PAGE2014高考英語閱讀理解基礎訓練極品題（19）及答案閱讀理解CToday’schildrenarethe“result”ofthemodernsociety.Ourparentshavejobsthatkeepthembusyalmostalldaylong.Theyonlyhaveafreedayinaweek.Thisdoesn’tallowthemtokeepaneyeontheirchildren.Ontheotherhand,themodernsocietygivesmorefreedomtothechildrenthantheycould“handle”.Asachild,youdon’tknowhowtogrowupbyyourselfuntilyoureachacertainage.Thatiswhyyouneedschoolandparentstobebyyoursideallthetime.Ifyoudon’thaveeitherofthemyoumaymakealotofmistakes.Thesocialsystemofthemodernsocietyisverylenientespeciallywiththechildren.Mostofthechildrentodayarerebels(判逆者).Theyarerude.Theyaregiventoomuchfreedombytheirfamilies.Thisistheirparent’smistake.Theyoughttoknowthatthefreedomtheygivetotheirchildrenismisunderstood.Forexampleitisabadthingfora17–year–oldchildtogooutintheeveningonweekends.Parentsarealsoguiltyofthewaytheirchildrenshowupinthestreetoratschool.Thesameguiltbelongstotheteachingsystemaswell.Pupilsshouldn’tbeallowedtodressliketheywereonafashionpresentationatschool.Anotherimportantfactwecanthinkofregardingthefreedomofchildrenistheirfreewillofspendingmoney.Parentsshouldn’tallowtheirchildrentospendmoneyonwhatevertheywant.Ithinkchildrenaregiventoomuchfreedomnotonlybytheirparents,butalsobythesociety.Thelatterismoretobeblamed!64．Thewriterimpliesthatparents’busylifestyle.A．makestheirchildrenbecomeindependentB．mayleadtoatenseparent–childrelationshipC．isharmfultotheirchildren’shealthD．islikelytocreateatroubledgeneration65．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lenient”(inPara2)mean?gravity-and-motion-sensingorgansinyourinnerear，whichworktogetherwithyoureyestokeepyourvisionandbalancestable.But，whenyousuddenlystopspinningthesystemgoesoutofcontrol，andyourbrainthinksyou'removingwhileyou'renot!Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom?Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrainarea—frommicetodogs，cats，andhumans.Soallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefear，painandpleasure.Butsincehumanfeelingsalsoinvolveother，newerbitsofthebrain，wefeelmorecomplexemotionsthananyotheranimalontheplanet.Ifexercisewearsyouout，howcanitbegoodforyou?Becauseourbodiesadapttoeverythingwedotothem.Andasfarasyourbodyisconcerned，it's“useit，orloseit”！It'snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthy；it'smorethatalackofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydisease.1．Whatisthecolourofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?A．Blue. B．Lightyellow.C．Red. D．Darkreddishpurple.解析細節理解題。根據第一個標題下的“...it'smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolour.”可知答案。答案D2．Whydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?A．Becausetheirspineisinactiveuse.B．Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.C．Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.D．Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.解析細節理解題。根據第四個標題下的“Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine(脊柱)becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectsofgravity(重力)．”可知，老年人變矮是因為脊柱收縮和彎曲造成的。答案D3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?A．Inthelongrun，ourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.B．Whenourbrainsensesthespinning，wewillfeeldizzy.C．Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.D．Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.解析細節理解題。根據第二個標題下的第三句“But，inthelongrun，yourbrain...”可知答案為A項。此題最易誤選B項，根據第五個標題下的最后一句可知，眩暈是由于“你已經不動了，而你的大腦認為你還在動”的錯覺引起的。答案A4．Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?A．Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.B．Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.C．Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.D．Toreportthelatestdiscoveriesinmedicalscience.解析寫作意圖題。考生易誤選D項，但是在醫學領域，概括失誤。文章主要涉及我們身體的問題，包括身體的、情緒的等等。故選擇B項較全面。答案B社會生活類62“InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.”“Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!”Thesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazine,newspaper,radioandtelevisionads,promisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedevice.Thepromotersofsuchproductssaytheycanshapethelegs,slimtheface,smoothwrinkles,orinsomeotherwayaddtobeautyordesirability.Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoney-makingthingsfortheirpromoters.Theresultstheyproducearequestionable,andsomearedangeroustohealth.Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublic,itisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.Iftheproductisadrug,FDA(FoodandDrugAdministration)canrequireproof(證明)undertheFood,Drug,andCosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.Butiftheproductisadevice,FDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.Ifaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealth,FDAcanrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarily,oritcantakelegalaction,includingseizure(查封)oftheproduct.OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisor,whichhadbeensoldforreducingthewaistline.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthedevicesonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlife.Obviously,mostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings(法律訴訟),andnewdevicesappearcontinually.Beforebuying,itisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.1.Itcanbeinferredthattheadsmentionedinthetextare.A.objectiveB.costlyC.unreliableD.illegal2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thecourtisinchargeofremovingdangerousproducts.B.Newproductsaremorelikelytobequestionable.C.TheproductionofadevicemustbeapprovedbyFDA.D.Thepromotersusuallyjustcareaboutprofits.3.FDAcanaskfortheproofofsafetyandeffectivenessofaproduct.A.ifitisadrugB.ifitisadeviceC.ifitsconsumersmakecomplaintsD.ifitsdistributorschallengeFDA’sauthority4.TheRelaxacisorismentionedas.A.aproductwhichwasdesignedtoproduceelectricityB.aproductwhosedistributorwasinvolvedinalegalcaseC.asuccessfuladvertisementofabeautyproductD.anexampleofaqualitybeautyproduct5.Theauthorintendsto.A.makeconsumersawareofthepromoters’falsepromisesB.showtheweaknessofthelawonproductsafetyC.giveadviceonhowtokeepyoungandbeautifulD.introducetheorganizationofFDA【參考答案】62.1-5CDABA閱讀理解DDearDaughter,

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