湖北省 襄阳市 2014届高考英语二轮阅读理解精品强化 (39) WORD版含答案.doc

1、AThe higher a countrys chocolate consumption, the more Nobel Prize winners it produces per capita （按人头）, according to findings released in the New England Journal of MedicineThe Swiss, of course, lead the pack, closely followed by the Swedes and the DanesThe US is somewhere in the middle and the nat

2、ion would have to up its cocoa intake by 275 million pounds （125 million kg） a year to produce one more Nobel Prize winner, said Frank, who did the analysisThe Swiss eat 120 bare - that is, 3-ounce bars （85 grams） - per year, for every man, woman and childThats the averageFrank admitted the whole id

3、ea is absurdHe came up with the idea for the study after seeing a study that linked flavonoids（黄酮类） , a type of antioxidants （抗氧化物） present in cocoa and wine, to better scores on cognitive testsHe began with industry data on chocolate intake in 23 countries according to the number of Nobel Prize win

4、ners per capitaNational chocolate consumption is connected with a countrys wealth and high-quality research is connected with a countrys wealth, said Eric Comell, an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001 So therefore chocolate is going to be connected with high-quality re

5、search, but there is no causal connection thereWhen it comes to chocolate, several researchers have suggested dark varieties might benefit the brain, the heart and even help cut excess weightFrank admits to daily chocolate consumption and said that despite the tongue-in-cheek tone, he does believe c

6、hocolate has real health effects - although people should stay away from the sweeter kindsPersonally I feel that milk chocolate makes you stupid, joked Comell, who attributed his success to the large amount of chocolate he eatsNow dark chocolate is the way to goIts one thing if you want like a medic

7、ine or chemistry Nobel Prize, ok, but if you want a physics Nobel Prize it pretty much has got to be dark chocolateBut other researchers said the evidence is still far from impressive at best51Frank decided to do the research because _Ahe wanted to get a Nobel Prize for his countryBhe produced and a

8、te more chocolate than othersChe knew some study about cocoa and intelligenceDhe visited Nobel Prize winners in 23 countries52Eric Comell holds the opinion that _Aa countrys wealth is decided by its chocolate consumptionBhigh-quality research is supported by a countrys wealthCa countrys wealth has n

9、othing to do with its high-quality researchDpeople in wealthy countries should consume more chocolate53According to what Eric Comell said in the sixth paragraph, we can conclude that _Athe Swiss have a bad earing habit BSwitzerland owns most chocolateCthe Swiss are all crazy about science DSwitzerla

10、nd is a wealthy country54Which might be the best ride for this passage?AEat chocolate, win the Nobel Prize? BEat chocolate, become scientist?CChocolate benefit our brains? DDo you like earing chocolate?BVoters in California will decide on a proposal next month that would require the labeling （标签） of

11、 most foods made with genetically modified ingredients （转基因成分）Proposition 37 is supported by the organic industry but many major food suppliers oppose it saying it will drive up pricesAround $40m is expected to be spent on campaigning with the majority coming from opponentsBut a recent opinion poll

12、shows a clear majority in favor of the proposalThere have been attempts in 18 states to change labeling laws on genetically modified foods via legislationNone have been successfulBut after a grassroots campaign that gained more than a million signatures, the measure will be on the ballot（投票） paper i

13、n California for the first time next monthIf passed, the statute will require labeling on raw or processed food offered for sale to consumers if the food is made from plants or animals with genetic material changed in specified waysFoods containing these ingredients would be banned from using the wo

14、rd naturalSupporters say that consumers have a right to knowMore than 50 countries around the world require labelingWhy shouldnt consumers in the US, the country with the largest proportion of their food containing GM?We already have food labels showing nutrition, allergy （过敏） information and other

15、facts consumers want to knowThis measure simply adds information telling us if food is produced using generic engineering, said the Yes on 37 campaign groupThose who oppose the measure say it is unfair to single out GM as something that requires labeling and not include antibiotics, pesticides or ho

16、rmones used in productionThe No on 37 group is supported by farmers, business groups and food manufacturersTheir spokesperson Kathy Fairbanks told BBC News that the overall impact of will be higher prices Proposition 37 is a poorly written law that gives inaccurate and misleading information and wil

17、l raise grocery costs for California families by up to $400 a year, she explained55From the first paragraph we can get to know that _Afood in California can be sold without labelsBfood in California is full of GM ingredientsCGM food in California causes lots of troubleDGM food in California draws pu

18、blic attention56The Yes on 37 campaign group believe that_AAmericans shouldnt consume GM foodsBGM food labeling is necessary for themCpeople in other countries eat healthierDgeneric engineering is harmful to their health57Farmers say no to proposition 37 because _Ait will cut down their crops Bthey

19、will lose their jobsCconsumers will pay more Dthe proposal is against the law58The suitable title for this passage is _ACalifornia battles over GM labels BGenetically modified food in USCProposition 37 is poorly written DWhat is genetically modified foodCAs an ad-sales executive with Forbes magazine

20、, Terry Louis worked hard to earn his reputation as a dependable drinking friendI just basically rented space at PJClarkes, he said, referring to the Midtown Manhattan watering hole （bar）I was always the last to leave, always had a cocktail in my handIn a business built on likability, the role helpe

21、d him succeedUntil 2010, when he decided to give his body a break and quit drinking for six months, his health got better, but his business did notOne hardly has to work directly with alcohol to experience thisOn Wall Street, those who dont drink complain that they cant close a deal, cant even get i

22、nto early negotiations because they wont engage in drinking behaviorsSocial scientists refer to it as social capital , the amount of economic potential to be used from ones capacity to fit inAnd sober（not drunk） women might actually benefit from an old double standardMen are still expected to get to

23、gether and go wild, but in some ways its not suitable if the woman engages in it DrCindy said, noting that few of his female patients have complained that sobriety hurt their careers There are plenty of things for which women are discriminated against in the workplace, but this isnt one of themStill

24、, research supports the idea that nondrinkers have a harder time climbing the corporate ladderMultiple studies have shown that moderate drinkers earn more money than those who dont drink, though heavy drinkers earn less than moderate drinkersTeetotalers （禁酒主义者） tend to develop strategies for sociali

25、zing professionally without alcoholSome will order a drink and simply leave it alone; others use humor to change unwanted attentionI tell people Im pregnant, said the Wall Street trader （a man）MrLouis, who is on leave from ad sales to write a book, advises playing a trick People are much calmer if y

26、oure drinking a mineral water out of a rocks glass, he saidAnd there is justice to be hadJoe McKinsey, a former executive said it had taken only a few months of being sober at his old job to go from a target of ridicule （joke） to a friend for those in trouble59Terry Louis just basically rented space

27、 at a bar in Manhattan to _Atalk with his friends Bdrink with his friendsCenjoy the beautiful scenery Dshare the wonderful music60The underlined phrase close a deal in the fourth paragraph means _Amake a deal Bstop a deal Close a deal Dsave a deal61From what DrCindy said, we can conclude that _Awome

28、n actually benefit from drinking alcoholBwomen are not suitable for drinking alcoholCits ok for a woman to be a nondrinkerDits easy for a man to keep sober62The main idea of this passage is that _Apeople all want to be nondrinkers Bsocial capital is importantCdrinking friends work hard Dpeople have

29、to drink for workDWhen children learn to play a musical instrument, they strengthen a range of auditory （听觉的） skillsRecent studies suggest that these benefits extend all through life, at lead to changes in die brain that persist years after the lessons stopBut a study published last month is the fir

30、st to show that music lessons in childhood may Researchers at Northwestern University recorded the auditory brainstem responses of college students ?that is to say, dieir electrical brain waves in response to complex soundsThe group of students who reported musical training in childhood had more str

31、ong responsestheir brains were better able to pick out essential elements, like pitch, in the complex sounds when they were testedAnd this was true even if die lessons had ended years agoIndeed, scientists are puzzling out the connections between musical training in childhood and language-based lear

32、ning for instance, readingLearning to play an instrument may give some unexpected benefits, recent studies suggestWe arent talking here about die Mozart effect, the claim dial listening to classical music can improve peoples performance on testsInstead, these are studies of the effects of active eng

33、agement and disciplineThis kind of musical training improves the brains ability to discern die components of sound ?the pitch, the timing and the timbreIndeed, almost everyone who qualifies as having truly absolute pitch turns out to have had musical training in childhoodTheres a fascinationand even

34、 a certain heady delight in learning what the brain can do, and in drawing out the many effects of die combination of stimulation, application, practice and auditory exercise that musical education providesBut the researchers all caution thatt there is no one best way to apply these findings We want

35、 music to be recognized for what it can be in a persons life we want you to have better cognitive skills, so were going to put you in music, Drdark saidMusic is great, music is fantastic, music is social ?let them enjoy it for what it really is63The underlined word persist in the second paragraph me

36、ans _Arefuse to stop Bcontinue to existCstart to flow Dbegin to rise64Researchers at Northwestern University believe dial musical training in childhood can help students to _Abecome smarter persons Bremember complex soundsCselect their majors Dforget dieir tests65In the last paragraphDrClark express

37、es his idea dial _Awe often forget music in our life Bwe often put music asideCwe must be addicted to music Dwe need music in our life66The best ride for this passage is _ALearning music is a must in ones lifeBChildren should learn to play a musical instrumentCEarly Music Lessons Have Longtime Benef

38、itsDA passage about die Mozart effect in schoolECNN - Less than half of the children in America who are chosen for a free breakfast take advantage of the USDA-provided mealA program called Breakfast in the Classroom is trying to get more lower-income students to eat breakfastThe program, managed by

39、a group of organizations known as the Partners for Breakfast in die Classroom, brings food to the students in class after the morning bellThat way, students dont come to school early just to eat, and they arent rushing to get to class, skipping breakfast on the wayThe program was launched in five sc

40、hool districts around die country and expanding to include ten more this school yearResearch suggests that there are educational benefits to earing breakfast at school, even over students who eat die meal at homeThese include better attendance, behavior and higher standardized test scoresKnox County

41、 Schools in Tennessee, which opened its doors to students on August 14, is a newcomer to the in-classroom meal programJon Dick, the director of school nutrition for Knox County, told CNN that there are several advantages to earing breakfast in classThe students are in their seats ready to learn as s

42、oon as the bell rings, Dick saidIt reduces discipline issues and provides an opportunity for teachers to develop relationships, he continuedIn Knox County, as in many other districts using die program, all the students are served breakfast at no cost to the student, regardless of their familys incom

43、eDick said doing that increases die percentage of students who eat breakfast overall, and leads to social benefits Relationships are developed when people have food together, Dick saidThe districts teachers say diey also benefit from earing with their students, by building relationships and incorpor

44、ating lessons into die morning mealDick says that most parents are in favor of the program, tooThe only negative comments hes heard are from parents who are concerned that providing free breakfasts uses local tax money allocated for educationDick says dial these parents are mistakenMost school nutri

45、tional services departments in US, he says, are self sufficientThey rely on federal USDA money, state funds, and money that students spend on lunchWe take no money locally and have to be financially sustainable, Dick says67From the first paragraph we can find that in USA _Alower-income students neve

46、r have breakfastBstudents must go to school before breakfastCpoor students usually live in the countrysideDstudents from lower-income families need help68Jon Dick thinks diat the program _Ahelps teachers to cooperate well Bmakes teachers get up earlyCmakes students get up early Dhelps students to ke

47、ep fit69The districts teachers also benefit from the program because _Athey save a lot of money Bdie breakfast is deliciousCdiey can learn more about students Dthey can learn something with students70Parents who are not in favor of die program worry that _Athe school nutritional services lack of standardsBproviding free breakfasts uses education fundsCfederal USDA money will not sustainableDmore students will want to have free lunch