2022届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项训练（二十一）

★A阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.WhenFraserCunninghamsteppedoutsideofhisCincinnatihomeonFridaymorning,itwasstilldark.Itwasverycold,too.HisGarmintoldhimitwas-10degrees.And,justlikehe'sbeendoingeverysinglemorningat5:30formorethan18months,the56-year-oldengineerrodetowork.

Cunninghamhasn’tmissedadaycommutingbybicyclesinceJuly22,2013.Hopingtobeatouthispersonalbestcontinuousstreakofoneyear,eight-and-a-halfmonths,he'sbeencountingeveryday.Infact,he'sbeencountingeverymile.Butthat'swhatyoudoanywayatacertainpointintheride,whenyoucannolongerfeelyourtoes.Tenmilestogo.Ninemilestogo.Halfwaythere.Hisroute,whichwasonsidestreetsandbetweenparkinglotstoavoidtraffic,is16.5mileseachway.Lastyear,Cunninghamcommuted5,049miles.Thisyear,itshouldendupbeingmoresincehisofficesmovedtoWestChester,abitfurtheraway."IthinkIlikewinterbetterthansummerin

Cincinnati.Icanalwaysstaywarminthecoldbyputtingonmorelayersandpedalingharder."Onsnowydays,Cunninghamrideshisfatbike—aheavybicyclewithtiressowidethattheylookliketheybelongtoamotorbike.Insummer,hisridetakesaboutanhour.Butinwinter,thatcandoubletotwo.Choosingtobiketoworkseemedtobeaboutchoosinghowtogrowold.He'sbeenatitnowfor10years.Butatthispoint,it'snotachoiceatall."It'salifestyle."Cunninghamsayshewillbiketoworkuntilthedaycomeswhenheworksnomore.Andwhenheretires,hefiguresthathe'lljustbikesomewhereelseinstead.1.WhendoesFraserCunninghamgettoWestChesterinwinter?A

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At5:30.B

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At6:30.C

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At7:30.D

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At10:30.2.WhatdidFraserCunninghamdowhenridingthebike?A

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Hekeptcounting.B

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Hekeptshouting.C

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Hekeptsinging.D

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Hekeptparking.3.HowmanydaysdidFraserCunninghamworklastyear?A

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126days.B

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153days.C

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172days.D

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213days.4.WhydidFraserCunninghampreferwintertosummer?A

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Hecanputonmorelayers.B

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Hecanridehisfatbikeeasily.C

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Hecanridehismotorbikefast.D

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Hecanpedalhisbikequickly.5.WhatdidCunninghamthinkofhisridingbikes?A

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Itisjusthisownwayoflife.B

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Hewillgiveupitafterheretires.C

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Heistoooldtodrivehisowncar.D

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Hechooseshowlonghewilllive.★B阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.Itistheperfectexcusetohavealiein.Researchshowsthatfirstthinginthemorningisnotthebesttimetoexercise.TheBritishstudyfoundthat

whethersomeoneisalarkoranowl,theirperformancedoesn’tpeakuntilnoon.Inotherwords,ratherthanthealarmclockfor6a.m.anddraggingyourselfoutforajogbeforework,sleepinandgoforarunlaterintheday.TheUniversityofBirminghamresearchersput20professionalathletes,includingseveralEnglandplayers,throughafitnesstestsixtimesbetween7a.m.and10p.m.Theyalsoaskedthemenandwomentofillinadetailedquestionnaire,designedtoworkoutiftheywerelarks,whothriveonearlystarts,nightowls,wholovesittinguptotheweesmallhours.

Theyfoundthatthelarksdidbestonthetestaroundnoon.Nightowlspeakedjustbefore8p.m.Timingwasparticularlyimportantfornightowls,whodid26percentworseifforcedtoexercisefirst

inthemorning.BirminghamUniversityresearcherRolandBrandstaettersaidtheresultsshowtheimportanceoflisteningtoourbodyclock,ratherthantheclockonthewall.Hesaid:“Thebodyclockhassuchabigeffectbecauseeverycellinthebodyhasaclock.Thereareclocksinthebrainandalsointheorgans,intheheart,intheliver,everything,andyourphysiologyiscontrolledbytheseclocks.”Headdedthatlarksareenergeticwithinabouthalfanhourofgettingup,however,itmightbefiveorsixhoursbeforeanightowlstopsfeelingsleepy.Theresultsarerelatedtoathletes,whereevenaone-per-centdifferenceinperformancecanmakethedifferencebetweenwinninggoldandbeingloser.Footballmanager,DrBrandstaetter,saidtheymightgetbetterresultsiftheyfieldednightowlsforChampionsLeaguematcheswhichcanstartaslateas9p.m.1.Whodidthewriterrefertoby“someoneisalark”?A

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Thepersonwhooftenexercises.B

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Thepersonwhoneedsexcuse.C

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Thepersonwhogetsupearly.D

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Thepersonwhodoesn’tsleep.2.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninfer_____.A

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thenightowlsdobetterinthemorningB

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themanagerpreferstobethewinnerC

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thetimeofmatchaffectstheresultsD

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theloseralwaysgetsupveryearly3.Howtotellwhetheroneisalarkoranowl?A

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Thetimeittakesonetofeelfullyawake.B

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Thefeelingonegetsfromthesleeping.D

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Theenergyonereceivesfromsports.4.Whatshouldtheathletestakingpartintheresearchdo?A

.Theyshoulddesigntowork.B

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Theyshouldfillinaform.C

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Theyshouldgetupearly.D

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Theyshouldsituplate.5.Whenonepeaksisdecidedby_______.A

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thecharacterB

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theclockonthewayC

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theideaintheheartD

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thebodyclock★C阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.We’reconstantlybeingtoldthatexerciseisgoodforourhealthandcanprotectagainstahostofdiseases.Butanewstudysuggestsyoureallycanhavetoomuchofagoodthing-especiallyifyou’vealreadygotaweakheart.Researchershaverecognizedaso-calledcut-offpointwhereexerciselosesitsprotectiveeffectandbecomesdangerous.Heartattacksurvivorswhoranfewerthan30milesaweek-orwalkedfewerthan46miles-were65percentlesslikelytodiefromanotherheart-relatedevents.Butexercisingtoomuch,specificallyrunningmorethan4.4milesadayorwalkingswiftlyforover6.6milesaday,increasedtheriskofanotherheartattack.Thestudy,found“clearevidence”ofanincreaseindeathsamongheartattacksurvivorswhoexercisetoomuch.Inthestudy,therelationshipbetweenexerciseandheartdisease-relateddeathsinabout2,400physicallyactiveheartattacksurvivorswasexamined.Thestudyconfirmed（确定）previousreportsindicatingthattheheart-healthbenefitsofrunningandwalkingwerethesame-providing（假如）peopleknewittakestwiceaslongtoburnthesamenumberofcalorieswhenwalking.

Respondingtotheresearch,AmyThompson,SeniorCardiacNurseattheBritishHeartFoundation,said:“We’reoftentoldhowbeneficialphysicalactivityisforourhearthealth.However,thisstudysuggestsifyou’vehadaheartattackyoumaybeputtingyourselfatriskofanotherifyouparticipateinvigorous（剧烈的）exerciseabovetherecommendedamounts-suchasrunningformorethan30milesperweek.”SeniorinvestigatorDrAlejandroLucia,oftheEuropeanUniversityMadrid,said:“Whatwefoundontheevidenceavailablewasthatbestathletes,mostlymen,livelongerthanthegeneralpopulation.Itsuggeststhatthebeneficialhealtheffectsofexercise,particularlyinreducingcardiovascular（心脑血管的）diseaseandcancerrisk,arenotnecessarilylimitedtomoderateamount.”1.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A

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Exerciseisgoodforone’shealth.B

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Themoreexerciseyouhave,thehealthieryouare.C

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Toomuchexercisemaydoharmtoyourheart.D

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Youcan’tdoexerciseifyouhaveaweakheart.2.Whatisthecut-offpointofhealthyrunningeveryweek?A

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30miles.B

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46miles.C

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30.8miles.D

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46.2miles.3.Whatisthediscoveryofthestudy?A

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Runningandwalkingbenefitone’shealthequally.B

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Walkingburnsthesamecalorieswithrunningwhentime