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第三部分专题三阅读理解

专题训练

—h盘西卷高考引领考向，模拟预示砥点、

［题组一］

A

（2011•安徽江南十校联考）OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis>

Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefront

door.Thesignsaid：wYesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering（阻碍）yourgrowth

inthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneral（葬礼）intheroom

thathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”

Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,but

afterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.

Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegyntopaytheirlast

respects.Everyonewondered："Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?

Well,atleasthe'snolongerhere.”

Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin（棺材）andwhentheylooked

insideittheybecamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin,shockedandin

silence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsoul.

Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldsee

himself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid：aThereisonlyone

personwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth：itisYOU.”

Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize（彻底改变）yourlife.Youarethe

onlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappiness,yourrealizationandyoursuccess.You

aretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.

Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,

whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.

YourlifechangeswhenYOUchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,

whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.

语篇解读：是谁阻碍了你的发展？是谁挡住了你前进的脚步？是别人吗？本文告诉我们，

真正阻碍你发展的恰恰是你自己。

1.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat.

A.theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecone

B.ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothers

C.changingourlivesisdowntoourselves

D.wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment

解析：写作意图题。从最后三段的排比句可知，命运掌握在自己手中，你只有改变自

己才能改变命运，所以这里答案选C项。

答案：c

2.Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause.

A.therewasnothingbutamirrorinside

B.theycouldseetheirownsoulsinside

C.theirclosestcolleaguelayinside

D.whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth

解析：事实细节题。从第四段和第五段内容可知，人们看到了棺材中的镜子，还有旁

边的一个标注：只有你自己限制了自己的成长。这真实地反映了人们的情况，所以答案选D

项。

答案：D

3.Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?

A.Thecompanyboss.

B.Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.

C.Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.

D.Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.

解析：逻辑推理题。从文章内容可推出，这次活动很可能是公司老板有意为员工设计

的，主要目的在于告诉员工，真正阻碍自己成长和发展的不是别人，而是自己。所以前门

上的字很可能是老板写的，而不是其他人。所以答案选A项。

答案：A

4.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?

A.Theemployeeswenttothegymtojointhefuneral.

B.Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.

C.Theemployees,livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.

D.Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.

解析：逻辑推理题。文章告诉我们一个道理：真正阻碍你发展的恰恰是你自己。这一

课将会让员工铭记在心，大大地影响他们。所以这里答案选B项。

答案：B

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①OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfrom

theirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.

一天，密苏里州，圣路易斯市一家大公司的员工们午饭休息后回公司时，在前门上看

到这样一个标牌。

②YourlifechangeswhenYOUchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,

whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.当"你"改

变时，当你超越了狭隘的信念时，当你意识到你就是那个应为你的人生负责任的人时，你

的人生就改变了。

本句为when引导的时间状语从句，译时可先译从句部分，以排比句式，增强气势。

B

（2011•陕西宝鸡质量检测三）0nceuponatime,twobrotherswholivedon

neighboringfarmsfellintoconflict（冲突）.Itwasthefirstseriousonebetween

themin40yearsoffarmingpeacefullysidebyside.Intheend,theyfellapart.

Onemorning,amanwithacarpenter'stoolboxcameforsomework.Theelder

brothersaid,“Ijusthaveajobforyou.Lookatthefarmacrossthecreek（河

沟）.Myyoungerbrotherlivesthere.Itwashewhousedhisbulldozer（推土机）to

digthecreeklastweektospite（刁难）me.SoIwantyoutobuildmeafence,

an8-foot-highfence,inordernottoseehisplaceanymore."Thecarpentersmiled

andsaid,"Isee.I111trytodoajobthatsatisfiesyou."Thentheelderbrother

wentdowntown.

Atsunsetwhenthefarmerreturned,thecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjob.The

farmer*seyesopenedwide!Tohissurprise,therewasnofencethereatal1!Instead,

therewasabridgestretchingfromonesideofthecreektotheother1Afinepiece

ofwork!Hesawhisyoungerbrothercomingtohimwiththehandsoutstretching.The

brothersstoodateachenxiofthebridge,andthentheymetir.themiddle,taking

eachother,shands.Theyturnedtoseethecarpenterlifthistoolboxonhis

shoulder."No,wait!Stayafewdays.I'vealotofotherworkforyou,“saidthe

elderbrother."I'dlovetostayon,“thecarpentersaid,“butIhavesomany

morebridgestobuild.”

语篇解读：这是一篇寓意很深的记叙文：一个聪明又乐于助人的木匠使产生冲突的兄弟俩

和好如初，化干戈为玉帛。

5.Whatwasthelifelikeforthetwobrothersbeforetheconflict?

A.Theylivedapoorlife.

B.Theylivedinpeace.

C.Theyneverspoketoeachother.

D.Theylivedonthesamefarm.

解析：细节理解题。从文章第一段"Itwasthefirstseriousonebetweenthemin

40yearsoffarmingpeacefullysidebyside.w可以看出，发生冲突之前他们是和平

相处的。

答案：B

6.Itcanbelearnedthatthecarpenterwas.

A.unwillingtoobeythefarmer

B.fondofbuildingbridges

C.unabletobuildafence

D.willingtohelpothers

解析：推理判断题。从文章对木匠的描述和他干活的情况看，他是一个聪明、乐于助

人、技术熟练的木匠。

答案：D

7.Thebesttitleforthispassageis—.

A.AFinePieceofWork

B.ACarpenter

C.AConflictbetweenTwoBrothers

D.TwoBrothers

解析：主旨概括题。文章主要讲述一位木匠在两个农场之间架了一座桥，这座桥化解

了兄弟之间的冲突的故事。因此，无论从具体的桥还是从寓意上的桥来讲它都是一件“杰

作”。故A项作为标题最合适。

答案：A

8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theelderbrotherusedhisbulldozertodigacreek.

B.Theelderbrotherhelpedthecarpenterbuildthebridge.

C.Thebrotherswerebothsatisfiedwiththecarpenter*swork.

D.Thecarpenterplannedtobuildan8-foot-highfenceasaskedto.

解析：细节理解题。由最后一段中兄弟俩的表现尤其是“Afinepieceofwork!”

可知兄弟俩对工匠做的活很满意，故选C。其他选项与原文内容不符。

答案：C

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①Itwashewhousedhisbulldozertodigthecreeklastweektospiteme.

就是他上周用推土机挖了道深深的水沟来刁难我。

本句为强调句，Itwashewho...强调主语为人，所以用who。

②Thebrothersstoodateachendofthebridge,andthentheymetinthemiddle,

takingeachother'shands.兄弟俩站在桥两头，然后他们走到桥中间，向彼此伸出了双

手。

takingeachother*shands为现在分词作伴随状语。

C

（2010•福建毕业检测）ForthepeoplelivingintheNile

Basin,theriveristheirlife.This6,825kmwaterway,whose

watershed（流域）coversthreemillionsquarekilometers,

flowsthrough

mountains,woodlands,lakesanddeserts.Itspotentialforfishing,tourismand

shippingisgreat-butsoareitschallenges.

Watershortage,alreadyseriousinEgyptandSudan,willsooninfluenceseveral

othercountriesinthewatershedaswell.Today,about160millionpeopledepend

ontheNileRiverfortheirliving.Withinthenext25years,thedistrict*s

populationisexpectedtodouble,addingtothedemandbroughtaboutbygrowthin

industryandagriculture.Thefrequentdrought（干旱）addstotheurgency.

Waterqualityisalsoaproblem.Precioussoiliswashedouttosea.Wastesfrom

industryandagriculturecreatepollution.Higherconcentrationsofsaltinfluence

irrigatedsoils.胃ater-bornediseasescontinueunchecked.Inareaswhereit'shot

anddamp,waterhyacinthschokeofflakes,damsandothersectionsoftheriver,

makingitdifficultforfishingandotherbusinessestomoveforward.

Nativepeoplealongthenarrowareaoffarmlandhavewatchedthesandmovecloser

daybyday.They,veseentheriverchangecourse,andtheironlysource（来源）of

waterthickenedwithmud.They*reverypoorandhavefewchoices.

Butanewprogram,theNileBasinInitiative（NBI）,isofferingverypractical

assistance.Theprogramismorethanjustawater-managementproject.It'saplan

forthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentofavastdistrict：itconcentratesonthe

needsofthepoorestofthepoorandtheenvironmentthatsupportsthem.

Thesearewholeecosystemproblems,callingforunitedsolutions（解决办法）.Half

theNileBasin'scountriesareamongtheworld*spoorestnations；yet,somehow,

theymustfindtheresources,skillsandpoliticalwilltoovercomethesechallenges.

语篇解读：尼罗河现在面临着水源短缺、水质恶化这两大问题，尼罗河的生态系统遭到了

破坏，亟待解决。

9.WhatarethegreatchallengestheNileBasinfaces?

A.Thedevelopmentofshippingindustry.

B.Overfishingofnativepeople.

C.Watershortageandwaterquality.

D.Increasingpopulationandtourism.

解析：事实细节题。从第二段和第三段可知，watershortage和waterquality是尼

罗河正面临的两大问题与挑战，故C项正确。

答案：C

10.Theunderlinedword"hyacinths”(inParagraph3)refersto"".

A.animalsB.plants

C.rocksD.salts

解析：词义理解题。第三段主要讲尼罗河的水质恶化，结合划线部分可知，water

hyacinths表示“水生植物”，它们堵塞了湖泊和大坝以及部分河段，所以答案选B项。

答案：B

11.TheprogramNBIismainlyaimedat.

A.preventingwaterpollution

B.changingtherivercourse

C.improvinglivingconditionsofthepoor

D.preventinglandfrombecomingdesert

解析：事实细节题。从倒数第二段最后一句可知，NBI的目的在于尼罗河地区的社会与

经济的发展，提高和改善当地穷苦百姓的生活，据此C项正确。

答案：C

12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.People1sLifeinEgyptandSudan

B.FrequentDroughtinEgyptandSudan

C.ThePoorestCountriesintheNileBasin

D.TheEcosystemProblemsintheNileBasin

解析：主旨大意题。通读文章可知，本文讲述了尼罗河的生态系统正面临着众多的问

题这一事实，所以D项为最佳选项。

答案：D

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①This6,825kmwaterway,whosewatershedcoversthreemillionsquare

kilometers,flowsthroughmountainsrwoodlands,lakesanddeserts.

这条长达6825千米的水路，流域达三百万平方公里，流经山脉，森林，湖泊和沙漠。

本句为whose引导的非限制性定语从句。

②Withinthenext25years,thedistrict,spopulationisexpectedtodouble,

addingtothedemandbroughtaboutbygrowthinindustryandagriculture.

在未来25年内，预计该地区的人口将翻一番，增加了工农业增长所带来的需求。

addingtothedemand...作状语，...broughtaboutbygrowth...过去分词短语作

后置定语。

［题组二］

A

（2010•成都第三次诊断）MichelleObamahasjuststarteda

campaignagainstchildhoodobesity（月巴胖）withtheadmission

thatsheputhergirlsMaliaandSashaonadietbe

causetheyweregettingfat.Clearly,childhoodobesitymustbesolvedand

urgently.Butisitagoodideaformotherstoputtheirdaughtersondiets?

Studiesshowthatthemorechildrendiet,themorelikelytheyaretobecome

obeseasadults.Researchalsoshowsthatgirlsarehighlyinfluencedbytheir

motherswhenitcomestoeatinghabitsandbodyimages.

ThiswasthecaseforCarly,40,whoblameshermotherforherlifelongstruggle

withweight."MymotherwasonadietthewholetimewhenIwasgrowingup,“she

says."AndsheputmeonmyfirstdietwhenIwas10.Ilostpuppyfat,gained

herapprovalandneveratenormallyagain.”

America,sFirstLadyclearlyhasavitalhealthyeatingmessagetoconvey.But

couldthisbedamagingforMaliaandSasha?Couldtheydevelopeatingdisorders

becauseofit?

"It'swrongjusttoblamemothersfortheirdaughters*eatingdisorders,“

saysSusanRingwood,chiefexecutiveoftheeatingdisorderscharityBeat."There

isagenetic（基因的）componenttoeatingdisorders.However,wedoknowthatparents

haveaverystronginfluenceoverachild'seating.It'simportanttorealizethat

youareyourdaughter*srolemodel.Girlsidolizetheirmothers."saysRingwood.

uNofoodshouldeverbe'good'or'bad',"Ringwoodsays,aInstead,you

havetomakeitclearthatfoodisasociable,healthyandfunpartoflife,not

somethingtobefeared.”

“Talktoheraboutbodyimage>“Ringwoodsays."Talkabouthowcurvesare

animportantandexcitingpartofbeingawoman.Showherthatanorexic（厌食的）

fashionmodelsarenotsexy,butill.Thepressureongirlstodayisimmense,“

shesays."Butdon,tforgetthatyouaretheauthoritativevoice,too.n

语篇解读：儿童肥胖已成为全球关注的问题。

1.MichelleObamahasstartedacampaignto.

A.solvechildhoodobesityacrossthecountry

B.attracttheattentionoftheworld

C.showherFirstLadyidentity

D.pleasethepublic

解析：细节理解题。从第一段第一句中的startedacampaignagainstchildhood

obesity可知，美国第一夫人MichelleObama开展这一运动的目的在于解决全国的儿童肥

胖问题。

答案：A

2.TheauthormentionsCarlyinParagraph3toshowthat.

A.mothershaveagreatinfluenceongirls'eatinghabits

B.themoreyoudiet,themoreweightyouwillputon

C.mothersaretoblamefortheunbalanceddiet

D.sideeffectsofdietingarehardtoavoid

解析：细节理解题。文章第二段第二句提出了一个研究结论，即女孩子在饮食习惯和

体形上深受母亲影响，第三段则举例证明了这一观点。

答案：A

3.AccordingtoRingwood,.

A.foodisconsideredsomethingfearful

B.foodcanberecognizedas"good"or"bad"

C.onlyslimmothersarerolemodelsoftheirdaughters

D.eatingdisordershavesomethingtodowithgeneticcomponent

解析；细节理解题。从第五段第二句可知，选D项。从第六段可以排除A、B两项，从

第五段中的"It'simportanttorealize...idolizetheirmothersw可以排除C项。

答案：D

4.Itcanbeconcludedthat.

A.eatingdisordersalwaysgohandinhandwithbeingslim

B.girlsaremoreconcernedaboutbodyshapesthanboys

C.daughterstendtohavealifelongstrugglewithweight

D.Ringwoodisagainstchildren,sdieting

解析：推理判断题。从最后两段可推知，Ringwood是反对孩子们节食的，由此可知，

选D项。

答案：D

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Researchalsoshowsthatgirlsarehighlyinfluencedbytheirmotherswhenit

comestoeatinghabitsandbodyimages.研究也表明当谈到饮食习惯和身材时，女孩子

受到母亲的严重影响。

whenitcomesto..."当谈到...”,为固定句式。

B

（2010•唐山二模）

15MillionAmericansSufferfromSocialAnxiety

Socialanxietydisorderpreventssome15millionAmericansfromleadingnormal

socialandromanticlives,anewsurveyfinds.

Thedisorderleavesmanyisolated（孤立）andashamed.36percentofthosewith

socialanxietydisorderhavesufferedfor10yearsormorebeforeseekinghelp,

theAnxietyDisordersAssociationofAmericareports.

**Socialanxietydisorderiswhensomebodyhasastrongandlongfearofsocial

orperformancesituations,“JerilynRoss,theAssociation'spresidentandCEO,

said."Theconditioncausespeopletoavoidcommon,everydaysituationsandeven

otherpeopleforfearofbeingjudgedorcriticizedorembarrassing（使...尴尬）

themselves.n

Socialanxietydisordercanaffectdailylifeandjobperformance.Italsomakes

itverydifficultforpeopletodevelopfriendsandromanticpartnerships.

wPeoplewiththisdisorderrecognizetheirfearisunreasonable,"Ross

noted."Buttheyfeelpowerlesstodoanythingaboutit.”

Thedisorderalsohasphysicalsymptoms（症状），includingheartpalpitations（心

悸），feelingsthattheirthroatwillcloseup,sweating,faintness,trembling.

“Amongpeoplewiththedisorder,75percentsaidtheconditionaffectedtheir

abilitytodonormalactivities.Inaddition,69percentsaidtheydidn，twantpeople

tothinktheywerecrazy,and58percentsaidtheywereembarrassedbytheir

condition."Rosssaid.

wHowever,whentheconditionisdiagnosedandtreated,manyreported

improvementintheirlives.Infact,59percentwhowerereceivingtreatmentsaid

treatmenthadapositiveeffectontheirabilitytohavearomanticrelationship.

Inaddition,39percentwhohadreceivedtreatmentsaidknowingthattreatmentcan

successfullyaidtheirdecisiontogethelp.Rossnoted.”

5.Peoplewithsocialanxietydisorderareafraidof.

A.beingleftalone

B.leadingnormallives

C.embarrassingotherpeople

D.facingsocialsituations

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的内容可知他们害怕面对社交场合或展示自

己的场合。

答案：D

6.Thepercentageofsuffererswhoworrythatothersmayconsiderthemmadis

A.36%B.75%

C.69%D.59%

解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句可知担心其他人认为自己精神失常的患者

比例是69%。

答案：C

7.Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.treatmentofthedisorderhasnopositiveeffectatall

B.sufferers*conditionisoftenhardtobediagnosed

C.anxietydisordersufferersoftenrefusemedicaltreatment

D.treatmentofthedisorderhelpsmanysufferersrecover

解析：推理判断题。本段中提到接受治疗的人的生活状况都得以改善，由此可推断这

种疾病的治疗可以帮助很多患者康复。

答案：D

8.Theauthorwritesthispassageto.

A.introducethefindingsofasocialsurveyaboutsocialanxietydisorder

B.advisesocialanxietydisordersuffererstoreceivepropertreatment

C.highlypraiseJerilynRoss'achievementinthesocialsurvey

D.tellpeoplenottobeanxiousabouttheirsocialperformance

解析：写作意图题。本文是调查报告，前两段是调查的结果，结合这两段的内容可知

答案。

答案：A

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Infact,59percentwhowerereceivingtreatmentsaidtreatmenthadapositive

effectontheirabilitytohavearomanticrelationship.

事实上，59%接受治疗的人说治疗对于他们建立良好的人际关系起着积极的作用。

tohavearomanticrelationship为动词不定式作定语，修饰ability。

C

（2010•天津十二区县联考）Rememberhowgreatexercisewas

whenyouwerealittlekid?Backthen,racingaroundthe

playground

orskippingropeforhours,youweren'tthinkingfitness,you

werethinkingentertainment.Butinthisageofhigh-techhome

equipmentandunderusedgymMemberships,thesimplejoyof

jumpingropehasbeenforgotten.Rediscoveringitwillgiveyouatotal-bodyexercise

youcanfind.

Althoughconsideredanexcellentformofexercise,jumpingropehasnevergained

widespreadacceptancebecauseoftwofundamentalreasons.First,mostpeople

recognizejumpingropeasanexcellentformofcardiovascular（心血管的）exercise,

buttheyalsobelievethatitissimplytoodifficult.Inotherwords>theydon*t

thinkthey*11beabletocontinuejumpingforthenear20minutesthatittakes

toachieveabeneficialphysicaloutcome.Second,manyviewitassomewhatboring

andoverlyrepetitivenotassomethingfunorenjoyable.

Asamatteroffact,jumpingropecanbegreatfunifyoufindaproperway

topracticeit.Insteadofdoingtheusualtwo-footbounceoverandoveragain,

peoplegoodatrope-jumpingoftenchangetheirpatternevery10or20jumps.Asingle

bounce>adoublebounce^askip,aknee-up,sideswings,aswellasavarietyof

othereasy-to-learnfree-stylerope-jumping.

Nowresearchersarelearningthatjumpingropealsopreparesthebrainfor

learning.Itisanexerciseallowingbothbrainhemispheres（半球）toperformin

paralleltoeachother.Inshort,jumping1ropecanbealife-longactivityrequiring

littleequipment,timeandspace,yetleadingtoamuchhealthierlife.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了跳绳的许多好处，并分析了跳绳运动得不到推广的

原因。

9.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat.

A.jumpingropehasfadedfrompeople*smemories

B.peoplenowhavemoreadvancedequipment

C.racingaroundtheplaygroundwaspreferred

D.peoplenowliketohaveexerciseinagym

解析：事实细节题。由本文第一段倒数第二句中...thesimplejoyofjumpingrope

hasbeenforgotten可知：跳绳已经慢慢地从人们的记忆中淡去。

答案：A

10.Ropejumpinghasnotspreadwidelybecause.

A.itbenefitsthecardiovascularsystem

B.itisneithereasynorenjoyable

C.itisconsideredboringandrepetitive

D.itrequireslittleequipment,timeandspace

解析：事实细节题。由第二段中simplytoodifficult和notassomethingfunor

enjoyable可知选B。

答案：B

11.Thefirstsentenceinthe3rdparagraphimplies.

A.thereisonlyoneproperwaytofollow

B.theusualwayshouldnotbeused

C.theeasiestwayisalwaysthebest

D.therearemanywaystofollow

解析：推理判断题。由第三段最后一句Asinglebounce,adoublebounce,askip,

aknee-up,sideswings,aswellasavarietyofothereasy-to-learnfree-style

rope-jumping.可知跳绳的花样很多。

答案：D

12.Accordingtotheresearchers,jumpingrope.

A.onlypreparesthebrainforlearning

B.issuitableforstudentsonly

C.helpsbothbrainhemispheresworktogether

D.canbedangerousforoldpeople

解析：事实细节题。由第四段中Itisanexerciseallowingbothbrain

hemispheres（半球）toperforminparalleltoeachother.可知跳绳可以使两个大脑半

球同时工作。

答案：C

13.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetowardsropejumping?

A.Heisarguingagainstit.

B.Heisinfavorofit.

C.Heissittingonthefenceofit.

D.Heisnotclearaboutit.

解析：推理判断题。从作者介绍跳绳的好处可以看出作者支持跳绳运动。

答案：B

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Inotherwords,theydon'tthinkthey*11beabletocontinuejumpingforthe

near20minutesthatittakestoachieveabeneficialphysicaloutcome.

换句话说，他们认为他们不能持续跳绳近20分钟，而用这20分钟来实现有益的身体

锻炼的效果。

本句中forthenear20minutesthatittakestoachieve...应为ittakesforthe

near20minutestoachieve...,即花多长时间做...。

［题组三］

A

（2011•苏锡常镇四市教学调查）Ifyouseeastudentnapping（打瞌睡）inthe

library,don'trollyoureyes.NewresearchfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,

Berkeley,showsthatanhour'snapcanconsiderablyimproveandrestoreyourbrain

power.Indeed,thefindingssuggestthatanapnotonlyrefreshesthemind,butcan

makeyousmarter.

“Sleepnotonlyrightsthewrongofextendedwakefulness

butitmovesyoubeyondwhereyouwerebeforeyoutooka

nap."saidMatthewWalker,anassistantprofessorof

psychologyatUCBerkeleyandtheleadinvestigatorofUCBerkeleysleepstudies.

Thelateststudysuggeststhatthebrainmayneedsleeptoprocessshort-term

memories,creating“space"fornewfactstobelearned.Intheirexperiment,39

healthyadultsweregivenahardlearningtaskinthemorning-withbroadlysimilar

results,beforehalfofthemweresentfortheirnap.Whenthetestswererepeated,

thenappersimprovedtheirscoresby10percentonaverageaftersleeping；thescores

ofthosewhodidn'tnapactuallydroppedby10percent.

Theresultssupportpreviousdatafromthesameresearchteamthatstayingup

allnight-acommonpracticeatcollegeduringmidtermsandfinals-decreasesthe

abilitytomemorizenewfactsbynearly40percent,duetoashutdownofbrainregions

forlackofsleep,saidWalker.

“Sleepisneededtoclearthebrain,sshort-termmemorystorageandmakeroom

fornewinformation.nsaidWalker."It'sasthoughthee-mailinboxinyourbrain

isfulland,untilyousleepandclearoutthosee-mails,you'renotgoingtoreceive

anymoree-mails.”

However,ProfessorDerk-JanDijk,thedirectoroftheSurreySleepResearch

Centre>saidthattherewasnoclearevidencethatdaytimenappingofferedadistinct

advantageoversleepingsoundlyjustonceover24hours.

“Thesleep-wakecycleisnotasfixedaswemightthink-wehavethecapability

tosleepindifferentways.wsaidProfessorDerk-JanDijk.

“Thesizeoftheseeffectsismuchmoredifficulttojudge-ifIhavetolearn

something,forexample,it'seasiertodothiswhenI'mfeelingawakeandready

thanwhenI'msleepy."headded.

语篇解读：这是一篇科普文章，主要介绍了有关睡眠问题的两个研究。这两个研究共

同的结论是：充足的睡眠有利于提高学习成绩。

1.AccordingtoUCBerkeley'snewfindings>thebenefitofanapisthat.

A.ithelpstofixanapper*ssleep-wakecycle

B.itmakeshardlearningtasksnotdifficultanymore

C.itallowsthebraintomakeroomfor