2023年閱讀理解針對(duì)性專項(xiàng)模擬題七

閱讀理解針對(duì)性專項(xiàng)模擬題（七）

一、閱讀理解

1、TheoldVolkswagenBeetle—TheBug—ismakingacomeback.Peoplewhoownthemareplanningtokeepthemforever.Peoplewhodon’townthemarepayinghighpriceswhentheycanfindoneforsale.It’smoreremarkablewhenyourealizethatVWdoesn’tevenmakethemanymore!

AspokesmanforVolkswagenofAmericasaystherewereaboutfivemillionBugsonAmericanroadsin1977.ThatwasthelastyeartheywereshippedtoAmericVWestimatesthataboutfourmillionofthemarestillrunningandrunningandrunning.

Usedcardealerssaytheycan’tkeepBugsontheirlotsthesedays.Theyfeelit’sbecausethesecarshaveahistoryofreliable,inexpensivetransportation.Thecarsaverageabout30milespergallonofgas.

Butallhasn’tbeensmoothgoingfortheBugs.Theheatingsystemispoor.andsinceittravelsveryclosetotheground,largercarstendtosplashitwithwinter’ssnowandmud.SomeinthesafetyfieldconsidertheBeetleasdefenselessagainstheaviercars.ButtheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhasnothingthatshowsanyproblemwiththematall

AmericanpeopleliketohaveaBug（）

A．becauseitisnomoreinproduction

B．becauseitisreliableandenergy-saving

C．becauseitisremarkableandeasytodrive

D．becauseitissafe

2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE（）

A．BugsaremorepopularthanothercarsinAmerica

B．Bugsarenowproducedinsmallquantity

C．AmericanfeelproudiftheycanownaBug

D．NoBugshavebeenshippedtoAmericasince1977

3、Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph,thewordthemrefersto（）

A．a(chǎn)carbythenameofVolkswagenBeetle

B．heaviercarsimportedfromothercountries

C．peopleinthesafetyfield

D．peoplefromNationalHighwayTrafficAdministration

4、WhatistheproblemwithaBug（）

A．Itdoesnotgosmoothly

B．Itisnotcomfortableinwinter

C．Itsplashesmudandwater

D．Ittravelstooslowly

5、WhatcanbeconcludedaccordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration（）

A．TheyaregoingtoinvestigateintoBugsproblem

B．SomeoftheBugsarenotusableanymore

C．Itisdefenselesswhenitishitbyaheavycar

D．TheBugsisgoodforuse

6、Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslikeseriousillnessofafamilymemberwerehighonthelist,butsoweresomepositivelife-changingevents,likemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyoudealwithstress—itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.andwenowknowthatthewayyouhandletheseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.

Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.andmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehow,theresearchwasdescribedbrieflyinamemorablemessage.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslikeStresscausesillness!Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,thearticlessaid,avoidstressfulevents.

Butsuchsimpleadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription（處方）forstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.

Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallweakandpassiveinthefaceofdifficulties.Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeandcreativity?Manypeoplewhocomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalenergythantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredom,andphysicalandmetalstrain

HolmesandRahemadeamedicalresearchon______（）

A．whattodotoavoidstress

B．whattodotocopewithstress

C．whatkindofeventscancausestress

D．whatkindofstresscancausechanges

7、ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows______（）

A．howmuchyouhavetodealwithstress

B．howpositiveeventscanchangeyourlife

C．hownegativeeventscanchangeyourlife

D．howyoucandealwithlife-changingevents

8、Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970smadepeople______（）

A．feelmorestressfulinworkingandliving

B．believethatit’simpossibletoavoidstress

C．worryabouttheirmentalandphysicalhealth

D．believethatit’spossibletoavoidstressfulevents

9、Ifapersonwantedtoavoidstresscompletely,hewouldhaveto______（）

A．a(chǎn)voidanychanges

B．madesomechanges

C．befreeofdangerousthings

D．stayawayfromtheopportunities

10、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’stoneinthepassage（）

A．Critical

B．Objective

C．Subjective

D．Prejudiced

11、PressureCooker（高壓鍋）Safety

Whenyouarecookingwithapressurecooker,youshouldlearnafewcommonsense（常識(shí)）rules:

1.Neverleavethecookerunwatchedwhenitisinuse.

2.Addsufficientliquidbutneverpasttherecommendedfillpoint.Overfillingthecookermayblocktheventpipe（排氣孔）andcausethecookertoexplode.

3.Setthecookingtime.Toomuchtimemayovercookthefoodortoomuchpressuremaybuildupinthecooker.Toolittletimewillleadtoundercookedfood.

4.Ifyouarenewtopressurecooking,followthecookinginstructionscarefully.Heatandtimecaneitherresultinagreatmealoraruinedone.

5.Nevertrytoforceapressurecookercoveropen.Allowthecookertocoolorrunitundercoolwaterbeforetryingtoopenthecover.

6.Cleanthecookerthoroughlyaftereachuse.Milddetergent（洗滌劑）andhotwaterworkthebest.Donotusestoveashorsandfortheymaydamagethecooker.Thegasket（密封圈）isbestcleanedinwarmsoapywaterandthendried.Storethegasketinthebottomofthepot

Accordingtothefirstrule,theusershould（）

A．keepthecookerunderclosewatch

B．a(chǎn)lwayskeepthecookerhalffull

C．neverleavethecookerempty

D．neverturnoffthestove

12、Accordingtothesecondrule,toomuchliquidinthecookermayresultin（）

A．a(chǎn)ruinedmeal

B．undercookedfood

C．toolittlepressure

D．a(chǎn)blockedventpipe

13、Accordingtothefifthrule,apressurecookercovershouldbeopened（）

A．a(chǎn)ssoonasthecookisfinished

B．whichitisstillonthestove

C．withforcewhenitishot

D．a(chǎn)fteritiscooleddown

14、Accordingtotheinstructions,whichofthefollowingisTRUE（）

A．Thegasketshouldbecleanedthoroughlywithcoldwater

B．Milddetergentandhotwatercanbestcleanthecooker

C．Soapywaterwilloftendamagethecooker

D．Sandcanbeusedtocleanthecooker

15、Whichofthefollowingoperationsmaybedangerous（）

A．Overfillingthecookerwithfoodandwater

B．Cleaningthecookerwithdetergent

C．Coolingthecookerwithcoldwater

D．Settingtoolittlecookingtime

16、Sincewearesocialbeings，thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofhumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful（有壓力的）conditions.Socialsupportmakesuptheexchangesofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease，showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillness，andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.

Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First，friends，relativesandcoworkersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second，otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third，wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.（83）Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistractingusfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally，otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaid，materialresources，andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems

Theauthormainlytalksabout_____（）

A．howtoimproveourinterpersonalrelationships

B．people’shealthconditions

C．howtodealwithdailyw