英语)英语阅读理解练习题含答案含解析一、英语阅读(日常生活类)1.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的几个选项中,选出最佳选项。
What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can't sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feelvery nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful (压力大的)."For people who are worried about math, posture (姿势)makes a big difference," Erik Paper from San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail . That's right –sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams.Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumped-over (趴倒的)posture, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.Slumping over is a defensive (戒备的)posture. It can bring about bad memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, Paper said.Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit (受益)from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported.Good posture isn't just helpful for taking math exams. Sportspeople, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more certain and focus better.(1)What posture can make people feel less stressed during math exams?A.Sitting up straight. B . Hanging your head.C. Lying on your back.D. Raising one hand.(2)What did the scientists ask the college students to do during the test?A.To do sit-ups. B . To count numbers.C. To think carefully. D . To sit in different postures.(3)How many students in the test benefited from the better posture?A.All the 125 students. B . Less than half of them.C. 56 percent of them.D. None of the students.(4)The fourth paragraph is written to explain .A.why slumping over makes exams harder to doB.why slumping over is bad for one's healthC.why some people slump over during examsD.why people are nervous during math exams(5)Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Slump over to Take ExamsB. Sit up to Do MathC. Better Posture for Nervous StudentsD. Good Advice for Better Exams 【答案】(1)A(2)D(3)C(4)A(5)B【解析】【分析】本文介绍姿势不仅有助于参加数学考试。
运动员、音乐家和演说家都可以从更好的姿势中受益。
当你感到压力大的时候,你也可以试着坐直或者站直。
它可以帮助你更确定,更专注。
(1)细节题。
根据For people who are worried about math, posture (姿势)makes a big difference 和That's right –sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams. 可知坐直可以让人们在数学考试中感觉压力更小,故选A。
(2)推理题。
根据They asked them to do a simple math exam while sitting in a slumped-over (趴倒的)posture, or sitting up straight. 可知科学家在测试中要求大学生以不同的姿势坐着,故选D。
(3)细节题。
根据After the test, 56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight 可知56%的参加测试的学生从更好的姿势中受益,故选C。
(4)主旨题。
根据Slumping over is a defensive(戒备的)posture. It can bring about bad memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, 可知第四段是用来解释为什么睡懒觉会让考试变得更难,故选A。
(5)主旨题。
根据本文教室里姿势有助于参加数学考试和the exam was easier to do if theywere sitting up straight ,可知标题适合是Sit up to Do Math 坐起来做数学,故选B。
【点评】考查阅读理解。
本文涉及细节题、推断题,和主旨题,细节题要注意从文中寻找答案;推断题需要联系上下文,推断出需要的信息,主旨题需要通读全文,了解大意之后找出中心思想。
At some point in life, many people develop a mental (精神)problem.While most people get over it, for others it doesn't go away easily.The WHO says that about 20 percent of teenagers worldwide suffer from mental illness. It's thought that the number of teenagers with mental illness around theworld will increase by half by 2020. It will become one of the main causes of illness, and even death.In China, the picture isn't bright, either. About one tenth of teenagers under the age of 17 have a mental health challenge.The world is changing fast. Study and relationships have always caused stress, but today the stress is much higher than before, the WHO said.A research centre in Oxford University says that young people today have big stresses at school.For example, they experience bullying (欺凌). In a 2017 report, the centre noted that the Internet was a special source (渠道)of stress. Online, young people often see "messages about perfection" and this causes the young "great uncertainty about their futures", says the centre.Also, according to China Daily, Chinese people don't ask for help with their mental problems. They fear that others will think less of them if they say that they are in mental trouble. Elaine Peng, a US mental health educator, makes a similar point. And in the UK, over three quarters of young people believe their mental problems have a social stigma. It is reported in 2017 that aquarter of young UK people wouldn't ask for help if they developed a mental problem.Young people who don't ask for help for their condition may be creating problems for themselves in the future. Elaine Peng warned that, "If we hide our mental health, it may remain a problem forever.""My message for young people is, if you feel something is wrong within you —ask for help," he told China Daily.(1)Which of the following is NOT the cause of stress according to the passage? A. Heavy schoolwork B. Being bullied at school.C. Some information from the Internet.D. Certainty about the future.(2)Why don't Chinese people ask for help with their mental problems?A. They don't think them serious.B. They can get over them in time.C. They can keep their mental health secret.D. They are afraid of being looked down upon.(3)What does the underlined word "stigma" most probably mean in Chinese?A.羞耻B印. 象C援. 助D危. 害(4)Elaine Peng advised the teenagers with mental illness to .A. think less of themselvesB. avoid being bulliedC. ask for help as soon as possibleD. stay away from the Internet.(5)The main purpose of the passage is to .A. ask research centers for helpB.tell about teenagers' stressesC.call public attention on teenagers with mental illnessD. show some different opinions from different countries【答案】(1)D(2)D(3)A(4)C(5)C【解析】【分析】大意:本文讲述世界上许多人有精神疾病,到2020 年世界上有一半的青少年患精神方面的疾病。