2021届高考英语考前每日拔高练 第4练

这是一份2021届高考英语考前每日拔高练 第4练，共6页。
1.We all knw that regular exercise is very imprtant fr bth a healthy mind and bdy. Research has shwn that just five minutes f exercise in a "green space" can help peple t keep mentally healthy.
Let's take a lk at sme ways t get clse t nature and make them a part f yur regular exercise rutine(常规).
Get n yur bike. Cycling is a cheap, easy and fun way t get sme gd exercise in the utdrs. Try leaving yur car at hme and cycling t wrk ne day, if that's pssible. Check ut the lcal cycle paths befre yu g, and plan a safe rute. Make sure yu take sme healthy snacks with yu t keep yur energy levels up.
Try sme utdr yga(瑜伽). Practicing yga can be great fr reducing anxiety and aiding relaxatin. Yga is great fr stretching(伸展)tight muscles and increasing flexibility as well as imprving mbility(活动性), cntrl and breathing. Why nt finish yur practice with sme quiet meditatin(冥想) t further calm the mind?
G running. Instead f spending hurs n the treadmill(跑步机), grab a friend and g ff fr a jg (慢跑)arund yur lcal park, r sme nature paths. If yu are used t running n a treadmill, yu may find it harder at first, s, make sure yu have sme gd, supprtive running shes.
1.What shuld yu d if yu want t cycle in the utdrs?
A.Checking the bikes.B.Making gd preparatins.
C.Learning survival skills.D.Having a healthy bdy.
2.Which f the fllwing is nt the advantage f trying sme utdr yga accrding t the passage?
A.Lsing weight.B.Increasing physical flexibility.
C.Keeping active and energetic.D.Feeling relaxed r peaceful.
3.What prblem d sme peple have if they want t run n a treadmill?
A.It leads them t fall behind their friends.
B.It needs sme patience t cntinue.
C.It takes them sme time t get used t it.
D.It makes them lse interest in running.
4.What des the passage mainly tell us?
A.The prcess f utdr sprts.B.The ways f regular exercise.
C.The chices f jining grups.D.The benefits f green exercise.
2. Mst peple lking fr ways t quit smking wrry abut weight gain, and with gd reasn. Smkers wh quit tend t pack n an average f 5 punds after they stp smking cigarettes. A new study, published by the jurnal Science, explains why this happens.
The new research explains that nictine appears t cmbine with appetite-regulating neurns (调节食欲的神经元) in the brain, besides the receptrs (感受器) that bring abut addictin. These neurns help regulate hw much fd gets cnsumed, but under the influence f nictine, they lse their self-cntrl. This is why when smkers quit, they tend t eat mre and gain weight.
The researchers believe that their discvery will lead t the develpment f drugs that aim at nictine receptrs n brain cells that cntrl appetite. In the future, weight gain may n lnger be a reasn fr smkers t delay the decisin t kick the habit, but that’s n reasn t wait. Nictine-replacement treatment, while nt fr everyne, can help. Here are a few mre ways t quit smking and stay slim.
Drink water. T imprve metablic (新陈代谢的) rates, make half f thse glasses ice water. Juice can be t high in calries, smething yu’ll want t keep an eye n yur jurney tward being a slimmer nn-smker. Plan yur snacks. Healthy snacks help keep yur metablism wrking, s yu cntinue t burn calries while stpping wild hunger pain, r fake hunger.
Keep mving. Exercise kills tw birds with ne stne. It helps yu burn calries and prevents yu frm eating when yu’re nt truly hungry. It’s als a feel-gd stress reliever (缓解物). Fcus n yur fitness and hw being healthy makes yu feel. Make exercise a gal and think f quitting as yur reward fr being physically fit.
1.Which f the fllwing changes peple’s appetite accrding t the new research?
A.Nictine.
B.Appetite-regulating neurns.
C.The receptrs that bring abut addictin.
D.The fd that has been cnsumed.
2.By saying “but that’s n reasn t wait” in Paragraph 3, the authr means that __________.
A.sme new drugs are ging t be develped sn
B.nictine-replacement treatment cannt help everyne
C.lsing weight shuld be an excuse fr smking
D.sme ways t quit smking while staying slim are available
3.The authr believes that __________.
A.ice water can imprve metablic rates
B.smkers shuld eat fewer snacks t keep slim
C.stress can lead t fake hunger
D.exercise can help ne eat less
4.The purpse f the text is __________.
A.t intrduce the result f a new study
B.t explain the reasn why smkers becme slim
C.t prve the pssibility f being a slim nn-smker
D.t tell us ways t quit smking withut gaining weight
3. Harvard University in theUnited Stateshas been ranked as the university with the best “reputatin” in the wrld.
The Times Higher Educatin magazine has listed 200 tp universities all ver the wrld based n hw they are regarded by a grup f internatinal cllege teachers. That is t say, the list measures hw universities are regarded, rather than hw they actually perfrmed.
“A subjective, wrd-f-muth (口碑的) quality such as “reputatin” has genuine ecnmic value fr universities,” said Simn Marginsn, prfessr f higher educatin at the University f Melburne in Australia.
“Reputatin is nt just an impressin, thugh it might nt be as reliable as perfrmance by bjective indicatrs (客观指标),” said Prf Marginsn.
Based n the views f 13,000 cllege teachers arund the wrld, it cnfirms the pwer f the bigUSuniversities, which dminate this list. Seven f the tp 10 areUSuniversities, headed by Harvard and Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy (MIT). Furthermre, 14 f the tp 20 are frm theUS. Cambridge is the highest rankingUKuniversity in the list, in third place, with Oxfrd ranked as sixth.
“Fr students applying t university, reputatin might be hard t quantify, but was an imprtant part f the attractiveness,” said the president f Cambridge University’s students’ unin, Rahul Mansigani.
“Reputatin makes a huge difference. If there is an idea that smewhere is great, it will get lts f gd peple applying whether it’s true r nt. Factrs such as a sense f histry and the presence f utstanding cllege teachers were part f the reputatin f Cambridge,” he said.
1.What is special abut the latest ranking f universities?
A.It is very subjective.
B.It invlves many indicatrs.
C.It is made by internatinal prfessrs.
D.It includes universities acrss the wrld.
2.Which f the fllwing shws the crrect rder f the ranking?
A.Cambridge → MIT → Oxfrd → Harvard
B.Cambridge → Harvard → Oxfrd → MIT
C.Harvard → MIT → Cambridge → Oxfrd
D.Harvard → Cambridge → MIT → Oxfrd
3.The underlined wrd “dminate” in Paragraph 5 prbably means__________.
A.have an effect nB.make up the mst part f
C.make an arrangement frD.make an imprvement in
4.What can be inferred frm the text?
A.N Asian universities are amng the Tp 10.
B.At least five UK universities are amng Tp 20.
C.The Times Higher Educatin magazine is frm the US.
D.Reputatin affects students’ decisins when chsing universities.
答案以及解析
1.答案：1.B; 2.A; 3.C; 4.D
2.答案：1.A; 2.D; 3.A; 4.D
解析：1.推理判断题。根据第二段可知,在尼古丁的作用下, 调节食欲的神经元失控,故归根结底,是尼古丁“改变”了人们的食欲。
2.推理判断题。根据上下文语境可知,将来,发胖不再成为人们迟迟不肯戒烟的原因,但我们也没理由一直等到将来(新药研制出来再去戒烟),即:现在我们也有办法在戒烟的同时保持体型,故选D项。
3.细节理解题。由文章倒数第三段中的T imprve metablic rates half f thse glasses ice water.可知,A 项正确。
4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章从一项新的研究成果谈起,分析了戒烟后体重增加的生理原因,并重点介绍了几种应对方法。故选D项。
3.答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.B; 4.D