绵阳市2013高考英语阅读理解三月天天练（3）及答案Americaisacountryonthemove.Inunheard-ofnumbers,peopleofallagesareexercisingtheirwaytobetterhealth.Accordingtothelatestfigures,59percentofAmericanadultsexerciseregularly—up12percentfromjusttwoyearsagoandmorethandoublethefigureof25yearsago.Evennon-exercisersbelievetheywouldbemoreattractiveandconfidentiftheyweremoreactive.Itishardnottogetthemessage.Thevirtuesofphysicalfitnessareshownonmagazinecovers,postagestamps,andtelevisionadsofeverythingfrombeautysoapstotravelbooks.Exerciseasapartofdailylifedidnotcatchonuntilthelate1960swhenresearchbymilitarydoctorsbegantoshowthehealthbenefitsofdoingregularphysicalexercises.Growingpublicity(宣传)forracesheldinAmericancitieshelpedfuelastronginterestintheancientsportofrunning.AlthoughrunninghasleveledoffinrecentyearsasAmericanshavediscoveredequallyrewarding--andsometimessafer—formsofexercise,suchaswalkingandswimming,runningremainsthemostpopularformofexercise.Asthepopularityofexercisecontinuestomount,sodoesscientificevidenceofitshealthbenefits.Thekeytofitnessisexercisingthemajormusclegroupsvigorously(强有力地)enoughtoapproximatelydoubletheheartrateandkeepitdoubledfor20to30minutesatatime.Doingsuchphysicalexercisesthreetimesormoreaweekwillproduceconsiderableimprovementsinphysicalhealthinaboutthreemonths.60.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethatthehealthbenefitsofexercise.A.aretobefurtherstudiedB.areself-evidentC.areyettobeprovedD.aresupportedbyscientificevidence61.Agrowinginterestinsportsdevelopedafter.A.anincreasingnumberofraceswereheldinAmericancitiesB.researchshowedtheirhealthbenefitsC.scientificevidenceofhealthbenefitswasshownonTVadsD.peoplegotthemessagefrommagazinecoversandpostagestamps62.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Exercise—TheRoadtoHealth.B.ScientificEvidenceofHealthBenefits.C.DifferentFormsofExercise.D.Running—APopularFormofSport.63.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase"leveledoff"intheparagraph2?A.Reacheditslowestlevelinpopularity.B.Stoppedbeingpopular.C.Stoppedincreasinginpopularity.D.Becomeverypopular.参考答案60--63DADC*******************************************************结束-4-\nIfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistration（登记）cardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.60.Theunderlinedwordsinthispassagemeansto“______”.A.bereadytohelpothers B.makegooduseofone’sfriendsC.bealittleaheadofothers D.gainsomethingatother’sexpense61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,youcangetoffwithoutfirstpayingyourfare.B.InabighotelinFinland,youcanenjoyfreemealsifyou’relivinginthehotel.-4-\nC.ThebossesinFinlandpaytheemployeesaccordingtoregistrationoftheirworkinghours.D.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.62.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmoral（道德）levelB.therearemanyloopholesineverydaylifeinFinlandC.inFinland,mosttaxidriverswillnotchargeyouanythingD.everyoneinFinlandislikeagentleman,fortheyhavefaithinthemselves63.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LifeinFinlandB.ASocietywith“Foolish”PeopleC.WhataLifeD.HonestaccountsoftheFinns参考答案60、DCAB*****************************************************结束CNooneknowsyettheaccuratenumberofliveswhichhavebeenlostinthisterriblefire.Butreportssuggestthatitismorethanonehundred.AwallofflamesfiftyfeethighandatleastonehundredandfiftymileswideisnowracingtowardstheforestsandrichfarmlandsofsouthernVictoria.TownslessthanonehundredmilesfromMelbournewillbeindangerunlessthewindchanges.Peoplearerushingexcitedlyintothestreets.Thepolicehavewarnedthemnottoseethefirebutmanypeoplearedoingso.Thecauseofthefireisunknown.NorainhasfalleninthispartofAustraliaforthreemonths,andthehot,north-westwindfromthegreatcentraldesertisblowingatmorethanthirtymilesanhour.Thefirefightersaretravellingtothefirebyroad,railandair.Butitisnoteasytogetthere.Flamesandfallentreeshavecutofforblockedroadsandrailwaylines.Thethicksmokeoftenpreventsthemfromfindingtheairstrips(飞机跑道).ItissaidthatthefirehasbroughtthegreaterdangertothecountrysincetheSecondWorldWar.64.Bythetimethearticlewaswritten,thefire.A.hadjustbrokenoutB.hadbeenputoutC.wasspreadingviolently(猛烈地)D.wascomingtoanend65.Thewriterwrotethisarticlemainlytotellpeople.-4-\nA.thefirewasterribleanddangerousB.itwasimpossibletoputoutthefireC.morethanonehundredpeoplediedofthefireD.tojoininthefightagainstthefire66.Inthe4thparagraph,thewritersuggestedthat.A.thefirewouldsoonbecontrolledbythefirefightersB.itwouldbeverydifficulttoputoutthefireC.thegovernmentwaspayinggreatattentiontothefireD.thefirehadcausedgreatlossesandtheairportwasinganger67.Theunderlinedword“accurate”inthefirstsentencehasthesamemeaningas.A.recentB.wholeC.roughD.exact参考答案64—67、CABD****************************************************结束-4-
