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专题限时训练(二十三)社会生活型阅读理解(一)(限时：25分钟)(一)Ive spent over a year in India, and in those 365 plus days, Ive learned a lot about getting around Indian cities. My biggest lessons have been learned through being cheated, particularly by taxi and rickshaw (人力车) drivers, but that doesnt mean those are bad ways to travel, as long as you know what youre doing. Below are the best ways to get around the city of Delhi, India, and tips for how to keep from being the victim of scams (欺诈)Taking taxis is a great way to get around the city of Delhi and chances are, if you arrive in Delhi by plane, as soon as you make it through customs, youll be swarmed by Indian taxi drivers. At the Delhi airport, be sure to arrange for a taxi to your hotel at one of the two Delhi Traffic Police Taxi Booths. One is inside the airport, and one is outside. The key is to make sure to go to a booth run by the police, rather than by independent taxi drivers.Rickshaws are one of my favourite ways to get around Indian cities, in part because its how the locals often travel. Autorickshaws are more common, but bicycle rickshaws are still used in Old Delhi. If you do have a chance to take a bicycle rickshaw, you should do it at least once for a unique experience that should only set you back about 15 rupees. Autorickshaw rates around Delhi range between 30 and 80 rupees, depending on the distance.If you really want to travel around Delhi like the locals, take a public bus. Indian buses become very crowded and most do not have air conditioning. They are, however, very cheap. A bus trip wont set you back any more than 15 rupees, as long as you stay within the city limits. Since Indian buses get so crowded, try to board the bus at the start of the route so you can get a seat.The train is a great way to get around within the city of Delhi. Fares are reasonable, between 6 and 22 rupees. All departure announcements are in both Hindi and English, and tokens can be purchased for between 6 and 22 rupees.1The author is trying to _ in Delhi through this text.Agive some advice of travellingBexpect us to travel aroundCshow his/her experiencesDexplain the difficulties of travelling2To avoid being cheated, you ought to _ if you want to take a taxi at the Delhi airport.Apay more to the drivers to keep safeBshow your ticket to the driverCgo to a policerun boothDgo out of the airport3What can we infer from the passage?AYou wont have to pay much if you travel around by bus in India.BIt will be difficult for you to get a seat if you get on the bus halfway.CA rickshaw driver only charges whatever amount you give him.DYoull have to speak English if you travel around in India.4Which may be the topic that follows?AHotel recommendations in Delhi.BWeather conditions in Delhi.CFood and drink in Delhi.DCar rentals in Delhi.(二)Life is to be enjoyed. Theres no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back thats even better. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, and manage stress better, they find that they feel so much better that it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. The latest studies show that when you exercise and eat right：YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three months caused so many new neurons (神经细胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of peoples brains!YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your_skin_glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries (动脉) to narrow down, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle earlier. This is why smokers look years older than they really are.YOUR GENES change. In May, a study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that changing your lifestyle changes your genes.YOUR TELOMERES (染色体端粒) get longer. Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes (染色体) that control how long we live. As telomeres become shorter, then cells age more quickly, thus shortening our lives.Besides, one of the most interesting findings in the study was that the mothers awareness of stress was more important than what was really occurring in their lives. The researchers gave the women a questionnaire and asked them to rate on a threepoint scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them. The women who were aware that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres compared with those who felt more relaxed. On the contrary, some of the women who felt relaxed despite raising a disabled child had more normalappearing telomeres.In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed; if you feel fine, you are fine.1Which of the following are good for lengthening ones life, according to the passage? eat healthy food drink plenty of water take exercise get up early go to sleep early release ones stressABCD2The underlined words “your skin glows” in Paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to “_”Ayour skin becomes white as there is plenty of sunshineByour skin becomes smooth as there is much blood in itCyour skin looks pink as you are healthyDyour skin becomes soft as you exercise enough3From the last but one paragraph we learn that _Amothers will have more damaged telomeres if they raise a disabled childBmothers dont know how to handle stress effectivelyCsome women were asked to fill out a questionnaire about educating childrenDmothers positive attitudes are the key to managing their stress4The best title for the passage would be “_”AEat better, live betterBFeel better, live longerCLess stress, fewer diseasesDSmoke more, age sooner(三)Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offers according to a study led by a Michigan State University scholar that has implications for the fastgrowing ecommerce industry. The findings may come as a surprise that shopping online is an anonymous(匿名的)process that seemingly can give consumers more confidence to drive a hard bargain，said Don Conlon，professor of Management in MSUs Broad College of Business.But the study found that participants who made their own offers were less successful in sealing the deal and，when they were successful, worried they overpaid. Many shoppers found the process of researching an offer to be a hassle. “Americans are very busy，and its less timeconsuming to be the one receiving the offer rather than the one proposing the offer，” Conlon said. “People tend to be happier when theyre in the receiver role. ”Online spending in the United States is expected to jump 45 percent in the next three years，from $ 226 billion this year to $ 327 billion in 2017，according to Forrester Research Inc. Nevertheless, researches into this prosperous market remain largely focused on the strategies of companies, rather than those shoppers. Conlons study is，obviously, a rare exception.Conlon got the idea for the study after considering the difference between two popular sites for hotels and airline flights, , which takes bids, and ，which provides offers. Using these two models，Conlon and his fellow researchers conducted a series of experiments with more than 850 people who were charged with booking a fictional hotel room and acquiring a fictional antique car. Not only did participants prefer to receive bids, Conlon said，but they also secured more deals in that receiver role. Further when they had to make the bids，they were left more mentally taxed and regretful.From an industry perspective，putting customers in the receiver role may help fill more hotel rooms and airplane seats. “If youre a business with a lot of products，” Conlon said，“you may want to be the one making the offers. ” However, when selling single items, such as an antique car, accepting bids may be a better option since that typically drives up the price, he said.1What can we learn from Para. 1?AThe result of the study gives customers more confidence.BScholars arent surprised at the findings of the study.COnline shoppers dont bargain as much as expected.DEcommerce industry drives more hard bargains.2It can be concluded from Conlons experiments that_Aonline shopping is timeconsumingBgiven prices help promote online salesConline businesses provide a lot of productsDreceiving offers makes online shoppers regretful3The underlined word “taxed” in Para. 4 probably means “_”Aburdened BnumbedCrelieved Dchallenged4The passage is mainly about_Athe big advantages of online shoppingBthe rapid development of online shoppingConline shoppers preferences for taking offersDonline companies strategies to improve service专题限时训练(二十三)(一)【要点综述】本文作者就在印度德里旅行时的交通方面提出了几点建议。1A细节理解题。通读全文我们可以看出，作者在本文中给读者提出了一些建议，告诉读者在德里旅行时应注意的几个问题。因此，本文的写作目的是要给读者提出建议。2C细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句我们可以知道，在机场搭乘出租车时，应到警察经营的摊位。3B推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句我们可以知道，为了上车后能有一个座位，作者建议最好从起点站上车。这就意味着如果中途上车的话，就很难有座位了。4D推理判断题。由本文第一段的最后一句可知，本文主要介绍关于德里交通方面避免受骗的几个建议。因此，在所给的几个选项当中，只有D项与交通有关。据此，我们可以确定后面接着讨论的最有可能是汽车租赁业务。(二)【要点综述】本文是一篇调查报告，讲述了生活方式对健康的重要性。1A细节理解题。根据文章第一段“When people eat more healthfully，exercise，quit smoking，and manage stress better”可知答案。2C词义猜测题。根据前文信息“YOUR FACE receives more blood flow”可知，glow 在文中的意思为“脸色红润”。故选择C项。3D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段第一句话以及后面的调查结果可知，母亲们对压力的态度对成功应付压力起着重要的作用。故D项正确。4B主旨大意题。综合文章第二至五段可以看出，当心情好时，新的神经细胞不断生长、动脉变宽、基因改变、染色体端粒变长，因此人的寿命也会相应地变长，所以选择B，其他选项都是片面的。(三)【要点综述】本文是一篇调查结果，讲述了网络购物者更喜欢接受价格这一现象。1C细节理解题。从第一段中“Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offers”可知，网上购物的人并不像预料的那样讨价还价。故选C项。2B推理判断题。从文章可知，销售商给出价格可以帮助促进网络销售。故选B项。3A词义猜测题。从并列的形容词regretful可知，选项是与regretful内涵范围一致的词。taxed负荷的，有负担的。4C主旨大意题。从第一段中“Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offers”可知，这篇文章讲的是网络购物者更喜欢接受价格。故选C项。
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