第一部分阅读理解(共两节)
第一节(共
15小题;每小题,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,并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。
C
When I was a child, our dining
room had two kinds of chairs — two large ones with arm rests and
four small ones without. The larger ones stood at the ends of the table, the
smaller ones on the sides. Mom and Dad sat in the big chairs, except when one
of us was away; then Mom would sit in one of the smaller chairs. Dad always sat
at the end, at the "head" of the table. Sitting where he did, Dad was
framed by the window through which the yard could be seen with its trees and
grass. His chair was not just a place for him at table; ir was a place in which
he was situated against the yard and the trees. It was the holy(申圣的)and protected place that was his,
and ours through him.
After Dad retired, he and Mom
moved out into a small flat. When thy came to visit me at their old house, Dad
still sat at the end of the table though the table was no longer his but mine.
Only with my marriage to Barbara, did I hear a voice questioning the
arrangement. She requested, gently but firmly,
that I sit at the head of the table in our
home. I realized then that I was head of the family, but I also felt unwilling
to introduce such a change. How would I feel sitting in that "head"
place in my Dad's presence? And how would he handle it? I was to find out on
the occasion of our youngest child's first
birthday.
Mom and Dad arrived for lunch, and
went into the dining room. Dad moved toward his usual seat in front of the
window. Before he could get around the side of the table, I took a deep breath
and said, "Dad, this is going to be your place, next to Mom, on the side." He stopped, looked at me and then sat
down. I felt sad, and angry at Barbara for
pushing me to do this. It would have been easy to say, "My mistake, Dad.
Sit where you always sit, ” But I didn't.
When he and Mom were seated,
Barbara and I took our places. I don't know how Dad felt. I do know that, though removed from his usual place, he continued
to share his best self with us, telling stories of his childhood and youth to
the delight of his grandchildren. As I served the food, our lives experienced a
change, which we continue to live with.
It wasn't easy, but I sense that
there is also something good in the change which has occurred. I am beginning
to learn that "honoring one's father
” is
more than the question of which place to occupy at the dining table. It
also means listening, wherever we sit and whatever positions we own, to the
stories Dad longs to tell We may then, during
these magical moments, even be able to forget about whose chair is whose.
8. Why
did Dad always sit in the big chair at the end of the table before he retired?
A. Because the chair was large enough for him.
B. Because sitting there he could see the trees
and grass in the yard.
C. Because it was the holy seat for the head of
the family,
D. Because the chair was comfortable with arm
rests.
9. What do we know from the second paragraph?
A. The writer's parents moved out because the
house was too old.
B. The writer didn't want to hurt his father’s
feelings.
C. The writer's wife was rude to his parents.
D. The writer didn't dare to refuse his wife's
request.
10. Which of
the following is true according to the passage?
A. Dad felt upset after being removed from his
usual place,
B. The writer was satisfied with the new seating
arrangement.
C. Dad continued to tell stories to cover his
embarrassment.
D. Dad didn't appear to mind where he sat.
11. What does
the writer intend to tell us?
A. Respecting Dad is more than the question of
dining seat.
B. It is not easy to go against parents' wishes.
C. Think twice before you act.
D. Every coin has two sides.
D
Even a
small increase in light activity such as washing dishes, or walking around the
house might help prevent an early death among older adults, researchers say
"It
is important for elderly people, who might not be able to do much moderate
intensity(强度)activity, that just moving around
and doing light intensity activity will have strong effects and is beneficial,"
said Ulf Ekelund, who led the research.
Published
in the BMJ, the latest research was based on a review of eight studies
involving a total of more than 36,000 people with an average age of almost 63
years. Participants were followed for five to six years; 2,149 deaths were
recorded. All of the studies involved monitoring the physical activity of
individuals who had activity trackers, and the studies did not rely on
self-reporting, which, the experts noted, could be unreliable.
For each
study participants were split into four equal-sized groups, based on the total
amount of time spent actively, and the risk of death assessed, taking into
account factors such as age, sex, body mass index, and socioeconomic status.
This was then repeated for an amount of activity at different levels of
intensity. The results were analyzed together to give an overview. The team
found a greater amount of activity was linked to a lower risk of death. The
results held for different intensities of activity. The team said the study supported
the message "sit less and move more and more often".
However,
the study had limitations. It only looked at the situation for middle age and
older adults, most of whom lived in the US or Europe, and some of the effect
could be due to those people with a higher risk of death being less likely to
be related to physical activity. Physical activity levels also were only
measured over one period of time.
Dr Gavin
Sandercock, from the University of Essex, said the results suggested moving
more brought bigger benefits than simply reducing the time of sitting, another
factor measured in the study.
"This
study
reinforces the important message that getting the least active
people to do even just a little bit more physical activity can have important
public health benefits," he said.
12. Which of the following may Ulf Ekelund suggest
elderly people do?
A. lying on the sofa reading.
B. Doing a little gentle gardening,
C. Going out to hike with friends,
D. Playing basketball sometimes.
13. What can we know about the
research?
A. It lasted about 8 years. www.jzjy365.com
B. The researchers admitted they used fake data.
C. The participants didn't include younger
people.
D. Some participants died because of doing too
much physical activity
14. What is the author^ attitude
towards the researchers' conclusion?
A. Doubtful B. Critical C. Supportive D. Neutral
15. Which
of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word
"reinforces" in the last paragraph?
A, Highlights B. Conveys C. Excludes D. Denies
参考答案:
8-11 CBDA
12-15 BCDA
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