高二英语练习题15 (1)

语篇提能

Ⅰ.阅读理解

This is not a diet. It's a simple way to lose weight. And you don't even have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you'll become thin.

(1) Wake up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend (弯曲) forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories (热量单位：卡路里)．

(2) Start with soup

When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you'll feel fuller, so you'll eat less when the main food comes.

(3) An apple (or more) a day

Apples are full of fiber (纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day can lose weight.

(4) Stand up and walk around

Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average (平均) two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1．What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?

A. Ice cream.

B. Soup.

C. Salad.

D. Cheese.

答案与解析B细节理解题。根据短文中建议(2)可知，饭前喝点汤，

可以减少主食的摄入，能达到减肥的目的。

2．Why does eating apples make one's stomach want less food?

A. Because apples are full of fiber and water.

B. Because apples are sour.

C. Because apples are delicious.

D. Because only apples are filled with calories.

答案与解析A细节理解题。根据建议(3)可知，苹果中含有大量的纤维和水，多吃苹果可以减肥。

3．What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To give some advice on how to lose weight.

B. To advise people to eat apples every day.

C. To tell people how to enjoy a better life.

D. To advise people to give up bad habits.

答案与解析A推理判断题。根据短文内容可知这篇文章的目的是建议人们如何减肥，所以选A项。

4．In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?

A. Shopping.

B. Teaching.

C. Family.

D. Health.

答案与解析D推理判断题。这篇文章重点是就如何减肥提供的建议，所以选D项。

Ⅱ.阅读理解七选五

Google is one of the largest and most powerful technology companies in the world. It was launched by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. Now, it has over 50,000 employees and makes

about $50 billion a year. __1__

Build the right team

__2__ “Having great people involved is greatly important，”says Larry. “Some entrepreneurs (企业家) are in such a rush to start a new business that they don't wait to find the right people to work with.”

Make it simple

“Technology has this way of becoming overly complex but simplicity is one of the reasons why people are attracted to Google，” writes Sergey. If your products are simple, then people will be more likely to use them. __3__ Become an expert

Larry and Sergey spent years researching before they launched the website. __4__ The Google founders think that entrepreneurs should take time to really understand their business and their market as it'll pay off in the long run.

__5__

“You should set really aggressive goals that you're not sure you can achieve，” explains Larry. He says that some entrepreneurs only set goals they think they can attain. But, he explains, if you only set achievable goals you're never going to create something truly extraordinary.

A. Set achievable goals

B. Set tough goals

C. Google stresses cooperation with other entrepreneurs.

D. Larry and Sergey owe much of their success to teamwork.

E. So, what are Larry and Sergey's top tips for success?

F. And that meant they knew everything about how search engines worked.

G. If you don't understand your products, your customers certainly won't.