【英语】英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)

【英语】英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解

Expertsnotethatanunhealthylifestylecanputyouatgreatriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.Sodoctorsurgeustoeathealthyfoods,getexercise,stopsmokingandlimitouralcoholintake.Butthereissomethingelseyoucando.Anditisfreeandeasy.Smile!

Dr.Chockalingam,aheartdiseasespecialistinColumbia,adviseshispatientstosmile.Hesaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelpyourheart."Whenwesmile,thebrainwiringchanges.Thechemicalsthatarereleasedaremorepositive."Hesayssmilingisthefirststepinfightingphysicalandemotionalstressanditssometimesharmfuleffectsonhumanhealth.ThisisnotjustNewAgeadvice.Severalstudiessupporthisopinion.

Whenyoufeelstressedorunderpressure,yourbodyreleasesmanynaturalhormones(荷尔蒙)includingadrenalineandcortisol.Adrenalineincreasesyourheartrateandbloodpressure.Cortisolisthebody'smainstresshormone.Itincreasessugarinthebloodstream.Ifyouaretrulyindanger,thesehormonescanhelpyou.Theyarepartofwhatwecallourfight-or-flightresponse.

However,whenwearestressedforalongperiod,thesestresshormonesareever-presentinourbodies.Andthat,medicalresearcherswarn,mayleadtohealthproblems.

Researcherssaytheconnectionbetweenstressandheartdiseaseisstillunclear.However,theyclaimthatwhenpeoplearestressedforlongperiodsoftime,theymayhaveanunhealthylifestyle,whichcanleadtohealthproblems.

Dr.Chockalingamsaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelp.Hetellshispatientstosmile20timesanhour.Tosome,thatmightseemlikealotofsmiling.Orsomemightevenfeelfoolish...smilingforseeminglynoreason.Butasmiledoesnotinvolvedrugs.Itisnotinvasivelikeasurgicaloperation.Itisfreeandithasnobadsideeffects.

"Oncepeoplesmile,theyarerelaxing.Thisrelaxationdirectlylowersbloodpressure,improvessugarlevelsintheblood.Ifwearesmiling,wearebreakingthatlinkbetweenstressandhealth."Anditjustmayprovidealittleextraprotectiontoeveryone'shearthealth.（1）WhichofthefollowingagreeswithDr.Chockalingam'sopinion?A.Smilehasthesameeffectsaslaughter.B.Smilecanbeusedtotaketheplaceofmedicine.C.Smileisbetterthananyhealthylifestyletohealth.D.Smilecanmakeourbodyproducebeneficialchemicals.（2）Whatcanweknowaboutthementionedstresshormones?A.Theycanlowerourbloodpressure.B.Theywillsurelyleadtoheartdiseases.C.Theycanbenefituswhenweareindanger.D.Theywillmakeusliveanunhealthylifestyle.（3）WhydoesDr.Chockalingamthinksmilingishelpfultoourhealth?A.Itcanmakeusrelax.B.Itincreasessugarlevels.C.Ithaslittlebadsideeffects.D.Itcanhappenfornoreason.（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AThoroughAnalysisoftheCausesofHeartDiseasesB.OneThingYouCanDoRightNowtoHelpYourHeartC.OneThingThatIsCloselyConnectedwithStressHormonesD.TheClearConnectionBetweenUnhealthyLifestylesandHeartDiseases【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，哥伦比亚的心脏病专家Chockalingam博士建议多保持微笑，他认为微笑可能是帮助心脏的一种方式。同时说明了微笑有利于健康的原因和人们感到压力时的身体反应等情况。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Whenwesmile,thebrainwiringchanges.Thechemicalsthatarereleasedaremorepositive.”当我们微笑时，大脑的线路会发生变化。释放出的化学物质更积极。可知，Chockalingam博士认为微笑能使我们的身体产生有益的化学物质。故选D。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Ifyouaretrulyindanger,thesehormonescanhelpyou.”如果你真的有危险，这些荷尔蒙会帮助你。可知，当我们处于危险中时，压力荷尔蒙可以帮助我们。故选C。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Ifwearesmiling,wearebreakingthatlinkbetweenstressandhealth.Anditjustmayprovidealittleextraprotectiontoeveryone'shearthealth.”如果我们微笑，我们就打破了压力和健康之间的联系。而且它可能会为每个人的心脏健康提供一点额外的保护。可知，Chockalingam博士认为微笑可以使我们放松，从而有利于我们的健康。故选A。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“Dr.Chockalingam,aheartdiseasespecialistinColumbia,adviseshispatientstosmile.Hesaysasmilemaybeonewaytohelpyourheart.”哥伦比亚的心脏病专家Chockalingam博士建议他的病人保持微笑。他说，微笑可能是帮助心脏的一种方式。以及结合文章内容主要介绍了微笑能够让我们放松进而有利于我们的健康，所以要健康那就要多微笑，所以选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解

Planyourdreamvacationtooneoftheseexcellentdestinations.

St.Lucia

AbundantrainforestsandsplendidmountainsareallreasonstovisitthisCaribbeanisland.St.Luciaofferstheperfectmixofrelaxationandadventure.Totakeinthebreathtakingscenery,plantohikethePitonMountainsordiveinthewatersofAnseChastanet.

Banff.Alberta

ThisCanadiandestinationwillbringouttheexplorerinanyonewhovisits.Fromhikingandwhitewaterraftingtoskiingandsnowboarding,Banffofferstravelersanabundanceofyear-roundoutdooractivities.TheLakeLouiseSkiResortisoneofthelargestinNorthAmericaandthestrikingphotoopportunitiesoftheCanadianRockiesfromMoraineLakecan'tbeunderestimated(低估).

MachuPicchu

Accordingtotravelers,avisittothisPeruvianUNESCOWorldHeritage(遗产)siteisaonce-in-a-lifetimeadventure.LocatedintheAndesMountains,itisthemostfamiliaricon(象征物)ofIncacivilization.SpendafewdaysaccustomingyourselftothealtitudeintheneighboringcityofCusco,whereyoucanexperienceamixofIncanandSpanishcultures.

GreatBarrierReef

It'seasytoseewhytheGreatBarrierReefisoneoftheSevenNaturalWondersoftheWorld–itstretchesnearly1,500milesalongtheeasterncoastlineofAustraliaandfeaturesabout3,000reefs,900islandsandmorethan1,500speciesoffish.Travelerscanseetheseamazingnaturalstructuresfromtheairorunderwater.However,largeamountsofcoralbleaching(褪色)causedbyrisingoceantemperaturesputthisplace'scontinuedexistenceatrisk,soplanyourvisitsoontoseethisawesomesightupclose.（1）WhatcanyouenjoybothinSt.LuciaandBanff?A.

Hiking.

B.

Skiing.

C.

Diving.

D.

Snowboarding.（2）Wheremayahistorianchoosetogo?A.

St.Lucia.

B.

Banff.Alberta.

C.

MachuPicchu.

D.

GreatBarrierReef（3）WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatBarrierReef?A.

It'sonthewesterncoastofAustralia.

B.

It'sfamousforcoralreefsratherthanfish.C.

Peoplemusttakeaplanetoenjoyitsbeauty.

D.

Itmaydisappeariftemperaturekeepsonrising.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四处假期极好的去处及各自特色。（1）考查细节理解。根据St.Lucia部分中的“plantohikethePitonMountainsordiveinthewatersofAnseChastanet.”和Banff.Alberta部分中的“Fromhikingandwhitewaterraftingtoskiingandsnowboarding,Banffofferstravelersanabundanceofyear-roundoutdooractivities.”可知在St.Lucia和Banff人们都可以徒步旅行，故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据MachuPicchu部分中的“avisittothisPeruvianUNESCOWorldHeritage(遗产)siteisaonce-in-a-lifetimeadventure.和SpendafewdaysaccustomingyourselftothealtitudeintheneighboringcityofCusco,whereyoucanexperienceamixofIncanandSpanishcultures.”可知历史学家们可以在这里参观联合国教科文组织世界遗产遗址，体验印加文化和西班牙文化的融合。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据GreatBarrierReef部分中的“largeamountsofcoralbleaching(褪色)causedbyrisingoceantemperaturesputthisplace'scontinuedexistenceatrisk,soplanyourvisitsoontoseethisawesomesightupclose.”可知海洋温度升高造成大量珊瑚褪色，对大堡礁的存在造成了威胁。由此可推断如果温度继续升高，大堡礁可能会消失。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解

Asthedaysgetshorterandthechillyweatherrollsin,weallwanttocurlupinablanketandhibernateuntilspringrollsaround.Butmakingtimetogetoutsideinthesun,evenwhenit'scoldout,couldhavebiggermoodbenefitsthanyoumightrealize.

Whilethelinkbetweensunshineandmentalhealthisnothingnew,newresearchfromBrighamYoungUniversity(BYU)hasshownthattheassociationmaybeevenstrongerthanpreviouslyrealized.Itfindsthatsunlightexposureisbyfarthegreatestweather-relatedfactordeterminingmentalhealthoutcomes.Inotherwords:moresunshine,morehappiness.

Forthestudy,apsychologist,aphysicistandastatisticianfromBYUteameduptocomparedailyenvironmentaldatafromtheuniversity'sPhysicsandAstronomyWeatherStationwithemotionalhealthdataarchivedbydayfor16,452adulttherapypatientswhowerebeingtreatedattheBYUCounselingandPsychologicalServicesCenter.

Exposuretosunlightisasignificantfactorinseasonalaffectivedisorder.Researchhasshownthatthebrainproducesmoreofthefeel-goodneurotransmitterserotoninonsunnydaysthanitdoesondarkerdays.What'smore,lackofsunlightislinkedwithlowervitaminDlevels,whichinturnhasbeencorrelatedwithdepressionandlowenergy.

Ifyou'regettingenoughsun,youremotionsshouldremainrelativelystable,theresearchersfound.Butastheamountofsunlightinthedayisreduced,levelsofemotionalpaincansoar.Otherweathervariablesincludingtemperature,pollutionandrainwerenotfoundtohaveanimpactonmentalhealth.

"Weweresurprisedthatmanyoftheweatherandpollutionvariablesweincludedinthestudywerenotsignificantlycorrelatedwithclients'scoresonthedistressmeasureoncewehadaccountedforsuntime,"Dr.MarkBeecher,aprofessorofpsychologyattheuniversityandthestudy'sleadauthor,toldTheHuffingtonPost."Peopletendtoassociaterainydays,pollution,andothermeteorologicalphenomenawithsadnessordepression,butwedidnotfindthat."（1）WhatdoestheauthorsuggestwedoinParagraph1?A.Realizedthebenefitsofsunshine.B.Avoidhibernatinginspringtime.C.Curlupinablanketincoldweather.D.Enjoysunshineevenincoldweather.（2）Theunderlinedword"soar"inParagraph5mostprobablymeans"

"?A.Risesharply.B.Varyunstably.C.Dropslightly.D.Changegreatly.（3）WhatdoesthepassagesayabouttheresearchdonebyBYU?A.Itisdoneonnormaladultsofvariousages.B.ItiscarriedoutbyDrMarkBeecheralone.C.Itconcludesthesunshinemeanshappiness.D.Itfindsthattemperatureaffectsmentalhealth.（4）Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.LowervitaminDlevelsarehelpfulinkeepingusenergeticB.Theresearchfindingsareinconsistentwiththepopularbelief.C.Themoresunshineweget,thelessexcitedwearelikelytofeel.D.Thelinkbetweensunshineandmentalhealthwasunknownbefore.【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，研究表明：阳光照射是影响心理健康结果的最重要的天气因素。换句话说：阳光越多，幸福越多。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Butmakingtimetogetoutsideinthesun,evenwhenit'scoldout,couldhavebiggermoodbenefitsthanyoumightrealize”花时间晒太阳，甚至当外面很冷的时候也要这样做，这可能对你的情绪有很大好处。可知，作者建议我们晒太阳，哪怕天气很冷。故选D。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第五段中的“Ifyou'regettingenoughsun,youremotionsshouldremainrelativelystable,theresearchersfound.Butastheamountofsunlightinthedayisreduced,levelsofemotionalpaincansoar.”如果你获得足够的阳光，你的情绪应该会保持相对地稳定。可以推知，当光照量减少的时候，人们的情绪就不会那么稳定，痛苦情绪就会增加。故选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Itfindsthatsunlightexposureisbyfarthegreatestweather-relatedfactordeterminingmentalhealthoutcomes.Inotherwords:moresunshine,morehappiness.”研究发现，阳光照射是影响心理健康结果最重要的天气因素。换句话说：阳光越多，越快乐。故选C。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Peopletendtoassociaterainydays,pollution,andothermeteorologicalphenomenawithsadnessordepression,butwedidnotfindthat”人们倾向于将雨天、污染和其他气象现象与悲伤或抑郁联系起来，但我们的研究没有发现这一点。可知，BYU的研究结果和大众的看法不一致。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

Coralreefs(珊瑚礁)areanintegralpartofsealifeandsustainitbyprovidingshelterandhabitattovariousorganisms.Theyalsosupplyandrecyclenutrientsaswellasenableagrowingfishpopulation,alongwithotherspecies,forahealthyanddiverseecosystem.However,theriseinaveragewatertemperaturesduetoclimatechangehasresultedinmorefrequentandlongtimecoralbleaching(白化现象)eventsthatdamagetheirhealth,causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandonthem.

Inordertorestorethisdelicateecosystem,scientistsfromtheUKandAustraliaconductedastudythatinvolvedusingloudspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoralreefstomakethemsoundhealthyandattractfish,potentiallykick-startingthenaturalrecoveryprocessofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.ThelocationforthisexperimentwastheGreatBarrierReefintheCoralSea,foundalongsidetheeastcoastofQueensland,Australia.Thesiteisnotedtohavethelargestcoralreefsystemintheworld.

"Healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces-thecrackleofsnappingshrimpandthewhoopsandgruntsoffish.Youngfishconcentrateonthesesoundswhenthey'relookingforaplacetosettle,"saidSteveSimpson,studyco-authorandaprofessorattheUniversityofExeter,UK.

Byusingloudspeakerstocopysuchsounds,partsofdeadcoralreefswerefoundtoattracttwiceasmanyfish,comparedtoplaceswherenosoundswereplayed."Thesereturningfish,arecrucialforcoralreefstofunctionashealthyecosystems.Boostingfishpopulationsinthiswaycouldhelptokick-startnaturalrecoveryprocesses,preventingthedamagewe'reseeingonmanycoralreefsaroundtheworld,"saidleadauthor,TimGordon.（1）Whatcausesthephenomenonofcoralbleaching?A.Diversespecies.B.Noisepollution.C.Fishingindustry.D.Climbingtemperatures.（2）Whatapproachisintroducedtorecoverthecoralreefs?A.Removingdamagedcoralreefs.B.Usingloudspeakerstokeepfishaway.C.Buildingnewhomesforseaspecies.D.Playingcertainsoundstoappealtofish.（3）WhyareSteveSimpson'swordsquoted?A.Toprovidesomefindingsofthestudy.B.Toshowtheprogressoftheexperiment.C.Toexplainreasonsforthenewapproach.D.Togiveanothersolutiontotheproblem.（4）Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theattemptsareinvain.B.Naturalrecoveryisimpossible.C.Initialsuccesshasbeenachieved.D.Thecoralreefshavereturnedtonormal.【答案】（1）D（2）D（3）C（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，由于气候变化导致的平均水温上升导致了更频繁、更长期的珊瑚白化事件，而为了恢复这一脆弱的生态系统，科学家们在受损的珊瑚礁附近使用水下扩音器，让珊瑚听起来更健康，从而能够吸引鱼类。作者解释了采用这一方法的原因以及这一新方法获得了初步成功。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“However,theriseinaveragewatertemperaturesduetoclimatechangehasresultedinmorefrequentandlongtimeucoralbleachingeventsthatdamagetheirhealth,causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandonthem.”然而，由于气候变化导致的平均水温上升导致了更频繁、更长期的珊瑚白化事件，损害了它们的健康，导致鱼类和其他海洋物种抛弃它们，可知，气温攀升是导致珊瑚白化现象的原因。故选D。（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Inordertorestorethisdelicateecosystem,scientistsfromtheUKandAustraliaconductedastudythatinvolvedusingloudspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoralreefstomakethemsoundhealthyandattractfish,potentiallykick-startingthenaturalrecoveryprocessofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.”为了恢复这一脆弱的生态系统，来自英国和澳大利亚的科学家们进行了一项研究，他们在受损的珊瑚礁附近使用水下扩音器，让它们听起来更健康，吸引鱼类，这可能会启动珊瑚礁的自然恢复过程及其依赖的生命形式，可知，应当采用播放某些声音来吸引鱼的方法来恢复珊瑚礁。故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“Healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces-thecrackleofsnappingshrimpandthewhoopsandgruntsoffish.”健康的珊瑚礁是非常吵杂的地方——虾的噼啪声和鱼的呼噜呼噜声，可知，引用SteveSimpson的话是为了解释采用这一新方法的原因。故选C。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Byusingloudspeakerstocopysuchsounds,partsofdeadcoralreefswerefoundtoattracttwiceasmanyfish,comparedtoplaceswherenosoundswereplayed.”通过使用扩音器来模仿这些声音，人们发现部分死去的珊瑚礁比没有声音的地方能吸引两倍多的鱼，可推知这一新方法初步取得了成功。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇环保类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。5．阅读理解

Nothinggoodgenerallycomesofaconversationthatstartwiththewords,"IthinkyoushouldprobablysitdownbeforeItellyouthis.”

Andsoitcametopass.AwayforChristmas,wegotacallfromkindfriendsathome,ourneighbour'shousehadcaughtfirewhiletheywereout.Thefiredidn'tspreadtoourhousebutthesmokeverymuchdid.

It'sweeksofeitherthrowingout,orsendingawayforspecialistcleaning,everysinglethingintowhichsmokecouldhavepermeated(渗透)becausetheparticles(微粒)areanongoinghealthriskandwashingisn'tenough.Anythingsoft—sofasandcarpetsandchildren'steddybears,clothes—issuspected.WewillbeseeingintheNewYearinadecidedlyminimalistfashion.

WhatIdidn'texpecttofeel,however,isthislucky.Friendsandneighbourshavecometogetherwithincrediblegenerosity.Wewillneveragainunderestimatetheclosenessofthevillagecommunityinwhichwelive,ortheinnatekindnessthatismostpeople'snaturalreactiontotrouble,andaregratefultoberemindedofsomuchthatisgood.Butthat'snottheonlythingI'velearned.Forinasense,wehaveachancetostartagain.

Thesurpriseonbeingforcedtothinkaboutwhatmighturgentlyneedreplacingishowshortthelistofessentialsseems;howmuchwemusthavebeenhangingontooutofhabit,andhowmuchwehavebeenconditionedtothinkwasimportant.

It'salltooeasilyassumedthatfamilyhistorylivesintangible(有形的)things—oldphotographs,adressboughtdecadesagoforanightheavywithmemories—butthat'snotquiteright.Thesethingswereonlyremindersofwhatwealreadycarrywithusinheadandheart.

Walkingthroughthehouse,sweepingupthebrokenglass,Irealisedthattheanswertotheoldquestionof"Whatwouldyousaveinafire?"isactuallythatnothingreallymattersbuteachother.（1）Whathappenedtotheauthor'shouse?A.Itcaughtafire.B.Itwasaffectedbyafire.C.Itwasbrokenintobyfriends.D.Itswindowswerebroken.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"suspected"inParagraph3referto?A.somethingthatmaybedamaged.B.somethingthatmaynotbegenuine.C.somethingthatmaynotbesogood.D.somethingthatmaybedangerous.（3）Whatdidtheauthorexpecttofeel?A.Peoplearoundhimwerecoldtoothers'trouble.B.Hisfriendsandneighboursweresogenerous.C.Peopleinhiscommunitywereclosetoeachother.D.Hewassoluckytofindmuchthatwasgood.（4）HowwilltheauthorprobablyfeelwhentheNewYearfinallycomes?A.Worried.B.Surprised.C.Excited.D.Contented.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者家房子受到火灾影响，物品受损，一切都需要清理，但朋友们和邻居们提供的帮助，让作者感受到了他们的善良，对他们感恩。作者感受到拥有彼此才是最重要的。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“ourneighbour'shousehadcaughtfirewhiletheywereout.Thefiredidn'tspreadtoourhousebutthesmokeverymuchdid.”；第三段中的“everysinglethingintowhichsmokecouldhavepermeated”可知邻居家在外出时着火了，虽然火没有蔓延到作者家，但烟殃及了房子，作者家的房子受到了影响。故选B。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“everysinglethingintowhichsmokecouldhavepermeated(渗透)becausetheparticles(微粒)areanongoinghealthriskandwashingisn'tenough.”可知每件被烟雾渗透的物品都要专门清洗或扔掉，因为那些微粒威胁健康，有的仅清洗是不行的。此句涉及的那些柔软的东西被认为可能是被污染损害的东西，suspected指的就是这些东西。故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“WhatIdidn'texpecttofeel,however,isthislucky.”作者没想到的是自己家很幸运，下文提到朋友们和邻居们都提供了帮助，作者从中感受到了他们的善良。由此推知作者原来认为的是人们会对别人家的困难很冷漠，故选A。（4）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“WewillbeseeingintheNewYearinadecidedlyminimalistfashion.”可知作者家房子受到火灾影响，物品受损，一切都需要清理，作者认为即将到来的新年肯定是简约的。但朋友们和邻居们提供的帮助，让作者感受到了他们的善良，对他们感恩；再根据最后一段中的“Irealisedthattheanswertotheoldquestionof‘Whatwouldyousaveinafire?’isactuallythatnothingreallymattersbuteachother.”作者感受到拥有彼此才是最重要的。这些说明作者是满足的，故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读理解

Severalyearsago,Ibeganaskingmyfriendsandfamilytotellmesomethingabouttheirpasswords.Yes,Iunderstandwhypasswordsareuniversallyhated:thepressuretheyputonourmemoryandtheendlessdemandtoupdatethem.Ihatethemtoo.Butthereismoretopasswordsthantheirannoyance.Inthefactthatweconstructthemsothatwecanrememberthem,theytakeonsecretlives.

TherewasaformerprisonerwhosepasswordincludeswhatusedtobehisprisonIDnumbertoconstantlytellhimnottogoback.Andtherewasachildless45-year-oldwomanwhosepasswordisthenameofthebabyshelostinher25(herwayoftryingtokeephimalive,Iguess).

Sometimesthepasswordswereplayful.Severalpeoplesaidtheyused"incorrect"fortheirssothatwhentheyforgotit,thesoftwareautomaticallypromotedthemwiththerightone("yourpasswordisincorrect").

Somepasswordswerestrikingfortheiruniqueness.AfterreadingSherylSandberg'sbookLeanin:Women,WorkandtheWilltoLead,CortniKerr,arunningpartnerofmine,foundherrolemodelandbeganusing"Wwssdol9",whichstoodfor"WhatwouldSherylSandbergdo"plus"19"fortheyear(2019)ofthepassword'screation."TnsitTpsif"wasthepasswordofanotherfriend,acomputerscientistwholoveswordplay.Itstoodfor"Thenextsentenceistrue.Theprevioussentenceisfalse".Formyfriend,itwasaplayfulreferencetotheknotsthatlanguagecantie.

The4622thatmywifeusedinherpasswordswasnotjusttheaddressofherfather'schildhoodhomebutalsoareminderofhisstrength.Apparently,whentheformer120kgfootballstandoutwasasmallboy,hehadtosinghishomeaddress(4622South28thWestAvenue)inonefullbreathratherthantrytosayitnormally.Otherwise,hisstutter(口吃)wouldembarrasshim.（1）WhydidtheprisonerusehisprisonIDnumberinhispassword?A.Torebuildhisreputation.B.Toremindhimtoactlegally.C.Tofightagainsthispoormemory.D.Tohidetheunpleasantexperience.（2）WhatdidCortniKerrthinkofSherylSandberg'sbook?A.Doubtful.B.Interesting.C.Creative.D.Inspiring.（3）Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Thereasonswhypeoplehatepasswords.B.Theunusualpasswords.C.Thesecretlivesofpasswords.D.Thebestwaystomakeyourpasswordsunique.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了有关密码的一些趣事。不同的人设定密码也包含着不同的意义，也揭示了一些秘密。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“TherewasaformerprisonerwhosepasswordincludeswhatusedtobehisprisonIDnumbertoconstantlytellhimnottogoback.”可知这名坐过牢的囚犯用自己的监狱身份证号作为密码主要是提醒自己不要回到过去（不在犯罪）。因此选B。（2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“CortniKerr,arunningpartnerofmine,foundherrolemodelandbeganusing‘Wwssdol9’,whichstoodfor‘WhatwouldSherylSandbergdo’plus'19’fortheyear(2019)ofthepassword'screation.”可知CortniKerr读完SherylSandberg'sbook的书后，找到到了自己的榜样，由此判断出CortniKerr认为SherylSandberg的书很激励人心。故选D。（3）考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文介绍了有关密码的一些趣事。不同的人设定密码也包含着不同的意义，也揭示了一些秘密。选项C.Thesecretlivesofpasswords.“密码里的人生秘密”为短文的最佳标题。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解

Theyear2117willbeaneventfuloneforart.InMayofthatyearinBerlin,thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats'“centurycameras”—cameraswitha100-year-longexposure(曝光)time—willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited.Sixmonthsafterthat,theFutureLibraryinOslo,Norway,willopenitsdoorsforthefirsttime,presenting100booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedinthedistantpastof2017.

AsKatiePaterson,thecreatoroftheFutureLibrary,putsit:“FutureLibraryisanartworkforfuturegenerations.”Theseprojects,morethanacenturyinthemaking,arepartofanewwaveofslowartintendedtopushviewersandParticipantstothinkbeyondtheirownlifetimes.Theyaimtochallengetoday'sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredeliberately.Intheirway,too,theyarefightingagainstmodernculture—notjustregardingmoney,butalsothewayinwhichartisticworthismeasuredbyattention.

Inasimilarfashion,everyAprilonSlowArtDay,visitorsareencouragedtostareatfiveworksofartfor10minutesatatime—atoughtaskfortheaveragemuseumvisitor,whotypicallyspendslessthan30secondsoneachpieceofart.LiketheFutureLibrary,thecenturycamerasareverymuchaprojectforcities,sinceit'sincitiesthattimerunsfastestandthepaceoflifeisfastest.“SinceIstartedlivinginacity,I'vesomehowbeenquitedisconnected,”AnneBeateHovind,theFutureLibraryprojectmanager,whodescribedhowworkingonthelibrarydrewherbacktothePaceoflifesheknewwhenshewasgrowinguponafarminheryouth,toldTheAtlanticmagazine.（1）Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwillNOThappenin2117?A.

Acamerawhichwasproduced100yearsagowillbeexhibited.

B.

TheFutureLibrarywillbe0pentothepublicforthefirsttime.C.

Photoswitha100-yearexposuretimewillbedevelopedandexhibited.

D.

Booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedin2017willbedisplayed.（2）Whatcanwelearnabouttoday'speople'sattitudetowardworksofart?A.

Theyconsiderworksdeliberately.

B.

TheyspendlittletimeonWorks.C.

Theyspendmuchmoney0nworks.

D.

Theystareatworksfor10minutesatatime.（3）Whatisthepurposeofthewaveofslowart?A.

Toadvocatecreatingworksofartslowly.

B.

Toprotectworksofartfrombeingdamaged.C.

Topromoteworksofartformodernculture.

D.

Toencouragepeopletopaymoreattentiontoworksofart.（4）HowwouldAnneBeateHovindfeelaboutthecitylife?A.

It'sdiscouraging

B.

It'sdull

C.

Itsdeveloped.

D.

It'sbusy【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了慢速艺术是为了鼓励人们更多地关注艺术作品。(1)考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats'‘centurycameras’—cameraswitha100-year-longexposure(曝光)time—willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited.”可知，在2117年“一架百年前生产的照相机将会展出”是不会发生的。故选A。(2)考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“visitorsareencouragedtostareatfiveworksofartfor10minutesatatime—atoughtaskfortheaveragemuseumvisitor,whotypicallyspendslessthan30secondsoneachpieceofart.”可知，我们能从今天的人们对艺术作品的态度中了解到“他们很少花时间在工作上。”故选B。(3)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Theseprojects,morethanacenturyinthemaking,arepartofanewwaveofslowartintendedtopushviewersandParticipantstothinkbeyondtheirownlifetimes.Theyaimtochallengetoday'sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredeliberately.”可知，慢速艺术的目的是鼓励人们更多地关注艺术作品。故选D。(4)考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“LiketheFutureLibrary,thecenturycamerasareverymuchaprojectforcities,sinceit'sincitiesthattimerunsfastestandthepaceoflifeisfastest.‘SinceIstartedlivinginacity,I'vesomehowbeenquitedisconnected,’”可知，安妮感觉城市生活是忙碌的。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，选出正确答案。8．阅读理解

Onedayaveryskilledartistmetabeautifulwomanwhoimmediatelybecametheobjectofhisaffections.Asheobservedherandspokewithher,headmiredhermoreandmore.Heshoweredherwithkindnessandwordsofpraiseuntilsheconsentedtobehiswife.

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