專題限時訓練(二十三)社會生活型閱讀理解(一)(限時：25分鐘)(一)I've spent over a year in India, and in those 365 plus days, I've learned a lot about getting around Indian cities. My biggest lessons have been learned through being cheated, particularly by taxi and rickshaw (人力車) drivers, but that doesn't mean those are bad ways to travel, as long as you know what you're doing. Below are the best ways to get around the city of Delhi, India, and tips for how to keep from being the victim of scams (欺詐)Taking taxis is a great way to get around the city of Delhi and chances are, if you arrive in Delhi by plane, as soon as you make it through customs, you'll be swarmed by Indian taxi drivers. At the Delhi airport, be sure to arrange for a taxi to your hotel at one of the two Delhi Traffic Police Taxi Booths. One is inside the airport, and one is outside. The key is to make sure to go to a booth run by the police, rather than by independent taxi drivers.Rickshaws are one of my favourite ways to get around Indian cities, in part because it's how the locals often travel. Auto­rickshaws are more common, but bicycle rickshaws are still used in Old Delhi. If you do have a chance to take a bicycle rickshaw, you should do it at least once for a unique experience that should only set you back about 15 rupees. Auto­rickshaw rates around Delhi range between 30 and 80 rupees, depending on the distance.If you really want to travel around Delhi like the locals, take a public bus. Indian buses become very crowded and most do not have air conditioning. They are, however, very cheap. A bus trip won't set you back any more than 15 rupees, as long as you stay within the city limits. Since Indian buses get so crowded, try to board the bus at the start of the route so you can get a seat.The train is a great way to get around within the city of Delhi. Fares are reasonable, between 6 and 22 rupees. All departure announcements are in both Hindi and English, and tokens can be purchased for between 6 and 22 rupees.1The author is trying to _ in Delhi through this text.Agive some advice of travellingBexpect us to travel aroundCshow his/her experiencesDexplain the difficulties of travelling2To avoid being cheated, you ought to _ if you want to take a taxi at the Delhi airport.Apay more to the drivers to keep safeBshow your ticket to the driverCgo to a police­run boothDgo out of the airport3The author suggests taking a rickshaw in order to _Asave some moneyBenjoy the comfortable tripCgain a unique experienceDhelp the local rickshaw drivers4What can we infer from the passage?AYou won't have to pay much if you travel around by bus in India.BIt will be difficult for you to get a seat if you get on the bus halfway.CA rickshaw driver only charges whatever amount you give him.DYou'll have to speak English if you travel around in India.5Which may be the topic that follows?AHotel recommendations in Delhi.BWeather conditions in Delhi.CFood and drink in Delhi.DCar rentals in Delhi.(二)Life is to be enjoyed. There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, and manage stress better, they find that they feel so much better that it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. The latest studies show that when you exercise and eat right：YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three months caused so many new neurons (神經細胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of people's brains!YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your_skin_glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries (動脈) to narrow down, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle earlier. This is why smokers look years older than they really are.YOUR GENES change. In May, a study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that changing your lifestyle changes your genes.YOUR TELOMERES (染色體端粒) get longer. Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes (染色體) that control how long we live. As telomeres become shorter, then cells age more quickly, thus shortening our lives.Besides, one of the most interesting findings in the study was that the mothers' awareness of stress was more important than what was really occurring in their lives. The researchers gave the women a questionnaire and asked them to rate on a three­point scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them. The women who were aware that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres compared with those who felt more relaxed. On the contrary, some of the women who felt relaxed despite raising a disabled child had more normal­appearing telomeres.In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed; if you feel fine, you are fine.1Which of the following are good for lengthening one's life, according to the passage? eat healthy food drink plenty of water take exercise get up early go to sleep early release one's stressABCD2The underlined words “your skin glows” in Paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to “_”Ayour skin becomes white as there is plenty of sunshineByour skin becomes smooth as there is much blood in itC your skin looks pink as you are healthyDyour skin becomes soft as you exercise enough3In the author's opinion, when you exercise and eat right, you will experience some changes EXCEPT _Abrains becoming clevererBfaces having fewer wrinklesCarteries turning narrowerDgenes being changed4From the last but one paragraph we learn that _Amothers will have more damaged telomeres if they raise a disabled childBmothers don't know how to handle stress effectivelyCsome women were asked to fill out a questionnaire about educating childrenDmothers' positive attitudes are the key to managing their stress5The best title for the passage would be “_”AEat better, live betterBFeel better, live longerCLess stress, fewer diseasesDSmoke more, age sooner(三)We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles (肌肉) of your neck, or because an unexpected twist(扭曲)has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.One is the man who always seems to be clapping his handsoften at the wrong timeduring a performance in the theatre. He keeps you from hearing the actors.Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself­control after they have settled into their seatsWell, what nowGod, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men's room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a_pain_in_the_neck”Another, well­known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn (爆米花); he is chewing(嚼)loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they gofor another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.We also call such a person a “rubber neck”， always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbours who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.1. Where can you find this passage?A. In a medicine dictionary. B. In a kids' story book. C. In a social science book. D. In a science textbook.2. According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?A. Disturbed. B. Bored. C. Ignored. D. Relaxed.3. A “rubber neck” often _A. says bad words behind people B. quarrels face to face with neighboursC. bargains with salespeople over the price D. asks about other people's business4. Which of the following persons cannot be described as a “pain in the neck”？A. Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.B. Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.C. Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy. D. Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies. 5What is the main purpose of the author? ATo tell people what might be bad manners in public.BTo criticize (批評) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”. CTo show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”. DTo tell people how to stop the pain in the neck. 專題限時訓練(二十三)(一)【要點綜述】 本文作者就在印度德里旅行時的交通方面提出了幾點建議。1A細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文我們可以看出，作者在本文中給讀者提出了一些建議，告訴讀者在德里旅行時應注意的幾個問題。因此，本文的寫作目的是要給讀者提出建議。2C細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段的最后一句我們可以知道，在機場搭乘出租車時，應到警察經營的攤位。3C細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段的第三句我們可以知道，作者建議乘坐人力車以獲得一種獨特的體驗。4B推理判斷題。根據第四段的最后一句我們可以知道，為了上車后能有一個座位，作者建議最好從起點站上車。這就意味著如果中途上車的話，就很難有座位了。5D推理判斷題。由本文第一段的最后一句可知，本文主要介紹關于德里交通方面避免受騙的幾個建議。因此，在所給的幾個選項當中，只有D項與交通有關。據此，我們可以確定后面接著討論的最有可能是汽車租賃業(yè)務。(二)【要點綜述】 本文是一篇調查報告，講述了生活方式對健康的重要性。1A細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第一段“When people eat more healthfully，exercise，quit smoking，and manage stress better”可知答案。2C詞義猜測題。根據前文信息“YOUR FACE receives more blood flow”可知，glow 在文中的意思為“臉色紅潤”。故選擇C項。3C推理判斷題。根據文章第三段“Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries(動脈) to narrow down”可知，尼古丁使動脈變窄。故C項錯誤。4D推理判斷題。根據文章倒數第二段第一句話以及后面的調查結果可知，母親們對壓力的態(tài)度對成功應付壓力起著重要的作用。故D項正確。5B主旨大意題。綜合文章第二至五段可以看出，當心情好時，新的神經細胞不斷生長、動脈變寬、基因改變、染色體端粒變長，因此人的壽命也會相應地變長，所以選擇B，其他選項都是片面的。(三)【要點綜述】 文章介紹了一些在公共場合不禮貌的行為，可以把有這些行為的人比喻成“pain in the neck”。1C 推理判斷題。這篇文章講述了一些在社交場合讓人不舒服的行為，所以本文應該是出自一本社交科學的書，故選C項。2A推理判斷題。從第四段的句子“You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself­control after they have settled into their seats”可知，這種行為讓你感覺很厭煩，故選A項。3D細節(jié)理解題。從最后一段的“They enjoy learning about your personal business.”可知，rubber neck是喜歡打探別人隱私的人，故選D項。4B細節(jié)理解題。文章介紹的 pain in the neck 的人是從行為上讓人厭煩的，不是真的有頸椎病的人，故選B項。5A 主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了一些在公共場合不禮貌的行為，故選A項。