2010年上海高考英语阅读理解新题型4

-1-2010年上海高考英语阅读理解新题型4SectionＤDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.BillGatesandthepresidentofGeneralMotorshavemetforlunch,andBillisgoingonandonaboutcomputertechnology.“Ifautomotivetechnologyhadkeptpacewithcomputertechnologyoverthepastfewdecades,youwouldnowbedrivingaV-32insteadofaB-8,anditwouldhaveatopspeedof10,000milesperhour,”saysBill.“Or,youcouldhaveaneconomycarthatweighs30poundsandgetsathousandmilesonagallonofgas.Ineithercase,thestickerpriceofanewcarwouldbelessthan$50.Whyhaven’tyouguyskeptup?”ThepresidentofGMsmilesandsays,“Becausethefederalgovernmentwon’tletusbuildcarsthatcrashfourtimesaday.”Whyisthatfunny(ornotfunny,asthecasemaybe)?Humanbeingslovetolaugh,andtheaverageadultlaughs17timesaday.Humanslovetolaughsomuchthatthereareactuallyindustriesbuiltaroundlaughter.Jokes,sitcomsandcomediesarealldesignedtogetuslaughing,becauselaughingfellsgood.Forusitseemssonatural,butthefunnythingisthathumansareoneoftheonlyspeciesthatlaughs.Laughterisactuallyacomplexresponsethatinvolvesmanyofthesameskillsusedinsolvingproblems.Laughterisagreatthing.That’swhywe’veallheardofthesaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Thereisstrongevidencethatlaughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease.Inthisarticle.We’lllookatlaughter-whatitis,whathappensinourbrainswhenwelaugh,whatmakesuslaughandhowitcanmakeushealthierandhappier.You’llalsolearnthatthere’satremendous(极大的)amountoffactsthatnooneunderstandsyet.1What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?_________________________________2“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”means_____________________________3Fromthepassage,whatareindustriesbuiltaroundlaughter?________________4Inparagragh3,“sitcoms”means___________________-2-Answers:1Howlaughterworks2laughtercanactuallyimprovehealthandhelpfightdisease3jokes,sitcomsandcomedies4situationcomedySectionＤDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.“Family”isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaytheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingof“family”initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily-----hencethetremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleavingone’sparentsandstartingone’sownlife.Theman’sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife’stoherhusband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife’sparentsnorthehusband’s,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,havetherighttointerferewiththem-----theyaretheirownmasters.ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudicewillknowthatinformertimemarriageamongwealthyfamilieswerearrangedbythegirl’sparents,thatis,itwastheparents’dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Atthattime,thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparent’shome,andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.1.Theauthormeanby“familyisofcourseanelasticword”?-3-____________________________________________________________2.ForanEnglishfamily,thehusband’sdutyis_____________________________________________________________.3.PrideandPrejudiceisabookmainlyabout________________________.4.WithregardtomarriageinBritain,present-daygirlsdifferfromformer-timegirlsin______________________________.1.differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.2.financingthefamily3.marriageinEnglandinthepast4.moreparentalsupportSectionＤDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Insomniaistheinabilitytofallasleeporsleeprestfully.Itisaproblemtonearlyeveryoneatsometime.Apersonmaybeawakeforanhourinthemiddleofthenightandthen,nextmorning,feelthathehardlysleepallnightNormally,worryaboutnotgettingenoughsleepistheworstaspectofmostinsomnia.Ifinsomniaisrecurrent,however,itisimportanttofinditscausesandtrytocorrectthem,withthehelpofadoctorifnecessary.Anyofalargenumberofsimplefactorsmaytakeitdifficultforsomeonetofallasleeporremainasleep.Hismattersmaybetoosoftortoohard.Iftherearetoomanyblanketsonahotnight,hemaybetoowarm;ifthebedclothesaretoolighthemayfeelcoldduringthenight.Ifitisnotdarkenough,ortoonoisy,thismaycausedifficultyinsleeping.Eatingshortlybeforegoingtobedalsoberesponsibleforinsomnia.Stimulatingdrinks,suchasteaorcoffee,canalsokeeppeopleawake.Inabilitytofallasleepissometimesasymptomofemotionalormentaldisorders.Insomniamay-4-alsobecausedbypainand,veryrarely,itcanbeasymptomofaphysicaldisease.Thecauseofinsomnia