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一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共8.0分）
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An interesting study posted on Facebook recently shows how men and women develop new interests as they mature(成熟).
While women tend to take exercise seriously from the age of 34, men will wait until their 45th birthdays before working hard to get in shape.
The average woman spends more time talking about sports, politics, career and money as she gets older.
Women’s interest in books reaches its peak(顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.
Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30, while women do not do so until eight years later. Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16
The research used anonymous(匿名的) data donated by thousands of Facebook users, recording the statuses, ‘likes’ and ‘interests’ they had posted on their profiles.
It found the average woman talks about television most at 44, while men peak much younger, at age 31
Men are also most likely to see a film in a cinema at age 31, while women go out to see films most when they are only 19
Men are most interested in travel at 29, women at 27, while women talk most about food and drink at 35, and men at 38
And if you are middle aged, a safe topic for any audience is the weather, which is a key interest for many as they approach 60
Stephen Wolfram, the British scientist who carried out the research, says, “It’s almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of people’s typical interests.
“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.” 1. When do women love books best?
A. At the age of 22 C. At the age of 30
2. Men tend to______once they are 30
A. gain more and more weight B. be less interested in their jobs C. do more exercise
D. pay more attention to their appearance
B. At the age of 50 D. At the age of 15
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3. What are men and women both interested in when they are 16?
A. Getting in shape. B. Going to the cinema. C. Popular style of clothing. D. Food and drink. 4. What does Stephen Wolfram think about the result of the research?
A. People’s interests are different from each other. B. People’s interests change greatly with age. C. It is normal for people to change their interests. D. It is not good for people to change their interests. 【答案】 【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
文章大意：本文主要讲述了当男女成熟后，他们新兴趣的异同。
根据文中Women’s interest in books reaches its peak(顶峰) at the age of 22可知应选A。 根据文中Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30可知应选B。
根据文中Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16可知应选C。
根据文中“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”可知应选B。
B
Science can’t explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people—half of them pet owners—while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. They completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; another group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of
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their body weight. Dog owners didn’t lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise—mostly with their dogs—and found it worth doing.
5. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. What pets bring to their owners. B. How pets help people calm down. C. People’s opinions of keeping pets. D. Pet’s value in medical research.
6. We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if
___________.
A. he has a pet companion B. he has less stress of work
C. he often does mental arithmetic D. he is taken care of by his family
7. According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when completing stressful
tasks?
A. They have lower blood pressure. B. They become more patient. C. They are less nervous. D. They are in higher spirits.
8. The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that ___________.
A. people with dogs did more exercise B. dogs lost the same weight as people did
C. dogs liked exercise much more than people did D. people without dogs found the program unhelpful 【答案】 【小题1】A
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
1.【文章大意】本文介绍了养宠物的好处，科学不能解释宠物的力量，但很多研究都表明有了宠物的陪伴(company of pets)，可以帮我们降低血压和恢复心脏功能，并且减少我们的孤独感。宠物不仅能调节你的精神而且还能改善你的饮食习惯。 【关键词】pets; help; worth
通读全文可知本文主要讲述了宠物给它们的主人带来的好处，故选A。
2.根据文章第一段和第二段可知，有宠物的陪伴，心脏疾病恢复得就会快一些，故选A。
3.根据文章第二段“It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don' t judge.”可知，这项研究表明，有宠物陪伴的人表现更出色，这是因为宠物不会对他们做的事情作出判断，可以使他们感觉更轻松。故选C。
4.根据文章最后一段“Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall...”可知，狗的主人虽然没有比那些没有狗的人减肥明显，但是他们做了更多的运动，故选A。
C
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Jumanji（勇敢者的游戏）is a story for children about a very strange game-a game that becomes far too real and frightening for the players. It was a story by Chris Van Allsburg, which was later filmed in 1996, starring the famous American actor Robin Williams.
The story begins in 1869 in New Hampshire, America. Two young brothers bury a box under some trees. A hundred years later, in 1969, a boy, Alan Panish, finds the box and takes it home. He is unhappy that his father may want to send him to a boarding school. Alan's friend, Sarah, arrives, and they open the box. Inside is a board game. At the start of tile game, some words appear: \want to leave the world behind and go back to the past? Then this is the game for you.\Alan finds that he is disappearing into the game.
The story has a deep meaning. Through his adventures Alan learns something important-if you face your fears, your problems will go away. Alan turns to face Van Pelt, the hunter who is trying to kill him. In doing so, he completes the game and returns to reality. Then he finds that his father is not going to send him to a boarding school after all.
In Jumanji, time is flexible. The film director Stephen Spielberg's \with time in the same way. Top scientists even tell us now that time travel is theoretically possible! 9. From the story we learn that Alan is a boy who ______.
A. dislikes his study at school B. is afraid of his serious father C. was born a hundred years ago D. goes back to the past in the game
10. Through the game Alan has realized that whenever he has difficulties he should ______.
A. escape into the past B. face them bravely C. ask for his father's advice D. read the words on the box 11. What does the author mean when he says time is flexible?
A. One can travel in time.
B. Science can change the limit of time. C. Time travel is impossible in space.
D. Time is a common topic in film-making. 【答案】 【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【文章大意】本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们讲述了关于男孩艾伦的故事，他认为父亲可能要送他去寄宿学校，打开捡到的盒子发现里面是一个游戏，艾伦通过这个游戏知道了他应该勇敢的面对他所遇到的困难，回到现实他发现父亲并不会送他去寄宿学校，作者同时告诉我们时间旅行在理论上是可能的。
1.细节理解题。根据第二段\this is the game for you.\可以推测出Alan在这个游戏中回到了过去，故选D。
2.推理判断题。根据第三段Through his adventures Alan learns something important-if you face your fears, your problems will go away. Alan turns to face Van Pelt, the hunter who is trying to kill him.可知Alan通过冒险学会了如果你面对你的恐惧，你的问题就会消失，由此可知通过游戏艾伦已经意识到他应该勇敢的面对他所遇到的困难，故选B。
3.推理判断题。根据最后一段In Jumanji, time is flexible. The film director Stephen Spielberg's \
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travel is theoretically possible! 可知作者说时间是灵活的，这个意思是告诉我们时间旅行在理论上是可能的，故选A。
D
Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.
If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let the other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn't solve anything.
Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can't just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say“Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.
If you looked up the word“communication”in a dictionary, it would say“the exchange of ideas, the conveyance (表达) of information, means of communication such as a letter or a message”. To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it's just by writing a note.
When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you'll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.
This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn't feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren't as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie's parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.
Communication isn't a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie's, tell the other person how you feel—listening is the key factor to communication. 12. In the writer's view, dealing with parents is __________than with children.
A. more difficult B. easier C. more uninteresting D. more interesting 13. The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.
A. the importance of friendship
B. the disadvantage of being angry with others C. the importance of communication D. the disagreement between generations
14. The example in this passage proves that __________.
A. Sophie is very polite to her parents
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