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1、2015 四川岳池县高考英语阅读理解练习（2）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。You know eating fruit and vegetables does good. But do you know it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found. Scientist
2、s at St Andrews University found eating them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks. Increasing their intake o
3、f greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look more healthy and an extra 3.3 portions could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by others.Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids(类胡萝卜素)，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution an
4、d UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange，it was not known a small increase was perceptible(被觉察）to othersand was seen as appealing.A camera measur
5、ed changes to the skins redness, yellowness and lightness, and found it significantly changed in people who naturally increased their intake. These changes were not evident in three weeks. Using light sensors, the researchers showed these red and yellow hues were linked with the levels of carotenoid
6、s in their skin. There are hundreds of carotenoids but those thought to have the most dramatic effect are lycopene(番茄红素)which gives tomatoes and red peppers their red colourand beta-carotene found in carrots as well as broccoli, squash, and spinach. Skin colour is also affected by chemicals called p
7、olyphenols(多元酚)，found in apples, blueberries and cherries, which cause blood rush to the skin surface.1. What do we know from the research?A. If you take in a little more fruit and vegetables, you will obviously look more attractive in three weeks.B. The researchers took the pictures of the 35 peopl
8、e in the research at different stages.C. Increasing your intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day can greatly improve your health.D. People who increased their intake of greens by 3.3 portions a day were found the most attractive after six weeks.2. Which of the following is NOT the function of caroten
9、oids？A. They can protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays.B. They can prevent heart disease and cancer.C. They can prevent age-related diseases.D. They can keep you in good health.3. Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Weve already known eating extreme amoun
10、ts of carrots can turn skin orange.B. We knew in the past that eating a few more carrots could make us look appealing.C. The research showed the improvement in skin is linked with the levels of carotenoids in it.D. Among hundreds of carotenoids, lycopene is thought to have the most dramatic 4. We ca
11、n infer from the passage that _.A. skins redness, yellowness and lightness make a person look more healthy and attractiveB. carotenoids have the same effect as lycopeneC. it is carotenoids that give tomatoes and red peppers their red colourD. both beta-carotene and polyphenols affect skin colour by
12、causing blood rush to the skin surface5. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. Eating fruit and vegetables does good. B. Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids. C. How to become attractive？ D. Eating fruit and vegetables makes you look good.【参考答案】15、BDBAD 阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)阅
13、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。【广东省广东省 2012 届高三考前冲刺卷届高三考前冲刺卷(六六)】AWhen doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities，reading probably isnt what they have in mind.Yet a new study by fatness researchers at Duke University finds that the simple act of readingdepending on the choice of ma
14、terialcan cause weight loss in teenage girls.The studys experimental group included 31 fat girls aged 9 to 13，who took part in the Healthy Lifestyles Program at Duke Childrens Hospital.The girls read a novel called Lake Rescue，whose protagonist (主人公) is an overweight teenager who struggles with low
15、self-esteem，feelings of loneliness and teasing because of her size.A group of 33 girls read a different book called Charlotte in Paris，which did not have an overweight character，and another group of 17 girls read neither book.At the end of the six-month experiment，all the girls who read books had lo
16、st weight，but the girls who read Lake Rescue lost more.They lowered their body mass index (BMI) by 0.71，compared with 0.33 in the Charlotte group，an average 0.05 increase among the nonreaders.The idea behind the study，says Dr Sarah Armstrong，director of Healthy Lifestyles，was to find a way to encourage the girls without adopting the restrictive and often authoritative voice of so many other nutrition and diet programs.Lake Rescue was the perfect instrument，says A
