1、考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 7及答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 0 Would you like to know if your body is older or younger than it should be? Dr David Wikenheiser has been studying ageing in Vancouver, Canada, for the past 10 years and has found the average person is 15 or more years older biologically than chronolo
2、gically. He says: “We all know people who are 30 but look over 40, and others who are 70 yet look 50. The difference comes down to lifestyle. Some peoples bodies get rusty faster than others, and this makes them age more quickly. “ Virtually every ageing process is related to the oxidative compounds
3、 or free radicals produced by our body as a reaction to pollution, ultraviolet light, stress, smoking, alcohol and pesticides. But these can be neutralised by antioxidants. After conducting more than 3 000 tests, Dr. Wikenheiser believes that, on average, you can lower your biological age by 10 year
4、s in three months with the right lifestyle changes. “You cant alter your genetics but you can make other changes, such as eating the right food, drinking enough water to flush out toxins, exercising and managing stress,“ he says. But exercising too much is just as bad as not doing enough. Walking ou
5、t for more than two hours at a time every day puts too great a strain on your heart. “Multivitamin and antioxidant supplements are important even if youre eating the right amount of fruit and vegetables. Todays soil tends to lack essential minerals so these are no longer found in the food we eat, in
6、 large enough quantities. We should also swap (交换 )bleached white table salt for natural sea salt which is much better for us. “ Its also important to eat three meals a day. Missed meals put a strain on your brain as your blood sugar level drops. Many of us are also eating the wrong fats or avoiding
7、 fat altogether, so we miss out on important nutritional oils. “You should also ask your dentist what kind of fillings you have. Amalgam fillings in your teeth are not stable and will contribute to toxic metal levels in your body.“ says Dr. Wikenheiser. (351 words) 1 From the first paragraph, we can
8、 see_. （ A） Wikenheiser is an American scientist （ B） Wikenheiser is a doctor （ C） a lot of us look older than our actual age （ D） we dont know we are 15 years older than others 2 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） Some people look much younger. （ B） Some people are years o
9、lder biologically than chronologically. （ C） Nobody looks just his/her age. （ D） Some peoples bodies get rusty faster than others. 3 We can become younger by_. （ A） oxidative compounds （ B） free radicals （ C） antioxidants （ D） ultraviolet light 4 In order to keep fit and younger, you should do all t
10、his EXCEPT_. （ A） never eating fat （ B） drinking more water （ C） supplying multivitamin and antioxidant （ D） eating three meals a day 5 What is right according to the passage? （ A） Human beings can change their genetics by proper eating. （ B） We should do physical exercises as much as possible each
11、day. （ C） We should stay away from fats. （ D） Natural sea salt is more healthful. 5 In 1963 an American physiotherapist Glenn Doman wrote a best-selling book called How to Teach Your Baby to Read. Now translated into 17 languages, this book arose from his work with brain-damaged children in Pennsylv
12、ania. Doman and his team of specialists had wondered why brain-injured children didnt improve with medical treatment. Then they realized that conventional methods of treatment only relieved the symptoms, not the problem, which of course was the brain itself. So they developed a new approach. “All we
13、 do for all children here is to give them visual, auditory and touchable stimulation with increased frequency, intensity and duration, in recognition of the orderly way in which the brain grows,“ says Doman. “The result was that by 1960 we had hundreds of severely brain-injured two-olds who could re
14、ad and understand. “ The team had discovered that even children who had half their brains removed could, by stimulation, achieve higher IQs than the average normal child. Then the team began to think if such amazing results could be achieved with brain damaged children, what would happen if the same
15、 treatment were given to normal children. So eight years ago the Better Baby Institute was opened for the benefit of normal children. The same stimulating enriched environment was provided, and, by the time the children left, around seven years old, they could generally speak and read three foreign
16、languages, play a musical instrument, read three full length books a week and do all the other things that a so-called “normal“ child could do. In Domans view, the childs passion to learn during the years up to six must be fed. He believes that, like muscles, the brain develops with use, especially
17、so in those first few years. Nowadays, parents come from all over the world to Pennsylvania to see and learn from the work of Doman and his team; they want to discover how they can fulfil their roles as nature teachers, by using their love, understanding and instincts for the benefit of their childr
18、en. For in the words of Doman, “Every child born has a greater potential intelligence than Leonardo da Vinci used. “(353 words) 6 In his research, Glenn Doman discovered that brain-damaged children improved when they （ A） were taught to read and understand （ B） could speak several languages （ C） wer
19、e given proper stimulation in vision, listening and touching （ D） ate enough medicine for their symptoms 7 What is NOT the trait of Domans new approach? （ A） Keep developing different types of stimulation. （ B） Have brain-damaged children exposed to stimulation often. （ C） Intensify the decreased st
20、imulation. （ D） Prolong the time of stimulation. 8 From the passage, we can assume that_. （ A） most normal two-year-old children can read （ B） brain-damaged children can improve their disability （ C） brain-damaged children generally have high IQs （ D） children with only half a brain are more intelli
21、gent 9 At the Better Baby Institute, _. （ A） the idea of normal“ achievement was challenged （ B） children needed seven years to develop normality （ C） unnatural development of normal children was achieved （ D） normal children got the same achievements as brain-damaged children did 10 Parents come to
22、 the Institute because they want_. （ A） their children to become as intelligent as Leonardo da Vinci （ B） to learn how to teach their children about nature （ C） to develop their own abilities to help their children （ D） their children to develop instincts of love and understanding 10 A few years ago
23、 a lone American campaigner wrote a book in which he set out the main point of his fascinating Campaign to abolish television. His manifest Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television is an American bestseller, and after eight editions is still generating great concern and debate in the USA. Je
24、rry Mander, a former advertising expert is convinced that for the sake of our freedom, and mental and physical health, we should learn to live without TV. Through his advertising background Mander is aware of how much of television is concerned with advertising and money making. He sees the planting
25、 of values for profit as “ a deep. profound and disturbing act by few against the many, for a trivial purpose. “ And, even without commercials, he sees TV as disturbing because it crams peoples heads wit a images which alter the way they feel and behave. Pictures formed by 300 000 tiny dancing dots
26、altering 30 times per second, bombard their eyes as people scan the images 10 times a second. The brain registers and stores all 30 images, but the conscious mind registers far fewer. But, argues Mander, even if you reject or doubt what you see consciously, it is too late. He further argues that TV
27、is a deadening experience as it is restricted to just two senses sight and sound. Perception is dulled and flattened, says Mander, when you can t feel and smell and totally experience an event. People are just sitting passively for up to four hours a night watching a screen and listening to artifici
28、al sound. “No culture in history has spent such an enormous amount of time looking at artificial light,“ says Mander, “and another worrying fact is that prolonged exposure to artificial light alters human cells, which is why it is being used for certain medical treatment. “Researchers do not know if
29、 life-long TV exposure is a physical risk or not, but as Mander would argue, why run the risk? It is important that people get up now and with it off before the harm is done they might also become brain-washed, or who knows. (353 words) 11 Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television is a book w
30、hich_. （ A） caused distress to many Americans （ B） achieved a great success overseas （ C） became a very popular book to read （ D） expressed the views of a fascinating man 12 Jerry Mander objects to TV advertising mainly because_. （ A） the underlying principles are of money-making （ B） it is ineffect
31、ive in getting its message across （ C） he is tired of being an advertising expert himself （ D） advertising can help neither producers nor consumers 13 What does “it“ underlined in the last paragraph refer to? （ A） Brain. （ B） TV. （ C） Harm. （ D） Risk. 14 By watching TV for several hours every night,
32、 Mander thinks that_. （ A） people will lose their other senses （ B） people will be very imaginative （ C） people will become very passive （ D） people will get less sleep 15 Mander suggests that viewing TV over long periods of time_. （ A） could lead to death （ B） might cause brain damage （ C） could en
33、danger peoples health （ D） would make cells malignant 考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 7答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第一段里有 has found the average person is 15 or more years older biologically than chronologically。意思是说，一般人生理年龄比实际年龄要老 15岁或更多。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 C“没有人一眼能看出他 /她的准
34、确年龄 ”在文章中没有提到。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从文章第三段最后一句和第七段可以看出，能使人变年轻的元素是“抗氧化剂 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 参考倒数第二段最后一句。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 参考倒数第三段最后一句。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第二段提到，当专家们在发现人脑的成长是有序的之后，就开始对脑部损伤的儿童进行了视、听和触摸方面的刺激，并且不断加大刺激的频率、强度和持续时间。结果到了 1960年，几百名脑部受损
35、的孩子能够阅读，甚至有的大脑被切除一半的孩子其智商还高于正常的孩子。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从文章第二段中 frequency， intensity and duration 可以得知 B、 C和 D都提到过故选 A。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案 】 B 【试题解析】 参考第一题的答案解释。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第三段讲的是如果把同样的方法用于正常的孩子这些孩子到七岁离开儿童院的时候一般都能读和写三种语苦，演奏一种乐器一星期可读三本书。这一切都对正常成长观点提出了挑战。故选 A。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
36、10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 参考文章最后一段。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文章一开始就指出，取消电视机的四个论点是一本最畅销的书。因为在它八版之后，在美国仍然能引起人们关注和争议，故选 C。其他三项文章没有提到。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章第二段笫二句是 A项内容的依据，其他三项文章都未提到。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 it指电视。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第三段第三句 “晚上，人们被动地坐上四个小时看电视屏幕，听着人为的 声音 ”。此句有被动一词，与 C项内容相同其他三项的内容文章都未提到。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从第二段第一句和第三段最后一句都可以看出长时间看电视有害身体。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
