1、阅读理解专题卷14Maple Lane BakeryAt 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies. The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $ 7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $
2、6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance.Berrys Cakes &Candy Shop At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574)269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a dozen. Bettys Cakes &Candy Shop, started half a century ago, sp
3、ecializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a cake from Bettys will not disappoint you as they are always excellent.Crepes Quality Bakery At 217 S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN. (260)894-3024, this bakery with a history of over a century is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cup
4、cakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies for the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00am waiting for the doors to open.Olympia Candy Kitchen At 136 N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574)533-5040, it has been welcomi
5、ng visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds of candies and boxed candies. If you need an order, you should call ahead of tim
6、e to see if they can meet your request.1 Which of the following pies is the most expensive?A. Peach pie. B. Banana pie. C. Apple pie. D. Berry pie.2If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call_. A. (574)533-5040 B. (574)269-1231C. (260)894-3024D. (574)566-29173Which of the following
7、 bakeries has the shortest history?A. Crepes Quality BakeryB. Bettys Cake & Candy Shop C. Olympia Candy Kitchen D. Maple Lane Bakery 4The author wrote this passage mainly to _.A. tell readers some travel information B. persuade more people to eat pies C. make the bakeries better known to readers D.
8、warn customers to order bakeries in advance The entire house was lit with lights. It was Meeras wedding the next day. Seema walked to her daughters bedroom. Meera was not there, so she left the envelope on Meeras bed and went away. When Meera came out of the bathroom, her eyes fell on the envelope.
9、She picked it up and opened it. Sitting on the bed, she started to read it: My darling daughter, I am so happy for you. My darling is getting married! To such a good man! At the same time, I am a little worried, too. The reason? You are going to a new house where everything is going to be new: the p
10、eople, relationships and surroundings. Yes, you are smart and Vinod will be there with you to help, but I have a few things to say: Accept Vinods parents as your parents. Remember that your mother-in-law will have her own understanding about you. So it is up to you to give her a good impression. Ear
11、n respect from family members. If that means changing yourself a little bit and adapting to their customs, just do it. It will help you to settle into your new home. Never compare your mothers home and their home. It may not be appreciated. The kitchen is one place where small fights can appear. It
12、is your mother-in-laws king- dom, so ask her permission if you want to cook something. If she offers help, accept it. This will help in building trust between you. Similarly, offer her your help when she is busy cooking. Thus, a new relationship will be born: one of respect and understanding. Finall
13、y, respect your husband, as he is your life partner. Remember that a marriage requires trust, love and compromise (妥协). I could have sat with you and told you, but I felt that writing all this down would make you understand better and I am sure you will give your whole heart to this relationship. Re
14、member that both Papa and I are here for you always. Love, Ma5Where was Meera when her mother went to her bedroom?A. In the kitchen. B. In Vinods house. C. In the bedroom. D. In the bathroom.6 What was Seemas attitude towards Vinod?A. Satisfied. B. Cautious. C. Doubtful. D. Worried.7 According to th
15、e mother, the daughter should NOT_ in the new family.A. earn respect from family membersB. accept Vinods parents as her parentsC. compare her mothers home and their homeD. ask permission if she wants to cook something8What will help if Meera wants to build trust with her mother-in-law, according to
16、the mother?A. Living with her.B. Cooking meals instead of her.C. Making compromises with her.D. Accepting her help in the kitchen.9The mother wrote the letter mainly to teach her daughter _.A. how to respect her husbandB. how to trust her mother-in-lawC. how to adapt to her married lifeD. how to bet
17、ter understand her parents Science cant explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer. Any owner will tall you how much joy a pe
18、t brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧急) levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice w
19、ater. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets didIt best .Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned Most quickly to baseline heart rates .With pets in the room ,people also made fewer math
20、mistakes Than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more released (放松)aroundPets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont judge.A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits.
21、 Researchers at Northwesterm Memorial Hospital spent aYear studying 36 fat people and were put on a diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of56 fat people without pets were put on a diet program. On average,people lost about 11 pounds,Or 5% of their body weight .Their dogs did even better,losi
22、ng an average of 12 pounds,more then15%of their body weight .Dog owners didnt lose any more weight than those without dogs but ,sayResearchers,got more exercise overall mostly with their dogs and found it worth doing.10 What does the text mainly discuss?AWhat pets bring to their ownersBHow pets help
23、 people calm downCpeoples opinions of keeping petsDPets value in medical research11We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _Ahe has a pet companionBhe has less stress of workChe often dose mental arithmeticDhe is taken care of by his family12Acc
24、ording to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks? AThey have lower blood pressure. BThey become more patient. CThey are less nervous. DThey are in higher spirits.13 The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that Apeople with dogs did more exercise
25、 Bdogs lost the same weight as people did Cdogs liked exercise much more than people did Dpeople without dogs found the program unhelpfulDepression(抑郁症)is a serious problem todayDepression causes workers to be unproductive,causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollarsOne expert says th
26、at depression is like cancer because it is “widespread,costly and deadly”Depression hits one person in five around the worldAlthough people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated,studies show that depression is a problem among everyone。Over any six-month period,between
27、five to seven percent of the worlds population will be suffering from a serious depression uicide(自杀)rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme,or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population at large,and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks. P
28、eople who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping,getting up on time,and doing work productivelyDepression,which researchers agree has its origin in the genes(基因),brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate-making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficientlyDepre
29、ssion is made more serious in China by Chineses inability to face itMany people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy Besides,there is no good treatment,with few specialists available“Most patients in China just dont get help,”a Chinese doctor says“In my hospitalI have to see 30 or 4
30、0 patients in a morning,just have time to say “Hello how do you feel?”In Western countries,people are not afraid to admit that they have depression,but most do not tell it to their boss,because they fear that their boss would fire them“In my experience,aging bosses are the most willing to admit they
31、 have it. Because they feel the most secure about themselves,”an American doctor says Hopefully,in the near future,people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment14Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.It is widely
32、believed that everyone may suffer from depressionB.Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and workC.Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countriesD.The poorer and the less educated a person is,the less he will suffer from depression15Compared to normal peop
33、le,the depressed people are likely to beA.very unconfident and often absent-mindedB.easy to avoid being hit by heart attacksC.working efficiently and productivelyD.either weak or lazy16Depression becomes more serious in China because ofA.the understanding of the problemB.the lack of treatment and do
34、ctorsC.their unwillingness to tell it to their bossD.the doctors careless work17What can we infer from the passage?A.People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialistsB.The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressedC.More and more patients will turn to spec
35、ialists for helpD.Western people are braver than Chinese peopleDeep in the Amazon forest, thousands of people still live in isolation from the rest of the world.In a recent press release, the Brazilian government confirmed the existence of another isolated tribe of about 200 people living in the Val
36、e do Javari reservation. The 200 people living in the Vale do Javari reservation. The reservation, located near the Peruvian border, is about the size of Portugal. At least another 14 isolated tribes, with a total population of about 2000, call the area home.The newly observed group lives on four la
37、rge straw-roofed buildings and grows corn, peanut and other crops.Brazils National Indian Foundation (BNTF) first noticed the reservation in the forest using satellite maps, but it wasnt until April that an airplane expedition was able to confirm the tribes existence. “The work of finding and protec
38、ting isolated groups is part of Brazilian public policy,” said the BNIF officer for Vale do Javari, Fabricio Amorim. “To confirm something like this takes years of hard work.”BNIF estimates there are 68 isolated tribes living in the Amazon. The organization uses airplanes to avoid disturbing the tri
39、bes through personal contact, but that doesnt mean others are so respectful of their right to privacy.Illegal fishing, woodcutting and hunting bring people into the protected area. Oil exploration on the Peruvian side of the border is another threat. All kinds of criminals also invade the lands of t
40、he local groups, said Amorim. The outsiders can damage the land and influence the cultures of indigenous(土著的)peoples. They can also bring diseases which can wipe out the whole population that still lack even basic antibiotics(抗生素).Brazils indigenous peoples won the legal right to their traditional l
41、ands in Brazils 1988 Constitution, which stated that all indigenous lands shall be divided and turned over to tribes within five years. Indigenous groups now control 11 percent of Brazils territory, including 22 percent of the Amazon.Allowing indigenous groups the right homelands is not just a matte
42、r of human rights. The rest of the world can benefit from their knowledge. Mark Plotkin has spent years living with the people of the Amazon and learning from their traditional healers. In his lecture, he pointed out that many useful materials and knowledge, including numerous drugs, can be gained f
43、rom listening to the indigenous groups of the Amazon. Besides this, they are also more effective at protecting the land, and less expensive, than hired rangers(护林人).18The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means “a state of ”.Aseparation BinteractionCsatisfaction Dexcitement19From the p
44、assage we can learn that the tribes in the Amazon forest .Aonly live on a reservation designated for themBprefer straw-roofed buildings to wooden onesCkeep contact with the outside world through airplanesDhave the legal right to the land they live on20Which of the following is TRUE according to Amor
45、im?APrivacy violation is common among the Amazon tribes.BThe laws dividing the lands of the tribes are far from enough.CModern civilization endangers the tribes and their cultures.DIt is hard to make public policy to protect primitive tribes.21The last paragraph is mainly about .Athe lost human righ
46、ts of the indigenous peoplesBthe benefits of protecting the primitive tribesCthe value of traditional healingDthe indigenous peoples as guardians of the Amazon forestDoes being rich make you happy? Many studies on happiness give negative answers. Here are some points in being happy. Basic Human Need
47、s Must Be Met People whose basic needs for shelter, clothing and food are not met will find it very difficult to feel happy. Of course,there are exceptions,but for most of us,we can only be happy once our basic needs are met. The Joneses Cannot Be Escaped Peoples happiness is not determined by how much they have, but by how much people around them have. So, we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us. This means that while keeping up with the Joneses could be destr
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