刷题课时练5Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhataday!Istartedatmynewschoolthismorningandhadthebesttime.Imadelotsofnewfriendsandreallylikedmyteachers.Iwasnervousthenightbefore,butIhadnoreasontobe.Everyonewassofriendlyandpolite.Theymademefeelatease.ItwaslikeI'dbeenattheschoolforahundredyears!Thedaystartedveryearlyat7:00am.Ihadmybreakfastdownstairswithmymom.ShecouldtellthatIwasverynervous.Momkeptaskingmewhatwaswrong.ShetoldmeIhadnothingtoworryaboutandthateveryonewasgoingtoloveme.Iftheydidn'tloveme,Momsaidtosendthemherwayforagoodtalkingto.Icouldn'tstoplaughing.Mymomdroppedmeoffattheschoolgatesaboutfiveminutesbeforethebell.Alittleblonde(金发的)girlgotdroppedoffatthesametimeandstartedwaving(招手)atme.SheranoverandtoldmehernamewasAbigail.Shewasveryniceandwebecameclosestraightaway.WespentallmorningtogetherandbegantotalktoanothergirlcalledStacey.Thethreeofussattogetherinclassalldayandweevenmadeourwayhometogether!Itwentsoquickly.Ourteachertoldusthattomorrowwewouldreallystartlearninganddevelopingnewskills.IcannotwaituntiltomorrowandfeelasthoughIamreallygoingtoenjoymytimeatmynewschool.Ionlyhopethatmynewfriendsfeelthesamewaytoo.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者在文中主要描述了自己新学期的第一天。1.Howdidtheauthorfeelthenightbeforehernewschool?A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Worried.D.Relaxed.答案与解析:C细节理解题。根据首段中的“Iwasnervousthenightbefore”可知,作者在开学前夕感到紧张不安。2.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhermother'sadvice?A.Clear.B.Funny.C.Reasonable.D.Excellent.答案与解析:B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Momsaidtosendthemherwayforagoodtalkingto.Icouldn'tstoplaughing”可知,作者觉得妈妈说的话很好笑。3.Whathappenedontheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?A.Shemetmanynicepeople.B.Shehadahurriedbreakfast.C.Shelearnedsomenewskills.D.Shearrivedatschoolveryearly.答案与解析:A推理判断题。根据首段中的“Imadelotsofnewfriendsandreallylikedmyteachers”和“Everyonewassofriendlyandpolite.Theymademefeelatease”以及下文作者详细介绍自己遇到的朋友可知,作者在开学第一天遇到很多友好亲切的人。4.WhatcanweinferaboutAbigail?A.ShedislikedStacey.B.Shewasshyandquiet.C.Shegotonwellwiththeauthor.D.Shewasanoldfriendoftheauthor.答案与解析:C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Shewasveryniceandwebecameclosestraightaway.Wespentallmorningtogether”和“weevenmadeourwayhometogether”可知,Abigail和作者相处得非常好。BResearchersinAustralia,whostudied1,500peopleandtheirlifestyles,havefoundthathavinggoodfriendscanhelpyoulivelonger.AnAmericanstudyof10,000students,overaperiodof35years,alsofoundthatifyoumakemorefriendsthantheaverage(普通的)personatschool,you'llreceiveahighersalary(工资)inlaterlife.Peopleneedgoodsocialskillsatworktomanagepeopleandworkinateamsuccessfully.Thesearethesameskillsweusetomakefriendsatschool.Onaverage,teenagersagedbetween15and17have500“friends”ontheirfavouritesocialnetworkingsite.Adults(成年人)have130.Soifyoubelievethisresearch,youmightliveforalongtimeandbeveryrich.However,accordingtoProfessorRobinDunbarfromtheUniversityofOxford,itprobablywon'tmakeanydifference.Dunbarstudiedthenumberofmessagesbetweenusersofapopularsocialnetworkingwebsite,eachofwhomhadbetween200and2,000friends.Hefoundthattheyalwayscommunicatewithamaximum(最大量)of150people.Amongthese150,Dunbarbelievesthataroundfivepeopleareclosefriends.You'vemostlikelyknownthemforalongtime;theyareprobablyoldfriendsandyoushareallyourgoodandbadexperienceswiththem.Thentherearetenmorefriends.Althoughthey'reclosetoyou,youmaynotkeepintouchwiththemeveryweek.Nextthereare35peoplewhoyoumightspendtimewithbecauseofasharedinterest.Youaren'tclose.Andfinally,there'salargegroupof100.Youseeorspeaktothesepeopleatleastonceayear,butyoudon'tknowthemwell.Beyond(超过)this_number,_Dunbarsays,it'simpossibletomakeanyrelationshipmeaningful.Ifyouhavealotofonline“friends”,trythisexperiment:Firsttakeawayanyoneyouhaven'tbeenintouchwithforayear.Thenremovepeopleyoucan'trememberand,finally,takeawayfriendswhoyouwouldn'tmindlosingtouchwith.Howmanydoyouhaveleft?Howmanyofthesepeopleareactuallygoodfriends?Accordingtotheresearch,thesearetheonlypeoplethatreallymatter.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。研究表明,朋友的质量比数量更重要。5.Whatarethestudiesmentionedinthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thenumberoffriendsyoushouldhave.B.Theadvantagesofhavingalotoffriends.C.Somesocialskillsyoumayneedatwork.D.Someusefuladviceonhowtomakefriends.答案与解析:B推理判断题。由第一段中的“ResearchersinAustralia...foundthathavinggoodfriendscanhelpyoulivelonger”和“Americanstudy...foundthatifyoumakemorefriends...you'llreceiveahighersalaryinlaterlife”可知,交友可以对人的身心健康和财富产生正面的影响,故这两项研究是有关拥有好友的好处。6.AccordingtotheAmericanstudy,themostpopularstudentsatschool________.A.arelikelytospendmoremoneyB.maynotbeaspopularatworkC.seemtogetbetterpaidjobsD.willworkharderinlateryears答案与解析:C推理判断题。由第一段中的“ifyoumakemorefriends...you'llreceiveahighersalaryinlaterlife.Peopleneedgoodsocialskillsatwork...thesameskillsweusetomakefriendsatschool”可知,美国一项研究发现在校受欢迎的人具有较强的社交能力,他们在今后可能会获得高薪工作。7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thisnumber”inParagraph4referto?A.10.B.35.C.100.D.150.答案与解析:D篇章结构题。文章第三、四段是对Dunbar教授关于交友数量研究的介绍。由第三段中的“theyalwayscommunicatewithamaximumof150people”和第四段中的“Amongthese150”可知,Dunbar教授认为人们通常能与最多150个人进行交流,超过这个数,有些联系则无实际意义了。8.Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttoshow?A.Youneedtospendmoretimewithyourfriends.B.Thereisalotofresearchontheinfluenceoffriends.C.Friendsaresometimesmoreimportantthanfamily.D.It'smoreimportant