第頁(yè)碼頁(yè)碼頁(yè)/總NUMPAGES總頁(yè)數(shù)總頁(yè)數(shù)頁(yè)浙江省高三英語(yǔ)新一輪專題復(fù)習(xí)訓(xùn)練閱讀理解（浙江）AWealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy(策略).Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,butyouhavetoputsomethinginit.Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters(制陶工)madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay(黏土)called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i”asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoneycollegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.41.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?A.Paying1%incometaxatatime.B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.C.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.D.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion. B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.C.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving. D.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.43.Whatdoesthenunderlinedword“something”(Paragraph3)mostprobablyreferto?A.Money B.GiftsC.Financialsuccess D.Goodluck44.Thepiggybanoriginallywas_________.A.apotter’sinstrumentB.acheapclaycontainerC.ananimal-shapeddishD.apig-liketoyforchildren45.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildren B.theenjoymentoftakingagreattripC.theimportanceofmanagingmoney D.thedifficultyofstartingabusinessA篇為說(shuō)明文，450字，相較13年略有下降，講述了養(yǎng)成積少成多的存錢習(xí)慣對(duì)于成功的極大影響。盡管相對(duì)于13年的廣告的起源，難度有所下降，但相對(duì)于11年以前難度較小的記敘文而言，這些年A篇難度整體還是加大了的。認(rèn)真做過(guò)11年真題的浙江考生應(yīng)該已經(jīng)胸有成竹了。并且這篇文章繼續(xù)延續(xù)首段開門見山，沒(méi)有長(zhǎng)難句，段落結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，與我們給學(xué)生訓(xùn)練的高考說(shuō)明文相比，幾乎沒(méi)有大的區(qū)別，不難作答。題型為3道細(xì)節(jié)題，1道猜詞題，1道主旨題。（浙江）BHereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother(particularlywomen)withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationovermailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency(效率)isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdeterminesbothpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeonewithahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.So,donotpullawaythehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows(肘部)anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalwayssetoutorpresented.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality(守時(shí))isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.46.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards47.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.48.IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.Whenmeetingthehostalone.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.49.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingapore.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirate.D.InSwitzerland.B篇為應(yīng)用文，451字，講了一些國(guó)家在商務(wù)交流中的行為方式的習(xí)俗。文章內(nèi)容上相較于去年的科普題材，難度也有下降。加上有了小標(biāo)題后，文章的核心部分單詞難度不大，只要考生根據(jù)題目關(guān)鍵詞，認(rèn)真在文章中尋找答案，應(yīng)該可以輕松應(yīng)對(duì)。題型為3道細(xì)節(jié)題，1道主旨題。（浙江）CLastsummer,twonineteenth-centurycottageswererescuedfromremotefarmfieldsinMontana,tobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.Thehousesweremadeofwood.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoil;nowtheyholdTwitterengineers.Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry’soddloveaffairwith“l(fā)owtechnology,”aconceptassociatedwiththenaturalworld,andwithold-schoolcraftsmanship(手藝)thatexistslongbeforetheInternetera.Lowtechnologyisnotvirtual(虛擬的)—so,totakeadvantageofit,Internetcompanieshavehadtogetcreative.Therescuedwoodcottages,fittedbyhandinthelateeighteen-hundreds,areanobviousexample,butTwitter’sdesignslieontheextremeend.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderinterpretation(闡釋)oflowtechnologythatfocusesonnature.Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtrees,sothatemployeescan“workandsocializeinamorenatural,park-likesetting.”AtGoogle’soffice,anentireflooriscarpetedinglass.Facebook’ssecondMenloParkcampuswillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingtrail.OlleLundberg,thefounderofLundbergDesign,hasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.“Wehavelosttheconnectiontothemakerinourlives,andourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeelimpoverished(貧乏的),becausethey’resurroundedbythedigitalworld,”hesays.“They’relookingforawaytoregaintheirindividualidentity,andwe’vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.”Thiscraftbasedtheoryisrootedinhistory,WilliamMorris,theEnglishartistandwriter,turnedbacktopre-industrialartsintheeighteen-sixties,justaftertheIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovementdefineditselfagainstmachines.“Withoutcreativehumanoccupation,peoplebecamedisconnectedfromlife,”Morrissaid.Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestore(恢復(fù))ourmentalcapacities.InJapan,patientsareencouragedto“forest-bathe,”takingwalksthroughwoodstolowertheirbloodpressure.Thesehealthbenefitsapplytotheworkplaceaswell.RachelKaplvin,aprofessorofenvironmentalpsychology,hasspentyearsresearchingtherestorativeeffectsofnaturalenvironment.Herresearchfoundthatworkerswithaccesstonatureattheoffice—evensimpleviewsoftreesandflowers—felttheirjobswerelessstressfulandmoresatisfying.Iflow-techofficescanpotentiallynourishthebrainsandimprovethementalhealthofemployeesthen,fine,bringonthecottages.50.Thewritermentionsthetwonineteenth-centurycottagestoshowthat________.A.TwitterishavingahardtimeB.oldcottagesareinneedofprotectionC.earlysettlersoncesufferedfromadryclimateinMontanaD.Internetcompanieshaverediscoveredthebenefitsoflowtechnology51.Lowtechnologyisregardedassomethingthat_______.A.isrelatedtonature B.isoutofdatetodayC.consumestoomuchenergy D.existsinthevirtualworld52.ThemainideaofParagraph5isthathumanbeings________.A.havedestroyedmanypre-industrialartsB.haveatraditionofvaluingartsandcraftsC.canbecomeintelligentbylearninghistoryD.canregaintheirindividualidentitybyusingmachinesThewriter’sattitudeto“l(fā)owtechnology”canbestbedescribedas________.A.positiveB.defensiveC.cautiousD.doubtful54.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PastGlories,FutureDreamsB.TheVirtualWorld,theRealChallengeC.High-techCompanies,Low-techOfficesD.TheMoreCraftsmanship,theLessCreativityC篇為說(shuō)明文，417字，相較于13年的506字，有較大幅度下降。文章為環(huán)保類題材文章的變體，講了一些公司開發(fā)了高科技，但是卻在耗材各方面都對(duì)于環(huán)境破壞更小，有利于環(huán)保。相較于去年研究小猴子的母親替代物的科普型來(lái)看，無(wú)論是題材還是單詞難度上都降低了難度。題型設(shè)置為2道推理題，2道主旨題，1道細(xì)節(jié)題。（浙江）DAcitychild’ssummerisspentinthestreetinfrontofhishome,andallthroughthelongsummervacationsIsatontheedgeofthestreetandwatchedenviouslytheotherboysontheblockplaybaseball.Iwasneveraskedtotakepartevenwhenoneteamhadamembermissing—notoutofspecialcruelty,butbecausetheytookitforgrantedIwouldbenogoodatit.Theywereright,ofcourse.Iwouldneverforgetthewonderfuleveningwhensomethingchanged.Thebaseballendedabouteightoreightthirtywhenitgrewdark.Thenitwasthecustomoftheboystoretiretoalittlestoop(門廊)thatstuckoutfromthecandystoreonthecornerandthatsomehowhadbecometheirs.Nogrownupeversatthereorattemptedto.Theretheboyswouldsit,mostlytalkingaboutthegamesplayedduringthedayandofthegametobeplayedtomorrow.Thenlongsilenceswouldfallandtheboyswouldwanderoffonebyone.Itwasjustafteroneofthoselongsilencesthatmylifeasanoutsiderchanged.Icannolongerrememberwhichboyitwasthatsummereveningwhobrokethesilencewithaquestion:butwhoeverhewas,Inodtohimgratefullynow.“What’sinthosebooksyou’realwaysreading?”heaskedcasually.“Stories,”Ianswered.“Whatkind?”askedsomebodyelsewithoutmuchinterest.NordoIknowwhatdrovemetobehaveasIdid,forusuallyIjustsatthereinsilence,gladenoughtobeallowedtoreainamongthem;butinsteadofansweringhisquestion,ItoldthemfortwohoursthestoryIwasreadingatthemoment.ThebookwasSisterCarrie.Theylistenedbug-eyedandbreathless.Imusthavetolditwell,butIthinktherewasanotheranddeeperreasonthatmadethemtokeepanaudience.Listeningtoatalebeingtoldinthedarkisoneofthemostancientofman’sentertainments,butIwasofferingthemaswell,withoutbeingawareofdoingit,anewandexcitingexperience.ThebookstheythemselvesreadweretheRoverBoysorTomSwiftorG.A.Henty.Ihadreadthemtoo,butatthirteenIhadlongsinceleftthembehind.SinceIwasmuchaloneIhadbecomeanenthusiasticreaderandIhadgonethroughthebooks-for-boysseries.Inthosedaystherewasnoreadingmaterialbetweenchildren’sandgrownups’booksorIcouldfindnone.IhadgonerightfromTomeSwiftandHisFlyingMachinetoTheodoreDreiserandSisterCarrie.Dreiserhadhitmyyoungmind,andtheylistenedtometellthestorywithsomeofthewonderthatIhadhadinreadingit.Thenextnightandmanynightsthereafter,akindofunspokenritual(儀式)tookplace.Asitgrewdark,Iwouldtakemyplaceinthecenterofthestoopandbegintheevening’stale.Somenights,inordertotastemyvictorymorecompletely,Icheated.IwouldstopatthemostexcitingpartofastorybyJackLondonorBretHarte,andwithoutwarningtellthemthatthatwasasfarasIhadgoneinthebookanditwouldhavetobecontinuedthefollowingevening.Itwasnottrue,ofcourse;butIhadtomakecertainofmynew-foundpowerandposition.Ienjoyedthelongsummereveningsuntilschoolbeganinthefall.Otherwordsofminehavebeenlistenedtobylargerandmorefashionableaudiences,butforthattoughandathleticonethatsatcloseonthestoopoutsidethecandystore,Ihaveanunreasoninglovethatwilllastforever.55.Watchingtheboysplayingbaseball,thewritermusthavefelt________.A.bitterandlonelyB.specialanddifferentC.pleasedandexcitedD.disturbedandannoyed56.Thewriterfeelsgratefulevennowtotheboywhoaskedthequestionbecausetheboy________.A.invitedhimtojoinintheirgameB.likedthebookthathewasreadingC.brokethelongsilenceofthatsummereveningD.offeredhimanopportunitythatchangedhislife57.AccordingtoParagraph3,story-tellingwaspopularamongtheboysbasicallybecause________.A.thestorywasfromachildren’sbookB.listeningtotaleswasanage-oldpracticeC.theboyshadfewentertainmentsafterdarkD.theboysdidn’treadbooksbythemselvesTheboyswereattractedtoSisterCarriebecause________.A.itwaswrittenbyTheodoreDreiserB.itwasspecificallytargetedatboysC.itgavethemadeeperfeelingofpleasureD.ittalkedaboutthewondersoftheworld59.Sometimesthewriterstoppedatthemostexcitingpartofastoryto_______.A.playameantrickontheboysB.experiencemorejoyofachievementC.addhisownimaginationtothestoryD.helptheboysunderstandthestorybetter60.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?A.Onecanfindhispositioninlifeinhisownway.B.Friendshipisbuiltuponrespectforeachother.C.Readingismoreimportantthanplayinggames.D.Adulthabitsaredevelopedfromchildhood.D篇為記敘文，642字，講了作者在兒時(shí)的暑假通過(guò)給小伙伴講自己看過(guò)的書上的故事獲得了友誼和自信的故事。同比與11年的放風(fēng)箏記敘文和12年的父子情記敘文以及13年的新教師成長(zhǎng)的心路歷程，相信考生對(duì)D篇文章的長(zhǎng)度和風(fēng)格應(yīng)該都很熟悉。題型為4道細(xì)節(jié)題，2道推理題。41-44DCAB45-49CCDBD50-54DABAC55-60ADBCBA（浙江）ANooneknowsforsurewhenadvertisingfirststarted.Itispossiblethatitgrewoutofthediscoverythatsomepeopledidcertainkindsofworkbetterthanothersdidthem.Thatledtotheconceptofspecialization,whichmeansthatpeoplewouldspecialize,orfocus,ondoingonespecificjob.Let’stakeamanwe’llcallMr.Fielder,forexample.Hedideverythingconnectedwithfarming.Heplantedseeds,tendedthefields,andharvestedandsoldhiscrops.Atthesametime,hedidmanyotherjobsonthefarm.However,hedidn’tmakethebricksforhishouse,cuthistreesintoboards,maketheplows(犁),oranyofotherhundredsofthingsafarmneeds.Instead,hegotthemfrompeoplewhospecializedindoingeachofthosethings.SupposetherewasanothermanweshallcallMr.Plowright.Usingwhatheknewaboutfarmingandworkingwithiron,Mr.Plowrightinventedaplowthatmadefarmingeasier.Mr.Plowrightdidnotreallylikefarminghimselfandwantedtospecializeinmakingreallygoodplows.Perhaps,hethought,otherfarmerswilltradewhattheygrowforoneofmyplows.HowdidMr.Plowrightletpeopleknowwhathewasdoing?Why,headvertised,ofcourse.Firstheopenedashopandthenheputupasignoutsidetheshoptoattractcustomers.Thatsignmayhavebeennomorethanaplowcarvedintoapieceofwoodandasimplearrowpointingtotheshopdoor.ItwasprobablyalltheinformationpeopleneededtofindMr.Plowrightandhisreallygoodplows.Manyhistoriansbelievethatthefirstoutdoorsignswereusedaboutfivethousandyearsago.Evenbeforemostpeoplecouldread,theyunderstoodsuchsigns.Shopkeeperswouldcarveintostone,clay,orwoodsymbolsfortheproductstheyhadforsale.Amedium,inadvertisingtalk,isthewayyoucommunicateyourmessage.Youmightsaythatthefirstmediumusedinadvertisingwassignswithsymbols.Thesecondmediumwasaudio,orsound,althoughthattermisnotusedexactlyinthewayweuseittoday.Originally,justthehumanvoiceandmaybesomekindofsimpleinstrument,suchasabell,wereusedtogetpeople’sattention.Acrier,inthehistoricalsense,isnotsomeonewhoweepseasily.Itissomeone,probablyaman,withavoiceloudenoughtobeheardovertheothernoisesofacity.InancientEgypt,shopkeepersmighthiresuchapersontospreadthenewsabouttheirproducts.Oftenthisearliestformofadvertisinginvolvedanewlyarrivedshiploadedwithgoods.Perhapsthecrierdescribedthegoods,explainedwheretheycamefrom,andpraisedtheirquality.Hisjobwas,inotherwords,nottoodifferentfromaTVorradiocommercialintoday’sworld.(478words)

41.Whatprobablyledtothestartofadvertisement?A.Thediscoveryofiron. B.Thespecializationoflabor.C.Theappearanceofnewjobs. D.Thedevelopmentoffarmingtechniques.42.Toadvertisehisplows,Mr.Plowright__________.A.praisedhisplowsinpublic B.placedasignoutsidetheshopC.hunganarrowpointingtotheshop D.showedhisproductstothecustomers43.ThewritermakesupthetwostoriesofMr.FielderandMr.Plowrightinorderto__________.A.explaintheoriginofadvertising B.predictthefutureofadvertisingC.exposeproblemsinadvertising D.providesuggestionsforadvertising44.InancientEgypt,acrierwasprobablysomeonewho__________.A.ownedaship B.hadtheloudestvoiceC.ranashopsellinggoodstofarmers D.functionedliketoday’sTVorradiocommercial45.Thelasttwoparagraphsaremainlyabout__________.A.thehistoryofadvertising B.thebenefitsofadvertisingC.theearlyformsofadvertising D.thebasicdesignofadvertising（浙江）BBelowisaselectionfromapopularsciencebook.Ifbloodisred,whyareveins(靜脈)blue?Actually,veinsarenotblueatall.Theyaremoreofaclear,yellowishcolor.Althoughbloodlooksredwhenit’soutsidethebody,whenit’ssittinginaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin,it’smoreofadarkreddishpurplecolor.Attherightdepth,theseblood-filledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthesurroundingskin,makingthemlookbluebycomparison.Whichworksharder,yourheartoryourbrain?Thatkindofdependsonwhetheryou’rebusythinkingorbusyexercising.Yourheartworksuptothreetimesharderduringexercise,andshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.But,inthelongrun,yourbrainprobablytipsit,becauseevenwhenyou’resittingstillyourbrainisusingtwiceasmuchenergyasyourheart,andittakesfourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.Whydoteethfallout,andwhydon’ttheygrowbackingrown-ups?Baby(or“milk”)teethdonotlastlong;theyfallouttomakebiggerroomforbigger,strongeradultteethlateron.Adultteethfallourwhentheybecomedamaged,decayedandinfectedbybacteria.Oncethissecondsetofteethhasgrownin,you’redone.Whenthey’regone,theyaregone.Thisisbecausenaturefiguresyou’resetforlife,andwhatcontrolsregrowthofyourteethswitchesoff.Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?Yesandno.Manypeopledogetshorterastheyage.But,whentheydo,itisn’tbecausethey’reshrinkingallover.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine(脊柱)becomesshorterandmorecurvedduetodisuseandtheeffectofgravity(重力).Many(butnotall)menandwomendoloseheightastheygetolder.Menloseanaverageof3-4cminheightastheyage,whilewomenmaylose5cmormore.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsold,wouldyoukeepshrinkingtillyouwere,like60cmtall,likealittleboyagain?No,becauseoldpeopledon’treallyshrink!Itisnotthattheyaregrowingbackwards—theirlegs,armsandbackbonesgettingshorter.Whentheydogetshorter,it’sbecausethespinehasshortenedalittle.Or,moreoften,becomemorebentandcurved.Whydoesspinningmakeyoudizzy(眩暈的)?Becauseyourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatyou’reseeingandwhatyou’refeeling.Thebrainsensesthatyou’respinningusingspecialgravity-and-motion-sensingorgansinyourinnerear,whichworktogetherwithyoureyestokeepyourvisionbalancestable.Butwhenyousuddenlystopspinningthesystemgoesoutofcontrol,andyourbrainthinksyou’removingwhileyou’renot.Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom?Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrainarea—frommicetodogs,cats,andhumans.Soallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefear,painandpleasure.Butsincehumanfeelingsalsoinvolveother,newerbitsofthebrain,wefeelmorecomplexemotionsthananyotheranimalonthisplanet.Ifexercisewearsyouout,howcanitbegoodforyou?Becauseourbodiesadapttoeverythingwedotothem.Andasfarasyourbodyisconcerned,it’s“useit,orloseit”!It’snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthy,it’smorethatalackofexerciseleavesyourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydisease.(596words)

46.Whatisthecolorofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?A.Blue B.Lightyellow C.Red D.Darkreddishpurple47.Whydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?A.Becausetheirspineisinactiveuse.B.Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.C.Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.D.Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.48.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?A.Inthelongrun,ourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.B.Whenourbrainsensesthespinning,wewillfeeldizzy.C.Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.D.Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.49.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?A.Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.B.Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.C.Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.D.Toreportthelatestdiscoveriesinmedicalscience.（浙江）CThebabymonkeyismuchmoredevelopedatbirththanthehumanbaby.Almostfromthemomentitisborn,thebabymonkeycanmovearoundandholdtightlytoitsmother.Duringthefirstfewdaysofitslifethebabywillapproachandholdontoalmostanylarge,warm,andsoftobjectinitsenvironment,particularlyifthatobjectalsogivesitmilk.Afteraweekorso,however,thebabymonkeybeginstoavoidnewcomersandfocusesitsattentionson“mother”—therealmotherorthemother-substitute(母親替代物).Duringthefirsttwoweeksofitslifewarmthisperhapsthemostimportantpsychologicalthingthatamonkeymotherhastogivetoitsbaby.TheHarlows,acouplewhoarebothpsychologists,discoveredthisfactbyofferingbabymonkeysachoiceoftwotypesofmother-substitutes—onecoveredwithclothandonemadeofbarewire.Ifthetwoartificialmotherswereboththesametemperature,thelittlemonkeysalwayspreferredtheclothmother.However,ifthewiremodelwasheated,whiletheclothmodelwascool,forthefirsttwoweeksafterbirththebabymonkeyspickedthewarmwiremother-substitutesastheirfavorites.Thereaftertheyswitchedandspentmostoftheirtimeonthemorecomfortableclothmother.Whyisclothpreferabletobarewire?SomethingthattheHarlowscalledcontact(接觸)comfortseemstobetheanswer,andamostpowerfulinfluenceitis.Babymonkeysspendmuchoftheirtimerubbingagainsttheirmothers’skins,puttingthemselvesinasclosecontactwiththeparentastheycan.Whenevertheyounganimalisfrightened,disturbed,orannoyed,ittypicallyrushestoitsmotherandrubsitselfagainstherbody.Wiredoesn’t“rub”aswellasdoessoftwirecloth.Prolonged(長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的)“contactcomfort”withaclothmotherappearstogivethebabiesconfidenceandismuchmorerewardingtothemthaniseitherwarmthormilk.AccordingtotheHarlows,thebasicqualityofababy’sloveforitsmotheristrust.Ifthebabyisputintoanunfamiliarplayroomwithoutitsmother,thebabyignoresthetoysnomatterhowinterestingtheymightbe.Itscreamsinterrorandcurlsupintoafurrylittleball.Ifitsclothmotherisnowintroducedintotheplayroom,thebabyrushestoitandholdsontoitfordearlife.Afterafewminutesofcontactcomfort,itobviouslybeginstofeelmoresecure.Itthenclimbsdownfromthemother-substituteandbeginstoexplorethetoys,butoftenrushesbackforadeepembrace(擁抱)asiftomakesurethatitsmotherisstillthereandthatalliswell.Bitbybititsfearsofthenewenvironmentaregoneanditspendsmoreandmoretimeplayingwiththetoysandlessandl