2013届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解(66-70)《附详析》

2013届高考英语实战演练专题阅读理解（66-70）《附详析》(第66篇)Inthequestforbetterhealth,manypeopleturntodoctors,selfhelpbooksorherbalsupplements.Buttheyoverlookapowerfulweaponthatcouldhelpthemfightillnessanddepression,speedrecovery,slowagingandprolonglife:theirfriends.Researchersareonlynowstartingtopayattentiontotheimportanceoffriendshipandsocialnetworksinoverallhealth.A10yearAustralianstudyfoundthatolderpeoplewithalargecircleoffriendswere22percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudyperiodthanthosewithfewerfriends.Alarge2007studyshowedanincreaseofnearly60percentintheriskforobesityamongpeoplewhosefriendsgainedweight.Andlastyear,Harvardresearchersreportedthatstrongsocialtiescouldpromotebrainhealthasweage.“Ingeneral,theroleoffriendshipinourlivesisn’twellappreciated，”saidRebeccaG.Adams,aprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofNorthCarolina,Greensboro.“Therearealotofthingsonfamiliesandmarriage,butverylittleonfriendship.Itbafflesme.Friendshiphasabiggerimpactonourpsychologicalwellbeingthanfamilyrelationships.”BellaDePaulo,avisitingpsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,whoseworkfocusesonsinglepeopleandfriendships,notesthatinmanystudies,friendshiphasanevengreatereffectonhealththanaspouseorafamilymember.Itisn’tentirelyclearwhyfriendshiphassuchabigeffect.Itmaybebecausepeoplewithstrongsocialtiesalsohavebetteraccesstohealthservicesandcare.Beyondthat,however,friendshipclearlyhasaprofoundpsychologicaleffect.Peoplewithstrongfriendshipsarelesslikelythanotherstogetcolds,perhapsbecausetheyhavelowerstresslevels.Lastyear,researchersstudied34studentsattheUniversityofVirginia,takingthemtothebaseofasteephillandfittingthemwithaweightedbackpack.Theywerethenaskedtoestimatethesteepnessofthehill.Someparticipantsstoodnexttofriendsduringtheexercise,whileotherswerealone.Thestudentswhostoodwithfriendsgavelowerestimatesofthesteepnessofthehill.Andthelongerthefriendshadknowneachother,thelesssteepthehillappeared.“Peoplewithstrongerfriendshipnetworksfeellikethereissomeonetheycanturnto，”saidKarenA．Roberto,directorofthecenterforgerontology(老年医学)atVirginiaTech.“Friendshipisanundervaluedresource.Theconsistentmessageofthesestudiesisthatfriendsmakeyourlifebetter.”[语篇解读]如何保持身心健康？相信每个人对此都很感兴趣并能给出自己的答案。本文作者向我们介绍了一个有利于身心健康的，很重要又长期被人们忽视的因素——友谊。1．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Peopleshouldmakefriendsasmanyaspossible.B.Friendshipsdogreatgoodtohumanhealth.C.Peoplewithfriendshaveoptimisticattitude.D.Severalstudieshavebeendoneonfriendships.[解析]主旨大意题。文章通过几个研究结果说明友谊在促进人类身心健康方面作用巨大。[答案]B2．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Peoplehaven’tattachedimportancetofriendships.B.Afriendcanreplacedoctorsandselfhelpbooks.C.Peoplewithmanyfriendsmayhavehigherstresslevels.D.Peoplewhohavefriendstendtobefat.[解析]正误判断题。从文章第三段可知，人们尚未认识到友谊对人们身心健康的重要性。其他选项均与原文信息不符。[答案]A3．Theauthormentionedthestudyinthelastthreeparagraphstoindicatethat________.A.studentsshouldclimbthesteephillwithfriendsB.ittakesalongtimetomakefriendsC.afriendinneedisafriendindeedD.peopleaccompaniedbyfriendsremainoptimisticinthefaceofdifficulty[解析]推理判断题。倒数第二段中“Thestudentswhostoodwithfriendsgavelowerestimatesofthesteepnessofthehill。”表明与朋友在一起的学生估计出来的坡度更小，这意味着他们面对困难能保持相对乐观的心态。[答案]D4．InParagraph2theauthoraimstotellus________.A.friendshiphasastrongphysicaleffectonpeople’shealthB.wecannotbetoocarefulwhenmakingfriendsC.olderpeoplearelikelytohavefewerfriendsD.60percentofthepeoplewithoutfriendswillbecomefatwhentheygetold[解析]段落大意题。根据本段开头(主题句)可知答案。而且主题句后的三个研究结论都与“友谊影响身体健康”有关。[答案]A5．AccordingtoKarenA.Roberto,________.A.theeffectoffriendshipsisovervaluedB.studiesonfriendshipsmakeourlifebetterC.friendsaremoreimportantthanfamilymembersD.friendscanhelpeachotherwhenfacedwithproblems[解析]推理判断题。由文章最后一段的第一句可推断出，有问题的时候朋友之间可以相互帮助，A、B、C三项不符合原文。[答案]D[长难句解读]1.Buttheyoverlookapowerfulweaponthatcouldhelpthemfightillnessanddepression,speedrecovery,slowagingandprolonglife:theirfriends.that引导定语从句，修饰apowerfulweapon；该定语从句中有四个并列的谓语动词；theirfriends和apowerfulweapon构成同位关系。2．BellaDePaulo,avisitingpsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,whoseworkfocusesonsinglepeopleandfriendships,notesthatinmanystudies,friendshiphasanevengreatereffectonhealththanaspouseorafamilymember.本句中avisitingpsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia，SantaBarbara是DellaDePaulo的同位语；whoseworkfocuseson...是定语从句，修饰BellaDePaulo；notes是本句的谓语动词，后面接宾语从句。(第67篇)“SesameStreet”hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmerican’sexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkin1969.IntheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersincludemorethanhalfthenation’spre-schoolchildren,fromeverykindofeconomic(经济的),racial(种族的),andgeographicalgroup.Althoughsomeeducatorsobjecttocertainelementsintheprogram,parentspraiseithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelp,thoughsometeachersfindthatproblemsarisewhenfirstgraderswhohavelearnedfrom“SesameStreet”areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.Testshaveshownthatchildrenfromallracial,geographical,andeconomicbackgroundshavebenef