北京市平谷区三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

北京市平谷区

2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年北京市平谷区九年级中考一模英语

三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择

最佳选项。（共26分,每小题2分）

A

Wespendhours,daysandyearsofourlivesineducation.Buthowperfectdoyouthinkyour

schoolis?Imagineyoucoulddesignyouridealschool.Wha:woulditbelike?Whatwouldyoube

doing?Wewanttofindoutwhatteenagersaroundtheworldthink.Hereiswhattheysay:

MynameisWuLei.I'mfromChina.Mydreamschoolwouldhavean

Olympic-sizeswimmingpool,twofootballfieldsandagolfcourse.It

wouldalsohaveacinema,agym,arestaurantandashoppingcenter.My

schoolhasnoneoftheseandIthinkthereshouldbemoreenjoyable

thingsforpupilstodowhiletheyarestudying.

MynameisRichard.IamfromAmerica.Ithinkitwouldbegreattohave

adayoffeveryweek,aswellastheweekend.IfthatdaywasaFridayor

aMonday,wewouldhavealongweekendeveryweek.Whatfun!Ialso

thinkschoolshouldstartlater,ataoout10o'clock,andfinishearlier.I'm

surewecouldlearnjustasmuchinfewerhours.

I'mYoko.IcomefromJapan.Mydreamschoolwouldbebigandroomy

withalaptopforeverypersonintheschool.I'dalsoliketohaveamusic

roomwherewecanjustgoandplayinstrumentswhenwewant.We

needarecordingstudiotoo.

I'mHannah.IcomefromAustralia.Myschoolenvironmentis

great—especiallythesportsfacilities.We'vegotaswimmingpooland

tenniscourts.It'stheteachersIdchange.Ithinktheyshouldgiveus

morefreedomandchoiceabouthowwestudy.Ialsothinkit's

unnecessarythatwehavetowearaschooluniform.It'svery

uncomfortableandtheuglycolor—purpleandpink!

21.Whowantsonemoredayoffinaweek?

A.WuLei.B.Richard.C.Yoko.D.Hannah.

22.InYoko'sidealschool,shecan.

A.seemoviesB.playtennisC.playinstrumentsD.dosomeshopping

23.Thefourteenagerstalkabouttheir.

A.dreamschoolsB.favoritesportsC.hobbiesD.teachers

FormanyAmerican10-ycar-olds,summeris

alwaysalimeforgoofingaround(消磨时光)，hanging

outwithfriends,andplayingoutsideuntilthesungoes

down.However,forLiamHannon,thesummerof

2017wasabitdifferent.Thatyear,Liamdidnotwant

togotosummercamp,sohemadeadealwithhisdad

tostaybusyandactive.Hejoinedaprogramtogivebacktothecommunity.Specifically,hewas

givenatasktohelphomelesspeople.

Liampointedouttohisdad(hattherewerealolofhomelesspeoplejustoutside(heirhome

inCambridge,Massachusetts.ThesepeoplewerehungryandLiamthoughthecoulddosomething

toliftiheirspirits.Liamandhisdadbeganmakingsandwiches.Together,theymade20lunches

thatfirstweek,whichtheythenhandedouttothehomelesspeople.Whentheweekwasover,

Liamrealizedhewasnotreadytoputawayhisbreadknifejustyet,soLiam'sLunchesofLove

wasborn.

"Nooneshouldbehungry,"LiamwroteonhisGoFundMepage.Hecreatedtheonlinepage

withhisfatherasawaytohelpraisemoneyfbrLunchesofLove.Donationsthatwerereceived

throughGoFundMehaveenabledLiamtobuyabettercart（手推车）andmakethousandsof

additionallunches.Liamalsogetshelpfromfriendsandvolunteerstomakeanddeliverthe

lunches.Hisfriendslovedrawingpicturesandwritingencouragingmessagesonthebrownpaper

bagsthatthelunchesandhealthysnacksarcpackedin."I'veseenpeoplewhoarcfeelingreally

down.Butwhenwehandthemalunch,theirfacesjustlightup,"saysLiam.

Buthedidn'tstopthere.LiamhasanotherprojectcalledLegos（乐高）ofLove.Peoplesend

intheiroldtoys,whicharethensortedandgiventochildrenwhoarelivingalhomelesshelters.

Onethingiscertain:Thisnow12-year-oldknowshowtopayitforward（让爱传播出去）.

HisLunchesofLoveisanexampleofhowevensomethingassimpleasasandwichcanchange

theworld.

24.WhatdidLiamHannondointhesummerholidayof2017?

A.Hewenttosummercamp.

B.Hehungoutwithhisfriends.

C.Hehelpedmanyhomelesspeoplewithhisfatherandfriends.

D.Hedrewpicturesandwroteencouragingmessagesonthepaperbags.

25.HowdidLiamhelpthechildrenathomelessshelters?

A.Byraisingmoneyforthem.

B.Bymakingsandwichesforthem.

C.Bybuyingoldtoysforthem.

D.BycreatingaprojectcalledLegosofLove.

26.Liam'sstorymainlytellsus.

A.weshouldaskourfriendsforhelp

B.weshouldenjoythesummerholidaywithourfamily

C.simplehelpcanmakeabigdifferenceD.piujcclsmakealuloffun

Doyourememberyourfavoritetoy

growingup?1（didn'tmatterwhetheritwasa

doll,astuffedbearoraplasticsoldier.That

wasyourfavoritetoyandyouloveditmore

thananythingelseinthisworld.Whatyouprobablydon'tknowishowitinfluencedyour

educationandhow,overtheyears,toyscontinuetoimprovetheabilitiesandskillschildrenneed

topreparethemforlife.Toysarequiteimportantinchildhooddevelopment.

Allexpertsagree:childrenlearnbyplayingandtoysaretheinstrumentsthatallowthemto

discovertheworld(heylivein.And(hisispreciselywhytheyinteractwiththeirsurroundings

throughtoys.Andtoysprovideplentyofenjoymentandhappiness,bothofwhichhelpbuildtheir

self-confidence.

Toysgetchildrenengagedinphysicalactivity,byexercisingtheirfineandgrossmotorskills.

Whethertheyarecoloringordressingandundressingadoll,forexample,childrenareusingtheir

senseoftouchandsightwhilewalkers,tricyclesortoycarsstrengthentheirarmsandlegs.Toys

alsohelpthemdiscoverbalanceandcoordinationandbybeingphysicallyactive,childrenavoid

becomingfatandadoptahealthylifestyle.

Eversincetheyareborn,toysmotivatebabiestousetheirfeetandhandsinordertodiscover

forms,colorsandsounds.Oncebabiesknowhow(osilandcrawl,toysincite(hemtobeonthe

move.Iftheirfavoritetoyisoutofreach,thebabywilluseitsmusclestotryandgrabit.

Toysboostchildrenscreativityandhelpthemexpresstheiremotions.Whetherit'sthrough

roleplayingordolls,childrenaregiventhespacetoimaginefamiliarsituationsorinvent

fantasticalworldsthatleadkidstoabstraction.

Oftentimes,adultstendtoidentifythewordtoywith"somethingtheysellatthestorebut

children,ontheotherhand,seetoysaretheobjectsincludedintheirplaying.Theseobjectscanbe

somethingreallikeaseiofkeys,apotandarollof(oiletpaper,orthingstheycantransform,such

asplaydough,paint.Thesetoolsallhelpteachkidshowtomakedecisionsastheyhelpsparktheir

imaginationwhilecreatingauniversetheycanplayin.Asidefromtheabove,toysgivetheman

undcislaiidiiigofllicsocietyllicylivein.Toyinvilccliildicnluinlcraut,firstwithadullsandtlicn

withotherchildrenoftheirage.Thesimpleactofplayingwithanotherchildchallengesthemto

experiencesituationswhereimportantlessonsaretobelearned:respect,cooperationandsharing.

Didyouknowthattoysweresoimportantinchildhooddevelopment?

27.Childrenmaybyplayingtoysaccordingtothewriter.

A.telldifferentthingsB.improvetheirplayingskills

C.discovertheworldD.findsomethingreal

28.Kidsmayleamhowtojoinsocietybyaccordingtothewriter.

A.playingtoyswithanotherchildB.roleplaying

C.drivingtoycarsD.coloringapieceofpaper

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyAreToysImportantinChildhoodDevelopment?

B.HowManyKindsofToysCanYouChooseforChildren?

C.HowMuchDoYourToysInfluenceYou?

D.WhyCanToysHelpTeachKidstoMakeDecisions?

D

WhyWeNeedEachOther

Johnlivesalonebutisverysocial.Hehasmany

friendswithwhomhespendsalotoftimeandsees

frequently.However,hefeelssadanddisappointedbecause

hisfriendshipsdon'tseemtomeethisneeds.

Albertlivesaloneandhastwoclosefriendswhomhe

seesoccasionally.Whenhemeetswiththem,hehasagood

timetalkingaboutcurrenteventsandsportsaswellaseachother'sthoughtsandfeelings.Whenhe

isnotatworkorinthecompanyofothers,Albertdoesnotfeellonelybecausehespendstime

engaginginactivitiesthatinterestandenergizehim.

Generally»lonelinessisanegativeconditionresultingfromastateofaloneness.Peoplewho

desiremoreinterpersonalrelationshipsthantheyactuallyhavecandevelopfeelingsofloneliness.

Howmuchsocialconnectednessapersonneedsinfluenceshowmuchalonenesstheycanaccept.

However,itisnotthenumberofsocialrelationshipsthatdetermineswhetherpeoplefeel

lonely.Rctllicr,itislliccmoliuiialandcognilivurcacliuns(认知反I陕)lhcindividualexperiencesin

relationtotheseconnectionsthatplayaroleinexperiencingloneliness.Forexample,social

interactionswhereanindividualfeelsthefollowingarelinkedwithloneliness:distrust?emotional

conflict,lackofsocialsupport.

JohnandAlbertbothlivealoneandhavefriends；yet,theonewith(hemoreactivesociallife

feelslonely.Why?Beingalonecanresultinnegativereactionsrelatedtoloneliness(e.g.,sadness,

hopelessness)oritcanhavepositivereactionsrelatedtoloneliness(e.g.,spiritualandcreative

growth,restoringone'shealthandenergy).John'srelationshipsdon'tseemtoprovidehimwith

whatheneedsorwantsenjoymentormeaningandsohefeelsverylonely.Ontheother

hand,Albertseemstobenefitfromtheinteractionshehaswithhisfriends,andalsohappensto

enjoyhistimealone.Inaddition,Albertdoesn'tseemtowantmoreinterpersonalconnections.

Humans,becauseofnecessity,evolvedintosocialbeings.Dependenceonandcooperation

witheachotherenhancedourabilitytosurviveundersuchdifficultenvironmentalcircumstances.

Althoughthesurvivalthreatsofthesecircumsianceshavelessenedintoday'sworld,people

continuetohaveaneedtoconnectwithothers.Indeed,thelackofsuchconnectionscanleadto

manyproblems,includingloneliness.

Inouradvanceddigitalage,oneofthecommonconcernsregardingtheincreasingemergence

oflonelinessishowwehavebecomelesscaringofothers.Atonetime,ourverysurvival

dependedontrustingandsupportiverelationships.Basically,itdoesn'tmatterhowtechnologically

experiencedwebecome；emotionalconnectivityremainsacentralpartofbeinghuman.We

needeachother.

30.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.whenbeingalone,onemusthavenegativereaction

B.muchsocialconnectednessleadstoone'sloneliness

C.continuousemotionalconnectionswithothersarcstillneeded

D.technologicalexperiencinghasreplacedemotionalconnectivity

31.Thewriterwantstotellusinwritingthefourthparagraph.

A.whaldetermineswhetherpeoplefeellonely

B.whatemotionalandcognitivereactionare

C.whatarelinkedwithloneliness

D.whatwcexperienceinsocialinlcrautions

32.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"enhanced”inParagraph6probablymean?

A.Improved.B.Showed.C.Kept.D.Questioned.

33.Whydoesn'tAlbertfeellonelywhenhe'salone?

A.Becausehetalksaboutsomepopulartopicswithhisfriends.

B.Becausehehasthesamethoughtswithhisfriends.

C.Becausehespendsenoughtimewithhisfriends.

D.Becausehebenefitsfromrelationshipsandenjoyshistimealone.

答案：

A篇21.B22.C23.A

B篇24.C25.D26.C

C篇27.C28.A29.A

D篇30.C31.A32.A33.D

2020年北京市平谷区九年级中考一模英语

三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳

选项。

A

FamousStadiumsintheWorld

CampNou

CampNouisafootballstadiuminBarcelona,Spain.Itisthelargest

stadiuminEuropeandthetenthlargestintheworld.Manyinternational

matchesarcplayedthere.Thereisamuseuminthestadium-theFCBarcelona

Museum.Itisconsideredthebestfootballmuseumintheworld.Thereare

multi-mediadisplays（多媒体展示）abouttheBarcelonaClubanditshistoryas

wellasafantasticviewof（hestadium.CampNouisalsoaplacewhereyoucan

enjoymajorconcertsandothernon-footballevents.

BeijingNationalStadium

BeijingNationalStadium,alsocalled（heBird'sNest,islocatedinChina.It

wasdesignedforuseduringthe2008SummerOlympicsandParalympics.Itis

theworld'slargeststeelstructure（钢结构）.Thestadiumhasrecentlybeen

transformed（改造）sothatilcanbeusedforwintersports.

MaracanaStadium

MaracanaStadiumisanopen-airstadiuminRiodeJaneiro,Brazil.Itwas

openedin1950fortheFIFAWorldCup.Sincethen,ithasmainlybeenusedfor

footballmatchesbetweenthemajorfootballclubsinRiodeJaneiro.Itisthe

largeststadiuminSouthAmerica.

WembleyStadium

WembleyStadiumislocatedinWembleyParkinLondon,England.The

Englandnationalfootballteamplaymostofiheirhomematchesthere.The

stadiumisalsousedforothersportingevents.Itisthesecondlargeststadiumin

Europe(afterCampNou)andoneofthelargestandthetallestin(heworld,with

everyseatunderaroof.Itwasveryexpensivetobuild.

21.WhereistheCampNou?

A.InChina.B.InBrazil.C.InEngland.D.In

Spain.

22.Whichstadiumhasbeenchangedforwintersportsrecently?

A.CampNou.B.BeijingNationalStadium.

C.MaracanaStadium.D.WembleyStadium.

23.WhatwasMaracanaStadiumopenedforin1950?

A.TheOlympics.B.Majorconcerts.

C.Multi-mediadisplays.D.TheFIFAWorldCup.

【答案】21.D22.B23.D

【解析】

文章介绍了世界上著名的体育馆。

[21题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一个方格中的第一句话“CampNouisafootballstadiuminBarcelona,

Spain「可知CampNou球场是西班牙巴塞罗那的足球场。故选D。

【22题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二个方格中的"BeijingNationalStadium...Thestadiumhasrecentlybeen

transformed(改造)sothatitcanbeusedforwintersports.”可知北京国家体育场最近经过了改

建，将用于冬季运动。故选B。

【23题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三个方格中的"MaracanaStadiumisanopen-airstadiuminRiodeJaneiro,

Brazil.Itwasopenedin1950fortheFIFAWorldCup.”可知马拉卡纳体育场是巴西里约热内卢

的露天体育场。它于1950年为FIFA世界杯开幕。故选D。

B

Twogoodfriends,SamandJason,hadacaraccidentontheirwayhomeonesnowynight.The

nextmorning,Samwokeupblind.Hislegswerebroken.Thedoctor,Mr.Lee,wasstandingbyhis

bed,lookingathimworriedly.WhenhesawSamawake,heasked,"Howareyoufeeling,Sam?"

Samsmiledandsaid,"Notbad.Doctor.Thankyouverymuchfordoing（hespecialoperation（手

术）Mr.LeewasmovedbySam.Whenhewasleaving.Samsaid."Pleasedon'ttellJasonaboutit.

H,,Well...Well...OK,“Mr.Leereplied.

MonthslaterwhenJason'swoundshealed（愈合）,Samwasstillverysick.Hecouldn'tseeor

walk.Hecoulddonothingbutstayinhiswheelchairalldaylong.Atfirst,Jasonstayedwithhimfor

afewdays.Butdayslater,JasonthoughtitboringtospendtimewithadisabledmanlikeSam.Sohe

wenttoseeSainlessandless.Hemadenewfriends.Fromthenon,hedidn'tgotovisitSamany

more.Samdidn'thaveanyfamilyorfriendsexceptJason.Hefeltverysad.

Thingswentfrombadtoworse.Samdiedayearlater.WhenJasoncame,Mr.Leegavehima

letterfromSam.IntheletterSamsaid,"DearJason,Iamdisabled.BuiIwantyou（obeahealthy

man.SoIgavemyeyestoyousothatyoucanenjoylifeasahealthyman.Nowyouhavenew

friends.I'mgladtoseethatyouareashealthyandhappyasusual.I'mgladyouliveahappylife.You

arealwaysmybestfriend...Sam."Whenhefinishedreadingtheletter,Mr.Leesaid,"Ihave

promisedllialIwillkeeplliisasecretunlilSamisgone.Nowyouknowit."

Jasonstoodtherelikeastone.Tearsrandownhisface.

24.Thecaraccidenthappened.

A.ononesnowymomingB.whenitsnowedonenight

C.ontheirwaytoschoolD.whentheywenttowork

25.SamthankedMr.LeemainlybecauseMr.Lee.

A.savedhisfriendJason'sliteB.wasverykindandfriendlytohim

C.cametoseehimearlyinthemomingD.didtheoperationaccordingtohis

wish

26.Fromthestory,wecanconcludethat.

A.SamplayedajokeonJasonB.Samalwaystoldliestohisfriends

C.SanithoughtfriendshipwasimportantD.Samregretteddoingtheoperationin

theend

【答案】24.B25.D26.C

【解析】

这篇短文记述了一对朋友在车祸中受伤，残疾的Sam把自己的眼睛给了Jason。但是后来

Jason因为Sam的残疾疏远了他，而在Sam死后，得知真相的Jason后悔不已。

【24题详解】

细节理解撅。根据第一句话“Twogoodfriends.SamandJason,hadacaraccidentontheirway

homeonesnowynight.”可知，两个好朋友Sam和Jason在一个下雪的夜晚回家的路上出了车

祸。故选B。

【25题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段“Thankyouverymuchfordoing（hespecialoperation（手术）.”可知Sam

非常感谢医生做了这个特别的手术。故选D。

【26题详解】

推理判断题。这篇短文记述了一对朋友在车祸中受伤，残疾的Sam把自己的眼睛给了Jason,

希望他可以正常生活。由此可推知，在Sam看来，友谊是非常重要的。故选C。

C

Whenyouaresittinginclass,haveyoueverdrawnpicturesinthemargins（页边的空白处）of

yournotebooks?Ifso,youaredoodling.Manypeoplethinkofdoodlingasadistraction（分心'）from

moreimportantthings.Butitmightbejusttheopposite.Doodlingmighthelponefocusonwork.

Onestudyshowsthatdoodlingmayhelpyourememberthingsyouhear.In2009researchers

askedtwogroupsofpeopletolistentoaphonemessage.Onegroupwasencouragedtodoodle,but

theotherwasnot.Neithergroupknewthatitwouldbeaskedtorememberinformationfromthe

message.Butthegroupthatdoodledremembered29%more.

Otherpeoplehavesuggestedotherusesfordoodling.JessePrinz,aprofessorwhostudies

doodling,saysitcanhelpyouthinkcreatively.Walkingawayfromaproblemtodrawmightactually

helpyousolveit.Whenyoucomehack,you'llhaveafreshperspective（观点）andfigureoutan

answermorequickly.

AnauthornamedSunniBrownwroteabookondoodling.Shearguesthatdoodlingisatool

thatcanhelppeoplethink.Sheadmitsthatpeopleseedoodlingasdoingnothingbutshewantsto

changethat.Infact,sherunsabusinessthathelpscompaniesimproveorganizationandplanning

throughdoodling.

Brownbelievesdoodlingishelpfulbecauseitincludesmanywaysoflearning.Youlearnin

fourways:seeing,hearing,readingorwriting,andthroughmovement.Themorewaysyouuse,the

betteryoulearn.Andwhenyoudoodlewhilelisteningtoalecture,youuseallfour.

Youmightthinkthatbeinggoodatdrawingisimportantfordoodling.Butifthepointof

doodlingistohelpyouthink,thenitdoesn'tmailerwhatthepicturelookslike.Evenifyou'renotan

artist,doodlingcanhelpyou.Sonexttimeyouneedhelpfocusing,pickupapenanddoodleaway!

27.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.JessePrinzthinksdoodlingcanhelppeoplerememberberter.

B.Brownbelievesdoodlinginvolvesfourwaysoflearning.

C.Onestudyshowsdoodlingisadistractionfrommoreimportantthings.

D.Manypeoplethinkthatdoodlingmaybegoodforyourlearningandthinking.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whenyouhaveaproblem,youmightfindawaytosolveitby

A.havingaconversationB.watchingamovie

C.drawinglinesorshapesD.wonderinginthepark

29.Thewriterprobablyagrees

A.doodlinghasdrawnmoreattentionB.doodlingneedsgooddrawingskill

C.doodlingdevelopone'spatienceD.doodlinghelpsonefocusattention

30.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theproblemsofdoodling.B.Thecausesofdoodling.

C.Theadvantagesofdoodling.D.Thesideeffectsofdoodling.

【答案】27.B28.C29.D30.C

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。当你坐在教室的时候，你曾在笔记本的空白处画过画吗？如果是这样，

你就在涂鸦。很多人认为涂鸦是对更重要的事情的干扰，但可能恰恰相反。文章论述了涂鸦

的好处。

【27题详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Brownbelievesdoodlingishelpfulbecauseitincludesmanyways

oflearning.Youlearninfourways:seeing,hearing,readingorwriting,andthroughmovement.“可

知，布朗认为涂鸦星有帮助的，因为涂鸦包括许多学习方法。而你通过四种方式学习：看,

听，读或写，以及通过运动。故选B。

【28题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句话“Sonexttimeyouneedhelpfocusing,pickupapenand

doodleaway!”意为“因此，下次您需要聚焦帮助时，拿起笔并涂鸦吧！''可推出，有问题时可

以拿笔画线条或是形状。放选C。

【29题详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句话“Sonexttimeyouneedhelpfocusing,pickupapenand

doodleaway!”意为“因此，下次您需要聚焦帮助时，拿起笔并涂鸦吧！”可知作者同意涂鸦可

以帮助聚集精神。故选D,

【30题详解】

主旨大意题。根据Doodlingmighthelponefocusonwork.Sonexttimeyouneedhelpfocusing,

pickupupdidckuKlleaway!及全文可知，文章论述了涂鸦的好处。故选C。

D

Imaginethereisaglassona(ableinfrontofyou.1(haswalerinitbutitisnotfull.Howdoyou

describetheglass?"Halffu.lorhalfempty?"

Ifyousayhalffull,youmightbeanoptimist.Ifyousayhalfempty,youmightbetheopposite

-apessimist.

Optimismandpessimismrepresentyourgeneralattitudetowardcertainsituationsortolifein

general.Andyourattitudeaboutlifemaybemoreimportanttolivingthanyouthink.

Anewstudysuggeststhatyourlevelofoptimismmayaffectyourhealth.Peoplewhoare

optimisticmaylivelongerthanthosewhoarepessimistic.

ResearchersatHarvardUniversity'sSchoolofPublicHealthinBostondidthestudy.They

comparedwomenwith"ageneralexpectationthatgoodthingswillhappen"towomenwhowere

lessoptimistic.Theyfoundthattheoptimistshadamuchlowerriskofgettingseveraldeadly

diseases,includingcancer,heartdiseaseandcertaintypesofinfection.

EricKimisoneofthestudyleaders.Hesaysthereisincreasingevidencethatstrengthening

psychological(心理的)resiliencemayhelppreventdisease.Kimsays(hatthesenewfindings

suggestthatpeopleshouldmakeeffortstoincreasetheirresilienceandoptimism.Hesaysoptimism

isconnectedwithhealthierbehaviorsandhealthierwaysofdealingwithdifficulty.Optimiststendto

takebettercareofthemselvesbyexercising,eatinghealthybodsandgettingenoughsleep.

However,theresearcherssaythathealthybehaviorsofoptimisticpeopleonlypartlyexpain

theconnectionwithreducedriskofdisease.

Forthestudy,researcherslookedatinformationgatheredon70.000womenintheNurse's

HealthStudy.Thismassivestudybeganin1975.Itcollectsliealthinformationonthoseinvolvedin

thestudyeverytwoyears.TheHarvardresearcherslookedatthelevelofoptimismofthewomen,as

wellasotherfactorssuchasrace,diet,physicalactivityleve'andoverallhealth.Theyfoundthe

mostoptimisticwomenhadnearlya30percentlowerriskofdyingfromdisease.

KaitlinHagananotherstudyleader,saysearlierstudiesshowthatapersoncanusesimple,

low-costmethodstoincreaseoptimism.Forexample,thinkingaboutandwritingdownthebest

possibleoutcomesforareasoftheirlives,liketheircareersorrelationships.

LeslieRalph,aclinicalpsychologistandcounselor,hasseveralideasabouthowtoincrease

optimism.Shesayseachnightyoumightplantodotwoorthreesimple,enjoyableactivitiesthe

nextday,suchaswatchingthesunrise,visitingafriend,dancingtoafavoritesongorreadingastory

withyourchild.Andthecounseloraddsofferingpraiseorsupporttosomeonecanalsoimprove

yourownoutlook.Asmileand"thankyou"fromanotherpersonmayhelpyoufeelmoreoptimistic.

31.Whatdoweknowfrom(hepassage?

A.Relationslieamongoptimism,pessimismandaglassofwater.

B.Goodexpectationsincreaseriskofdyingfromdisease.

C.Anoptimistismorelikelytolivehealthily.

D.Supportingsomeonemayreceivepraiseofapessimist.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"resilience"meaninParagraph6?

A.Theabilitytorecoverfromdifficultyorchange.B.Awayofthinkingandreactingto

things.

C.Factorsthatinfluenceone'shealth.D.Theabilitytoexperiencethesenseof

touchingbody.

33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.ToBeOptimisticorPessimisticB.lbLookontheBrightSideorthe

Opposite

C.IncreasingOptimismKeepsYouMoreActiveD.LookingontheBrightSideMight

HelpYouLiveLonger

【答案】31.C32.A33.D

【解析】

文章通过一杯水的实验告诉我们保持乐观的心态，这对我们的健康有着重要的意义。

[31题详解】

细节理解题。根据第六段“optimismisconnectedwithhealthierbehaviorsandhealthierwaysof

dealingwithdifficulty.Optimiststendtotakebettercareofthemselvesbyexercising,eatinghealthy

foodsandgettingenoughsleep.”可知，乐观与更健康的行为和更健康的解决困难的方式有关。

乐观主义者倾向于通过锻炼，饮食健康的食物和充足的诙眠来更好地照顾自己。故