考博英語(閱讀理解)練習(xí)試卷7(題后含答案及解析)

考博英語（閱讀理解）練習(xí)試卷7(題后含答案及解析)題型有：1.ReadingComprehensionReadingComprehensionWouldyouliketoknowifyourbodyisolderoryoungerthanitshouldbe?DrDavidWikenheiserhasbeenstudyingageinginVancouver,Canada,forthepast10yearsandhasfoundtheaveragepersonis15ormoreyearsolderbiologicallythanchronologically.Hesays:“Weallknowpeoplewhoare30butlookover40,andotherswhoare70yetlook50.Thedifferencecomesdowntolifestyle.Somepeople’sbodiesgetrustyfasterthanothers,andthismakesthemagemorequickly.“Virtuallyeveryageingprocessisrelatedtotheoxidativecompoundsorfreeradicalsproducedbyourbodyasareactiontopollution,ultravioletlight,stress,smoking,alcoholandpesticides.Butthesecanbeneutralisedbyantioxidants.Afterconductingmorethan3000tests,Dr.Wikenheiserbelievesthat,onaverage,youcanloweryourbiologicalageby10yearsinthreemonthswiththerightlifestylechanges.“Youcan’talteryourgeneticsbutyoucanmakeotherchanges,suchaseatingtherightfood,drinkingenoughwatertoflushouttoxins,exercisingandmanagingstress,”hesays.Butexercisingtoomuchisjustasbadasnotdoingenough.Walkingoutformorethantwohoursatatimeeverydayputstoogreatastrainonyourheart.“Multivitaminandantioxidantsupplementsareimportantevenifyou’reeatingtherightamountoffruitandvegetables.Today’ssoiltendstolackessentialmineralssothesearenolongerfoundinthefoodweeat,inlargeenoughquantities.Weshouldalsoswap(交換)bleachedwhitetablesaltfornaturalseasaltwhichismuchbetterforus.“It’salsoimportanttoeatthreemealsaday.Missedmealsputastrainonyourbrainasyourbloodsugarleveldrops.Manyofusarealsoeatingthewrongfatsoravoidingfataltogether,sowemissoutonimportantnutritionaloils.“Youshouldalsoaskyourdentistwhatkindoffillingsyouhave.Amalgamfillingsinyourteetharenotstableandwillcontributetotoxicmetallevelsinyourbody.”saysDr.Wikenheiser.(351words)1．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecansee______.A．WikenheiserisanAmericanscientistB．WikenheiserisadoctorC．a(chǎn)lotofuslookolderthanouractualageD．wedon’tknowweare15yearsolderthanothers正確答案：C解析：第一段里有…h(huán)asfoundtheaveragepersonis15ormoreyearsolderbiologicallythanchronologically。意思是說，一般人生理年齡比實(shí)際年齡要老15歲或更多。知識模塊：閱讀理解2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Somepeoplelookmuchyounger.B．Somepeopleareyearsolderbiologicallythanchronologically.C．Nobodylooksjusthis/herage.D．Somepeople’sbodiesgetrustyfasterthanother’s.正確答案：C解析：C“沒有人一眼能看出他/她的準(zhǔn)確年齡”在文章中沒有提到。知識模塊：閱讀理解3．Wecanbecomeyoungerby______.A．oxidativecompoundsB．freeradicalsC．a(chǎn)ntioxidantsD．ultravioletlight正確答案：C解析：從文章第三段最后一句和第七段可以看出，能使人變年輕的元素是“抗氧化劑”。知識模塊：閱讀理解4．Inordertokeepfitandyounger,youshoulddoallthisEXCEPT______.A．nevereatingfatB．drinkingmorewaterC．supplyingmultivitaminandantioxidantD．eatingthreemealsaday正確答案：A解析：參考倒數(shù)第二段最后一句。知識模塊：閱讀理解5．Whatisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．Humanbeingscanchangetheirgeneticsbypropereating.B．Weshoulddophysicalexercisesasmuchaspossibleeachday.C．Weshouldstayawayfromfats.D．Naturalseasaltismorehealthful.正確答案：D解析：參考倒數(shù)第三段最后一句。知識模塊：閱讀理解In1963anAmericanphysiotherapistGlennDomanwroteabest-sellingbookcalledHowtoTeachYourBabytoRead.Nowtranslatedinto17languages,thisbookarosefromhisworkwithbrain-damagedchildreninPennsylvania.Domanandhisteamofspecialistshadwonderedwhybrain-injuredchildrendidn’timprovewithmedicaltreatment.Thentheyrealizedthatconventionalmethodsoftreatmentonlyrelievedthesymptoms,nottheproblem,whichofcoursewasthebrainitself.Sotheydevelopedanewapproach.“Allwedoforallchildrenhereistogivethemvisual,auditoryandtouchablestimulationwithincreasedfrequency,intensityandduration,inrecognitionoftheorderlywayinwhichthebraingrows,”saysDoman.“Theresultwasthatby1960wehadhundredsofseverelybrain-injuredtwo-oldswhocouldreadandunderstand.“Theteamhaddiscoveredthatevenchildrenwhohadhalftheirbrainsremovedcould,bystimulation,achievehigherIQsthantheaveragenormalchild.Thentheteambegantothinkifsuchamazingresultscouldbeachievedwithbraindamagedchildren,whatwouldhappenifthesametreatmentweregiventonormalchildren.SoeightyearsagotheBetterBabyInstitutewasopenedforthebenefitofnormalchildren.Thesamestimulatingenrichedenvironmentwasprovided,and,bythetimethechildrenleft,aroundsevenyearsold,theycouldgenerallyspeakandreadthreeforeignlanguages,playamusicalinstrument,readthreefulllengthbooksaweekanddoalltheotherthingsthataso-called“normal”childcoulddo.InDoman’sview,thechild’spassiontolearnduringtheyearsuptosixmustbefed.Hebelievesthat,likemuscles,thebraindevelopswithuse,especiallysointhosefirstfewyears.Nowadays,parentscomefromallovertheworldtoPennsylvaniatoseeandlearnfromtheworkofDomanandhisteam;theywanttodiscoverhowtheycanfulfiltheirrolesasnatureteachers,byusingtheirlove,understandingandinstinctsforthebenefitoftheirchildren.ForinthewordsofDoman,“EverychildbornhasagreaterpotentialintelligencethanLeonardodaVinciused.“(353words)6．Inhisresearch,GlennDomandiscoveredthatbrain-damagedchildrenimprovedwhentheyA．weretaughttoreadandunderstandB．couldspeakseverallanguagesC．weregivenproperstimulationinvision,listeningandtouchingD．a(chǎn)teenoughmedicinefortheirsymptoms正確答案：C解析：第二段提到，當(dāng)專家們在發(fā)現(xiàn)人腦的成長是有序的之后，就開始對腦部損傷的兒童進(jìn)行了視、聽和觸摸方面的刺激，并且不斷加大刺激的頻率、強(qiáng)度和持續(xù)時(shí)間。結(jié)果到了1960年，幾百名腦部受損的孩子能夠閱讀，甚至有的大腦被切除一半的孩子其智商還高于正常的孩子。知識模塊：閱讀理解7．WhatisNOTthetraitofDoman’snewapproach?A．Keepdevelopingdifferenttypesofstimulation.B．Havebrain-damagedchildrenexposedtostimulationoften.C．Intensifythedecreasedstimulation.D．Prolongthetimeofstimulation.正確答案：A解析：從文章第二段中frequency，intensityandduration可以得知B、C和D都提到過．故選A。知識模塊：閱讀理解8．Fromthepassage,wecanassumethat______.A．mostnormaltwo-year-oldchildrencanreadB．brain-damagedchildrencanimprovetheirdisabilityC．brain-damagedchildrengenerallyhavehighIQsD．childrenwithonlyhalfabrainaremoreintelligent正確答案：B解析：參考第一題的答案解釋。知識模塊：閱讀理解9．AttheBetterBabyInstitute,______.A．theideaof‘‘normal”achievementwaschallengedB．childrenneededsevenyearstodevelopnormalityC．unnaturaldevelopmentofnormalchildrenwasachievedD．normalchildrengotthesameachievementsasbrain-damagedchildrendid正確答案：A解析：第三段講的是．如果把同樣的方法用于正常的孩子．這些孩子到七歲離開兒童院的時(shí)候．一般都能讀和寫三種語苦，演奏一種樂器．一星期可讀三本書。這一切都對正常成長觀點(diǎn)提出了挑戰(zhàn)。故選A。知識模塊：閱讀理解10．ParentscometotheInstitutebecausetheywant______.A．theirchildrentobecomeasintelligentasLeonardodaVinciB．tolearnhowtoteachtheirchildrenaboutnatureC．todeveloptheirownabilitiestohelptheirchildrenD．theirchildrentodevelopinstinctsofloveandunderstanding正確答案：C解析：參考文章最后一段。知識模塊：閱讀理解AfewyearsagoaloneAmericancampaignerwroteabookinwhichhesetoutthemainpointofhisfascinatingCampaign—toabolishtelevision.HismanifestFourArgumentsfortheEliminationofTelevisionisanAmericanbestseller,andaftereighteditionsisstillgeneratinggreatconcernanddebateintheUSA.JerryMander,aformeradvertisingexpertisconvincedthatforthesakeofourfreedom,andmentalandphysicalhealth,weshouldlearntolivewithoutTV.ThroughhisadvertisingbackgroundManderisawareofhowmuchoftelevisionisconcernedwithadvertisingandmoneymaking.Heseestheplantingofvaluesforprofitas“adeep.profoundanddisturbingactbyfewagainstthemany,foratrivialpurpose.“And,evenwithoutcommercials,heseesTVasdisturbingbecauseitcramspeople’sheadswitaimageswhichalterthewaytheyfeelandbehave.Picturesformedby300000tinydancingdotsaltering30timespersecond,bombardtheireyesaspeoplescantheimages10timesasecond.Thebrainregistersandstoresall30images,buttheconsciousmindregistersfarfewer.But,arguesMander,evenifyourejectordoubtwhatyouseeconsciously,itistoolate.HefurtherarguesthatTVisadeadeningexperienceasitisrestrictedtojusttwosenses—sightandsound.Perceptionisdulledandflattened,saysMander,whenyoucantfeelandsmellandtotallyexperienceanevent.Peoplearejustsittingpassivelyforuptofourhoursanightwatchingascreenandlisteningtoartificialsound.“Nocultureinhistoryhasspentsuchanenormousamountoftimelookingatartificiallight,”saysMander,“andanotherworryingfactisthatprolongedexposuretoartificiallightaltershumancells,whichiswhyitisbeingusedforcertainmedicaltreatment.“Researchersdonotknowiflife-longTVexposureisaphysicalriskornot,butasManderwouldargue,whyruntherisk?Itisimportantthatpeoplegetupnowandwithitoffbeforetheharmisdone—theymightalsobecomebrain-washed,orwhoknows.(353words)11．FourArgumentsfortheEliminationofTelevisionisabookwhich______.A．causeddistresstomanyAmericansB．a(chǎn)chievedagreatsuccessoverseasC．becameaverypopularbooktoreadD．expressedtheviewsof