2019年高考英语阅读理解一轮练(3)含解析.pdf
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1、2019 年高考英语阅读理解一轮练(3) 李仕才 A Aging brings wrinkles, sagging bodies and frustrating forgetfulness. But getting older is not all bad for many people. Mounting evidence suggests aging may be a key to happiness. There is conflicting research on the subject, however, and experts say it may all boil down to
2、 this: Attitude is everything. Older adults tend to be more optimistic and have a more positive outlook on life than their younger and stressed opposites. The big question is why seniors are happier. A recent study suggests one reason: Older adults remember the past through happy memories. Aging can
3、 bring more cheer as people become more comfortable with themselves and their roles in society. The older adults said they were enjoying more time with their family, spending more time on hobbies and having greater financial security and did not have to work. But others are doubtful about the link b
4、etween happiness and growing older. “The notion that those in old age are happiest is misleading,“ said Richard Easterlin, a professor of economics at the University of Southern California. “It is based on comparing people of different ages who are the same in terms of income, health, family life.“
5、Easterlin added, “When you take account of the fact that older people have lower income than younger, are less healthy, and more likely to be living alone, then you will find it hard to accept that they are happier. In fact, scientists have found that as people age, their health declines and social
6、networks disappear as their friends die, which can make the elderly less happy. Even if one does give in to ages dark side, health and happiness dont always go hand-in-hand. Its all about attitude. Research by the University of Chicagos Yang suggests that attitude about life and happiness, is partly
7、 shaped by the era in which a person was born. It turns out that individuals who adapt the best to changes also have the highest expected levels of happiness. Despite the conflicting findings about aging and happiness, the good news is that there doesn t appear to be a limit to how much happiness on
8、e can achieve in ones life. “Most people desire happiness, ” Easterlin said. “To my knowledge, no one has identified a limit to attainable happiness.” 1.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us? A. The key factor to older adults happiness B. There is a conflict between aging and happiness C. No o
9、ne can define the limit to happiness. D. The relationship between health and happiness. 2.Why are some seniors happier according to some experts? A. They focus on what makes them feel good. B. They have their own circle of friends. C. They have better income after retirement. 3.What can we learn fro
10、m the passage? A. People of the same age have the same sense of happiness. B. Attitude may play a very important role in happiness. C. People who adapt the best to changes are more likely to be unhappy. D. Older adults who have more valuable life experience are more optimistic. 4.Whats the topic dis
11、cussed in the passage? A. Whether aging or attitude brings happiness. B. Why seniors adapt the best to changes in society. C. What the limit to an elder persons happiness is. D. How older people feel compared with younger people. 【文章大意】 随着年龄的增加变老,人们的幸福感也是不一样的。一些人认为老年人会更 幸福些,而另一部分分则持有相反的观点。无论如何,幸福的关键
12、在于一个人对生活的态度。 1.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据此段中“the good news is that there doesn t appear to be a limit to how much happiness one can achieve in ones life no one has identified a limit to attainable happiness. ”可知,幸福是没有标准和限度的。 故选 C 。 3.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Its all about attitude. Research by the University of C
13、hicagos Yang suggests that attitude about life and happiness, is partly shaped by the era in which a person was born. It turns out that individuals who adapt the best to changes also have the highest expected levels of happiness. ”可知,人们对生活和幸福的感觉主要取决于一个人的态度。故 选 B。 B (2015海口调研测试) A Missouri mom was le
14、ft stunned after her newborn baby girl was born with two perfectly formed front teeth. Jaklina Bailey welcomed little Alyssa into the world at a hospital in Branson just three days after Christmas,reports ABC 7. And the tiny infant surprised everyone by showing off a pair of pearly bottom front chom
15、pers. “Right when she first arrived,everybody was just shocked,”said Bailey. “Just like,She has two front teeth?No kidding?Really ?It was just a big talk about it in the delivery room,”she added. Bailey said even her doctor had been startled by the premature appearance of the babys fangs. “She said
16、in her 25-year career this is the second time shes even seen it,” Bailey told CNN. Dr. Laura Corio ,a clinical professor of obstetrics and genecology at New Yorks Mount Sinai Hospital,said it was not common for babies to be born with teeth.But she added it was not completely unheard of either. “Teet
17、h can be present in oral cavities at birth and may be related to certain other health problems but not always,”she told ABC news. The National Institute of Health reports that one in every 2,000 to 3,000 babies are born with teethusually appear on the lower gums. Bailey said she would be keeping an
18、eye on the tiny teeth ,as they would come loose and cause a choking hazard. 【解题导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。一位妇女产下一个长着两颗漂亮门牙的女婴,这让 包括妇女本人在内的所有在场的人惊讶不已,大感惊奇。 1Who is Jaklina Bailey? AA doctor. BThe babys mother. CA CNN reporter. DA clinical professor. 解析:选B。推理判断题。根据第二段“Jaklina Bailey welcomed little Alyssa into the
19、world at a hospital.”可知,Jaklina Bailey是新生儿的妈妈。故选B。 2Which group of words are closest in meaning? ATeeth ,gums ,fangs. BChomper,delivery,hazard. CInfant,career ,cavity. DStunned ,startled,shocked. 解析:选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“A Missouri mom was left stunned.”第 四段中的“ everybody was just shocked”以及第六段中的“ Bailey
20、said even her doctor had been startled by the premature appearance of the babys fangs. ”可推知,这几处分 别表达了Bailey 、旁观者和医生看到新生儿长了两颗牙齿时的惊讶,所以D项中这几个词的 意思相近,意为“惊讶,吃惊”。故选D 。 3According to Dr.Laura Corio,_. Ashe has never seen a baby born with teeth Blittle Alyssa is not alone to be born with teeth Cbabies born
21、 with teeth have other health problems Done in every 2,000 to 3,000 babies are born with teeth 解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第八段第二句“But she added it was not completely unheard of either.”可知,这位医生说这种情况也不是完全没有听说过的;由此可推知, Alyssa 并不是唯一一个出生时就长了牙齿的婴儿。故选B。 4What type of writing is the text? AA news report. BA medical diges
22、t. CAn announcement. DA hospital introduction. 解析:选A。推理判断题。根据第二段中的“reports ABC 7 ”可知,本文应该是一篇新 闻报道。故选A。 C On a visit to Japan, Wangari Maathai learned the story of the hummingbird (蜂鸟 ) and the forest fire. While the other animals run in fear, the hummingbird flies above the fire time and again, leav
23、ing a few drops of water from its beak. “Why do you bother?” the other animals shout at the hummingbird. “Im doing the best that I can, ” the hummingbird replies. “Its such a beautiful story, ” Ms. Maathai says, thinking of the worlds environmental problems. “Theres always something we can do with o
24、ur little beak like the little hummingbird.” In 2004 Maathai was honored with a Nobel Peace Prize for her work founding the Green Belt Movement (GBM), which hires villagers, especially women, to improve the environment. Since then, shes realized that peoples values are what inspire them. If the valu
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