综合过关检测(五)

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第一部分 阅读理解 [共两节，满分40分]

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A

As she stood in front of her class, like most teachers, she said that she loved them all. However, that was impossible, because in the front row there was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson noticed that he did not play well with the other children, and that his clothes were dirty. In addition, Teddy performed badly in studies. Then, she was required to review each child’s past records. However, when she reviewed Teddy’s, she was in surprise.

One of Teddy’s former teachers wrote, “Teddy is an excellent student with a ready laugh and good manners, well liked by his classmates, but his mother’s death has been hard on him. His home life will soon affect him if some steps aren’t taken.” By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt worse when her students brought her beautiful Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy’s. His present was an old bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume (香水). She applied some of the perfume to her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just to say, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to be.” After he left, she cried for an hour. Since then, Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he progressed. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

The story did not end there. Years later, there was a letter from Teddy, saying he was going to be married. He was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother.

Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what! She wore the perfume. They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you so much for showing me that I could make a difference.” Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back “Teddy, you were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述刚当上老师的Mrs. Thompson与班上的一个“差生”Teddy的故事。通过这个故事，我们可以知道不要妄下评论，尤其是在你还不了解实际情况时。

1．Why was Mrs. Thompson ashamed of herself?

A．Because she didn’t have a real understanding of every student in the class. B．Because she didn’t communicate with Teddy’s former teachers. C．Because she was unsatisfied with the present offered by Teddy. D．Because she used to punish Teddy for his bad performance.

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A 解析：推理判断题。根据文章内容可以知道，Mrs. Thompson刚开始没有真正地去了解Teddy Stoddard就认为他不是个好学生，但得知了他的家庭状况后，她意识到了真正的问题所在，对自己未曾真正了解班上的每个学生而感到羞愧，由此可知A项正确。

2．What can we learn from Teddy’s giving his teacher perfume as a present? A．He was too poor to buy other presents. B．His teacher loves perfume.

C．He hoped to attract more attention. D．He missed his mother very much. D 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段Teddy所说的话“Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to be.”可以得知，这瓶香水是他妈妈用过的，老师喷上香水后和他妈妈身上的味道相同，由此推断出他把香水送给老师，是因为他很想念妈妈。 3．Teddy invited Mrs. Thompson to his wedding mainly to ________． A．remind her how to teach B．express thanks to her C．make the wedding perfect

D．show off his present situation

B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear，‘Thank you so much for showing me that I could make a difference.’”可知，他邀请老师来参加婚礼，是为了表达对老师的感激之情。 4．What can we mainly conclude from the story?

A．Mother is the most important person for everyone. B．All the students should be treated equally.

C．Both teachers and students can make a difference. D．Home life will affect students’ study easily.

C 解析：推理判断题。通读全文可得知，Teddy在老师的帮助下发生了转变，取得了很大的进步，同时，Mrs. Thompson也从Teddy那里学会了如何做一名优秀的老师，故C项正确。 B

Thanksgiving Day, a holiday designed to give thanks and blessings for a good harvest, is drawing near. But are you still having trouble with what gifts you should give? So let’s take a look at some of the different gifts being sent to people from different countries, and maybe you will be able to find some inspiration. Americans

In 1941, the United States Congress had passed a law, ruling the fourth Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving Day. The make-up parade (游行) is hard to miss, therefore cosmetics (化妆品), such as cosmetic mirrors, skincare products and sunglasses, may be good choices for gifts. Egyptians

In ancient Egypt, Harvest Festival was celebrated in honor of their harvest god Min during the spring season because that was when their harvest season would fall. The festival starts with a parade, followed by banquets, a ball and sports. Because music and movies are very popular here, CDs and DVDs are always great gifts. Moreover, art is also welcomed. One thing that should be noted is that blue and yellow colors need to be avoided since they are forbidden in the country. Chinese

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The Chinese have the traditional festival “Mid-Autumn Festival”， celebrated by families on the 15th of August in Chinese lunar calendar. Mooncakes and fruits are common gifts. But believe it or not, it is becoming a trend for an increasing number of young Chinese to celebrate the Western Thanksgiving. Carnations are a good present for mothers during the festival. Gloves are also a good idea, especially as the weather is cold. Jews

Sukkot, a Jewish festival celebrated for the autumn harvest, has a history of over 3，000 years. During the eight-day of Sukkot, Jews build many cabins, using branches, to memorize their ancestors’ chancel (圣所). A feast is held during the second day in these specific cabins. Hanukkah is the original name of the festival. Thus lamps and lanterns are always in proper use. In addition, silk is considered to be the ideal gift for this holiday. 【文章大意】 感恩节马上就要到了，那么在这个节日该买什么礼物送给自己要感恩的人呢？不同的国家或民族有不同的感恩节形式和庆祝方式，赠送礼物的形式也不尽相同。 5．Which countries hold some parades during the festivals? A．Egypt and Jewish countries. B．America and Egypt. C．China and Egypt. D．China and America.

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The make-up parade(游行) is hard to miss...及第三段的The festival starts with a parade...可知美国和埃及在感恩节的时候有游行，因此选B。

6．What will you buy as Thanksgiving gifts to visit a Jewish friend? A．Sunglasses. B．CDs. C．Gloves. D.Silk.

D 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“silk is considered to be the ideal gift for this holiday”可知，应选D。

7．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Mooncakes have not been popular as before.

B．Chinese people won’t buy flowers as gifts in the festival. C．Gloves are not so welcome as fruits.

D．Young Chinese people prefer to celebrate the Western Thanksgiving.

D 解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的“it is becoming a trend for an increasing number of young Chinese to celebrate the Western Thanksgiving”可知，中国的年轻人更喜欢庆祝西方的感恩节。因此选D。

8．The best title of this passage should be ________． A．How to Buy Thanksgiving Gifts B．A Variety of Thanksgiving Gifts C．The Function of Thanksgiving Gifts D．How to Send Thanksgiving Gifts

B 解析：标题归纳题。本文讲述了几个不同的国家或民族在感恩节这天送什么礼物表示感谢，因此本文的主题是“各种不同的感恩节礼物”，故B项最适合做文章标题。 C

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In 2015，a report from The New England Journal of Medicine showed that increased body weight is related to the death rate for all cancers.This is based on a study involving about 900，000 people，spanning many years.

The study，started in 1992 by the American Cancer Society，included men and women from all 50 states.The youngest participants were 30 years old，and the average age was 57.By December 2008，24% of the participants had died，just a quarter of them from cancers.In analyzing the results，researchers attempted to take account of such potential factors as smoking，drinking alcohol，taking aspirin and a wide variety of other factors that might otherwise affect the results.

The results are clear: the more you weigh，the greater your risk of dying of cancer will be (up to 52% higher for men and 62% for women)．In men as well as women，the only cancers that did not have a strong connection with weight were lung cancer and brain cancer.For women，the strongest correlation with weight was uterine cancer (子宫癌)，which is 6.5 times higher for women with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 40 or more.For men，it was liver cancer，which is 4.5 times higher in most obese (肥胖的) men. Smokers tend to be more successful in keeping weight off than non-smokers，slightly reducing the risk.But many of them don’t have good lungs.Thus，in another way，they also face risks.

As for why extra weight leads to excess cancer death rate，there’s no clear agreement.But the decrease in vitamin D in obese people seems a likely factor.Vitamin D is known to have a role in preventing cancer.Also，there is a simple fact that obesity makes the management of cancer more difficult.Although for now there is no simple answer to why obesity increases a person’s cancer risk，all we know for certain is that the risk is real.

【文章大意】 本文是一篇科普说明文。研究发现肥胖会增加一个人死于癌症的几率，尽管原因尚不确定，但联系是确实存在的。

9．The passage is mainly concerned with the relationship between ________． A．diet and cancer B．body weight and cancer C．sex and cancer D．smoking and cancer

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的．..increased body weight is related to the death rate for all cancers并结合全文内容可知，本文主要说明了肥胖与各种癌症有关系。故选B。

10．The author develops the passage mainly through ________． A．time order B．space order

C．analysis and comparison D．figures and examples

C 解析：推理判断题。本文第一段提出了中心，第二段介绍了研究过程，第三、四、五段通过进行对比、分析得出了结论。故选C。 11．The underlined word“spanning” in the first paragraph probably means“________”． A．lasting B．including C．happening D．changing

A 解析：词义猜测题。“spanning many years”在句中作后置定语，修饰“study”，所以根据第二段可知，这次研究从1992年开始到2008年底结束，历时17年左右，由此可知，

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“spanning”的意思是“持续”。故选A。

12．According to the passage，what can we learn about the study?

A．There is a clear explanation concerning why obesity leads to more cancers. B．Generally speaking，women face fewer risks of dying of cancer than men. C．Women with a BMI of 40 dying of uterine cancer are more than other women.

D．Smokers are still likely to face risks of dying of cancer though keeping weight off.

D 解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，尽管吸烟者比不吸烟者容易减肥，但许多吸烟者的肺有问题，所以也有风险，由此可知D项正确。 D

“A key chemical of brain development may play a role in explaining why some people are genetically (由基因决定地) likely to suffer from anxiety and could lead to new treatments，” the US researchers said.

They said highly anxious rats which were kept had very low levels of a brain chemical called fibroblast growth factor FGF2，compared with the rats that were more relaxed.But when they improved the anxious rats’ living conditions—giving them new toys to play with and a bigger cage to live in—levels of this brain chemical increased and they became less anxious.

“The levels of this brain chemical increased in response to the experiences that the rats were exposed to.It also decreased their anxiety.”Javier Perez of the University of Michigan said in a telephone interview.“It made them behave the same way as the rats that were relaxed，” he said.

In a former study of people who were severely depressed before they died，the team found the gene that makes FGF2 was producing very low levels of the growth factor，which is known primarily for organizing the brain during development and repairing it after injury.

Perez thinks the brain chemical may be a marker for genetic vulnerability (脆弱性) to anxiety and depression.But it can also respond to changes in the environment in a positive way，possibly by preserving new brain cells.

Although both the calm and anxious rats produced the same number of new brain cells，these cells were less likely to survive in the high-anxiety rats，the team found.Giving the rats better living conditions or injecting them with FGF2 helped improve cell survival.

“This discovery may help find the way for new，more specific treatments for anxiety that will not be based on sedation (药物镇静)，but will instead fight the real cause of the disease，” Dr.Pier Vincenzo Piazza from France said in a statement.

【文章大意】 本文是一篇科研报告。研究表明焦虑或抑郁是因为大脑里的一种化学物质水平过低而引起的。

13．Which of the following is a way to increase the levels of FGF2? A．Letting the anxious rats live alone. B．Giving the anxious rats more enemies.

C．Injecting the relaxed rats with sedatives.

D．Improving the living conditions of the anxious rats.

D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“But when they improved the anxious rats’

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