浙江省高考英语二轮复习 专题训练 阅读理解(34)

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2012

高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅 读理解（

34

）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

A

、

B

、

C

、

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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

The dark chocolate is one of the favourite food choices by many. The taste is

simply

irresistible,

the

smell

is

tempting

and

the

feel

of

every

bite

is

surely

what

you are craving for.

Aside

from

the

taste,

you

simply

cannot

resist

it

because

it

has

a

lot

of

benefits

when it comes to your health. Our health is our priority(

首要事情

) when it comes

to

the

choice

of

our

foods.

If

you

worry

that

the

chocolate

is

bad

for

your

health,

then

here

is

a

list

of

the

effects

of

dark

chocolate

to

health

especially

when

taken

with the right amount every day.

First of all , it contains a component called falconoid(

类黄铜

) which acts as

an antioxidant(

抗氧化剂

). The antioxidants fight the common signs of aging. The

antioxidants are also good for the heart. Studies have shown that people who ate

foods rich in antioxidants have low incidence of heart diseases.

Aside from the anti-aging and healthy heart benefits, the dark chocolate can

also lower blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol(

胆固醇

) to as high as 10%.

Lowering of blood pressure in patients of high blood level is good because it will

lower

the

risks

of

stroke

and

certain

health

crisis.

Low

levels

of

blood

cholesterol

are

also

good

for

the

heart

and

take

away

the

risk

of

blood

vessels

which

may

harden

for too much cholesterol in them.

Lastly,

do

you

know

the

feeling

of

being

overjoyed

after

jogging?

This

feeling

is like extreme happiness. Dark chocolates will give you the feeling of pleasure

and happiness. If you are feeling that the world has turned against you, then a

chocolate can be a mood lifter. It is an antidepressant. Usually when we feel so

bad,

we

would

crave

to

eat

more

food.

If

you

are

looking

for

something

to

eat

during

your bad moments, try to take a bite from a dark chocolate and feel good somehow

after it.

These are commonly the effects of chocolates to health. It can benefit you

especially if taken in moderate amounts. Approximately, 100 grams of chocolate or

less a day is already enough according to studies. If you have taken too much, try

to

lessen

on

your

other

meals

for

the

day.

It

is

all

about

nutrition

and

taking

the

right amount of food in order to get the health benefits that it can provide for

you.

1. According to the text, _____________.

A. many people like the dark chocolate for its taste

B. the dark chocolate is the best choice for most people.

C. nobody could resist the tempting smell of the dark chocolate

D. only a bite of the dark chocolate will make you addicted to it

2. What do we consider most important when choosing our foods?

A. Our taste. B. Our health.

C. The variety of foods. D. The source of foods.

3.

The

underlined

sentence

in

Paragraph

3

suggests

that

dark

chocolates

___________.

A. are the best choices for the aged

B. are usually used as an antioxidant

C. can keep you stay young forever

D. can make you look younger than your real age

4. What can we learn from paragraph 5?

A. If you are depressed, dark chocolate will make you delighted.

B. If you are feeling bad, you will crave to eat dark chocolates.

C. If you eat some dark chocolates, you will get overjoyed.

D. If you are hungry, the best food is dark chocolates.

B

An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for

56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.

James

Harrison

has

an

antibody

in

his

plasma

that

stops

babies

dying

from

Rhesus

disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth

to

healthy

babies,

including

his

own

daughter,

Tracey,

who

had

a

healthy

son

thanks

to her father's blood.

Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old

and

has

now

racked

up

a

total

of

984

donations.

When

he

started

donating,

his

blood

was

deemed

so

special

that

his

life

was

insured

for

one

million

Australian

dollars.

He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in

two

million

”.

He

said:

“I've

never

thought

about

stopping.

Never.”

He

made

a

pledge

to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13

litres of blood.

“I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I

received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”

Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life- saving

antibody

in

his

blood.

At

the

time,

thousands

of

babies

in

Australia

were

dying

each

year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of

the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood

and

her

unborn

baby's

blood.

It

stems

from

one

having

Rh-positive

blood

and

the

other

Rh-negative.

His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After

his

blood

type

was

discovered,

Mr.

Harrison

volunteered

to

undergo

a

series

of

tests

to help develop the Anti-D vaccine.

“They insured me for a million dollars so I

knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,” he said.

“I wasn't scared. I was

glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.”

Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh- positive blood. It

was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to

hundreds

of

thousands

of

women.

It

has

also

been

given

to

babies

after

they

are

born

to stop them developing the disease.

It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is

still donating every few weeks now.

5.

How old is James Harrison

？

A. 56

B. 70

C. 74

D. 78

6.

What does the underlined phrase

“

two million

”

refer to?

A. people

B. mothers

C. dollars

D. all of the above

7.

Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _____.

A. his daughter asked him to help her son

B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollars

C. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed

D. someone else

’

s blood saved his life

8.

The

sentence

“

The

disease

creates

an

incompatibility

between

the

mother's

blood

and

her

unborn

baby's

blood

”

(underlined

in

Paragraph

5)

suggests

that

_____.

A. babies suffer permanent brain damage before born

B. the mother and the baby have different types of blood

C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage

D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood

9.

What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?

A. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.

B. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.

C. Mr. Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.

D. His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.

C

While

it

is

impossible

to

live

completely

free

of

stress

，

it

is

possible

to

prevent

stress as well as reduce its effect when it can’t be avoided．

The US Department

of

Health

and

Human

Services

offers

the

following

suggestions

for

ways

to

deal

with

stress

．

◆

Try physical activity

When

you

are

nervous

，

angry

or

upset

，

try

releasing

the

pressure

through

exercise

or

physical

activity

．

Running

，

walking< /p>

，

playing

tennis

，

and

working

in

your

garden

are just some of the activities you might try

．

◆

Take care of yourself

You

should

make

every

effort

to

eat

well

and

get

enough

rest

．

If

you

easily

get

angry and can’t sleep well enough，or if you’re not eating properly，

it will be

more

likely

that

you

will

fall

into

stressful

situations

．

If

stress

repeatedly

keeps

you from sleeping

，

you should consult a doctor

．

◆

Make time for yourself

Schedule time for both work and entertainment

．

Don't forget

，

play can be just

as important to your overall well-being as work

．

You need a break from your daily