题目
题型：不详难度：来源：
For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion.
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet a real pounding（追击）ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.
Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
小题1: From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.
| A．jogging became very popular |
| B．people jogged only during the daytime |
| C．Alex organized an army of joggers |
| D．jogging provided a chance to get together |
| A．heart attacks | B．Back problems | C．famous joggers | D．physical weaknesses |
| A．He felt it was worth a try. | B．He was very fond of it. |
| C．He was strongly against it. | D．He thought it must be painful. |
| A．He disliked doing exercise outside. |
| B．He found it neither healthy nor interesting. |
| C．He was afraid of having a heart attack. |
| D．He was worried about being left alone. |
| A．not everyone enjoys jogging |
| B．he is the only person who hates jogging |
| C．nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit |
| D．jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
本文通过作者亲身经历引出了对慢跑的思考和议论。
小题1:根据第一段前三句 “For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces.” 推断出
小题2:此题考查代词的指代。做此类题目的关键是读前文或后几句话。根据“but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.”可知“them”指代前面的physical weaknesses。
小题3:考查对作者态度的理解。首先应该看清题目中的“in the beginning”，然后根据第二段中的第一句和第二句不难推断出答案。
小题4:主要是根据最后四段推断出答案。
小题5:考查对文章的深层理解。作者首先是尝试慢跑，然后由于实在忍受不了它对身体的伤害而最终放弃，觉得慢跑根本不适合自己。
核心考点
试题【For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They wer】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-sholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek to same kind of approval from friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.
The implication(含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she succeed but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores she highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.
Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.
“Praising attributes(品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’s better quit while they’re ahead.”
小题1:The underlined words “Praise-sholic kids” refers to kids who are ______.
| A．tired of being praised | B．worthy of being praised |
| C．very proud of being praised | D．extremely fond of being praised |
_____.
| A．better-known | B．better-organized | C．more percussive | D．more interesting |
| A．praise for efforts should be more encouraged |
| B．praise for results works better than praise for efforts |
| C．praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life |
| D．praising a child’s abilities encourage him or her to take on challenges |
Domestic (驯养的) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses weren’t tame (驯服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.
Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.
As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals’ genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics.
Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn’t exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds—typically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井) with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.
The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, horse were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new from of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.
小题1:Before domestication horses were ______.
| A．caught for sports | B．hunted for food |
| C．made to pull ploughs | D．used to carry people |
| A．it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse | B．horse used to have gentle personalities |
| C．some horses have better shaped than others | |
| D．horses were of less variety before domestication |
| A．carrying heavy loads | B．changing farming methods |
| C．serving as a means of transport | D．advancing agriculture in different areas |
| A．why humans domesticated horses | B．how humans and horses needed each other |
| C．why horses came in different shapes and sizes | |
| D．how human societies and horses influenced each other |
Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table.
Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets(器具)on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response(反应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.
小题1:What does the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
| A．Want to buy | B．Take the place of. |
| C．Use at the same time | D．Seek for information from. |
| A．family members do not cat at the family table |
| B．family member do not greet each other |
| C．young people live happily in their families |
| D．young people seldom talk with their family members |
| A．Multitasking is harmful to young people’s development. |
| B．Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets |
| C．Multitasking is an important skill to young people. |
| D．Young people must learn skills for future jobs. |
| A．providing typical examples | B．following the natural time order |
| C．comparing opinions from different fields | |
| D．presenting a cause and analyzing its effects |
Other experts feel that giving the worker___6___ to do his job in his own way is important, and there is no doubt that this is true. The ___7___ is that this kind of freedom can’t easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated(复杂的) machinery which must be used in a ___8___ way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to ___9___ it.
Another important ___10___ is how much each worker ___11___ to the product he is making. In most factories the worker ___12___ only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now ___13___ with having many small production lines rather than one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his___14___. It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor ___15___ it is one we can do something about.
To what___16___ does more money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this is ___17___. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. ___18___ just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A ___19___ argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we ___20___ making their jobs more interesting, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.
1. A. answer B. course C. attempt D. system
2. A. run across B. lead to C. result from D. pick up
3. A. because B. as C. while D. as though
4. A. mentally B. physically C. carefully D. actually
5. A. variety B. relaxation C. creativity D. machinery
6. A. judgement B. freedom C. direction D. comfort
7. A. secret B. skill C. problem D. strength
8. A. amusing B. dull C. changeable D. fixed
9. A. use B. create C. supply D. fear
10. A. measure B. invention C. consideration D. work
11. A. lies B. sticks C. objects D. contributes
12. A. likes B. equips C. transports D. sees
13. A. tired B. pleased C. worrying D. experimenting
14. A. own B. will C. line D. hand
15. A. but B. and C. so D. however
16. A. extent B. quality C. store D. difference
17. A. natural B. important C. worrying D. unbelievable
18. A. Rest B. Sports C. Money D. Playing
19. A. complete B. friendly C. given D. similar
20. A. advise B. succeed in C. object to D. are tried of
A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet . Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets . “On the pets’ side , they are not left on their own and won’t feel lonely and unhappy,” she said . A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial (有益的) , while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism (缺勤).
Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington . “My customers love them. They are their favorites ,” she said . “They are not troublesome . They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun .”
Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain . Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years . “BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass ,” he said .
Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation . But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable .
小题1:The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is .
| A．73% | B．27% | C．25% | D．15% |
| A．works in the Global Hair Salon |
| B．often greets the passers-by |
| C．likes to sleep in the sun |
| D．is a two-year-old cat |
| A．Pets Help Attract Customers |
| B．Your Favorite Office Pets |
| C．Pets Join the Workforce |
| D．Busy Life for Pets |
最新试题
- 1You"d better not leave the medicine _____ kids can get at it
- 2社会的发展，使产业不断发生变化，有“朝阳产业”，也有所谓的“夕阳产业”。业内人士称，只要有需求的产业就是有生命力的产业。
- 3向甲苯中加入少量酸性高锰酸钾溶液，振荡后溶液褪色。下列解释正确的是 [ ]A. 甲苯分子中的碳原子数比苯分子中的
- 4当x∈[-1，1]时不等式ax+1＞0恒成立，则实数a的取值范围是______．
- 5—Where was the boy taken away by the UFO?—Oh, it was in the
- 6天宫一号的照明系统全部采用太阳能电池帆板提供电能。这样做有利于[ ]①节约资源和改善环境②加快资源回收利用③积极
- 7已知A={a，b，c}，B={0，1，2}，且满足f（a）+f（b）=f（c）的映射f，A→B有______个．
- 8下列工业生产属于轻工业的是[ ]A．开采铁矿B．冶炼钢铁C．纺纱织布D．制造机器
- 9某房地产公司对参加本次房交会的消费者进行了随机问卷调查，共发放1000份调查问卷，并全部收回，根据调查问卷，制成表1，表
- 10计算：（-a）5•（a2）3÷（-a）4的结果，正确的是（ ）A．a7B．-a6C．-a7D．a6
热门考点
- 1既可以发生消去反应，又能被氧化成醛的物质是（ ）A．2-甲基-1-丁醇B．2，2-二甲基-1-丁醇C．2-甲基-2-丁
- 2明朝初年实行海禁政策，与下列哪些因素有关（ ） ①西方殖民主义侵略 ②倭患 ③流亡海上的敌对势力A．①②③B
- 3定义在实数集R上的函数f（x）满足f（x）·f（x+2）=6，若f（2）=2，则f（2010）的值为（ ）。
- 4默写《劝学》中的名句名段。青，取之于蓝， ；冰，水为之， 。木直中绳，輮以为轮，
- 5下列各句中，没有语病的一句是[ ]A．随着商品经济的繁荣，超市和各类性质的消费场所越来越多，它们吸引消费者的手段
- 6七大洲中，面积最小的是（ ）A．B．C．D．
- 7若ab=32，则a+bb的值为______．
- 8位于我国地势第一级阶梯的地形区是 ( )A．长江中下游平原B．华北平原C．青藏高原D．云贵高原
- 9“横空出世一战中，社会制度初显优；反法西斯建大功，一朝解体两极终”。它描述的是下列哪个国家 [ ]A．英国B．苏
- 10长期以来，企业退休人员的退休金一直落后于机关事业单位的退休人员。2013年11月5日，记者从江西省人社厅获悉，我省今年顺