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中考英语：阅读理解优编题（2）含答案PassageA（2019中考日常生活类训练）Couldyourbestfriendmakeyoufat?Researcherswhohavestudied“networks”ofobesity(肥胖)thinkso：theyfoundthatifsomeone'sfriendbecomesobese,thatperson'schancesofbecomingobeseincreasebymorethanhalf.Brothersorsistersandahusbandorawifealsohaveaninfluence,althoughreduced_peoplewhosebrothersorsistersbecameobesewere40percentmorelikelytogrowobese,whilepeoplewhosehusbandorwifebecameobesewere37percentmorelikelyto.“Thisisthefirststudytoshowhowobesityspreadsthroughthesocialnetworkfrompersontoperson，”JamesFowleroftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,whoworkedonthestudy,toldinatelephoneinterviewing.Theresearcherssaidtheirfindingsshowthatobesityiscontagious—notlikeaviruswhichiscontagious,butinasocialsense.ItmayhelpexplainwhyobesityisworseningacrosstheUnitedStates,withtwo-thirdsofAmericansoverweightandalmostathirdtechnicallyobese.“Ithasbecomeverypopulartospeakoftheobesityepidemic.Webegantowonderifitistrulyanepidemic，”Dr.NicholasChristakis,aprofessorofmedicalsociologyatHarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston,toldthebriefing.“Wethinkthatthesefindingsreinforce(加强)theideathatobesityisnotjustanindividualproblembutacollectiveproblem，”Christakissaid.“Peoplelookaroundthemandseepeoplegainingweightanditmightchangetheirattitudeaboutwhatconstitutesanacceptablebodysize，”headded.“Youmightsayit'sOKtobeheavier.”1．Theunderlinedphrase“reducedpeople”refersto______.A．theinfluenceofpeopleissmallerandsmallerB．fatpersonsarehavinglessandlessfriendsC．thenumberoffatpersonsisdecreasinglargelyD．personsarebecomingthinnerandthinner2．What'sthenewfindingofresearchersinthepassage?A．ObesityispopularwithAmericans.B．Obesityspreadsfrompersontoperson.C．Obesitycanbespreadlikeavirus.D．Obesityisbecominganepidemic.3．Inwhataspectdoyourfatfriendshaveanimpactonyou?A．Theymayinfluenceyouhowtochoosealover.B．Theymayassistyouinformingalifevalue.C．Theymaychangeyourattitudestowardsobesity.D．Theymayhelpyouunderstandwhatobesityis.4．Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat________.A．it'sbetternottomakefriendswithfatpersonsB．obesityisakindofdiseasethatcanspreadC．mostAmericansthinkobesityisakindofbeautyD．itneedsacollectiveefforttodealwithobesity参考答案1A2B3C4DPassageBOneofthethingsIalwaysbelieveisthatnomatterhowbadsomethingis,youcantakesomethingpositiveoutofit.TheonetimeIwasn’tsureofthatwasonSeptember11.Iusuallywakeupat6:30or7:00inthemorning.Thatday,Ihappenedtowakeupearlier.IturnedontheTVandIsawthataplanehadcrashedintotheNorthToweroftheWorldTradeCenter.Myfirstreactionwasthatitwasaterribleaccident.ThenIsawanotherplaneflyintotheSouthTowerandIrealizedthatIwaswitnessinganactofterrorism.MywifeandIspentthedaywatchingtheterriblepicturesoverandoveragain.WhenIwatchedfamilymemberslookingfortheirlovedones,thepainintheireyeswassomethingIwouldneverforget.Icouldn’tunderstandhowsomethingthisterriblecouldhavehappened.Itwasn’tuntilafewweeksafterSeptember11thatIbegantoseethatperhapssomegooddidcomefromthistragedy.Peopleseemdifferentnow,moreunderstanding,moretolerant.Littlethingsthatseemedtobesuchatroublebeforearenolongerbigthings.Personally,IammoretolerantthanIwas.Irealizelifeistooshort,andtooprecious,toletmyselfgetworriedoversmallthings.I’velearnedalsothatyoucan’ttakethingsforgranted.Thingschangeintheblinkofaneye.Peoplegotoworkanddon’tcomeback.Onemomentthey’relivingandthenextminutethey’renot.And,itdoesn’tmatterwhoyouare,thereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Weneverknowwhenourtimeherewillbeover,soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.Youtrytolearnfromwhathappened.Youcan’tbeusedupbyit.Youcan’tlivebyit.Allyoucandoisjustlive.注：crash撞击reaction反应witness目击tragedy悲剧tolerant宽容的precious珍贵的take…forgranted认为……是当然的1、Theword“positive”inthepassageprobablymeans_________.A.terribleB.badC.goodD.real2、.WhatdidthewriterseeafterheturnedontheTVthatmorning?A.Afirestarting.B.Aplaneflying.C.Aterribleaccident.D.Anactofterrorism.3、.FromSeptember11,thewriterhasrealizedthat_______.A.peopleshouldmakethemostofeveryminutetheyhaveB.hehasbecomelesstoleranttowardsothersC.heshouldgetworriedaboutlittlethingsD.lifeistooshorttocareaboutothers4、.What’sthebesttitle（题目）ofthispassage?A.AReportaboutSeptember11B.TheTragedyofSeptember11C.September11andMyFamilyD.September11andMyTurn参考答案1、.C2、.D3、.A4、DPassageCJimBerry,areporterformamagazine,isinterviewingGilbertamanwhohasbeentooverathousandmuseums...JB:Vistingmuseumsseemslikeastrangehobby,Aren，ttheyalittleboring?GD:Notatall!They，rethemostexcitingplacesonearth,YoucanalwaysfindSomethinginterestinginthem--ifyouknowwheretolookJB:sohowmanyhaveyoubeentoGD:IthinkI，vebeentoatleastoneeveryweek--forthepasttwenty-fiveyears.SoIguessthat，sabout1,250JB:Whatmuseumsinterestyouthemost？GD；WellI，vealwayslovedthebigones,ofcourse–placeliketheSmithsonianinWashington,state,asurfingmuseuminCalifornia,aUFOmuseuminNewMexico,amuseumofhandbagsinHolland...Theyareallunusualnow!1.Youcanfinda______museuminCaliforniaA.bananaB.UFOCsurfingDhandbags2.Gilbertnowprefers_______museumsA.bigB.usualCcleanDunusual3.Onaverage＊,Gilbertvisits_______museumseachyearA.25B.50C1,000D1,2504.Gilbertdoesn，tthinkvisitingmuseumsisboringbecause_____