Almost everyone suffers from a headache sometimes.But some people suffer from re
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Almost everyone suffers from a headache sometimes.But some people suffer from repeated, frequent headaches.
What is headache? What causes it? What can be done about a headache? What research is being done on headaches?
The dictionary defines(下定义) headache simply as “a pain in the head.” What most people mean by headache is a pain which lasts several minutes or hours.It covers the whole head, or one side of it, or perhaps the front or the back of the head.To add to the confusion(困惑) about a definition, some people call tight feeling in the head a headache.
A headache is important because it can be the first warning of a serious condition which probably could be controlled if discovered early.If a person removes the warning, day after day, with a pain-killer, he may pass the point of easy control.
The professional name for covering up a symptom(症状) is “masking” (遮蔽).A headache specialist once said, “Masking symptoms is not the best way of treatment.” He compared taking a pain-killer for a headache before a cause is known with taking iron pills for anemia(贫血症) while bleeding continues undiscovered.He added, “Sometimes it is wiser to stand still than to advance in darkness.”
A headache is important also because it affects normal, happy living.The employee with a headache does less work.In a flash of temper he may upset his fellow workers or customers, causing a direct or indirect loss to his organization.The mother with a headache suffers and disturbs the family.She upsets her husband and children.
小题1:Which is true according to the passage?| A．Headache has no effect on others. | | B．Headache may cover the whole body. | | C．Headache may last several minutes or hours. | | D．Headache is just the tight feeling in the head. |
小题2:The sentence underlined in Paragraph 5 means ______.| A．you should not advance in darkness whatever happens | | B．you’d better do nothing before you know how to deal with it | | C．you’d better still stand there without moving when it is dark at night | | D．you should take some pain-killers for your headache if you want to cover it up |
小题3:What may the writer talk about in the following paragraph?| A．Treatments of headaches | B．The definition of headaches | | C．Symptom of headaches | D．Bad effects of a headache |
小题4:The passage mainly tells us______.| A．the reason of headache | | B．headache and its effect | | C．everyone suffers from a headache | | D．a headache is a symptom of something serious |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：本文主要讲述的是头痛病的概念和症状，以及头痛病对人的影响。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第3段第二句What most people mean by headache is a pain which lasts several minutes or hours.可知C正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据本句He compared taking a pain-killer for a headache before a cause is known with taking iron pills for anemia(贫血症) while bleeding continues undiscovered.He added, “Sometimes it is wiser to stand still than to advance in darkness.”
可知有些人使用止痛药来治疗头痛，事实证明这样的做法是不够明智的，明智的做法是忍着，不去治疗。故B项正确。
小题3:A 推理题。本文主要讲述的是头痛的概念和症状，接下来要讲得应该就是如何对头痛病进行治疗。故啊正确。
小题4:B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段和最后一段可知本文主要讲述的就是头痛病的概念和对人的影响。故B正确。
点评：本文主要讲述的是头痛病的概念和症状，以及头痛病对人的影响。要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表入里，由浅入深，从具体到抽象，从非凡到一般，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行深层处理，符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事，断章取义，以偏概全。要忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。 |
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Several animal species including gorillas in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if the impact of climate change and extreme weather on their habitats is not addressed, a UN report showed on Sunday.
Launched on the sidelines of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization shows how higher temperatures, the rise in sea levels, deforestation and excessive land use have damaged the habitats of certain species, especially in Africa.
“Many ecosystems have already been stressed by increasing population, historical and recent deforestation, unsustainable management practices and even invasive (入侵的) species,” Eduardo Rojas-Briales, assistant director general at the FAO"s forestry department, said at the launch of the report.
The most affected areas include mountains, isolated islands and coastal areas, which limit the possibilities for animals to migrate elsewhere and create new habitats.
“The remaining populations become surrounded in very small ecosystems, they have inbreeding (近亲交配) problems ... and at the end these species may disappear,” he added.
Other examples of affected animals included elephants in Mali, lions in the Serengeti and crocodiles in Malawi.
The report said an estimated 20-30 percent of plant and animal species will be at higher risk of extinction due to global warming and a significant proportion of native species may become extinct by 2050 as a consequence.
Other consequences could include the spread of invasive species and infectious diseases, it said.
The report urges more focus on restoration of damaged ecosystems, especially those key to dealing with climate change such as mangroves(红树林), inland waters, forests, savannahs(非洲大草原) and grasslands.
The FAO also called for the creation of migration corridors for animals in areas where their movement was limited.
The organization said while more resources were flowing to biodiversity conservation, more action at the government and policy level was needed.
It also urged local communities to develop projects that mitigate the impact of climate change on wildlife, naming eco-tourism activities as an example.
小题1:What does the author tell us in Paragraph 2? | A．The theme of global climate negotiations in Durban. | | B．The subject of research done by Eduardo Rojas. | | C．Causes of damage done to ecosystems. | | D．Harmful effects of damage done to ecosystems. |
小题2:Why are animals living in mountains, islands and coastal areas most affected? | A．They are frequently attacked by invasive species and infectious diseases. | | B．They have difficulty finding enough food for survival. | | C．They can hardly find mates to produce their young. | | D．They have little chance of moving to other places. |
小题3:To avoid extinction of some animal species, the UNFAO suggested all the following ways EXCEPT ______. | A．restoring damaged ecosystems | | B．limiting world population growth | | C．creating movement channels for animals | | D．urging governments and local communities to take action |
小题4:What does the underlined word “mitigate” in the last paragraph mean?| A．increase or further improve something. | | B．Make full use of something. | | C．Make something become less serious. | | D．Move from one place to another. |
小题5:What would serve as the best title for the passage? | A．Animals at risk due to climate change. | | B．Global warming and its consequences. | | C．Climate change and ecotourism. | | D．Solutions to animal distinction. |
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China_is_going_green. In order to reduce air pollution and oilshortages, automobile manufacturers have announced their plans to develop hybrid vehicles (混合燃料汽车) for the Chinese market. Toyota"s hybrid car Prius will be ready to drive in China this week. Let"s have a look at the new car.
Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power. Hybrid cars run off a rechargeable battery and gasoline. Hybrid cars have special engines, which are smaller than traditional gasoline engines. They run at 99 percent of their power when the car is cruising (匀速行驶). A specially designed battery motor provides extra power for running up hills or when extra acceleration is needed.
Step into a Prius, and turn on the engine. The first thing you notice is how much quieter it is than a traditional car. At this point, the car"s gasoline engine is dormant (休眠). The electric motor will provide power until the car reaches about 24 km/h. If you stay at a low speed, you are effectively driving an electric car, with no gasoline being used, and no waste gas gives off.
The onboard(车载的) computer makes the decision about when to use a gas engine, when to go electric, and when to use a combination of the two. If you go over 24 km/h, when you step on the gas pedal (油门), you are actually telling the computer how fast you want to go.
The electronic motor recharges automatically using a set of batteries. When driving at high speed, the gasoline engine not only powers the car, but also charges the batteries. Any time you use the brake, the electric motor in the wheels will work like a generator and produce electricity to recharge the batteries. As a consequence, the car"s batteries will last for around 200,000 miles.
小题1:The author writes this passage mainly to________.| A．teach people how to drive a hybrid car | | B．introduce a new kind of “green” car | | C．show how to save their gasoline when driving a car | | D．announce plans to develop hybrid vehicles for China |
小题2:The first sentence probably refers to ________.| A．there will be more and more green land in China | | B．China is still young and lacking experience | | C．China"s new cars are combinations of different green models | | D．China has started producing environmentally friendly cars |
小题3:Which of the followings is NOT true?| A．The hybrid cars reduce air pollution and oilshortages. | | B．The car"s gasoline engine doesn"t work until it reaches about 24 km/h. | | C．This kind of car is completely controlled by an onboard computer. | | D．A specially designed battery motor provides extra power when needed. |
小题4:What is the most important feature of hybrid cars?| A．They are powered by both a rechargeable battery and gasoline. | | B．They are much quieter than traditional cars. | | C．They only use 99 percent of their power to run up hills. | | D．They have smaller engines than traditional gasoline ones. |
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The fourth round of heavy smog to hit Beijing in four weeks has sent more people to the hospital with respiratory（呼吸的） illnesses and led to calls for laws to control the pollution.
Pan Shiyi, a celebrity real estate developer said he is planning to propose (提案) a Clean Air Act to the local government. As a representative to the Beijing Municipal People"s Congress, he started an online survey at 9:20 a.m. Within three hours, more than 25,000 web users, or 99 percent of total respondents（应答者）, welcomed his proposal on Sina Weibo, China"s Twitter.
They have good reasons to stand alongside Pan. The latest round of haze（雾霾）reduced visibility to under 500 meters in many parts of the city. The smog has also led to a great increase in respiratory illnesses, particularly among children and the elderly. Anxious parents and doctors almost all blame the smoggy air for the illnesses. Though most schoolchildren are home for the winter holidays, the bad air can easily move indoors. Besides, ordinary medical masks fail to provide adequate protection, so some people have turned to gas masks and respirators（呼吸器）.
The causes of the scary smog are rather mysterious, though experts blame excessive emissions and the mountains around Beijing that trap pollution in winter, unless there is adequate wind to clear it away. Some critics have pointed fingers at China’s top two oil firms, China National Petroleum Corp and China Petrochemical Corporation, saying the companies’ outdated production technologies produce large quantities of substandard, high-polluting gas fuel.
Meanwhile, concerned Beijingers have moved their brainstorming sessions to cyberspace. If Pan’s proposal for a Clean Air Act is adopted, netizens say the new law should include items providing for “car-free days” in times of smog, higher standards for vehicle fuel, stricter restrictions on industrial and exhaust gas emissions, and more effective protection for the public.
Beijing is not the only city that has ever lost the blue sky. Five days of thick fog caused thousands of deaths in Britain in December 1952, urging the government to pass the first Clean Air Act in 1956, which introduced smokeless zones and cleaner fuels to reduce pollution. That may provide some experience for Beijing to refer to.
小题1:What can we learn from the passage?| A．People are clear about the causes of the smoggy weather. | | B．Children staying indoors will not get respiratory illnesses. | | C．Smog is worse for people with lower resistance to diseases. | | D．Masks can give people protection against the smoggy weather. |
小题2:Britain is mentioned in the last paragraph to ______.| A．suggest Beijing should learn from other countries | | B．let people know many places have this problem | | C．tell people the situation in Britain is worse | | D．call on the government to pass Britain’s Clean Air Act |
小题3:What’s the best title for this passage？| A．The Use of Gas masks and Respirators | | B．Beijingers Call for Clean Air Act | | C．Effective Protection for Blue Sky | | D．The Mysterious Causes of the Scary Smog |
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My son loves video games very much. He spends hours every day playing video games in his room. Is there any redeeming（补偿的）educational value to video games? Some seem like they could help him learn strategy. But I worry others may be too violent or numb（使麻木）his mind.
Cecilia
Some games may improve kids’ hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. Games that require kids to actually move or manipulate（操纵）the game through their own physical movement can even get sedentary kids moving, though not as much as they could if they actually played outside or participated in sports or other outdoor acuities. Others, though, don’t have such benefits, and violent video games have been shown that they might increase kid’s aggressive behavior.
Like a lot of aspects of raising kids, when it comes to video games, the healthiest approach is actually self-control.
The American academy of Pediatrics(AAP) recommends that kids should spend no more than 2 hours each day on screen time, including watching TV or movies, or playing computer or video games. So consider setting limits at least that strict to keep game playing from affecting their schoolwork, household responsibilities, and the physical activity your son needs very day.
Make sure that he’s playing games which are suitable for his age group. All video games are rated and labeled by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Steer clear of（避开）any rated “M” for mature. Those are for ages 17 and older and can contain heavy-duty violence, strong language, and sexual content.
Try to keep the video game console（游戏机控制板）in a common area of the house, not your son’s room. That way you can catch any inappropriate content in the games he’s playing, and he’ll be in a position to interact with others in the house while he’s playing.
Make sure your son has appealing alternatives, too, such as sports, activities, opportunities to socialize with peers; and downtime to be creative. If you continue to have concerns about his video game activity, talk with your doctor.
Reviewed by：Mary L. Gavin, MD
小题1:What is the opinion of Mary L. Gavin about playing video games?| A．Whether it’s beneficial or harmful depends on what the video games are. | | B．It always improves kids’ hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. | | C．It will make kids more violent and increase their aggressive behavior. | | D．Kids should give it up and put their hearts fully into their schoolwork. |
小题2:The underlined word “sedentary” in the first paragraph of the answer letter is the nearest in meaning to “______”.| A．unhealthy | B．lively | C．bright | D．inactive |
小题3:According to Mary L. Gavin, which of the following is encouraged to do by parents?| A．Keep the video game console out of their house. | | B．Allow their children to play only such video games as rated “M” | | C．Let kids play video games as much as possible if it doesn’t affect their lessons. | | D．Help their children develop other healthy hobbies such as sports and painting. |
小题4:Which is the best title of this passage?| A．Should children play video games? | | B．Kids’ playing video games is harmful. | | C．Is playing video games good for kids? | | D．Help children choose video games. |
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For some reason, it takes constant reminders that we primates（灵长目）need nurturing.
In a recent study of 46 baby chimpanzee（黑猩猩）orphans, Kim Bard of the University of Portsmouth in England and her colleagues demonstrated that primate babies that have tight relationships with mother figures do much better on cognitive（认知）tests than babies who receive only food, shelter, and friendship with peers. But this is not breaking mews. In fact, it’s old news.
In the 1950s, Harry Harlow conducted a series of experiments with baby monkeys that showed, without doubt, that lack of love and comfort makes for a crazy monkey.
Harlow constructed a cage that included a wire monkey “mother” topped with a plastic face. In this wire he fixed Mom with a milk bottle. The cage also held another wire mother covered with terry cloth. The baby monkeys spent all their time with the cloth mother and only went to the wire mother to feed, demonstrating that a soft touch beat something to eat any day.
Harlow’s monkey work was important because, at the time, child care “experts” and everybody’s grandmother had a “no touch, no comfort” policy toward children. They advised parents not to respond to crying babies, felt babies should sleep alone to grow up independent, and for God’s sake put those kids down. But Harlow’s work changed all that. Mothers were soon permitted to have their newborns next to them in the hospital.
The current chimp research based on Harlow’s work shows that mother love not only makes for a psychologically well-adjusted child, but also makes for a smart kid. Bard and her colleagues evaluated the abilities of the chimps when they were 12 months old with standard human tests for children of that age, tests that ask little kids to imitate some action.
The highly raised chimps did better than the ones that were not loved, and what do you know, the well-raised chimps did even better than human kids on this small IQ test.
So we hear it once again. We are primates, social animals which need care and love. We need to be held and talked to and made to feel that at least one person wants to be with us all the time. And if we get that kind of connection, we are sure to be fine, even better than fine.
小题1:The study Kim Bard and his colleagues did ______.| A．included 46 baby and mother monkeys | | B．was nothing new to people about the findings | | C．showed that many chimpanzees lacked love when they were young | | D．showed that many chimpanzees had good relationships with their mothers |
小题2:Why was Harlow’s monkey work important?| A．Because the “no touch, no comfort” policy toward children was quite right. | | B．Because parents were advised not to respond to babies’ crying. | | C．Because Harlow’s work changed people’s former belief in child care. | | D．Because mothers were not allowed to have their newborns next to them in the hospital. |
小题3:Harlow built two “mothers” for baby monkeys to ______.| A．make them live comfortably | B．let them have more choices | | C．give them more love | D．make a comparison |
小题4:Which of the following is TURE according to the text?| A．Well-raised chimps always do even better than human kids. | | B．A 12-month chimps is far cleverer than a child of that age. | | C．The newborns were not allowed to be with their mothers in the past in the hospital. | | D．Constantly touching the baby can make it feel safer. |
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