[考研类试卷]考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷236及答案与解析.doc
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1、考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷 236 及答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)0 At this point, most of us generally have a clue about the basics of staying in good healtheat well, exercise, dont drink too much and dont smoke. And pl
2、enty of research has been dedicated to exploring how failing on any of those fronts, or even more than one at a time, can be detrimental to overall health. Yet, for many people, those bad habits have a way of accumulating. And, ac-cording to a new study published this week in the Archives of Interna
3、l Medicine, their cumulative impact can be pretty grim. In an analysis of nearly 5,000 adults tracked for two decades, researchers found that stacking up these four bad habits can work together to prematurely age you by as much as 12 years.Looked at independently, the risky behaviors included smokin
4、g, a sedentary lifestyle, little consumption of fruit and vegetables and regular drinkingan average of three drinks per day for men, or two for women. When compared to people who had the most healthy habitsthose who never smoked, exercised at least two hours per week, ate plenty of fruits and vegeta
5、bles and didnt drink at all, or drank more moderately, those with all four bad habits had an increased risk of death equivalent to being 12 years older.In fact, the study authors say that compared with practicing none of these bad habits, the combined effect of all four behaviors tripled or even qua
6、drupled the risk of death. As the Associated Press points out: Overall, 314 people studied had all four unhealthy behaviors. Among them, 91 died during the study, or 29 percent. Among the 387 healthiest people with none of the four habits, only 32 died, or about 8 percent.Of course, while these find
7、ings are stark, the notion that individual unhealthy behaviors can join forces to have a cumulatively negative impact is not new. Responding to the findings, Dr. Walter Willett, the chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, pointed out similar findings in the large
8、 scale Nurses Health Study. Still, Willet said that the simple, common sense steps that people can take to improve their overall health bear repeating, and studies that hammer home these correlations are indeed worthwhile. Referring to the new findings published this week, he wrote in an email to TI
9、ME, the “conclusions are profoundly important and worth replicating: healthy lifestyle practices that are modest and simplespecifically, not smoking, getting regular physical activity, eating a good diet and avoiding excessive alcohol consumptioncan profoundly affect our chances of living to an old
10、age.“1 The word “grim“ (Para, 1) most probably means _.(A)sustainable(B) durable(C) horrible(D)detectable2 The four risky behaviors will most probably cause _.(A)an increased mortality risk(B) an irreversible prematurity(C) a rising death toll(D)an unwholesome lifestyle3 Figures in the statements of
11、 the Associated Press are to show that _.(A)more than 25% of the people with all four unhealthy habits died(B) the cumulative effect of all four behaviors added to death risks(C) those with none of four unhealthy behaviors tend to live longer(D)its easy to distinguish those with four bad habits from
12、 those without4 According to Dr. Walter Willett, healthy lifestyle practices will most probably_.(A)reduce combined impact(B) be modestly repeated(C) be simple common senses(D)make us live longer5 Which of the following is true of the text?(A)Maintaining exercises will increase our chances of living
13、 to an old age.(B) The idea of combined effects of harmful behaviors is new to the public.(C) Drinking will be detrimental to peoples overall health just as smoking.(D)Avoiding certain behaviors will improve peoples overall physical condition.5 During the next several weeks I went completely to the
14、wolves. I took a tiny tent and set it up on the shore of bay. The big telescope was set up in the mouth of the tent in such a way that I could observe the wolves by day or nightQuite by accident I had pitched my tent within ten yards of one of the major paths used by the wolves. Shortly after I had
15、taken up residence, one of the wolves came back and discovered me and my tent, but he did not stop or hesitate in his pace. Later, one or more wolves used the track past my tent and never did they show the slightest interest in me. I felt uncomfortable at being so totally ignored. The next day I not
16、iced a male wolf make boundary markers by passing water on the rounds of his family lands.Once I had become aware of the strong feeling of property rights which existed among the wolves, I decided to use this knowledge to make them at least recognize my existence. One evening, after they had gone of
17、f for their regular nightly hunt, I staked out a property claim of my own, including a long section of the wolves path. In order to ensure that my claim would not be overlooked, I made a property mark on stones, dumps of moss, and patches of vegetation with a lot of tea. Before the hunters came back
18、, task was done, and I retired, somewhat exhausted, to observe results.A few minutes later the leading male appeared. As usual he did not bother to glance at the tent, but when he reached the point where my property line intersected the trail, he stopped as abruptly as if he had run into an invisibl
19、e wall.Cautiously he extended his nose and sniffed at one of my marked bushes. After a minute of hesitation he backed away a few yards and sat down. Then, he looked directly at the tent and at me.His glare seemed to become fiercer as I attempted to stare him down. The situation was becoming intolera
20、ble. To break the impasse I turned my back on the wolf. Then briskly, and with an air of decision, he turned his attention away from me and began a systematic tour of the area.I had staked out as my own. As he came to each boundary marker he sniffed it once or twice, then carefully placed his mark o
21、n the outside of mine.6 We can infer from this text that the author is most probably a_.(A)hunter(B) biologist(C) journalist(D)traveler7 Why did the wolves ignore the authors presence?(A)Because his tent was out of the wolves estate boundaries.(B) Because the author has just arrived at the spot.(C)
22、Because the wolves were too busy to notice him.(D)Because the wolves were afraid of strangers.8 According to the text, which of the following is true of the wolves?(A)The wolves do not start attacking humans unless irritated by humans.(B) The wolves go hunting at night and go back to the dens at daw
23、n.(C) The wolves do not rely on their sight to recognize boundaries.(D)The wolves mark their family boundaries by means of water.9 The phrase “break the impasse“ (Para. 5) is closest to the meaning “_“.(A)avoid being attacked(B) break the ice(C) trigger hostility(D)draw attention10 The author stakes
24、 out an area of his own mainly because he _.(A)thought it better to be stared at than to be ignored(B) didnt want the wolves to use the track past his tent(C) wanted the wolves to take notice of his existence(D)wanted to find out how fierce the wolfs glare was10 If youre like most people, youre way
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