高考英语开学测试分类之二阅读理解

高三英语开学测汇编二阅读理解

（一）

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1.Thecardaboveis

A.aticketB.apostcard

C.aninvitationD.anadvertisement

2.Thepartyisfor

A.abirthday

B.theQueen

C.beewatching

D.theNationalDay

3.Accordingtothecard,ifyouareunabletogo,youcan

A.returnthecard

B.visittheMuseum

C.ignorethemessage

D.contactAlice'smother

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一张邀请函，是为了庆祝Alice的两岁生日。

1.C主旨大意题。根据文章的wearethrowingaparty以及comebugwithus.可知，

这是一张邀请函，故选择C。

2.A细节理解题。根据文章中的Aliceisturning2,可知，是为了庆祝生日的，故

选择A。

3.D细节理解题。根据文章中的regretstotheQueenBeeat601-555-4111可知如

果不能来，请打电话给妈妈，故选择D。

【难度】容易

（二）

NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,hebought

asmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplanted

vegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.

AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin，schickenhouseinexchangefor

manure（月巴$4）.TheSmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplained

abouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,

andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehouse

withitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.

Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,

armedwithabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew（炖菜）.Dad

pulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,

corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthe

vegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthe

pressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileof

chickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmell

nearlyknockedusout.

Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.

Justhowbadwasit?Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagas

leak!

Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.

Itdidn,tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,

itdidn'toffendthenosesomuch,either.Itookataste.Itwouldneverwina

prizeinacookingcompetition,butitwassurprisinglyedibleandwedrankupevery

lastdropofsoup.

1.WhydidDadcleanOldManMocolgin,schickenhouseregularly?

A.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.

B.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.

C.Togetridoftheterriblesmell.

D.Tosetagoodexampletous.

2.WhatcanweinferaboutDad'sstew?

A.Itispopularamongtheneighbors.

B.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.

C.Itlooksverywonderful.

D.Ittastesquitedelicious.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.ToattractB.ToupsetC.ToairD.Toshut

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutDadformthetext?

A.Heisanexperiencedcook.

B.Heisatroublesomefather.

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetolife.

D.Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability.

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了作者的父亲买了一个小农场，在里面种满了各种蔬菜、果树甚至

还养了蜜蜂。但作者的父亲收获的时候，他炖了一锅蔬菜，闻到味道时.，作者和其他人觉得

烧得很糟糕，但是最后全部都吃光了。

1.B细节理解题。根据文章第一段的AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin，s

chickenhouseinexchangeformanure（肥料）.可知选择B,是为了收集肥料。

2.D推理判断题。根据最后一段的wedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.可知，选择D,

意为父亲的炖菜非常美味。

3.B词义判断题。根据文章上文的thefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,

可知，此处指的是鼻子闻不到那种味道，故选择B,意为搅乱。

4.C推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，父亲在背部受伤后，不愿意休息，而是自己经营着小

农场，而且在收获后，还自炖菜，故选择C最为恰当，指父亲对于生活有着积极的态度。

【难度】一般

（三）

AcrossBritain,burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasolder

sonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers,But,

accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.

Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.

Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabours,they

wouldearnasmuchas$172,000ayear.

Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyare

working,todeterminethefigure.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome£30,000more

thanthePrimeMinisterearns.

Byanalysingthenumbers,itfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek,40

ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertime.After

questioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mums

startedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.

Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsome

oftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon,includinghousekeeper,part-timelawyer,

personaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyer,at£48.98anhour,

wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjobs”,withpsychologist（心

理学家）aclosesecond.

Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyface,with80percentmaking

emotional（情感的）demandasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.

Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidthey

missedgoingoutwithfriends.

ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMother*sDay.The

emotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbe

never-ending,butchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing

（投入）intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent,

1.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?

A£30,000.B.£142,000.

C:.£172,000.D.£202,000.

2.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersisfrom.

A..emotionaldemandB.lowpayforwork

C:.heavyworkloadD.lackoftraining

3Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?

AMothers'importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.

BThesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworthwhile.

CMothers'devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculated.

I）Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.

4Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?

A.Mothersyworkinghoursshouldbelargelyreduced.

B.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.

C.Mothers'labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealised,

D.Mothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallife.

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】：这是一篇写在母亲节的文章，在母亲节这一天，每个人都会对母亲做出一些事，

比如一束花等等，但是作者认为，母亲这一职业值得全年的关注，因为它包含太多。

1.B细节理解题。根据文章的theywouldearnasmuchas$172,000ayear,以及Thiswould

maketheiryearlyincome£3000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.可知，总理的

工资是172000-30000二142000。故选择Bo

2.A细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段的Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengesthey

face,with80percentmakingemotional（情感的）demandasthehardestthingabout

motherhood.可知,选择A。

3.B细节理解题。根据最后一段的Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothers

devotetotheirchildrencanbenever-ending,butchildrenarealsosourcesofgreat

joyandhappiness.可知，选择B,指母亲付出的牺牲是巨大的，但是又是值得的。

4.C推理判断题。根据文章第一段的But,accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacing

ahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.可知，作者认为母亲的重要性应该得到更多的关

注，故选择C。

【难度】一般

（四）

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,are

peoplerememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystore

itinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternet

ischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.Sheand

herresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirst

experiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirst

groupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecond

groupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgroup

rememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfind

theinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtold

themwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecific

computerfolder（文件夹）.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation

（位置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremember

theinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactive

memory（交互记忆）

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresult

oftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactive

memories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformation

sothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecoming

eithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememory

ischanging.

1.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.

A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor*saltitude

C.describehowtousetheInterne.D.explainhowtostoreinformation

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A.Sparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.

D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

3.Intransactivememory,people.

A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformation

C.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindthe

information

4.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow*sresearch?

A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccess

information.

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲的是互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。互联网使用者越来越依赖互联

网来储存信息,人们这样做是否会丧失记忆事物的能力呢？专家怀疑互联网可能正在改变人

们的记忆内容和方式。

1.A写作意图题。根据第一段“ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhat

werememberandhow.”可知，作者使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。

2.C细节理解题。根据第二段aPeopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindthe

informationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.“可知答案。

3.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled

“transactivememory（交互记忆）可知，在交互记忆里，人们记得怎样找到信息。

4.A细节理解题。根据最后一段"butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryis

changing"可知，互联网对人们的记忆产生的影响是它改变了我们使用记忆力的方式。

【难度】困难

（五）

Trip1BlackBearCount

TherehavebeenfiresinthisareainthelastfewyearsandtheOfficeoftheNational

Parkisnotsurehowmanyblackbearsarestillliving.Somebearshavebeenseen

sincethefires,andtheOfficehasaskedforyoungpeopletohelpcountthem.The

entiretripwilllastthreehours.Bookingsnecessary.

Cost:FreeWhen:May8

Trip2GarlandValley

BringyourdrinkandlunchforthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheBlueMountains.

GarlandValleyisclosetothetownofGarlandhutispartoftheNationalPark.

Manywildanimalsliveinthisarea,includingmanyrarebirds.Thisisagreatwalk

forbird-lovers.Thetriplastsfourhours.Bookingsnecessary.

Cost:$15When:May8,May15

Trip3FlashlightAdventure

Putonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlightandapairofglasses,andcomefor

anightwalkalongtheDungogValley.Aguidewillleadthetour.Manyoftheanimals

youwillseeonthistrip.Theguidewilltellyouaboutthelivesoftheanimals

yousee.Numbersarestrictlylimitedonnighttrips,sobesuretobookearly.This

walklaststwoandahalfhours.

Cost:$12When:May8,May15,May22

Equipmenttobeneeded:

Pleasebringenoughwaterandfoodforallwalks.

Weargoodwalkingshoes-nohighheels.

Wearahatfordaywalks.

Dresswarmlyfornightwalks.

Childrenmustbewithanadult.

Makesureyourflashlightworkswellandbringextrabatteriesfornightwalks.

Followallinstructionsfromguidesduringthewalks.Themountainsareadangerous

place.

Bookings:

Bookingsfortheabovetripscanbetradebytelephone(893—4847)orontheInternet

atwww.Bluemotmlainlour.com

1.Wherearethesetrips?

A.Inalargecity.

B.Inaparkinthemountains.

C.Inaspecialkindofzoo.

D.Inthreedifferentcountries.

2.Onwhichtripmightyouseeanimalsthatsleepduringtheday?

A.BlackBearCountB.GarlandValley

C.FlashlightAdventureD.Noneofthetrips

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTnecessaryforthethreetrips?

A.GoodwalkingshoesB.Apairofglasses

C.FoodandwaterD.Asleeping-bag

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了去BlueMountains的旅行，文中介绍了旅行的时间，所花的费用，

旅行中所看到的的景点，以及游客应该自备的东西，游客可以提前打电话预定，也可在网上

预定

1.B细节理解题。根据Therehavebeenfiresinthisareainthelastfewyearsand

theOfficeoftheNationalParkisnotsurehowmanyblackbearsarestillliving.

及BringyourdrinkandlunchforthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheBlueMountains.

GarlandValleyisclosetothetownofGarlandbutispartoftheNationalPark.

和Followallinstructionsfromguidesduringthewalks.Themountainsarea

dangerousplace.根据这些叙述可知旅行的这些地方都是山上的公园，故选B

2.C推理题。根据Tour2FlashlightAdventure部分的Manyoftheanimalsyouwillsee

onthistrip.Theguidewilltellyouaboutthe1ivesoftheanimalsyousee.Numbers

arestrictlylimitedonnighttrips这是夜间的旅行，你会看到许多的动物,故白天

睡觉，所以选C项。

3.D细节理解题。根据Weargoodwalkingshoes—nohighheels可知旅行需要穿着跑鞋;

Putonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlightandapairofglasses可知旅行时需

要带眼镜;Pleasebringenoughwaterandfoodforallwalks.可知旅行时需带着食物

和水，只有选项D没有提到

【难度】容易

（六）

SummerRain

Theworstdaysofanysummeraretherainyones.Wespendallyearlookingforward

toniceweatherandlong,hotdays.Allofwinter,withitscloudydaysandbitter

cold,wedreamofthoseendlessdaysatthebeach,lyingonthesandandenjoying

thebrightandburningsun.Andthen,summercomes,anditrains.

Asachild,Iwouldwakeuptorainysummerdaysandcomeclosetocrying.It

wasn*tfair.Wesufferedthroughmonthsofschoolandexperiencedbadweatherfor

thoseshorttenweeksoffreedomandpleasantweather.

Onthoserainysummerdays,Ihadnothingfuntodoandcouldonlysitinside,

staringoutattherainlikeabirdinacage.Iwasanonlychild,sotherewas

nooneelsetoplaywith.Myfatherworkedfromhome,soIwasnottrulyalone,but

hecouldnotactivelyplaywithmesincehewasatwork.ItwasthosedaysthatI

wouldwatchwhateverwasontelevisionorreadanybooksthatIcouldfindlying

around.I'ddragthroughthedayandprayeachnightthattherainwouldnotbe

therethenextday.

Asanadult,though,myopinionofsummerrainhaschanged.Whenyouhaveto

workeveryday,summerisnotasexciting.Everythingseemsdull.Suchamindset

makesyoucheerforanythingnewordifferent.Ispendthewinterdreamingofsummer

andthesummerdreamingofwinter.Whensummercomes,Ihatehowhotitis.Andthen

Ilookforwardtotherain,becausetherainbringswithitacoldfront,whichmakes

mecomfortable.Rainydaysarestilltheworstdaysofthesummer,butsummerrain

todaymeanspositivelybeautiful-andconsiderablycooler-weathertomorrow.

1.Whentheauthorwasachild,he.

A.hatedrainydaysB.likedstayingindoors

C.preferredcoolerweatherD.dreamedonsummerdays

2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.hadnobrothersorsistersB.wasoftenleftaloneathome

.C.couldenjoythebrilliantsuninwinterD.preferredreadingto

playingoutside

3.Asanadult,theauthorviewssummerraindifferentlybecause.

A.heknowsitwon'tlastlong

B.rainmakestheweathercooler

C.hissummerholidayisveryshort

D.hecanbetterdealwithhisdowntime

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.B

【解析】

1.A细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句"Asachild,Iwouldwakeuptorainysummer

daysandcomeclosetocrying.以及第二段，第三段内容可知，“我”讨厌雨天。故选

Ao

2.A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句"Iwasanonlychild,sotherewasnoone

elsetoplaywith.”可知，作者是独生子，故选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“Whensummercomes,Ihatehowhotitis.And

thenIlookforwardtotherain,becausetherainbringswithitacoldfront,which

makesmecomfortable.可知应该选B

【难度】较易

（七）

LeeKuanYewemergedontotheinternationalstageasthefoundingfatherofthestate

ofSingapore,thenacityofabout1million.Hedevelopedintoaworldstatesman

whoactedasakindofconsciencetoleadersaroundtheglobe.

Fateinitiallyseemednottohaveprovidedhimwithastageonwhichtoachievemore

thanmodestlocalsuccess.Inthefirstphaseofdecolonization,Singaporeemerged

asapartofMalaya.ItwascutloosebecauseoftensionsbetweenSingaporeJslargely

ChinesepopulationandtheMalaymajorityand,aboveall,toteachthecityalesson

ofdependency,Malayaundoubt6dlyexpectedthatrealitywouldcureSingaporeofits

independentspirit.

Butgreatmenbecomesuchthroughvisionsbeyondmaterialcalculations.Lee

challengedconventionalwisdombyoptingforstatehood.Thechoicereflectedadeep

faithinthevirtuesofhispeople.Heassertedthatacitylocatedonasandbar

withnoeconomicresourcetodrawupon,andwhosemajorindustryasacolonialnaval

basehaddisappeared,couldneverthelessthriveandachieveinternational

reputationbybuildingonitsprincipalasset（财富）：theintelligence,industryand

dedicationofitspeople.

Agreatleadertakeshisorhersocietyfromwhereitistowhereithasneverbeen

indeed,whereitasyetcannotimaginebeing.Byinsistingonqualityeducation,

bysuppressingcorruptionandbybasinggovernanceonmerit.Leeandhiscolleagues

raisedtheannualpercapitaincomeoftheirpopulationfrom$500atthetimeof

independencein1965toroughly$55,000today.Inageneration,Singaporebecame

aninternationalfinancialcenter.,theleadingintellectualmetropolisof

SoutheastAsia,thelocationoftheregion,smajorhospitalsandafavoredsite

forconferencesoninternationalaffairs.Itdidsobyadheringtoanextraordinary

pragmatism:byopeningcareerstothebesttalentsandencouragingthemtoadopt

thebestpracticesfromallovertheworld..

Superiorperformancewasonecomponentofthatachievement.Superiorleadershipwas

evenmoreimportant.Asthedecadeswentby,itwasmovingandinspirational

toseeLee.,themayorofamedium-sizecity,becomeamentorofglobalstrategic

order.

ThegreattragedyofLee'slifewasthathisbelovedwifewasfelledbyastroke

thatleftheraprisonerinherbody,unabletocommunicateorreceivecommunication.

Throughallthattime,Leesatbyherbedsideintheeveningreadingtoher.Hehad

faiththatsheunderstooddespitetheevidencetothecontrary.

PerhapsthiswasLeeKuanYew'sroleinhisera.Hehadthesamehopeforourworld.

Hefoughtforitsbetterinstinctsevenwhentheevidencewasambiguous.Butmany

ofusheardhimandwillneverforgethim.

1.WhydidLeeKuanYewchoosetoleadSingaporetobeindependent?

A.Heintendedtoactasakindofconsciencetoleadersaroundtheglobe.

B.Hedeterminedhispeopleshouldn,tbesubjectedtoMalayaanymore.

C.Hehadconsiderableconfidenceinthevalueofthecity'sassets.

D.HewantedSingaporetobethemostpowerfulcountryworldwide.

2.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2,wecanknowthat.

A.MalayaexpectedSingaporetobepowerful

B.MalayahadadesiretokickoffSingapore

C.MalayafirmlybelievedSingaporewouldgivein

D.Malayadidn,tthinkSingaporepossessedindependentspirit

3.Thefourthparagraphisorganizedto________.

A.illustratehowadvancedSingaporehasbeentoday

B.demonstrateLeeKuanYewattachedgreatimportancetothetalents

C.provewhatacrucialdecisionLeeKuanYewoncemade

D.showthetremendousimpactLeeKuanYewhadonSingapore

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLeeKuanYew?

A.Stubbornandarbitrary

B.Aggressiveandaffectionate.

C.Demandingandbossy

D.Outspokenandhumorous.

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍了新加坡的开国功臣LeeKuanYew的事迹，他不仅有政治野心和能力，

同时对待自己的家人也有温情的一面。

1.B事实细节题。根据短文Inthefirstphaseofdecolonization,Singaporeemerged

asapartofMalaya.ItwascutloosebecauseoftensionsbetweenSingapore*slargely

ChinesepopulationandtheMalaymajorityand,aboveall,toteachthecityalesson

ofdependency,可知他想让新加坡独立是因为他不想让新加坡再顺从马来西亚的统治了,

故选Bo

2.C句意理解题。根据MalayaundoubtedlyexpectedthatrealitywouldcureSingapore

ofitsindependentspirit.Butgreatmenbecomesuchthroughvisionsbeyondmaterial

calculations.可知本来马来西亚认为独立出去的新加坡很快会向他们低头，但事实并不是

这样，故选C。

3.D段落大意题。根据短文Agreatleadertakeshisorhersocietyfromwhereitis

towhereithasneverbeenindeed,whereitasyetcannotimaginebeing.百了

知第四段是为了展示他带给新加坡的巨大的影响，故选D。

4.B事实细节题。根据短文Hefoughtforitsbetterinstinctsevenwhentheevidence

wasambiguous.以及Throughallthattime,Leesatbyherbedsideintheevening

readingtoher.Hehadfaiththatsheunderstooddespitetheevidencetothecontrary.

可知他不仅有野心，也有温情的一面，故选B。

【难度】一般

（八）

Forgoodhealth,besuretoeatfruitsandvegetables,exerciseregularlyandlie

asseldomaspossible.Aresearcherishopingthisadvicewillsomedaytakehold,

basedonresultsofa"scienceofhonesty"studyshecompleted.

Halfof110participantsweretoldtostoptellingmajororminor（"white"）lies

for10weeks,whiletheotherhalf（thecontrolgroup）wasgivennospecial

instructionsaboutlying.

The110peoplerangedfromages18to71andcamefrombothsexesandallincome

levels.Allcametoalaboratoryeachweektocompletehealthandrelationship

questionnairesandtotakeatestshowingthenumberofmajorandminorliesthey

hadtoldthatweek.

Whenthoseintheno-liegrouptoldthreefewerwhiteliesthaninotherweeks,they

complainedlessofheadaches,tenseness,anxietyandotherproblemsthanthosein

thecontrolgroup.Inaddition,theyreportedthattheirclosepersonal

relationshipshadimprovedandtheirsocialinteractions（交往）hadgonemore

smoothly.

“Thelinkwasthatclear,〃saidstudyauthorAnitaKelly,aprofessorofpsychology

attheUniversityofNotreDame,Indiana."Lyinglesswasclearlyassociatedwith

betterhealthforthosepeople.z，

PreviousresearchindicatesthatAmericansaverage11liesperweek,fromthelittle

whiteliestosavefaceorfalselypraiseotherstomajorliesaboutseriousmatters.

Kellysaidherstudydiffersfromformerstudiesbecauseitdidn，tfocusonhowto

detectaliar,butonthepotentialhealthconsequencesoftellinglies.

“Peoplemightrecognizethemoreharmfuleffectlyingcanhaveonrelationships,

butprobablydon，trecognizetheextenttowhichitcancausealotofstress,，zsaid

Dr.BryanBrunoatLenoxHillHospitalinNewYorkCity.

Attheendofthestudy,someparticipantshadcreatedsmartwaystoavoidlying.

Kellynotedthatsomerealizedtheycouldsimplytellthetruthabouttheirdaily

achievementsratherthanexaggerate（夸张），whileothersrespondedtoatroubling

questionwithanotherquestiontotaketheperson*sattentionaway.Theyalso

stoppedmakingfalseexcusesforrunninglateorfailingtofinishtasks.

uPeopleusuallythinkwhiteliesareacceptable.Infact,whiteliesaretrouble,

notjustmajorlies,z，Kellysaid.〃Aslongasyoulike,youcanfindeffectiveways

toavoidlyinginmanycases.Itdependsonyou.”

“Butthegoaldoesn,thavetobetheabsoluteabsenceoflies…thegoalwould

beareductioninlies,“sheadded.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,doingthefollowingthingsisgoodforhealth

EXCEPT.

A.eatingfruitsandvegetablesB.exercisingregularly

C.lyingasseldomaspossibleD.watchingTV

2.The“scienceofhonesty“studybyAnitaKellyfocusedon.

A.theeffectlifestyleshaveonhealth.

B.thelinkbetweenlyingandhealth.

C.howtoimproverelationships

D.howtodiscoveraliar.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheresearch?

A.