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1复习题PartIReadingComprehensionPassage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjobholders.Aninvestigationshowsthatwhenevertheunemploymentrateincreasesby1%,thedeathrateincreasesby2%.Allthiscomesdowntoonepoint,workishelpfultohealth.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?It'isbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusyawayfromloneliness.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.(1)Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality.Byworkpeoplecomeintocontactwitheachother.Bycollectiveactivitytheyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimill.Besides,workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseofachievement.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfullyoperatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyarehappybeyondwords.(2)Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthatthemoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Letusworkhardandstudyhardandliveahappyandhealthylife.1.Theunderlinedword“average”inParagraph1means_____C_____.A.healthyB.lazyC.ordinaryD.poor2.Thereasonwhyhousewivesarenotashealthyascareerwomenisthat___C____.A.housewivesarepoorerthancareerwomen2B.housewiveshavemorechildrenthancareerwomenC.housewiveshavelesschancetocommunicatewithothersD.housewiveseatlessfoodthancareerwomen3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?DA.Busypeoplehavenothingtodoathome.B.Highachieversdon'tcareabouttheirfamilies.C.Thereisnofriendshipandwarmthathome.D.Asatisfyingjobhelpstokeeponehealthy.4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthosewhodonotwork____A______.A.arelikelytoliveashorterlifeB.willloseeverythingathomeC.canliveaslongasthosewhoworkD.havemoretimetomakenewfriends5.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_____B_____.A.PeopleShouldFind,aJobB.WorkingHardIsGoodforHealthyC.PeopleShouldMakeMoreFriendsbyWorkD.TheLossofWorkMeanstheLossofEverythingPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thecityhasalwaysbeenanengineofintellectuallife,fromthe18th-centurycafesofLondon,wherecitizensgatheredtodiscusschemistryandpolitics,totheLeftBankbarsofmodernParis,wherePicassotalkedaboutmodernart.Withoutthemetropolis,wemightnothavehadthegreatartofShakespeare.Andyet,citylifeisn’teasy.Nowscientistshavebeguntoexaminehowthecityaffectsthebrain,andtheresultsaredepressing.Justbeinginanurbanenvironment,theyhavefound,impairs(损害)ourbasicmentalprocesses.(3)Afterspendingafewminutesonacrowdedcitystreet,thebrainislessabletoholdthingsinmemory,andsuffersfromreducedselfcontrol.Whileit'slongbeenrecognizedthatcitylifeis3exhausting,thisnewresearchsuggeststhatcitiesactuallydullourthinking,sometimesdramaticallyso.Oneofthemainforcesatworkisacompletelackofnature,whichissurprisinglybeneficialforthebrain.Studieshavedemonstrated,forinstance,thathospitalpatientsrecovermorequicklywhentheycanseetreesfromtheirwindows,andthatwomenlivinginpublichousingarebetterabletofocuswhentheirapartmentsoverlookalawn.Eventheseglimpsesofnatureimprovebrainperformance,itseems,becausetheyprovideamentalbreakfromtheurbanlife.Thisresearcharrivesjustashumanscrossanimportantmilestone(里程碑).Forthefirsttimeinhistory,themajorityofpeopleliveincities.Insteadofinhabitingwide-openspaces,we'recrowdedintoconcretejungles,surroundedbytrafficandmillionsofStrangers.Inrecentyears,it'sbecomeclearthatsuchunnaturalsurroundingshaveimportantimplicationsforourmentalandphysicalhealth,andcanpowerfullyalterhowwethink.Thisresearchisalsoleadingsomescientiststodabble(涉足)inurbandesign,astheylookforwaystomakethecitylessdamagingtothebrain.(4)Thegoodnewsisthatevenslightalterations,suchasplantingmoretreesintheinnercityorcreatingurbanparkswithagreatervarietyofplants,cansignificantlyreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.Themindneedsnature,andevenalittlebitcanbeabighelp.6.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?BA.Thecityinspirestalentedpeople.B.Thecityhurtsyourbrain.C.Thecityhasmanypleasuresandbenefits.D.Thecityseriouslyaffectsthenaturalbalance.7.Theword“metropolis”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto___C____.A.citizenB.natureC.cityD.stress8.Peoplehavejustcometorealizethat___D____.A.humanattentionisascarceresourceB.citylifecanmakepeopleverytiredC.thecityisanengineofintellectuallife4D.anurbanenvironmentisdamagingtothebrain9.Whatisthefactormentionedinthethirdparagraphthathelpsthehospitalpatientsrecovermorequickly?AA.Nature.B.Bettertreatment.C.Experienceddoctors.D.Goodmedicine.10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?CA.Differentaspects(方面)ofanurbanenvironment,suchasthecrowdedstreets,canleadtoanincreaseinself-control.B.Smallchangesinurbandesigncannotreducethenegativesideeffectsofcitylife.C.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theearth’spopulationismoreurbanthanrural.D.Awalkdownabusycitystreetwillimprovebrainperformance.Passage3Questions11-1