浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(6)

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第1页共9页浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练:阅读理解(6)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项.AChildren'sBooks:Hawking'sfactandfictionGeorgeF.R.Ellis&RubyBOOKREVIEWED-George'sSecretKeytotheUniversebyLucy&StephenHawkingStephenHawking'sbookABriefHistoryofTimewasahugecommercialsuccess.Itsachievementsinbringingdifficultscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear.NowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhisdaughterLucytoproduceachildren'sbookdesignedtocommunicatecontemporaryphysics.Willitcapturetheattentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience?Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospectivereaders?George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestorycompletewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwithenjoyableline-drawings.Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorouslyportrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatripthroughtheSolarSystem.Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsofmodernphysics,suchassupernovaexplosionsandblack-holephysicsarehungonthisset-up.Therearealsofactboxesonphysicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsofastronomicalphenomena:planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon.Overall,thebookisaseriousefforttoconveyfactsandideasinpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withinascience-fictionadventurestory.Themixtureisgreat.Childrenlovefactsandadventurestories.Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeepthemoccupiedforhours.Aftertenminutesofleafingthroughthebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandIhadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhadcompletedmyreview.Likeanyeducationaltool,itwillsucceedforsomeandnotforothers.Isupposethereshouldbemoreoftheformer.1.Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken?A.Fromanewsstory.B.Fromatextbook.C.Fromabookreview.D.Fromanadvertisment.2.Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthispassage?第2页共9页A.George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseB.ABriefHistoryofTimeC.TheNatureofSpaceandTimeD.Hawking'sfactandfiction3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebookbeingreviewed?A.Itwillbelesssuccessful.B.Itwillbemoresuccessful.C.Itwillbeacompletefailure.D.ItalldependsonRuby4.Theunderlinedword“leafing”(inthelastparagrph)probablymeans______.A.addingleavestoabookB.throwingawayabookC.tearingupabookD.turningpagesofabookBExercise,suchaswalking,canreducetheriskofdiabetes(糖尿病)inpeoplewhosebloodsugarisstartingtorise.Thatoutcomewasshowninalargestudy.Despitetryinghard,thosewhodietedandworkedoutlostverylittleweight.Buttheydidmanagetomaintainaregularwalkingprogram,andfewerofthemwentontodevelopdiabetes.Exercisealsomayreducetheriskofheartdisease.Thereseemstobesomeeffect:Mostoftheheartprotectionappearstoberealizedbywalkingregularly.Moreintenseexercisehasbeenshowntoprovideonlyslightlygreaterbenefits.Activepeoplearemuchlesslikelytosmoke;they’rethinnerandtheyeatdifferentlythanpeoplewhoarelessactive.Theyalsotendtobemoreeducated,andeducationisoneofthestrongestpredictorsofgoodhealthingeneralandalongerlife.Asaresult,itisimpossibletoknowwithconfidencewhetherexercisepreventsheartdiseaseorwhetherpeoplewhoarelesslikelytogetheartdiseasearealsomorelikelytobeexercising.Still,inrigorousstudiesinwhichelderlypeoplewereassignedeithertoexerciseormaintaintheirnormalroutine,theexerciserswerelesslikelytofall,perhapsbecausetheygotstrongerordevelopedbetterbalance.Exercisemaypreventbrokenbones—butonlyindirectly.Andwhataboutweightloss?Liftingweightsbuildsmusclesbutwillnotmakeyouburnmorecalories.JackWilmore,anexercisephysiologistatTexasA&MUniversity,calculatedthattheaverageamountofmusclethatmengainedafteraserious12-weekweight-liftingprogramwas2kilograms,or4.4pounds.Thataddedmusclewouldincreasethemetabolicrate(代谢率)byonly24caloriesaday.Exercisealone,intheabsenceofweightloss,hasnotbeenshowntoreduceblood第3页共9页pressure.Nordoesitmakemuchdifferenceincholesterol(胆固醇)levels.Weightlosscanlowerbloodpressureandcholesterollevels,butifyouwanttoloseweight,youhavetodietaswellasexercise.Exercisealonehasnotbeenshowntobringsustainedweightloss.JustaskStevenBlair,anexerciseresearcherattheUniversityofSouthCarolina.Herunseverydayandevenrunsmarathons.But,headds,“Iwasshort,fatandbaldwhenIstartedrunning,andI’mstillshort,fatandbald.Weightcontrolisdifficultforme.Ifightthelosingbattle.”Thedifficulty,Dr.Blairsays,isthatit’smucheasiertoeat1,000caloriesthantoburnoff1,000calorieswithexercise.Asherelates,“Anoldfootballcoachusedtosay,‘Ihaveallmyassistantsrunningfivemilesaday,buttheyeat10milesaday.’”5.InthecaseofStevenBlair,runningdoes______tohisweightcontrol.A.littleB.muchC.goodD.harm6.Thelastparagraphofthetexttellsusthattheproblemisthatpeopletendto______?A.burnoff1,000caloriesinadayB.usemoreenergythantheygetC.getmoreenergythantheyuseD.runfivemilesinafootballgame7.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Exercisecancertainlypreventheartdisease.B.Exercisealonecannotreducebloodpressure.C.Liftingweightcandirectlypreventbrokenbones.D.Walkingcannotreducebloodsugarinpeople.8.Accordingtothetext,themoreeducatedoneis,the______.A.lessexerciseonewilltakeB.strongerandthinneronewillbeC.morecigarettesonewillsmokeD.healthieronewillgenerallybeCFRIDAY,Dec.5,2008—Collegestudentswhothinkall-nightstudysessionswillhelpthemrememberfactsmightwanttogetsomesleepinstead.That'sth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