Miller Street in Manchester is completely covered in solar panels. They are used to create some of the energy used by the insurance company inside. When the tower was first 1 in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones. These small square s

36、tones became a problem for the building an d continued to fall off the face for 40 years until a major renovation was 2 . During this renovation the buildings owners, CIS, 3 the solar panel company, Solar century. They agreed to cover the entire building in solar panels. In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europes largest 4 of vertical solar pane ls. A vertical solar project on such a large 5 has never been repeated since. Cov