阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。AManypeoplethinkatelephoneisessential.ButIthinkitisapestandatimewaster.Veryoftenyoufinditimpossibletoescapefromsomeidleorcuriouschatter-box,orfromsomebodywhowantssomethingfornothing.Ifyouhaveatelephoneinyourownhouse,youwilladmitthatittendstoringwhenyouareasleep,orinthemiddleofamealoraconversation,orwhenyouarejustgoingout,orwhenyouaretakingyourbath.Areyoustrongmindedenoughtoignoreit,tosaytoyourself,“Ah,well,itwillallbethesameinahundredyears’time”Youarenot.Youthinktheremaybesomeimportantnewsormessagesforyou.Icanassureyouthatifamessageisreallyimportantitwillreachyousoonerorlater.Haveyouneverrusheddrippingfromthebath,orchewingfromthetable,ordazedfromthebed,onlytobetoldthatyouareawrongnumber?Butyouwillsay,youneednothaveyournameprintedinthetelephonedirectory,andyoucanhaveatelephonewhichisonlyusableforoutgoingcalls.Besides,youwillsay,isn’titimportanttohaveatelephoneincaseofemergency—illness,anaccident,orfire?Ofcourse,youareright,buthereinathicklypopulatedcountrylikeEnglandoneisseldomfarfromatelephoneincaseofdreadfulnecessity.IthinkperhapsIhadbettertrytojustifymyselfbytryingtoprovethatwhatIlikeisgood.Iadmitthatindifferentcircumstances—ifIwereatycoon(businessVIP),forinstance,orbedriddenImightfindatelephoneessential.ButthenifIwereataxi-driverIshouldfindacaressential.Letmeputitanotherway:therearetwothingsforwhichtheEnglishseemtoshowparticulartalent;oneismechanicalinvention,theotherisliterature.MyownbusinesshappenstobewiththeuseofwordsbutIseeImustnowstopusingthem.ForIhavejustbeenhandedaslipofpapertosaythatsomebodyiswaitingtospeaktomeonthetelephone.IthinkIhadbetteranswerit.Afterall,oneneverknows,itmaybesomethingimportant.36.Thepassageismainlydiscussing_______.A.thatweshouldbestrongenoughtoignoreaphonecallB.thatimportantmessagewillreachyousoonerorlaterC.whetherit’snecessarytoanswerallphonecallsD.whetheritisnecessarytohaveatelephone提示:通读全文，尤其是文章的第一段和最后一段可以得出此结论。答案:D37.Judgingfromthepassage,whoisstrong-mindedenoughtoignoreaphonecall?A.Theauthor.B.Atycoon.C.Ataxi-driver.D.Hardlyanyone.答案:D大意理解，文章的第二段第三段可以看出38.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor________.A.thinksthetelephoneshouldgooutofourlifeB.likestobedifferentfromotherpeople3\nC.thinksthetelephoneisannoyingD.speaksfavourablyofatelephone提示:文章的第二句就说明了作者的观点，后面又作了进一步的补充说明。答案:C39.Intheauthor’sopinion,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Nearlyeveryonehasbeentoldawrongnumber.B.It’snecessaryforeveryonetohaveatelephone.C.Hehimselfcannotdecidewhethertoansweracall.D.Atelephonedirectorymaybringinunexpectedcalls.提示:从文章的第二段得出答案。答案:BBFeeltiredlately?Hasadoctorsaidhecan’tfindanythingwrongwithyou?Perhapshesendsyoutoahospital,butalltheadvancedequipmentthereshowsthereisnothingwrongwithyou.Then,considerthis:youmightbeinastateofsub-health(亚健康).Sub-health,alsocalledthethirdstateorgraystate,isexplainedasborderlinestatebetweenhealthanddisease.AccordingtotheinvestigationbytheNationalOrganization,over45percentofsub-healthpeoplearemiddle-agedorelderly.Thepercentageisevenhigheramongpeoplewhoworkinmanagementpositionsaswellasstudentsaroundexam-week.Symptoms(征兆)includealackofenergy,depression,slowreactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation,andpoormemory.Othersymptomsincludeshortnessofbreath,sweatingandachinginthewaistandlegs.Thekeytopreventingandrecoveringfromsub-health,accordingtosomemedicalexperts,istoformgoodlivinghabits,alternateworkandrest,exerciseregularly,andtakepartinopenairactivities.Asformeals,peopleareadvisedtoeatlesssaltandsugar.Theyshouldalsoeatmorefreshvegetables,fruits,fishbecausetheyarerichinnutritionalelements—vitaminsandtraceelements(微量元素)—thatareimportanttothebody.Nutritionexpertspointoutthatitisnotgoodtoeattoomuchatonemealbecauseitmaycauseunhealthychangesinthedigestivetract(消化道).Theyalsosaythatabalanceddietisveryhelpfulinavoidingsub-health.36.Whenyouareinastateofsub-health,youshould________.A.stayhomeandkeepsilentB.gotoadoctorandbuysomemedicineC.notconsideritveryseriousD.findoutthereasonsandrelaxyourself提示:从全文可以看出，亚健康是身体对压力、疲劳的一种反应，即使最先进的仪器也查不出病因。所以不必去医院，也不必吃药，但是不能听之任之，不认真对待。正确的方法是找出原因、减轻压力、消除疲劳、平衡膳食。答案:D37.Middle-agedpeoplemaybeeasytogetsub-healthbecause________.3\nA.theyhaveuseduptheirenergyB.theyhavelosttheirlivinghopesC.theyhavemorepressureinlifeandworkD.theyhavechangedtheirwayoflife提示:亚健康的起因与疲劳有关系，但不是已将体力用完，排除A项。B、D两项文章没涉及。根据常识和第四段最后一句，我们也能判断正确答案为C项。答案:C38.Thekeytopreventingyoufromfallingintoastateofsub-healthisto________.A.keeponworkingregularlyB.gotosleepabitearlierC.formgoodlivinghabitsD.takemedicineifnecessary答案:C文章倒数第三段第一句“…istoformgoodlivinghabits”39.Theunderlinedword“alternate”inthispassageisclosestinmeaningto________.A.arrangebyturnsB.causetotakeplaceC.makeupforD.keepawayfrom答案:A从文中可看出：形成好的生活习惯，要劳逸结合，即轮流工作与休息3
