江苏海安县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练2

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精江苏海安县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础训练（2）附答案阅读理解解读Tellingfewerliesbenefitspeoplephysicallyandmentally。AnitaKelly,studyauthorandprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofNotreDame,employed110adultsforherstudy。Shedividedthemintotwogroupsandaskedonegrouptostoplyingfor10weeks.Liesincludedbigonesandtinyones—anyfalsestatements—butparticipantswerestillallowedtoleaveoutthetruth，keepsecretsandavoidquestionstheydidn’twanttoanswer,etcTheother。groupwasn'tgivenanyspecialinstructionsaboutlying。Itturnsoutthatbothgroupsreducedtheirlying，butthosewhowerespecificallytoldtotellthetruthimprovedtheirhealthmore.foundthattheparticipantscouldpurposefullyanddramaticallyreducetheireverydaylies,andthatinturnwasassociatedwithsignificantlyimprovedhealth,”saidKelly。Whenparticipantsintheno-liegrouptoldthreefewerwhiteliesthantheydidinotherweeks,theyexperienced,onaverage，fewermental.healthcomplaintsandphysicalcomplaints.Theywerelesslikelytofeeltenseorsadandalsoexperiencedfewersorethroatsandheadaches.学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Theyalsoreportedthatpersonalrelationshipsimproved.Additionally，participantsfoundthemselveshonestabouttheirdailyaccomplishments，andtheystoppedmakingupexcusesforbeinglateorfailingtocompleteatask,forexample.“It’scertainlyaworthygoaltohavepeoplebemorehonestandinteractwithothersinamorehonestway，”sayspsychologistRobertFeldman.“Thatwouldebeneficial，I’malittledoubtfulwhetheritmakesusallhealthier，butitmaymakeushealthierinapsychologicalway."文章马虎：本文是一篇科研报告。研究了谎话和健康之间的关系。12．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext？A．Peoplewhotellliesarehealthierthanthosewhodon't。B．Beinghonestcanhelpcuresorethroatsandheadaches.C．Notalltheparticipantswererequiredtotellthetruth。D．Participantsinvolvedareaskednottokeepsecrets.13．Theparticipantsofthetwogroups。学必求其心得，业必贵于专精A．toldasmanyliesasbeforeB．werealmostequallyhealthyC．tendedtolielessabouttheiractivitiesD．experiencedtenserpersonalrelationships14．FromRobertFeldman，wecanlearnthat。A．whiteliesmightmakepeoplehavemorecomplaintsB．honestyislikelytohelppeoplebecomementallyhealthierC．peopleshouldnotbehonestwithothersbutwiththemselvesD．tellingthetruthcanmakepeoplephysicallyandmentallyhealthy答案:B推理判断题。依照文章最后一句“。but.。itmaymakeushealthierinapsychologicalway"可推知,答案B“诚实会让人们在精神上更健康"吻合文义。15．Thetextismainlyabout________.A．theconnectionofhonestyandhealthB．researchonphysicalandmentalhealthC．adviceaboutbeinganhonestpersonD．effectsofhonestyonpersonalrelationships学必求其心得，业必贵于专精阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最正确选项。WhenMikeJonessignedontobemarketingdirectoratan—bookepublisher，oneoftheadvertisedbenefitswasthechancetoworkathomefulltime。Twoyearslater,helovesthejob，buthatedthelocation.”Iwastotallycutoffromtheworld，”Mr.Jonessays”Iwas。onlyworkingfourorfivehoursadaybecauseI’dkeeptodojustsoIcouldgetoutoftheapartment。"Aftermonthsofsearchingforalternatives，JonesfoundOfficeNomad,asharedworkplaceinSeattlethatsellsitselfas"individualitywithoutisolation."Thestudioislabeledwithamodernphilosophy(理念）called"coworking.”Theconcepttriestocombinethefeaturesofacompanyofficewiththeflexibilityofworkingfromhome。Therearedeskstorent,conferenceroomstoreserve，andstillplentyofroomtorest.Coworkingmeetstheneedsofthosecomingfromthe—emailtimes.TheselaptopusersrepresentagrowinggroupoftheUSworkforce，andmanycoworkerssayothersareboundtofindsimilararrangements。学必求其心得，业必贵于专精”Icouldn'tfigureoutwhyIhadtochoosebetweenfreedomandcommunity,"saysBradNeuberg，thecomputerprogrammerwhocreatedthetermcoworking。"Iwantedboth.SoIstartedimaginingwhatthatwouldlooklike."In2005，Mr。NeubergfoundanemptyhallinSanFranciscoanduseditasthefirstcoworkingsite。Everymorning,Mr.Neubergsetuptablesandwaitedforcoworkers."Forthefirsttwomonths，nooneshowedup。Butpeoplestartedcominginandthewordspread.enough，hehadstartedamovement。Coworkinglocationsnowcomeineveryflavour:loosegroupsofindividualworkerssuchasOfficeNomad，well—structuredofficesthatoffermoreconveniencesthansomebigcompanies.”IpreferittoworkingfromhomeI’mmuch。moreproductive,saysHeatherFindlay，alocalpublisher。Shecanquantifyherincreasedproductivity：She’samonthaheadofschedulefromlastyear'spublishingcycle.Becauseofthesharedcosts,coworkingspotsareoftenagreatdeallessexpensivethanrentingaprivateoffice。NoisyneighborsarepartoftheattractionofBetaHouse,acoworkinglocationinCambridge，Mass。Takingupthetoptwostoriesofamultifamilyhouse，thesharedspacefeelslikeaunion。Abouthalfofthedozencoworkerstappedonkeyboards，whiletherestchattedintheopenkitchenarea。59.WhydidMikeJonesdecidetochangehisworkplacetwoyearslater?学必求其心得，业必贵于专精A.Hehatedthecompany’slocationB。Hehatedtoworkfarfromhisfamily.C.Hehadtoworklonghourswithhighpay.

。D。Hehadlittlehumancommunicationinhiswork。60。Wecaninferfromthepassagethatmostofthosewhoneedcoworkingusedto。A.workaloneB.earnalotC.workinofficesD。earnlittle61.WhichofthefollowingisthemainadvantageofCoworking？A。EnjoyingworkingathomefulltimeB。EnjoyingbothfreedomandcommunityC.EnjoyingthenoisyatmosphereofworkinginofficesD.Enjoyingmoreconveniencesthansomebigcompanies62。What’sthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A.GrowingworkforceintheUSB。LookingforsharedworkplacesC.WorkingtogetheroraloneD.Workingfreebutnotalone【参照答案】59--—-DA61-6-2、BD学必求其心得，业必贵于专精阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最正确选项.WhenKatharineHerrup，ajournalistfortheTimes,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbacktoherManhattanhomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidn'texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders。“Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence"Katharinewrote，onApril4intheTimes。“HalfthepeopleI’vetoldthiseventtakechildabuse,asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightway.”Theeventhasbroughtaboutadebate:AreModernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamoredangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutwithoutbeingwatchedout？Fromthe“she’sanirresponsiblemother”campcamonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,”“Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn’tcomehome?”ButKatharinegotalotofsupport,too.isnottherightwaytokeepkidsundercarefulwatch.Itchildren.”KatharinewroteintheTimes.Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight？Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmoreeasilyhurtthantheywereinpreviousgenerations?学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Notexactly。AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1986and2010deathratesinNewYorkCitydroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14.Thenaremodernparentsmorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations?Yes,someare.WithInternetandTVnews，everymissingchildcasegetssomuchbroadcastthatit’snotsurprisingthatevennormalparentalanxietycanbeenlarged.Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom，there’snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdisagreewithaone-size—fits-allapproachtoparenting。What’srightforKatharine-year’s-oldninecouldbeinappropriateforanotherone。Italldependsondevelopmentalissue，maturity，andthepsychologicalandemotionalqualitiesofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher。“Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines，thechild’slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,anchild’sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed.”63。WhenKatharine’ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he_____。A.wasafraidthathemightgetlostB.enjoyedhavingtheindependenceC.wasonlytoopleasedtofreefromhismotherD。thoughthewasagreatchild学必求其心得，业必贵于专精A。doesharmtotheirhealthygrowthB.addstoomuchpressuretoparentsC.showstraditionalparentalcautionD.isagainstthelatestparentingtrend65。Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids'safetythanpreviousgenerationspartlybecause________.A.therearenowfewerchildreninthefamilyB。thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasingC。theirfearisenlargedbymediareportsofcrimeD.crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears66.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson。A。theirparents’ogicalpsycholqualitiesB。thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhoodC。thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunityD。theirpersonalqualitiesandpsychologicaldevelopment【参照答案】63—-—66、—BACD阅读理解解读“Plantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxide学必求其心得，业必贵于专精inatmosphere，butchangesintemperature,humidityandnutrientavailabilityseemtotrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide，”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore。45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanismsinvolved，orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,"theresearcherssaid。“Untilweunderstandmore，wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan'tyetquantify。"Thechangewasbigincold。bloodedanimals。Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperatureswereenoughtomakereptilessmaller.Anincreaseof1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism新(陈代谢）.Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards。Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers，experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowth。Thereisarecentreportonwarmertemperatures'negativeeffectsonplankton，thebaseofthemarineecosystem。学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Warm.bloodedanimalsweren'timmunefromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange。Manybirdsarenowsmaller。Mammalshavebeenminiaturizedtoo.Soaysheeparethinner。Reddeerareweaker。Andpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords。ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’lionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees，spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongtimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodernclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimes.So,itislikelythatmorenegativeinfluencesofclimatechangewillbeshowninfuture。文章马虎:本文是一篇科普说明文.主要报道了一项新发现,研究人员发现了天气变暖会以致地球上好多生物个体变小的现象。16．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforth