2019-2020年高二英語(yǔ)話題閱讀訓(xùn)練 Week Fourteen生活哲理一、閱讀理解（共14小題；共28.0分）A The old saying "Youre only as old as you feel" has new life, backed up by a new study. Researchers found older people with positive views on aging were 44% more likely to recover fully after severe disability than those with negative views on aging. People with positive attitudes about aging also had a slower decline in their ability to do daily tasks such as dressing and bathing. Until now, experts say, most of the research on attitudes about aging and health has looked at the health risks and losses linked to a negative views. But this study suggests there may be actual health benefits to having a more positive view about aging. In the study, researchers periodically surveyed 598 people aged 70 or older about their views on aging over a period of about 11 years. None were disabled when the study started, but later on, all of them had at least one month when they needed help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, or walking. The older people with positive views on aging were more likely to progress from severe disability to mild disability or mild disability to no disability. And they also had a slower rate of decline in their ability to perform daily activities as they got older. Of course, many factors affect whether or to what extent a person recovers from disability. This study does not prove that a positive attitude about aging made a difference. Positive views on aging may help people recover from disability and promote independent living in a variety of ways. A persons attitudes about aging say a lot about how much they believe their health is under their own control. People with positive age attitudes may be more likely to live a healthy lifestyle, keep up on their doctor appointments, and take their medicines as ordered. Researchers say the next step is to look at how people can upgrade their attitudes about aging. 1. From the passage, we can know . A. many people are afraid of aging in fact B. positive views on aging are more likely to help people recover C. we can live as long as we want if with positive views D. positive views can stop us from declining the ability of dressing 2. Whats the difference between the new study and most of the former studies? A. The ways of studying. B. The contents of studying. C. The hosts of studying. D. The attitudes of the researchers. 3. It can be inferred from the passage that . A. positive attitudes determine whether a person recovers B. positive attitudes assure that people must recover from disability C. negative attitudes destroy peoples health D. positive attitudes can bring actual health benefits to people 4. The people with positive age attitudes may . A. live an easy life B. visit the doctors occasionally C. take medicines as told D. do exercises regularly 5. What will the researchers do next? A. Emphasize some of the positive views. B. Focus on the developmental loss with aging. C. Help people take their medicines as ordered. D. Believe their health is under their own control.B I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit, but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my fathers age, but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means. A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, "Fifty is what forty used to be." He had made an inspirational point. Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now. "Youre not getting older, youre getting better," says Dr. Joyce Brothers. This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion. And so, as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net, I am moved to share some thoughts on aging with you. I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally. Getting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies(悼詞). In fact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all: Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be. Whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by. I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend(混合) of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher(哲學(xué)家) was right when he said, "Old is always fifteen years from now." 6. The author seems to tell us in Paragraph 1 that . A. time alone will tell B. time goes by quickly C. time will show what is right D. time makes one forget the past 7. When the author turned fifty,people around him . A. tried to fort himB. got inspirations from him C. were friendlier with himD. found him more talkative 8. The author considers his fifty years of life . A. peacefulB. ordinaryC. satisfactoryD. regretful 9. We can infer from the passage that . A. the old should lead a simple life B. the old should face the fact of aging C. the old should take more exercise D. the old should fill themselves with curiosityC About Lanoxin Lanoxin is derived from the leaves of a digitalis plant. It helps make the heart beat stronger and with a more regular rhythm. Lanoxin is used to treat congestive(充血的) heart failure. Lanoxin is also used to slow the heart rate in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder of the atria(心房). Who is for? Who can take Lanoxin: People whose hearts beat disorderly. People who need to slow the heart rate. Who should NOT take Lanoxin: Women who are pregnant, my be pregnant, or may bee pregnant. Lanoxin may harm your unborn baby. Women who are breast-feeding. Lanoxin can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby. People with kidney disease. People with a recent history of heart attack. Lanoxin side effects Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as: fast, slow, or uneven heart rate; bloody or black, tarry stools; blurred vision, yellowed vision; or confusion, hallucinations, unusual thoughts or behavior. Less serious Lanoxin side effects may include: mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; feeling weak or dizzy; headache; enlarged breasts in men; or mild skin rash. HOW to take Lanoxin DO: Take Lanoxin as prescribed by your doctor. Try to take the medication at the same time every day. Measure it with a special dose-measuring spoon or cup. Dont: Do not you miss a dose (一劑 ). If so and next dose is less than 12 hours away, skip the missed dose. Take next dose at regular time. Do not take it in larger amounts or for longer than remended. Do not stop taking Lanoxin without first talking to your doctor. Stopping suddenly may make your condition worse.10. The author introduces Lanoxin to . A. tell people how to treat uneven heart rate B. present a new report on medicine C. direct how to take the medicine regularly D. give information about a kind of medicine11. What is NOT a major function of Lanoxin? A. To help make the heart beat stronger. B. To treat congestive heart failure. C. To improve unhealthy diet. D. To slow the heart rate.12. Lanoxin is beneficial for . A. women who are pregnant B. women who are breast-feeding C. women with kidney disease D. women with congestive heart failure13. Which is a serious side effect? A. Uneven heart rate.B. Feeling weak. C. Enlarged breasts in men.D. Mild skin rash.14. If you missed a dose and you will take the next dose in 11 hours, you should . A. take the next dose in larger amount B. take the medicine immediately C. take the next dose later D. take the next dose at your regular time二、閱讀理解（共4小題；共8.0分） Once upon a time, there was a scholar who wanted to gain more knowledge each day even though he had already gained enough knowledge. One day, he came to visit a saint and wanted to be his student. The saint provided some tea. He slowly filled the scholars cup: the cup was full, yet he kept pouring and pouring. The scholar burst out, "Stop! You cant add anything to something thats already full!" The saint set down the teapot and replied, "Exactly." Whether its the silence between notes in music, or some open time in your schedule, you need space to act effectively(有效地). Yet most of us, myself included, tend to stuff as much as possible into whatever room is availableclosets, schedules, budgets, relationships, and even the mind itself. However, some people know how to avoid overstuffing(裝填過(guò)度) their life. For example, in Australia, it seemed that most people there operated at about 85% of their capacity(能力), unlike Americans pushing as close to 100% as possible. So when you run into Australians you know in the street, they have time to hang out and talk with you. Remember the cup: its value is in the space, the emptiness it holds. How to empty your "cup"? Be mindful of the element of space, openness, and emptiness in your life. This includes room in a drawer, the volume of air in a kitchen, and open-mindedness in a friend. Sometimes youre just stuck with a big bucket of tasks yet to do. But at least empty the bucket faster than you fill it with new tasks. Put some space between finishing one thing and starting another. For example, after sending one email, take a breath before replying to another one. Drop the stuff you can no longer afford to lug around. At sea level, you can run with a brick in your backpack, but if youre hiking on a mountain, that brick has got to go.15. By pouring water into the cup, the saint most probably wanted the scholar to know that . A. he should pay attention to details B. he should keep learning every day C. he had already gained enough knowledge D. he should be very careful in order to succeed16. The underlined word "lug" in the last paragraph probably means " ". A. reachB. carryC. seeD. show17. Whats the structure of the passage? A. Exampleadviceconclusionstory. B. Topicexampleadvicestory. C. Storytopicexampleadvice. D. Reasontopicadviceexample.18. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Art of LifeB. Value Every Minute C. The Art of Drinking TeaD. Empty Your "Cup" at Times三、完形填空（共20小題；共30.0分） It can be tough to choose your babys name. Heres how to make the process 19 . There are trendy names, classics, and everything in between. So how do you settle on a name? Put 20 in the childs shoes. Picture them not as a cute baby, but as a grown-up bearing that name you 21 . "My No. 1 tip is to stop and 22 youre naming yourself," says Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard. "If youre starting out in your life 23 , is this what you would want to 24 you?" If the answer is 25 , youre on the right track. If not, its time to 26 to the drawing board. But its not just celebrities. "More than ever before, 27 seem focused on finding a name that is 28 a name that everybody likes and nobody uses," Wattenberg says. Yet whats in vogue one year and 29 the next is impossible to 30 . "When people choose a name, we dont realize 31 we are influenced by the world around us," Wattenberg says. When naming your baby, keep in 32 these three tips: Share your top picks. Ask a few friends 33 taste you trust as sounding boards. "If you actually think your family and friends are all going to 34 the name you 35 , thats a warning sign," Wattenberg says. Think like a local. "Naming style is a 36 thing," Wattenberg says. "Landon is a perfect 37 of a name that is a top five huge hit in certain areas of the country, like Louisiana, but not Massachusetts." Spell it with ease. Dont go for a trendy spelling. "A lot of parents try to make a name distinctive by 38 it differently," Wattenberg says, "but you spend most of your life saying names, not spelling them."19.A. harderB. more difficult C. more confidentD. easier20.A. himselfB. herselfC. yourselfD. ourselves21.A. pickedB. knewC. createdD. invented22.A. persuadeB. pretendC. proposeD. prevent23.A. todayB. yesterdayC. tomorrowD. future24.A. reportB. reviewC. rejectD. represent25.A. notB. wrongC. yesD. right26.A. e forwardB. put offC. write downD. go back27.A. friendsB. parentsC. brothersD. sisters28.A. distinctiveB. instructiveC. aggressiveD. constructive29.A. upB. downC. offD. out30.A. predictB. exposeC. pressD. debate31.A. how oftenB. how muchC. how longD. how far32.A. heartB. eyesC. mindD. hand33.A. whoB. whoseC. whichD. why34.A. likeB. useC. examineD. hate35.A. adjustedB. choseC. declaredD. purchase36.A. relevantB. politicalC. localD. elegant37.A. exampleB. adaptationC. decorationD. significance38.A. writingB. readingC. spellingD. saying答案一、閱讀理解 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B10. D11. C12. D13. A14. D二、閱讀理解15. C16. B17. C18. D三、完形填空19. D20. C21. A22. B23. A24. D25. C26. D27. B28. A29. D30. A31. B32. C33. B34. D35. B36. C37. A38 (暫無(wú)答案)