高三英语阅读理解

CWhen you get in your car, you reach for it．When you're at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it．When you get into a lift, you play with it．Cigarette? Cup of coffee? No, it's the third most addictive thing in modem life, the cell phone．And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to curb their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships．The costs are becoming more and more evident, and I don't mean just the monthly bill．Dr．Chris Knippers, a counselor at the Betty ford Center in Southern California, reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions: a barrier to one-on -one personal contact, and an escape from reality．Sounds extreme, but we' ve all witnessed the evidence: The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband; the teen who texts messages all the way home from school, avoiding contact with kids all around him．Jim Williams, an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts, notes that cell - phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gulf of personal separation．He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss theirmost important personal business with．Despite the growing use of phones, e - mail and instant messaging, in other words, Williams says studies show that we don't have as many friends as our parents．" Just as more information has led to less wisdom, more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends," he says．If the cell phone has truly had these effects, it's because it has become very widespread．Consider that in 1987, there were only l million cell phones in use．Today, something like 300 million Americans carry them．They far outnumber wired phones in the United States．36.From the first two paragraphs, we can know .A．cell phones have become as addictive as cigarettesB．cell phone addiction is good for building personal relationships C．people are longing to have their own cell phonesD．cell phones are the same as cigarettes【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。

根据it's the third most addictive thing in modem life, the cell phone．可知手机已经和香烟一样人们都上瘾，故选A。

37.Cell phone addiction has caused the following effects EXCEPT .A．a barrier to personal contact B．fewer friends C．an escape from reality D．a serious illness 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。

根据a barrier to one-on -one personal contact, and an escape from reality．与选项AC相符合；more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends与选项B符合；故选D。

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38．The underlined word "curb" in Paragraph 2 means . A．Ignore B. Control C．Develop D．Rescue【答案】B【解析】词义猜测题。

根据it's the third most addictive thing in modem life, the cell phone．和their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships．可以推出"curb"控制，故选B。

39.The example of a woman talking on the phone in the car supports the idea that .A．women use cell phones more often than menB．talking on the phone while driving is dangerousC．cell phones do not necessarily bring people togetherD．cell phones make one - on - one personal contact easy【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。

根据the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband;手机不一定把人们关系拉近了。

故选C。

40.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Cell phones are the New CigarettesB. Cell phones are harmful to the SocietyC. The New Report about the Cell phoneD. The Disadvantages of the Cell phone【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。

纵观全文手机是新式的香烟更具有吸引力，因为本文主要阐述了手机的给人们带来的不利的影响。

BYou know eating fruit and vegetables does good . But do you know it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found . Scientists at St Andrews University found eating them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers' skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks. Increasing their intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look more healthy and an extra 3.3 portions could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by others.Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids (类胡萝卜素)，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange ，it was not known a small increase was perceptible(被觉察）to others - and was seen as appealing.A camera measured changes to the skin's redness, yellowness and lightness, and found it significantly changed in people who naturally increased their intake. These changes were not evident in three weeks. Using light sensors, the researchers showed these red and yellow hues were linked with the levels of carotenoids in their skin. There are hundreds of carotenoids but those thought to have the most dramatic effect are lycopene(番茄红素)-which gives tomatoes andred peppers their red colour - and beta-carotene found in carrots as well as broccoli, squash, and spinach. Skin colour is also affected by chemicals called polyphenols（多元酚)，found in apples, blueberries and cherries, which cause blood rush to the skin surface.31. What do we know from the research?A. If you take in a little more fruit and vegetables, you will obviously look more attractive in three weeks.B. The researchers took the pictures of the 35 people in the research at different stages.C. Increasing your intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day can greatly improve your health.D. People who increased their intake of greens by 3.3 portions a day were found the most attractive after six weeks.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。