1、阅读理解练习试卷 9 及答案与解析一、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answ
2、er Sheet.0 The thought of not sleeping for twenty-four hours or more is not a pleasant one for most people. The amount of sleep that each person needs varies. In general, each of us needs about eight hours of sleep each day to keep our bodies healthy and happy. Some people, however, can get by just
3、a few hours of sleep at night.It doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps. But everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception on this. Sleep is, after all, a very basic need. But a man named A1 Herpin turned out to be a real exception, f
4、or supposedly, he never slept!A1 Herpin was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They hoped to negate the claims that he never slept. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never neede
5、d one.The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair and read a half dozen newspapers. His doctors were baffled by this strange case of permanent insomnia. Herpin offered the only clue to his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days
6、before he had been born. Herpin died at the age of 94, never having slept a wink.1 This passage centers on _.（A）dream interpretation（B） patterns of sleep（C） A1 Herpins sleepless life（D）sleeps and dreams2 The expression “get by“, in the last sentence of the first paragraph is _.（A）a confusing express
7、ion（B） a rude expression（C） an everyday expression（D）an improper expression3 A1 Herpins condition could be regarded as _.（A）normal（B） curable（C） healthful（D）rare4 The most likely reason on Herpions insomnia was _.（A）his mothers injury before he was born（B） that he never got tired（C） his magnificent
8、physical condition（D）that he got enough rest rocking4 Americans are well known for the strange diets they always seem to be following. It seems that Americans like to diet almost as much as they like to eat. New types of diet plans are always coming out. Usually, though, they dont stay popular for l
9、ong.There are many diets on the market. It is often difficult to know which ones really work. Its also hard to believe how fast a dieter is supposed to shed pounds. A lot has been written about dieting. And some interesting facts about diets and foods have been discovered.For example, did you know t
10、hat the more celery you eat, the more weight you will lose.9 Celery has “negative“ calories. The body burns up more calories digesting a piece of celery than there are in the celery stick itself.Dieters shun potatoes because they think they are fattening. But they arent. A potato has about the same
11、number of calories as an apple. To gain a single pound, you would have to eat eleven pounds of potatoes!Some dieters even worry about getting fat from licking postage stamps. But they have nothing to worry about. The glue on an average stamp has only about one-tenth of a calorie. Maybe a diet of pos
12、tage stamps would be popular?5 This passage is all about _.（A）vegetables（B） fads（C） Americans（D）dieting6 Celery is a good food for the dieter because _.（A）it has a lot of protein（B） vegetables are not fattening（C） it has “negative“ calories（D）it is easy to digest7 The shun is to _.（A）love（B） hate（C）
13、 avoid（D）fear8 One could conclude from this passage that _.（A）dieting is not a healthy practice（B） everyone diets（C） there is only one good way to lose weight（D）dieting can be confusing阅读理解练习试卷 9 答案与解析一、Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is f
14、ollowed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.【知识模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 这篇短文讲了人是要睡觉的，以保证身体健康、情绪快乐，但就是有人一生不曾睡觉，这就是 Al Herpin。选项 C 是正确的。【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答
15、案】 C【试题解析】 第一段最后。有些人每晚只睡几个小时也过得去。这是一种日常的表达法。选项 C 是正确的。Get by 过得去、勉强生存，confusing 困惑的，rude 粗俗的，improper 不适当的。【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 第二段。睡眠对人类来说是最基本的需求，以保证人的休息和生存。Al Herpin 是一个例外，极为少见。选项 D 是正确的。 Normal 正常的，curable 可医治的，healthful 健康的，rare 罕见的。【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 最后一段。医生对 Al Herpin 的终生不睡的情形感
16、到很困惑，而他提供的唯一的线索是在他出生前的几天，他的母亲受过伤。选项 A 是正确的。【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 短文第一句就点明主题：美国人盲目地紧跟奇怪的减肥方法是众所周知的。选项 D 是正确的。Fad 时尚，diet 节食、减肥。【知识模块】 阅读理解6 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 第三段。芹菜含“负”热量。你的身体在消化一块芹菜时所消耗的热量比这块芹菜本身的热量多。选项 C 是正确的。【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 第四段。文章的主题是节食。为了减肥，有些食物可以吃，而有些食物是要避开，不能吃的，人们认为土豆是增肥食品，所以不能吃要避开。选项C 是正确的。【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据上下文，可以推断出，作者想要表达的是节食的说法太多，以致人们都不知道究竟如何做，听信哪种说法了。选项 D 是正确的。【知识模块】 阅读理解
