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1、河北省秦皇岛2016高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（1）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。While watching the Olympics the other night，I came across an unbelievable sightIt was not a gold medal，or a world record broken，but a show of courageThe event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocksFor one reason or anoth
2、er，two of them false started，so they were disqualifiedThat left only one to competeIt would have been difficult enough，not having anyone to race against，even though the time on the clock is importantI watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrongIm not an expert swi
3、mmer，but I can tell a good dive from a poor one，and this was not exactly medal qualityWhen he resurfaced，it was evident that the man was not out for gold his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyleThe crowd started to laughClearly this man was not a medal competitorI listened to the crowd begin
4、to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard timeFinally he made his turn to start backIt was pitifulHe made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn outBut in those few awful strokes，the crowd had changed No longer were they laughing，but beginning to cheerSome even began to
5、 stand and shout “Come on，you can do it!” and he didA clear minute past the average swimmer，this young man finally finished his raceThe crowd went wildYou would have thought that he had won the gold，and he should haveEven though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history，this man gave m
6、ore heart than any of the other competitors Just a short year ago，he had never even swum，let alone raceHis country had been invited to SydneyIn a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold，or when they act so proudly in front of their com
7、petitors，it is nice to watch an underdog1From the passage we can learn that the young man Amade his turn to start back pitifully Bwas skillful in freestyle in the gameCswam faster than the average swimmer Dwas not capable enough to win the medal2The crowd changed their attitudes because Athey felt s
8、orry for the young man Bthey were moved by the young mans courageCthey wanted to show their sympathy Dthey meant to please the young man3According to the passage，“it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means Aits amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himselfBits amusing to watch a man with
9、 awful swimming skillsCits cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitorsDits brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals4Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThe event started with three men，two of whom were disqualified laterBThe crowd started
10、to laugh at the athletes arms waving in an attempt at freestyleCThe athlete，as well as the author，is an expert swimmerDThe swimming event is a show of courage rather than a fierce competition5Whats the best title for the passage?ACompete for Gold! BTry again! CBreak a Record! DGo for it!【参考答案】1-5、D
11、B A C D 【2013界江苏省盐城中一模】 Antidepressant（抗忧郁）drugs such as Prozac were viewed in the early 1900s as wonder pills that would remove depressive blues for good. But in the past five years, growing scientific evidence has shown these drugs work for only a minority of people. And now a research journal say
12、s that these antidepressants can make many patients depression worse. This alarming suggestion centres on the very chemical that is targeted by antidepressants-serotonin（血清素）. Drugs such as Prozac are known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors（or SSRIs）. Their aim is to increase the level of
13、this “feel-good” chemical in the brain. But the new research, published in the journal Frontiers In Evolutionary Psychology, points out that serotonin is like a chemical Swiss Army knife, performing a very wide range of jobs in the brain and body. And when we start changing serotonin levels purposel
14、y, it may cause a wide range of unwanted effects. These can include digestive problems and even early deaths in older people, according to the studys lead researcher Paul Andrews. “ We need to be much more cautious about use of these drugs,” says Andrews, an assistant professor of evolutionary psych
15、ology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Previous research has suggested that the drugs provide little benefit for most people with mild depression, and actively help only a few of the most severely depressed. Famous psychologist Irving Kirsch has found that for many patients, SSRIs are no more effective than a placebo pill. A research in 2010 on Danish children found a small, but significant, increase in the risk of heart problems among babies whose mothers had used SSRIs in early pregnancy. The key to understanding these side-effects is serotonin, says
