上海建平實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練習(xí)試卷一、中考英語閱讀理解1．閱讀表格，判斷下列句子意思與原文是否相符。Spaceship:ShenzhouVTime:October15th,2003Mainevents:

ChinesespacemanYangLiweiwassentupintospace.Hewentaroundtheearth14timesinhisone-dayflight.Chinabecamethethirdcountrytosucceedinmannedspaceflight.Spaceship:ShenzhouⅥTime:October12th,2005Mainevents:

ChinesespacemenFeiJunlongandNieHaishengwerebothsentupintospace.OnOctober17th,thetwoChinesespaceheroessafelyreturnedtotheearth.Spaceship:ShenzhouⅦTime:September25th,2008Mainevents:

ChinesespacemenZhaiZhigang,LiuBomingandJingHaipengweresentupintospace.ZhaiZhigangmadeourcountry'sfirstspacewalk.Thisspacewalktookabout20minutes.Spaceship:ShenzhouXTime:June11th,2013Mainevents:

ChinesespacemenNieHaisheng,ZhangXiaoguangandthesecondfemalespacewomanWangYapingweresentupintospaceandconnectedwiththespacestationTiangongI.WangYapinggaveaspacelessonaboutmicrogravity（微重力）toallChineseteenagers.Thisspacelessonlastedabout50minutes.（1）ShenzhouVwentaroundtheearthinspace4timesinitsone-dayflight.（2）FeiJunlongandNieHaishengstayedinspacefor14days.（3）LiuBomingmadeourcountry'sfirstspacewalkin2008.（4）ThespacelessonaboutmicrogravitytoallChineseteenagerslastedaboutfiftyminutes.（5）AccordingtothearticletheChinesespacemantravelinginspacetwiceisNieHaisheng.2．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Ifyougoshoppinginanytoystore,youcanseeclearlythedifferentgamesandtoysforboysandgirls:therearealotofpinktoysononesideofthestoreforgirls;anddarkcoloredcars,guns,andsoldiersforboys.Somebigstoreswithtoysmayevenhaveapinkfloorforgirlsandabluefloorforboys.Infact,itisdifficulttobuyatoyforagirlthatisnotpink.

Somepeoplethinkthattoomuchpinkisbadforgirls.SuePalmer,writerofToxicChildhood,isveryworriedthatmostgirlsovertheageofthreearecrazyaboutthecolor.Accordingtosomescientists,thishappensfortworeasons.Firstly,mostcompaniesoffertoomanyproductsinpink.Also,manyparentsthinktheirlittledaughterlookscuteinpink.SuePalmersaysthatgirlsatthisagecannotmakeproperdecisionsbythemselves,butthepinkcanaffect（影響）thechoicesandthedecisionstheywillmakeinthefuture.

Someparentsareworriedtoo-forexample,VanessaHolburn,thirty-two,whohastwogirlsundertheageoffour.TheirbedroomsareaseaofpinkandVanessaisnothappy."Pinksaysthatyouaresoftandgentle.Bluesaysthatyouarestrongandpowerful.Iwantmydaughterstobestrongandpowerful.I'mworriedthatpinkwillnothelpthemwiththat,"shesays.

Butnoteveryonethinksthere'ssomethingwrongwithpink.GraysonTurnerisafatherofthreegirlsandheisn'tworriedatall."Peopleforgetthatthingschangeallthetime,"hesays."Mygirlsusedtolovepinkwhentheywerelittle,butastheygetolder,theychange."Turnerexplainsthathistwelve-year-olddaughterneverwearspinkclothesanymore."Thisloveofpinkisjustafashionandallfashionschange,"headds."It'sonlysincethe1940sthatpeoplehavestarteddressinggirlsinpink-beforethatitwasacolorforboys."（1）Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure-of-thepassage?A.

B.

C.

D.

（2）Theunderlinedword"that"inParagraph3means________.A.

beingsoftandgentle

B.

beingstrongandpowerfulC.

beinggentlebutpowerful

D.

beingcuteandbeautiful（3）AccordingtoGraysonTurner,________.A.

parentsneedn'tworryaboutpinktoys

B.

alllittlekidslovethecolorpinkC.

pinkhasalwaysbeenacolorforgirls

D.

hisgirlsnowpreferthecolorblue（4）Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.

explainwhygirlsarecrazyaboutthecolorpinkB.

makeparentslessworriedaboutthecolorpinkC.

encouragegirlstogiveupplayingwithpinktoysD.

showpeople'sdifferentopinionsaboutthecolorpink3．閱讀短文，從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Populationsofwhite-taileddeer（白尾鹿）aregrowingrapidlyinmanypartsoftheUnitedStates.Aspopulationsgrow,foodbecomesaproblem.Manydeerdieofhunger.Othersgrowupsmallandunhealthy.Insearchoffood,hungrydeermoveclosertowherehumanslive.Theyeatfarmcrops,vegetablesandeventrees.Besides,increasednumbersofdeernearroadscancausetrafficaccidents.

Peopleadmirethegraceandfastspeedofdeer.Mostpeopledon'twanttheseanimalstobehungryandill.Shouldpeopletakeactiontocontrolthegrowingdeerpopulations?ShouldPeopleTakeDirectAction?

Manypeoplethinkthathunting（打獵）isthebestwaytocontroltheanimalpopulations.Wildlifemanagerswillseeifthere'senoughfoodinanareaanddecideitscarryingcapacity（容量）.Thenhunterswithlicensesaresenttohelpcontrolthenumberofdeer.Huntingisusuallynotallowedincitiesorsuburbs,however.

Somepeoplehavetheideatocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces.Butthismethodisexpensiveandrequiresfindinganotherplacethatcanacceptthedeerwithoutbreakingthebalanceofecosystem.

Scientistsarealsoworkingtodevelopchemicalstocontrolthebirthrateindeerpopulations.Butthisplanworksforonlyoneyearatatime.ShouldPeopleTakeIndirectAction?

Somesuggestbringinginnaturalenemiesofdeer,suchaswolves,lionsandbears,toareaswithtoomanydeer.Buttheseanimalscouldalsohurtdogs,cats,andevenhumans.Othercommunitieshavebuilttallfences（籬笆）aroundareastokeepoutthedeer.However,thisisimpossibleforfarmers.

▲

Somepeopleareagainstanykindofaction.Theysupportleavingthedeeralone.Animalpopulationsinanareanaturallygoupanddownovertime.Doingnothingmeansthatsomedeerwilldieofhungerorillness.Butfinally,thepopulationwillreachasizewithinthecarryingcapacityoftheenvironment.So,letnaturegoitsownway.（1）Accordingtothepassage,increasednumbersofdeercanbring

▲

topeopleinthearea.A.

waterpollution

B.

trafficaccidents

C.

seriousillnesses

D.

growingpopulation（2）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe"

▲

"inthepassage?A.

ShouldPeopleDoNothing?

B.

ShouldPeopleProtecttheDeer?C.

ShouldPeopleTakeSpecialAction?

D.

ShouldPeopleDrivetheDeerAway?（3）Thewritermostprobablyagreesthat

▲

.A.

farmerscanbuildfencestokeepthedeeroutB.

peopleshouldleavethedeeraloneinthewildC.

huntingisthebestwaytocontrolthedeerpopulationsD.

it'sgreattocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces（4）Thewriterorganizesthispassageby

▲

.A.

tellingstories

B.

usingnumbers

C.

givingopinions

D.

describingscenes4．閱讀下面的材料.從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。DearLucy,

Howareyou?IthasbeenamonthsincemyfamilyleftHongKongforEnglandandwearefine.

EnglandisverydifferentfromHongKong.Theweatheristerribleanditrainsalot.Thebuildingsarefunny.Theyareinrowsandnothigh.Ilovethembecausetheroomsaremuchlarger.I'mhavingawonderfulatmynewschoolandmynewhome!

MumandDadarehappywiththeirnewjobs.ButmybrotherJackdoesn'tlikemovingtoEnglandbecausehemisseshisfriendssomuch.

I'vemadelotsofnewfriendsatschool.MyteachersarereallynicetooandmyEnglishhasimprovedalot.Afterschool,wecantakepartinrelaxingactivitiessuchassport,watchingfilmsorplayingcomputergames.There'saparkneartheschoolwhereIoftengowiththeotherstudentsattheweekend.

WearetravellingbacktoHongKongforthesummerholiday.Iwillvisityouandbringyouapresent!

Writebacksoon!Love,Sandy（1）WheredidSandy'sfamilylivebefore?A.

HongKong.

B.

Sydney.

C.

NewYork.

D.

London.（2）SandylovesthebuildingsinEnglandbecausetheirroomsare

.A.

cheaper

B.

warmer

C.

newer

D.

larger（3）HowmanypeoplearethereinSandy'sfamily?A.

2.

B.

4.

C.

6.

D.

8.（4）WhodoesnotlikemovingtoEngland?A.

Dad.

B.

Mum.

C.

Jack.

D.

Sandy.（5）Whatisthelettermainlyabout?A.

Sandy'ssummerholiday.

B.

Sandy'sparents.C.

Sandy'snewclassmates.

D.

Sandv'snewlife.5．閱讀下列材料，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。

Ayoungwomantraveledandstayedinahotel.Alltheroomsinthehotelweresingles（單人間）.Soshelivedinasingleroom.

Justwhenshewasgoingtobed,therewasaknockatthedoor.Shehadnofriendsinthecity.Soshewasquitesurprisedbutstillopenedthedoor.

Themanwhowasstandingatthedoorlookedalittlenervous."Oh!I'msorry.Ithoughtthiswasmyroom,"themansaidandwalkedawayinahurry.

Thewomancalledthepoliceatonce.Soon,themanwascaught.Hewasathief（小偷）!Buthowdidthewomanknowthat?

Alltheroomsinthehotelweresingles.Whowouldknockathisowndoorifhewasstayingalone?Onlyathiefwoulddothis.Hewantedtoseeifanyonewasinsidebeforehebrokeintotheroom.（1）Ayoungwomantraveledandstayed____.A.

inahotel

B.

inapoliceoffice

C.

inapark

D.

inherfriend'shome（2）Themanlookedalittle____whenthewomanopenedthedoor.A.

happy

B.

nervous

C.

mad

D.

relaxed（3）Themanknockedatthedoorto____.A.

findhisfriendinthecity

B.

stayalone

C.

seeifanyonewasinside

D.

callthepolice6．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。

Thewinterholidayisusuallyagoodtimetosleepin.ButGaoYuqi,a14-year-oldboyfromAnhui,gotupat7:00amtorunatleast2kilometerseverydayduringtheholiday.Infact,thisexercisewaspartofthishomework.

Gaowasnotalone.Manyschoolsacrossthecountryrequiredstudentstoexerciseduringthewinterholiday.Partofthereasonisthatphysicaleducationtestscoresarenowworthmoreontheseniorhighschoolentranceexamination（中考）.Andthescoreisnowworthupto60points.

Becauseofthis,Gao'sschoolnowasksstudentstorunwhentheweatherisnice,andexerciseindoorsifitisbad.Studentshavetopost（公布）exercisephotosintheirclasses'QQgroups.AttheGoldenAppleJinchengNo.1MiddleSchoolinChengdu,studentshavedailyexerciseplans.Forexample,theyhavetoskiprope（跳繩）fortwominutesanddothreesetsofsit﹣ups（仰臥起坐）eachday.Theirparentssignoff（簽名）ontheirplanswhentheyfinishexercising.

Thishasbeenabigchallengeformanystudents,buthasalsohelpedtomakeexerciseabiggerpartoftheirlives.ManystudentslikeGaousedtohaterunning,butnowtheyareabletorunforoverhalfanhoureveryday.Theyfellinlovewithexerciseduringtheholiday.（1）HowmanykilometersdidGaoYuqiruneverydayduringtheholiday？A.

Atleastonekilometer.B.

Atleasttwokilometers.C.

Atleastthreekilometers.D.

Atleastfourkilometers.（2）Whatdidtheschoolsrequirethestudentstododuringthewinterholiday？A.

Toexercise.

B.

Tobevolunteers.

C.

Tohavearest.

D.

Todoasurvey.（3）WhatdothestudentshavetodowhentheyfinishexercisinginGao'sschool？A.

Tocalltheirtea.B.

Toputtheirplansonline.C.

Toasktheirparentstosignoffontheirplans.D.

Topostexercisephotosintheirclasses'QQgroups.（4）Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage？A.

Skippingrope.

B.

Swimming.

C.

Sit﹣up.

D.

Running.（5）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A.

Howtoexerciseduringthewinterholiday.B.

Exercisingisabigchallengeformanystudents.C.

Physicaleducationtestscoresareimportantnow.D.

Exercisingisbecomingpartofstudents'homework.7．閱讀理解

Hi,guys!LastweekIreadabookcalledRabbitsinAustralia.Rabbitslookcute,butwhentheyenterinlargenumbers,it'saproblem.InAustralia,rabbitshavecrowdedintotheland.Theyeattheplantsthatfarmersgrow.Theyeattheplantsotheranimalsneedtoeat,sootheranimalsfindithardtolive.

ThesedaysI'mreadingMobyDick.It'sconsideredtobethe"GreatAmericanNovel",oroneofthegreatestnovelsofalltime."ThestorytakesplaceonawhalingshipthatsailstheseastofindMobyLick,averylargewhale.

Well,Ilovedetectivestories.LastmonthIreadTheStolenLetter.Thewriterbringsmeintothestoryofhischaracters'lives.Healsointroducesasenseofmysteryinthestory.Itkeepsmeinteresteduntiltheveryendofthestory.（1）WhatareAmy,DanielandSimontalkingabout?A.

Listening.

B.

Speaking.

C.

Reading.

D.

Writing.（2）TherabbitsinthebookRabbitsinAustralia

.A.

areverycute

B.

areinsmallnumbersC.

causeaproblem

D.

findithardtoliveinAustralia（3）WhattypeofbookisMobyDick?A.

Science.

B.

Novel.

C.

Detectivestory.

D.

Travel.（4）WhatdoweknowaboutthebookTheStolenLetter?A.

It'ssetinAustralia.

B.

It'saboutthewriter'slife.C.

Itsstoryhappensonaship.

D.

There'sasenseofmysteryinit.8．閱讀理解

TheTempleofHeaven,insouthernBeijing,wasfirstbuiltin1420andwasrebuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties.ItwastheplacewheretheemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastieswouldadmirethegodandhopeforgoodharvest（收獲）.Itisthelargestgroupofbuildingsintheworldtopayhomage（致敬）togod.

ThePotalaPalacewasbuiltintheseventhcenturyandithasalonghistoryofover1300years.In641,SongtsanGambo,theruleroftheTubokingdom,askedhispeopletobuilditforprincessWenchengoftheTangDynasty.Ithas13floorsandis117metershigh.Anditismadeofwoodandstone.

TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorses（兵馬俑）isthegreatesthistoricalandculturalsite（遺址）inLintong,Xi'an,ShanxiProvince.EmperorQinShiHuangbegantobuilditattheageof13.Ittook11years.Theterracottafigures（秦俑）havethesamesizeasarealman.Theyhavedifferentheights,clothesandhairstylesbecauseoftheirdifferentlevels.

TheMogaoCaves（莫高窟）isformedby49.2temples,25kilometerssoutheastofthecenterofDunhuang.ItisalsocalledtheCavesofaThousandBuddhas（千佛洞）.Thelargeststatue（雕像）infrontofthecavewallis34.5metershighandthesmallestisonly2cmhigh.TheartofDunhuangcoversmorethan10majorforms,suchaswallpaintings,musicanddanceandsoon.（1）TheTempleofHeavenwasfirstbuilt___________.A.

in492

B.

in641

C.

in1311

D.

in1420（2）SongtsanGambobuiltthePotalaPalacefor__________________.A.

thegod

B.

princessWencheng

C.

hispeople

D.

EmperorQinShiHuang（3）Youcanvisit_____________ifyouareinXi'an.A.

theTempleofHeaven

B.

thePotalaPalaceC.

TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorses

D.

theMogaoCaves（4）ThesmalleststatueoftheCavesofaThousandBuddhasis_______________high.A.

20n

B.

34.5m

C.

25km

D.

13cm（5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.

ThePulalaPalaceismadeofwoodandstone.B.

Theterracottafiguresarebiggerthanrealmen.C.

TheMogaoCavesisinthesouthwestofDunhuang.D.

TheemperorsadmiredthepeopleintheTempleofHeaven.9．閱讀材料，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

TohelpJapanesecompaniesbetterdealwiththeincreasingnumberofforeignersvisitingthecountry,Panasonichascreatedamegaphone（擴(kuò)音器）whichisabletosmartlytranslateJapaneseintoEnglish,ChineseandKorean.

Panasonicnamedtheproduct"Megahonyaku".ItisatermfortheJapanesewordsfor"megaphone"and"translate",whichactuallymakesglotofsensebecauseit'samegaphonethatcantranslateJapaneseintoseveralotherlanguagesinrealtime.WhenauserspeaksJapaneseintothemegaphone,itrecognizes（辨認(rèn)）andtranslateswhatisbeingsaidimmediately,andoutputsthewordsinEnglish,ChineseorKorean.

Itsoundsamazing,andseeingitinactioniswonderful,butMegahonyakuisnotgoodenough.Itcannottranslateeverythingyousay,asitonlystores300commonexpressions,like"Thetrainhasbeenputoff"or"Watchyourstep".However,theJapanesecompanybehindMegahonyakupromisestoaddnewexpressionsregularly,whichuserscangetontheInternet.

Themachinewasdesignedtobeusedinplacesliketransportstations,airportsandplacesofinterestwherequickandexactannouncementsareneededmost.Around30Japaneseorganizations,includingthepoliceandguides,havebeentryingoutMegahonyakuforaboutoneyear,butPanasonicsaysitwillcomeontothemarketonDecember20th.Insteadofsellingthesespeechtranslators,Panasonicplansonrenting（出租）themoutforlessthan$183amonthonathree-yearagreement,andofferingusersfutureimprovementsandnecessaryservices.

Panasonichasalsosaidthatitmayaddsupportforotherlanguages,likeRussian,dependingoncustomers'needs.Megahonyakualsoincludesatouchscreenthatallowsuserstochoosethelanguagetheyneedtheirspeechtranslatedinto.（1）PanasonichasproducedMegahonyakusothat________.A.

guidescantranslateChineseintoJapanesefasterB.

JapanesecompaniescanreceiveforeignersbetterC.

foreignerscantalkwiththeJapanesefreelyD.

theJapanesecanlearnotherlanguageseasily（2）Thethirdparagraphismainlyaboutthe________ofMegahonyaku.A.

invention

B.

importance

C.

disadvantage

D.

history（3）ItcanbelearntfromParagraph4thatMegahonyaku________.A.

maybepopularwiththepoliceB.

iswidelyusedinprivatehomesC.

willbesoldonDecember20thD.

storesabout30foreignlanguages（4）Accordingtothepassage,Panasonicwill________inthefuture.A.

sellMegahonyakutoforeignvisitorsB.

bringdownthepriceofMegahonyakuC.

changethescreenofMegahonyakuD.

improveMegahonyakuregularly10．閱讀理解

Howmanyofushavereachedintoourdrawer（抽屜）andpulledoutsocksthatdidn'tmatch?Willyouthrowthemawaylikemostgirlsortrytoreusethem?ThestoryofCarlyandCharleymayhelpyou.

CarlyandCharleyarethegirlswhooftenlosetheirsocks.Atfirst,theyjustmatcheddifferentcolorsorstyleslikesomeothergirls.Butmostofthetime,thesesockscouldn'tmatchtheirclothes.SotheycameupwithanideaandstartedOddSox:theycollectedthesesocksandgavethemawaytohomelesspeople.Buttheproblemwasn'tsolved.Theystillhadmissingsocksuntiltheyrealizedthattheycouldmakeabusinessoutofit.SotheysetupSingleSox:hegirlssellsocksinpacks（包）ofthreesoyoucanmixandmatchasyouwish.Eachpackissupercolorfulandsuperinspiring（激勵人心的）—CarlyandCharleyhavewrittenwordsoneverysocktoencouragegirlstocelebratetheirdifferences.

Andtheycarryonthetraditionofgivingback—foreverypairofsockssold,theygiveawayapairtothoseinneed.Nothingisawasteifyouhaveacreativemind.（1）CarlyandCharleysetupOddSoxandgaveawaythesocksto

.A.

sickchildren

B.

disabledwomen

C.

poorstudents

D.

homelesspeople（2）Thewordsonthesocksaretoencouragegirlsto

theirdifferences.A.

match

B.

shout

C.

reach

D.

celebrate（3）Theunderlinedwords"carryon"inthethirdparagraphprobablymean

.A.

continue

B.

compare

C.

connect

D.

control（4）Thecorrectorderofthefollowingis

.①startedOddSox.

②carryonthetraditionofgivingback③setupSingleSox

④matcheddifferentsocksA.

①③④②

B.

①③②④

C.

④①③②

D.

④②0③（5）Thepassageismainlyabouthowto

.A.

collectdifferentideasB.

buyallkindsofsocksC.

putthingstogooduseD.

throwawaythewaste11．閱讀理解（1）Whatkindofthelettermaythepassagebe?A.

Anadmissionletter.

B.

Anapologyletter.

C.

Abusinessletter.

D.

Athankyouletter.（2）HowmuchshouldZhangWeipayinalltoentertheuniversity?A.

HK$55,935.

B.

HK$55,810.

C.

HK$55,685.

D.

HK$55,560.（3）IfyouwereZhangWei,howwouldyoufeelatthisletter?A.

Annoyed.

B.

Excited.

C.

Upset.

D.

Anxious.12．閱讀短文，判斷下列句子正誤。

Zak'sgrandfather,Stanwasveryfamous.Why?Becausehehadavery,very,verylongwhitebeard（胡子）.

Oneday,Zakaskedhisgrandfather,"Whenyousleep,doyouputyourbeardoverorunderthequilt（被子）?""I'mnotsure.Inevercareaboutthat,"saidhisgrandfather,"I'lllooktonight."

Stangotintobedthatnightandpulledupthequilt.Thenherememberedhisgrandson'squestion.Aha!Hisbeardwasunderthequilt.Butwait.Didthatfeelright?

Helifthisbeardfromunderthequiltandputitaboveit.Thisalsodidn'tfeelright.Siheputthebeardunderthequiltagain.Buthesoonfeltitwouldbebetterifitwereout.Thebeardwentinandout—firstunderthequilt,thenoverit,under,over,allnightlong.

Stanspentasleeplessnight.Inthemorning,hewassotiredandunhappythathecuthislongbeardrightoff!

Stan'swifewassohappy.SheadvisedStantocutthatbeardoffmanytimes,butheneverdidit.Nowasimplequestionmadehimdothat.（1）Stanwasveryfamousforhislongwhitebeard.（2）StannevercaredaboutZak,hisgrandson.（3）Attheverybeginning,Stan'sbeardwasunderthequilt.（4）ThatnightStanwassleeplessandtiredbecauseofthequestion.（5）Stanlistenedtohiswife'sadvicetocutthebeardoff.13．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Areyouafraidofgoingtothedentist（牙醫(yī)）?Ifso,you'renotalone.

Thesefearscouldjustbeinourheads,however.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyMartinTickle,aprofessoratManchesterUniversityintheUK,thepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindentalsurgeries（牙科手術(shù)）.Infact.amongthe451interviewedpatients,75％reportednopainatallduringtheirvisits,includingsituationswhentheyhadtheirteethpulledout.

Coulditbethesoundofthedrill（鉆頭）then?

"Ifoundthatthesoundofdrillingcanevokedeepworryindentalpatients.Actuallytheydon'thaveanypain."HiroyukiKaribe,ascientistatNipponDentalUniversityinTokyo,toldtheGuardian.

Tofindthereasonwhyadrillmightbringonaracingheart,Karibedividedthevolunteersintolow-fearandhigh-feargroupsbasedonhowmuchtheyfearedatriptothedentist.Volunteerswereplayedthesoundofadrillwhiletheirbrainactivitieswerewatchedbyamachine.

WhatKaribefoundinthelow-feargroupwasincreasedactivityintheareasofthebrainrelativetoauditoryprocessing（聽覺處理）,whichmeans,forthesepeople,thesoundofdentaldrillsisnodifferentfromothersounds

Inthehigh-feargroup,however,thebrainareathatwasactivated（激活）wasdifferent.Itwastheareathatcarriesoutanumberofduties,includinglearning,feelingsand,mostimportantly,memory.Thismeansthatthesevolunteersnotonlyheardthesound,buttheyrememberedit-theymadeconnectionsbetweenthesoundofadrillandtheworryitproducedinthepast,causingtheirworrytoreturn.

Understandinghowbrainsreplytothesoundsofdentists'drillscouldhelpscientistsfindwaystomakepatientsmorerelaxed,accordingtoKaribe,becausepatientswhoworryaboutgoingtothedentistmightkeepputtingofftheirvisits.Butthebestwayistokeepyourteethhealthy.（1）Howdoesthewriterexplainthatthepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindentalsurgeries?A.

Byshowingfactswithnumbers.B.

Byaskingquestionsonebyone.C.

Bygivingexamplesgroupbygroup.D.

Bycomparingresultsofpatients.（2）Accordingtothefourthparagraph,whatdoestheword"evoke"meaninChinese?A.

減輕

B.

引起

C.

顯示

D.

阻止（3）Howdidthesoundofdrillingproducedifferentresultstothevolunteersinthestudy?A.

Itproducedsomeworryinthevolunteersinthelow-feargroupB.

Forthelow-feargroup,itactivatedthebrainareadealingwithlearning,feelingsandmemoryC.

Forthehigh-feargroup,itcausedmoreactivitiesinthebrainarearelativetoauditoryprocessing.D.

Itmadepeopleinthehigh-feargroupremembertheirpastuncomfortablememories（4）Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.

Howthestudymightbeuseful.B.

SomenewwaystotreatteethC.

Theproperwaytotreatdentalpatients.D.

Theimportanceofkeepingourteethhealthy.（5）What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.

Toshowusdifferentareasoffearinbrains.B.

Tointroduceusarecentsurveybyascientist.C.

Tohelpushavelessfearofatriptothedentist.D.

Tomakeitclearthatthesoundofdrillingisnotterrible.