2017高考英語閱讀理解

專做十三閱讀理解

A組2016?2014年各省市高考題（改編）

Passage5（2015?新課標(biāo)全國II）

Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhome

couldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyour

environmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopart

ofyourdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourage

overeating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（難為情）whenthey'reinpoorlylitplaces—

andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffbod.Ifyourhomedoesn'thaveenoughwindowlight,getmore

lampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewho

atemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warm

colorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeelless

hungry.Sowhenifstimetorepaint,goblue.

Don'tforgettheclock—ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewer

calories（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthe

time,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes.Andwhileyou'reatit,actuallysitdownto

eat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.ltmakesyoulesslikelytorush

throughameal.

Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22

percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchpiate.Whenwechoosealargespoon

overasmallerone,totalintake（攝入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe'llpourabout30percentmore

liquidintoashort,wideglassthanatalbskinnyglass.

1.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout.

A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshapeC.housebuyingD.healthydiets

2.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople.

A.digestfoodbetterB.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites

3.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.C.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.

*4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-ConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

Passage6（2015?安徽）

Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthin

unity（團(tuán)結(jié)）.Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasily

brokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.She

showedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayed

withthedaughtersastheygrewup.

HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,when

HeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn'thavemuchmoney.

TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny'smother,Diana,whoowned

asmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopinto

asmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.

However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshe

thoughtitwastoohard.

Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,but

onebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.Theyopenednewrestaurantsin

SanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheach

other,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplains,“Our

mothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.

Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness.”

Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAns

workingtogether.NowtheAns'corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Although

theybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyarea

bigsuccess.

1.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow.

A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficultyofgrowingup

C.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson

2.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily.

A.startedabusinessin1975B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

C.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles

3.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?

A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.

B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.

C.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.

D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.

*4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.StrengthComesfromPeace

C.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccess

Passage7（2015?安徽）

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeople

rememberingless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourown

personalmemory,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwe

rememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.Sheandher

researchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,they

gavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstood

thatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputer

wouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirst

groupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwhereto

findtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder（文件夾）.

Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation（位置）betterthanthefacts.When

peopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofind

it.Thisiscalled“transactivememory（交互記憶）”

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultofthe

Internet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peopleare

learninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalater

date.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthat

thewayweusememoryischanging.

*l.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto.

A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor'saltitude

C.describehowtousetheInternet.D.explainhowtostoreinformation

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A.TheSparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.

D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

3.Intransactivememory,people.

A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformation

C.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation

4.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?

A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

Passage8（2015?四川）

NooneissurehowtheancientEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsnearCairo.Butanewstudy

suggeststheyusedalittlerock'n^oll.Long-agobuilderscouldhaveattachedwoodenpolestothe

stonesandrolledthenacrossthesand,thescientistssay.

"Technically,Ithinkwhatthey'reproposingispossible,“physicistDanielBonnsaid.

PeoplehavelongpuzzledoverhowtheEgyptiansmovedsuchhugerocks.Andthere'sno

obviousanswer.Onaverage,eachofthetwomillionbigstonesweighedaboutasmuchasalarge

pickuptruck.TheEgyptianssomehowmovedthestoneblockstothepyramidsitefromaboutone

kilometeraway.

ThemostpopularviewisthatEgyptianworkersslidtheblocksalongsmoothpaths.Many

scientistssuspectworkersfirstwouldhaveputtheblocksonsleds（滑板）.Thentheywouldhave

draggedthemalongpaths.Tomaketheworkeasier,workersmayhavelubricatedthepathseither

withwetclayorwiththefatfromcattle.Bonnhasnowtestedthisideabybuildingsmallsledsand

draggingheavyobjectsoversand.

Evidencefromthesandsupportsthisidea.Researchersfoundsmallamountsoffat,aswellas

alargeamountofstoneandtheremainsofpaths.

However,physicistJosephWestthinkstheremighthavebeenasimplerway,wholedthenew

study.Westsaid,"wasinspiredwhilewatchingatelevisionprogramshowinghowsledsmight

havehelpedwithpyramidconstruction.!thought,'Whydon*ttheyjusttryrollingthethings?'"A

squarecouldbeturnedintoaroughsortofwheelbyattachingwoodenpolestoitssides,he

realized.That,henotes,shouldmakeablockofstone“aloteasiertorollthanasquare”.

Sohetriedit.

Heandhisstudentstiedsomepolestoeachoffoursidesofa30-kilogramstoneblock.That

actionturnedtheblockintosomewhatawheel.Thentheyplacedtheblockontheground.

Theywrappedoneendofaropearoundtheblockandpulled.Theresearchersfoundthey

couldeasilyrolltheblockalongdifferentkindsofpaths.Theycalculatedthatrollingtheblock

requiredaboutasmuchforceasmovingitalongaslippery（滑的）path.

Westhasn'ttestedhisideaonlargerblocks,buthethinksrollinghasclearadvantagesover

sliding.Atleast,workerswouldn'thaveneededtocarrycattlefatorwatertosmooththepaths.

1.It'swidelybelievedthatthestoneblocksweremovedtothepyramidsiteby.

A.rollingthemonroadsB.pushingthemoverthesand

C.slidingthemonsmoothpathsD.draggingthemonsomepoles

2.Theunderlinedpart"lubricatedthepaths“inParagraph4means.

A?madethepathswetB.madethepathshard

C.madethepathswideD.madethepathsslippery

3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordParagraph7referto?

A.Rollingtheblockswithpolesattached.B.Rollingtheblocksonwoodenwheels.

C.Rollingpolestomovetheblocks.D.Rollingtheblockswithfat.

4.WhyisrollingbetterthanslidingaccordingtoWest?

A.Becausemoreforceisneededforsliding.

B.Becauserollingworkcanbedonebyfewercattle.

C.Becauseslidingonsmoothroadsismoredangerous.

D.Becauselesspreparationonpathsisneededfbrrolling.

*5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anexperimentonwaysofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

B.Anapplicationofthemethodofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

C.Anargumentaboutdifferentmethodsofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

D.Anintroductiontoapossiblenewwayofmovingblockstothepyramidsite.

Passage9（2015-天津）

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommon

inthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamore

humanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.

Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenonnalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmore

likecompanionsthanmeretools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletodistinguishwhen

someoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreappropriatelytotheuser.

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.You

cantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobot

doesn'tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteach

individualinthehousehold.ltcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotake

medicineortakingfamilyphotos.

Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsin

everythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthese

spaces.

FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany's"Oshbot”

robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguide

themtotheproduct'slocationinthestore.ltcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmake

recommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeother

socialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.tcWehave

technologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotfbrus,butwithus,“saidBreazeal.

1.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?

A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.

C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.

2.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.

B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.

C.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.

D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.

3.WhatcanOshbotworkas?

A.Alanguageteacher.B.Atourguide.C.Ashopassistant.D.Aprivatenurse.

4.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill.

A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmates

C.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers

*5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?

A.Anewdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategiesforsocialrobots.

C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.

Passage10（2015?陜西）

Theproductionofcoffeebeansisahuge,profitablebusiness,but,unfortunately,

full-sunproductionistakingovertheindustryandbringingaboutalotofdamage.Thechangein

howcoffeeisgrownfromshade-grownproductiontofull-sunproductionendangersthevery

existenceofcertainanimalsandbirds,andevendisturbstheworld'secologicalbalance.

Onalocallevel,thedamageoftheforestrequiredbyfull-sunfieldsaffectsthearea'sbirds

andanimals.Theshadeoftheforesttreesprovidesahomeforbirdsandotherspecies（物種）that

dependonthetrees*flowersandfruits.Full-suncoffeegrowersdestroythisforesthome.Asa

result,manyspeciesarequicklydyingout.

Onamoregloballevel,thedestructionoftherainforestforfull-suncoffeefieldsalso

threatens（威脅）humanlife.Medicalresearchoftenmakesuseoftheforests'plantandanimal

life,andthedestructionofsuchspeciescouldpreventresearchersfromfindingcuresforcertain

diseases.Inaddition,newcoffee-growingtechniquesarepoisoningthewaterlocally,and

eventuallytheworld'sgroundwater.

Bothlocallyandglobally,thecontinuedspreadoffull-suncoffeeplantations（種植園）

couldmeanthedestructionoftherainforestecology.Thelossofshadetreesisalreadycausinga

slightchangeintheworld'sclimate,andstudiesshowthatthelossofoxygengivingtreesalso

leadstoairpollutionandglobalwarming.Moreover,thenewgrowingtechniquesarecontributing

toacidic（酸性的）soilconditions.

Itisobviousthatthewaymuchcoffeeisgrownaffectsmanyaspectsoflife,fromthelocal

environmenttotheglobalecology.Butconsumersdohaveachoice.Theycanpurchase

shade-growncoffeewheneverpossible,althoughatahighercost.Thefuturehealthoftheplanet

andmankindissurelyworthmorethananinexpensivecupofcoffee.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutfull-suncoffeeproductionfromParagraph4?

A.Itlimitsthespreadofnewgrowingtechniques.

B.Itleadstoairpollutionandglobalwarming.

C.Itslowsdownthelossofshadetrees.

D.Itimproveslocalsoilconditions.

*2.Thepurposeofthetextisto.

A.entertainB.advertiseC.instructD.persuade

3.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Anagriculturalmagazine.B.Amedicaljournal.

C.Anengineeringtextbook.D.Atouristguide.

*4.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?

Passage11（2014?山東）

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Atthe

ageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,awealthy

Massachusettsslaveholder.Shebecameknownas"Mumbet"or"Mum

Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley*swifetriedtostrike

Mumbet'ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,she

leftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbet

consultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.Withhishelp,Mumbetsued（起訴）forherfreedom.

WhileservingtheAshleys，Mumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenew

Massachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshe

thoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom-thefirstslavein

Massachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.

Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkfor

themasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSedgewick.Mumbeldiedin

1829,butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants（后裔）.Oneofhergreat-grandchildren

wasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefoundersoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterand

spokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.

MumbefstombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburied.lt

reads,inpart：”Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecould

neitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.”

1.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Shewasbomaslave.B.Shewasaslaveholder.

C.Shehadafamoussister.D.Shewasbornintoarichfamily.

2.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?

A.Shefoundanemployer.B.Shewantedtobealawyer.

C.Shewashitandgotangry.D.Shehadtotakecareofhersister.

3.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconstitution?

A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners*orders.

B.Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites.C.Howtobeagoodservant.

D.Howtoapplyforajob.

4.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?

A.Shechosetoworkforalawyer.B.ShefoundedtheNAACP.

C.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys.D.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren.

*5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Astoryofafamouswriterandspokesperson.

B?Thefriendshipbetweenalawyerandaslave.

C.ThelifeofabraveAfricanAmericanwoman.

D.Atrialthatshockedthewholeworld.

Passage12（2014重慶）

Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommaleKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofher

objectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled（貝占標(biāo)簽）everything.I

alwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmy

dirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.

Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Take

yourshoesaway!WhyundermybedI^Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomy

feetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.

Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutfor

aphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayher

grandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled（爬）underhercovers,

sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,a

warmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.

Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocks

andsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticeKatehad

satup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereached

outherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”

KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwelearned

thekeytolivingtogether：givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.

1.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?

A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.

C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.

D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.

2.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause.

A?shewasscaredbyKate'sangerB.shehatedherselffbrbeingsomessy

C.shewantedtoshowhercareD.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso

3.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Byshowingdifferences.

C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

*4.Whatmightbethebesttitlefbrthestory?

A.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOff

C.HowtoBeOrganizedD.LearningtoBeRoommates

Passage13（2014.重慶）

Therehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatanddoing

exercise.Somepeoplebelievethattheycan'thelpputtingonweightastheygetolder,while

othersholdthatiftheystopexercising,theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemore

myths：

I'llneverloseweight—Icomefromafatfamily

Wrong1Whilewecan'tchangethebodytypewearebornwith,wecan*tblameourgenes

formakingusfat.There*splentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamilies,andthemainreason

isthattheysharethesamehabitsofeatingtoomuchandexercisingtoolittle.

IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowly

WrongIFatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism（新陳代謝）.Infact,althoughfat

peopleconsumemoreenergythanslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat!

Keepingadiarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemoreaccurately.

Exerciseisboring

Wrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopa

balancedandvariedprogramthat'sfunaswellasprogressive.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk,takea

differentroute.Ifyoudoyoga,tryataichiclass.Ifyoulikeswimming,setyourselfadistanceor

timechallenge.

Nopain,nogain

Wrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeed,painisyourbodytellingyousomething's

wrong,andcontinuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.Youmayexperiencemild

discomfortasyoubegintoexerciseregularly,butthisisyourbodyadaptingtothepositive

changesinyourlifestyleandtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Iftheydon't,restand

seekmedicaladvice.

1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?

A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoo

littleenergy.

C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.

D.Itistheconsequenceofpeople'sunbalancedlifestyle.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwemakeexercisemoreinteresting?

A.Bytakingvariedexercise.B,Bychoosingsimpleexercise.

C.Bydoingregularexercise.D.Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.

3.Whatistheauthor'sopinionabout'Nopain,nogairf'inexercising?

A.Keepingfitisessentiallyapainfulexperience.

B?Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.

C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.

D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.

*4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Todeclaretheimportanceofkeepingfit.

B.lbclarifysomemisconceptionsaboutfatnessandexercise.

C.Toconfirmwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.

D.Toexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.

Passage14（2014?廣東）

SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthe

piano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinand

Beethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitin

parts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpiece

MoonlightSonata（奏鳴曲）byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.

Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,

histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn'teven

realizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhis

parents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawand

music.

Samuelcan*tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised/41grewupwithmusic.Mymother

playedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostart

playingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.ltcomes

easilytome-Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind-eachandeverynote,“saysSamuel.

Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehad

morethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperfbrmance.Heisnow

learningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan'tplayit.Samuelsays

confidently,"It'sallaboutsupermemory—IguessIhavethatgift.”