千所名校资源共享大河试卷网-----中小学教育资源交流平台e-maildaheshijuan@126.comQQ381424319高三英语专项复习阅读理解专练(I)RecentlytheWorldHealthOrganizationannouncedthatthediseaseofsmallpox(天花)hadalmostbeenwipedoutinmostpartsoftheworld,thankstowidespreadvaccination(种牛痘).Mostpeoplearevaccinatedatleastonceintheirlivesandiftheywishtotravelfromonecountrytoanothertheymustbeabletoprovethattheyhavehadarecentvaccination.Inthiswaythediseasehasbeenpreventedfromspreadingandtodayoneseldomhearsofitatall.Thisismainlybecauseofthegreatdiscoverymadebyavillagedoctor,EdwardJenner,inabout1798whenhepublishedhisreportofhisnewexperimentcalledvaccination(fromtheword“vacca”meaningacow).Jennerdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoworkedwithcattleoftensufferedfromaharmlessdiseasewhichtheycaughtfromthecattle,butthesepeopleneverseemedtogetsmallpox.Soheexperimentedbyputtingthediseaseintoasmallopeningonthearmsofhealthypeople,andthoughtheirarmsbecamepainfulforadayortwo,theysoonrecoveredandnoneofthesepeopleevergotsmallpox.Sothenewsofthewonderfuldiscoveryspreadtoothercountriesandpeoplerushedtotheirdoctorstobevaccinated.Inmanycountriesthesimplewaytodealwiththearmwasdoneonthousandsofpeople,andtheterriblesmallpoxbegantodisappear.1.Whichofthefollowingisanineffectualwayofpreventingthespreadofsmallpox?A.Mostpeoplewerevaccinatedagainstthediseaseatleastonce.B.Peoplegoingabroadshouldpromisenottospreadthedisease.C.Peopletravellingfromonecountrytoanothermustprovetheyarevaccinated.D.Peoplemustbevaccinatedshortlybeforegoingtoforeigncountries.2.Thedoctor'snewdiscoverywascalled“vaccination”forthereasonthat____.A.hediscoveredsmallpoxnearafarmB.heexperimentedwithadiseasefromthecattleC.hewasworkingwithcattleinthecountrysideD.peoplegotthediseaseofsmallpoxfromthecattle3.Thenewsofthediscovery____.A.caughtpeople'sattentionfromallcornersoftheworldB.spreadfarandnearinthewesterncountriesC.madepeoplerushtoDrJennerforvaccinationD.helpedtogetridoftheterriblediseaseofsmallpox(II)Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace.Theamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisacultural(文化的)difference,notaneconomic(经济的)one.Knowingyourownpsychological(心理的)spaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoices,including,forexample,thenumberofbedroomsinthehome.Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwo-childfamilyandbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedrooms,thechancesare,ifyouhavetwochildrenormore,thatyoualsowillofferseparatebedroomsforthem.InAmerica,forexample,theytrainpeopletowanttohavetheirownroomsbygivingthemtheirownroomswhentheyarebabies.Thisisveryrareintheworld.Inmanyothercountries,thebabysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinabednearthem.Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeach千所名校资源共享大河试卷网-----中小学教育资源交流平台e-maildaheshijuan@126.comQQ381424319otherandthesizeoftheirhousehasnothingtodowithit.Othershaveseparatelittlecornerswherefamilymembersgotobealone.Althoughitistruethatpsychologicalspaceneedsarenotdecidedbyeconomicreasons,theysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressures.Itisalmostimpossible,however,tocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds.1.ThefirstsentenceinParagraph1“Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace”means“____”.A.NotwopeopleneedexactlythesameamountoflivingspaceB.LivingspacerequirementsarenotalwaysthesameC.TheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspaceD.Nobodyneedsarequiredamountoflivingspace2.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherathomethanothersbecause____.A.theyhavelimitedlivingspaceB.theyarebroughtupinalargefamilyC.itsatisfiestheirpsychologicalspaceneedsD.thechildreninthefamilysleepinthesamebedwiththeirparents3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Americansaretrainedtoliveinlargeroomsatbirth.B.Economicsituationdecidesone'samountofspaceneeds.C.Peopleinvariouscountriesdemanddifferentpsychologicalspace.D.Knowingyourpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportant,asitaffectsyourfuture.4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis____.A.AmericanWayofLivingB.PsychologicalSpaceC.SpaceNeedsinDifferentCountriesD.PsychologicalSpaceandEconomicPressure(III)Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyquitehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreason(推理)ataratherearlyage,andhowthespeedofgettingoldcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofresearchersatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumes(容量)ofathousandpeopleofdifferentageswithdifferentjobs.Computertechnologyhelpedtheresearcherstogetmostexactmeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichhavesomethingtodowithintellect(智力)andfeelings,anddecidethehumancharacter.Asweallknow,thebackpartofthebrain,whichcontrolstaskslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontract(萎缩)withage.Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascells(细胞)dieoff—wasseeninsomepeopleintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotfoundinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytopreventthecontraction—usingthehead.Thefindingsshow