2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题（5）（含解析）

2023届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解强化100题（5）.FourpeopleinEngland,backin1953,staredatPhoto51.Itwasn'tmuch-apictureshowingablackX.ButthreeofthesepeoplewontheNobelPrizeforfiguringoutwhatthephotoreallyshowed一theshapeofDNA.ThediscoverybroughtfameandfortunetoscientistsJamesWatson,FrancisCrickandMauriceWilkins.Thefourth,theonewhoactuallymadethepicture,wasleftout.HernamewasRosalindFranklin.HSheshouldhavebeenupthere,“sayshistorianMaryBowden.nIfherphotoshadn'tbeenthere,theotherscouldn'thavecomeupwiththestructure.'1OnereasonFranklinwasmissingwasthatshehaddiedofcancerfouryearsbeforetheNobeldecision.AttheUniversityofCambridgeinthe1950s,WatsonandCricktriedtomakemodelsbycuttingupshapesofDNA'spartsandthenputtingthemtogether.Meanwhile,atKing'sCollegeLondon,FranklinandWilkinsshoneX-raysatthemolecule.Theraysproducedpatternsreflectingtheshape.ButtherelationshipbetweenWilkinsandFranklinwasalotrockier.WilkinsthoughtFranklinwashiredtobehisassistant.ButthecollegeactuallyemployedhertotakeovertheDNAproject.WhatshedidwasproduceX-raypicturesthattoldWatsonandCrickthatoneoftheirearlymodelswasinsideout.Andshewasnotshyaboutsayingso.ThatangeredWatson,whoattackedherinreturn.nMereinspectionsuggestedthatshewouldnoteasilybend.Clearlyshehadtogoorbeputinherplace."“AsFranklin'scompetitors,Wilkins,WatsonandCrickhadmuchtogainbycuttingheroutofthelittlegroupofresearchers/sayshistorianPninaAbir-Am.In1962attheNobelPrizeawardceremony,Wilkinsthanked13colleaguesbynamebeforehementionedFranklin.Watsonwrotehisbooklaughingather.Crickwrotein1974that"Franklinwasonlytwostepsawayfromthesolution.'1No,Franklinwasthesolution."ShecontributedmorethananyotherplayertosolvingthestructureofDNA.Shemustbeconsideredaco-discoverer,nAbir-Amsays.ThiswasbackedupbyAaronKlug,whoworkedwithFranklinandlaterwonaNobelPrizehimself.Oncedescribedasthe"DarkLadyofDNA",Franklinisfinallycomingintothelight.l.WhydidWatsongetangrywithFranklin?A.Franklinkeptherresultsfromhim.B.Franklintooktheleadinthecompetition.C.Franklinprovedsomeofhisfindingswrong.D.Franklinsharedherdatawithotherscientists..WhyisFranklindescribedas"DarkLadyofDNA”?A.Shedevelopedpicturesindarklabs.B.Hernamewasforgottenafterherdeath.C.ShediscoveredtheblackX一theshapeofDNA.D.Hercontributionwasunknowntothepublic..Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardWilkins,WatsonandCrick?A.Respectful.B.Disapproving.C.Admiring.D.Indifferent..Whichcanbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.MuchPain,NoGainB.BeNice,NeverFinishLastC.WhenOneDoorCloses,AnotherOpensD.WhereThereIsaWill,ThereIsaWay.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheextremehands-onapproachinparenting?A.Itsgoodforparentstocontrolchildrenbetter.B.Itcanraisechildrentobeindependentones.C.It'sharmfultochildren'smentalhealth.D.Itcanhelpchildrentobeadmittedintobetterschools..Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bribe"inParagraph1mean?A.Persuade.B.Translate.C.Throw.D.Shock..Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A.Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.B.Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.C.Toprovidesomeadviceforparents.D.Tointroduceanewtopicfordiscussion..Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoBeYourChildren'sFriendB.BeYourChildren'sConsultantInsteadofManagerC.AccompanyYourChildrenGrowingUpD.HowtoHelpYourChildrenAdjusttoCollegeLife答案以及解析.答案：1-4CDBA解析：1.细节理解题。根据第五段中的WhatshedidwasproduceX-raypictures...oneoftheirearlymodelswasinsideout...ThatangeredWatson可知,沃森生气是因为富兰克林的X光照片证明了沃森早期的一个模型是颠倒的,即证明沃森的某个发现是错误的,故选C项。.推理判断题。根据第六段中历史学家的话AsFranklin^competitors,Wilkins,WatsonandCrickhadmuchto...bycuttingheroutofthelittlegroupofresearchers可知，威尔金斯、沃森和克里克把富兰克林排除在外，由最后一段中的ShecontributedmorethananyotherplayertosolvingthestructureofDNA...以及OncedescribedasthenDarkLadyofDNAH,Franklinisfinallycomingintothelight.可知，富兰克林在解开DNA结构的问题上贡献最大，但最后才被发现。由此可推知,她被称为“DarkLadyofDNA”，是因为她的贡献不为公众所知,故选D项。.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，作为富兰克林的竞争对手，威尔金斯、沃森和克里克通过把富兰克林排除在研究小组之外而获益颇多，结合最后一段中的No,Franklinwasthesolution.及Shemustbeconsideredaco-discoverer可推知，作者认为富兰克林起至lj了关键作用，肯定了她对研究的贡献,而对其他三位科学家是不赞成的,故选B项。.主旨大意题。本文第一段说明有三位科学家获得了诺贝尔奖,但研究团队中的第四个人却被排除在外；下文详细说明了罗莎琳德•富兰克林虽然对DNA的发现有重大贡献，但却始终不为人所知的故事，由此可推知,A项（多劳无获）为最佳标题,故选A项。.答案：1-4CADB解析：1.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句Since1900,about40percentofallnewverbshavecomefromnouns,可知，近半的新动词来自名词，说明“名词动用”在上个世纪并不是罕见的现象,故选C项。.推理判断题。根据第四段中的Notallarebad,butallaresuspect.可知，两位专家建议在英语语言的实践中应持怀疑态度；TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.说明《芝加哥文体手册》也建议小心谨慎地使用动词，由此可推知，对于"名词动用”的用法,大多数专家持谨慎的态度,故选A项。.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Noteverycoinagepassesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit.可知，作者认为想要停止“名词动用”用法的使用是不可能的，故选D项。.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章描述了存在已久的一种语言现象一“名词动用”,并讨论了人们对它的态度，大多数专家对英语语言中“名词动用”的实践持有谨慎态度,也有人因抗拒自己不熟悉的东西而反对新动词。B项引用文章中的两个“名词动用”的词summer和medal来对其用法进行概括并展示对它的态度，因此B项"Summering和Medaling很讨厌吗?”为最佳标题，故选B项。3.答案：1-4DBAA解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的peoplewithhighbloodIpressurearemorelikelytoexperiencepoorercommunicationbetweenbrainregionsthanthosewithnormalbloodpressure可知，高血压患者大脑区域之间的交流可能会更少,也就是说大脑区域间的关联会比较弱,故选D项。.推理判断题o根据第六段中的Yaffe,however,pointedoutalargerstudyoveralongerperiodoftimeisneededtofleshoutthesefindings.以及下文的Wecantanswerthosequestionswithsuchasmallstudy.可知亚夫博士肯定了这项研究的意义,并指出其局限性,即还需要进行更大规模、更长时间的研究，由此可推知,亚夫博士对这实验持客观态度,故选B项。.词义猜测题。根据画线处下文的Wecan'tanswerthosequestionswithsuchasmallstudy.可知本次研究规模和成果较小，需要更大规模、更长时间的实验来丰富实验成果，故可推知画线短语意为“丰富”,故选A项。.推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,并非每个高血压患者都有患阿尔茨海默病的风险,大脑可能有其他的补偿方法，由此可推知,大脑也许会以某种方式来抵消高血压对大脑产生的不利影响,A项中短语makeupfor意为“弥补”,故选A项。.答案：1-4CBDC解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Youmightthinkthehighheatfromfire...evenmultiplypost-fire.可知,一些微生物在大火之后可能会大量繁殖,故选C项。.细节理解题。由题干中的Dr.PeterChen可定位至第三段，由该段中的…butit'scertainlypossiblethatasignificantamountcouldworsensymptomsinsomeonewithapre-existinglungcondition.可知,彼得认为大量的细菌和真菌等微生物可能会让病人的肺部感染恶化,故选B项。.细节理解题。根据第四段中的Thisisespeciallytrueforlower-incomepopulations...areoftenmoreexposedtotheenvironment.可知，低收入人群比另ij人遭受更多是因为他们更频繁地暴露在污染的空气中；固定搭配beexposedto意为”暴露在……”,故选D项。.主旨大意题。根据最后一段彼得的建议可知,在空气质量差的时候，人们应该待在室内，关闭门窗，使用高效微粒空气过滤器和空调等，由此可推知,最后一段讨论了关于应对较差的空气质量的建议，故选C项。.答案：1-3CCB解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Justexpectalotoftrafficjamsontheroadaseveryoneisoutonpick-uptrucks,throwingwaterateachother.可知，在泼水节期间道路发生交通堵塞是因为人们在相互泼水,故选C项。.细节理解题。根据第三段中的Initially,youareonlysupposedtosprinkleyourfamilywithatinycupofwaterathome.可知，庆祝泼水节的第一步是给家人洒点水。题干中的thefirststep与原文中的Initially为同义表达,故选C项。.细节理解题。根据SurvivalTips中的Doniwearexpensiveclothing.可知,在泼水节期间,推荐穿便宜的衣服，故选B项。6.答案：1-4CDAC解析：1.推理判断题。第一段中的Magicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatareimpossible.对魔术表演下定义，第三段的第一句Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemto…以及最后一段第一句Anotherfavoritetrickisto…说明这两段在讲述魔术的技巧，由此可推知,写作目的是解释魔术的艺术,故选c项。.细节理解题。根据第二段中的Magicshowsareentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.及Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticing…equipment.可知，魔术师要让观众注意不到他们的手部动作，同时让观众想不到魔术设备的秘密之处,即具有保密性对于魔术的成功很重要;D项中固定搭配ke叩sth.insecret意为”使……保密*故选D项。.推理判断题。根据第三段首句可知该段阐述的是两个魔术技巧,两者相结合以取得效果，又根据下文的Forexample,themagicianputsasmallballunderoneofseveralcups...及最后两段出现的Whatactuallyhappensisthat…可知，作者用两个具体例子来论证说明以上论点，故选A项。.推理判断题。根据第一段的Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.可知,表演魔术需要练习，其他选项在原文中未体现,故选C项。.答案：1-4DDCB解析：1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的somebadnewsthatpreventsyourenthusiasticimagination可矢口，坏消息阻碍想象力，结合...youcouldn'tpossiblycomeupwithanythinginventiveinthismood.可矢口，在坏情绪影响下,很难想出任何有创意的东西。由此可推知,第一段的写作目的是阐明情绪是如何影响你的创造力的,故选D项。.推理判断题。根据第四段中的Bothpositiveandnegativemoodscanleadtotwodifferentkindsofcreativitythatbenefitdifferenttasks.及Researchshowsthatthekeyfactorinfluencingourcreativityisnotourmooditself…ourwork.可知，作者认为积极和消极的情绪能产生不同的创造力，并陈述研究结论说明影响创造力的关键不在于情绪本身，由此可推知,作者对消极情绪的态度是客观的,故选D项。.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Theyreportexperiencingverystrongemotionsmorefrequentlythanlesscreativepeople…可知,They指代highlycreativepeople,也就是说,具有高度创造性的人比缺乏创造力的人更频繁地经历强烈的情绪，由此可知,强烈的情绪在创造性中发挥重要作用，故选C项。.推理判断题。根据第四段关键句...butthestrengthofourfeelingsandthemotivationbehindourwork.以及最后一段内容可知,高度创造性的人有强烈的情绪并且更愿意体验这些情绪，他们的态度是积极的，由此可推知,不管处于什么情绪，只要我们能积极面对内心的感受,就可以变得更有创造力,故选B项。.答案：1-4CACC解析：1.词义猜测题。根据第一段中的Over400humanfootprintspreservedinvolcanicsedimentprovideasignofsociallifeamongancienthunter-gatherers.可知，火山沉积物中保存的400多个人类脚印是古代狩猎采集者的社会生活的标志,并结合画线词所在句可知,在坦桑尼亚北部发现的某些东西,丰富了非洲最大的古代人类脚印收藏。由此可推知，画线词impressions指人类或其他生物留下的脚印等痕迹,故选C项。.推理判断题。根据第二段中的Thewomenmayhavebeensearchingforfoodswhileafewmalesvisitedoraccompaniedthem,theresearchersinfer.可知，这些女性寻找食物时会有男性陪伴，由此可推知，古代人外出狩猎应该是经过一定计划和组织的,故选A项。.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Otherfootprintsitespresentespeciallypromisingopportunitiesforstudyingancientbehavior,hesays,可知，这些足迹遗址为进一步研究古代人类行为提供了一个很好的机会,故选C项。.主旨大意题。本文介绍了一个研究团队对坦桑尼亚北部发现的足迹中隐藏的人类社会行为的分析研究成果,这些足迹将有助于研究古代人类社会行为以及石器时代的捕猎行为。由此可推知,C项”古代人类的脚印告诉我们什么”为最佳标题,故选C项。.答案：1-4BCDA解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的Butastheyhavedroppedinpricemorepeoplehavebeguntousethem.Rescueworkersandfarmersareamongthenewusers.可知，救援人员和农民开始使用无人机是因为无人机的价格下降了，故选B项。细节理解题。由题干中的RomainFaroux定位至第三段，由该段的…asmalldronethatcouldbecontrolledbypeopleontheground.TheycalleditnAgridronen.Itusesaspecial"opticalsensor**toexaminecrops.可知，罗曼•法鲁的公司研发的无人机利用”光学传感器”帮助农民检测庄稼,故选C项。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Thesensoronthedronerecordsfourdifferent-colored"bands”ofsunlightthatarereflectedoffthecrops.可知,无人机上的传感器能记录农作物反射的阳光,故选D项。推理判断题。根据最后——段中的RomainFarouxsaysfarmersuseinformation...andreducespollution.可知,农民利用农业无人机收集的信息,只在需要化肥的地方施肥,这减少了污染，很环保,故选A项。10.答案：1-4CACB解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Butanextremehands-onapproachcanhavedevastatingconsequenceswhenitcomestoachild'smentalhealth.可知，这种极端的教育方式对儿童的心理健康有害,故选C项。.词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的thisextremecaseillustratesthetemptationmanyfeeltotakecontroloftheirkids*lives可知，许多人意欲控制自己孩子的生话，画线词bribe与temptation语义一致,在此处意为”诱惑;诱哄”，即诱哄自己的孩子进入精英学校，故选A项。.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Wesuggestparentsthinkofthemselvesasconsultants…以及Headvisesparentstoencouragetheirkids…可知，作者是在给父母提供建议，故选C项。.主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其根据最后一段的关键词consultants,understand,encourage可知，专家建议父母把自己当作孩子的顾问，理解并鼓励孩子,放弃对孩子生活的控制;B项”做孩子的顾问而非管理者”为最佳标题,故选B项。2.Whilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwouldsaythatwe've"summered.”“Summer"isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbingnoun.Waybackinourchildhood,wealllearnedthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.It*snotsoinadulthood,whereweareexpectedto"foot"bills,"chair"committees,and“dialog“withpoliticalopponents.Chancesareyoudidn'tfeeluncomfortableaboutthesightofthoseverbingnouns."TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,"saysPatriciaO'Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbswereoriginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40percentofallnewverbshavecomefromnouns.Eventhoughconversion（转彳上）isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.WilliamStrunkJr.andE.B.White,inTheElementsofStyle-theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEnglish-havethistosay:"Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.Notallarebad,butallaresuspect.nTheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.*'Sometimespeopleobjecttoanewverbbecausetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,"saysO'Conner.That'swhywe'recomfortablewith"hosting"aparty,butwemightfeelupsetbythethoughtof,'medaling,,insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn,tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeoplethinktwiceabout''verbifying'*anounifit'seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit*sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,hesays.Intheend,however,styleissubjective.EasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglishgrammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish"English."Noteverycoinage（新仓U词语）passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit..Whatcanwelearnabouttheverbingofnouns?A.Ithasn'trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.B.Itismorecommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.C.Ithasn'tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.D.Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingverbsinpractice..Whatismostleadingexperts*attitudetowardthepracticeoftheverbingofnouns?A.Cautious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcerned..Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?A.Predictable.B.Practicable.C.Approaching.D.Impossible..Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Are40PercentofAllNewVerbsFromNouns?B.Are"Summering"and"Medaling”Annoying?C.AreYouComfortableAboutaNewVerb?D.AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?3.Atestthatmeasuresbloodflowchangesinthebrainshowspeoplewithhighbloodpressurearemorelikelytoexperiencepoorercommunicationbetweenbrainregionsthanthosewithnormalbloodpressure,accordingtoasmallstudypublishedintheAmericanHeartAssociationjournalHypertension."ThisstudymayhelptoexplainwhyhypertensionisamajorriskfactorforAlzheimefsdisease,'*saidthestudy'sleadauthor,LorenzoCarnevale.Researcherscomparedimagesofthebrainsof19peoplewithhighbloodpressureand18peoplewithbloodpressureinthenormalrange.Theimageswereresting-statefunctionalMRIs,whichmeasuresmallchangesinbloodflowatrest.Researchersalsogaveparticipantscognitivetests.Comparedtopeoplewithnormalbloodpressure,thosewithhypertensionperformedmoreslowlyandpoorlyonthecognitivetests,andtheirbrainimagesshowedapatternofabnormalconnections.Dr.KristineYaffe,aprofessorofpsychiatryandneurologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,notedthebrainchangesappearedpriortoanystructuralchangeinthebrainassociatedwithpoorercognitiveskills."Itcouldbethatthechangesarethere,andwejustdon'tseethemyet,"Yaffesaid.nOrmaybethefunctionalconnectionsarealteredearlierintheprocess.Thereallyamazingthingtomeisthattheyareseeingthesechangesatsuchayoungage."Theaverageageofparticipantswithhighbloodpressurewas55.Yaffe,however,pointedoutalargerstudyoveralongerperiodoftimeisneededtofleshoutthesefindings.nWeneedtoseeifcognitivefunctiongetsworse,whoismostlikelytoexperiencethisandwhatitmeansintermsofwhenbrainchangesappear.Wecan'tanswerthosequestionswithsuchasmallstudy.""ThestudyshouldnotbeinterpretedtomeaneveryonewithhighbloodpressureisontheroadtoAlzheimefsdisease,nsheadded.nThebrainisreallycomplicated.Therearesomesubtlechangesinconnectionsshownhere,butthatdoesn'tmeanthebrainisn'tworking.Theremaybeotherwaysthebrainiscompensating（弥补）forthis.”.Whatwillpeoplewithhypertensionsuffer?A.Lesscommunication.B.Adeclineinmemory.C.Inactivebrainactivities.D.Poorconnectionsinthebrain..WhatisDr.KristineYaffe'sattitudetowardthestudy?A.Skeptical.B.Objective.C.Disapproving.D.Indifferent..Whatdotheunderlinedwords"fleshout*'meaninParagraph6?A.Enrich.B.Deny.C.Describe.D.Challenge..Whatcanweinferabouthighbloodpressure?A.Brainsmaymakeupforitseffects.B.Itmakesbrainsmorecomplicated.C.ItmustleadtoAlzheimefsdisease.D.Itseffectsonbrainsarestillunknown.4.It'snosecretthatinhalingsmokeisbadforyourlungs.Butnow,scientistsaresuggestingsmokemayalsocarryandspreadinfectiousdisease.Thetheory,publishedinScienceMagazine,isbasedonresearchthatfoundwildfiresmokeisteemingwiththousandsofspeciesofmicroorganisms.Someofthesemicroorganisms,includingbacteriaandfungalspores（真菌抱子），areknowntocausedisease.Thenewresearchsuggeststhatwhenawildfireburnsplantoranimalmatteranddisturbssoils,itexposesthousandsofspeciesofbacteriaandfungi（真菌）thatotherwisemightnoteasilybecomeairborne.Youmightthinkthehighheatfromfirewouldkilltheseorganisms,butonestudycitedinthearticlefoundthatsomebacteriaevenmultiplypost-fire.Scientistssaytheorganismslatchontosmokeparticulates,allowingthemtotravelthousandsofmilesacrosscontinents.Dr.PeterChen,directoroftheDivisionofPulmonaryandCriticalCareMedicineatCedars-SinaiMedicalCenterinLosAngeles,is"intrigued"bythetheorybutsomewhatskepticalthatthemicroorganismsinsmokewouldactuallycauseinfections.Manybacteriaandfungidon'tcauselunginfections,saysChen,butit'scertainlypossiblethatasignificantamountcouldworsensymptomsinsomeonewithapre-existinglungcondition.nIalwaysthoughtitwastheparticulatesinsmokethatwerecausingtheseissues,"saysChen.nButwhenIreadthis,Istartedthinking:Coulditbethemicroorganismsthatarealsoworseningexistingillness?11Whetherthemicrobesinsmokeactuallycauseinfectionsorsimplyworsenpotentialrespiratoryissues,thearticleraisesanewhealththreatthatis"certainlyalarming1',saysKelseyJack,anassociateprofessorofenvironmentalanddevelopmenteconomics.Thisisespeciallytrueforlower-incomepopulations,Jacksays,becausepeoplewithfewermeansareoftenmoreexposedtotheenvironment.Ifsmokeisaffectingtheairqualityinacertainarea,thepeoplewhoworkoutside,orwhohavetogototheofficeonfootorbybike,willinhalemoresmokethanthosewhodrive.Butuntilmoreresearchisdone,Chensaysthebestthingpeoplecandoisjustfollowexistingrecommendationswhenairqualityispoor-includingstayingindoors,keepingwindowsanddoorsclosed,usingHEPAfilters（过滤器）andrunningairconditioning..WhatcanweknowaboutthemicroorganismsfromParagraph2?A.Theycouldbekilledbyhighheat.B.Theycouldpossiblytravelthroughairbythemselves.C.Theycouldreproduceinlargenumbersafterfires.D.Theycaneasilyattachthemselvestosmokeparticulates..HowdomostmicroorganismsaffectpeopleaccordingtoDr.PeterChen?A.Theywillcauselunginfections.B.Theymightworsenlungdisease.C.Theywilldestroylivingenvironments.D.Theymightdamagerespiratorysystem..Whyarelow-incomepeoplesufferingmorethanothers?A.Theyliveinpoorareas.B.Theydrivetoandfromwork.C.Theyhavesufferedfromlungdisease.D.Theyareexposedtopollutedairmorefrequently..Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Resultsofthenewresearch.B.DisagreementsbetweentheauthorandChen.C.Suggestionsondealingwithpoorairquality.D.Benefitsofpreventingsmokefrompollutingtheair.5.SongkranDuration:fromApril12to15inPhuket（Thedatesvarydependingontheregions）.Location:SongkranistheThaiNewYear.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff,andmostThaipeoplewillbegoingbackhometocelebrateSongkranwiththeirfamilies.Justexpectalotoftrafficjamsontheroadaseveryoneisoutonpick-uptrucks,throwingwaterateachother.Details:StartingintheearlymorningonApril13th,thewaterceremonywilltakemanyforms.Initially,youareonlysupposedtosprinkle。西）yourfamilywithatinycupofwaterathome.Itsgoodluck.ThenyousprinkleastatueofBuddhaveryrespectfullyandsayalittleprayer.Laterinthemorning,thegamestartstochange.Becausethisisthehottesttimeoftheyear,sprinklingeachotherwithwaterisalotoffun.AddalittlebeertothatandSongkranturnsintoacountry-widewaterwar.ItstartsrathergentlyinPhuketTownaround10a.m.,turningtowaterdogfights（混战）intheafternooninPatong,KataandKaron,andendsinthefull-scalewetwarzoneinBanglaRoaduntillateatnight.SurvivalTips:Don'tdriveabikeifyoucanavoidit.It'sslipperyandthetendencytocloseeyeswhenwateristhrownatyouisdangerous.Getawaterproofcamera.Beawareofmajortrafficjamsintowns,mostlyinPatongBeach.Don'tcarryanythingthatdoesn'tresistwater.Don*twearexpensiveclothing.Beawareofthesun!Havefun!Don*ttakeittooseriously.Itsgood.l.WhydotrafficjamshappenduringSongkran?A.Theroadisslippery.B.Theentirecountrygetsalotofdaysoff.C.Thepeoplearethrowingwaterateachother.D.Everyoneissprinklinghisfamilyontheroad.2.What'sthefirststeptocelebrateSongkran?A.Sayingalittleprayer.B.SprinklingastatueofBuddha.C.Sprinklingthefamilywithalittlewater.D.Sprinklingeachotherwithmuchbeer.3.WhichofthefollowingisrecommendedduringSongkran?A.Carryinganumbrella.B.Wearingcheapclothes.C.Bringingsomecash.D.Ridingabicycle.6.Magicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatareimpossible.Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Theytrytomaketheaudiencebelievethattheyhavethepowertodothingswhichareagainstthelawsofnature.Magicshowsareentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.Themagicianusuallydependsontheirskillwiththeirhands,ontheirknowledgeofpsychology,and,sometimes,onmechanicaldevices（机械装置）.Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrickpeople,theuseofpsychologyisimportant.Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthemovementsoftheirhandsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsoftheirequipment.Theymustalsoleadtheaudienceto

drawfalseconclusions.Themagician'ssuccessdependsonthefactthatmanythingsseenbytheeyearenotthethingsthatmatter.Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearandmakingobjectsseemtodisappear.Acombinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsomeinterestingeffects.Forexample,themagicianputsasmallballunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecuptoanotherortochangecolor.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagician,employingquickhandmovementsoramechanicaldevice,hidesoneball.Whiledoingthistheytalktotheaudienceandwaveabrightlycoloredclothwithonehand.Theaudienceistoobusywatchingtheclothandlisteningtothemagician'swordstonoticethattheirotherhandishidingtheball.Anotherfavoritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenmakeitappearwholeagain.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearbyquicklyhidingitwhiletheaudiencewatchessomethingelse.Thenthey"magically"makeitappearwholeagainbydisplayinganotherobjectthathasnotbeencutorburned.l.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A.Topromoteamagicshow.C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.A.Topromoteamagicshow.C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.D.Topraisethetalentsofmagicians..Whichofthefollowingisimportantforasuccessfulmagictrick?A.Movingstageequipment.C.Applyinghightechnology.A.Movingstageequipment.C.Applyinghightechnology.D.Keepingtheperformanceinsecret..Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelasttwoparagraphs?B.Makingasummary.D.Explainingaconcept.B.Makingasummary.D.Explainingaconcept.C.Drawingcomparisons..Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.B.Mostmagiciansemployassistants.D.Smallobjectsaremagicians*favorites.7.Maybeyou'redepressedbecauseyoudon'tsleepwell.Oryoufeelstuckwhenyoureadane-mailwithsomebadnewsthatpreventsyourenthusiasticimagination.Whateverthecasemaybe,youtellyourselfworkingnowisinvain,becauseyoucouldn'tpossiblycomeupwithanythinginventiveinthismood.Severalstudiesinpsychologyhaveshownthatnegativeemotionsnarrowourvisionandlimitourthinking.However,positiveemotionscanimprovecreativitybecausetheybroadenourwayofthinkingbyencouragingustotrynewthingsorlookatsituationsdifferently.Creativityistheabilitytoproduceandcarryoutbothnewandusefulideas.Creativitycanresultfromaperson'sowncreativeideasandobservations,oritcanappearasaresponsetoadirectassignmentorproblemaswell.Bothpositiveandnegativemoodscanleadtotwodifferentkindsofcreativitythatbenefitdifferenttasks.Researchshowsthatthekeyfactorinfluencingourcreativityisnotourmooditself,butthestrengthofourfeelingsandthemotivationbehindourwork.Forexample,angeroranxietycanhelpustofocusourattentiononproducingeffectiveresults.Greatexcitementorjoy,ontheotherhand,canencourageaninstantatwhichthesolutiontoaproblembecomesclearallofasudden.Infact,onestudyevenfindsthatwhilewe're20percentmorelikelytohavecreativeabilitiestounderstandmixedsituationswhenwe'refeelinggood,peopleinanegativemoodperformbetterwhenthequalityofsolutions-notquantity一mattersmost.Butofcourse,wearerarelyentirelyhappyorentirelysad.Moreoften,weexperiencemixedemotions.Inpsychology,thesestrongemotions,whethertheyarepositiveornegative,leadtogreatercreativeactions.Itcomesasnosurprisethenthathighlycreativepeopletendtobeveryfamiliarwiththeiremotions.Theyreportexperiencingverystrongemotionsmorefrequentlythanlesscreativepeopleandaremorewillingtoexperiencethoseemotions..Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A.Toexpectustobecreative.B.Toshowtheimportanceofcreativity.C.Totellusnegativeemotionsexisteverywhere.D.Toclarifyhowmoodsinfluenceyourcreativity..Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardnegativeemotions?A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Doubtful.D.Objective..Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Weshouldalwaystrytokeepourselvesingoodmood.B.Peoplefeeleitherveryhappyorverysadmostofthetime.C.Strongemotionsplayanimportantroleincreativity.D.Creativityonlyresultsfromcreativeideasandobservations..Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldyoudotogetmorecreative?A.Avoidnegativemoodstotally.B.Faceuptoinnerfeelingspositively.C.Tryoutnew