山西省運(yùn)城市風(fēng)陵渡開發(fā)區(qū)高級(jí)中學(xué)2021年高三英語期末試卷含解析

山西省運(yùn)城市風(fēng)陵渡開發(fā)區(qū)高級(jí)中學(xué)2021年高三英語期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.BecauseI'vesomethingimportanttodo,Ican'tcometoseeyouthisevening,____I'dliketo.A.muchasB.muchsoC.asmuchD.somuch參考答案：A2.Themanagerofthiscompanyisveryconsiderate

hisemployees.

A．towards B．with

C．a(chǎn)t

D．a(chǎn)bout參考答案：A3.TheUnitedStates________52stateswhileChina________32provincesandautonomousregions.A.formsof;

consistsofB.consistsof;

ismadeupofC.ismadeup;

consistsofD.isformed;

ismadeupof參考答案：B4.Hedidn’ttellhiswifeaboutbuyinganewcarforher_____hecouldgiveherabigsurpriseonherbirthday．A．sothat

B．eventhough

C．a(chǎn)sif

D．incase參考答案：A5.Thedriver,_________theguests,______responsiblefortheaccident.A.morethan；are

B.ratherthan；isC.otherthan；were

D.lessthan；was參考答案：B

考查短語與主謂一致。句意為“在這次嚴(yán)重的事故中，應(yīng)受責(zé)備的是司機(jī)而不是乘客?！眒orethan“多于，超過”；ratherthan“而不是”；otherthan“除了”；lessthan“少于”。本句主語為thedriver，故選D?！靖呖继崾尽縲ith，together

with，as

well

as，

rather

than，no

less

than，but，except，

besides，as

much

as等是屬于"準(zhǔn)連接詞"，其作用與介詞類似。一般情況下，主語后面跟上由這類詞連接的成分，雖然主語和謂語隔開了，但謂語仍須和真正的主語保持一致。在第3句中，其真正的主語是Dr

Smith，所以謂語用單數(shù)形式；第4句屬口語體，在這個(gè)句子中，with的意義和and相近，通常情況下根據(jù)意義一致的原則，即使主語是單數(shù)，謂語仍可用復(fù)數(shù)形式，因此，其謂語用復(fù)數(shù)形式。6.TheSmithshavethreesons,oneababy,_____twinsofthirteen.A.another

B.other

C.theother

D.theothers參考答案：D略7.Iwonderhowlongitwillbe_______theengineercouldadapttothenewwork.A.thatB.whenC.beforeD.since參考答案：C8.Thetwocompaniesarecompeting________eachothertogetintotheIndianmarket.

A.to

B.for

C.in

D.against參考答案：D略9.Heislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoes______hisboss.A.serves

B.promises

C.satisfies

D.supports參考答案：C略10.Yousee,there’snolightonintheclassroom，there

beanybodystudyingtherenow.A.can’t

B.mustn’t

C.needn’t

D.mayn’t參考答案：A.11.

—Whichofthetwocomputergamesdidyouprefer?

—ActuallyIdidn’tlike______.A.bothofthem

B.eitherofthem

C.noneofthem

D.neitherofthem參考答案：B解析：題意是“這兩個(gè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲你喜歡哪一個(gè)？說實(shí)話我兩個(gè)都不喜歡?！眓ot和both表示部分否定。none指三個(gè)以上的否定。neither兩個(gè)都不，前面有don’t，就不能再和neither搭配使用了。要注意區(qū)別both,all,neither,either,none的基本用法，同時(shí)要注意部分否定和全否定的表達(dá)。如：Bothofhissonsareinthearmy.其全否定形式為：Neitherofhissonsisinthearmy.Allofuswenttothecinemayesterday.其完全否定形式是：Noneofuswenttothecinema.12.Sherememberedseveraloccasionsinthepast

shehadexperiencedasimilarfeeling.A.which

B.where

C.what

D.when參考答案：B略13.Broadlyspeaking,IwouldagreewithSam,thoughnot_______.A.widely

B.entirely

C.extremely

D.eventually參考答案：B14.Facedwith_______failure,itisthemostimportantforustokeepup______goodstateofmind.A.

/;a

B.

a;/

C.

the;/

D./;the參考答案：A略15.MyfriendMaryis_____beautifulgirland_____girleveryonelikestoworkwith.A.a,a B.a,theC.the,a D.the,the參考答案：A16.Amandahopestoliveasimplelife______shecanjustenjoyheractivitiesratherthanrushingtomeetthedeadline．A．when

B．which

C．where

D．that參考答案：C17.—Morning.Ihaveacoupleofpicturesinmyflashdrive_______.Howmuchdoesitcost?—Well,itdependsonthesizeandnumberyouwant.Butitshouldbe_____

between30and50RMB.A.tobedeveloped;somewhere B.todevelop;somewhereC.tobedeveloped;anywhere D.todevelop;anywhere參考答案：A18.Though

ofthedanger,Mr.Brownstillriskedhislifetosavetheboyinthefire.A.havingtold B.telling C.tobetold D.told參考答案：D19.ManyAmericanhighschoolstudents_______after-schooljobstomakemoneyandgetalittlebitmoreindependencefromtheirparents.

A.takein

B.takeoff

C.takeon

D.takeover參考答案：C二、完型填空20.MadisonWilliams,aged13,wasstudyinginherbedroominDublin,Ohio.Suddenly,hermother,LeighWilliams,rushedinsaying____21____,“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化糞池）,andnoonecan____22____him.”Theyrantotheneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’sdesperatemotherandotherpeople____23____aseptictankopeningthatwasslightlywiderthana____24____.Theboy,only2,hadslippedin.Madisonquickly____25____thesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould____26____throughthesmallhole.Without____27____,shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening,placedher____28____outinfrontofher,____29____toldtheadults,“Lowermein.”Leighandtheothers____30____herwaistandlegs.Shemovedherarmsandshouldersfromsidetosideuntilshegotthroughthe____31____.Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheairwassick.Sheusedherhandsto____32____theboyinthedirtywater,andjammedherleftwrist____33____ahiddenpole,injuringthemusclesinherwristandarm.Ignoringher____34____,Madisoncontinued.Minutestickedbybeforeshe____35____graspedhisfoot.Then,tenminutesafterMadisonhad____36____thetank,sheandtheboywere____37____.Buttheboywasn’toutof____38____.Hehadbeenkeptfromoxygenlongenoughthathewasn’t____39____.Anadultgavehimseveralhardhitsontheback.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewas____40____.Madison’sactionmadeherahero.21.A.impatiently

B.bravely

C.anxiously

D.calmly22.A.reach

B.see

C.recognize

D.hear23.A.covering

B.repairing

C.digging

D.surrounding24.A.bowl

B.plate

C.basketball

D.tap25.A.accepted

B.surveyed

C.remembered

D.drew26.A.fit

B.break

C.walk

D.look27.A.effort

B.help

C.doubt

D.hesitation28.A.arms

B.feet

C.clothes

D.glasses29.A.still

B.even

C.and

D.so30.A.lowered

B.held

C.pushed

D.pressed31.A.water

B.opening

C.passage

D.gate32.A.exam

B.greet

C.shake

D.feel33.A.against

B.with

C.on

D.towards34.A.life

B.time

C.injury

D.direction35.A.carefully

B.finally

C.again

D.just36.A.searched

B.touched

C.entered

D.observed37.A.liftedout

B.steppedforward

C.movedon

D.cameaway38.A.balance

B.order

C.control

D.trouble39.A.talking

B.sleeping

C.breathing

D.smiling40.A.sad

B.OK

C.hungry

D.different參考答案：21.C

22.A

23.D

24.C

25.B

26.A

27.D

28.A

29.C

30.B

31.B

32.D

33.A

34.C

35.B

36.C

37.A

38.D

39.C

40.B本文是一篇記敘文。一個(gè)兩歲的小男孩掉進(jìn)化糞池，女孩Madison發(fā)現(xiàn)開口小，只有她能下去，就毫不猶豫下去救人。Madison的行為讓她成為一個(gè)英雄。21.C考查副詞。A.impatiently不耐心地；B.bravely勇敢地；C.anxiously焦慮地；D.calmly冷靜地。根據(jù)下文Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化糞池）可知，她媽媽在焦慮地說。答案為C。22.A考查動(dòng)詞。A.reach到達(dá)；B.see看見；C.recognize認(rèn)出；D.hear聽見。沒人能夠得到他。答案為A。23.D考查動(dòng)詞。A.covering覆蓋；B.repairing修理；C.digging挖；D.surrounding圍著。根據(jù)上文Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化糞池），andnoonecan___2___him．”可推知，人們雖然下不去，但是應(yīng)該圍在化糞池周圍。答案為D。24.C考查名詞。A.bowl碗；B.plate碟；C.basketball籃球；D.tap水龍頭。根據(jù)下文Theboy,only2,hadslippedin.可知，化糞池的口應(yīng)該是比一個(gè)籃球稍微寬點(diǎn)。C項(xiàng)符合題意。25.B考查動(dòng)詞。A.accepted接受；B.surveyed調(diào)查；C.remembered記得；D.drew牽引，描繪。根據(jù)下文Shewastheonlyonewhocould___6___throughthesmallhole.說明Madison迅速調(diào)查了一下當(dāng)時(shí)的境況。答案為B。26.A考查動(dòng)詞。A.fit適合；B.break打破；C.walk散步；D.look看。根據(jù)throughthesmallhole.可知，此處指適合下去救小男孩的人只有她。選A。27.D考查名詞。A.effort努力；B.help幫助；C.doubt懷疑；D.hesitation猶豫不決。根據(jù)上文shewastheonlyone和下文“Lowermein.”可知，她毫不猶豫地讓大人把她順下去。選D。28.A考查名詞。A.arms胳膊；B.feet腳；C.clothes衣服；D.glasses眼鏡。她的肚子緊挨著洞口，并把她的手臂放在前面，告訴大人們，“把我放下去”。故選A。29.C考查副詞。A.still仍然；B.even甚至；C.and和；D.so所以。她的肚子緊挨著洞口，并把她的手臂放在前面，告訴大人們，“把我放下去”。此處是并列關(guān)系，答案為C。30.B考查動(dòng)詞。A.lowered放低；B.held握??；C.pushed推動(dòng)；D.pressed按壓。Leigh和其他人抱著她的腰和腿。選B。31.B考查名詞。A.water水；B.opening開口；C.passage走廊；D.gate大門口。根據(jù)上文shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening和下文Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheairwassick.可知，她通過了開口，進(jìn)了化糞池。答案為B。32.D考查動(dòng)詞。A.exam考試；B.greet問候；C.shake搖動(dòng)；D.feel感覺。根據(jù)后半句theboyinthedirtywater可知，她用手去感覺臟水里的男孩。故選D。33.A考查介詞。A.against反對，對著；B.with和---一起；C.on在---之上；D.towards朝著。她的左手腕被一個(gè)隱藏的桿子卡住了，手腕和胳膊上的肌肉都受到了損傷。說明用手在水里找男孩時(shí)左手腕againstahiddenpole，故選A。34.C考查名詞。A.life生命；B.time時(shí)間；C.injury受傷處；D.direction方向。根據(jù)上文injuringthemusclesinherwristandarm.可知，Madison忽視她的受傷處，繼續(xù)尋找。故選C。35.B考查副詞。A.carefully細(xì)心地；B.finally最后；C.again又，再；D.just僅僅，剛才。幾分鐘過去了，她終于抓住了他的腳。答案為B。36.C考查動(dòng)詞。A.searched尋找；B.touched觸摸；C.entered進(jìn)入；D.observed觀察。根據(jù)下文Anadultgavehimseveralhardhitsontheback.可知，她進(jìn)入化糞池十分鐘后，她和男孩被拉了出來。選C。37.A考查動(dòng)詞短語。A.liftedout提升，從---抬出來；B.steppedforward走出，向前進(jìn)；C.movedon往前走，前進(jìn)；D.camedaway離開。她進(jìn)入化糞池十分鐘后，她和男孩被拉了出來。選A。38.D考查固定搭配。A.balance平衡；B.order順序；C.control控制；D.trouble麻煩。根據(jù)下文Hehadbeenkeptfromoxygenlongenoughthathewasn't___19___Anadultgavehimseveralhardhitsontheback.可知，男孩雖然被救了出來，但還沒有擺脫麻煩。outoftrouble擺脫困境，答案為D。39.C考查動(dòng)詞。A.talking談?wù)摚籅.sleeping睡覺；C.breathing呼吸；D.smiling微笑。根據(jù)前半句Hehadbeenkeptfromoxygenlongenough可知，由于長時(shí)間缺氧，結(jié)果他不能呼吸。故選C。40.B考查形容詞。A.sad難過的；B.OK好的；C.hungry饑餓的；D.different不同的。男孩缺氧，不能呼吸，一個(gè)大人擊打他的后背，直到聽見他的哭聲，才說明他沒事了。故選B?！久麕燑c(diǎn)睛】21.Everyoneinbusinesshasbeentoldthatsuccessisallaboutattractingandretaining(留住)customers.Itsoundssimpleandachievable.But,

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,wordsofwisdomaresoonforgotten.Oncecompanieshaveattractedcustomerstheyoften

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thesecondhalfofthestory.Intheexcitementofbeatingoffthecompetition,negotiatingprices,securingorders,anddeliveringtheproduct,managers

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becomecarriedaway.Theyforgetwhattheyregardastheboringsideofbusiness---

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thatthecustomerremainsacustomer.

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toconcentrateonretainingaswellasattractingcustomerscostsbusinesshugeamountsofmoneyannually.Ithasbeenestimatedthatthe

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companylosesbetween10and30percentofitscustomerseveryyear.Inconstantlychanging

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,thisisnotsurprising.Whatissurprisingisthefactthatfewcompanieshaveanyideahowmanycustomerstheyhavelost.

Onlynowareorganizationsbeginningtowakeuptotheselostopportunitiesandcalculatethe

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implications.

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thenumberofcustomersacompanylosescanmakeabig

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initsperformance.ResearchintheUSfoundthatafivepercentdecreaseinthenumberofdefecting(流失的)customersledto

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increasesofbetween25and85percent.

IntheUS,Domino’sPizzaestimatesthataregularcustomeris

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morethanfivethousanddollarsovertenyears.Acustomerwhoreceivesapoorqualityproductor

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ontheirfirstvisitand

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neverreturns,islosingthecompanythousandsofdollarsin

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profits(moreifyouconsiderhowmanypeopletheyarelikelytotellabouttheirbadexperience).

Thelogicbehindcultivatingcustomer

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isimpossibletodeny.“Inpracticemostcompanies’marketingeffortisfocusedongettingcustomers,withlittleattentionpaidto

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them”,saysAdrianPayneofCornfieldUniversity’sSchoolofManagement.“Researchsuggeststhatthereisacloserelationshipbetweenretainingcustomersandmakingprofits.

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customerstendtobuymore,arepredictableandusuallycostlesstoservicethannewcustomers.Furthermore,theytendtobelessprice

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,andmayprovidefreeword-of-mouthadvertising.Retainingcustomersalsomakesit

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forcompetitorstoenteramarketorincreasetheirshareofamarket.”11．A.inparticular

B.inreality

C.atleast

D.firstofall12．A.emphasize

B.doubt

C.overlook

D.believe13．A.tendto

B.contributetoC.appealto

D.devoteto14．A.denying

B.ensuring

C.arguing

D.proving15．A.Moving

B.Hoping

C.Starting

D.Failing16．A.average

B.ordinary

C.normal

D.usual17．A.markets

B.tastes

C.prices

D.expenses18．A.cultural

B.social

C.financial

D.economical19．A.Cuttingup

B.Cuttingthrough

C.Cuttingin

D.Cuttingdown20．A.promise

B.plan

C.mistake

D.difference21．A.cost

B.opportunity

C.profit

D.budget22．A.worthy

B.worth

C.value

D.price23．A.service

B.delivery

C.order

D.promotion24．A.asaresult

B.onthewhole

C.inconclusion

D.onthecontrary25．A.huge

B.potential

C.extra

D.reasonable26．A.beliefs

B.loyalty

C.interest

D.habits27．A.altering

B.understanding

C.keeping

D.attracting28．A.Established

B.Assumed

C.Respected

D.Unexpected29．A.Sensitive

B.friendly

C.flexible

D.agreeable30．A.unfair

B.convenient

C.difficult

D.essential參考答案：文章講述了很多公司把很多精力放在了吸引顧客的方面卻很少去關(guān)注如何留住老客戶。文章講述了留住老客戶的重要性。11．B短語辨析。A尤其；B實(shí)際上；C至少；D首先；這里是指事實(shí)上，明智的話經(jīng)常被忘記。12．C代詞辨析。這里是指這家公司忽視了另外一方面。13．A上下文串聯(lián)。管理者往往會(huì)變得忘乎所以。14．B上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指他們忘記了要保證顧客還是顧客。15．D上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指不能留住顧客和吸引顧客會(huì)讓公司失去很多。16．A形容詞辨析。這里是指每個(gè)公司評(píng)價(jià)每年損失百分之10-30的顧客。17．A名詞辨析。這里是指在不斷變化的市場上，這是常有的事情。18．C形容詞辨析。只有現(xiàn)在組織開始喚醒那些失去的機(jī)會(huì)，并計(jì)算出經(jīng)濟(jì)的影響。19．D上下文串聯(lián)。一個(gè)公司失去的客戶數(shù)量的減少可以產(chǎn)生很大的影響。20．D固定詞組。Makeadifference產(chǎn)生影響。解析同上。21．C名詞辨析。在美國的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)人數(shù)減少5%(流失的)客戶至利潤25至85%的升幅。22．B上下文串聯(lián)。一個(gè)普通的客戶是價(jià)值5000美元以上的超過十年23．A上下文串聯(lián)。一位顧客接收質(zhì)量差的產(chǎn)品或服務(wù),在首次訪問以后結(jié)果就再也不來了、24．A上下文串聯(lián)。解析同上、25．B形容詞辨析。是指這樣會(huì)讓公司損失潛在的利潤。26．B培養(yǎng)顧客忠誠背后的邏輯是無法否認(rèn)的27．C上下文串聯(lián)。上文說很多公司聚焦于吸引顧客，卻忘記了要留住顧客，keep表示留住。28．A上下文串聯(lián)。已經(jīng)留住的顧客傾向于購買更多的，是可以預(yù)見的成本通常低于新客戶提供服務(wù)。29．A這里指這部分顧客對于價(jià)格并不敏感。30．C上下文串聯(lián)。這里是指留住顧客讓競爭對手很難進(jìn)入你的市場。三、閱讀理解22.Exercisecouldnotonlybenefityourbody,butalsoimproveyourmemory,researchersfoundrecently.IntheirpaperpublishedonMonday,researchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineintheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofTsukubainJapanintroducedtheirexperimentandconclusion.Scientistsinvited36volunteerswhowereintheirearly20stodo10minutesoflightexercisebeforetakingamemorytestinwhichtheywereshownpictureslikebroccoli（西蘭花）orpicnicbasketsandaskedtorecallthemlater.Thesameexperimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising.uThememorytaskwasreallyquitechallenging,"

saidMichaelYassa,co-authorofthestudyandaneuroscientist（神經(jīng)科學(xué)家）attheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine."Weusedverytrickysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldrememberwhetheritwasthisexactpicnicbasketversus（對抗）thatpicnicbasket."Researchersalsoscannedbrainsofsome,oftheparticipantsduringtheexperiment.Theyfoundstrengthenedcommunicationbetweenregionsinvolvedinthestorageandrecollectionofmemoriesinbrainsofthosewhohadexercised.Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexerciselikewalking,yogaorTaiChimightincreasememorypower.Asallthevolunteersintheexperimentwerelyyoung,researchersarestillworkingtolookattheeffectsoflightexerciseonolderpeople."Ourfuturegoalistotrytodevelopanexerciseprescription（處方）thatcanbeusedbyolderadultswhomighthavedisabilitiesormobilityimpairments,butcanstilladoptverysimpleexerciserulesoflifeandbeableto,perhaps,delaycognitivedeclinetemporarily,"saidYassa.8.Whatdidtheresearchersfindfromtheexperimentmentionedinthetext?A.Regularexerciseisofbenefittothememoryofallpeople.B.Justashortperiodofexercisebetteryoungpeople'smemorypower.C.Olderpeoplecanalsoimprovetheircognitivepowerbyexercisingregularly.D.Allthevolunteersintheexperimentimprovedtheirmemorythroughexercise.9.Whywasthememorytaskquitechallenging?A.Thetimetosolvethequestionswastoolimited.B.Thepeopleintheexperimentweredisabled.C.Theitemstobedistinguishedwereextremelysimilar.D.Thequestionsaskedbythescientistsweretoocomplicated.10.What'sthepurposeofthetext?A..Tosolveaproblem. B.Togivepracticaladvice.C.Topresentaresearchresult. D.Totellaninterestingstory.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AdvantagesofExercisingRegularlyB.ExerciseIsBeneficialtoBothYoungandOldC.ExerciseCanImproveOlderPeople'sCognitivePowerD.TenMinutesofExerciseaDayMightImproveMemory參考答案：8.B

9.C

10.C

11.D這是一篇說明文。研究人員最近發(fā)現(xiàn)，鍛煉不僅對身體有益，還能提高記憶力。研究人員在周一發(fā)表的論文中介紹了他們的實(shí)驗(yàn)和研究結(jié)果。8題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段“Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexerciselikewalking,yogaorTaiChimightincreasememorypower”可知，這表明，只需10分鐘的輕度運(yùn)動(dòng)，如散步、瑜伽或太極，就能增強(qiáng)記憶力。所以研究人員從文中提到的實(shí)驗(yàn)中發(fā)現(xiàn)只要鍛煉一段時(shí)間，年輕人的記憶力就會(huì)得到提高。故選B項(xiàng)?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段“Thesameexperimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising.Weusedverytrickysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldrememberwhetheritwasthisexactpicnicbasketversus（對抗）thatpicnicbasket”可知，同一組志愿者在不運(yùn)動(dòng)的情況下重復(fù)相同的實(shí)驗(yàn)。我們使用了非常復(fù)雜的類似物品，看他們是否記得是這個(gè)野餐籃還是那個(gè)野餐籃。所以為什么記憶任務(wù)很有挑戰(zhàn)性是因?yàn)橐獏^(qū)分的項(xiàng)目非常相似。故選C項(xiàng)?！?0題詳解】推理判斷題。由第一段“IntheirpaperpublishedonMonday,researchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,IrvineintheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofTsukubainJapanintroducedtheirexperimentandconclusion.”可知，UniversityofCalifornia和IrvineUniversityofTsukuba的研究人員在周一發(fā)表的論文中介紹了他們的實(shí)驗(yàn)和研究結(jié)果。以及下文對于實(shí)驗(yàn)的具體介紹可知，這篇短文的目的是呈現(xiàn)出研究結(jié)果。故選C項(xiàng)?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。通讀全文尤其是“Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexerciselikewalking,yogaorTaiChimightincreasememorypower”可知，研究人員最近發(fā)現(xiàn)，鍛煉不僅對身體有益，還能提高記憶力。研究人員在周一發(fā)表的論文中介紹了他們的實(shí)驗(yàn)和研究結(jié)果。結(jié)果表明，每天鍛煉十分鐘會(huì)提高記憶力。下一步的實(shí)驗(yàn)將研究輕度運(yùn)動(dòng)對老年人的影響。所以短文是圍繞著每天鍛煉十分鐘會(huì)提高記憶力而展開的，所以短文的最佳標(biāo)題為“每天鍛煉十分鐘會(huì)提高記憶力”。故選D項(xiàng)。23.

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