高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习(43)

Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular free time activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.

But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.

The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD (多动症). Those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.

A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.

Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.

Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School, with its

hard tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners dreaming about wildlife.

But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.

One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.

The life of old people is much better when they have access to nature. The most important for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.

In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.

Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.

We tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favour when we are protecting nature. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.

Human beings are a species of animals. For seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. So we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.

We need the wild world. It is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness.

Without other living things around us we are less than human. 15. What is the author’s firm belief? A. People seek nature in different ways.

B. People should spend most of their lives in the wild. C. People have quite different ideas of nature. D. People must make more efforts to study nature.

16. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays? A. Personal freedom. B. Things that are natural. C. Urban surroundings. D. Things that are purchased. 17. What does a study in Sweden show?

A. The natural environment can help children learn better. B. More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill. C. A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities. D. Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD. 18. Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________. A. tend to develop a strong love for science B. are more likely to dream about wildlife C. tend to be physically tougher in adulthood D. are less likely to be involved in bullying

19. What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD? A. Find more effective drugs for them. B. Provide more green spaces for them. C. Place them under more personal care. D.Engage them in more meaningful activities.

20. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature? A. They look on life optimistically. B. They enjoy a life of better quality.

C. They are able to live longer.

D. They become good-humoured. 参

15. A。从第一段最后一句”It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature,

but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.”可知人们以各种形式追寻大自然，亲近大自然。

16. D。从第二段最后一句中“things that can be bought, rather than things that can

be found”可知父母现在更愿意给孩子买东西.

17. B。从第四段第一句中 “kindergarten children who could play in a natural

environment had less illness and greater physical ability”可以得出B结论。 18. D。从第六段第一句中的“the least bullying is in a natural area that the children

are encouraged to explore.”可以得出D结论。

19. B。第八段第二句“Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature

gives huge benefits to ADHD children.”可知对多动症儿童来说，把他们置于自然环境中是最有益的。

20. B。第九段第二句“The most important for the growing population of old people is

in quality rather than quantity of years.”可以得出B结论。

C4 [2013·福建卷] C

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A. The coin is of high quality and worth collecting. B. The coin can be circulated as a currency.

C. Limited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin. D. Demand for the coin is bound to break records.

65．If you buy six 2012 U. S. Mint Silver Eagles by post, you should pay at least ________．

A. $230.7 B. $233.7 C. $240.7 D. $243.7

66．The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by ________． A. shopping online B. making a phone call

C. lining up in front of the stores D. writing to the company

【要点综述】 这是一篇关于推荐购买银币的广告。文章告诉读者经济困难时期各种货币都不保险，唯有银币最保值，鼓励人们购买银币。

．A 细节理解题。可用排除法结合本文目的(广告的目的就是吸引人们购买产品)推断正确答案为A。

65．C 推理判断题。每块银币38.45元，六块共230.7元，再加上每宗买卖有10元邮寄费，总共240.7元。

66．B 文中说到“For fastest service, call…”，所以选择B 项。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.

A

Here's a familiar version of the boy-meets-girl situation. A young man has at last plucked up courage to invite a dazzling young lady out to dinner. She has accepted

his invitation and he is overjoyed. He is determined to take her to the best restaurant in town, even if it means that he will have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come. When they get to the restaurant, he discovers that this beautiful creature is on a diet. She mustn’t eat this and she mustn't drink that. Oh, but of course, she doesn't want to spoil his enjoyment. Let him by all means eat as much fattening food as he wants: it’s the surest way to an early grave. They spend a truly memorable evening together and never see each other again.

What a miserable lot dieters are! You can always recognize them from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts; gazing at themselves in mirrors; and leaping on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, bigger tummies（肚子） and double chins. Some declare all-out war on FAT. Mere dieting is not enough. They exhaust themselves doing exercises, sweating in sauna baths, being massaged by weird machines. The really wealthy pay vast sums for “health cures”. For two weeks they can enter a nature clinic and be starved to death for a hundred dollars a week. Don’t think it’s only the middle-aged who go in for these fashions either. Many of these bright young things you see are living on nothing but air, water and the goodwill of God.

Dieters undertake to starve themselves of their own free will; so why are they so miserable? Well, for one thing, they’re always hungry. You can't be hungry and happy at the same time. All the horrible foods they eat leave them permanently dissatisfied. “Wonderfood is a complete food”, the advertisement says. “Just dissolve(溶解) a teaspoonful in water…”. A complete food it may be, but not quite as complete as a juicy steak. And, of course, they’re always miserable because they feel so guilty. Hunger just proves too much for them and in the end they may rush to eat five huge cream cakes at a time. And who can blame them? At least three times a day they are exposed to temptation. What torture（折磨） it is always watching others swallowing piles of mouth-watering food while you only have a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice!

What’s all this torture for? Saintly people keep themselves away from food to

achieve a state of grace. Unsaintly people do so to achieve a state of misery. It will be a great day when all the dieters in the world abandon their slimming courses; when they hold out their plates and demand second helpings!

1. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?

A. New ways of controlling weight are needed. B. We should all have second helpings and grow fat.

C. Many diseases are connected with overweight. D. Trying to be slim is not an excuse for suffering.

2. How did the boy and the girl most probably feel after the night?

A. Excited.

B. Awkward.

C. Nervous.

D. Hurt.

3. According to the writer, which of the following are all typical dieters? ① weighs himself three times a day ② eats five huge cream cakes at a time ③ always checks calorie charts

④ has expensive yet nutritious meals every week

⑤ has big tummies and double chins ⑥ takes sauna baths

A. ① ② ③

B. ② ④ ⑤

C. ① ③ ⑥

D. ③ ④ ⑥

4. Why might the boy have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come

(Paragraph 1)？

A. He knew they would have a wonderful night. B. He knew there’s no hope of seeing the girl again. C. He knew they would meet again and share the good memories. D. He knew he would have no living expense for the next month. 5. What is the writer’s attitude towards diet?

A. Supportive . Uninterested.

参 1---5 DBCDB

B. Critical.

C. Doubtful.

D.

C4 [2013·湖南卷] A

Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs. AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase

the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost ￡169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost ￡118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you're looking

for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you

may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months

in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was ￡95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was ￡75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just ￡62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London,

Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self－catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, available for ￡420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE London's “Boris bikes” have attracted the most attention,

but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual

members pay around ￡1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or ￡5 per day)．

56. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may ________．

A. help travelers pass time

B. attract lots of travelers to the UK C. allow travelers to make flexible plans

D. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation

57．“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably ________． A. a hotel away from the train station B. the tube line to Covent Garden C. an ideal holiday destination D. the name of a travel agency

58．The passage shows that the O'Neill Flat ________． A. lies on the ground floor B. is located in central London

C. provides cooking facilities for tourists D. costs over ￡100 on average per day in late September

59．Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a maximum period of ________． A. half an hour B. one hour

C. one hour and a half D. two hours

60．The main purpose of the passage is ________． A. to tell visitors how to book in advance B. to supply visitors with hotel information C. to show visitors the importance of self－help D. to offer visitors some money－saving tips 【要点综述】 文章主要介绍了到英国参观时一些省钱的技巧。

56. D 推理判断题。文章提到同样的一间房在这个节日和不在这个节日时的价格不同，因此这里是说明在盛大节日时旅行者付出的房费要高一些。

57. A 推理判断题。 此段的标题就是讲住宿要远离车站，而作者列举Farringdon的双人间价格非常便宜，因此可以推断Farringdon是一个离车站比较远的宾馆。

58. C 细节理解题。 根据此段的“…checking into a self－catering flat with its

own kitchen.” 可知，它是一个为游客提供做饭设备的宾馆。

59. A 细节理解题。 根据文章最后一句中的“…Cardiff free for up to 30 minutes…”可知，Cardiff能提供最多30分钟的自行车免费租用时间。

60. D 写作意图题。 文章主要是说在英国旅游省钱的一些好方法，因此D是最佳选项。