2026年中考英语专题复习：阅读理解（一般选择型）专项练习题（含答案）

这是一份2026年中考英语专题复习：阅读理解（一般选择型）专项练习题（含答案），共25页。
Passage 1
I was filled with dubts and wrries until my grandfather tld me t stand tall.
Fr me， height was my truble. I was much taller than ther girls， s I ften bent(弯曲) my bdy at the back f the line. I had always felt unsafe as the tallest student f my class in Bala Cynwyd. And I wasn't lking frward t entering the ninth grade.
My grandfather didn't laugh at me. Instead，whenever I tried t bend myself in rder t appear shrter，he wuld tell me “Stand straight and tall，Alisa.” I trusted my grandfather mre than anyne else in my childhd. And whenever I was afraid f smething，he always tld me stries f his life.
My grandfather grew up in war­trn(战乱的) Eurpe. “Stand straight，stand tall” meant smething else then. After the war，he went t America. He lived a hard life. “If they culd d it，why culdn't I？”“Stand straight， stand tall.”he ften reminded(提醒) himself. Thanks t the help f a friend，my grandfather gt a jb. He nce tld me that he was very nervus at first. He was nt nly trying t learn this hard new jb but als a new language.
“Stand straight，stand tall，”he wuld always tell himself. I am s prud f my grandfather. After listening t my grandfather's unusual experiences，I have changed the way I lk at my wn life.
“Stand straight，stand tall” has becme nt nly a piece f advice t imprve my psture(身姿). It als tells me t be prud f wh I am.
And I d.
1. Alisa ften bent her bdy because .
A. she lived a hard life
B. she was much taller than ther girls
C. she always std at the back f the line
D. she didn't want t enter the 9th grade
2. What did Alisa's grandfather d with her truble？
A. He laughed at her.
B. He asked her t bend her bdy.
C. He tld her t stand straight and tall.
D. He advised her t stay away frm her friends.
3. Alisa's grandfather's experiences .
A. made her feel unsafe
B. taught her t accept herself
C. changed her attitude(态度) t her grandfather
D. tld her his success cmpletely depended n friends
4. “Stand straight，stand tall” means in the passage.
A. making yurself lk tall
B. taking care f yurself
C. being prud f yurself
D. reminding yurself
5. What's the best title fr this passage？
A. Stand straight，stand tall
B. My grandfather's life stries
C. My clrful experiences
D. The help f a friend
Passage 2
When the great library f Alexandria burned，the stry ges，ne bk was saved. But it was nt a valuable bk，and a pr man gt it.
The bk wasn't very interesting，but between its pages there was smething very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip f vellum(羊皮纸) n which was written the secret f the “Tuchstne”. The tuchstne was a small pebble(鹅卵石) that culd turn any cmmn metal int pure gld.
The writing explained that it was lying amng thusands and thusands f ther pebbles that lked exactly like it. But the secret was this：The real stne wuld feel warm，while rdinary pebbles are cld.
S the man sld his huse， bught a tent， camped n the seashre， and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up nrmal pebbles and threw them dwn again because they were cld，he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds f times. S，when he felt ne that was cld， he threw it int the sea. He spent a whle day ding this but nne f them was the tuchstne. Yet he went n and n this way. Pick up a pebble. Cld—thrw it int the sea. Pick up anther. Thrw it int the sea. The days stretched(延伸) int mnths and the mnths int years.
One day，hwever，abut midafternn，he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it int the sea befre he realized what he had dne. He was used t thrwing each pebble int the sea as sn as he picked it up. S when the ne he wanted came alng，he still threw it away.
S it is with pprtunity(机会). Unless we are vigilant，it's easy t fail t realize an pprtunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy t thrw it away.
1. Accrding t the passage，the tuchstne is a stne .
A. that yu can tuch
B. that can turn cmmn metal int pure gld
C. that can bring yu thusands f pebbles
D. that can bring yu gd luck
2. The man threw the tuchstne int the sea because .
A. it was cld
B. it was a nrmal pebble
C. he was t tired t hld it
D. he had frmed a habit
3. Hw did the man prbably feel when he realized it was the tuchstne？
A. Excited. B. Mved.
C. Interested. D. Regretted.
4. The underlined wrd “vigilant” means in Chinese.
A. 勇敢的 B. 谨慎的
C. 强大的 D. 刻苦的
5. What des the writer want t tell us？
A. Opprtunity kncks but nce.
B. Use it r lse it.
C. Where there is a will，there is a way.
D. Practice makes perfect.
Passage 3
The water tap was leaking(漏水) again，and the nise was driving Cassie crazy.
Cassie lked at her watch. It was nearly nine 'clck. She climbed ut f bed and std n a chair by the shelf. Her mther's Mr. Fix­It Bk was n the tp shelf. Cassie stepped dwn quietly. She read the bk quickly until she fund the page she was lking fr，and then began t read carefully.
Next，Cassie pened a bx in the kitchen and picked ut the tls she needed —a hammer(锤子)，an wrench(扳手)，and several small things. It was nt an easy jb fr her t d the repair， and she tried several times. Finally，the water tap was in pieces. One by ne，she carefully laid them ut n the table. That way she wuld knw hw they went back. While this was ging n，her cat walked ver t watch what she was ding.
Cassie wrked late int the night. At ne pint，she thught she was dne. Ops！A small piece that she had frgtten still lay n the table. Slwly Cassie tk the water tap apart(分开) ne mre time. This time she made sure everything was in place. She turned the water tap n and then ff. One... tw... waited a full minute. There was n leak！Cassie smiled and put the tls back int the bx. Then she went back int bed.
The next mrning. Dad was in the kitchen when Cassie gt up.
“Ntice anything，Dad？” she asked.
He lked arund and listened. “Hmm，smething's missing... I can't find ut what it is... Wait，it's t quiet here！”
“That's right，”Cassie said. “Smething is missing. I fixed the water tap. It desn't leak any mre.”
“That's my girl，”Dad said，“It's a gd thing yu are really like yur mther.”
1. The nise f was driving Cassie crazy.
A. the clck B. her catC. her father D. the tap
2. Mr. Fix­It Bk is prbably a bk n hw t .
A. train pets B. fix thingsC. fall asleep D. ck fd
3. Cassie tk the water tap apart again because .
A. the cat had taken ne piece away
B. the tap was still leaking
C. she had frgtten ne piece
D. she hadn't understd the bk
4. The water tap wasn't fixed until .
A. late that night B. nine 'clck
C. the next mrning D. the next afternn
5. In the end， fixed the water tap.
A. Cassie's mther B. Cassie's father
C. Cassie D. Mr.Fix­It
话题2 事物介绍
Passage 4(素材源自Wnderful WORLD Bk 3)
地热能的发现
Many scientists are interested in the heat that cmes frm deep in the Earth. Peple can use this undergrund heat t make a type f energy called gethermal energy(地热能). We need energy t light ur hmes，t ck and s n. We already get clean energy frm the sun and the wind. But scientists think that gethermal energy will give even mre peple clean energy in the future.
In the Amazn f Peru，there is a very unusual heat surce(来源). It's called the Biling River. Fr years， peple tld stries abut a river that biled. The river killed anything that fell int it.
A yung scientist，Andres Ruz，travelled int the Amazn and fund the river. Its water is very ht. A cup f very ht cffee is abut 60℃. Andres fund the temperature f this river can be up t 99℃. That's really ht！ Mst animals that fall int the river lse their lives easily. It's very dangerus. But scientists study the river t better understand gethermal energy. They dn't get energy frm the river. It's prtected. Scientists and lcal peple als wrk t prtect ther parts f the Amazn. They dn't want peple t cut dwn trees and destry the rain frest， just t make mney. The Amazn is t imprtant fr the peple wh live there，and als fr peple wh want t better understand ur wrld.
1. The heat that cmes frm interests many scientists.
A. deep in the Earth B. the wind
C. the Amazn f Peru D. the sun
2. The scientists study the Biling River in rder t .
A. save many animals
B. prtect the envirnment
C. understand gethermal energy better
D. get energy frm the river
3. Which f the fllwing is TURE？
A. Gethermal energy can never be used as clean energy.
B. The Biling River is very dangerus.
C. The temperature f the Biling River can't be up t 60℃.
D. Scientists can get energy frm the Biling River.
4. The underlined wrd “destry” means in Chinese.
A. 保护 B. 破坏 C. 炫耀 D. 展示
5. What's the best title fr the passage？
A. The Biling River
B. Gethermal Energy
C. The Amazn Rainfrest
D. Gethermal Energy and the Biling River
Passage 5(素材源自READING EXPLORER Bk 1)
大象乐队
In the twn f Lampang in nrthern Thailand，there is an unusual grup f musicians. They play many different kinds f music frm traditinal Thai sngs t music by Beethven. Bth children and adults lve this grup. What makes them s ppular？It is because that they're elephants.
These musical elephants are frm the Thai Elephant Cnservatin Center (TECC) in Lampang. The TECC prtects elephants.It teaches peple t understand and care fr these huge but gentle animals. And like many zs arund the wrld，the TECC encurages elephants t paint.
Richard Lair wrks with the TECC. He knew that elephants hear better than they see. S he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have gd hearing，maybe they can play music. T test his idea， Lair and his friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a perfrmance，the elephants play different kinds f instruments，including the drums and the xylphne (木琴). The elephants als use their vices and trunks(鼻子) t make sunds.
But can elephants really make music prperly？“Yes，” says Lair. “They're very creative. Humans may encurage the animals t play instruments，but the elephants make their wn sngs.”
1. The band is very famus in Thailand because .
A. there are many excellent musicians
B. it is made up f elephants
C. it ften plays arund the wrld
D. sme stars jin it
2. The TECC sets up such a band in rder t .
A. becme famus in the wrld
B. make a lt f mney
C. teach peple t care fr elephants
D. prtect all kinds f animals
3. The elephants can use their t make music.
A. vices and ears B. ears and eyes
C. vices and trunks D. trunks and ears
4. We can infer that frm the last paragraph.
A. peple dn't believe the elephants
B. elephants are hard t teach
C. peple always lse cnfidence in elephants
D. elephants can create sngs by themselves
5. The passage is mainly abut .
A. intrducing a band that is made up f elephants
B. intrducing a kind f small but gentle animals
C. intrducing an rganizatin in Thailand
D. intrducing an unusual grup f musicians
话题3 做法建议
Passage 6
Studying is imprtant t students.And a gd plan helps yu t make sure f yur success in study.
Hw t make a study plan？Yu can begin with listing all the subjects yu need t study. Next，yu shuld decide hw much time yu shuld spend n different subjects. Nw，it is a gd idea t study at the same time every day. In this way，yu actually have a plan yu can remember easily. While arranging(安排) time fr each subject， yu als need t make sure that yu still have time fr family， friends and rest. This is because yu wn't be able t succeed in yur studies unless yu balance yur persnal life and yur study.
Once the plan is made，the next thing yu need t d is t fllw it. One f the biggest challenges in fllwing yur study plan is that yu will be tempted (诱惑) t avid it and d smething relaxing，r fun instead. Luckily， yu can fight this temptatin by taking breaks. But be sure nt t take extra breaks r t lng breaks as it can affect yur plan. S at the start f yur break，set an alarm clck. Als，yu need t use yur break wisely.
T avid frgetting t fllw yur plan，try t get int the habit f lking at yur calendar every day. Smetimes ur plans are hard t fllw because sme imprtant peple in ur lives distract(使分心)us frm ur gals. In rder t avid this，tell peple arund yu abut yur plan. Then they will knw when yu have spare time.
1. It is gd fr yu t study every day.
A. at different time B. at the same time
C. in the mrning D. in the evening
2. Hw can we succeed in ur studies accrding t the passage？
A. Spend mre time in studying.
B. Get interested in studying.
C. Balance ur wn life and study.
D. Make plans ften.
3. The biggest challenge in carrying ut a plan is .
A. t avid it B. t make it
C. t achieve it D. t frget it
4. The underlined phrase “get int” means in Chinese.
A. 观察 B. 记住 C. 形成 D. 获得
5. What des the passage mainly tell us？
A. We shuld decide the cntent f learning.
B. A gd plan plays an imprtant rle in ur study.
C. We shuld change ur study plan.
D. Once a learning plan is made，it can't be changed.
Passage 7
D yu have a hard time meeting new peple？D yu find yurself nt knwing hw t turn dwn the invitatin？If yu d，yu culd be really shy. Shyness starts when yu pay much attentin t ther peple's pinins. Yu are trying t find ut hw yu shuld act and behave in different situatins. Luckily，yu can use the fllwing suggestins t learn hw t surmunt shyness and becme mre cnfident in life.
Accept yurself. If yu always try t behave as thers like，yu will be very tired. Yu shuld understand that nt everyne likes yu and that is nrmal. If yu accept yurself，things will be easier fr yu.
Take gd care f yurself. Even just small things，fr example，taking a shwer r brushing yur teeth， can make a big difference in hw yu feel abut yurself. When yu dress up well，yu will be surprised hw much better yu feel abut yurself.
Practice talking. If yu dn't start talking t peple，yu will never stp being shy. Try t be mre active and talk mre penly with friends，family r even strangers. Talk t peple at restaurants，bars r wherever yu are. It will give yu a chance t meet new peple.
Start saying “yes” instead f “n”. Whenever yu say “n”，yu are missing the chance t meet new peple. Give yurself a chance and start saying “yes”. It will allw yu t be ppular with peple.
By using these tips every day，yu can slwly vercme shyness and becme mre cnfident.
1. There are tips n vercming shyness in the passage.
A. three B. fur C. five D. six
2. The underlined wrd “surmunt” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 改善 B. 克服 C. 提高 D. 解散
3. Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined in the passage？
A. Taking a shwer. B. Brushing yur teeth.
C. Dressing up. D. Cking by yurself.
4. Trying t say “yes” will help yu .
A. behave well B. meet sme friends
C. talk with strangers D. becme ppular
5. The purpse f the passage is .
A. t tell us mst f peple are always shy
B. t tell us we shuld practice speaking
C. t talk abut sme tips abut vercming shyness
D. t talk abut the best way t talk plitely
话题4 中外文化
Passage 8
Dragns are nt real animals，but lk like a cmbinatin(结合体) f many animals such as snakes，fish，and deer. They have tw hrns and a lng mustache(胡子). With fantastic pwer，they fly in the sky r swim in the sea. They can make rain，t. The Chinese dragn is a symbl f strength and gd luck. The emperrs f ancient China lved dragns. Their clthes were cvered with pictures f dragns.
We are prud t call urselves the “descendants(传人) f the dragns”. In China，“excellent” peple are ften called “dragns”. A number f Chinese sayings and idims talk abut dragns，fr example，“Hping ne's child will becme a dragn”，which means hping ne's child will be successful.
It is said that peple brn in the Year f the Dragn have certain characteristics. They are creative，cnfident， brave and quick­tempered. There are sme famus“dragns” wh have dne excellent things， fr example， the famus businessman Li Jiacheng wh was brn n July 29th in 1928，the excellent directr Chen Kaige and the mvie star Zha Wei. They are all successful.
There are als sme traditinal festivals in China，such as Dragn Head­Raising Day and Dragn Bat Festival. We have different kinds f activities t celebrate them. These tw festivals cme every year，but the Year f the Dragn cmes every twelve years.
The dragn is very imprtant in Chinese culture. As the “descendants f the dragns”，it is necessary fr us t knw the views n dragns in ur culture. It can help us understand why ur parents always want us t be “dragns”.
1. What des the Chinese dragn symblize？
A. A cmbinatin f many animals.
B. Chinese sayings and idims.
C. Traditinal festivals.
D. Strength and gd luck.
2. The underlined sentence “Hping ne's child will becme a dragn” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 龙马精神 B. 龙飞凤舞
C. 望子成龙 D. 龙腾虎跃
3. What characteristics may the peple brn in the Year f the Dragn have？
A. They may be creative，cnfident，brave and pwerful.
B. They may be creative，cnfident，brave and quick­tempered.
C. They may be lvely，cnfident，brave and quick­tempered.
D. They may be lucky，cnfident，creative and successful.
4. Which f the fllwing years is the Year f the Dragn？
A. 2012. B. 2016. C. 2008. D. 2018.
5. Accrding t the passage， which f the fllwing statements is TRUE？
A. Dragns are real animals.
B. There are many Chinese sayings and idims abut dragns.
C. Peple brn in the Year f the Dragn must be successful.
D. The “descendants f the dragns” are ften called “dragns”.
Passage 9(素材源自English in Mind Bk 2)
日本的成人礼
In Japan，yung peple cme f age when they are 20. This event is celebrated in mst areas f Japan with a special ceremny(仪式)，called Seijin n Hi r Cming f Age. On this imprtant day in January，yung peple wh are frm the same area and in the same schl year，g tgether t the lcal twn hall，where the ceremny is held.
The day ften starts early fr the girls，because they have t dress up fr the ceremny.They wear a traditinal Japanese dress(r kimn(和服)). These are very expensive，s mst girls have t hire r brrw ne. They smetimes spend up t three hurs getting dressed and ding their hair and make­up. Mst bys wear suits，but sme wear a traditinal Japanese kimn fr men.
When they are ready，the yung peple are phtgraphed with their family. All the girls and bys then g t the lcal twn hall r gvernment ffice，where mre phts are taken. They listen t lng speeches and smetimes sing sngs. They are then given a special certificate(证书) r a present frm the lcal gvernment. The bys and girls，nw men and wmen，then g utside，where many mre phts are taken. Finally，they g ut t celebrate tgether.
1. The ceremny f Seijin n Hi is held in the .
A. special place B. schl library
C. lcal twn hall D. pst ffice
2. What d the girls wear fr the ceremny？
A. Suits.
B. A traditinal Japanese dress.
C. A mdern Japanese dress.
D. Schl unifrms.
3. The underlined wrd “hire” means in Chinese.
A. 制作 B. 租借 C. 偷拿 D. 购买
4. Accrding t the passage，hw many times d yung peple take phts？
A. Once. B. Twice.
C. Three times. D. Fur times.
5. Where des the passage prbably cme frm？
A. A science reprt. B. A newspaper.
C. An advertisement. D. A travel bk.
话题5 观点看法
Passage 10
人工智能的利与弊
Artificial intelligence(AI) is set t benefit mankind in many ways. It will make everyday tasks easier and bring efficiency t many industries. It might be ne f man's greatest inventins.
And yet，like any ther technlgy，AI will als bring risks. In February 2018，a grup f AI experts gt tgether t discuss the pssible disadvantages f AI. What they fund was “Every AI develped by the gd guys is als helpful fr the bad guys.” accrding t Quartz.
Their biggest wrry was that the bad guys culd use AI fr bad things. One f the areas they lked at was the use f AI t create websites that culd be used t steal peple's persnal infrmatin. Anther pssibility is that AI prgrams culd be used t hack sftware and break int cmputer secure systems(电脑安全系统).
There are sme ther wrries as well. It is pssible that AI culd be used t create fake images and vides. Baidu，in fact，has develped a prgram called Deep Vice that can “clne(克隆)” anyne's vice by study­ing a 3.7­secnd audi sample(音频样本).
Many leading peple have expressed wrries abut AI. Peple like Bill Gates and Eln Musk have called fr the industry t be mre strictly cntrlled，as there are few laws right nw n the use f AI.
Hwever，this is set t change. In March 2018，the Eurpean Unin planned t set up a grup that wuld discuss the mral and ethical(伦理道德的) dangers f AI，which wuld help t keep it safe fr mankind.
1. might be ne f man's greatest inventins accrding t the passage.
A. Many industries B. Artificial intelligence
C. Baidu D. Clne technlgy
2. The underlined wrd “hack” means in Chinese.
A. 保护 B. 对比 C. 入侵 D. 学习
3. What can the prgram Deep Vice be used fr？
A. Prtecting cmputer secure systems.
B. Stealing peple's persnal infrmatin.
C. Cntrlling all the industries.
D. Clning peple's vice.
4. called fr the AI industry t be mre strictly cntrlled.
A. Bill Gates and Eln Musk
B. The Eurpean Unin
C. A grup f AI experts
D. All f the mankind
5. The writer is trying t .
A. help peple knw the benefits f AI
B. tell peple hw t use AI
C. shw peple's wrries abut AI
D. lk frward t the future f AI
Passage 11(素材源自21st CENTURY READING Bk 1)
穿着的重要性
Deciding what t wear is a challenge fr sme peple. We ften wrry abut what thers will think f us because f ur clthes. But researchers are beginning t think that ur clthing has a pwerful effect n hw we see urselves.
Scientists Adam Galinsky and Haj Adams reprt that there is science behind ur style. In the research， Galinsky and Adams had sme participants wh wre white cats similar t the nes scientists r dctrs wear. Other participants wre their nrmal clthes. They tk a test that surveyed their ability t pay attentin. In the experiment，participants saw cards with different wrds n them. They had t say the clr f the wrd they saw， nt the wrd itself. The peple wearing the white cats said the crrect clr f the wrd mre ften. They think that the white cats made the participants feel mre cnfident and careful. The researchers als believe that ther kinds f clthes can influence the behavir f the peple wearing them.
Fashin blgger(博主)Jessica Quirk believes that ur clthes greatly affect hw we feel abut urselves. On her blg called “What I Wre”，Quirk psts a pht f what she's wearing every day. She says that peple shuld pay mre attentin t what they wear. Fr example，we shuld chse a lk that makes us feel mre creative and happier. One way t d this at wrk is t “dress up fr the exciting jb we want”. Anther is t wear special clthes that mean smething t us. Fr example，Quirk wears ne pair f shes t all her imprtant meetings. They are her “lucky” shes.
As Quirk pints ut—and as researchers have discvered—ur clthes are like ur “secnd skin”. The clthes we wear can affect ur behavir. They can als tell the wrld smething abut us， withut us having t say a wrd.
1. Researchers begin t believe that ur clthing has a great effect n .
A. hw thers see us
B. hw we see urselves
C. hw we behave
D. hw thers behave
2. The underlined wrd “participants” means in Chinese.
A. 参与者 B. 调研者 C. 科研者 D. 学者
3. If yur friend likes wearing white clthes， he may be mre .
A. handsme and tidy B. cnfident and careful
C. pwerful and rich D. hard­wrking and strict
4. Quirk wears her “lucky” shes when .
A. she meets her gd friends
B. she has her birthday party
C. she attends imprtant meetings
D. she ges shpping
5. What des the passage mainly tell us？
A. Wearing right clthes is f great imprtance.
B. Knwing hw t make clthes is necessary.
C. We'd better wear white clthes ften.
D. We shuldn't buy new clthes ften.
话题6 健康生活
Passage 12(素材源自Keynte Bk 1)
用香皂洗手
Each Octber 15，ver 200 millin peple arund the wrld take part in Glbal Handwashing Day. Research shws that nt enugh peple wash their hands with sap. Experts believe that this leads t the deaths f millins f peple every year.
Myriam Sidibe says that sap is “the mst beautiful inventin in public health”. He knws that washing hands with sap can have a big influence n reducing flu(流感) and ther diseases. It can als prevent babies frm getting sick and keep children healthy.
Hwever，washing hands with sap desn't spread as fast as yu might think. This may happen in prer cuntries，but it's als because fr many peple，handwashing with sap is simply nt part f their everyday rutine. It's nt easy t get peple t change the habits they have had since early childhd—but this is what Glbal Handwashing Day tries t d.
In 2008，the first Glbal Handwashing Day began. Every year since then， the campaign(运动) has held many different events arund the wrld. In 2014，Glbal Handwashing Day was used in the fight against Ebla(埃博拉病毒).
Tday，lcal and natinal leaders cntinue t use the day t spread the message abut the value f clean hands. The hpe is that handwashing can becme a necessary part f peple's lives and make a big difference t the health f millins f peple arund the wrld.
1. What des Myriam Sidibe think f sap？
A. Small. B. Useful. C. Strange. D. Awful.
2. The underlined wrd “rutine” means in Chinese.
A. 工作 B. 项目 C. 惯例 D. 讨论
3. The Glbal Handwashing Day tries t .
A. make handwashing with sap a daily jb fr peple
B. make peple buy as many pieces f sap as they can fr pr peple
C. help fight against the diseases with sap
D. create cheap sap fr peple arund the wrld
4. When did the first Glbal Handwashing Day begin？
A. In 2000. B. In 2008.
C. In 2014. D. In 2018.
5. What is the best title fr the passage？
A. Hw t Make Sap
B. The Intrductin f Glbal Handwashing Day
C. Ways t Keep Children Healthy
D. The Value f Washing Hands with Sap
Passage 13
“Relaxing in a ht bath bth imprves inflammatin(炎症) and lwers bld sugar levels.” research suggested.
“Taking a ht shwer fr an hur is gd fr fighting against inflammatin in the same way as exercising， and it is als gd fr lwering bld pressure.” the study als fund. A ht bath can als relax bld vessels(血管) and lwer bld pressure.
The study was shwn in the Jurnal f Applied Physilgy. The researchers，led by a PhD student Sven Hekstra，believe a bath culd imprve the inflammatry area and glucse metablism(葡萄糖代谢) in verweight males wh spend mre time sitting.
They added a ht bath might affect the metablic(新陈代谢的) health f peple wh are unable t meet the physical jbs.
The peple wh tk part in the research，hwever，reprted that they felt uncmfrtable during the hur­lng bath. It may be due t the temperature f the water r the amunt f time they spent n it.
Arund ne in fur adults wrldwide suffers frm high bld pressure.
If it is high，this puts pressure n the heart，which has been related t a higher risk f a heart attack，heart failure and strke，as well as dementia (老年痴呆).
This cmes after the research suggested that blue light culd als lwer a persn's bld pressure.
1. What's the advantage f relaxing in a ht bath？
A. Increasing bld sugar levels.
B. Causing inflammatin.
C. Lwering bld pressure.
D. Putting pressure n the heart.
2. Participants felt uncmfrtable during the bath because .
A. the temperature f the huse was high
B. they suffered frm an injury
C. they spent a lng time n a shwer
D. they suffered frm high bld pressure
3. If yu want t lwer yur bld pressure，yu can besides taking a ht bath.
A. d mre exercise B. sit fr a lng time
C. stay in the blue light D. take medicine
4. What can we knw frm the passage？
A. Taking a shwer is gd fr verweight males wh spend mre time sitting.
B. A single ht bath can increase bld pressure.
C. The risk f heart disease will increase quickly.
D. Blue light can increase a persn's bld pressure.
5. Which is the best title fr the passage？
A. The advantages f taking a ht shwer
B. Hw t take a shwer crrectly
C. Taking a ht shwer is terrible
D. I lve taking ht shwers
参考答案
类型二 一般选择型
Passage 1 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A
Passage 2 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A
Passage 3 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C
Passage 4 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D
Passage 5 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A
Passage 6 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B
Passage 7 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C
Passage 8 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B
Passage 9 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B
Passage 10 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C
Passage 11 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A
Passage 12 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D
Passage 13 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. A